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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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