HERSHEY — For the second year in a row, the Tri-County Area saw three area girls take home medals from the PIAA Cross Country Championships — with the Elk County Catholic junior duo of Grace Neubert and Sophia Bille doing so in Class A in back-to-back years Saturday in Hershey.
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The Elk County Catholic junior duo of Grace Neubert, left, and Sophia Bille, right, captured state medals in the Class A girls race at the PIAA Cross Country Championships for the second straight year Saturday in Hershey. Neubert placed sixth and Bille ninth.
Brookville’s Ty Fiscus, front, and Ridgway’s Eli Schreiber, back, shown running together at at districts, posted the two best individual finishes by area runners Saturday at the PIAA Cross Country Championships. Schreiber was 45th and Fiscus 46th in the Class A boys race.
Elk County Catholic junior Grace Neubert, shown competing at districts, finished sixth in the Class A girls race Saturday at the PIAA Cross Country Championships for her second state medal.
Elk County Catholic junior Sophia Bille, shown competing at districts, finished ninth in the Class A girls race Saturday at the PIAA Cross Country Championships for her second state medal.
Punxsutawney senior Evan Groce finished third in the Class 2A boys race Saturday at the District 9 Cross Country Championships in Ridgway to qualify for states for the first time.
St. Marys senior Wyatt Foster (587) and Punxsutawney junior Garrett Bartlebaugh (163) run down the hill together early in the Class 2A boys race Saturday at the District 9 Cross County Championships. Foster was the Dutchmen’s top runner, placing fifth to help them win their first team title …
Clarion-Limestone junior Ty Rankin powers into the finish line to place 11th in the Class A boys race Saturday at the District 9 Cross Country Championships to secure a trip to states.
Clarion-Limestone sophomore Logan Lutz placed eighth in the Class A boys race Saturday at the District 9 Cross Country Championships to punch his ticket to states.
Ridgway sophomore Eli Schreiber (543) and Brookville freshman Ty Fiscus (609) run together early in the Class A boys race Saturday at the District 9 Cross Country Championships. Schreiber took home second place on the day, while Fiscus was third almost eight seconds back.
Elk County Catholic’s Julian Funaki captured the 10th and final at-large berth to states with a 14th-place finish in the Class A boys race Saturday.
Ridgway’s Aaron Myers posted a 10th-place finish in the Class A boys race Saturday at the District 9 Cross Country Championships to earn a trip to the state meet.
Clarion-Limestone freshman Adisen Jackson earned a trip to the state meet with a 9th-place finish in the Class A girls race Saturday at the District 9 Cross Country Championships.
Brookville senior Anna Fiscus placed 14th in the Class A girls race Saturday at the District 9 Cross Country Championships to earn a trip to the state meet.
Brockway sophomore Zoey Puhala sprints for the finish line in the Class A girls race Saturday at the District 9 Cross Country Championships. Puhala finished 17th overall to secure the 10th and final at-large spot to earn her first trip to states.
Brookville sophomore Erika Doolittle collected a fifth-place finish in the Class A girls race Saturday at the District 9 Cross Country Championships to earn a trip to the state meet.
Elk County Catholic junior Grace Neubert crosses the finish line to win her first Class A title Saturday at the District 9 Cross Country Championships. Neubert also helped ECC win the team crown over Cranberry by 24 points.
DuBois had a trio of juniors (from left) Morgan King, Morgan Roemer and Sidney Beers finish in the Top 7 Saturday at the District 8/9/10 Class 3A Subregional Championships in Titusville to qualify for states for the second year in a row. Roemer captured her first individual subregional title…
The Brookville Raiders cross country team won its first District 9 Class A team title since 2000 on Saturday at Ridgway’s Grandinetti Elementary. Kneeling, from left, are Jacob Murdock and Evan McKalsen. Standing: Ty Fiscus, Brady Means, Jack Gill, Alex Geer, Coyha Brown, Ian Clowes and Cole…
St. Marys’ sophomore Gabby Pistner (599) leads teammates Christina Frontz (600) and Raechel Brain (596) down the hill on the first lap of the girls Class 2A race Saturday at the District 9 Cross Country Championships. The trio helped the Lady Dutch win their seventh straight team crown, whil…
Punxsutawney senior Jordann Hicks crosses the finish line in seventh place girls Class 2A race Saturday at the District 9 Cross Country Championships. Hicks earned her second straight trip to the state meet.
