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Extra-base hits drive Knoch victory

Cullen Hinderliter tripled in a run and Dale Gallo doubled as the Knoch baseball team picked up its first win of the season in a 3-2 triumph over section foe Ambridge Tuesday.

Dave Govan picked up the win, striking out seven and walking three in seven innings. Govan gave up four hits.

In other games:

• Dan Kruper hit two home runs as Hampton defeated Mars, 10-2.

• Stephon Conto singled and drove in four runs as Karns City scored 11 runs in the first inning on the way to a 17-3 rout against Union.

Ambridge 020 000 0—2 4 1Knoch 001 200 x—3 3 3W: Dave Govan 7 IP (7 K, 3 BB).

L: Cybaksit 6 IP (11 K, 1 BB).

Ambridge (1-4, 1-2): Hams HR, 2-RBI

Knoch (1-3, 1-2): Cullen Hinderliter 3B, RBI; Dale Gallo 2B; Stush Antoszyk 1B

Today: Blackhawk at Knoch

Hampton 200 015 2—10 8 3Mars 010 001 0—2 4 1W: Jason Steen (8 K, 3 BB).

L: Dan Brent (5 K, 6 BB).

Hampton (5-0, 2-0): Dan Kruper 2-HR, Corey McGinnis 3B 2B, Scott Brady 2-1B

Mars (3-4, 1-1): Drew Glavin 2BRBI

Today: New Castle at Mars

Karns City (11)10 23x x—17 14 1Union 000 30x x— 3 3 4W: Jarett LaVan 3 IP (2 K, 3 BB).

L: Anthony 0 IP (0 K, 1 BB).

Karns City (2-1): Cody Williams 2-1B; Brett Green 1B, 2B; LaVan 2-1B; JoshStimac 2-1B; Stephon Conto 1B, 4-RBI

Union: Burns 2B

Thursday: Karns City at A-CValleySoftballKirsten Brant hit a walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to keep Knoch perfect with a 2-1 win over Hampton.Brant went 4-for-4 in the game as the Knights (5-0) pounded out 12 hits.Chelsea Martin got the win in relief, pitching two scoreless innings. She also singled and doubled.In other action:• Alyssa DiMaria, Ashley Watkins and Caitlin McGill had two hits each as Seneca Valley blanked Sto-Rox, 13-0. Ashley Kuhn pitched a two-hit shutouts.• Karly Kaufman pitched a no-hitter, striking out nine and walking none, as A-CValley shut out East Forest, 12-0, in five innings. Lauren Snyder and Erin Larimore had two hits each for the Falcons (2-1).• Maura McCaslin tossed a two-hit shutout, striking out 10, as Moniteau beat Clarion-Limestone 5-0.

Hampton 000 001 0—1 4 0Knoch 000 100 1—2 12 0W: Chelsea Martin 2 IP (3 K, 0 BB).

L: Ashley DeVito 6 IP (7 K, 2 BB).

Hampton: Amy Zeis 2B

Knoch (5-0): Kirsten Brant HR, 3-1B; Martin 2B, 1B; Michelle Steinmiller 3-1B

Today: Kittanning at Knoch

Seneca Valley 200 38x x—13 11 0Sto-Rox 000 00x x—0 2 3W: Ashley Kuhn (4 K, 1 BB).

L: Olesar (5 K, 5 BB).

Seneca Valley (6-1): Alyssa DiMaria 2-1B, Ashley Watkins 2B 1B, Caitlin McGill 2-1B, Jackie Mangola 2B

Sto-Rox: Connolly 1B, Murray 1B

Thursday: Butler at Seneca Valley

A-CValley 015 60x x—12 7 1East Forest 000 00x x—0 0 4W: Karly Kaufman (9 K, 0 BB).

L: Stacie Kandray (0 K, 3 BB).

East Forest: No hits

A-CValley (2-1): Lauren Snyder 1B 3B, Erin Larimore 2-1B, Karly Kaufman 1B, Shannon Bartley 1B, Kelli Davis 1B

Thursday: Karns City at A-CValley

C-Limestone 000 000 0—0 2 2Moniteau 200 021 x—5 4 1W: Maura McCaslin 7 IP (10 K, 3 BB).

L: Fuller 6 IP (5 K, 2 BB).

Clarion-Limestone: Fuller 1B; Lutz 1B

Moniteau (3-0, 1-0): McCaslin 2B, R, 2-RBI; Autumn Neff 1B, 2-R; Michael Cousins 1B, R; Amber Neff 1B

Thursday: Moniteau at CranberryTrack and FieldElissa McCune grabbed first place in the 100-meter dash, 300 intermediate hurdles and 200 dash to lead the Slippery Rock girls to a 91-59 win over Hickory and a 107-42 victory over Reynolds.In the boys meet, Ian Campbell won all three jumping events as the Rockets blew past Reynolds 129-21 and Hickory 96-54.Elsewhere:• Freeport swept a meet from Riverview as Jake Morrison won the 100 and 200 on the boys side. The Yellowjackets boys are 4-1 while the girls are 5-0.

