Herald Staff reports
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
ä Hickory 3, Grove City 1 — On Senior Night at “The Hive” in Hermitage, the Hornettes improved to 8-6 with a 14-25, 25-21, 25-20, 28-26 win.
Hickory: Caitlin Cucitrone 5 points, 16 digs; Taylor Tromboli 7 digs; Emily Woods 24 kills; Natasha Fabian 8 kills, 9 points, 13 digs; Kelsey Hoolahan 12 points, 15 digs; Maddie Chavara 5 points, 26 digs, 22 assists; Chelsea Gilliland 9 digs; Kristen Belko 5 points, 16 digs, 33 assists; Lauren Lubarski 17 kills.
Grove City (5-7): Phylicia King 7 kills, 13 blocks, 22 digs; Kaitlin Miller 6 kills, 10 blocks; Lyncoln Polkabla 8 points, 19 assists; Carlee Gregg 9 kills, 6 blocks, 7 digs; Emily Deyarmin 5 kills; Cassey Trent 19 blocks; Kara Franklin 7 points, 8 digs; Jackie Previty 8 digs; Leah Yauger 5 points, 18 digs; Taylor McConnell 17 digs.
JV: Hickory, 22-25, 25-15, 15-4.
ä Jamestown 3, Kennedy Catholic 0 — At Hermitage, the Lady Muskies earned the sweep, 25-4, 25-14, 25-6.
Jamestown: No stats submitted.
KC: No players had 5 or more in any statistical category.
ä Lakeview 3, Farrell 0 — At Stoneboro, the Lady Sailors posted a 25-11, 25-23, 25-14 sweep over the Steelerettes.
Lakeview: Kelsey McClearn 7 points; Heather Marshall 5 points; Alyssa Ferante 6 points.
Farrell: No stats submitted.
ä Reynolds 3, West Middlesex 1 — At Transfer, the Lady Raiders (9-7) registered a 15-25, 25-15, 25-22, 26-24 victory over the Ms. Reds.
Reynolds: Camille Parker 10 digs, 12 assists, 11 kills; Nicole Gregg 10 digs, 6 kills; Ellie Thompson 15 points, 9 digs; Kristen McDonald 8 points, 7 digs, 13 assists; Caitlin Zoccole 7 digs; Rachel Carpec 5 digs, 6 kills; Chelsea Heckman 13 points.
WM: Rachel Vatavuk 5 digs, 5 kills; Dani Monaco 7 digs, 11 points; Allison Mild 9 assists, 8 points; Emily Buchanan 5 kills, 8 points; Amanda Novosel 9 assists; Mia Cobb 7 digs, 9 kills; Delaney Adams 6 digs.
JV: WM, 25-23, 25-17.
ä Greenville 3, Sharon 0 — At Sharon’s Tiger Gymnasium, the Lady Tigers closed out the season with a 3-17 record with a 25-20, 25-13, 25-23 loss.
Greenville: No stats submitted.
Sharon: Janayia Chester 5 points, 10 assists; Brittanie Vukovich 5 points; Jasmin Pleasant 7 kills, 7 blocks; Kendra Ham 5 points, 5 assists.
JV: Greenville, 9-25, 26-24, 15-8.
BOYS SOCCER
ä Commodore Perry 4, Central Tech 1 — At Sheakleyville, Central took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Edin Kantorevic, but the Panthers controlled play the rest of the way.
Andy Engstrom had a pair of goals and an assist and Matt Wasser drilled home a pair of goals to lead CP.
Ethan Milford, Ian Anthony and Matt Hetrich were also credited with assists for the Panthers.
ä Grove City 0, Mercer 0 (2OT) — At Lamor Road Field on Wednesday night, the 2-playoff bound teams played to a tie.
Grove City goalie Luke Biddle notched 2 saves.
Mercer (11-6-1) battles Mercyhurst Prep at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the District 10 Class A playoffs. That match is at Harbor Creek’s Paul J. Weitz Stadium. GC (13-3-2) opens the D-10 Class AA playoffs at 5 p.m. Monday. They battle Central Tech (10-5-1) at Harbor Creek High.
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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.
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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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