Boys cross country
State Catholic championship
Team scores: Bishop O’Connell 40, Saint John Paul the Great 53, Bishop Ireton 80, Catholic 88, Paul VI Catholic 146, Roanoke Catholic 177, Peninsula Catholic 199, Walsingham Academy 202, Benedictine 259.
Walsingham Academy and Peninsula Catholic co-hosted the event. Catholic’s Joshu Seidensticker, Brandon Eason and Michael Ankley, as well as Walsingham’s Gene O’Hallarn, earned all-state Catholic honors.
Metro Conference championship
The 2025 Metro Conference meet will be hosted by Denbigh Baptist on Friday at 3 p.m. The varsity boys race is the second scheduled race.
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Girls cross country
State Catholic championship
Team scores: Bishop Ireton 49, Saint John Paul the Great 51, Paul VI Catholic 75, Peninsula Catholic 101, Catholic 147, Bishop O’Connell 176, Roanoke Catholic 204, Walsingham Academy 204, St. Gertrude 205
All-state Catholic honors were awarded to Remington Freeman of Walsingham Academy, Isabella Curtis and Rachel Branan of Peninsula Catholic and Leila Mateo of Catholic.
Metro Conference championship
The varsity girls race is the first scheduled race of the 2025 Metro Conference meet at Denbigh Baptist at 3 p.m. Friday.
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Field hockey
757Teamz Top 15
#2 Norfolk Academy 8, Norfolk Collegiate 0
The Bulldogs were led by Betsy McCabe with two goals. Allie Tyszko, Sloane Becker, Verity Huddleston, Anja Speers, Mia Jones and Addie Scott all scored once.
#3 Cox 6, Princess Anne 0
Cox’s lone senior, Atalee Booth, finished with four goals and two assists on her Senior Day. Other goal scorers were Campbell Wright and Rose Holland. Wright, Bella Glenn and Lilly Schrott each provided an assist.
#8 First Colonial 7, Landstown 0
The Patriots earned a shutout win on their Senior Day. Ryan Whitworth and Isadora Kitzmiller each finished with two goals and an assist. Elyse Hinkel followed with a goal and an assist, while Ellie Edwards and Lilly Fanzo also scored once. Zoe Mason and Sophie Stroud each contributed one assist.
Nondistrict
Indian River 4, Green Run 0
Senior Zoey Dowdy scored a season-high two goals and added two assists on Senior Night. Sophomores Marlie Voelker and Lily Tyndall added one goal each. Goalkeeper Iyanna Porter earned the shutout.
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Boys soccer
Metro Conference quarterfinal
Portsmouth Christian 1, Gateway Christian 0
After defeating No. 4 Gateway Christian, No. 5 Portsmouth Christian advances to a Metro Conference semifinal at top-seeded Atlantic Shores Christian on Thursday at 4 p.m.
No. 2 StoneBridge hosts No. 3 Hampton Christian, also Thursday at 4 p.m., in the other semifinal.
The semifinal winners will meet for the championship Saturday at 6 p.m., hosted by Portsmouth Christian.
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Boys volleyball
757Teamz Top 15
#1 Kellam d. #14 Ocean Lakes, 3-2
(25-17, 25-22, 23-25, 23-25, 15-12)
Dylan Calkins led the Knights with 22 kills, and Nathan Pyka followed with 21 kills. Bennett Pyka provided 52 assists.
#6 First Colonial d. Tallwood, 3-0
(25-12, 25-14, 25-18)
Nate Brown, Brian Ruzzi and Robbie Marsh combined for 12 kills and 14 blocks. Lucas Hills and Eli Jones led the Patriots’ defense with 20 combined digs.
#9 Indian River d. Nansemond River, 3-1
(25-17, 22-25, 25-15, 25-13)
The Braves defeated the Warriors in four sets.
#10 Grassfield d. #12 Great Bridge, 3-0
(25-20, 25-15, 25-21)
Andrew Burke and Isaiah Agustin combined for 28 kills. Caedan Agustin put up 25 assists for the Grizzlies.
#11 Western Branch d. Lakeland, 3-0
(25-18, 25-16, 25-21)
The Bruins defeated the Cavaliers in straight sets.
#13 Hickory d. Oscar Smith, 3-0
(25-11, 25-16, 25-17)
Logan Kennedy provided 15 assists for the Hawks. Carson Tortone and Nolan Kennedy each tallied eight kills, while Cole Carter totaled three kills and three aces.
Beach District
Bayside d. Salem, 3-1
(25-22, 22-25, 25-18, 25-21)
The Marlins were led by Ethan Barrett with nine aces and 16 kills, and John McClanahan added 12 kills.
