Apr 19, 2023 By The 4 min read

The Waynesburg Central girls clinched no worse than a two-way tie for the Section 6-AA title with a 124½-15½ victory Tuesday afternoon against visiting Monessen.

The Lady Raiders and Brownsville both finished section action with one loss. California can also gain a share of first place with a win Thursday in the section finale against Charleroi.

Waynesburg finished first in all but one event.

Jordan Dean won three events with first-place finishes in the 100 high hurdles (18.12), 800 (2:56.0), and 300 intermediate hurdles (51.61). Emily Mahle also finished first in three events after she won the 200 (28.85), pole vault (8-6), and high jump (5-0).

Kali Shriver (100, 13.53), Bella Haas (1,600, 9:00.53), Lake Litnowich (400, 1:22.12; triple jump, 30-4), Addison Blair (3,200, 17:51.89), Lexi Rush (long jump, 14-1), Emily Carder (shot put, 27-6), and Cheyenne Pierson (discus, 75-2) also finished first for Waynesburg.

Monessen’s Svetlana Vinning won the javelin with a throw of 82-4.

Laurel Highlands 79, Belle Vernon 71 — The Fillies edged the visiting Lady Leopards for a Section 2-AAA victory.

Laurel Highlands’ Mia Pierce accounted for 20 points by winning the 100 high hurdles (17.19), shot put (34-11), discus (107-5), and javelin (106-4).

The Fillies’ Alessandra Peccon won the 100 (13.42) and 200 (27.72), and Isabella Baker also had two first-place finishes after winning the 800 (2:33.27) and 1,600 (5:39.14). Isabella Pulice (400, 1:08.60), Katie Chiado (300 intermediate hurdles, 50.24), and Jaden Brambley (pole vault, 11-2½) also had first-place finishes.

Belle Vernon’s Francesca Scaramucci and Maddie Hoffman and Laurel Highlands’ Ella Ciez and Elena Cavanagh all cleared 4-10 in the high jump.

Belle Vernon won two of the three relays.

Tessa Rodriguez (3,200, 13:01.86), Mollie Roukonen (long jump, 15-9), and Gianna Anderson (triple jump, 34-10½) finished first for the Lady Leopards.

Uniontown 97, Elizabeth Forward 44 — The Lady Raiders had solid performances throughout the lineup for a Section 2-AAA victory against visiting Elizabeth Forward.

Uniontown won all three relays.

The Lady Raiders’ Hope Trimmer won two individual events (1,600, 5:04.82; 800, 2:27.42) and ran anchor on both the 3,200 and 1,600 relays.

A’kira Dade (100, 13.15), Hannah Foster (400, 1:07.80), Emmaleigh Noah (300 intermediate hurdles, 50.72), Disaya Craggette (200, 28.35), Grace Trimmer (3,200 12:06.09), Geeleece Ingram (high hump, 4-0), Lyric McLee (triple jump, 30-6), and Brittany Lloyd (shot put, 28-5) also had first-place finishes for Uniontown.

Joselyn Dawson (discus, 79-11; javelin, 99-7), Taylor Snyder (100 high hurdles, 17.89), and Nikhia Sharpey (long jump, 16-1) finished for the Lady Warriors.

Boys track & field

Belle Vernon 90, Laurel Highlands 60 — The Leopards were too deep on the track for a Section 2-AAA road victory against the Mustangs.

Belle Vernon swept the three relays. Nick Dimple (100, 11.41), Trevor Kovatch (200, 25.40), Troy Teegarden (400, 54.61), Luke Henderson (800, 2:09.03; 1,600, 4:50.22), and Ryan White (300 intermediate hurdles, 43.86) all had first-place finishes on the track.

Dane Levi won the lone field event for the Leopards with a a first-place finish in the shot put with a top effort of 44-6½.

The Mustangs’ Hunter Kooser won three events, finishing first in the 110 high hurdles (16.73), high jump (5-8), and triple jump (44-1). Matt Schwertfeger (3,200, 9:56.75), Benjamin Wilson (javelin, 136-1), Josh Reed (pole vault, 8-0), and Jessiah Lewis (long jump, 19-2) also had first-place finishes for Laurel Highlands.

Elizabeth Forward 83, Uniontown 67 — The Warriors won nine events, including 2-of-3 relays, to return home from Bill Power Stadium with a Section 2-AAA victory.

Elizabeth Forward finished first in the 400 and 1,600 relays.

Connor Fleming (100, 11.25; 200, 23.83), Patrick Burgos (1,600, 4:34.52; 800 2:07.33), Ethan Callaghan (300 intermediate hurdles, 44.25), Michael Spotts (pole vault, 7-6), and Charlie Meehlieb (shot put, 41-1) all had first-place finishes for the Warriors.

The Red Raiders won the 3,200 relay in 8:44.

Taevian Richardson swept the jumps, winning the high jump (5-6), triple jump (38-9), and long jump (19-4). The Red Raiders’ K’Adrian McLee (110 high hurdles, 16.32), Payton Hostetler (400, 54.59), Mason Stewart (3,200, 11:00.0), Gaberiel Ranker (discus, 116-11), and Logan Voytish (javelin, 131-1) also had first-place finishes.

Waynesburg Central 131, Monessen 5 — The Raiders overwhelmed the visiting Greyhounds for a victory in their Section 6-AA finale.

Waynesburg won all three relays.

Mason Mankey (110 high hurdles, 18.24; high jump, 5-4), Dane Woods (100, 12.91), Mylo Snyder (1,600, 6:00.39), Nate Fox (400, 58.91), Mason Schroyer (300 intermediate hurdles, 44.63; pole vault, 11-0), Dylan Pester (800, 2:33.85), Breydon Woods (200, 24.09), Ferdinand Martinez (3,200, 13:23.86), Alex Eck (long jum, 18-0), Colby Pauley (triple jump, 37-8), Nick Burris (discus, 102-3; shot put, 41-8), and Dalton Taylor (javelin, 121-1) all won events for the Raiders.