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First Posted: 9/16/2013 HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY GIRLS CAPSULES
BERWICK BULLDOGS
Coach: Karen May (2nd year)
Home Course: Evansville Lake
2012 Record: 5-12
Key Runners Lost: None
Key Runners Returning: Mona Ni, Sr.; Liz Dyer, Jr.; Bryn Surkin, Jr.
Coach&#8217;s Outlook: &#8220;We have a lot of new girls and we&#8217;re going to try to be competitive this year.&#8221;
CRESTWOOD COMETS
Coach: Fran Gough (4th year)
Home Course: Crestwood High School
2012 Record: 10-7
Key Runners Lost: Julianna Grandinetti, Maria Perry.
Key Runners Returning: Allie Kachel, Sr.; Kailee Trafficante, Jr.; Megan Knorr, Soph.; Kendra Williams, Sr.
Coach&#8217;s Outlook: &#8220;We were 10-7 last year, and we&#8217;re stronger. Allie&#8217;s running stronger, Kailee&#8217;s running stronger. I&#8217;m looking for a repeat of last year, or hopefully a little better.&#8221;
DALLAS MOUNTAINEERS
Coach: Matt Samuel (10th year)
Home Course: Dallas High School
2012 Record: 17-0
Key Runners Lost: Morgan Gilhooley, Allison Grose, Katie Metcals
Key Runners Returning: Regan Rome, Sr.; Bryanna Dissinger, Sr.; Lindsey Oremus, Jr.; Ally Rome, So.
Coach&#8217;s Outlook: &#8220;We&#8217;re returning the state runner-up. Our goal is to get back to Hershey and better our performance from last season.&#8221;
HANOVER AREA HAWKEYES
Coach: Jeff DeRocco (4th year)
Home Course: Hanover Area High School
2012 Record: 0-14
Key Runners Lost: Paige Antall.
Key Runner Returning: Mickie Kaminski, Sr.
HAZLETON AREA COUGARS
Coach: Jason Smolinski (3rd year)
Home Course: Valley Elementary Middle School
2012 Record: 14-3
Key Runners Lost: Rachel Alshefski.
Key Runners Returning: Nicole Buehrle, Jr.; Angela Marchetti, Sr.; Briana Papp, Sr.; Cassie Papp, Sr.; Becky Marchetti, Sr.; Kayla Schlauch, Jr.; Bethany Dudeck, Soph.; Rachel Reznick, Soph.
Coach&#8217;s Outlook: &#8220;We have the whole team back from the district championship team last year, so we&#8217;re expecting big things. We have work to do. The kids go out every single day and try to get better than they were the previous day.&#8221;
HOLY REDEEMER ROYALS
Coach: Paul Hoda (1st year)
Home Course: Kirby Park
2012 Record: 16-1
Key Runners Lost: Rachel Sowinski, Marissa Durako, Cassandra Gill, Melissa Cruz, Jenna Nitowski.
Key Runners Returning: Sara Mirra, Sr.; Olivia Greer, Soph.; Izzie Updike, Soph.
Coach&#8217;s Outlook: &#8220;With losing the top five (runners), we look to remain competitive, with maybe a strong showing at districts, with some individual runners trying to make states.&#8221;
LAKE-LEHMAN BLACK KNIGHTS
Coach: John Sobocinski (12th year)
Home Course: Lake-Lehman High School
2012 Record: 6-11
Key Runners Lost: Samantha Sabol
Key Runners Returning: Julia Hutsko, So.; Lindsay Tembleton, So.; Marie Johns, So.; Rachel Malak, So.; Rebecca Ford, Fr.
Coach&#8217;s Outlook: &#8220;We&#8217;re very young but there is some talent on this team and a good work ethic. We want to go out each week, improve and have developed runners by the end of the season while trying to be competitive in the league.&#8221;
MEYERS MOHAWKS
Coach: Erik O&#8217;Day (6th year)
Home Course: Kirby Park
2012 Record: 7-10
Key Runners Lost: Florence Kwok, Laura St. Preux, Cynthia Menges.
Key Runners Returning: Kasidi Unger, Soph.; Cassandra Kelly, Jr.
Coach&#8217;s Outlook: &#8220;We have a whole new crew of girls. We&#8217;re just hoping to improve as the year goes on and improve times.&#8221;
MMI PREP PREPPERS
Coach: Jon Weaver (8th year)
Home Course: MMI Prep High School
2012 Record: 8-9
Key Runners Lost: Katlyn Frey, Devon Sherwood.
Key Runners Returning: Kara Sitch, So.; Sara Davis, Soph.; Victoria Kline, Soph.; Jessica Miorelli, Sr.
