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Trace Wertz and Levi Butler both collected three hits and Tadd Lusk slammed a two-run home run, helping South Williamsport defeat Muncy, 12-4, in baseball. Cole Gerber threw four shutout innings, allowed just one hit and struck out six as the Mounties won their second straight.
Wertz was 3 for 3 with a double and three RBIs, while Butler was 3 for 5 with an RBI. Lusk finished 2 for 2 and Torin Haug and Jaymes Carpenter each had two hits, Carpenter doubling.
Vinny Finochairo had two hits for Muncy, while Liam Adams hit a two-run double and Tanner Baker a two-run single.
Gino Birch threw 4 2/3 strong innings, striking out six and also went 2 for 2 with three walks as St. John Neumann clinched a playoff berth, defeating Sugar Valley, 10-4. The Knights (10-2) won their sixth straight game and are playoff-bound for the first time in three seasons. Five different players had hits and Clark Bower and Avery Taddeo each drove in two runs. Maverick Dunkleberger added an RBI double.
Griff Harrington walloped a grand slam to highlight a six-run fifth inning and threw a complete game six hitter as Warrior Run defeated Montgomery, 10-4. Harrington homered for a third straight game, went 2 for 4 and became the area’s first six game winner as well, helping the Defenders (13-1) win their sixth straight game. Landon Tillson continued his hot hitting as well, going 2 for 2 with an RBI and two runs. He is 15 for 19 in his last five games. Cohen Zechman had a hit and scored twice and Warrior Run built a 10-0 lead. Six players had hits for Montgomery (9-3) and Parker Persing two RBIs.
Cole Deitrick and Wyatt Bair combined on a five-hitter and did not allow an earned run but five errors loomed large as Williamsport lost 2-1 in nine innings at State College. Deitrick overpowered State College, scattering three hits in six innings, striking out nine and walking none.
He also had one of three hits with Bair and Christian Franzen adding the others. Williamsport (8-5) scored a run in the seventh to tie the game after State College scored a run in the first inning.
• Ava Hartman threw a one-hit shutout and struck out eight, while Madisyn Miller collected three hits with a triple as Montgomery remained undefeated, blanking Muncy, 10-0 in five innings.
The Red Raiders (11-0) scored runs in all four at-bats and Miller and Arianna Snyder (2 for 3, double) each had three RBIs. Delilah Preitz also had two hits and Zoe Furman a double. Cali Barnes produced a hit, RBI and run for Montgomery and Jenna Houseknecht scored three times.
Senior Night became Sofia Mileto Night at Loyalsock since Mileto is the team’s lone senior. She helped make it a fun memory, hitting a double, driving in two runs and stealing a base while helping Loyalsock defeat Warrior Run 12-2 in five innings to remain tied for first in the HAC-II.
Easton Waller threw a three-hitter, striking out seven and went 3 for 4 with two triples and three runs. Kinsie Phillips doubled, drove in four runs and Shyla Fulp was 1 for 1 with two walks, an RBI, three runs and two steals as Loyalsock (9-4, 7-1) won its fifth straight game. Sienna Wise was 2 for 3 with a double for Warrior Run.
• Zack Wilcox, a freshman at Penn State Schuylkill and former North Penn-Mansfield student, won the USCAA Track and Field National Championship in the 800 in the small school division in Springfield, Mass.
He was the second seed in the beat the top seed from Florida National to win in a steady rain. Wilcox ran a time of 1:59.00 and also took silver in the triple jump with a distance of 12.51 meters. He anchored the 1,600 relay team for a bronze medal.
Wilcox was a two-time state qualifier in high school in the 800 and placed fifth in the 800 last year.
• Bucknell sophomore Peter Grandolfo and juniors Will Hopkins and Michael Meyer all earned second-team All-Patriot League honors on Monday. All three played key roles in a Bison offense that has ranked among the national scoring leaders all season.
Meyer recently wrapped up his best collegiate season yet. After posting 55 points in his first two seasons, the East Northport, N.Y., native exploded for 57 points in 14 games in 2025. Meyer tallied 26 goals and 31 assists for a team-leading 57 points.
Meyer ranks third in the Patriot League and 11th nationally in assists per game (2.21), and sixth in the league and 25th nationally in points per game (4.07). He recorded at least one point in all but one game this season, and his defining performance was a five-goal, five-assist showing in a wild 18-17 win at Colgate. He scored three goals in the fourth quarter, all of which tied the game, and was later named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week.
Grandolfo scored a career-high four goals against Navy in the season finale on Friday night, including two in Bucknell's big second-half comeback. The Fairfield, Conn., native finished his sophomore campaign with 18 goals and seven assists for 25 points. Grandolfo recorded a point in all but two games, and he had six multi-goal games.