St. Marys won the Class 2A boys team title Saturday at the District 9 cross Country Championships in Ridgway. The team crown was the Flying Dutchmen’s first since 2011 and completed a historic double as the boys and girls won titles in the same year for the first time ever. Standing in the f…
The Elk County Catholic Lady Crusaders captured the girls Class A team crown Saturday at the District 9 Cross Country Championships in Ridgway. Pictured from left to right are head coach W.J. Fernan, Grace Neubert (individual champion), Sophia Bille, Sami Straub, Gianna Bille, Katie Petrosky…
St. Marys captured its seventh straight Class 2A girls team title Saturday at the District 9 Cross Country Championships in Ridgway. Pictured in the front row are (left to right) Paige Bauer, Lucia Hayes, Raechel Braun and Christina Frontz. Standing in the second row are Kelsie Bellotti, Mau…
St. Marys won the Class 2A boys team title Saturday at the District 9 cross Country Championships in Ridgway. The team crown was the Flying Dutchmen’s first since 2011 and completed a historic double as the boys and girls won titles in the same year for the first time ever. Standing in the f…
The DuBois Lady Beavers’ middle school cross country team finished second at the Northwestern PA Middle School Championships in Kane on Saturday. Pictured from left to right are, front (with trophy), Nora Hanley, Addison Love and Miley Geibel. Back: Sierra Sell, Taylor Scolese, Emma Roy, Ril…
Punxsutawney’s Evan Groce was the Chucks’ medalist on Thursday at the TSTCA Cross Country Championships, finishing 17th overall as the top 20 medaled. Punxsy finished sixth overall out of 23 teams.
Punxsy’s Alex Momyer (left) and Daniel Lenze (right) run during Tuesday’s cross country meet with Brockway and DuBois Central Catholic. The duo were two of four seniors honored for Senior Night — with the others being Evan Groce and San Hindman — as the Chucks defeated Brockway, 15-50, and a…
The St. Marys Lady Dutch cross country team took the overall win on Saturday at the Ridgway Invitational. Lady Dutch runner Gabby Pistner won the girls race with a time of 19:05. Other top 10 finishers that helped give St. Marys the team win included Rachel Braun (sixth), Christina Frontz (s…
The St. Marys Dutchmen boys cross country team took top honors at the Ridgway Invitational on Saturday with a team score of 72, besting runner-up Punxsutawney’s 93. Dutchmen Augustus Secco and Jacob Nedimyer came in fourth and fifth, respectively, to help get the overall win.
Brookville’s Ty Fiscus, shown here running last week at DuBois, was Tuesday’s top medalist with a time of 17:35 in a meet with DuBois, DuBois Central Catholic and Elk County Catholic.
DuBois’ Morgan King, shown running last week, finished third among the girls and second for the Lady Beavers in Tuesday’s four-team cross country meet with DuBois Central Catholic, Brookville and Elk County Catholic. The Lady Beavers would sweep on the day, taking down ECC (25-31), DCC (17-3…
Ridgway’s Eli Schreiber was the top finisher of Tuesday’s meet between DuBois, DuBois Central Catholic, Brookville and Ridgway. Schreiber finished with a time of 17:22, besting Brookville’s Ty Fiscus by 16 seconds.
DuBois’ Sidney Beers finished second among the girls and 17th overall in Tuesday’s meet with DuBois, DuBois Central Catholic, Brookville and Ridgway.
DuBois’ Rudy Williams was the top Beaver runner at Tuesday’s meet with DuBois, DuBois Central Catholic, Brookville and Ridgway. Williams finished third with a time of 17:57.
Punxsutawney’s Chris Setree (front) finished ninth in Tuesday’s dual meet with Bradford and Kane. The Chucks would defeat Bradford, 20-40, and Kane, 15-48.
DuBois’ Morgan Roemer, running beside Ridgway’s Gino Casilio, was the top finishing girl in Tuesday’s meet with a time of 19:06 — which was also good enough for 10th overall of the 49 runners.
Five DuBois Lady Beavers cross country runners came in the top 50 at Saturday’s 22nd Annual Sharpsville Blue Devil Invitational as the Lady Beavers finished second overall. Morgan Roemer finished first with a time of 18:37, Sidney Beers finished 10th (20:00), Morgan King was 20th (20:42), Mo…
The Punxsutawney Chucks boys cross country team placed fifth at the Blue Devil Invitational on Saturday as the team also had eight medalists among varsity and junior varsity races. Those eight include Garrett Bartlebaugh, Evan Groce, David Kunselman, Dan Lenze, Nolan Lewis, Evan Mohney, Sam …
Punxsy Lady Chuck Jordann Hicks was the team’s medalist at the Blue Devil Invitational on Saturday, finishing sixth.
