Tornado drop Shaler

March 26, 2008 Last Updated: March 26, 2008 11:37 AM High School

Matt Slamecka, Evan Kowalski and Stefan Kemp swept the singles matches as the Butler tennis team downed host Shaler 4-1 in section play Tuesday.

Singles: Matt Slamecka (B) def. Joel Delancey 6-1, 6-2; Evan Kowalski (B) def. David Oros 6-0, 6-0; Stefan Kemp def. Ryan Creighton 6-0, 6-0

Doubles: Gabe Mangold/Dan McLaughlin (S) def. Emil Kemp/Andy Sykes 6-4, 1-6, 7-6; Kemper May/Matt Fend (B) def. Matt Nites/Jarett McDonough 6-0, 6-3

Grove City 4, Meadville 1 — The Eagles swept the doubles matches to clinch the win.The Grove City JVs also emerged with a 6-1 win.

Singles: Matt Kiser (GC) d. Liis Milk 5-7, 6-2, 6-2; Josiah Welker (GC) d. Seth Gruber 6-4, 6-4; Patrick Gruber (M) d. Chris Chutz 6-2, 6-4.

Doubles: Luke Spears-Derek Fredrickson (GC) d. Jordan Dellamedagiia-Reigher Dougherty 6-2, 6-1; Brody Beach-Drew Claussen (GC) d. Leroy Nahay-William Burdick 6-3, 6-2

Neshannock 4, Grove City 2 — Ryan Devine singled and scored both Grove City runs, but the Lancers prevailed in this season opener for both teams.Neshannock 100 021 0—4 4 3Grove City 100 001 0—2 5 1W: Matt Henderson 2 IP (3 K, 1 BB). L: Jason Revesz 1.3 IP (1 K, 5 BB).Grove City (0-1): Ryan Devine 1B, 2R; Garrett Molloy 2B; Mark Revesz 2B; Casey Shay 2BToday: Grove City at Pine-Richland

Kelsey Ferguson banged out two triples and freshman Rachel Pastorek pitched well in her first high school start, but Mars dropped a 2-1 decision to Kittanning.Pastorek tossed six innings of shutout softball, striking out 10 before Kittanning caught up to her in the seventh, scoring both runs with no outs.Mars 001 000 0—1 2 1Kittanning 000 000 2—2 5 2No outs when winning run scoredW: Lambert (7 K, 0 BB). L: Rachel Pastorek (10 K, 4 BB).Mars (0-1): Kelsey Ferguson 2-3B, RBIKittanning (1-0): Pirhalla 2-1BThursday: Mars at Indiana

Butler 3, North Hills 0 — Andrew Willison had five aces and Bill Roberts eight kills to power the Tornado past the Indians 25-11, 25-14, 25-10.The Butler junior varsity team also won their season opener, 2-0.Butler will play at North Allegheny Thursday.

Freeport 122, Springdale 27 (boys); Freeport 118, Springdale 32 (girls) — The Yellowjackets cruised past the Dynamos in this section opener as the boys won 15 of 18 events, the girls 13 of 18.Freeport will host Ford City Thursday.BoysFreeport 122, Springdale 273,200-meter relay: Freeport (John Reichenbaugh, Pete Cline, Alex Isenberg, Nick Gentile) 10:03; 110-meter hurdles: Dylan Dull (F) 19.4; 100-meter dash: Jake Morrison (F) 12.1; 1,600-meter run: Sergei Dines (F) 5:23; 400-meter dash: Schindler (S) 56.0; 400 meter relay: Freeport (Morison, Matt Asay, Kirk Naedele, Andrew Teorsky) 47.6; 300-meter hurdles: Corey Tague (F) 47.1; 800-meter run: Gentile (F) 2:35; 200-meter dash: Morrison (F) 24.2; 3,200-meter run: Dines (F) 11:52; 1,600-meter relay: Springdale 3:59High jump: Ryan Scheestel (F) 5-6; Long jump: Tyler Collins (F) 18-9; Triple jump: Isenberg (F) 38-5; Shot put: Bryan Caripolti (F) 40-4; Discus: Miles Smolic (F) 137-0; Javelin: Matt Lucas (F) 150-9; Pole vault: Gallo (S) 8-6GirlsFreeport 118, Springdale 323,200-meter relay: Springdale 10:57; 100-meter hurdles: Amanda Zahumensky (F) 18.1; 100-meter dash: Loveland (S) 13.9; 1,600-meter run: SamiJo Boroski (F) 7:17; 400-meter dash: King (S) 1:05.0; 400 meter relay: Freeport (Amanda Zacchia, Rachel Mattioli, Kamri Brestensky, Chelsea) 56.5; 300-meter hurdles: Zahumensky (F) 57.8; 800-meter run: Jordan Dunn (F) 2:45; 200-meter dash: Loveland (S) 28.7; 3,200-meter run: Christine Marty (F) 13:46 1,600-meter relay: SpringdaleHigh jump: Megan Affrica (F) 4-8; Long jump: Charlie Dumot (F) 14-6; Triple jump: Charlie Dumot (F) 31-1; Shot put: Brittany Demeno (F) 26-5; Discus: Jessica Fair (F) 82-9; Javelin: Blake (F) 89-0; Pole vault: Merrissa Malcolm (F) and Brittany Turley (F) 6-0