H.S. Boys Soccer: Abington Heights blanks Hazleton Area in District 2 Class 3A quarters

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The Lock Haven men&#8217;s cross country team captured its third straight PSAC title last Saturday and Ben Robinson and Jacob Fetterman played a big role in the victory.Robinson, a Tunkhannock graduate, was the fifth scorer for the Bald Eagles with an 8K time of 25:48.1. Junior and Hazleton Area grad, Fetterman, finished 12th in the field of 134 runners with a time of 25:49.8. He didn&#8217;t count in the scoring, but coach Aaron Russell said that his finish was a key to the team&#8217;s victory.&#8220;Ben&#8217;s score counted because he finished in our top five,&#8221; Russell said. &#8220;Jacob&#8217;s six-place team finish was able to replace two Shippensburg&#8217;s top five runners and added to our advantage.&#8221;Lock Haven, led by senior Dylan Mountain&#8217;s first-place finish, totaled 33 points. Shippensburg finished second with 46 points led by Lake-Lehman graduate, Kieran Sutton&#8217;s fifth-place finish in 25:13.&#8220;Jacob&#8217;s late-season rise has given us some added depth behind a formidable top five,&#8221; Russell said. &#8220;As a coach, you always like to have that cushion in case somebody has an off day.&#8221;The Bald Eagles are priming for the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regionals Saturday, Nov. 7 on their own West Branch cross country course.&#8220;Ben has been solid all year and I expect even bigger things from him when we make the jump up to the 10k course at the Regionals,&#8221; Russell said. &#8220;He&#8217;s in the best shape I&#8217;ve ever seen him in and he is capable of finishing much higher in the rankings if he puts it all together.&#8221;Robinson and Fetterman both earned All-League honors with their performances in the PSACs.Degnan helping unbeaten orangeJunior Serra Degnan has started all 16 games for the No.1-ranked Syracuse field hockey team, the Orange finishing the regular season at 16-0. They captured the Atlantic Coast Conference title with a 1-0 overtime victory over Duke last Saturday.The Wyoming Area grad has helped the Syracuse defense limit foes to just 13 goals with four shutouts. She also has three goals and three assists.&#8220;Serra is one of the people who&#8217;s the heart and soul of our midfield,&#8221; coach Ange Bradley said. &#8220;She&#8217;s steady and she&#8217;s a real servant of the team. She&#8217;s solid, simple and nothing flashy but she&#8217;s just the glue for us.&#8221;Starting is nothing new for Degnan. She started all 24 games as a sophomore and 16 of 20 games as a freshman to help the Orange post a two-year record of 34-10.The Orange plays the winner of the Duke-Virginia first round game in the ACC semifinals Friday, Nov. 6.Rookie honor for SzatkowskiFreshman Talia Szatkowski has started all 17 games for the Bucknell women&#8217;s soccer team.The 5-foot-5 forward has two goals and two assists and both goals were game winners including a score with five seconds left in the first half to give the Bison a 1-0 victory over American.The Dallas grad earned Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors for that effort.&#8220;Talia has come in and has been an impact player right from the start,&#8221; coach Kelly Kuss said. &#8220;Her ability to use her body and her nose for the goal has really set her apart in the college game.&#8221;The coach feels that Szatkowski has made the transition from high school to college soccer very well.&#8220;Talia has great field vision and is able to find a lot of passes with that vision which allows her to create numerous, dangerous opportunities,&#8221; Kuss said.Bucknell is 9-5-3 overall and has already clinched second place in the Patriot League with a 5-1-2 record. The Bison closes its regular season hosting Army in a league game Saturday in Lewisburg.The league tournament begins Friday, Nov. 6 in Boston.Honors again for LigotskiUniversity of the Sciences in Philadelphia senior Brianna Ligotski (Holy Redeemer) finished eighth in last Sunday&#8217;s Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference cross country championships in Philadelphia. The Holy Redeemer graduate posted a 5K time of 20:36.8, her best race at that distance this season.The performance also earned her All-CACC honors for the fourth time in her career, becoming the 11th Devils runner to accomplish the feat.&#8220;Brianna has been a steady runner this year,&#8221; coach Bob Heller said. &#8220;Her times have improved as the season progressed.&#8221;The coach feels Ligotski&#8217;s experience has really helped his team this season.&#8220;Brianna is one of our captains and she has been invaluable to our program,&#8221; Heller said. &#8220;She is a leader and a positive influence on our younger runners. Her leadership will be missed next year.&#8221;Milestone for McManusSenior Leanne McManus recently became just the second player to join the 100-point club in the history of the Marywood field hockey team.The Meyers graduate wrapped up a 14-point week with six goals and two assists to help the Pacers defeat Keystone 6-0 and Notre Dame Maryland 12-0. McManus now has 114 career points. She also set a career goal mark with 50, the old mark at 48. Her performance last week earned her Colonial States Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors.&#8220;Leanne is a dangerous attack player and can play anywhere on the field if needed,&#8221; coach Kacy Manning said. &#8220;She was named captain this year because of her heart, her skill and her desire to succeed.&#8221;Marywood is 9-6 overall and is 5-1 and has already clinched a berth in the CSAC semifinals to be held Monday.&#8220;It is great to see Leanne continue improving even with only a few games left in her career,&#8221; Manning said. &#8220;She is ready for the playoffs.&#8221;Big effort for Saba brothersJunior Danny Saba leads the Gwynedd-Mercy men&#8217;s soccer team in scoring with five goals. Sophomore Matt Saba has chipped in with two goals and an assist. But the former Dallas High athletes really had two big games recently to help the Griffins record two victories.Danny had two goals in a 3-1 victory over Delaware Valley, his brother Matt scoring the other goal. Then Danny had an early goal and Matt scored with 17 seconds left in the game for a 2-1 triumph over Rosemont.Matt was taking a breather in the Rosemont game when the team&#8217;s right midfielder had to come off the field.&#8220;I told Matt that I usually didn&#8217;t play him on the right side, but with his speed he might get one more breakaway,&#8221; coach Dave Bontempo said. &#8220;I told him &#8216;go in and put the ball in the net so we can go home&#8217; and he did.&#8221;A good thing about both victories was that the brothers&#8217; parents were in the stands. The Sabas go to all the team&#8217;s games, home or away.Roccograndi&#8217;s solid The Ursinus football team is just 2-5 on the season but the Bears are getting their usual standout effort from James Roccograndi. The 5-foot-11, 210-pound linebacker is second on the team in tackles with 57 including 33 solos. The Dallas grad also has a sack and had a season-high 13 tackles in a 17-9 victory over Millersville and 11 tackles in a 31-3 loss to Moravian.&#8220;Rocco has started every game since he walked onto this campus as a freshman,&#8221; coach Peter Gallagher said. &#8220;Every year he has performed at a higher level and is one of the best linebackers in the conference.&#8221;Sophomore Jim Emmett got to play quarterback in two games for the Bears, including one start. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound Pittston Area grad hit 33 of 72 passes for 359 yards, both in losing efforts.&#8220;Jimmy is a big quarterback with a high aptitude that fits our pro-style offense well,&#8221; Gallagher said. &#8220;He has the arm strength to use the entire field and throws well on the run.&#8221;<style>
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