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Sharpsville High’s Kristen and Paige Scurpa have been named to the 2012 Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association Class A All-State team.
The pair of seniors helped lead the Blue Darlings to this past season’s District 10 runner-up berth after bowing to Maplewood in 4 games. Sharpsville skipper Scott Scurpa’s squad ended 16-4 overall.
Kristen Scurpa served as a 5-foot-7 setter, while Paige Scurpa soared as a 5-9 outside-hitter.
Cochranton’s Aubrey Hering, a 5-10 senior middle-hitter, and Maplewood’s Emily Merritt, a 5-6 senior libero, and 5-8 sophomore outside-hitter Madalyn Nicols also were named All-State out of District 10.
WRESTLING
ä Greenville 42, Cochranton 31 — At Greenville Tuesday, coach John Reynolds’ host Trojans triumphed on the strength of pins from Jacob Riffe (138), Zachary Miller (170), Jacob Morgan (195), Jase Paxson (106) and Joe Safner (120).
Morgan and Paxson required only 12 and 14 seconds, respectively.
For the visiting Redbirds, Jared Morrison (126), Caleb Peterson (152) and Cam Cyphert (285) forged falls, and standout Robert Boozer (145) added a major verdict.
ä Sharpsville 34, Lakeview 31 — At Sharpsville Tuesday, the Blue Devils of coach John Whalen and coach Tom Tingley’s Sailors opened the 2012-13 season with a thriller as Sharpsville edged Lakeview by 3 points.
Chris Enos (145), Gage Priester (170) and Ben Bucher (182) notched pins for the Blue Devils.
Evan Clayton (113) and Adam Dosch (126) posted falls for Lakeview.
In a thriller at 138, the Sailors’ Dustin Schliefer beat Miles Bowser in the ultimate tiebreaker.
ä McDowell 38, Reynolds 33 — At Erie Tuesday, it was a battle of perennial District 10 powers as the Class AAA northerners rallied from behind to win.
The match opened with Reynolds 138-pounder Mason McCollum notching a fall and Reynolds moved out to a 33-9 lead after a Logan Rickert pin at 220. However, McDowell won the next 6 weight classes to pull out the victory.
Also notching pins for Reynolds were Austin Matthews (160) and Jamar Henry (195). Mike Millero (170) won by medial forfeit after being injured by an illegal slam. Millero was taken to the hospital for examination.
“Even though we lost, I’m very proud of the effort,” said Reynolds coach Casey Taylor. “While we don’t like being 0-1, it was a great match overall. Now we’ll get ready for King of the Mountain (tournament this weekend).”
BOYS BASKETBALL
ä Reynolds 72, VisionQuest 37 — At Transfer, coach Dan Kilgore’s Raiders improved to 2-1 by blowing out the Eagles in a non-region contest.
Reynolds jumped out to a 16-2 lead after 8 minutes of play and cruised past the visitors from Franklin.
Garrett Frable rifled in 18 points for the Raiders while Kyle McConnell bucketed 15 and Cory Woods added 14 markers.
Tynier Hargrove paced VisionQuest with 11 points.
ä Mercer 73, Jamestown 26 — At the County Seat, the host Mustangs’ Nate Guiler garnered a game-high 27 points, tossing in 7 fielders from beyond the arc.
Mercer (2-1) made a total of 12 triples, yet the Mustangs missed 10 of 11 free-throw attempts.
Jamestown (0-2) dropped its 2nd straight.
ä Greenville 55, Rocky Grove 26 — At Greenville, Luke Houpt posted 9 points and grabbed 8 rebounds as the Trojans (2-2) rolled past the Orioles.
Tyler Fattman and Daniel Addison both 8 points for Greenville.
Austin Morrison notched a game-high 10 points for Rocky Grove.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
ä Sharon 54, Jamestown 14 — At Sharon, the host Lady Tigers (2-1) triumphed as Lexie Dabney drilled a dozen points and Mallory Torr tallied 11, while Janayia Chester corralled 6 rebounds.
Jamestown fell to 0-3.
ä West Middlesex 48, Commodore Perry 38 — At Sheakleyville, the visiting Ms. Reds rolled to a 13-4 first-quarter lead, withstood CP’s 17-point 2nd stanza, then outscored the Lady Panthers 12-6 during the decisive 4th frame.
West Middlesex (2-1) was led by Alexis Summers’ 12 points, Molly Stitt’s 10, and Kelsey Murray’s 8 caroms.
For Commodore Perry (2-2), Kate Powell and Autumn Campbell collected 11 and 10 points, respectively.
SWIMMING
Grove City High boys’ and girls’ teams both improved to 2-0 with recent wins against Oil City (no scores reported).
