Broadneck volleyball wins region title
It was fairly easy to handicap how the No. 2 Broadneck volleyball team won a region title on Wednesday.
The Bruins simply put on a championship-level performance, so much that even No. 10 Severna Park’s best effort might not have been enough.
Broadneck used sustained runs in each set and swept Severna Park on Wednesday, 25-11, 25-16, 25-8, in the Class 4A East Region II final.
The Bruins advance to the state quarterfinals. Their opponent will be determined Thursday morning.
“They served us off the court. They ran a nice offense. They hit where they wanted to. They beat our blocks. They found holes in our defense all over the place,” Severna Park coach Tim Dunbar said. “They played a really nice match. It wasn’t a case of we played poorly, that’s why we lost. We played poorly because they made us play poorly.”
The Bruins used a seven-point run in the first, a five-point run in the second and runs of 11 and10 points in the third to pull away in each. The region title is their 11th and first since 2009.
EmmaQuandt led the Bruins with11kills, six digs and six service points.
No. 1 Westminster 3, No. 8 Mount Hebron 0: Led by senior hitter Jilienne Widener, the Owls (16-0) took down the Vikings in straight sets (28-26, 25-18, 25-18) and earned their fourth regional title and third in as many seasons.
Widener led the way with 27 kills and added four digs and three aces. Kasey Thomas, a senior libero, totaled 14 digs, while senior setter Emily Stauder handed out 26 assists.
Westminster is set to host a state quarterfinal match Friday.
No. 6 Century 3, Oakland Mills 0: The host Knights (14-2) displayed a balanced offense and polished off the Scorpions (5-12) in straight sets (25-12, 25-13, 25-16) to earn a championship plaque and advance to the state tournament for the first time in eight years.
Junior outside hitter Maria Acaron pitched in on offense with seven kills, with senior outside hitter Carolina Mastria posting a team-high 11 for Century.
Mary Huber, a junior opposite hitter, added six kills while senior libero Ally Everton collected 12 digs. Ali Whitworth, Century’s senior setter who came over this season from Liberty, had 23 assists to go with seven kills.
No. 3 Arundel 3, No. 12 Howard 0: Topseeded Arundel earned the straight-set victory, 3-0, over visiting Howard to claim the 4A East Region I championship. It’s the sixth region title for the Wildcats and third in the last four years.
Northeast-AA 3, Easton 1: The fourthseeded Eagles went on the road and captured the 3A South Region II championship in four sets. It’s the third region title for the program and first since 1989.
Field hockey
No. 7 Dulaney 2, Quince Orchard 0: The Lions (15-1) dominated time of possession, shots on goal and penalty corners and blanked the Cougars (14-4), 2-0, in a Class 4A state semifinal at Broadneck High.
Dulaney will play in the state finals at Washington College on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 4 p.m. against the winner of Severna Park and Old Mill.
It will be Dulaney’s fifth trip to the state finals and third in a row.
Senior Sidney Snyder scored the first goal 3:32 into the game for a 1-0 lead after the second of Dulaney’s 17 penalty corners was inserted by Becca Puente.
No. 12 Westminster 2, Huntingtown 1, OT: Jess Kent scored with 7:35 left in overtime and the Owls will play Urbana in the 3A state final at Washington College on Saturday.
Urbana 3, River Hill 1: Urbana (14-1) entered its field hockey semifinal against River Hill (10-5-1) with only four goals allowed all season.
The Hawks from Frederick County allowed their fifth goal of the season Wednesday, but it didn’t matter. Urbana, led by an athletic midfield and three different goal scorers, defeated River Hill, 3-1, to advance to the program’s first state championship game.
Urbana (14-1) will play Westminster on Saturday at Washington College in the Class 3A championship.