County matmen extend seasons
Butler and Seneca Valley got 10 wrestlers through the sub-section 3A wrestling tournament Thursday night at Seneca Valley High School.
Mars got four wrestlers through the sub-section 3B tourney held at North Allegheny.
The top two wrestlers in each weight class advanced to the section tournament this Saturday at North Allegheny.
Winning sub-section titles for Butler were Nick Schaukowitsch at 126 pounds, Steven Green at 172, Cooper Baxter at 189 and Jake Pomykata at 285. Seneca Valley sub-section champs were Tyler Chappell at 106, Connor Smith at 113, Dylan Chappell at 132, unbeaten Alejandro Herrera-Rondon at 152 and Antonio Amelio ast 160.
Mars' sub-section champs were Christian Scheller at 152 and Keith Brubach at 172.
Area section tourney qualifiers follow:
Butler-Kelly Schaukowitsch (106), Ana Malovich (113), Nick Schaukowitsch (126), Dom Vivirito (138), Clayton Dressler (145), Nate McMaster (152), Mickey Kreinbucher (160), Steven Green (172), Cooper Baxter (189), Jake Pomykata (285)
Mars-Rocco Darocy (126), Jonathan Grieco (138), Christian Scheller (152), Keith Brubach (172)
Seneca Valley-Tyler Chappell (106), Connor Smith (113), Hunter Swedish (120), Jacob Eubanks (126), Dylan Chappell (132), Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (152), Antonio Amelio (160), Manuel Santos (172), Liam Volk-Klos (189), Sennaca Harvey (285)
Following the lead of the Butler boys team the night before, the Golden Tornado girls placed second at the WPIBL Team Championships Thursday at Sims Lanes in Beaver Falls.Butler led after the qualifying round with a 2,389. But Greensburg Salem defended its league title with a 2-1 win in the finals.Reegan Malis had a 512 series for the Tornado, fifth-highest in the tournament. Teammate Grace Blank had the sixth highest series at 497.Butler's boys and girls will have a combined 10 bowlers in the WPIBL Individual Championships next week.
Aslyn Pry tallied 14 points, 15 rebounds, six assists and five steals as Moniteau defeated North Clarion, 49-37.Abby Rottman contributed nine rebounds, Zoey Hillwig four steals and Catherine Kelly nine rebounds for the Warriors (10-6).NORTH CLARION 37Sascic 3, Green 15, McFarland 2, Kribbel 5, Thompson 3, Lutz 2, Aices 5. Totals: 15 5-12 37.MONITEAU 49Abby Rottman 7, Aslyn Pry 14, Zoey Hillwig 1, Catherine Kelly 8, Abbey Jewart 9, Camryn Fallen 8, Victoria Pry 2. Totals: 18 8-11 49.North Clarion 0 9 14 14 — 37Moniteau16 16 9 8 — 49Saturday: Cranberry at Moniteau<b>Union 60, Forest Area 27 —</b> Dominika Logue scored 19 points and Keira Croyle added 11 as the Damsels rolled to victory. Union led 23-8 after the first quarter.FOREST AREA 27Jessica Wagner 3, Megan Glow 7, Kayloe Rooke 2, Amber Guzzi 12, Izzy Flick 3. Totals: 9 5-9 27.UNION 60Kennedy Vogle 9, Hailey Theuret 5, Keira Croyle 11, Hailey Kriebel 5, Dominika Logue 19, Maggie Minick 5, Abby Grover 2, Katie Gezik 4. Totals: 23 9-14 60.Forest Area 8 7 11 1 — 27Union23 6 9 22 — 60<b>Gateway 64, Freeport 45 —</b> The Yellowjackets trailed by 17 at halftime of this road game. Ava Soilis scored 14 points, Melaina DeZort 12 in the loss.FREEPORT 45Ava Soilis 14, Melaina DeZort 12.GATEWAY 65Dynasty Shegog 18.Freeport 6 14 12 13 — 45Gateway17 20 15 12 — 64<b>Mars 51, Armstrong 37 —</b> The Planets improved to 6-8 while Armstrong slipped to 7-4, dropping its fourth straight game.Mars hosts Indiana Monday.
Megan Smith set a Mars girls record in the 200-yard individual medley Thursday night at Hampton, swimming the event in 2 minutes, 08.02 seconds. The previous mark was 2:08.03, set by Maggie Gruber in 2013.Smith's effort was a Hampton pool record as well.
