Weekend Track Roundup: Tide girls, Nativity boys tops at Tamaqua; Eagles break 3 marks at Ship
The Blue Mountain 1600 relay team of, from left, Rafael Liranzo, Francesco Carr, Gaige Guers and Cole Swick placed fourth at the 98th Roddick High School Invitational at Shippensburg University in a school-record time of 3:24.81 (Photo by Brook Koch-Guers).
TAMAQUA — Noah Dolbin and Michael Stank have been fixtures on the Schuylkill League boys’ track and field scene for several seasons.
Monday, the two Nativity seniors proved they’re ready for more postseason success.
Dolbin and Stank each had a hand in four victories as the Green Wave rolled to the boys’ team title at the nine-team Tamaqua Invitational at the Tamaqua All Sports Stadium.
Dolbin swept the hurdles, won the long jump and ran a leg on Nativity’s winning 1600-meter relay team. Stank won the 200 and 400 meters and competed on two winning relays as the Green Wave compiled 173 points, 32 more than second-place Tamaqua.
Nolan Daynorowicz (800), Liam Messina (high jump) and Aiden Becker (javelin) added individual wins for Nativity, which captured 10 of the 18 events.
Other boys’ winners included Pottsville’s Evan Galavage (100), Ryan Galen (discus) and Killian Bressler (pole vault), Tamaqua’s Aidan Elston (1600) and Terrence McDowell (triple jump), Mahanoy Area’s William Mayberry (3200), Schuylkill Haven’s Ethan Kline (shot put) and Pottsville’s 400 relay team.
On the girls’ side, Alexa Giuffre won twice and Rhyan Brennan and Ashley Gould added victories as Pottsville took home an invitational team title for the second time in five days.
Giuffre took first in the 100 hurdles and long jump, while Brennan won the triple jump and Gould captured the shot put. Pottsville also won the 1,600 relay. The Tide captured the girls’ team title at Thursday’s Pine Grove Invitational.
Nativity’s Sara Spolski won three events, taking the 100, 200 and 400, while Tamaqua’s Samantha Plasha (high jump, pole vault) was a double winner.
Other winners included Tamaqua’s Madelyn Schaefer (800), Mahanoy Area’s Caylin Blashock (1600) and Felicia Bro (3200), Schuylkill Haven’s Isabella Hughes (300 hurdles) and Karlee Feger (discus), Kutztown’s Emma Repsher (javelin), the Marian 400 relay and the Tamaqua 3200 relay.
BOYS’ RESULTS
Final Team Standings — 1. Nativity (Nat) 173, 2. Tamaqua (Tam) 141, 3. Pottsville (Potts) 123, 4. Mahanoy Area (Mah) 62, 5. Panther Valley (PV) 56, 6. Marian (Mar) 53, 7. Weatherly (Wea) 18, 8. (tie) Schuylkill Haven (SH) 14, Kutztown (Kutz) 14
100 — 1. Evan Galavage (Potts) 11.42, 2. Bo McDonald (Nat) 11.67, 3. Connor Felty (Nat) 11.78
200 — 1. Michael Stank (Nat) 23.09, 2. Jose Perez Figuereo (Mah) 23.21, 3. Evan Galavage (Potts) 23.41
400 — 1. Michael Stank (Nat) 51.15, 2. Jacob Tom (Mar) 53.18, 3. Connor Felty (Nat) 54.38
800 — 1. Nolan Daynorowicz (Nat) 2:02.31, 2. Aidan Elston (Tam) 2:14.57, 3. Levi Kunkel (Tam) 2:16.56
1600 — 1. Aidan Elston (Tam) 4:54.48, 2. Anthony Marchetti (Tam) 5:02.44, 3. Shane Meyer (Nat) 5:06.84
3200 — 1. William Mayberry (Mah) 10:40.42, 2. Nash Stehr (Nat) 10:53.15, 3. Anthony Marchetti (Tam) 10:54.26
100 hurdles — 1. Noah Dolbin (Nat) 14.46, 2. Donovann Durham (Potts) 15.93, 3. Aiden Becker (Nat) 16.84
300 hurdles — 1. Noah Dolbin (Nat) 39.74, 2. Sonny Seritti (Mah) 43.25, 3. Luis Sanchez (Tam) 44.64
400 relay — 1. Pottsville 44.80, 2. Tamaqua 46.83, 3. Weatherly 51.43
1600 relay — 1. Nativity (Dolbin, Daynorowicz, Messina, Stank) 3:28.03, 2. Mahanoy Area 3:39.92, 3. Pottsville 3:42.77
