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Blue Devil Dispatch
Track and Field Greencastle-Antrim cruised past Big Spring and Shippensburg in both the girls and guys meets on Thursday on their way to victories. The boys had no contest as they downed Shippensburg 119- 31 and Big Spring 114-36, while the girls topped Big Spring and Shippensburg both by the same score of 91-59. Clinton Monn continued to get the job done as he set a new stadium record with his first place finish in the 110 hurdles with a time of 15.39. Monn also took first in the 300 hurdles in 43.1 and joined Chris Lewis, Adam Ritchey, and Dustin Barry to win the 400 meter relay in 43.9. Ritchey picked up a pair of wins, taking the 100 in 11.5 and the 200 in 23.3, while finishing second in high jump. Jon Kirkpatrick won first place in the pole vault at 12-3 and in triple jump at 39-9 1/2 while taking second in long jump.
The Blue Devil throwers dominated as Tyler Ackerman won the shot put against Shippensburg with a throw of 43-5, Jesse Lenharr took first in discus with a throw of 142-6, and Seth Group won javelin with a toss of 148-6. Lenharr also placed second in shot put and second in javelin against Shippensburg, while Group took second in the 110 hurdles. Lewis finished second in the 100 along with Dustin Walker in the 300 hurdles and Paul Hyne in discus. Against the Greyhounds, Matt Barnhart took second in pole vault and Jordan Bingaman took third in the 400. Barry also finished third in the 100 against Big Spring.
Rebecca Rider won the 100 hurdles in 16.45, while winning the high jump at 5-2 and triple jump at 31-4. Bingaman won the 400 against the Lady Hounds in 1:01.5, while McFadden won the 100 in 13.6 and set a PR in the 200, winning in 27.7. Stein won the 300 hurdles in 49.7 and took second in the 100 hurdles. Stenger took the long jump with a leap of 13-6 and took second in triple jump against Shippensburg. Katrina Wright won the discus at 100-10 and the shot at 34-11. Rachelle Piper took first in the javelin at 103-3 and third in long jump and triple jump against the Lady Hounds. Kortney Eshleman was second in javelin and Halleigh Benner took third against Shippensburg. Jen Baer was second in shot put and Rebecca Florentine was third against Big Spring.
The boys finished third in the Mid-Penn Capital Division with a record of 3-2 (4-3 overall) while the girls also finished the season 4-3 overall and third in the division at 3-2. G-A will compete in the Mid-Penn Conference meet on Saturday. Softball The Blue Devils had no problem getting past the Camp Hill in a Mid-Penn Capital Division matchup on Friday as the Devils dominated 19-0 in five innings. G-A smacked 16 base hits and scored in all five inning while starting pitcher Erin Garns gave up just one hit in the win.
Garns picked up the victory on the mound, improving to 5-2 while lowering her ERA to 0.66. She struck out seven and gave up one walk and one hit in the win. The junior varsity girls crushed 15 hits in their 21-1 victory over Harrisburg on Friday. Brittany Norling, Carly Mowen, and Paige Klouser each had three hits while Wendy Wolff and Sarah Domer combined to throw a onehitter on the mound. The Blue Devils carried a big lead into the bottom of the seventh but let up five runs in the inning before picking up the 10-7 victory over Trinity on Thursday. The Devils wasted no time as they scored three runs in the first and two runs in the second to lead 5-1. They continued to build their lead as they carried a 10-2 lead into the bottom of the seventh. They held off the late five-run Trinity rally to end the inning and capture the victory. Christman smacked three hits including a triple and two RBIs while DeWalt also had three hits and drove in one run. Kayla Pond had two hits with a triple and three RBIs, while Rachel Statler added two hits and drove in two runs. Melius cracked two hits including a double while Ball and Fuller each added a base hit and an RBI. Autumn Appleby picked up the victory on the mound, pitching the entire game. She fanned seven batters while giving up five walks, 15 hits, and seven runs. In the junior varsity game, the Devils ended it after three innings as they demolished Trinity 22-6 after trailing 3-0 in the first. Dani Morgan and Carly Mowen each had two hits and two RBIs while Kelsy Moore smacked a three run homerun. Sarah Domer got the win on the mound for G-A. The Blue Devils completed their season sweep of rival James Buchanan and clinched their fourth consecutive Capital Division title with a 4-3 victory over the Rockets on Friday. After DeWalt was walked, Bobbitt pushed a bunt past the charging third baseman to advance both of them an extra base. DeWalt was brought home