16-05-2025
Shikellamy 4x100 relay breaks own record at HAC girls meet
MILTON — Before the Pa. Heartland Athletic Conference meet started Saturday, the girls who make up Shikellamy's 4x100 relay team made a promise they had to keep.
Since it was sprints coach Chris Colescott's birthday, the Braves quartet vowed they would set a conference meet record. That promise was kept as they delivered quite a present to Colescott, whom they affectionately call "bossman."
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Emma Koontz, Jilly Deivert, Lily Persing and Sam Newman clocked a winning time of 48.64 seconds, shattering the previous record of 48.81 that Shikellamy set last year.
The record-breaking relay highlighted the annual girls conference meet for Valley teams at Milton's Alumni Stadium. The Braves finished third in the team standings with 60.50 points — only Williamsport (110) and Hughesville (61.25) did better.
"I feel like we're on (a) good track for our school record again at this pace," Koontz said. "We weren't running this fast last year at this time. So we're on a good pace to get another record."
Deivert, Persing and Koontz ran on last year's record-setting relay with graduate Elli Ronk. The quartet took eighth at last year's state meet with a time of 48.82.
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"Three of us had the record last year with Elli, but it was good to get it again with Sam," Deivert said.
"(It) definitely gives us a lot of confidence," Koontz added, "but we know how we need to stay humble and keep it moving because there's a lot of other fast teams, too, coming for us."
Deivert also took silver in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.93. Central Columbia's Kendra Stout, who was named the meet's most outstanding athlete, won the race in 24.90.
Another Brave mined silver as pole vaulter Aly Bingaman cleared 10 feet, 6 inches in her second attempt. Meet champion Kendall Simms of Montoursville also finished at 10-6, but since she cleared it on her first try, the gold medal went to her.
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Bingaman's teammate, Sarah Bronowicz, grabbed pole vault bronze by finishing at 10 feet. Older sister Mya Bronowicz also took home bronze with a time of 47.53 in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles. Kelsey Deitrich added a pair of third-place results for Shikellamy with her efforts in the long jump (16-2 1/2) and high jump (4-10).
Selinsgrove wasn't far behind its cross-river rival, finishing fifth with 56 points. The Seals' lone gold-medalist was Bella Furgison, who threw the discus 127-1 to out-duel training partner Liv Kopitsky of Mount Carmel, who had a toss of 122-3 for silver. Kopitsky did, however, get the better of Furgison in the shot put. The Bucknell-bound thrower recorded a toss of 39-2, beating Furgison's 37-10.
"I think it's going to be pretty vital (going into districts)," Kopitsky said of the competition she's faced in recent weeks. "I mean, I have really good competition in both, so I think that both will push me and just make a better competitor."
Along with Furgison, a few other Seals had standout days. Gigi Veach took third place in the 400 (58.17) and fourth in the 200 (26.28). Ashtyn Lukens finished as the runner-up in the 3,200 to Williamsport's Madeline Sanders with a 12:00.57. Sanders ran away with the race in 11:09.82.
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Mikayla Martin also collected a silver medal for Selinsgrove after blazing to a 15.31 in the 100-meter high hurdles. Williamsport's Aubrey Phillips-Cobb won the event in 14.74, and broke the event's six-year-old record twice (preliminaries and final).
Tessa Fourspring medalled in two field events for Mount Carmel, which finished eighth in the team standings with 42.50 points. Fourspring brought home silver in both the high jump (5-0) and triple jump (35-3 1/2).
Milton's Liz Schrock won the triple jump to highlight a day in which she made the podium in all three jumps. Schrock hopped just beyond 36 feet for her gold medal in the triple. Schrock's jump of 36-0 1/2 came on her first attempt, and set a new personal record.
Schrock posted a long jump mark of 16-3 to finish as the runner-up to Williamsport's Isabelle Morrow. The Milton junior also tied with three others at 4-8 for eighth in the high jump.
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"Triple jump went pretty well," Schrock said. "My first jump I popped out a big one, PR'ed. Long jump was also pretty good. But at the end of the day, it got tiring. High jump didn't go as I wanted to, but still (got) podium. I'm happy.
"I really put in the work this season. I really trained in the offseason also, which I think is what really helped me with all three of my jumps actually. It really showed today."
