Cannon fires 10 strikeouts in Mars win

April 11, 2006 Last Updated: April 11, 2006 03:48 PM High School

Slippery Rock High catcher Jamie Laughner makes a force out at the plate on a Franklin runner Tuesday in the Rockets' 12-0 loss.

D.J. Cannon scattered six hits, struck out 10 batters and walked none in a complete-game effort to lead Mars to an 8-5 baseball victory over Highlands Monday

Ryan Lynch added three hits for the Planets.

In other games:

• Saxon Parker was the winning pitcher and added two singles, and Andy Double and Cody Williams chipped in two RBI apiece to lead Karns City past Union 5-3. Nate Boltz had a double and single for the Knights.

• Justin Thompson singled and doubled, but Knoch fell to Blackhawk 6-4.

• Grove City's Jesse Alfreno blasted a two-run homer, but Titusville prevailed 4-3.

Highlands 000 122 0—5 6 1Mars 002 051 x—8 10 0WP: D.J. Cannon (7 IP) 10 strikeouts, 0 walks.

LP: March (7 IP) 5 strikeouts, 2 walks

Highlands: Nick Glesk 3B; Casey Cavanaugh 2B

Mars (6-3, 2-1): Ryan Lynch 3-1B; Zach Zollner 2B; D.J. Cannon 2B

Today: Mars at Pine-Richland

Karns City 040 010 0—5 9 1Union 000 001 2—3 5 2WP: Saxon Parker (6 2/3 IP) 2 strikeouts, 1 walk.

LP: Kyle Hilliard (2 IP) 2 strikeouts, 2 walks

Karns City (2-3): Saxon Parker 2-1B, RBI; Andy Double 2-1B, 2 RBI; Cody Williams 1B, 2 RBI

Union (1-2): Nate Boltz 1B, 2B

Today: Moniteau at Karns City

Blackhawk 000 221 1—6 10 1Knoch 003 010 0—4 4 5WP: Bable (7 IP) 6 strikeouts, 3 walks.

LP: Kevin Bacon (5 2/3 IP) 6 strikeouts, 5 walks

Blackhawk: Chris Denman 2B, 1B

Knoch (3-5): Justin Thompson 1B, 2B

Wednesday: New Castle at Knoch

Grove City 003 000 0—3 4 2Titusville 101 200 x—4 6 0WP: Joe Snyder (7 IP) 3 strikeouts, 4 walks.

LP: Bob Revesz (3 2/3 IP) 5 strikeouts, 3 walks

Grove City (3-1, 2-1): Jesse Alfreno HR, 2 RBI; Beau Fisher 2B, RBI; Brandon Jones 2B

Titusville: Derek Carr 2-1B

Today: Grove City at Neshannock

Monica Glomb struck out 13 batters, walked one and allowed two hits in Mars' 6-2 victory over Kittanning Monday.Brie Berkopec belted a grand slam home run and added two singles with five RBI. Brittany Berkopec had three hits.In other action:• Sarah Spering accounted for both Burrell hits, a solo home run in the fourth inning and a three-run homer in the bottom of the 11th inning, to give the Bucs a 4-1 victory over Freeport.• Luanne Wiegand pitched a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts as North Hills downed Butler (0-6) 11-1.• Fox Chapel scored all three of its runs in the third inning to blank Seneca Valley 3-0.• Titusville's Ally Olsowk outdueled Grove City's Chelsea Filer as both pitched complete games but the Oilers plated a run in the bottom of the 13th inning for the 1-0 win.• A seven-run fourth inning keyed Franklin's 12-0 six-inning win over Slippery Rock.Mars 001 040 1—6 7 2Kittanning 010 001 0—2 2 3WP: Monica Glomb (7 IP) 13 strikeouts, 1 walk. LP: Liz Lambert (7 IP) 3 strikeouts, 3 walksMars (3-2, 1-0): Brie Berkopec 2-1B, Grand slam HR, 5 RBI; Brittany Berkopec 1B, 2B, 3BKittanning: 2 players with 1BToday: Mars at HighlandsFreeport 000 001 000 00—1 5 0Burrell 000 100 000 03—4 2 0WP: Lauren Clark (13 IP). LP: Brittany Showers (11 IP) 9 strikeouts, 1 walkFreeport (1-2): Lynn Patterson 2-1B; Jes Rykaceski 1B; Stephanie Leslie 1B; Bethany Jack 1BBurrell: Sarah Spering 2 HR, 4 RBIToday: Freeport at Apollo-RidgeNorth Hills 520 102 1—11 13 0Butler 000 100 0—1 0 2WP: Luanne Wiegand (7 IP) 10 strikeouts, 5 walks. LP: Stacy Reges (7 IP) 2 strikeouts, 5 walksNorth Hills: Wiegand HR, 2B, 1BToday: Butler at BurrellSeneca Valley 000 000 0—0 3 2Fox Chapel 003 000 0—3 6 2WP: Zivic (7 IP) 9 strikeouts, 0 walk. LP: Lauren Pennell (5 IP) 4 strikeouts, 2 walksSeneca Valley (3-4): Julie Marlowe 1B; Dana Hughes 1B; Jackie Mangola 1BFox Chapel: Cristina 3B, 2 RToday: Shaler at Seneca ValleyGrove City 000 000 000 000 0—0 11 3Oil City 000 000 000 000 3—1 12 2WP: Ally Olsowk (13 IP) 13 strikeouts, 3 walks. LP: Chelsea Filer (13 IP) 7 strikeouts, 1 walkGrove City (1-3, 0-1): Chelsea Filer 4-1B; Tara Walmsley 1B, 3BOil City: Echenoz 4-1BToday: Grove City at FranklinFranklin 000 723 x—12 15 0Slippery Rock 000 000 x—0 1 1WP: Haun (6 IP) 10 strikeouts, 2 walks. LP: Shanea White (6 IP) 2 strikeouts, 5 walksFranklin: Peiffer 3B, 2-1BSlippery Rock (2-2): Lindsay Bennett 1BWednesday: Hickory at Slippery Rock

Butler 3, Pine-Richland 0—Devin Koehring had eight blocks, Chris Falbo had 10 kills, Cody Clark had 14 passes and Shawn Vincent had 26 assists to lead the Tornado (4-2, 2-1) to the 25-23, 25-22, 26-24 win.The junior varsity team also won, 3-0.

North Allegheny 5, Butler 4—Elizabeth Small had a goal and an assist, and Becca Crissman, Leah Brown and Susan Davidson each had a goal, but the Tigers upended the Tornado.Butler (0-5) will host Pine-Richland today.

On Saturday, the Karns City girls track team medaled in several events at the Brookville Invitational, led by first-place performances by Xandria White and the 400-meter relay team.White won the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.7 seconds and helped the relay team, which also included Tausha Bowser, Karyssa Callender and Melissa Collier, to victory with a time of 52.7.White also placed second in the 200 (27.2) while Bowser was second in the pole vault with a school-record height of 9 feet.Other medalists included:100-meter dash: 6-Melissa Collier (13.4)200-meter dash: Melissa Collier (27.6)300-meter hurdles: Audra Buechele (52.6)Shot put: Karyssa Callender 4-(31-11.75)Long jump: 5-Tausha Bowser (14-4)Pole vault: Michelle Sweeney (7-6)3,200-meter relay: 6-Hannah Beck, Kiersten Foreback, Stephanie Issaco, Christina Endlish) 11:31