Williamsburg’s Ross captures ICC cross country title
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MOUNT UNION -- It was a banner day for Williamsburg at the Inter-County Conference cross country championships.
Tanner Ross won the individual boys championship in 16:55.8, and the girls team -- led by Ava Dixon's fourth-place finish in 20:22.4 -- repeated as the ICC team champion.
Northern Bedford, led by Christopher Corle's third-place finish in 17:19.5, won the boys team ICC title. Weston Hart was fifth for the Black Panthers in 18:05.6, and Jaidyn Shaulis was eighth in 18:44.5. Jake Keller (13th, 19:26.4) also medaled.
On the girls side, Juniata Valley's Maggie Barton finished sixth in 21:19.6.
Following Dixon, other Williamsburg medalists included Adilyn Isenberg (seventh, 21:37.9), Emma Stone (eighth, 21:58.0) and Emma Biddle (10th, 22:17.9).
Lily Miller finished 17th for Northern Bedford in 23:10.7.
BOYS MEDALISTS
1, Ross, Williamsburg, 16:55.8; 2, Hall, North Star, 17:00.2; 3, Corle, Northern Bedford, 17:19.5; 4, Horne, Southern Huntingdon, 17:47.4; 5, Hart, Northern Bedford, 18:05.6; 6, Hess, Tussey Mountain, 18:18.8; 7, Conley, Windber, 18:36.7; 8, Shaulis, Northern Bedford, 18:44.5; 9, Fraker, Forbes Road, 18:44.9; 10, King, Southern Fulton, 19:13.7; 11, Gerula, Windber, 19:16.1; 12, Tummino, Meyersdale, 19:16.8; 13, Keller, Northern Bedford, 19:26.4; 14, Mauer, North Star, 19:39.4; 15, Seymore, Forbes Road, 19:39.6; 16, Weicht, Southern Fulton, 19:45.7; 17, Smith, Forbes Road, 19:47.3; 18, Carr, West Branch, 19:48.5; 19, Mort, North Star, 19:56.7; 20, Hernandez, Southern Fulton, 20:00.1.
GIRLS MEDALISTS
1, Madison, Southern Fulton, 20:01.3; 2, Hawkins, North Star, 20:04.9; 3, Causer, West Branch, 20:06.5; 4, Dixon, Williamsburg, 20:22.4; 5, Weyant, Windber, 20:44.5; 6, Barton, Juniata Valley, 21:19.6; 7, Isenberg, Williamsburg, 21:37.9; 8, Stone, Williamsburg, 21:58.0; 9, Conley, Windber, 22:15.4; 10, Biddle, Williamsburg, 22:17.9; 11, Comfort, Meyersdale, 22:21.9; 12, Grove, Southern Huntingdon, 22:23.9; 13, Hall, North Star, 22:32.8; 14, Manges, Windber, 22:38.1; 15, Barnett, Forbes Road, 23:09.0; 16, Donato, Windber, 23:10.2; 17, Miller, Northern Bedford, 23:10.7; 18, Crouse, Southern Huntingdon, 23:15.7; 19, Condon, West Branch, 23:30.6; 20, Nedrich, Blacklick Valley, 23:36.6.
GOLF
BG finishes sixth
STATE COLLEGE -- In a year that Bishop Guilfoyle Academy repeated as the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference and District 6 Class 2A champions as well as advanced through the PIAA regional again, the Marauders had one more thing on their checklist for Wednesday's PIAA Class 2A boys golf team championship at the Penn State Blue Course -- improve on last year's eighth-place finish.
Thanks in part to Grant Okonak's team-best 3-over par 75, Bishop Guilfoyle did just that with a sixth-place finish, topping Oley Valley and Towanda.
"The boys played their hearts out today and fought the whole way through the round," Bishop Guilfoyle coach Robby Okonak said. "We are extremely proud to represent Bishop Guilfoyle and District 6 and battle the best teams in the state. The PIAA and the Penn State golf courses put on a great tournament."
The Marauders finished 32 strokes behind champion Devon Prep, which shot an incredible 8-under par as a team led by Logan Turner's 4-under par 68.
Aidan Sheehan carded a 77, Carter Boland shot 79 and Troy Nachtman finished with an 81. All four Bishop Guilfoyle golfers who had their score count are seniors.
"We are proud of our sixth-place finish knowing we left some shots out there today, but that is how it goes in golf," Okonak said. "Our season was fantastic. We repeated all of our championships and accomplished all of our goals. It has been an honor to coach them, and I am very proud of them."
Oakland Catholic topped West Middlesex by nine strokes to win the PIAA 2A girls championship. Westmont Hilltop finished fifth.
In 3A boys, State College lost a heartbreaker on its home course to state champion La Salle. The team finished tied at 8-under par through regulation, and La Salle won the championship on the second playoff hole.
Luke McGraw shot a round of 7-under par 65 for the Little Lions, and Charlie Ladrido carded a 69.
Peters Township won the 3A girls championship by five strokes over Conestoga. State College, which defeated Hollidaysburg by one stroke in the District 6 3A championship, finished eighth.
CLASS 2A BOYS RESULTS
1, DEVON PREP (280): Turner 68, Cunningham 69, Dineen 70, Biberosch 73;
2, SCRANTON PREP (295): Bell 70, Powell 71, Stott 74, Pavuk 80.
3, CATHEDRAL PREP (300): Prichard 71, Washburn 74, Blanchard 74, Marz 81.
4, NORTH CATHOLIC (303): Proie 69, Faber 72, Campbell 80, Murray 82.
5, SHADY SIDE ACADEMY (310): Avi 71, Brown 75, Cravens 81, Mohn 83.
6, BISHOP GUILFOYLE ACADEMY (312): Okonak 75, Sheehan 77, Boland 79, Nachtman 81.
7, OLEY VALLEY (322): Rubendall 76, Pridie 76, Fink 81, Pollock 89.
8, TOWANDA (324): Thompson 76, Welles 81, Savercool 81, Wickwire 86.
VOLLEYBALL
Valley wins again
HOUTZDALE -- The Juniata Valley girls volleyball team improved to 13-4 with a 25-20, 25-4, 25-15 win at Moshannon Valley Wednesday night.
Ava Sager and Mazzy Hartman each had 12 service points for the Lady Hornets, who also got nine digs from Julia Jackson and seven kills from Addie Borst.
SERVICE POINTS
JUNIATA VALLEY: Borst 6, Wise 7, Sager 12, McMahon 1, G. Smith 3, L. Smith 1, Hartman 12, Boyd 3
Records: Juniata Valley (13-4), Moshannon Valley (1-16)
JV: Juniata Valley, 25-16, 25-4
JR HIGH: Juniata Valley, 15-25, 25-6, 15-9