Herald Staff reports
GIRLS BASKETBALL
ä Mercer 51, Jamestown 19 — At Mercer, coach Joe Montone’s Lady M’s commenced the campaign with the rout, led by the double-digit scoring of Claire Creasy (13) and Cassie Flannery (10).
Jamestown (1-1) did not reach double figures in any quarter.
ä Sharon 54, Ft. LeBoeuf 28 — At snowy Ft. LeBoeuf, the Lady Tigers (3-0) heated up the hardwood as Brittany Benedetto registered a 21-point, 12-rebound double-double in a rout of the Lady Bison.
Also for Sharon, Kristen Johnson grabbed 10 rebounds and Annie Carpenter posted 9 points.
Welch bucketed 8 points to lead Ft. LeBoeuf.
The score could have been even more lopsided had Sharon shot better from the charity stripe (18-of-34).
ä Kennedy Catholic 39, Reynolds 27 — At Transfer, the visiting Lady Golden Eagles eased to the season-opening road win, despite Reynolds’ Jill Siege, who bucketed a game-high 20 points.
For Kennedy (1-0), Rachel Burns’ 9-point, 6-steal outing and Victoria Harrison’s 9-point, 6-rebound line, as well as Alex Ricketts’ dozen points, paced coach Tom Burns’ bunch.
ä Sharpsville 57, Rocky Grove 14 — At Sharpsville, the Blue Darlings led 18-4 after the 1st quarter and cruised to the non-region victory.
Katelyn Scurpa and Kristen Scurpa led Sharpsville with 13 points each. Katelyn grabbed 8 rebounds while Kristen had 5 steals and dished out 5 assists.
Also for Sharpsville (2-0), McKenzie Poptak bucketed 12 points.
ä Greenville 56, Commodore Perry 25 — At Greenville, the Lady Trojans (2-1) led 20-15 at halftime and outscored CP 24-2 in the 3rd quarter to put the non-region game away.
Brooklyn Taylor bucketed 14 for Greenville while Allison Pfaff added 10 markers.
Jessica McClain was the leading scorer for CP (0-2) with 12 points.
ä Grove City 46, Moniteau 31 — At Grove City, coach T.L. Eller’s host Lady Eagles soared on Caitlin McNamara’s game-high 19 markers.
Grove City (3-0) got out to a 14-5 first-quarter lead and the Lady Eagles extended their edge to 23-13 by the break and 33-22 through 3 periods.
ä Farrell 70, Lakeview 46 — At Stoneboro, the visiting Steelerettes surged to a 36-21 margin at intermission, then secured their success via a 20-point 3rd-period.
The trio of D’Asia Chambers (23), Tyra Robinson (20) and Marissa Carry (17) combined for 60 of the Steelerettes’ (2-1) points.
Fawn Miller manufactured 19 points to lead Lakeview (0-3), while Kelly Stringer scored 10.
BOYS BASKETBALL
ä Sharpsville 49, Warren JFK 47 — At Warren, Jon Wilson buried a trey with 6 seconds left to lift the Blue Devils (2-0) to a thrilling win over the Eagles.
Sharpsville trailed by 7 points with just over a minute to play and scored the final 9 points in the game.
Chad Piccirilli was the leading scorer for Sharpsville with 14 points.
Kevin Wires (11) and Donte Stubbs (10) were double-digit scorers for Warren JFK.
ä Brookfield 70, Badger 45 — At Brookfield, the host Warriors walloped their northern neighbors, as Anthony Uberti (16), Ryan Shugarts (12) and Jimmy Hawley (11) had double-digit outings.
Uberti dished out a handful of assists for coach Chris Fahndrich, while Elliott Taylor took down 7 caroms.
Myers mustered 11 points for the visiting Braves, and Brainard bucketed 10.
ä Canfield 77, Hickory 46 — At Canfield, the host club clocked the Hornets, claiming a 20-10 opening-quarter lead and never looking back.
For Canfield (2-1), Mike Podolsky’s game-high 22-point, 8-assist, 8-rebound line led the Redbirds, while Gene Wollet (17), Justen Vrabel (15) and Joe Hoelzel (13) also scored in double digits. Hoelzel hauled down a team-high 9 caroms, also.
