Local roundup: Lady Rockets knock off Mapletown, 9-2
Emilee Bazzoli smashed a grand slam and also doubled as Jefferson-Morgan knocked off Mapletown in a Section 2-A softball game Friday.
The Lady Rockets improved to 2-0 in the section and 5-1 overall.
Makenna Lotspeich doubled for the Lady Maples (0-3, 2-6).
Track and field
Chartiers-Houston Invitational – West Greene’s Pieper Whipkey finished first in the shot put (26-6) for the West Greene girls at the Chartiers-Houston Invitational.
Beth-Center’s Deakyn Dehoet, who attends Jefferson-Morgan, was second to Neighborhood Academy’s DeJuan Croumbles-Booker in both the boys 100 and 200. Dehoet’s time in the 100 was 11:33, just ahead of third-place Matt Sieg (11.37) for Fort Cherry and Qualk (11:47). Dehoet ran the 200 in 22.76.
Wednesday, April 9
Waynesburg Central 6, Washington 2 – Derek Turcheck had three hits, including a double, and two RBIs as the Raiders remained unbeaten by knocking off the visiting Prexies in a Section 4-3A baseball game.
Austin Surber didn’t allow a hit in 3 â…” scoreless innings to earn the win in relief of starter Alex VanSickle. Surber struck out 10 of the 13 batters he faced and walked one. VanSickle allowed one earned run on five hits with five walks and six strikeouts in 3 â…“ innings.
Kory Taylor had two hits and Grant Pack doubled for Waynesburg (4-0, 8-0) which also got a single and a sacrifice fly from Ethan Kiger.
Caleb Patton doubled and Tyler Bainer had a single and an RBI for Washington (0-6, 1-9) which also got two hits from Noah Patton. Isaac Charnik took the loss.
Carmichaels 3, Jeannette 0 – Colin Andrews three six scoreless innings to earn the win and had two hits, including a double, in the Mikes’ Section 1-A win over the Jayhawksd (0-2, 2-4).
West Greene 11, Mapletown 2; West Greene 14, Mapletown 0 – The Pioneers took both games of a Section 1-A doubleheader against the Maples.
Lane Allison doubled and allowed two runs on three hits with 10 strikeouts in 6 â…“ innings to earn the win in the opener for West Greene (2-2, 3-6) which got three hits and two RBIS from Logan Shields.
Hayden Hamilton threw a five-inning, three-hitter with 13 strikeouts to earn the win in the second game for the Pioneers who got a double and three RBIs from Shields.
Daniel Fox knocked in both of the runs for Mapletown (0-6, 1-8) in the first game and doubled in the second game.
Softball
Carmichaels 11, Avella 0 – Bailey Barnyak had three hits, including a home run and a triple, and two RBIs and threw a five-inning, three-hit shutout in the Lady Mikes’ Section 2-A victory over the Lady Eagles (0-2, 1-6).
Barnyak walked three while striking out 15 of the 21 batters she faced.
Duski Staggers had two hits and two RBIs and Ashton Batis and Ke’Lani Chun added two hits apiece for Carmichaels (1-0, 5-0) which also got two RBIs from Ali Jacobs and a double from Kaitlyn Waggett.
West Greene 10, Mapletown 0 – Payton Gilbert threw a two-hitter with one walk and seven strikeouts as the host Lady Pioneers (2-0, 7-0) remained undefeated with a five-inning, Section 2-A win over the Lady Maples (0-2, 2-5).
Mapletown’s Marley Shiflett and Treslee Weston singled to start off the game for Mapletown but Gilbert wouldn’t allow another hit.
Marissa Tharp and Kendra Tharp each hit a double for West Greene.
Jefferson-Morgan 14, Beth-Center 1 – Ashlynn Snyder was 4 for 4 with four RBIs in the Lady Rockets’ Section 2-A win over the Lady Bulldogs.
Ava Wood knocked in three runs for J-M (1-0, 4-1) which also got a double form Gabby Marmie
Kendall Welsh doubled for Beth-Center (1-1, 1-5).
Waynesburg Central 11, Washington 2 – Kylee Schaum homered and winning pitcher Gina Tedrow recorded 17 strikeouts as the Lady Raiders (1-0, 4-3) beat the Lady Prexies (0-1, 4-1) in a Section 4-2A game.