Brookville’s Ty Fiscus (left), and St. Marys’ Wyatt Foster (middle) and Augustus Secco (right) trek up one of the hills at Tuesday’s cross country race in Brookville. The senior Foster beat the freshman Fiscus to the line to win the race in 18:14.58, just under five seconds ahead of Fiscus. …
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St. Marys’ Gabby Pistner leads DuBois’ Morgan Roemer during Tuesday’s cross country race at Brookville. Pistner won the race in 19:34.78, just under 17 seconds ahead of the runner-up Roemer.
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From left, Punxsutawney’s Garrett Bartlebaugh, Evan Groce and David Kunselmam run together during a meet at Kane Tuesday afternoon. The trio led the field all day, crossing the finish line with identical times of 18:39. Kunselman was awarded the win, followed by Groce and Bartlebaugh.
The Punxsutawney boys cross country team placed five runners in the Top 10 Saturday at the United Invitational to take home the team title.
Led by a pair of Top 10 finishes, the Punxsutawney girls cross country team bested Derry by five points, 42-47, for the team crown Saturday at the 2nd Annual United Invitational.
DuBois’ Morgan King, shown competing earlier last season, came in fourth with a time of 22:05 in Tuesday’s quad-meet at Bradford.
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The St. Marys Lady Dutch, fueled by four medalists in the Top 20, easily won the team title Saturday at the 24th Annual Bear Mountain River Run hosted by Lock Haven University. Gabby Pistner led those medalists with a runner-up finish, while Mary Defilippi (8th) and Raechel Braun (9th) poste…
The DuBois cross country teams combined to have four medalists, three girls and one boy, Saturday at the 48th Annual Big Valley Invitational, while the Lady Beavers also posted a runner-up finish in the Class 3A team standings. Pictured from left to right are Morgan King (14th place), Rudy W…
The Punxsutawney boys cross country team had a pair of medalists Saturday at the Rocket Invitational in Garrett Bartlebaugh, left, and Evan Groce right, who finished 12th and 24th, respectively. The Chucks finished sixth in the team standings.
The Punxsutawney girls cross country team had a pair of medalists Saturday at the Rocket Invitational in Hannah Surkala, left, and Jordann Hicks, right. Hicks placed 13th and Surkala 17th to help Punxsy to a fourth place team finish.
DuBois’ Morgan Rothrock, left, and Punxsutawney’s Jordann Hicks run side-by-side during a quad-meet Thursday at DuBois. Hicks edged Rothrock by a second at the finish line to take home seventh place.
- By Tyler Kolesar tkolesar@thecourierexpress.com
HERSHEY — It was the second straight year that the Tri-County Area failed to have a boy capture a medal at the PIAA Cross Country Championships on Saturday in Hershey.
- By Rich Rhoades rrhoades@thecourierexpress.com
RIDGWAY — It’s been awhile for the Brookville Raiders cross country team.
- By Chris Wechtenhiser chrisw@thecourierexpress.com
TITUSVILLE — The DuBois girls cross country team made an early-morning trek to Titusville Saturday morning for the District 8/9/10 Class 3A Subregional Championships, and for the second year in a row qualified three runners for the state meet while finishing as the team runner-up to Taylor A…
- By Rich Rhoades rrhoades@thecourierexpress.com
RIDGWAY — One year older with a bolstered lineup already filled with plenty of talent, the Elk County Catholic Lady Crusaders finished their climb back up to the top of the District 9 cross country ladder.
- By Chris Wechtenhiser chrisw@thecourierexpress.com
RIDGWAY — St. Marys enjoyed a historic Saturday at the District 9 Class 2A Cross Country Championships on a beautiful afternoon at the Francis S. Grandinetti Elementary School, as its boys and girls squads won team titles in the same year for the first time ever.
- Photo by Chris Wechtenhiser
St. Marys won the Class 2A boys team title Saturday at the District 9 cross Country Championships in Ridgway. The team crown was the Flying Dutchmen’s first since 2011 and completed a historic double as the boys and girls won titles in the same year for the first time ever. Standing in the f…
- By Tyler Kolesar tkolesar@thecourierexpress.com
KANE — The DuBois Lady Beavers middle school cross country team took runner-up honors on Saturday at the Northwestern PA Middle School Championship at Kane High School.
- Tyler Kolesar
CALIFORNIA — On a cold and blustery day at California University of Pennsylvania’s Roadman Park cross country course, the Punxsy boys squad placed sixth in Class AA out of 23 complete teams at the TSTCA Cross Country Championships.
- Tyler Kolesar
PUNXSUTAWNEY — The Punxsutawney boys cross country squad recognized four seniors on Tuesday while improving to 11-3 on the season with wins over Brockway and DuBois Central Catholic.