Archive - Sports Article
November 12th, 2010
The Elk County Catholic High School held its annual Fall Athletic Awards program on Wednesday evening in the high school auditorium. Principal Sandy Florig opened the program with an invocation and an overview of the evening’s activities. Elk County Catholic Athletic Association president Chris Schneider welcomed the parents and athletes and informed the group of the upcoming Athletic Association and school events. He also noted that the varsity programs at the school presently have a 100-16-2 record so far this season.
November 11th
The Elk County Catholic Crusaders football team will open play in the District 9 Class A playoffs Friday night by playing host to the Port Allegany Gators.
Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. at Dutch Country Stadium.
The Crusaders of coach Travis Skrzypek enter the playoffs as the second-ranked team out of the Allegheny Mountain Football League (AML) with a 7-2 record.
The Crusaders opened the season with a six-game winning streak, having defeated Cameron County 34-12, Otto-Eldred 56-16, Coudersport 26-21, Port Allegany 27-20, Johnsonburg 34-8 and Kane 27-13.
The Upper Allegheny Valley Soccer League (UAVSL) recently announced the all-stars teams for the league’s three divisions, North, South and Central.
Brittany Orr of the St. Marys Area Lady Dutch was named the MVP of the Girls’ North School team. Orr, a senior, is joined by Kane seniors Tina Mosier and Andrea Saquin, Port Allegany’s Brianna Evens, a senior, and junior Jordan Edgell, Ridgway’s Courtney Bush, a junior, Bryton Dybowski, a senior, sophomore Rhianon Fowler and junior Amanda Maddalena, Smethport senior Elizabeth Dittman and St. Marys junior Lauren Challingsworth.
St. Marys Area senior Kayla Hoohuli signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball at Canisius College in Buffalo, N.Y. Kayla is the daughter of Dan and Leona Hoohuli.
Hoohuli led her high school team to their third straight District 9-AAA championship in 2009-2010 as a junior. She averaged 30.3 points per game to go along with 8.8 rebounds per game, 7.3 steals per game and 4.4 assists per game.
November 10th
Class A
Quarterfinals
Friday, Nov. 12
#8 at-large Smethport at AML-ranked #1 Curwensville, 7 p.m.
AML-ranked #3 Cameron County at KSAC-ranked #2 Clarion, 7 p.m.
AML-ranked #4 Port Allegany at AML-ranked #2 ECCHS, 7 p.m.
#7 at-large Kane at KSAC-ranked #1 Redbank Valley, 7 p.m.
Semifinals
Nov. 19 or 20
at neutral sites
Finals
Nov. 26 or 27
at neutral site
Class AA
Semifinal
Saturday, Nov. 13
#3 Moniteau vs. #2 Brookville at Clarion University, 7 p.m.
Finals
Nov. 19 or 20
Schedule subject to change without notice.
WEDNESDAY
Awards program
ECCHS Fall Sports Awards Program, 7 p.m.
Jr. high girls’ basketball
ECC at Brockway, 4 p.m.
THURSDAY
No activities scheduled.
FRIDAY
Varsity football
Port Allegany at ECCHS, District 9 Class A quarterfinal game, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY
Volleyball
ECCHS at PIAA Class A Regional at Clarion Area High School with Northern Cambria, Bishop Canevin and Saegertown.
November 9th
The first annual Big Spring Road Race was held Saturday, Oct. 30, at the ball fields in Toby and was an out-and-back course to the Big Spring on scenic back roads.
Even though this race was billed as the toughest 10K in western Pa., runners eagerly showed up to take on the challenge of the course, as this was a benefit race with all proceeds from going to Connor Bobik.
Ben Huey was the top male finisher in 41:28, while Jennifer Tamburlin was the top female finisher in 51:05.
The results are as follows:
Male Division
Overall: Ben Huey, 1, 41:28.
November 8th
The local cross country runners fared very well at Saturday’s PIAA cross country championships, held at Parkview Cross Country Course in Hershey.
Elk County Catholic’s Kennedy Weisner placed second and Harley Thompson placed third in their respective Class AA championships, while St. Marys Area’s Adair Gennocro was third in the AA girls’ race.
The Elk County Catholic Lady Crusaders volleyball squad finished second in the District 9-A Volleyball Tournament held on Saturday at the St. Marys Area High School’s “Dutch Oven” to earn a spot in the PIAA Regional Tournament on Saturday. The Lady Crusaders, who will be competing in Pool C, will be the No. 2 team out of District Nine and will play at Clarion High School on Saturday against the District 6 and 10 champions, along with the WPIAL runner-up.
