2006-07 No. 23 - February 12, 2007

WINTER SPORTS

Men’s Basketball (15-8, 4-5 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action

       WED 2-7 — MANSFIELD 73, KUTZTOWN 71 – Kutztown lost a close game, 73-71, to Mansfield.  Sean McKeon (jr. Phoenixville/Phoenixville) scored a game-high 21 points for KU.  He went 7-for-8 from the line.  McKeon also had six blocks.  Stephen Dennis (fr. West Chester/Henderson) notched 16 while Nate Edwards (fr. Philadelphia/North Catholic) added 12. 

SAT 2/10 — Bloomsburg 82, Kutztown 80 – A late run by Bloomsburg was enough to defeat Kutztown, 82-80.  Kutztown led 80-65 with 4:00 minutes left in the game, but KU committed nine turnovers and seven fouls and would not score another point.  McKeon led the Golden Bears with 24 points, eight rebounds and four blocks.  Dennis scored 18 while Dave Ben (so. Coatesville/Coatesville) added 15.  

Upcoming Action

WED 2/14 — MILLERSVILLE 8:00 PM

SAT 2/17 — CHEYNEY 3:00 PM 

Women’s Basketball (8-15, 4-5 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action

WED 2-7 — KUTZTOWN 59, MANSFIELD 35 – Kutztown won 59-35 over Mansfield.  The Golden Bears were led by Lara Dellegrotti (so. Berwick/Berwick) with 15 points.  Mercedes Van Wagner (jr. Mullica Hill, NJ/Clearview Regional) notched 12 points, while Vivian Melvin (fr. Chichester/Chichester) added 10 points.  Jess Brady (sr. Wescosville/Emmaus) pulled in 10 rebounds.  Mansfield’s 35 points are the fewest points the Golden Bears have held an opponent to since holding Cheyney to 33 points in 2000. 

SAT 2/10 — Kutztown 55, Bloomsburg 43 – Kutztown defeated Bloomsburg, 55-43.  Rachel Weidensaul (jr. Ashland/Cardinal Brennan) led the Golden Bears with 13 points and nine rebounds.  Rachel Wisemiller (fr. Hazleton/Hazleton) notched 10 points. 

Upcoming Action

WED 2/14 — MILLERSVILLE 6:00 PM

SAT 2/17 — CHEYNEY 1:00 PM 

Indoor Track and Field

Last Week’s Action

SAT 2/10 — PSAC EAST CHALLENGE

M:4^th/7 - The men’s indoor track and field team placed fourth as they hosted the PSAC East Challenge.  Shippensburg was first with 195.5 points.  East Stroudsburg placed second with 114, West Chester third was with 103.  Kutztown was fourth with 78 points.  Millersville came in fifth with 61.  Cheyney was sixth with 59.5 and Bloomsburg was seventh with 32 points.  Brian Dodds (jr. Wyomissing/Wilson) placed first in the pole vault with a height of 14-3.  Steve Tyson (jr. Bridgeport/Upper Merion) came in first in the shot put with a NCAA Provisional throw of 52-10.  Cody Hartzler (so. Belleville/Indian Valley) finished third in the high jump with a height of 6-7.  John Pyne (so. Harrisburg/Bishop McDevitt) placed third in the 3000-meter run with a time of 9:30.22.  The Distance Medley relay team of Ben Loht (fr. Lewistown/Indian Valley), Ian Clark (jr. Troy, NH/Mohandock Regional), Pat McKeever (jr. Midland Park, NJ/Midland Park) and Dan Wilde (sr. Lemoyne/Cedar Cliff) was third with a time of 11:05.51.

