Breaking News
Local Sports

Local roundup: South boys soccer beats Benton 4-0

By From staff reports 10 min read

Kaiden Paulhamus made 18 saves in goal for South Williamsport, but Mid-Penn leading Benton broke through and won, 4-0. Paulhamus also came up big when he stopped a penalty kick. Benton outshot South, 22-3 and had 15 corner kicks.

Jerey Shore let up a goal with less than a minute to goal and fell to Mifflinburg, 1-0, in a tough contest. Aiden Lape had four saves for the Bulldogs and Mason Lemon blocked all nine of Jersey Shore’s shots.

Lewisburg’s offense exploded for 14 goals -- eight in the second half -- in a 14-0 rout over Danville to move to 10-1.

Jack Kohl and Taylor Gulden-Luthi scored twice for the Green Dragons while Daedrian Campbell, Everett Good, Keegan Crosby, Eli Abunassar, Riley Gulden-Luthi, Mason Pawling, Dylan Vogel, Noah Kettlewell and Jeremiah Todd all added goals. The Green Dragons fired 23 shots and didn’t allow Danville to record one.

Five players scored in Wellsboro’s 5-1 win against NTL foe Towanda. Liam Stevens, RJ Doughtie, James Doughtie, Gabe Cuneo and Colin Fletcher all scored while Cuneo, Stevens, Cullen Novak and Octavian Wyman all had assists.

Carter McCormick recorded a hat trick and Ori Kennel had three assists in Warrior Run 8-0 win against Hughesville. Ryan Kemock added two assists for the Defenders. The Defenders recorded 19 shots on goal and limited the Spartans to two shots.

• Milton out-shot Mount Carmel 26-5 as the Black Panthers cruised to a 6-0 win with three goals in each half. Maeve Ficks had a pair of goals for the Black Panthers and Kyleigh Ficks, Gabby Reiff, Aubryana Hertzler and Maddie Lytle all had one goal each.

South Williamsport defeated Sullivan County, 12-2, to give South coach Marc Lovecchio his 350th career victory as a coach. Coco Kline scored four goals for the Mounties while Sofia Sarori and Kloey Persun both had two. Ana Oeler and Kloey Persun had three assists each.

• Hughesville continued its strong season Wednesday, defeating Mifflinburg and improving to 13-4 as two singles players and two doubles teams won straight-set matches. Caroline Hicks and Shelby Myers won at singles, dropping just four combined games. Naomi Farley and Isabella Olfsheskie and Olivia Kile and Micayla Applegate were equally impressive, dropping just three combined games in their wins.

Loyalsock cruised to a 5-0 win against Montgomery, winning all five matches in straight sets. Emily Crawford, Caroline Crawford and Vivian Reem won their matches in convincing fashion, dropping just a combined three games. The doubles teams of Lashlyn Sauers and Annalise Berger, as well as Kaylene Kriner and Nadia Ghayyada worked longer, but also won in strong fashion.

Jersey Shore’s doubles teams swept the action and Molly Dalton and Emily Shemory took singles matches as Jersey Shore defeated Milton, 4-1. Dalton won in straight sets, while Shemory rallied from a set down, taking the final two, 6-4, 6-4. Azlyn Guerrero and Kamryn Kowalski also won in three sets at No. 1 doubles, while Scarlett Hensler and Aubree Reichard won in straight sets. Milton’s Lilley Tillson won at No. 3 singles in straight sets.

Loyalsock defeated Montgomery, 5-0. Emily Crawford won at No. 1 singles against Arianna Snyder, 6-1, 6-0, Caroline Crawford won at No. 2 singles vs. Emily Miller, 6-0, 6-0 and at No. 3 singles, Vivian Reem beat Avelyn Moore, 6-0, 6-2.

