Sep 5, 2010 By The 5 min read

The overtime came down to an extra point, and California (Pa.) made its attempt while Saginaw Valley State didn’t to give the Vulcans a 42-41 non-conference victory Saturday afternoon. California had the ball first in overtime, and Terrance Moore scored on a 5-yard touchdown pass from Josh Portis. Marc Domonkos’ extra point was true. Saginaw Valley scored on Ronnie Lark’s 4-yard run, but Austin Borchard missed the point after.

Domonkos had a big day for the Vulcans. He connected on four extra points as well as field goals of 19 and 29 yards.

California forced overtime midway through the fourth quarter when Chedrick Cherry gathered in a 22-yard pass from Portis, and the scored the tying two-point conversion.

Portis threw for 203 yards and three touchdowns, and ran for 41. Lamont Smith carried the ball 17 times for 67 yards and a touchdown. Cherry scored on a 17-yard run, and caught four passes for 50 yards.

Boys cross country

Griffin Classic – Geibel Catholic senior Anthony Speeney finished 19th with a time of 19:43.69 in the boys 5K race at Seton Hill University.

Girls cross country

Griffin Classic – Geibel Catholic sophomore Peyton McIntyre finished second to Yough’s Emily Campbell with a time of 23:28.93.

Men’s cross country

Griffin Classic – Waynesburg freshman Jonathan Blatt finished 10th on Seton Hill University’s 8K course with a time of 30:09.94. Teammate Kam Schaefer, a Uniontown grad, was 22 seconds behind in 12th place, and Justin Angotti was 14th with a time of 30:31.33.

California University of Pa. Invitational – Vulcan freshman Aaron Dinzeo finished first in the 19-runner field on his home course with a time of 25:51. Brownsville grad Cameron Coffey was seventh overall in a time of 28:07.

Women’s cross country

Griffin Classic – Waynesburg had three runners in the top 10 on the 5K course at Seton Hill University. Breann Paul was fifth with a time of 20:47.77. Tiffany Onifer was sixth in 21:12.73, and Uniontown grad Michelle Naymick was 10th with a time of 21:46.85.

California University of Pa. Invitational – The Vulcans’ Julia Kubica finished second on her home course with a time of 20:01, 32 seconds behind Saint Vincent College’s Ivette Mejia.

Women’s volleyball

SVC Bearcat Challenge – Waynesburg dropped both matches on the second-day of the tournament, losing 3-1 to Carlow (19-25, 25-11, 25-12, 25-21) and 3-0 to Houghton, N.Y. (29-27, 27-25, 25-18). The Yellow Jackets slip to 2-3 overall.

Marietta Tournament – Bethany (W.Va.) won both matches Saturday to take the Marietta Tournament after finishing with a 4-0 tournament record.

Laurel Highlands grad Jessica Zavatchen was named to the All-Tournament team. She had 36 assists in the 3-1 win over Denison and a tournament-high 45 in the 3-1 win against Kenyon. Connellsville’s Jessica Cole had 19 kills in the win over Kenyon.

Friday’s roundup Boys cross country

Connellsville 27, Southmoreland 30 – The Scotties’ Robert Smith set the pace in the season-opening meet, but the Falcons had more runners in the top 10 for a non-section road victory.

Smith completed his home course in 18:31, 38 seconds ahead of the Falcons’ Adam Siecinski.

“I pulled ahead on Cemetery Hill. I pushed the pace,” Smith said of when he put distance between himself and Siecinski. “It was humid out today. My mouth dried up fast.

“I wanted to try to run under 18 (minutes) and try to win the race because I knew (Siecinski) was good.”

Connellsville’s Michael Jacobyansky finished third in 20:16, and the Scotties’ Josh Dei was fourth 13 seconds later. Teammate Michael Garlowich finished fifth in 20:29, but Connellsville’s Jace Mascioli (21:09) and Mason Jaynes (21:14) took the next two spots.

Southmoreland’s Ryan Allem was eighth. Connellsville clinched the win with the Cramers, Andrew and Matt, rounding out the top 10.

Girls cross country

Southmoreland 15, Connellsville 50 – Only seven girls competed in the traditional opening meet of the season, and the Lady Scots had five of them for a non-section home victory.

Southmoreland’s Jess Suhan finished first in 24:24. Teammate Rikki Brown was second with a time of 25:40, and Maria Garlowich was nine seconds behind in third. Karlee Booker was fourth and Cindy Severi finished fifth.

Freshman Rachael Miller finished her first varsity race in 27:26 with teammate Kensey Durst finished 29 seconds later.

Women’s soccer

Waynesburg 0, Ohio Wesleyan 0 – Connellsville grad Katrina Kelly turned aside 10 shots to preserve the tie in the opening game of the Defiance Tournament. The Yellow Jackets had three shots on net.

Waynesburg is now 0-1-1.

Men’s soccer

Greensville 1, Waynesburg 0 – The Yellow Jackets slipped to 0-2-0 with a loss in the opening match of the Defiance Tournament.

Women’s volleyball

Bethany (W.Va.) 3, LaGrange 0; Bethany (W.Va.) 3, Penn State-Behrend 0 – Laurel Highlands graduate Jessica Zavatchen distributed 64 assists to lead the Bison to a pair of victories on the first day of the Marietta Tournament.

Bethany defeated LaGrange 25-19, 25-7 and 25-13. Zavatchen had 33 assists in the sweep. Connellsville grad had a team-high nine kills.

The Bison swept past Penn State-Behrend in the second match of the day, 25-18, 25-7, 25-22. Zavatchen finished with 31 assists and two blocks. Cole had a strong defensive effort with a team-high 12 digs.

Waynesburg 3, Pitt-Greensburg 0 – The Yellow Jackets opened the Saint Vincent Bearcat Challenge Tournament by defeating the Lady Bobcats for the second time in three days. Waynesburg swept to victory with set wins of 25-16, 25-21 and 25-12.

Waynesburg improves to 2-0.

Rollins (Fla.) 3, California (Pa.) 0; Colorado-Colorado Springs 3, California (Pa.) 1 – The Vulcans are off to a rocky start after dropping both matches in the opening day of the Courtyard by Marriott Invitational in Lynn (Fla.)

California lost to Rollins, 25-17, 25-23, and 26-24, and Colorado-Colorado Springs, 25-23, 13-25, 25-12, and 25-18.

Brandy Harris had eight kills in the opening match, and Kelly Fromknecht added seven kills, 15 assists, eight digs and two service aces. Julie Paronish had a team-high 17 digs.

Harris finished with 11 kills in the second match. Kortney Eshleman led the offense with 16 assists. Paronish had another strong defensive effort with 14 digs.