HS Boys’ Track: Hurricanes, Eagles cap perfect regular seasons with wins

Blue Mountain's Chase Guers wins the boys' 100 meters during Tuesday's Schuylkill League Division I track and field meet at Minersville (Photo by Brook Koch-Guers).
North Schuylkill, Tamaqua, Nativity also post boys’ track victories
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Freshman Brody Walchak swept the hurdles and ran on two winning relays as Schuylkill Haven capped a perfect Schuylkill League Division II boys’ track and field regular season with 93-48 win over Marian on Tuesday at Rotary Field.

Niko Carestia (100, javelin) and Ethan Kline (shot put, discus) also won two individual events for Schuylkill Haven (6-0, 6-0 D-II), while Logan Goad (200), Colton Reber (400), Dean Ketner (3200) and Joel Adams (high jump) added wins.
Jacob Tom took first in the long jump and triple jump to lead Marian (3-3, 3-3).
Boys’ Track
Schuylkill Haven 93, Marian 48
100 — 1. Niko Carestia (SH) 11.69, 2. Logan Goad (SH), 3. Aaron Gilbert (SH)
200 — 1. Logan Goad (SH) 24.40, 2. Dante Tate (Mar), 3. Brody Peiser (Mar)
400 — 1. Colton Reber (SH) 55.97, 2. James Gelatko (Mar), 3. John Ulsh (SH)
800 — 1. Jacob Berlanda (Mar) 2:15.69, 2. Wade Eroh (Mar), 3. Austyne Killian (SH)
1600 — 1. Wade Eroh (Mar) 4:57.41, 2. Colton McClusky (SH), 3. Dean Ketner (SH)
3200 — 1. Dean Ketner (SH) 11:57.73, 2. James Gelatko (Mar), 3. Austyne Killian (SH)
110 hurdles — 1. Brody Walchak (SH) 15.73, 2. Jack Krammes (SH), 3. Anthony DiGregorio (SH)
300 hurdles — 1. Brody Walchak (SH) 46.43, 2. Jack Krammes (SH), 3. John Smith (SH)
4×100 relay — Schuylkill Haven (Goad, Reber, Walchak, Carestia) 45.27
4×400 relay — Schuylkill Haven (Walchak, Smith, Searle, Fessler) 3:57.99
4×800 relay — Marian (Berlanda, Gelatko, Eroh, Paulino) 9:16.27
High Jump — 1. Joel Adams (SH) 4-10, 2. Anthony DiGregorio (SH), 3. Dominick Rodino (Mar)
Long Jump — 1. Jacob Tom (Mar) 20-4, 2. Logan Goad (SH), 3. Daniel Fanelli (SH)
Triple Jump — 1. Jacob Tom (Mar) 41-5.5, 2. Grayson Fessler (SH), 3. Daniel Fanelli (SH)
Shot Put — 1. Ethan Kline (SH) 52-3, 2. Jah Bushati (Mar), 3. Tyler Price (Mar)
Discus — 1. Ethan Kline (SH) 153-5, 2. Jah Bushati (Mar), 3. Dominick Rodino (Mar)
Javelin — 1. Niko Carestia (SH) 150-6, 2. Aaron Gilbert (SH), 3. Jah Bushati (Mar)
Pole Vault — No event

Blue Mountain 93, Minersville 57
MINERSVILLE — Chase Guers, Grayson Meck, Rafael Liranzo and Kurt Krammes each won a pair of events as the Eagles cruised past the Miners to finish unbeaten in Schuylkill League Division I play.
Guers raced to wins in the 100 and 200; Meck outpaced the field to win the 1600 and 3200; Liranzo swept the hurdles; and Krammes won the shot put and discus for Blue Mountain (5-0, 5-0 D-I). Tyler Buchman (800), William Shaner (javelin) and Dalton Minnick added wins, with Minnick clearing a season-best 13 feet in the pole vault.
Chase Zimerofsky won the long and triple jumps for Minersville (1-4, 1-4), which swept the relays. State champion Paiten Lapoint returned to the Miners’ lineup, winning the 400.
