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Bethlehem Catholic girls set school mark in 1,600 relay

Medals came fast and furious on the second scorching day at the PIAA Track & Field Championships. Here is the final rundown of Saturday's action.

Pennridge's Tori Gerlach repeated as the Class 3A 3,200-meter champion. The senior ran a 10:38.40, beating District One foe Meghan McGovern (10:39.50) of North Penn.

Pottsville's Paige Stoner (10:46.50) was fifth, Pennridge's Caitlyn Sheva (11:08.10) 11th and Northwestern's Rachele Cerrone (12:09.40) was 24th.

Sheva (4:51.29) came back to take second in the 1,600. Gerlach (4:57.33) was sixth and Saucon Valley's Elizabeth Chikotas was 10th (5:01.02).

Tamaqua's Kelsey Patrick (12:23.74) was 24th in the 2A 2-mile run, followed by Moravian Academy's Emily Smith (12:39.90) in 25th.

North Schuylkill's Brendan Shearn won the boys 2A 2-mile race in 9:22.09. Notre Dame's Eric Busher was 23rd in 11:29.67. Shearn was 12th in the mile.

Freedom's Nate Palmer (9:56.61) and Northwestern's Tyler Stelmack (10:20.82) were 24th and 30th, respectively, in the 3A race.

Liberty's Gracie Hargrove was fourth in the 3A discus, with a best of 128-6, just six inches shy of the school record.

Bethlehem Catholic girls (school-record 4:00.98) took fifth in the 2A 1,600 relay.

Pleasant Valley's Kelecia Harris was seventh in the 3A triple jump with a top jump of 36-9.25. Quakertown's Lauren Suelke was 10th at 36-6. Nazareth's Jane Lukas (33-11) was 24th.

Pennridge girls (47.70) was third and Easton (school-record 48.27) fifth in the 3A 400 relay.

Palmerton boys (43.31) were fifth and Stroudsburg boys (42.73) eighth in the 2A and 3A relays, respectively.

Emmaus' Hanna Brosky (2:15.44) was ninth in the 3A 800.

Quakertown's Jody-Ann Evans ran a 25.57 to finish 7th in the 3A 200.

Pocono Mountain East's Erin Madison (45.54) was seventh in the 3A 300 hurdles.

Parkland's Laura Gulliver (11-0) was tied for 11th and Allen's Julia Molloy (10-6) tied for 18th in the 3A pole vault. Quakertown's Stacey Nagele was tied for fifth at 11-6.

Jim Thorpe's P.J. Johnson took bronze in the 2A long jump with a 21-9.5.

Notre Dame girls grabbed fourth in the 2A 2-mile relay, running a 9:42.87. They set a school record in Friday's preliminaries with a 9:40.11.

Notre Dame boys claimed eighth in their 2-mile relay with an 8:08.52. Palisades was 11th at 8:16.30.

Pennridge boys finished third in the 3A 3,200 relay, running a 7:44.49.

Tamaqua's Christine Streisel, the defending champion, took silver in the 2A javelin with a 149-2. Palmerton's Kelsey Hay was 10th with a top throw of 125-6.

Streisel also was sixth in the 2A shot put with a 38-7.5. Northern Lehigh's Aimee Oertner (37-4.75) was11th. Wilson's Gab Carson (37-4) was 12th. Lehighton's Gwen Remaley (36-9) was 15th. Palmerton's Kelsey Hay (34-7.5) was 29th and Lehighton's Sarah Keer (33-0) was 34th.

Wilson's Ashley Williams got bumped early and hit a hurdle in the 2A 100 hurdles. The sophomore ran a 15.92 to finish eighth after running 15.73 in the semis.

Bethlehem Catholic's Tyler Horton finished fifth in the 2A 110 hurdles, running 14.89. Tamaqua's Eric Hertzog was eighth in 15.21.

Horton ran a 14.87 and Hertzog 14.73 in the semis.

Horton (41.03) also was eighth in the 300 hurdles.

Quakertown's Jody-Ann Evans was fifth in the 3A 100 with 12.21. She ran a 12.07 in the semis.

Palmerton's Monty Szukics (11.12) and Stroudsburg's Langston Northern (11.13) each finished third in the respectively 100 finals. Upper Perkiomen's Ronnie Gillespie (11.18), third last year in 3A, was seventh today.

Szukics finished fourth in the 2A 200 and Northern 8th in 3A. Gillespie, the defending 3A champ, was second.

Palmerton's Lauryn Solt (32-4) and Wilson's Carla Dutt (31-7.5) were 28th and 29th in the 2A triple jump.

Notre Dame's Marcus Reed (124-7) was 22nd in the 2A discus.

Nazareth's Griffin Schwab tied for 16th in the 3A high jump.

East Stroudsburg North's Joey Clouse (53.5.5) was eighth in the 3A shot put. Stroudsburg's Jon Passmore was 23rd at 46.5.5

PIAA Track final update: Hopes, Pearson are 2nd, Hassler 4th

Silver is the color early on at the PIAA Track & Field Championships.

Bangor's Bryan Pearson grabbed a silver medal in the 3A discus with a best throw of 179 feet, 6 inches. He was seeded fourth after throwing 178-6 to win last week's District 11 title. Hempfield's Kyle Long (189 feet) was first.

Pearson, a junior, was sixth last season.

Tamaqua's Hope tandem of Kayla and Tyler earned silver medals in the Class 2A long jump and javelin, respectively.

Kayla hit a season's best with a leap of 17 feet, 11.25 inches on her second jump of the preliminary round.

Bloomsburg's Lauren Ball won with a best of 18-1.25. Tamaqua's Maria Streisel finished 18th with a leap of 16-1.5.

Tyler threw a PR 198 feet, 4 inches to finish second in the 2A javelin. He was seeded sixth. Pen Argyl's Geoff Beam, seeded ninth, finished seventh with a throw of 178-1.