The Lady Eagles swept every event, led by Stefani Wendelschaefer (200 individual medley, 100 breaststroke) and Lauren Decker (100 butterfly, 50 freestyle). Also, Renee Decker (100 free, 100 backstroke), Emily Epenthener (200 free), Kimi Wendelschader (500 free), as well as all 3 relays.
The Eagles ended with a sweep, also, led by Austin Wilson (50, 100 free), Eric Schmidt (100 backstroke, 100 fly) Chris Karcher (100 backstroke) Samuel Archibald (500 free), Thomas Somora (200 IM), Jordan Caldwell (200 free) and all 3 relays.
Currently, Grove City swimmers have qualified for the annual District 10 Championships in 30 different events.
BOYS BOWLING
ä Warren Harding 2606, Brookfield 1843 — At Bell-Wick Lanes Tuesday, Harding rolled to victory.
Brookfield scores were Bradley Bridge 214-158—372, Adam Brooks 192-175—367, Nick Kerr 125-150—275, Joey Grandon 132-112—244; Nelson Swartz 114, Matt Johnson 89.
JV—Harding, 1350-1266.
GIRLS BOWLING
ä Warren Harding 1895, Brookfield 1514 — At Bell-Wick Lanes Tuesday, Harding came away with the win.
Brookfield scores were: Heather Stanish 147-123—270, Nicole Johnston 114-137—251, Jessica Neral 106-123—229, Kourtney Husnick 113-94—207, Jenna Clawson 81-104—185.
JV—Brookfield, 1368-1198. Christmas Rowlands 234 for Brookfield.
BOYS BASKETBALL
JAMESTOWN 6 8 4 8 26
MERCER 15 33 13 12 73
JAMESTOWN — Boylan 5-0-5-15, Livingston 3-2-4-8, Depree 0-0-0-0, Melton 1-1-2-3, Kilgore 0-0-0-0, Graham 0-0-0-0, Lorigan 0-0-0-0. Total: 9-8-16-26.
MERCER — Clarke 2-0-2-5, Guiler 10-0-1-27, Davis 0-0-0-0, Fowler 3-0-0-6, Miller 2-1-2-5, Brest 3-0-0-6, Rymniak 4-0-3-8, Handerhan 0-0-0-0, Nan 0-0-2-0, Schmid 2-0-0-5, Angermeier 1-0-1-2, Scheidhauer 0-0-0-0, Glass 3-0-0-9. 3-pt. goals: Guiler 7, Glass 3, Clarke 1, Schmid 1. Totals: 30-1-11-73.
JV — Mercer, 73-8. Landen Glass 27 points for Mercer.
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ROCKY GROVE 10 3 5 8 26
GREENVILLE 13 14 16 12 55
ROCKY GROVE — Young 0-0-0-0, Monaco 0-0-0-0, White 2-0-0-6, Streczyulk 0-0-0-0, Kirwin 0-0-0-0, Gannoe 1-2-2-4, Morrison 4-0-2-10, C. Schneider 0-1-2-1, Sharp 0-0-0-0, B. Schneider 2-0-0-5, Garrew 0-0-0-0, Larson 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goals: White 2, Morrison 2, B. Schneider 1. Totals: 9-3-6-26.
GREENVILLE — Fattman 3-2-2-8, Houpt 4-1-2-9, M. Jones 3-0-0-6, Ferguson 3-0-0-6, Addison 3-2-2-8, Burchill 2-0-0-4, A. Jones 1-0-0-2, VanAken 1-0-0-2, Zavala 2-0-0-4, Emmett 1-1-2-3, Reiser 1-0-0-3, McErlane 0-0-0-0, McCartney 0-0-0-0, Kozminski 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goal: Reiser 1. Totals: 24-6-8-55.
JV — Greenville, 43-28. Andy Jones 15 for Greenville.
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VISIONQUEST 2 12 7 16 37
REYNOLDS 16 19 19 18 72
VISIONQUEST — Gonzalez 0-1-2-1, Hargrove 4-3-9-11, Hunter 4-1-2-9, McClennan 2-0-2-4, Burney 3-1-2-7, Beasm 0-0-2-0, Bigelow 2-0-0-4, Foster 0-1-4-1. Totals: 15-7-24-37.
REYNOLDS — C. Woods 5-2-3-14, Torok 2-3-6-7, Frable 7-4-8-18, McConnell 6-3-4-15, Beck 2-0-0-4, Gursky 1-0-0-2, Reimold 2-1-3-6, Rodemoyer 1-0-0-3, Thompson 1-0-0-3. 3-pt. goals: C. Woods 2, Reimold 1, Rodemoyer 1, Thompson 1. Totals: 27-13-24-72.
JV — VQ, 52-35. Daniel Gonzalez 15 for VQ. Jake Reimold 10 for Reynolds.
