La Salle takes 2nd in state

The La Salle College High School boys cross country team took 2nd place in the PIAA 3A Championships Saturday at Hershey, finishing 25 points behind champion North Allegheny. Drew and Zachary Brill set the pace for the Explorers, finishing 4th and 9th respectively. Max Manganiello was 12th in 17:11 and Michael Lombari took 20th in 17;35. Patrick Coyle chipped in with a 29th-place showing in 18:07 for La Salle.

The Dock girls took 7th in the state at the Class 2A Championships on Saturday, finishing with 151 points in Hershey.

Pacing the Pioneers was Isi Rodriguez with a 16thplace showing in 22:47, followed by Sydney Putera in 17th in 22:50. Also for Dock, Celeste Derstine took 25th in 23:07, Sara Kennel was 43rd in 24:31 and Maddy Churches took 50th in 25:13.

In Boys Class A, Jenkintown took home the title with 44 points. Pacing the Drakes was senior Luke Miller in 3rd with a time of 17:04 and Carter Geer in 4th at 17:05. Also for Jenkintown, Oliver Michell was 8th in 17:18 and Aiden Michell 10th in 17:26. In the 2A boys race, Wood’s Gary Martin took home the title in a sparkling 16:12, outdistancing the field by 25 seconds.

Girls Tennis

WARRIORS DUO IN FINALS » Methacton’s dynamic duo of Hana Nouaime and Alice Liang advanced to the finals of the PIAA 3A Doubles Tournament without dropping a game. The Warriors duo defeated O’Hara’s

Clare Hayden/Jordan Grey 6-0, 6-0 and then knocked off State College’s Quiana Guo and Catelyn Junac 6-0, 6-0. They were scheduled to play the finals Saturday at 3:30 against Peters Township’s Kat Wang and Marra Bruce.

Girls soccer

GMA 2, VILLA MARIA 1 » Hannah Griffin and Samantha Berish provided the goals as the Monarchs rallied for the win in the District 1-3A semifinals on Friday. Cassidy Palazzo picked up an assist, while Grace Galbreath made 13 saves in net.