HS Cross Country: Blue Mountain boys’ sweep quad-meet, stay undefeated
The Cardinal Clash boys' race begins Sept. 13 at Pine Grove Area High School. (Photo by Bob Lipsky)
Schuylkill League Cross Country
Wednesday’s results
BOYS
At Hometown
Blue Mountain 15, Minersville 49
Marian 26, Shenandoah Valley 29
Blue Mountain 20, Shenandoah Valley 43
Blue Mountain 17, Marian 46
Shenandoah Valley 19, Minersville 38
Marian 18, Minersville 36
1. Robert Espinal (SV) 17:03, 2. Francesco Carr (BM) 17:09, 3. Grayson Meck (BM) 17:36, 4. Russell Hunter (BM) 17:48, 5. Wade Eroh (Mar) 18:09, 6. Brody Moyer (BM) 18:24, 7. Tyler Buchman (BM) 18:38, 8. Quinnion Tremaglia (BM) 18:45, 9. Christopher Phipps (BM) 18:59, 10. Gabriel Saba (SV) 19:07
At Pottsville
Tamaqua 15, Gillingham Charter 46
Schuylkill Haven 25, Pottsville 43
Tamaqua 15, Pottsville 45
Tamaqua 23, Schuylkill Haven 32
Schuylkill Haven 16, Gillingham Charter 43
Pottsville 17, Gillingham Charter 19
1. Aidan Elston (Tam) 17:01, 2. Parker Steencken (Tam) 17:40, 3. Colton McClusky (SH) 17:59, 4. Memphis Kline (Tam) 18:03, 5. Jackson Brennan (SH) 19:35, 6. Austyne Killian (SH) 19:38, 7. Luis Sanchez (Tam) 19:52, 8. John Smith (SH) 20:04, 9. Kevin Lawfer (Tam) 20:36, 10. Gavin Lutsky (Po) 20:53
At Hegins
North Schuylkill 17, Pine Grove 46
Weatherly 15, Tri-Valley 50
North Schuylkill 18, Weatherly 42
North Schuylkill 15, Tri-Valley 50
Weatherly 17, Pine Grove 19
Pine Grove 15, Tri-Valley 50
1. Anthony Frederick (Northern Lebanon) 18:03, 2. Thaddeus Raub (NL) 18:29, 3. Josiah Kelly (NL) 19:04, 4. Tucker Reber (NL) 19:23, 5. Cameron Jones (NS) 19:34, 6. Preston Lex (NS) 20:00, 7. Owen Mentzer (NS) 20:15, 8. Cameron Waite (PG) 20:26, 9. Raymond Montz (W) 20:38, 10. Sean Dacus (NS) 20:54
At Pottsville
Nativity 18, Mahanoy Area 37
1. Shane Meyer (Nat) 16:48, 2. Nash Stehr (Nat) 17:24, 3. Wyatt Hylka (Nat) 18;15, 4. Brady Loftus (Nat) 19:17, 5. Aiden Tejeda (MA) 19:20, 6. Nick Manley (MA) 19:25, 7. Grayson Zaremba (MA) 19:41, 8. Daniel Kim (Nat) 19:45, 9. Leivy Peralta (MA) 20:57, 10. Jadiel Garcia Moya (MA) 21:44
Schuylkill League Boys’ Cross Country
Through meets of Sept. 17
DIVISION I
| Team (overall) | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Blue Mountain (8-0) | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | — |
| Tamaqua (7-2) | 5 | 2 | 0.714 | 1½ |
| North Schuylkill (6-2) | 4 | 2 | 0.667 | 2 |
| Minersville (3-5) | 3 | 3 | 0.500 | 3 |
| Mahanoy Area (2-5) | 2 | 4 | 0.333 | 4 |
| Pottsville (2-5) | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | 4½ |
| Pine Grove (1-7) | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 6 |
DIVISION II
| Team (overall) | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Nativity (7-0) | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | — |
| Marian (6-2) | 5 | 1 | 0.833 | 1 |
| Shen. Valley (5-3) | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2 |
| Sch. Haven (4-3) | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 2½ |
| Weatherly (3-5) | 2 | 4 | 0.333 | 4 |
| Gillingham (1-8) | 1 | 6 | 0.143 | 5½ |
| Tri-Valley (0-8) | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 6 |
