The Geneva Junior High boys golf team shot a 203 at the Harbor Golf Course on Tuesday, while SS. John and Paul had a 215 and the Geneva girls a 219. Geneva’s Danielle Nicholson and SJP’s Ryan Nappi tied for medalist honors, both carding a 46. Kaitlyn Skufca with a 54, Abbey Scoville with a 59 and Megan Kern with a 60 completed the scoring for the Geneva girls.
The Geneva boys were led by Anthony Barszczewski and Brock Ebersole with a pair of 49s. Stevie Jewell had a 52 and Branden Kovach carded a 53.
SJP’s Mikey Zullo came in with a 49, and Joey Paolillo and Ben Czuchra both shot 60. The Heralds are now 1-5 on the season and will visit Jefferson on Wednesday.
Tennis
With the loss of only four games, Lakeside Junior High’s tennis team earned a 5-0 victory over Braden Junior High. Katie Allen at first singles, Ashley Gran at third singles and the team of Kayla Johnston and Emily Simpson at first doubles were all 6-0, 6-0 winners, while Courtney Smith was a 6-4, 6-0 winner at second singles. Braden defaulted the second-doubles match. Lakeside (1-2) will host Heritage Middle School from Painesville today at 5 p.m.
Volleyball
The SS. John and Paul eighth-grade volleyball team remained undefeated with a 25-5, 25-4 victory over Jefferson. Allie Penna had 18 points and Emily Powers added 17 for the Heralds (4-0).
n Jefferson 7th 25-19-25, SJP 19-25-16 — Despite 12 points from Caroline Kovacs, the Falcons outlasted the Heralds. SJP (1-2) travels to Conneaut on Thursday at 4 p.m.
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Junior High Roundup: Geneva boys link way to victories
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Falcons impress
The Jefferson Falcons used an 8-2 early run and an 8-0 late run, both in the first quarter, backed by hot shooting, to open a big lead on the Conneaut Spartans that reached double digits early, paving the way to a solid 65-47 Falcon win Tuesday night at Falcon Gym.
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Eagles knocked off perch
The Geneva girls led at the end of every quarter but the final one Tuesday night. And that may turn out to be somewhat symbolic of their season in the Premier Athletic Conference.
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Lakers done in at Girard
When freshman Craig Randall began practice for Girard on Nov. 4, he walked in thinking he may start for the junior-varsity team.
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Pirates cruise as Eagles ‘lay egg’
Late in the second quarter, Geneva’s Dan Camplese hit a 3 to bring the Eagles within 4 points of the Perry Pirates, 21-17.
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Beavers scalp Warriors
Chandler Smith had the answer. The question — how do you overcome a poor shooting performance?
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Scholastic Schedule:
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8
Girls Basketball
n Geneva at Perry
n Kirtland at Madison
Wrestling
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Lakers clinch NAC outright
Pymatuning Valley coach Jeff Compan thought that his opponent was the aggressor on Monday night. But his side still came out on top. And with that, the Lakers clinched the Northeastern Athletic Conference title outright.
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Warriors edge Heralds
With both the Edgewood and SS. John and Paul girls basketball teams struggling to get something going early in Monday’s non-conference matchup, there were certainly plenty of openings for a single player to tip the scales in favor of her team.
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Eagles fly to top seed
Having already clinched a share of the Premier Athletic Conference championship — which they can wrap up outright with a win at North on Tuesday — the Geneva Eagles were accorded another honor Sunday.
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SECTIONAL SUCCESS:
- 1. Jefferson 17
- 2. Madison 11
- 3. Perry 8
- 4. Geneva 7
- 5. Conneaut 6
- 5. Pymatuning Valley 6
- 7. Riverside 4
- 8. Grand Valley 1
- 9. Edgewood 0
- 9. Lakeside 0
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