The District 2 Major Division (11-12) Little League action continued Saturday. Following are results from recent games:
ä Hermitage 6, Reynolds 0 — At Reynolds Friday, the visitors rode the pitching of Brady Leunis and Louie Derloni to victory. Leunis went 5 innings, yielding 4 hits, while fanning 4 and walking 5. Derloni finished up, giving up 1 hit, while striking out 1 and walking 1. Jack Leipheimer took the loss, going the distance, while giving up 8 hits and 1 walk, while fanning 3. For Hermitage, Brandon Rhoades homered, Derloni had 2 doubles, Tommy Cannon added 2 singles and Andrew Pursel, Leunis and Chris Galantis singled. For Reynolds, Leipheimer poled 3 singles, while Garrett Amman and Sankey each singled once. Patrick Moldovan played stellar defense in the outfield.
ä Hermitage 12, Sharpsville 1 (4 inn.) — At Hermitage Thursday, Austin Aikins went the distance for the victory, allowing 4 hits and 2 walks, while whiffing 1. Titus, DelFratte and Lawler pitched for Sharpsville. Pacing Hermitage at the plate were: Louie Derloni homer and single, Brady Leunis homer and double, Toni Stigliano, Matt Perrico and Andrew Pursel doubles, Aikins 2 singles, and Evan Baughman and Brandon Rhoades singles. For Sharpsville, Edeburn and Eckles doubled, while Enos and Calleja singled.
ä Grove City 20, Farrell 3 (4 inn.) — At Grove City Friday, the hosts scored 10 runs in the second inning and never looked back. Chet Simoni went the distance for the win, allowing 1 hit and fanning 6. Terrance Holloway and Kahlig Ragster pitched for Farrell. Leading the winners at the plate were: Simoni a homer and 3 singles, Jesse Hodge homer, double and 2 singles, Spencer Marnich a homer, Ryan Guaarnieri and Noah Hazy doubles, Ryan Bodnik 2 singles, Boone Lyons and Marcus Snow singles. Malici Newell homered for Farrell’s lone hit.
ä Sharpsville 8, Mercer 7 — At Sharpsville Friday, the hosts pulled off an extra-inning win with a run in the bottom of the 7th. Anthony DelFratte singled, advanced to second on a wild pitch, moved ot third on a single by Ricky Christoff and scored on a hit by Dylan Edeburn.
Edeburn, Mitchell Fyffe, DelFratte and Logan Eckles all toed the rubber for the winners, while Nate Guiler and Isaac Adams pitched for Mercer. Sharpsville was paced by Chris Enos, inside-the-park homer and 2 singles, Christoff triple and single, DeFratte and Tyler Lawler 2 singles each, and Morgan Titus and Edeburn singles. For Mercer, Adams doubled and added 2 singles, Nat Cameron doubled, and Isaac Williams, Guiler and Mark Peters singled.
ä West Middlesex 13, Lakeview 2 (5 inn.) — At West Middlesex Friday, Andrew Long went 4 innings and Riley Atterholt 1 for the hosts. Long whiffed 6 and Atterholt 1. Anthony Bigley, Hunter Armstrong and Kyle McCartney pitched for Lakeview. For the winners, Chaz Burger poled a pair of homers and single, Trey Staunch homer, triple and single, Atterholt homer, double and single, Long homer, Jared Horgos 3 singles, Chris Mulkerin single. Logan Snyder homered for Lakeview’s lone hit.
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PIAA Track: Hickory's Bell, Lubarski, Regginello grab gold
SHIPPENSBURG — There’s a big difference between being seeded 1st and finishing 1st — Matt Bell can attest to that.
After settling for silver last year, the Hickory High senior put the shot 59 feet, 6 3/4 inches Friday afternoon to garner gold at the annual PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University. -
WM to play for D-10 baseball title; GC, Sharon, Sharpsville lose
Four area baseball teams were in action on Friday in the District 10 semifinals as the squads battled to compete for District 10 championships on Monday.
West Middlesex rolled past error-prone Linesville, 8-0, in Class A action at Slippery Rock University’s Jack Critchfield Park.
In Class AA, both Sharon and Sharpsville suffered 2-1 losses. The Tigers fell to Saegertown at Ainsworth Field in Erie while the Blue Devils lost to Titusville at SRU.
In Class AAA, the Grove City Eagles were denied the chance to defend their D-10 crown after suffering a 6-3 loss to Warren at SRU. -
Farrell volleyball falls in D-10 semifinals
The Farrell High boys volleyball team suffered a 2-0 (25-15, 25-12) loss to Saegertown on Thursday night in the District 10 semifinals at Meadville Area High’s “House of Thrills.”
“This was the first year we made it out of the first day (pool play) of the playoffs,” said Steelers’ coach Dan Dragicevic. “I’d like to cite my seniors (Eric Demus, Anthony Perkins, Jaylen Chambers and Lawrence Hughes). -
Locals ready to go for gold at Shippensburg
Now that Mercer County is on the map, it’s incumbent upon the area aggregation to chart a course for the ultimate destination — Seth Grove Stadium’s medals stand — during this weekend’s PIAA Track & Field Championships.
Led by West Middlesex High sprinter Clay Allen, many Mercer Countians are seeded at or near the top of their respective events for the annual 2-day marathon at Shippensburg University, which commences 9 a.m. Friday. It will continue beginning 9 a.m. Saturday. -
D-10 Playoffs: Local teams go 6-for-6
ä Grove City 1, Harbor Creek 0 — At Slippery Rock University’s Jack Critchfield Park, what the Grove City Eagles couldn’t accomplish themselves, the Harbor Creek Huskies unwittingly did for them.
Unable to plate runs themselves, Torin Smith scored the Eagles’ only run when teammate Tyler Devine’s seeming inning-ending pop-up to left field was dropped by Harbor Creek’s Chris Merritt in the bottom of the 7th inning of Tuesday’s tourney opener. -
Great year for WM track; local qualifiers listed
It’s been a big year for the Big Reds.
Though there’s no official documentation, the 2011-12 academic year may be the most successful in West Middlesex High’s athletic annals. -
SPORTVIEW: Local names Kroko, Lutz, Kareklas in news elsewhere
IT’S ALWAYS GOOD to hear of former area people who have gone on to athletic success in other areas, or the family of former area residents. Following are a few of those stories:
ä Bob and Betty Kroko of Sharon are avid followers of professional baseball. No, not necessarily the Pittsburgh Pirates or Cleveland Indians like many local fans.
The Krokos keep a close eye on the Austria Major League! -
Petty an all-around great athlete in track and gymnastics
When Mercer County’s contingent convenes at the annual PIAA Track & Field Championships this weekend, it will be well represented
Clay Allen, Matt Bell, John Yohman, Johnathan Jacoway, Jeremy Jansco, Nico Zahniser, DeShawn Coleman, Dan Jaskowak, et all, should haul home some hardware. But with all due respect, the aforementioned young men may or may not be best athletes in the area’s aggregation that will assemble this weekend at Shippensburg University. -
Lubarski, Richards, Petty, Allen shine at D-10 Track Championships; Hickory girls, WM boys team champs
Hickory High’s high-jump state champion Lauren Lubarski suffered a severe blow to open her competion at the annual District 10 Class AA Track & Field Championships Saturday at Hickory HIgh Stadium.
She failed to qualify for state in the event she had won the previous year. -
Baseball, softball D-10 playoff pairings
The District 10 pairings for the baseball and softball playoffs have been released. Five area baseball teams and four (possibly 5) softball squads have qualified.
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