The Souderton Blaze U13 girls travel soccer team took first place in U13 Green Division at the JAGS (Jersey Area Girls Soccer) 30th Anniversary Tournament June 19-20. The Blaze allowed just one goal in advancing out of its Saturday bracket. In the final, Souderton topped New Jersey's East Windsor Pal Xtreme 2-1, as the winner coming from Bailey Kratz's header off a Emilie Kupsov cross early in overtime.

Pictured front row (from left to right): Bailey Kratz, Kelsey Neri, Meredith Gray. Second row (L to R): Deirdre Casey, Gabrialla Peruzzi, Briahna Siddal, Kylie Heath, Cheyenne Scott, Reaghan Murphy. Third row (L to R): Kelsie Collins, Chloe Strickland, Haley Tierney, Olivia Seavy, Hannah Edgar, Claire Goertel, Emilie Kupsov. Back row (L to R): coaches Shannon Collins, Mike Scott, Jeff Collins, Phil Gray. Not pictured: Sarah Opdyke.

The Orioles defeated the Rockies 6-2 to win the TYA Minors Baseball championship on June 16.

Pictured front row (from left to right): Alex Kee, Christopher Killion, Michael Alullo, Andrew Owen, Daniel Bonsignore, Dylan Healey, Nick Cataldi. Middle row (L to R): Michael Moffa, Owen Murphy, Matt Swanson, Jake Copestick. Back row (L to R): assistant coach Kevin Killion, head coach Mark Swanson, assistant coach Mike Moffa.

The Olympians defeated the Twisters 5-1 to win the Deep Run Valley Sports Association Lady Lightning Softball U10 Thunder championship. Alexa DeFulgentis had a strong pitching performance, while Olivia Embert had a clutch single and an RBI. DeFulgentis, Monica Embert, Meghan Peters, Madison Stolarski, Saloni Pandya and Alexis Haring all had multiple hits.

Pictured front row (from left to right): Alyssa Woodruff, Monica Embert, Caitlin Radick, Catherine Perkins, Sharon Jo, Olivia Embert. Back row (L to R): coach Chris Embert, Saloni Pandya, Alexa DeFulgentis, Madison Stolarski, Meghan Peters, Kendall Craig.

The Icebreakers, sponsored by Modell's Sporting Goods and coached by Brian Lafty, bested the team sponsored by Quakertown National Bank on June 12 to win the Deep Run Valley Sports Association Lady Lightning Softball 12U Bolts title.

Pictured front row (from left to right): Kathryn Holz, Emily Earley, Alexas Moon, Ashley Greb, Morgan Maksym, Hannah Beck, Ana Vitantonio. Middle row (L to R): Emily Osborne, Madison Hendricks, Kiara Jacoby, Julia McKinney, Emma Lafty, Eliza Schmell, Alexa Reinhold. Back row: coaches Janice Holz, John Earley, Terence Hendricks, Brian Lafty, David McKinney, Gerald Beck.

The 16U Doylestown Dragons travel softball team took first place at the USSSA June Hustle 16U Open Tournament in Quakertown May 22-23.

Pictured front row (from left to right): Amanda Cicchino, Julia, Alli, Shannon Moonan, Kerry Schultz. Second row (L to R): Amanda Koenig, Michelle Paulosky, Ashley Miller, Hallie Bilker, Kiersten Ponak, Lindsay Dotzman, Kate Shirey, Emma Vibber. Back Row (L to R): head coach Joe DiNatale, assistant coach Jerry Moonan, assistant coach Karl Knapp, assistant coach Rob Schoenewald. Not pictured: Caroline Schoenewald, assistant coach Dave Schulman.

The Dragons went 2-1 in pool play to earn the third seed in elimination play. On Sunday, Doylestown did not allow a run en route to capturing the championship. The Dragons topped the Montgomery Twisters 13-0, downed the Tri-County Thunder 6-0 in a rematch from the previous day and bested the Delco Force 6-0 in the tournament final.

The Dragons will be playing in the ASA 16U B Eastern Nationals in Dayton, Ohio in August.

Doylestown pitcher Amanda Koenig went 3-0 with three shutouts, including a one-hitter. She allowed 10 hits and struck out 11. Kiersten Ponak posted a 1-1 record in the circle, her victory coming in the semi against Tri-County. Kate Shirley went 1-0 as she threw a four-hitter.

