Pottstown falls to PJP Golden Panthers 3-1
Pottsgrove’s baseball team crossed three runs in the top of the seventh inning Wednesday afternoon to claim a 5-3 Pioneer Athletic Conference Frontier Division win over Upper Merion.
Adam Girafalco (triple), Colin Templin (two RBIs), Alex Stump and Nick DeCurtis (two RBIs) each had multi-hit games as Pottsgrove racked up 10 hits. Noah Rimel picked up the win in relief, limiting UM to one run on four hits in 3-2/3 innings of work.
Mike Hutchinson was strong over the first six innings for Upper Merion, limiting Pottsgrove to five hits and two runs (one earned). Jonathan Eyer had a double and Matt Choi had a triple. PHOENIXVILLE 4, UPPER PERKIOMEN0 » Matt Osisek-Byrne delivered six shutout innings during the Phantoms’ PAC Frontier Division win over the Tribe.
Osisek-Byrne allowed two hits and struck out eight before Quinn Danna came on to close it out in the seventh. Phoenixville racked up just six hits offensively with
Kevin Cushing posting two hits and Colton Brown finished with three RBI. Robert Lynch delivered three hitless innings in relief for UP. BOYERTOWN 2, METHACTON 0 » Mike Xanthopoulos threw a two-hitter and the Bears scored their runs in the sixth inning to secure a PAC Liberty Division victory over the Warriors.
Xanthopoulos yielded just one walk while fanning nine in his pitching duel with Ben Christian (six hits, one earned run, two walks, eight strikeouts). Mitchell Peers drove in one of Boyertown’s runs, and Quinn Mason and Anthony Rota each went 2-for-3 as the game’s lone players to collect multiple hits. SPRING-FORD 11, NORRISTOWN 1 » The Rams used a by-committee approach to claim a PAC Liberty Division win over the Eagles.
Grant Calvarese, Cole Webb and Conor Larkin combined for a no-hitter in the win.
Softball
SPRING-FORD 10, NORRISTOWN0» Bri Kelly and Sam Lindsay combined on a onehitter as the Rams downed the Eagles in six innings.
Lindsay struck out eight in her four innings of work in getting the win in the circle. She added two hits at the dish. Megan Kern, Maggie McConney and Morgan Maziarz (three RBI) each finished with three hits for the Rams, who scored three runs in the fifth and five in the sixth to put the game away. POTTSGROVE 3, UPPER MERION 1» Winning pitcher Kira Livezey swung the big bat to key the Falcons’ PAC victory over the Vikings.
Livezey hit a double and drove in two runs to help Pottsgrove (6-6, 6-8) get the victory in nine innings. Cori Dickinson had a triple and an RBI for the Falcons.
Boys lacrosse
SPRING-FORD 18, NORRISTOWN 1 » Jarrod Marenger and Brad Hart netted hat tricks to lead the Rams’ offense in their PAC romp over the Eagles, which gave head coach Kevin Donnelly his 200th career victory with the program.
Spring-Ford got offensive contributions from 18 players, Tate Pijanowski with pairs of goals and assists. Norristown scored in the fourth quarter to avert the shutout.
Donnelly, in his 14th year heading the Spring-Ford boys program, will be recognized for his achievement prior to Thursday’s game with Methacton. HILLSCHOOL16, BLAIRAC. 1 » Chase Taylor, Nolan Smith and midfielder Wes Middy contributed offensively to the Blues’ fourth Mid-Atlantic Prep League victory of the season against visiting Blair. PHOENIXVILLE 10, INTERBORO 9 » The Phantoms were extended to a second overtime period before edging Interboro in their nonleague pairing.
Derek Bullotta scored six goals to lead Phoenixville while goalie Tim Bateman made a few miraculous saves in overtime to keep the score tied.
Girls lacrosse
BOYERTOWN 16, METHACTON15 » Sydney Fox scored a team-high seven goals as the Bears edged out the Warriors in Liberty Division play.
Maddy Siejk added three goals and two assists with Hailey Heimbach, Ashley Dierolf, Hannah Mitchell, Kylie Webb, Haydn Hallman and Amanda Diachynsky each figuring in with one goal.
Methacton was led by seven goals from Alana Cardaci. Jackie Cerchio finished with three goals and five assists with Addy Borkowski adding two goals and two assists. SPRING-FORD 20, NORRISTOWN 2 » Michaela Haney figured in on seven goals for the Rams in their PAC victory over the Eagles.
