MERCER COUNTY —
WRESTLING
ä Reynolds 66, Grove City 8 — At Reynolds, the Raiders of coach Casey Taylor remained undefeated on the season. Notching falls for Reynolds were Dylan D’Urso (132), Austin Matthews (138), Blake Heim (285), Mike Bartolo (106) and Mason McCollum (126). The Raiders picked up 5 forfeits.
For Grove City, Wes Phipps (182) had a tech fall.
ä Oil City 42, West Middlesex 22 — At West Middlesex, the Big Reds of coach Brian Burdett dropped the contest. Gavin Kroesen (120) notched a pin for West Middlesex, while Chase Whelen had a major decision at 138.
ä Jamestown 51, Commodore Perry 21 — At Jamestown, coach Michael Menold’s Muskies received pins from Nicholas Floch (132), Seth Thurber (138), and Blake Doeberiener (160).Ian Anthony (170) had a fall for CP in a match that had a total of 7 forfeits.
ä Sharpsville 32, Lakeview 22 — At Sharpsville, the Blue Devils of coach John Whalen improved to 12-1 with the victory. Scoring pins for the Devils were Joe Safranko (113), Mike Connors (182) and Austin Rice (195). For the Sailors of coach Tom Tingley, pins were recorded by Brad Ferguson (220) and Sam Breese (285).
ä Mercer 40, Maplewood 27 — At Mercer on Tuesday, the Mustangs posted a win over the Tigers. Rodney Brant (132), Alec Gawne (170) and Ryan Brunson (195) posted pins for Mercer.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
ä Greenville 58, Farrell 55 — At Greenville, the Lady Trojans pulled out a thrilling inter-region victory. Farrell jumped out to a 21-8 first period lead, but couldn’t hold on as Greenville rallied in the second half.
Jessica Burnett led the winners (11-2) with 27 points, while Brooklyn Taylor chipped in with 15. For Farrell (10-5), Marissa Carry had 14 points, Bria Gambill 12 and Jalisa Archie 10.
BOYS BASKETBALL
ä Lakeview 54, Sharpsville 49 — At Stoneboro on Tuesday, the host Sailors secured a 15-8 first-quarter lead, then weathered Sharpsville’s comeback bid. The Blue Devils outscored the Sailors 43-38 over the game’s final 24 minutes.
Coty Gander garnered a game-high 15 points to lead Lakeview (2-0, 9-4) to the Region 2-AA win, while Zach Van Dusen delivered 14 and Dalton Boggs bucketed 10.
Sharpsville (1-1, 5-6) was led by Kevin Yarabinec’s game-high 21-point performance, while Tyler Luchey lent 12 points.
ä Meadville 58, Grove City 56 — At Meadville Area Senior High’s “House of Thrills” on Tuesday, the Bulldogs (6-1, 10-2) edged the Eagles (4-2, 9-3) in a key Region 6-AAA contest.
Artrel Foster scored 14 points to lead Meadville while Donte Hollingsworth bucketed 13 and Zak Price added 12 markers.
Foster Reznor led Grove City with 14 points and Donte Robinson registered 11 markers.
ä VisionQuest 86, Commodore Perry 24 — At Sheakleyville on Tuesday, visiting VisionQuest vanquished the host Panthers.
VisionQuest vaulted to a 29-9 first-quarter lead, then the Eagles extended their edge to 52-16 by the break.
Darrian Brown bucketed a game-high 31 points to elevate the Eagles (1-1, 5-5), while Kimon Roberson recorded 19, Curtis Gibbs garnered 11 and Ameer Lloyd lent 10. Brown bombed a handful of 3-point fielders.
Commodore Perry (0-1, 0-12) remained winless.
ä Wilmington 59, Reynolds 39 — At New Wilmington Tuesday, the Greyhounds moved to 2-0 in Region 2-AA and 5-8 overall with the win.
Josh Tekac (16), Ryan Sager (15) and Rocco Fagan (11) scored in double digits for Wilmington.
Tanner Greenfield fired in a game-high 19 for Reynolds (0-2, 6-6).
BOYS BOWLING
ä Sharon-Orange 5, Sharon-Black 1 — At Ten-pin Alley, Hermitage, Dan Spanos (244, 214, Brandon Mosley (227, 200), Nick Carlo (222, 204), Brett Elliott (216) and Paul Spondike (205) sparked the winners. Steve Merchant (214), Justin Nicholson (211) and Shawn Josa (202) led Sharon-Black.
ä Sharon-Black 6, Mercer Mustangs 0 — At Sunset Lanes, Farrell, Merchant (290), Shane Young (228), Nicholson (221) and Josa (208) paced the winners. Mercer was led by Cody Nespor (195) and Braydon Ryan (165).
