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Lady Bears Go 7-0 in Regular Season Matches

BY ERIC PYLES

‘All they do is win’ might be an overly simplistic way to describe the 2021 Lady Bear volleyball team but that does not mean it isn’t true. Despite midseason chaos in the form of a coaching change, the Lady Bears remain a perfect 70 in regular season matches. In fact, the only stumble came on September 25th where Etown finished second at Cumberland Valley’s ‘Rally in the Valley’ Tournament.

The most recent of those regular season wins came on the 28th when E-town topped Garden Spot by a 3-0 count. Three blocks each from Liz Kerin and Anna Mowrer coupled with 14 Sydney Stewart kills and 17 Angela CostaOuimet assists paved the way for 25-10, 25-9 and 25-14 win.

Elizabethtown’s trip to the West Shore on the 25th went well until the finals where the Lady Bears fell by a 2-1 count. E-town posted an impressive 10-1 record to earn that title shot opposite Spring Grove, posting wins over Musselman (1-1), WC Rustin (2-0), ACC (2-0), Central Dauphin (2-0), Hempfield (1-0) and Cumberland Valley (2-0).

E-town added two more 3-0 victories to their resume, in their final tune ups for the ‘Rally in the Valley’ Tournament, rolling by LampeterStrasburg on the 21st and Solanco on the 23rd. Stewart paced the attack with a combined 21 kills and 13 digs while Costa-Ouimet continued to distribute with 32 assists split evenly between the two matches. Kerin added a total of nine blocks while Hailey Oller chipped in with 16 assists and five aces.

Most teams have dreams of running the regular season table and finishing with a perfect record but not many actually accomplish those goals. With a 5-0 win over Warwick on the 29th the Lady Bears put a bowtie on a perfect 13-0 regular season.

“It has been a dream season, a historic season,” said head coach Brenda McBride. “The success we’ve achieved this year is built on the backbone of the hard work these amazing girls have put in over multiple years. In the off-season they’ve taken it upon themselves to work hard and practice consistently. The example of grit and determination that these girls have provided for our younger players will help us continue our goal of becoming a mainstay at the top of the league.”

Matching 7-0 sweeps over Donegal on the 24th, Lebanon on the 27th, Solanco on the 28th coupled with the Warwick victory gave the Lady Bears six straight sweeps to close out the season with eight of their 13 wins being the sweep variety.

GOLF

A trip to Honeybrook Golf Club on September 27th brought an end to the 2021 season for the E-town golf squad. Members Abe MacDerment, Aiden Blyler and Dylan Parise made the trip with Blyler posting the top finish. The sophomore carded a round of 84, finishing T-29th in the 95-person field. MacDerment finished three shots back and in a 41st place tie while Parise posted a round of 97 to finish T-68th beside Maggie Eckroat of Penn Manor.

FOOTBALL

Two games do not officially make a winning streak but by slipping by Cedar Crest 13-12 on the 24th, the Bears inched closer to kick starting that streak. Elizabethtown managed the win despite a 318-208 deficit in yardage thanks to two fumble recoveries and two Hayden Haver scores. The sophomore carried only seven times for 26 yards but two of those carries put Haver in the endzone with his two yarder in the fourth giving E-town the win. Logan Lentz added another 26 yards on six carries while Cade Capello led the team with 52 yards on 14 carries.

GIRLS’ SOCCER

The Lady Bear soccer team was in action twice in the last week, falling in both contests by 2-1 finals. Solanco handed out the first of those losses on the 23rd while LampeterStrasburg dished out the other in overtime on the 27th. The result is a 2-3 mark in Section Two action and a 27 overall record. Keegan Miller tallied 17 total saves with 12 coming against the Lady Pioneers. Jessica Gilbert (L-S) and Jena Witters (Solanco) scored the two goals with Taryn Hummer setting up Gilbert and Olivia Shenk helping out Witters.

BOYS’ SOCCER

The boys’ soccer team saw half as much action with only a September 27th contest opposite Lampeter-Strasburg on the slate. The final there was also 2-1 only with Elizabethtown coming out on top thanks to Wyatt Rachel’s game winner that came with 99 seconds remaining in regulation. Hayden Flory picked up the first E-town score off a set piece while Dominic Santana turned away five shots to secure the win.

“L-S is an excellent team,” said head coach James Sostack. “Tonight, we prevailed, and our young team learned that the second half of the season is going to take both mental focus and lots of heart.”

FIELD HOCKEY

The field hockey team also had a light stretch with just one game on the docket. That game was a September 27th clash with Donegal that went to the Lady Indians, 2-1. Mikaela Condran, with help from Hailey Mertz, knotted the game at one in the second quarter but Emma Miller netted her second goal of the game on a corner as time expired to give Donegal the win. Alaina Telenko finished with four saves.

CROSS COUNTRY

The cross-country teams traveled to Carlisle on Saturday the 25th, competing in the Challenge race at the Carlisle Invitational. Jordan DiRisio brought back the top finish, taking 73rd in the girl’s race. Ali Fink just missed the top 100, settling for 103rd while Julia McAlonis (149th), Lilah Drager (153rd) and Jillian Wivell (154th) rounded out the Lady Bear top five.

Nathan Johnson claimed the top spot for Elizabethtown, finishing 176th in the boy’s challenge race. Dalton Fink (219th), Nicholas Mascia (234th), Jaycen Conrad (239th) and Ethan Cronin (256th) joined Johnson in Carlisle.

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E-town’s Sydney Stewart bumps a Garden Spot serve in front of teammate Paige Horst in the Bears’ 3-0, Section Two win at home on September 28.

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The Bears’ Elizabeth Kerin goes up to block the shot by Garden Spot’s Julia Ellsworth in E-town’s 3-0, Section Two victory over the visiting Spartans on September 28.

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Angela Costa-Ouimet serves for the Bears during their 3-0, Section Two victory over Garden Spot last Tuesday in E-town.

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E-town’s Julia Anderson blanked Solanco’s Kara Armstrong, 6-0, 6-0, at number three singles to help the Bears to a 7-0, Section Two victory over the host Mares last Tuesday.