WATTSBURG - Warren's girls cross country team ran to a sweep - including a close win over region opponent Youngsville - during a cross country tri-meet with the Eagles and Seneca Tuesday at Seneca Area High School.
Warren defeated Youngsville, 26-29 and Seneca, 15-50. In addition to Warren's sweep, the Lady Eagles picked up a 15-50 victory over Seneca.
In boys competition, Youngsville defeated Warren, 20-38 and lost to Seneca 16-46 while the Dragons were on the losing end of a sweep.
On a difficult course, Warren senior Ellis Beardsley ran to victory in the girls race, finishing in 22:48. An all-county top five also featured Youngsville's Kellie Lindstrom (23:08) in second and Abbie Swartzbaugh (23:30) in fourth and Warren's Anna Falvo (23:16) in third and Amanda Castagnino (23:49) in fifth.
Also finishing strong for the Lady Dragons were Deanna Hahn in seventh with a run of 24:23 and Alyssa Cumberland in 11th with a run of 25:33.
Youngsville's deep and talented lineup got top-ten runs from standouts Katelyn Maille, Piper Olsen and Mallory Eastman. Maille was sixth in 24:04, Olsen was eighth in 24:30 and Eastman was ninth in 24:49.
Rounding out Youngsville's girls lineup were Lydia Swartzbaugh (12th, 25:57), Denise Devore (13th, 27:09), Samantha Tome (14th, 27:57) and Suzie Rose (17th, 33:33).
"Kellie led Ellis through about two miles of the race before Ellis made her move and ultimately pulled away on the hill in mile three to finish 20 seconds ahead," said Youngsville coach Ray Bennett. "Literally every place was a battle between the two teams. Regions will be a lot of fun."
While the Warren boys team suffered a pair of setbacks, Christian Olson was the team's standout of the day. Olson ran his best race of the year narrowly missing out on the victory by finishing second in 20:06.
Seth Johnson was next across the line for Warren, finishing 15th in 21:46 and Max Pierson was 17th in 21:51. Eric Zavinski (18th, 22:00), Daniel Pierson (20th, 22:21) and Mark Reiff (21st, 22:29) also were strong for the Dragons.
Youngsville's top male finisher was freshman Bobby Bower who was a strong sixth in 20:42. Aaron Hoover was eighth in 20:46 and Zach Ishman came home 10th in 21:08. Gregg Yost (13th, 21:33) and Andy Lalwani (14th, 21:40) were the final scored runners for the Eagles.
Also competing for Youngsville on Tuesday were Collin Lehnen (16th, 21:48), Nathen Carr (22nd, 22:32), Ben Stover (23rd, 23:09) and Collin Alekson (24th, 24:08).
"All in all, the boys showed real strength tonight," said Bennett. "The Seneca boys wanted to take control of the race early, but Hoover kept the lead at the mile mark and didn't break with the first pack until most of the way through the second mile."
Warren's boys (0-6) and girls (5-1) are back in action Tuesday, hosting Union City and Harbor Creek. Youngsville's boys (1-7) and girls (5-3) return to the course Tuesday at Oil City.
Girls
Warren 15, Seneca 50
Warren 26, Youngsville 29
Youngsville 15, Seneca 50
Results: 1. Ellis Beardsley (W) 22:48, 2. Kellie Lindstrom (Y) 23:08, 3. Anna Falvo (W) 23:16, 4. Abbie Swartzbaugh (Y) 23:30, 5. Amanda Castagnino (W) 23:49, 6. Katelyn Maille (Y) 24:04, 7. Deanna Hahn (W) 24:23, 8. Piper Olsen (Y) 24:30, 9. Mallory Eastman (Y) 24:49, 10. Rachel Nye (S) 25:10, 11. Alyssa Cumberland (W) 25:33, 12. Lydia Swartzbaugh (Y) 25:57, 13. Denise Devore (Y) 27:09, 14. Samantha Tome (Y) 27:57, 17. Suzie Rose (Y) 33:33
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Boys
Seneca 21, Warren 40
Youngsville 20, Warren 38
Seneca 16, Youngsville 46
Results: 1. Paris Enterline (S) 19:54, 2. Christian Olson (W) 20:06, 3. Alex Burke (S) 20:14, 4. Corey Nadolny (S) 20:31, 5. Cyle Yaple (S) 20:36, 6. Bobby Bower (Y) 20:42, 7. Dale Zdunski (S) 20:45, 8. Aaron Hoover (Y) 20:46, 9. Simon DeAngelo (S) 20:47, 10. Zach Ishman (Y) 21:08, 13. Gregg Yost (Y) 21:33, 14. Andy Lalwani (Y) 21:40, 15. Seth Johnson (W) 21:46, 16. Collin Lehhen (Y) 21:48, 17. Max Pierson (W) 21:51, 18. Eric Zavinski (W) 22:00, 20. Daniel Pierson (W) 22:21, 21. Mark Reiff (W) 22:29, 22. Nathen Carr (Y) 22:32, 23. Ben Stover (Y) 23:09, 24. Collin Alekson (Y) 24:08
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Eisenhower vs. Harbor Creek vs. Fort LeBoeuf
HARBORCREEK - Eisenhower's boys cross country team improved to 6-2 in region competition this season, defeating both Harbor Creek and Fort LeBoeuf during a tri-meet Tuesday at Harbor Creek High School.
