Rain hampered Thursday's District 2 Tournment. Here are results of recent D-2 action submitted to The Herald:
MAJOR (11-12)
ä Grove City 2, Farrell 0 — At Farrell, the visitors’ Jake Cline collected 7 strikeouts in firing a complete-game 4-hitter and Dylan Osborne drilled a 2-run 6th-inning single, snapping a scoreless stalemate.
Underwood and Beckart fanned 5 and 6, respectively, in a combined 2-hitter. Ryan Palmer produced Grove City’s other hit, while Henry (2) and Grandy (1) stroked Farrell’s lone safeties.
ä Grove City 10, Lakeview 0 (4 inn.) — At Grove City, winning pitcher Ben Lucas allowed just 1 hit — Hunter Armstrong’s single — and struck out 6. Jesse Hodge doubled, as did Marcus Depeal, and Derek Turner, Foster Reznor, Palmer, Jared Sample and Lucas lent singles.
ä West Middlesex 8, Sharpsville 2 — At West Middlesex, Trey Staunch struck out 12 in 5 frames and Brandon Dick drilled a pair of doubles and Mike Gladysz another for Middlesex. Also, Andrew Long singled twice and Staunch, Mike Bacchetti and Adam Hubert smacked singles. Riley Atterholt and Long relieved Staunch.
Sage Barringer, Morgan Titus and Anthony DelFratte took turns on the mound for Sharpsville, with Barringer whiffing 3, and Chris Enos singled twice and Jacob McCall and Miles Bowser once apiece.
ä Greenville 10, West Middlesex 7 — At West Middlesex, Lucas Houpt and Colin Yake yanked homers and doubles and Houpt gained credit for the win by whiffing 9 in 5 frames. Also, Tyler Fattman singled and doubled, Matt Jones tripled, Alex Gentile singled twice, and Houpt, Kendall King and Andy Jones chipped in base knocks.
For Middlesex, Christian Porterfield pounded a home run, triple and single and Nate Anthony added a pair of hits. Sage Pope and Christian Porterfield produced a handful of KO’s betweeen them, and Pope, Mike Rossi and Ethan Thompson tallied hits.
ä West Middlesex 18, Farrell 4 (5 inn.) — At West Middlesex, Marky Colella clobbered a pair of homers, as did Aaron Webb, and Colella also collected 5 strikeouts in 3ê innings from the hill. Also, Porterfield popped another round-tripper and fanned all 4 hitters he faced, Clay Allen added a single and triple, Anthony and Pope 3 and 2 hits, respectively, and Allen and Thompson stroked safeties.
For Farrell, Henry, Pickens, Scott and Zachar took turns on the mound, and Scott slapped 2 singles and Zachar, Henry and Marshall 1 each.
ä Hermitage 10, Grove City 5 — At Hermitage, Matt French homered twice and Xabian Howze and Nate Mastrian also manufactured homers to back Matt Brooks’ pitching. He struck out 7 in a route-going performance. Also, Jason Gay doubled and French, Matt Delmonaco, Anthony Cannone, Mastrian and Brooks singled.
Foster Reznor ripped a home run in a losing cause, while Lucas lent a pair of hits and Cline, Hodge and Depeal 1 apiece. Cline and Hodge split the mound duties.
MINOR DIVISION (9-10)
ä West Middlesex 11, Greenville 7 — At West Middlesex, A.J. Allen doubled and tripled and Josh Porterfield singled and doubled for winning West Middlesex. Also, pitchers Ryan Dogan, Philip Fusco, Gavin Krosean and Mitchell Murray combined to strike out 6, with Dogan fanning 4. Nate Patten punched a double for the winners, and Brett Kirk clubbed 2 hits and Nick Miller, Murray, Dylan Long and Tanner Powell 1 apiece.
Gage Gladysz fanned 5 in 4ì innings for Greenville, while Trent McErlane and Brant Miller relieved. Gladysz and Miller stroked safeties for Greenville, also.
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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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