The Black Panthers also had success in the javelin, taking three of the top seven spots. Amelia Gainer led that group with a throw of 117-9, good for fourth. Sienna Short (sixth at 114-6) and Emily Waltman (seventh at 113-4) also made the medal stand. Milton ended up in seventh in the team race with 51.25 points.
Lewisburg finished just above Milton in sixth place with 51.50 points. Baylee Espinosa was the lone meet champion for the Green Dragons with a time of 2:15.80 in the 800. Espinosa was one of three Lewisburg runners who made the podium in the 800. Lauren Schwartz and Claire Driver took third and sixth, respectively.
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Caroline Blakeslee and Maddy Moyers ran to second and third in the 100 meters with times of 12.35 and 12.41 seconds, respectively, in a final that featured just five runners. The Blue Jays' Stout blazed to a winning time of 12.25 for her second gold medal of the day.
Blakeslee and Moyers, along with Teagan Osunde and Nora Driver, also helped the Green Dragons to second in the 4x100 with a 48.90. Lewisburg's Emma Bolton tied for third with Dietrich in the high jump.
Warrior Run's 4x800 quartet of Raygan Lust, Katie Zaktansky, Claire Dufrene and Natalie Hall coasted to first in 9:35.40 — second-place Hughesville crossed the line in 10:00.95. Lust, Dufrene, Hall and Brenna Pick ran a 3:59.62 for third place in the 4x400.
The Defenders' lone field medalist was Alivia Ritenour, who cleared 9-6 in the pole vault for fourth place. Warrior Run's 23 team points placed 12th.
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Odin Ryer and Janie Cotner each collected a silver medal for Danville. Ryer ran 2:21.84 in the 800, while Cotner clocked 5:17.56 in the 1,600. Danville finished in 10th place with 32 points.
Southern Columbia took 13th with 20 points. Brooke Charnosky had the Tigers' highest finish, throwing 118-2 in the javelin for second. Linsey Donlan finished third in the discus with a toss of 114-5.
Mifflinburg was 16th with 15 points, while Shamokin was 18th with two points. Midd-West finished in 19th.
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Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference Meet
Saturday
At Milton H.S.
Girls
Team standings
1. Williamsport, 110; 2. Hughesville, 61.25; 3. Shikellamy, 60.50; 4. Central Columbia, 60.25; 5. Selinsgrove, 56; 6. Lewisburg, 51.50; 7. Milton, 51.25; 8. Mount Carmel, 42.50; 9. Jersey Shore, 37.25; 10. Danville, 32; 11. Montoursville, 28; 12. Warrior Run, 23; 13. Southern Columbia, 20; 14. Loyalsock, 18.50; 15. Bloomsburg, 16; 16. Mifflinburg, 15; 17. Central Mountain, 9; 18. Shamokin, 2; 19. Midd-West, 1.
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100: 1. Kendra Stout, Central Columbia, 12.25; 2. Caroline Blakeslee, Lewisburg, 12.35; 3. Maddy Moyers, Lewisburg, 12.41; 4. Camron Roush, Milton, 12.93; 5. Makayla Cerami, Williamsport, 13.06.
200: 1. Stout, Central Columbia, 24.90; 2. Jilly Deivert, Shikellamy, 25.93; 3. Kylie Temple, Hughesville, 26.11; 4. Gigi Veach, Selinsgrove, 26.28; 5. Aaralynn Kimble, Jersey Shore, 26.39; 6. Bella Pistoia, Bloomsburg, 26.49; 7. Cerami, Williamsport, 26.62; 8. Kaia Hoke, Selinsgrove, 26.67.
400: 1. Geiani Whaley, Williamsport, 56.72; 2. Kimble, Jersey Shore, 58.01; 3. Veach, Selinsgrove, 58.17; 4. Katelyn Temple, Hughesville, 59.11; 5. Jasmine Doebler, Mifflinburg, 59.27; 6. Pistoia, Bloomsburg, 59.67; 7. Kaia Hoke, Selinsgrove, 1:00.73; 8. Hayden Snyder, Milton, 1:01.73.
