Update No. 6
Also in Class AAA girls high jump, Warren’s Sabrina Anderson took 12th by clearing 5-2.

District 10 did not have a qualifier in the girls 100. In Class AA, Shamieia Roberts (Villa Maria) ran a 13.09 and Eve Gardner (Union City) ran a 13.11 to just miss qualifying for the semifinals. The last spot went to 12.92 seconds.

In the boys 100, Clay Allen ran an 11.22 to reach the semifinals. Hickory’s DeShawn Coleman false-started in his heat. Sheffield’s Khalil Slaughter had a blazing time of 10.88 seconds to win his heat easily. Grove City’s Erik Record had a time of 11.26 seconds to miss qualifying in AAA. The final qualifying time is 11.21 seconds.

Update No. 5
Sharon leaper Johnathon Jacoway grabs third in the Class AA triple jump with a distance of 45 feet, 53/4 inches. Kyle McKeen of Northwestern just missed a medal. He takes ninth at 43-101/2. Jared Myers (Greenwood) had the same distance but took eighth through tiebreakers.

District 10 has a solid showing at the Class AAA girls high jump. Franklin freshman Abby Jones and Meadville’s Paige Kassab clear 5-6. Neither could get over 5-7, however, which Taylor Morgan of Upper Dublin did to win the state championship. Jones takes an impressive second and Kassab was excited to finish third.

District 10 picks up a qualifier in the 100 girls hurdles. Grove City’s Eliza Lowe finishes the race in 15.21 seconds and moves on to Saturday’s semifinals. Class AA did not go as well. Sophie Mazza (Harbor Creek) ran a 16.37 and Kristen Belko (Hickory) ran a 16.67. The final qualifying time was 16.15.

In the Class AA 110 hurdles, Mercer sprinter Jarred Davis ran a 16.19 and Austin Mirizio (West Middlesex) had a time of 16.36. Neither qualified as the last qualifying time was 15.78 seconds. Class AAA didn’t have a qualifier either. Greg Miaczynski of Central Tech and Jesse Ragon (Oil City) ran times of 15.52 and 15.62 seconds, respectively. The final qualifying time for the semifinals was 15.36.

Update No. 4
The heat is really picking up here and affecting the runners. Sad thing is, the sun isn’t really out yet.

Corbett’s final distance in the shot put was 39 feet. She was kicking herself because her D-10 championship throw of 40-113/4 would have placed third today. Williamsport’s Rachel Fatherly had a huge throw of 46 feet, 91/4 inches to win the event.

Oil City’s Jarred Hollidge finishes in 20th place in the Class AAA discus. He maxed out at 139 feet, 4 inches.

Update No. 3
Corbett takes eighth in the shot put. We are waiting on results.

District 10 did not have a qualifier in either 3,200 girls relay. Mercyhurst Prep finished with a time of 9:56.44 right behind Slippery Rock at 9:54.53 in the Class AA race. Oley Valley was the final qualifier at 9:52.35 In Class AAA, Grove City ran a 10:04.16 but the final qualifying time was 9:34.68.

The 3,200 boys relays had more success. Greenville (8:07.99), Titusville (8:08.59) and Lakeview (8:13.90) all qualified in the Class AA race. Mercyhurst Prep ran an 8:22.35 to miss the final spot by less than 10 seconds (8:13.90).

Grove City ran the Class AAA race in 8:31.37 but the final qualifying time was 7:59.88.

Update No. 2
District 10 has its first medalist of the day. Alexis King of Wilmington takes third in the Class AA long jump. She reached 17 feet, 91/4 inches. Mariah Burns (Wilmington) just missed a medal by taking ninth at 16-101/4. Hickory teammates Allyssa McClure (16-3) and Lauren Lubarski (16-1) took 14th and 19th, respectively.

Corry’s Jaynee Corbett will medal in the shot put as she made the finals.

Running qualifiers will be coming soon. Some technical problems with the PIAA have delayed results.

