Herald staff
MERCER COUNTY —
Hickory High girls’ and boys’ cross country teams swept their respective championships during Saturday morning’s annual Commodore Perry Invitational.
Coach Tony Mastrian’s Lady Hornets harvested 31 points to outdistance an 8-team field, while the Hornets’ 25 points easily enabled their win in a 9-team event.
Hickory’s Lexi Bible won the girls’ individual crown in a time of 20:24.3 and was joined by teammates Jackie Abraham, Bailey Brown, Haley Boyd and Ciara Sonoga, who placed 4th, 8th, 9th and 13th, respectively.
Similarly, Hickory’s Kyle Boyd (17:45.3) bested the boys’ field and was joined in the top 10 by Logan Griffen, Derek Work, Marcus Sonoga and Kevin Janscar, who finished 4-5-6 and 9th. Their pack time was 50 seconds.
The Wilmington girls team finished runner-up to Hickory, led by Rikki Brumbaugh in 3rd place. Commodore Perry boys were runner-up, paced by second-place finisher Nate White.
BOYS SOCCER
ä Hickory 1, Strong Vincent 0 — At Hermitage, Zack Walters drove home the only goal off an assist by Nick Petrochko. Donte Green was in goal for Hickory (2-2-1). JV: Hickory, 3-1.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Hickory competed in the Grove City Tournament Saturday, going 2-5. Hickory stats: Katie Gustas 10 kills; Erin Hoffacker 40 assists; Victoria Tomko 57 digs; Hope Wilterdink 10 points, 22 kills, 12 digs; Wynter Linhart 13 digs; Nicole Lacava 10 blocks; Madison Collier 10 digs, 11 points.
GIRLS SOCCER
ä West Middlesex 5, Maplewood 1 — At West Middlesex, the Ms. Reds of coach Mike Williams moved to 2-2-1 on the year with the offensive outburst. Scoring for the winners were Kayla Ballard, Kaitlyn Beck, Sarah Mild, Molly Stonebraker, Searra McElrath. Mild had two assists and McElrath 1. MacKenzie Thompson started her first game of the year in goal, notching 7 saves. The Ms. Reds outshot the visitors 31-13.
CROSS COUNTRY
Commodore Perry Invitational
Varsity
GIRLS
Team standings and Key: Hickory (H) 31, Wilmington (W) 93; Lakeview (L) 96; Sharon (Sh) 128; Reynolds (R) 137; Jamestown (J) 151; Commodore Perry (CP) 155; Fairview (F) 161; Kennedy Catholic (KC) and Seneca (Sen) did not field full teams.
Individual Results: 1. Lexi Bible (H) 20:24.3; 2. Kelsey Leasure (W) 20:47.4. 3. Rikki Brumbaugh (W) 20:50.7; 4. Jackie Abraham (H) 20:54; 5. Candi Arnold (R) 21:53.3; 6. Kiera Doleski (F) 22:01; 7. Allison Baldwin (W) 22:13.4; 8. Bailey Brown (H) 22:18.5; 9. Haley Boyd (H) 22:28.8; 10. Hannah Winters (W) 22:42.9; 11. Hannah Drake (W) 22:51.1; 12. Carrie Kiester (L) 22:52.4; 13. Ciara Sonoga (H) 22:52.6; 14. Andrea McConnell (L) 23:09.1. 15. Xsila Powell (Sh) 23:12.8; 16. Rachel Nye (Sen) 23:17.2; 17. Kristen LaCamera (H) 23:31.4; 18. Nina Ordinario (H) 23:43.1; 19. Sami Scott (L) 23:52.3; 20. Kaitlin Liszka (J) 23:58.1; 21. Delaney Ser (Sh) 24:01.4; 22. Shanna McGowan (CP) 24.24.9; 23. Emily Robinson (J) 24:34.1; 24. JoLynn Anderson (Sh) 24:43.3; 25. Katelyn Adams (CP) 24:49.6.
BOYS
Team standings and Key: Hickory (H) 25; Commodore Perry (CP) 82; Lakeview (L) 85; Seneca (Sen), Wilmington (W) 117; Fairview (F) 152; Sharon (Sh) 182; Jamestown (J) 193; Kennedy Catholic (KC) 224; Reynolds (R) did not field a full team.
Individual Results: 1. Kyle Boyd (H) 17:45.3; 2. Nate White (CP) 17:55.1; 3. Cody Buchanan (Sh) 18:04.2; 4. Logan Griffen (H) 18:10; 5. Derek Work (H) 18:18.3; 6. Marcus Sonoga (H) 18:25.1; 7. Paris Enterline (Sen) 18:31.1; 8. Devon Workman (L) 18:31.7; 9. Kevin Janscar (H) 18:35.6; 10. Justin Mirage (CP) 18:36.7; 11. Calvin Gealy (W) 18:37.3; 12. Billy Kinsey (L) 18:43.1; 13. Tyler Schurko (H) 18:43.8; 14. Christian McElhaney (J) 18:46.4; 15. Justin Pago (R) 18:47.1; 16. Matt Diltz (Sh) 18:47.3; 17. Alex Miller (L) 18:51.7; 18. Alex Burke (Sen) 18:53.5; 19. Cody Schreiber (CP) 18:58.3; 20. Jacob Elder (L) 19:01.7; 21. Billy Flynn (KC) 19:09.7; 22. Jared Thomas (W) 19:11.5; 23. Brett Whitty (W) 19:18.5; 24. Zach Pade (W) 19:17.6; 25. Patrick Anderson (F) 19:17.9.
Junior Varsity
GIRLS
Individual Results: 1. Paige Brown (H) 24:56.8; 2. Jordyn Kalp (H) 24:28.5; 3. Kayleigh Collier (H) 24:45.7; 4. Samantha Oakes (CP) 24:47.9; 5. Kyra Henderson (H) 24:51.8.
BOYS
Individual Results: 1. Justin Walter (H) 19:21.4; 2. Kevin Hartenstein (H) 19:47.2. 3. Trand Wright (H) 20:12.7; 4. Adam Kreider (H) 20:33.7; 5. Rob Stringer (L) 20:45.7.
Junior High
GIRLS
Team standings and Key: Fairview 41; Hickory 62; Commodore Perry 72.
Individual Results: 1. Lexi Brumbaugh (W) 12:49.3; 2. Kendra Benton (L) 13:33.7; 3. Macey Redmond (H) 13:34.4; 4. Kaitlyn Brace (Sen) 14:12.2; 5. Cassidy Burns (F) 14:19.1.
BOYS
Team standings and Key: Seneca 25; Hickory 44; Faireview 98.
Individual Results: 1. Phoenix Myers (Sen) 10:58.5; 2. Donovan Myers (Sen) 11:04.1; 3. Parker Redmond (H) 11:31.5; 4. Jake Kocan (F) 11:33.8; 5. Zachary Tingley (L) 11:45.4.