Coach&#8217;s Outlook: &#8220;My goal is to improve on their times each week and help them qualify for districts.&#8221;
NANTICOKE TROJANS
Coach: Chris Thompson (1st year)
Home Course: Nanticoke Area High School
2012 Record: 0-14
Key Runners Lost: None.
Key Runners Returning: Kayla Gronkowski, Sr.; Rebecca Morgis, Jr.
Coach&#8217;s Outlook: &#8220;Even though we have low numbers, we&#8217;re looking to get everyone&#8217;s times to improve. Our big goal this year is districts. I think Rebecca has a chance to place at the district meet.&#8221;
NORTHWEST RANGERS
Coach: Brian Barchik (4th year)
Home Course: Northwest High School
2012 Record: 10-7
Key Runners Lost: None.
Key Runners Returning: Emily Demko, Fr.; Cathy Rupert, Sr.; Katie Jones, Soph.; Kelby Truchon, Jr.; Alijiah Zielecki, Fr.
Coach&#8217;s Outlook: &#8220;I&#8217;m expecting good things. I would say we have a younger, talented group. For me, it&#8217;s a joy to have a full team. We may not have quantity, but I believe we do have quality.&#8221;
PITTSTON AREA PATRIOTS
Coach: Joe Struckus (7th year)
Home Course: Pittston Area High School
2012 Record: 15-2
Key Runners Lost: Catherine Lombardo, Kaitlynn Kuchta, Emily Seaman, Olivia Lanza, Kristen Lombardo, Kristen Fereck.
Key Runners Returning: Tara Johnson, Soph.; Abby Sheerer, Soph.; Megan Daugherty Sr.; Christine Briggs, Sr.; Megan Murtha, Jr.
Coach&#8217;s Outlook: &#8220;Going into our third meet, we are looking to keep improving our times and getting ready for the district meet.&#8221;
TUNKHANNOCK TIGERS
Coach: Randy White (15th year)
Home Course: Wyoming County Fair Grounds
2012 Record: 14-3
Key Runners Lost: None
Key Runners Returning: Maggie Toczko, So.; Aaron Rome, Jr.; Alexa Prebola, Jr.;
Coach&#8217;s Outlook: &#8220;We&#8217;re looking to improve on last year&#8217;s record. Maggie Tozcko medaled at states last year so she&#8217;s hungry to do it again. Our top three runners are running well together. We&#8217;ll be looking to fill our four and five spots.&#8221;
WYOMING AREA WARRIORS
Coach: Mike Stefanik (2nd year)
Home Course: Luzerne County Sports Complex
2012 Record: 6-11
Key Runners Lost: Amanda Ostrowski
Key Runners Returning: Mackenzie Bilbow, So.; Steph Schultz, Jr.; Emily Ambruso, So.; Julian Scappaticci, Jr.; Emily Yarmey, So.
Coach&#8217;s Outlook: &#8220;Last year injuries plagued our season. We&#8217;re still working on our numbers and to improve on last year.&#8221;
WYOMING SEMINARY BLUE KNIGHTS
Coach: John Dickinson (25th year)
Home Course: Kirby Park
2012 Record: 9-8
Key Runners Lost: Katherine Maximov.
Key Runners Returning: Alannah Trombetta, Sr.; Drishti Maniar, Jr.; Cecelia Chen, Jr.; Kat Rogers, Jr.; Ava Alexander, Sr.; Emily Gabriel, Jr.; Anna Schroeder, Jr.; Marissa Licomis, Soph.; Madison Sweitzer, Jr.
Coach&#8217;s Outlook: &#8220;I think we&#8217;re going to be very competitive among the small schools. For the first time since it existed, we beat Holy Redeemer in a dual meet, we beat MMI, we were competitive with Crestwood. I think our team is stronger than last year. Alannah Trombetta is having a really good start to the season and she may have a chance to go to states this year.&#8221;
WYOMING VALLEY WEST SPARTANS
Coach: Anthony Dicton
2012 Record: 12-5
Key Runners Lost: Alexandria Plant, Julia Mericle, Amy Paddock, Lydia Ellsworth.
Key Runners Returning: Onyoo Park, Sr.; Youngeun Park, So.; Sophie Rittenhouse, So.; Elizabeth Wood, So.; Emily Tyler, So.; Mara Bajeli, Fr.; Emily Urbanoritch, So.; Mia Cain, Fr.
Coach&#8217;s Outlook: &#8220;It&#8217;s going to be tough. We only ran six in our first meet, because of a lot of injuries. Right now we have three injuries out of 11 girls. It&#8217;ll be a good learning experience for them and we&#8217;ll be looking to set a lot of personal records.&#8221;

Girls Cross Country Capsules