Sep 22, 2006 By The 10 min read

Mount Pleasant coach Matt Gross’ words unfortunately rang too true for his Vikings Thursday when they met Uniontown at Duck Hollow Golf Club with first place in Division I, Section 2 on the line. The Vikings’ coach felt his team had to match the winning score of 196 when it played the Red Raiders the first time for a shot, and that score would’ve been enough as Uniontown rose to the occasion to defeat Mount Pleasant, 197-203, to gain a share of first place.

Both teams are 9-1 in the section with four matches remaining. Uniontown improves to 12-1 overall while the Vikings slip to 9-2.

“Seniors Seth Rockwell and David Bobish were on the last winning team in 2003,” Uniontown coach Aaron Scott said of the upward swing the program has been in the past three years.

The pair came through for the Red Raiders with Rockwell finishing at with a 1-over-par 36 and Bobish carding a 38. Allen Zieglar played well at the No. 5 man with a 39. Josh Miller had a 40 and Mike Rogers a 44 to close the scoring.

“I knew we had to be under 200,” said Scott. “We were hoping to be in this spot (for the section title). My pre-game speech was nothing. I told them to go play the course. They knew how important this match was.”

Anthony Prailey was team medallist for the Vikings with a 36. Josh Coccagna and Jordan Jones both shot 41 with Alex Urban a shot off their pace. Mike Bando chipped in a 43.

Scott is obviously pleased the way his golfers are playing at this point of the season.

“I’m very proud of my kids, and how they handled the pressure in this match. Both teams are playing well now. To be tied for first with Mount Pleasant is an honor.”

The players from both squads will meet again Monday in the individual sectional qualifiers at Timber Ridge Golf Course.

Connellsville 209, Belle Vernon 219 – The Falcons kept their Division II, Section 2 playoff hopes alive with a 10-stroke victory over the Leopards at Willowbrook Golf Course. Connellsville improves to 6-4 in the section, trailing Mount Pleasant and Uniontown by three wins, with four matches remaining.

Braedon Foreman was low man for Connellsville with a 1-over-par 37. Jonathan Luczka carded a 40 while Cody Boors and Devin Keno both shot 43. Tyler Nicholson rounded out the scoring with a 46.

Tyber Lustig led Belle Vernon (3-7, 5-9) with a 38. Brian Luzanski, Nick Plavchak and Kyle Naden all shot 45 with Jeremy Weslager adding a 46 to the final team total.

The two teams will join the remainder of the squads in the section for the individual qualifier at Timber Ridge Golf Course Monday morning.

Laurel Highlands 199, Albert Gallatin 210 – Matt McCabe carded at 36 as the Mustangs’ No. 5 man for medallist honors in a Division I, Section 2 victory at Duck Hollow Golf Club.

Fred David checked in with a 3-over 38 with Greg Fike and Brian Vernay both shooting 41. Josh John shot a 43 to close the scoring rounds.

The Colonials’ Brett DiDominic broke 40 with a 38 with Nick Samples, Tom Corazzi and Jake Magerko all shooting 42. Scott Marchezak’s 46 was added to the final total.

Laurel Highlands (5-5, 7-5) and Albert Gallatin (5-5, 6-6) will compete in the individual sectionals Monday at Timber Ridge Golf Course beginning at 10 a.m.

Jefferson-Morgan 221, Beth-Center 248 – The Rockets edged closer to securing a Division II, Section 8 playoff bid with a victory at Nemacolin Country Club over the Bulldogs.

Jefferson-Morgan (8-0, 13-1) has a key section match on the road this afternoon at Rohanna’s Golf Club against Mapletown. The Maples, co-defending section champs from last year, currently stand in second place.

Josh and Matt Kokoska both finished at 3-over 41 for the Rockets with Justin Hughes shooting a 45. Zack Basinger and Dylan Blosser both shot 47 in the win.

Zac Nicola was the low man for the Bulldogs (4-6,4-7) with a 43. Teddy Yanak had a 46 and Travis Crawford a 47 for Beth-Center.

