HS Cross Country: Blue Mtn. sweeps Division I titles; Nativity boys, Shenandoah Valley girls clinch Division II crowns
Runners from North Schuylkill, Tamaqua and Minersville line up prior to the boys' race during a Schuylkill League cross country tri-meet Wednesday at Minersville. (Photo courtesy of Minersville Athletics)
Schuylkill League Cross Country
Wednesday’s results
GIRLS
At Minersville
Tamaqua 15, North Schuylkill 50
Minersville 15, North Schuylkill 50
Tamaqua 27, Minersville 30
1. Genevieve Dando (NS) 19:50*, 2. Marley Zimmerman (Min) 21:23#, 3. Shaylee Gormley (Tam) 22:06, 4. Ava Bosack (Min) 22:52, 5. Ava Jones (Tam) 23:34, 6. Alexa Sukeena (Min) 23:58, 7. Mollie Walker (Tam) 24:32, 8. Tatiana Salefski (NS) 24:50, 9. Cali Frantz (Tam) 25:08, 10. Madelyn Schaefer (Tam) 25:35
*Course record
#School record
NOTES: It was a record-setting day at Minersville, as North Schuylkill’s Genevieve Dando and Minersville’s Marley Zimmerman wrote their names into the record books. Dando clocked a 19:50 on a 3.1-mile course established in 2024, bettering the course-record 20:26 she ran earlier in the season. Likewise, Zimmerman set a school record. She clocked a 21:23, better than the 21:45 she ran earlier this season.
At Pine Grove
Blue Mountain 15, Mahanoy Area 50
Blue Mountain 15, Pottsville 50
Blue Mountain 17, Pine Grove 46
Mahanoy Area 15, Pottsville 50
Pine Grove 15, Mahanoy Area 50
Pine Grove 15, Pottsville 50
1. Victoria Frasnelli (BM) 23:52, 2. Vanessa Frasnelli (BM) 24:00, 3. Hope Scheidel (BM) 24:03, 4. Essie DeBruyn (PG) 24:06, 5. Hannah Wildermuth (BM) 24:13, 6. Madeline Dalkner (BM) 24:35, 7. Sarah Satterfield (BM) 24:40, 8. Anna Kaplafka (BM) 24:43, 9. Petra DeBruyn (PG) 24:56, 10. Carla Firestone (PG) 26:00
At Shenandoah
Tri-Valley 15, Gillingham Charter 50
Shenandoah Valley 15, Gillingham Charter 50
Shenandoah Valley 20, Tri-Valley 42
1. Anna Cook (TV) 23:57, 2. Valeria Hernandez (SV) 24:38, 3. Victoria Hernandez (SV) 24:56, 4. Gianna Donovan (SV) 25:44, 5. Ruby Ruiz (SV) 26:18, 6. Paloma Monjaraz (SV) 26:33, 7. Litzy Salguero (SV) 27:10, 8. Alyssa Cook (TV) 27:15, 9. Sugeiris Nunez (SV) 28:34, 10. Lucero Zavala Perez (SV) 28:47
At Weatherly
Marian 15, Nativity 50
Schuylkill Haven 25, Marian 32
Marian 15, Weatherly 50
Schuylkill Haven 15, Nativity 50
Schuylkill Haven 15, Weatherly 50
Nativity vs. Weatherly, no contest
1. Alexia Kehler (Wea) 23:49, 2. Ayla Essler-Kiryaman (SH) 24:39, 3. Teaghan Biros (Mar) 24:47, 4. Anna Keer (Mar) 25:23, 5. Allie Bright (SH) 26:09, 6. Eve Tarleton (SH) 26:23, 7. Addy Marek (Mar) 26:53, 8. Faith Krammes (SH) 26:59, 9. Amara Miller (Nat) 27:13, 10. Lilly Wisner (SH) 27:18
Schuylkill League Girls’ Cross Country
Through meets of Oct. 1
DIVISION I
| Team (overall) | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| x-Blue Mountain (13-0) | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | — |
| Minersville (9-4) | 9 | 2 | 0.818 | 2 |
| Tamaqua (10-3) | 8 | 3 | 0.727 | 3 |
| Pine Grove (7-6) | 5 | 6 | 0.455 | 6 |
| Mahanoy Area (5-8) | 4 | 8 | 0.333 | 7½ |
| Pottsville (0-10, 3 NC) | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 10 |
| North Schuylkill (0-10, 3 NC) | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 10 |
