Local roundup
Connellsville beats Uniontown in girls soccer; LH tops Falcons in golf The combination of Lindsay O’Donnell and Paige Puskar had a foot in all of Connellsville’s goals Monday night as the Lady Falcons defeated visiting Uniontown, 4-1, for a Section 6-AAA victory.
Uniontown mustered the only goal in the first half when Sarah Markwardt scored at 21:27.
“The intensity was there in the first half, but we just couldn’t finish,” said Connellsville coach Jeff Puskar. “We had good chances. The game mirrored the game here last year.
“I think we wore them down. We finally came through.”
O’Donnell tied the score about a minute into the second half with an unassisted goal. Puskar gave the Lady Falcons (3-3, 4-3) the lead 11 minutes later. O’Donnell scored her second goal at 11:23 from a Puskar assist with Liz Bell converting an O’Donnell corner kick with 3:40 remaining in the match.
Connellsville’s Katrina Kelly faced only two shots, saving one, while the Lady Falcons fired 12 shots at Uniontown goalkeeper Ann Grote with the Lady Red Raider netminder turning aside eight shots.
Connellsville travels to Albert Gallatin Thursday for a 7 p.m. start.
Ringgold 2, Laurel Highlands 0 – The Lady Rams scored a goal in each half in posting a victory in 6-AAA action.
Tiffany Sherred scored on a penalty kick with 22:39 remaining in the first half to give Ringgold a 1-0 lead, and Emily Corbutt added a second-half goal.
Laurel Highlands goalkeeper Staci Ridley stopped seven shots, while Ringgold’s Julie Peck stopped three shots.
The Fillies drop to 3-4 overall and 2-4 in section play, while Ringgold improves to 5-1-1 overall and 5-1 in the section.
Laurel Highlands travels to Uniontown Wednesday for a 7:30 p.m. game.
Waynesburg Central 2, Beth-Center 0 – Melissa Ballard and Rebecca Rohanna scored goals to lead the Lady Raiders to a Section 1-AA victory on the road. Ballard scored in the 27th minute in the first half with Rohanna adding an insurance goal in the second half in the 16th minute on a Shea Zwerver assist.
Miatta Toothman saved the only shot at the Waynesburg goal with Nicole Ellis not facing any shots in the second half. Beth-Center’s Brittney Messer turned aside 23 shots.
Waynesburg improves to 2-2 in the section and 3-3 overall.
Boys golf
Laurel Highlands 195, Connellsville 203 – The Mustangs put a little more distance between themselves and the Falcons in Division I, Section 2 with a win at home at Duck Hollow Golf Club. Laurel Highlands goes to 8-0 in the section and 13-1 overall. Connellsville slips into third place with a 6-2 in the section.
Laurel Highlands counted four of five scores under 40, including Matt McCabe’s 37, Santino Marchitello and Bruce Burish at 38 and Fred David’s 39. Matt Hoover’s 43 rounded out the scores.
“When you have four kids in the 30s and a couple hanging around 40, you’ll win high school matches,” said Laurel Highlands coach Don Crawford. “The kids have been doing a nice job. I’m very satisfied.”
Connellsville’s Cody Boors was medallist with a one-under 34. Jonathan Luczka shot a 39. Craig White had a 42, Shane Cali shot a 43 and Devon Keno finished with a 45.
The two teams meet again Thursday afternoon at Pleasant Valley Country Club.
Belle Vernon 208, Brownsville 228 – Brian Luzanski fired a 3-under 33 at home at Willowbrook Golf Course to lead the Leopards to a Division I, Section 2 victory. Belle Vernon improves to 3-6 in the section and 4-6 overall while the Falcons fall to 1-8.
Nolan Russell shot 42 while Ryan Andrews had a 43 for the Leopards.
Ron Jones led Brownsville with a 39. Chuck DeCarlo shot a 40.
Beth-Center 204, Frazier 219 – The Bulldogs kept the momentum going with a Division II, Section 2 victory at Linden Hall Golf Course. Beth-Center goes to 7-0 in the section and 9-1 overall. Frazier is now 1-6 in the section and 3-7 overall.
Zach Catalina led the way for the Bulldogs with a one-over 37. Roger Myers also broke 40 with a 39.
John Shandor and Marcus Wingrove both shot 41 for the Commodores.
Mapletown 197, California 234 – The Maples kept rolling along in preparation for their Division II, Section 2 showdown against Geibel Catholic at Pleasant Valley Country Club on Thursday afternoon.
Zach Cumberland led Mapletown (7-0, 9-0) with a one-under 36 at Carmichaels Golf Club.
Jesse Boord was a shot off Cumberland’s pace with Cory Dillinger finishing with a 38. Joel and Ethan Kovach both shot 43.
The Maples have a busy schedule with a home match today with Charleroi and a non-section match at Carmichaels Golf Club on Wednesday against Brownsville.
“We would’ve like to have today off,” said Mapletown coach Craig Hoone. “We missed a chance for a practice round at Pleasant Valley. We want to keep playing. We don’t want to sit back.”
