Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)
Rustin clinches first division title
Emma Nelson had 19 kills and nine digs as West Chester Rustin clinched its first Ches-Mont League American Division volleyball championship with a 25-23, 25-22, 25-21 victory over West Chester Henderson.
Alessia Mattera added 13 kills, 12 digs and six assists as the Golden Knights improved to 10-0 in the American. Callie McGinnis added 29 assists.
“This is a special group of kids,” said Rustin coach Harry Blitzberger. “We have nine seniors who have all chipped in to fill valuable roles, and a group of juniors and sophomores who compete with them everyday in practice and challenge them to play at a high level.
“We’ve had many tight matches in our schedule and our core leaders step up each and every time to make something happen.”
Fiona Pyfer had 17 kills and nine digs and Hope Dusey collected four blocks for the Warriors (11-6).
DOWNINGTOWN WEST 3, OXFORD 0 » Aly Reardon collected 12 kills and Kenzie Pincura nine as the Whippets (7-3, 9-4) posted the Ches-Mont victory, 25-17, 25-15, 25-19. Hailey Lewis added four kills and three aces. Brynn Nanni had four kills and three blocks, Nicole Walker registered four kills and Chloe O’Donnell had seven aces and 17 assists.
For the Hornets, Logan Wolfe had two blocks and four kills, Catie Vanwoert had six kills, Danielle Stackhouse added two aces and 14 digs and Madeline Williams collected 10 assists.
GREAT VALLEY 3, AVON GROVE 0» Lindsay Gal and Maggie Renehan had strong games as the Patriots recorded the 25-14, 25-23, 25-18 ChesMont victory.
VILLA MARIA 3, ST. BASIL 0 » Nicole Cooney had 12 kills and 12 digs as the Hurricanes won the AACA (10-1, 11-3) contest, 25-14, 25-19, 2517. Villa Maria defeated St Basil 3-0 in a match played in Jenkintown. Millie Collins and Alessia Giannandrea both had eight kills, Kelsey Hoff 32 assists, while Molly Dunfee and Alivia Orvieto both had 13 digs and four aces.
Girls Tennis
WEST CHESTER EAST 3, SPRING-FORD 2 » Jill Matje and Jacki Terlizzi won in three sets at second doubles to guide the Vikings past the Rams in the District 1 firstround matchup. Maddie Russell and Amber Nguyen were victorious in straight sets, The Vikings will meet Downingtown East in the quarterfinals. DOWNINGTOWN EAST 4, MOUNT ST. JOSEPH 1 » The Cougars advanced to the District 1 quarterfinals as Sammy Roberts and Maddie Minio recorded singles victories. East will host West Chester East on Thursday. CONESTOGA 4, PHOENIXVILLE 0» The Pioneers (17-1) swept four of the five completed matches to sweep the first- round contest. UNIONVILLE 4, UPPER DUBLIN 1» The Indians dropped just one match in the first round win. They will face secondseeded Conestoga in the quarterfinals.
Boys Cross Country
GREAT VALLEY 15, OCTORARA 50» The Patriots (5-1) took nine of the top 10 spots to roll to the Ches-Mont American victory. Matt Dietrick of Great Valley was first in 18:52, edging out teammate Michael Search. MALVERN PREP 19, HAVERFORD SCHOOL 38 » Peter Borger was first and Collin Hess second as the Friars moved to 5-0 with the Inter-Ac victory.
Girls Cross Country
GREAT VALLEY 23, OCTORARA 37» Amy Willig captured first place as the Patriots (51) collected the Ches-Mont American victory.
Water Polo
MALVERN PREP 9, GERMANTOWN ACADEMY 4 » Issac Salinas had three goals and four steals as the Friars (40, 14-1) won the Inter-Ac matchup. Sean Oates added two goals and an assist, Steven Salle tallied three assists four steals and goalkeeper Griff Delaney made 13 saves.
Girls Soccer
VILLA JOSEPH MARIE 3, VILLA MARIA 2 » Maddie Byrne and Sydney Reid scored as the Hurricanes (7-3, 8-6) fell in the AACA contest. Christin DiGuilio and Grace McLees were standouts in midfield. WEST CHESTER RUSTIN 2, WEST CHESTER HENDERSON 1» Lexxy Band and Gaby Hoffman scored as the Golden Knights (8-1-1, 10-41) outlasted the Warriors in the Ches-Mont conest.
BISHOP SHANAHAN 3, OCTORARA1» Alaina McLaughlin tallied twice for the Eagles in the Ches-Mont victory.
Boys Soccer
KENNETT 6, SUN VALLEY 0 » Nick Brison had three goals and Chris Castenada two as the Blue Demons (10-4) posted the Ches-Mont American opener. BISHOP SHANAHAN 4, OCTORARA 1 » Shimon Hilton had a goal and an assist on his birthday as the Eagles (8-2, 12-3) triumphed in the Ches-Mont contest. Alex Frank, Jake Frank and Aiden Cracken also scored. MALVERN PREP 3, GERMANTOWN ACADEMY 0 » Connor Dillon, Michael Castaldi and Lucas Hammond notched goals as the Friars (3-0, 6-01) stayed unbeaten in the Inter-Ac. Jake Hodloski made four saves. GREAT VALLEY 5, AVON GROVE 2 » Federico Noguera tallied twice as the Patriots (6-5-3) recorded the ChesMont victory. WEST CHESTER RUSTIN 3, WEST CHESTER HENDERSON 2,OT» John Park scored the game-winner in overtime as the Golden Knights (7-31) in the Ches-Mont victory. Christopher Burgess and Callum Grealy also scored for Rustin.
UNIONVILLE 5, COATESVILLE 1» Michael Hewes had two goals and two assists as the Indians posted the ChesMont victory. Eric Greer added a goal and two assists.
Field Hockey
VILLA MARIA 11, VILLA JOSEPH MARIE 0 » Hannah Miller poured in five goals as the Hurricanes (10-0, 131) cruised to the AACA win. Adele Iacobucci added a pair of goals. DOWNINGTOWN WEST 10, OXFORD 0 » Tatum Johnson and Claudia Jaszczak had two goals each as the Whippets (10-0, 15-0) rolled to the Ches-Mont victory. CONESTOGA 5, PENNCREST 0 » Charlotte de Vries scored twice, including her 100th career as the Pioneers routed the Lions in the Central League contest. Kendall McGee also scored twice for Conestoga. WESTTOWN 5, FRIENDS SELECT 1 » Abby Barth had three goals as the Moose (31, 8-2) posted the Friends School League victory. BISHOP SHANAHAN 7, OCTORARA 0 » Abby Bruggeman and Lauren Bradley had two goals each to help the Eagles (5-5, 8-7) collect the Ches-Mont triumph. WEST CHESTER HENDERSON 3, WEST CHESTER RUSTIN 0 » Peighton Bement had a pair of goals as the Warriors blanked the Golden Knights in the Ches-Mont contest.