Parkland's Olivia Hassler couldn't overcome nervous and technique issues, but still finished fourth in the 3A javelin. Her top throw of 130 feet was19 feet, 10 inches shorter than her winning throw last week at districts.

Blue Mountain's Jill Grapsy (121-8) was ninth.

Elsewhere, Pen Argyl's Austin Witmer tied for sixth in the 2A pole vault, clearing 13-6. Palisades' Colton Mitchell fell into a tie for ninth on misses. He also cleared 13-6.

Bethlehem Catholic's Mara Blanchard cleared 10-6 to finish tied for 11th in the 2A pole vault. Palisades' Alexa Rossi was tied for 19th at 10 feet.

Liberty's Gracie Hargrove was 14th in the 3A shot put. Her best effort was 36-10.75. Northampton's Chelsea Hall was 19th with a best of 35-4.

Nazareth's Jane Lukas and Liberty's Casey Harewood finished tied for 21st in the 3A high jump. Both cleared 5 feet. Upper Dublin's Taylor Morgan won it, clearing 5-7.

Lukas was 21st in the 3A long jump with a best of 16-7.5. Easton's Nicole Pritchard had 16-6 to end up 23rd. Blue Mountain's Elizabeth Rauenzahn was 25th at 16-5.

Notre Dame-GP's Mary Paige Nesfeder cleared 4-10 to finish tied for 22nd in the 2A high jump. North Schuylkill's Carly Gregas was tied for fifth at 5-2.

Pocono Mountain West's Dwayne Vines was ninth in the 3A triple jump with a best of 46 feet. Stroudsburg's David Clowney (44-7.25) was 15th, followed by East Stroudsburg North's Jarrel Bobb (20th at 44-2), Pottsville's Shavinski Thomas (21st at 43-8.75), Liberty's Devon Jones (28th at 42-0.5) and Stroudsburg's Quay Rogers (32nd at 38-5).

Liberty's Amy Darlington did not make the finals of the 3A 1,600, despite running a season-best time of 5:01.88. Saucon Valley's Elizabeth Chikotas (5:01.54) advanced, as did Pennridge's Tori Gerlach (4:59.01) and Marissa Sheva (5:00.32). Northwestern's Haley Yost (5:05.07) did not advance.

Tamaqua's Kelsey Patrick (5:18.46) and Notre Dame's Katie Downing (6:01.73) didn't qualify in 2A.

Catasauqua's Anthony Brinkley (4:35.93) did not make the 2A boys mile final. North Schuylkill's Brendan Shearn (4:27.88) made it.

It also was a tough day for Palmerton junior Jess Pereira, who didn't qualify in the 100, 200 or 400 dashes.

Fellow Blue Bomber Monty Szukics and Stroudsburg's Langston Northern had no such issues. Szukics qualified in the 100, 200 and as the anchor on the 400 relay team. Northern advanced in the 100, 200 and as anchor on the 400 relay team.

Northern ran a 22.32 to finish second in his heat in the 200. Upper Perkiomen's Ronnie Gillespie, defending 3A 200 champion, ran a 21.95. Szukics ran a 22.34 in 2A.

Stroudsburg's Donovan McDonald (22.85), Nazareth's Tanner Lipsky (23.35), Pleasant Valley's Kegan Bray (22.54) and North Schuylkill's Ethan Motsney (DNF) didn't advance. Pleasant Valley's Kelecia Harris (25.98) and Easton's Kiana Farrar (26.33) and Tamaqua's Hope didn't advance in the girls races. Quakertown's Jody-Ann Evans (25.04) and Pennridge's Natalia Pinkney (25.51) moved on in 3A.

Emmaus' Hanna Brosky advance in the 3A 800, running a PR 2:14.80 to finish seven in the qualifying run. None of the other eight locals moved on, including Moravian Academy's Rebecca Askins-Gast. She was sixth two years ago and seventh last year. She ran a 2:20.25, the best time of the non-qualifiers.

Bethlehem Catholic (4:01.74) advanced in the 2A girls 1,600 relay. Notre Dame did not.

Easton (4:00.51) and Emmaus (4:13.81) didn't advance in the 3A 1,600 relay. Pennridge, despite a dropped baton at the last handoff, qualified in 3:57.25.

Northern Lehigh, Marian Catholic, Liberty and Easton boys failed to advance.

Pocono Mountain East's Erin Madison (44.81) and Bethlehem Catholic's Tyler Horton (39.82) were the only 300 hurdlers to advance. Notre Dame's Amy Kester set a PR and school record with a 45.86, but was ninth in the 2A girls race. Top eight advance. She was sixth at states last year running nearly a full second slower.

Bethlehem Catholic's Cait Moroney (51.02), Easton's Damirah Graham (45.50), Allen's Latisha Blissett (48.03), North Schuylkill's Daniel McSurdy (40.73), Nazareth's Andrew McFarland (42.18), Blue Mountain's Ricky Jones (41.59) and Pennridge's Chris Harling (40.33) did not advance.

Nazareth's Kevin Boylan (4:40.53) and Pleasant Valley's John Wathen (4:31.63) failed to reach the 3A final.

In the 400 relay, Pennridge girls (48.07), Easton girls (48.51, school record) and Stroudsburg boys (42.31) were the only ones to advance.

Bethlehem Catholic girls (49.96), Tamaqua girls (50.30), Wilson girls (50.85), Palisades girls (51.18), Stroudsburg girls (49.85), Jim Thorpe boys (44.39), Catasauqua boys (43.94), Tamaqua boys (44.15), North Schuylkill boys (DNF), Pennridge boys (43.07), East Stroudsburg South boys (43.38), East Stroudsburg North boys (43.75) and Liberty boys (43.97) did not advance.

Pereira ran a 59.07 in the 2A 400, but failed to advance. Bethlehem Catholic's Megan Tucker (1:01.50) also came up short in the prelims.