GIRLS
At Hometown
Blue Mountain 22, Minersville 39
Shenandoah Valley 25, Marian 34
Blue Mountain 15, Shenandoah Valley 49
Blue Mountain 15, Marian 47
Shenandoah Valley 25, Minersville 35
Marian 27, Minersville 28
1. Marley Zimmerman (Min) 20:51, 2. Vanessa Frasnelli (BM) 20:58, 3. Victoria Frasnelli (BM) 22:15, 4. Sarah Satterfield (BM) 22:34, 5. Ava Bosack (Min) 22:36, 6. Anna Kaplafka (BM) 22:50, 7. Hope Scheidel (BM) 22:59, 8. Teaghan Biros (Mar) 23:16, 9. Madeline Dalkner (BM) 23:29, 10. Anna Keer (Mar) 23:34
At Pottsville
Tamaqua 15, Pottsville 50
Schuylkill Haven 15, Gillingham Charter 50
Schuylkill Haven 15, Pottsville 50
Tamaqua 20, Schuylkill Haven 35
Tamaqua 15, Gillingham Charter 50
Pottsville vs. Gillingham Charter, no contest
1. Shaylee Gormley (Tam) 21:01, 2. Ava Jones (Tam) 23:18, 3. Ayla Essler-Kiryaman (SH) 23:46, 4. Millie Black (Tam) 25:03, 5. Madelyn Schaefer (Tam) 25:09, 6. Faith Krammes (SH) 25:25, 7. Lilly Wisner (SH) 25:28, 8. Gia Clemson (Tam) 25:51, 9. Eva Tarleton (SH) 26:04, 10. Joy Schock (SH) 26:22
At Hegins
Pine Grove 15, North Schuylkill 50
Tri-Valley 15, Weatherly 50
Tri-Valley 15, North Schuylkill 50
Pine Grove 15, Weatherly 50
Pine Grove 20, Tri-Valley 43
North Schuylkill vs. Weatherly, no contest
1. Genevieve Dando (NS) 21:03 (course record), 2. Anna Cook (TV) 23:51, 3. Zoey Bouchard (NL) 24:23, 4. Alexia Kehler (W) 24:50, 5. Tatiana Salefski (NS) 25:16, 6. Essie DeBruyn (PG) 25:31, 7. Carla Firestone (PG) 25:50, 8. Alexis Schreckengost (NL) 25:58, 9. Chloe Seysert (NL) 26:30, 10. Jeannette Hill (PG) 26:44
NOTE: Genevieve Dando broke the course record by 11 seconds. Schuylkill Haven’s Anna Schaeffer set the previous mark of 21:14 in 2024.
At Pottsville
Mahanoy Area 10, Nativity 26
1. Felicia Bro (MA) 20:46, 2. Lily Brown (MA) 25:50, 3. Aryanna Aponte Hernandez (MA) 26:28, 4. Qadriyah Ozuna (MA) 28:14
Schuylkill League Girls’ Cross Country
Through meets of Sept. 17
DIVISION I
| Team (overall) | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Blue Mountain (8-0) | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | — |
| Minersville (5-3) | 5 | 1 | 0.833 | 1 |
| Tamaqua (7-2) | 5 | 2 | 0.714 | 1½ |
| Pine Grove (5-3) | 3 | 3 | 0.500 | 3 |
| Mahanoy Area (2-5) | 1 | 5 | 0.167 | 5 |
| Pottsville (0-5, 2 NC) | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 5 |
| North Schuylkill (0-6, 2 NC) | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 5½ |
DIVISION II
| Team (overall) | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Shen. Valley (7-1) | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | — |
| Sch. Haven (5-2) | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | 1½ |
| Marian (4-3, 1 NC) | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 2½ |
| Tri-Valley (3-4) | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | 3½ |
| Nativity (0-2, 5 NC) | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 3½ |
| Gillingham (0-5, 4 NC) | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 5 |
| Weatherly (0-5, 4 NC) | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 5 |
