The Souderton Strikers U-19 field hockey team placed first at the USA National Indoor Tournament in Virginia Beach, Va. A ninth place finish in a qualifying tournament had the Strikers just short of qualifying for the N.I.Ts, but a few week later coaches Courtney Hughes and Nicole Bauer gave the news the team had made it in on lotto.

Souderton’s offense consisted of Courtney Bradshaw, Rachel Valentine, Alayna Brown, Tabitha Almond and Emily Rodenberger, with the defensive lineup of Taylor Yoder, Megan Bolton, Bekah Hershey playing in front of goaltender Jennifer Bergey. In the championship game, the Strikes faced High Voltage of Maryland, with both teams entering 6-0. With less than a minute left, Rodenberger scored on a corner to give Souderton a 2-1 victory.

Pictured front row (from left): Emily Rodenberger, Bekah Hershey, Jennifer Bergey, Rachel Valentine, Courtney Bradshaw. Back row: Coach Nicole Bauer, Megan Bolton, Alayna Brown, Taylor Yoder, Tabitha Almond, coach Courtney Hughes.

The Sixers were awarded first place trophies after winning the Souderton-Harleysville Youth Basketball Association championship game for the 13-14-year-old division. The team went undefeated the entire season.

Pictured front row (from left): Matthew Koffel, Rhett Smith, Matt Carney, and Jaret Gower. Back row: Assistant coach Nate Koffel, Brandon Nguyen, Paul Goertel, Erik Michael, Nick Jachwak, head coach Jeff Michael.

Sam Beckett, Logan Moore, Bruno Stolfi and Harrison Andrade (pictured left to right) of Souderton Area Youth Wrestling earned the right to participate in the championship Finals of the East Penn Youth Wrestling League’s 2012 Varsity Tournament held on Feb. 19.

Souderton Area Youth Wrestling's Nate Kessler and Cole Ragusa came in first place at the East Penn Youth Wrestling League's 2012 Junior Varsity Tournament on Feb. 12.

The New York Liberty won the SHYBA Girls 9-10 Basketball League Championship. The girls were sponsored by McKnight Steel. They finished the regular season with a record of 12-2. In the playoffs, the Liberty went 3-0 and finished the season with a 15-2 at Souderton Area High School during March Madness. The final was an 21-19 victory against the LA Sparks.


Pictured front row (from left):  Marissa Sterner, Ally Krevolin, Erica Stover. Back row: Head coach Russ Freer, Megan O'Donnell, Cassie Rodrigue, Jamie McKnight, Emily Freer, Melissa Peters, Mollie Hanson, assistant coach Henry Rodrigue.

The North Penn Aquatic Club has three swimmers competing at the Eastern Zone Short Course All Star Meet  in Rochester, N.Y. March 29-31. Claudia Thamm (10-and-under), Spencer Nice (12-and-under) and Megan Zartman (12-and-under) qualify by placing in the top percentage at the Middle Atlantic Swimming Junior Olympic Age Group Championships in Sewell, N.J. March 8-11.

Thamm was also the high point winner for 10-and-under girls at the Junior Olympic meet.

NPAC's 10-and-under Girls Free Relay team took first place at Junior Olympics. Pictured (from left): Kaelen Daly, Maureen Boland Bitner, Thamm, Parker Schultz.

The Montgomery United U12 Boys, the Arsenal, recently captured the championship at the Buckingham March Into Cups tournament. In the three games they played the Arsenal tied host Buckingham and defeated teams from Lower Merion and Wyoming Valley. The Arsenal scored a total of 13 goals and allowed only two. The team's coaches are Kevin Boccella, Brad Brautigam and Barry Jerome.

Pictured front row (from left): Brendan Laurinaitis, Matt Gain, Brett Katz, Jake Helwig, Jimmy Boccella, Aidan Jerome. Back row: Josh Hagerty, Matt Gaul, Chris Edling, Luke Godzieba, Matt Mauer. Not Pictured: Danny Karrash, Luke Brautigam, Joey Brigidi, Vincent Scialla, Teddy Davis, Jordan Cordi,  Harrison Combs.

The Montgomery United U11 Girls, the Spirit, were recently crowned champions at the Buckingham March Into Cups tournament. They won all three of their games against teams from Buckingham, Lionville and Lower Merion. The Spirit scored eight goals and allowed only two. The team's coaches are Chris Varrila, Mark Dungan and Barry Jerome.

Pictured front row (from left): Mia Brady, Kailyn Diamond, Kristin Varrila, Emma Maley, Olivia Jerome. Back row: Grace Check, Erin Mindick, Olivia Deussing, Elizabeth Friel, Casey Cavanaugh, Ava Lehrman, Emma Dungan. Not pictured: Jacque Senour, Rebecca Browndorf, Isabella Freer.

The North Penn Aquatic Club sent 28 swimmers to the Middle Athletics Swimming Junior Olympic Age Group Championships, held at the Gloucester County Institute of Technology in Sewell, N.J. on March 8-11.  Four of its 8-and-under swimmers will attend the mini’s championship meet on March 19- 20.

