The Comets came into Saturday's (April 10) non-league baseball game with a 0-5 record. They were looking for their first victory, hosting Central York but instead suffered another 2-0 loss.
"We could potentially be 3-3," said head coach Streeter Stuart. "We just need to find a way to hit better. As a coach, I feel responsible for not finding way to get our kids to hit better."
In their six losses, three have been by two runs. Manor lost to Warwick 2-0 and to McCaskey 4-2. They have scored five runs to date.
The Comets out hit CY 5-3 but missed the clutch hit. They left the bases loaded in the sixth and had runners on second and third in the seventh.
"Our pitching had done well enough to win games," said Stuart. "Hunter Sipel was the hard luck loser in those 2-0 losses. In each of these games we had opportunities to score runs but could not put the ball in play with runners on base.
"We believe in these kids and will keep working on our batting," he added.
Sipel fanned six and walked four. He, along with Brady Frey, Raudy Pineda, Zach Clare and Jamison Ford provided the offense.
In the April 9 loss to McCaskey, they plated both runs in the third inning. Jamison Ford reached on an error and, with two outs, scored on Sipel's triple. Braegelman's base hit made it 2-zip.
Sipel and Max Jesberger each finished with two hits and Braegelman added one.
Despite a 1-0 lead after three innings, the Comets gave up six runs in the fourth and dropped a 7-1 outing at Cedar Crest Tuesday. Sipel led Manor's six hit effort with two while Ethan Adelman pushed the lone run in.
The Comets exploded on Wednesday, collecting 11 hits in a 15-1 five inning win over CV. They batted around in the third inning, overtaking a 1-0 deficit with 11 runs.
Glenn (2-2, 1RBI) Sipel (2-2, 2RBIs), Swarr (2-4, 4RBIs), Adelman (2-3, 1RBI) all finished with two hits while Lawrence, Braegelmann and Jesberger recorded 2RBIs.
Noah Beach struck out seven in the win.
SOFTBALL
The Comets, playing their fifth game in six days, remained undefeated at 7-0 with a 7-4 thriller over Central Dauphin Saturday, April 10.
Down 4-3 with one out in the bottom of the seventh and the bases loaded, Kaelin Gable crushed a walk off grand slam to lift the hosts over the Rams.
Audrey Patterson's (2-3) double pushed in the first run of the seventh inning. Tori Hook's base knock made it 4-3 with one out. Emily Riggs (3-3) followed with a double and CD intentionally walked Maddie Trout to set the stage for Gable.
Bella Peters struck out 10 and walked two in the circle.
The Comets were coming off a 15-0 three-inning shutout over winless McCaskey one day earlier. Riggs went 3-3 with five RBIs. Peters, who fanned four and did not give up hit or a walk, was 2-2 with three RBIs.
Manor banged out 12 hits in an 11-0 win over Cedar Crest Tuesday. Riggs was 2-4 with a pair of homers, Patterson and Booth added two doubles each and Goss (2-3) added a double as well.
With some JV players seeing action Wednesday, the Comets defeated CV 8-2. Riggs was the big hitter going 2-3 with 3RBIs. Gable, Hook and Patterson each finished with two hits.
BOYS' LACROSSE
The Comets improved to 3-1 overall with a 23-0 non-league shutout over Daniel Boone Saturday April 10. Clayton Hollinger's seven goals and four assists fueled the attack. Isiac Nafziger recorded four goals and six assists as the Comets built a 10-0 lead in the first quarter.
Jack barley added a hat trick while Dylan Keene, Cole Spezialetti, and Erik Hinkle (3a) each scored twice. Aidan Gerlach, Isaac Hostetter and Colin Eby provided single goals.
Nick Hollinger recorded 10 saves.
TENNIS
The winning ways continued as the Comet racket club stopped visiting Manheim Central 5-2, April 12, improving to 9-0.
Curtis Rabatin and Maxwell Davis cruised to an 8-1 No. 1 doubles win and Stefo Billis and Nico Mann won 8-2.
Rabatin, Billis and Davis all won singles in straight sets to wrap up the win while PJ Fahey dropped a tight one to Ben Ginder 6-7 (4-7), 3-6.
They were coming off their third shutout of the year against Lebanon April 8. Rabatin and Maxwell, Paul Karpouzis and Sebastian Bookmiller and Suren Clark and William Steitz gave the Comets a 3-0 lead with doubles wins. Billis and Rabatin added 6-0, 6-0 singles shutouts while Fahey and Tom Hockenberry also won in straight sets.
GIRLS' LACROSSE
The Lady Comets ran their win streak to four straight with non-league wins over Dayspring Christian Academy (18-1) and Daniel Boone (12-7) and a 15-13 league thriller over Cedar Crest April 12.
In a total team effort, sixteen different players scored in Thursday's (April 8) win over Dayspring. Halie Rineer and Maddie Weber each scored twice while Malayna Kahl (2a), Caity McGough, Keegan Dings, Jenna Haldeman, Grace Cerner, Maeve Haines, Claire DeVinney, Evelyn Weaver, Paige Marie Flinchbaugh, Joy Perkins, Catherina Rabatin, Jilliam Burkholder, Kimmy Miller (2a), and Erin Shipley rounded out the offense.
Two days later the Comets, with hat tricks from Kahl and Weber, built a 7-4 lead by halftime and outscored Daniel Boone 5-3 in the second half to win again.
Dings and Haines each scored twice and Rineer and Haldeman added one goal each.
Dings racked up a career-high eight goals to spark a 15-13 win over Cedar Crest April 12. Kahl finished with a hat trick, McGough scored twice and Rineer and Haldeman each added one.
"We made adjustments all over the field to win," said head coach Anneli Starry. "Keegan scored our 14th goal and Malayna our last goal to win."
Mackenzie Nafziger and Brooklyn Ayala, sharing time in goal, combined for 26 saves in the three wins.
TRACK
The Comets hosted Manheim Township on a chilly Monday, April 12 afternoon but couldn't heat things up, bowing out 89-61.
Jasmine Miller claimed the 100 and 200 and teamed with Eden Chrisman, Chantal Morles and Camryn Thorne to win the 4x400 relay. Chrisman also won the pole vault with Thorne tying for second.
Anne Bibus also earned a win in the mile run.
The Comets shared the wealth in the field. Jaden Metzler won the discus and took third in the shot. Jordan Schucker (javelin), Alyssa Heagy (high jump) and Cassidy McCollum (long jump) also picked up firsts.
Kyle Murr's three-win performance highlighted the boys' 95-54 setback. The senior won the long, triple and high jumps. Lou Lindsley won the pole vault and joined forced with Josh Wentzel, Jeremiah Hetrick and Leo Medvedkin to take the 4x400 relay. Graham Thomas won in the 3200.
VOLLEYBALL
The Comets earned its first win of the season April 8 with a tightly contested 3-2 final at Cedar Crest. Manor won 27-25 to open play but dropped the second set 26-24 and boosted Crest's confidence with a 25-19 third set before coming back to win 25-14, 19-17.
In non-league play Saturday, they came out on the wrong side of another long match that went 3-2 to Carlisle. Max Bushong led with three aces and 23 digs. Wyatt Rohrer distributed 26 assists and Riley Walton added three blocks.
Tuesday, April 13, the Comets picked up a 3-0 thriller over visiting McCaskey, needing overtime, so to speak, to get the job done. They pulled out a 27-25 first set, solidly won the second 25-14, and pulled away for a 30-28 third set to seal the deal.
Derek Warfel's 10 kill night was a game high. Bushong added four aces and nine digs, and Rohrer, who racked up 34 assists, and Walton both blocked four times.
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