Offensively for the Dragons, Hallie Bilker has eight hits, all singles, and an RBI, while Amanda Cicchino also finished with eight hits, including two doubles, a triple and three RBIs.

Ashley Miller had three singles, two doubles and a triple, along with driving in four runs. Kerry Schultz had three singles, a triple and five RBIs, with Lyndsay Dotzman collected four RBIs as she hit three singles a double. Alli DiNatale and Julia Schoenewald each had four hits, while Shannon Moonan, Michelle Paulosky, Kiersten Ponak, Kate Shirey, Emma Vibber combined for seven hits.

The North Penn Eclipse 18U fastpitch softball team, coached by Lenny Diehl, took first place at the USSSA “May Madness” tournament held at Veterans Park in Quakertown May 15-16. The Eclipse defeated the Deep Run Lighting 9-1 in the final. Pictured front row (from left to right): Colleen Whyte, Monica Whitesell, Morgan Birtch, Alyssa Campbell, Julia Angelos. Back Row (L to R): Christie Mallozzi, Kailyn Wunder, Samantha McDevitt, Chelsea Wampole, Emily Wampole, Brianna Jerdan. Not pictured: Kacey Finegan, Robyn Ziegler.

The Souderton Stingers U9  girls travel soccer team, in its first season as a team, took first place at the Philadelphia Classic Soccer Tournament June 12-13. The Stingers, who will play in ICSL Division 2 this fall, posted wins of 5-0 and 7-0 on Saturday, then claimed a 3-2 victory on Sunday.

Pictured front row (from left to right): Samantha Harwick, Erin O’Keefe, Emma Bieck, Emma Flatch, Maddie Wood, Katie McCollum. Back row (L to R): coach Matt Bieck, coach Bob Strickland, Sydney McGarrigle, Miranda Kullmann, Kailee Harwick, Kate Strickland, Kristin Loh, Allison Trick, Jessica Schmidt, coach Charlie McGarrigle, Brittany McCollum.

The Mustangs, sponsored by R&R Wood Products, won the Harleysville Girls 10U Softball League championship. Seeded fourth in the playoffs, the Mustangs proceeded to defeated the No. 5 Jaguars 9-3, the No. 1 Thunderbirds 15-8 and finally the No. 2 Firebirds 10-7 in the championship. In each of their playoff contests, the Mustangs were able to turn a double play.

Pictured front row (from left to right): Alana Herrera, Melissa Peters, GG Kehler, Tori Bickel, Samantha Jennings, Sarah Heckman, Madelyne Groatman. Middle row (L to R): Savanna Haas, Logan Cwikla, Emily Freer, Jessica Landis, Rachel Thomas, Amanda Green. Back row (L to R): head coach Russ Freer, assistant coach Ray Landis, assistant coach Al Herrera, assistant coach Keith Kehler.

The Towamencin Titans won the 9U Boyertown Tournament, finishing with a 4-1 record.

Pictured front row (from left to right): Colin Hoy, Kenny Wetzel, Jake Drelick, Joe Valenti, Ryan Bealer, Sam Aleide. Second row (L to R): Jared Huzar, Tyler Schultz, Zach Jayes, Gavin Moretski, Kyle Schultz, Jason Beideman. Back row (L to R): coach Hoy, head coach Bealer, coach Valenti.

The TYA Arizona Diamondbacks won the Major Division championship, finishing the season 14-2-1.

Pictured front row (from left to right): Peter Harkins, Jhonnie Hutchings. Second row (L to R): Stephen Baymor, Gavin Moretski, Chase Burrell, A.J. Catanzaro, David Saulino. Third row (L to R): Brandon Rice, A-Hugg, Michael Basilli, Brandon Ullman. Back row (L to R): coach Mike, coach Joe, coach Mike, coach Dave, coach Paul. Not pictured: head coach Dave Saulino.

The Souderton Inferno U12 girls Soccer team took the Gold Division championship at Lehigh Valley Soccer Tournament June 12-13. The team also placed first in the Eastern Pennsylvania Invitational Classic (EPIC) tournament May 7-9 hosted by Yardley Makefield Soccer.