800: 1. Baylee Espinosa, Lewisburg, 2:15.80; 2. Odin Ryer, Danville, 2:21.84; 3. Lauren Schwartz, Lewisburg, 2:23.95; 4. Amelia Grassi, Danville, 2:24.78; 5. Natalie Osborne, Mifflinburg, 2:24.89; 6. Claire Driver, Lewisburg, 2:25.20; 7. Grace Keohane, Central Mountain, 2:25.79; 8. Olivia Stroup, Midd-West, 2:26.77.
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1600: 1. Isabelle Sanders, Williamsport, 5:09.25; 2. Janie Cotner, Danville, 5:17.56; 3. Madeline Sanders, Williamsport, 5:24.71; 4. Evelynn Meckbach, Hughesville, 5:35.04; 5. Leah Lehman, Hughesville, 5:38.32; 6. Ashtyn Lukens, Selinsgrove, 5:43.38; 7. Haley Conner, Southern Columbia, 5:45.38; 8. Aly Updegrove, Shikellamy, 5:46.23.
3200: 1. M. Sanders, Williamsport, 11:09.82; 2. Lukens, Selinsgrove, 12:00.57; 3. Lauren Benfer, 12:16.82; 4. Laura Ochs, Hughesville, 12:21.85; 5. Hazel Zajack, Loyalsock, 12:25.63; 6. Giavanna Grutza, Central Columbia, 12:26.37; 7. Keiara Shaffer, Warrior Run, 12:30.92; 8. Conner, Southern Columbia, 12:37.16.
100HH: 1. Aubrey Phillips-Cobb, Williamsport, 14.74; 2. Mikayla Martin, Selinsgrove, 15.31; 3. Camden Wasielewski, Bloomsburg, 15.58; 4. Macia Owens, Central Mountain, 16.13; 5. Taylor Bunce, Hughesville, 16.17; 6. Mya Bronowicz, Shikellamy; 7. Shakira Moyer, Mifflinburg, 16.61; 8. Giada Mullay, Danville, 22.95.
300IH: 1. Kylie Temple, Hughesville, 44.83; 2. Haley Bull, Central Columbia, 47.14; 3. M. Bronowicz, Shikellamy, 47.53; 4. Faith Berwanger, Montoursville, 47.75; 5. Sierra DeWire, Hughesville, 49.34; 6. Josie Gerst, Jersey Shore, 49.44; 7. Hannah Magill, Bloomsburg, 49.71; 8. Mullay, Danville, 50.32.
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4x100: 1. Shikellamy (Emma Koontz, Jilly Deivert, Lily Persing, Sam Newman), 48.64 (meet record: previous mark of 48.81 was set in 2024 by Shikellamy); 2. Lewisburg (Nora Driver, Teagan Osunde, Moyers, Blakeslee), 48.90; 3. Williamsport (Dajea Batchler, Cerami, Phillips-Cobb, Geiani Whaley), 49.35; 4. Hughesville (Katelyn Temple, DeWire, Avery Puderbach, Kylie Temple); 5. Mifflinburg, 50.08; 6. Central Columbia (Kayleah Hostetter, Haley Bull, Quinlan Blake, Hanna Warenda), 50.43; 7. Milton (Adalynne Haas, Roush, Jayanah Jones, Keturah Rice), 50.76; 8. Danville, 51.13.
4x400: 1. Central Columbia (K. Hostetter, Blake, Bull, Stout), 3:58.89; 2. Williamsport (Cerami, Phillips-Cobb, I. Sanders, Noel Veldhuis), 3:59.47; 3. Warrior Run (Claire Dufrene, Brenna Pick, Natalie Hall, Raygan Lust), 3:59.62; 4. Hughesville (Katelyn Temple, Sarah Pidcoe, Alexis Kurzawa, Kylie Temple), 4:01.95; 5. Milton (Aubrie Hostetter, Olivia Heise, Evalynn Keister, Snyder), 4:13.66; 6. Shikellamy (Koontz, Deivert, Persing, M. Bronowicz), 4:13.94; 7. Danville (Cotner, Grassi, Hannah Hafer, Ryer), 4:17.48; 8. Mifflinburg, 4:18.66.
