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Though Montgomery girls tennis dropped No. 1 and 2 singles in Wednesday's match against Shikellamy, its depth prevailed to land it in the win column. The Red Raiders swept doubles, and Avelyn Moore won in straight sets at No. 3, as the team scraped past the Braves, 3-2.
Alongside Moore, Montgomery's doubles duos were similarly dominant. Leana Fouquet and Laine Solano defeated Izzie Dremer and Airanah Reid by a score of 6-1, 6-4 at No. 1. At No. 2 doubles, Sophia Snyder and Maddie Hamm won 6-4, 6-1.
After getting swept by Danville earlier in the season, Central Mountain girls tennis bounced back in a big way in Wednesday's rematch at home. The Wildcats swept doubles and took home two singles wins, handing an undefeated Danville its first loss of the season by a score of 4-1.
In doubles, both Central Mountain duos – Kassie Williams and Tess Akeley at No. 1 and Kylee Markle and Erin Packer at No. 2 – overcame first-set losses, winning back-to-back sets to clinch crucial points for the Wildcats. Addison Lindsay clean swept District 4 singles champ Josie Bendle, and Lucy Walker won in straight sets at No. 2 singles.
"This was the greatest high school tennis match I have ever been a part of. There was just no quit in any of the girls on either side. My biggest win as a coach," said Central Mountain girls tennis head coach Tom Zettle on the win.
"Doubles play today was absolutely amazing. Each having lost the first set did not deter them they came battling back. Addison was on top of her game today as usual. Could not be any prouder of these young ladies today. This was a big, big win."
Loyalsock beat Central Columbia 3-2. The match came down to No. 2 doubles where Loyalsock was down 2-5 before coming back to win 7-5 in the third and final set. The Lancers' duo of Lashlyn Sauers and Annalise Berger beat Savana Thomas and Sydney Barry, 5-7, 7-5, 7-5.
• Jersey Shore girls soccer tied Heartland-I foe Williamsport, 1-1, in a tense overtime league matchup. Nora Withey scored the Bulldogs lone goal on an assist from Caitlin McDermott, and Kaia Notevarp finished with six saves. For Williamsport, Ella Brelsford scored on a goal assisted by Breah Phillips, and Valerie Beiter logged three saves in goal.
Lewisburg defeated Montoursville, 3-1, in girls soccer action on Wednesday, bouncing back from a 4-1 loss to Southern last Wednesday. Maddie Schwartz finished with a goal and an assist, assisting Kennedy North on her goal. Payton Spigelmyer scored on an assist from Claire Driver, and Addy Barner finished with three saves in goal for the Green Dragons.
Two first-half goals fueled Hughesville girls soccer in a 2-1 win over Southern Columbia, both of which were scored off assists from Katelyn Temple. Tori Morgan attributed the team's first goal less than three minutes into the game, and Kendall Hamm scored minutes before the break. Though Kalia Hack surrendered a goal late, her eight saves were crucial in maintaining that lead.
Loyalsock suffered a 4-2 loss to Bloomsburg to fall to 2-3-1 on the year. Madison Perry had both of Loyalsock's goals, but two goals late by Bloomsburg sealed the win. Ava Deknecht had six saves as Bloomsburg out-shot the Lancers, 10-4.
Chloe Bastian and Lacey Betz both scored for Warrior Run to give the Defenders a 2-1 win against Milton. The Black Panthers scored with a minute to go in the game to avoid the shutout when Maeve Ficks found the back of the net.
• Muncy fell to Benton, 3-1. Myles Kunkle scored Muncy's lone goal off an assist by Chris Cummings in the 46th minute. Bodie Moyer recorded 22 saves in the loss.
• The Lycoming College women's soccer team defeated King's College, 4-2, on Wednesday at McCarthy Stadium. Lycoming scored twice in each half while holding King's scoreless through the first half.
Sophomore Alissa Kimes gave the Warriors the opening goal with her first of the season, and senior Norah Mosley added goals on each side of halftime, one on a free kick and one an Olimpico, to push the advantage to 3-0.
