Mar 27, 2018 4 min read

Wild Things

sign pitcher

As the Frontier League season draws closer, the Wild Things continue shaping their roster. They announced Tuesday the signing of right-handed pitcher Danny Garmendia.

Garmendia comes to Washington after being released from the Kansas City Royals organization and a successful run at Keiser University in Florida. He is the 14th pitcher to sign with Washington for 2018.

Garmendia helped Keiser reach the NAIA world series last year, when he was named Pitcher of the Year in the Sun Conference and an NAIA All-American. He had a 10-3 record and 2.48 ERA for the Seahawks and opponents batted only .196 against him.

After his junior season, Garmendia signed with Royals, becoming only the second Keiser player to sign with a pro team. He pitched for two rookie-ball teams.

“He played at a very high level with the Royals last season after shouldering 100-plus innings in college,” Wild Things assistant general manager Tony Buccilli said. “A lot of teams were pursuing Danny to remain a reliever but we discussed flipping him back to a starter and I believe that separated us as a landing spot.”

In boys basketball

Keshaun Hammonds scored 23 points to lead Constitution past Our Lady of Sacred Heart, 81-71, in the PIAA Class AA championship game Tuesday at the Giant Center in Hershey.

Cutting what was a 16-point deficit down to four, 67-63, OLSH couldn’t complete the comeback.

Junior Austin Wigley led OLSH with 25 points.

• George Tinsley scored 29 points and Abington Heights won its first state championship, defeating Mars 67-55 for the Class 5A title.

Robby Carmody, a Notre Dame recruit, scored a game-high 34 points for Mars before fouling out.

• Kennedy Catholic outscored Lourdes Regional 30-0 in the first quarter to eventually defeat the Red Raiders 78-36 in the PIAA Class A championship game Monday.

Oscar Tshiebwe had 24 points, 19 rebounds, three blocks and six steals to lead Kennedy Catholic.

• Imhotep Charter continued a winning streak against Pennsylvania schools that dates back to December 2016 as it defeated Sharon 71-35 in the Class 4A championship game. Dahmir Bishop, a 6-4 junior with scholarship offers from Penn State and Rutgers, led Imhotep with 20 points.

In girls basketball

Neumann-Goretti proved to be too talented again as it defeated Bishop Canevin in the PIAA Class 3A championship for the second time in two years, 63-46, Tuesday at the Giant Center in Hershey.

It is the fourth consecutive state title for Neumann-Goretti.

Canevin’s Shamyjha Price scored a game-high 31 points.

• Alli Campbell scored 34 points as Bellwood-Antis edged West Catholic 45-42 in the PIAA Class AA girls title game Monday.

Campbell scored all 14 of the points for the Blue Devils in the third quarter. She also scored the first 22 points of the second half for Bellwood-Antis.

• Jennifer Kremp made a game-tying three-pointer with 20 seconds left in regulation and Jenkintown went on to defeat Juniata Valley 51-46 in the Class A title game. Kremp finished with a game-high 24 points for Jenkintown.

PSU’s Retherford named as top wrestler

Penn State’s Zain Retherford for the second straight year has won the Hodge Trophy, given to the nation’s top college wrestler.

The three-time NCAA champion finish with a career record of 126-3.

Retherford won titles this season at the Keystone Classic, Southern Scuffle and the Big Ten meet before winning the national meet at 149 pounds.