Methacton Athletics

Dear Methacton Families and Community,

The Athletics Office would like to highlight senior swimmer Chris Groff who was selected as The Mercury All-Area Boys Swimmer of the Year!

Follow the link below for an awesome PA Prep Live article about Chris and all his accomplishments this past season to finish his senior swim career off strong.

https://papreplive.com/2023/04/18/mercury-all-area-methactons-christopher-groff-makes-strong-final-push-to-grab-piaa-bronze-in-backstroke/

Congratulations Chris!!

Sincerely,

John M. Smink

Director of Athletics and Activities

On Monday, 4/17, the baseball team hosted rival Spring-Ford. The Warriors defeated the Rams 11-2 to improve to 7-1 on the season. Evan Jones earned the victory on the mound with Matthew Christian closing the game out with two scoreless innings. Jones struck out 8 in five innings of work. Jake Chapman led the offensive with two hits and three RBI. Bob Kleckner, Trip Shytle and Tyler Weil-Kasper also had multi-hit games for the Warriors.

The Warriors then traveled to Upper Merion for a matchup with the Vikings on Wednesday, 4/19. Methacton defeated Upper Merion 9-2 to improve to 8-1 on the season. Ty Lohsen struck out nine Vikings while picking up the win in six plus innings of work on the mound. Jake Chapman, Bob Kleckner and Kross Howarth had two hits each, with Howarth adding three RBI. Tyler Weil-Kasper added a big two run triple for the Warriors.

To close out the big week of conference games, Methacton traveled to Bear stadium for a 7:00 pm Friday night showdown with rival Boyertown. Methacton defeated the Bears 9-3 to improve to 9-1 on the season. Kross Howarth earned the victory on the mound going 5.2 strong innings, striking out eight. Matt Christian recorded the final four outs of the game to close it out. Jake Chapman led the way offensively with three hits and three runs scored. Bob Kleckner and Tripp Shytle added two hits each. Ty Lohsen scored two runs and had two RBI. Kasey Humes was on base three times for the Warriors.

On Saturday, 4/22, we celebrated our wonderful group of senior players and families while hosting Cheltenham High School on senior recognition day. Methacton defeated the visiting Panthers 10-0 in six innings. Matt Christian led the way for the Warriors by going 4-4 with a walk-off sixth inning single to go along with a scoreless third inning pitched on the mound. Four Methacton pitchers combined to throw a no-hitter: Mike Christian (innings one and two), Matt Christian (third inning), Bob Kleckner (innings four and five), Jake Chapman (sixth inning). In addition to Matt Christian, who went 4-4 with three RBI and two runs scored, Mike Christian had three hits and two runs scored and Ben Clark added two hits.

The Warriors now sit at 10-1 on the season with Perkiomen Valley coming over for a 4:00pm game this Monday, April 24.

Our feature athletes for this week are seniors Mike Christian, Matthew Christian, Bob Kleckner and Jake Chapman who combined to throw a no-hitter against Cheltenham on Senior Recognition Day this past Saturday. Go Warriors!

Upcoming Events:

4/24 - Game vs. Perkiomen Valley (HOME)

4/26 - Game vs. Pottsgrove (HOME)

4/27 - Game vs. Norristown (HOME)

The softball team had 3 games last week. The team went 1-2, with a win against Upper Merion and losses to Spring-Ford and Boyertown. They were led by Riley Kairer and Mady Krupiewski who combined for 12 hits for the week.

This weeks schedule the Lady Warriors will be on the road against Perk Valley on Monday, Pottsgrove on Wednesday, and Norristown on Thursday.

The team’s record is now 7-4.

Upcoming Events:

4/24 - Game vs. Perkiomen Valley (AWAY)

4/26 - Game vs. Pottsgrove (AWAY)

4/27 - Game vs. Norristown (AWAY)

The Warriors competed at the Bob Friday invite at Henderson High School Friday night. It was a great showing from the Warriors who turned in 9 more PAC qualifiers across a broad range of events.

Michael Wolbers had a big PR in the javelin to inch up to 11th in the PAC, while SahBri Hill qualified for districts in the 400 meter with a big PR of 50.3. Nico Lumbrano also PR'd in discus to make the championship meet. Aryaman Punshi and Yasser Jarhale also PR'd and qualified for PACs in the long jump.

The impressive sophomore distance class was also on display with Curt Alexander and Charlie Reith both qualifying for the PAC champs in the 800 and 1600.

The warriors currently have 52 events qualified for the PAC championship weekend and will get back to practice this week.

Upcoming Events:

4/27 - Penn Relays @ Franklin Field (AWAY)

4/28 - Pending Penn Relays Finals (if anyone qualifies) (AWAY)

The Girls Track and Field team notched their third dual meet win with a strong team effort over Spring Ford. With the win, the team qualified for the PAC Championships coming up next month. The win was a total team effort with the girls finishing first in 13 of the 18 events contested in a dual track and field meet.

