WHEELING — Trailing 5-2 at the end of the third quarter, the University High boys’ lacrosse team went on a 6-0 run in the final period to knock off Linsly,
8-5, on April 18.
It was a balanced scoring effort by the Hawks (7-0 in conference), led by Mathias Turner, with two goals, and Gavin Yondura, Nate Gibson, Brayden Wilson, Quinn Napolillo, Reid Snider and Nick Kirchoff each with one.
Gibson and Antonio Mascaro each had two assists while Napolillo added one. Goalie AJ Adams had eight saves in the fourth quarter to keep the Cadets scoreless.
UHS will host Wheeling Central Catholic at 7 p.m. April 24.
Fairmont Senior 13
Preston 12
KINGWOOD — A last-second goal by the Polar Bears’ Hayden Sliger put away the Knights.
PHS was led by Jaron Summers, with seven goals. Dakota Holt had two goals and also had two assists. Austin Casteel had two goals and two assists. David Bourne had a goal and David Reckart had one assist.
Jeremy Hovatter had seven saves for the Knights (2-2, 4-5).
PHS will host Huntington at 7 p.m. April 21.
Girls’ lacrosse
University 18
Harrison County 4
The Hawks were led by three goals each from Jordyn Snider and Mallory Napolillo in a blowout of Harrison County.
Alex Lang, Sophie Armstrong, Ava Foreman, Mackenzie Slavensky and Olivia Wills added two goals each, while Logan White and Olivia Quarrick also scored goals.
Snider, Napolillo, Lang, Wills, Slavensky and Morgan Crocco all had assists. Goalies Riley Phares and Abigail Cottrell combined for five saves.
Baseball
Morgantown 11
Linsly 1
Behind the power bats of Caleb Taylor and Gavin Cottle, the Mohigans (10-5) 10-run ruled Linsly, at Mylan Park.
Taylor and Cottle each hit two home runs, backing pitcher Ethan Stewart, who went all six innings, giving up one run and striking out seven. Taylor had five RBIs, while Cottle had four.
Playing on the turf field at Mylan Park because of poor playing conditions on the grass field, the ball seems to fly over the fence more often because of the dimensions.
“They weren’t able to get the field ready, which I don’t understand,” head coach Mark McCarty said. “We haven’t been able to practice on it all season, and we’ve only played on it twice. UHS has played on it zero times. But yeah, the ball can get out quick on that turf field.”
MHS will play in the OVAC tournament April 20 with the opponent yet to be determined.
Football
University’s Dalton McDaniel and Josh Ritchie will be on the North squad for the annual North-South Football Classic.
The North Bears will be led by South Harrison’s Brad Jett. James Monroe’s John Mustain will lead the South Cardinals.
The North-South Football parade will be held at 4 p.m. June 8, in South Charleston, prior to the Hall of Fame banquet at 5 p.m. at Little Creek Country Club.
The game will kickoff at noon June 9, at South Charleston High.
Middle school softball
South 11, Suncrest 1: The Stallions (3-1) were led by Emily Goldcamp, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs. Alaziah Pugh also went 2-for-3 with a home run and pitched a complete game with six strikeouts. The Seals’ Makayla Rogers went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