Hickory (1-2) had a lone double-figure scorer in Matt Durisko (13), but the Hornets suffered their 2nd straight road setback.
ä Girard 72, Sharon 62 — At Tiger Gymnasium, Andrew Rickard rifled in 47 points in leading the Yellowjackets past the Tigers (0-3).
Cosic also scored in double digits for Girard with 11 markers.
Sharon was led by Louis Brown, who scored 29 points, which included 5 treys.
Sharon was playing without senior starters Sam Schweiss and Kaussam Ismail. Both were injured in the Ambridge Tipoff Tournament over the weekend.
According to Sharon coach Justin Magestro, Ismail suffered a broken wrist and is expected to be out 4-6 weeks while Schweiss hurt his ankle and will be out of action for at least another week.
“I’m pleased with our performance,” said Magestro. “Being down two senior starters, some kids got to play and stepped up.”
WRESTLING
ä Sharon 60, Hickory 16 — At The Hive, the visiting Tigers tamed the Hornets, as Lewendo Teague (189), Cody Buchanan (103), Michael Bonner (119), Xavier Ross (130), Tyler Zoccole (135), Cody Cameron (140) and Geoff Wilson (285) claimed falls.
Also for Sharon (1-0) and Tigers’ taskmaster Dave Ciafre, Jordan Moss (152) mustered a tech-fall, and Jason Ondic (160) a major verdict.
For Hickory, Tyler Gargano (171) and Aaron Mills (145) forged pins, and Nathan Stidham (125) secured a major decision for Hornets’ headmaster Carl Wombacker.
GIRLS SWIMMING
ä Grove City 83, Sharon 62 — At the Lady Tigers’ natatorium, the Lady Eagles, en route to the recent win, swept a pair of relays.
Grove City winners and their respective times included:
200 medley relay—Erika Olson, S. Wendelschaefe, Janele Baglia, Lauren Decker, 2:04.84.
200 IM—Baglia, 2:31.15.
50 freestyle—Olson, 27.44.
100 freestyle—Rachel McFeely, 1:00.53.
500 freestyle—Wendelschaefer, 6:03.18.
200 free relay—McFeely, Olson, Decker, Baglia, 1:51.87.
100 backstroke—Kristi Sestak, 1:16.41.
Sharon’s winners were:
200 freestyle—Kelsey Ferlin, 2:14.25.
100 backstroke—Dana Cerroni, 1:10.50.
100 breaststroke—Ferlin, 1:19.78.
400 relay—Marlee Sherretts, Nicole Namisnyk, Courtney Moats, Cerroni, 5:08.37.
BOYS SWIMMING
ä Grove City 84, Sharon 44 — At the Tigers’ natatorium, the victorious Eagles soared, led by the following winners:
200 medley relay—Tim Sestak, Eric Schmidt, Jordan Caldwell, Chris Karcher, 2:06.37.
200 freestyle—Patrick Shaw, 2:00.25.
50 freestyle—Chris Gregg, 24.25.
100 butterfly—Ben Yute, 1:00.78.
100 freestyle—Gregg, 53.47.
500 freestyle—Shaw, 5:29.34.
200 free relay—Gregg, Archibald, Shaw, Yute, 1:40.41.
Sharon’s winners were:
100 backstroke—Dylan Sargous, 1:36.84.
100 breaststroke—Ryan Harkless, 1:29.97.
400 relay—Louis Aloisio, Nick Aloisio, Mamoon Kanaan, Derek Black, 4:52.94.
BOYS BOWLING
ä Champion 2,059, Brookfield 1,824 — At Champion Lanes on Monday, Ryan Karafa rolled a 352 and Zach Richards fired a 351 to lead Champion past Brookfield.
Billy Katko (309) and Matt Thomas (303) led the way for the Warriors.
GIRLS BOWLING
ä Brookfield 1,645, Champion 1,569 — At Champion on Monday, Alison Simeon (294), Ashley Bridge (272) and Kala Palomares (244) led the way for the Lady Warriors.
Morgan Smith (282) and Marissa Walker (271) were the top rollers for Champion.
