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Montoursville secured a 3-1 win over rival Loyalsock in a girls volleyball tri-match at Canton (25-18, 25-20, 16-25, 25-20). Dahlia Campbell had 14 kills for Montoursville and LAney Yonkin had 13 while Rylee Reeder recorded 10. Emma Ammerman had 34 digs and Noelle Rzeszotarski had 22 and March Manotti had 10.
Against Canton, Montoursville battled and won in five sets, 3-2 (13-25, 24-26, 25-20, 25-21, 16-14). Montoursville dropped the first two sets and rattled off three straight to win the thrilling matchup. Montoursville saw Yonkin record 14 kills and Reeder post 11. Ammerman again led the team in digs, this time posting 28 while Rzeszotarski had 24.
Loyalsock suffered a 3-0 loss to Canton in the other matchup. Sophia Wetzel had a team-hihg eight digs for the Lancers, Madi Mercaldo recorded six kills, Aly Hughes, Gia Mertes and Ria Vincenzes each had four digs and Taylor Barowy led the Lancers with three aces. Hughes had six assists and Hodrick had three.
Williamsport defeated North Penn-Liberty, 3-1 (25-16, 18-25, 25-0, 25-23). Liberty was led by Orianna Starts 16 service receptions while Lilly McNamara's had nine and Elaina Shaw, Maddie McNamara and Gabby Bubeck all recorded eight.
Maddy McNamara had 26 digs and Lilly McNamara led the team with an impressive 30.
Lewisburg took the second set against Upper Dauphin, but dropped the next two and lost, 3-1 in girls' volley ball. Claire Chandler had 22 assists for Lewisburg, while Penelope Vonieda had nine kills and Brooke Leauber seven. Ella Vance added four blocks.
• Loyalsock's boys soccer team overcame a two-goal halftime deficit to rally to force a 2-2 draw with Central Mountain on the road in Mill Hall. The tie moves the Lancers to 8-6-1.
Alton Counsil and Gabe Killinger both scored in the first half for a 2-0 Wildcats' lead. Loyalsock responded in the second half with two goals in a two-minute span to tie ti up.
In the 56th minute, Wes Johnson had an assist to Aiden Wetzler for a goal to make it 2-1. In the 58th minute, Johnson had another assist, this time to David Bjorkman, who put in a goal.
CJ Lucas scored two second-half goals within a three-minute span as Montoursville won a hard-fought rivalry game, 2-0 against South Williamsport.
Lucas broke the scoreless game in the 76th minute, scoring off a Wesley Foster assist. He then made it, 2-0 in the 79th minute, taking a Levi Nolan assist and sending in the goal. Montoursville produced 18 shots and Kaiden Paulhamus made five saves for South.
Jersey Shore suffered a 3-0 loss to Sullivan County on the road. Ryder Lambert, Liam Busch and Dominic Marotti all recorded goals for the Griffins, who out-shot the Bulldogs, 9-8.
Kaleb Greider had six saves for Jersey Shore while Justin Heminghaus had eight saves for the shutout.
Four players scored as Lewisburg defeated Warrior Run, 4-0. The Green Dragons held a 1-0 lead at halftime before putting three second-half goals in to pull away. Mason Pawling, Eli Abunassar, Riley Gulden-Luthi and Jack Kohl all scored. Everett Good had two assists and Keegan Crosby had one.
The shutout win moved keeper Gabe Pawling to second all-time in Lewisburg history with 52 shutouts, moving him past former great keeper Christian Gallagher (51).
• Haylie Smith scored with 7:22 to play in the first half to give Wellsboro a hard-fought 1-0 win against Jersey Shore in girls soccer. Carly Blackwell had an assist on the goal. Jadyn Dunlap recoded the shutout in goal by logging six saves. Kaia Notevarp had three saves for the Bulldogs.
• Madison Price made eight saves in goal, helping Muncy hold off Milton, 2-1 in field hockey. Price was honored in a pregame ceremony after surpassing 150 career saves earlier this season. Selah Persing and Rosie Zalonis scored goals for Muncy, Persing off an Avery Waldman assist.
