Glew sisters lead Mars to section golf title
Marisa Glew shot a 41 and Lauren Glew carded a 46 to lead the Mars girls golf team to a 178-212 win over North Allegheny Thursday afternoon.
The Planets (14-0 overall, 9-0 in the section) beat Pine-Richland and Center earlier in the week before downing the Tigers and have won their second straight section title.
Brittany Jones shot a 50, Megan Gibson a 51 and Terri Dederer a 54 for Mars.
Michelle Sweeney's goal off an assist from Julieanne Scott was all Karns City needed in a 1-0 road victory at Brookville in a District 9 game Thursday.Kiersten Foreback recorded the shutout in net for the Gremlins (11-3).<B>Knoch 7, Deer Lakes 1 —</B> Amanda Sharbaugh scored three goals for the Knights (7-6-1, 4-3-1) while Erin Lewis had two and Audrey Scott and Jeannie Sullivan each scored once.<B>Slippery Rock 2, Mercer 0 — </B>Jence Rhoads and Elisa McCune each scored a goal and Kyra Foley earned the shutout in net for the Rockets (13-0), who will host Conneaut Valley Saturday.
Kevin Wood and C.J. Wise each scored to spark Knoch (9-5, 8-3) to a 2-0 victory over Highlands Thursday.<B>Mars 9, Kittanning 1 — </B>Nick Perri and Andrew Glavin had two goals apiece and Andy Knauff, Scott Sowers, Michael Page, Collier and Hileman had one each to lead the Planets.Mars (12-0), the only unbeaten and untied team in WPIAL Class AA, will visit Neshannock Saturday for a make-up game.<B>Karns City 5, Keystone 1 —</B> Aaron McGarvey scored two goals, Josh Grenninger had two goals and Chris Harmon had one goal to power the Gremlins (12-2) and to give coach Roy Parker his 100th career victory.The win came one day after KC downed the Panthers, 9-3.<B>Butler 6, North Hills 0 —</B> Ryan Guiste scored twice in the win and Taylor Blose, Ryan Armahizer, Doug Moran and Andrew Schnur each added one goal for the Golden Tornado (12-1-1).Tim Duffy had the shutout against the Indians.
<B>Mars 203, Kiski Area 207 —</B> The Cavaliers' Adam Wood earned medalist honors with a 33, but the visiting Planets received a 36 from Brian Routhieaux and went on to post the win.Mars (9-3) will play Knoch at Saxon Golf Course on Monday.<B>Mars (203):</B> Brian Routhieaux 36, Ian Finney 41, Evan Tracy 41, Greg Hilscher 42, Chris Weber 43<B>Kiski Area (207):</B> Adam Wood 33, Brad Lookabaugh 41, Blair Woolheater 43, Eric Gadola 44, Steven Golembieski 46<B>Knoch 205, Highlands 221 — </B>John Hook carded a 39 to pace the Knights to the section win at Saxon Golf Course.Knoch (11-2, 8-2) will host Mars on Monday.<B>Highlands (221):</B>Brad Cieslinski 36, David Butterbaugh 44, Jared Sims 45, Courtney Kordes 46, Ray Wygonic 50<B>Knoch (205):</B> John Hook 39, Tom Gillespie 40, Cam Fusko 40, Kory Schorr 43, Quentin Panger 43<B>Freeport 200, Apollo-Ridge 262 — </B>Clayton Smith's 36 at Apollo Elks Golf Course helped the Yellowjackets down the Vikings and clinch the section title in the process.Freeport (13-4, 12-2) will host Summit Academy at Buffalo Golf Course Tuesday.<B>Freeport (200):</B> Clayton Smith 36, Kaine Mowatt 39, D.J. Lingelbach 40, L.J. Gaston 40, Andrew Vivian 45<B>Apollo-Ridge (262):</B> Billy Stover 43, Josh Eckman 46, Anthony Neville 52, Kirk Petho 59, Sean Powers 62
