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Posted: May 20th, 2012

Erie Times-News District 10 baseball rankings
Class A
Rank School Rec. Prv
1. West Middlesex 13-5 1
2. Mercyhurst Prep 11-8 3
3. Cochranton 9-8 4
4. Conneaut Lake 11-7 5
5. Eisenhower 6-10 2

Class AA
Rank School Rec. Prv
1. Saegertown 19-1 1
2. Sharpsville 16-1 2
3. Titusville 16-2 3
4. Sharon 15-4 4
5. Fairview 14-4 5

Class AAA
Rank School Rec. Prv
1. Warren 14-3 2
2. Grove City 14-6 3
3. Cathedral Prep 16-4 1
4. General McLane 13-6 4
5. Harbor Creek 15-5 5

Erie Times-News District 10 softball rankings
Class A
Rank School Rec. Prv
1. Saegertown 17-2 1
2. Sharpsville 14-2 3
3. Cochranton 14-4 2
4. West Middlesex 14-5 4
5. Reynolds 14-5 NR
Dropped out: Rocky Grove

Class AA
Rank School Rec. Prv
1. Fairview 20-0 1
2. Titusville 18-0 2
3. Wilmington 13-4 3
4. Maplewood 12-5 5
5. Iroquois 16-4 NR
Dropped out: Jamestown

Class AAA
Rank School Rec. Prv
1. Fort LeBoeuf 17-2 1
2. Warren 17-1 2
3. Hickory 12-5 3
4. Harbor Creek 13-6 4
5. Corry 13-8 5

– Tom Reisenweber

Posted in: Baseball, Softball
Posted: May 20th, 2012

Fans can vote for the Breakout Baseball and Softball Players of the Week on the top right corner of the page. Voting continues through Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. with the winner being featured later this week in the Erie Times-News. Players who have won the award this season are no longer eligible. Fans are encouraged to e-mail nominations to sports@timesnews.com each week by 5 p.m. on Saturday.

Baseball
Scott Moore, Kennedy Catholic – Went 4-for-4 including two doubles and three RBIs in a 9-8 win over Rocky Grove.
Brian Murone, Grove City – Crushed two home runs in a 6-1 win over Corry. He had a solo home run and a two-run bomb.
Kevin Yarabinec, Sharpsville - Struck out six and allowed one hit in five innings in a 5-3 win over Wilmington.
Mike Ginther, West Middlesex – Had 14 strikeouts in a one-hit shutout as the Big Reds beat Kennedy Catholic 3-0.
Tyler Gentile, Commodore Perry – Finished with four hits, including one double and a home run in a 17-7 win over Slippery Rock.
Taylor Stamm, Oil City – Drilled a three-run double with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to tie a non-region game against Central Tech. The Oilers went on to win 5-4.
Mike Lockhart, Fort LeBoeuf – Had four hits, including two doubles, in a 5-0 win over Franklin. He also had two singles, homered and drove in five runs in a 12-6 win over Commodore Perry.
Adam Bleday, Titusville – Had a three-run home run in the eighth inning to help the Rockets beat North East 5-2 in a region-clinching win. He also crushed a three-run home run in a 5-0 shutout of Fairview.
Corey Lynn, Meadville – Finished with three hits and two RBIs in an 8-7 win over Oil City.
Aaron Haas, Mercyhurst Prep – Struck out four in a complete-game win over Eisenhower. The Lakers won 9-2 behind Haas on the mound and three hits at the plate.
Justyn Roda, Iroquois – Went 3-for-4 with three RBIs in a 7-4 win over Youngsville.
Isaac Mattson, Harbor Creek – Pitched a three-hit shutout in a 4-0 win over North East.
Aaron Morley, Northwestern – Went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in a 7-2 win over Seneca.
Matt Jaskolka, Warren – Had three hits, two RBIs and pitched a shutout in a 9-0 win over Corry.
Bobby Jackson, Fairview – Hit an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Tigers a 6-5 win over Mercyhurst Prep.
Joey Gierlak, General McLane – Drove in three runs in a 4-2 win over Fort LeBoeuf. Gierlak had a two-run home run and had a double in the win.
Matt Hansen, McDowell – Had three hits, including a triple, three RBIs and three runs scored in an 11-1 win over Strong Vincent.
Jesse Staudt, Cochranton – Finished with three hits, including a home run, and drove in three runs in an 11-0 win over Maplewood.
Kody Kondrlik, Cathedral Prep – Had three hits and an RBI in a 10-0 win over Corry.
Luke Nientimp, McDowell – Homered twice with four RBIs and three runs scored in a 13-9 win over General McLane.