• The Lock Haven women’s volleyball team continued its excellent season, sweeping three sets from East Stroudsburg (25-22, 25-22, 25-23) to stay tied for first in the PSAC-East. Lock Haven (13-5, 6-1) has won five straight matches and its 13 wins are the most there since 2015. Reagan Irons led the way and reached a milestone, topping 500 career kills. She had a team-high eight kills and six digs.
Drew defeated Lycoming, 3-0, taking the three sets, 25-14, 25-11 and 25-23. Emi Wenger led Lycoming with nine kills and Haley Balgavy added 12 assists.
Penn College dropped a 3-0 final to Penn State Brandywine in a United East Conference match. PCT dropped to 0-21 overall and 0-4 in United East play. Penn State Brandywine moved to 10-6, 4-1.
The Wildcats fell into an early hole as Penn State Brandywine opened the first set with seven straight points. The Wildcats got kills from Sara Seyfert and Mya Gilliam and a late service ace from Claire Roan, but the Nittany Lions took the set 25-7.
• Collen Lloyd scored two first-half goals and gave Lock Haven’s women’s soccer team an early lead, but Edinboro rallied and won, 4-2. Lloyd’s goals put Lock Haven ahead, 1-0 and 2-1 in the first half. She also had a game-high seven shots, including six on target.
Sophomore Alissa Kimes scored for the Lycoming College women's soccer team, which fell, 2-1, to Moravian University in Landmark Conference action.
In the 28th minute off a Lycoming (4-6-1, 0-3-1) corner kick, the ball was redirected to Kimes, who buried a header into the left side of the goal to give the Warriors an early lead. Moravian (6-3-2, 2-2) answered in the 42nd minute to send the game to halftime knotted, 1-1, and pulled ahead in the 65th minute.
Kimes scored for the second time this season, while keeper Leah Elliott made four saves for the Warriors, who out-shot the Greyhounds, 17-11.
Penn College defeated St. Mary's College of Maryland, 1-0, in a United East Conference showdown. The Wildcats recorded the shutout behind six saves, while the Seahawks held 13-11 (6-5 on-goal) advantage in shots.
The Wildcats are 8-3-1 overall and 4-1-0 in conference play. The Seahawks are 4-7-3 overall and 3-2-0 in conference play. PCT overcame a conference semifinal defeat from a season ago against St. Mary's and moved into sole possession of second place in the United East standings after entering the day tied with the Seahawks.
The Wildcats' main push came midway through the first half, when they kept the Seahawks under pressure from 13:13 to 27:11 but could not break through. Megan Kurian and Gianna Gamble put shots on goal during that stretch, and PCT earned four corner kicks from 20:34 to 27:11. The Seahawks had late chances, including a shot off the post and Harley Oliphant's save at 43:06, and the half ended 0-0.
Mansfield hosted PSAC rival East Stroudsburg and fell, 1-0. Angel Gule had yet another outstanding outing in goal for the Mounties (1-12-0 | 0-11-0 PSAC), stopping the ball from finding the back of the net 16 times, tying her second highest in a single game. Aaliyah Stocks helped keep the offensive pressure by adding two shots on the day, and Teagan Herbers collected one shot herself.
• Penn College defeated Keystone College, 2-1, in United East Conference men's soccer action. After being held scoreless in the first half, the Wildcats scored twice after halftime and outshot the Giants 21-6 in the second half.
Penn College trailed 1-0 at halftime after the Giants converted a penalty kick at 40:24. Earlier, the Wildcats created a set-piece stretch with three corner kicks from 10:49 to 16:41 and recorded shots from Will Watson, Logan Berfield and Christian Bressler in the half. Justin Crismale made two saves before the Giants' late first-half goal.
The Wildcats erased the 1-0 deficit early in the second half, with Hunter Gabloff scoring off a Will Watson assist at 60:16. Just a minute and 23 seconds later, Scott Goldfeder converted a penalty kick for the go-ahead goal in a 2-1 match. Crismale made two key saves down the stretch, and PCT held the Giants scoreless in the half to finish off the 2-1 win.
Lycoming fell to Moravian University, 4-0, in a Landmark Conference match. Lycoming is 5-7-0 overall and 1-3-0 in conference play. Moravian is 7-2-4 overall and 3-0-1 in conference play.
