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PV Baseball Sits at 4-8 Overall
BY ARA GRIGORIAN
The Braves defeated Columbia 4-0 in a Section Four baseball game on Friday, May 7, but came up short in two tough games after that.
Dylan Knott pitched the shutout against the Crimson Tide.
The Braves got on the board early in the game and gave Knott the support he needed.
“We had some other opportunities for runs later in the game, but just couldn’t pull them off,” Langley said.
In their Monday game against Annville-Cleona, the visiting Dutchmen came back from an early deficit to top the Braves 8-3.
Knott stroked a bases-loaded single to give the Braves an early 2-1 lead, which was how the first inning ended.
Pequea fell to 3-4 in league play with that defeat. On Tuesday, the Braves lost 4-0 to Brandywine Heights, dropping their overall mark to 4-8.
Providing the good pitching were senior Joshua Smith and sophomore Peyton Temple.
“Josh did very well, especially since he hadn’t pitched much this year,” Langley remarked. “He reached 100 pitches after five innings, so I took him out.
“Peyton Temple kept us close,” continued the coach. “He only allowed a walk in two [scoreless] innings. I was proud of him. He’s only a sophomore and when you’re a sophomore, because there was no baseball last year, you’re like a freshman.”T SOFTBALL
The Pequea Valley softball team posted back-to-back shutout wins with Olivia Ammon pitching a two-hit shutout against Lancaster Catholic on Thursday, May 6. On Monday, May 10, Ammon was out there again, allowing one base hit and two walks in a 4-0 victory at Annville-Cleona.
The victories improved the Braves’ record to 8-2 in the Lancaster-Lebanon League, helping the team clinch Section Four crown.
“We’re officially the Section Four champs - for the tenth time,” Doug High, the Braves’ head coach stated.
In the 3-0 victory over Lancaster Catholic, Olivia Ammon recorded 16 strikeouts. Emily Ammon stroked a triple and drove in two runs. Hailey Yothers had two base hits and drove in the other PV run.
High was asked about the tendency for Catholic to play close ball games, including a 3-2 extrainning victory over the Braces on March 30, with tough pitching, namely Crusader ace Katie Smith.
“She had 13 strikeouts the first time we played them,” High said. “This time out, Olivia doubled her strikeout total while we cut ours nearly in half with seven,” he said.
The Crusaders had two singles - one of which was a lead-off hit in the seventh.
“They [base hits] can all end up being scary if things don’t go well,” High added.
In the A-C game, the Braves matched their hit total of the Catholic game - five base hits.
The Braves continued with a non-league game at Brandywine Heights on Tuesday, losing 4-0.
The Bullets made efficient use of their two hits, one of which was a two-run home run.
“We had one hit and they only had two,” High said. “We allowed four walks - leadoff walk that scored in the third inning.
High had praise for the Brandywine Heights program, citing the history of the Bullets’ success.
They were district champs for five years in a row and state champs in 2013,” he noted. “Plus, half a dozen or so runnerup years.
BOYS’ TENNIS
Pequea’s Brady Burns qualified for the PIAA Class-AA state singles championships thanks to his third-place finish in districts. The Pequea senior came into the District Three 2A brackets as the second-seeded player. He opened with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Andy Snyder of Susquehannock on Friday, May 7 at RCW Athletic Club in Lancaster. He posted the same straight set victory scores against AnnvilleCleona’s Casey Hess in the second round but came up short in the semifinals.
In the semis, played at the Hershey Racquet Club on Saturday, number three seed Josh Pantaloni of Camp Hill prevailed 6-4, 6-1. Incidentally, Pantaloni lost by injury default to L-L League champ and number one districts seed Nile Abadir of Lancaster Country Day in the title match.
Burns, meanwhile, fought back to claim third. He faced Trinity’s Adam Warren, the fourth seed in districts, at HRC and came back from a 6-4 loss to win the next two sets 6-4, 6-0.
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PV left fielder Peyton Temple grabs a Lancaster Catholic line drive during the Braves’ 15-0, Section Four loss to the host Crusaders on May 6.
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Jaden Estevez slides safely into second base during Pequea Valley’s 15-0, Section Four loss at Lancaster Catholic on May 6.
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Pequea Valley third baseman Luke Brown throws to first base after fielding a Lancaster Catholic ground ball in the Braves’ 15-0, Section Four loss to the host Crusaders on May 6.
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Environmental Stewardship Grants Available
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, in partnership with The GIANT Company, recently announced the Healing the Planet Grant Program, a competitive grant for tax-exempt organizations that aim to build environmental stewardship by connecting people and families to community green spaces, improving community green spaces, supporting environmental restoration efforts, and supporting community gardens. From March through May, customers at Giant, Martin’s, and Giant Heirloom Market stores are invited to simply round up their grocery purchase to the nearest dollar to donate to the Healing the Planet grant program.
Applications will be accepted for $2,500; $5,000; $10,000; $15,000; and $25,000. Interested applicants that have smaller projects that do not meet the minimum grant of $2,500 are encouraged to expand the scope of their project or partner with another organization. Applications for less than $2,500 will not be considered.
Eligible applicants include any tax-exempt organization, such as nonprofit organizations, conservation districts, schools, and local and county governments. Eligible projects will connect people and families with community green spaces and could include park improvements, park builds, watershed restoration, recycling infrastructure and related programs, beautification and greening, community gardens, vacant lot restoration, outdoor classrooms, and tree plantings. Projects must be on public land or be for public use and benefit.
Applications must be for projects that benefit public use and are within The Giant Company’s service areas. There will be no exceptions.
Applications will be accepted online from Tuesday, June 1, through Wednesday, June 30, at 5 p.m. For grant details and the application, visit www.keeppabeautiful.org and look under Grants and Awards.