Green Run d. Cox, 3-0
(29-27, 25-19, 25-17)
Zion Artis-Bruce led the Stallions (10-9) in blocking. Max Wasserzug tallied five aces, and Elijah Delacruz anchored defensively with 13 digs. Green Run travels to No. 5 Kempsville on Thursday at 6 p.m.
Princess Anne d. Landstown, 3-0
(25-23, 25-17, 25-18)
Brayden Sasser and Garrett VanHouten combined for 31 kills. Grant Parrish provided 51 assists for the Cavaliers, and Brandon Savoy added 16 digs.
Peninsula District
Woodside d. Phoebus, 3-1
(25-20, 25-21, 19-25, 25-7)
The Wolverines combined for 35 kills and 34 assists. Isaac Williams led with nine kills, and Samere Coleman recorded seven kills and four blocks. Jayden Bruce and Jharen Radovan provided 17 and 12 assists, respectively.
Private schools
Cape Henry Collegiate d. Peninsula Catholic, 3-0
(25-21, 25-13, 26-24)
Trent Parker tallied 16 kills, five aces and nine digs for the Dolphins. Jaxson Moore added nine kills, while Jordan Glascock logged 34 assists, three aces and 11 digs. Andrew Corcoran registered 13 digs, and Matt Todl totaled five kills and 11 digs.
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Girls volleyball
757Teamz Top 15
#1 Grafton d. #13 Jamestown, 3-0
(25-14, 25-16, 25-14)
The Clippers were led by Kenzie Smith with 16 kills. Olivia De La Cruz contributed 20 assists and five aces, while sisters Ana and Alivia Breckons combined for 19 kills. Ally Burke added 14 digs and three aces.
#4 Norfolk Academy d. Norfolk Collegiate, 3-0
(25-14, 25-15, 25-12)
Sydney Petersen led the Bulldogs with 11 kills and 11 digs.
#9 First Colonial d. Tallwood, 3-0
(25-17, 25-5, 25-18)
Avery Alderks and Finley Keever combined for nine aces for the Patriots (12-9). Sophie Buddenhagen and Paige Whitworth tallied six and four respective kills.
#11 Cox d. Green Run, 3-0
(25-18, 25-10, 30-28)
Lilian Tignor logged three aces for the Falcons, and Ava Davis totaled nine digs.
Bay Rivers District
Poquoson d. Warhill, 3-0
(25-18, 25-23, 25-17)
The Islanders were led by Peyton Ashworth with eight kills and six digs. Chloe Dearman added seven kills and four aces, and Devyn Zimmerman registered seven digs. Sydney Stewart logged six kills, five aces and five digs.
Smithfield d. York, 3-2
(23-25, 25-15, 21-25, 25-12, 15-6)
Freshman setter Easton Saunders paced the Packers’ offense with 35 assists, as senior leaders Kaci Humphrey and Chloe Schall recorded 13 and 10 respective kills. Saunders and sophomore Baylee Carriker each tallied five aces.
Beach District
Bayside d. Salem, 3-0
(25-19, 25-23, 25-19)
Makenna Bowman registered 16 digs and seven assists for the Marlins. Ekaterina Smagley added four kills, 22 assists and five aces. Diara Cherry finished with nine kills, four aces and two blocks, while Jhordynn Rowson contributed seven kills and three blocks. Karly Shipe provided eight kills and three aces.
Landstown d. Princess Anne, 3-0
The Eagles defended with 75 digs. Siri Larsen, Kailyn Johnson and Sophia Decker combined for 35 assists. Cheyenne Wright contributed 18 kills.
Southeastern District
Hickory d. Oscar Smith, 3-1
(25-18, 25-22, 17-25, 25-17)
The Hawks were led by Hailey Caddy with 10 kills, and Jordan Long added 20 digs and eight kills.
Indian River d. Nansemond River, 3-0
(25-9, 25-12, 25-22)
Alyssa Carr led the Braves with a double-double of 10 kills and 14 aces.
Western Branch d. Lakeland, 3-0
(25-16, 25-7, 25-23)
The Cavaliers fell to the Bruins.
Private schools
Norfolk Christian d. Hampton Roads Academy, 3-0
(25-14, 25-19, 25-8)
Cam Collins logged seven aces for the Ambassadors, and Ava Holmes recorded 14 kills.
Peninsula Catholic d. Cape Henry Collegiate, 3-1
(25-23, 15-25, 25-22, 25-22)
Deana Taveraz led the Knights with a double-double of 31 kills, 10 digs and two digs. Summer Spencer logged 41 assists and two aces, while Ajah Davidson contributed 15 digs. The Dolphins fell to 13-9, 5-4 in the TCIS.