Easton's Kenesha Brown (57.77) and Dieruff's Iris Burch (58.53) also didn't qualify in 3A.

Northern Lehigh's Caleb Johnson (50.25) made it in 2A boys, while Marian Catholic's Matt Grega (51.26) didn't.

Nazareth's Andrew Bridgeforth ran a PR 49.10 in the 3A 400, but didn't advance. Neither did Stroudsburg's Donovan McDonald (50.46) or Pottsville's Shawn Cicero (49.23).

Quakertown's Jody-Ann Evans (11.92), Pleasant Valley's Kelecia Harris (12.56) and East Stroudsburg South's Dominique Homer (12.63) advanced in the 3A 100. Bethlehem Catholic's Lauren Channer (13.12) and Pereira (13.27) did not move on in 2A.

Palmerton's Monty Szukics (11.20) moved on in the boys 2A 100. Stroudsburg's Langston Northern (10.91) and Upper Perkiomen's Ronnie Gillespie (10.95) advanced in 3A. North Schuylkill's Daniel McSurdy (11.54) and Freedom's Julian Hill (11.27) did not advance.

Notre Dame-Green Pond boys and girls, Pennridge and Palisades boys advanced from the preliminary round of the 2-mile relay.

Notre Dame girls Colleen Kelly, Erika Edwards, Christina Scartelli and Katie Downing qualified with a time of 9:40.11, more than nine seconds faster than their district title time.

The boys ran an 8:11.28, nearly six seconds better than last week.

Pennridge boys ran a preliminary-round best 7:51.26 to qualify in 3A. Palisades boys ran 8:11.31 to move on in 2A.

Pottsville girls advanced in 3A with a 9:34.68.

Bethlehem Catholic girls (10:00.80), Emmaus girls (10:08.26), Easton boys (8:08.45) and Nazareth boys (8:16.63) didn't advance.

In the 100 hurdles, Wilson's Ashley Williams (15.58), Tamaqua's Eric Hertzog (15.02) and Bethlehem Catholic's Tyler Horton (15.01) qualified for the semifinals.

Palisades' Meryah Harding (17.05), Pocono Mountain East's Erin Madison (15.92), Pottsville's Daniella Woiski (16.11), Easton's Noel Hightower (16.23) and Stroudsburg's Ben Kloepping (15.97) did not advance.

Before the meet began this morning, cooler heads prevailed.

The PIAA Board of Control voted 21-1 Thursday to overturn District One's decision to prevent Penn Wood's Eric Futch from competing at this weekend's PIAA Track & Field Championships.

Futch, the defending state champion in the 300 hurdles and District One meet record setter last weekend in the 300 hurdles and 200-meter dash, was declared ineligible for the state meet after a pair of incidents on the Coatesville High School infield as he waited for his gold medals.

Futch set a state record at last year's state meet in beating Wilson's Kowan Scott in the 300 hurdles final. He also has the best national time in the 400 hurdles (51.77).

Futch will be on the track at 3 p.m. today in the preliminaries of the 300 hurdles.

PIAA track & field records, Eric Futch

Don’t look for Penn Wood’s Eric Futch to defend his 3A 300 hurdles title this weekend.

He was disqualified from last weekend’s District One meet for “unsportsmanlike behavior.”

The senior, while waiting for his gold medal on the Coatesville infield which had no tent and no cold water for the athletes, got into an argument with district officials and walked away from one.

Futch, who beat Wilson’s Kowan Scott in record time of 36.43 in the 2011 300 hurdles final, could have been reprimanded for “unacceptable behavior” and still competed at states. But district officials opted for the harshest penalty.

Here are the PIAA records entering this weekend's event:

PIAA TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS

GIRLS

Class 2A

Event: Name, School, Time/distance, Year

100: Lauryn Williams, Rochester, 11.78, 2001

200: Lauryn Williams, Rochester, 23.85, 2001

400: Alyssa Lombardo, Saucon Valley, 54.65, 2010

800: Joanne Kehs, Perkiomen Valley, 2:09.68, 1982

1,600: Donna McLain, Eastern York, 4:52.03, 1980

3,200: Carly Seymour, Central Cambria, 10:31.85, 2008

400 relay: West Catholic, 47.65, 2011

1,600 relay: West Catholic, 3:51.76, 2010

3,200 relay: Bishop Mcgrath, 9:07.82, 2003

100 hurdles: Lindsay Dolan, Center, 14.28, 2006

300 hurdles: Debbie Linton, Catasauqua, 43.00, 1984

High jump: Thea Ackerman, Saucon Valley, 5-10, 1979-y

Long jump: Cassie Richards, Winchester, 19-10.75, 2000

Triple jump: Rhonda Witmer, Greenwood, 39-5.75, 1994

Shot put: Allyn Laughlin, Center, 50-10.75, 2006

Discus: Heather Coyler, East Juniata, 162-10, 1997

Javelin: Fawn Miller, Lakeview, 167-2, 2008

Pole vault: Allison Vanek, Wilson, 12-7, 2010

Class 3A

Event: Name, School, Time/distance, Year

100: Breehana Jacobs, Laurel Highlands, 11.64, 2007

200: Krista Simkins, Wissahickon, 23.77, 2003

400: Leaha Walker, Williamsport, 53.11, 1986

800: Chanelle Price, Easton, 2:02.90, 2008

1,600: Kim Gallagher, Upper Dublin, 4:41.08, 1981

3,200: Sara Sargent, Pennsbury, 10:21.06, 2010

400 relay: Harry S. Truman, 46.39, 1999

1,600 relay: Abington, 3:46.20, 2011

3,200 relay: West Chester Henderson, 8:55.43, 2011

100 hurdles: Ryann Krais, Methacton, 13.66, 2008

300 hurdles: Leah Nugent, Abington, 41.10, 2011

High jump: Sheena Gordon, McDowell, 5-11, 2002

Long jump: Nicole Smith, McDowell, 20-3, 2005

Triple jump: Sheena Gordon, McDowell, 42-10.25, 2002

Shot put: Elaine Sobansky, Trinity, 50-1.75, 1980

Discus: Colleen Rosensteel, Greensburg Central Catholic, 165-2, 1985

Javelin: Ruby Radocaj, Williamsport, 158-0, 2004

Pole vault: Abby Schaffer, Easton, 13-0.5, 2008

BOYS

Class 2A

Event: Name, School, Time/distance, Year

100: Jeff Brown, Grove City, 10.58, 1979

200: Andre Broussard, Meyers, 21.80, 2003

400: Mike Spangler, South Western, 46.36, 1984

800: Paul Vandegrift, Archbishop Kennedy, 1:51.96, 1987

1,600: Paul Vandegrift, Archbishop Kennedy, 4:03.22, 1987

3,200: Chris Dugan, Southermoreland, 9:04.09, 1997

400 relay: Harriton, 42.25, 1995

1,600 relay: Milton Hershey, 3:19.07, 1988

3,200 relay: Lewisburg, 7:44.44, 2004

110 hurdles: Keenan Michael, Montoursville, 14.00, 2008

300 hurdles: Tom Wise, Grove City, 37.47, 1992

High jump: Matt Benson, Sheffield, 7-1, 1992

Long jump: Russell Dickinson, Octorara, 24-3.5, 1976-y

Triple jump: Jarred Gambrell, Athens, 50-1.75, 2011

Shot put: Joe Kovacs, Bethlehem Catholic, 64-10.75, 2007

Discus: Brian Milne, Fort LeBoeuf, 206-3, 1991

Javelin: Rob Robbins, Northeast Bradford, 221-6, 2011

Pole vault: Eric Sparks, Hickory, 15-10, 2005

Class 3A

Event: Name, School, Time/distance, Year

100: Leroy Burrell, Penn Wood, 10.44, 1985

200: Clinton Davis, Steel Valley, 20.86, 1982

400: Clinton Davis, Steel Valley, 46.27, 1983

800: Tom Mallon, Central Bucks South, 1:49.31, 2010

1,600: Drew Magaha, Upper Moreland, 4:07.32, 2011-x

3,200: Mike Connelly, Upper Perkiomen, 8:58.9, 1983

400 relay: Harrisburg, 41.14, 1998

1,600 relay: Glen Mills, 3:12.76, 1996

3,200 relay: Central Bucks South, 7:33.48, 2009

110 hurdles: Charles James, Harry S. Truman, 13.79, 1983

Chad Black, West Chester Henderson, 13.79, 1991

300 hurdles: Eric Futch, Penn Wood, 36.43, 2011

High jump: Tyrone Smith, Plymouth-Whitemarsh, 7-0.75, 1985

Long jump: Dion Bentley, Penn Hills, 25-5.25, 1988

Triple jump: Carlton Lavong, Methacton, 50-5, 2010

Shot put: Ryan Whiting, Central Dauphin, 70-0, 2005

Discus: Kyle Long, Hempfield, 202-10, 2011-x

Javelin: Thomas Jordan, Cedar Crest, 224-2, 2003

Pole vault: Joe Berry, Hatboro-Horsham, 16-3, 2007

x-Returning state champion

y-Oldest record for that gender

PIAA Track & Field Championships schedule

Here is the time schedule for PIAA Track & Field Championships, which are Friday and Saturday and Shippensburg University's Seth Grove Stadium:

PIAA TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Time schedule

FRIDAY

Preliminaries on the track

Event, Classes, Time

3,200 relay, All, 9 a.m.

100 hurdles, 3A-2A girls, 10:30

110 hurdles, 3A-2A boys, 11

100, All, 11:30

1,600 run, All, Noon

400, All, 1 p.m.

400 relay, All, 2

300 hurdles, All, 3

800, All, 3:30

200, All, 4

1,600 relay, All, 4:30

Finals in the field

Event, Class, Time

Pole vault, 2A girls, 9 a.m.

Long jump, 2A girls, 9

High jump, 3A girls, 9

Shot put, 3A girls, 9

Triple jump, 2A boys, 9

Javelin, 2A boys, 9

Discus, 3A boys, 9

High jump, 2A girls, 12:30 p.m.

Discus, 2A girls, 12:30

Long jump, 3A girls, 12:30

Javelin, 3A girls, 12:30

Pole vault, 2A boys, 12:30

Shot put, 2A boys, 12:30

Triple jump, 3A boys, 12:30

SATURDAY

Semifinals on the track

Event, Classes, Time

100 hurdles, 3A-2A girls, 10 a.m.

110 hurdles, 3A-2A boys, 10:15

100, All, 10:30

200, All, 11:30

Finals on the track

Event, Classes, Time

3,200, All, 9 a.m.

3,200 relay, All, 10:45

100 hurdles, 2A-3A girls, Noon

110 hurdles, 2A-3A boys, 12:10 p.m.

100, All, 12:15

1,600, All, 12:30

400, All, 1

400 relay, All, 1:15

300 hurdles, All, 1:30

800, All, 1:45

200, All, 2

1,600 relay, All, 2:30

Finals in the field

Event, Classes, Time

Triple jump, 2A girls, 9 a.m.

Javelin, 2A girls, 9

Pole vault, 3A girls, 9

Long jump, 2A boys, 9

Discus, 2A boys, 9

High jump, 3A boys, 9

Shot put, 3A boys, 9

Shot put, 2A girls, 12:30 p.m.

Triple jump, 3A girls, 12:30

Discus, 3A girls, 12:30

High jump, 2A boys, 12:30

Pole vault, 3A boys, 12:30

Long jump, 3A boys, 12:30

Javelin, 3A boys, 12:30

District 11 baseball playoff schedule for next 3 days

The sites and times have been determined for most of the District 11 baseball playoff games scheduled for the rest of the week.