BOYS BASKETBALL
SHARPSVILLE 13 15 9 12 49
WARREN JFK 15 8 17 7 47
SHARPSVILLE — Odem 0-0-0-0, Totin 2-1-2-7, Wilson 3-0-0-8, Sloan 2-0-0-4, Perriello 0-0-0-0, Davis 3-0-0-7, Sike 1-0-0-2, Falconi 1-2-2-4, Piccirilli 5-3-3-14, Dunlap 1-1-3-3. 3-pt. goals: Totin 2, Wilson 2, Davis 1, Piccirilli 1. Totals: 18-7-8-49.
WARREN JFK — Wires 3-2-4-11, Hull 0-0-2-0, Broadbent 2-3-8-7, Stubbs 4-2-4-10, Wesson 1-0-0-3, Protiva 3-1-3-7, Naples 3-1-2-7, Sager 1-0-1-2. 3-pt. goals: Wires 3, Wesson 1. Totals: 17-9-24-47.
JV: Warren JFK, 42-35. Nick Siguenza 16 for Sharpsville.
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BADGER 15 7 11 12 45
BROOKFIELD 20 13 21 16 70
KINSMAN-BADGER — First 0-1-2-1, Braho 1-0-0-2, Myers 4-3-4-11, Phillips 0-0-0-0, Sirochman 4-0-3-8, Bolyard 3-3-5-9, Brainard 4-2-3-10, Gillis 2-0-4-4. Totals: 18-9-21-45.
BROOKFIELD — Derr 0-0-1-0, Mulligan 0-0-0-0, Pascale 3-0-1-7, Diaz 3-2-4-9, Jer. Quinlan 1-0-0-2, Shugarts 5-2-4-12 Mosora 0-0-0-0, Taylor 2-0-2-4, Uberti 7-1-2-16, Hawley 4-3-3-11, Latimer 1-0-2-2, Johnson 2-1-4-5, Jim. Quinlan 1-0-0-2. 3-pt. goals: Uberti 1, Pascale 1. Totals: 29-10-23-70.
JV: Brookfield, 54-32. Brandon Mosora 14 points, Jimmy Quinlan 12 for Brookfield.
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HICKORY 10 7 18 11 46
CANFIELD 20 16 24 17 77
HICKORY — Kirsch 1-0-0-2, Branca 0-0-2-0, Votino 1-1-2-4, Mastrian 3-0-0-7, Banas 2-0-0-5, DiBartolomeo 3-1-4-9, Trosch 3-0-1-6, Durisko 6-1-4-13, Lenhart 0-0-0-0, Baughman 0-0-0-0, Robinson 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goals: DiBartolomeo 2, Votino 1, Mastrian 1. Totals: 19-3-13-46.
CANFIELD — Podolsky 9-1-3-22, Vrabel 7-1-2-15, Wollet 6-2-4-17, Hoelzel 6-1-1-13, Harmen 0-4-7-4, Italiano 1-0-0-2, Ferrier 0-1-2-1, Yobi 1-0-0-3. 3-pt. goals: Podolsky 3, Wollet 3, Yobi 1. Totals: 30-10-19-77.
JV: Canfield, 66-45. Tyler Mettile 13 points for Canfield.
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GIRARD 13 21 12 26 72
SHARON 13 13 19 17 62
GIRARD — Rickard 13-19-20-47, Adamasek 1-0-0-2, Allen 1-0-1-2, Cosic 2-7-8-11, Heiden 0-8-8-8, Stuart 1-0-0-2, Tome 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goals: 3-pt. goals: Rickard 2. Totals: 18-34-37-72.
SHARON — B. Jackson 1-0-0-2, A. Jefferson 4-0-0-9, L. Sanders 3-2-2-8, J. Jackson 1-0-1-2, L. Brown 10-4-6-29, Barnes 1-0-0-3, Brown 2-0-0-4, M. Sanders 1-3-4-5. 3-pt. goals: L. Brown 5, A. Jefferson 1, Barnes 1. Totals: 16-7-9-13-62.
JV: Sharon, 31-30.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
JAMESTOWN 6 2 9 2 19
MERCER 10 14 7 14 51
JAMESTOWN — Buchholz 0-1-2-1, Grafton 0-2-2-2, Giddings 0-2-3-2, Polley 3-1-2-7, Schulen 2-3-5-7. Totals: 5-9-14-19.
