Local roundup
Noonan hot as Geibel Catholic golfers clinch WPIAL playoff spot Brandon Noonan fired a 2-under-par 34 as Geibel Catholic clinched a WPIAL playoff spot with a 193-210 victory over host Jefferson-Morgan in a Division II, Section 8 boys golf match at Greene County Country Club on Tuesday.
The Rockets’ loss also put Mapletown in postseason. The Maples and Geibel (10-1, 9-1) are tied for first place in the section. The top two spots qualify for the playoffs.
Jefferson-Morgan coach John Curtis, whose team is third in the standings, believes both squads above him can make some noise in the postseason.
“Geibel and Mapletown are good teams,” said Curtis, whose Rockets host the Maples at Rohanna’s Golf Course at 3 p.m. on Thursday. “Geibel is solid, one through six, and they played pretty outstanding today. I think both of those teams have a chance to do well in the playoffs. They’re pretty experienced and they both worked hard to get where they’re at.”
As for his own team, which still has an outside shot at the playoffs, Curtis sees a bright future.
“We could’ve played a little better today, but we only have one senior and we’re doing pretty well overall,” said Curtis, whose team is 9-4 overall and 7-3 in the section. “I hope we’ll be back pretty strong next year.”
Following Noonan in scoring for the Gators was Philip Lucostic and James McGrath with 37 and 38, respectively. Zach Bell shot a 41 and Erio Vignali had a 43.
Chad Kokoska paced J-M with an even-par 36 while his brother, Matt Kokoska, checked in with a 41. Justin Hughes carded a 42 and was followed by Zack Basinger (45) and Dylan Blosser (46).
The Gators host Carmichaels at Pleasant Valley Country Club at 1 p.m. on Thursday.
Connellsville 203, Brownsville 241 – Jonathan Luczka took medallist honors with a 4-over-par 38 and Cody Boors followed with a 39 as Connellsville glided by visiting Brownsville in a Division I, Section 2 match at Pleasant Valley Country Club.
Tyler Nicholson followed closely with a 40 for the host Falcons (9-2, 9-2). Shane Cali and Devin Keno both shot 43.
Ron Jones and Chuck DeCarlo each carded a 41 to lead Brownsville (1-11, 1-10). Bob Anderson, Terry Lent and Jeremy Kopako were next in line with 52, 53 and 54, respectively.
Connellsville travels to Uniontown for a 3:30 p.m. match at Duck Hollow Golf Club on Thursday.
Charleroi 211, Carmichaels 237 – Charleroi defeated host Carmichaels with a well-balanced attack in their Division II, Section 8 match at Carmichaels Golf Club.
Chad Pappasergi led the Cougars with a 4-over-par 41. Nate Helster, Joe Sabo and Nick Lutes each shot 42, and Nate Cottle had a 44.
Justin Phillips topped the Mikes (0-14, 0-9) with a 43. Dan Lasko was next with a 46 and was followed by Jeff McWilliams (48), Pete Putila (49) and Travis Prodan (51).
California will be the host team against the Mikes today in a 3 p.m. match on the same course.
Mount Pleasant 214, Waynesburg Central 242 – Waynesburg Central’s Rachel Rohanna took medallist honors with a 1-over-par 37, but her effort wasn’t enough as the Raiders fell to Mount Pleasant in a Division I, Section 2 match at Norvelt Golf Club.
Alex Urban led the Vikings (6-7, 6-5) with a 40 and Jordan Jones shot 41. Josh Coccagna and Nick Hudzema both had a 44 while Mike Bando checked in with a 45.
Following Rohanna for Waynesburg (2-12, 1-10) were Zach Schloemer (43), Anthony Jarrell (53), Matt Fox (54) and Taylor Moore (55).
The Raiders host Laurel Highlands today in 3 p.m. section match at Rohanna’s Golf Course.
Frazier 227, Bentworth 241 – Marcus Wingrove led the way with a 5-over-par 41 as Frazier defeated visiting Bentworth in a Division II, Section 2 match at Linden Hall Golf Course.
John Shandor shot a 43 for the Commodores (5-8, 3-6). Mike Onusko and Brian Null each carded a 47, while Craig Miller and Craig Rebovich both shot 49 with one of those scores being dropped.
The Bearcats (6-8, 3-6) were paced by Ryan Anderson and Mark Damich, who shot 44 and 45, respectively.
Girls volleyball
Laurel Highlands 3, Ringgold 2 – Laurel Highlands lost the first two games before putting together a furious rally to beat host Ringgold in a Section 3-AAA battle.
The Rams took a 2-0 lead by scores of 25-15 and 28-26, before the Fillies (4-3, 2-3) came back to win the next three by scores of 25-22, 25-19 and 15-10.
Pulling together as a team was the key to the turnaround, according to LH coach Nancy Wheeler.
“We played as a unit the last three games,” Wheeler said.
Laurel Highlands’ balanced statistics from the game bore that out.
Jessica Galica recorded 13 kills and two blocks, Samantha Zavatchen had 11 kills and six blocks, Erin Perry contributed 10 kills and two blocks, Mallory Hardison totaled 26 service points with eight aces, and Jessica Zavatchen chipped in with 23 assists.
The Fillies host Elizabeth-Forward in a 7 p.m. non-section match on Thursday.
Uniontown 3, Brownsville 0 – Uniontown earned its first Section 5-AA win of the season with a sweep at Brownsville, all by the same 25-16 score.
Marissa Voytek slammed 10 kills for coach Tara Dunham’s Lady Raiders (3-4, 1-4). Andi Giachetti had 13 assists and Jen Tandarich added five kills.