Pictured front row (from left to right): Maddison Landis, Hannah Schmidt, Hannah Taylor, Kylie Heath. Second row (L to R): Kaitlyn Chenard, Allison Williams, Cheyenne Scott, Kayla Blair. Third row (L to R): Megan Gray, Juliana Ofalt, Kristen Parry, Ashley Dowiak, Emily Kupsov, Jackie Comly. Back row (L to R): coach Tara Heath, coach Mike Scott. Not pictured: Mel Witter, Casey Barnes, Sharon Curtis.

The following results are from the Oaklane Quarter Midget Racing Club on June 5 in Trumbauersville.

Round 1
Junior Novice Heat 1: 1. Gavin Danner 2. Luke Willets 3. Tyler Kadezabek.
Senior Novice Heat 1: 1. Kimberly Vinciguerra.
Junior Honda Heat 1: 1. Dylan Osborn 2. Briggs Danner 3. Nicholas Kunsman.
Junior Honda Heat 2: 1. DJ Hunt 2. David Polgardi 3. Kiel Cochran.
Senior Honda Heat 1: 1. Chloe Harding 2. Matthew Pawelski 3. Ryan Davey.
Senior Honda Heat 2: 1. Jonathan Josko 2. Nathaniel Brinker 3. Jamie McAnally.
Heavy Honda Heat 1: 1. Brooke Fern 2. Rich Speeney 3. Kallie Thomas.
Senior Stock Heat 1: 1. Matthew England.
Light 160 Heat 1: 1. Jonathan Josko 2. Monica Perone 3. Payton Zellers.
Light 160 Heat 2: 1. Joe Ryan Osborne 2. Matt Dille 3. Zachary Mohr.
Heavy 160 Heat 1: 1. Tommy Kunsman 2. Rich Speeney 3. Matt McAnally.
Junior Half Heat 1: 1. Kaleb Morrissey.
Light World Formula Heat 1: 1. Tyler Reeser 2. Zachary Mohr 3. Payton Zellers.
Heavy World Formula Heat 1: 1. Kaleb Morrissey 2. Sami Evans.
Light Mod Heat 1: 1. Payton Zellers 2. Matt Tanner 3. Brendon Bock.
Heavy Mod Heat 1: 1. Rich Speeney 2. Kristopher Hobel 3. Kaleb Morrissey.

Round 2
Junior Novice Heat 1: 1. Cecilia Smith 2. Gavin Danner 3. Tyler Kadezabek.
Senior Novice Heat 1: 1. Kimberly Vinciguerra.
Junior Honda Heat 1: 1. DJ Hunt 2. Dylan Osborn 3. Briggs Danner.
Junior Honda Heat 2: 1. David Polgardi 2. Nicholas Kunsman 3. Kiel Cochran.
Senior Honda Heat 1: 1. Ryan Davey 2. Jamie McAnally 3. Amanda Kunsman.
Senior Honda Heat 2: 1. Matthew Pawelski 2. Jonathan Josko 3. Bubba Lofton.
Heavy Honda Heat 1: 1. Brooke Fern 2. Luke Harding 3. Kallie Thomas.
Light Mod Heat 1: 1. Payton Zellers 2. Matt Tanner 3. Brendon Bock.
Heavy Mod Heat 1: 1. Kristopher Hobel 2. Kaleb Morrissey 3. Tyler Galatro.
Light 160 Heat 1: 1. Payton Zellers 2. Mike Melair 3. Brendon Bock.
Light 160 Heat 2: 1. Jonathan Josko 2. Zachary Mohr 3. Joe Ryan Osborne.
Heavy 160 Heat 1: 1. Tommy Kunsman 2. Luke Harding 3. Matthew England.
Junior Half Heat 1: 1. Kaleb Morrissey.
Light World Formula Heat 1: 1. Payton Zellers 2. Tyler Reeser 3. Ryan Davey.
Heavy World Formula Heat 1: 1. Kaleb Morrissey 2. Sami Evans.