BoysSlippery Rock 129, Reynolds 213,200-meter relay: Slippery Rock (Hartzell, Bowser, Eilenfeldt, King) 9:06;

110-meter hurdles: Osborne (SR) 16.0;

100-meter dash: Campbell (SR) 10.9;

1,600-meter run: King (SR) 4:48;

400-meter dash: Cravener (SR) 53.5;

400 meter relay: Slippery Rock (Skoch, Steele, Schreiber, Thomas) 49.2;

300-meter hurdles: Geisler (SR) 42.8;

800-meter run: Hartzell (SR) 2:09;

200-meter dash: Osborne (SR) 24.0;

3,200-meter run: Spurk (SR) 11:09;

1,600-meter relay: Slippery Rock (Geisler, Skoch, Lotz, Cravener) time not given

High jump: Campbell (SR) 6-2;

Long jump: Campbell (SR) 20-8;

Triple jump: Campbell (SR) 40-4½;

Shot put: Wadowsky (SR) 42-0;

Discus: Upton (SR) 125-0;

Javelin: Thomas (SR) 137-8;

Pole vault: Caldwell (SR) 11-0

GirlsSlippery Rock 107, Reynolds 423,200-meter relay: Slippery Rock (Timko, Richter, Brendlinger, Fuchs) 11:29;

100-meter hurdles: Shaffer (SR) 16.1;

100-meter dash: McCune (SR) 13.1;

1,600-meter run: Fuchs (SR) 5:55;

400-meter dash: Stanley (SR) 1:06.7;

400 meter relay: Slippery Rock (Barnhart, Ketterer, Hogue, Prelec) 54.4;

300-meter hurdles: McCune (SR) 50.4;

800-meter run: Rimko (R) 2:44;

200-meter dash: McCune (SR) 28.8;

3,200-meter run: Fuchs (SR) 13:08;

1,600-meter relay: Slippery Rock (Stanley, Flecker, Hogue, Ralston) time not given

High jump: Angie Shaffer (SR) 5-2;

Long jump: Mostoller (R) 17-5½;

Triple jump: Mostoller (R) 36-0;

Shot put: Parker (R) 30-10;

Discus: Parker (R) 88-9;

Javelin: Prelec (SR) 124-5;

Pole vault: Hills (R) 6-6

BoysSlippery Rock 96, Hickory 543,200-meter relay: Slippery Rock (Hartzell, Bowser, Eilenfeldt, King) 9:06;

110-meter hurdles: Osborne (SR) 16.0;

100-meter dash: Campbell (SR) 10.9;

1,600-meter run: King (SR) 4:48;

400-meter dash: Cravener (SR) 53.5;

400 meter relay: Hickory 46.2;

300-meter hurdles: Geisler (SR) 42.8;

800-meter run: Hartzell (SR) 2:09;

200-meter dash: Osborne (SR) 24.0;

3,200-meter run: Spurk (SR) 11:09;

1,600-meter relay: Slippery Rock (Geisler, Skoch, Lotz, Cravener) time not given

High jump: Campbell (SR) 6-2;

Long jump: Campbell (SR) 20-8;

Triple jump: Campbell (SR) 40-4½;

Shot put: Saltsgiver (H) 46-9;

Discus: Hermann (H) 133-8;

Javelin: Durisko (H) 171-9;

Pole vault: Kope (H) 12-0

GirlsSlippery Rock 91, Hickory 593,200-meter relay: Slippery Rock (Timko, Richter, Brendlinger, Fuchs) 11:29;

100-meter hurdles: Shaffer (SR) 16.1;

100-meter dash: McCune (SR) 13.1;

1,600-meter run: Fuchs (SR) 5:55;

400-meter dash: Baldrelli (H) 1:06.5;

400 meter relay: Slippery Rock (Barnhart, Ketterer, Hogue, Prelec) 54.4;

300-meter hurdles: McCune (SR) 50.4;

800-meter run: Richter (SR) 2:46;

200-meter dash: McCune (SR) 28.8;

3,200-meter run: Fuchs (SR) 13:08;

1,600-meter relay: Hickory (no time given)

High jump: Angie Shaffer (SR) 5-2;

Long jump: Angie Shaffer (SR) 15-2½;

Triple jump: Angie Shaffer (SR) 33-1;

Shot put: Somerset (H) 31-2;

Discus: Woods (H) 92-9;

Javelin: Prelec (SR) 124-5;

