Collegium wins first playoff game

Collegium Charter won its first playoff game as it rolled to an 18-4 win over Delco Christian in the District 1 Class A baseball tournament Tuesday.

The Cougars (10-6) will face top-seeded Plumstead Christian in the semifinals Thursday.

Matt Wagner pitched 6 2/3 innings with six strikeouts to gain the victory on the mound.

SPINGSIDE CHESTNUT HILL 11, WESTTOWN 1, 5 INNINGS

» The Moose finished their season at 9-11 after falling in the first round of the PAISAA Tournament.

MARPLE NEWTOWN 3, WEST

CHESTER EAST 0 » The Vikings were held to four hits in the District 1 Class 5A first-round defeat. Adam Smith, Tim Becker, Jack Driscoll and Tom Luckner recorded hits for East. AVON GROVE 10, CONESTOGA 0, 5 INNINGS » Bryce Carey homered, drove in two and scored twice as the Red Devils recorded the victory in the first round of the District 1 Class 6A playoffs. Tom Jacobs drove in three, while Jake Good collected the shutout, scattering six hits.

UPPER MORELAND 3, WEST CHESTER HENDERSON 0

» The Warriors managed just five hits in losing the first-round district contest. Evan Spano, Zach Roberts, Ian Tracy, James Vito and Brendan Gray collected singles for Henderson.

Softball

WEST CHESTER HENDERSON 11, HARRITON 7 » Cam Trotter went 3-for-4 with two homers and five RBIs to send the Warriors (13- 8) District 1 Class 5A firstround victory. Casey Collins was 2-for-2 and Erin Goulding drove in a pair of runs. Madelyn Skinner tossed a complete game for the win. Henderson will face Kennett or West Chester East on Friday in the second round.

Girls Lacrosse

DOWNINGTOWN EAST 10, WEST CHESTER RUSTIN 8 » Emily Wurzel had five goals as the Cougars held off the Golden Knights in the consolations of the District 1 Class 3A playoffs. East secured a state bid while Rustin will host Abington Thursday for the final berth.

Basketball

VALOR BOWL » The third annual Valor Bowl All-Star basketball games will be held tonight at West Chester Henderson High School. The girls game will start at 6 p.m., with the boys game to follow. The game raises funds to help Chester County Special Olympics. The following are the rosters of seniors expected to participate.

Adult Baseball

AJ BLOSENSKI STEELBIRDS 7, VICTORY BREWING 2 » Andrew Casey went 2-for-3 with two walks, two runs scored and a pair of runs driven in to lead the Steelbirds (6-1) to the Coatesville Adult League victory. Bobby Harper had two hits and two RBIs and Nolan Potter allowed just one hit in three innings to pick up the win.

Adult Softball

BRANDYWINE VALLEY SLOWPITCH » Gary Zimmerman homered, tripled and drove in seven runs to power Goshen Beverage to a 28-7 victory over Boss Automotive. Randy Pritzer, Ed Turner, Jose Castro, Don Natale, Tom Starke, Larry Tout and Ron Rubin contributed three hits each. Ed Reid hita three-run homer in the ninth inning to spur Avante Spa to a 12-7 win over Spaz Beverage. Avante improed to 9-3.