KC softball wins big
Ashley Coon singled twice and tripled, leading Karns City's 17-hit attack as the Gremlins crushed host Clarion-Limestone 18-6 in five innings in high school softball play on Monday.
LeeAnn Gibson, Makayla Bailey and Katie Neff each had three singles for KC (2-2, 1-1).
Karns City 031 (10)4x x — 18 17 3
C-L 401 01x x — 6 6 7
W: Taylor Downs 5 IP (2K, 4BB). L: Kiser 4+ IP (1K, 0BB).
Karns City (2-2, 1-1): Ashley Coon 2-1B 3B, LeeAnn Gibson 3-1B, Makayla Bailey 3-1B, Katie Neff 3-1B
Clarion-Limestone: Carl 2-1B
Today: Forest Area at Karns City
Moniteau 6, Cranberry 0 — Kennedy DeMatteis pitched a three-hit shutout, striking out 14 batters in this home win for the Warriors (8-0, 3-0).
DeMatteis added a single, double, run scored and two batted in at the plate while teammate Cortney Claypoole singled, tripled, scored twice and had two RBI.
Cranberry 000 000 0 — 0 3 3
Moniteau 002 031 x — 6 9 1
W: Kennedy DeMatteis 7 IP (14K, 1BB). L: Sarah Barcinas 5 IP (4K, 1BB).
Moniteau (8-0, 3-0): Gabby Stewart 2-1B 2R, Cortney Claypoole 1B 3B 2R 2RBI, Kennedy DeMatteis 1B 2B R 2RBI, Sara Hull 2-1B RBI
Friday: Moniteau at Clarion
Freeport 8, Greensburg-Salem 6 — Jenna Hildebrand hit a two-run home run and also doubled as the Yellowjackets built a big early lead and hung on.
Ashley Schmidt picked up the save and also hit a solo homer.
Kristie Radvan got the win.
Greens. Salem 011 031 0 — 6 10 1
Freeport 232 100 x — 8 13 0
W: Kristie Radvan 4IP (6K, 2BB). L: Caluso 1IP (1K, 1BB). SV: Ashley Schmidt 3IP (0K, 1BB)
Greensburg Salem: Kallock 1B 2B, Matte 2-1B HR 2-RBI
Freeport (9-2): Schmidt 2-1B HR, Jenna Hildebrand 2B HR 2-RBI
Thursday: Freeport at Burrell
Slippery Rock 7, Reynolds 5 — Macy McCall had a pair of doubles, a single and drove in two runs to lead the Rockets.
Cheyenne Hindman picked up the win, striking out 11 in seven strong innings.
Slippery Rock also downed Sharpsville 3-2 on Saturday. Hindman had a pair of hits and two RBI and JoElla Neal had two singles in that victory.
Slippery Rock 102 220 0 — 7 8 6
Reynolds 001 001 3 — 5 6 4
W: Cheyenne Hindman 7IP (11K, 3BB). L: Dixon 6IP (4K, 2BB).
Slippery Rock: Alexis Vogan 2-1B RBI, Macy McCall 2-2B 1B 2-RBI
Reynolds: Harnett 2-1B
Thursday: Slippery Rock at Corry
Clarion 9, A-C Valley 5 — Lauren McNany played well in defeat for the Falcons (1-3) with a single, double, two runs scored and one RBI.
Clarion 012 102 3 — 9 12 4
A-C Valley 100 010 3 — 5 6 6
Clarion: Over 3-1B R RBI, Rudesyle 1B 2B 2RBI
A-C Valley: Lauren McNany 1B 2B 2R RBI, Alyssa Babcock 1B 3B RBI
Today: A-C Valley at Cranberry
Pine-Richland 13, Butler 7 — Jen Miller singled and doubled twice for Butler (2-7, 1-6), collecting two RBIs in the process.
Noel Pfabe added a single, double and two runs batted in.
Butler had 14 hits in the loss. Pine-Richland banged out 17 hits.
Baseball
Cullen Williams singled twice, doubled twice and drove in six runs to lead Karns City to a 17-7 win over Clarion-Limestone.
Holden Martin picked up the win, striking out 10 in five innings. He also had a pair of singles and drove in four runs.
Karns City 070 120 7 — 17 19 1
C-L 102 003 1 — 7 9 0
W: Holden Martin 5IP (10K, 2BB). L: Acree 1.1IP (2K, 4BB).
Karns City (6-3): Martin 2-1B 4-RBI, Evan Stitt 3-1B, Cullen Williams 2-1B 2-2B 6-RBI, Marcus Lantz 2-1B 2B RBI
Clarion-Limestone: Himes 1B 3B, Ledbetter 1B 2B 3B, Lewis 2B
Today: Forest Area at Karns City
Boys Lacrosse
Zac Sicher, Anthony Grieco, Blake Thompson, Ben Lewis and Tyler Brown all scored three goals to lead Mars to a 20-4 rout of Chartiers Valley.
Boys Volleyball
Butler dropped a 3-0 non-section decision to Beaver County Christian by scores of 25-19, 25-17 and 25-15.
Matt Wetzel totaled 26 assists, Ben Fiorina 11 passes and Nash Bryan 10 kills for the Golden Tornado (8-2).