MERCER — Creasy 6-1-3-13, Frydrych 2-1-2-5, Lipinski 0-0-1-0, Whenry 2-0-0-5, Flannery 5-0-0-10, Addicott 0-0-0-0, Burton 3-3-3-9, Arkwright 0-0-0-0, Cozad 3-0-0-6, Gabany 1-1-2-3. 3-pt. goal: Whenry. Totals: 22-6-11-51.
JV: Mercer, 35-20. Cassie Lipinski 11 points for Mercer
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KENNEDY 7 7 16 9 39
REYNOLDS 4 4 11 8 27
KENNEDY CATHOLIC — Burns 4-1-7-9, Dickson 1-1-3-3, Alex Ricketts 3-6-9-12, Wareham 2-0-0-4, Harrison 4-1-4-9, George 0-2-6-2, Rahim 0-0-0-0, Benson 0-0-0-0. Totals: 14-11-24-39.
REYNOLDS — Siege 7-2-2-20, Baker 0-0-10, Moroco 0-1-4-1, Schraff 2-0-1-4, Mostoller 1-0-0-2. Totals: 10-3-8-27.
JV: Kennedy Catholic, 33-25. Maggie Ringer 12 for Reynolds.
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SHARON 15 13 15 11 54
FT. LeBOEUF 11 10 4 5 28
SHARON — Carpenter 4-1-5-9, B. Johnson 1-1-2-3, Benedetto 7-7-9-21, Edwards 3-2-5-8, K. Johnson 0-1-2-1, Jackson 1-3-5-5, Black 1-2-2-4, O. Shaffer 0-1-4-1, Ham 1-0-0-2, Gilchrist 0-0-0-0, R. Shaffer 0-0-0-0. Totals: 18-18-34-54.
FT. LeBOEUF — Clark 0-0-2-0, Welch 3-0-0-8, Blackmon 0-0-0-0, Kennelley 1-0-0-3, Pictkiewicz 1-3-5-5, Kienholz 1-1-2-3, Bean 3-1-2-7, Deemer 1-0-0-2. 3-pt. goals: Welch 2, Kennelley 1. Totals: 10-5-11-28.
JV: Sharon, 61-18. Karlesia Edwards 14, Marketta Jackson 10 for Sharon.
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ROCKY GROVE 4 5 2 3 14
SHARPSVILLE 18 16 19 4 57
ROCKY GROVE — Beach 3-0-0-6, Bell 1-1-2-4, Rembold 1-0-2-2, Gregory 0-2-4-2, Rugh 0-0-0-0, Nerlich 0-0-0-0, Brevier 0-0-0-0, Lepley 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goal: Bell 1. Totals: 5-3-8-14.
SHARPSVILLE — Shuttleworth 0-2-2-2, Popatak 5-2-2-12, Thompson 2-1-1-5, Kate. Scurpa 6-0-2-13, Henwood 1-0-0-2, Kr. Scurpa 6-0-2-13, Grandy 3-0-0-6, Spencer 2-0-2-4, Wallace 0-0-0-0, R. Scurpa 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goals: Kate. Scurpa 1, Kr. Scurpa 1. Totals: 23-2-5-11-57.
JV: Sharpsville, 55-4. Kelsey Wallace 16, Natalie Henwood 13, Hanley Spencer 12 for Sharpsville.
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COMM. PERRY 8 7 2 8 25
GREENVILLE 12 8 24 12 56
COMMODORE PERRY — Bell 1-1-2-4, Elwell 1-0-0-3, Wilkosz 0-0-1-0, McClain 6-0-6-12, Ja. Harsh 2-0-0-4, Grennell 1-0-2-2. 3-pt. goals: Bell 1, Elwell 1. Totals: 11-1-11-25.
GREENVILLE — Rodgers 4-0-0-8, Pfaff 5-0-0-10, Horne 2-2-2-6, Campman 3-0-0-6, Burnett 2-1-4-5, Marshall 3-1-2-7, Taylor 4-4-4-14. 3-pt. goals: Taylor 2. Totals: 23-8-12-56.
JV: Greenville won (no score reported).
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MONITEAU 5 8 11 7 31
GROVE CITY 14 9 10 13 46
GROVE CITY — McNamara 6-6-7-19, Bell 3-2-3-8, Caporali 2-2-3-7, Torok 1-0-0-2, Kurtz 0-0-0-0, Basham 2-0-0-4, Jenkins 2-0-0-4, Johnson 1-0-1-2, Udy 0-0-0-0, Sprando 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goals: McNamara 1, Caporali 1. Totals: 17-10-14-46.