Pole vault: Wise (H) 6-6

BoysRiverview 83, Freeport 673,200-meter relay: Riverview 9:06;

110-meter hurdles: DiCoco (R)16.3;

100-meter dash: Jake Morrison (F)11.4;

1,600-meter run: Springer (R)5:02;

400-meter dash: Munion (R)55.1;

400 meter relay: Freeport 45.7

300-meter hurdles: DiCoco (R)42.1;

800-meter run: Favo (R)2:10;

200-meter dash: Morrison (F)23.0

3,200-meter run: Springer (R)11:01;

1,600-meter relay: Riverview 3:40

High jump: Gallaher (R)5-10;

Long jump: Tyler Collins (F)19-9;

Triple jump: DeFrancis (R)40-4;

Shot put: Bryan Caripolti (F)46-11.7;

Discus: Skemp (R) 136-3;

Javelin: Tom Blythe (F)155-6;

Pole vault: Gallaher (R)9-6

GirlsFreeport 81.5, Riverview 68.53,200-meter relay: Riverview 11:41;

100-meter hurdles: Favo (R)17.4;

100-meter dash: McAfee (R)13.3;

1,600-meter run: Trilli (R)5:53;

400-meter dash: Jordan Dunn (F)1:05.1;

400 meter relay: Freeport (Chaffman, Brestensky, Gaspersic, Zacchia) 54.0;

300-meter hurdles: Lindsay Sherrieb (F)52.2;

800-meter run: Trilli (R) 2:31;

200-meter dash: Chaffman (F)28.1;

3,200-meter run: Craig (R)13:16;

1,600-meter relay: Freeport (Chaffman, Brestensky, Zacchia, Dunn) 4:37.1

High jump: Megan Affrica (F)4-10;

Long jump: Joise (R)15-3;

Triple jump: Joise (R)34-11;

Shot put: Lujak (R)29-7.5;

Discus: Alyssa Blake (F)82-3;

Javelin: Gallaher (R)87-10;

Pole vault: Merrissa Malcolm (F)11-0Girls LacrosseBerta Miller and Shannon Quail each scored three goals as Seneca Valley rolled to a 10-3 win over North Allegheny.Lindsay Flavion added two goals and goalie Katy Sterling recorded eight saves for the Raiders (4-3), who host North Hills Thursday.

Butler 9, Shaler 3 — Brittney Miller and Sarah Schweiger each tallied three goals to lead the Golden Tornado to their first win of the season.Becca Crissman also scored twice for Butler (1-2), which plays at Pine-Richland Thursday.

Shady Side Academy 10, Knoch 4 — Hilary Rihn scored two goals and Hannah Zibert stopped 20 shots for the Knights (1-4) in this loss.Jess Protzman and Paige Macadeag also scored for Knoch, who play at Sewickley Academy next Tuesday.Boys Volleyball

Seneca Valley 3, North Hills 0 — No details were reported.Boys Tennis

Butler 4, Seneca Valley 1 — The Golden Tornado swept the singles matches.

Butler 4, Seneca Valley 1Singles: Matt Slamecka (B)def. Ryan Zipf 6-1, 6-1; Evan Kowalski (B)def. Warren Shaw 6-2, 6-3; Stefan Kemp (B)def. Michael Hess 6-1, 6-0

Doubles: Matt Fend-Kemper May (B)def. Robert Klasmier-Stephen Hochberg 6-4, 6-3; Vinnie Posteraro-Andrew Wilson (SV)def. Brad Marra-Ryan McCleary 6-0, 6-2Junior High TrackThe Butler boys improved to 5-0 Tuesday with a 100-27 victory over Seneca Valley.The Golden Tornado boys have won 24 consecutive meets since 2005 and will join the girls team in hosting the Butler Junior High Invitational at 4 p.m. Friday at Art Bernardi Stadium.Gaining first-place finishes for Butler on Tuesday were Carlos Sanchez in the 110-meter hurdles and 400 meters, Trey Neveux in the 1,600, Cody West in the 800 and triple jump, Dakoda Collins in the 200, Jordan Cratty in the 3,200, Mike McPherson in the shot put, Matt Cole in the discus, Alex Yonker in the long jump and Jacob Alston in the high jump.Butler's 400-meter relay team of Evan Parke, Patrick Lokhaiser, Yonker and Collins, along with the 1,600-meter relay unit of Alex Scialabba, Trey Robinson, Canan Roskovski and Sanchez, also won.Junior High SoftballMackenzie O'Donnell had three singles, but Butler dropped a 3-1 decision to North Allegheny recently.Tori Hesidence, Caitlin Baxter, Becca Schnur, Amanda Steinheiser and Erin Pennington all singled in a losing cause.

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