GC, SV runners shine
Grove City’s Aaron Benka placed second with a time of 16 minutes, 34 seconds and Ryan Budnik was right behind him, finishing fifth with a time of 16:52 at the Tri-County cross country meet at Cooper’s Lake on a soggy Thursday afternoon.
The Eagles’ top two runners helped Grove City finish sixth in the meet that featured 61 teams.
Mars finished fourth as a team, led by a 26th-place finish by Nathan Mrdjenovich, and Seneca Valley was fifth.
Michael Kolor finished 24th overall for the Raiders.
Seneca Valley’s girls also turned in a solid effort with a second-place finish.
Rachel Hensler was the top finisher for the Raiders in 36th place. Seneca Valley, though, showed off its exceptional balance as it had seven runners in the top 70.
Mars was third, paced by an 11th-place finish by Natalie Petrini.
BoysTeam results1-Mt. Lebanon 97, 2-North Allegheny 164, 3-Altoona 166, 4-Mars 280, 5-Seneca Valley 284, 6-Grove City 286, 9-Knoch 342, 19-Butler 625Mars: 26-Nathan Mrdjenovich 17:22, 45-Brendan Knox 17:42, 48-Frankie Petrini 17:44, 64-Gage Zimmerman 17:55, 97-John Caraway 18:11, 175-Jacob Porter 18:52, 279-Evan Monteleone 19:47Seneca Valley: 24-Michael Kolor 17:20, 27-Brett Foster 17:23, 40-Tanner Quiggle 17:37, 73-Ben Gardner 17:59, 120-Alex Taylor 18:27, 150-Kyle Morgan 18:40, 159-Sean Reiterman 18:45Grove City: 2-Aaron Benka 16:34, 5-Ryan Budnik 16:52, 71-Braydon Pyle 17:58, 85-Dillon McConnell 18:06, 123-Ryan Whiteman 18:28, 140-Jordan Powell 18:36, 195-John Paul Depew 19:03Knoch: 19-Brandon Grumski 17:14, 35-Preston Carlsson 17:32, 67-John Ejzak 17:56, 91-Paul Kasunic 18:09m 130-Luke Brewer 18:32, 134-Aidan Neigh 18:34, 143-Nathaniel Pettit 18:37Butler: 76-Christopher Short 18:01, 88-Patrick Fullerton 18:08, 136-Christopher Boyd 18:34, 155-Jordan Blum 18:43, 170-Ethan Linnon 18:50, 329-Chad Pakozdi 20:23
GirlsTeam results1-Villa Maria 194, 2-Seneca Valley 208, 3-Mars 222, 4-North Hills 228, 5t-North Allegheny, Kiski 235, 17-Grove City 550, 20-Knoch 621, 23-Butler 627Seneca Valley: 36-Rachel Hensler 21:19, 37-Angela Mignanelli 21:20, 40-Emma Sledge 21:27, 43-Mariah Mack 21:29, 52-Lauren Sauer 21:39, 58-Becky Paine 21:45, 67-Isabelle Biase 21:53Mars: 11-Natalie Petrini 20:29, 28-Shannon McChesney 21:06, 45-Sydney Cole 21:31, 68-Reilly Butler 21:53, 70-Jessica Monberg 21:54, 153-Lindsey Brand 22:54, 202-Emma Gentile 23:28Grove City: 17-Catie Jaskowak 20:46, 79-Hanna Sanford 22:04, 100-Tessa Semple 22:19, 144-Olivia Lowe 7:21, 210-Mikayla Wimer 23:37, 299-Madison Hamilton 25:32Knoch: 34-Mandi Moxie 21:13, 89-Ashlyn Carlsson 22:10, 149-Mandy Hunt 22:50, 166-Lauren Karenbauer 23:00, 183-Abby Jones 23:14, 201-Rachel Wittmer 23:37, 244-Elizabeth Butler 24:02Butler: 46-Holly Keffer 21:34, 76-Michaela Brydon 22:03, 112-Kelsee Callihan 22:31, 164-Lucy Lewis 22:59, 229-Belle Losch 23:50, 237-Mackenzie Harris 23:58, 174-Kylie Sheppeck 24:41
Boys SoccerJosh Stutz scored a pair of goals as Slippery Rock rolled to a 5-0 win over Sharon Thursday afternoon.Marty Doyle, Sean Freidhof and Ryan Turvis also scored for the Rockets (9-4-3, 5-1-3), who will play Wilmington in a huge region game at 6 p.m. Monday at Slippery Rock University.Karns City 4, Punxsutawney 1 — Tyler Pollock scored a pair of goals and added two assists and Spenser Myers also scored two goals for the Gremlins (12-2), who will open the District 9 playoffs Wednesday.
Girls SoccerBreann Wood and Emily LoPresti each scored a pair of goals as Karns City (17-0) built a 7-0 lead 15 minutes into a match that was halted in the second half due to weather conditions in a 7-1 win at Punxsutawney.VolleyballAlexis Schrecengost had 28 service points as Freeport routed Highlands 25-5, 25-10, 25-9.Schrecengost also had four aces and five kills for the Yellowjackets (14-1, 11-1).Knoch 3, Mars 0 — Celina Sanks had 14 kills and Schaely Renfrew added 14 digs as the Knights beat the Planets 25-11, 25-17, 25-18.Mary Zellhart also had 22 points for Knoch (14-2, 11-1).A-C Valley 3, Moniteau 0 — Jess Calender had 18 service points and 10 digs and Makayli Terwilliger added 11 kils and 15 points in the Falcons’ 25-7, 25-10, 25-18 win.
