The Reporter/Times Herald/Montgomery Media Local Roundup (March 31st): Hogenauer has 9 RBIs in West’s win
Baseball
CB West 16, Upper Dublin 13: Central Bucks West’s Will Hogenauer had a day to remember, collecting nine RBIs as the Bucks rallied to win an SOL nondivision slugfest with visiting Upper Dublin. Hogenauer hit a grand slam in the bottom of the second, had a two-run single in the third then put West ahead 15-13 with a three-run triple in the sixth. Bill Zentmayer followed with an RBI double as the Bucks scored four runs in the bottom of the frame after the Cardinals plated four in their half of the inning to go up 13-12. Hogenauer finished 3-for-5 and scored three runs while Quinn Illig hit a three-run homer in the first as he went 2-for-4 with four RBIs. Zentmayer was 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored, Kevin Bukowski went 2-for-4 with a double and four runs scored while Max McGlone was 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Upper Dublin’s Brendan O’Brien belted a two-run homer in the first and had three RBIs. Chase Trimm went 2-for-2 with two doubles and a run scored while Aidan McCarthy and Bryce Greiner both scored two runs.
Penn Charter 5, CB South 4: Central Bucks South led 4-1 after three innings but Penn Charter pulled even with three runs in the bottom of the fifth then earned the nonleague victory on Shawn Flynn’s walk-off walk in the seventh. Colin Flynn was 3-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored for South while Jordan Chui went 2-for-3 with an RBI. The Quakers’ Liam Rowan was 2-for-3 with a double, a triple, an RBI and a run scored. Tim Ford’s two-RBI double pulled Penn Charter level 4-4 in the fifth.
Methacton 2, Phoenixville 1: Kross Howarth threw a three-hit complete game with no earned run to earn the win on the mound. Tripp Shytle had both RBIs with a sac fly and a sixth-inning single that proved to be a gamewinner.
Softball
North Penn 14, Owen J. Roberts 0: The Knights continued their torrid week with a five-inning nonconference win on Friday. Julia Shearer took the win with 10 strikeouts in five innings and also went 4-for-4 with four runs scored, three RBIs and a double. Sarah Sabocski added thre hits and two runs scored, while Annabelle Smink added two hits and two RBIs. Brie Wilmot also went three hits, five RBIs and a double, while Bella Nunn had two hits and Sophia Orth one.
Norristown 4, Upper Merion 2: Gianna Pino-Ramsuer allowed only three hits and two earned run as the Eagles picked up the PAC crossover win on Friday. Alana Echevarria hit a two-run triple for Norristown (3-1), which brought home the eventual game-winning runs.
Girls lacrosse
Upper Merion 12, Upper Perk 11: Ashley Evitts scored five goals as the Vikings survived a PAC Frontier thriller on Friday. Olivia Smith added four goals, while Sam Walmsley, Julianna Callison and Audrey Schuebel also scored for Upper Merion. Mary Kate Sitko scored four goals to lead Upper Perk.
Upper Dublin 9, Boyertown 8: Paige Dinkel scored four goals, while Kelly Senior and Ella Lyon each added two as the Cardinals pulled out a nonconference win on Friday. Anna DiMartile chipped in with a one goal and two assists for Upper Dublin, while Hannah Adamski and Delaney Fox each recorded hat tricks for Boyertown.
Boys tennis
Quakertown 4, Salisbury 3: The Panthers survived the District 11 test behind a three-set win from Justin Kwityn at No. 3 singles. Kwityn survived 6-4, 0-6, 12-10 in a third-set tiebreak. Max Arkans and Ben Arkans won at No. 1 and 2 singles respectively. Josh Einolf and Matt Inglis won 6-1, 6-4 at No. 1 doubles to wrap up the victory.
Lower Moreland 6, Springfield Twp. 1: The Lions played without No. 1 singles Aaron Sandler and it was still smoothing for the looks of a state champion. Lower Moreland got wins at No. 2 and 3 from Aidan Kasner (7-5, 6-1) and Maxwell Spodik (6-0, 6-0). Lower Moreland then swept the doubles matches, not dropping a set. Brady Welsh and Owen Sarsfield set the tone with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 1 doubles. Julian Casabon got the lone point for Springfield with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Jacob Heller.
Hatboro-Horsham 4, Upper Moreland 3: The Hatters swept the doubles matches and picked up the SOL crossover win on Friday. In fact, Hatboro-Horsham did not drop a set in flexing their muscle. Caleb Karlson/Ayden Khan set the tone with a 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 1 doubles. Upper Moreland put up a good fight by sweeping the singles flights without dropping a set. Brady Saunders, Aaron Snyder and Daniel Stewart combined to lose just 10 games.
Upper Perk 6, Norristown 1: UP swept the singles matches and coasted to the PAC win on Friday. The match of the day came down to No. 2 singles where Upper Perk’s Stephen Schmittinger survived 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6) over Gerardo Lopez. Norristown won at No. 4 doubles where Jonathan Lopez/Obdulio Carrera posted a 6-0, 6-3 victory.
Boys lacrosse
LC 17, Archbishop Carroll 3: Dan Curran scored six goals and won 18 of 21 faceoffs for the Crusaders on Friday in PCL action. Gavin Selchert and Patch Flannery each scored three goals, while Colin Cosman added two goals. Also scoring for LC were Caleb Moiser, Evan Milligan and Sean McMahon. Jack Kennedy had 13 saves in net.
Boys volleyball
Dock 3, Souderton 0: The Pioneers continued their impressive start to the season with a nonconference sweep on Friday. Ian Nice led Souderton with 9 kills and 3 digs, while Levi Leatherman added 14 assists and 4 digs.