Wellsboro beat Muncy, 4-1. Muncy’s win came at No. 3 singles where Elizabeth Howard beat Serenity Mosher, 6-1, 6-4. Amanda Goncalves beat Zoe Dohl in three sets, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 at No. 1 singles and at No. 2 singles, Piper Anderegg beat Lola Fox, 3-6, 6-4, 10-8.

Williamsport defeated Shikellamy, 4-1, thanks to a doubles sweep. Gianna Vitko and Madelyn Lundy won at No. 1 doubles against Izzie Kremer and Aiyanah Reid, 6-4 6-2 and at No. 2 doubles Maryam Zeshan and Kylie Bungo beat Adriana McCollum and Ava Bonoventura, 6-2, 5-7, 6-0. Audrey Dincher won for Williamsport at No. 1 singles in three sets over Camryn Marlow, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.

• Loyalsock’s girls volleyball team beat Shamokin, 3-0 (25-8, 25-14, 25-17). Peyton Phillips had eight kills, Gia Mertes and Madi Mercaldo had six each and Aly Hughes recorded five. Hughes led Loyalsock with eight assists while Taylor Barowy had four and Sarah Hodrick had three.

Sophia Wetzel had 11 digs, Mercaldo had four and both Maddy Williams and Gia Mertes had two. Gia Mertes had seven aces and Maddy Williams recorded four.

Williamsport defeated Lewisburg, 3-0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-21). Kadence Smith had 16 points and Ava Fischer and Peyton Dincher recorded 15 each. Pippy Kieser, Ava Fischer, Aubrey Holt and E’gypt Ringkamp all had five kills and Dincher and Jenna Schmidt had four each.

Libby Radspinner had 16 assists and Dincher had 13 for the Millionaires and Smith had 18 digs to lead Williamsport.

Lewisburg was led by Claire Chandler’s 15 assists and six digs, Ella Vance’s three kills and three blocks, Brooke Leauber’s four kills, Tainaliz Martinez’s four aces, Maya Bronner’s three blocks and kill and Leila Bronner’s three aces, two kills and one block. Penelope Voneida had two blocks and two kills.

• Kayvan Shams continued making his mark for the Lycoming men’s tennis team, winning his seventh straight singles match in the team’s 6-1 loss against Penn State Altoona. Shams, a South Williamsport graduate, has the longest streak by a Lycoming men’s player since 2013. He won his match in straight sets, winning, 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2 single, staying undefeated in dual singles matches this year (7-0).

• Joshua Horn and Nicholas McGhin scored goals for the Lock Haven men’s soccer team in its 2-2 draw against Slippery Rock. Horn’s goal, off assists from Evan Jennings and Billy Lawrence tied the game before McGhin’s goal off a Kade Black assist put it up, 2-1 at halftime. Slippery Rock tied it in the 67th minute.

Freshman George Preston scored for the second time in three games against a regionally-ranked opponent for the Lycoming College men’s soccer team, which fell 2-1 in a non-conference match against Messiah.

Lycoming (4-5) notched five of their seven shot attempts in the second half, starting with a near-miss just over the crossbar from senior Aidan Stillman. A few minutes later, Stillman fired a free kick towards the left side that deflected to Preston, who punched in his second goal of the season.

• Lock Haven erased an early one-goal deficit, scoring twice in the first half and defeating Clarion, 2-1. Lock Haven (6-4-1) remained undefeated at home as Maci Shaffer and Lily O’Brien scored goals in the 12th and 21st minutes. Colleen Lloyd assisted on both goals. Goalie Elizabeth Wolfe preserved the lead when she made a fantastic save on a Clarion breakaway with eight minutes remaining.

Mansfield produced 11 shots but couldn’t get any past the goalie in a 4-0 loss against Shippensburg. Aaliyah Stocks generated four shots and Isabella Andrews and Addison Emenheiser had two each.

Katie Connell scored from the penalty spot in the 12th minute, and Bucknell's resurgent defense took it from there as the Bison clipped Lafayette 1-0 at Gummeson Grounds. Now 2-0-1 in Patriot League play, Bucknell moved into second place, leapfrogging the 2-1 Leopards.