GIRLS SWIMMING
ä Hickory 106, Farrell 23 — The Lady Hornets rolled Tuesday behind first place finishes by: Breah Quatkemeyer, 200 freestyle; Nikita Wright, 200 IM, 100 breast; Jordan Graves, 500 free, 100 free; Morgan Redmond, 100 fly; Chelsea Panin, 500 free; 200 free relay (Graves, Panin, Quatkemeyer, Wright); Robyn McGowan, 100 back; 400 free relay (Emma Forner, McGowan, Annalise Bianco, Theresa Tremmel);
Finishing second for Hickory were: Panin, 200 free; 200 medley relay (McGowan, Wright, Quatkemeyer, Graves); Quatkemeyer, 100 free; Bianco, 500 free; 200 free relay (McGowan, Redmond, Bianco, Forner); Tremmel, 100 back;
BOYS SWIMMING
ä Hickory 111, Farrell 16 — The Hornets dominated the Tuesday meet led by first place finishes by: 200 boys medley relay (Kyle Hartenstein, Ryan Elsey, Trand Wright, Jailynn Sharper); Mike Foder, 200 free; Elsey, 200 IM, 100 breast; Nelson Murphy, 100 fly; Kevin Hartenstein, 500 free; 200 free relay (Cesar Cortes, Elsey, Sharper, Wright); Wright, 100 back; 400 free (Kevin Hartenstein, Kyle Hartenstein, Derek Work, Murphy)
Seconds for Hickory were: Work, 200 free; Kyle Harenstein, 200 IM; Wright, 50 free; Sharper, 100 free, 100 breast; Foder, 500 free; 200 free relay (Foder, Kyle Hartenstein, Richard Murphy, Work); Murphy, 100 back; 400 free relay (Cortes, Vinnie Currie, Foder, Murphy).
WRESTLING
REYNOLDS 66, GROVE CITY 8
132 - Dylan D’Urso (R) pinned Jarrett Sample, 2:43; 138 - Austin Matthews (R) pinned Ryan Grace, 1:01; 145 - Justin Rhodes forfeit; 152 - Tyler Miller (R) dec. Trey Maher, 5-1; 160 - Matt Tofani (R) forfeit; 170 - Jamar Henry (R) forfeit; 182 - Wes Phipps (GC) tech fall Austin Moffett, 19-3, 2:58; 195 - Tommy Davis (R) forfeit; 220 - Logan Rickert (R) dec. Cameron Marlowe, 3-0; 285 - Blake Heim (R) pinned Devin Limberg, :20; 106 - Mike Bartolo (R) pinned Seth Uber, :30; 113 - Alex DiGregorio (R) forfeit; 120 - Jesse Rivera (GC) dec. Neal Engstrom, 5-0; 126 - Mason McCollum (R) pinned Luke Walgter 2:28. JV - no matches
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OIL CITY 41, WEST MIDDLESEX 22
160 - Tanner James (OC) forfeit; 170 - Trenton Darko (OC) maj. dec. Eric Lucich, 10-0; 182 - Casey Johnson (OC) pinned Ethan Shacklock, 1:49; 195 - double forfeit; 220- Caleb Cathcart (WM) forfeit; 285 - Larry Winger OC) pinned Jeff Spencer, 2:32; 106 - double forfeit; 113 - Joe Ranger (OC) dec. Genna Shaffer, 8-1; 120 - Gavin Kroesen (WM) pinned Trenton Houge, 2:44; 126 — Kyle Gilmore (OC) forfeit; 132 - John Beach (OC) maj. dec. Brandon Dick, 14-6; 138 - Chase Whelen maj. dec. Zeb Louis, 10-0; 145 - Alex Hargenrader forfeit; 152 - Kyle Boone forfeit
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JAMESTOWN 51, COMM. PERRY 21
106 - Andrew Bonanno (CP) forfeit; 113 - Destinee Armagost (CP) forfeit; 120 - Jonas Reaugh (J) dec. Tony Leonard, 14-11; 126 - Aaron Roberts (J) forfeit; 132 - Nicholas Floch (J) pinned Zane Chimiak, 1:08; 138 - Seth Thurber (J) pinned Pierce Kuzior, :21; 145 - Tyler Osborne (CP) dec. Devin FRandall, 7-2; 152 - Mohammed Messai (J) forfeit; 160 - Blake Doeberiener (J) pinned Logan McChesney, 1:26; 170 - Ian Anthony (CP) pinned Jason Shappee; 182 -Joseph Guthrie (J) forfeit; 195 - Jacob Koza (J) forfeit; 220 - Keamus Schulen (J) forfeit;
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SHARPSVILLE 32, LAKEVIEW 22
106 - Evan Clayton (L) maj. dec. Austin Szugye, 16-2; 113 - Joe Safranko (S) pinned Adam Dosch, :46; 120 - Landon Clayton (L) dec. Chris Enos, 4-0; 126 - Miles Bowser (S) dec. Jake Heim, 5-3; 132 - Joey Pagliaroli (S) maj. dec. Adam Minor, 11-3; 138 - Travis Burge (S) dec. Dustin Schliefler, 2-1; 145 - Travis Swartz (S) dec. Brandon Kirsch, 7-1; 152 - Gage Priester (S) dec. Hunter McConnell, 10-4; 160 - Ben Bucher (S) tech fall Marquis Spence, 16-1, 5:59; 170 - Kurt Armour (L) dec. Alex Molina, 5-2; 182 - Mike Connors (S) pinned Michael Ziolkowski, 5:21; 195 - Austin Rice (S) pinned Andrew Clayton, 3:16; 220 - Bradley Ferguson (L) pinned Cody Hughes, 2:56; 285 - Sam Breese (L) pinned Caleb Robertson, 3:09.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
FARRELL 21 13 6 15 55
GREENVILLE 8 11 20 19 58
FARRELL — Scott 5-3-8-13; Carry 4-4-4-14, Gambill 4-4-15-12, Archie 5-0-0-10, Oatis 2-2-2-6, Avery 0-0-0-0, Robinson 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goals: Carry 2. Totals: 20-13-29-55.
