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Williamsport’s boys and girls cross country teams beat Selinsgrove on Tuesday afternoon and, in the process, secured the HAC-I team championship. The Williamsport girls completed an undefeatd season (18-0) while the boys suffered just one loss and went an impressive 17-1.
Both teams advance to the District 6 Class AAA championships on Hallowween in Portage.
The Williamsport girls beat Selinsgrove, 21-38, while the boys won, 15-50.
On the girls side against the Seals, Williamsport took the top thre spots as Izzy Sanders won with a time of 18;37.60, Maddie Sanders ran a 19;12.90 for second and Loisa Hofstrom took thrid in 19:45.20. Williamsport’s Clara Wade took seventh (21:16.50), Johanna Pelly was eighth (22:16.20), Faith Hale was ninth (22:44.30) and Lola Kastner took tenth (23:03.90).
The Millionaire boys took the top 10 spots in dominating fashion. Brysen Thornton won with a time of 17:59.00, Noah Baird took second in 17:59.60, Lauger Waldman was third in 18:26.90, Tristan Sullivan was fourth in 18:36.90 and taking fifth for Williamsport was Jude Fisher in 19:13.30.
Finishing sixth through tenth, respectively, for Williamsport was Levi Allison (19:29.20), Russell Christensen (19:39.80), Camron Fatherly (19:42.00), Hunter Neuhard (19:43.80) and Luke Sanders (19:49.80).
• Muncy’s girls soccer team suffered a 4-0 loss against Midd-West as Emily Peters had two goals for the Mustangs, Bella KNepp scored and Addison Yerg scored, all in the first half. Hailey ganoe had five saves for the Indians.
With the loss, Muncy drops to 7-7-3 with one game remaining on its schedule.
Quinn Pennella recorded a hat trick to help Sullivan County secure a 3-1 win against Towanda. Sullivan County led 2-1 at the break before adding a second-half goal to go ahead by two.
The Griffins held a 10-3 advantage in shots on goal.
A four-goal first-half deficit was too much or Milton to overcome as Bloomsburg beat the Black Panthers, 6-1. Milton’s goal came in the second half when Gabriella Gauger scored off an assist by Kyleigh Ficks. Delia Reynolds-Miller had eight saves for Milton in the loss.
Loyalsock pummeled Shamokin, 7-0, thanks to scoring five first-half goals to move to 6-7-4. Mackenzie Miller had a first-half hat trick and added an assist in the second half while Rachel Buffington had two goals. Madi Perry had three assists in the win.
Loyalsock has a matchup Thursday at home against Sullivan County and needs a win to get into the playoffs.
Nat Hall scored a goal off an assist by Lacey Betz, but that would be the lone goal the Defenders scored as Selinsgrove earned a 7-1 win against Warrior Run.
The Seals led just 2-0 at the half, but put in five second-half goals to pull away.
Athens scored a goal in each half for a narrow 2-1 win against NTL foe Wellsboro. Delanie Patton scored both of Athens’ goals while Brinley Nichols had an assist. Wellsboro’s goal came from Megan Newrock with an assist from Carly Blackwell.
• Hughesville’s boys soccer team is playoff bound for a second consecutive season after beating Muncy, 3-0. Carter Gormont, Patrick Stine and Jaylen Libby all scored to give the Spartans the win and move Hughesville to 8-7-1 with one game remaining on the schedule.
The loss drops Muncy to 5-8-3.
Peyton Hartman, Gormont and Bradley Mackenzie all had assists in the win.
• In girls volleyball, South Williamsport defeated Loyalsock, 3-0 (26-24, 25-23, 25-21).
Loyalsock’s Aly Hughes had two aces while Sarah Hodrick had two. Peyton Phillips had a team-high 10 kills for Loyalsock while Hughes had six, Madi Mercaldo had five, Gia Mertes had four and Hodrick and Maddy Williams each recorded three.
Sophia Wetzel led the Lancers wtih 10 digs, Mertes had seven, Hughes had six, Sophia Cole had five and Mercaldo had three. Hodrick recorded one. Hodrick had a team-high 10 assists for Loyalsock as Hughes had nine and Phillips had one.
Statistics for South Williamsport were not made available.
North Penn-Liberty suffered a tough 3-2 loss to Wyalusing (25-19, 21-25, 25-11, 21-25, 15-10). Lilly McNamara and Maddie McNamara each had 19 service receptions for the Mounties while Orianna Stats had 12 and Gabby Bubeck posted 11. Maddison Smith had an impressive 20 assists and Lilly McNamara had nine kills while Vicki McTish recorded eight.
• Dickinson’s late strike was the difference as Penn College women’s soccer fell to the Red Devils, 1-0 in a nonconference game on Tuesday evening. The Wildcats are 11-4-1 overall, Dickinson is 10-1-4.
The Wildcats kept Dickinson off the board through the first half, as Harley Oliphant made five saves and the defense held strong in a 10-minute surge that included seven Dickinson shots without conceding. Megan Kurian took two shots in the half, including one saved at 30:34, as the teams settled for a 0-0 tie at the break.
Dickinson increased its pressure in the second half with 17 shots and four corners before scoring the lone goal at the 76:01 mark. The Wildcats earned a late corner kick in the final two minutes, but Dickinson held for the 1-0 final.
• The Lycoming College field hockey team fell, 1-0, in a Landmark Conference match against Juniata College. Lycoming (4-10, 1-6) outshot Juniata (6-10, 2-5), 19-8, but the Eagles broke through with four minutes left in the third quarter, as Mallory Prince scored an unassisted goal.
