Emma Eannarino scored all three goals as Sewickley Academy defeated Conemaugh Township 3-0 in the first round of the PIAA Class 1A girls’ soccer tournament on Tuesday.
Eannarino’s hat trick provided the entire scoring total, and Sewickley Academy paired it with a shutout.
The victory advanced Sewickley Academy to the Class 1A quarterfinals.
Adam Moessner scored four goals to lead Bentworth past Brockway 6-2 in the first round of the PIAA Class 1A boys’ soccer tournament on Tuesday.
Moessner supplied two-thirds of Bentworth’s scoring in the four-goal postseason victory.
The win moved Bentworth into the PIAA Class 1A quarterfinals.
Colby Herron scored three goals as Hempfield defeated Canon-McMillan 5-2 in PIHL Class 2A action on Tuesday.
Herron’s hat trick accounted for three of Hempfield’s five goals in the victory.
Hempfield finished with a three-goal margin after holding Canon-McMillan to two goals.
Wagner secured a place in the South Dakota Class A state volleyball tournament by sweeping Winner 3-0 in Tuesday’s SoDak 16.
Ravyn Medricky led Wagner with 12 kills. Hannah Holzbauer added 11 kills and 17 digs, while Braxton Nedved recorded 37 assists and 15 kills.
The state berth is Wagner’s fifth in six seasons. Wagner will meet St. Thomas More in the opening round on November 19.
St. Thomas More advanced through the South Dakota Class A SoDak 16 with a 3-1 victory over Platte-Geddes on Tuesday.
Platte-Geddes’ Kori VanDerWerff finished with 23 kills and 23 digs in the postseason match.
St. Thomas More advanced to the Class A state tournament and is scheduled to face Wagner in the opening round on November 19.
Cape Henlopen advanced to the DIAA Division I field hockey championship game with a 4-0 semifinal victory over Smyrna on Tuesday.
The Vikings paired four goals with a shutout to secure their place in the state title match.
Cape Henlopen will face Milford for the Division I championship.
Saint Mark’s recovered from an opening-set loss to defeat Padua 3-1 in Tuesday’s DIAA girls’ volleyball quarterfinal.
Padua won the first set 25-15. Saint Mark’s then turned the match by taking the next three sets 25-20, 25-15 and 25-14.
The victory moved Saint Mark’s to 13-3 and into a semifinal against Middletown at the Carpenter Center on Thursday, November 12.
Archmere advanced to the DIAA girls’ volleyball semifinals with a 3-0 quarterfinal sweep of Caesar Rodney on Tuesday.
Each set stayed competitive, but Archmere closed all three: 26-24, 25-22 and 25-23.
The win improved Archmere to 14-4 and sent the Auks into a semifinal meeting with unbeaten Tower Hill at the Carpenter Center on Thursday, November 12.
Tower Hill earned a place in the DIAA girls’ volleyball semifinals with a 3-1 quarterfinal victory over Newark Charter on Tuesday.
The match opened with two tight sets. Tower Hill took the first 28-26, Newark Charter answered 27-25, and Tower Hill regained control by winning the third set 25-21 and the fourth 25-17.
The victory moved unbeaten Tower Hill to 16-0 and set up a semifinal against Archmere at the Carpenter Center on Thursday, November 12.
Spence senior Ada Koessel won the varsity girls 5,000 meters at Monday’s NYSAIS cross-country championships at Van Cortlandt Park. She finished in 19:25.6, more than 22 seconds clear of the field.
Hackley senior Caitlin Morrow placed second in 19:47.7. Two more Spence runners followed. Hannah Sandbulte took third in 19:52.7 and Naomi Eisen placed fourth in 19:56.5. Hackley’s Emma Curran rounded out the top five in 20:01.4.
