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Erdahl, Stewart spark Planets

Ben Erdahl went 3-for-4 with a pair of runs scored and a pair of RBI as the Mars baseball team defeated Highlands, 11-1 in six innings.

Colin Stewart added a triple, a single and three RBI for Mars (5-3, 2-0).

Highlands 001 000 x — 1 4 4

Mars 022 223 x — 11 13 0

W: Matt Parrish 4IP (5K, 4BB). L: Cody Pisani 4.2IP (1K, 3BB).

Highlands (1-3, 0-2): Nick Festa 1B, Mike Helgert 1B, Pisani 1B, Perry Shiring 1B

Mars (5-3, 2-0): Matt Eperesi 2B RBI, Alex Smith 2-1B 2-RBI, Ben Erdahl 3-1B 2-RBI, David Bednar 1B, Nick Mosso 1B, Kevin Giallonardo 1B, Colin Stewart 2B 1B 3-RBI, Connor McGinnis 1B, Josh Bartley 1B RBI

Friday: Hampton at Mars

James Bair took first place in both hurdle events as Moniteau's boys crushed A-C Valley and Clarion-Limestone in a meet shortened by inclement weather.The Warrior girls earned wins over the same foes, with Heather Porter winning the triple jump and pole vault.Shannon Quaill won the 1,600 and 3,200 run for A-C Valley.BoysMoniteau 97½, A-C Valley 29½Moniteau 96, Clarion-Limestone 363,200 relay: Moniteau 10:27; 110 hurdles: Bair (M) 16.6; 100 dash: Shaffer (M) 11.8; 1,600 run: Miller (M) 5:06; 400 run: Weinganter (CL) 55.9; 400 relay: Moniteau 48.22; 300 hurdles: Bair (M) 43.11; 800 run: Keene (M) N/A; 200 dash: Shaffer (M) 24.7; 3,200 run: Miller (M) N/A; 1,600 relay: Moniteau 3:44Shot put: Davidson (M) 41-0; Discus: Davidson (M) 118-0; Javelin: Not contested; High jump: Not contested; Long jump: Taciuch (M) 18-2; Triple jump: Taciuch (M) 28-0; Pole vault: Hagg (M) 11-3GirlsMoniteau 79, A-C Valley 52Moniteau 104, Clarion-Limestone 27A-C Valley 91, Clarion-Limestone 403,200 relay: Moniteau (Chelsea Miller, Maranda McGovern, Emily Rider, Allison DeMatteis) 11:13; 100 hurdles: Nikki Yeckel (M) 17.6; 100 dash: Brenneman (ACV) 13.8; 1,600 run: Shannon Quaill (ACV) 6:08; 400 run: Chelsea Miller (M) 1:08.2; 400 relay: A-C Valley (Callander, Brenneman, Cratty, Snyder) 54.4; 300 hurdles: Nikki Yeckel (M) 54.6; 800 run: Emily Rider (M) 2:43; 200 dash: Nikki Yeckel (M) 29.2; 3,200 run: Shannon Quaill (ACV) 15:24; 1,600 relay: Moniteau (Alycia Brehm, Chelsea Miller, Emily Rider, Kristin McDeavitt) 4:42.8Shot put: Maura Kimmel (M) 32-1.5; Discus: Fink (CL) 80-4.5; Javelin: no competition; High jump: no competition; Long jump: Brittany Boring (M) 14-3; Triple jump: HeatherPorter (M) 31-9; Pole vault: Heather Porter (M) 9-6Mars 108, Kittanning 36 (boys); Mars 107, Kittanning 43 (girls) — Joel Glomb paced the Planets' boys (4-0) with wins in the shot put and discus, while Teah Amato swept the hurdle events and ran a leg of the winning 1,600 relay for the girls (3-1).BoysMars 108, Kittanning 363,200 relay: Mars (Eric Kingsley, Frankie Petrini, Andrew Diefendacher, Matt Asbury) 9:39; 110 hurdles: Grafton (K) 15.3; 100 dash: Hika (K) 11.7; 1,600 run: Nathan Mrjenovich (M) 5:04; 400 run: Eric Kingsley (M) 57.9; 400 relay: Kittanning, 46.6; 300 hurdles: John Nolan (M) 47.9; 800 run: Grafton (K) 2:12; 200 dash: Hika (K) 24.3; 3,200 run: Zach Hunkele (M) 11:39; 1,600 relay: Kittanning, 3:55Shot put: Joel Glomb (M) 41-11; Discus: Joel Glomb (M) 105-11; Javelin: Taylor (M) 126; High jump: Nate Bayuk (M) 5-8; Long jump: Brandon Marchese (M) 18-9; Triple jump: Jake Kronenwetter (M) 38-5; Pole vault: Nathan Bair (M) 9-0GirlsMars 107, Kittanning 433,200 relay: Mars (Reilly Butler, Nicole Parrish, Sydney Cole, Shannon McChesney) 11:31; 100 hurdles: Teah Amato (M) 17.0; 100 dash: Lemmons (K) 12.9; 1,600 run: Liz Smialek (M) 6:10; 400 run: Thomas (K) 1:05.1; 400 relay: Kittanning, 55.6; 300 hurdles: Teah Amato (M) 53.2; 800 run: Jenna Colussy (M) 2:39.6; 200 dash: Lemmons (K) 28.1; 3,200 run: Liz Smialek (M) 13:25; 1,600 relay: Mars (Reilly Butler, Teah Amato, Alexis Funderlich, Lauren Jaeger) 4:24Shot put: Ali Goetz (M) 29-10; Discus: Emily Thomas (M) 101-2; Javelin: Alanna Michalski (M) 99-9; High jump: Kittanning 4-6; Long jump: Lemmons (K) 14-0 1/4; Triple jump: Sara Getsy (M) 28-7; Pole vault: Liz Carpenter (M) 8-0

Blake Thompson scored four goals, including the game-winner with 2:30 remaining, as Mars edged Vincentian Academy 10-9.Will King led the Planets (3-1) with six goals.

Shaler 12, Butler 2, five innings — Rachel Rebmann hit a two-run homer for the Tornado (2-4, 1-4), but the Titans exploded for 10 runs in the fifth to claim the victory on Tuesday.Shaler 020 0(10)x x — 12 14 1Butler 002 00x x— 2 6 1W: Dobson 5IP (5K, 0BB). L: Emily McDonald 5IP (0K, 1BB).Shaler (5-1, 5-0): M. Mulig 2-2B, 2-1B, 2-RBI, RButler (2-4, 1-4): Rachel Rebmann HR, 2-RBI, R; Emily McDonald 2-1B, R; Jen Miller 1BFriday: North Allegheny at Butler

Wyatt Daugherty struck out seven in five innings of work and also went 3-for-3 at the plate with a double and three RBI as Butler downed Fox Chapel 9-4.Alex Harrison also had a double and two RBI for the Golden Tornado.Ryan Grady struck out five over 5.1 innings pitched and Nick Malis and Mark Gross had two hits each Monday in Butler's 10-4 win over New Castle.Gross had two doubles and two RBI while Malis had a double and single, Daugherty had a double and RBI, Brandon Spinneweber a single and RBI, Alex Sybert a double.

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