on Christman's sacrifice fly and Kayla Pond brought Bobbitt home on a fielder's choice to put the Devils up 2-0 early. In the second, Kali Ball singled and was brought home on a double by Melius. Reagan Fuller singled which advanced Melius to third. Melius was brought home when the pickoff throw to third got by the third baseman and the Devils increased their lead to 4-0, which they held until the bottom of the seventh. JB racked up three consecutive singles to start the seventh and Appleby walked the next batter. Erin Garns got the call and entered in relief but walked the next batter to make it 4-2. A fielder's choice on the next play narrowed G-A's lead to 4-3, but Garns got out of the inning and closed with a scoreless seventh to pick up the save. DeWalt had two base hits and a stolen base for the Devils while Kali Ball also had two hits and drove in one run. Christman had one hit and one RBI while Bobbitt, Melius, and Fuller each added base hits. Kayla Pond added an RBI. Appleby picked up the win allowing four hits, three runs and six walks while striking out five in 5 1/3 innings. Garns earned the save walking one and giving up one hit in 1 2/3 innings. The junior varsity girls had no problem with James Buchanan as they went on to win 17-2 after three innings. Marie Siefker led the Devils with three hits and a homerun while Brittany Norling added two hits including a homer. Sarah Domer and Kacie Straley combined to pitch a no-hitter. Baseball The Greencastle-Antrim Blue Devils' 11-game winning streak came to an end as they fell 11-6 to Camp Hill in Mid-Penn Capital Division action on Wednesday. The game went scoreless until the top of the third inning when Camp Hill found its way on the board. Two RBI singles and an RBI groundout quickly put the Lions on top 3-0. Jared Doyle made up one of those runs in the bottom of the inning when he crushed a solo homerun over the left field fence. Camp Hill racked up four more runs in the top of the fourth inning to go up 7-1. With the bases loaded and one out, the Lions hit a two-run double causing Coach Brookens to call to Evan Dixon for relief for G-A. Dixon gave up a two-run single before getting out of the inning. Cole Sellers and Dixon started off each hitting singles. Joe Sellitto stepped up with a three-run shot to cut the lead to 7-4. Rusty Cordell kept the rally going with a double to center and came home when Grant Meyers grounded out. Dixon kept the Lions scoreless in the fifth and the Devils had a chance to get on the board but couldn't capitalize. Sellitto and Cordell hit consecutive singles with two outs and Eric Schanzenbacher walked to juice the bases with Doyle at bat. However, Doyle did not connect this time and grounded out to third. Camp Hill pulled away and put it out of reach when they brought in four more runs in the sixth. A single was followed by a double to bring in a run and Brett Meyers entered the game to replace Dixon. He was greeted with a deep triple into right field. Two batters later, another pitch was smashed back into right field for a two run homer. Grant Meyers brought Trevor Ile home with a single to left in the bottom of the sixth, but Alex Izer's check swing was called a strike for an out and Cole Sellers grounded into a double play. Meyers turned a double play of his own to get out of the seventh inning, but the Devils came up empty on offense and fell 11-6. Meyers, Sellitto, Rusty Cordell, and Doyle each had two hits for the Devils on offense. Sellitto ripped a homerun for three RBIs, while Doyle also homered. Meyers had a double and two RBIs while Cordell added a double. Bittner took the loss to fall to 3-2 on the season. He struck out two and walked three while giving up five hits and seven runs in 3 1/3 innings. Dixon allowed two runs and three hits in two innings while striking out two and walking one. Brett Meyers allowed three hits and two runs in 1 2/3 innings. The Blue Devils bounced back from the tough loss with a 7-4 victory over Trinity on Thursday. GA jumped out to an early 6-1 lead after two innings and was able to hold on for the victory. Trevor Ile led off with a single and Cole Sellers struck out two batters later but reached on an error, while Ile scored on the play. Drew Bittner singled and Joe Sellitto doubled to bring Sellers home and Bittner later made it home on a passed ball. The defense gave up one run in the second but put three more runs up in the bottom of the inning. Alex Izer hit an RBI single and Sellers smacked a two-run double to left to put G-A on top 6- 1. The game went scoreless for the next two innings. In the top of the fifth, Trinity led off with back to back base hits but Izer prevented a rally and got out of the inning