Junior Jace Bennett finished with five saves in 78 minutes, including three in the second half, before yielding to first-year Ben Polito, who played the final 22 minutes. Sean Rieber, Enzo Petruzzelli, Aidan McMillan and Max Comstock scored for Moravian. Joey Varano played all 90 minutes in goal and made two saves in the shutout.
Patricio Zapata scored the game's only goal in the 14th minute and goalie Ethan Beck shined as Lock Haven's men's soccer team blanked California, Pa., 1-0. Beck made two clutch saves in the final 11 minutes to help the Bald Eagles preserve the win.
• Lycoming's field hockey team erased a two-goal deficit to force overtime, but Moravian won, 3-2 in two overtimes. After Lycoming trailed 2-0 at halftime, Ava Daly scored off an Abie Niedereyer assist. Laci Eckhard than tied the game early in the fourth quarter. Goalie Hillary Clark made 14 saves.
• The Lycoming College men's golf team finished seventh at the DeSales Fall Classic at Olde Homestead G.C., posting a two-round team score of 632 (over 56).
Sophomore Tre Lesperance led the Warriors with a 10th-place finish at 151 (7 over), following an opening-round 77 with a second-round 74, moving up five slots on the second day of the competition. Lesperance had three birdies and 11 pars during his round Saturday.
Senior Will Eberz tied for 17th at 154 (10 over) with rounds of 75 and 79 for his first top-20 finish at a tournament this season. Sophomore Hill Meserve tied for 35th at 162 (18 over), carding rounds of 80 and 82, sophomore Colby Seiler tied for 53rd at 169 (25 over) after rounds of 90 and 79, and sophomore Ryan Ault, a Jersey Shore graduate, tied for 55th at 170 (26 over) with rounds of 86 and 84.
• The Mansfield Mountaineers men's cross-country squad traveled to Houghton University to compete in the Highlander Invitational. The Mountaineers had a strong outing, with every runner collecting either personal or season records within the contest.
Finishing first for the Mounties was Carson Strano, who finished with a personal best of 28:57.1. Finishing shortly after were two more Mansfield harriers, Nic Mattison and Greysen Kupsky. Mattison recorded a personal best of 29:16.1 while Kupsky recorded his season best with a time of 29:32.5.
Rylan Ebner also picked up his season best, finishing with a time of 29:55.5.
BOYS SOCCER
Loyalsock 2,
Central Mountain 2
CM--Alton Counsil, 18:07. CM--Gabe Killinger, 28:30. L--Aiden Wetzler (Wes Johnson), 55:55. L--David Bjorkman (Wes Johnson), 57:48.
Shots: CM 6, L 6. Corners: CM 4, L 2. Saves: CM 3 (Cooper Confer), L 3 (Kason Burrows).
Montoursville 2,
South Williamsport 0
M--CJ Lucas (Wesley Foster), 76:25; M--Lucas (Levi Nolan), 79:14.
Shots: M 18, SW 5. Corners: M 11, SW 1. Saves: M 2 (Mason Fry), SW 5 (Kaiden Paulhamus).
Sullivan County 3,
Jersey Shore 0
SC--Ryder Lambert, 31:52. SC--Liam Busch, 12:04. SC--Dominic Marotti, 17:25.
Shots: JS 8, SC 9. Corners: JS 4, SC 1. Saves: JS 6 (Kaleb Greider), SC 8 (JUstin Heminghaus).
Lewisburg 4, Warrior Run 0
L--Mason Pawling (Everett Good), 18:38. L_Eli Abunassar (Good), 32:25. L--Riley Gulden-Luthi (Keegan Crosby), 23:48. L--Jack Kohl, 14:21.
Shots: L 13, WR 3. Saves: L 3 (Gabe Pawling), WR 5 (Max Burden).
GIRLS SOCCER
Wellsboro 1, Jersey Shore 0
W--Haylie Smith (Carly Blackwell), 7:22.
Shots: JS 6, W 4. Corners: JS 2, W 0. Saves: JS 3 (Kaia Notevarp), W 6 (Jadyn Dunlap).
