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Germantown Friends' Walker takes first at national meet

Sarah Walker is making her case as the fastest girl in the nation. The Germantown Friends junior picked up another U.S.-best time Saturday in a dramatic victory in the 600 meters at the Armory Track Invitational in New York City.

Sarah Walker is making her case as the fastest girl in the nation.

The Germantown Friends junior picked up another U.S.-best time Saturday in a dramatic victory in the 600 meters at the Armory Track Invitational in New York City.

Walker, who entered the home stretch in fourth place, made a wide move to outkick a loaded field. She finished in 1 minute, 32.30 seconds, lunging across the line to edge Emma Gallagher of Garden City (N.Y.) by .08 seconds.

Walker also owns the top indoor time in the country this season in the 800 meters. She set a mark of 2:10.52 at the Yale Track Classic earlier this month.

Also at the Armory, the Cheltenham boys won the 4x200 relay in 1:28.40, the fastest time in the country this season. They just topped Upper Darby (1:29.76).

Colin Waitzman of Strath Haven set a meet record in the pole vault at the Track & Field Coaches Association of Greater Philadelphia meet at Glen Mills. Waitzman cleared 13-8, breaking the mark of 13-6 held by Radnor's John Li in 2012.

Wrestling

J.T. Cooley's pin in 50 seconds at 132 pounds clinched Boyertown's 34-26 triumph over Council Rock South at Upper Dublin, and gave the Bears their second straight District 1 Class AAA championship. Chris Berry (138) and Jordan Wood (220) also won their matches by fall, and Hunter Vogels (152) claimed a major decision victory.

Lower Moreland powered to its fifth straight District 1 Class AA crown by thumping New Hope-Solebury, 66-10, at Upper Dublin. Jimmy McGuigan (113), Dimitri Bourlako (132), Joao Mariani (138), Stefan Pylayev (152), John Chung (170), Patrick Giordano (182), and Arthur Aloian (220) each won by pin.

Boys' Basketball

Ahmad Gilbert scored a career-high 41 points to lead Constitution past Riverside (La.), 100-92 in double overtime at the Montverde Invitational in Orlando. Kimar Williams (29 points) went 21 for 25 from the line and scored 13 points for the Generals, ranked fifth in Southeastern Pennsylvania by The Inquirer.

Warminster Play-by-Play Classic. Luke Connaghan netted 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as host Archbishop Wood topped Germantown Academy, 73-66. Collin Gillespie also scored 18.

Girls' Basketball

Natalie Kucowski hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 1:12 left, and St. Basil beat Abington Friends, 54-50.