Lady Dutch shut out Hollidaysburg for road win Dutch tennis team wins at Punxsutawney

The St. Marys Area Lady Dutch softball team brought home a 4-0 road win over Hollidaysburg on Tuesday afternoon to remain undefeated on the season.

Kendall Young went the distance in the circle for the Lady Dutch, giving up three hits, walking two, and striking out 15. She also helped her own cause with a home run in the fourth inning.

Maria Malone pitched for Hollidaysburg, giving up four hits and striking out 15.

Batters for St. Marys went down in order in the top of the opening inning, and Young struck out the side in the home half of the inning.

Both teams went down in order in the second inning.

After the Lady Dutch went down in order in the top of the third, Hollidaysburg got their first base runner of the game in the bottom of the inning as Olivia Knab drew a two-out walk but was left stranded.

The fourth inning proved to be the difference in the game as the Lady Dutch scored all four of their runs. Shannon Kaiser led off by reaching base on an error. Following a bunt single by Olivia Eckels, Kaiser scored on a single by Kara Hanslovan to put St. Marys on the board leading 1-0. Eckels and Hanslovan both scored on Young’s home run, which made the score 4-0 in favor of St. Marys. The next three batters went down in order.

In the bottom of the inning, Sydney Shay drew a two-out walk for Hollidaysburg but was left stranded.

The only other player to get on base for the Lady Dutch the rest of the way was Brianna Grotzinger, who led off the top of the seventh inning with a triple.

Hollidaysburg left runners stranded on second in both the sixth and seventh innings.

The Lady Dutch are scheduled to next be in action on Saturday when they play host to Punxsutawney in an 11 a.m. game.

St. Marys Area Shannon Kaiser 3-1-0, Olivia Eckels 3-1-1, Kara Hanslovan 2-1-1, Ava Buzard 1-0-0, Kendall Young 3-1-1, Brianna Grotzinger 3-0-1, Gianna Surra 2-0-0, Joey Forster 1-0-0, Lindsey Reiter 3-0-0, Janelle Krug 3-0-0, Lauren Mosier 2-0-0. Totals 26-4-4.

Hollidaysburg Brianna Dawson 3-0-0, Kaelyn Neeley 3-0-0, Olivia Vincent 3-0-0, Sydney Shay 2-0-1, Zoie Estep 3-00, Maria Malone 3-0-1, Avery Matherne 3-0-0, Madison McLanahan 2-0-0, Olivia Knab 1-01. Totals 23-0-3.

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The St. Marys Area boys’ tennis team was in action in Punxsutawney on Tuesday afternoon and brought home a 5-2 win over the Chucks.

“This win both showed how far we have come and also made it clear that we have to be committed to improving in practice,” said St. Marys Area head coach Tim Henry. “At the net, they were a bit more aggressive, so we were fortunate to win two of the three doubles matches. Ryan (Holjencin) made a huge difference in this contest. He used his variety of spins and smart shot selection to give us two important match wins. Dylan (Aiello) at number one was definitely challenged and managed to keep loose enough in the tiebreaker to eventually pull it out. Sherry is a good tennis player, as was shown by their win in first doubles, so Dylan’s finding a way to beat him is a quality result. Nate (Eckert) also deserves a lot of credit for picking up two points. Dominic’s steady presence at third doubles with Liam’s athletic ability were also nice to watch.”

At first singles, SMA’s Dylan Aiello won 6-2, 7-6(9) against Punxsutawney’s Braxton Sherry. At second singles, the Chucks’ Ben Gigliotti won 6-3, 7-5 against SMA’s Jon Chamberlin. At third

singles, Dutchman Ryan Holjencin won 6-2, 6-0 against Punxsutawney’s Aramy Ferrent. At fourth singles, Nate Eckert picked up a win for the Dutch, defeating

Zarin Spearing 7-6(5), 6-3.

At first doubles, the Punxsutawney duo of Braxton Sherry and Ben Bigliotti won 8-4 over SMA’s Dylan Aiello and

Jon Chamberlin. At second doubles, SMA’s Ryan Holjencin and Nate Eckert defeated Aramy Ferrent and Zarin Spearing 8-5. At third doubles, the Dutch duo of Dominic

Aiello and Liam Brem won 8-4 against Punxsutawney’s Josh Shoemaker and Alex Deppin.

“This team plays hard and produces the best tennis we can when it matters,” Henry said. “With a bit of luck and hard work on the practice court, we should be able to take some of the lessons this match taught us and be better come time for districts.”

St. Marys Area is scheduled to be back in action today when the Dutch play host to crosstown rival ECC in a 3:30 p.m. match.