DIVISION II
| Team (overall) | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| x-Shen. Valley (12-1) | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | — |
| Sch. Haven (10-3) | 9 | 2 | 0.818 | 2 |
| Marian (8-4, 1 NC) | 7 | 3 | 0.700 | 3½ |
| Tri-Valley (5-7) | 4 | 6 | 0.400 | 6½ |
| Nativity (0-7, 6 NC) | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 8½ |
| Gillingham (0-8, 5 NC) | 0 | 7 | 0.000 | 9 |
| Weatherly (0-8, 6 NC) | 0 | 7 | 0.000 | 9 |
| x-Division champion |
BOYS
At Minersville
Tamaqua 24, North Schuylkill 31
North Schuylkill 22, Minersville 35
Tamaqua 21, Minersville 38
1. Aidan Elston (Tam) 18:02, 2. Parker Steencken (Tam) 18:27, 3. Owen Mentzer (NS) 18;32, 4. John Burgess (Min) 18:12, 5. Cameron Jones (NS) 19:16, 6. Memphis Kline (Tam) 19:32, 7. Grady McGovern (Min) 19:35, 8. Luis Sanchez (Tam) 19:51, 9. Sean Dacus (NS) 19:59, 10. Preston Lex (NS) 20:29
At Pine Grove
Blue Mountain 15, Mahanoy Area 49
Blue Mountain 19, Pottsville 44
Blue Mountain 15, Pine Grove 50
Mahanoy Area 26, Pottsville 29
Mahanoy Area 15, Pine Grove 50
Pottsville 15, Pine Grove 50
1. Francesco Carr (BM) 18:41, 2. Billy Davis (Po) 18:49, 3. Brody Moyer (BM) 19:20, 4. Russell Hunter (BM) 19:29, 5. Dru Herber (PG) 19:29, 6. Quinnlon Tremaglia (BM) 19:36, 7. Joseph Cairnie (BM) 19:53, 8. Tyler Buchman (BM) 20:03, 9. Cameron Smith (Mah) 20:08, 10. Noah Yackenchick (BM) 20:31
At Shenandoah
Gillingham Charter 15, Tri-Valley 50
Shenandoah Valley 16, Gillingham Charter 46
Shenandoah Valley 15, Tri-Valley 50
1. Robert Espinal (SV) 17:29, 2. Gabriel Saba (SV) 19:34, 3. Angel Flores (SV) 20:48, 4. Chris Meza (SV) 21:29, 5. Edmund Knowleden (GC) 22:27, 6. Toby Gudinas (SV) 23:51, 7. Carlos Meza (SV) 24:09, 8. Gabe Julian (TV) 24:14, 9. Collin Bird (GC) 24:18, 10. Zach Kropp (SV) 24:41
At Weatherly
Nativity 24, Marian 32
Marian 23, Schuylkill Haven 32
Marian 22, Weatherly 33
Nativity 21, Schuylkill Haven 34
Nativity 19, Weatherly 36
Schuylkill Haven 24, Weatherly 32
1. Nash Stehr (Nat) 18:27, 2. Shane Meyer (Nat) 18:59, 3. Wade Eroh (Mar) 19:02, 4. Wyatt Hylka (Nat) 19:40, 5. Jackson Brennan (SH) 19:44, 6. Achilles Fitzpatrick (Mar) 19:47, 7. Alex Best (Wea) 19:56, 8. Jacob Berlanda (Mar) 20:02, 9. James Gelatko (Mar) 20:03, 10. John Smith (SH) 20:41
Schuylkill League Boys’ Cross Country
Through meets of Oct. 1
DIVISION I
| Team (overall) | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| x-Blue Mountain (13-0) | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | — |
| North Schuylkill (10-3) | 8 | 3 | 0.727 | 3 |
| Tamaqua (10-3) | 8 | 3 | 0.727 | 3 |
| Minersville (5-8) | 5 | 6 | 0.455 | 6 |
| Mahanoy Area (4-9) | 4 | 8 | 0.333 | 7½ |
| Pottsville (4-9) | 3 | 8 | 0.273 | 8 |
| Pine Grove (1-12) | 0 | 11 | 0.000 | 11 |
DIVISION II
| Team (overall) | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| x-Nativity (13-0) | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | — |
| Marian (10-3) | 9 | 2 | 0.818 | 2½ |
| Shen. Valley (9-4) | 8 | 3 | 0.727 | 3½ |
| Sch. Haven (6-7) | 5 | 6 | 0.455 | 6½ |
| Weatherly (4-9) | 3 | 8 | 0.273 | 8½ |
| Gillingham (2-11) | 2 | 9 | 0.182 | 9½ |
| Tri-Valley (0-13) | 0 | 11 | 0.000 | 11½ |
| x-Division champion |