4x800: 1. Warrior Run (Raygan Lust, Katie Zaktansky, Claire Duferne, Natalie Hall), 9:35.40; 2. Hughesville (Alexis Kurzawa, Elizabeth Wolfe, Grace Fortin, Vivian Draper), 10:00.95; 3. Central Columbia (Hazel Hiller, Grutza, Erin Prezioso, Grace Prezioso), 10:41.11; 4. Loyalsock, 10:42.14; 5. Williamsport (Lola Kastner, Johanna Pelly, Noel Veldhuis, Linah Van Emrik), 10:56.86; 6. Selinsgrove (Lake Dent, Kiana Kruskie, Lukens, Danica Taylor), 11:08.09; 7. Bloomsburg (Delaney Zentner, Lauren Halterman, Teagan Serrano, Rori Serrano), 11:08.79.
High jump: 1. Isabelle Morrow, Williamsport, 5-2; 2. Tessa Fourspring, Mount Carmel, 5-0; t-3. Emma Bolton, Lewisburg, 4-10; t-3. Kelsey Deitrich, Shikellamy, 4-10; t-5. Hannah Fourspring, Mount Carmel, 4-10; t-5. Jenine Ghayyada, Loyalsock, 4-10; 7. Gabby Jacoby, Shamokin, 4-8; t-8. Vivian Hale, Jersey Shore, 4-8; t-8. Anna Easton Hughesville, 4-8; t-8. Liz Schrock, Milton, 4-8; t-8. Calyssa Shannon, Central Columbia, 4-8.
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Pole vault: 1. Kendall Simms, Montoursville, 10-6; 2. Aly Bingaman, Shikellamy, 10-6; 3. Sarah Bronowicz, Shikellamy, 10-0; 4. Alivia Ritenour, Warrior Run, 9-6; 5. Makenna Golden, Southern Columbia, 9-6; 6. Marissa Mahonski, Montoursville, 9-0; 7. Allie Eberhart, Montoursville, 9-0; 8. Emily Beaver, 8-6.
Long jump: 1. Morrow, 16-8 1/2; 2. Schrock, Milton, 16-3; 3. Deitrich, Shikellamy, 16-2 1/5; 4. Ayanna Barbee, Williamsport, 15-10 3/4; 5. Maddyn McHugh, Mount Carmel, 15-9 1/2; 6. Lila Phillips, Montoursville, 15-8 1/2; 7. Jones, 15-6; 8. Roush, Milton, 15-5 1/4.
Triple jump: 1. Schrock, Milton, 36-0 1/2; 2. T. Fourspring, Mount Carmel, 35-3 1/2; 3. Morrow, Williamsport, 34-9 1/2; 4. Phillips, Montoursville, 34-7 1/4; 5. Keturah Rice, Milton, 34-2 3/4; 6. Jane Berger, Shikellamy, 34-2 1/4; 7. Jones, Milton, 34-2; 8. Hannah Fourspring, Mount Carmel, 34-1 1/2.
Shot put: 1. Liv Kopitsky, Mount Carmel, 39-2; 2. Isabella Furgison, Selinsgrove, 37-10; 3. Zaryah Hawkins-Pegues, Loyalsock, 35-3; 4. Tatum Zarzyczny, Williamsport, 33-3; 5. Nina Steppe, Jersey Shore, 33-2; 6. Lyndzey Hostetter, Central Columbia, 32-10; 7. Abby Mangels, Selinsgrove, 32-9; 8. Gwynn Rowe, Lewisburg, 32-6.
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Discus: 1. Furgison, Selinsgrove, 127-1; 2. Kopitsky, Mount Carmel, 122-3; 3. Linsey Donlan, Southern Columbia, 114-5; 4. Olivia Spotts, Jersey Shore, 104-10; 5. Zarzyczny, Williamsport, 104-9; 6. Alison Bilbay, Jersey Shore, 104-1; 7. Jaslyn Anderson, Central Mountain, 102-10; 8. Marlee Lening, Milton, 101-9.
Javelin: 1. Spotts, Jersey Shore, 133-6; 2. Brooke Charonsky, Southern Columbia, 118-2; 3. L. Hostetter, Central Columbia, 118-2; 4. Amelia Gainer, Milton, 117-9; 5. Osunde, Lewisburg, 117-5; 6. Sienna Short, Milton, 114-6; 7. Emily Waltman, Milton, 113-4; 8. Olivia Spontarelli, Shikellamy, 110-0.