Class 3A, 2A and A will all hold their semifinals Thursday at neutral sites. The Class 4A situation is more messy, as one first-round game and two quarterfinals are still to be played.

Here's the full rundown.

Wednesday

First round: No. 12 Bangor at No. 5 PM East, 4:30 p.m.

Quarterfinal: No. 7 Whitehall at No. 2 Stroudsburg, 5 p.m.

Thursday

Quarterfinal: No. 12 Bangor/No. 5 PM East at No. 4 Parkland, 4:30 p.m.

Semifinal: No. 7 Whitehall/No. 2 Stroudsburg vs. No. 3 Liberty, 4:30 p.m. at Easton High School

3A semifinals

No. 3 Pottsville vs. No. 2 Lehighton, 4:30 p.m. at Tamaqua

No. 5 North Schuylkill vs. No. 8 Blue Mountain, 7 p.m. at Pine Grove

2A semifinals
No. 5 Minersville vs. No. 1 Salisbury, 4:30 p.m. at Limeport Stadium

No. 6 Williams Valley vs. No. 2 Pine Grove, 4:30 p.m. at Blue Mountain

A semifinals

No. 4 Marian Catholic vs No. 1 Tri-Valley, 4:30 p.m. at Pine Grove

No. 3 Pius X vs. No. 2 Nativity, 4:30 p.m. at Northwestern

Friday

District 11 4A semifinal

No. 5 Pocono Mountain East/No. 12 Bangor/No. 4 Parkland vs. No. 1 Nazareth, site and time TBD

Schaffer, Price set for final shot at NCAA gold

Senior Abi Schaffer, an Easton High School graduate, is among six Moravian athletes competing in the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships from Thursday to Saturday in Claremont, Calif.

Schaffer is the defending national champion in the pole vault. She is a five-time All-American and has the top qualifying height this season at 13 feet, 10 inches — which also is the top all-time height in women’s Division III history.

Schaffer looks to repeat at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.

Elsewhere, University of Tennessee senior Chanelle Price, an Easton product, competes in the 800-meter run at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in Jacksonville, Fla., starting Thursday.

Price’s qualifying time of 2:03.15 is good for the second seed.

And, Bentley University senior Mike Vatti, another Easton High graduate, closed out his college career recently by finishing seventh in the 100 and 200, eighth as part of the 400 relay team and 12^th in the 1,600 relay squad during the New England Intercollege Men’s Outdoor Track Championships.

Bentley’s time in the 400 relay was 42.65, the program’s best in a decade and third-best in history.

The foursome’s time of 3:21.55 in 1,600 relay was the sixth-best time in school annals.

PIAA Track & Field Championships: Local seeds

The PIAA Track & Field Championships are Friday and Saturday at Shippensburg University’s Seth Grove Stadium.

Here are how the local athletes are seeded, based on their performances at last week’s district events, along with the top performance in each competition.