Junior keeper Hillary Clark stopped five shots for the Warriors.
Prince scored the lone tally, while three keepers made a total of 14 saves for Juniata. Kara Stringfellow stopped eight shots in the first half, Tess Nowosad made two saves in third quarter, and Bella Aumann made four stops in the fourth.
• Penn College women’s volleyball fell to Wilson College, 3-0, in a United East Conference match on Tuesday evening. The Wildcats were held to 17 kills and a .013 hitting percentage, while Wilson finished with 38 kills and hit .268.
Penn College spent the first set chasing after Wilson’s 12-0 match-opening run before Sam Prisco put the Wildcats on the board with a kill from Sara Seyfert. Penn College added kills from Lilly Stockum, Kendall Shade, Mya Gilliam, Claire Roan and Prisco, but Wilson finished the set 25-9.
In the second set, Callie Riddle’s serve helped the Wildcats move in front early with an ace, followed by back-to-back Stockum kills off Taryn Smith assists and a block by Stockum and Shade helped the Wildcats build a 5-2 lead. Wilson answered with seven straight points to gain the lead.
The Wildcats later pulled within two (16-14) during another Riddle service turn, but Wilson held the advantage and closed out the set, 25-17.
GIRLS SOCCER
Midd-West 4, Muncy 0
MW--Emery Peters, 9:25. MW--Peters, 23:54. MW--Bella Knepp, 26:36. MW--Addison Yerg, 39:10.
Shots: M 3, MW 9. Corners: M 0, MW 5. Saves: M 5 (Hailey Ganoe), MW 3.
Records: Muncy (7-7-3).
Sullivan County 3, Towanda 1
T--(scorer not available), 26:24. SC--Quinn Pennella (Livezey), 16:26. SC--Pennella (McCarty), 10:33. SC--Pennella (Baldwin), 4:25.
Shots: SC 10, T 3. Corners: SC 7, T 1. Saves: SC 2 (Charley Insinger), T 2 (M. Maynard).
Bloomsburg 6, Milton 1
Bloomsburg goals: G. Kashi 3, H. Magil 1, D. Zentner 1, R. Serrano 1. C. Zentner 1. Bloomsburg assists: H. Magill 2, G. Kashi 1, D. Zentner 1. Milton goals: Gabriella Gauger 1. Milton assists: Kyleigh Ficks 1.
Shots: M 7, B 14. Corners: M 3, B 5. Saves: M 8 (Delia Reynolds-Miller), B 6 (R. Klinger).
Loyalsock 7, Shamokin 0
L--Mackenzie Miller (Madi Perry). L--Miller (Perry). L--Mallory Paronish (Evelyn Douthat). M--Mackenzie Miller (Shree Patel). M--Rachel Bufington (Perry). L--Bufington (Miller). L--Olivia Alberts (Miller).
Shots: L 13, S 2. Saves: L 2 (Ava Deknecht), S 8 (Jordyn Timco).
Records: Loyalsock (6-7-4).
Selinsgrove 7, Warrior Run 1
Warrior Run goals: Nat Hall 1. Warrior Run assists: Lacey Betz.
Shots: WR 15, S 1. Corners: WR 4, S 4. Saves: WR 8 (Melody Gardiner), S 0 (Elizabeth Varner).
Athens 2, Wellsboro 1
A--Delanie Patton, 31:47. W--Megan Newrock (Carly Blackwell), 18:08. A--Patton (Brinley Nichols direct kick), 6:04.
Shots: W 6, A 6. Corners: W 5, A 5. Saves: W 3 (Jadyn Dunlap), A 5 (Annika Lezak).
JV score: Wellsboro, 2-0. JV goals: Jadyn Dunlap 2. JV assists: Ariel Acevedo 1. JV saves: Olive Twoey 4.
BOYS SOCCER
Hughesville 3, Muncy 0
H--Carter Gormont (Peyton Hartman. H--Patrick Stine (Bradley Mackenzie). H--Jaylen Libby (Gormont).
Shots: H 9, M 2. Corners: H 5, M 1. Saves: H 2 (Royce Gardner), M 7 (Gannon Swank).
Records: Hughesville (8-7-1), Muncy (5-8-3).
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
South Williamsport 3, Loyalsock 0
(26-24, 25-23, 25-21)
(South Williamsport statistics not available)
Loyalsock aces: Aly Hughes 4, Sarah Hodrick 2. Loyalsock kills: Aly Hughes 6, Gia Mertes 4, Madi Mercaldo 5, Maddy Williams 3, Peyton Phillips 10, Sarah Hodrick 3. Loyalsock digs: Aly Hughes 6, Gia Mertes 7, Madi Mercaldo 3, Sarah Hodrick 1, Sophia Wetzel 10, Sophia Cole 5. Loyalsock assists: Aly Hughes 9, Sarah Hodrick 10, Peyton Phillips 1.
Wyalusing 3, N.P.-Liberty 2
(25-19, 21-25, 25-11, 21-25, 15-0)
(Wyalusing statistics not available)
NPL aces: None. NPL service receptions: Maddie McNamara 19, Lilly McNamara 19, Orianna Stats 12, Gabby Bubeck 11, Elliana Shaw 3, Julia Kaczynski 1. NPL assists: Maddison Smith 20, Gabby Bubeck 2. NPL kills: Lilly McNamara 9, Vicki McTish 8, Gabby Bubeck 3, Elliana Shaw 2, Maddison Smith 2, Kendall Graham 2.