Sentinel photo by BOB HOCKENBROCK Midd-West’s Noah Romig chases after the ball during a state playoff game against Blue Mountain on Tuesday night.

MIDDLEBURG — Midd-West boys soccer (15-6) put up a fight against Blue Mountain in the PIAA Class 2A first round on Tuesday night.

But, in the end, the Mustangs’ postseason run would come to a halt as the Eagles took home the win, 2-0.

The score was tied at zero at the intermission.

But, then the Eagles (20-4) scored two goals as Shawn Hertzog and Braiden McGhee (penalty kick) came through around the 18-minute mark in the final half.

Next, the Eagles will play Fleetwood or Masterman in the state quarterfinals on Saturday.

Midd-West was the eighth seed in the District 4 Class 2A playoffs and topped No. 9 Lourdes Regional in the first round, 6-0. Then, the Mustangs beat top-seeded Milton in the quarterfinals, 3-0. They followed that up with a 4-1 semifinal victory over No. 4 Wellsboro. Finally, Midd-West captured a district title by beating No. 2 Central Columbia, 1-0.

Blue Devils bounce EJ in OT

THROOP — Old Forge boys soccer topped East Juniata in overtime, 3-2, during the PIAA Class 1A first round on Tuesday at Mid Valley High School.

Josef Book scored a pair of goals to fuel the Tigers offense and Wrett Smith added an assist.

Goalkeeper Kelton Bonnell had 14 saves for the Tigers (13-10-1).

EJ’s positive season comes to a close after the Tigers made the state tournament. They also were the District 4 Class 1A runner-up and only lost to Benton by a 1-0 margin. EJ did defeat Northumberland Christian and Montgomery during their journey to the district final.

During the regular season, EJ stacked seven wins in a row at one point. Between Sept. 7 and Oct. 9, the Tigers went 10-1. Some player highlights include Book scoring four goals against cross-county rival Juniata and Sam Kopacki having the game-winning goal in overtime against Norry Christian during the playoff run. Wrett Smith recorded a hat-trick against Susquenita earlier in the year.

Book also had hat-tricks against Line Mountain and Susquenita in the same week. Bonnell was a force in the net for EJ throughout the season. At one point he had six straight games with double-digit saves, including an 18-saves performance against Millersburg.

The Blue Devils (19-1) will face the Kutztown-Delco Christian winner in the state quarterfinals on Saturday.

FIELD HOCKEY

Lynx bump Mustangs, 9-0

OLEY — Midd-West field hockey (17-5) had a tough assignment in the PIAA Class 1A first round on Tuesday night as they visited Oley Valley (24-1-1).

The Lynx powered through for a 9-0 victory.

Oley’s Taylor Vaccaro scored the first goal of the evening with seven minutes left in the opening quarter.

Then, Ava Walters added some insurance with 5:19 remaining in the period, making it 2-0 Lynx.

Oley’s Kadyn Rhoads posted a goal with 1:06 left in the first quarter also, making it a 3-0 Lynx advantage.

Morgan Snyder tacked on another Lynx goal with 14:15 left in the opening half. Snyder scored again less than two minutes later, increasing Oley’s lead to 5-0 with 12:21 left.

Rhoads would not be denied her second goal of the night as she drilled the ball into the net with 1:51 left in the half, making it 6-0 Lynx.

Izzy Buehler and Molly Rothenberger each scored for the Lynx in the second half. Vaccaro also tallied her second goal of the night in the second half of play.

Oley will face Boiling Springs on Saturday in the PIAA quarterfinals.

VOLLEYBALL

Husky earns All-District honors

LEWISTOWN – Mifflin County volleyball player and senior outside hitter Dakota Hershberger received first-team All-District honors with the District 6, Class 4A squad this season.

Hershberger helped the Huskies go 12-6 this year and reach the District 6 playoffs with the No. 1 seed. This was the Huskies first year in the district tournament and their first season with a winning record.

Hershberger totaled 862 kills and 986 digs over her high school career.

