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Volleyball Team Blanks Visiting Spartans
On the road two nights later, third place Manheim Central posted 25-12, 25-15, Solanco’s volleyball team 25-13 wins, dropping Solanco lost to Garden Spot in three to 6-10 overall. sets back on September 21. The Barons’ Maddie Knier Just over a month later (Oct. was a force at the net with ten 14) the roles were reversed as kills. The hosts also served Solanco hung a fairly convinceight aces on the night, coming 25-19, 25-16, 25-23 loss pared to three for Solanco. on the visiting Spartans for Beam finished with five their sixth win of the season. kills, Unger added two blocks, “That was a huge win,” said Cannizzaro worked nine digs an excited coach Dillon and Erisman and Davis each Costrello. “They played well recorded two assists. and things were clicking. We Solanco finishes in 20th worked hard on our offense place in the District Three and it showed. Plus our setrankings.The top 16 advance. ters (Madi Davis and Kate For more photos see Unger) spread the offense and www.townlively.com. our attackers put it away,” he CROSS COUNTRY added. “We had a 32 kill night The harrier teams made and we limited our errors.” their annual trek to Ephrata Tied at 19-19 in the first Middle School last Tuesday, set, Jaidee Beam, who finOct. 19 for the Lancasterished with 11 kills on the Lebanon League Champinight, had a key block and kill onships and came home with and Triniti Erisman added an some solid performances. The ace to push Solanco to the Mules not only finished ninth early win. out of 22 teams but punched Though Solanco pulled their ticket to the District away in the second set, early Three 3A Championships slaton the going was nip-and-tuck ed for Oct. 30 at Big Spring and tied five different times, High School. Individually, the last at 16-16, before the both Emma Baxter and Chrishosts took advantage of some tine Wagner also extended Spartan errors and got some their seasons. key serving from Marissa “We knew the boys were in Cannizzaro (3 aces, 22 digs) the running for district qualito pull away. fication and went for it,” said Solanco’s largest lead in the head coach Andrew Musselman. “We came up with a plan and they kept themselves in the race the entire time and finished strong across the board to execute that plan. They earned that spot.” Wyatt Tomison, a sophomore, crossed the finish line first for the Mules, clocking a 17:57.8 for 39th place. One step behind was senior Avery Jacobsen (17:58.4) while Anthony Solis rounded out the trio with a 41st place effort in 17:59. “Wyatt, Avery and Anthony all worked together and held their own, fluctuating only a few positions over the course of the race and outkicking a few guys at the end which was necessary,” said Musselman. Jimmy Hartigan ran fourth for Solanco and placed 84th overall in 19:06.4 while Joey Hartigan (96th, 19:24.3) rounded out the top five counters. Curtis Hills, a freshman, Michael Eisenberger and Liam Barry also competed. “Jimmy had a gutsy race, Solanco’s Stella Woy (left) and Nicole Dodson were part of the harrier teams that competed in the Lancaster-Lebanon League making some big moves in the Cross Country Championships last Tuesday at Ephrata Middle second and third miles which School. likely made a difference in the BY MONA STEINHAUER
third set was 20-17 before 23-19 and 24-20 led to a Spot comeback that fell just short, 25-23. Madi Davis distributed 15 assists, Anya Fisher recorded eight kills, and Kate Unger put up five blocks and put down six kills to contribute to the victory. “I give credit to our seniors (Anya Fisher, Jaidee Beam, Ellie Mankin, Kate Unger, Triniti Erisman, Madi Davis, Karleigh Good and Karina Shaiebly),” added Costrello. “They were good leaders the entire night. “You have to credit the defense too. Marissa did not have a defensive mistake all night,” Costrello praised. “She was everywhere. Our setters played great defense too and Karleigh was a great DS off the bench. They all played so well and for each other. Proud coach moment for sure.” That momentum, however, was short-lived as Solanco ran into the undefeated Bears of Elizabetown on Monday and went home with a 25-12, 25-17, 25-9 loss. Cannizzaro led the defense with nine digs and Unger added three blocks. Erisman (1 ace) dished out five assists, six of which Beam converted to kills.
photo by Mona Steinhauer
Solanco celebrates after knocking off visiting Garden Spot 3-0 Thursday, October 14 in Quarryville.
score,” Musselman pointed out. “Joey also raced extremely well and picked up a few guys in the final stretches that were also critical. “Curtis ran well and continues to improve. He has many great races in his future,” the coach continued. “Michael only missed his PR by four seconds, the closest of our runners to accomplish that. Liam put forth a good effort and had a strong finish.” Tomison’s time ties for the 22nd fastest Solanco time in the L-L League Championship race. Jacobsen’s time is tied for 24th and Solis is tied for 26th. The Mules (5-5) finished one place ahead of McCaskey (7-3), the third place team in Section One. The girls’ team, with just four runners, did not score as a team but competed individually to qualify for districts. Emma Baxter led the way, earning a 16th place medal with a 21:08. That time is also the 25th fastest Solanco time in the L-L League Championship race. “Emma ran an amazing race,” lauded Musselman. “Her goal originally was to medal (top 25) but I knew she could do better and convinced her to go after top 15.” Christine Wagner’s 22:03 was good for 40th place. The sophomore’s time is also the 41st fastest Solanco time in the league race. “Christine fought to stay in
medal contention but just didn’t quite get there,” Musselman said. “She’s young and learning quickly. This will fuel the fire in future meets.” Nicole Dodson capped her career with a 25:13 (122nd) and Stella Woy finished in 138th place with a 26:09. “Nicole finished her high school career with a great race and Stella seems eager for another chance next year,” added Musselman. For more photos see www.townlively.com. GOLF Solanco’s Logan Wagner competed in the PIAA Cham-
pionships at Heritage Hills Golf Resort last Tuesday, Oct. 19. The junior punched his ticket with a fourth-place effort at the District Three championships but this time around carded an 84. “While that was not the score we were looking for, it was a valuable experience for Logan and he will work hard to return next year,” stated head coach Greg Minnich. “The course played tough, as usual, especially on the greens.” Wagner’s average was 78 and captured the lowest Section Two scoring average for the third straight season.
photo by Mona Steinhauer
In section play Thursday, October 14 in Quarryville, Solanco’s Kate Unger tries to push the volleyball past Garden Spot’s Julia Ellsworth.
