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Posted: February 8th, 2010

Check back throughout the night final scores from around District 10. Join Tom Reisenweber on the live blog at 10:15 p.m.

Girls
REGION 1

Rocky Grove at Jamestown, 7:15 p.m.
Kennedy Catholic at Commodore Perry, 7:15 p.m.
REGION 2
Sharpsville at Mercer, 7:30 p.m.
West Middlesex at Lakeview, 7:30 p.m.
Wilmington at Greenville, 7:30 p.m.
REGION 3
Cochranton at Conneaut Lake, 7:30 p.m.
Linesville at Saegertown, 7:30 p.m.
Maplewood at Cambridge Springs, 7:30 p.m.
Union City at Conneaut Valley, 7:30 p.m.
REGION 4
North East 39, Eisenhower 26
Girard 30, Fairview 26
Villa Maria 88, Northwestern 32, Kayla McBride scores 30 points for Victors
Youngsville at Iroquois, 7:30 p.m.
REGION 5
Grove City at Hickory, 7:30 p.m.
Sharon 56, Franklin 53
Slippery Rock 62, Oil City 44
Titusville at Meadville, 7:30 p.m.
REGION 6
Mercyhurst Prep 70, Fort LeBoeuf 20
General McLane 62, Corry 56
Harbor Creek at Warren, 7:30 p.m.
NON-REGION
Farrell 51, Strong Vincent 45

Posted: February 8th, 2010

The Fort LeBoeuf wrestling team had its PIAA Class AA first-round dual postponed until Wednesday.

LeBoeuf, the second seed from District 10, were supposed to meet the District 7 second seed Tuesday at North Hills High School. However, the WPIAL AA final between Burrell and Shady Side Academy, originally scheduled for Saturday, has been postponed twice because of inclement weather throughout the southern part of the state.

Burrell and Shady Side are now scheduled to meet Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Fox Chapel High School. The loser will face the Bisons on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at North Hills.

That dual is the only PIAA first-rounder which won’t take place Tuesday. The winner advances to the main portion of the AA state tournament, scheduled Friday and Saturday at the Giant Center in Hershey.

– Mike Copper

Posted: February 7th, 2010

Vote on the upper right of the page for the District 10 Breakout Players of the Week. The voting will run through Tuesday. The winner of each poll will be featured in Friday’s edition of the Erie Times-News. Players can be nominated more than once this season, but can only win the poll once.

Here are the nominees for boys and girls:
Boys
Wendell Torres, East
– The senior reached 1,000 points as the Warriors picked up a big win over General McLane. Torres also has 1,000 rebounds in his career.
Matt Durisko, Hickory - One of the best big men in Mercer County, Durisko eclipsed 1,000 points during Hickory’s 63-44 win over Oil City on Friday.
Andrew Rickard, Girard – The prolific scorer passed Marc Blucas as the all-time leading scorer in boys basketball history at Girard on Tuesday. Rickard finished the week with 1,692 career points.
Dylan Gravatt, Rocky Grove - The senior put together a triple-double Friday against Commodore Perry with 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Gravatt is the leading scorer for the Orioles and will be important the rest of the season to Rocky Grove’s success.
Preston McMeans, Warren – Scored 22 points as Warren upset Harbor Creek. The Dragons have been a dangerous team at home and McMeans is a big reason why.

Girls
Baylie Jones, Conneaut Valley
– Jones became only the sixth girl in Valley history to score 1,000 points on Thursday.
Jamera Wayne, Strong Vincent – Wayne has been tough all season for the Colonels and scored 16 points Saturday in a big non-region win over Class AA power North East. Wayne started the week with a 27-point performance against East.
Lindsay Stamp, Mercyhurst Prep – Stamp continues to impress this season with double-doubles in almost every game. Stamp scored 12 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in Saturday’s win over State College after scoring 12 points against Harbor Creek earlier in the week.
Jessica Bittler, West Middlesex – Hit two free throws with 29 seconds left to give the Big Reds a big upset of Farrell. Bittler is the Big Reds’ leading scorer this season and has been impressive.
Karly Rhoads, Slippery Rock – Rhoads scored 16 points during the Rock’s 50-36 win over Franklin. The win all but clinched Region 5 for the Rockets.

Posted: February 6th, 2010

The Fort LeBoeuf wrestling team won’t know who its PIAA Class AA first-round opponent will be until less then 24 hours before it’s held.

The Bisons, seeded second from District 10, are supposed to meet the District 7 second seeds. That dual is scheduled Tuesday at 7 p.m. at North Hills High School.

LeBoeuf (11-4) will face Burrell (11-7) or Shady Side Academy (15-4). The latter schools were supposed to compete Saturday at Highlands High School in Natrona Heights, but were postponed because of inclement weather.

Their WPIAL final was rescheduled for Monday at a site and time to be determined.

