Wyoming Seminary begins title defense with a sweep

KINGSTON — William Xu and Matt Cartwright dropped just one game each in helping to stake Wyoming Seminary to an early lead through singles play before the defending district Class 2A champion Blue Knights swept doubles to complete a season-opening blanking of Berwick at home.

Wyoming Seminary 5, Berwick 0

SINGLES: Chris Kim def. Luke Whitenight 6-4,7-5; William Xu def Dominic Scicchatino 6-1,6-0; Matt Cartwright def Alexson Reyes 6-0,6-1.

DOUBLES: Matt Obeid/Grant Klinger def Cole Gardner/Nick Oliver 6-1,4-6,6-2; Richard Hughes/Peter Valentino def Blake Whitmore/Giuseppe Barretta 6-2,6-1.

COLLEGE SOFTBALL King’s doubles up Scranton

King’s posted a doubleheader sweep over Scranton, winning the first game 3-1 before taking the nightcap 8-0 in six innings.

Annie Erndl was the winning pitcher for King’s in the opener, striking out three batters. Brittany Haight came out of the bullpen and didn’t give up a hit to earn the save.

In the second game, Jenn Harnischfeger was 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI, while Kayla Rutkoski was 2-for-2 with two runs, and Maggie Gola went 2-for-3 with two runs and a RBI.