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McDowell volleyball star Danielle Hayes signed her letter of intent to play for California (Pa.) next season. Hayes is a three-time all-region selection, the Region 6 Player of the Year and was named to the Erie Times-News All-District 10 team. She won four District 10 Class AAAA championships and finished her impressive high school career with 650 kills, 131 aces, 69 digs and 105 blocks. As a senior, she recorded 362 kills, 93 aces, 61 digs and 80 blocks.

–Tom Reisenweber

Rylee Klomp and Brenna Robbins will compete in Division I athletics next season. Klomp, a state-champion swimmer, will head to Purdue next year, while Robbins will play basketball for Longwood University. Standout volleyball player Lauren Kenny also committed and will play for Mercyhurst University.

Klomp is a junior national qualifier and a two-time all-american. She swam anchor for the state-champion 200 medley relay team two years ago and was the state runner-up in the 50 and 100 free. She holds the school record in the 50 and 100 free and will swim the sprints for the Boilermakers.

Robbins, an all-region player, is another Division I basketball player in a long line of D-1 recruits at Mercyhurst. Longwood, a school in Farmville, Virginia, competes in the Big South conference.

Kenny was a two-year captain for the Mercyhurst Prep Lakers and is a two-time all-region selection. She plays with Club Chill in the offseason and is a middle hitter.

–Tom Reisenweber

Although sites and times won’t be determined until Wednesday morning, here is a look at who the two remaining soccer and three remaining girls volleyball teams will play. All five will play in the quarterfinals on Saturday.

PIAA soccer quarterfinals
Class AA boys
Harbor Creek vs. Bedford
Class AA girls
Mercyhurst Prep vs. Mars

PIAA volleyball quarterfinals
Class A
Maplewood vs. Clarion
Class AA
Fort LeBoeuf vs. Hopewell
Meadville vs. Mars

–Tom Reisenweber

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 girls volleyball rankings
These are the final rankings of the season
Class A
Rank School Rec. Prv
1. Maplewood 14-0 1
2. Sharpsville 15-3 2
3. Cochranton 12-2 3
4. Saegertown 10-4 4
5. Kennedy Catholic 12-3 5

Class AA
Rank School Rec. Prv
1. Fort LeBoeuf 14-0 1
2. Slippery Rock 12-0 2
3. Conneaut 13-1 3
4. Meadville 15-1 4
5. General McLane 12-4 5

Class AAA
Rank School Rec. Prv
1. McDowell 13-3 1
2. Mercyhurst prep 11-4 2
3. Central Tech 6-6 3

–Tom Reisenweber

District 10 girls volleyball playoffs
Class A
Quarterfinals
Tuesday
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
Monday
At Seneca High School
Corry (at-large) vs. Iroquois (at-large), 7 p.m.

Quarterfinals
Tuesday
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

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