Update No. 1
The PIAA championships have started as the runners will spend today qualifying for Saturday’s championship events. The PIAA, however, will crown 14 field event champions today. In the first session, District 10 has 15 competitors, including second-seeded Alexis King of Wilmington in the long jump and No. 2 seed Rebekah Petty (Greenville) in the pole vault. I will post results from every D-10 athlete throughout the day.

– Tom Reisenweber

Class A semifinals
Mercyhurst Prep 5, Conneaut Lake 2
West Middlesex 4, Linesville 1
Class AA semifinals
Saegertown 8, Sharon 4
Titusville 2, Sharpsville 1
Class AAA semifinals
Cathedral Prep 7, General McLane 4
Warren 6, Grove City 4

Playoffs: 17-4 (.809)

– Tom Reisenweber

Anna Chodubski

As McDowell junior Anna Chodubski enters the PIAA track and field championships today, she’s already a seasoned veteran of state competition. At the 2011 PIAA championships, Chodubski placed third in the long jump with a leap of 18 feet 1⁄2 inch.

This weekend in Shippensburg, she’ll look to add a second state medal in the long jump and another in the triple jump.

Chodubski qualified for the state meet in both events May 16 by winning the long jump and placing second in the triple jump at the District 10 championships at Harbor Creek’s Weitz Stadium.

She repeated as long jump champion with a leap of 17-6. She narrowly missed her second straight D-10 gold medal in the triple jump with a second-place effort of 37-4 1⁄2.

No matter what happens this weekend, McDowell will be happy to have Chodubski back for a final season next year.

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De'Vion Tate

De’Vion Tate seems to be getting only better as his high school career draws to a close.

The McDowell jumping standout punctuated his senior season with a pair of titles at the District 10 Class AAA championships May 16 at Harbor Creek’s Weitz Stadium. He jumped 22 feet in the long jump to edge his close friend, Cathedral Prep junior Joe Oduho, the 2011 D-10 champion. That was a season best for Tate.

Tate also won the triple jump with a personal-record 45-7. He enters the PIAA championships today seeded 23nd in the long jump and 14th in the triple jump. He placed eighth in the long jump in 2011.

He already turned in a strong effort at the state indoor championships this winter when he placed third in the long jump with a personal-best 22-7 and took eighth in the triple jump with a solid 44-3.

If he keeps improving, he could add at least one more state medal, if not two, to his collection.

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Makenzie Agresti

Villa Maria still had not clinched a spot in the District 10 lacrosse championships last week when the Victors faced the Fairview girls.

Thanks to Makenzie Agresti’s late goal, the Victors pulled out a 9-8 victory and advanced to Saturday’s District 10 title game against McDowell. The Trojans won that game 11-6, but Villa’s young team showed that it could have a bright future.

Some of the Victors’ youthful talent showed against Fairview. Agresti, a sophomore, scored with 1 minute, 12 seconds left in the game to put Villa ahead for good and lift the Victors to their fourth win of the season.

With Agresti and plenty of other underclassmen set to return next season, Villa hopes to go at least one step further with a D-10 championship game win.

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There will be no live blog today and Friday, but Tom Reisenweber will host a live blog Monday during the D-10 championship games.

5 p.m. games, Update 7:

Wilmington 4, Titusville 3, final

Wilmington scores the winning  run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning.

The Greyhounds will face Fairview in the Class AA title game Monday at 10 a.m. at Behrend.

5 p.m. games, Update 6:

Warren 6, Hickory 2, final

Winning pitcher Alex Bupp went 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Kaitlyn Ishman went 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI.

Warren will face Fort LeBoeuf in a rematch of the 2011 final. LeBoeuf is the defending champion.

Click below for earlier updates:

5 p.m. games, Update 5:

Warren 6, Hickory 0, top of 7th

Alexa Bupp hits an RBI single.

5 p.m. games, Update 4:

Wilmington 3, Titusville 3, going into top of 7th

Wilmington scored two in the first on a two-run single by Courtney Cohen.

