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Check back throughout the night for updates from the first round of the PIAA soccer and volleyball playoffs. We will have updates from the six remaining District 10 soccer teams and four remaining volleyball teams.

Update 32
Quaker Valley ends General McLane’s upset bid with 10:40 left in double overtime. Heck of a job by the Lancers.

Update 31
GM and Quaker Valley scoreless after one overtime. Reports are that GM keeper Kirk Dillen is playing an outstanding game.

Update 30
Overtime for GM and Quaker Valley!

Update 29
Maplewood volleyball beats West Shamokin 22-25, 25-11, 25-20, 25-23. Much better day for D-10 volleyball than soccer.

Update 28
McLane and Quaker Valley are still scoreless with nine minutes left.

Update 27
Upper St. Clair wins 6-0 over McDowell and Harbor Creek wins 2-0 over Belle Vernon in boys soccer. General McLane and Quaker Valley are scoreless at the half.

North Allegheny wins the fourth set 25-18 to beat McDowell in volleyball. Meadville sweeps Somerset 25-21, 25-19, 25-15. Maplewood leads 2-1 in their first round match.

Update 26
USC leads McDowell 6-0 with 16 minutes to play in Class AAA boys soccer.

Update 25
Dan Kuhn with a rocket to make it 2-0 Huskies with 17 minutes left. McDowell trails USC 5-0 with 19 minutes left.

Update 24
Nick Barclay with a terrific save. Harbor Creek leads 1-0 with 20 minutes left.

Update 23
USC takes a 4-0 lead on McDowell with 30 minutes left. Meadville wins the first set 25-21 over Somerset.

Update 22
Eric Campbell fires a 35-yard shot to give Harbor Creek a 1-0 lead with 30 minutes left. McDowell wins the third set 25-20 to stay alive. Trojans trail 2-1 in a girls volleyball match.

Update 21
North Allegheny wins 25-14 in the second set against McDowell. USC leads McDowell 3-0 at the half in Class AAA boys soccer action.

Update 20
Harbor Creek and Belle Vernon are scoreless at the half. USC leads McDowell 3-0 with six minutes left in the first half.

Update 19
Sewickley Academy beats Mercer 2-1 in PIAA Class A boys soccer.

Update 18
Sewickley Academy leads Mercer 2-1 with 2 minutes left in Class A boys soccer.

Update 17
North Allegheny wins first set 25-21 over McDowell in girls volleyball.

Update 16
USC takes a commanding 3-0 lead over McDowell. Will MP girls be the only soccer team from D-10 to move on? Harbor Creek and Belle Vernon scoreless through 22 minutes.

Update 15
Upper St. Clair scores twice in a 30-second span. 2-0 USC over McDowell in PIAA Class AAA boys soccer.

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–Tom Reisenweber
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PIAA soccer playoffs
First round
Boys
Class A
Sewickley Academy 2, Mercer 1
Class AA
Harbor Creek 2, Belle Vernon 0
Quaker Valley 1, General McLane 0, 2 OT
Class AAA
Upper St. Clair 6, McDowell 0

Girls
Class A
Shady Side Academy 3, Fairview 0
Class AA
Mercyhurst Prep 2, Belle Vernon 1

PIAA volleyball playoffs
First round
Class A
Maplewood def West Shamokin 22-25, 25-11, 25-20, 25-23
Class AA
Fort LeBoeuf def Ambridge 25-21, 25-15, 25-12
Meadville def Somerset 25-21, 25-19, 25-15
Class AAA
North Allegheny def McDowell 25-21, 25-14, 20-25, 25-18

–Tom Reisenweber

Check back throughout the evening for updates from the District 10 soccer and volleyball playoffs. There are eight soccer matches to go along with four volleyball matches.

Update 28
Mercer defeats North East 4-3 in a shootout. Mercer will take on Mercyhurst Prep for the D-10 title.

Update 27
General McLane beats Warren 3-2. Fort LeBoeuf beats Slippery Rock 25-11, 25-20, 25-22. Meadville defeats Conneaut 25-20, 25-15, 25-21.

Update 26
Mercyhurst wins with 7 seconds left! Mercyhurst wins 1-0!

Update 25
Mercyhurst Prep girls hold off Hickory 2-1.

Update 24
Ooooovertime! Mercyhurst and Fairview still scoreless. GM leads Warren 3-2. Mercer and NE tied 2-2. LeBoeuf wins the second set 25-20. Meadville wins the second set 25-17.

