News and Notes in Hopewell Boys and Girls Athletics (May 17th/18th)

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As Vikings Sports Now has done for the last few weeks, let’s take a look at some sporting events that kids in Hopewell were involved in over the weekend.

Now that team sports within the school are over with, many boys and girls are taking part in travel leagues, AAU or club sports.”

Vikings Sports Now wants to recognize them and let you know about their accomplishments.

We posted this on Facebook, but if you’d like to send us information/pictures of your child, please do so by sending it on Facebook or you can text me, 724-462-5756.

HOPEWELL NEWS AND NOTES FROM MAY 17TH/18TH

*After qualifying at the state gymnastics level, Addison Russman traveled to Penn State on Friday to compete at the regional level against 22 girls from 6 different state (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania) at the Regional 7 Xcel Gold Championships. Addison, competing for Gymsport Gymnastics won first place on floor with a 9.8225! She also placed fourth on the beam with a 9.45. Way to go Addison!

 

*Hopewell’s Vin Smetana laced an inside the park HR this weekend at a travel tournament in Sandusky, Ohio. Smetana plays for the BV Black Travel Baseball team.

*Hopewell’s Zach Seech and his BV Red Travel Baseball team continue to dominate as they won the Morgantown Backyard Brawl Championship over the weekend.

On Sunday, Seech pitched a complete game 1-hit

Seech and his teammates are now 22-0 in tournament play this season .

*Defense wins games—and the Hopewell U16 boys soccer team is proving that week after week this spring.

Anchored by a solid back line and standout goalkeeping, the team continues to roll through the season, racking up wins and keeping opponents off the scoreboard.

Hopewell’s defense is the backbone of their success, with Sam Wrzesniewski, James Pistorius and Parker Hoth locking down the back and a rotating crew of defenders— Nico Crivelli, Justin Dennis, Desmond Sembower and Caine Sullivan—ready to step in and shut down attacks. With Tallon Coleman commanding the goal, the team has allowed just six goals all season while racking up multiple shutouts.

Sunday’s  5-0 win was yet another showcase of that defensive strength paired with timely offense. In the first half, Nykyeron Leonora struck twice, capitalizing on assists from Wrzesniewski and Sullivan to give Hopewell a comfortable lead.

The second half saw more scoring action, with Aaden Gonzalez adding a goal and goalkeeper Tallon Coleman taking a break from his usual post to score two of his own. Assists for Coleman came from Nathan Cronin and A. Gonzalez, showing Hopewell’s depth and versatility on the field.

*Sam Holsinger and her Pittsburgh Lady Roadrunners 13U team won the Greatest Show on Turf tournament in Indiana, PA.

The girls struggled in their first 2 pool play games on Saturday but rallied for a win in the final pool game setting them up for a great run in bracket play outscoring their opponents 35-3 in tournament play including beating the top 2 seeds en route to the tournament win. 

Like her teammates, Sam was at her best on Sunday batting .500 and scored 5 runs in bracket play while catching 2 of the 3 games. 

Congrats girls on a great Sunday run!

*Following a successful 2025 season and a win in the WPIAL playoffs, the Hopewell Boys Volleyball team held their team banquet. Coach Hall wanted to thank everyone that helped out and attended. Best of luck to Hopewell’s lone senior Paul Thompson.

*Hopewell 9th grade basketball player Addison Blosnick and her Strick Hoops AAU basketball team finished the season by winning the  Pittsburgh AAU Super Regional Championship Tournament played at North Allegheny High School.

Blosnick’s team went undefeated over the weekend. Addison is definitely a player that could make big strides this season with Hopewell’s High School Girls basketball team.