Titusville scored three runs on five hits in the top of the third. RBI singles by Amy Clark and Kim Finley highlighted the inning.

In the third, Wilmington tied it at 3-3 in the bottom of the third on a wild pitch.

5 p.m. games, Update 3:

Warren 5, Hickory 0, top of 6th

5 p.m. games, Update 2:

Warren 5, Hickory 0, top of 4th

Kaitlyn Ishman hits RBI triple. Jaimie Eaton added RBI single.

5 p.m. games, Update 1:

Warren 2, Hickory 0, middle of 4th

Hickory had runners on first and third with two outs but didn’t score in the top of the fourth.

3 p.m. games, Update 10:

Fairview 5, Iroquois 2, final

The Tigers will attempt to defend their D-10 Class AA title Monday against the winner of the Titusville-Wilmington game. Rozantz finishes with 14 strikeouts.

3 p.m. games, Update 9:

Sharpsville 8, Reynolds 2, final

Sharpsville will play Saegertown for the Class A title Monday.

McKenzie Popatak finishes with two hits, two RBIs and three runs scored. Hanley Spencer gets the pitching win.

3 p.m. games, Update 8:

Fairview 5, Iroquois 2, top of  7th

Fairview’s Raven Rozantz has struck out the side in the past two innings. She now has 14 strikeouts. Rozantz also had a clutch game-tying hit in the fifth.

3 p.m. games, Update 7:

Fairview 5, Iroquois 2, bottom of  6th

Fairview scored five times in the top of the 5th.

Michalla Martin walks. Courtney Kupniewski singles. Caitlyn MacKelvey hits a sacrifice fly.

With two outs, Rozantz hits single up the middle to tie the game 2-2.  Kelsey Everhart then reaches on error to put runners on second and third. Kayla Kupniewski bunts and reaches on a throwing error, scoring a run. Aubree Martin then caps the 5-run rally with a two-run single. Five runs, but three are unearned.

Iroquois loads the bases in the bottom of the fifth with two outs, but Rozantz catches Meghan Martin looking at a called third strike.

Sharpsville 8, Reynolds 0,  bottom of 7th

Blue Darlings are in command.

3 p.m. games, Update 6:

Iroquois 2, Fairview 0, top of 5th

With two outs in the bottom of fourth, Meghan Martin walks on a 3-2 pitch. Joanna Ragen hits a double down left-field line to score a courtesy runner. Sarah Lindvay then hits an RBI single to make it 2-0.

Defending champion Fairview will have to rally to stay unbeaten.

3 p.m. games, Update 5:

Sharpsville 4, Reynolds 0,  bottom of 4th

Sharpsville had runners on second and third with two outs, but did not score in the top of the 4th.

3 p.m. games, Update 4:

Fairview 0, Iroquois 0, top of 4th

Tough pitching matchup between Fairview’s Raven Rozantz and Iroquois’ Meghan Martin. Neither team has a hit.

Rozantz has seven strikeouts. Martin has four K’s.

Sharpsville 4, Reynolds 0,  top of 4th

Reynolds had runners on second and third with two outs, but did not score in the bottom of the third.

3 p.m. games, Update 3:

Sharpsville 4, Reynolds 0,  bottom of third

Blue Darlings scored four times in the top of the third. Megan Davis had a big doubles and Kristy Roberts added a key single.

3 p.m. games, Update 2:

Fairview 0, Iroquois 0, top of 3rd

Fairview’s Raven Rozantz has struck five of the six batters she has faced. Fairview is batting in top of the 3rd

Sharpsville 0, Reynolds 0,  top of 3rd

3 p.m. games, Update 1:

Sharpsville 0, Reynolds 0,  middle of 2nd

Sharpsville is visiting team.

Still waiting on Fairview-Iroquois to start

Update 10:

Fort LeBoeuf 10, Harbor Creek 1, final

LeBoeuf’s Cassie Pietkiewicz pitches a six-hitter, strikes out five and walks three. She shuts down HC after the third inning.

The Bison will try to defend their Class AAA title Monday against the winner of today’s Warren-Hickory game.