100 — 1. Chase Guers (BM) 11.11, 2. Parker Zaharis (Min), 3. Ethan Derfler (BM)
200 — 1. Chase Guers (BM) 22.04, 2. Parker Zaharis (Min), 3. Cooper Carl (Min)
400 — 1. Paiten Lapoint (Min) 52.53, 2. Brody Moyer (BM), 3. Evan Varney (BM)
800 — 1. Tyler Buchman (BM) 2:04.44, 2. Francesco Carr (BM), 3. Grady McGovern (Min)
1600 — 1. Grayson Meck (BM) 4:52.86, 2. Johnny Burgess (Min), 3. Russell Hunter (BM)
3200 — 1. Grayson Meck (BM) 11:02.09, 2. Christopher Phipps (BM), 3. Landon Govern (Min)
100 hurdles — 1. Rafael Liranzo (BM) 16.16, 2. Jack Purcell (Min), 3. Jaden Urquiza (BM)
300 hurdles — 1. Rafael Liranzo (BM) 40.80, 2. Chase Zimerofsky (Min), 3. Jack Purcell (Min)
4×100 relay — Minersville 44.50
4×400 relay — Minersville 3:48.89
4×800 relay — Minersville 8:33.20
High Jump — 1. Aidan Ryan (Min) 5-11, 2. Rafael Liranzo (BM), 3. Reese McCormick (BM)
Long Jump — 1. Chase Zimerofsky (Min) 20-3.25, 2. Dalton Minnick (BM), 3. Parker Zaharis (Min)
Triple Jump — 1. Chase Zimerofsky (Min) 42-2.5, 2. Aidan Ryan (Min), 3. Elias Baran (BM)
Shot Put — 1. Kurt Krammes (BM) 41-6, 2. Jude Sonon (BM), 3. Ricky Chapman (Min)
Discus — 1. Kurt Krammes (BM) 114-5, 2. Caleb Baldwin (BM), 3. Noah Dunkleberger (Min)
Javelin — 1. William Shaner (BM) 162-7, 2. Jeffrey Kline (BM), 3. Jaxson Wonchalk (BM)
Pole Vault — 1. Dalton Minnick (BM) 13-0, 2. Noah Lechleitner (BM), 3. Kevin Frederick (BM)

North Schuylkill 78, Pottsville 72
POTTSVILLE — The Spartans used sweep of the 100 meters and high jump to edge the Crimson Tide in a Schuylkill League Division I meet at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Daniel Brake, Cameron Kacilowicz and Jaxon Sweeney went 1-2-3 in the 100, while Xavier McNally set a new area best in the jump by clearing 6 feet, 3 inches.
Luke Miller (200), Kacilowicz (400), Owen Mentzer (1600), Sean Dacus (3200), Sweeney (long jump), Blake Hawranick (triple jump) and Gavin Wall (shot put) added victories for North Schuylkill (5-1, 4-1 D-I), which won 10 of 18 events.
Donovann Durham was a double-winner for Pottsville (3-2, 3-2), sweeping the hurdles. Colin McGinley (800), Ryan Murphy (discus), Pete Scharadin (javelin) and Killian Bressler (pole vault) were also victorious for the Crimson Tide.
100 — 1. Daniel Brake (NS) 11.54, 2. Cameron Kacilowicz (NS), 3. Jaxon Sweeney (NS)
200 — 1. Luke Miller (NS) 21.99, 2. Jaxon Sweeney (NS), 3. Makai Kollie (Potts)
400 — 1. Cameron Kacilowicz (NS) 52.25, 2. Ty Karkanica (Potts), 3. Angel Torres (NS)
800 — 1. Colin McGinley (Potts) 2:14.44, 2. Colin Kline (Potts), 3. Owen Mentzer (NS)
1600 — 1. Owen Mentzer (NS) 4:50.37, 2. Billy Davis (Potts), 3. Ayden Smolock (NS)
3200 — 1. Sean Dacus (NS) 12:18.16, 2. William Siegfried (Potts), 3. Michael Prestileo (Potts)
110 hurdles — 1. Donovann Durham (Potts) 15.13, 2. Makai Kollie (Potts), 3. Malachi Kollie (Potts)
300 hurdles — 1. Donovann Durham (Potts) 42.76, 2. Johnny Peters (NS), 3. Makai Kollie (Potts)
4×100 relay — North Schuylkill 43.08
4×400 relay — Pottsville (Karkanica, McGinley, Durham, Rodriguez) 3:44.78
4×800 relay — Pottsville (Jackson-Maldonado, Rodriguez, McGinley, Kline) 10:00.57
High Jump — 1. Xavier McNally (NS) 6-3, 2. Tanner McGee (NS), 3. (tie) Johnny Walsh (NS) and Jaxon Sweeney (NS)
Long Jump — 1. Jaxon Sweeney (NS) 19-3, 2. Malachi Kollie (Potts), 3. Tanner McGee (NS)
Triple Jump — 1. Blake Hawranick (NS) 38-10, 2. Jamie McClure (Potts), 3. Johnny Walsh (NS)
Shot Put — 1. Gavin Wall (NS) 40-1.5, 2. Ryan Murphy (Potts), 3. Gino Joy (Potts)
Discus — 1. Ryan Murphy (Potts) 127-6, 2. (tie) Brady Minahan (NS) and David Martinez (NS)
Javelin — 1. Pete Scharadin (Potts) 135-11, 2. Jacob Novack (NS), 3. Diego Laboy (NS)
Pole Vault — 1. Killian Bressler (Potts) 9-0, 2. Billy Davis (Potts), 3. Benjamin Carr (NS)
Tamaqua 103, Pine Grove 34
TAMAQUA — Jonathan Knepper won a pair of distance races as the Blue Raiders downed the Cardinals in a Schuylkill League Division I clash.
