Girls track team picks up two victories
The Northampton track and field teams thought they suffered two very close losses to Pleasant Valley this week. The boys lost 78-72 while the girls fell 76-74.
Or so they thought.
However, after correcting a scoring error, it eventually gave the Kids a first place in the girls triple jump which tied the score at 75-75. However, the girls won on the first tiebreaker which is first place finishes, 10-8, according to an email correction the Press received about the meet on Tuesday.
So the girls picked up two wins, including a victory over Whitehall 79-71. The boys beat Whitehall, too, their score was 91-59.
The Kids had three winners in the boys meet. Jared Jackson won the 400 in 52.20 while Nick Bodnar won the 300 hurdles in 16.0, just ahead of teammate Jovani Datis-Cordero. Zach Liggitt won the shot put with a throw of 142-6. He beat out teammates Jared Sebesta and Jeremy Sell as the Kids took the top three spots.
Other second place finishers for the boys were: Jared Stauffer (100), Morgan Heffelfinger (200), Vince Gallagher (3200), Datis-Cordero (110 hurdles), Colin Schucker (javelin), Jahmari Austin (triple and high jumps).
The Kids 400 relay team, made up of R. Ellersick, Liggitt, J. Stauffer, and Heffelfinger had a winning time of 44.40.
For the girls, five girls took a total of six firsts, including a double-win by Lyndsey Gallagher in the 1600 and 3200. Gallagher won the 1600 in 5:20.10 and the 3200 in 12:01.5.
Hannah Flaven took first in the 400 with a time of 1:10.90, just ahead of teammate Olivia Daniels, and Tatiana Lopez won the 100 hurdles in 17.30.
In the field events, Aja Blount took the shot put with a throw of 31-0.5 and it was Elizabeth Fehnel in the triple jump with a 33-1.
Second places finishes for the girls included: Beth Albright (800), Fehnel (300 hurdles), Madison Nika (discus), and Alexis Barrall (pole vault).
GIRLS
Pleasant Valley 80, Whitehall 70
Pleasant Valley 76, Northampton 74
100- 1. Amanda Crooks (W) 12:20, 2. Jalurah Moore (PV), 3. Armani Dunkley (PV);
200- 1. Armani Dunkley (PV) 26.10, 2. Amanda Crooks (W), 3. Hannah Flaven (N);
400- 1. Hannah Flaven (N) 1:01.90, 2. Olivia Daniels (N), 3. Kassidy Cunningham (W);
800- 1. Morgan Covart (PV) 2:29.80, 2. Beth Albright (N), 3. Kassidy Cunningham (W);
1600- 1. Lyndsey Gallagher (N) 5:20.10, 2. Morgan Covart (PV), 3. Elizabeth Eberhardt (PV);
3200- 1. Lyndsey Gallagher (N) 12:01.50, 2. Elizabeth Eberhardt (PV), 3. Devon Roberts (W);
100H- 1. Tatiana Lopez (N) 17.30, 2. Nicole Brooks-Miller (PV), 3. Robyn Franke (N);
300 H- 1. Madelyn Mertz (W) 51.80, 2. Elizabeth Fehnel (N), 3. Robyn Franke (N);
400 relay- Whitehall (K. Bonshak, A. Crooks, A. Bacon, K. Cunningham) 50.40;
1600 relay- Whitehall (K. Cunningham, K. Cunningham, K. Bonshak, E. Wells) 4:26.60;
3200 relay- Northampton (M. Perelli, B. Albright, L. Pague, H. Flaven) 10:27.80;
Shot put- 1. Aja Blunt (N) 31-0.5, 2. Ques Clarke (W), 3. Cameryn Evans (W);
Discus- 1. Natalia Salmon (PV) 84-5, 2. Madison Nika (N), 3. Ques Clarke (W);
Javelin- 1. Logan Miller (W) 107-11, 2. Cheyenne Shook (W), 3. Taylor Rummel (W);
Long jump- 1. Maddy Brandt (PV) 15-10.5, 2. Kylee Cunningham (W), 3. Jessica Hendricks (N);
Triple jump- 1. Elizabeth Fehnel (N) 33-1, 2. Maddy Brandt (PV), 3. Mary Michael (PV);
High jump- 1. Armani Dunkley (PV) 5-4, 2. Natalia Salmon (PV), 3. Sara Kron (PV);
Pole vault- 1. Mary Michael (PV) 9-6, 2. Alexis Barrall (N), 3. Savanah Rivera (W).
BOYS
Pleasant Valley 96, Whitehall 54
Pleasant Valley 78, Northampton 72
100- 1. Martin Labib (W) 10.90, 2. Jared Stauffer (N), 3. Michael Mitchell (PV);
200- 1. Martin Labib (W) 23.50, 2. Morgan Heffelfinger (N), 3. Jordan Brown (PV);
400- 1. Jared Jackson (N) 52.20, 2. Andrew Hawk (W), 3. Malachai Jones (PV);
800- 1. Seth Slavin (PV) 2:03.30, 2. Jonathan Mickens (PV), 3. Luke Valdevit (PV);
1600- 1. Gabe Sullivan (PV) 4:45.20, 2. Seth Slavin (PV), 3. Ryan Murphy (PV);
3200- 1. Gabe Sullivan (PV) 11:05.10, 2. Vince Gallagher (N), 3. Billy Milburn (PV);
110 H- 1. Jose Rosario (PV) 16.0, 2. Jovani Datis-Cordero (N), 3. Tyler Bobb-Duberry (PV);
300 H- 1. Nicholas Bodnar (N) 42.90, 2. Jovani Datis-Cordero (N), 3. Samuel Arnold (N);
400 relay- Northampton (R. Ellersick, Z. Liggitt, J. Stauffer, M. Heffelfinger) 44.40;
1600 relay- Pleasant Valley (K. Gschwend, W. Bray, L. Valdevit, M. Jones) 3:36.90;
3200 relay- Pleasant Valley (R. Marks, J. Mickens, R. Murphy, L. Valdevit) 8:43.70;
Shot put- 1. Zachery Liggitt (N) 41-9.75, 2. Jared Sebesta (N), 3. Jeremy Sell (N);
Discus- 1. Tyler Meyers (W) 142-6, 2. Jacob Snyder (W), 3. Zachery Liggitt (N);
Javelin- 1. Jackson Buskirk (W) 164-9, 2. Colin Schucker (N), 3. Chad Azar (N);
Long jump- 1. Mike Mitchell (PV) 21-0.75, 2. Justin Kautzsch (PV), 3. Devin Castro (W);
Triple jump- 1. Mike Mitchell (PV) 41-8 1/4, 2. Jahmari Austin (N), 3. Jose Rosario (PV);
High jump- 1. Angel Falcon (W) 5-10, 2. Jahmari Austin (N), 3. Maurice Wright (PV);
Pole vault- 1. Gavin Wood (W) 12-9, 2, Steven Li (PV) and Jordan Rivera (W).








