MORGANTOWN — Morgantown High’s girls’ tennis team won a match April 11 while dropping just one game. Remarkably, the Mohigans managed to improve on that performance April 12.
MHS (13-1) pitched a perfect match against Buckhannon-Upshur, beating the Bucs, 7-0, and winning every pairing 8-0.
That came a day after a 7-0 win against Parkersburg South.
Next up for the Mohigans, though, is Parkersburg, at a mixer Saturday that also involves Ravenswood. Parkersburg is the only team to beat the Mohigans so far this year.
SINGLES: 1, Emme McKnight def. Brooke Newcomb, 8-0; 2, Cat Wassick def. Abigail Naughton, 8-0; 3, Vinitha Joseph def. Ashton Hollen, 8-0; 4, Mackenzie Sorton def. Caitlyn Wending, 8-0.
DOUBLES: 1, McKnight/Wassick def. Newcomb/Naughton, 8-0; 2, Sorton/Bella Mascari def. Hollen/Wending, 8-0; 3, Joseph/Ashalia Aggarwal def. Maddie Wamsley/Johnna Smith, 8-0.
SOFTBALL
Morgantown 10, Buckhannon-Upshur 0: TENNERTON — Brooke Pyles pitched a four-hit shutout and drove in two runs as the Mohigans beat the Bucs.
Noell Shreve went 2-for-2 with two runs and three RBIs, and Julie Zaph and Ally Hawkins added two hits each for MHS.
BOYS’ TENNIS
Morgantown 7, Buckhannon-Upshur 0: The Mohigans blanked the Bucs at Summit Tennis Academy. MHS plays again Saturday, at Parkersburg and with Ravenswood.SINGLES: 1, Ben Rosiello def. Cade Garrett, 8-2; 2, Ataes Aggarwal def. Isaac Stankus, 8-0; 3, Sam Gorski def. Will Twigg, 8-0; 4, Hamilton Hall def. Steven Harris, 8-0.
DOUBLES: 1, Aggarwal/Gorski def. Garrett/Stankus, 8-5; 2, Hall/Jack Hudson def. Twigg/Harris, 8-4; 3, Griffy Bihun/Yechan Kweon def. Grant Chapman/Daymen Freeman, 8-1.
BOYS’ LACROSSE
Preston 11, Buckhannon-Upshur 7: KINGWOOD — Jaron Summers netted four goals, Dakota Holt contributed two goals and four assists, and the Knights (4-3) beat the Bucs.
David Reckart also tallied two goals, and Tucker Knisell, David Bourne and Matt Allen scored one each.
Allen, Austin Casteel and Nate Pompili each had an assist, and goalie Jacob Gregg made 10 saves for Preston, which plays Berkeley County on Saturday, at Martinsburg High.
Morgantown 6, Linsly 5: Cody Calvert tallied three goals and Noah Yohn, Ethan Host and Nate Goldcamp netted one each in the Mohigans’ win. Yohn and Goldcamp each added an assist, and goalie Daniel Pastilong made nine saves for MHS, which plays at Capital on Saturday.
TRACK AND FIELD
GRAFTON — University High’s girls won a seven-team meet Tuesday, at Grafton High, with Preston second and Clay-Battelle third. Philip Barbour won the boys’ meet, with Preston second,
C-B fourth and UHS fifth.
Wins by area athletes:
GIRLS
100: Hailey Carreon, C-B, 13.87.
200: Kendall Ours, UHS, 28.21.
400: Chloe Mollohan, UHS, 1:05.90.
800: Caroline Kirby, UHS, 2:34.72.
1600: Caroline Kirby, UHS, 5:28.51.
3200: Victoria Carr, PHS, 12:21.00
100 hurdles: Hailey Carreon, C-B, 17.42.
300 hurdles: Kinsley Boggess, UHS, 54.27.
4×200: UHS (Kinsley Boggess, Rylan Tampoya, Emma Johnson, Macie Nance, 2:02.43.
4×400: PHS (Jessica McClelland, Erin McClelland, Ashley Mullenax, Caitlyn Bolyard), 4:49.00.
4×800: UHS (Kendall Ours, Kathryn Lerfald, Isabella Balko, Caroline Kirby), 11:02.41.
Shuttle hurdles: C-B (Hailey Carreon, Addison Ammons, Shannon Statler, McKenna Kirby), 1:15.17.
BOYS
100: Nathan Swaniger, C-B, 12.10.
200: Robert Sanders, UHS, 24.48.
400: Ward Ries, PHS, 56.44.
800: Ward Ries, PHS, 2:11.20.
3200: Cole Friend, PHS, 10:52.65.
4×200: C-B (Gunner Brummage, Seth Casino, Logan Forquer, Nathan Swaniger), 1:38.34.
Discus: Benji Steele, C-B, 115-02.
MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL
South 8, St. Francis 0: Emily Goldcamp went 3-for-3 with an RBI and Brianna Jackson added two RBIs for the Stallions (2-0). Abigail Harki pitched the shutout with five strikeouts. Micah Wilson pitched a complete game with four strikeouts for Sr. Francis (3-1).
