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Crew

Rowing his varsity single boat, senior Benjamin Harris won a gold medal MEN’S JV 4+ CREW MEMBERS EARN MEDALS.
at the Pittsburgh Sprints and a silver medal at the Midwest Scholastics in
Ohio. Rowing a men’s JV 4+ boat with junior Elijah Egyed as the cox-
swain, juniors Maxwell Katich and Gavin O’Connor and sophomores
Christian Oberst and Troy Rowlands earned gold medals at both the
Pittsburgh Sprints and Dillon Lake Invitational in Ohio. Rowing a women’s
varsity 2x boat, senior Cassidy Oberst and junior Taylor Boczar won a
silver medal at the Pittsburgh Sprints. As the final competition of the year,
all three teams competed at the Scholastic Rowing Association of America
National competition at Dillon Lake in Ohio.

Cross Country “Students can have fun, make lasting friendships, improve self-
confidence and self-esteem, learn the value of team, compete on
The PR boys and girls cross-country teams competed a regional and national basis and experience success. All of our
in the WPIAL Cross-Country Championships on Nov. 1, students have an opportunity to compete at their level of ability.”
2015 in Slippery Rock, Pa. The boy’s team placed 15th
and the girls’ team 12th. Junior Gregory Schleicher — Mr. Kevin Rowlands, PR Crew Booster President
qualified for the PIAA State Cross-Country Champion-
ships at Hershey Park Nov. 1, 2015 and ran the course
in 17 minutes flat, the fastest time in PR history.

Fencing Field Hockey

The PR Boys Fencing Team won the bronze medal Pine-Richland High School Field
at the high school championships led by starters
Matt Lacek, Noah Stewart, and Matt Di and Hockey advanced to the WPIAL
finished the season tied for first place in the Pittsburgh
Interscholastic Fencing Association competition. playoffs this year. Senior Han-
The PR Girls Fencing Team, which was led by Skyla
Bruno, Camille Patrignani, and Martha Lacek, just nah Reiling and junior Sammi
missed qualifying for the playoffs to make another bid
to earn a championship as the team did in 2015. Pavlecic were named National

THE PR BOYS FENCING TEAM WINS A BRONZE MEDAL. Field Hockey Coaches Asso-

ciation Academic All-American

players. In addition, Hannah

was named Most Positive Field

Hockey Athlete in Western

Pennsylvania, the FOX 53/ WPNT

22 Friday Night Rivals Scholar

Athlete and GetGo Scholar JUNIOR SAMMI PAVLECIC IS FRONT AND CENTER ON THE FIELD.

Athlete of the Week. She earned Section 1 Honorable Mention status with

Sammi and junior Chalinda Schleicher. Sophomores Sarah Metzmaier and

Molly Rottinghaus were named Section 1 All Stars and All WPIAL. Molly was

named Post-Gazette North Feature Athlete of the Week. Hannah, Molly, Sammi

and Sarah were named PR Scholar Athletes along with seniors Isabella Bailie

and Sloane Hudok; juniors Kierstin Coup, Olivia DeFoggia, Kaitlyn Norris,

sophomore Christy Malcho and Sarah Mooney; ninth graders Isabelle

Foster, Meghan McLoughlin, Alora Sharron and Vivian Cavanaugh.

Varsity Coach Donna Stephenson was recognized in January 2016 as the

Elixir Sports Equipment & National Field Hockey Coaches Association Junior

Hockey Award recipient.

2016 PINE-RICHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT 23