College Notebook

Solonoski, Markovchick open season strong

3-pointers: Wright, D. Sechleer, Burbank, Jannuzzi, Benjamin.

Dallas 58, Crestwood 36 - Last week at Crestwood, firstplace Dallas used a 25-12 second quarter to take control, and went on to the WVC Division 1 win.

Darius Wallace led Dallas with 21 points, and was followed by Jude Nocito (12), Nick Williams (12) and Mike Cumbo (10).

Chaz Wright paced Crestwood with 12 points.

Two former Weatherly Area High School athletes are making plenty of noise this spring for the Kutztown University track and field teams. Sophomore Jacob Solonoski has already punched his ticket to the PSAC meet earning 11th in the weighted throw (49-4 1/4) and 25th in the shot put (37-10) at the Bison Open. On Friday at the Fasttrack National Invitational on Staten Island, N.Y., Solonoski placed 18th in the weighted throw (48-8) and 33rd in the shot put (42-3 1/2).

Meanwhile, freshman Rhianne Markovchick tested the waters in the pentathlon at the Bison Open. She placed seventh in the event with 2,353 points, including a second in the shot put (29-6 3/4). Her other pentathlon events included the 60-meter hurdles (10.31), high jump (4-6), long jump (14-9 1/4) and 800-meter run (3:04.52).

On Friday at the Fasttrack National Invitational, she was ninth in the 60-meter hurdles, clocking a 10.44-second time.

Former Weatherly Area basketball standout Ashley James scored a team-high 16 points last week in leading the Penn State Hazleton women past PSU Brandywine 72-63 at Highacres. The local Lady Lions (9-9, 8-6 Penn State University Athletic Conference) led 32-30 at halftime and 51-46 after three quarters, before a 22-16 edge in the final quarter accounted for the final nine-point margin. James, a sophomore, also contributed four assists and three rebounds.