Solanco's golf team wrapped up the regular season last Wednesday at Foxchase, taking second behind Warwick by five strokes (331-336). Wagner tied with Warwick's Elle Overly (77) for the lowest total and in the process won the section scoring title for the fourth consecutive year "which is quite an accomplishment," lauded head coach Greg Minnich.

Brayden Herr carded his lowest round of the season with a 79. Anna Sexton (89), Luke Herr (91), Hudson Brown (94) and Nathan Tucker (96) followed.

Solanco finishes second in Section Two at 14-6 behind Warwick's 18-2.

The golfers found themselves back at Meadia Heights Golf last Monday, Sept. 12, this time for a Section Two outing. The team finished in third place in the rain-shortened nine-hole match.

CV, with a 168-stroke total, was the overall winner. Warwick slipped into second (170) and Solanco was two strokes behind.

"It was close," said Minnich. "We're definitely playing better than last year. If we played a full round, we would probably have been about 20 strokes better."

Wagner's 38 tied Elizabethtown's Aiden Blyler for low score of the day. B. Herr (41), L. Herr (45) and Wyatt Landis (48) rounded out the counters. Tucker (48) and Sexton (51) also competed.

FOOTBALL

Josiah Forren rushed 128-yards on eight carries, scored two touchdowns and sealed Solanco's come-from-behind 29-26 thriller over Penn Manor with an interception at the Solanco 7-yard line with 2:07 left to play Friday, Sept. 9. The win puts Solanco at 3-0 heading into Section Three play.

Solanco trailed 19-7 at the half but turned things around after the break. Forren cut the lead to five with an eight-yard run with 6:01 left in the third only to see the Comets push back, taking advantage when a Mules' blocker was hit in the leg by a Comet punt, leading to a home team TD with 54.6 left.

Forren's big run just before the buzzer set up a three-yard scramble to start the fourth and cut the lead to 26-21. Aden Herr's (6 solo tackles) fumble recovery set up a Cole Harris (76-yards on 17 carries) 18-yard TD run with 9:25 left and Elijah Cunningham converted the two-point conversion run for Solanco's second lead of the night. Solid defense and that final interception sealed Penn Manor's fate.

"We played a better first half and they played a better second half," said Comet boss John Brubaker. "It seems like it's always an exciting game with Solanco."

Brody Mellinger backed Forren with 85-yards on 25 carries. His 14-yard run up the middle with 7:52 left in the second gave the Mules a short-lived 7-6 lead with 7:52 left in the first half.

VOLLEYBALL

After a 3-1 loss to Cocalico, tough play at the net pushed Solanco to a solid three game win over Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 8. The hosts notched its first league win with a 25-18, 25-18, 25-10 result.

"Our offense was a totally different offense than what we did Tuesday. We had 25 kills and only six hitting errors," said head coach Dillon Costrello. "That really helped. Martha Weaver, Alaina Herr and Cheyenne Henry had six kills each and just two errors between them. Madison Boyle also had four kills.

"Our setters, Sophia Stoltzfus and Addison Boyd (9 assists) did a great job getting everyone involved," he continued. "On defense we were able to turn our digs into kills."

Herr (5 aces), Boyle (2 blocks) and Marissa Cannizzaro (9 digs) also chipped in.

Last Tuesday, despite three aces and 13 digs from Cannizzaro, Solanco lost to Garden Spot 25-17, 25-17, 25-13. Herr (6 kills, 1 block) and Addison Boyd (7 assists) also contributed.

FIELD HOCKEY

Sadie Cook, Kate Underwood, and Rebecca Troutman each scored two goals and sparked a crushing 7-0 non-league win over Lancaster Catholic on Sept. 7. Underwood also dished two assists and Kaitlyn Fulton added one goal and one assist as Solanco dominated from the start.

"They really hustled and stepped to the ball and once we hit one, then two, and three, they picked up the pace," exclaimed head coach Whitney Hawkins. "And we were without three starters (2 injury) and had two that never played before!

"This was our first shutout since 2020 so that was awesome," Hawkins added.

That momentum, however, wasn't quite enough to get Solanco past Lancaster Mennonite. The Blazers won 3-1 Friday afternoon.

Underwood's third quarter tally prevented the shutout. Caitlin Bennethum recorded 13 saves.

Last Tuesday, Solanco suffered a 7-1 loss to Annville-Cleona. Kaitlyn Fulton assisted Cook with a fourth quarter goal that prevented the shutout. Cassandra Bruno and Ella Sensenig both recorded defensive saves.

GIRLS' SOCCER

The girls' soccer team ran its winning streak to 7-0 with dominating efforts last week. Friday, Sept. 9, they crushed Kennard-Dale 9-1. Saturday they shut out Eastern York 4-0 and last Tuesday recorded a third shutout, blanking L-S 4-0.

Kara Peace, Josie Janssen and Meg Bailey gave Solanco a quick 3-0 lead after three minutes of play against K-D. Bailey tallied three more goals while Janssen scored a second and both Abby Landis and Ashley Mosteller chipped in with one. Janssen and Addison O'Donnell also dished out a pair of assists.

On the road Saturday, Alyssa Harpe gave Solanco a 1-0 first half lead while Ella Hauer notched her first varsity goal between a pair of Bailey tallies that pushed the final to 4-0.

"Lindsey Mecouch (center back) was out, and Gabi Kraynak stepped in and took advantage of the opportunity and played well," said head coach Matt Jansen. "Aribella McComsey moved to center back and also stepped up as did the rest of our defense and goalie (Kyleigh Murphy)."

Tuesday Solanco took control of L-S with a 3-0 first half lead. Alanna Brown finished with two scores while Bailey and Janssen added one each.

TENNIS

The tennis team opened league play with a home match against Donegal on Thursday, Sept. 8. They turned in a competitive effort in doubles play but dropped all three sets en route to a 5-2 loss.

Grace Purcel picked up a shutout win at No. 3 singles while Ava Peiffer won a tough 7-5, 6-3 outing at No. 4. They teamed for an 8-6 loss at No. 2 doubles where Destiny Langley and Adrienne Dolan lost 8-1 at No. 1 and Kiara Chmielecki and Caroline Lantz fell 8-4 at the third tandem.

CROSS COUNTRY

At home Tuesday, Sept. 13 Emma Baxter (22:23) and Anthony Solis Morales (18:43) led Solanco to victories over Garden Spot and Cocalico with first place finishes.

The girls placed five in the top ten with Daira Neaves (3rd), Christine Wagner (4th), Olivia Singleton (8th) and Lexi Groff (9th) rounding out the counters. Anna Linde (11th) and Gracie Hartigan (15th) placed in the top 15.

"Emma led from the start," said head coach Andrew Musselman, "and Lexi was our fifth runner today and is learning quickly as a first-year runner on this team."

Wyatt Tomison (2nd), Jimmy Hartigan (5th), Isaac Esh (7th), and Rusty Armstrong (16th) rounded out the counters with Ian Althoff (17th) cracking the top 20.

"Anthony continues to race well, and Wyatt and Jimmy continue to build their strength," Musselman said, "while Isaac and Rusty are proving to be reliable additions to the team."

BOYS' SOCCER

The boys' soccer team put forth a pair of solid efforts but suffered 3-1 losses, including the league opener against Octorara on Thursday, Sept. 8, and to Eastern York Saturday morning.

Ayden Herr's goal in the 79th minute prevented the shutout against the Braves while Brady Janssen's first half goal tied the score in a non-league game against Eastern.