St. Aloysius captures Archdiocese Region 18 title.
Knights beat Sacred Heart in 2OT at Pope John Paul II
Girls Basketball
The Saint Aloysius varsity girls basketball recently won the Archdiocese Region 18 championship.
Saint Aloysius defeated Sacred Heart 30-29 in double overtime in the final at Pope John Paul II High School on Saturday, Feb. 4.
The team consists of Natalie Bacallao, Emma Yaccarino, Maddie Glenn, Sierra Potts, Hannah Bell, Jaimi Makins, Emylee Hritz, Lexi Bray and coaches Mark Spohn, Steve Vasas and Keith Donmoyer.
Basketball
Mishock Physical Therapy & Associates hosted its 7th Annual $500 Hot Shot Challenge at Pottsgrove High School on Tuesday, January 24.
The privately owned, outpatient physical therapy practice collected possible contestants at previous home games. They had four students qualify throughout 10 games this season and Will Kieser was crowned the winner.
The students were required to sink a layup, a foul shot and a 3-pointer in 30 seconds. Kieser completed all three shots in the allotted time and received $250. In addition, Mishock Physical Therapy & Associates donated $250 to the Pottsgrove School District.
Gymnastics
Silvia’s Gymnastics Levels 3-8 and XCel gymnasts competed in the Welcome to the Playground Invitational hosted by Willow Tree Gymnastics at the California University of Pennsylvania Feb. 4-5. Level 3 individual results:
AGE JUNIOR B » Darby Scholl placed second on vault and beam, third on bars, floor and AA; Grace Zajick placed fourth on beam.
AGE JUNIOR C » Leah Zaengle placed first on vault and floor, second AA, and fourth on bars; Paige Delikat placed first on bars, fourth on floor and AA; Kylie McMaster placed second on floor, third on vault and beam; Alisha Linthicum placed second on beam.
AGE SENIOR A » Ava Mack placed second on floor, third on bars, fourth on vault and AA; Mariah Denner placed first on bars, fifth on floor and AA.
AGE SENIOR B » Isabella DuCharme placed first on bars and AA, second on floor, fourth on vault and beam. Silvia’s Level 3 team placed third. Level 4 individual results:
AGE JUNIOR A » Kayleigh High placed third on vault and fourth on bars; Seiko Mallon placed fourth on vault, floor and AA, fifth on beam.
AGE JUNIOR B » Devon Conn placed first on vault, bars and AA, third on beam, and
tied for fourth on floor; Ariana Deleon placed third on vault, tied for third AA, placed fourth on bars and floor, fifth on beam; Elliott Harris tied for first on floor, and placed second on vault and beam; Emma McCarte placed third on floor and fifth on vault. AGE JUNIOR C » Ashley Bowman placed third on bars and floor; Jordan Boyd placed first on vault and fourth on beam; Kylie Boyle placed second on bars, placed fourth AA and tied for fourth on floor; Samantha Pedrick placed second on beam, vault, and AA, fourth on bars.
AGE SENIOR A » Belle Bentman placed fourth on vault; Emma Ranaglia placed first on beam, floor, and AA, second on vault and bars.
AGE SENIOR B » Angelina Sacchetti placed first on bars and AA, second on beam, tied for third on floor; Victoria Quintois tied for second on bars and tied for fifth AA. Silvia’s Level 4 team placed second. Level 5 individual results:
AGE JUNIOR » Shyla Bhatia placed first on floor and AA, second on vault and bars, third on beam; Bella Grauer placed first on beam, third AA, fourth on vault, fifth on bars and floor; Ava Nagata placed first on bars, and second on floor and AA, fourth on beam; Isabella Beach placed second on beam, third on bars, fourth AA, and fifth on vault; Troi Minor placed first on vault, third on floor, fifth on beam and AA.
AGE SENIOR » Nadia VanHorn first on bars, floor and AA, second on vault, and fourth on beam; Taylor Arias placed first on beam, third on bars and AA, fourth on vault, tied for fourth on floor; Julia Reid placed second on beam and floor and sixth on vault and AA; Allison McCafferty placed fifth on beam and sixth on bars; Anastasia Sharapova placed fourth on bars and tied for sixth on beam; Sarah Golie tied for fourth on floor and placed fifth on vault and AA. Silvia’s Level 5 team placed first. Level 7 Individual Results:
AGE JUNIOR A » Delaney Linton placed third on beam.
AGE JUNIOR B » Lily Smith placed first on beam, floor and AA and second on vault and bars; Adisson Ferri placed third on vault, floor and AA; Claire Richards tied for second on beam, placed fourth on bars and AA; Brooke Ahart tied for second on beam.
AGE JUNIOR C » Carmella Calafati placed first on vault, bars and AA, second on beam; Morgan Kachmar placed first on floor, second on bars and AA, third on beam; Nicole Deleon placed second on floor, tied for second on vault, placed third on bars and AA; Audrey Nagata tied for second on vault and fourth on beam; Elizabeth Seely placed first on beam and tied for fourth on floor.
AGE SENIOR A » Isabella Zarzaca placed third on floor and fifth on bars; Maili Smith tied for fifth on beam. Silvia’s level 7 team placed second.
Level 8 Individual Results:
AGE JUNIOR A » Madelyn Gerhart placed fourth on floor; Natalie Gerhart placed fourth on vault; Cassie Brown placed second of beam.
AGE JUNIOR B » Blake Pascal placed second on vault, floor, and AA, third on bars and beam; Gabrielle Filzen placed second on beam.
Xcel Platinum Individual Results:
AGE JUNIOR » Greta Freed placed first on vault, beam, and AA, second on bars, and third on floor; Taylor Piano placed first on floor and third on bars.
Xcel Gold Individual Results:
AGE JUNIOR A » Jordan Parker placed second on floor, third on bars, fourth AA, and sixth on vault; Taylor Havrilla placed first on floor and AA, and second on bars and beam; Ava Frantz placed second on vault, third AA, fifth on beam, and sixth on bars.
AGE JUNIOR B » Sarah Schempp placed fourth on floor and fifth on bars; Carly Sottanella tied for second on floor and placed fourth on bars; Sierra Sullivan placed first on floor, fourth AA, and tied for fifth on bars.
Track & Field
Pottstown area resident Ray E. Feick scored three first-place finishes during the East Regional Indoor Masters Track & Field Championships held Jan. 29 at the Providence (R.I.) Career and Technical Academy.
Feick, competing in the 85-89 age group, won the shot put, weight throw (12 lb.) and super weight throw (25 lb.). He had a winning toss of 26-3 in the shot put, 31-4 in the weight throw and 20-3 in the super weight throw.