District Previews

District 8 Championships 10/22
AAA: Ean DiSilvio and Allerdice are the defending champions at this meet, and coming off a breakout season thus far in 2010, DiSilvio looks to lead his team back to states and defend his title. Rarely ever has District 8 had a huge impact on the state's scene, but this year DiSilvio and his teammates look to change that. Senior Barrett Adams and Sophomore Nathan Meyers are two other top returners. Allerdice returns their entire 6 varsity runners from last year's state meet where they finished 21st.

Distrct 2 Championships 10/26
AAA: Reece Ayers, the District 2 superstar, has finally graduated, opening the door for a new competitor to take the gold. Ayers' departure from Tunkhannock has really hit the team hard this season. The defending champions have struggled, and it looks like Dallas is ready to overrun them and seize the title this season. Deluca beat Robinson and Seigel at their league championships. Dallas was 2nd last year and returns 3 of their top 5. Meanwhile, individually, Sean Burke and Aaron Wilkinson have snuck their way into the top 25 of the ET rankings and are both poised to take their first District Championship. Wilkinson is the top returner and ran to an 18th place finish at last years state championship. He is often under the radar and has mixed it up with some of the top runners throughout the season including the Paul Short Invitational. Burke has also been to the big meets and has shown a lot of potential for a breakout performance at this meet. Burke was 31 seconds back from Wilkinson a year ago, this year things should be much tighter.

AA: Luke Jones won the championship a year ago as a sophomore over the eventual AA runner up AJ Lomongelli. Jones returns with a very solid set of performances under his belt which have earned him a top 10 ET ranking on the AA side. Jones, now a Junior leads a group of underclassmen who are seeking the individual crown, the top 5 returners from last year's meet are all Juniors this season. Holy Redeemer, always a team to watch, is the defending champions, and although they only return 4 of last year's 7, and 2 of last year's 5, the team still looks poised to return to the state championships. Holy Cross returns a lot from last years 3rd place finish, including a host of talent seniors, but Elk Lake has historically been a power house and surely will not fold easily at this championship meet, especially if Jones brings home a second straight gold out front.


District 3 Championships 10/26
AAA: The top 9 runners from a season ago have graduated, leaving the race wide open for a new face to make a name for himself. That new face looks to be Connor Strynkowski at this point in the season, after a terrific track season last spring, a hot streak of solid races in the past month, including a great run at Gettysburg and a win at Mid Penns. The other top guys from Mid Penns, John Felts, Jeff Groh, and Cole Nissley will also be in the mix for the title at Hershey. Groh and Nissley, both sophomores, have looked much sharper as of late and are starting to show some of the potential they did last season. John Ausel has to be a sleeper in the race, he's the top returner from a year ago. In addition, Adam Katora should not be left out of the Gold medal conversation after a very successful XC season thus far. Evan Williams, Alec Kunzweiler, and Nate Kreider all have also made a splash on the rankings this season, and will be names to remember on race day. In the team battle, it will be another close battle. Hempfield surprised a year ago, but this year the race seems to be between Chambersburg, Lower Dauphin and Governor Mifflin. Lower Dauphin with two strong front runners, Chambersburg and Governor Mifflin with talent packs of runners. Cumberland Valley is also always in the conversation as a team to make states and last year's 5th place finishers Manheim Township also look like they should be heading back to the big dance in November.

AA: The District 3 Champion has went on to win states for 4 straight years now and they look to hold this streak again in 2011. Out front Gruschow and Noll have graduated leaving a race between the talent Anville Celona juniors and Lancaster Mennonite's Jared Schatz. Schatz had a great run at the Lebanon Lancaster League championships and looks poised to ride that momentum into the district championships and take down the gold. The boys from Anville will be racing for more than just individual glory, as they are the defending district champions scoring just 34 points a year ago. They are the favorites this season to defend their title with possible surprises coming from Oley Valley to try and snag the second spot to states.

District 11 Championships 10/27
AA: Brendan Shearn is the name to watch as he is a huge favorite over the rest of the field. He starts his quest to be AA state champ.
AAA: Nate Palmer won his league meet which has to give him confidence going into this race. The Nazareth boys are also feeling good off their championship. As the defending champs Nazareth has to be the favorite to win again this season, but just like last year it should be tight for the first 2 spots to states. Cole Campbell, Tyler Laubach and others will also mix it up for the title in a relatively open field, especially compared to the AA side.

District 12 Championships 10/27
AAA: O'Hara and their squad look to continue their undefeated season and defend their District title, fresh off their convincing PCL win less than a week ago. To turn in two tough efforts on the Belmont course so close to each other will be a challenge, but hopefully one that doesn't take too much out of the legs of these competitors by states. O'Hara should be able to win comfortably, but out front Coyle and Savage should rematch once again in another tight race. LaSalle hopes to take the second team spot, but Chris Muldoon and his squad will also challenge for a trip to states.

District 4 Championships 10/27
AA: Curt Jewett and Sam Williams lead the defending champs Northeast Bradford in a quest to return to states both as individuals and as a team. Jewett is the top returner and has beat Williams at most races this season, but Williams has beat Jewett on the Hershey course their last two meetings. May not be a factor for this District race, but is something to consider come states.

District 7 Championships 10/27
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AA: LJ Westwood and Nat Fox will look to lead Quaker Valley back to states. Quaker Valley flat out dominated the race a year ago, and has just about all their pieces back to do it again. Westwood is the defending champion, but his shaky midseason results may leave room for upset from Bagamery or Fox.

District 1 Championships 10/28
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District 10 Championships 10/29
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District 6 Championships 10/29
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District 9 Championships 10/29
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