GIRLS

Class 2A

100

1. Jada Steward, West Catholic, 11.86

23. Jess Pereira, Palmerton, 12.87

26. Lauren Channer, Bethlehem Catholic, 12.94

200

1. Jada Steward, West Catholic, 24.56

19. Jess Pereira, Palmerton, 26.20

29. Kayla Hope, Tamaqua, 26.63

400

1. Imani Harris-Quillen, Swenson, 57.36

4. Jess Pereira, Palmerton, 58.32

24. Megan Tucker, Bethlehem Catholic, 1:01.28

800

1. Angel Piccirillo, Homer Center, 2:12.48

7. Rebecca Askins-Gast, Moravian Academy, 2:18.26

21. Brittany Martin, North Schuylkill, 2:21.54

1,600

1. Angel Piccirillo, Homer Center, 4:48.28

12. Kelsey Patrick, Tamaqua, 5:18.19

16. Katie Downing, Notre Dame-GP, 5:23.90

3,200

1. Meredith Speakman, Boiling Springs, 11:01.57

20. Kelsey Patrick, Tamaqua, 11:50.40

25. Emily Smith, Moravian Academy, 12:06.74

400 relay

1. Swenson, 47.30

4. Bethlehem Catholic, 49.73

16. Tamaqua, 50.32

24. Palisades, 50.78

25. Wilson, 50.80

1,600 relay

1. Swenson, 3:54.52

9. Bethlehem Catholic, 4:05.31

23. Notre Dame-GP, 4:11.74

3,200 relay

1. Montoursville, 9:37.97

11. Notre Dame-GP, 9:47.17

21. Bethlehem Catholic 10:00.82

100 hurdles

1. Emily Lelis, Springdale, 14.72

7. Ashley Williams, Wilson, 15.47

26. Meryah Harding, Palisades, 16.91

300 hurdles

1. Amy Hicks, Swenson, 44.56

16. Amy Kester, Notre Dame-GP, 46.50

28. Cait Moroney, Bethlehem Catholic, 48.15

High jump

1. Corrin Regginello, Hickory, 5-4

4. Mary Paige Nesfeder, Notre Dame-GP, 5-2

17. Carly Gregas, North Schuylkill, 5-0

Long jump

1. Lauren Ball, Bloomsburg, 18-10.5

4. Kayla Hope, Tamaqua, 17-10

22. Maria Streisel, Tamaqua, 16-9

Triple jump

1. Paige Lumley, Richland, 40-2.25

23. Lauryn Solt, Palmerton, 35-0

26. Carla Dutt, Wilson, 34-7

Shot put

1. Jennifer Neider, Hickory, 45-4.5

7. Christine Streisel, Tamaqua, 38-5.25

9. Gwen Remaley, Lehighton, 38-0.5

17. Gab Carson, Wilson, 36-9.25

19. Kelsey Hay, Palmerton, 36-7.5

20. Aimee Oertner, Northern Lehigh, 36-7

22. Carter Green, North Schuylkill, 36-5.75

26. Sarah Keer, Lehighton, 36-0.75

Discus

1. Lauren Lubarski, Hickory, 142-3

3. Carter Green, North Schuylkill, 134-1

9. Ahna Huss, Shenandoah Valley, 116-6.

Javelin

1. Jessie Merckle, Fort Cherry, 156-8

2. Christine Streisel, Tamaqua, 151-10

7. Kelsey Hay, Palmerton, 128-0

Pole vault

1. Marissa Kalsey, Waynesburg Central, 12-6

14. Mara Blanchard, Bethlehem Catholic, 10-6

21. Alexa Rossi, Palisades, 10-0

Class 3A

100

1. Jody-Ann Evans, Quakertown, 11.86

15. Dominique Homer, East Stroudsburg South, 12.42

26. Kelecia Harris, Pleasant Valley, 12.68

200

1. Deme’Shia Davis, Central Dauphin East, 24.26

3. Jody-Ann Evans, Quakertown, 24.58

12. Natalia Pinkney, Pennridge, 25.28

16. Kelecia Harris, Pleasant Valley, 25.51

17. Kiana Farrar, Easton, 25.53

400

1. Kenya Woodall, Coatesville, 54.06

12. Kenesha Brown, Easton, 57.32

21. Iris Burch, Dieruff, 58.33

800

1. Emma Keenan, Gwynedd-Mercy, 2:08.08

10. Hanna Brosky, Emmaus, 2:15.78

15. Amanda Long, Upper Perkiomen, 2:17.01

20. Abi LaBar, Nazareth, 2:18.66

1,600

1. Autumn Greba, Norwin, 4:52.41

2. Tori Gerlach, Pennridge, 4:53.18

4. Maria Sheva, Pennridge, 4:55.70

14. Amy Darlington, Liberty, 5:02.77

17. Elizabeth Chikotas, Saucon Valley, 5:03.62

19. Haley Yost, Northwestern, 5:04.49

3,200

1. Tori Gerlach, Pennridge, 10:24.19

5. Paige Stoner, Pottsville, 10:49.20

10 Caitlyn Sheva, Pennridge, 10:59.16

22 Rachele Cerrone, Northwestern, 11:41.23

400 relay

1. Central Dauphin East, 47.58

3. Pennridge, 47.84

7. Easton, 48.62

23. Stroudsburg, 49.99

1,600 relay

1. Central Bucks West, 3:49.73

7. Pennridge, 3:56.55

18. Easton, 4:01.53

23. Emmaus, 4:08.63

3,200 relay

1. Strath Haven, 9:04.65

23. Pottsville, 9:41.52

24. Emmaus, 9:46.92

100 hurdles

1. Kayla Coley, Cheltenham, 14.31

23. Erin Madison, Pocono Mountain East, 15.61

25. Danielle Woinski, Pottsville, 15.71

300 hurdles

1. Mary Witmer, Ephrata, 43.80

4. Damirah Graham, Easton, 44.87

9. Erin Madison, Pocono Mountain East, 45.00

23. Latisha Blissett, Allen, 46.57

High jump

1. India Mccoy, Ambridge, 5-7

8. Jane Lukas, Nazareth, 5-4

12. Katrina Przybylowski, Pennridge, 5-3

24. Casey Harewood, Liberty, 5-2

Long jump

1. Marshay Ryan, Chambersburg, 18-9.5

4. Aspen Gaita, Stroudsburg, 18-0.5

11. Jane Lukas, Nazareth, 17-9

13. Elizabeth Rauenzahn, Blue Mountain, 17-8

22. Nicole Pritchard, Easton, 17-4.5

Triple jump

1. Marshay Ryan, Chambersburg, 39-8.5

9. Jane Lukas, Nazareth, 37-8

10. Kelecia Harris, Pleasant Valley, 37-7.5

19. Lauren Suelke, Quakertown, 36-8

Shot put

1. Rachel Fatherly, Williamsport, 45-1.75

10. Gracie Hargrove, Liberty, 39-4.75

24. Chelsea Hall, Northampton, 35-11

Discus

1. Rachel Fatherly, Williamsport, 140-9

10. Gracie Hargrove, Liberty, 118-10

21. Carissa Lorimer, Blue Mountain, 111-4

Javelin

1. Olivia Hassler, Parkland, 149-10

14. Jill Grapsy, Blue Mountain, 123-0

Pole vault

1. Larisa Debich, Hempfield, 12-9

5. Julia Molloy, Allen, 11-6

7. Stacey Nagele, Quakertown, 11-6

13. Laura Gulliver, Parkland, 11-0

BOYS

Class 2A

100

1. Clay Allen, West Middlesex, 10.78

12. Monty Szukics, Palmerton, 11.13

27. Daniel McSurdy, North Schuylkill, 11.56

200

1. Kalil Slaughter, Sheffield, 21.70

