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By staff reports, Sept. 17, 2008

Last updated: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 1:44 AM EDT

The Cumberland Valley girls’ tennis team swept Cedar Cliff 7-0 on Tuesday.

In singles, Jenna Laubach defeated Amy Colpo 6-3, 7-5; Missy Kramer beat Sarah Gahr 6-0, 6-1; Archana Nalluswami defeated Lauren Stahl 6-0, 6-2; Kelly Rupp beat Caroline Witt 6-3, 6-0.

In doubles, Laubach/Kramer defeated Colpo/Gahr 8-5; Molly Hund/Lakshmi Kolandra beat Amanda Fontanella/Lauren Fischer 6-1, 6-2; Tara Lacy/Katherine Wesosky defeated Natalie Sweet/Emily Teson 6-2, 6-1.

The Eagles (4-2) travel to Harrisburg today.

Bishop McDevitt 5, Camp Hill 2

The Lions fell to the Crusaders 5-2.

In singles, Camp Hill’s Liz Clark defeated Lauren Hartwell 6-1, 6-1; McDevitt’s Colleen Deignan beat Callie McKeon 5-7, 6-4, 6-2; Crusaders’ Abbey Zelko defeated Jess Taleff 5-7, 6-4, 6-1; McDevitt’s Lauren Lacey beat Meghan Leach 6-1, 6-4; and Crusaders’ Nicole Corbo defeated Emily Arndt 6-7 (7-4), 6-1, 6-0.

In doubles, Clarke/McKeon beat Hartwell/Lacey 8-1; and Deignan/Zelko defeated Taleff/Leach 8-1.

Camp Hill (4-4) hosts East Pennsboro on Thursday.

East Pennsboro 4, Susquenita 3

The Panthers edged the Blackhawks 4-3.

In singles, Susquenita’s Kasia Slezak defeated Shannon Kelley 6-3, 7-5; East Penn’s Meghan Pasquarette beat Marissa Mathieu 6-1, 6-0; Panthers’ Courtney Swisher defeated Susie Knepp 6-4, 6-2; East Penn’s Melissa Dang beat Alexa Matia 6-4, 6-4; Panthers’ Amanda Grigg defeated Jeniece Goshorn 6-2, 6-0.

In doubles, Slezak/Hayley McLean beat Kelley/Pasquarette 7-7(7-5); and Matia/Nova Whitaker defeated Dang/Grigg 8-3.

The Blackhawks (2-4) hosts Palmyra today.

Northern 5, Susquehanna Twp. 2

The Polar Bears held off the Indians 5-2.

In singles, Northern’s Jenna Hessert defeated Christine Evangelista 6-1, 6-1; Polar Bears’ Jayne Whitcomb beat Kristan Reed 6-3, 6-2; Northern’s Taylor Nicholson defeated Mriss Goldman 6-4, 7-5; Polar Bears’ Amy Biggs beat Jordi Silverstine 6-7 (7-5), 6-3, 7-6 (8-6).

In doubles, Hessert/Whitcomb defeated Evangelista/Reed 6-0, 6-0; Susquehanna’s Julia Kripas/Hannah Wand beat Heather Miller/Amelia Atkins 6-3, 6-1; Indians’ Kaylee Yoffee/Amanda Fuller defeated Morgan Fahey/Emily Macskimming 6-0, 6-1.

Mechanicsburg 6, Red Land 1

The Wildcats swept singles competition in a 6-1 victory over the Patriots.

In singles, Jarmila Petercakova defeated Kyla Struncis 6-0, 6-0; Tess Herzenbert beat Abby Vasser 6-0, 6-0; Laura Stokes defeated Morgan Bann 6-1, 6-1; Kate Schankweiler beat Jenna Cavrich 7-5, 6-3.

In doubles, Petercakova/Herzenbert defeated Struncis/Cavrich 8-0; Mechanicsburg’s Ali Matisse/Allie Black beat Danielle Roher/Emma Shirey 6-4, 6-1; Red Land’s Morgan Bissett-Tessier/Tori Moore defeated Theresa Bargh/Hanna Bennett 6-3, 7-5.

Trinity 4, Palmyra 3

The Shamrocks won four of five singles matches to earn the 4-3 victory over the Cougars.

In singles, Amelia Capuano defeated Jenna Lochinger 6-2, 6-3; Caroline Lauer beat Maddie Kuzo 6-0, 6-2; Palmyra’s Katie Shearer defeated Nicole Mahaffey 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-4); Lauren Wagner beat Nina Omaggio 6-1, 3-6, 6-1; Alex Adolph defeated Claudia Yepez 6-2, 6-2.

In doubles, Lochinger/Shearer defeated Capuano/Adolph 8-6; Kuzo/Omaggio beat Mahaffey/Kelsey Calaiteges 8-7.

Trinity (4-1) travels to Susquenita on Thursday.

