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LVC Volleyball Championships: Parkland vs. Central Catholic
Trojans go on to win State 3A Championship
Photos by Alice Lipe • Available at www.photosbyajlipe.com
Parkland beat Central Catholic for the Lehigh Valley Conference girl’s volleyball championship in three straight sets, 25-23, 25-11 and 28-26.
In the semifinals No. 1 seed North Division champion Parkland eliminated the wild card, Whitehall, and West Division champion Central defeated East Division champion Bethlehem Catholic.
The Trojans got big efforts from Emily Gisolfi, Erin Hillman, Taylor Krause, Madi Mcshane, Lauren Seibert, and Alicia Weigel, throughout the season, and Kelly Robertson, who had 15 kills in the game, and was named the league's MVP prior to the start.
In the PIAA state tournament, Parkland, coached by Mike Krause and ranked by MaxPreps and the Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association as No. 1 in the state, did not disappoint, beating an outmatched Hempfield team 21-25, 25-11, 25-21, 25-17 for the AAA state championship, the first in the Trojans school history.
Robertson picked up another honor by being named the tournament MVP, while Gisolfi was named the defensive MVP. Hillman and Krause were selections on the all-tournament team.
Coach Krause and assistant coach Debbie Tice have created a dominant force to be reckoned with in girl’s volleyball.
In the 2A PIAA state final, Southern Lehigh lost to Brandywine from District 3 after winning the first set (25-23, 18-25, 22-25, and 24-26).
Brandywine beat West Allegheny in the semifinal round, while Southern Lehigh, coached by Don West Jr., defeated District 3 champion Susquehannock.
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Lehigh Valley Conference Football: Freedom defeats Liberty 45-42
Photos by Alice Lipe • Available at www.photosbyajlipe.com
BETHLEHEM—Freedom High School defeated cross-town rival, and longtime nemesis, Liberty 45-42 when senior place-kicker Sean Wrobel kicked a 35-yard field goal after Okezie Alozie recovered a fumble on Liberty's 16-yard line with less than a half minute remaining.
The last time the Patriots defeated the Hurricanes was in 2002. The win meant Freedom, under 7th year coach Jason Roeder, qualified for the Districts 4A sub-regional playoff, by knocking both Liberty and Whitehall out of the district playoffs.
Penalties and turnovers plagued both teams, but Freedom racked up almost 600 yards in total offense, behind quarterback Brian Uliana (10 of 18 passing for 224 yards) including four touchdowns to wide receiver Frank Busci.
In the District 11 playoffs, No. 6 Freedom, lost to No. 3 Easton 35-28. Easton met Nazareth in the finals. |
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