Connell tallied her second goal of the season, and striker Gaby Parker also played a starring role in the offensive third. Parker drew the penalty that led to the goal, and she led all players with seven shot attempts. Meanwhile, the Bucknell defense conceded only five total shots and only three on goal, none of which severely tested goalkeeper Sarah McFarland.

• Penn College dropped a United East Conference women’s volleyball match to Penn State Harrisburg 3-0 (15-25, 16-25, 5-25) inside Bardo Gym. The Wildcats finished with 16 kills while Penn State Harrisburg totaled 35 kills and a .269 hitting percentage.

The Wildcats’ best response in the first set came after Penn State Harrisburg opened ahead 4-0, as Lilly Stockum put down three early kills to help pull PCT even at 4-4 and again at 5-5. The Nittany Lions created separation from there, and although Stockum added late kills, the Wildcats dropped the set 25-15.

BOYS SOCCER

Mifflinburg 1, Jersey Shore 0

M--Gavin St. Clair, 79:25.

Shots: JS 9, M 5. Corners: JS 6, M 1. Saves: JS 5 (Aiden Lape), M 9 (Mason Lemon).

Lewisburg 14, Danville 0

L--Daedrian Campbell (Everett Good), 29:46. L--Good (Eli Abunassar), 29:15. L--Keegan Crosby (Abunassar), 27:34. L--Taylor Gulden-Luthi, 27:34. L--Taylor Gulden-Luthi, 17:02. L--Jack Kohl (Abunassar), 9;15. L--Taylor Gulden-Luthi (Crosby), 7:52. L--Abunassar (Campbell), 37:58. L--Kohl (Mason Pawling), 36:10. L--Riley Gulden-Luthi (Pawling), 34:56. L--Own goal, 32:36. L--Pawling (Dylan Vogel), 29:12. L--Vogel, 22:20. L--Noah Kettlewell (David Tling), 7:42. L--Jeremiah Todd (Kettlewell), 3:04.

Shots: L 23, D 0. Saves: L 0 (Gabe Pawling), D 4 (Liam Tomko).

Records: Lewisburg (10-1).

Wellsboro 5, Towanda 1.

W--Liam Stevens, 20:19. L--RJ Doughtie (Octavian Wyman), 15:31. W--James Doughtie (Gabe Cuneo), 11:02. L--Cuneo (Stevens), 3:02. T--Brayden Spencer, 31:08. W--Colin Fletcher (Cullen Novak), 27:12.

Shots: W 17, Towanda 2. Corners: W 7, T 1. Saves: W 4 (Camden Bryant), T 14 (Blaiz Nichols)

Warrior Run 8, Hughesville 0

Warrior Run goals: Carter McCormick 3, Gavin Cromley 1, Jesse Butler 1, Ori Kennel 1, Gideon Kennel 1, C. Bailey 1. Warrior Run assists: Ori Kennel 3, Ryan Kemock 2, Gavin Kennel 1.

Shots: WR 19, H 2. Corners: WR 8, H 3. Saves: WR 2 (M. Burden), H 11 (Carter Smith).

GIRLS SOCCER

Milton 6, Mount Carmel 0

Milton goals: Maeve Ficks 2, Kyleigh Ficks 1, Gabby Reiff 1, Aubryana Hertzler 1, Maddie Lytle 1. Milton assists: Alexa Moyer 1, Avery Jones 1, Hayden Snyder 1, Madison Lytle 1.

Shots: M 26, MCA 5. Corners: M 5, MCA 0. Saves: M 5 (Delia Reynolds-Miller), MCA 20.

South Williamsport 12, Sullivan County 2

South goals: Coco Kline 4, Sofia Sarori 2, Kloey Persun 2, Abby Holbrook 1, Italia Mangiardi 1, Ana Oeler 1, Ayla Minier 1. South assists: Kloey Persun 3, Ana Oeler 3, Kiley Persun 1, Ryland Isenberg 1, Italia Mangiardi 1, Abby Holbrook 1.

