PHOTO PROVIDED St. John Neumann’s senior Jeffrey Hamilton (seated, center) signs his letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic career at Misericordia University to play soccer. Also in the front row picture are Jeffrey’s mother and stepfather Michelle and Ken Smith, his grandparents Paul H. and Tacie Rooney. In the back from left are his brother Josh, Loyalsock soccer coach Justin VanFleet, St. John Neumann’s sporting director Frank Lupacchino, and St. John Neumann’s director Alisia McNamee.
St. John Neumann defeated Sugar Valley on Friday afternoon 24:10 in baseball.
The Golden Knights took the lead with three runs after the first inning and never gave up the lead. JerVal Weeks-Shuler, Jeff Hamilton and Naseer Dymeck all had two hits, and Weeks-Shuler and Hamilton both ran four runs each.
Kane Wright won on the hill.
Lewisburg and Mifflinburg were drawn 4-4 after eight innings when play was interrupted due to darkness. Mifflinburg prevailed 3-3 in the third inning and both teams scored a run in the seventh.
Hayden Ward went 2v2 and combined a five-inning one-hitter with Cooper Kitchen when Canton defeated Muncy 13-3. Kitchen added a hit and two RBIs while Brendan Matthews was 1-2 with one RBI and two runs. Ethan Landis had a hit, two RBIs, and a run. Gio Persun scored an RBI double for Muncy.
Loyalsock defeated Bloomsburg 3-1. Nick Barone took a double 2 to 4 and Cooper Larson went 1 to 3. The Lancers held Bloomsburg for just three hits.
• Central Columbia defeated South Williamsport 7-1 in high school softball. Mea Cosentino threw a one-hitter for the Blue Jays and knocked out 13. She threw 71 pitches, 55 of which were strikes.
The two teams were goalless through four innings before the Blue Jays scored four hits in the fifth inning when Payton Crawford scored a triple home run.
• In boys ‘tennis, Muncy beat South Williamsport 4-1. The Mounties’ only win was the No. 1 singles, in which Logan Ogden beat Kaleb Meyer 4-6, 6-3, 10-5 in a tough match .
Ernie Coppes won for the Indians 6: 4, 6: 1 against Ross Flerlage and Marshall Rothrock 6: 0, 7: 5 against Brock Weaver 3: 1.
Hughesville defeated Bloomsburg 5-0. Logan Burns won 6-0, 6-3 on the No. 1 singles, Mikey Dylina won the No. 2 singles, 6-0, 6-1 and the No. 3 -Singles brought Austin Young a 6-0 6-3 win.
With the win, the Spartans are now 3-4.
Towanda defeated North Penn-Liberty 6-1. The Mounties won doubles No. 2 when Ian Beck and Dylon Eveland scored a 6-1, 6-3 win over Ryan O’Connor and Nate Spencer.
Loyalsock defeated Shikellamy 3-2. Jett Pulizzi scored a 6-1, 7-5 win in the No. 3 singles for the Lancers. Loyalsock won both doubles matches by Forfeit.
Sean Jensen fell as the No. 1 individual for the Lancers to CJ Doebler, 6-7, 6-2, Superset Tiebreak, 11-8.
The Lock Haven University golf team ushered in a new era when Ashley Lawson, Kylee Lobb and Kayla Mushala tied for the first time in school history at the PSAC Championships in Hershey.
The trio of student athletes will go down in LHU Athletics history as the first member of the Bald Eagle Golf Team. In August 2018, the LHU announced the inclusion of women’s golf on the university level.
For coach Chad Anthony, who was named the first women golf coach in school history in March 2020, the PSAC Championship marked the first time he had seen his team in a competitive setting due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lobb shot a 132, Lawson a 141, and Mushala a 143.
Junior Caden Fisher and sophomore Rylie Mong garnered top rankings to highlight the Friday afternoon of the Mansfield University athletics team at the Alfred State Early Season Invitational.
At the end of the meeting, the Mounties achieved a total of eight top 5 placements.
Fisher started the day in the 110-meter hurdles and finished first with a time of 17.01, a second faster than the rest of the field.
Mong, a graduate of the Warrior Run, took her second straight win with a PR in the pole vault with a mark of 3.35 meters. This brand brings them to third place in the conference ranking.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
ST. JOHN Neumann 24, Sugar Valley 10
(6 INNINGS)
Neumann 463 56 – 24 11 0
Sugar Valley 131 131 – 10 7 4
Kane Wright, Caleb Neidig, Naseer Dymeck, Matt Harbach and Keon Burkholder. Corbin Homan, Leeber, Nearhoff and Vonada. W – Wright. L-Homan.
Top St. John Neumann Hitter: JerVal Weeks-Shuler 2-3, 4 RBIs, 2 BB; Jeff Hamilton 2-6, 4 RBIs; Matt Harbach 1-2, 3 RBIs; Naseer Dymeck 2-2, 2 RBIs. Top Sugar Valley Hitter: Corbin Homan 3-3, RBI; Leigey 2-4, 2 RBIs.
Records: St. John Neumann (3-0). Next game: St. John Neumann am Bucktail, Monday, 4.30 p.m.
