Slepski keys Tornado win
Tyler Slepski tossed a complete game with four strikeouts to lead the Butler baseball team to a 4-1 victory over Shaler Wednesday.
The Tornado posted a four-spot in the fourth inning en route to the win.
Butler 000x 400 0 — 4 5 0Shaler 000 001 0 — 1 6 2W: Tyler Slepski 7IP (4K, 1BB).
L: Temple 3Z\cIP (2K, 3BB).
Butler (9-1, 5-1): David Tompkins 1B, 2B; Tyler Slepski 2B
Shaler: Mincher 2B; Hetz 2-1B
Monday: Mt. Lebanon at Butler
Patricka Berman pitched two innings of relief for the win as Grove City rallied for four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning for a 9-7 win over Slippery Rock.Melea Mauthe and Kalene Ireland each had three hits for the Rockets (1-5).In other action:• Abbi Smithmyers had the only hit for Knoch (2-4, 1-3) in a 10-0 home loss to Valley.<B>Slippery Rock 101 212 0 — 7 12 4Grove City 023 004 x — 9 15 3W:</B> Patricka Berkman 2IP (1K, 1BB). <B>L:</B> Stephanie Kotomski 6IP (1K, 2BB).<B>Slippery Rock (1-5):</B> Melea Mauthe 3-1B, Jordan McCauley 2B, Kotomski 2-1B, Kalene Ireland 3-1B<B>Grove City:</B> Cassondra Folk 3-1B, Aubri McCory 2B 1B, Lauren Bovard 2-1B, Bell 2-1B 2B<B>Today:</B> Mercer at Slippery Rock; Reynolds at Grove City<B>Valley 211 500 1 — 10 14 0Knoch 000 000 0 — 0 1 4W:</B> Caitlin Nealer 7IP (11K, 1BB). <B>L:</B> Britni Brandstetter 4IP (5K, 2BB).<B>Valley:</B> Masters 3-1B, Bonk 3-1B<B>Knoch (2-4, 1-3):</B> Abbi Smithmyers 2B<B>Today:</B> Knoch at Mars
Cody McClelland won the shot put and discus as the Freeport boys team downed Springdale 120-25 while Kayla Zboran and Caitlin Chaffman won two individual events each in the Yellowjackets' 88-44 triumph in the girls meet.Both Freeport squads improved to 6-0.• Glenn Toy won the 100, 200 and long jump to power the Karns City boys squad to a 120-30 triumph over Union and 112-38 over Keystone Wednesday.The Gremlins (5-0), who swept all 11 running events, will return to the track Tuesday at North Clarion.• Carly Clark won the girls' 1,600 run and helped Mars take the 3,200 relay in a 97.5-43.5 win over Highlands.<B>BoysFreeport 120, Springdale 25Track Events</B>3,200-meter relay: Freeport (Kevin Keppel, Eric Snyder, Tahlon Kirkland, Garrett Blake) 10:34; 110 hurdles: Derek Durand (F) 14.8; 100 dash: Marcel Ittner (F) 11.0; 1,600 run: Kevin Keppel (F) 5:04; 400 dash: Garrett Blake (F) 55.0; 400 relay: Not contested; 300-meter hurdles: Stephen Lassinger (F) 49.7; 800-meter run: Garrett Blake, Josh Brestensky, Tahlon Kirkland (F) 2:27.0; 200-meter dash: Mike Teorsky (F); 3,200-meter run: David Birckeen (F) 14:08; 1,600-meter relay: Springdale 5:16<B>Field Events</B>High jump: Not contested; Long jump: Freeport; Triple jump: Freeport; Shot put: Cody McClelland (F) 43-6; Discus: Cody McClelland (F) 122-3; Javelin: Zane Geist (F) 128-1 Pole vault: Not contested<B>GirlsFreeport 88, Springdale 44Track Events</B>3,200-meter relay: Freeport (Rachel Kubeldis, Kristie Teorsky, Becca Dudek, Brittany Bianco) 11:55; 100 hurdles: Lelis (S) 15.3; 100 dash: Chelsea Chaffman (F) 