Lynch, Dougherty help O’Hara into PCL tennis final
Caroline Lynch claimed a gritty victory in the No. 2 singles match and Jessica Dougherty followed that up with a straight set win in the No. 3 match as Cardinal O’Hara downed Archbishop Wood, 4-1, in the Philadelphia Catholic League girls tennis semifinals.
The victory keeps the Lions’ hopes of a fourth consecutive league title alive. They will play Lansdale Catholic Friday at Legacy in Philadelphia.
Lynch won the No. 2 match, 6-2, 6-1 in a win that clinched the match for Cardinal O’Hara. The Lions doubles tandems of Kenzie Gardler and Mary Clare Hayden and Lauren Logue and Katherine Total rolled to straight set victories.
In the Inter-Ac League:: EPISCOPAL ACADEMY 7, NOTRE DAME 0 » Ashley Kennedy pulled out a difficult No. 1 singles match over McKenna Bramlage, 6-1, 7-5 to help the Churchwomen remain undefeated. The rest were straight set victories. AGNES IRWIN 4, GERMANTOWN ACADEMY 3 » Renee Repella, Emma Menkowitz and Tiffany Zhong won all three singles matches while Kendall Shaliekya and Rachel Kilger pulled out the No. 2 doubles match to seal the win for Agnes Irwin.
In the Tri-County Independent League: Schools J. M. BARRACK HEBREW 5, WOODLYNDE SCHOOL 0 » Janie Hershman only dropped one game in the No. 2 singles match and Hannah Parish did not drop a single one in the No. 3 match for Jack M. Barrack.
In the Ches-Mont League: DOWNINGTOWN WEST 7, SUN VALLEY 0 » Olivia Warren took home three games in the No. 3 singles match and the tandem of Hailey Foreacre and Kaitlin Lynch won two games in the No. 3 doubles match for the Vanguards.
In nonleague action: SACRED HEART 4, HAVERFORD 3 » Senior Emma Burhop won 6-2, 6-2 in the No. 3 singles match for the Fords (5-10). Caroline Lewers won the No. 2 singles match in straight sets and Lindsey Dowd and Mary Dooner won a grueling No. 2 doubles match in three sets for Sacred Heart. RIDLEY 6, ACADEMY PARK 1 » Rajah Azor got things off to a good start for the Knights winning the No. 1 singles match in straight sets but the Raiders took over from there. Maddie Carlson won the No. 2 match 6-3, 7-5 and Quinaysia Payne won the No. 3 match 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
Field Hockey
Freshman Kylie with 10 minutes to
Gioia’s third goal came play in overtime, lifting Marple Newtown to a 4-3 decision over Upper Darby. Kristen Rutecki also scored for the Tigers. Grace Muldoon powered the Royals with two goals and an assist.
Elsewhere in the Central League: HAVERFORD 2, HARRITON 0 » Sophomore sensation Caroline Boornazian netted both Haverford goals. Kelsy Knapp also scored for the Fords (10-2, 6-1). STRATH HAVEN 2, PENNCREST 1 » Nina Santisi and Katie Capalbo got a goal apiece in the first half and the Panthers (6-4-1, 5-2) held on the rest of the way. Haven’s Kay Walker made eight saves. Kerry Payton tallied and goalie Audrey Bassett made 14 saves for the Lions. GARNET VALLEY 0, LOWER MERION 0 » Megan Finnegan made three saves for the Jags in a double-OT draw with the Aces.
In the Inter-Ac League: EPISCOPAL ACADEMY 4, SCHA 0 » Kathleen Anderson, Olivia Tuma, Kelly Smith and Melanie Lim shared the goal scoring duties for the Churchwomen (10-1, 3-1). Bridget Boyle and Caroline Kelly (three saves) combined for the shutout. NOTRE DAME 5, GERMANTOWN ACADEMY 0 » Tina D’Anjolell potted two goals and one assist and Lauren Curran tallied twice for the Irish (8-0-2, 4-0).
In the Bicentennial League: JENKINTOWN 8, DELCO CHRISTIAN 0 » Not much went the way of the Knights, who fell to 1-11 overall.
In nonleague action: AGNES IRWIN 2, ARCHBISHOP CARROLL 1 » Emma van der Veen came through in overtime with the winning goal off an assist by Ciaran Scott. Paige DiLullo stopped two shots in net for the Owls (7-3).
Volleyball
Breanna Hickey had 13 kills, four aces and seven digs and Lauren Garvey had nine kills and five aces to lead Cardinal O’Hara to a 3-1 Philadelphia Catholic League victory over St. Hubert. The individual game scores were 2517, 22-25, 25-16 and 25-9.
Siobhan Boylan added nine kills and four blocks for the Lions (12-3, 6-1).
In the Ches-Mont League: SUN VALLEY 3, AVON GROVE 0 » Hannah Vickers had 10 kills, 17 assists and 11 digs, Olivia Nickerson had 10 kills and 16 digs and Rachel DeCarlo added 16 digs for the Vanguards (10-5, 7-4). The individual game scores were 25-17, 25-22 and 25-23.
In the Inter-Ac League: AGNES IRWIN 3, SCHA 1 » Dayna Thomas led the comeback for the Owls in the fourth set with seven straight serves and four aces.