Red Raiders finish 4th at TSTCA meet
Uniontown placed fourth among Class 2A schools in the boys division on Thursday in the Tri-State Track Coaches Association (TSTCA) Cross Country Championships at White Oak Park in White Oak.
The meet serves as preparation for teams who will participate in the WPIAL Cross Country Championships on Oct. 29 at the White Oak Park course. The event is not mandatory for teams to compete in, but coaches also use it to help determine their top seven runners who will compete in the district championships.
The TSTCA Cross Country Championships featured races among Class A, 2A and 3A for boys and girls, which followed the format for the WPIAL championships.
The Red Raiders were led by senior Ezra Batovsky, who finished 20th overall in a time of 17:20.88. Teammate Matthew Page, a junior, was 22nd in 17:24.55, and senior Logan Davis placed 30th in 17:47.12.
Freshman Bridger Hug was 44th in 18:10.45, and senior Zachary Fisher rounded out Uniontown’s top five in 59th at 18:23.20.
Stephen Chapley (18:47.20) and Lorenzo Carei (18:47.25) were the sixth and seventh finishers for the Red Raiders.
Laurel Highlands cracked the top 10 with a ninth-place finish in Class 2A.
The Mustangs were led by junior Noah Hudock, who was 27th overall in 17:38.95. Sophomore Mason Mahoney (43rd/18:06.39) and senior Ryan Filcheck (50th/18:16.21) came in second and third for Laurel Highlands.
A sophomore and freshman were fourth and fifth for the Mustangs, as Wil Skowronski was 52nd overall in 18:18.98 and Carter Flinn placed 79th in 18:53.20.
James Buckingham (103rd/19:21.34) and Logan Peck (118th/19:39.45) were the sixth and seventh runners for LH.
Belle Vernon’s Leonidas Soto led the local contingent overall with a 15th-place finish in the boys Class 2A race. The senior completed the course in 17:07.88.
Frazier freshman Blake Glumac placed 22nd in the boys Class A race in 18:45.25. Fellow ninth grader Liam Fordham was 35th in 19:52.48.
Carmichaels senior Luke Donaldson was 77th in the boys Class A event in 22:33.67.
Belle Vernon was fourth in the girls Class 2A race, as junior Lily Walsh placed 19th overall in 20:20.54. Classmate Brooklyn Steeber was 24th in 20:38.87.
The Leopards’ Delaney Fretts (38th/21:19.49), Lilah Steeber (39th/21:19.88) and Abby Hager (51st/22:03.19) closed their team’s top five. Freshmen Kallyn Misenhelder (52nd/22:05.19) and Raigan Fretts (58th/22:12.78) were sixth and seventh for Belle Vernon.
Uniontown placed ninth in the girls Class 2A race with a pair of ninth graders leading the way in Aurora Payton (46th/21:50.81) and Maddie DeCarlo (53rd/22:05.62).
Senior Sadie Hostetler came in 57th overall in 22:11.32. Sophomores Addison Caruso (80th/22:48.82) and Sorcha Best (115th/23:58.66) were the last two runners who scored for the Red Raiders.
Gracie Thompson (130th/24:39.51) and Peyton Scott (153rd/26:11.83) came in sixth and seventh for Uniontown, which doesn’t factor into team scoring, but can displace other squad’s top five.
Laurel Highlands senior Taylor Schwertfeger was 28th overall in the girls Class 2A race with a time of 20:50.55.
The Mustangs’ Vanesa Rosano was 60th in 22:19.66, and Mariah Maciejczak placed 63rd in 22:28.48.
Clara Cully (156th/26:15.57) and Sophia Yauger (159th/26:25) placed fourth and fifth for Laurel Highlands.
Carmichaels junior Kaitlyn Kramer paced the local field in the girls Class A race in placing 22nd overall with a time of 24:29.92.
Brownsville sophomore Angel Buddemeyer was 32nd overall in Class A in 25:33.58.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
GEIBEL CATHOLIC 3, CALVARY CHAPEL CHRISTIAN 0 — The playoff-bound Gators finished Section 2-1A play with a sweep over the Lions inside “The Swamp” on the campus of Geibel Catholic Junior/Senior High School.
Geibel (7-7, 9-9) won by set scores of 25-9, 25-11 and 25-18.
Neville Petrosky led the Gators with 13 kills and 17 digs. Nolace Petrosky added 11 digs and eight kills, and Angela Li had 11 digs.
Geibel’s Ally Mudery led her team in assists with 28. Teammate Matilda Stacoviak had four aces from the service line.
ALBERT GALLATIN 3, CONNELLSVILLE 0 — The Colonials finished play in Section 5-2A with a victory over the Falcons.
Albert Gallatin won all three sets by scores of 25-20, 25-19 and 25-23.
Paityn Goletz led the Colonials with 12 kills. Teammate Isabelle Usher had 10 attacks that resulted in points. AG’s Gabby Penrose added seven kills.
The Colonials’ Riylee Abel led her squad in assists with 25.
Albert Gallatin’s Danica Sterbutzel added eight digs, two kills and one assist. Teammate Lily Mick had five digs and three kills.
WAYNESBURG CENTRAL 3, CHARLEROI 1 — The Raiders completed their third-straight undefeated regular season in a four-set victory over the Cougars in Section 4-3A action.
Waynesburg enters the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs undefeated at 17-0.
In the Raiders’ match against Charleroi, Chatham Knight had 32 assists, nine digs, three aces and two kills. Teammate Emily Rafferty added 12 kills, 11 digs and 2 aces.
Waynesburg’s Emma Blair had chipped in with five kills, three aces and three digs. Harper Grimes had 11 aces, seven digs, six kills, two assists and one block.
The Raiders’ Lelia McCollum had 16 digs, seven aces and four assists. Railey Bochna had 15 kills, seven digs, three aces and one block.
CARMICHAELS 3, MAPLETOWN 0 — The Mikes swept the Maples in Section 4-2A action.
Carmichaels won by set scores of 25-12, 25-17 and 25-12.
Mapletown’s Lily Hawk had three kills and aces, and two assists. Teammate Leona Liggett added three digs and an assist.
The Maples’ Willow Rudman chipped in with three aces and one kill. Sophia Vanata (3 aces) and Leah Williamson (1 kills) contributed to Mapletown’s effort.