GREENVILLE — Paxson 0-1-2-1, Soejima 2-0-0-4, Burnett 6-6-13-27, Montalvo 0-1-4-1, Marshall 2-4-6-8, Holder 0-2-2-2, Taylor 6-3-4-15; Williams 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goals: Burnette 1. Totals: 20-17-31-58.
JV — Farrell, 38-19. Gamble 13, Washington 11 for Farrell.
BOYS BASKETBALL
VISIONQUEST 29 23 15 18 86
COMM. PERRY 9 7 8 0 24
VISIONQUEST — Mitchell 3-1-4-8, Gibbs 4-0-0-11, Brown 8 10-14 31, Rollins 1-2-3-4, Lloyd 5-0-0-10, Roberson 8-3-4-19, Munzal 1-0-0-2, Henderson 0 0-0 0. 3-pt. goals: Brown 5, Gibbs 3, Mitchell 1. Totals: 30-16-25 85.
COMMODORE PERRY — Eddy 2-1-4-5, Britton 5-1-2-11, P. Stringert 3 0-0-6, Harrison 1-0-0-2, B. Stringert 0-0-0-0. Totals: 11-2-6-24.
JV — No score reported.
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SHARPSVILLE 8 15 15 13 49
LAKEVIEW 15 14 7 17 54
SHARPSVILLE — Yarabinec 10-1-2-21, Alberty-Brown 0-2-2-2, Luchey 6-0-1-12, Henwood 0-0-0-0, Yensick 0-2-2-2, Klenke 2-1-1-6, Siguenza 2-1-1-6, Vasconi 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goals: Klenke 1, Siguenza 1. Totals 20-7-9-49.
LAKEVIEW — VanDusen 6-1-1-14, Giovengo 1-1-3-3, Greggs 2-0-1-5, Boggs 3-4-4-10, Rice 2-2-4-6, Gander 6-3-4-15. 3-pt. goals: VanDusen 1, Greggs 1. Totals 20-11-17-53.
JV — Lakeview, 31-29.
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GROVE CITY 13 9 13 21 56
MEADVILLE 12 10 20 16 58
GROVE CITY — Goodwin 3-3-4-9, Robinson 3-4-4-11, Smith 3-2-2-9, Patterson 3-0-3-6, Hall 2-0-0-4, Reznor 6-1-2-14, Thrasher 1-0-0-3. 3-pt. goals: Robinson 1, Smith 1, Reznor 1, Thrasher 1. Totals: 21-10-15-56.
MEADVILLE — Hollingsworth 5-3-4-13, Foster 6-2-4-14, Price 3-4-4-12, Clune 0-2-2-2, Gregor 2-3-4-7, Epps 4-0-2-8, Myers 1-0-0-2. 3-pt. goals: Price 2. Totals: 21-14-20-58.
JV — No score reported.
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REYNOLDS 8 12 2 17 39
WILMINGTON 14 9 14 22 59
REYNOLDS — Torok 0-2-2-2, Peters 3-0-2-6, C. Woods 2-2-6-7, Greenfield 7-2-4-19, McConnell 0-1-2-1, Brown 0-0-1-0, K. Woods 0-0-2-0, Frable 0-3-4-3, Jones 0-1-2-1. 3-pt. goals: Greenfield 3, C. Woods 1. Totals: 12-11-25-39.
WILMINGTON — Derrick 2-2-8-7, Pitzulo 2-2-2-6, Tekac 6-4-6-16, Sager 5-5-8-15, Hilliard 1-0-0-2, Fagan 3-2-2-11, Crawford 1-0-0-2, Smith 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goals: Fagan 3, Derrick 1. Totals: 20-15-26-59.
JV — Wilmington, 63-30. Rocco Fagan 16 for Wilmington.
Sports
HIGH SCHOOL WINTER SPORTS: Reynolds, Sharpsville, Jamestown matmen win
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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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