Knoch softball cruises, 13-0; KC track wins big

April 19, 2012 Last Updated: April 19, 2012 03:19 PM High School

Codi Reed tossed a five-inning two-hitter and Rachel Neff drove in three runs as the Knoch softball team blanked St. Joseph 13-0 in five innings.

The Knights raced out to a 7-0 first-inning lead and increased the margin with five more in the second frame.

In other games:

• Butler's Hannah Henry had a single, double and an RBI, but North Hills pushed across three runs in the fourth inning and held on for a 3-2 section win.

St. Joseph's 000 00x x — 0 2 3Knoch 750 1xx x — 13 11 2W: Codi Reed 5 IP (6K, 2BB).

L: E. Jordan 2 IP (0K, 2BB).

St. Joseph's: J. Mendel 1B; A. Klawinski 1B

Knoch (8-1): Rachel Neff 1B, 2B, 3 RBI; Karsan Simpson 1B, 2B, RBI; Brittany Nulph 2-1B, 2 RBI

Today: Ellwood City at Knoch

Butler 002 000 0 — 2 6 1North Hills 000 300 x — 3 8 1W: Wittig 7 IP (5K, 0BB).

L: Emily McDonald 3+ IP (0K, 0BB).

Butler: Hannah Henry 1B, 2B, RBI; Amanda Skidmore 2B, R; Teslla Koebler 1B, R

North Hills: Harper 3-1B, R

Friday: Shaler at Butler

• Karns City won five of the seven field events overall en route to a 130½-19½ victory over Union while Keystone downed the Knights 86-59 in KSAC action.In the girls meet, Karns city rolled past Union 105-45 and Keystone 97-49 while the Panthers eked out a 77-73 triumph over the Damsels as Jessica Brink won the javelin and Sierra Smith the pole vault.Smith will now join Brink at the upcoming District 9 championship meet.• Chase Longo won the discus and the 400 relay also prevailed, but the A-C Valley boys dropped 92-40 and 119-29 decisions to Cranberry and North Clarion, respectively.Meredith Snyder won the high and triple jump and was a member of the winning 400 relay, but the A-C Valley girls team lost to North Clarion 89-62 and Cranberry 99-50.• Mars' boys (4-4, 3-3) dropped an 86-64 decision to Hampton Tuesday. Individual results were not available.BoysKarns City 130.5, Union 19.5Keystone 86, Union 59Track Events3,200-meter relay: Karns City (Evan McGarvey, Sinz, Justin Ryan, Matt Slagle) 9:51 110 hurdles: Leahy (K) 15.3; 100 dash: Tyler Kepple (KC) 11.6; 1,600 run: Justin Ryan (KC) 5:14; 400 dash: Leahy (K) 53.7; 400 relay: Keystone 46.4; 300-meter hurdles: Leahy (K) 43.4; 800-meter run: Evan McGarvey (KC) 2:13; 200-meter dash: Coleman and Black (K) 24.4; 3,200-meter run: Matt Slagle (KC) 10:58; 1,600-meter relay: Karns City (Evan McGarvey, Wyatt Everetts, Dan Filges, Justin Hutchison) 3:52Field EventsHigh jump: Tyler Marsinetti (KC) 5-8; Long jump: Tucker Preston (KC) 17-8; Triple jump: Dan Filges (KC) 36-5; Shot put: Sarvey (K) 38-9.5; Discus: Alex Kinkela (KC) 115-4; Javelin: Adam White (KC) 135-5; Pole vault: Travis Felsing (KC) 10-6GirlsKarns City 105, Union 45Karns City 97, Keystone 49Keystone 77, Union 73Track Events3,200-meter relay: Karns City (Lacee Scheerbaum, Emily Jones, Ashton Sanner, Clara Stoughton) 11:34; 100 hurdles: Abby Wetzel (KC) 18.0; 100 dash: Brittany Coyle (KC) 13.2; 1,600 run: Emily Jones (KC) 5:58; 400 dash: Emily Schumacher (KC) 1:00.8; 400 relay: Karns City (B. Brittany Coyle, Taylor Brown, Emily Olszak, Breann Wood) 52.6; 300 hurdles: Black (K) 50.9; 800 run: Lacee Scheerbaum (KC) 2:46 200 dash: Emily Schumacher (KC) 26.8; 3,200 run: Emily Jones (KC) 13:22; 1,600 relay: Karns City (Erin Lopresti, Brittany Coyle, Lacee Scheerbaum, Breann Wood) 4:39Field EventsHigh jump: Emily Jones (KC) 4-7; Long jump: Black (K) 16-5.75; Triple jump: Emily Schumacher (KC) 31-2; Shot put: Hartzell (K) 31-6.5; Discus: Ally Olkowski (KC) 89-6; Javelin: Jessica Brink (U) 96-11; Pole vault: Sierra Smith (U) 8-0BoysNorth Clarion 119, A-C Valley 29Cranberry 92, A-C Valley 40Track Events3,200-meter relay: Cranberry 9:57.4; 110 hurdles: Silvis (NC) 16.2; 100 dash: Kirkwood (NC) 11.7; 1,600 run: Spence (C) 4;50.2); 400 dash: Hart (C) 55.7; 400 relay: A-C Valley (J. Edwards, Wolfe, K. Edwards, Rothen) 48.3; 300 hurdles: Kirkwood (NC) 43.9; 800 run: Boocks (C) 2:22.0; 200 dash: Silvis (NC) 24.1; 3,200 run: Zacherl (C) 10:45.5; 1,600 relay: Cranberry 3:46Field EventsHigh jump: Spence (C) 5-8; Long jump: Silvis (NC) 19-10; Triple jump: Popoleo (NC) 37-1.5; Shot put: Obenrader (NC) 46-9; Discus: Chase Longo (AC) 113-11; Javelin: Obenrader (NC) 157-2; Pole vault: Bruce (C) 9-0GirlsNorth Clarion 89, A-C Valley 62Cranberry 99, A-C Valley 50Track Events3,200-meter relay: North Clarion 10:39; 100 hurdles: Walker (C) 17.1; 100 dash: Callander (AC) 13.76; 1,600 run: Wallace (NC) 5:25; 400 dash: Merryman (C) 1:03.6; 400 relay: A-C Valley (Callander, Linnamen, Callander, Snyder) 55.47; 300-meter hurdles: Walker (C) 52.59; 800-meter run: Sheetz (C) 2:48; 200-meter dash: Merryman (C) 27.26; 3,200-meter run: Wallace (NC) 12:22; 1,600-meter relay: Cranberry 4:28Field EventsHigh jump: Meredith Snyder (AC) 4-10; Long jump: Green (C) 14-10; Triple jump: Meredith Snyder (AC) 31-0; Shot put: Hanna Hetrick (AC) 28-4; Discus: Port (C) 83-8; Javelin: Curley (C) 101-11.5; Pole vault: Smerker (C) 7-6

