Lady Little Lions hit milestone win

From CDT staff reports

MILL HALL —The State College girls' soccer team captured the 300th victory in the program's history, beating Central Mountain 4-1 Saturday night at a soggy Don Malinak Stadium.

“I didn’t tell the kids beforehand. I told them on the bus,” State College coach Kevin Morooney said of the milestone. “It’s a good sign of consistency over the years and the sign of a school district that invested in a girls’ soccer program early on.”

Kathleen Warner and Lauren Kenney each had a goal and an assist to lead the Lady Little Lions (7-1). Kelsey Gill and Jamie Glass also found the net with Kelsey Graham adding an assist.

Samantha Lofton assisted Jackie Rodabaugh for the lone goal for the Lady Wildcats (7-1). Sarah Sallade made two saves in the win.

GIRL'S CROSS COUNTRY

Lady Little Lions, Rams run in Carlisle

CARLISLE — State College placed fifth in the prestigious challenge division during Saturday’s Carlisle Meet of Champions.

The Lady Little Lions placed four runners in the top 50, led by senior Lucia Sofo, who finished 17th by running the 3.1-mile course in 19 minutes, 30 seconds. Freshman Tatum Del Bosco was next for State College, placing 30th in 19:55.

“Lucia ran right where she was supposed to run,” State College coach Rebecca Donaghue said. “She hit right on. Tatum is getting stronger. She’s learning how to run and coming on strong every single day at practice and every single meet.”

Chloe Schmidt (32nd, 19:57) and Anne Balogh (46th, 20:12) also placed in the top 50 while Kathryn McNaughton completed the scoring contingent by finishing 87th in 21:12.

Penns Valley finished 42nd in the champions division. Sara Benfer led the Lady Rams by placing 114th in 21:52.

Morgan Grego (153rd, 22:19), Gabrielle Maylock (262nd, 23:46), Katherine McNitt (266nd, 23:53) and Paige Nardozzo (284th, 24:23) completed the Lady Rams’ top five.

“I am very proud of how our girls ran,” Penns Valley coach Scott Brooker said. “The first month of our season has been a little rough and this was a real breakthrough for us.”

P-O runs past West Branch

ALLPORT — Philipsburg-Osceola entered 13 runners in Saturday’s dual meet and recorded a 15-50 victory over an incomplete West Branch squad.

Lauren Simcox led the Mounties in 20:58. Mary Komisar finished second in 22:39, Erika Patrick finished third in 23:16 and Marissa Albert placed fifth in 23:52.

BOY'S CROSS COUNTRY

Little Lions run in tight pack

CARLISLE — State College’s five scoring runners were separated by 29 seconds as the Little Lions finished seventh among 49 teams at Saturday’s Carlisle Meet of Champions.

Paul Crowe led the Little Lion pack, running the 3.1-mile course in 17:19 to place 39th overall. State College’s next four runners were separated by 19 seconds. The group included Colton Gilpin (51st, 17:31), John Crowe (64th, 17:38), Doug Jordan (76th, 17:44) and Peter Lin (83rd, 17:48).

“Those five guys ran excellent times,” State College coach Dave Felice said.

Exeter won the division with a 154 team score. The Little Lions recorded a score of 313, edging Northern York for seventh place by one point.

Rams run strong in Hershey

HERSHEY — Penns Valley placed sixth in the Class AA portion of Saturday’s PIAA Foundation Meet contested on the state championship course.

Peter Kistler led the Rams, finishing in 17:43 and placing 16th. Ryan Brown joined Kistler in the top 30 by running 18:01 and finishing 27th. Will Lush (54th, 18:36), Michael Decker (58th, 18:45) and Matt Fuller (62nd, 18:50) completed Penns Valley’s top five.

The Rams finished with 208 team points. District 10 Fairview won the team title with 96 points.

Mounties topple Warriors

ALLPORT — Chris Patrick and Nick Patrick led the pack as Philipsburg-Osceola earned a 19-36 dual meet victory at West Branch on Saturday.

Chris and Nick Patrick ran times of 19:44 and 19:45, respectively. Greg Kojodanovich finished third for P-O in 19:57 while Zack Hynd placed fifth in 20:34.

GIRL'S TENNIS

Three-setters help State College

ERIE — State College won three matches in three sets to defeat Erie McDowell 4-1 Saturday.

Cara Rangaswamy and Maria DiMuccio rallied in singles matches for the Lady Little Lions (7-2). Rangaswamy picked up a 4-6, 7-6 (5) victory over Abby Taylor at No. 2 and DiMuccio rallied to defeat Rickie Reed 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 at No. 3.

State College’s No. 2 doubles team of Kelly DiMuccio and Becca Rountree also won in three sets while Corinne Jones breezed to a victory at No. 1 singles.