Round 3
Junior Novice Heat 1: 1. Cecilia Smith 2. Gavin Danner 3. Tyler Kadezabek.
Junior Honda Heat 1: 1. David Polgardi 2. DJ Hunt 3. Clayton Davey.
Junior Honda Heat 2: 1. Joshua Patterson 2. Kiel Cochran 3. Briggs Danner.
Senior Honda Heat 1: 1. Ian Williamson 2. Ashley Kunsman 3. Nat haniel Brinker.
Heavy Honda Heat 1: 1. Brooke Fern 2. Kallie Thomas 3. Jeffrey Souder.
Light 160 Heat 1: 1. Brendon Bock 2. Tyler Reeser 3. Mike Melair.
Light 160 Heat 2: 1. Brendon Bock 2. Jonathan Josko 3. Payton Zellers.
Heavy 160 Heat 1: 1. Matthew Hughes 2. Tyler Galatro 3. Jeffrey Souder.

The Ukrainian Nationals Krush soccer team, coached by Gary Stephenson, finished as undefeated champions in the Girls U-15 Division at the Ninth Annual Ukrainian Nationals Invitational Tournament held in Horsham May 28-30.
The Krush defense, led by Sam O’Donnell and goalie Courtney Sullivan, consistently shut down their opponents. In the final, Mary Kate Bateman collected a hat trick as the Krush topped Nether Providence AA NPAA '94 Crush 3-0. The Krush also defeated Souderton Area SA Cyclones (5-1), FC York 94 Elite (1-0) and Vereinigung Erzgebirge SC Cheetahs (2-0) en route to the final.
Pictured front row (from left to right): Jamie Hafner, guest player Lauren Gargano, Kristie Cunha, Tori Adlam, Hannah Watts, Angela Tulio. Middle row (L to R): Melaine Rankin, Mary Kate Bateman, Gabby DiGiovacchino, Erin Ross, Lyndsey Stevens, Courtney Walker. Back row (L to R): Siobhan Spanninger, Kristyn Rose, coach Gary Stephenson, Marly Szczesnaik, Courtney Sullivan, Sam ODonnell, Francesca DAgostino.

The new Harleysville FC (HFC) U11 boys soccer team won its first tournament entered under coach Tom Quintois and staff, going undefeated in its division at the Buckingham March into Cups tournament June 5.

Pictured front row (from left to right): Amanda Loar, Emily Allen, Morgan Yoder, Kacy Carroll, Alex Comonitski. Back row: (L to R): Erelle Sowers, Paige Shelly, Heather Milligan, Nicole Yanni, Becca Shanks, Jenna Gibbons, Bridget Casey, Alyssa Kratz.

The Harleysville Thunderbirds 14U went 6- 1 to capture the ASA Spring Thunder Softball Tournament championship May 22-23.

The Thunderbirds were dominant in pool play, scoring 20 runs in two games as they claimed the No. 1 seed entering the elimination round. Heather Milligan threw a shutout, while Erelle Sowers allowed just a run in the second contest. Sowers, Amanda Loar, Emily Allen and Morgan Yoder each had two-hit games.

The T-Birds earned a 8-3 victory in a rainy elimination-round opener. Kacy Carroll retired 11 consecutive batters in the middle innings. In the third, Yoder drove in a run with a double, followed with singles from Milligan, Sowers and Paige Shelly as Harleysville went up 5-1. The Thunderbirds added another run in the fourth off bunts singles by Loar and Jenna Gibbons.

Against Deep Run, Alyssa Kratz retired 12 of the first 13 batters she face, allowing only a bunt single in the second as the T-Birds won 3-1. Harleysville scored twice in the third on base hits by Shelly and Milligan sandwiching a Yoder double. Harleysville then bested North Penn 4-0 in the winner's bracket final. The Thunderbirds broke a scoreless tie in the fourth with a two-run triple by Sowers and RBI singles from Carroll and Bridget Casey. Kratz struck out seven batters and retired nine straight batters leading into the sixth.

Facing North Penn again in the finals, Harleysville dropped the first game, but rebounded to win the tournament with a 5-1 victory.