W:1^st/7 - The women’s indoor track and field team placed first at the PSAC East Challenge with 154.17 points.  Shippensburg came in second with 124 points and East Stroudsburg finished third with 114.33 points.  West Chester was fourth (81), Millersville fifth (62), Bloomsburg sixth (57.5) and Cheyney seventh (9).  Highlights for the women include Stephanie Williams (jr. Harrisburg/Riverside) finishing first in the 3000-meter run (10:31.74).  Desiree Bower (sr. Bethel/Tulpehocken) placed first in the mile (5:19.17) and Chelsea Thomas (sr. Sellersville/Pennridge) was third (5:24.58).  Hailey Dell (so. Saranac Lake, NY/Saranac Lake) finished first in the 5000 (19:45.12) and Lauren Ayars (fr. Ocean Twp., NJ/Ocean Twp.) placed third (20:01.57).  Kayla Quigley (fr. West Deptford, NJ/West Deptford) came in second in the 55 hurdles (8.73).  Jessica Schlecter (fr. Chalfont/Central Bucks South) placed third in the 800 (2:25.87).  Kelly Strickland (fr. Bear, DE/Caravel Academy) won the pole vault with a height of 11-0.  Lindsay Runkle (so. Port Carbon/Pottsville) came in second with a height of 10-6.  In the long jump, Laura Deller (jr. York/Dallastown) placed third with a jump of 16-8 ¼.  The 4x400 relay team of Heather Spangenberg (fr. Clarks Summit/Abington Heights), Renee Marchand (sr. Hawley/Wallenpaupack), Brooke McMurray (so. Hawley/Wallenpaupack) and Doofan Tor-Agbidye (so. Stewartsville, NJ/Phillipsburg) came in second (4:06.12) and the distance medley relay team of Bower, Joanna Horstmann (so. Dowingtown/Downingtown West), Becky Webb (fr. Laurys Station/Parkland) and Chelsea Thomas (sr. Sellersville/Pennridge) finished second (13:09.45).

Upcoming Action

SAT 2/17 — at Princeton Invitational TBA

Men’s Swimming (4-3, 2-2 PSAC)

Last Week’s Action

Idle

Upcoming Action

Idle until:

WED2/21 — at PSAC Championships TBA

-SAT 2/24    (at Mechanicsburg, PA) 

Women’s Swimming (3-6, 2-4 PSAC)

Last Week’s Action

Idle

Upcoming Action

Idle until:

WED2/21 — at PSAC Championships TBA

-SAT 2/24    (at Mechanicsburg, PA) 

Wrestling (11-2)

Last Week’s Action

THU  2/8 — Kutztown 26, Millersville 9 – Kutztown defeated Millersville, 26-9.  Joe Kemmerer (jr. Mountaintop/Crestwood) won by a technical fall, 16-0, at 133.  Chris Chambers (so. Holland/Council Rock South) won 3-2 at 149.  At 165, Kevin Kalbach (sr. Downingtown/Downingtown) won by a 9-4 decision.  Curtis Beardsell (so. Warminster/William Tennent) won 7-6 at 174.  Roy Gecelosky (sr. Annville/Palmyra) won a 7-1 decision at 184.  Kyle Davis (r-fr. Peckville/Valley View) won 3-1 at 197 and Rich Dalmas (fr. Mountaintop/Crestwood) won by a forfeit at 285.

FRI 2/9 — Kutztown 23, York 11 – Kutztown won seven bouts to defeat York, 23-11.  Kemmerer won by his second technical fall of the week, 16-1 in 3:37, at 133.  Brett Martinez (so. Slatington/Northern Lehigh) won a 6-4 decision at 141.  At 157, David Zeek (fr. Newtown/Council Rock North) won 7-2 in overtime.  Kalbach won 3-1 at 165.  Jim Celi (fr. Newton, NJ/Kittatinny Regional) won 9-7 at 174.  Gecelosky defeated his opponent 10-4 at 184.  Davis won a 9-3 decision at 197. 

Upcoming Action

THU  2/15 — SHIPPENSBURG 7:00 PM 

 

SPRING SPORTS

Baseball (4-0, 0-0 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action

SAT 2/10 — Kutztown 4, Barton 2 - Dan Gavlick (sr. Medford, NJ/Shawnee) was 1-for-2 with a two-run double in KU's four-run fourth inning.  Gavlick and Paul Cashin (sr. Collingdale/Monsignor Bonner) scored on an error to cap the rally.  Mike McCardell (sr. West Chester/Henderson) was 2-for-4.  Philip Rummel (jr. Exeter/West-Mont Christian) picked up the win, pitching four innings with three strikeouts and just four hits.  Derick Reis (jr. Jim Thorpe/Jim Thorpe) pitched two innings of relief, while McCardell got the save with a scoreless seventh.

Kutztown 7, Barton 3 - Gavlick and Nate Kranz (so. Silver Spring/Cumberland Valley) belted two-run singles as KU broke a 3-3 tie in the seventh en route to the 7-3 win.  Gavlick was 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.  Chad Lightcap (so. Boyertown/Boyertown) was 3-for-3 with an RBI, while Sean Bond (fr. Malvern/Great Valley) was 2-for-4 with two runs.  McCardell was 2-for-4 with two RBI.  Garrison Rausch (jr. Allentown/Parkland) was the winning pitcher in relief, tossing three scoreless innings.  Matt Keller (sr. Fleetwood/Fleetwood) started and went three innings, allowing three runs with five strikeouts. 