MONITEAU — K. Brehm 1-0-0-2, Franza 0-0-0-0, Harding 0-0-0-0, Sloan 4-0-0-8, Porter 1-0-0-3, McCorry 0-0-0-0, Guercio 4-1-2-9, Yeckel 1-0-0-2, Wright 0-0-0-0, Snyder 1-0-0-2, Beatty 0-0-0-0, A. Brehm 2-0-0-5. 3-pt. goals: Porter 1, A. Brehm 1. Totals: 14-1-3-31.
JV: Moniteau, 35-23. K. Snyder 9 points for Moniteau; Vanessa Sprando 8 for Grove City.
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FARRELL 18 18 20 14 70
LAKEVIEW 7 14 13 12 46
FARRELL — Carry 7-0-0-17, Robinson 9-1-2-20, Oakes 0-1-2-1, Floyd 1-0-0-2, Archie 2-1-4-5, Chambers 10-2-4-23, Oliver 0-1-2-1. 3-pt. goals: Carry 3, Robinson 1, Chambers 1. Totals: 29-6-14-70.
LAKEVIEW — Miller 7-5-13-19, Sturgin 1-2-2-4, Legal 1-1-3--3, C. Stringer 1-1-2-3, Sasse 2-4-5-8, K. Stringer 4-2-2-10, Watson 1-0-2-2, Custer 0-0-0-0, Davis 0-1-2-1. Totals: 17-16-29-46.
JV: Farrell, 42-15. Marissa Carry 27 points for Farrell.
WRESTLING
SHARON 60, HICKORY 16
160—Jason Ondic (S) major dec. Justin Michael, 11-2; 171—Tyler Gargano (H) pinned Carl Tucker, 2:45; 189—Lewendo Teague (S) pinned Garrett Miller, 1:47; 215—Justin Yuran (S) dec. Joey Hines, 7-2; 285—Geoff Wilson (S) pinned Nick LaCamera, 4:35; 103—Cody Buchanan (S) pinned Jeremy Sackett, 0:51; 112—Garray Norris (S) dec. Joey Sadd, 3:22; 119—Michael Bonner (S) pinned Jacob Schultz, 5:24; 125—Nathan Stidham (H) major dec. Matt Kelley, 16-3; 130—Xavier Ross (S) pinned Jacob Smith, 3:50; 135—Tyler Zoccole (S) pinned Shane Beatty, 1:55; 140—Cody Cameron (S) pinned Dom Freeman-Otey, 4:50; 145—Aaron Mills (H) pinned Tim Runyan, 3:30; 152—Jordan Moss (S) tech fall. Phillips Sims, 16-0.
JV: Sharon, 9-4.
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Roundup: Mercer, Sharon, KC, Sharpsville, Greenville, GC, Farrell girls hoop teams notch wins
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WM baseball, Sharpsville and Wilmington softball playing for D-10 titles
Sharpsville and Wilmington softball teams and the West Middlesex baseball squad return to the diamond today to compete for District 10 championships.
SOFTBALL
Class A Championship
Coach Bob Zikovich's Sharpsville Blue Darlings (15-2) battle a tough Saegertown (18-2) squad at 2 p.m. today at Penn State-Behrend in Erie. -
PIAA Track Notebook: KC's Wareham made round trips to "The Ship"
The most impressive race during this weekend’s PIAA Track & Field Championships did not take place at Shippensburg University, nor will you read its results in any newspaper on or any web site.
To be sure, it was a race against time, but not in the sense of being defined by a coach’s hand-held device, nor Seth Grove Stadium’s scoreboard clock. -
Hickory girls grab PIAA Class AA Track team title
SHIPPENSBURG — This news bulletin just in: Mercer County athletes dominated during this weekend’s PIAA Track & Field Championships.
Nothing new there, you say? Well, perhaps you’re correct, considering how well the area aggregation annually accounts itself on Memorial Day Weekend at Shippensburg University. Therefore it was not surprising how much hardware was hauled home — once again. -
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.”
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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.
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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! - More Sports Headlines
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