Methacton Athletics

Please congratulate Coach Spiewak on his 300th win this past week! Coach Spiewak has been with the baseball program for more than 20 years. This is a great accomplishment now only for Coach Spiewak, but for our baseball program as well. Continued success in the season!

This past week included three big league games on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Wednesday was extra special as we recognized our senior player and parents on senior recognition day.

The week started with a big home matchup with Owen J. Roberts, the number one ranked team in district one. Methacton defeated OJR 10-0 in six innings. Evan Jones threw a no-hitter against the first place Wildcats, going six innings, walking three and striking out seven. Tommy Kratz had three hits, a walk and three RBI, including a two-run walk-off homerun in the bottom of the sixth to lead the Warrior offense. Kasey Humes, Nick Remish and Bryce Lohsen had two hits each, highlighted by a three-run homerun from Remish.

On Wednesday Methacton took on Pottstown at home for senior recognition day. The weather cooperated and it was a wonderful ceremony pre-game to honor our senior players and parents. A special thanks to the parents who organized the pre and post-game events, and to Steve Mahan for announcing the ceremony. Methacton defeated Pottstown in three innings. Tripp Shytle led the offense with three hits, three runs scored and four RBI. Kasey Humes added two hits and three RBI.

On Thursday we traveled to Downingtown West for a non-league matchup. West defeated Methacton 3-2. James DeHaven threw a great game and Chris Sandner threw really well in relief. The Warriors next took on rival Spring-Ford at home. Methacton defeated SF 4-3 in a back and forth highly contested game. Will Christian had a great performance on the mound, striking out seven and walking only one through 6.2 innings. Austin Frank came in to close out the seventh to earn the win. Offensively Ayden Fitch had a huge two out single to give the Warriors a 3-2 lead after Kasey Humes had a two-out two-strike two RBI double into the right center field gap. In the seventh inning Bryce Lohsen led off with a single and scored the winning run on a Ben Clark sacrifice fly to centerfield.

The successful week puts Methacton at 14-4 overall and 11-3 in the Pioneer Athletic Conference. We travel to Boyertown on Monday night for a huge matchup with the Bears.

For updated schedules please visit https://methactonwarriors.org/main/teamschedule/id/21056/seasonid/4795865

The Unified Track team finished the regular season placing first at their home meet on May 2nd. At this meet they also celebrated 14 members of the team that will greatly be missed next year on Senior Day. The team ended the season in second place in their league which qualified them for playoffs.

The league championship will be on Tuesday, May 7th at Spring-Ford High School, other teams include Souderton, Spring-Ford and North Penn. Go Warriors!

The girl's lacrosse team just finished an eventful, yet challenging week. Monday's close loss against OJR 11-9, showed the team's commitment to trying their best and leaving it all on the field. Bella Catania led the team with 4 goals, Sam Gambone had 2, and Piper Evangelist, Lily DeWan, and Giada Catoia with 1 each. Renee Blake had 2 amazing assists.

Wednesday was an even tougher loss against Spring-Ford 15-7, but that didn't deter Alexa Diezel, Sam Gambone, and Bella Catania from scoring 2 goals each. Lily Dewan had 1 goal and 2 assists.

Thursday was Senior Recognition Night, and despite the loss to Boyertown 15-7, the girls played hard and worked together to give the seniors a memorable night. The players who were recognized for their accomplishments as seniors were:

• Courtney Baecraft (Manager)
• Renee Blake (Attack)
• Giada Catoia (Midfield & Captain)
• Janice Chung (Defense)
• Lily DeWan (Midfield & Captain)
• Erin Donnelly (Defense & Goalie)
• Carmine Garcia (Manager)
• Olivia Kline (Defense)
• Sophia Kolimago (Attack)
• Hannah Smith (Defense)
• Meghan Wertz (Attack)
• Brayden Williams (Attack)

Senior Lily DeWan and Bella Catania both had 2 goals each. Senior Brayden Williams and senior Giada Catoia, along with Alexa Dizel had one goal each. Senior Lily Dewan and senior Sophia Kolimago had one assist each, along with Piper Evangelist, Lily Dewan and Carmella Maro.

​**The team would like to recognize two amazing accomplishments by our players.

Congratulations to Bella Catania on earning her 100th draw control!! Many of our team's goals come from obtaining the ball from a draw. Bella's ability to place the ball where it is needed and place it in her or her teammate's stick has contributed to the team's success on offense. This accompaniment is thanks in part to her great midfielders who support her in boxing out their players and adjusting their placement on the circle based on Bella's draws. Amazing job Bella and thank you to our midfield! Your teamwork makes a difference.

Congratulations to Callie Fisher on her 100th save in goal!! Lacrosse is heavily dependent on everyone working together as a team. Callie's success demonstrates her ability to take leadership on defense by directing the players where to go. This milestone also highlights her quick reflexes and decision-making skills. This accomplishment comes with the recognition of our amazing defense and their cohesive movements at shutting down most players before they get the shot off. Great work Callie and our defensive players!

The Methacton softball team went 2-1 last week. Sydney Hockenbrock and Madison Krupiewski continue to lead the team with their bats. Jenna Kaufman, Mia Pettine, and Mady Polonsky also had a great week contributing multiple hits and great defense.

On our away game vs. Pottstown we got to see a glimpse of the future with Standout performances from Sadie Fitch, Kaitlin Pettine, Jasmine McKeown, Avery Kenney, Kyla Soulen, and Adrianna Hopple.