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COMM. PERRY 10 9 2 11 32
WILMINGTON 14 19 13 23 69
COMMODORE PERRY — Beachy 1-0-0-2, Peterson 4-2-5-10, Small 1-0-0-2, Britton 4-1-2-9, B. Stringert 1-2-2-4, Matisko 0-0-2-0, Hildenbran 1-0-0-2, McCracken 1-0-0-2, Eddy 0-1-3-1. Totals: 13-6-14-32.
WILMINGTON — Fagan 5-1-2-13, Hilliard 3-8-9-14, J. Smith 4-5-5-13, R. Brumbaugh 3-1-2-7, Taylor 2-5-5-9, Onestak 0-0-0-0, D. Smith 3-1-2-7, Bloise 0-2-2-2, Martini 0-0-0-0, T. Brumbaugh 2-0-2-4. 3-pt. goals: Fagan 2. Totals: 22-21-25-69.
JV — Wilmington, 49-31. Chazz Bush 11 for Wilmington.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
JAMESTOWN 4 2 5 2 14
SHARON 16 17 17 4 54
JAMESTOWN — Harnett 2-0-0-4, Miller 1-0-0-2, Robinson 1-0-0-2, Greenawalt 1-0-0-2, Keyser 1-1-3-3. Totals: 6-2-2-14.
SHARON — Mal. Torr 4-2-2-11, Mag. Torr 2-4-6-8, Jacoway 2-1-2-5, Chester 1-0-0-2, Dabney 5-2-3-12, Hilton 1-0-0-3, Reardon 1-0-0-3, Steiner 2-2-2-6, Coryea 2-0-1-4, Totals: 17-11-16-54.
JV — Sharon, 49-8. Sanders 15 points for Sharon.
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W. MIDDLESEX 13 12 11 12 48
COMM. PERRY 4 17 11 6 38
WEST MIDDLESEX — Murray 2-2-4-6, Stitt 4-2-4-10, Summers 4-2-2-12, Pierce 3-1-4-7, Nitsche 2-0-0-4, White 4-1-3-9. 3-pt. goals: Summers 2. Totals: 19-8-17-48.
COMMODORE PERRY — Powell 4-3-8-11, Campbell 5-0-0-10, A. Grinnell 1-0-0-2, Kitchen 2-0-0-4, S. Grinnell 0-2-2-2, Vaughn 3-0-0-9. 3-pt. goals: Vaughn 3. Totals: 15-5-10-38.
JV — Commodore Perry, 35-21. S. Grinnell 10 points for Commodore Perry; Kristen White 13 for Middlesex
WRESTLING
GREENVILLE 42, COCHRANTON 31
126 — Jared Morrison (C) pinned Nicholas Derr, 0:55; 132 — Derek Watt (G) dec. Jacob Yarnell, 12-7; 138 — Jacob Riffe (G) pinned Logan Jacobs, 5:09; 145 — Robert Boozer (C) major dec. Jacob Brown, 8-0; 152 — Caleb Peterson (C) pinned Blake Horne, 4:56; 160 — Ryan Northcott (C) dec. Gage Gladysz, 5-0; 170 — Zachary Miller (G) pinned Shane Keller, 1:06; 182 — Justin Reynolds (G) dec. Austin Andrews, 7-4; 195 — Jacob Morgan (G) pinned Michael Irwin, 0:12; 220 — Randall Peabody (G) forfeit; 285 — Cameron Cyphert (C) pinned Braden Gladysz, 3:15; 106 — Jase Paxson (G) pinned Cole Adams, 0:14; 113 — Nathan Kline (C) forfeit; 120 — Joseph Safner (G) pinned Shane Reiser, 2:00. JV: No score reported.
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SHARPSVILLE 34, LAKEVIEW 31
120 — Jake Heim (L) major dec. Joseph Sosfranko, 13-4; 126 — Adam Dosch (L) pinned Austin Szugye, 3:33; 132 — Trevor Williams (L) dec. Dustin Koser, 2-1; 138 — Dustin Schleifer (L) won in ultimate tiebreaker rideout over Miles Bowser; 145 — Chris Enos (S) pinned Brandon Persch, 1:20; 152 — Joey Pagliaroli (S) dec. Brant Yeager, 9-3; 160 — Nate Findley (S) major dec. Marty Baughman, 12-2; 170 — Gage Priester (S) pinned Tony Jones, 1:20; 182 — Ben Bucher (S) pinned Jesse Amon, 0:55; 195 — Marquis Spence (L) dec. Chris Mueller, 5-0; 220 — Jacob Llewellyn (S) dec. Andrew Clayton, 2-0; 285 — Sam Breese (L) forfeit; 106 — Andy Ryan (S) forfeit; 113 — Evan Clayton (L) pinned Chase Serafin, 0:30. JV: No match.
