There are times in the sporting world where a tie is just as good as a win. However, when jockeying for playoff position a win is preferable but the CV boys' soccer team will gladly take the 3-3 draw opposite Manheim Township over the earlier season setback to the Blue Streaks.

The Buckskins needed every last one of Jacob Carr's 12 saves to leave Neffsville with that tie on October 3rd. Andrew Jones, with help from Rowan Aisenbrey, put CV on the board just after intermission, then knotted the game a second time, this one off a feed from Garrett Anderson in the 53rd minute. Aisenbrey gave CV a 3-2 lead in the 60th minute but Township was able to answer to earn the tie.

The Bucks entered the game with Township coming off a 2-1 win over Penn Manor on September 29th. CV did all their work early with Aisenbrey converting a Jason Burkholder feed in the 5th minute before setting up Jones in the 6th minute to put CV back in front 2-1.

GIRLS' SOCCER

The girls' soccer team continues to struggle but head man Tom Erickson sees the positive.

"In looking at the season overall I think it's important to remember this team won one game last year and scored seven goals," said Erickson. "We should double the number of goals scored from last year to this year, so we are improving. We still have a way to go though."

Those on field struggles resulted in losses to Penn Manor and Manheim Township by a combined 15-0 with Erickson sighting larger rosters for opponents and second half fatigue from his squad. The stats back up Erickson, Penn Manor used a 6-0 second half surge to collect their 7-0 win on the 29th while Township posted the same 6-0 second half edge in their 8-0 October 3rd victory. Gabby Moore totaled 18 saves in the two games.

GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL

With the postseason lurking just around the corner, the girls' volleyball team upped their winning streak to five matches with victories over Warwick and McCaskey pushing the Lady Buckskins overall record to 9-1.

CV toppled Warwick by a 3-0 count on September 29th, posting wins of 25-17 and 25-22 sandwiched around a marathon 30-28 win in the second game. Summer Getz posted 24 assists and three aces while Madison Williams collected 11 kills and two blocks. Add in matching 13-dig games from Emily Kornacki and Rebecca Hartranft and you get a CV sweep.

Conestoga Valley continued to roll on October 4th, sweeping McCaskey with scores of 25-6, 25-15 and 25-19. Getz tallied another 22 assists with Williams adding 11 more kills to her tally. Kornacki chipped in with eight digs and two aces.

TENNIS

The girl's tennis team saw their team postseason end almost as quickly as it began. The Lady Buckskins opened their postseason with a trip to Manheim on the 29th to face the Lady Barons in the opening round of the L-L Team Tournament. The result was a 3-2 win for the home team, ending CV's team quest. Jade Flores and Paula Valverde-Gomez picked up singles wins for the two team points.

CROSS COUNTRY

The cross-country teams finished their regular season on October 4th by taking on Cedar Crest and Warwick in Lebanon. Both sides ended up 0-2 on the day with Seana Dougherty posting the top CV finish, taking fifth in the girl's race. Timothy Gitonga took the top honor on the boys' side, finishing seventh while Josh Yoder and Carson Miller finished 14th and 15th respectively.

FIELD HOCKEY

The end of the regular season is in sight for the field hockey team, and they are making a strong post-season push. CV notched wins over Hempfield, Ephrata and Central York, pushing their overall record to 9-6, placing them in the middle of the projected 16-team District 3-2A playoff field with just a few games remaining.

Mikyla Rineer led the Lady Buckskins to the win over Hempfield on Sept 28th, scoring in the opening and closing frames for a tidy 2-0 win. Elizabeth Talley needed just two saves to earn the shutout.

CV closed out September with a stumble in the form of a 4-0 loss to Manheim Township on the 30th. Talley finished with six saves.

The Lady Bucks rebounded nicely on October 3rd, rolling by Ephrata 3-0. Rineer netted two more goals with Alaina Culbert tacking on the final score in the fourth. Talley stopped four shots to post the shutout.

Conestoga Valley needed an extra period to get by Central York one day later, but nine Talley saves were enough thanks to Rineer's overtime game winner. Jamie Handwerger put CV on the board in the first period with help from Lily Good.

FOOTBALL

High School homecoming is always a special time and the football team made sure to keep it that way, closing out September with a 38-18 victory over Lebanon. Despite the comfortable margin on the scoreboard the Buckskins managed just a 263-214 yardage edge but 252 of that came on the ground, keeping the ball away from the Cedars.

Ish Camacho topped the rushing attack with 15 carries and 69 yards with one TD, adding another score through the air. Nick Tran was just off that rushing pace with 14 carries for 61 yards and two touchdowns. Jayden Johnson added 69 yards and a score on three carries while Macoy Kneisley tacked on another 34 yards and a score on his nine carries.