June reaches milestone, digs on toward record
It’s not a matter of if Melanie June will shatter the Ridley volleyball record for most digs in a career, but when.
Monday afternoon, June reached a big milestone: 1,000 career digs.
A junior libero, June accomplished the feat in a 3-0 (8-25, 9-25, 18-25) loss to Methacton.
The defeat didn’t spoil the celebration for June, who is approaching All-Delco Mel Malseed’s school record of 1,083 digs. June led the way Monday with 17 digs and five aces. Angela Aprill finished with six kills and two blocks, while Maria Brown added six kills for Ridley.
In other nonleague action: CONESTOGA 3, CARDINAL O’HARA 2 » This back-and-forth match saw the Lions (13-4) fall by scores of 17-25, 25-20, 21-25, 25-14 and 10-15. Breanna Hickey paced O’Hara with 21 kills and 17 digs. Megan Carroll supplied 17 assists and Emily Collins chipped in with 15 digs and two service aces.
In the Del Val League: ACADEMY PARK 3, INTERBORO 0 » The Knights blanked the Bucs on senior night and stayed unbeaten in the Del Val League. The game scores were 25-13, 25-14 and 25-15. Tyliayah Lockman posted 10 kills and Taylor Eiserman added four kills and seven aces. Cici Mobley had 22 perfect passes and Sarai Threadgill chipped in with seven kills for the Knights (12-5, 11-0).
Girls Soccer
Maura Hendrixson’s 25-yard strike in the first half ignited Cardinal O’Hara’s 4-0 win over Bonner & Prendergast.
Zyianna Wilmer scored off a corner and Julia Mirarchi and Michele Matteo also found the back of the net for the Lions. Kerry Patterson made two saves for the shutout.
Field Hockey
Marple Newtown is playing best field hockey of the season.
The Tigers recorded their fourth consecutive victory Monday with a 2-0 nonleague decision over Kennett in nonleague action.
its
Kristen Rutecki had a goal and an assist, while Gia DeAngelis dominated on the forward line. Sarah Cristello scored in the second half and goalie Anna Lemaster scooped up 15 saves for the Tigers (4-8). GWYNEDD MERCY 2, BONNER & PRENDERGAST 1 » Katie Caruso scored off a pass from Carly Brosious in the first half, but the Pandas (6-5) fell short at home.
Postponements
Inclement weather forced the District 1 boys and girls golf tournaments to be pushed back a day. The boys tournament kicks of at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Turtle Creek Golf Club, while the girls tournament gets underway at the same time at Gilbertsville.
The final rounds begin at Wednesday at Turtle Creek.
Also, the Catholic League championship match in girls tennis between Cardinal O’Hara and Lansdale Catholic was moved back one day. The Lions and Crusaders square off at 9 a.m. at Legacy Tennis. 9:30