Williamsport's Chet Schwoyer punched his ticket to the PIAA?Cross Country Championships on Wednesday with a sixth-place finish at the District 2 Class AAA meet. Schwoyer finished the 3.1-mile course in 19 minutes, 59 seconds despite muddy conditions. Hazleton's Jacob Fetterman won the race in 18:44. The Millionaires finished fourth in the team race with 89 points. Hazleton claimed the team title with 59 points.
Williamsport's Sarah Wirth was the Millionaires' top finisher in 14th place at the District 2 Class AAA cross country meet. Wirth finished in 23:38. Hannah Weber was 19th in 24:24. Abington Heights' Taylor Ross won in 20:58. Hazleton captured the team title with 46 points. Williamsport was fifth with 137.
Lycoming was outshot by 46 in a 5-0 loss to Elizabethtown in women's soccer. Sam Stropko recorded 19 saves for the Warriors.
Mercyhurst's Lauren Testa scored in the 81st minute to give the Lakers a 1-0 win over Lock Haven. The Lakers outshot the Bald Eagles, 20-14. Dana Wozniak recorded nine saves for Lock Haven.
Kyleigh Reckage scored the lone goal in Bloomsburg's 1-0 win over Mansfield. Tara Huber assisted on the goal and Danielle Fiorelli had two stops in goal for the Huskies.
Gregory Bretz scored in the 80th minute for Lock Haven but it wasn't enough in a 3-1 loss to Mercyhurst. Chris Frederick made five saves for the Bald Eagles.
Penn College took down Penn State New Kensington, 2-0. Benjamin Shade and Christian Dressler both scored for the Wildcats.
Behind goals from Kyle Fowler, Adiran Maneo and Ross Withrow, Elizabethtown blanked Lycoming, 3-0. James Quinn had 10 stops in goal for the Blue Jays.
Mansfield surrendered a goal in the 22nd minute in a 1-0 loss to Bloomsburg in college field hockey.
In women's volleyball, Penn College shut out Penn State Mont Alto, 3-0. Tara Powell led the Wildcats with 17 kills while Courtney Gernert added 16 digs.
Bucknell's men's basketball team was picked to finish second in the Patriot League in the preseason poll which was released Wednesday. Lehigh received 12 first-place votes and Bucknell received four. The Bison's Mike Muscala and Cameron Ayers were selected to the preseason all-Patriot League team.
Lycoming's women's basketball team was selected to finish fifth in the Commonwealth Conference preseason poll. The Warriors finished the polling with 43 points. Lebanon Valley was selected to finish first with 77 points.
Penn College's Matt Haile was named the PSUAC golf coach of the year after leading the Wildcats to a regular-season conference championship, and a second-place finish at the conference tournament.
District 2
Cross country
BOYS CLASS AAA
Team scores
1. Hazleton Area 59; 2. Abington Heights 60; 3. North Pocono 88; 4. Williamsport 89; 5. Wuoming Valley West 109; 6. Wallenpaupack 146; 7. Pittston Area 181; 8. West Scranton 204; 9. Delaware Valley 224; 10. Scranton 279
Individual results
1. Jacob Fetterman, Hazleton Area Sr. 18:44; 2. Tyler Pecora, Hazleton Area. Sr. 19:24; *3. Matt Warner, North Pocono Sr. 19:43; *4. Mike Brenkosh, North Pocono So. 19:52; *5. Jacob Ross, Abington Heights So. 19:52; *6. Chet Schwoyer, Williamsport Jr. 19:59; *7. Austin Martinelli, West Scranton Sr. 20:00; 8. Mike Harvilla, Pittston Area So. 20:19; 9. Andrew Myers, Hazleton Area Jr. 20:23; 10. Chris Clark, Abington Heights So. 20:26; 11. Dalton Lacoe, Abington Heights Jr. 20:27; 12. Ryan Gilbert, Abington Heights Jr. 20:34; 13. Bennett Williams Wyoming Valley West, Sr. 20:35; 14. Tye Sutphen, Wyoming Valley West So. 20:35; 15. Gregory Johnson, Williamsport Jr. 20:42; 16. Kyle Steiner, Hazleton Area Sr. 20:48; 17. Robert Segalla, Wallenpaupack Jr. 20:52; 18. Jeff Austin, Wyoming Valley West, Jr. 20:55; 19. Herbert Stelly, Williamsport Sr. 20:57; 20. Dave Rubino, North Pocono Jr. 21:01
*Top five individuals not on Hazleton Area's team advance to states
GIRLS CLASS AAA
1. Hazleton Area 46; 2. Wallenpaupack 53; 3. Abington Heights 60; Wyoming Valley West 88; 5. Williamsport 137; 6. West Scranton 159; 7. Delaware Valley 168
Individual results
*1. Taylor Ross, Abington Heights Sr. 20:58; *2. Erin Jaeger, Abington Heights Jr. 21:19; *3. Alexandria Plant, Wyoming Valley West, Sr. 21:35; 4. Nicole Buehrle, Hazleton Area So. 21:52; 5. Angela Marchetti, Hazleton Area Jr. 21:54; *6. Allison Decker, Delaware Valley Sr. 22:02; *7. Alyssa Lafave, Wallenpaupack Fr. 22:22; 8. Brianna Papp, Hazleton Area, Jr. 23:02; 9. Cassie Papp, Hazleton Area, Jr. 23:03; 10. Taylor Maxson, Wallenpaupack Sr. 23:05; 11. Hanna Stacke, Wallenpaupack Sr. 23:21; 12. Deirdre Schmidt, Wallenpaupack So. 23:23; 13. Haley Miller, Wallenpaupack So. 23:26; 14. Sarah Wirth, Williamsport Sr. 23:38; 15. Emily Tuffy, West Scranton So. 23:50; 16. Jenn Burke, Abington Heights Jr. 23:55; 17. Julia Mericle, Wyoming Valley West Sr. 24:01; 18. Sarah Walsh, Abington Heights Jr. 24:17; 19. Hannah Weber, Williamsport So. 24:24.