In the first contest, North Penn scored three in the top of the first, Alex Cominitski doubled to left center and went to third on a Loar bunt. Milligan came in to pitch in the third, allowing two runners to reach base. Down 4-2 in the seventh, Carroll singled, with Loar following with a RBI base hit. An Allen single loaded the bases, but the T-Birds could not complete the comeback.
Harleysville opened the second game with North Penn by scoring twice in the first off two-out singles from Allen, Yoder and Milligan. Another T-Birds' run came home in the third after a Comonitski single, Loar sacrifice bunt and a passed ball. Milligan allowed a run in four innings in the circle. Kratz pitched in relief, retiring nine of the 10 batters she faced and struck out four. In the sixth Allen and Yoder singled. Milligan tallied her third RBI on a ground out. Sowers added an RBI single.

Playing in its first tournament, the recently-formed PA Rush Swoosh U11 girls soccer team took second place at the Buckingham March into Cups Tournament after playing sister squad, first-place finisher PA Rush Nike, to a tie in its final match. Each team cheered the other as they received their medals.

Allison Smith of Telford, a Level 6 gymnast at Spirit Gymnasts competed at the 2010 Pennsylvania USA Gymnastics Level 6 State Meet in Washington May 8-9.
Smith was the state champ on the vault (9.475) and bars (9.30), winning the vault at the third-straight level (four, five and six). She came in second all-around (36.875) and beam (9.075) and was sixth in the floor exercise (9.025). Smith will continue at Spirit, and will start training as a Level 7 gymnast.

TYA's U18 and 14U softball squads earned first and second place finishes, respectively at the VIGS Mid-Season Tournament May 14-16 at Schweiker Park in Lansdale.

The U18 squad dropped its two seeding games May 15, but used strong pitching and outstanding defense May 16 to win three games and claim the championship. The scored twice in the bottom of the final inning to beat Deep Run 5-4 in the play-in game, then jumped out early on top seed North Penn and won 5-3. Facing RASA in the final, TYA took an 8-1 lead en route to a 9-6 victory.

Pictured front row (from left to right): Blaire Wilkie, Erin Hamill. Second row (L to R): Callie Waldron, Emily Goepfrich, Krista Goepfrich, Sarah Bunker. Third row (L to R): Lauren Sirianni, Sarah Walker, Olivia Bradford, Emily Milliron, Liz Martin, Alex Lupino. Back row (L to R): coach Paul Bunker, coach Rick Wilkie, coach Tony Lupino. Not Pictured: Meghan Posteraro.

The TYA 14U team won both pool games May 15, advancing to elimination round as the second seed. , Facing one of the toughest pitches in the region on May 16, TYA erased a three-run deficit in the bottom of the seventh to beat Deep Run in walk-off fashion. TYA downed North Penn 9-6 in the semifinals, creating a matchup with top-seed Montgomery in the final. There, TYA pulled to within 5-4 after scoring four times in the third, but Montgomery added a few more runs to take the victory.

Pictured front row (from left to right): Nicole Garritt, Katie Marino, Emily Adelsberger. Middle Row (L to R): Christine Siriani, Jessica Renner, Emily Rohlfing, Kaitlin Suzuki, Jessica VanAllen, Samantha Schwartz, coach Catanzaro. Back Row (L to R): coach Hines, Riana Catanzaro, Kimberly Faughey, coach Adelsberger, Celeste, Molyneux, coach Schwartz, Tyler Schofield, Jacquelyn Hines.

The following results are from the Montgomery County Quarter Midget Racing Club on May 19, 22 and 26 in Phoenixville.
May 19
Jr Novice #1: Decker Swinehart, Kevin Holt, Gabriel Snyder, Nicholas Birmingham, Matthew Harvey.
Jr Novice #2: Jared Kreider, Colby Stauffer, Alexander Fink, Dalton Maier, Kylie Murray.
Sr Novice: Daniel Birmingham, Heather Lasko, Sara Santangelo, Sal Costello, Lindsey Birmingham.
Jr Honda #1: Joel Peck, K. S., Johnathon Gallagher, Harrison Layton, Cody West.
Jr Honda #2: Jake Santangelo, Zachery Curtis, Tyler Owen, Connor Weiss, Jacob Zachar.Half: Travis Guyer, Blaine Bracelin.
Lt World Formula: John Bruce Ruckle, Eric Humlhanz, Jeff Weaver.
Hvy World Formula: Dan Lane, Ryan Lilick, J. W., Rachel Godusky, Jordan Knepp
Lt 160 #1: Kenny Laureno, Aaron Bollinger, BJ Antonio, Billy Lasko, Alyson Godusky.
Lt 160 #2: Dylan Swinehart, Darrell Kreider, Andrew Koresko, Adam Giovanetti, S. S.
Hvy 160: Connor King, Erik Spencer, Aaron Boyer.
Sr Honda #1: M. L., Kenny Miller, Hanna Flood, Jarred Ott, Andrew Layser.
Sr Honda #2: Sam Scicchitano, Brandon Stauffer, J. B., Makenzie Kuser, Madalyn Harvey.
Hvy Honda: Roxanne Kreider, Blake Hindle, Hayden Mearkle, Ricky Zachar, Renay Stover.