The Lady Falcons (2-7, 0-6) got four service points and five kills from Tiera Ramsey. Jen Sheridan totaled 10 service points, two kills and three digs, and Angela Allamon rang up six service points.
Uniontown travels to Albert Gallatin today, while Brownsville hosts Southmoreland on Thursday. Both section matches begin at 7 p.m.
Bentworth 3, Beth-Center 1 – Beth-Center lost the first game, 25-19, but Bentworth roared back and took the next three for a Section 5-A victory.
The Lady Bearcats’ winning scores were 25-10, 25-23 and 25-23.
Sara Sckena had 13 kills, and Lauren Golden chipped in with five blocks for the Bulldogs (4-3, 5-3).
Girls tennis
Section 1-AA Doubles – Brownsville’s Bethany Seelye and Kelly Davison won their third-place consolation match over Southmoreland’s Lara Schenck and Gena Hart, 6-2, 7-5, to advance to the WPIAL Class AA girls doubles tournament to be held at Shady Side Academy next Wednesday.
After receiving a first-round bye, Seelye and Davison defeated Derry’s Ashley Kuhns and Amanda Wolf, 10-5, before falling in the semifinals to Greensburg Central Catholic’s Samantha Destefano and Katie Colbaugh, 6-4, 6-1.
The Lady Falcons’ other doubles team of Becky Barnhart and Sarah Mathianas defeated Derry’s Lynn Barchesky and Ashley Bosko in the first round, 10-4, before being eliminated by Schenck and Hart, 10-3.
Boys soccer
Belle Vernon 8, Laurel Highlands 1 – Chris Sillence scored three goals and assisted on another as Belle Vernon rolled past visiting Laurel Highlands in a Section 1-AA match.
The first-place Leopards (10-1, 8-0) scored four goals in each half in building an 8-0 lead before the Mustangs’ Ryan Basescu scored with 10 seconds left to foil the shutout.
Jordan Timko and Rob Miele scored two goals apiece for Belle Vernon. Ivan Henry accounted for the Leps’ other goal.
Ivan Connolly made five saves for Belle Vernon.
Eric Supensky made four saves before being relieved by Jordan Merchbaker, who had three saves, for Laurel Highlands (6-4-1, 3-4-1).
The Mustangs host Monessen in a non-section match today at 5:30 p.m.
Bethel Park 5, Uniontown 0 – Kyle Young scored two goals as Bethel Park shut out host Uniontown in a Section 4-AAA match.
The Red Raiders (2-7, 1-6) fell behind 3-0 at halftime.
Darren Webster made 11 saves for Uniontown, which travels to West Mifflin for a 7:30 p.m. match on Thursday.
McGuffey 8, Brownsville 0 – David Jochynek found the net five times, including three in the first half, as McGuffey blanked visiting Brownsville in a Section 5-AA contest.
Also scoring goals for the Highlanders were Austin Williams, James Gross and Jesse Voitt. Goalkeeper Ryan Pattison made five saves.
Josh Roberts stopped 19 shots for the Falcons (2-9, 1-6), who travel to Beth-Center today for a 4 p.m. match.
Boys cross country
Uniontown 26, McGuffey 32 – Derek Thomas crossed the finish line first to help Uniontown defeat host McGuffey in a non-section meet.
Thomas won with a time of 20:27, beating out Josh Daniels (20:51) and Devin McGuire (20:52), respectively, for the Highlanders.
The Red Raiders’ Andy Neymick was fourth (21:02). Uniontown swept the sixth through ninth spots with Mac Festa (22:11), Kameron Schaeffer (22:18), Brodie Kelly (22:27) and Desmine Teets (23:07).
Uniontown (6-0) and Laurel Highlands travel to Ringgold for a Section 2-AAA meet next Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.
Girls cross country
Uniontown 22, McGuffey 38 – Uniontown runners claimed second, third and fourth place as the Lady Raiders topped McGuffey in a non-section meet.
The Lady Highlanders’ Hilory Razarick finished first with a time of 26:31, but next in line were Uniontown’s Stacy Lloyd (26:37), Candace Adams (26:39) and B.J. Brame (27:31).
Also finishing in the top 10 for coach Joe Everhart’s Lady Raiders (6-0) were Ellen Williams (sixth, 29:18), Laura Swanson (seventh, 29:32), Courtney Sanner (eighth, 29:35) and Sammie Lenhart (10th, 30:10).
Women’s volleyball
Penn State Fayette 3, Penn State DuBois 0 – Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus cruised past visiting Penn State DuBois in a Penn State Athletic Conference match, 30-12, 30-20 and 30-15.
Abby Holbrooke led the Roaring Lions (5-1, 4-0) with 18 kills and 20 digs, while Dana Slavic had 26 assists.
Penn State Fayette travels to Penn State Beaver on Monday.
College baseball
CCAC South 9, Penn State Fayette 4 – Brian Cenci socked a two-run double in a four-run first inning and CCAC South went on to defeat visiting Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus in a non-conference game.
Losing pitcher Brent Wilson struck out seven in eight innings, but hit five batters and walked five, with four of those runners coming around to score.
Justin Coffman had a pair of hits and two RBIs for Penn State Fayette (11-10), and Justin Corso socked a double.
Ron Kramer tossed five shutout innings to earn the win, while Mike Diener was credited with a save. Kevin Abraham doubled for CCAC (17-4).
The Roaring Lions travel to Penn State New Kensington for a noon doubleheader on Saturday.