Mount 2nd, La Salle 5th at PIAA Champs
Olivia Wirsching paced the Mount St. Joseph golf team with a 12-over 84 as the Magic took second place in the PIAA Girls Class AAA team championship Wednesday at the Heritage Hills Golf Resort in York.
Mount finished with a team total for 258, edging out Erie Villa Maria’s 259 for silver as the Magic placed in the state top three for the fifth consecutive season. North Allegheny took first with a score for 240.
Clare Gimpel carded a 14-over 86 for Mount St. Joseph while Brianna Mahon had a 16-over 88. Maya Trujillo shot a 20-over 92 and Lia Priolo had a 22-over 94.
In Boys Class AAA, La Salle took fifth place with a score of 310. Unionville won the state title with a 292.
Steve Lorenzo led the Explorers with a 5-over 76 while Buddy Hansen, Frank Gregor and Matt Law also shot 7-over 78. Tim Lorenzo added a 12-over 83.
Field Hockey
CB SOUTH 2, METHACTON 1
(OT) » Methacton’s first loss ended its season as Kasey Dietzel’s goal on a penalty stroke with five seconds left in overtime gave No. 15 Central Bucks South an upset win over the No. 2 Warriors in the District 1-3A second round.
Emily Owens scored on a penalty stroke for Methacton (20-1).
Casey Reilley had the first goal while Jillian Heilig made 17 saves for the Titans (12-7-1), who face Owen J. Roberts or Downingtown East in the quarterfinals Friday. CB South 2, Methacton 1 (OT) Goals: M-Emily Owens (penalty stroke); CBS-Casey Reilly, Kasey Dietzel (penalty stroke) Saves: Jillian Heilig (CBS) 17; Molly Frey (M) 2. Corners: Methacton 15; CB South 2.
Girls volleyball
MERION MERCY 3, GMA 1 » Gwynedd Mercy took the second set 25-17 to tie Wednesday’s District 1-3A quarterfinal, but top-seeded Merion Mercy claim the next two sets to end the No. 8 Monarchs’ season.
Lizzy Ferguson had 12 kills, 16 digs and two blocks for GMA while Grace Van Thuyne finished with 17 assists and two aces. Merion Mercy 3, GMA 1
Gwynedd Mercy 19 25 12 22 — 1 Merion Mercy 25 17 25 25 — 3
Gwynedd Mercy: Lauren Wells 6 kills; Lizzy Ferguson 12 kills, 16 digs, 2 blocks; Nastassja Corrado 5 kills, 4 digs, 1 ace; McKenzie Humphrey 4 kills, 4 blocks; Katherine Denitz 5 kills, 2 blocks, 1 ace; Natalie Morris 6 digs; Olivia Carton 5 digs; Grace Van Thuyne 17 assists, 2 aces; Sarah Holland 11 assists.
GERMANTOWN ACADEMY 3, BALDWIN SCHOOL 0
» Behind nine kills and eight aces from Jenna Schumann, and the Patriots earned an Inter-Ac win Tuesday. GA 3, Baldwin School 0
Germantown Ac. 25 25 25 — 3 Baldwin School 19 14 18 — 0
GA statistics: Jenna Schumann nine kills (team high), one dig, one block, and eight aces; Alison Weber eight kills, one ace, and five digs; Natalie Schildt five kills, three digs, one block, and one ace; Gina Porter four kills and two blocks; Emily Lindgren one ace; Sarah Lindgren one kill; Libero Shannon Topley seven digs (team high), and two assists; Setter Caitlyn Priore 23 assists (team high), and three digs.