Two wins and a draw capped the regular schedule, for Donegal's field hockey team, boosting them to a strong finish and a 9-6-1 record, while their Section Two record of 7-3 earned them a ticket to the L-L League Tournament.

Senior night ended in a 3-3 draw while hosting Daniel Boone on Monday October 11th. The early minutes were all about the Indians with goals coming from Hailey Hauck, Grace Dickinson, and Emma Miller in the first quarter, but Daniel Boone rallied for a trio of responses in the third frame to level the scoreboard.

Though a victor was not to be determined in the showdown, the night was all about celebrating the team's graduating seniors and their contributions to the program. CC Emswiler (three saves), E. Miller, Paige Miller, Victoria Burton, and Reagan Clark were the five seniors honored prior to the competition.

"I am so proud of the seniors-they have demonstrated leadership on the field and off the field with athletics and academics," praised head coach Gina Allessie. "They play hard, and they play together for the greater good of the team. When others are down, they lift up their teammates. It's been a pleasure coaching this group of seniors and I know wherever life takes them, they will be successful."

The Tribe closed out the regular season outlasting Berks Catholic by a 3-3 count on October 12th. Berks struck first and held a tenuous 1-0 lead for the first half of the game, but Donegal regrouped for three second half goals to overtake them.

Makayla Ober and Sarah Gainer notched third quarter goals for Donegal, but Berks found the equalizer to knot the game at two apiece headed into the final segment. With the clock ticking down to 1:43 remaining, Reagan Clark connected for Donegal's winning goal.

The previous Wednesday, the club pulled away to a 4-1 triumph over Cocalico to celebrate their seventh league success and final league showdown.

Donegal netted three of those four goals in a second quarter surge kickstarted by a Dickinson goal assisted by Sarah Gainer. Cocalico chipped in their lone goal two minutes later to keep the game competitive.

E. Miller and P. Miller paired for a goal and assist respectively midway through the quarter, and Jade Haines supplied an unassisted goal with less than a minute remaining in the period.

Riding their momentum after the break, Donegal held Cocalico scoreless in the second half and Gainer took a turn at the offensive helm, netting the Indians' fourth goal, assisted by Haines.

Emswiler accumulated 14 saves across the three contests.

CROSS COUNTRY

Both boys' and girls' cross country teams sprinted their way past Lancaster Catholic and Columbia for double victories on Tuesday the 12th.

Crossing in first and second for the girls was Hadley Shoaf (19:58) and Marleigh Ballard (20.37). Donegal owned six of the top ten finishes with Addison Houck in fourth, Emma Myers sixth, Natalie Greiner seventh, and Bailey Shoaf ninth.

In the boys' race, the frontrunner was Sam Rothstein who won the event in 16:36. Teammate Hunter Gehman also crossed the finish under the 17-minute mark with a time of 16:59.

Dylan Lenhart (17:55) grabbed fifth place, Braden Bistline (18:24) ninth, and Zachary Karpel (19:31) took 11th.

TENNIS

Janelle Kingsboro and Emily Frownfelter blazed their way through the Flight Three doubles bracket at the 2021 Flighted tournament, finishing as runners up after falling to Flight Three champions Lindsey Steele and Kaitlyn Finn of Lampeter-Strasburg on October 11.

"Janelle and Emily had a great tournament. They won their first match 8-0, and then had a great Saturday," praised coach Trent Hoffmaster.

The duo earned their spot in the championship match after a tie-breaker triumph over Cocalico. On their way to the semis, the pair took down Pequea Valley opponents before upsetting the third seeded duo from Lancaster Catholic in quarterfinal action.

Aubree Jones celebrated a run to the semis in the Flight 4 singles bracket, easily cruising past her first two competitors with straight set victories. Jones' run came to a halt in a semifinal loss to Hempfield's Lydia Sullivan.

Jones also found a first round victory in Flight Two doubles alongside partner Corinne Watson. The pair won five consecutive games against their Lancaster Catholic opponents before suffering a quarterfinal loss to Elizabethtown.

The team concludes the 2021 season with a record of 7-5 overall, 4-3 in league matchups. Jones finished with a singles record of 8-4, followed closely by Kingsboro's 7-4 mark. In doubles action, Frownfelter (6-4) and Kingsboro (6-5) accrued the best records.

BOYS' SOCCER

Donegal boys' soccer went on a seven game win streak to close out the regular season 12-4-1 ending with a 4-2 non-league win over Daniel Boone October 9th.

Joseph Turbedsky put the Indians on the scoreboard with the first goal of the game and lead scorer Tye White acquired a hat trick in the home contest, serving up one first half goal and two in the second.

Josh Leidich dished assists to both Turbedsky and White, and Dylan Wakefield assisted White's second goal on the way to victory.

Daniel Boone netted a pair of successes in the first half to keep things close, but Indians' keeper Nevy Ncube put a stop on five shots on goal to thwart a comeback attempt.

Donegal faced their final league opponent the previous week and overcame Octorara 3-0. After a scoreless opening half, White once again proved to be an offensive threat, netting back-to-back goals in the second half, with LD Hanes and Turbedsky lending assists. With just four minutes remaining, Wakefield iced the contest with an unassisted goal.

GIRLS' SOCCER

The Lady Indians demonstrated their improvement with a 4-1 win over Octorara on October 7th, a team that had handed them a 4-2 defeat earlier in the season.

The home field contest featured a trio of goals from junior Laken Merchant, complimented by a goal and two assists from Reagan Cook and an assist from Holly Herbert.

Octorara certainly saw opportunity, but only netted one goal thanks to the presence of Donegal keeper Clara Bigony who recorded a staggering 18 saves.