Girls’ Volleyball

Chambersburg 3, Carlisle 1

The Thundering Herd dropped a 3-1 decision to the host Trojans in a pivotal Commonwealth Division matchup. Chambersburg took the first game 25-16, Carlisle evened the score with a 25-18 victory, and the Trojans put the match away with 25-18 and 26-24 victories, respectively.

For the Herd, Jen Bullis recorded seven kills with one block, Heather Bowman had eight kills and 17 digs, Kelsey Ashworth contributed four kills with three blocks, and Ally Boser earned five kills, 22 assists, 3 aces and 12 digs.

Carlisle (3-2) hosts Central Dauphin on Thursday.

Bible Baptist 3, Conestoga Christian 1

The Bobcats rolled past Conestoga Christian in four games — 25-13, 22-25, 25-19, 26-24.

For Bible Baptist, Anna Gaudio recorded eight kills and teammate Lydia Deputy had eight kills with eight aces.

The Bobcats (6-1) travel to face York Country Day at 6 p.m. Thursday.

Scotland 3, Boiling Springs 1

The Bubblers fell in four games to the Kaydettes 25-17, 25-21, 15-25, 25-9.

Missy Lobaugh had five aces and 20 assists for Boiling Springs. Teammate Elizabeth Hanniford recorded three blocks with 11 kills and Jane Riddle had three blocks, eight kills and two aces.

Boiling Springs (2-3) travels to James Buchanan on Thursday.

Big Spring 3, Northern 0

The Bulldogs handled the Polar Bears in three games 25-15, 25-19, 25-22.

For Big Spring, Brandy Lautsbaugh had six kills, Kendra Bitner recorded five kills and Alyssa Rodgers earned 10 assists.

Haley Kuhn had 10 assists for Northern, while teammate Jordyn Anderson recorded six kills.

The Polar Bears (0-5) travel to Shippensburg on Thursday.

Trinity 3, Harrisburg 0

The Shamrocks shut out the Cougars 25-22, 25-13, 25-13.

For Trinity, Maria Marinelli had one ace with two kills and six blocks. Teammate Kelsey Barr recorded two aces, three kills, two blocks and two digs, and Shannon Sudak had 12 assists with two digs and two blocks.

The Shamrocks (4-2) host Scotland on Thursday.

Mechanicsburg 3, Shippensburg 1

The Wildcats won in four games over the Greyhounds 25-19, 25-9, 18-25, 25-20.

Mechanicsburg’s Emily Frazer had four aces with four blocks, 15 kills and 30 digs. Teammate Erin Flick recorded five aces, two blocks, 14 kills and 11 digs, and Kylie Wiest had 11 digs and five kills.

For Shippensburg, Courtney Fernelius and Nicole Varner each recorded five kills, while teammate Lauren Torri earned 13 assists and Lauren Russel had four blocks.

Mechanicsburg (5-0) travels to Waynesboro on Thursday.

Cedar Cliff 3, Hershey 0

The Colts downed the Trojans in three games 25-16, 25-10, 25-18.

Cara Uhrich had six aces, Jillian Rebraca recorded nine kills and Katie Lake earned two aces with 18 kills.

Cedar Cliff (5-1) travels to Lower Dauphin on Thursday.

Boys’ Soccer

Trinity 2, James Buchanan 1

D.J. Herzog’s goal with 4:55 left lifted the Shamrocks past the Rockets 2-1. It was Herzog’s second goal of the game, the first coming in the opening five minutes of play.

As a team, Trinity out-shot James Buchanan 17-3.

The Shamrocks (7-2) travel to Harrisburg at 4 p.m. Thursday.

Mechanicsburg 3, Palmyra 2

The Wildcats outscored the Cougars after a scoreless first half to take the 3-2 victory at home. Andrew Bohn netted two of Mechanicsburg’s three second-half goals.

The Wildcats (5-3) travel to Middletown on Thursday.

East Pennsboro 4, Susquenita 0

The Panthers blanked the Blackhawks 4-0. Jared Latchford scored two goals for East Penn.

As a team, the Panthers out-shot Susquenita 19-4. Blackhawks goalie Mark Bogush recorded 12 saves.

Susquenita (2-4-1) travels to Boiling Springs today.

Carlisle 3, Cedar Cliff 1

The Thundering Herd rolled to 5-2 with a 3-1 victory over the Colts.

Cedar Cliff took a 1-0 lead in the first half before Carlisle earned three unanswered goals for the win. As a team, the Herd out-shot the Colts 25-10.

Cedar Cliff goalie Drew Dugan recorded nine saves.

Carlisle travels to Cumberland Valley on Thursday.

Field Hockey

Mechanicsburg 1, Gettysburg 0

Lauri Blessing broke a scoreless tie nine minutes into overtime and the Wildcats defeated the Warriors 1-0. As a team, Mechanicsburg out-shot Gettysburg 21-1.

The Wildcats (6-1-1) hosts Lower Dauphin on Thursday.