Haney and Camryn Jones each netted hat tricks for Spring-Ford, which also got pairs of goals from Anja Sweeney, Erin Connelly, Cassie Marte and Olivia Yeagle. Ashley Schools and Bree McIntyre did the scoring for Norristown. UPPER MERION 18, POTTSGROVE 11 » Quinn O’Malley, Francesca Lindelow and Molly Weygand scored four goals apiece during the Vikings’ PAC Frontier Division win over the Falcons.
Alison Shuster added a hat trick and a pair of assists while Riley O’Malley posted a pair of goals and three helpers in the win. Rella Staley contributed a goal and an assist. Brooke Saylor led Potts grove with six goals while Emily Williams followed with a hat trick. UPPERPER KIOMEN14, PHOENIXVILLE 10 » Mackenzie Gebhardt had five goals and three assists to key the Indians in their PAC victory over the Phantoms.
Hope Flack helped the UP cause with four goals while Liz Fox added two. Megan Gibbons, Katie Baker, Kendall Beatty and Becca Lewis shared Phoenixville’s scoring lead with two goals apiece. OWEN J. ROBERTS 9, PERKIOMEN VALLEY 4 » Eloise Gebert scored a hat trick to head the Wildcats’ PAC Liberty Division win over the Vikings.
Danika Swech and Kelsey Kilgallon chipped in with two-goal outings for OJR. PV was headed by Anna Koniencki’s two goals and Devon Fleischmann’s 16 goalie saves. HILL SCHOOL 10, BLAIR AC. 7 » A 6-3 edge in second-half scoring proved the difference for the Blues in their Mid-Atlantic Prep League victory over Blair Academy.
Amanda Dupell, Leah Forrest and Hannah Delahaye each scored pairs of goals to lead the Hill. Annie Carroll (five saves) and Mariah Sweeney shared goaltending duties. DANIEL BOONE 13, SCHUYLKILL VALLEY7 » The Blazers claimed a non-conference win against the Panthers behind four-goal showings from Makenzie Witzel and Ashley Bonetz.
Madi Weiss and Ali Williams scored two goals apiece while Sydney Pajakinas scored once. Cameron Nicoline finished with four saves in the win.
Boys track
POPE JOHN PAUL II 91, UPPER PERKIOMEN49 » Robert Erwin was a force in the sprints for the Golden Panthers, contributing to their PAC Frontier Division victory over the Indians. PHOENIXVILLE 82, POTTSGROVE 68 » Christian Schaaf’s domination of the distance races keyed the Phantoms in their PAC Frontier Division meet with the Falcons. POTTS TOWN 95, UPPER MERI ON 55 » Ernest McCalvin, Martin Metzger and Malik Brown were double-winners for victorious Pottstown in a PAC Frontier dual. McCalvin and Brown starred in the field with McCalvin topping the shot put (408¼) and javelin (136-0) and Brown in the high jump (60) and long jump (19-6). Metzger swept the hurdles, the 110 in 16.8 and the 300 in 44.9.
Girls track
POPE JOHN PAUL II 100, UPPER PERKIOMEN34» Bridget Plate, Julia Costello and Rebecca Shureman all won two events to key the Golden Panthers’ victory over the Indians in their PAC Frontier Division meet. POTTSGROVE83.5, PHOENIXVILLE66.5» Bolstered by the two-win performances of three competitors, the Falcons outran the Phantoms in their PAC Frontier Division meet.
Chloe Manogue-Shivak dominated the hurdles by taking the 300 intermediates (50.9) and 100 highs (17.8), Diana Randleman won the 200 (27.2) and long jump (15-5½) and Miazziah Rose headed the 100 (12.4) and high jump (5-4). Riley Kappenstein led Pottsgrove with her firsts in the discus (89-8) and javelin (109-3). UPPER MERION 83, POTTSTOWN66 » Bryonna Chimbinja won two events to emerge as the bright spot for the Trojans in their PAC Frontier Division loss to the Vikings.
Boys golf
The Panthers avenged an earlier loss to Woodlynde by winning their Tri-County League rematch.
Drew Adamczak and Ben Griffaton shot 44s to lead Perkiomen (3-2, 3-3). Christian Westrom added a 57 card. HILL SCHOOL 186, HUN SCHOOL235» The Blues shot their lowest team score in nearly a decade, winning their Mid-Atlantic Prep League match with Hun at the PTC Jasna Polana course.
Charlie Musto was low man again for the Hill with a score of two-under-par 34. Drew Steinmetz was only one shot over par at 37, and Stuart Fuller and JackMurray both had personal best scores of 38.