Episcopal Academy’s field hockey team honored former coach and athletic director Gina Buggy prior to its game against Germantown Academy Tuesday.
The school held a ceremony to unveil the renaming of its home field after Buggy, who spent 34 years leading the field hockey program and 28 as athletic director. Buggy retired following the 2019 season with an overall record of 479-97-11 and 13 Inter-Ac championships.
Ashley Sessa, Olivia Corrato and Macy Szukics were among the goal scorers as EA topped the Patriots, 6-1.
In the Central League:
Garnet Valley 5, Ridley 0 >> Nicolette Saccomandi thrived from the midfield and scored two goals for the Jaguars. Julia Boettler, Kayla Snyder and Katie MacMillan pitched in a goal apiece.
Maura Greek (one save) and Alana Poole (two saves) split time in net for GV. Mackenzie Fagan excelled on defense.
Ridley netminder Maddie Gordon (17 saves) was busy early and often.
Radnor 13, Harriton 0 >> Hope Delaney registered a hat trick as the Raptors crushed the Rams.
In the Del Val League:
Interboro 6, Academy Park 0 >> Dani Linker’s two goals and one assist showed the way for the Bucs (3-4, 2-0 Del Val). Miranda Neill had a goal and an assist. Izzy Tansey, Tori Smith and Jules Wiseley each scored once.
Grace Domingo-Whitfield, Dae Johnson and Tansey provided a strong defensive effort in front of goalie Mackena Harley (zero saves), who earned her first shutout of the season.
Hynefa Hill made 17 saves in net for the Knights.
In nonleague action:
Springfield 5, Chichester 0 >> Balanced scoring led the Cougars to victory as Karli Henderson, Elizabeth Forrest, Kylie Adolph, Sophia DiMarcantonio, and Sophia Hunter all tallied a goal. Goalies Alexa Von Berg and Charlize Garrett combined for the shutout.
Boys Cross Country
Gavin Mogck was the overall winner and one of two Penncrest runners in the top 10 to lead the Lions to three wins in the second Central League meet of the season at Rose Tree Park.
Mogck won in 17:41.0 and Zach Rementer placed sixth in 17:48.7 as the Lions knocked off Conestoga (15-45), Garnet Valley (18-41) and Harriton (28-29).
Leo Perlstein, Joseph Chalissery and Owen Short were second, third and fourth, respectively, to help Harriton go 2-1 with wins over Radnor (26-31) and Ridley (21-34). Aidan Scott was fifth and Jimmy Kurtz seventh to help Radnor top Garnet Valley (19-36) and Conestoga (15-48).
Girls Cross Country
Julia Harris placed second and led five Conestoga runners in the top 10 as the Pioneers when 3-0 in the second Central League meet of the season with wins over Penncrest (22-37), Ridley (15-48) and Radnor (17-45). Elizabeth Gares was third, Molly Ryle fifth, Ella Warkentine eighth and Katie Whitaker ninth for the Pioneers.
Penncrest freshman Ruby Schweim was first overall in 19:58.1 as the Lions went 2-1 with wins over Garnet Valley (23-34) and Harriton (17-41). Zoe Margolis placed seventh as Radnor went 2-1 with victories over Harriton (21-36) and Garnet Valley (27-29).
Garnet Valley’s Ashleigh Lustgarten (fourth) and Ridley’s Sydney Kusner (10th) were the other runners to finish in the top 10.
Boys Soccer
Mark Dzwonczyk connected on a penalty kick in the second half to give Episcopal Academy a 2-1 win over Holy Ghost Prep.
Alex Barrist also scored for the Churchmen.
In the Bicentennial League:
Delco Christian 1, Plumstead Christian 1 >> Cortez Cardone scored the equalizer in the 32nd minute for the Knights. Nick Vavala had the assist. The score remained 1-1 through the entire second half and a pair of 10-minute overtime sessions.
Chichester 6, Oxford 4 >> Zac Bardwell and Mazen Sayed each scored twice as the Eagles outlasted the Hornets. Aaron Jackson and Daniel Jessup both had a goal for Chi. Sayed supplied two assists and goalie AJ Ricco turned aside seven Oxford shots.
Volleyball
Erin O’Brien put forward a solid all-around match to help Bonner-Prendergast to a 26-16, 25-8, 25-8 sweep over Neumann-Goretti.
O’Brien had four serving aces, four assists and four defensive digs. Gabby Dushkewich added seven digs, Amber Biester tossed in three aces and three kills, and Haley Price had a pair of blocks.
In the Del Val League:
Chichester 3, Interboro 1 >> Daejah Bazemore dominated with 14 kills, five aces and one dig as the Eagles downed the Bucs in a closely contested match, 27-25, 25-20, 21-25, 25-21.
Maria Taylor totaled eight kills, four aces and four digs. Caitlin Woodall collected 27 assists, two kills and five aces and Kylee Rupertus notched five aces and 11 digs.
In the Ches-Mont League:
Sun Valley 3, West Chester East 0 >> Make it nine straight victories to start the season for the Vanguards, who won by scores of 25-26, 25-18, 25-26.
Jenna Jones accomplished the rare triple-double with 11 assists, 14 kills and 15 digs. Kylie Shetter and Gianna Ellis shined on defense in the back row. Katie McGroarty recorded 15 assists and seven aces.
Golf
Tyler Debusschere banked seven pars on the way to shooting 2-over par as Strath Haven nipped Garnet Valley, 203-25, at The Springhaven Club.
Grace Smith (39) birdied the No. 6 hole and added three pars for the Panthers. Colin Beucler (40) and Jackson Voshell (41) also had solid days on the links.
Bradyn Cantwell paced the Jaguars with a 37. Matt Pulcinella had a 40 and Nick Woods chipped in a 41.
Marple Newtown 201, Penncrest 203 >> Jake Micewski carded 2-under par and Tom Luchessi scored a 39 as the Tigers edged the Lions at Springfield Country Club’s par-35 back nine.
Eli Shah finished 1-under par for the Lions. Logan Rector and Ryan Cahill recorded 41s and Jake Hamilton added a 42.
Girls Tennis
Put another check in the Academy Park win column.
The Knights cinched their 61st consecutive league dual match victory with a 5-0 decision over Penn Wood.
Mayowa Lawal and Janai Long toughed out a 6-1, 7-6 (7-2).win at second doubles. Isi Osage and Sanaa Roger were victorious in the No. 1 match.
Chanel Geohaghan, Shaniyah Robinson and Faith Larkin all fllourished in singles action.
Episcopal Academy 6, Germantown Academy 1 >> No. 1 singles Ashley Kennedy rolled to a 6-0, 6-0 decision for EA.. At third singles, Michelle Jiangi was a 7-5, 6-2 winner.
The Churchwomen were successful in all four doubles contests. Maddy MItchell and Maggie Dugery, Maggie Lo and Carter Yearley, Izzy Rozes and Elizabeth Boruff, and Ruya Mukherjee and Stef Calastri all won in straight sets.