Clare Hayden won a 2½-hour marathon at second singles Friday to help Cardinal O’Hara claim the District 12 Class 3A title in girls tennis and advance to the PIAA team tournament with a 4-1 triumph over Archbishop Wood.
After winning the first set, 6-4, Hayden overcame a 2-5 deficit for a 7-5 victory. Theresa Stolarczyk won in straight sets at third singles, while Elena Coffey and Kayleigh DellaVecchio were 6-0, 6-0 winners at first doubles. Amanda Shaughnessy and Emma Hoffman took second doubles by default.
Girls Soccer
The sophomore class came up big as Sun Valley topped Kennett, 3-0, in the Ches-Mont League.
After senior Chiara Robinson opened the scoring, off a pass from sophomore Caitlin Riley, 10th graders Sofia Possenti and Leigh Grace closed out the scoring for the Vanguards. Sofia Testa and Jaina Preuhs teamed up on the shutout.
In the Catholic League:
Archbishop Carroll 2, Lansdale Catholic 1 >> Kiley Mottice handed out two assists to pace the Patriots to their third win of the season.
Mottice set up Olivia Stout and Keri Barnett, while Nikki Cashin took care of things in goal.
Field Hockey
Karli Dougherty and Julia Kingsbury provided the offense to pace Archbishop Carroll to a 2-0 nonleague victory over Phoenixville.
Dougherty deflected a drive by Carleigh Conners to open the scoring in the second half. Kingsbury put home a rebound for some insurance. Courtland Schumacher, Annie Dvoanch and Nicole Pawiec stood out on the back line in front of goalie Grace DiMascio, who made two saves to post the shutout.
In the Catholic Academies League:
Mount St. Joseph 7, Sacred Heart 1 >> Peyton Shull had the goal for the Lions, while Abby Braun made nine saves in goal.
Volleyball
Senior Kristine Guenther posted 22 assists and eight aces to lead Sun Valley to a 3-0 victory in the Ches-Mont League.
Freshman Katie Kuehl led the attack with 13 kills, while senior Jordan Thompson (five blocks) and sophomore Kyle Shelter (17 digs) paced the defense in the 25-9, 25-12, 25-11 victory.