MIDDLEBURG — Despite being sent to the buses twice due to heavy rain, Mifflin County was able to get its girls lacrosse game finished Saturday, and left Midd-West with an 11-4 victory.
“The varsity secured a dominating win with newcomers stepping up in true varsity fashion,” Huskies coach Theresa Lamont said. “Draw control and loose balls controlled remain a positive for us.”
The Huskies played with purpose and spread out the offensive attack among five players.
Kashia Smith led Mifflin County with four goals, while Emma Ritchey, Mara Gallo and Sadie Fike scored two apiece; Brenna Dobson had one. Goalie Mikayla Bodley had five saves.
The JV team settled for a 4-4 tie with the Mustangs to stay unbeated in two outings; Gallo had all four goals.
Mifflin County (3-1) travels to Central Dauphin East today.
Track and field
Stache Classic
ALTOONA — Mifflin County had three individuals in the inaugural Stache Classic meet Saturday.
The boys had a pair of those — Chris Royer in the 800-meter run (2:09.63) and Josiah Sechler in the javelin with a 180-foot, 5-inch effort. Kylee Cubbison captured the 3,200 in 11:03.93.
The Huskies managed a number of second- and third-place finishes among the six-team field, among them the girls 4×400 relay and Addie Parson’s runner-up finish to Cubbison in the long-distance race. Sechler added a silver in the long jump.
“I’m very excited about the promise our young athletes are showing,” boys coach Scot Sechler said. “When you go to an invitational and you have freshmen and sophomores placing, that shows two things — great upperclassman leadership and a great job by our coaching staff.
“I’m excited to see how far these young ones progress as the season grinds on.”
Softball
Jersey Shore 11, Midd-West 7
MIDDLEBURG — Midd-West closes Jersey Shore’s early gap to a run, but the Bulldogs pulled away late to win the Heartland Conference softball game, 11-7, Saturday.
Sarah Shupp and Lorna Oldt both had home runs for the Mustangs, and Miley Beachel added a double. Oldt, who went 2-for-3 in the game, drove in five. Beachel and Caroline Zerbe also had multiple hits.
Friday
Sterling Hoffman Invitational
BERNVILLE — East Juniata’s boys finished nearly 20 points ahead of runner-up Kutztown to win the Sterling Hoffman track and field meet at Tulpehocken Friday.
Tigers who picked up individual wins included Logan Strawser taking the 800- and 1,600-meter runs, Jake Brackbill won both the discus and javelin while picking up third-place points in the shot put, and Rowan Smith won the 300 hurdles and was third in the 110 hurdles behind teammate Josef Book. Book also was runner-up in the 300 hurdles, and Nate Freed was third in javelin.
The girls’ top finisher was Cypress Feltman, third in the discus and fourth in javelin.