HS roundup: Here’s what happened from Aug. 30-Sept. 4 in Centre County high school sports

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The fall sports season kicked into high gear this week as soccer, field hockey and cross country teams got their seasons started.

State College cross country dominated at the Big Valley Invitational, while Bellefonte, Philipsburg-Osceola and Penns Valley runners also came home with medals. Freshman Saint Joseph’s golfer Chris Warner also had a big week, hitting a hole-and-one on Tuesday.

Here are some of the highlights of Week 2:

Cross country

Big Valley Invitational: Runners from State College, Penns Valley, Philipsburg-Osceola and Bellefonte competed Saturday at the Big Valley Invitational in Reedsville. State College placed first in Class 3A and overall on both the boys and girls sides, with team scores of 35 and 42, respectively. Junior Marlee Kwasnica paced the field with an opening mile of 5:40. She finished with a time of 18:56 to place first individually in Class 3A and second overall. Also finishing in the top 20 overall for State College were: Amy Devan (seventh in 20:00); Natalie Koncoski (eighth in 20:01); Chloe Poindexter (15th in 21:04); Abigail Bigger (16th in 21:21) and Grace Morningstar (17th in 21:22). On the boys side, State College swept the top three places in 3A, and three of the top four overall. Charles Endres placed first overall in 16:16, followed by Nick Sloff (third in 16:21) and Trent Dinant (fourth in 16:25). Tony Tzolov placed 11th overall in 17.06 and Griffin Selber was 19th in 17.31. The Penns Valley girls placed second in Class 1A and eighth overall. The Rams were led by Anna Stitzer, who placed first in Class 1A and third overall, finishing in 19:12. Alexis Durn placed fourth in 1A and 13th overall in 21:01. Penns Valley’s boys team didn’t have enough runners to qualify for a team score, but were led by McClain Reamer, who placed fourth in Class 1A (45th overall) in 18:46, and Simon Smith, who finished fifth in Class 1A (53rd overall) in 19:02. Philipsburg-Osceola’s girls team finished third in Class 2A and seventh overall with 71 points. Jaylee Cook led the Mounties, placing ninth in Class 2A (32 overall) in 22:58, followed by Manna Potter, who finished 14th in Class 2A (40th overall) in 23:21. Philipsburg-Osceola’s boys team finished eighth in Class 2A and 14th overall with 354 points. Chad Muckey led the Mounties, finishing 10th in Class 2A (25th overall) in 17:43. Bellefonte’s boys team finished second in Class 2A and fourth overall with 144 points. The Raiders were led by Chase Ebeling, who placed fourth in Class 2A (12th overall) in 17:09. Bellefonte’s girls team finished fourth in Class 2A and 10th overall, with 90 points. The Raiders were led by Ashleigh Aukerman, who finished 12th in Class 2A (35 overall) in 23:08.

Field Hockey

State College: State College opened its season with a 1-0 win over North Allegheny on Saturday. The Little Lions had 19 shots from eight different players, earning four penalty corners and giving up no shots on goal or penalty corners. State College’s lone goal came with 12:21 left in the game when Phebe Herlocher found the back of the cage after a flurry in front of the net. Leah Moyer led the Little Lions’ defense, and Molly Schreiner earned the shutout in goal.

Golf

Saint Joseph’s vs. BEA: Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy freshman golfer Chris Warner made history on Tuesday when he hit a hole-in-one — the first in school history — in a match against Bald Eagle Area at Skytop. Warner and Luke Duckworth competed against BEA’s two golfers, Jeffre Pifer and Noah Foltz, while Tim Peters, Dmitri Cornali and Jun Park competed in exhibition. “Chris sunk his first, and our program’s first, in-competition hole-in-one — he hit nothing but cup,” Saint Joseph’s coach Chad Walsh said. “It was crazy, because just a few minutes before, Tim came within an inch of doing the same thing on the same hole. It was a great shot and cool experience for any golfer.”

Soccer

Bald Eagle Area Boys Kickoff Tournament: Bellefonte finished first at the BEA tournament on Saturday, after defeating Penns Valley, then shutting out Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy 6-0 in the finals. Saint Joseph’s beat BEA 2-1 to make the championship.

State College (boys): State College’s boys soccer team opened its season with a win, downing Williamsport 1-0.

Bellefonte (girls): Bellefonte dropped a 6-2 game to Selinsgrove and a 2-1 game to Juniata in the Red Raider Classic on Saturday.

Girls tennis

State College: State College improved to 2-0 on the season with a 4-1 win over Carlisle on Monday. Results for singles were: Quiana Guo (SC) def. Natalie O’Niell 6-1, 6-0; Callie Culberston (C) def. Kelly Steel 7-5, 6-0; and Madeline Miller (SC) def. Rory Ade 1-6, 6-2, 10-4. Doubles: Emily Zhang/Allison Norloff (SC) def. Olivia Myers/Morgan Potions 6-1, 6-1; and Marissa Xu/Jordan Dye (SC) def. Lilly Puher/Macy Barnhoff 6-3, 7-5. “The girls did a nice job again today,” State College coach Jane Borden said. “We are still learning to manage our nerves and get off to a good start at the beginning of matches.”

State College: The Little Lions extended their win streak to three with a 5-0 win over Central Dauphin East on Tuesday. Singles results were: Quiana Guo (SC) def. Julia Miller 8-0; Kelly Steel (SC) def. Lizzy Yetter 8-0; Madeline Miller (SC) def. Rachel Lasuer. Doubles: Emily Zhang/Allison Norloff(SC) def. Ashmita Chamlogic/ Sabina Mager 8-0; and Marissa Xu/Jordan Dye(SC) def. Ishmerti Neopany/Densley Mogene 8-0.

State College: State College’s undefeated season came to an end on Friday when the Little Lions fell 3-2 to Cumberland Valley. Singles results were: Quiana Guo (SC) def. Esack 6-2,6-2; Emily Leach (CV) def. Kelly Steel 6-3, 6-2; and Ashley Ross (CV) def. Madeline Miller 6-4, 6-2. Doubles: Via Odhagakumar/Mia Lomada (CV) def. Emily Zhang/Allison Norloff 7-6(7-3), 1-6, 7-6(7-0); and Marissa Xu/Jordan Dye(SC) def. Rian Kruelski/Joan Kotapati 7-6(7-3), 5-7, 6-2. The little Lions fall to 3-1.

This story was originally published September 5, 2021 at 12:34 PM.