GIRLS TENNIS

Hughesville 4, Mifflinburg 1

SINGLES

1, Alice Grill, M, def. Talia Saka, 6-3, 6-2; 2, Caroline Hicks, H, def. Holly Swartz, 6-1, 6-0; 3, Shelby Myers, H, def. Breonna Zimmerman, 6-0, 6-3

DOUBLES

1, Naomi Farley/Isabella Olfsheskie, H, def. Megan Blake/Mary Turner, 6-2, 6-0; 2, Olivia Kile/Micayla Applegate, H, def. Charlie Midkiff/Peyton Schlegel, 6-1, 6-0

Records: Hughesville 13-4.

Loyalsock 5, Montgomery 0

SINGLES

1, Emily Crawford, L, def. Arianna Snyder, 6-1, 6-0; 2, Caroline Crawford, L, def. Emily Miller, 6-0, 6-0; 3, Vivian Reem, L, def. Avelyn Moore, 6-0, 6-2

DOUBLES

1, Lashlyn Sauers/Annalise Berger, L, def. Leane Fouquet/Laine Solano, 7-5, 6-3; 2, Kaylene Kriner/Nadia Ghayyada, L, def. Sophia Snyder/Maddie Hamm, 6-4, 6-1

Jersey Shore 4, Milton 1

SINGLES

1, Molly Dalton, J, def. Madison Coup, 6-2, 6-3; 2, Emily Shemory, J, def. Elliot Brosious, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4; 3, Lilley Tillson, M, def. Rylee Allison, 6-4, 6-2

DOUBLES

1, Azlyn Guerrero/Kamryn Kowalski, J, def. Makenna Wallace/Bella Poynter, 7-5, 5-7, 10-4; 2, Scarlett Hensler/Aubree Reichard, J, def. Ava Seward/Ellie Bergey, 6-2, 6-2

Loyalsock 5, Montgomery 0

SINGLES

1, Emily Crawford (L) def. Arianna Snyder, 6-1, 6-0; 2, Caroline Crawford (L) def. Emily Miller, 6-0, 6-0; 3, Vivian Reem (L) def. Avelyn Moore, 6-0, 6-2.

DOUBLES

1, Lashlyn Sauers/Annalise Berger (L) def. Leane Fouquet/Laine Solano, 7-5, 6-3; 2, Kaylene Kriner/Nadia Ghayyada (L) def. Sophia Snyder/Maddie Hamm, 7-5, 6-1.

Wellsboro 4, Muncy 1

SINGLES

1, Amanda Goncalves (M) def. Zoe Dohl, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3; 2. Piper Anderegg (W) def. Lola Fox, 3-6, 6-4, 10-8; 3, Elizabeth Howard (M) def. Serenity MOsher, 6-1, 6-4.

DOUBLES

1, Kya Lawton/Angie Cory (W) def. Alaina Krepinevich/Ruth Lauchle, 7-6 (1-8), 6-3; 2. Kyleigh Lynn/Lena Rothermel (W) de. Aly Eck/Raegan Charles, 6-4, 7-5.

Williamsport 4, Shikellamy 1

SINGLES

1, Audrey Dincher (W) def. Camryn Marlow, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2; 2, Mariela Lainez (S) def. Gabriella McQuillen, 7-5, 6-1; 3. Lily Judge (W) def. Kallie Fisher, 6-1, 6-1.

DOUBLES

1, Gianna Vitko/Madelyn Lundy (W) def. Izzie Kremer/Aiyanah Reid, 6-4, 6-2; 2, Maryam Zeshan/Kylie Bungo (W) def. Adriana McCollum/Ava Bonoventura, 6-2, 5-7, 6-0.

Starting at /week.