Butler 5, Central Catholic 0 — The Tornado singles players each captured 6-0, 6-0 decisions en route to the win.Singles: Will Nesbitt (B) def. Alex Fisher 6-0, 6-0; Zac McCafferty (B) def. George Dietrich 6-0, 6-0; A.J. May (B) def. Andrew Bean 6-0, 6-0Doubles: Erik May-Dave Bright (B) def. Tim Amorosa-Cody Keane, 6-0, 6-3; Nick Rocchi-Henry May (B) def. Nate Kiliany-Colin Paich, 6-0, 6-1Sewickley Academy 5, Knoch 0; Vincentian 4, Knoch 1 — Jack Boros captured the No. 1 singles match against the Royals in these section defeats for the Knights (2-9, 0-9, who play at Quaker Valley Monday.Singles: Grayson Geller (SA) def. jack Boros 7-6 (9), 6-0; Colin Kaye (SA) def. Wes Moore 6-1, 6-1; Will Kleeman def. Mike Karns 6-0, 6-1Doubles: Pat Dellinger-Luke Vith (SA) def. Jordan Hill-Jean Houzet 6-1, 6-2; Hayden Moyer-Logan Yee (SA) def. Ben Andrews-Bob Larrimer 6-1, 6-3Singles: Jack Boros (K) def. Brad Martin 6-3, 7-5; Ogner Chen (V) def. Maike Karns 6-0, 6-0; Jon DiDonato (V) def. Jean Houzet 6-0, 6-0Doubles: Haberman-Kissinger (V) def. Jordan Hill-Wes Moore 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7); Myers-Gersar (V) Bob Larrimer-Nathan WallsGrove City 4, Sharon 1 — The Eagles (4-2) got a dominating performance from No. 1 singles player Matt Welker in this region win.Singles: Matt Welker (GC) def. Ben Rauch 6-0, 6-0; John Benedetto (S) def. Steven Hunter 3-6, 6-4, 6-4; Adam McCracken (GC) d. Justin Bucci 6-2, 6-1Doubles: Dylan Motta-Evan Lowers def. Dylan Cerroni-Doug McVehil 6-2, 6-4; Ravi Patel-Chris Adams def. Steven Merchant-Darin Perozich 6-0, 6-3

Butler 5, Fox Chapel 4 — Jake Stoner delivered the go-ahead run with an RBI single in the top of the seventh inning to give the Tornado the win.Butler, which had trailed 4-0, also received a two-run homer by Kyle Campbell to tie the game in the sixth inning. Mike Hepler added a double and RBI and Garett Goslaw two singles.