MCA, LM girls earn crowns

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT - Mount Carmel clinched its second straight Heartland Conference Division II title with a 65-57 win over South Williamsport Tuesday.

"It feels pretty good," Mount Carmel head coach Lisa Varano said. "It's a credit to the girls. It was a tough crowd tonight with a packed gym and they fought through the game. I'm very proud of them."

Kim Andruscavage led a contingent of four Red Tornadoes in double figures with 20 points.

Ranotta Ahrensfield followed with 16 and Ali Varano and Heather Bolick scored 12 and 11 points, respectively, for the Red Tornadoes.

The win also clinches the number one seed in the upcoming District 4 Class AA playoffs.

MOUNT CARMEL (65) - Bolick 2 5-6 11, Hornung 0 0-0 0, Varano 4 4-7 12, Raybuck 3 0-0 6, Ahrensfield 7 2-3 16, Andruscavage 6 8-10 20, Shamus 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 19-26 65.

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT (57) - Weisner 1 0-0 2, Laird 4 0-0 9, Green 1 0-0 2, Jackson 5 0-2 10, Pfirman 6 8-12 22, March 1 0-0 2, Steer 4 2-4 10. Totals 22 10-18 57.

Mt. Carmel 18 11 16 20 - 65

S. Williamsport 16 13 10 18 - 57

3-point FGs: Bolick 2, Laird, Pfirman 2.

Line Mountain 79 Upper Dauphin 36

MANDATA - Line Mountain achieved one preseason goal Tuesday night - a Tri-Valley League title.

Kasey Long scored 22 and and Mikhail Whitcomb 18 as the Eagles registered a blow out over Upper Dauphin.

Line Mountain also secured the top seed in the District 4 Class A playoffs. Madison Lagerman and Jade London scored 13 and 11 points, respectively, for the 20-0 Eagles.

UPPER DAUPHIN (36) - Clark 1 0-0 2, Walker 2 0-0 5, Miller 1 0-0 2, Bingaman 0 0-0 0, Deitrich 2 0-0 4, Wynn 0 3-4 3, Ney 0 0-0 0, Brown 1 0-2 2, Schwenk 6 0-2 12, Brosious 2 2-3 6. Totals 15 5-11 36.

LINE MOUNTAIN (79) - Ci. Lahr 2 3-4 7, Long 9 4-6 22, Bethge 1 0-0 2, London 5 0-0 11, Ch. Lahr 1 0-0 2, Lagerman 4 5-7 13, Whitcomb 5 5-6 18, Reed 0 0-1 0, Menko 1 2-4 4, Troutman 0 0-0 0. Totals 28 19-28 79.

U. Dauphin 4 14 14 4 - 36

Line Mtn. 27 22 17 13 - 79

3-point FGs: Walker, Whitcomb 3, London.

Shamokin 38 Jersey Shore 27

JERSEY SHORE - Shamokin's Steph Pancher led the Indians to their 10th win in a row and put them in excellent position for their second straight division title.

Pancher scored 15 points in a defensive slugfest and the Indians held on against Jersey Shore despite scoring just three points in the fourth quarter.

SHAMOKIN (38) - S. Pancher 5 5-8 15, Schiccatano 2 0-0 6, Britton 0 0-1 0, C. Pancher 0 0-0 0, Bonshock 3 0-0 7, Yacko 3 0-2 6, Zalar 2 0-2 4. Totals 16 5-13 36.

JERSEY SHORE (27) - Martin 1 0-1 3, Allen 3 3-4 9, Griffin 0 0-0 0, Peacock 1 0-0 2, Danley 0 0-0 0, Smith 3 0-2 6, Boatman 2 0-0 5, Packer 1 0-0 2. Totals 11 3-7 27.

Shamokin 7 13 15 3 - 38

Jersey Shore 8 7 4 8 - 27

3-point FGs: Schiccatano 2, Bonshock, Martin, Boatman.

Lourdes 67 Schuylkill Haven 32

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Christina Perles tallied 18 points and Sarah Getchey added 15 as the Red Raiders routed the Hurricanes in a Division II game.

Lourdes, which led 41-10 at halftime, drained eight 3-pointers on the night.

Sarah Celani led Schuylkill Haven with 15 points.