California (1-7, 2-8) was led by Josh Saxe’s 41.
Girls volleyball
Uniontown 3, Mapletown 0 – Andi Giachetti had 20 assists and seven aces to pace the Lady Raiders to a non-section win over the Lady Maples.
The Lady Raiders won by scores of 25-8, 25-8 and 25-17.
Marissa Voytek added 12 kills, as Uniontown improved to 2-4. Samantha Vanek chipped in seven aces and six kills, and Lauren Wagner had six aces.
Uniontown hosts Southmoreland Thursday at 7 p.m.
Brownsville 3, Carmichaels 0 – Jen Sheridan served 15 points, as the Lady Falcons won their first match of the season in a non-section matchup with the Lady Mikes.
Brownsville won by scores of 25-11, 25-22 and 25-10.
Tiera Ramsey added 11 kills for Brownsville, which travels to Elizabeth-Forward today at 3:30 p.m. Maria Kubacki and Kathy Emery each had seven service points, while Jessica Robaugh added six. Emily Lucosh chipped in seven kills.
Boys soccer
Chartiers-Houston 8, Brownsville 2 – The Bucs put the match out of reach with five goals in the second half for a non-section road win. The Falcons drop to 1-6 overall.
Marc Mammarella scored both goals for Brownsville, the first at 5:20 in the first half on a Richie Staley assist and the second was unassisted at 17:32 in the second half.
The Bucs’ Jarret Carlson was the killer for Brownsville with four goals and an assist.
Baldwin 6, Uniontown 0 – Reuben Jolo had a pair of goals for the Highlanders in a Section 4-AAA win over the visiting Red Raiders.
Darrin Webster made 16 saves in goal for Uniontown. The Red Raiders (0-5, 0-6) host Albert Gallatin Thursday night.
Men’s golf
Hal Hansen Invitational – Uniontown graduate Zack Rockwell tied for eighth place out of 95 golfers, leading California (Pa.) to a 10th place finish out of 18 teams at the tournament hosted by Clarion University. Rockwell had a two-round score of 145 (74-71) to finish at 1-over.
Ohio Valley won the tournament with a team score of 581. The Vulcans shot 610.
Elliot Wilton shot a 5-over par 149 with Blake Schutte carding a 160 and Joe Rubel finishing with a 162. Ryan Stefanski opened with a 74 but withdrew in the second round.
Women’s golf
Gannon Invitational – Sandra Paolo Gonzalez was medallist Monday, the first in the program’s history, with a 76 (39-37) in the women’s invitational held at Lake Shore Country Club in Erie. The Vulcans finished third in the eight-team tournament.
Amy Vellinga finished in a three-way tie for fifth with an 11-over 83. Melissa Davis shot an 89 and Rachelle Rundell carded a 99.
Vellinga shot a two-round total of 161 (82-79) to finish fourth overall Sunday in the two-day Mercyhurst College Invitational. Western’s Sue Gleeson won with a 154.
California (Pa.) finished fifth in the nine-team tournament with a team score of 686. Rundell (T10th , 168), Gonzalez (18th, 172) and Davis (T33rd, 185) rounded out the scoring.
Men’s soccer
Malone 2, Waynesburg 1 – Alex Ferrandez put in the go-ahead goal at 45:25 in the second half off Greg Carroll’s second assist of the game to give the visitors a non-conference victory over the Yellow Jackets.
David Peters gave Waynesburg (3-5-1) a 1-0 lead at 4:55 of the first half with his second goal of the season from a Ross Philips assist. J.J. Hendry tied game for Malone (2-5-1) five minutes later on Carroll’s first assist.
Malone had 15 shots on goal, 10 in the second half, with Waynesburg goalkeeper Matt Lamp making seven saves. Waynesburg mustered six shots on the Malone goal with keeper Mike Porter turning aside three.
Women’s tennis
California (Pa.) 9, Fairmont (W.Va.) State 0; California (Pa.) 8, West Virginia Wesleyan 1 – The Vulcans truly had a road trip Sunday afternoon with a shutout victory in Fairmont before capping the long day with a victory in Buckhannon, W.Va.
Katie Anderson, Melissa Anderson, Lauren Hovey, Daniella Zevallos and Lindsay Mathieson all won their singles matches in straights sets in the first match. Jessica Brown needed a tiebreaker to win at No. 2 singles.
Brown and Melissa Anderson, Zevallos and Hovey, and Andra Preda and Katie Anderson swept the singles.
Katie and Melissa Anderson, Brown, Hovey and Mathieson won their singles matches against West Virginia Wesleyan. The Vulcans swept the doubles match.
Women’s volleyball
Penn State Fayette, the Eberly Campus 3, Penn State-DuBois 1 – The Lady Roaring Lions won the first two sets (30-22, 30-14), dropped the third, 30-28, and finally came through in the fourth set, 30-26, for a PS-AC road victory.
Dana Slavic led the offense with 31 assists while Abby Holbrook had 18 kills and 28 digs. The Lady Roaring Lions (4-0, 5-1) host Bethany (W.Va.) College Thursday night.