Butler tennis advances, 3-2

May 10, 2011 Last Updated: May 10, 2011 02:28 PM High School

Butler's No. 1 doubles team of Jon Condon and Erik May won the deciding match by a 6-4, 7-6 decision over Bethel Park to key the Golden Tornado's 3-2 victory over the Black Hawks in the first round of the WPIAL Class AAA Team Playoffs Monday.

Next up, Butler will face Shady Side Academy in today's quarterfinal round.

Singles: Will Nesbitt (B) def. Caleb Troy 7-5, 6-0; Colin Bandell (BP) def. Zac McCafferty 6-3, 6-4; A.J. May (B) def. Nick Guess 6-0, 6-1

Doubles: Jon Condon-Erik May (B) def. Rose-Bello 6-4, 7-6; Billy-Fleishman (BP) def. Nick Rocchi-David Bright 6-0, 6-1BaseballC.J. Weigand homered, singled and drove home four runs and Aaron Lozzi added two doubles and three RBI as Mars downed Highlands 8-2 in Section 4-AAA baseball action Monday.Kevin Shebek, Nick Bushee and Matt Eperesi combined on a one-hitter for the Planets.Elsewhere:• Alex Miklos had two triples, a double, two singles, four RBI and three runs scored to power Grove City past Commodore Perry 13-8 in six innings.• Brad Francis hit a three-run home run in the first inning to key a six-run frame as Karns City downed Keystone 9-7.

Highlands 000 020 0 — 2 1 2Mars 602 000 x — 8 8 2W: Kevin Shebek 4 IP (4K, 3BB).

L: Jake Tutak 6IP (7K, 6BB).

Highlands (1-13, 1-11): Nate Torgent 1B

Mars (12-1, 11-1): Blake Friday 2B; Ryan Wotus 2B, C.J. Weigand HR, 1B, 4 RBI; David Bednar 2-1B; Aaron Lozzi 2-2B, 3 RBI

Today: Mars at Kittanning

Butler 000 214 2 — 9 10 1Seneca Valley 500 003 2 — 10 10 3W: Emily Watson 7 IP (3K, 1BB).

L: Angie Reddick 7 IP (3K, 3BB).

Butler: Angie Reddick 2-2B, 2R; Amanda Skidmore 2-1B, 3 R; Mackenzie O'Donnell 2-1B, R; Amber Steinheiser 1B, R

Seneca Valley: Sarah Blagg 3-1B, 2R; Alyssa DeiMaria 2-1B

Today: Pine-Richland at Butler

Grove City 222 142 x — 13 13 2Comm. Perry 200 042 x — 8 8 1W: Jason Revesz 4.1 IP (6K, 3BB).

L: Jason Forbes 3 IP (0K, 4BB).

Grove City (12-1, 8-0): Alex Miklos 2-3B, 2B, 2-1B, 4 RBI, 3 R; Jeff Revesz 2B, HR, 4 RBI; Jason Revesz 1B, 2B; Torin Smith 2B

Commodore Perry: Kyle Petty 2B; Tyler Gentile 2-1B, 2B; Josh Forbes 2-1B

Today: Oil City at Grove City

Keystone 102 020 2 — 7 12 4Karns City 600 102 x — 9 9 4W: Tyler Kepple 4 IP (4K, 1BB).

L: Mitch Rearick 6 IP (4K, 4BB).

Keystone: O'Neil 3-1B, Rearick 2-1B

Karns City (9-1, 3-1): Zach Barney 1B 2B, Brad Francis HR 3-RBI

Wednesday: Clarion-Limestone at Karns City

Ashley Sample had two doubles, two singles and four RBI to lead Freeport to an 8-3 triumph over Ford City.In other games:• Butler plated two runs in the top of the seventh inning to take a 9-8 lead, but Seneca Valley answered with two runs of its own to pull out a 10-9 victory.• Karson Simpson hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning, but Knoch dropped a 6-2 decision to Valley.• Stephanie Kotomski recorded Slippery Rock's lone hit in a 15-0, three-inning loss to Titusville.• Lauren Downs tossed a one-hitter, striking out six and walking no one as the Gremlins routed Keystone 10-0 in five innings.Freeport 102 300 2 — 8 11 5Ford City 100 010 1 — 3 5 2W: Alyssa Meta 7 IP (4K, 1BB). L: Markilinski 4 IP 1 (K, 0BB).Freeport: Ashley Sample 2-2B, 2-1B, 4 RBI; Emily Lindsey 3-1B, 3 RFord City: McAfoos HRToday: Deer Lakes at FreeportKnoch 000 000 2 — 2 3 4Valley 114 000 x — 6 8 1W: Caitlyn Nealer 7 IP (11K, 1BB). L: Britni Brandstetter 3 IP (0K, 0BB).Knoch (4-7, 3-6): Karson Simpson 2R-HR; Jhoey DeWalt 1B; Bethany Hay 1BValley: C. Bonk HR; Katrina George 2-1BToday: Knoch at HighlandsSlippery Rock 000 xxx x — 0 1 6Titusville 5 (10) x xxx x — 15 11 0W: Ashley Smith 3 IP (7K, 0BB). L: Katie Myers 1.1IP (1K, 1BB).Slippery Rock (2-9): Stephanie Kotomski 1BTitusville: Rodgers 2B, 3B; Clark 1B, HRToday: Grove City at Slippery RockKeystone 000 00x x — 0 1 4Karns City 232 3xx x — 10 8 1W: Lauren Downs 5IP (6K, 0BB). L: Jena Hall 3IP (5K, 5BB).Karns City (4-6): Ceanca Everetts 1B 2-RBI, Kara Kerschbaumer 2-1B, Sabrina Johns 2B 1B, Jensen Bachman 2B 1B 3-RBIWednesday: A-C Valley at Karns City