– Mike Copper

Posted: February 6th, 2010

Wrestling results from Saturday’s 13th annual Major Tom Carr Memorial Tournament at Central Tech’s Al Calabrese Gymnasium:

– Mike Copper

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Posted: February 6th, 2010

Boys
REGION 1

West Middlesex at VisionQuest ppd.
NON-REGION
Bradford 56, Oil City 49
General McLane 57, Conneaut (Ohio) 41
Cochranton 55, Jamestown 54
State College a45, Mercyhurst Prep 38
Seneca 60, Reynolds 57
Ursuline (Ohio) at Kennedy Catholic, ppd.

Girls
NON-REGION

General McLane 48, Conneaut (Ohio) 37
Farrell at Warren G. Harding, ppd.
Central Tech at Hickory, ppd.
Conneaut Lake at Mercer, ppd.
East 70, Tidioute Charter 28
Northwestern 72, Union City, 34
Mercyhurst Prep 44, State College 33
Strong Vincent 51, North East, 40
Slippery Rock at Indiana ppd. until Wednesday
Seneca 67, Reynolds 59 OT
Villa Maria 58, St. Joseph Central (W.Va.) 47

Posted: February 6th, 2010

Another big night of boys basketball in District 10 Friday with plenty of playoff consequences. Today, I will break down all seven region races and what last night meant to them. Included are the remaining schedules of the contenders.

Region 6
East looks like the Region 6 champion after completing the regular season sweep of General McLane Friday. Wendell Torres scored 16 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as the senior went over 1,000 points in the Warriors’ 47-37 win over the Lancers. Torres has 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds during his career. Fellow big man Kyle Shuman led McLane with 12 points and 13 rebounds. East would have to lose three of its last four region games to not grab the No. 1 seed in the playoffs. McLane has a comfortable two-game lead on the rest of the field and will likely be the No. 2 seed.

-Harbor Creek found out the hard way that Warren is a brutal place to play. The Dragons scored 36 points in the second half to upset the Huskies 72-64. Preston McMeans led Warren with 22 points, while Josh Rzepecki was the big man for Harbor Creek with 21. The loss also put a dent into the Huskies’ playoff hopes. Harbor Creek dropped into fifth place and has a tough schedule left, including McLane, Girard and East.

-Girard and Central Tech took care of business Friday to remain in a tie for fourth place. Girard beat Corry 64-36 behind 15 points from Adi Cosic, while Central handled Fort LeBoeuf 68-49. Shawnquel Pennamon led the Falcons with 19 points, while freshman Eugene Husband added 13. Girard is probably in the best position after not losing to a team at the bottom of the standings, while Harbor Creek and Central have.

Here are the remaining region games for all five teams.
East: Tuesday vs. Corry, Friday vs. Central Tech, Feb. 16 at Girard, Feb. 20 vs. Harbor Creek
General McLane: Tuesday vs. Harbor Creek, Friday at Warren, Feb. 16 vs. Fort LeBoeuf, Feb. 19 vs. Central Tech
Girard: Tuesday at Central Tech, Friday at Harbor Creek, Feb. 16 vs. East, Feb. 19 at Fort LeBoeuf
Central Tech: Tuesday vs. Girard, Friday at East, Feb. 16 vs. Warren, Feb. 19 at General McLane
Harbor Creek: Tuesday at General McLane, Friday vs. Girard, Feb. 16 vs. Corry, Feb. 20 at East

For a look at the other six regions, click below.

– Tom Reisenweber

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Posted: February 5th, 2010

District 10 fans who attend this spring’s PIAA track and field meet at Shippensburg University will see Seth Grove Stadium as it is for the last time.

Shippensburg officials announced through a Feb. 5 news release that more than $2 million in renovations will be made to the school’s athletic facilities. Among them are the conversion of the stadium’s surface from natural grass, which it’s had since it opened in 1972, to Fieldturf.

Those renovations will begin shortly after the May 28-29 state meet. Future projects include improvements to the stadium’s vaulting areas and jumping lanes, plus a new runway for the adjacent javelin field.

– Mike Copper

Posted: February 5th, 2010

Posted: February 5th, 2010

Boys
REGION 1

Kennedy Catholic 77, Jamestown 60
Rocky Grove 55, Commodore Perry 38
REGION 2
Greenville 66, Wilmington 60 2OT
Reynolds 52, Lakeview 49
Sharpsville 62, Mercer 48
REGION 3
Villa Maria 65, Conneaut Valley 52
Cambridge Springs 66, Conneaut Lake 31
Saegertown 57, Maplewood 38
Linesville 57, Titusville 39
REGION 4
Mercyhurst Prep 55, Fairview 48
North East 46, Seneca 38
Northwestern 57, Youngsville 38
Eisenhower 71, Union City 44
REGION 5
Meadville 72, Franklin 67 OT
Hickory 63, Oil City 44, Matt Durisko reaches 1,000 points
Grove City 56, Sharon 48
Slippery Rock at Farrell, ppd.
REGION 6
Central Tech 68, Fort LeBoeuf 49
East 47, General McLane 37, Wendell Torres eclipses 1,000 points
Girard 64, Corry 36
Warren 72, Harbor Creek 64
NON-REGION
McDowell 65, State College 54

Girls
NON-REGION

State College 40, McDowell 38
Oak Hill Academy 64, Villa Maria 52

Click below for Friday’s state scores:

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