With Lycoming ahead 3-2 in the second half, King's (PA) generated three shots and two corner kicks during a stretch without scoring, while Lycoming also had a four-shot sequence in that same portion of the half. First-year Amelia Chapman ater added a goal to extend the lead after King's (PA) closed the gap.
Lycoming finished with a 21-12 advantage in shots and put 11 attempts on goal to King's five. Mosley scored twice on two shots, Kimes scored on one of her two attempts, and Chapman finished with a goal on three shots on frame. Sophomore Leah Elliott played the full 90 minutes in goal and made three saves, while King's was credited with seven saves.
The Lock Haven women's soccer team trimmed its deficit to one early in the second half, but Indiana (Pa.) held off the Bald Eagles the rest of the way to secure a 2-1 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division victory on Wednesday afternoon.
Despite the result, Lock Haven has won four of its last five matches and now stands at 4-3 overall and 3-2 in PSAC West play. IUP improved to 2-2-3 overall and 2-2-2 in conference action.
IUP scored in the 42nd and 46th minutes to build a 2-0 advantage.
Sydney Linus put Lock Haven on the board just two minutes later, cutting the deficit in half with her first goal of the season. Aleigha Rieppel dished out the assist on the goal following a corner kick. However, the Crimson Hawks halted the Bald Eagles' comeback bid and did not allow another goal to secure the 2-1 victory.
Lock Haven finished with two shots on goal, including Linus' score. In net, Devon Mason recorded a game-high six saves. The IUP goal was the first Mason had allowed in more than four matches.
The Mansfield Mountaineers women's soccer team fell to East Stroudsburg on the road Wednesday by a score of 1-0, marking their fourth Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) matchup of the year. Mounties Angel Gulé had yet another showing with saves in the double-digits, racking up 18 in the contest, and tying her historic career high. Gulé sits in the top ten in save percentage in the PSAC.
The Warriors were able to slip a goal past the Mountaineer defense in the first half, taking a 1-0 lead that they rode with for the rest of the matchup. Teegan Herbers collected a shot on goal in the second half of play for the Mounties, but the East Stroudburg defense hung on to take the contest 1-0.
• After conceding an early goal, the Lycoming College men's soccer scored the final three of the night to defeat Mount Aloysius College, 3-1, in a non-conference match on Wednesday at UPMC Field.
The Warriors evened the score in the 18th minute when sophomore Max Kocher found first year Connor Hussman for a header just inside the left post for the equalizer. Lycoming just missed a go-ahead opportunity in the final seconds of the half and entered the break knotted up at one apiece.
Out of halftime, Lycoming controlled the match, outshooting the Mounties, 8-1, after the intermission. The Warriors pulled in front in the 54th minute when sophomore Leandro Cruz stole the ball deep in the Lycoming offensive zone and fired a shot off the keeper's outstretched fingers inside the lower right post for a 2-1 edge.
The Warriors added their final tally in the 64th minute when Kocher found first year Dylan Siegel in the middle, who faked two defenders to the turf and froze the opposing keeper before finding the right side. Hussman and Siegel each notched their first collegiate goals, while Cruz punched in his second of the season. Kocher tallied his first two assists of the year. Bennett earned three saves.
Austen Veach scored his second goal of the match in the closing seconds to lift the Lock Haven men's soccer team to a 3-3 draw at East Stroudsburg on Wednesday night on the road.
Despite trailing 3-2 in the closing minutes, Lock Haven continued to press and earned a corner kick at 89:54. Billy Lawrence delivered his second assist of the night on the ensuing set piece, and Veach found the back of the net to tie the match, 3-3, just before the final whistle.
Veach led Lock Haven offensively with two goals on two shots on goal. Lawrence finished with a game-high two assists, while Kade Black added a goal and Scott Manning recorded an assist. Lock Haven goalkeeper Ethan Beck made four saves in the full 90 minutes.
Junior Kayvan Shams - a South Williamsport graduate - and senior Keegan Gill both claimed singles victories for the Lycoming College men's tennis team, which fell in its Landmark Conference opener, 5-2, against Susquehanna University on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at Brandon Park.
