BAL announces all-league girls lacrosse

Girls lacrosse

BAL ALL-LEAGUE » The BAL announced its girls lacrosse all-conference teams. There was certainly a local flavor to it as Jenkintown’s Sarah Cummings was player of the year. Dock’s Emma Kratz was named offensive player of the year, Jenkintown’s Liv Spoerl was named defensive player of the year and Dock’s Michelle Waldspurger was named coach of the year.

Cummings currently leads her team in virtually every statistical category, including total points, ground balls, caused turnovers and the fewest turnovers of any starting midfield or attack player. She has been named first team All-BAL since her freshman year and was awarded the All-Academic PASLA Lacrosse team last year.

Kratz is Dock’s co-captain, 2021 first team allleague member and coleague MVP. This year she amassed 15 goals and 11 assists.

Spoerl is a midfielder for Jenkintown and has been instrumental in the Drakes’ success. She also has 23 goals on the season and is near the top in ground balls (43) and caused turnovers (22). She was also first-team last season.

Waldspurger is in her third year of the Pioneers program and helped them post an 8-7 regular-season record and a berth in the District 1-2A playoffs for the second consecutive season.

Other first-team members from Dock were Abby Mellinger, Katherine Wenzel and Kenzie Derstine. Other first-team members from Jenkintown were Mia Visominski, Kaelin DiMaria and Katie McGrath.

Baseball

STRATH HAVEN 2, UPPER MORELAND 1 » Nick Corritore

ripped a clutch RBI double in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift fifthseeded Strath Haven to a 2-1 triumph over No. 12 Upper Moreland in the opening round of the District 1 Class 5A tournament.

Corritore belted a 2-2 pitch to left field to chase home Pak with the winning run. It was the second RBI of the game for Corritore, who went 3-for-3. He singled in Mike Valente in the fifth inning to break a scoreless tie.

Softball

INTERBORO 6, UPPER MERION 5» The No. 6 Bucs rallied to score three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to send No. 11 Upper Merion home with a 6-5 loss in the opening round of the District 1 Class 5A tournament Monday.

Interboro (14-7) travels to No. 3 Upper Perkiomen for a quarterfinal round game Wednesday.

Dani Linker provided the heroics when she lofted a sacrifice fly to bring home Mare Magle with the winning run. Linker singled twice, tripled and scored a pair of runs.

Winning pitcher Jules Bergen added two hits, including a double, and an RBI for the Bucs. Jill Gray relieved Bergen in the top of the seventh and pitched out of a bases loaded jam.

Boys lacrosse

LANSDALE CATHOLIC 19, BOYS LATIN CHARTER 1 » Colin Corbett collected six assists, including his 100th career point, as the Crusaders won big in the District 12-4A semifinals. Connor Mann added four goals and two assists, while Patch Flannery also scored three goals. Pat McKeever chipped in with three goals and five assists for LC, which will play for the District 12-4A title on Thursday.