allowing just one run. An RBI double from Trinity in the sixth gave Sellitto the call to relieve. The Shamrocks drove in one more run before Sellitto fanned a batter for the third out. The Devils got an insurance run when Sellers doubled to right field to bring Meyers in and held on to the lead on defense in the top of the seventh. Izer got the win on the mound by striking out three and walking four, while giving up five hits and four runs in five innings. Sellitto got the save striking out three and giving up two hits in two innings. Sellers led G-A at the plate with two doubles and three RBIs while Izer had two hits and an RBI. Sellitto had a double and an RBI while Ile had two hits and two stolen bases. Jared Doyle, Drew Bittner, and Eric Schanzenbacher each connected for base hits. The junior varsity boys ended their showdown with Trinity after six innings because of the ten run rule. The smacked 17 hits in the game and went on to win 13-3. Devin Schaeffer led the Devils by going 3-for-3 with two RBIs while Wyatt Carbaugh also had three hits with two RBIs and Andrew Zeger also drove in two runs. The Devils carried a lead into the top of the seventh but suffered a four run rally and fell 6-5 in a Mid-Penn Capital Division showdown against James Buchanan in Greencastle on Friday. Joe Sellitto's deep bomb in the bottom of the seventh was caught at the fence to prevent a walk off homerun. The Devils got on the board first in the bottom of the third when Eric Schanzenbacher broke for home on a wild pitch and Alex Izer followed with an RBI single to bring Trevor Ile home. Greencastle starter Cole Sellers kept the Rockets off the board until a small rally in the top of the fifth tied the score 2-2. Back to back walks were followed by a bunt to load the bases with no outs. A single to center scored the first runner and the second came home on a sacrifice fly. Sellers avoided further trouble and escaped the inning with two runners on base. The Devils added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth to get the lead back. Drew Bittner singled to lead things off and Joe Sellitto was walked. Rusty Cordell laid a bunt down the third base line and the throw went by the first basemen giving courtesy runner Andrew Cordell enough time to come home. JB brought in their reliever but the Devils managed one more run in the inning on a sacrifice fly by Trevor Ile. The Devils appeared to have things in control in the top of the seventh with two outs, a one-run lead, and runners on first and second. Agrounder was hit to Bittner at third but it rolled through his legs and into the outfield, allowing the tying run to score. The next batter hit another shot towards Bittner, this one bouncing off his chest allowing the Rockets to load the bases. The next batter brought in two runs on a single to right before Sellitto struck the last batter out. Alex Izer walked to open the seventh for G-A. After a strikeout, Bittner smacked a base hit to left field and both runners advanced a base on a wild pitch. Sellitto sent a fastball deep into right center, but the wind held it up enough for the center fielder to snag it at the fence. Izer was able to tag home and cut the deficit to one, but Cordell was sent down swinging to end the game. Bittner and Cordell led the Devils at the plate each with two hits, while Ile, Izer, and Schanzenbacher each picked up base hits. Ile, Izer, and Sellitto each picked up RBIs for the Devils. Sellers allowed three hits and two runs while walking four and striking out six in six innings of work. Sellitto gave up four runs in the one inning he pitched, only one of which was earned. The junior varsity boys brought in four runs in the first inning to start things off and kept it going for a 13-4 victory over James Buchanan on Friday. Denton Ensminger went 3-for- 4 at the plate bringing in two runs while Devin Schaeffer crushed a double and a triple and batted in three runners while also scoring three times. Tyler Barr got the win and Dylan Schaeffer picked up the save. Girls' soccer The Devils held Waynesboro scoreless for the first half of play and into the second half, but the division-leading Maidens lived up to their name in the second half, pouring in four goals in a span of 17 minutes. G-A had a couple decent opportunities in the first half but couldn't capitalize. Caroline Gleason took a pass from Erica Marshall and made it through the defense before being stopped by the goalie. Later in the half Gleason gave the Devils another close call when her cross was headed by Samantha Rudy, but went off the cross bar. The Maidens finally went ahead one with 26:44 remaining in the game when her chip shot from about 20 yards out went over Whitney