Fighting it out
Taylor Stamm tallied 22 assists and Carly Shearer 11 kills as the Slippery Rock girls volleyball team defeated Hickory 3-0 Tuesday night.
Lauren Hilliard added eight kills and Megan Little 20 passes and seven digs for the Rockets, who won by scores of 25-12, 25-19 and 25-11.
Slippery Rock's junior varsity team also won, 2-0.
Freeport 3, Knoch 1 — Freshman Zoe Pawlak had 13 kills, 13 points, four aces and six blocks to lead the Yellowjackets to a big section win over the Knights, 25-13, 18-25, 25-12, 29-27.
Celina Sanks had 11 kills and eight blocks, Schaely Renfrew nine kills and Kara Fitzpatrick 13 service points for the Knights (3-1, 2-1).
Brittney Bianco added 23 assists and Megan Sweeny 22 points, four kills and 21 assists for Freeport (2-0 in the section).
North Allegheny 3, Butler 0 — The Tornado received 12 kills, eight digs and three blocks from Heather Straynick and Mackenzie O'Donnell had five kills and four blocks, but the Tigers prevailed 25-23, 25-23, 25-19.
Erin Hilderbrand added 15 digs for Butler (2-3, 1-2).
Mars 3, Valley 0 — Abby Matusik had nine kills and six aces, Jaden Zimmer eight kills and Melanie Dinderman five aces as Mars cruised past the Vikings 25-9, 25-11, 25-17.
Cranberry 3, Karns City 2 — Kristen Smith contributed 22 assists and six kills for the Gremlins, who lost the match by scores of 25-22, 23-25, 25-22, 18-25 and 15-9.
Kendyll Smith chipped in with nine kills and three blocks and Jordan Downs had six kills.
Clarion 3, A-C Valley 1 — Abby Wetzel's 25 digs highlighted the Falcons' effort. Meredith Snyder added eight kills, seven assists and five blocks and Alexis Linamen six kills in the 25-22, 20-25, 10-25, 15-25 loss.
Dylan Osborne carded a 76 to lead Grove City to a Region 2 victory Tuesday at Wanango, Oil City's course.Slippery Rock's Brett Rinker also shot a 76 to help the Rockets earn third place out of five teams. Meadville was second, one shot behind the Eagles.Grove City (315): Dylan Osborne 76, Ben Lucas 79, Ed Hetrick 80, Matt Gordon 80Slippery Rock (326): Brett Rinker 76, Bob Paczkowski 79, Matt Badger 85, Levi Leonberg 86Team standings: Meadville 17, Grove City 16, Slippery Rock 13, Warren 10, Oil City 4Knoch 198, Valley 202 — Chris Kier shot an even-par 35 at Buffalo Golf Course to lead the Knights to this important section victory.Stefan Carlsson also broke 40 with a 38 for Knoch (8-3, 4-2).Knoch (198): Chris Kier 35, Stefan Carlsson 38, Austin Miller 41, Christian Evanchec 41, Austin Campbell 43Valley (202): Bill Clark 35, Nick Licata 36, Brandon Ledoux 40, Luke Felack 43, Jake Rayburg 48Kittanning 189, Freeport 203 — The Yellowjackets' Cole Hepler and the Wildcats' Jordan Klodowski tied for medalist honors with a par 36 on Buffalo Golf Course's back nine holes.Freeport fell to 8-3 while Kittanning remains undefeated.Freeport (203): Cole Hepler 36, Robbie Miller 40, Richard VanDruff 42, Ryley Cowan 42, Audrey Clawson 43Kittanning (189): Jordan Klodowski 36, Cole Davis 37, Noah Spang 37, Evan Cravener 39, Noah Kunst 40Mars 211, Highlands 270 — Ben Mullins fired a 38 to lead the Planets (9-3).Mars (211): Ben Mullins 38, Nick Hardt 42, Josh Bartley 42, Dane Zortman 42, Scott Welsh 47Highlands (270): Nick DeCroo 40, Carl Tutak 53, Andrew McCoy 57, Josh Nulph 58, Derek Beer 62Venango Catholic 243, Karns City 261 — Mike Riley led the Gremlins with a 46.Karns City (261): Mike Riley 46, Brad Bowser 51, Justin Beham 57, Holden Martin 51, Matt Yough 56Venango Catholic (243): Jonah Jones 