Evie Marche leads North Catholic tennis into PIAA quarters; Slippery Rock boys soccer wins in PKs: Highlights & scores
North Catholic girls tennis is heading to Hershey.
The Trojanettes swept District 5 champion Bedford 5-0 Tuesday in the first round of the PIAA Class 2A team tournament at North Allegheny High School. They will take on District 3 runner-up Conrad Weiser in the quarterfinals Friday morning at Hershey Racquet Club.
The WPIAL champion’s three singles players of Evie Marche, Macaria Stall and Anna Ravotti didn’t drop a set, with Marche winning 6-0, 6-0. Only Doubles 1 was close, but Katilyn Abel and Leah Kernan survived a 3-6, 6-2, 10-6 match.
The winner of Friday’s match will stay in Hershey on Saturday, when the semifinals and then finals will be held.
Slippery Rock beat Hickory in penalty kicks 4-2, winning the game 3-2 at Franklin High School, to punch its ticket to the District 10 Class 2A semifinals.
Parker Wilhide made two huge saves in the shootout, while Wade Freehling, Zach Lasko, Logan Berry and Eli Flowers kicked in the four PKs for the victory. Lasko and Freehling scored in regulation for the No. 3 Rockets. Eli Ruffo tallied both goals for the sixth-seeded Hornets, including the tying goal that forced overtime.
The Rockets will face No. 2 Cathedral Prep, which thumped No. 7 Titusville 6-1, on Monday.
No. 5 Slippery Rock’s season came to an end in the District 10 Class 4A first round at Hagerty Family Events Center in Erie thanks to a 3-0 loss against fourth-seeded Harbor Creek. The match was decided by scores of 25-13, 25-14 and 25-16.
Harbor Creek visits top-seeded Corry in Thursday’s semifinals.
DuBois Central Catholic 3, A-C Valley 0 — The fifth-seeded Falcons were swept in an upset by the 12th seed by set scores of 25-16, 25-21, 25-11. No stats were provided. The Cardinals will face No. 4 Austin in Thursday’s quarterfinals.
Ridgway 3, Union 0 — No. 7 Ridgway dispatched the 10th-seeded Damsels in straight sets 25-13, 25-14, 25-18. No states were provided. Ridgway will face No. 2 Otto-Eldred in Thursday’s quarterfinals.