The Knights - led by winner Anthony Amroski and runner-up Devin VanGuilder - defeated the Bison 22-33 and the Huskies 21-34.
Amroski's winning time was 17:07 and VanGuilder was close behind in 17:09. Teammate Ben Perkins again stepped up to finish a strong third for the Knights, finishing fifth in 18:38.
According to Ike coach Darlene Beach, Ben Morrison made up some big ground in the second half of the race to finish fourth for the Knights. He was ninth overall with a run of 19:37 and Matt Jewell was close behind in 11th with a run of 19:54.
The Knights' winning lineup also included Derek Lasecki (19th, 20:50), Jacob McCool (23rd, 21:11), Levi Stanko (26th, 21:16), Jason Morine (31st, 21:43) and Jacob Hoffman (32nd, 22:26).
In the girls race, Julia Bauer won her first career race at the varsity level, finishing first with an impressive time of 21:50. Bauer was 24 seconds ahead of her closest competitor - Kasey Bengel of Fort LeBoeuf.
The rest of the Lady Knights lineup finished the race in succession with Lacey Stanko, Grace Thompson and Kate Daugharthy finishing ninth through 11th in times of 24:41, 24:50 and 24:51 respectively.
The Knights are back in action Saturday, competing at the McQuaid Invitational in Rochester, N.Y.
Boys
Eisenhower 21, Harbor Creek 34
Eisenhower 22, Fort LeBoeuf 33
Results: 1. Anthony Amroski (E) 17:07, 2. Devin VanGuilder (E) 17:09, 3. Noah Mandel (H) 17:27, 4. Aaron Peters (F) 18:37, 5. Ben Perkins (E) 18:38, 6. Matthew Detar (H) 18:54, 7. Brad Pier (F) 19:13, 8. Ryan Connelly (F) 19:35, 9. Ben Morrison (E) 19:37, 10. Hayden Seibert (H) 19:51, 11. Matt Jewell (E) 19:54, 12. Mark McWilliams (F) 20:09, 13. Kevin Smith (F) 20:12, 14. Theodore Carpentier (H) 20:16, 15. Alex Wokulich (F) 20:26, 16. Josh Paluh (F) 20: 32, 17. Justin Kita (H) 20:34, 18. Josh Porter (F) 20:47, 19. Derek Lasecki (E) 20:50, 20. Jack Middleton (F) 21:06, 21. Nate McGahen (F) 21:08, 22. Caleb Schriber (H) 21:10, 23. Jacob McCool (E) 21:11, 24. Josh Filutze (F) 21:12, 25. Joseph Lynch (H) 21:14, 26. Levi Stanko (E) 21:16, 27. Jarrett Carter (F) 21:19, 28. Dominic Nucerino (F) 21:37, 29. Zach Young (F) 21:39, 30. Alexander Rose (H) 21:39, 31. Jason Morine (E) 21:43, 32. Jacob Hoffman (E) 22:26, 33. Jeremiah Carlson (F) 22:26, 34. Jonathan Dalton (H) 23:37, 35. Justin Suess (H) 26:57
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Girls
Harbor Creek 15, Eisenhower 50
Fort LeBoeuf 15, Eisenhower 50
Results: 1. Julia Bauer (E) 21:50, 2. Kasey Bengel (F) 22:14, 3. Jessica Edmondson (H) 22:24, 4. Sarah McGuire (H), 5. Deanne Flanders (H) 24:01, 6. Paige Brigham (H) 24:12, 7. Jordan Seroka (H) 24:15, 8. Marissa Drobitch (H) 24:32, 9. Lacey Stanko (E) 24:41, 10. Grace Thompson (E) 24:50, 11. Kate Daugharthy (E) 24:51, 12. Sarah Nutt (F) 26:16, 13. Taylor Bean (H) 26:38, 14. Shelby Conkling (H) 26:46, 15. Taylor Amon (F) 27:04, 16. Taylor Campbell (F) 27:04, 17. Kristine Malinowski (F) 29:32, 18. Alyson Kita (H) 30:29, 19. Brittany Hunter (H) 30:31