*Top five individuals not on Hazleton's team advance to states
Women's soccer
Elizabethtown 5, Lycoming 0
Lycoming0 0 - 0
Elizabethtown2 3 -5
ETWN-K. Cerankowski (6) (Trisha Clark), 3:49; ETWN-Alex Topa (3) (Danielle Bond), 12:30; ETWN-Eryn Henderson (4) (Amy Bunting), 55:51; ETWN-Alyssa Koplin (2) (Amanda Fisher), 65:11; ETWN-Lauren Fredericks (2) (Bri Daylor), 88:14.
Shots: Lycoming 0, Elizabethtown 46. Saves: Lycoming 19 (Sam Stropko 18; TEAM 1), Elizabethtown 0.
Mercyhurst 1,
Lock Haven 0
MU-Lauren Testa, 80:41.
Shots: Mercyhurst 20, Lock Haven 14. Corner kicks: Mercyhurst 7, Lock Haven 4. Saves: Lock Haven 9 (Dana Wozniak); Mercyhurst 6 (Ellie McDougall).
Bloomsburg 1, Mansfield 0
BU-Kyleigh Reckage (Tara Huber), 21:19
Shots on goal: B 17; M 5. Saves: B (Danielle Fiorelli) 2; M (Alexis Wilhelm) 9
Records: Bloomsburg (6-9-1, 4-8-1 PSAC); Mansfield (3-11-2, 1-10-2 PSAC)
men's soccer
Mercyhurst 3,
Lock Haven 1
MU-Austin Solomon (Fernando Martinez), 11:26; MU-Alex Manea (Martinez, Sam Dorf), 52:26; MU-Martinez, 64:27; LHU-Gregory Bretz (Jacob Oldaker), 79:10.
Shots: Mercyhurst 15, Lock Haven 12. Corner kicks: Mercyhurst 7, Lock Haven 4. Saves: Lock Haven 5 (Chris Frederick); Mercyhurst 3 (Diego Gustin).
Penn College 2,
PSU New Kensington 0
PC-Benjamin Shade (Tallila Tolla), 62:59; PC-Christian Dressler, 88:14
Shots: PC 38; PSU 11. Saves: PC (David Munn) 7; PSU (Jim Cook) 15. Corner kicks: PC 8; PSU 2.
Records: PC (14-2-1, 10-0); PSU (7-8, 7-4 PSUAC)
Elizabethtown 3, Lycoming 0
E-Kyle Fowler, 43:45; E-Adrian Maneo (Rob Canderan), 51:05; E-Ross Withrow, 65:12.
Shots on goal: L 7; E 28. Saves: L (James Quinn 10, Team 1) 11; E (Eric Carr) 2
Records: E (8-6-3, 6-1-1); L (4-9-2-, 1-6-1)
College field hockey
Bloomsburg 1, Mansfield 0
Mansfield0 0 - 0
Bloomsburg1 0 - 1
BU-Kyleigh Reckage (1) (Tara Huber), 21:19.
Shots: Mansfield 5, Bloomsburg 17. Saves: Mansfield 9 (Alexis Wilhelm 9), Bloomsburg 2 (Danielle Fiorelli 2).
Women's volleyball
Penn College 3,
PSU?Mont Alto 0
(25-5, 25-16, 25-15)
Kills: PSU 8; PC 43
Digs: PSU 39; PC 56
Records: PC (22-7, 16-1 PSUAC); PSU (8-14, 8-9 PSUAC)
Men's basketball
Patriot League Preseason Poll
1. Lehigh (12 first-place votes), 96 points; 2. Bucknell (4), 88; 3. American, 66; 4. Holy Cross, 55; 5, Lafayette, 55; 6. Army, 47; 7. Colgate, 26; 8. Navy 15
Patriot League Preseason Player of the Year: C.J.?McCollum, Lehigh (Sr.,?G)
Patriot League Preseason All-League Team
Cameron Ayers, Bucknell (Jr., G); Ella Ellis, Army (Sr., F); Gabe Knutson, Lehigh (Sr., F); CJ McCollum, Lehigh (Sr., G); Mike Muscala, Bucknell (Sr., F/C).
Women's basketball
Commonwealth Conference
Preseason Poll
1. Lebanon Valley, 77 (6); 2. Messiah, 71 (2); 3. Widener, 70 (2); 4. Elizabethtown, 53; 5. Lycoming, 43; 6. Alvernia, 37; 7. Stevenson, 34; 8. Arcadia, 28; 9. Albright, 27; 10. Hood, 10.