May 22
Jr Novice A Main: Kevin Holt, Alexander Fink, Aubrey Price, E. C., Reese Shaffer.
Sr Novice A Main: Daniel Birmingham, Sara Santangelo.
Jr Honda A Main: Jake Santangelo, K. S., Zachery Curtis.
Sr Honda A Main: Dylan Swinehart, Aaron Bollinger, Andrew Layser, Makenzie Kuser, R. L.
Hvy Honda A Main: Connor King, Blaike Bracelin, Blake Hindle, Ricky Zachar.
Lt 160 A Main: Dylan Swinehart, Aaron Bollinger, Kyle Lilick, Eric Humlhanz, Billy Lasko.
Hvy 160 A Main: Connor King, Jessica Weiss, Blake Hindle, Jordan Knepp.
Half A Main: S. F., W. B.
Lt World Formula A Main: Eric Humlhanz, Billy Lasko, Aaron Bollinger.
Hvy World Formula A Main: W. B., Ryan Lilick, Jordan Knepp, S. F.

May 26
Jr Novice #1: Kevin Holt, Adrianna Delliponti, Matthew Harvey, Nicholas Birmingham, Kylie Murray.
Jr Novice #2: Jared Kreider, Colby Stauffer, Decker Swinehart, Alexander Fink, Gabriel Snyder.
Sr Novice: Daniel Birmingham, Sara Santangelo, Heather Lasko.
Jr Honda #1: Tyler Owen, Jared Edwards, Jake Santangelo, Cody West, Jacob Zachar.
Jr Honda #2: Joel Peck, K. S., Johnathon Gallagher, Zachery Curtis, Peyton Chippie.
Half: Blaine Bracelin, Travis Guyer.
Lt World Formula: Jeff Weaver, Eric Humlhanz, John Bruce Ruckle, Billy Lasko.
Hvy World Formula: Dan Lane, Ryan Lilick, J. W., Rachel Godusky, Sean Weiss.
Hvy 160: Connor King, Cory Merkel, Erik Spencer.
Sr Honda #1: E. F., R. L.., Madalyn Harvey, Makenzie Kuser, Kenny Miller.
Sr Honda #2: Brandon Stauffer, Cohen Gambler, Jarred Ott, Hanna Flood, Andrew Gupta.
Hvy Honda: Hayden Mearkle, Roxanne Kreider, Ricky Zachar, David Crossman, Blake Hindle.
Lt 160 #1: Dylan Swinehart, Jeremy McCourry, J. B., Angel Delancey, BJ Antonio.
Lt 160 #2: Aaron Bollinger, Darrell Kreider, Alyson Godusky, Adam Giovanetti, Andrew Layser.

The 15th Annual Doubles Tennis Tournament was held at North Penn High School May 26-27. The two-day tournament started with a round robin for seeding with twenty teams participating.

The championship round was played on the second day of the tournament. Everyone was in a competitive mood, and the spectators watched with interest.

An awards ceremony was held at the end of the tournament. Winners Lauren Simeone and Tassos Sapalidis signed the tennis ball for winners, a tournament tradition since 1995.

Championship Winners

First place: Lauren Simeone and Tasso Sapalidis (Arcola Intermediate  School).

Second place: Phil Nash and Alex Keating.

Third place: Chris Mullen (Penndale Middle School) and Kevin DeRosa (Souderton High School).

Fourth Place: Vy Nguyen and Erik Barnes.

Consolation Winners

First place: Sorawit Sriboonyapairot and Evan Barnes

Second place: Sierra Bennett and Kevin Janson

Third place: Kate Shuman and Ellen Choi