Update 23
Kick save and a beaut for Pertz. Still scoreless between Mercyhurst and Fairview with 5 minutes left.

Update 22
Taylor Smallshaw and Olivia Augustyniak score to make it 2-1 Mercyhurst over Hickory with 25 minutes left. Fort LeBoeuf wins the first set 25-11 against Slippery Rock. Meadville wins first set 25-20 against Conneaut.

Update 21
General McLane leads Warren 2-1 with 23 minutes left. North East up 2-1 with 18 minutes left.

Update 20
28 minutes left and Fairview and MP are still scoreless. Both teams are taking turns controlling the action. Hickory leads 1-0 early in the second half. Mercyhurst has had several chances but haven’t broken through.

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–Tom Reisenweber
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District 10 soccer playoffs
Boys
Class A semifinals
Mercer 3, North East 2 (Mercer wins 4-3 in shootout)
Mercyhurst Prep 1, Fairview 0, OT
Class AA semifinals
Harbor Creek 3, Saegertown 0
General McLane 3, Warren 2

Girls
Class A semifinals
Fairview 4, Wilmington 1
Mercer 1, Iroquois 0
Class AA semifinals
Villa Maria 9, Slippery Rock 2
Mercyhurst Prep 2, Hickory 1

District 10 girls volleyball playoffs
Class A semifinals
Sharpsville def Cochranton 25-18, 25-14, 25-23
Maplewood def Saegertown 25-19, 25-23, 25-14
Class AA semifinals
Fort LeBoeuf def Slippery Rock 25-11, 25-20, 25-22
Meadville def Conneaut 25-20, 25-15, 25-21

–Tom Reisenweber

District 10 soccer playoffs
Boys
Class AA quarterfinals
Saegertown 2, Wilmington 0
General McLane 7, Conneaut 0
Class AAA championship
McDowell 5, Cathedral Prep 2

Girls
Class AA semifinals
Villa Maria 1, Fort LeBoeuf 0
Slippery Rock 3, Harbor Creek 2 OT
Hickory 2, General McLane 1
Mercyhurst Prep 6, Grove City 0

PIAA Class AAA subregional
McDowell 5, DuBois 0

District 10 volleyball playoffs
Class A quarterfinals
Cochranton def West Middlesex 25-7, 25-14, 25-9
Saegertown def Kennedy Catholic 23-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-10
Class AA play-in
Corry def Iroquois 25-15, 23-25, 25-22, 24-26, 15-7
Class AA quarterfinals
Fort LeBoeuf def Grove City 25-16, 25-11, 25-17
Meadville def Harbor Creek 25-11, 25-21, 19-25, 23-25, 15-8
Slippery Rock def General McLane 25-20, 19-25, 25-20, 25-18
Conneaut def Corry 25-18, 25-20, 25-23
Class AAA championship
McDowell def Mercyhurst Prep 25-19, 25-14, 25-18

District 9 soccer playoffs
Boys
Class AA championship
Bradford 3, Punxsutawney 1

Girls
Class AA championship
Clearfield 2, Bradford 0

Due to the impending weather, District 10 soccer tournament director Andy Krahe has announced the postponement of today’s games as well as the games on Tuesday. Also, District 10 volleyball tournament director Don Wigton announced that the volleyball matches have been postponed until Wednesday.

Also, the volleyball playin-match between Iroquois and Corry has been postponed. Corry School District has called for an early dismissal today. Per school policy, the volleyball team cannot compete tonight. As a result, Corry and Iroquois will meet at Cochranton High School on Wednesday at 4 p.m. The winner would then head to Meadvillle High School to take on Conneaut at 8 p.m. in the D-10 Class AA quarterfinals. The entire volleyball schedule Tuesday was moved to Wednesday.

Below is an updated schedule.
District 10 soccer playoffs
Boys
Class A
Semifinals
Thursday
At Franklin High School
Mercer vs. North East, 7 p.m.
Site, time to be determined
Mercyhurst Prep vs. Fairview

Championship
Saturday
Site, time to be determined

Class AA
Quarterfinals
Wednesday
At General McLane High School
Wilmington vs. Saegertown, 5 p.m.
At Franklin High School
Conneaut vs. General McLane, 5 p.m.

Semifinals
Thursday

Championship
Saturday

Class AAA
Championship
Wednesday
At Veterans Stadium
McDowell vs. Cathedral Prep, 7 p.m.

