North Catholic flag football tops Mars behind Simone Sharpless’ 6 TDs: Roundup
Simone Sharpless accounted for six touchdowns — five rushing and one receiving — to lead North Catholic to a 59-38 girls flag football victory over host Mars on Monday.
Lizzie Fabian added three scores, and Gabby Valentine passed for a pair of touchdowns. Naomi Wentz led the defensive effort for the Trojanettes.
Miley Gratton rushed for over 200 yards and scored five times for Mars. Arianna Rhedrick paced the Planets’ defense in stops.
Senior attack Taryn Hilovsky scored four times in Butler’s 13-6 victory over North Catholic at J.C. Stone Field.
Brooke Steyer and Maggie McCurdy both added two scores apiece.
Danny Drennan roped a triple to center field, driving in Mason Fisher to give Seneca Valley baseball a 9-8 win in the eighth inning over Charlotte Latin (N.C.) in a tournament in Florida.
Drennan finished 3 for 5 at the plate with a run scored. Micah Olayer went 1 for 3 at the plate with a run scored and drove in three runs. Andrew Palano got the win with two innings of scoreless relief work.
The Raiders went 2-0 in the tournament, beating Charlotte Country Day School (N.C.) 5-2 on Sunday.
Mars was swept by Ambridge by scores of 25-21, 25-20 and 25-18.
Will Suppa had seven aces for the Planets, and Danny Lopez added four kills.
Knoch defeated Freeport 11-8. No other details were available.
Mars 13, Allderdice 0 — The Planets rolled in a game halted at halftime by inclement weather. No stats were provided.
Butler-North Catholic halted — The Tornado and Trojans are tied 2-2 after one quarter in a game that was halted due to inclement weather and will be concluded at a date to be determined.
Butler’s Deacon Simko and Mason Lacey scored.
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North Catholic's Simone Sharpless (42) runs the ball in a season-opening girls flag football game against Mars on Monday, March 16, 2026, at Mars High School. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Mars' Miley Gratton (16) runs the ball in a season-opening girls flag football game against North Catholic on Monday, March 16, 2026, at Mars High School. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Mars' Mackenzie Powell (5) runs the ball in a season-opening girls flag football game against North Catholic Monday, March 16, 2026, at Mars High School. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic's Simone Sharpless (42) narrowly evades losing her flag in a season-opening girls flag football game against Mars on Monday, March 16, 2026, at Mars High School. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Mars' Gemma Fratto (24) loses her flag to North Catholic's Katelyn Phillips (20) in a season-opening girls flag football game Monday, March 16, 2026, at Mars High School. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic's Lizzie Fabian (88) loses her flag in a season-opening girls flag football game against Mars on Monday, March 16, 2026, at Mars High School. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Mars' Mia Gratton (25) takes shelter from the rain under a tarp in a season-opening girls flag football game against North Catholic on Monday, March 16, 2026, at Mars High School. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Mars' Miley Gratton (16) passes the ball to Mackenzie Powell (5) in a season-opening girls flag football game against North Catholic on Monday, March 16, 2026, at Mars High School. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Mars' Miley Gratton (16) celebrates after scoring a touchdown in a season-opening girls flag football game against North Catholic on Monday, March 16, 2026, at Mars High School. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic's Gabby Valentine (14) hands the ball to Simone Sharpless (42) in a season-opening girls flag football game against Mars on Monday, March 16, 2026, at Mars High School. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic's Gabby Valentine (14) looks to pass the ball in a season-opening girls flag football game against Mars on Monday, March 16, 2026, at Mars High School. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic's (14) Gabby Valentine hands the ball off to Lizzie Fabian (88) in a season-opening girls flag football game against Mars on Monday, March 16, 2026, at Mars High School. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Mars' Gemma Fratto (24) runs the ball as North Catholic's Ally Fabian (5) and Naomi Wentz (3) chase her in a season-opening girls flag football game on Monday, March 16, 2026, at Mars High School. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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