Freeport's Massart 5-for-5
Taylor Massart went 5-for-5 with two homers, two doubles and five RBI as the Freeport softball team opened its season Tuesday with a 16-11 win over section foe West Shamokin.
Alyssa Meta was 3-for-4 with a double, four RBI and four runs scored at the plate and struck out five batters in four innings pitched, while Emily Lindsey also went 3-for-4.
The Yellowjackets (1-0, 1-0) return to action today at Lower Burrell.
West Shamokin 102 430 1 — 11 6 3
Freeport 260 017 x — 16 16 8
W: Jess Kelly 3 IP (1K, 2BB).
WS: Clowser 3B, 2-R; Lowry 2B
F: Taylor Massart 2-HR, 2-2B, 1B, 5-RBI, 2-R; Alyssa Meta 2B, 2-1B, 4-R, 4-RBI; Emily Lindsey 2-1B, 2B, 2-R; Karlie Hill 2-1B, 2-R
Wednesday: Freeport at Lower Burrell
Pine-Richland 3, Butler 1 — Cait Baxter went 2-for-3 with a run scored, but the Tornado dropped their season opener.
Butler 100 000 0 — 1 5 2
Pine-Richland 100 011 x — 3 6 2
W: Tortorice 7IP (2K, 0BB). L: Emily McDonald 6IP (1K, 1BB).
B: Cait Baxter 2-1B, R; Jen Miller 1B, RBI; Rachel Rebmann 1B; Lindsay Michael 1B
P-R: McNulity 3B, R
Today: North Hills at Butler, 4 p.m.
BaseballA-C Valley 11, Moniteau 1 — Cole Terwilliger tossed a three-hitter and also doubled and singled for the Falcons.Kevin Kaufman went 4-for-4 with a triple, double, two singles and three runs scored for A-C Valley.A-C Valley 320 110 4 — 11 9 xMoniteau 000 010 0 — 1 3 xW: Cole Terwilliger 7IP (7K, 3BB). L: Zach Jewart.A-C Valley (1-0): Kevin Kaufman 3B 2B 2-1B 3-R, Terwilliger 2B 1BMoniteau (0-1): Kaleb Eschenbaugh 2B RThursday: Cranberry at A-C Valley; Venango Catholic vs. Moniteau at Pullman Park, 5:15 p.m.
TennisSeneca Valley 5, Shaler 0 — Corey Fetter picked up a win in his first varsity start alongside Eric Abbott in No. 2 doubles action.The Raiders (4-4, 2-3) play Ambridge today.Seneca Valley 5, Shaler 0Singles1-Joe Shults (SV) def. Brandon McNeill 6-1, 6-0; 2-Mayank Parashar (SV) def. Evan Conti 6-2, 6-0; 3-Alex Park (SV) def. Jake Raible 6-0, 6-0.Doubles1-Patrick O'Connor/Michael Garczynski (SV) def. Chris Seifried/Eric Fischenklier 6-2, 6-0; 2-Eric Abbott/Corey Fetter (SV) def. Josh Bens/Sean Funfar 6-0, 6-1.North Allegheny 4, Butler 1 — A.J. May picked up a victory in No. 1 singles action for the Tornado (3-4) in this loss.North Allegheny 4, Butler 1Singles1-A.J. May (B) def. Stephen Chuirrazi 3-6, 6-1, 7-6; 2-Andrew Xu (NA) def. Henry May 6-1, 6-0; 3-Tomas Monti (NA) def. Jake Bellis 6-0, 6-0.Doubles1-Connor Goodman/Jared Isaacs (NA) def. Devin Fitz/Cam Sedwick 6-2, 6-4; 2-Erik Lia/Cody Schurter (NA) def. Gavin Shuler/Martin Zanicky 6-2, 6-0.Grove City 5, Meadville 0 — Matt Welker didn't drop a game in a straight-sets victory to pace the Eagles (1-0) at No. 1 singles.Grove City 5, Meadville 0Singles1-Matt Welker (GC) def. Mike Bogardis 6-0, 6-0; 2-Evan Lowers (GC) def. Sam Mehan 6-2, 6-0; 3-Chris Adams (GC) def. Bryce Cozzins 6-1, 6-0.Doubles1-Dylan Motta/Frank Bassani (GC) def. Jon Schupp/Geo Yuen 6-1, 6-2; 2-Kyle Yeakle/Lee Wishing (GC) def. Morgan Leung/Ray Bullis 6-0, 6-2.Hopewell 5, Knoch 0 — The Knights dropped to 0-2 with the loss and will look to bounce back today against Quaker Valley.Hopewell 5, Knoch 0Singles1-Antonio Muia (H) def. Michael Carns 6-0, 6-0; 2-Mitchell Meuser (H) def. Mark Sotomayer 6-0, 6-0; 3-Andrew Brunette (H) def. Troy Adams 6-0, 6-0.Doubles1-Collin Cannister/Trevor Talocsik (H) def. Phil Sarnese/Brett Miner 6-1, 6-1; 2-Johnny Brady/Jacob Kiss (H) def. Shane Frishkorn/Tanner Durci 6-0, 6-2.
