GIRLS BASKETBALL
Portage outscored Penns Manor 11-4 in overtime to down the Comets, 59-52. Penns Manor sprinted to a 16-5 lead after one quarter, but the Mustangs chipped away at the lead and had a big fourth quarter, with a 10-2 advantage to force the extra period. Jenna Burkett scored 26 points for Portage, 13 in each half but none in overtime. Penns Manor’s Alyssa Altemus also had 26 with ten rebounds. Summer Fennell scored 12 and Sarah Stiteler 11.
Lydia Miller scored 19 points, Macie Miller had 17 and ten rebounds, and Mya Lipsie pulled down 18 rebounds as Marion Center topped United, 47-39.
River Valley beat Conemaugh Township, 57-30. Ava Perischetti scored 24 for the Panthers and River Valley’s defense did not allow anyone to score more than 7 for the Indians.
Cambria Heights got by Purchase Line, 52-47. Sienna Kirsch led the way for the Highlanders with 23 points and Malinda Gaida had 11. Jianna Hopkins scored 16 for the Red Dragons and Anna Layden had 13.
SWIMMING
The Homer-Center girls and boys swim teams swam at UPJ on Monday and they are in the pool at IUP today.
In a double-dual meet on Monday, the Wildcats’ girls beat Westmont Hilltop, 88-80 and Richland, 95-73. The boys nipped Westmont Hilltop 62-61 and were edged by Richland, 63-51.
The girls won six of eleven events, with Ava King and Morgan Nagy each winning two races, Grace Frazer winning one, and the 400 freestyle relay team of King, Nagy, Frazer, and Vanessa Uher also touching he wall first.
For the boys, the Wildcats Brady Frazer and Trevor Cameron were both double winners.
The Wildcat also had four swimmers with double-digit time drops, including Natalia Thomas, Ciara Richards, and Sally Paegons.
The teams take on Altoona tonight at 7 at the IUP Pidgeon Natatorium.
The full writeup provided by Homer-center coach David King:
The Homer-Center Wildcat swim teams traveled to UPJ’s Zamias pool to take on both the Westmont Hilltoppers and the Richland Rams on Monday. The Lady Wildcat swimmers put two more wins in the books, winning 88 to 80 against Westmont and 95 to 73 to Richland. The boys split, winning against Westmont in a close matchup of 62 to 61 and just coming up short 63 to 51 to the Rams.
The girls won six of the eleven events. Ava King earned first-place finishes in the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke; Morgan Nagy in the 200 IM and 500 Freestyle; and Grace Frazer in the 200 Freestyle. King, Nagy, Frazer, and Vanessa Uher combined to win the girl’s 400 freestyle relay. For the boys, Brady Frazer won the 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke and Trevor Cameron won the 200 IM and the 100 butterfly.
This was a huge win against larger schools for both the boys and girls’ teams. A team’s success can’t just be measured in wins and first-place finishes. Newer swimmers improving their times and picking up third, fourth, and fifth-place finishes are a big part of our victory. Homer-Center swimmers combined for 118.6 seconds of total time drops this meet. Four swimmers had double-digit time drops. Ciara Richards dropped 14.82 seconds in the 200 IM, Sally Paegons dropped 25.23 seconds in her 100 freestyle, Alivia Stambolia dropped 13.81 seconds in the 100 backstroke, and Natalia Thomas dropped 36.66 seconds in the 100 breaststroke.
We also had two swimmers successfully complete new events. Alaina Bell finished her first 200 Freestyle and Ciara Richards completed her first 500 freestyle.
RIFLE
The Indiana rifle team lost a close match with Bethel Park, 782-32x to 778-40x. Top shooter for Indiana was Gavin Dicken with a perfect 100-10x.
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