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Montoursville 3, Loyalsock 1
(25-18, 25-20, 16-25, 25-18)
Loyalsock kills: Aly Hughes 3, Gia Mertes 5, Madi Mercaldo 4, Peyton Phillips 3, Sarah Hodrick 5. Loyalsock digs: Aly Hughes 5, Gia Mertes 3, Maddy Williams 1, Sophia Wetzel 15, Emaline Peck 3, Ria Vincenzes 2, Sophia Cole 2, Taylor Barowy 1. Loyalsock aces: Aly Hughes 2, Gia Mertes 1. Loyalsock set assists: Aly Hughes 12, Sarah Hodrick 1
Montoursville kills: Dahlia campbell 14, Rylee Reeder 10, Laney Yonkin 13, Sophia Rosato 6, Noelle Rzeszotarski 2, Allie Eberhart 2. Montoursville assists: Noelle Rzeszotarski 37, Emma Ammerman 3, Laney Yonkin 1. Montoursville digs: Noelle Rzszotarski 22, Emma Ammerman 34, March Manotti 10, Elizabeth Kane 9, Rylee Reeder 7, Laney Yonkin 3, Allie Eberhart 2, Dahlia Campbell 1. Montoursville aces: Rylee Reeder 3, Emma Ammerman 2, March Manotti 1, Allie Eberhart 1, Noelle Rzeszotarski.
Montoursville 3, Canton 2
(13-25, 24-26, 25-20, 25-21, 16-14)
Montoursville kills: Laney Yonkin 14, Rylee Reeder 11, Dahlia Campbell 9, Allie Eberhart 3, Sophia Rosato 3, March Manotti 1, Emma Ammerman 1, Myles DiMassimo 1. Montoursville assists: Noelle Rzeszotarski 34, Sophia Rosato 1, March Manotti 1, Emma Ammerman 1. Montoursville digs: Noelle Rzeszotarski 24, Emma Ammerman 28, Elizabeth Kane 16, March Manotti 11, Laney Yonkin 7, Rylee Reeder 8, Sophia Rosato 3, Allie Eberhart 3, Dahlia Campbell 3, Londyn Williamson 9. Montoursville aces: March Manotti 3, Rylee Reeder 1, Allie Eberhart 2, Emma Ammerman 1.
Canton 3, Loyalsock 0
(25-23, 25-22, 25-7)
Loyalsock kills: Aly Hughes 2, Gia Mertes 3, Madi Mercaldo 6, Maddy Williams 1, Peyton Phillips 2, Sarah Hodrick 3. Loyalsock digs: Aly Hughes 4, Gia Mertes 4, Madi Mercaldo 1, Sarah Hodrick 1, Sophia Wetzel 8, Ria Vincenzes 4, Taylor Barowy 1. Loyalsock aces: Aly Hughes 1, Maddy Williams 1, Sarah Hodrick 1, Taylor Barowy 3. Loyalsock set assists: Aly Hughes 6, Maddy Williams 1, Sarah Hodrick 3.
Williamsport 3, N.P.-Liberty 1
(25-16, 18-25, 25-10, 25-23)
N.P.-Liberty service receptions: Lilly McNamara 9, Elaina Shaw 8, Gabby Bubeck 8, Maddie McNamara 8, Orianna Stats 16, Julia Karczynski 1. N.P.-Liberty digs: Lilly McNamara 30, Maddie McNamara 26, Maddison Smith 11, Gabby Bubeck 7, Elaina Shaw 4, Vicki McTish 4, Orianna Starts 4, Julie Kaczynski 2, Kendall Graham 2, Emma Massaro 1. N.P.-Liberty blocks: Vicki McTish 3. N.P.-Liberty aces: Maddison Smith 1.
Williamsport leaders: Not available.
Upper Dauphin 3,
Lewisburg 1
(25-15, 23-25, 25-18, 25-19)
Lewisburg stats: Claire Chandler 22 assists; Penelope Vonieda 9 kills; Brooke Leauber 7 kills; Ella Vance 4 kills, 4 blocks; Maya Bronner 4 kills; Leila Bronner 3 aces; Tainaliz Martinez 2 aces.