Softball
Hanley Spencer, Sharpsville – Struck out 11 and walked one in a three-hit shutout over Rocky Grove. The Blue Devils won 2-1. She also tossed a one-hitter in an 11-1 win over Commodore Perry. Spencer also tossed a shutout against Farrell.
Brianna Dalessandro, Kennedy Catholic – Had three RBIs and three hits, including a triple, in a 10-2 win over Commodore Perry.
Danielle Babcock, Reynolds – Hit a two-out, walkoff RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Raiders a 4-3 win over Rocky Grove. She also had two doubles in a 7-5 win over Kennedy Catholic.
Jordyn Allen, West Middlesex – Struck out 10 and walked two in a three-hit shutout win over Sharon, 2-0.
Jessica May, Jamestown – Had four hits a 13-3 win over Meadville.
Amy Clark, Titusville - Finished with two hits and a home run in a 10-0 win over Cambridge Springs. She also hit two home runs in an 8-0 win over Reynolds.
Heather Woods, Mercer – Had a two-run single to give the Mustangs a 2-1 win over Cochranton.
Kalie Rzodkiewicz, Harbor Creek – Struck out seven in a shutout effort on the mound while collecting two hits in a 7-0 win over General McLane.
Courtney Bender, Seneca – Finished 4-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBIs in a 19-1 win over East.
Rachel DiBartolomeo, Saegertown – Tripled twice and had a single while driving in two runs and scoring two in a 17-0 win over Lakeview. She also had three hits in a 9-8 win over Union City.
Amber Fox, Youngsville – Fox struck out 12 and had a double and a triple in a 3-1 win over Northwestern and she pitched a four-hit shutout over Seneca. Fox had two his against Seneca and two hits against General McLane.
Jaimie Eaton, Warren – Had two doubles and scored four runs in two Dragon wins this past week.
Raven Rozantz, Fairview – Tossed her third no-hitter in a 6-0 win over North East. Rozantz struck out 18 in the win. She then struck out 17 in a nine-inning shutout of McDowell, 1-0.
Caitlyn Wurst, Girard – Drove in seven runs on four hits and was a home run short of the cycle in a 21-2 win over Villa Maria.
Cassie Pietkiewicz, Fort LeBoeuf - Tossed a five-hitter as the Bison beat McDowell 7-3. She also pitched a two-hit shutout of Central Tech, 2-0.
Katelyn Reisenauer, Cambridge Springs – Went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs scored in a 9-3 win over Conneaut Lake.
Kaitlin Wojnarowski, Mercyhurst Prep – Hit an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Franklin a 9-8 win.
Joanna Ragen, Iroquois - Ripped an RBI single to give the Braves a 4-3 walkoff win over Girard.
Rylee Shaffer, Northwestern – Went 4-for-4 with three runs scored in a 10-1 win over Eisenhower.
Hannah Kondrlik, Corry – Drove in five runs on three extra-base hits as the Beavers beat Slippery Rock 8-2 in a Class AAA play-in game.

Track and Field
Boys
Daniel Jaskowak, Grove City – Took home the 1,600 and 3,200 D-10 AAA titles and ran on the winning 3,200 relay team.
De’Vion Tate, McDowell – Won the long jump and triple jump at the D-10 AAA championships.
Ryan Thompson, Slippery Rock – Ran the 800 in 1 minute, 57.80 seconds to win the D-10 AAA 800 championship.
Jesse Ragon, Oil City – Ran the 110 hurdles in 14.91 seconds to win the D-10 AAA championship.
Kevin Gardner, Fort LeBoeuf – Cleared 6-3 to win the D-10 AAA high jump championship.
Lawrence Baumann, Cathedral Prep – Threw the shot put 52-7 to win the D-10 AAA title.
Jared Hollidge, Oil City – Tossed the discus 150-4 to win the D-10 AAA title.
Austin Jerman, Warren – Won the D-10 AAA title in the javelin with a throw of 171-10.
Clay Allen, West Middlesex – Dominated at the D-10 AA meet with wins in the 100, 200 and ran the anchor leg in the 400 and 1,600 relays.
Nico Zahniser, Greenville – Earned the D-10 AA championship in the 400.
Nate Tallada, Saegertown – Won the 3,200 at the D-10 AA championship meet.
Jarred Davis, Mercer - Ran the 110 hurdles in 15.56 seconds to win the D-10 AA championship.
Johnathon Jacoway, Sharon – Won the D-10 AA triple jump championship.
John Yohman, Wilmington – Earned the D-10 AA shot put championship by three-quarters of an inch. He also won the discus title at 171 feet, 11 inches.