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McDOWELL 38, REYNOLDS 33
138 — Mason McCollum (R) pinned Noah Burkhart, 5:52; 145 — Cody Nolan (M) dec. Matt Leise, 3-1; 152 — Levi Stoyer (R) dec. Ryan Bally, 5-2; 160 - Austin Matthews pinned Mike Accala, 3:10; 170 — Mike Millero (R) won medical forfeit over Joe Campanella, 2:37; 182 — Kyle Rogers (M) won injury default over Austin Moffett, 5:06; 195 — Jamar Henry (R) pinned Andrew Bradley, 5:16; 220 - Logan Rickert (R) pinned J.J. Williams, 3:14; 285 — Scott Augustine (M) dec. Gene Ringer, 4-2; 106 — Charlie Lenox (M) pinned Seth Hogue, :31; 113 — McDowell wins forfeit; 120 — Paul Deitz (M) tech, fall over Nick Nottingham, 17-1, 4:23; 126 — Coleman Cousins (M) dec. Alex DiGregorio, 8-1; 132 — Nick Gibson (M) pinned Dallas Esposito, 1:16.
Sports
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Hickory boys edge WM for D-10 Class AA Track team title
HARBORCREEK — Hickory High co-head coach Mark Slezak referenced the term “exponential” in explaining the four-fold heart-felt feeling of having a relay team qualify for the PIAA Championships.
That sentiment seemed to summarize Mercer County’s performance during Saturday’s annual District 10 Class AA Track & Field Championships. -
5 area teams qualify for D-10 baseball playoffs
Five area baseball teams have qualified for the District 10 playoffs — Grove City, Kennedy Catholic, Sharpsville, West Middlesex and Wilmington.
In the Class A semifinals, Kennedy Catholic faces Cochranton at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Northwestern High School. Rocky Grove faces Eisenhower in the other semifinal game. -
Hickory, WM boys to collide at D-10 AA Track & Field Championships
For the 2nd time this week, a District 10 track & field team title could be decided by a pair of Mercer County contingents.
Just as Hickory and Grove City girls contested the Class AAA crown Wednesday night, so, too, are the Hickory and West Middlesex boys anticipating vying for Saturday’s AA title. -
Roundup: Reynolds baseball tops GC; Sharpsville, Wilmington softball teams win
ä Reynolds 4, Grove City 1 — At Transfer, Neal Engstrom fired a complete-game 3-hitter with 8 strikeouts and 3 walks in lifting the Raiders (9-8) past the Eagles (14-6).
Ryan Grace was tagged with the loss for Grove City. He struck out 6 batters, issued no walks and gave up 7 hits in going the distance. -
GC girls 3-peat at District 10 Class AAA Track & Field Championships
HARBORCREEK— Some athletes seeded 1st in four events would feel pressure. For Grove City High senior Daniel Jaskowak, it’s an opportunity for name recognition.
“I kind’ve like it. It’s cool, because people know who you are,” related Jaskowak, who won 3 events during Wednesday’s District 10 Class AAA Track & Field Championships. -
Hickory, GC girls collide at D-10 Class AAA Track & Field Championships
If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best. Cliché though that is, it will be borne out today at the annual District 10 Class AAA Track & Field Championships.
Hickory High girls — the defending PIAA Class AA titlists — will test the best from the biggest. And the Lady Hornets hope to give as good as they get from the 6-county competition. -
Local tune up for districts at Mercer County Invite
There’s a difference between a warm-up and a warning.
If Saturday’s annual track & field invitational is any indication, Mercer County’s contingent issued a warning for the remainder of District 10: This could be a big year in area annals. -
Roundup: Grace, GC beat Sharon, 4-0, in 5 innings
With an impending storm blowing in above Johnny Pepe Field time was limited, so Ryan Grace greedily gobbled up putouts.
Grove City High’s Grace gave up only 3 base hits, and the visiting Eagles eased to an abbreviated 4-0, 5-inning win over Sharon Friday afternoon. -
HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS ROUNDUP: County track meet set Saturday at Hickory
The annual Mercer County Track & Field Invitational will be held at Hickory High’s Hornet Stadium Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m.
Competing are all Mercer County teams, Class AAA and AA, as well as Slippery Rock. The meet serves as a warm-up to the District 10 championships set next week at Harbor Creek High. -
Roundup: Sharon baseball squad edges Sharpsville, 5-4
It was a tense Tuesday in Tiger-town.
Twenty-four hours removed from a 1-run Region 2-AA loss at New Wilmington, Sharon High’s baseball team could not afford another setback, otherwise its postseason aspirations were alleviated.
Conversely, region pacesetting Sharpsville could have secured the crown with a win, and the Blue Devils dashed to an early 3-0 lead. - More Sports Headlines
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