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Jim MulcahyCLARION - The St. Marys Area Lady Dutch volleyball team closed out their season Saturday by finishing in second place at the District 9 Class AA final four held at Clarion Area High School. The tournament opened with the Punxsutawney Lady Chucks handing the Kane Lady Wolves a 3-0 loss in games of 25-12, 25-20 and 25-23. St. Marys and Kane met in the second match of the day, with St. Marys coming out on top 3-2, 25-18, 25-20, 22-25, 20-25 and 15-12. The third and final match, which decided the District 9-AA title, went to Punxsutawney 3-0, 25-17, 25-17 and 25-11. Punxsutawney will now advance to the regional set for this Saturday at North Hills High School. Punxsy will be in a round robin tournament with Meadville (10-1), Indiana (7-2) and Penn Cambria (6-1). The top two teams will advance to the PIAA Class AA championships set for Central York High School on Nov. 19 and 20. In the first match against Kane, the Lady Dutch opened a 5-2 lead, with Sami Hanes serving and picking up three aces. The teams traded possessions on several occasions as the game was tied at 12-12 and 13-13. St. Marys got the serve back at 14-14 thanks to a kill by Kayla Hoohuli. With Abbey Cribbs, serving St. Marys moved out to a 19-15 lead. She had two aces during that stretch. St. Marys would build a 24-18 lead, with the final point coming off a Kane block that went out of bounds as the Lady Dutch won 25-18. The second game was very similar to the first, with neither team taking charge. With Hoohuli serving, the Lady Dutch went from a 16-15 lead to a 20-16 advantage, then on to win by a 25-20 score. The third game was as close as the previous two. Kane got the lead at 22-19 and was able to hold on to the three-point lead to win 25-22 and close the St. Marys lead in games to 2-1. Kane evened the match at 2-all with a 25-20 victory in game four. While the Lady Dutch opened an early 9-3 lead, Kane came from behind to take the lead at 16-14. The Lady Wolves slowly built their lead to four points and went on to win 25-20. The fifth and deciding game was back and forth early. The Lady Wolves slipped out to a 10-6 lead before St. Marys got the serve back with Chelsie Gaton serving. A kill by Hoohuli made it 10-7. Two balls off Kane players made it 10-9. Gaton served two aces to close the score to 12-10. The teams traded serves. A kill by Hoohuli gave the Lady Dutch the serve back leading 13-12. With Hanes serving, Kane was called for being under the net, 14-12. A shot by Kane hit the antenna and went out of bounds as St. Marys won 15-12 to win the match 3-2. In the first game against Punxsy, the Lady Dutch fell behind 7-2. The Lady Chucks increased their lead to 14-6 and eventually 18-10. St. Marys would close the final margin of victory to 25-17. In the second game against the Lady Chucks, St. Marys took a 3-0 lead behind the serving of Hanes. The Lady Dutch played head-to-head with the Lady Chucks as the game was tied at 7-7, 8-8, 9-9 and 14-14. Punxsy began to take control and eventually went on to win 25-17. The Lady Dutch fell behind early in the third game, as the Lady Chucks went up 6-2 and increased their lead to 12-4. With Tawnee Bowers serving, the Lady Chucks scored six points to take a 20-9 lead. The Lady Chucks went on to win the game 25-11 to win the match 3-0 and advance to regionals. “I think this was the furthest any St. Marys team has come in quite a while,” said St. Marys coach Erica Vogt. “Punxsutawney is a good team and we hung with them for the most part. Overall, it was a good day.” The Lady Dutch finished their season with an 11-7 record. “It was a good year. I had a group of girls that got along, were mature and wanted to play volleyball,” said Vogt. “We have a good thing going here. We knew it was going to be a good season,” she added. The Lady Dutch were led by Kayla Hoohuli with eight kills, nine blocks and five service points. Sami Hanes had 12 service points, while Chelsie Gaton finished with eight kills and four service points. Senior members of the Lady Dutch squad are Megan Longhi, Shelby Zomcik, Kayla Hoohuli, Carley McMackin, Kindred Wiseman and Karisa Krieg.
CLARION - The St. Marys Area Lady Dutch volleyball team closed out their season Saturday by finishing in second place at the District 9 Class AA final four held at Clarion Area High School.
The tournament opened with the Punxsutawney Lady Chucks handing the Kane Lady Wolves a 3-0 loss in games of 25-12, 25-20 and 25-23.
St. Marys and Kane met in the second match of the day, with St. Marys coming out on top 3-2, 25-18, 25-20, 22-25, 20-25 and 15-12.
The third and final match, which decided the District 9-AA title, went to Punxsutawney 3-0, 25-17, 25-17 and 25-11.
