Jordynn Carter collected four first-place finishes to lead the unbeaten Carlynton girls track and field team to a pair of victories Wednesday, 115-25 over Keystone Oaks and 107-34 over South Park.
On the boys side, the Cougars whipped Keystone Oaks, 83-55 but fell 93-48 to South Park and are now 3-3 overall and 3-3 in Class 2A Section 5.
Carlynton’s girls, meanwhile, improved to 6-0 overall and in Section 5 action, good for first place.
Carter notched top finishes in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.93 seconds, the 200 in 26.33, the long jump in 17 feet, 4 inches and the triple jump in 35-9.
Bridget McNamara and Riley Mauro each won two individual events for Carlynton. McNamara finished first in the 800 with a time of 2:45.88 and took the 1,600 in 6:05.27.
Mauro won both hurdles events, clocking a 17.80 to finish first in the 100 and 48.96 to take the 300.
Single event winners for the Cougars were Lani Blevins, who won the 3,200 in 12:16.51; Clare Ruffing, who took the high jump with an effort of 4 feet, 6 inches; and Willow Palmer, whose toss of 27-07 was good for first place in the shot put.
On the boys side, Ethan Moldovan, Herny Barbisch and Jermell Lindsay each captured two top finishes for Carlynton.
Moldovan won the 1,600 in 4:57.94 and the 3,200 in 11:19.06. Barbisch won the discus (133-01) and shot put (44-01) while Lindsay took the 110 and 300 hurdles events with times of 18.72 and 45.49, respectively.
Ryan Lewis tied for first in the long jump with a leap of 20-5.5.
BOYS TENNIS
Montour’s John Rohrkaste rebounded from a loss in the semifinals to finish third in the WPIAL Class 2A Section 2 boys singles tennis tournament and earn a berth in next week’s WPIAL Championships.
Rohrkaste, the No. 3 seed, opened play with a 10-0 blanking of Beckett Wargo of Keystone Oaks and followed that by defeating Tony Simda of Ringgold by the same 10-0 score.
That vaulted Rohrkaste into a semifinal match against No. 2 seed Jonah Jasek of South Park, and Jasek wound up with a 10-1 victory.
The loss left Rohrkaste taking on Steven Duing of South Park in the match for third place, and Rohrkaste prevailed, 6-0, 6-2.
The top four finishers at the section tournament, played at Keystone Oaks, advance to the WPIAL Championships, the first round of which will begin Tuesday, April 8, at Bethel Park.
Three other West Hills players took part in the sectopm tournament. Montour’s Jonah Camardese, the No. 5 seed, defeated No. 12 Randen Eury of Keystone Oaks, 10-1, in his first match but then lost to Duing in the quarterfinals, 10-2. Carlynton’s Max Klein, seeded No. 11, lost to Simda in the opening round, 10-4, and Carlynton’s Leo Shorthouse, seeded 16th, lost 10-0 to Max Henson.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Moon Area 12, Shaler 10
Avery Machusko netted five goals to spark the Tigers past the Titans in a Class 3A Section 2 matchup Wednesday night.
Marleigh Therrien contributed three goals for first-place Moon, which improved to 5-0 overall and 3-0 in the section prior to Thursday’s action. Gianna DeLuca, Kamryn White, Reese Keslar, and Alyssa Spellman each scored once in the win.
The Tigers jumped out to a big lead, scoring six times in the first quarter and adding three more in the second.
Moon added two goals in the third and one in the last quarter to hold off Shaler, which scored three times to stay within striking distance.
Moon goalkeeper Shiri Kudratullaev was outstanding in net, recording 15 saves to anchor the defensive effort and preserve the win.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Ambridge swept Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 3-0, Thursday evening with set scores of 25-13, 25-14 and 25-18.
The victory left the Bridgers 5-0 overall and 2-0 in Class 2A Section 4 play while the Chargers dropped to 2-3 overall and 1-1 in the section going into Tuesday’s match against Hopewell.
Noah Wheeler led OLSH with eight kills while Isaac Tarbuk and Patrick Altmar each added four. Altmar also registered three blocks.
OLSH’s junior varsity team won 2-0.
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