HS Track Roundup: Marian girls, Nativity boys stay unbeaten with tri-meet sweeps

Nativity's Michael Stank races to victory in the 200 meters during a Schuylkill League Division II tri-meet April 1 at Rotary Field (Photo by Mel Rose).
MAHANOY CITY — The Marian girls and Nativity boys continued their quests for Schuylkill League Division II track and field titles Wednesday with a pair of sweeps at Mahanoy Area’s Alumni Stadium.
The Fillies downed Panther Valley 123-18 and Nativity 84-56 to improve to 4-0 on the season. The Green Wave boys routed Panther Valley 113-28 and defeated Marian 100-38 to reach 5-0 on the season.
Both Division II titles will be decided on the final day of the regular season Tuesday, April 29, when Marian competes at Schuylkill Haven and Nativity runs at Mahanoy Area.
On the girls’ side, Marian and Schuylkill Haven (5-0 D-II) are both unbeaten in league play. The winner of their dual meet will be the division champion. Marian also faces Weatherly on April 29 at Rotary Field.
On the boys’ side, Nativity leads Mahanoy Area (4-1) and Schuylkill Haven (4-1) by one game in the standings. The Green Wave beat Schuylkill Haven 93-48 in their matchup April 1 and can win the title outright with a win over the Golden Bears on April 29. A Mahanoy Area win, coupled with a Schuylkill Haven win over Marian, would force a three-way tie.
A list of the updated Schuylkill League track and field standings are at the bottom of this roundup.
Wednesday, Alizabeth Pikitus (200), Ava Fritz (400), Kali Grochowski (high jump), Addy Fritz (triple jump) and Olivia Thomas (shot put) won individual events as the Fillies used their depth and a sweep of the relays to capture the girls’ tri-meet.
Catherine Marinchak paced Nativity with victories in the 800, 1600 and 3200, while Lily Baran swept the hurdles and Emmalee Pinkey took first in the discus and javelin. The Green Wave defeated Panther Valley 91-37 in the other part of the tri-meet.
Michael Stank was the leader for the Nativity boys in their sweep, taking first in the 100, 200 and 400.
Nash Stehr (1600, 3200), Noah Dolbin (110 hurdles, 300 hurdles) and Liam Messina (high jump, triple jump) each won two events, while Nolan Daynorowicz (800) and Aiden Becker (javelin) notched victories. The Green Wave (5-0, 5-0 D-II) won 14 of 17 events.
Gino Williams placed first in the discus for Panther Valley (1-3, 1-3), which beat Marian 78-59. Aidan Milkovits won the shot put for Marian (1-3, 1-3).
GIRLS’ RESULTS
Nativity 91, Panther Valley 37
Marian 123, Panther Valley 18
Marian 84, Nativity 56
100 — 1. Sara Spolski (Nat) 13.02, 2. Alizabeth Pikitus (Mar) 13.58, 3. Caitlyn Kovatch (Mar) 13.61
200 — 1. Alizabeth Pikitus (Mar) 27.76, 2. Caitlyn Kovatch (Mar) 28.82, 3. Gabrielle Osenbach (Mar) 29.25
400 — 1. Ava Fritz (Mar) 1:10.80, 2. Julia Dvorak (Mar) 1:11.84, 3. Cara Renhert (Mar) 1:17.25
800 — 1. Catherine Marinchak (Nat) 2:44.28, 2. Adalyn Marek (Mar) 2:52.38, 3. Anna Keer (Mar) 2:52.60
1600 — 1. Catherine Marinchak (Nat) 6:11.91, 2. Anna Keer (Mar) 6:16.71, 3. Teaghan Biros (Mar) 6:19.71
3200 — 1. Catherine Marinchak (Nat) 14:04.99, 2. Teaghan Biros (Mar) 14:20.90, 3. Janelle Zeigmont (Nat) 16:47.96