PIAA subregional
Saturday
Site, time to be determined
District 10 champion vs. DuBois

Girls
Class A
Semifinals
Thursday
At Franklin High School
Mercer vs. Iroquois, 5 p.m.
Site, time to be determined
Fairview vs. Wilmington

Championship
Saturday

Class AA
Quarterfinals
Wednesday
At Franklin High School
Hickory vs. General McLane, 7 p.m.
At Harbor Creek’s Paul J. Weitz Stadium
Mercyhurst Prep vs. Grove City, 7 p.m.
At Veterans Stadium
Fort LeBoeuf vs. Villa Maria, 5 p.m.
At General McLane’s Linden Field
Slippery Rock vs. Harbor Creek, 7 p.m.

Semifinals
Thursday

Championship
Saturday

PIAA
Class AAA subregional
Wednesday
At Harbor Creek’s Paul J. Weitz Stadium
McDowell vs. DuBois, 5 p.m.

Class AAA subregional
Saturday
Site, time to be determined
State College vs. McDowell-DuBois winner

District 10 girls volleyball playoffs
Class A
Quarterfinals
Wednesday
At Meadville High School
Cochranton (at-large) vs. West Middlesex (at-large), 4 p.m.
Saegertown (at-large) vs. Kennedy Catholic (at-large), 4 p.m.
Byes: Sharpsville (Region 1 champion), Maplewood (Region 2 champion)

Semifinals
Thursday
At Meadville High School
Sharpsville vs. Cochranton-West Middlesex winner, 6 p.m.
Maplewood vs. Saegertown-Kennedy Catholic winner, 6 p.m.

Championship
Nov. 3
At Meadville High School
noon

Class AA
Play-in match
Wednesday
At Cochranton High School
Corry (at-large) vs. Iroquois (at-large), 4 p.m.

Quarterfinals
Wednesday
At Meadville High School
Fort LeBoeuf (Region 5 champion) vs. Grove City (at-large), 6 p.m.
Slippery Rock (Region 3 champion) vs. General McLane (at-large), 8 p.m.
Harbor Creek (Region 6 automatic) vs. Meadville (at-large), 6 p.m.
Conneaut (Region 4 automatic) vs. Iroquois-Corry winner, 8 p.m.

Semifinals
Thursday
At Meadville High School
8 p.m.

Championship
Nov. 3
At Meadville High School
2 p.m.

Class AAA
Championship
Wednesday
At Seneca High School
McDowell (Region 6 champion) vs. Mercyhurst Prep (at-large), 8 p.m.

–Tom Reisenweber

Erie Times-News District 10 soccer rankings
These are the final rankings of the season
Boys
Class A
Rank School Rec. Prv
1. Mercyhurst Prep 11-4-1 1
2. Mercer 16-1-1 2
3. North East 14-3-0 3
4. Fairview 14-3-2 5
5. Kennedy Catholic 13-4-1 4

Class AA
Rank School Rec. Prv
1. Harbor Creek 16-1-1 1
2. Warren 14-4-0 2
3. Wilmington 14-3-0 3
4. Saegertown 13-4-1 4
5. General McLane 10-6-2 5

Class AAA
Rank School Rec. Prv
1. McDowell 11-7-0 1
2. Cathedral Prep 10-6-0 2
3. Central tech 11-6-0 3

Girls
Class A
Rank School Rec. Prv
1. Fairview 15-3-0 1
2. Mercer 11-5-2 2
3. Wilmington 8-8-1 3
4. Iroquois 9-5-2 4
5. North East 9-6-3 5

Class AA
Rank School Rec. Prv
1. Mercyhurst Prep 12-4-0 1
2. Fort LeBoeuf 15-1-2 2
3. Hickory 15-2-1 3
4. Harbor Creek 12-2-3 4
5. General McLane 12-3-2 5

Class AAA
Rank School Rec. Prv
1. McDowell 14-2-0 1
2. Strong Vincent 6-10-1 2
3. Central Tech 6-10-2 3

–Tom Reisenweber

Region 4
Mercyhurst Prep 3, Villa Maria 1

Non-region
Mercyhurst Prep 0, Cathedral Prep 0

Check back throughout the evening for updates from both playoff soccer matches at Dollinger Field and the General McLane-Central Tech football game at Veterans Stadium.

9:45 p.m. – McDowell wins 5-0.

9:20 p.m. – GM wins 41-28.

9:17 p.m. – Mashyna with the hat trick. 5-0 McDowell with 20 minutes left.

