Hribal's goals lead SRHS to 3-0 win
Devon Hribal scored two goals as Slippery Rock's boys soccer team shut out Mercer, 3-0, Wednesday.
Mike Ramirez added a goal and an assist for the Rockets (2-0), with Craig Bicehouse also getting an assist. Goalkeeper Abir Chatterjee recorded the shutout.
Slippery Rock hosts Grove City Saturday.
<B>Knoch 9, Riverside 1 — </B>Amanda Sharbaugh and P.J. Abels had three goals and an assist each for the Knights (2-1, 1-0). Jess Greiner, Libby Burris and Christa Moore each scored a goal as well.Knoch plays at North Hills Saturday.<B>Pine-Richland 3, Butler 2 — </B>Butler's Caitlin Tschappat scored two first-half goals, but Pine-Richland registered three second-half goals to defeat the Tornado.Butler (1-2, 0-1) will travel to Norwin on Saturday.
<B>Knoch 35, Greensburg Salem 45, Mars 45, Freeport 137, Highlands 172 (boys); Greensburg Salem 25, Mars 61, Knoch 87, Highlands 98, Freeport 128 (girls)—</B>Mars' Cody Kier finished first place overall with a time of 16 minutes, 39 seconds, 26 seconds ahead of Knoch's Ben Hutterer Wednesday in the Free-Lands Classic, which also included Freeport, Highlands and Greensburg-Salem.In the girls meet, Knoch's Alyssa Kunkle was sixth with a time of 21:29 while Mars' Michelle Perri placed eighth (21:34).<B>Boys Top 10:</B> Cody Kier (M) 16:39, Ben Hutterer (K) 17:05, Todaro (GS) 17:23, Cory Steinhager (K) 17:28, Derek Workman (M) 17:32, Brian Tackett (K) 17:41, Tony Salvio (GS) 17:49, Chris Alikhani (M) 17:58, Mike Fugate (K) 17:59, Steve Linden (GS) 18:01<B>Girls Top 10:</B> Samantha Bauer (GS) 18:53, Noelle Blank (GS) 19:19, Lindsay Pugh (H) 20:52, Elizabeth Calabrese (H) 20:55; Cassie Steel (Greensburg Salem) 21:12, Alyssa Kunkle (K) 21:29, Arianna Mognet (GS) 21:32, Michelle Perri (M) 21:34, Gabrielle Pierre (M) 21:35, Rachel Wright (GS) 21:39<B>Karns City 24, Moniteau 31; Karns City 15, Union 45; Moniteau 15, Union 50 (boys); Moniteau 19, Union 36 (girls)—</B>Moniteau's Eric Hillard (18:12) and Amy Gladd (24:24) were the individual winners of the boys and girls races, respectively.Karns City (3-0, 2-0) prevailed in the boys race, grabbing the next three spots as well as their 23rd consecutive victory and 18th in the KSAC.<B>Boys Top 10:</B> Eric Hillard (M) 18:12, Travis Hendell (KC) 18:14, Aaron McGarvey (KC) 18:54, Chris Harmon (KC) 19:38, Matt O'Malley (M) 19:54, Aaron Smith (M) 20:33, Eric Kriebel (KC) 21:02, Justin Smith (KC) 21:03, Andrew Weichey (M) 21:06, Andrew Edmonds (M) 21:19<B>Girls Top 10:</B> Amy Gladd (M) 24:24, Lepha Logue (U) 25:15, Sarah Young (KC) 25:55, Nikki Stiner (M) 27:06, Michelle Gebhart (M) 27:24, Sam Kristufek (M) 28:21, Kristy Ice (M) 28:22, Kriste Priester (U) 29:56, Sarah Shreve (KC) 30:32, Sarah Beichner (U) 32:31<B>A-C Valley 27, Clarion 28; Venango Catholic 19, A-C Valley 40; Clarion-Limestone 22, A-C Valley 33 (boys); Clarion 21, A-C Valley 34; Venango Catholic 20, A-C Valley 35; Clarion-Limestone 16, A-C Valley 46 (girls) — </B>A-C Valley put two boys in the top 10, with Joe Younkin finishing ninth (22:31) and Evan Best placing 10th (22:36).Nichole Marshall was the Falcons' best finisher on the girls side, ending in 10th place with a time of 25:45.<B>McDowell Invitational — </B>Butler's boys finished third and the girls placed fifth in this eight-team event last weekend. The Golden Tornado's Ben Porter placed third overall with a time of 17 minutes, 14 seconds. Steven Monnie was fourth in 17:24.On the girls side, Tess Crispin was third in 20:45.Butler's junior varsity placed fifth, led by Lance Dugger's fifth-place time of 18:52.<B>Butler 15, Blackhawk 50 (boys), Butler 23, Blackhawk 33 (girls) — </B>Porter and Crispin led the Tornado triumphs.<B>Boys Top 10:</B>Ben Porter (B)17:23, Steve Monnie (B)18:06, Wayne Dailey (B)18:27, Steel Flynn (B)18:41, Rob Miller (B)18:56, JTFleming (B), Logan Elias (B), Matt Crawford (B), Willy Laue (B), Eric Rensel (B)<B>Girls Top 10:</B>Tess Crispin (B)21:32, Chelsea Cooper (B)22:50, Melissa Mouser (Bl), 22:55, Lexi McConnell (Bl) 23:13, Ashley King (B)23:42, Fontaine Graham (B)23:48, Sandy Bly (Bl) 24:18, Laura Bly (Bl) 24:31, Liz Graham (B)24:56, Sarah Clouse (B)25:00
Butler's girls team finished second out of nine teams at the McDowell Invitational recently.Ashley Crawford finished fifth overall in the race while Trish Brandt finished ninth.Butler's boys placed fifth in the meet. Zach Dunkle finished 14th for the Golden Tornado.