LOURDES (67) - Long 1 0-0 2, Rompolski 0 0-0 0, Wheary 0 0-0 0, Trell 0 0-0 0, Perles 7 4-5 18, Singh 2 0-0 6, Leach 0 0-0 0, Loftus 3 0-0 9, Komara 2 0-0 5, Schultz 3 0-0 6, Getchey 5 3-4 15, Funk 0 0-0 0, O'Donnell 3 0-0 6, DeLong 0 0-0 0, Pennypacker 0 0-0 0, Koshinskie 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 7-9 67.

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN (32) - Lehman 0 0-0 0, Celani 6 3-3 15, Pernick 1 1-2 3, Schweigert 2 3-4 7, Reichert 1 0-0 3, Speciale 1 2-6 4, Hillbish 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 9-15 32.

Lourdes 23 18 22 4 - 67

Sch. Haven 2 8 8 14 - 32

3-point FGs: Singh 2, Loftus 3, Komara, Getchey 2.

Girls Swimming Pottsville 142 Mount Carmel 40

POTTSVILLE - The Crimson Tide swept the first place finishes in its non-league meet with Pottsville.

Cathy Fletcher was second in 50 free and third in 100 back for the Red Tornadoes.

Pottsville 142, Mount Carmel 40

200 medley relay - Pottsville (Eagan, Brennan, Cougle, Naradko) 2:06.99; 200 freestyle - Cougle (P) 2:11.26; 200 IM - Brilla (P) 2:27.68; 50 freestyle - Naradko (P) 27.29; Diving - Courtney (P) 181.60; 100 butterfly - Brilla (P) 1:08.32; 100 freestyle - Naradko (P) 1:00.92; 500 freestyle - Eagan (P) 6:09.16; 200 freestyle relay - Pottsville (Holland, McDonald, Naradko, Brilla) 1:54.34; 100 backstroke - Cougle (P) 1:13.50; 100 breaststroke - Brennan (P) 1:15.98; 400 freestyle relay - Pottsville (McDonald, Rossi, Holland, Brilla) 4:24.73.

Boys Swimming

Pottsville 118 Mount Carmel 32

POTTSVILLE -Michael Swatski earned the lone Mount Carmel win by placing first in the 100 backstroke.

200 medley relay - Pottsville (Rajchel, Heim, Wood, Bevan) 2:02.67; 200 freestyle - Logothetides (P) 2:05.68; 200 IM - Wang (P) 2:19.15; 50 freestyle - Heim (P) 25.09; Diving - Suender (P) 130.75; 100 butterfly - Rajchel (P) 1:07.23; 100 freestyle - Scanlan (P) 55.47; 500 freestyle - Spece (P) 6:29.86; 200 freestyle relay - Pottsville (Steinhart, Tarconish, Ebling, Direnzo) 1:55.01; 100 backstroke - Swatski (MC) 1:07.31; 100 breaststroke - Steinhart (P) 1:26.36; 400 freestyle relay - Pottsville (Logothetides, Direnzo, Wood, Wang) 3:48.30.

From Monday Boys Basketball

Line Mountain 68 Halifax 67

HALIFAX - Cole Rickert led all scorers with 27 points in Line Mountain's Tri-Valley League victory over Halifax.

Bill Breinich and Dillan Michael added 12 and 10 points, respectively.

HALIFAX (67) - Miller 0 0-0 0, Davis 0 1-2 1, Osenbach 7 2-818, Mechling 1 3-4 5, Reitz 1 2-2 5, Hilinski 3 2-2 8, Scheib 6 7-7 20, Enders 2 0-0 4, Kline 2 2-4 6. Totals 22 19-29 67.

LINE MOUNTAIN (68) - Breinich 5 0-2 12, Michael 4 1-3 10, Weiler 2 3-7 7, Morris 2 1-4 5, Yeager 1 0-0 2, Marciniak 0 0-1 0, Hunsberger 1 3- 4 5, Rickert 7 10-14 27. Totals 22 18-35 68.

Halifax 6 14 19 28 - 67

Line Mtn. 16 17 15 20 - 68

3-point FGs: Rickert 3, Breinich 2, Michael, Osenbach 2, Reitz, Scheib.