On Saturday the team headed to Great Valley to compete in the Kellerman Invitational. The girls collected some hardware lead by the 4x800 team of Bella Coppola, Juliana Trigone, Kate Thomas and Molly Thomas taking first place which also qualified the relay team for the District Championships next month. Kate Thomas also ran strong in the 800 meter race to finish third and qualify for Districts as well. Other notable places were Caroline Welsh 5th in the Shot Put, Kenslee O'Donnell 4th in the 300 meter hurdles, Molly Thomas 3rd in the two mile, and Summer Mellow 2nd in the 100 meters and Long Jump.

Coming up this week the varsity 4x100 relay team of Analiesa Geiling, Soleil Bond-Johnson, Kenslee O'Donnell and Summer Mellow will compete in the Penn Relays on Friday with the 9th and 10th grade girls heading to Pottsgrove for the Charlie Yohn Invitational on Saturday.

Upcoming Events:

4/28 - Penn Relays @ Franklin Field (AWAY)

4/29 - Charlie Yohn Invitational @ Pottsgrove (AWAY)

Methacton’s Unified Track team had an incredible week last week. The team competed against Pottsgrove and Springfield (Mont). The Warriors continued to topple their personal records. Al Faal, Ryan McCann, Brianna Katz and Trevor Christmann all PR. The Warrior relay teams dominated their competition, with strong performance by Steven Kent, Zach Ells and Aiden Samsel. Gus Mandracchia, Joycelyn Tjoe and Justin Difillippo, all had great days, adding to the Warriors success.

This week the team travels to Springfield (M) for their last regular season meet and the teams 4x100 team will race in the Penn Relays on Thursday.

4/27 - Penn Relays @ Franklin Field (AWAY)

4/27 - Tri-Meet vs. Springfield Township & Perkiomen Valley (AWAY)

Coming off a great win on Friday, the boys are heading into a tough and potentially season-changing week as we face two good PAC teams in Upper Merion and Boyertown.

Player Highlights - Cole Kleger & Will Bowers

Cole is our rock on the defensive side of the field. As a junior, Cole has shown that he can not only command a defense building up any player around him but can also lead a team. Cole is one of our 4 captains, an honor he will likely retain into his senior season. Not only is Cole a great player that we lean on in tough times, but he is also a great person that any coach would be lucky to have. Thankfully we have Cole for one more season, but whichever college he chooses to extend his career to they will see how special he is.

Will is another defenseman that has come to be one of our more dependable players this season. Will is also another great person to have around. He has done many things for this program over his 4 years. Starting as a mid-fielder / attackman, Will has shifted his play to the defensive side of the ball for his senior season. Will recognized an area of weakness and unselfishly stepped up for the team which speaks volumes to who he is as a man. I wish nothing for the best in what will intends to do after graduating from Methacton.

Upcoming Events:

4/24 - Game vs. Upper Merion (HOME)

4/27 - Game vs. Boyertown (AWAY)

Methacton Girls lacrosse had a busy week and ran off a 3 game win streak. The girls honored their seniors at the Senior night game against Upper Perk with a win 16-11. Seniors honored were Megan Sanelli, Michelle Zhai, Natalie Drake, Emily Drake, Ava Cardaci, Elise DeWan, Mackenzie Coupe, and Abby Regar. The team proceeded to beat Boyertown 14 -7 and Perkiomen Valley 15 -10. Emily Drake has been stellar in goal in those games posting double digit saves. Next up this week is Upper Merion, Norristown and OJR.

Upcoming Events:

4/24 - Game vs. Upper Merion (AWAY)

4/26 - Game vs. Norristown (HOME)

4/27 - Game vs. Owen J. Roberts (AWAY)

Boys tennis continued their 7-0 league winning streak with two more wins this past week against Upper Perk and Pottstown. The PAC also held its league singles tournament and we want to congratulate our very own sophomore Dylan Wen for winning the tournament. Dylan had a conflict with all state choir and wasn’t able to move on to the district tournament but junior Akash Suresh also qualified and went to districts on Friday but lost in the first round to a seeded player from Unionville. The boys are headed into their last official week of the season with league matches against Owen J. Roberts and Upper Merion. If we can officially clinch the league, we will be looking at a spot in the team district tournament next week!

4/24 - Match vs. Owen J. Roberts (HOME)

4/26 - Match vs. West Chester East HS (HOME)

4/27 - Match vs. Upper Merion (HOME)

4/28 - 4/29 - PAC Doubles Tournament @ Perkiomen Valley (AWAY)

Email: jsmink@methacton.org
Website: www.methactonwarriors.org
Location: 1005 Kriebel Mill Road, Eagleville, PA, USA
Phone: 610-489-5000
Twitter: @methactonwarriors