3. Monty Szukics, Palmerton, 21.95

18. Ethan Motsney, North Schuylkill, 22.47

400

1. Bryce Straffin, Clarion, 48.15

11. Caleb Johnson, Northern Lehigh, 50.58

19. Matt Grega, Marian Catholic, 51.28

800

1. L.J. Westwood, Quaker Valley, 1:56.48

21. Sage Weikel, Palisades, 2:01.36

22. Justin Colletti, Palisades, 2:01.86

1,600

1. Ryan Smathers, Northeast, 4:14.74

7. Brendan Shearn, North Schuylkill, 4:24.36

19. Anthony Brinkley, Catasauqua, 4:33.58

3,200

1. Rico Galassi, Holy Cross, 9:19.51

2. Brendan Shearn, North Schuylkill, 9:21.13

22. Eric Busher, Notre Dame-GP, 10:12.27

400 relay

1. Aliquppa, 42.28

5. Palmerton, 43.26

12. Jim Thorpe, 43.79

16. North Schuylkill, 44.06

21. Tamaqua, 44.23

1,600 relay

1. West Catholic, 3:24.73

16. Marian Catholic, 3:27.99

21. Northern Lehigh, 3:30.02

3,200 relay

1. Christopher Dock, 8:00.51

21. Palisades, 8:16.37

22. Notre Dame-GP, 8:17.11

110 hurdles

1. Chris Lenz, Trinity, 14.52

6. Tyler Horton, Bethlehem Catholic, 14.74

11. Eric Hertzog, Tamaqua, 15.09

300 hurdles

1. Todd Townsend, West Catholic, 38.12

6. Tyler Horton, Bethlehem Catholic, 39.65

18. Daniel McSurdy, North Schuylkill, 40.60

High jump

1. John Mudrey, Hickory, 6-8

5. Caleb Johnson, Northern Lehigh, 6-5

8. P.J. Santos, Notre Dame-GP, 6-4

Long jump

1. Reggie Mitchell, Shady Side, 22-5.75

9. P.J. Johnson, Jim Thorpe, 21-6.25

20. Dysean Alexander, Notre Dame-GP, 20-11.25

Triple jump

1. Jared Horne, Schuylkill Valley, 46-0.75

3. Dan Reichenbach, Salisbury, 45-6

7. Jason Brandt, Pen Argyl, 44-6.75

Shot put

1. John Yohman, Wilmington, 60-3.75

24. Tyler Cavenas, Mahanoy Area, 47-9.75

27. Bill Birosik, Nativity BVM, 47-4.5

Discus

1. John Yohman, Wilmington, 171-11

23. Marcus Reed, Notre Dame-GP, 132-6

25. John Snyder, Palmerton, 131-2

Javelin

1. Ryan Kerr, Brookville, 207-2

6. Tyler Hope, Tamaqua, 182-5

9. Geoff Beam, Pen Argyl, 178-9

Pole vault

1. Patrick Anderson, Kane, 15-6

3. Austin Witmer, Pen Argyl, 14-3

23. Colton Mitchell, Palisades, 13-0

Class 3A

100

1. Ronnie Gillespie, Upper Perkiomen, 10.61

16. Langston Northern, Stroudsburg, 11.04

24. Julian Hill, Freedom, 11.22

200

1. Ronnie Gillespie, Upper Perkiomen, 21.24

2. Langston Northern, Stroudsburg, 21.66

16. Kegan Bray, Pleasant Valley, 22.16

23. Donovan McDonald, Stroudsburg, 22.34

26. Tanner Lipsky, Nazareth, 22.41

400

1. Lindell Swinson, Milton Hershey, 48.27

17. Donovan McDonald, Stroudsburg, 49.44

18. Andrew Bridgeforth, Nazareth, 49.49

24. Shawn Cicero, Pottsville, 49.86

800

1. Ryun Holder, Chambersburg, 1:53.56

15. Avery Scripture, Upper Perkiomen, 1:56.16

24. Andrew Wolfe, Easton, 1:57.59

27. Eric Jones, Emmaus, 1:59.58

1,600

1. Drew Magaha, Upper Moreland, 4:08.94

26. John Wathen, Pleasant Valley, 4:28.73

27. Kevin Boylan, Nazareth, 4:28.76

3,200

1. Sam Hibbs, Hatboro-Horsham, 9:08.62

28. Nate Palmer, Freedom, 9:42.82

29. Tyler Stelmack, Northwestern, 9:43.25

400 relay

1. Strath Haven, 41.81

5. Stroudsburg, 42.40

12. East Stroudsburg South, 42.77

15. East Stroudsburg North, 42.84

25. Liberty, 43.29

1,600 relay

1. Swenson, 3:16.97

5. Pennridge, 3:18.08

27. Easton, 3:26.34

28. Liberty, 3:26.81

3,200 relay

1. Chambersburg, 7:48.94

3. Pennridge, 7:49.54

14. Nazareth, 7:59.87

17. Easton, 8:00.95

110 hurdles

1. Chris Williams, Strath Haven, 13.82

25. Ben Kloepping, Stroudsburg, 15.54

26. Noel Hightower, Easton, 15.56

300 hurdles

1. Paul Wahlman, Council Rock North, 37.43

16. Chris Harling, Pennridge, 39.44

25. Ricky Jones, Blue Mountain, 40.79

26. Andrew McFarland, Nazareth, 40.86

High jump

1. Shavinski Thomas, Pottsville, 6-9

6. Griffin Schwab, Nazareth, 6-5

Long jump

1. John Landis, Father Judge, 23-7.5

9. Quay Rogers, Stroudsburg, 22-7.5

10. Nolan Hay, Parkland, 22-7

12. Devon Jones, Liberty, 22-6

16. Kyle Laughlin, Blue Mountain, 22-2

17. Jarrel Bobb, East Stroudsburg North, 22-1.5

Triple jump

1. Wellington Zaza, Strath Haven, 49-8

6. Dwayne Vines, Pocono Mountain West, 46-9

7. Jarrel Bobb, East Stroudsburg North, 46-8

9. Devon Jones, Liberty, 46-2

10. David Clowney, Stroudsburg, 46-0

12. Shavinski Thomas, Pottsville, 45-10

18. Quay Rogers, Stroudsburg, 45-1

Shot put

1. Kyle Felpel, Cocalico, 60-7

16. Joey Clouse, East Stroudsburg North, 52-3.5

19. Jon Passmore, Stroudsburg, 50-5.75

Discus

1. Kyle Long, Hempfield, 199-1

4. Bryan Pearson, Bangor, 178-6

12. Levi Haldeman, Lehighton, 155-10

Javelin

1. Billy Stanley, South Park, 227-0

6. Jon Strauss, Lehighton, 189-10

15. Nate Hoenl, Whitehall, 181-1

21. Michael Wallace, Pottsville, 178-3

22. Kurtis Killian, Pottsville, 178-0

Pole vault

1. Ryan Steinbugl, Altoona, 15-4

12. Kenji Okamoto, Stroudsburg, 14-0

18. James Harcher, Quakertown, 13-6

21. Josh Helbers, East Stroudsburg South, 13-6

Hunter, Gillette earn Division II track honors

West Chester University freshman pole vaulter Eric Hunter, a Northampton High School graduate, was named all-region by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association (USTFCCCA).
Hunter is the first Golden Rams track athlete recognized regionally by the USTFCCCA in the three years that the coaches’ association has sponsored an all-region team.