Girls LacrosseSeneca Valley 9, Sewickley Academy 6 — Hallie Sandor tallied nine saves to pace the Raiders' defensive effort.'Shaler 17, Butler 4 — Megan Crawford scored all four goals for the Tornado (1-2, 0-1) in a losing cause.Butler plays again tonight at Blackhawk.Hampton 15, Knoch 7 — Mandi Boldy posted a team-high three goals for the Knights, while Sierra Kaufman had two goals and an assist. Kara Fitzpatrick and Kayla Smith added a goal apiece.Knoch travels to Vincentian on Thursday.
Track and FieldMars 95, Knoch 55 (boys); Mars 79, Knoch 71 (girls) — Ori Rinaman and Lydia Dennis led the Planets to a season-opening sweep of Knoch with four individual wins apiece.Scott Slaney also earned two individual victories for Mars, while Emily Thomas took first in the shot put and discus and Erica Hans swept the sprints.BoysMars 95, Knoch 553,200 relay: Knoch, 8:52; 110 hurdles: Ori Rinaman (M) 15.9; 100 dash: Ori Rinaman (M) 11.3; 1,600 run: Scott Slaney (M) 4:58.2; 400 run: Carlsson (K) 53.2; 400 relay: Mars (Steve Crawford, Nathan Bair, Nate Rosswog, Brandon Marchese) 47.4; 300 hurdles: Ori Rinaman (M) 43.1; 800 run: Scott Slaney (M) 2:21.1; 200 dash: Ori Rinaman (M) 23.4; 3,200 run: Brendan Knox (M) 10:37.3; 1,600 relay: Mars (Sonny Zangaro, Nate Bayuk, Jake Kronnenwetter, Chris Smith) 3:40.1Shot put: Ty Gornick (K) 41-4; Discus: Collin McTighe (K) 119-11; Javelin: Chris Smith (M) 143-4; High jump: Barnes (M) 5-2; Long jump: Geist (K) 18-8; Triple jump: Geist 40-2 1/2; Pole vault: Alec Battin (M) 13-6GirlsMars 79, Knoch 713,200 relay: Knoch, 10:38; 100 hurdles: Bozzo (K) 16.5; 100 dash: Erica Hans (M) 13.2; 1,600 run: Moxie (K) 5:50; 400 run: Lydia Dennis (M) 1:02.6; 400 relay: Knoch, 56.1; 300 hurdles: Sabrina Edwards (M) 51.2; 800 run: Carlsson (K) 2:36; 200 dash: Erica Hans (M) 28.3; 3,200 run: Pettit (K) 12:42; 1,600 relay: Mars (Erica Hans, Kristina LaRocca, Kayla King, Sabrina Edwards)Shot put: Emily Thomas (M) 35-11; Discus: Emily Thomas (M) 125; Javelin: Zellhart (K) 106-1; High jump: Lydia Dennis 4-8; Long jump: Lydia Dennis (M) 16-7; Triple jump: Lydia Dennis (M) 37-2 1/2; Pole vault: Liz Carpenter (M) 8Boys VolleyballButler 3, Pine-Richland 2 — The Tornado battled back from a 2-1 deficit to earn a 25-17, 25-27, 24-26, 25-17, 15-7 triumph over the Rams.Andrew Paterno tallied 41 assists and three aces for Butler, while Matt Huey added 14 kills and four blocks. Chris Fiorina chipped in 14 digs.The Tornado (3-0, 3-0) host North Allegheny on Thursday.Butler's JV squad also improved to 3-0 with a 25-19, 25-18 victory.Thursday's varsity match will follow the JV game, which begins at 6 p.m.