The teams will take a break from team competition with the individual sectional qualifier Monday morning at Carmichaels Golf Club.

Waynesburg Central 196, California 230 – The Raiders kept pace with Jefferson-Morgan, defeating the visiting Trojans in Division II, Section 8 action at Rohanna’s Golf Course.

Waynesburg’s Zach Schloemer was medallist with a 1-over 34. Rachel Rohanna finished with a 37 and Matt Fox was close behind with a 38. Taylor Moore carded a 43 and Joe Moore finished the scoring with a 44.

Derrek Wible was the low man for the Trojans (1-7, 1-8) with a 40.

Waynesburg (7-2, 7-7) will join the other teams for the sectional qualifier at Carmichaels Golf Club on Monday before hosting Jefferson-Morgan on Thursday, Sept. 30 in a key section match. Rohanna, the defending WPIAL girls champion, will qualify on Wednesday at Murrysville Golf Club.

Carmichaels 232, Brownsville 241 – Zach Wolfe led the Mikes with a 43 in Division II, Section 8 victory over the Falcons at Carmichaels Golf Course.

Dan Lasko added a 46 for the winners, which improved to 5-6 overall and 4-4 in Section 8. Jeff McWilliams and Tim Voithofer each shot 47s, and Ian McCombs rounded out the scoring with a 49.

Ron Jones fired a 2-over 39 to grab medallist honors and pace Brownsville (1-10, 1-7). Mark Thomas was next with a 48, followed by 51s from Terry Lent and Mike Peton. Jeremy Kopako closed the Falcons’ scoring with a 52.

Girls volleyball

Laurel Highlands 3, Connellsville 2 – These two Section 2-AAA teams went back and forth, but the Fillies prevailed in the fifth and final set to keep pace with the section leaders.

Connellsville won the first set, 25-16, but Laurel Highlands came right back to tie the match with a 25-14 win. The Lady Falcons regained the lead with a 25-17 victory only to have the Fillies rally for a 25-22 win. Laurel Highlands won the final set 15-10 for the hard-fought victory.

“The match could’ve gone either way,” said Laurel Highlands coach Nancy Wheeler. “We started blocking again and picked a lot of balls up (on defense). Our offense played tough.”

Laurel Highlands improves to 3-1 in the section and 4-1 overall while the Lady Falcons fall to 1-3 in the section.

Canon-McMillan 3, Albert Gallatin 0 – Canon-McMillan remained atop the Section 2-AAA standings with a shutout road victory over the Lady Colonials by the scores of 25-15, 25-10 and 25-7.

Jade Turner led the Albert Gallatin attack with five kills. Albert Gallatin (0-3, 4-3) hosts Waynesburg Central Monday in a non-section contest.

Belle Vernon 3, Brownsville 0 – The Lady Falcons made a run at the Lady Leopards, but the visitors prevailed, 25-21, 25-20 and 25-14, for a Section 5-AA road victory.

Maria Kubacki had five service points and Jen Sheridan added four for Brownsville.

Tiera Ramsey added three service points to go with a pair of kills.

The Lady Falcons (0-6, 3-7) host Uniontown Monday night at 7 p.m.

Sto-Rox 3, Waynesburg Central 0 – The Lady Raiders couldn’t get on track against the visitors, dropping a Section 4-AA match at home by the scores of 25-16, 25-15 and 25-16.

Jackie Fontana had 19 digs for Waynesburg (2-4, 3-5) while Allison Baker had four kills.

Beth-Center 3, Burgettstown 1 – The Lady Bulldogs dropped the second set, but rebounded in the next two for a Section 5-A victory at home. Beth-Center won the first set, 25-21, lost the second, 25-21, and then won the final two, 25-19, 25-16.

Ashley Coffey had nine blocks and 17 service points for the Lady Bulldogs (5-1, 6-2) while Danielle DeMaio also had a strong performance with seven kills and 19 service points.