The Warriors lost a tough game on Friday against S-F, but look to bounce back on Monday vs. Boyertown.

The boys had another long week but picked up another win against PJP helping our chances for making the district tournament. As we enter our last week of the regular season, we are looking to complete a winning season as we currently sit even at 8-8. Come out to cheer the boys on Tuesday for our last scheduled home game and potentially Thursday with a late season addition.

Notable Performances:

Levi Borkowski going 100% at faceoff vs PJP.

Sam Sardo exploding offensively with 4 second half goals completing the comeback win.

Upcoming Games

Tuesday 5/7 vs Kennett @ 3:45

(Tentative) Thursday 5/9 vs Ridley @ 3:45

The boy's track team competed at the annual Henderson invitational Friday evening. As a team, they finished with some of their best results of the entire season. The 4x1 of Wesley Conover, Dylan Weber, Brody Mellow & Avery Smith earned a 5th place finish at the meet, lowering their best mark of the season to 43.27. Wes Conover also qualified for districts in the 200meter dash with a time of 22.71.

The night was highlighted by Brock Yoder's performance in the 3200. In only his 2nd competitive attempt at the event, Brock ran the fastest 3200 for a freshman in Pennsylvania state history. His time of 9:23.49 also was enough to set the school record (Chris McGlynn 9:24). He qualifies for districts with this time as well.

Colin O'Donnell & Mitchell Alexander also ran to huge races, breaking the elusive sub 10 minute mark for the first time (9:47 & 9:52). Akhil Yeluri, Curtis Alexander, & Quinn Kumfert were all close, running 10:04, and 10:08.

Charlie Reith ran to a huge PR in the 1600 meter, inching closer to the district standard. His time of 4:32.92 was 6 seconds faster than his previous mark. Ben Freese & Tyler Rifkin also ran to PRs.

Sophomore Warren Simard qualified for PACs in the 400m, now bringing his event total to 4 for the upcoming weekend.

The boys are gearing up for this weekend’s PAC championships. Despite having a young team, the warriors qualified a ton of PAC qualifiers, which is exciting not only for the upcoming weekend, but for the future.

Competing this weekend are:

100m - Wes Conover, Avery Smith, Brody Mellow, Ray Tai, Dylan Weber, Tyler Kelley

200m- Wes Conover, Brody Mellow, Ray Tai, Avery Smith, Dylan Weber, Warren Simard

400m - Wes Conover, Warren Simard

800m- Brock Yoder, Charlie Reith, Mitch Alexander, Quinn Kumfert, Colin O'Donnell, Nathan Alex

1600m- Brock Yoder, Mitch Alexander, Colin O'Donnell, Quinn Kumfert, Matthew Sandner, Charlie Reith, Ben Freese, Curt Alexander, Tyler Rifkin, Akhil Yeluri, Jason Nagle

3200m- Akhil Yeluri, Tyler Rifkin, Quinn Kumfert, Curt Alexander, Brock Yoder, Colin O'Donnell, Jason Nagle, Mitch Alexander, Charlie Reith, Ben Freese, Will Groschopp

110 Hurdles - Matthew Decker, Connor Mandracchia

300 hurdles - Yasser Jarhale, Matthew Decker, Warren Simard

Long Jump - Wes Conover, Jeramiah Villanueva

Triple Jump - Hezekiah Wright Jones

Shot Put - Abel Robles, Nico Lumbrano, Shane Corne, Liam Goldich,

Discus - Nico Lumbrano, Abel Robles

Javelin - Shane Corne, Logan Courtney

This week the Girls Track & Field Team had out last league meet and our senior night. Though the team did not beat OJR, the girls had a fantastic regular season and went 4-1, they should all be very proud of themselves.

On Friday, the team traveled to West Chester Henderson for the 19th Annual Hoka/Bryn Mawr Running Company Henderson Invitational. This meet was a highly competitive meet and many of the girls had elite performances:

• Freshman Marlie Klein ran a 5:05.53 in the 1600m
• Senior Kate Thomas ran a 2:15.90 in the 800m

At this time, Freshman Marlie Klein is the #1 freshman in the State for the 1600m. Senior Summer Mellow is ranked 1st for long jump in the district and the PAC. Freshman Victoria James is ranked 1st for shot put in the district and in the PAC. Senior Summer Mellow is ranked 1st for the 100m Dash in the PAC and Senior Kenslee O'Donnell is ranked 1st for the 100m Hurdles in the PAC.

The Girls Travel to Norristown for the PAC Championship on Friday and Saturday in hopes of bringing home a win!!!

Upcoming Events:

• PAC Championship Meet at Norristown (5/10 and 5/11)
• District Championship Meet at Coatesville (5/17 and 5/18)

Boy’s tennis qualified for team districts after winning the PAC but unfortunately lost in the first round to the number 3 seed Unionville 1-4. They made a nice comeback the next day with a non-league win against North Penn 5-2 to wrap up the teams season. Now our two double's teams of Akash Suresh and Arnav Tiwari, and Gavin Jacobs and Kameron N'Goran will prep for their doubles district tournament happening this Friday.

Email: jsmink@methacton.org
Website: www.methactonwarriors.org
Location: 1005 Kriebel Mill Road, Eagleville, PA, USA
Phone: 610-489-5000
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