Girls
Eliza Lowe, Grove City – Won both hurdle events and ran in the winning 400 and 1,600 relay teams at the D-10 AAA championships.
Ellis Beardsley, Warren – Took home D-10 AAA titles in the 800 and 1,600.
Jaynee Corbette, Corry – Won the shot put, discus and took third in the javelin at the D-10 AAA championships.
Abby Jones, Franklin – Cleared 5-5 to win the D-10 AAA high jump championship.
Paige Kassab, Meadville – Won the triple jump and took second, but qualified, in the high jump at the D-10 AAA championships.
Anna Chodubski, McDowell – Won the long jump and took second in the triple jump at the D-10 AAA championships.
Morgan Richards, Hickory – Set a District 10 record in the 1,600 at the D-10 AA meet. She also won the 3,200 title.
Eve Gardner, Union City – Won the 200 at the D-10 AA championship meet.
Marina Wareham, Kennedy Catholic - Took home the D-10 AA championships in the 400 and 800.
Cassie Swartzbaugh, Youngsville - Won the 300 hurdle championship at the D-10 AA meet.
Mariah Burns, Wilmington – Missed a new D-10 AA record in the triple jump by one-quarter of an inch.

Spring athlete
Anthony Pegues, Farrell volleyball – Dished out 19 assists in a loss to Saegertown.
Noah Jones, Franklin volleyball – Recorded 11 kills, 10 blocks and five digs in a sweep of Fort LeBoeuf.
Mackenzie Agresti, Villa Maria lacrosse – Scored with one minute, 12 seconds left to give the Victors a 9-8 win over Fairview.
Jake Carniewski, McDowell volleyball – Had 16 assists in a sweep of Farrell and 31 assists in a loss to Meadville.
Calum Hyde, Maplewood volleyball – Finished with 14 kils in a sweep of Cochranton.
Travis Jensen, Meadville volleyball – Dished out 23 assists and had four kills in a sweep of Conneaut Valley.

Posted: May 20th, 2012

Ryan Hoelke was a solid contributor for the Grapepickers throughout his senior season. He proved to be a versatile player who could shift between left

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Posted in: Baseball, District 10
Posted: May 20th, 2012

Rachel Miller helped North East’s softball team compile a 13-5 regular-season record, place third in Region 4 and earn a spot in Saturday’s District 10

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Posted in: District 10, Softball
Posted: May 19th, 2012

A talented Shady Side Academy team eliminated Cathedral Prep with a 3-2 victory over the Ramblers this afternoon in the PIAA Class AAA team boys

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Posted in: District 10, PIAA, Tennis
Posted: May 19th, 2012

Baseball NON-REGION General McLane 19, Central Tech 4, 6 innings Norhtwestern 6, Girard 2 Slippery Rock 4, Mercyhurst Prep 1 Softball DISTRICT 10 PLAY-IN GAMES

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Posted in: Baseball, Softball
Posted: May 19th, 2012

The District 10 Class AA track and field championships are taking place today at Hickory’s Hornet Stadium. The event started at 9:30 a.m., but we

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Posted: May 19th, 2012

This week’s Breakout Baseball and Softball Players of the Week will be posted Sunday, instead of today. The Breakout players will appear in Sunday’s edition

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Posted: May 19th, 2012

The postseason is finally here and we can finally start making picks. Here is a look at today’s play-in games. (Note: These are predictions, not

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Posted in: Softball
Posted: May 18th, 2012

The Cathedral Prep tennis team earned a trip to Saturday’s PIAA Class AAA semifinals with a 3-2 victory over Pennsbury tonight at Hershey Racquet Club.

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Posted in: District 10, Tennis
Posted: May 18th, 2012

Baseball NON-REGION McDowell 13, General McLane 9, 8 innings Fairview 6, Mercyhurst Prep 5, 9 innings Titusville 7, Warren 2 Harbor Creek 10, Union City

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Posted in: Baseball, Softball
Posted: May 18th, 2012

Earlier today, the Varsity blog posted a look back at the District 10 Class AAA track and field championships. Now, it’s time to take a

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