The Moniteau 1,600-meter relay team of Anthony Conn, Justin Snodgrass, Roman Weingartner and Josh Franiewski captured the event with a time of 3:46 and proved to be the deciding factor in the Warriors' 77-73 victory over North Clarion.Alex Edmonds won the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 runs for Moniteau (8-1), which will take part in Thursday's Redbank Invitational.In the girls meet, Courtney Catterall won the 100, 200 and long jump, Heather Porter the high and triple jumps and pole vault and Nikki Yeckel both hurdles events in the Warriors' 95-55 victory.BoysMoniteau 77, North Clarion 73Track Events3,200-meter relay: Moniteau (Drew Yeckel, Cody Keene, Evan Miller, Alex Edmonds) 9:30; 110 hurdles: Dean (NC) 15.6; 100 dash: Dean (NC) 11.4; 1,600 run: Alex Edmonds (Mo) 4:55; 400 dash: Anthony Conn (Mo) 56.6; 400 relay: North Clarion 46.2; 300-meter hurdles: Dean (NC) 41.8; 800-meter run: Alex Edmonds (Mo) 2:10; 200-meter dash: Dean (NC) 23.4; 3,200-meter run: Alex Edmonds (Mo) 10.59; 1,600-meter relay: Moniteau (Anthony Conn, Justin Snodgrass, Roman Weingartner, Josh Franiewski) 3:46Field EventsHigh jump: Reed (NC) 5-10; Long jump: Jonathan Loos (Mo) 18-4; Triple jump: Reed (NC) 39-1; Shot put: Obenrider (NC) 46-10; Discus: Kyle Davidson (Mo) 111-4; Javelin: Kyle Armagost Mo) 170-6; Pole vault: Tyler Kristufek (Mo) 11-6GirlsMoniteau 95, North Clarion 55Track Events3,200-meter relay: North Clarion 10:51; 100 hurdles: Nikki Yeckel (Mo) 17.3; 100 dash: Courtney Catterall (Mo) 13.1; 1,600 run: Wallace (NC) 6:08; 400 dash: Taylor Shaffer (Mo) 1:03.7 400 relay: Moniteau (Kelsey Anderson, Brittany Wright, Brittany Boring, Courtney Catterall) 55.2; 300 hurdles: Nikki Yeckel (Mo) 50.0; 800 run: Chelsea Miller (Mo) 2:40; 200 dash: Courtney Catterall (Mo) 28.8; 3,200 run: Wallace (NC) 13:30; 1,600 relay: Moniteau (Krista Snyder, Emily Rider, Nikki Yeckel, Taylor Shaffer) 4:30Field EventsHigh jump: Heather Porter (Mo) 4-10; Long jump: Courtney Catterall (Mo) 15-3 1/4; Triple jump: Heather Porter (Mo) 31-4 1/2; Shot put: Karlie Bly (Mo) 31-4 1/2; Discus: Madden (NC) 90-5 1/2; Javelin: Ashley Brehm (Mo) 100-9; Pole vault: Heather Porter (Mo) 7-6

Butler 22, Blackhawk 13 — Kathryn Hitchan netted eight goals and Brittney Miller added four to lead the Tornado to the win.Casey Mudrick scored three times, Megan Kunst and Alyssa Olenick two each and Calli Johns, Bailey Kraus and Lydia Klutinoty one apiece for Butler (10-6), who return to action today at Hempfield.Hampton 15, Knoch 7 — Mindy Norris had five goals, Mandi Boldy one goal and one assist and Sierra Kaufman one goal for the Knights, who host Shaler Wednesday.

Butler 14, Norwin 3 — Tanner Kotch had six goals and two assists and Cory Hilliard two goals and two assists to aid the Tornado in this non-section matchup.Domenic Farmer and J.J. Raab added two goals each while Nick Whann added a goal and two assists and Jake Whann one goal.Butler (9-6) will host Hampton Wednesday. The Talbots enter the section game with a 6-0 record, Butler at 6-1.Butler's jayvee squad won 8-2 as Justin Steiner had three goals, Raab and Sebastien Moran added two goals and Jerry Hertzog accounted for the other goal.Butler 8, Vincentian 1 — In this Saturday game, Cory Hilliard had four goals and two assists and Kotch two goals and two assists to key the Tornado.