Breanna Kerr added a double for Waynesburg.
Tuesday, April 8
California earned the Section 6-2A title in girls track and field by the slimmest of margins, edging host Waynesburg Central on a tiebreaker after the two finished in a 73-73 tie in their meet with Bentworth and Beth-Center.
The Lady Trojans edged the Lady Raiders thanks to more first-place finishes but fell to Bentworth, 72-60, leaving them tied with Brownsville atop the section standings, but California claimed the section plaque thanks to its head-to-head win over the Lady Falcons.
Waynesburg defeated the Lady Bulldogs, 104-37, and the Lady Bearcats topped B-C, 97-28.
Ella Neil gave California a boost by winning all three jumping events, placing first in the high jump (5-0), long jump (16-1.5) and triple jump (31-4.5). Morgan Ross gave the Lady Trojans a sweep of the sprints by winning the 100 (13.25) and 200 (28.68).
Other individual winners for California were Ella Fike in the 300 hurdles (54.53) and Peyton Sunderman in the discus (83-8).
Individual winners for Waynesburg were Railey Bochna in the 100 high hurdles (17.49), Peyton Cowell in the shot put (27-8) and Madison Blair in the pole vault (8-0). The Lady Raiders also won the 400 relay with Blair, Addison Cowell, Lelia McCollum and Blair Gansor (56.18).
Bentworth was paced by Jesse Laskey, who won the 1,600 (6:13.48) and the 800 (2:45.79) and combined with Riley Nicholls, Madelyn Johns and Brielle Dillon to place first in the 3,200 relay (11:49.30).
The Lady Bearcats also got individual wins from Johns in the 400 (1:08.02), Delilah Luketich in the 3,200 (15:05.06) and Elizabeth Wade in the javelin (94-0), and took first in the 1,600 relay with Megan Keturakis, Emme Orsatti, Nicholls and Johns (4:54.51).
Brownsville 120, Charleroi 27; Brownsville 95, West Greene 25 – Aijanae Foster won three individual events in helping Brownsville defeat host Charleroi and West Greene in Section 6-2A girls track and field action as the Lady Falcons clinched a spot in the WPIAL team playoffs.
Foster placed first in the 100 high hurdles (16:58), 300 hurdles (58.33) and high jump (4-10) and also combined with Amya Wilson, Ta’Veonna Harris and Jersey Feick-White wo tin the 400 relay (54.49).
West Greene’s Eryka Hackney was first in the 400 (1:09.13) and Bethany Courtwright won the 800 (3:15.08).
Boys track and field
California 78, Waynesburg Central 72; California 116, Bentworth 25; Waynesburg Central 115, Beth-Center 34; Bentworth 70*, Beth-Center 70 – The Trojans picked up wins over the Raiders and Bearcats in a Section 6-2A meet.
Waynesburg topped the Bulldogs and the Bearcats nipped B-C on a tiebreaker (9-8 in first-place finishes).
Lee Qualk and Carter Kent were double winners for California. Qualk won the 100 (11:48) and the long jump (21-4) and Kent was first in the 1,600 (4:58.09) and the 800 (2:16.77).
Other individual winners for the Trojans were Alan Dennis in the 200 (23.60), Christian Ross in the triple jump (41-5) and Andrew Typovsky in the javelin (148.5). California also placed first in the 3,200 relay (9:30.62) and the 400 relay (45.22).
The Raiders’ Zack Andrews won the 110 high hurdles (16.82) and the 300 hurdles (43.31).
Other individual winners for Waynesburg were Alex Eck in the 400 (55.20), Jack Riccuiti in the high jump (6-0), Duncan Barto in the shot put (38-11), Caden Fowler in the discus (126-1.5) and Jackson Brunell in the pole vault (12-0). The Raiders also won the 1,600 relay with Preston Scattaregia, Mylo Snyder, Isaac McCartney and Ferdinand Martinez (3:49.57).
Beth-Center’s Brandon Remington was first in the 3,200 (11:19.61).
Brownsville 74, Charleroi 62; Brownsville 101, West Greene 17 – The Falcons earned a playoff spot out of Section 6-2A by sweeping a triangular meet over the Cougars and Pioneers.