Rich fans 8 as KC rolls

April 08, 2011 Last Updated: April 08, 2011 12:51 PM High School

Mars' Bonni Brown (31) sldes in safely as Valley pitcher Caitlin Nealer (2) covers home in girls softball action Thursday afternoon. Mars lost the game, 7-1.

Breezzie Rich struck out eight in just five innings of work as the Karns City softball team routed Venango Catholic 14-0 Thursday afternoon.

Brooke Hiles had a triple and Cianca Everetts, Kate Williams, Ashlyn Landgraf and Jensen Bachman all had doubles in the victory.

It was just the second game for Karns City this season.

In other action:

• Codi Reed hit a solo home run for Knoch (1-1) in a 9-1 loss to Hampton.

• Melea Mauthe, Stephanie Kotomski and Courtney Bell all had doubles for Slippery Rock, but the Rockets (0-3) could not overcome seven errors in the field in a 10-2 loss to Mercer.

• Clare Galabinski had the only two hits for Mars (0-6) in a 7-1 loss against Valley.

• In a game that was started last week and finished Thursday, Amanda Skidmore collected three hits, including a home run, but Butler dropped a 6-5 decision to North Hills.

• Freeport banged out 24 hits in a 20-7 win over West Shamokin.

Alyssa Meda went 5-for-6 with two doubles, three singles, four RBI and four runs scored for the Yellowjackets.

Karns City 022 (10)x x — 14 6 2Venango Cath. 000 00x x — 0 1 3W: Breezzie Rich 5IP (8K, 1BB).

L: Lesko 3IP (3K, 11BB).

Karns City (1-1): Ceanca Everetts 2B 1B, Brooke Hiles 3B, Kate Williams 2B, Ashlyn Landgraf 2B, Jensen Bachman 2B

Venango Catholic: Mizerak 3B

Monday: Karns City at Redbank Valley

Hampton 113 010 3 — 9 11 0Knoch 000 000 1 — 1 2 3W: Emily Gluntz 7IP (7K, 1BB).

L: Britni Brandstetter 7IP (6K, 8BB).

Hampton: Gmurr 3-1B

Knoch (1-1): Codi Reed HR, Jhoey DeWalt 1B

Today: Knoch at Butler

Slippery Rock 200 000 0 — 2 8 7Mercer 100 801 x — 10 7 0W: Lipinski 7IP (12K, 2BB).

L: Katie Myers 6IP (7K, 7BB).

Slippery Rock (0-3): Melea Mauthe 2B, 1B; Stephanie Kotomski 2B, Courtney Bell 2B, Jordan McCauley 2-1B

Mercer: Woods 2-1B

Tuesday: Meadville at Slippery Rock

Valley 001 500 1 — 7 7 1Mars 000 010 0 — 1 2 4W: Nealer 7IP (14K, 3BB).

L: Talor Rotz 3 2/3IP (7K, 2BB).

Valley: Masters 1B 2B

Mars (0-6): Clare Galabinski 2-1B

Tuesday: Mars at Hampton

Butler 000 101 3 — 5 9 2North Hills 204 000 x — 6 7 2W: Jessica Rectenwald 7 IP (9K, 4BB).

L: Angie Reddick 6 IP (6K, 5BB).

Butler (1-1, 0-1): Amanda Skidmore 2-1B HR, Angie Reddick 1B 2-2B, Sadie Marak 2-1B R, Amanda Steinheiser 1B R

North Hills: Jessica Rectenwald HR

Today: Butler at Knoch

Freeport 020 752 4 — 20 24 5West Shamokin 021 022 0 — 7 7 4W: Micaela Kurn 6IP (7K, 4BB).

Freeport: Alyssa Meda 2-2B 3-1B 4-RBI 4-R, Ashley Sample 3B 2B 1B, Anna Christy 3B 1B, Kurn 3B 2B 1B

West Shamokin: Baum 2-1B, Wilson 2B

Friday: Leechburg at Freeport

Grove City played a three-team doubleheader, dropping the first game against Fort LeBoeuf 4-2 and toppling Hickory 7-4 in the second game.Jon Anderson hit a two-run home run in the first-game loss and then picked up the win on the mound in the second game for the Eagles (2-1).Brian Murone had two doubles and a home run in the doubleheader.Jeff Revesz and Alex Miklos also hit home runs for Grove City.Elsewhere:• Mars' Tyler Dean tossed a complete-game three-hitter and added a pair of hits to lead the Planets to a 5-3 triumph over Hampton.David Bednar added a home run and two RBI and Nick Comport a double and two RBI for Mars.• Heath Lominski had a pair of doubles, but Moniteau fell to Ford City 7-3.Fort LeBoeuf 010 210 0 — 4 8 2Grove City 000 006 0 — 2 6 2W: Geer 7IP (7K, 2BB). L: Jason Revesz 4IP (8K, 3BB).Fort LeBoeuf: Van Damia 4-1B, Rose 2-1B, Geer 3BGove City: Brian Murone 1B 2B, Jon Anderson 1B HR 2-RBI, Tyler Devine 1B 2BHickory 000 210 1 — 4 6 2Grove City 320 101 x — 7 9 5W: Jon Anderson 4IP (5K, 2BB). L: Nick DiBartolomeo 6IP (1K, 5BB).Hickory: Swatzworth HR 1B, Schafer HRGrove City: Alex Miklos 2B HR; Brian Murone HR, Jeff Revesz 2B HR, Jason Revesz 2-1BToday: Grove City at Erie CentralHampton 000 000 3 — 3 3 1Mars 104 000 x — 5 7 0W: Tyler Dean 7IP (7K, 3BB). L: John Koch 3IP (3K, 3BB).Hampton (0-2, 0-1): Erik Donatelli 2 RBI, Cory Callan 1B, RBI, RMars (2-0, 1-0): David Bednar HR, 2 RBI; Nick Comport 2B, 2RBI; Tyler Dean 2-1B; Blake Friday 1B; Ryan O'Connor 1B; Brandon Kline 1BFriday: Mars vs. ValleyFord City 000 012 4 — 7 6 2Moniteau 000 201 0 — 3 6 3W: Gladyszewski 4IP (2K, 2BB). L: Braydon McCorry 3 2/3IP (2K, 5BB).Moniteau (1-3): Heath Lominski 2-2B, Kyle Armagost 2B 1BToday: Moniteau at Redbank Valley

