2 weeks Ago By Christian Eby The Sentinel
The Northern and West Perry field hockey teams have qualified for their first PIAA championship games in program history. With a 4-0 Class 2A semifinal win over Kennett and a 3-1 Class A semifinal victory against Newport Tuesday, the Polar Bears and Mustangs will hold residency at Cumberland Valley’s Chapman Field Saturday. West Perry (23-0) draws Boiling Springs, a 1-0 semifinal winner over Wyoming Area, at 11 a.
m. while Northern (22-3) duels Warwick, a 1-0 winner against Palmyra, at 1 p.m.
Division I commits Olivia Anderson and Jordan Byers guided their respective assemblies Tuesday. Anderson, a North Carolina pledge, pocketed a pair of goals for the Polar Bears. Meanwhile, Byers, a future Iowa product, matched the output for the Mustangs.
Sara Gunning and Keairah Dykes completed Northern’s scoring quartet. On the West Perry side, Laurel Fite sandwiched a second-quarter score between Byers’ duo. Addison Geer snapped Newport’s shutout against West Perry with a goal in the 57th minute.
The Mustangs outshot the Buffaloes 15-3 and gained nine corners to Newport’s four. Camp Hill's goalie Piper Reibsane, left, blocks a shot during the fourth quarter of their PIAA Class A quarterfinal game against West Perry at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field.
West Perry's Jordan Byers, right, drives the ball down the field in front of Camp Hill's Carys Yale, left, during the first quarter of their PIAA Class A quarterfinal at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. West Perry's Addison Brandt, left, controls the ball around Camp Hill's Haley Kessel, right, during the first quarter of their PIAA Class A quarterfinal at Mechanicsburg's John H.
Frederick Field. Camp Hill's Carys Yale, right, passes the ball away from in front of West Perry's Jordan Byers, left, during the first quarter of their PIAA Class A quarterfinal at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field.
West Perry celebrates after Autumn Albright scored a goal during the first quarter of their PIAA Class A quarterfinal game agains Camp Hill at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Camp Hill's Haley Kessel, left, controls the ball along the sidelines in front of West Perry's Emma Stump, right, during the first quarter of their PIAA Class A quarterfinal at Mechanicsburg's John H.
Frederick Field. West Perry's Jordan Byers looks for an open teammate to pass to during the first quarter of their PIAA Class A quarterfinal game against Camp Hill at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field.
Camp Hill's Cleo Yatsko, left, battles with West Perry's Laurel Fite, right, during the first quarter of their PIAA Class A quarterfinal at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Camp Hill's Sophia Detweiler, right, blocks the shot from West Perry's Laurel Fite, during the second quarter of their PIAA Class A quarterfinal at Mechanicsburg's John H.
Frederick Field. West Perry's Madison Bell drives the ball down the field during the second quarter of their PIAA Class A quarterfinal game against Camp Hill at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field.
West Perry'sAutumn Albright, left, winds up for a pass in front of Camp Hill's Alina Baetz, right, during the second quarter of their PIAA Class A quarterfinal at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. West Perry's Jordan Byers, left, passes the ball around Camp Hill's Alina Baetz, right, during the second quarter of their PIAA Class A quarterfinal at Mechanicsburg's John H.
Frederick Field. Christian Eby is a sports reporter for The Sentinel and cumberlink.com .
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