Redbank Valley edges Gremlins boys, 6-5
Chris Harmon netted a hat trick but the Karns City boys soccer team dropped a 6-5 decision to Redbank Valley Monday in KSAC action.
The Bulldogs scored just before the half to trim their deficit to 4-3 before scoring three goals early in the second half to take the lead.
Aaron McGarvey and freshman Nick Lopresti each scored a goal for the Gremlins (3-1), who will travel to Wilmington on Thursday.
Slippery Rock 10, Sharpsville 1 — Ryan Gercken (3) and Wes Craig (2) combined for five goals in this rout.Min Woo Chung, Mike Ramirez, Matt Durso, Ryan Hyatt and Devin Hribal each added a goal in the win.Gercken, Hyatt and Craig Bicehouse contributed assists for the Rockets (3-0).
Grove City 5, Kennedy Catholic 0 — Jake Muse scored twice for the Eagles (2-0-1), while Derek Brown, Brad Graham and Sam Gargascz each had one goal.
<B>Karns City 3, Redbank Valley 0 — </B>Allyson Kepple scored two goals and Michelle Sweeney also scored to lead the Gremlins.Kiersten Foreback recorded nine saves for the shutout for Karns City (4-1 overall, 2-0 in the KSAC).<B>Slippery Rock 5, Redbank Valley 1 — </B>Elissa McCune scored two goals while Brittney Miller had a goal and an assist for the Rockets (5-0) Saturday.Jence Rhoads and Mallory Ralston each added goals with Kelsey Drennen and Sarah Cesser getting assists.Slippery Rock plays at Conneaut Valley today.<B>Fox Chapel 1, Butler 0</B> — Fox Chapel scored a goal late in the first half and made it stand up to hand Butler (1-4, 0-2) a tough section loss.
Cameron Peterson shot an even-par 72 as the Grove City HighSchool golf team had four players score under 80 to win the Region 2 megamatch at Pine Grove Golf Course Monday.<B>Team results:</B> 1-Grove City 299, 2-Lakeview 308, 3-Titusville 324, 4-Meadville 331, 5-Franklin 344, 6-Oil City 350, 7-Maplewood 354, 8-Slippery Rock 356<B>Grove City:</B> Cameron Peterson 72, Derek Forese 75, Zach Nesbit 74, Steve Deyarmin 78.<B>Slippery Rock:</B> Jesse Badgett 84, Shawn Beatty 91, Jenna Rinker 88, Tim Chavez 93<B>Venango Catholic 226, A-CValley 231 — </B>Shawn Courson earned medalist honors with a 36 for the Falcons, but the squad still fell in this KSAC matchup at Foxburg Country Club.<B>Venango Catholic (226):</B> Jim Barber 40, Doug Barber 41, Allen McBride 41, Joe Sporer 52, Nick Fink 52<B>A-C Valley (231):</B> Shawn Courson 36, Nate Silvis 45, Nick McGuirk 46, Luke McCall 48, Garrett Greathouse 56
Chelsie Schade shot a 46 at Connoquenessing Country Club, but the Seneca Valley girls golf team fell to Center 193-200.The Raiders dropped to 2-3.<B>Seneca Valley (200):</B> Chelsie Schade 46, Emily Campbell 48, Shannon O'Halloran 51, Sam Craig 55<B>Center (193):</B> Ashley Pettibon 44, Corinne Seiling 47, Meghan Higgins 49, Danielle Rossi 53
<B>Knoch 3, Hampton 0 — </B>Leanne Wiefling had 10 kills and 10 assists, Zoe Hughes had 20 service points and five kills, and Kirsten Brant had six kills and 15 assists to power the Knights to a 25-19, 25-16, 25-13 victory.Knoch (4-0, 1-0) will play at Aliquippa today.
Butler No. 1 singles player Carolyn Shetter defeated Seneca Valley's Sarah Sharrar 10-0 in the first round but then fell to Hampton's Sarah Longo 10-3 at the WPIALClass AAA Singles Sectional Monday at North Allegheny.Butler's No. 2 player, Courtney Kerr, dropped her first-round match to Knoch's Chelsea Gibson 10-3.
Jaime Daum, Rachel Wilson and Rosel Nesbit swept the singles matches as Butler defeated Shady Side Academy, 5-0 on Monday.Also winning for the Golden Tornado (7-0) were the doubles duos of Heather Santa-Jeannine Hollobaugh and Shannon Gallagher-Katie Straub.