Canton 13, Muncy 3
(5 INNINGS)
Muncy 201 00-3 1 2
Canton 214 33–13 8 1
Branson Eyer, Alex Maioriana (4) and Gio Persun. Hayden Ward, Cooper Kitchen, 3, and Cameron Bellows. W – kitchen, (2-1). L-Eyer, (0-1).
Top Muncy Hitter: Persun 1-3, 2B, RBI. Top Canton Hitter: Bellows 1-1, 2 runs, RBI; Kitchen 1-2, 2 RBIs, run; Weston Bellows 1-3; Hudson Ward 1-3, 2 runs; Hayden Ward 2-2, 2 runs; Brendan Matthews 1-2, RBI, 2 runs; Ethan Landis 1-2, 2 RBIs, running.
Records: Canton (4-1), Muncy (2-2).
Loyalsock 3, Bloomsburg 1
Loyalsock 020 001 0 – 3 8 0
Bloomsburg 000 000 1 – 1 3 3
Cavanaugh, Laubach (7) and Larson. Staid, Berain and (n / a). W – Cavanaugh. L – Staid.
Top Loyalsock Hitter: Nick Barone 2-4, 2B; Cooper Larson 1-3.
Records: Loyalsock (1-1). Next game: Hughesville in Loyalsock, 4:30 p.m. Monday
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
Central Columbia 7,
South Williamsport 1
Central 000 040 3 – 7 6 0
South 000 010 0 – 1 1 2
Mea Cosentino and Payton Crawford. Aleigha Rieppel, Claire Alexandra (5) and Olivia Beck. W – Cosentino. L – Rieppel.
Central Columbia top hitter: Payton Crawford, 2 hits, 3-run HR; Emmie Rowe 2 hits, 2 RBIs.
BOYS TENNIS
Muncy 4,
South Williamsport 1
SINGLES
1. Logan Ogden (SW) def. Caleb Meyer, 4-6, 6-3, 10-5; 2. Ernie Coppes (M) def. Ross Flerlage, 6-4, 6-1; 3. Marshall Rothrock (M) def. Brock Weaver, 6-0, 7-5.
DOUBLE
1. Cruz Nagle / Rowan Revate (M) def. Ryan Branton / Caleb Jackson, 6-1, 6-1; 2. COnner McLean / Dylan Hovenstine (M) def. Zach McGuire / Luke Sanford, 6-2, 6-3.
Hughesville 5, Bloomsburg 0
SINGLES
1. Logan Burns (H) def. Andy Madara, 6-0, 6-3; 2. Mikey Dylina (H) def. John Mylin, 6-0, 6-1; 3. Austin Young (H) def. Levi Fritz, 6-0, 6-3.
DOUBLE
1. Mason Thomas / Chase Michael (H) def. Jake Crane / Nate Pegg, 6-0, 6-0; 2. Austin McKeon / Landon Corbin (H) expires.
Records: Hughesville (3-4).
Towanda 6, NP-Liberty 1
SINGLES
1. Jayden Wise (T) def. River Hicks-Lee, 6-1, 6-1; 2. Dacion Yrigollen (T) def. Allen Weed, 6-0, 6-2; 3. Rien Aldetfer (T) def. Ian Beck, 6-1, 6-2; 4. Luke Tarani (T) def. Dylon Eveland, 6-1, 6-1; 5. Towanda won by loss.
DOUBLE
1. Jayden Wise / Rien Aldefer (T) def. River Hicks-Lee / Allen Weed, 6-2, 6-2; 2. Ian Beck / Dylon Eveland (NPL) def. Ryan O’Connor / Nate Spencer, 6-1, 6-3.
Records: NP-Liberty (0-3).
Loyalsock 3, Shikellamy 2
SINGLES
1. CJ Doebler (S) def. Sean Jensen, 6-7, 6-2, 11-8; 2. Jeff Pulizzi (L) def. Micah Stahl, 6-1, 7-5; 3. Luke Fatool (S) def. Liam Bastian, 5-7, 7-6, 10-3.
DOUBLE
1. Loyal sock expires; 2. Loyal sock expires.
SMALL LANGUAGE
Blaise Alexander 14,
Muncy Bank & Trust 3
(MONTOURSVILLE / MUNCY INTERLEAGUE)
Blaise Alexander 030 (11) – 14 9 3
Muncy Bank & Trust 201 0 – 3 3 3
Noah Kirby, Jay Houseknecht (3) and Bryce Parker, Noah Kirby (3). Cameron Caldwell, Brody Goss (4) and Brody Goss, Liam Schrawder (4). W – Kirby. L-Goss.
Top Blaise Alexander Hitter: Talon McKenna 4-4, 2B, 2 RBIs, 2 runs; CJ Lucas 2B, 3B, 3 RBIs, 2 runs; Conner George 2B, 4 RBIs, 2 runs; Liam Lucas 2B, RBI, run; Jay Houseknecht, RBI, run; Noah Kirby RBI, 2 runs; Maxton Williamson 2 is running. Muncy Bank & Trust’s top hitter: Liam Schrawder 1-3, Run; Justin Crosby, RBI, run; Cameron Caldwell 1-2.
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