Update 9:

Fort LeBoeuf 10, Harbor Creek 1, top of 7th

Update 8:

Fort LeBoeuf 10, Harbor Creek 1, bottom of 6th

Bison now in complete command after scoring four runs on three hits in top of sixth. LeBoeuf now has 10 hits.

Bison look as if they will get a chance to defend their AAA title Monday.

Update 7:

Saegertown 1, West Middlesex 0, final. Saegertown advances to Monday’s Class A title game. The Panthers will play the winner of the Sharpsville-Reynolds game.

Arianna Hanley throws a two-hitter to get the win. Saegertown wins despite getting just three hits.

Update 6:

Fort LeBoeuf 6, Harbor Creek 1, bottom of 5th, scoring details coming

Allania Banta starts the rally with a triple and then comes home on a slow roller with the lead run. Two HC errors helped the rally.

Saegertown 1, West Middlesex 0, top of 7th, Saegertown batting with 2 outs

Update 5:

Saegertown 1, West Middlesex 0, bottom of 6th

Hanley has limited WM to 2 hits through 5 innings

Update 4:

Fort LeBoeuf 1, Harbor Creek 1, end of 4th

Saegertown 1, West Middlesex 0, bottom of 5th

Arianna Hanley pitching for Saegertown

Update 3:

Fort LeBoeuf 1, Harbor Creek 1, end of 3rd

HC’s Olivia Purpura ties it up with a single that drives in Dougan

Update 2:

Fort LeBoeuf 1, Harbor Creek 0, top of 3rd

LeBoeuf’s Pietkiewicz gets HC’s Kaitlin Pasierb to pop out with bases loaded in bottom of 2nd.

Fort LeBoeuf 1, Harbor Creek 0, middle of the 2nd inning.

Bison score on Kelsey Kuzma’s RBI single in 2nd inning.

Saegertown 1, West Middlesex 0, middle of the 2nd

Saegertown scores but leaves bases loaded in top of 2nd

Update 1:

Saegertown 0,  West Middlesex 0, after 1 inning

Fort LeBoeuf 0, Harbor Creek 0, after 1 inning

Class A semifinals
Saegertown 1, West Middlesex 0
Sharpsville 8, Reynolds 2, final
Class AA semifinals
Fairview 5,  Iroquois 2
Wilmington 4, Titusville 3
Class AAA semifinals
Fort LeBoeuf 10,  Harbor Creek 1
Warren 6, Hickory 2

– Tom Reisenweber

Check out this recent Varsity Letter featuring Gordon and other Erie County track and field stars.

In addition to Gordon, several former District 10 athletes still own PIAA track and field records. Here’s a list of D-10 athletes’ state records in events that are currently being contested at the PIAA meet: (Records from defunct events are not listed.)

Class AAA girls high jump: Sheena Gordon, McDowell (2002) 5-11

Class AAA girls triple jump: Sheena Gordon, McDowell (2002) 42-10 1/4

Class AAA girls long jump: Nicole Smith, McDowell (2005) 20-3

Class AA girls javelin: Fawn Miller, Lakeview (2008) 167-2.

Class AA boys 100-meter dash: Jeff Brown, Grove City (1979) 10.58

Class AA boys 300-meter hurdles: Tom Wise, Grove City (1992) 37.47

Class AA boys high jump: Matt Benson, Sheffield (1992) 7-1

Class AA boys pole vault: Eric Sparks, Hickory (2005) 15-10

Class AA boys discus: Brian Milne, Fort LeBoeuf (1991) 206-3

No District 10 boys hold Class AAA records in current PIAA events.

• Click below for more notes on District 10 athletes heading into this weekend’s PIAA track and field championships in Shippensburg.

• Fairview senior Andrea Miller’s performance in the District 10 Class AA 1,600 meters was overshadowed by the effort of Hickory standout Morgan Richards. Richards set the meet record in the event with a time of 5 minutes, 3.35 seconds and she claimed the No. 3 seed in this week’s PIAA meet.