Seneca Valley 8, Sewickley Academy 5 — Sam Struss and Megan Midkiff netted three goals apiece and Kelly Cundiff added two goals for the Raiders.Lauren Moran made 12 saves for Seneca Valley (5-0), which plays Wednesday at Quaker Valley.Hampton 11, Butler 7 — Brittney Miller and Megan Kunst had two goals each while Maggie Dellen, Alyssa Olenick and Casey Murdick added one apiece to lead the Tornado (0-2), who host Shaler Saturday.North Hills 16, Knoch 4 — Mindy Norris paced the Knights with two goals while Laura Crist and Kara Fitzpatrick both scored once.

Both Freeport teams moved their record to 3-0 by overwhelming Burrell, the boys by a 130-18 score and the girls 111-39.• Karli Paracca won the 100 and the 200 to lead the Mars girls, who lost to Kiski Area 86-64, but beat Valley 131.5-14.5.BoysFreeport 130, Burrell 18Track Events3,200-meter relay: Freeport (Kevin Keppel, Eric Snyder, Tahlon Kirkland, Garrett Blake) 8:57.2; 110 hurdles: Derek Durand (F) 15.4; 100 dash: Marcel Ittner (F) 11.4; 1,600 run: Kevin Keppel (F) 5:17; 400 dash: Garrett Blake (F) 54.0; 400 relay: Freeport (Mike Teorsky, Brendan Lynch, Shawn Liberto, Marcel Ittner) 45.8; 300-meter hurdles: Stephen Lassinger (F) 50.0; 800-meter run: Garrett Blake (F) 2:13; 200-meter dash: Marcel Ittner (F) 23.5; 3,200-meter run: Kevin Keppel (F) 11:01; 1,600-meter relay: Freeport (Eric Snyder, Josh Brestensky, Tahlon Kirkland, Garrett Blake) 3:48.8Field EventsHigh jump: Fred Pastoria (F) 5-2; Long jump: Derek Durand (F) 20-6; Triple jump: Shawn Liberto (F) 38-0.5; Shot put: Cody McClelland (F) 42-4.5; Discus: Cody McClelland (F) 118-6; Javelin: Curtis Hughes (F) 146-1; Pole vault: Shane Singer (F) 12-0GirlsFreeport 111, Burrell 39Track Events3,200-meter relay: Freeport (Rachel Kubeldis, Kristie Teorsky, Nicole Miller, Becca Dudek) 11:28; 100 hurdles: Okobi (B) 16.5; 100 dash: Kaczanowicz (B) 12.6; 1,600 run: Kayla Zboran (F) 5:51; 400 dash: Konopski (B) 1:02.7; 400 relay: Burrell 51.6; 300 hurdles: Lynsey Gugino (F) 49.6; 800 run: Becca Dudek (F) 2:42; 200 dash: Kaczanowicz (B) 27.4; 3,200 run: Kayla Zboran (F) 12:26; 1,600 relay: Burrell 4:24Field EventsHigh jump: Bronte Soul (F) and Ali Moore (F) 4-6; Long jump: Bronte Soul (F) 16-3; Triple jump: Bronte Soul (F) 34-2; Shot put: Caitlin Chaffman (F) 30-6; Discus: Caitlin Chaffman (F) 94-5; Javelin: Guido (B) 86-7; Pole vault: Jenna Napierski (F) 7-6GirlsKiski Area 86, Mars 64Mars 131.5, Valley 14.5Track Events3,200-meter relay: Kiski 10:04; 100 hurdles: Cloud (K) 16.45; 100 dash: Karli Paracca (M) 12.78; 1,600 run: Jackson (K) 5:29; 400 dash: Erica Hand (M) 1:01.85; 400 relay: Mars 52.44; 300 hurdles: Cloud (K) 49.75; 800 run: Dennis (M) 2:30; 200 dash: Paracca (M) 26.5; 3,200 run: Kibler (K) 12:04; 1,600 relay: Mars 4:22Field EventsHigh jump: Zidiek (K) 4-10 Long jump: Pitts (V) 16-6; Triple jump: Dennis (M) 35-8.5; Shot put: Reid (K) 32-9; Discus: Slagle (K) 90-1; Javelin: Reid (K) 122-2; Pole vault: Seroce (K) 7-6

Seneca Valley 3, Shaler 0 — Brian Pudlo had nine kills, Eric Speicher six blocks and Tim Pecora seven digs and five passes in the Raiders' 25-1, 25-5, 25-22 section victory.The Raiders will compete in the Dover tournament in York this weekend.

Butler's Will Nesbitt advanced to today's Section 2-AAA title match by defeating Seneca Valley's Troy Abbott 10-1 and Pine-Richland's JiHo Park 6-2, 6-2.Nesbitt will face P-R's Bas Van Lent in the championship match.Zac McCafferty, also of Butler, will battle for the third and final spot in the WPIAL singles tournament when he faces Park in the consolation match.McCafferty on Thursday defeated Shaler's Stephen Kimpel 10-1 and SV's Jonathan Perkins 10-8 before falling to Van Lent in the semifinals 6-4, 6-2.