100 hurdles — 1. Lily Baran (Nat) 19.44, 2. Morgan Howell (Nat) 20.95, 3. Brena Farley (Mar) 21.24
300 hurdles — 1. Lily Baran (Nat) 58.15, 2. Alexis Gelatko (Mar) 1:00.59, 3. Izabella Washousky (PV) 1:04.81
400 relay — Marian (Kovatch, Osenbach, Ad. Fritz, Pikitus) 53.39
1600 relay — Marian (Dvorak, Hannis-Miskar, Renhert, Davis) 4:55.20
3200 relay — Marian (Ad. Fritz, Marek, Biros, Av. Fritz) 11:53.60
High Jump — 1. Kali Grochowski (Mar) 5-1, 2. Morgan Orsulak (PV) 4-10, 3. Adalyn Fritz (Mar) 4-8
Long Jump — 1. Morgan Orsulak (PV) 15-6, 2. Sara Spolski (Nat) 15-4, 3. Gabrielle Osenbach (Mar) 14-11
Triple Jump — 1. Addy Fritz (Mar) 31-3.5, 2. Morgan Orsulak (PV) 31-3, 3. Maisie Petschauer (Mar) 26-3
Shot Put — 1. Olivia Thomas (Mar) 29-11, 2. Emmalee Pinkey (Nat) 29-9, 3. Brandi Boyer (Nat) 24-9
Discus — 1. Emmalee Pinkey (Nat) 85-1, 2. Esme Petschauer (Mar) 83-9, 3. Olivia Thomas (Mar) 82-0
Javelin — 1. Emmalee Pinkey (Nat) 88-0, 2. Madison Purcell (Nat) 78-5, 3. Lara Cancio (Mar) 75-5
BOYS’ RESULTS
Nativity 113, Panther Valley 28
Panther Valley 78, Marian 59
Nativity 100, Marian 38
100 — 1. Michael Stank (Nat) 11.43, 2. Jacob Tom (Mar) 11.55, 3. Connor Felty (Nat) 11.86
200 — 1. Michael Stank (Nat) 22.97, 2. Connor Felty (Nat) 23.69, 3. Edison Mitchell (PV) 24.17
400 — 1. Michael Stank (Nat) 51.09, 2. Jacob Williams (Nat) 55.29, 3. Kyle McCormick (Nat) 57.20
800 — 1. Nolan Daynorowicz (Nat) 2:16.85, 2. Wyatt Hylka (Nat) 2:22.60, 3. Shane Meyer (Nat) 2:23.11
1600 — 1. Nash Stehr (Nat) 5:00.06, 2. Nolan Daynorowicz (Nat) 5:00.33, 3. Abraham Cabrera (PV) 5:11.42
3200 — 1. Nash Stehr (Nat) 11:55.89, 2. Abraham Cabrera (PV) 12:18.51, 3. Wyatt Hylka (Nat) 12:55.62
110 hurdles — 1. Noah Dolbin (Nat) 14.68, 2. Aiden Becker (Nat) 17.22, 3. Frank Shubeck (PV) 18.21
300 hurdles — 1. Noah Dolbin (Nat) 40.03, 2. Michael Johnson (Mar) 45.70, 3. Nuredin Gjoca (PV) 49.83
400 relay — Nativity 46.36
1600 relay — Nativity 3:39.55
3200 relay — Nativity 9:38.78
High Jump — 1. Liam Messina (Nat) 5-10, 2. Mrgim Neziri (PV) 5-4, 3. Jacob Tom (Mar) 5-4
Long Jump — 1. Jacob Tom (Mar) 21-8, 2. Liam Messina (Nat) 20-3, 3. Michael Johnson (Mar) 19-3.5
Triple Jump — 1. Liam Messina (Nat) 38-6.5, 2. Emmet Portland (Nat) 36-7, 3. Frank Shubeck (PV) 35-8
Shot Put — 1. Aidan Milkovits (Mar) 44-0, 2. Jah Bushati (Mar) 38-6, 3. Lawrence Ader (Mar) 37-10
Discus — 1. Gino Williams (PV) 118-7, 2. Lawrence Ader (Mar) 109-9, 3. Jah Bushati (Mar) 109-6
Javelin — 1. Aiden Becker (Nat) 141-6, 2. Gino Williams (PV) 130-5, 3. Jah Bushati (Mar) 114-4
SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE TRACK AND FIELD STANDINGS
(Through April 23)
BOYS
Division I — Blue Mountain 4-0, Minersville 4-0, Pottsville 2-2, North Schuylkill 1-2, Tamaqua 0-3, Pine Grove 0-4
Division II — Nativity 5-0, Schuylkill Haven 4-1, Mahanoy Area 4-1, Panther Valley 1-3, Marian 1-3, Shenandoah Valley 1-4, Weatherly 0-4
GIRLS
Division I — Blue Mountain 4-0, Tamaqua 2-1, Minersville 2-2, Pottsville 2-2, North Schuylkill 1-2, Pine Grove 0-4
Division II — Schuylkill Haven 5-0, Marian 4-0, Mahanoy Area 3-2, Nativity 3-2, Shenandoah Valley 1-4, Panther Valley 0-4, Weatherly 0-4
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