12.9; 1,600 run: Kayla Zboran (F) 5:53; 400 dash: Watterson (S) 1:00.0; 400 relay: Freeport (Kamri Brestensky, Ali Moore, Nicolette Blake, Chelsea Chaffman) 54.8 300 hurdles: Lelis (S) 48.2; 800 run: Loveland (S) 2:34; 200 dash: Watterson (S) 26.4; 3,200 run: Kayla Zboran (F) 14:08; 1,600 relay: Springdale 4:42<B>Field Events</B>High jump: Not contested; Long jump: Harley Westerman (F); Triple jump: Bronte Soul (F); Shot put: Caitlin Chaffman (F) 30-2; Discus: Caitlin Chaffman (F) 89-2; Javelin: Bosman (S) 81-9; Pole vault: Not contested<B>BoysKarns City 112, Keystone 38Karns City 120, Union 30Track Events</B>3,200-meter relay: Karns City (Ethan McGarvey, Justin Ryan, Jake Smith, Matt Slagle) 9:46.7; 110 hurdles: Tyler Marsinetti (KC) 15.7; 100 dash: Glenn Toy (KC) 11.8; 1,600 run: Matt Slagle (KC) 5:11.0; 400 dash: Ethan McGarvey (KC) 54.5; 400 relay: Karns City (Glenn Toy, Tyler Kepple, Brian Best, Nate Weckerly) 47.6; 300-meter hurdles: Luke Gordon (KC) 44.2; 800-meter run: Ethan McGarvey (KC) 2:19; 200-meter dash: Glenn Toy (KC) 24.7; 3,200-meter run: Matt Slagle (KC) 11:29; 1,600-meter relay: Karns City (Luke Gordon, Wyatt Everetts, Nick Lessner, Ethan McGarvey) 3:51.2<B>Field Events</B>High jump: Chase Johnston (U) 5-4; Long jump: Glenn Toy (KC) 20-0 1/2; Triple jump: Luke Gordon (KC) 36-2; Shot put: Zach Kepple (KC) 41-6 1/2; Discus: Ruddy (K) 115-11; Javelin: Tom Stoughton (KC) 123-10; Pole vault: Stiglitz (K) 11-0<B>GirlsMars 97.5, Highlands 43.5Track Events</B>3,200-meter relay: Mars (Parsons, Rosswog, Clark, Wills) 11:06; 100 hurdles: Crise (H) 15.3; 100 dash: Misejka (H) 13.0; 1,600 run: Clark (M) 5:59; 400 dash: King (M) 1:06.9; 400 relay: Mars (Hans, Check, Koenig, Paracca) 52.2; 300 hurdles: Resutko (M) 53.0; 800 run: Boda (H) 2:37; 200 dash: Paracca (M) 25.9; 3,200 run: McChesney (M) 13:35; 1,600 relay: Mars (Milcic, Rosswog, Dennis, Paracca) 4:26<B>Field Events</B>High jump: Doyle (M) 4-10; Long jump: Dennis (M) 14-11.5; Triple jump: Nortrom (H) 32-2.5; Shot put: Miller (H) 37-11; Discus: Not contested; Javelin: Deskins (H) 113-11; Pole vault: Not contestedBoys TennisButler 4, Shaler 1 — <B>David Bright and Nick Rocchi won at No. 2 doubles for the Golden Tornado (7-4).</B>Singles: 1-Will Nesbitt (B) d. Matt Nites 6-0, 6-0; 2-Zac McCafferty (B) d. Stephen Kimper 6-1, 6-2; 3-A.J. May (B) d. Brandon McNeill 6-0, 6-1<B>Doubles: </B>1-J.T. Schwartz/Craig Feehan (S) d. Erik May/Jon Condon 6-3, 6-2; 2-David Bright/Nick Rocchi (B) d. Jake Raible/Evan Conti 6-3, 6-4Boys Volleyball<B>Butler 3, North Hills 0 — </B>Mike Dreher had 10 kills and Bill Smith five blocks to lead the Tornado past the Indians 25-17, 25-17, 25-6 in Section 2-AAA play.Dustin DeFrancisis added 26 assists and Xavier Krause 10 passes for Butler (7-2, 5-2), which plays at Shaler Tuesday.In junior varsity action, the Tornado earned a 25-20, 25-20 victory over North Hills.Girls Lacrosse<B>North Hills 13, Butler 3 — </B>Maggie Dellen, Casey Murdick and Lydia Klutinoty all scored for the Golden Tornado (4-4).