In their first conference match of the season, Gill and sophomore Mason Morrow - a Montoursville graduate - started the day with a 7-5 victory in No. 3 doubles. In singles play, Shams fought from behind to win a first-set tiebreaker, then took control in his second set to win 7-6 (2), 6-3 in No. 2 singles. In No. 5 singles, Gill took a straight-set 6-4, 6-4 victory.
GIRLS TENNIS
Montgomery 3, Shikellamy 2
SINGLES
Camryn Marlow (S) def. Arrianna Snyder (M), 6-2, 6-3. 2. Mariela Lainez (S) def. Emily Miller (M), 7-5, 6-3. 3. Avelyn Moore (M) def. Kallie Fisher (S) 6-0, 6-4.
DOUBLES
Leane Fouquet/Laine Solano (M) def. Izzie Dremer/Airanah Reid (S) 6-1, 6-4. 2. Sophia Snyder/Maddie Hamm (M) def. Adriana McCollu/Madison Boyer (S), 6-4, 6-1.
Central Mountain 4, Danville 1
SINGLES
1. Addison Lindsay (CM) def. Josie Bendle (D) 6-0, 6-0. 2. Lucy Walker (CM) def. Alexa Preisz (D) 6-0, 7-6 (7-0). 3.Ellen Pena (D) def. Lane Walker (CM) 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-4).
DOUBLES
1. Kassie Williams/Tess Akeley (CM) def. Siyah Bhanushali/Chetna Chauhan (D) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. 2.Kylee Markle/Erin Packer (CM) def. Grace Dickerman/Jiya Khara (D) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Loyalsock 3, Central Columbia 2
SINGLES
1. Emily Crawford (L) def. Cassandra Marte, 6-1, 6-2; 2. Caroline Crawford (L) def. Truc-Nhu Nguyen, 6-2, 6-1; 3. Zoe Seeley (CC) def. Vivian Reem, 6-3, 6-1.
DOUBLES
1. Lashlyn Sauers/Annalise Berger (L) def. Savana Thomas/Sydney Barry, 5-7, 7-6, 7-5; 3. Chloe Winters/Rogan Smith (CC) de.f Kaylene Kriner/Nadia Ghayyada, 6-3, 1-6, 6-1.
GIRLS SOCCER
Jersey Shore 1, Williamsport 1
JS--Nora Whithey (Caitlin McDermott). W--Ella Brelsford (Breah Phillips).
Shots: JS 4, W 7. Saves: JS 6 (Kaia Notevarp), W 3 (Valerie Beiter).
Hughesville 2, Southern Columbia 1
H – Tori Morgan (Katelyn Temple), 2:54. H – Kendall Hamm (Katelyn Temple), 36:46. SC – Alyssa Connor, 73:04.
Shots: H 22, SC 15. Corners: H 9, SC 3.
Saves – H (Kalia Hack) 8; SC (Rosie Martino) 10.
Bloomsburg 4, Loyalsock 2
L--Madison Perry. B--Gabby Kashi (Hannah Magill). B--Magill (penalty kick). L--Perry. B--Magill (Chloe Hendricks). B--Kashi (penalty kick).
Shots: B 10, L 4. Saves: B 2 (Reese Klinger), L 6 (Ava Deknecht).
Records: Loyalsock (2-3-1).
Warrior Run 2, Milton 1
Warrior Run goals: Chloe Bastian 1, Lacey Betz 1. Warrior Run assists: Natalie Hall 1. Milton goals: Maeve Ficks 1.
Shots: WR 9, M 5. Corners: M 3, WR 4. Saves: M 7 (Delia Reynolds-Miller), WR 4 (Melody Gardiner).
BOYS SOCCER
Benton 3, Muncy 1
B--Bennett Posey, 38;14. B--Colter Galanda, 39:26. M--Myles Kunkle (Chris Cummings), 45:20. B--Jaxon Bardua, 57:25.
Shots: M 4, B 39. Corners: M 1, B 10. Saves: M 22 (Bodie Moyer), B 1 (AJ Varner)