Cody Mortimer scored 15 points as the Union boys basketball team clinched sole possession of the Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference title for the first time since the 1972-73 season with a 58-40 road win against Redbank ValleyTuesday night.

Adam Milanovich and Billy Burns each added 12 points for the Golden Knights (20-4, 12-1).

Union shared the KSAC title in 1983-84.

The Golden Knights will now wait for the District 9 playoff seedings, which are expected to be announced today.

UNION 58

Gary Cooper 3 1-2 7, Devin Davis 0 0-2 0, Cody Mortimer 6 1-3 15, Nate Boltz 0 0-0 0, Colton Davis 0 1-2 1, Billy Burns 4 3-4 13, Nate Carmichael 1 0-0 2, Adam Milanovich 5 1-1 12, Kyle Hilliard 2 5-6 9. Totals: 21 12-20 58

REDBANK VALLEY 40

Smith 0 0-2 0, Johnston 3 4-6 11, Regal 1 2-2 5, Shoemaker 1 0-2 2, Dubia 1 0-2 2, Toth 2 1-2 5, Goss 5 2-2 14. Totals: 13 9-16 40

3-point goals:

Mortimer 2, Burns, Milanovich

Slippery Rock 69, Hickory 67

- Brett Hines scored a game-high 31 points as the Rockets shocked Hickory in overtime.

It was the first league win for Slippery Rock (2-20, 1-12), which also received 15 points from David Hewitt.

SLIPPERY ROCK 69

Rhett Gordon 2 3-10 8, Billy Messer 1 2-2 4, Bill Stoughton 3 0-0 9, Tim Busi 1 0-2 2, David Hewitt 5 5-9 15, Brett Hines 11 9-11 31, Josh Hoover 0 0-2 0, Ben Collins 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 19-36 69.

HICKORY 67

Watts 2 2-4 6, Haynes 2 0-0 4, Janusko 2 12-17 16, Leetch 11 1-2 24, Erdeski 3 0-0 6, Doust 2 0-0 4, Ward 2 3-4 7. Totals: 24 18-27 67.

3-point goals:

Stoughton 3, Gordon; Leetch

Friday:

Grove City @ Slippery Rock

East Forest 79, A-C Valley 72 (OT) -

The Falcons were outscored 16-9 in the overtime period to spoil a 26-point performance from senior guard John Piecenski.

A-C VALLEY 72

Sean Foust 6 3-5 18, John Piecenski 9 4-5 26, John Kaufman 6 0-0 12, Ted Marron 3 0-0 7, Andy Smith 1 0-1 2, Kyle McCall 1 0-0 2, Shawn Courson 2 1-1 5. Totals: 28 8-12 72.

EAST FOREST 79

Brandon 10 5-8 25, Shaffer 7 2-7 16, Melony 3 0-0 6, B. Snyder 10 5-5 28, Rini 2 0-0 4. Totals: 32 12-20 79.

3-point goals:

Piecenski 4, Foust 3, Marron; B. Snyder 3.

Friday:

North Clarion @ A-C Valley

Grove City 70, Titusville 49

- No other information was available.

Cheswick Christian 65, Portersville Christian 38 -

Justin McCandless' nine points led a poor offensive effort from Portersville.

Katie Daughtry and Val Hamilton each scored 14 points to lead Portersville Christian to a 68-19 win over Cheswick Christian Tuesday night.

Summit Academy 51, Oliver 12 -Jose Rodriguez (125 pounds), Antoine Cheatum (140), Robert Pritchett (145) and Tyrone McDuffie (160) all recorded pins as the Knights dominated the City League's Bears.Summit Academy 51, Oliver 12103 pounds -double forfeit112 -double forfeit119 -Lamar Evans (SA) won by forfeit125 -Jose Rodriguez (SA) pinned Chantel Pittman, 1:34130 -Terrell Scott (O) pinned Augustine Rivera, 5:24135 -Angel Rodriguez (SA) major dec. John Johnson, 14-2140 -Antoine Cheatum (SA) pinned Sean Kendrick, 3:40145 -Robert Pritchett (SA) pinned Josh Borland, 2:58152 -Earl Murado (O) pinned Lance Branch, 5:07160 -Tyrone McDuffie (SA) pinned Dave Franklin, 1:03171 -Jamie Chaffin (SA) won by forfeit189 -Khalif Brooke (SA) won by forfeit215 -Carl Smith (SA) won by forfeitHwt -double forfeit

Slippery Rock concluded its dual meet schedule Monday with a 63-47 girls loss and a 59-43 boys defeat to Oil City.Kevin Finch in the 100-yard freestyle and Robert Whitt in the 100-yard breaststroke were individual winners for the Rockets boys. On the girls side, Lauren Tibbens won the 100 backstroke and Katie Riggs the 100 freestyle.Finch, Jared Mack and Tibbens will compete at the District 10 meet March 5.Slippery Rock split a pair of meets with Sharon Friday night, the boys winning 60-15 and the girls losing, 91-72.Individual winners for the Rockets boys were Mack, Finch, Matt Gilliam and Robert Whitt. Individual winners for the girls were Tibbens, Rachel Opp, Katie Riggs and Britley Raabe.Top three placers for the Rockets against Oil City follow:BoysOil City 59, Slippery Rock 4350 freestyle:2-Jared Mack 25.66100 freestyle:1-Kevin Finch 56.60200 freestyle relay:1-Kevin Finch, Robert Whitt, Matt Gilliam, Jared Mack 1:48.25100 breaststroke:1-Robert Whitt 1:21.47, 2-Peter Eilenfeldt 1:23.56400 freestyle relay:1-Kevin Finch, Robert Whitt, Matt Gilliam, Jared Mack 4:16.50GirlsOil City 63, Slippery Rock 47200 IM:2-Lauren Tibbens 2:47.4050 freestyle:2-Vicky Kosiorek 28.88, 3-Katie Riggs 29.69100 butterfly:2-Vicky Kosiorek 1:14.97100 freestyle:1-Katie Riggs 1:09.18, 3-Britley Raabe 1:10.50100 backstroke:1-Lauren Tibbens 1:15.22100 breaststroke:2-Britley Raabe 1:22.75400 freestyle relay:1-Lauren Tibbens, Katie Riggs, Vicky Kosiorek, Britley Raabe 438.90Hampton 93, Knoch 80 (boys); Hampton 98, Knoch 79 (girls) -The Knoch boys 200 medley relay team set a new school record with a time of 1 minute, 52.76 seconds in this Monday meet.The quartet, featuring Brad Troutman, Steve Edwards, Joe Wagner and Mike McCoy, also finished first in the 400 freestyle relay.In individual events, Wagner broke his own school mark in the 100 breaststroke (1:00.58).Troutman won the 200 freestyle (2:12.36) and the 100 freestyle (55.90) while Doug Vogus captured the 200 IM with a personal best time of 2:22.13.On the girls' side, Caitie Coco won the diving event and Rachelle Rankin placed first in the 100 breaststroke at 1:29.64.The 200 medley relay squad of Beth Legin, Nicole Vogus, Casey Kopac and Paula Pivaronas qualified for the WPIAL Class AA meet with a mark of 2:09.18.