Sarah Tate, Jessie Campbell, and Alex Haskins made first team for State College; Aunye Counsman, Sami Page, and Ellaina Saylor also made the 4A first team for Altoona. Central Mountain’s Reese Walizer cracked the first team, too.

For the District 6 Class 3A first team, Carlee Pepperman reached the team for Bellefonte. Hollidaysburg had Lexi McLanahan, Emily Clapper, and Lucy Stanek made first-team honors. Leah Bryan, Olivia Taylor, Myia Brooks, and Taylor Habovick claimed spots on the team for Bald Eagle Area.

FIELD HOCKEY

Mustangs named PHAC All-Stars

MIDDLEBURG — Midd-West field hockey was well-represented on the PHAC Division II Coaches All-Stars list on Tuesday.

Forward Abby Benner made the first team for the Mustangs and teammate Emma Stahl made the mids first team.

Forward Kylie Brown earned second-team nods for Midd-West with mid Maesyn Franquet also garnering a second-team selection.

Emily Kline and Jayla Arnold got second-team selections as well for the Mustangs.

The Mustangs were 17-5 and played Oley Valley in a state playoff game. They also beat Northwest in the D4 Class 1A consolation game, 1-0.

Also on the first team: Forwards Ainsley Brewington-Central Columbia, Taylor Bower-Bloomsburg, Meg Stout-Central Columbia, Olivia Fetterman-Mifflinburg.

Mids Caitlyn Weatherill-Central Columbia, Gracie Keller-Southern Columbia, Backs Ahleah Prybyla-Bloomsburg, Skylar Sarge-Central Columbia, Annika Klinefelter-Mifflinburg. Goalkeeper Jenna Billig-Southern Columbia.

For the second-team honors: Mids Lainey Miller-Mifflinburg, Aubrey Fluman-Mifflinburg, Mya LeBarrion-Warrior Run, Backs Ava Snyder-Central Columbia, Vivien Miller-Southern Columbia. Goalkeeper Izzy Snyder-Central Columbia.

Honorable mentions: Mid Eliza Fenstermacher-Southern Columbia. Back Sierra Harner-Bloomsburg.

WRESTLING

Top 10 wrestling teams roll in opening weekend

Manheim, Pennsylvania – With just a limited number of duals with ranked teams competing during the first week of action, there was minimal movement in the first regular-season NWCA Division I Men’s Wrestling Coaches Poll released on Tuesday.

Four teams ranked in the Top 10 opened up with victories, including second-ranked Iowa, ninth-ranked Nebraska and 10th-ranked Iowa State. Third-ranked NC State had a pair of victories to start the season 2-0, beating Presbyterian at Fort Liberty, North Carolina 48-0 and Appalachian State 40-3 in Boone.

Iowa trekked to the Pacific Coast and shut out California Baptist 40-0, while Nebraska went to Fargo and dispatched North Dakota State 31-12. Iowa State went to the old high school gym of national champion David Carr at Perry High School in Massillon, Ohio and beat Cleveland State 43-3.

The only matchup of ranked teams came in North Carolina as then-No. 20 Oregon State topped former No. 25 North Carolina 24-13. The Beavers also shutout Division III Greensboro College and transitional Division I Queens University.

Elsewhere in the Top 25, Rutgers started the year 2-0 with a trip to Cal Poly, beating the host Mustangs 31-10 and Duke 47-0. Wisconsin beat Lindenwood 41-3 in Madison. Like Queens, Lindenwood is also in the midst of a transition to NCAA Division I.

Illinois fell out of the rankings after splitting a pair of duals last week. The Fighting Illini beat SIU Edwardsville 28-7 before falling to visiting Navy 23-18 over the weekend.

Methodology: The NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll is voted on by two coaches from each Division I wrestling conference. Each first-place vote is worth 25 points, 24 points for a second-place vote, 23 for a third-place vote and so on through to one point for a 25th-place vote. The poll is based on dual meet results. Teams who are not competing this season are not included in the voting process.