Today in high school sports: Sept. 16, 2017
A roundup of Saturday’s high school sports results:
Boys’ soccer
Koleno goal gives Bald Eagle Area victory over Philipsburg-Osceola
It took a perfect set piece, but the Bald Eagle Area boys’ soccer team was finally able to solve the Philipsburg-Osceola defense Saturday morning at Alumni Stadium.
Seth Koleno’s goal with 16:15 left decided the Eagles’ soccer victory over Philipsburg-Osceola. Koleno headed in a long throw-in from Garrett Barnhart to beat Mounties keeper Jaylen Johnson.
The win improved the Eagles to 5-1 on the season.
With nearly the entire game played in the P-O defensive end, the Mounties still allowed only nine shots, with Johnson making three saves.
Hunter Etters did not need to make a save for the shutout, with P-O (0-4) managing only two shots and none on goal.
Little Lions shut out Huskies
LEWISTOWN State College blanked Mifflin County 2-0 Saturday afternoon.
Nkosi Govere and Sander Schjoelberg netted the goals, one in each half, while the defense posted the fourth shutout of the season for the Little Lions (5-1-1).
Fernando del Castillo assisted on Schjoelberg’s header midway through the second half to provide a little insurance in the win.
Cross country
St. Joe’s runs strong at Invitational
NEWVILLE St. Joseph’s cross country finished second in the boys’ race and third in the girls’ race at the Ben Bloser Bulldog Invitational on Saturday.
Both Wolves teams ran in the Class A race. The boys had 58 points, with all seven runners finishing in the top 30, while the Lady Wolves had 130 points behind four top-30 runners. York Catholic (52 points) won the boys’ race and Manheim Township (52 points) took the girls’ event.
Carter Kauffman’s runner-up finish paced the St. Joseph’s boys with a run of 17 minutes, 15 seconds over 5 kilometers. Isaac Hyman followed in eighth in 17:58.
Sera Mazza was fourth in the girls’ race in 19:35 and Julia Cusatis took 12th in 20:09.
Girls’ soccer
Lady Rams stumble against Wildcats
MIFFLINBURG Penns Valley fell to 2-3 on the season with a 4-1 loss to Mifflinburg on Saturday morning in a non-league contest.
Riley Griffith scored two goals for the Wildcats, with one each for Vanessa Martin and Macie Schaure.
Katie Martell netted the Lady Rams’ score, pouncing on a rebound of Aliyah Fetterolf’s initial try, blocked by keeper Bedkki Weller. The tally was Martell’s second goal of the season.
Dayna Brown made six saves for the Lady Rams.
Field hockey
State College drops 3 on road
SELINSGROVE State College suffered three losses in a 24-hour stretch, falling 2-1 to Mifflin County on Friday afternoon, 2-1 to Selinsgrove on Saturday morning and 4-0 to Crestwood on Saturday afternoon.
Saturday’s losses were suffered during Turf Fest at the Grove. Alyssa Dunlap scored the goal in the loss to the host Seals, while Megan Hoffman netted the winner in overtime and Grace Biddle made four saves for State College.
Morghan Murphy scored two of Crestwood’s goals in the second game. Biddle made three saves in goal.
On Friday, Kelsey Love posted the Lady Little Lion tally, while Biddle was busy with 13 saves.
This story was originally published September 16, 2017 at 11:25 PM with the headline "Today in high school sports: Sept. 16, 2017."