Brody Schlier, Luis Sanchez, Aidan Elston, Gio Rivera-Poke, Luis Tejada, Thomas Rivera, William Behun, Larson Hudak and Tyler MacMillan scored victories for Tamaqua (2-3, 2-3 D-I).
Dru Herber, Terrin Witmer, Grayling Kimmel and Angel Ditzler won events for Pine Grove (1-5, 0-5).
100 — 1. Brody Schlier (Tam) 12.00, 2. Luis Tejada (Tam), 3. Peyton Schwartz (Tam)
200 — 1. Luis Sanchez (Tam) 24.66, 2. Peyton Schwartz (Tam), 3. Zach Hartzell (Tam)
400 — 1. Jonathan Knepper (Tam) 56.29, 2. Terrence McDowell (Tam), 3. Brady Gehres (PG)
800 — 1. Jonathan Knepper (Tam) 2:17.64, 2. Dru Herber (PG), 3. Carter Hitz (PG)
1600 — 1. Aidan Elston (Tam) 4:45.23, 2. Parker Steencken (Tam), 3. Dru Herber (PG)
3200 — 1. Dru Herber (PG) 12:20.17, 2. William Coombe (Tam)
110 hurdles — 1. Gio Rivera-Poke (Tam) 17.33, 2. Luis Tejada (Tam)
300 hurdles — 1. Luis Tejada (Tam) 46.47
4×100 relay — No event
4×400 relay — Tamaqua 3:53.86
4×800 relay — Tamaqua 11:07.78
High Jump — 1. Terrin Witmer (PG) 5-6, 2. Angel Ditzler (PG)
Long Jump — 1. Grayling Kimmel (PG) 18-5.75, 2. Angel Ditzler (PG), 3. Terrin Witmer (PG)
Triple Jump — 1. Angel Ditzler (PG) 36-7.25, 2. William Coombe (Tam)
Shot Put — 1. Thomas Rivera (Tam) 39-10, 2. Damien Jazowski (Tam), 3. Logan Zimmerman (Tam)
Discus — 1. William Behun (Tam) 124-3, 2. Jakin Tamagini (Tam), 3. Thomas Rivera (Tam)
Javelin — 1. Larson Hudak (Tam) 127-9, 2. Jakin Tamagini (Tam), 3. James Barra (PG)
Pole Vault — 1. Tyler MacMillan (Tam) 8-0, 2. Luis Tejada (Tam), 3. William Coombe (Tam)
Nativity 104, Mahanoy Area 35
MAHANOY CITY — Robert McDonald, Shane Meyer and Connor Palerino each won a pair of events as the Green Wave rolled past the Golden Bears at Alumni Stadium.
McDonald won the 200 and 400; Meyer placed first in the 800 and 1600; and Palerino won the shot put and discus as Nativity (5-1, 5-1 D-II) won 13 of 17 events.
Sonny Seritti (110 hurdles, 300 hurdles) was a double-winner for Mahanoy Area (4-2, 4-2), while Connor Bowman won the high jump.
100 — 1. Connor Felty (Nat) 11.6, 2. Jacob Williams (Nat), 3. Colt Mason (Nat)
200 — 1. Robert McDonald (Nat) 23.4, 2. Connor Felty (Nat), 3. Jacob Williams (Nat)
400 — 1. Robert McDonald (Nat) 54.2, 2. Jacob Bowman (Nat), 3. Yoibel Perez (Mah)
800 — 1. Shane Meyer (Nat) 2:07.7, 2. Xzavion Tennis (Nat), 3. Wyatt Hylka (Nat)
1600 — 1. Shane Meyer (Nat) 4:36.8, 2. Nash Stehr (Nat), 3. Wyatt Hylka (Nat)
3200 — 1. Nash Stehr (Nat) 11:01.6, 2. Nick Manley (Mah)
110 hurdles — 1. Sonny Seritti (Mah) 17.6, 2. Sean Kramer (Nat)
300 hurdles — 1. Sonny Seritti (Mah) 43.9, 2. Cole Felty (Nat), 3. Sean Kramer (Nat)
4×100 relay — Mahanoy Area 45.5
4×400 relay — Nativity 3:44.7
4×800 relay — Nativity 9:19.3
High Jump — 1. Connor Bowman (Mah) 5-10, 2. Colin Lenahan (Nat), 3. Chase Lebby (Mah)
Long Jump — 1. Jacob Williams (Nat) 18-2, 2. Cole Felty (Nat), 3. Owen Holley (Nat)
Triple Jump — 1. Owen Holley (Nat) 37-9, 2. Emmet Portland (Nat), 3. Colin Lenahan (Nat)
Shot Put — 1. Connor Palerino (Nat) 44-4.75, 2. John Redgate (Mah), 3. Thomas Bechtal (Nat)
Discus — 1. Connor Palerino (Nat) 121-0.5, 2. John Redgate (Mah), 3. Thomas Bechtal (Nat)
Javelin — 1. Aidan Becker (Nat) 132-5, 2. Kyler Quick (Mah), 3. John Redgate (Mah)
Pole Vault — No event
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