42, Ryan Stewart 46, Scott Toy 54, Luke Plumer 48, Nathan Dudzik 50Cranberry 214, A-C Valley 254 — Noah Morgan paced the Falcons (3-3) with a 44.A-C Valley (254): Noah Morgan 44, Jackson Shook 53, Justice Seeker 49, Adrian Whitmire 50, Ian Seaton 58Cranberry (214): Derkian Burkhardt 41, Ty Rex 42, Kyle Hanna 42, Cam Hoover 44, Jacob Creighton 45Central Catholic 200, Seneca Valley 206 — At Edgewood Country Club, SV was led by Mike Trotta's 39.Seneca Valley (206): Mike Trotta 39, Evan Hangliter 41, Brennan Bench 41, Travis Becker 42, Blake Miller 43Central Catholic (200): Colin Haag 38, Hogan Cuny 39, Brent Rodgers 40, Kris Wright 40, Brian Baker 43
Matt Slagle and Emily Schumacher each placed first for Karns City as the Gremlins boys beat A-C Valley 21-38 and the girls toppled the Falcons 20-35.Union and Keystone individuals competed, but neither school had a complete team.Evan McGarvey was second for the Karns City boys, and the Gremlins' girls had the top-four finishers.Two A-C Valley freshmen broke records. John Anderson ran a time of 19 minutes, 49 seconds to break the Falcon boys freshman record. Shannon Quaill ran a time of 23:47 to break the A-C Valley freshman girls mark.Boys Top 10: Matt Slagle (KC) 19:03, Evan McGarvey 19:23, John Anderson (AC) 19:49, Beau Rankin (U) 19:56, Nick Baughman (K) 20:29, John Garing (KC) 21:04, Shawn Hazlett (U) 21:24, Brady Thompson (K) 2:31, Drew Kralj (AC) 22:02, Grant Curdo (KC) 22:24Girls Top 10: Emily Schumacher 22:33, Emily Jones (KC) 23:33, Lacee Scheerbaum (KC) 23:40, Drew Barnhart (KC) 23:43, Shannon Quaill (AC) 23:47, Tabby Deitz (U) 25:02, Kelsey Milford (AC) 25:15, Rachael Biertel (AC) 26:19, Kelly Daugherty (K) 26:27, Erin Logue (AC) 26:44Moniteau 27, North Clarion 28 (boys); North Clarion 17, Moniteau 38 (girls) — Evan Miller placed second to help the Moniteau boys squad eke out a one-point victory in KSAC action while on the girls' side, Heather Porter led the Warriors with a fourth-place finish.Boys Top 10: Isaac Wilson (NC) 17:58, Evan Miller (M) 18:03, Scott Delaney (NC) 19:11, Jake Taciuch (M) 20:37, Jake Fullerton (M) 20:52, Roman Weingartner (M) 21:11, Cameron Kirkwood (NC) 21:31, Isaac Kaye (NC) 21:51, Devon Farmer (NC) 21:56, Austin Stoops (M) 22:30Girls Top 10: Jill Wallace (NC) 19:31, Abbie Schmader (NC) 22:05, Maggie Schwabenbauer (NC) 22:06, Heather Porter (M) 23:00, Meghan Higgens (NC) 23:16, Erika Sherman (NC) 23:30, Allison DeMatteis (M) 23:33, Emily Rider (M) 24:51, Chelsie Miller (M) 25:28, Kristen McDeavitt (M) 25:54
Grove City 5, Oil City 0 — Meredith Trent, Reba Duran and Alexis Delligatti made quick work in the singles matches to push the Eagles (7-1) past the Oilers.Singles: Meredith Trent (GC) def. Mora McLaughlin 6-2, 6-0; Reba Duran (GC) def. Michaela Lockwood 6-1, 6-0; Alexis Delligatti (GC) def. Allie Domer 6-0, 6-0Doubles: Stephanie Krofcheck-Maddie Jazwinski (GC) def. Alyssa Whitling 6-1, 6-1; Katie Kosick-Molly Somora (GC) def. Rachelle Gove-Jenny Williams 6-4,6-1
Mars 2, Shady Side Academy 0 — Spencer Posey and Nick Martinelli each tallied a goal to lead the Planets (6-0).
• First Baptist Christian School Varsity soccer lost to Portersville Christian School 5-1. Brent Block had the only goal and Matt Cumberland the assist.• First Baptist Christian School Varsity Volleyball defeated Portersville 3-0 with scores of 25-16, 25-19, 25-17. Noelle Garrison led the team with nine serves, 10 aces, 10 kills, and three blocks. Hildi Burleigh added 16 assists in the win.