Miller, however, had a fine race herself. She finished in 5:16.12 to place second in the D-10 meet for the second straight year. She is seeded ninth in the PIAA in the 1,600 after placing 14th in the event at the 2011 state meet.

Miller has had a strong senior season that included a personal-best 5:15.70 in her first-place effort at the McDowell Invitational.

• Richards and Miller will race against one of the state’s elite athletes in Homer Center senior Angel Piccirillo. She is the two-time defending champion in the PIAA Class AA 1,600 and enters the meet after running a personal-best 4:48.28 in the District 6 championships.

She’s also seeded first in the 800 meters at 2:12.48.

• Two more overlooked performances came from Erie County runners in the Class AA boys 1,600.  Iroquois senior Dalton Zebrak placed second in 4:27.00 and Fairview’s Connor Gregory placed third in 4:31.01. Zebrak earned a No. 11 seed at states, while Gregory took the No. 16 seed.

Zebrak showed his talents at the prestigious Baldwin Invitational on May 4 when he finished first among a 1,600-meter field of 88 runners with a personal-best time of 4:20.71. If Zebrak repeats that performance this weekend, he’ll be a contender for a top medal.

• Seneca senior pole vaulter Rebecca Kosack has improved throughout her career, and Kosack’s persistence and steady improvement will be rewarded with an appearance at the PIAA meet this weekend.

She tied her own school record Saturday when she cleared 10 feet 6 inches to finish second behind Greenville’s record-setting Rebekah Petty (12-0).

Kosack placed eighth at 9-3 in the D-10 meet as a sophomore and took fourth in D-10 at 9-6 as a junior.

• Union City sophomore Eve Gardner qualified for the state meet by winning the 200 meters at the D-10 championships with a time of 26.03 seconds. After the meet, Gardner qualified for the PIAA championships in a second event.

Class A semifinals
Sharpsville 7, Reynolds 1
Saegertown 5, West Middlesex 3
Class AA semifinals
Fairview 4, Iroquois 0
Titusville 8, Wilmington 3
Class AAA semifinals
Fort LeBoeuf 8, Harbor Creek 6
Warren 5, Hickory 1

Playoffs: 12-3 (.800)

– Tom Reisenweber

Many District 10 athletes will compete, and a good number are highly seeded.  Here’s a link to a post featuring the PIAA performance lists and heat sheets.

Click below for a look at the prospects of some D-10 athletes at the state meet:

Incidentally, D-10 dominates the PIAA Class AA girls high jump seedings. North East’s Alexandra Schriefer (No. 2, 5-4) and Laurel Shickler (No. 3, 5-2), Greenville’s Linda Roldan (No. 6, 5-2) and Lakeview’s Courtney King (No. 8, 5-2) all are seeded among the top eight. (The PIAA does not list ties among seeds; when ties occur, the PIAA lists performers according to their finish at districts.)

• Mercyhurst Prep’s David Benczkowski has a chance to win a state medal in a relay for the second time this year. Benczkowski, more known for his swimming talents, was a member of the Lakers’ fourth-place 200-yard medley relay at the PIAA Class AA swimming and diving championships in March. He also placed second in the 100 backstroke.

Now, he will look to add a 3,200 relay medal to his collection Saturday.

• Benczkowski isn’t the only standout Mercyhurst swimmer who will go for a track and field medal this weekend. Senior Catherine Stark is a distance specialist in the pool and on the track.

She is a four-time District 10 champion in the 500-yard freestyle for the Mercyhurst swim team. She also qualified for the state track meet in the 3,200 meters and the 3,200 relay this weekend.

During the winter, Stark was a member of the 400 freestyle relay team that won a silver medal at the state swim meet. She also was a member of the fourth-place 200 medley relay team.

Stark finished third in the 3,200 run (12:04.50) at Saturday’s District 10 Class AA meet, but second-place Jessica Bennett of Slippery Rock will not compete in the 3,200 at states. That allowed Stark to move up one spot and gain the state berth.