<B>Butler 25, Hampton 33 (boys); Hampton 19, Butler 41 (girls) — </B>Steve Monnie and Tess Crispin each had second-place finishes for the Golden Tornado in this Wednesday meet.<B>Boys Top 10:</B>Mitchell (H)17:19, Steve Monnie (B)17:21, Ben Porter (B)17:36, Lochner (H) 17:39, Rob Miller (B)17:48, Seigneler (H)18:26, Steel Flynn (B)18:28, Eric Rensel (B)18:31, Logan Elias (B)18:41, Steinmetz (H)18:45<B>Girls Top 10:</B>Balouris (H)21:11, Tess Crispin (B)21:21, McGaughey (H)21:52, Baker (H)23:02, O'Rourke (H)23:08, Schratz (H)23:33, Jess Vernon (B)23:50, Katz (H)24:04, Sarah Clouse (B)24:13, Holesh (H)24:33
Amanda Gladd totaled 15 assists and Kenzie Timblin had seven kills and four assists as Moniteau (2-10, 2-8) rolled over Rocky Grove in three sets by scores of 25-21, 25-15 and 26-24.The Warriors also took the junior varsity match, 2-0.<B>Mars 3, Oakland Catholic 0 — </B>Casey Klukaszewski led the Planets with 10 digs, while Jodi Leopold had six kills and Amanda Roche and Brittany Morgan each managed five kills for Mars (11-3, 9-1).Mars took the match by scores of 25-17, 26-24 and 25-14.<B>North Allegheny 3, Butler 0 — </B>Despite 16 digs from Yuki Schaper and seven kills and nine blocks from Becky Smith, the Tornado lost to the Tigers 25-16, 25-18, 25-20.Butler (4-5) will play at Hampton Tuesday.<B>Slippery Rock 3, Sharpsville 0 — </B>Jessica Speicher had nine points, nine kills and four aces, and Kristen Staugh had eight points, 21 assists and five kills to power the Rockets to a 25-7, 25-11, 25-18 victory.Cursty McClure added seven kills and Michelle Beaumont had seven points and five kills for Slippery Rock (6-2), which will host Sharon Tuesday.The Rockets' junior varsity team lost 2-1.<B>Pine-Richland 3, Seneca Valley 1 —</B> The Rams captured this match by scores of 25-19, 18-25, 25-22 and 27-25.Lauren Balmert led the Raiders (5-3 in section) with 34 assists, Justine Carrow had 16 kills and three blocks, Jen Boyd had eight kills and Meghan Franz had seven kills.<B>Clarion 3, Karns City 0 —</B> The Bobcats overwhelmed the Gremlins by scores of 25-17, 25-9 and 25-20.KC's junior varsity squad won and is now 7-0.<B>North Clarion 3, A-C Valley 0 </B>— The Falcons suffered a 25-22, 25-7, 25-16 setback in this KSAC match.The A-CValley junior varsity team also fell, 2-1.
<B>Butler 5, Seneca Valley 0 — </B>The Tornado blanked the Raiders in this section matchup Thursday.Butler (11-4) will host Knoch on Tuesday.<B>Singles:</B> Carolyn Shetter (B) def. Nicole Lucey 6-0, 6-0; Courtney Kerr (B) def. Sarah Sharrar 6-0, 6-1; Kristin Cypher (B) def. Lauren Fetter 6-3, 6-1<B>Doubles:</B> Maggie McGinnis-Angela Byrns (B) def. Cassie Nelson-Carly Burns 6-0, 6-0; Katherine Sylvia-Madison Kerr (B) def. Jenna McMullen-Kathy Torso 6-2, 6-2
Butler earned a 5-0 sweep over Seneca Valley Thursday.Heather Santa earned a 6-0, 6-0 victory at No. 1 singles to highlight the effort for the Golden Tornado (14-2).