Amanda Higinbotham had a well-rounded night with 18 kills and 13 service points. Laura Plitt had 17 service points and Lauren Golden added 10.

Cassandra Maxwell had 13 kills for Burgettstown (3-2, 4-2) while Sally Dugas had 20 digs.

Beth-Center won earlier in the week, defeating Carmichaels, 3-0, in a non-section match Tuesday. The Lady Bulldogs will host Geibel Catholic Monday night in a non-section match.

Girls tennis

Brownsville 3, Chartiers-Houston 2 – With the Section 1-AA doubles tournament right around the corner on Monday, the two teams experimented with their doubles combinations and the Lady Falcons were able come away with a non-section victory.

Amber Fabian played singles instead of her normal doubles match, and defeated Kassey Hertz at No. 2 singles, 6-4, 7-6 (3). Erin Ryan, also a doubles player, won at No. 3 singles in straight sets.

The Lady Bucs’ Tyler Engel and Kelsey Diesel won at No. 1 doubles, defeating the new tandem of Bethany Seelye and Nicole Kerestine, normally singles players, 7-6, (4), 6-4. Brownsville’s No. 2 doubles team of Samantha Bochna and Becky Barnhart secured the win by defeating Sarah Wood and Jerrica Kohn, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2.

Boys soccer

Waynesburg Central 4, Brownsville 1 – Todd Barchiesi scored the first and last goal for the visiting Raiders, leading Waynesburg Central to a Section 5-AA victory over the Falcons at Redstone Field. Sean Fancher and Brian Knapp also scored for Waynesburg.

Marc Mammarella scored Brownsville’s lone goal in the second half.

Waynesburg’s John DiBuonno turned aside five shots to preserve the victory. The Falcons’ Josh Roberts made seven saves.

Waynesburg improves to 3-3 in the section and 6-4 overall. Brownsville goes to 1-5 in the section and 2-6-2 overall.

Albert Gallatin 4, Uniontown 1 – The Colonials picked up their first win of the season with four different players scoring goals for a Section 4-AAA home victory over the visiting Red Raiders. Albert Gallatin goes to 1-5 in the section and 1-8 overall while Uniontown falls to 0-6 and 0-9-1.

Emmett Roper, Nathan Desmorne and Anthony Stevenson scored in the first half. Uniontown’s Jimmy Bendishaw cut into the lead with a second-half goal, but Jon Georgi responded later in the half for Albert Gallatin.

Marc Marshall made nine saves in net for Albert Gallatin.

Ringgold 3, Laurel Highlands 1 – The Rams’ Tyler Dolanch scored a hat trick in the first 20 minutes of the game and goalkeeper Derek Powell made the lead stand for a non-section road victory.

Brett Workman scored the lone goal for the Mustangs (2-4, 5-5) unassisted early in the second half.

Women’s tennis

California (Pa.) 9, West Liberty (W.Va.) 0 – The Vulcans had little problem defeating the Hilltoppers on the road for a non-conference victory. Inga Chilingaryan, Lisa Santoro, Yumi Matsuto, Helena Van Eysendeyk, Nina Reiswich and Jessica Brown all won their singles matches in straight sets.

The pairings of Chilingaryan and Matsuto, Santoro and Reiswich, and Van Eysendyk and Brown only dropped two games while sweeping the doubles.

Women’s soccer

Lock Haven 1, California (Pa.) 0 – Ally Billmyer scored the lone goal of the match in the 69th minute and the Bald Eagles held on to defeat the Vulcans in PSAC West action.

California (1-4, 3-6) returns home Saturday to host Edinboro at Roadman Park at 2 p.m.

Men’s soccer

Lock Haven 2, California (Pa.) 1, OT – The Vulcans’ Sheldon Graham spotted the visitors to a 1-0 lead with his second goal of the season, but the Bald Eagles’ tied the PSAC game at 64:04 and won just 28 seconds into overtime.

California is now 3-3-3 in the conference and 4-5-2 overall.