Nave's head and into the back of the net. This goal took a lot out of the Devils as the Maidens snuck a second goal in a little over five minutes later. The Maidens added another goal five minutes later from close range and with 9:41 remaining, Waynesboro netted its final goal on a chip shot over Nave and off the post found its way into the net. The rally stopped there but the Devils couldn't make up the deficit as they fell by a final score of 4-0. Nave had 14 saves in goal for the Devils. In the junior varsity game, the Devils were able to put a goal on the board but it wasn't enough as they fell 2-1 to the Maidens. The Devils got on the board in the first half and held it to a 1-1 tie at halftime, but couldn't find the net again while giving up another goal in the second half as they fell 2-1 to Bishop McDevitt on Friday. Caroline Gleason notched an unassisted goal in the first half and the Crusaders also found the net in the opening half as the game was tied 1-1 at half. However, the Devils suffered a game-winning goal from Bishop McDevitt in the second half and couldn't even it back up as they fell 2-1. The Devils were outshot 18-7 in the game while Whitney Nave made 10 saves in goal for G-A. Middle School Track and Field Both Greencastle's boys and girls track teams left Waynesboro with victories on Wednesday, the boys by a score of 60-40 and the girls winning 63-37. Greg Boyer won the 110 hurdles in 18.4 and the 400 in 59.2, while Taylor Kirkpatrick picked up a win in high jump at 5-6. Josh Spoonhour won the 800 in 2:26.4, Jeff Seilhammer won shot put at 31-11 and Ben Leitzel threw 99-7 for first place in discus. The Devils also took both the 400 and the 1600 meter relay in times of 53.2 and 4:27.2. Zach Faulkner took second in 110 hurdles as did Brennan Holloway in the 100, Boyer in the 200, Rawlings in long jump, and Daulton Monn in the 1600. The Devils got third place finishes from Kirkpatrick in the 100, Spoonhour in the 1600, Monn in the 800, Rawlings in high jump, Faulkner in long jump, and Leitzel in shot put. On the girls' side, Sarah Gipe took first in a pair of events, winning the 800 in 2:33.2 and the 1600 in 5:47.5. Danae Timmons won the 400 in 1:03.4 and Ashton Rockwell won the 110 hurdles in 19.0, while Jennifer Patton threw 30-11 to win shot put. The girls also won both relays, winning the 400 relay in 55.5 and the 1600 relay in 4:47.6 The Devils got second place finishes from Timmons in the 100, Tache Smothers in the 200, Kortney Gipe in the 400, Jenna Lehman in the 800, Mary Ward in the 1600, Lauren Durniak in high jump, and Patton in discus. Durniak took third in the 100 hurdles as did Gretchen Westley in the 100, Alicia Thompson in the 200, Danae Oliver in the 1600, Smothers in long jump, K, Gipe in high jump, and Amber Witmer in shot put. Volleyball The varsity volleyball team topped Waynesboro 2-1 by scores of 25-21, 19-25 and 15-13. Rachel Kline had four aces to go along with three assists and three kills, while Katy Buchanan had five aces, three digs and a kill. Amanda Hammer had three aces, four digs, and a kill while Jenna Crunkleton added four digs and two kills. Natalie Stein chipped in with 12 digs and a kill and Lauren Verneaf added nine digs, two aces, one kill and one block. The junior varsity girls took this one in two games by scores of 25-16 and 25-11. Nakita Gearhart led with seven aces and a kill while Mallory Weller added six aces, Jessica Edwards had three aces, and Tiffany Briggs added two aces. The Devils led the way in the first game by a score of 25-20 but fell 17-25 and 13-15 in the final two games and lost 2-1 to James Buchanan. Jenna Crunkleton had five assists, four aces and a kill while Ema Bobbitt added six digs and a kill. Rachel Kline chipped in with three kills and two aces. The junior varsity girls won 2- 1 by scores of 25-20, 16-25, and 15-11 over the Rockets. Nakita Gearhart led with eight aces and three kills while Mallory Weller had four aces, four digs, and two kills and Tiffany Briggs had four aces and two kills. The Devils needed three games to top Shippensburg as they did so 25-21, 17-25 and 15-8. Natalie Stein had 10 digs and two kills while Jenna Crunkleton had four assists, one ace, and one kill. Rachel Kline had four aces with one kill and one block while Lauren Verneaf had six digs and two blocks and Amanda Hammer added four blocks, three digs, one ace, and one kill. The junior varsity girls got it done in two games over Shippensburg by scores of 25-20 and 25- 19. Nakita Gearhart had 11 aces, Jessica Edwards added three aces and one kill, Morgynn McKenzie had two kills and one ace, and Katy Schroyer chipped in with two kills. |
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