“We had a few hiccups at the beginning of the season while we learned how to build on what [Hunter] had been doing during his personal training,” West Chester coach Mike Murawski said. “The weather during the outdoor season also made it difficult to develop any consistency.

“But, Eric is a gamer. He knows when to show up. His work ethic makes everybody in that event better. I could see him making a trip to nationals next season.”

Hunter placed second in the pole vault at the PSAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, after placing third in that event during the 2012 Indoor Championships in February.

Hunter cleared 15 feet, 3.5 inches at the PSAC Championships, which is the second-best mark in school history in that event outdoors.
The West Chester freshman was the PIAA Class 3A champion last season while at Northampton. He also set the Northampton County record in the pole vault by clearing 15-1 in the final regular-season meet of the 2011 season at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium. He won the state title by clearing 15 feet.

Also, Shippensburg junior Matt Gillette, a Parkland High product, is competing in the 1,500-meter run at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships next weekend at Colorado State University in Pueblo, Colo.

Gillette posted a qualifying time of 3:46.66 at Bucknell’s Bison Outdoor Classic in April. Seeded right behind Shipp teammate Stephen Schelander (3:46.63), he is looked to repeat as an All-American after finishing seventh last season in the same event.

Gillette also previously earned two All-American honors as a member of the Raiders’ distance medley relay squad.

Final look at HS baseball standings

With the high school baseball playoffs almost over -- only the Mountain Valley Conference championship has not been decided yet -- here is one final look at the league standings.

LVC
West Division

Team, League, Overall

x-Central Catholic, 8-6, 13-7

Emmaus, 8-6, 11-8

Allen, 4-10, 4-15

Dieruff, 0-14, 2-18

North Division

x-Parkland, 11-3, 15-6

y-Nazareth, 10-4, 17-4

Northampton, 9-5, 12-8

Whitehall, 5-9, 10-9

East Division

x-Liberty, 13-1, 18-2

Bethlehem Catholic, 5-7, 9-9

Freedom, 5-8, 10-9

Easton, 4-9, 8-11

Colonial League

North Division

Team, League, Overall

x-Pen Argyl, 15-1, 19-2

y-Bangor, 10-6, 10-11

Northwestern, 9-7, 13-7

Catasauqua, 6-10, 7-13

Palmerton, 4-12, 5-15

Northern Lehigh, 4-12, 6-14

South Division

x-Salisbury, 14-2, 20-2

y-Notre Dame-GP, 10-6, 14-8

Southern Lehigh, 10-6, 10-10

Palisades, 7-9, 7-13

Saucon Valley, 5-11, 6-14

Wilson 2-14, 2-18

MVC

Team, League, Overall

z-PM East, 9-3, 12-6

z-Stroudsburg, 8-4, 13-8

z-ES South, 7-5, 11-11

z-Pleasant Valley, 7-5, 10-11

Lehighton, 7-5, 14-7

ES North, 2-10, 6-14

PM West, 2-10, 4-15

x-won division title; y-won wild card; z-clinched league playoff berth

Liberty, Nazareth lead LVC baseball all-league selections

Liberty and Nazareth will play for the Lehigh Valley Conference baseball title tonight.

It's little surprise, then, that those two teams are well-represented on the LVC's all-conference baseball team.

Liberty placed a league-best three players on the LVC first team, which was released this afternoon. Nazareth, Parkland and Central Catholic each had two first-team selections. That gave the four teams that qualified for the league playoffs nine of the 12 first-team selections.

Liberty's Andy Pitsilos was also named the LVC's coach of the year after guiding the Hurricanes to an 18-2 overall record and a 13-1 league mark. The full list of league all-stars follows.

Lehigh Valley Conference

2012 All-Conference Baseball Team

Pitcher                Matt Hurd                     Parkland

Catcher               James Bertolotti           Liberty

First Base           Mark Szoke                   Northampton

Second Base     Nick Rabasco               Parkland

Third Base         Pete Daland                  Liberty (pictured)

                             Dan Shepherd               Nazareth

Shortstop            Mike Garzillo               Nazareth

Outfield              Jim McCarthy               Liberty

Outfield              Kevin Rold                   Freedom

Outfield              Bryan Bernal                 Allen

Des. Hitter          David Rosenberger       Central

Utility                  Seth Stoudt                   Central

Coach of the Year       Andy Pitsilos                Liberty

Honorable mention:

Pitcher: David Rosenberger (CCHS), Jim McCarthy (Liberty); Catcher: Cody Kramer (Northampton), Damin Muth (Parkland); First Base: Mike Makara (CCHS); Second Base: Evan Roman (Whitehall), Evan Allman (Liberty); Third Base: Kevin Cooley (Easton); Shortstop: Seth Stoudt (CCHS), Pat Donnelly (Liberty); Outfield: Vinnie Romano (Emmaus), Sean Wrobel (Freedom), Billy Deutsch (Nazareth), Jeff Sell (Northampton), Nate Fritzinger (Northampton), Carlos Urena (Whitehall); Designated Hitter: Eddie Milisits (Freedom), Luini Ortiz (Emmaus); Utility: Dan Shepherd (Nazareth), Pete Daland (Liberty)