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Welsh, Merten spark Mars to 35-stroke victory margin

Natalie Welsh fired a 1-over par 37 to help Mars' girls golf team earn a 166-201 Section 1-AAA win over Blackhawk Thursday at Rittswood Golf Course.

Bridget Merten shot a 38 for the Planets (5-2, 3-1).

Blackhawk (201): Maya Urgitus 42, Hannah Mensch 50, Taylor Curtis 54, Victoria Bragonjoc 55.

Mars (166): Welsh 37, Merten 38, Allison Bruce 45, Myah McGinnis 46.

Mars also picked up a 168-184 non-section win over Pine-Richland Tuesday at Conley's. Merten led the Planets with a 35.

Mars (168): Merten 35, Natalie Welsh 37, Myah McGinnis 48, Elena Vilotto 48.

Pine-Richland (184): Lauren Freyvogel 38, Simrin Guglani 46, Aiyana Chopra 46, Kiera Loftus 54.

Butler 170, Seneca Valley 188 — Hannah Folk led the Golden Tornado with a 36 in a Section 1-AAA win over the Raiders at Hiland Golf Course.

Courtney Wahlstrom led the Raiders with a 42.

Seneca Valley (188): Wahlstrom 42, Meghan Dillon 47, Lauren Mahany 48, Molly Speicher 51.

Butler (170): Folk 36, Liz Rakers 41, Maggie Feczko 41, Maddy Temple 52.

Boys GolfUnion's Kolby Montgomery shot a 37 to lead all area golfers during a KSAC Megamatch at Wanango Country Club.A-C Valley's Noah Morgan shot a 40 to place third. Keystone's Amber Hess was the medalist, carding a 34.Venango Catholic placed first as a team, shooting a 217, while Moniteau finished third with a 236.KSAC Megamatch 51-Venango Catholic, 217; 2-Keystone, 224; 3-Moniteau 236 (Britton Simmons 45, Weston Kimmey 46, Kennedy DeMatteis 46, Scott Murawski 50, Aaron Marterella 59);4-A-C Valley 248 (Morgan 40, Levi Fair 48, Ethan Nevel 53, Zac Austin 53, Sam Anderson 54); 5-Clarion-Limestone 251; 6-Forest Area 252; 7-Karns City 259 (Logan Pistorius 47, Hunter Gifford 48, Matt Wolfe 53, Brayden Wilson 55, Braden McCanna 56). 8-Cranberry 263; 9-Clarion 365; 10-Union 437.Shady Side Academy 192, Knoch 205 — Jimmy Ellis carded a 38 for the Knights (1-4, 1-3) in their Section 8-AAA loss at Fox Chapel Golf Club.Knoch 205: Ellis 38, Aiden Albert 40, Ben Thoma 40, Christian Evanchec 42, Devin Campbell 45.Shady Side Academy 192: Jack Katorineic 36, Will McMahon 36, Farnk Fuhr 39, Knox Coulter 40, Max Hoffman 41.

Girls TennisEmily Gordon recorded a double bagel for Grove City — shutting out Kennedy Catholic's Hailey Mele 6-0, 6-0 — during the Eagles' 5-0 non-region win over Kennedy Catholic.Grove City 5, Kennedy Catholic 0Singles1-Gordon (GC) def. Mele 6-0, 6-0; 2-Katie Kosick (GC) def. Debbie Berardi, 6-0, 6-1; 3-Morgan McCommon (GC) def. Katie Summers 6-1, 6-0Doubles1-Sydney Adams/Jenny Baglia (GC) def. Catherine Messina/Ally Suhar 6-1, 6-2; 2-Lauren Steele/Blair Steele (GC) def. Sally Feeney/Brie Lepore 6-1, 6-0

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