HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Football Playoffs Update
Two Adams County teams are headed to the District 3 football playoffs, with both scheduled to play Friday, Nov. 13. Delone Catholic (3–7), the No. 2 seed in Class 1A, will meet top-seeded Steelton-Highspire in the championship game. No. 6 Littlestown (7–3) will visit No. 3 Susquehanna Township for a Class 4A quarterfinal. Bermudian Springs, Biglerville, Gettysburg, and New Oxford finished their seasons last weekend. pad3football.com
Field hockey — Oct. 31
Littlestown 5, Annville-Cleona 4. Littlestown won its District III quarterfinal, with eight saves from Citlaly Serrano. Penny Lawyer made three defensive saves and Yvanna Stambaugh added two. The Thunderbolts finished with 18 shots. Littlestown High School confirmed the result.
Girls soccer — Oct. 31
Bermudian Springs 2, Pequea Valley 0. Evelyn Peters and McKenna Johnston scored for the Eagles, and Juel Carpenter kept the shutout.
Fairfield 1, Delone Catholic 0. Fairfield took the District III Class A semifinal. Aja Acevedo made eight saves for Delone. Delone’s results page lists 10 Fairfield shots on goal to five for the Squirettes.
Cross country — Oct. 31
Three Delone Catholic runners qualify for states. At the District III championships, Alessandra Colantoni finished 11th and Katherine Garcia 14th in their girls race. Ben Hall placed 12th in his boys race with a season-best 5K. Delone coach RC Zinn also reported a personal best for Lane Allen, a course best for Owen Smith and a season best for Chloe Parry.
Girls volleyball — Oct. 31
Exeter Township 3, Gettysburg 0. The Warriors lost their district quarterfinal, but Viktoria Reber reached 600 career assists and Maren Miller reached 700 career kills. Miller had nine kills in the match and finished the season with 355. Sierra Shepherd had 12 digs and an ace, bringing her season total to 50 aces.
| Team | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter Township | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Gettysburg | 7 | 20 | 9 |
Girls volleyball — Nov. 2
Delone Catholic 3, Upper Dauphin 1. Delone reached the District III Class 2A final with a four-set win. Lydia Rudolph served 10 aces, Zoe Gregg had 27 assists and Lily Kane led Delone with eight kills. Audrey McKee added seven kills, NaTaya Glacken had two blocks and MaKenzie Groft made five digs. Delone lists Millersburg as its opponent in the Nov. 5 final.
| Team | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delone Catholic | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
| Upper Dauphin | 3 | 26 | 17 | 3 |
GETTYSBURG COLLEGE SPORTS
Football — Oct. 31
Ursinus 28, Gettysburg 27. Ursinus drove 73 yards and went ahead on a touchdown and extra point with 43 seconds left. Gabriel Diaz had 162 all-purpose yards, caught a touchdown pass and threw one. Justin Bardo made 12 tackles. Box score.
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ursinus | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 28 |
| Gettysburg | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
Swimming — Oct. 30–31
Gettysburg swept two dual meets. On Friday the men beat Franklin & Marshall 152–50 and the women won 135–58. On Saturday the men beat Scranton 202–59, and the women won 217–43, taking all 14 races. Gettysburg Area graduate Sam Nelson set a program record of 9:31.92 in the men’s 1,000-yard freestyle. Riley Van Schaften set a Gettysburg record of 2:04.49 in the women’s 200 butterfly. Men’s recap · Women’s recap.
Volleyball — Oct. 31
Gettysburg 3, Ursinus 0. The Bullets won 25–16, 25–19 and 25–12 for their fourth straight sweep. Gianna Galli had seven kills, three aces and five blocks. Match recap.
Field hockey — Oct. 31
Bryn Mawr 3, Gettysburg 2. Gettysburg scored once in each of the last two quarters but fell a goal short in its season finale. Box score.
Cross country — Oct. 31
Both Gettysburg teams place sixth. Maddon McNicholas led the men at the Centennial Conference championships in 25:47.1, placing 24th. Elyse Tancini led the women in 22:59.2, placing 25th. Men’s results · Women’s results.
Soccer — Oct. 31 and Nov. 3
Gettysburg women 1, Washington College 0. Rosie Sitman’s first career goal sent the Bullets to the Centennial Conference tournament. Match recap.
Washington College men 3, Gettysburg 2. Tyzo Diallo and Julius Rigo scored as Gettysburg erased a two-goal deficit before Washington scored the winner in the 72nd minute. Match recap.
Dickinson women 1, Gettysburg 0. Dickinson scored in the 77th minute Tuesday to eliminate Gettysburg in the first round of the Centennial Conference tournament. Match recap.
Sources: School team submissions, official school athletics reports and Gettysburg College Athletics.