SUN 2/11 — Kutztown 11, Barton 7 - Lightcap led KU's offensive attack going 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs.  His two-run homer staked KU to a 2-0 lead in the first, while his RBI single was part of a four-run rally in the third.  Kranz was 2-for-3 with two runs, Gavlick drove in a pair of runs and Mike Kacelowicz (fr. Orwigsburg/Blue Mountain) was 2-for-3 with three runs.  Jason Mills (sr. Hatfield/North Penn) pitched four innings, allowing three hits and two runs, one earned.  He struck out four. 

Kutztown 9, Barton 3 - KU used a three-run third inning to take the lead.   McCardell was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, and Gavlick and Bryan Riggins (jr. Glenmore/Downingtown West) followed with RBI singles.  Up 6-3 in the seventh, KU broke it open with a two-run triple by Kacelowicz.  Matt Kulbacki (fr. Hershey/Hershey) was 2-fro-2 wtih an RBI, while Bond scored twice.  Ryan Loper (sr. Boiling Springs/Cumberland Valley) was the winning pitcher, going 4.2 innings, allowing five hits, two runs and striking out three. 

Upcoming Action

Idle until:

THU 2/22-SUN 2/24 — at Newport News, VA

THU 2/22 — vs. East Stroudsburg 6:00 PM

FRI 2/23 — at Apprentice School NOON

SAT 2/24 — vs. Lock Haven 9:00 AM

vs. Bloomsburg 6:00 PM

SUN 2/25 — TBA TBA 

Softball (1-4, 0-0 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action

SAT 2/10-SUN 2/11 — at USC-Aiken Tournament

SAT 2/10 — Augusta (GA) State 2, Kutztown 0 - KU fell behind 2-0 to Augusta State before loading the bases on consecutive singles by Dani Spalik (sr. Johnson City, NY/Johnson City), Caitlin Hague (jr. Lansdale/North Penn) and Adriane Willmer (sr. Kitchener, ONT/Resurrection).  The Bears, however, couldn't scratch across any runs.  Kaitlin Arbogast (fr. Ambler/Wissahickon) was the losing pitcher, allowing five hits and two runs with eight strikeouts. 

Columbus (GA) State 2, Kutztown 0 - KU again fell behind 2-0, while Willmer's single in the sixth inning broke up Columbus State's no-hit bid and proved to be KU's only base knock of the game.  Arbogast (0-2) took the loss, despite striking out seven and allowing just two hits and two unearned runs.

Columbus (GA) State 13, Kutztown 2 (5 inn.) - Columbus State opened up the offense with 13 runs on 15 hits.  KU snapped its 15-inning scoring drought to start the season with a run in the second and one in the third.  Kathy Gregg (jr. Narvon/Garden Spot) was 2-for-2 with a run, while Spalik was 1-for-2 with an RBI.  Lindsay Bennent (jr. Rising Sun, MD/Rising Sun) took the loss.

SUN 2/11— Kutztown 13, Georgia College & State University 6 - KU rapped out 13 hits en route to the seven-run victory.  Up 7-5 in the seventh, KU scored six runs, including a grand-slam by Ashley Fitzgerald (so. Kitchener, ONT/Resurrection), to put the game out of reach.  Fitzgerald also had a double in the game.  Arbogast was the winning pitcher, going all seven innings with three strikeouts. 

Augusta (GA) State 4, Kutztown 3 - Augusta State defeated KU for the second time this weekend.  Down 2-0 in the bottom of the first, KU took the lead on a two-run double by Krista Cameron (so. Formosa, ONT/Sacred Heart) in the bottom half of the first.  The Jaguars tied it in the third then took the lead for good in the fifth.  Arbogast relieved Bennett the first inning and struck out four over the next 6.1, allowing two runs in the loss.

Upcoming Action

Idle until:

FRI 3/2-SUN 2/4 — at Catawba Tournament

FRI 3/2 — vs. Pfeiffer 5:00 PM

SAT 3/3 — vs. Mars Hill 11:00 AM

                  vs. Francis Marion 3:00 PM

SUN 3/4 — vs. Limestone 10:30 AM

 

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