Hopkins earned All-Patriot League honors for the second time, as he was also a second-team selection as a freshman in 2023. The Severna Park, Md., native played both attack and midfield this season, and in 12 games he registered 15 goals and 12 assists for 28 points. He recorded at least one point in every game in which he played and logged multiple points eight times.
Bucknell ranks 13th nationally and third in the Patriot League in scoring offense at 12.93 goals per game.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
South Williamsport 12, Muncy 4
South 201 405 0--12 13 1
Muncy 000 400 0--4 5 2
W--Cole Gerber. L--Tanner Baker.
Top South hitters: Trace Wertz 3-3, 2B, 3 RBIs; Levi Butler 3-5, RBI; Tadd Lusk 2-2, HR, 2 RBIs, 2 runs; Torin Haug 2-4, RBI, run; Jaymes Carpenter 2-4, 2B, RBI, 2 runs. Top Muncy hitters: Vinny Finochairo 2-3; Liam Adams 1-3, 2B, 2 RBIs; Baker 1-3, 2 RBIs.
Records: South (6-6), Muncy (5-5).
St. John Neumann 10, Sugar Valley 4
Neumann 500 100 4--10 6 2
Sugar Valley 000 040 0--4 10 6
Gino Birch, Kane Meixel (5), Andrew Walter (6), Angelo Birch (7) and Clark Bower. Swanger, Bryan (5), Judon (6), Andrus (7) and Andrus, Ohl. W--G. Birch. L--Swanger.
Top Neumann hitters: G. Birch 2-2, 3 BB, 2 runs; A. Birch 1-4, 2 RBIs, 2 runs; Maverick Dunkleberger 1-4, 2B, RBI, 2 runs; Bower 1-3, 2 RBIs, run; Avery Taddeo 1-5, 2 RBIs. Top Sugar Valley hitters: Swanger 3-3; Andrus 2-4; Breon 2-2.
Records: Neumann (10-2).
Warrior Run 10, Montgomery 4
Warrior Run 200 261 0--10 8 1
Montgomery 000 040 x--4 6 1
Griffen Harrington and Landon Tillson. Parker Bennett, Mason Bryson (4), Chase Bennett (6) and Lincoln Miller. W--Harrington (6-0). L--Bennett.
Top Warrior Run hitters: Tillson 2-2, RBI, 2 runs; Harrington 2-4, HR, 4 RBIs, run; Cohen Zechman 1-2, 3 runs; Isaiah Betz 1-3, RBI; Gavin Getz 1-2, run; Tyler Ulrich 1-4, run. Top Montgomery hitters: Parker Persing 1-3, 2 RBsI; Blake Fry 1-2; Ethan Hugar 1-2; Miller 1-3; Bennett 1-4, RBI, run; Victor Ottmann 1-4, run.
Records: Warrior Run (13-1), Montgomery (9-3).
State College 2, Williamsport 1
(9 INNINGS)
Williamsport 000 000 100--1 3 5
State College 100 000 001--2 6 1
Cole Deitrick, Wyatt Bair (7) and Jaxson March, Nate Crowe. Scavone, Rhoades (6) and Bierly. W--Rhoades. L--Bair.
Top Williamsport hitters: Christian Franzen 1-4; Deitrick 1-4; Bair 1-2. Top State College hitters: Powell 1-3, run; Harter 2-2, run.
Records: Williamsport (8-5).
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
Montgomery 10, Muncy 0, 5 innings
Muncy 000 00--0 1 4
Montgomery 211 6x--10 11 0
Chevelle Bauman and Taylor Shannon. Ava Hartman and Addi Muhl. W--Hartman (8-0). L--Bauman.
Top Muncy hitters: Rachel Paulhamus 1-2. Top Montgomery hitters: Madisyn Miller 3-4, 3B, 3 RBIs; Arianna Snyder 2-3, 2B, 3 RBIs, run; Delilah Preitz 2-3; Zoe Furman 1-2, 2B, 2 runs; Chloe Gordner 1-3, run; Cali Barnes 1-3, RBI, run.
Records: Montgomery (11-0), Muncy (4-5).
Loyalsock 12, Warrior Run 2
(5 INNINGS)
Warrior Run 020 00--2 3 2
Loyalsock 903 0x--12 9 1
Mackenzie Litchard, Mackenzie Heyler (1), Lydia Kerner (5) and McKenna Forman. Easton Waller and Shyla Fulp. W--Waller. L--Litchard.
Top Warrior Run hitters: Sienna Wise 2-3, 2B; Rylee Reeder 1-2, RBI. Top Loyalsock hitters: Waller 3-4, 2 3B, RBI, 3 runs; Kinsie Phillips 1-2, 2B, 4 RBIs, run, 2 SB; Fulp 1-1, 2 BB, RBI, 3 runs, 2 SBs; Sofia Mileto 1-3, 2B, 2 RBIs, run, SB.
Records: Loyalsock (9-4, 7-1), Warrior Run (4-8, 3-5).