Pictured front row (from left): Aiden Fakish, Kayla Stressman, Esha Velaga, Kaelan Daly, Eric Degodny, Tyler Hall. Second row: Ryan Hartman, Spencer Nice, Ryley Fein, Katelin Cordero, Maeve Wydan, Abbegael Greene, Julia McKernan, Megan Zartman, Madelyn Koerper, Maura Christian, Aiden Daly, Sean Fakish. Third row: Jake Krammer, Ryan Fakish, Sage Trautz, Caroline Gillespie, Maureen Boland Bitner, Parker Schulz, Claudia Thamm, Jack Deppen, Kyle Stressman. Back row: Shannon Quinn, Erin O’Neill, Corey Smith, Alex Holland, Ryan Yocum, Heather Hartman. Not pictured: Neha Velaga, Jack Kim, Caitlyn Freece, Braxton Higley, Paul Campbell.

The North Penn Squires Cheerleading competition squad took second place in the Small Junior division at the Archbishop Wood Cheerleading Competition on Feb. 25.

Pictured front row (from left): Courtney Jordan, Gabby Elentrio, Avery Hartman, Tarah Loux, Katya Gonzales, Allison McNamara. Back row: Leanna Dructor, Alexia Jones, Tina Carcaci, Julia Smeltzer, Julianna Vozzollo , Jordyn Nattrass. Not pictured: Karley Alling, coach Tina Loux, coach Jackie Maye.

Allison Lindsay of Harleysville took first place in the Girls 7/8 Division while Lansdale’s J.P. Egan was a finalist in the Boys 7/8 Division at the NBA FIT Dribble, Dish and Swish national finals, held During the NBA All-Star Weekend in Orlando, Fla.

Lindsay and Egan won the local Dribble, Dish and Swish competition at the CAL Sports Academy in Harleysville, then were first at the regional even in Philadelphia in January. That earned each , all-expenses paid trip to compete at nationals and attend all of the All-State Game activities.

Throughout the weekend they met Basketball Hall of Famers Moses Malone, Dominique Wilkins and Magic Johnson along with the Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade and got autographs from many other legends. After the competition, Wade shook their hands and handed them their trophies.

Lindsay and Egan  sat courtside during the Rookie Game on Feb. 24 watching the New York Knights’ Jeremy Lin.  During the pregame show, they were on the actual court showing off their basketball skills.

On Feb. 25, Lindsay, Egan and their fellow DDS participants were announced during a break in the action at All-Star Saturday Night (Slam Dunk Contest) and they were up on the same stage where the Pit Bull Halftime Show was held as well as on the jumbotron.  For the finale, they attended the sold out All Star Game on Feb. 27.

The follow recap was written by the TSC Tigers' Katie Kukk
On Feb. 19, the TSC Tigers played in the indoor cups at the United Sports Center and were Cup Champions.

In the first three games the Tigers scored ten goals and allowed none. The Tigers worked really hard to win the ball and maintain possession. Then the Tigers reached the semifinals against Lionville and beat them 1-0,  launching the Tigers into the finals.

The Tigers played as a team and worked hard. In the Championship game, the Tigers continued to fight and control the ball and won this game 1-0. The only goal in the Championship game was scored by Sophia Broadhurst, who made a beautiful head ball just out of reach of the goalie's hands. I'm very proud of my team winning the indoor state cup and leaving everything on the field.

Pictured front row (from left): Katie Kukk, Maggie Zipfel, Jaci Halteman, Cailee Pearson, Kathryn von Abo, Rachel Rosenblatt, Sophia Broadhurst, Morgan Zipfel. Middle row: Jessica Lanning, Kiara Pile, Emily Warfield, Sydney Doherty, Sydney Roth, Eilia Namey. Back row: Coach Joe Pearson, coach Paul Kukk, coach Brian Doherty.

On Feb. 11, the annual Dojang Championships were held.  Pictured are the Black Belt Sparring Champions. There are seven divisions of black belts.

Pictured (from left to right) Mens Class No. 3 Andrew Shaqfeh, Womens Class No. 1 Debbie Benner-Davis, Mens’ Class No. 1 Rich Hollenbach, Women’s Class No. 2 Destiny Elizabeth Bush, Men’s Class No. 2 Kevin Burke, Women’s Class No. 3 Lauren Ford, Master Instructor Mark Cashatt, and Men’s Class No. 4 Nick Shaqfeh.

Now throughout the upcoming year, black belts can challenge the champions to battle for the championship belt.

North Penn Youth Wrestlers Gauge Botero and Deaglán Budd each took third place in their respective weight classes at the 30th Annual Upper Perk Folkstyle wrestling tournament on Feb. 25.

The Montgomery United Shamrocks U9 Girls won the 2012 Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association Indoor Cup Tournament in Wyomissing.  

The girls advanced from group play with a 3-0 record, beating Ridley United, Warrington Blue and Pottsgrove Pixies by a combined score of 19-1. The Shamrocks defeated Amity AC in the final by a score of 3-1. 

 

Pictured front row (from left): Delaney Molettiere, Landry Holt, Hannah Alderfer, Emily Friel, Kelsey Maley, Corrinne Erkes, Becca Richardson, Lauren Stewart, Ali Kulak and Anahita Eshraghi. Back row: coach Jen Alderfer, coach John Stewart.