3200 relay — 1. Nativity (Messina, Stank, Stehr, Daynorowicz) 8:26.30, 2. Tamaqua 9:01.81, 3. Panther Valley 10:35.26
High Jump — 1. Liam Messina (Nat) 5-8, 2. (tie) Mrgim Neziri (PV) 5-4 and Victor Schlosser (Tam) 5-4
Long Jump — 1. Noah Dolbin (Nat) 21-10.5, 2. Jacob Tom (Mar) 21-10, 3. Liam Messina (Nat) 19-7
Triple Jump — 1. Terrence McDowell (Tam) 37-1.5, 2. Scott Case (Tam) 37-1.5, 3. Frank Shubeck (PV) 35-6
Shot Put — 1. Ethan Kline (SH) 45-3, 2. Aidan Milkovits (Mar) 42-9.5, 3. Joe Ruth (Kutz) 38-9.5
Discus — 1. Ryan Galen (Potts) 143-9, 2. Joe Ruth (Kutz) 140-1, 3. Jacob Hehn (Tam) 123-4
Javelin — 1. Aiden Becker (Nat) 153-3, 2. Maxum DiRenzo (Potts) 136-6.5, 3. Gino Williams (PV) 123-2.5
Pole Vault — 1. Killian Bressler (Potts) 10-10, 2. Peter Scharadin (Potts) 8-10, 3. William Davis (Potts) 8-4
GIRLS’ RESULTS
Final Team Standings — 1. Pottsville (Potts) 156, 2. Tamaqua (Tam) 142, 3. Marian (Mar) 92, 4. Mahanoy Area (Mah) 83, 5. Nativity (Nat) 82, 6. Schuylkill Haven (SH) 32, 7. Panther Valley (PV) 24, 8. Kutztown (Kutz) 10, 9. Weatherly (Wea) 8
100 — 1. Sara Spolski (Nat) 13.00, 2. Urijah Fazio (Mah) 13.72, 3. Caitlyn Kovatch (Mar) 13.75
200 — 1. Sara Spolski (Nat) 26.61, 2. Myla Fegley (Potts) 27.05, 3. Nashallyz Nieves (Mah) 28.51
400 — 1. Sara Spolski (Nat) 1:00.00, 2. Alexa Giuffre (Potts) 1:00.95, 3. Myla Fegley (Potts) 1:02.47
800 — 1. Madelyn Schaefer (Tam) 2:41.65, 2. Catherine Marinchak (Nat) 2:45.96, 3. Teagan Hart (Potts) 2:46.38
1600 — 1. Caylin Blashock (Mah) 5:59.04, 2. Kimmy Rudy (Tam) 5:59.10, 3. Anna Keer (Mar) 6:13.56
3200 — 1. Felicia Bro (Mah) 13:12.65, 2. Teaghan Biros (Mar) 13:50.51, 3. Carly Honus (Mah) 14:34.20
100 hurdles — 1. Alexa Giuffre (Potts) 15.79, 2. Isabella Hughes (SH) 16.87, 3. Riley Davis (Potts) 16.94
300 hurdles — 1. Isabella Hughes (SH) 49.08, 2. Riley Davis (Potts) 49.45, 3. Lauren Kelly (Potts) 53.22
400 relay — 1. Marian (Kovatch, Osenbach, Fritz, Pikitus) 53.36, 2. Tamaqua 53.78
1600 relay — 1. Pottsville 4:19.06, 2. Tamaqua 4:31.29, 3. Marian 4:39.92
3200 relay — 1. Tamaqua (Schaefer, Betz, Stegemerten, Kunkel) 11:45.05, 2. Marian 12:02.55
High Jump — 1. Samantha Plasha (Tam) 5-2, 2. (tie) Alexis Chilinskas (Mah) 4-6, Morgan Orsulak (PV) 4-6
Long Jump — 1. Alexa Giuffre (Potts) 18-0.5, 2. Samatha Plasha (Tam) 16-2, 3. Sara Spolski (Nat) 16-0.25
Triple Jump — 1. Rhyan Brennan (Potts) 33-5.5, 2. Lauren Kelly (Potts) 33-2.75, 3. Morgan Orsulak (PV) 31-5
Shot Put — 1. Ashley Gould (Potts) 33-9.5, 2. Olivia Thomas (Mar) 31-10, 3. Emmalee Pinkey (Nat) 28-11.5
Discus — 1. Karlee Feger (SH) 96-7, 2. Ashley Gould (Potts) 92-4, 3. Esme Petschauer (Mar) 88-6
Javelin — 1. Emma Repsher (Kutz) 131-3.5, 2. Kelly Reiner (Wea) 103-4, 3. Lainey Dusel (Potts) 98-7.5
Pole Vault — 1. Samantha Plasha (Tam) 10-0, 2. Lila Evans (Potts) 6-6, 3. Kaitlyn Rivera (Tam) 5-6
Local athletes excel at Roddick Invitational
SHIPPENSBURG — Chase Guers broke a pair of Blue Mountain school records and ran a leg on a third en route to four top-six finishes at Saturday’s 98th Roddick High School Invitational at Shippensburg University.
Guers was fifth in the 100 meters in 10.58 and sixth in the 200 in 21.78, with both times breaking school records. The 100-meter school record had stood since Steve Cryts set it in 1986. Guers also ran a leg on the Eagles’ 400 relay team, combining with Kole Luckenbill, Gaige Guers and Cole Swick to take third in 41.82.