9:12 p.m. – Mashyna with her second goal and Kenski on the assist. 4-0 McDowell with 23 minutes to play.

8:58 p.m. – One minute later, Kenski scores her second goal of the match. 3-0 McDowell with 35 minutes left.

8:57 p.m. – GM leads 41-20. Central turned it over on downs on its 19. McDowell takes a 2-0 lead with a Caroline Mashyna goal. 36 minutes left.

8:42 p.m. – GM takes a 34-20 lead on a Suminski touchdown and we are at the half at Dollinger with McDowell up 1-0.

8:39 p.m. – Nearing halftime in the girls soccer match. GM leads Central 27-20 with a nice drive to start the second half. Marcus Erdman scored from nine yards out for the Lancers.

8:21 p.m. – Halfway through the first half, McDowell leads 1-0.

8:08 p.m. – Abby Kenski breaks free behind the defense and gives McDowell a quick 1-0 lead in the seventh minute.

8:03 p.m. – We are underway here at Dollinger. Over at the Vet, Kafando scores his third touchdown with two seconds left until halftime. 21-20 GM at the half.

7:56 p.m. – Suminski with a 1-yard touchdown. 21-14 GM with 24 seconds left in the first half. We are two minutes from starting the McDowell-Strong Vincent girls soccer match.

7:50 p.m. – Paul Kafando breaks a 44-yard touchdown run for CT. The Falcons recover an onside and Kafando goes 57 yards to tie the game 14-14 with 3:39 left in the first half.

7:45 p.m. – Fairview wins 5-0. General McLane leads Central 14-0 in the second.

7:23 p.m. – Mac Tompkins with a goal. 5-0 Fairview with 8:28 left. Looks like we have a Mercyhurst-Fairview showdown on Tuesdya.

7:22 p.m. – Michael Suminski with a 1-yard touchdown run. 7-0 General McLane over Central Tech with 4:03 left in the first.

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–Tom Reisenweber
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Boys soccer
District 10 playoffs
Class A play-in match
Fairview 5, Kennedy Catholic 0
Non-region
Warren 4, McDowell 1
District 9 playoffs
Class AA semifinals
Bradford 3, St. Marys 1

Girls soccer
District 10 playoffs
Class AAA championship
McDowell 5, Strong Vincent 0
Non-region
Kennedy Catholic 6, Corry 3
Fairview 3, Wilmington 1
District 9 playoffs
Class AA semifinals
Bradford 1, St. Marys 0

Region 1
Commodore Perry def Jamestown 15-25, 25-16, 26-24, 16-25, 15-10
West Middlesex def Farrell 25-14, 25-13, 25-10
Lakeview def Reynolds 25-14, 25-13, 25-13
Sharpsville def Kennedy Catholic 25-13, 25-20, 25-20
Region 2
Cambridge Springs def Rocky Grove 25-12, 25-13, 25-17
Cochranton def Eisenhower 25-14, 25-5, 25-16
Maplewood def Union City
Saegertown def Youngsville 25-11, 25-23, 25-8
Region 3
Hickory def Grove City 24-26, 25-13, 20-25, 25-22, 15-13
Slippery Rock def Mercer 25-12, 25-10, 25-11
Wilmington def Sharon
Region 4
Warren def Oil City 25-12, 25-11, 25-22
Conneaut def Titusville 25-12, 25-15, 25-15
Region 5
Fort LeBoeuf def Girard 25-13, 25-12, 25-12
General McLane def Fairview 25-9, 25-19, 29-31, 25-15
North East def Iroquois 25-16, 25-14, 15-25, 19-25, 17-15
Northwestern def Seneca 24-26, 25-20, 25-21, 25-13
Region 6
McDowell def East 25-2, 25-6, 25-9
Harbor Creek def Central Tech 25-6, 25-12, 25-3
Mercyhurst Prep def Strong Vincent 25-12, 25-13, 25-15

Boys soccer
Non-region
North East 3, Slippery Rock 0
Mercer 3, Wilmington 0
Franklin 6, Sharpsville 2

Girls soccer
Non-region
Iroquois 1, Central Tech 0
Girard 1, West Middlesex 0
Eisenhower 3, Cambridge Springs 1
Hickory 7, Mercer 1

Girls volleyball
Region 4
Meadville def Franklin 25-17, 25-15, 25-17
Region 6
Harbor Creek def Strong Vincent 25-4, 25-7, 25-13