<B>Butler 5, Vincentian 0—</B>Heather Santa, Rachel Wilson and Rosel Nesbitt won singles matches for Butler and Jeannine Hollobaugh and Jaimie Daum and Katie Straub and Lauren Southworth won the doubles matchups on Wednesday to improve to 5-0.In a recent match, Butler also downed Mars 4-1 as Santa, Wilson and Nesbitt won singles matches for the Golden Tornado. Jaimie Daum and Jeannine Hollobaugh won in doubles.Molly Stenner and Carly Andrascik won in doubles for Mars.
<B>Grove City 151, Slippery Rock 163 — </B>In an exhibition match, Zach Nesbit earned medalist honors by shooting a 35 for the Eagles at Oakview Golf Club.Jeff Tracy paced the Rockets with a 38.The teams will meet again as part of the Region 2 match Monday at Pine Grove, home course of Lakeview.<B>Grove City (151):</B> Zach Nesbit 35, Cam Peterson 40, Steve Deyarmin 40, Derek Forese 46<B>Slippery Rock (163):</B> Jeff Tracy 38, Jesse Badgett 40, Tim Chavez 42, Chris Newcomb 43, Jenna Rinker 43<B>A-C Valley 228, Rocky Grove 249 —</B> Nick McGuirk carded a 39 to lead the Falcons to the KSACwin.A-C Valley (4-1) will host Venango Catholic Monday.<B>Rocky Grove (249):</B> Sam Saeli 42, Ryan Meyer 49, Matt Hodden 52, Matt Snyder 49, Cody Confer 57<B>A-C Valley (228):</B> Nick McGuirk 39, Shawn Courson 42, Nate Silvis 42, Luke McCall 45, Jeff Butler 60<B>Moniteau 231, Clarion-Limestone 235 — </B>Jarred Carr led the Warriors (2-3) with a 44. Moniteau's junior varsity improved to 3-0 as Michael Saper and Jeremy Ritts carded a 33 and 36, respectively, over seven holes. Moniteau meets Karns City at Shamrock Golf Course Tuesday.<B>Moniteau (231):</B>Jarred Carr 44, Erik Fort 45, Devin Christie 45, Ethan Fowler 47, Cody Slater 50<B>Clarion-Limestone (235):</B>Justin Bish 41, Kyle Simpson 42, Caleb Smith 46, Cole Walker 50, Mike Merwin 56
<B>Blackhawk 191, Seneca Valley 209—</B>Shannon O'Halloran had a 50 to lead the Raiders, but the Cougars won this match at Connoquenessing Country Club.Seneca Valley (1-2) will face Ellwood City Friday at Delmar.<B>Blackhawk (191):</B> Tess Wolfe 42, Maura Boggs 48, Courtney Klein 50, Allison Mouser 51<B>Seneca Valley (209):</B> Shannon O'Halloran 50, Chelsie Schade 52, Jill Branby 53, Emily Campbell 54
A-C Valley dropped its season opener to Clarion-Limestone, 3-0, Wednesday. C-L won the games 25-10, 25-12, 25-14.C-L won the junior varsity match, 25-23, 25-17. The Falcons host Keystone Sept. 14.
