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(Photo by Connor Malek)
Oil City track closes in on region titles;
Cranberry girls post sweep, boys split
Junior distance runner Beatrice Kolesar was a four-event winner for the fifth time this season as Cranberry swept Redbank Valley (79-71) and North Clarion (109-38) in KSAC girls track on Tuesday.
Oil City registered a double sweep against Titusville, while the Cranberry boys beat North Clarion, 90-59, but lost to Redbank, 85-62.
Scores of the Oil City-Titusville clash were 94-55, for the boys, who made it 23 straight region victories, and 100-49 for the girls.
​Darien Wenner was also a four-event winner for the Cranberry girls, who are 5-3 in duals.
Madison Shaffer (pictured) was a triple winner against North Clarion, uncorking a 106-3 javelin throw en route. ChishaBetty Watson got up to 5-0 in the high jump and joined Olivia Smith and Ava Earp as a double winner against the She-Wolves.
Blake Marchinke, meanwhile, was a triple winner against both teams, and Cole Findlay tripled against Redbank. The Cranberry boys are 4-3 in duals.
Morris Woodhouse, Carter Thompson and Addison Wyant were triple winners for Oil City. Both squads are 5-0 in duals. Only Meadville -- their next competition -- stands in the way of region crowns for both.
The Bulldogs who will visit Oil City on Tuesday have some stars, including veteran middle distance runner Megan Puleio and long jumper Tymir Phillips.
Volleyball
Saegertown downed Rocky Grove, 3-1, Tuesday. Dewey Sheatz had the best stat line for the Orioles: 16 points (five aces), seven kills, three digs and three blocks.
Softball
Oil City struck out 17 times against Taylor Thompson and lost to Grove City, 8-1, and Rocky Grove lost to Maplewood, 9-4, despite five extra base hits, including triples by Zoe Cresswell and Abigail Mawhinney. Cresswell drove in all four runs for the Grove.
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Abigail Mawhinney
Jaymee Wice
Pitching gems highlight 3 softball
victories + Franklin winless no longer
Three local softball victories; three pitching gems.
To wit:
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Jaymee Wice twirled a three-hit shutout and struck out seven in Oil City's 7-0 victory over Jamestown. Riley Johnson used two hits to drive in four runs.
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Hitter-turned-pitcher Cheyne Scarbrough hurled a six-inning two-hitter as Cranberry shelled Central Clarion, 12-1. Scarborough walked one and fanned three. Pitcher-turned-slugger Danica Wenner went four-for-four with a homer, two RBI and three runs scored. Also chipping in at the dish: Avery Coe and Kennedy Stewart with doubles, Jaydn Shumaker with a triple -- her sixth of the season -- and Gracee Hess with two hits, matching Coe and Stewart. Hess also drove in two runs.
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Abigail Mawhinney pitched Rocky Grove to a 9-1 decision over Reynolds. She also starred at the plate with three hits and four RBI.
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A 14-run first triggered Franklin to a 20-6 victory over Warren, the Lady Knights' first win of the season after 12 losses. Oddly enough, Franklin had just one hit: a double by Leaha Rial, but walks and hit batsmen were plentiful for the Knights.
Baseball
Rocky Grove baseball won, besting Cochranton, 7-5, behind Liam Grigsby's two hits and two RBI and Lucas McCool's two knocks.​
Oil City, Franklin and Cranberry all took it on the chin, however.
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Sharon defeated the Oilers, 5-3 as Marko Zajac drove in three runs.
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Titusville knocked off Franklin, 10-2, behind three hits and two RBI apiece by Blake Schmidt and Coy Campbell. Schmidt homered for the Rockets.
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Clarion-Limestone outlasted Cranberry, 8-7. Each team had only six hits, but the Lions drew eight walks -- and won despite committing six errors. The Berries scored three in the seventh and had runners on but their rally fell short.
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(Mawhinney photo by Christy Fackler; others by Kelly Malek photography​)
Danica Wenner
Track Honor Roll: The Times They are a-Changin'
BOYS TRACK
3200 relay
Oil City 9:12.04 (Kaleb Guiste, Elliot Hulsizer, Tim Kahle, Rilee Matalino)
110 hurdles
Michael Fink, Oil City, 15.76
100
Morris Woodhouse, Oil City, 11.41
Cole Findlay, Cranberry, 11.63
Jackson Wilson, Franklin, 11.97
1600
Rilee Matalino, Oil City. 4:31.36
Maxx Griffin, Franklin, 4:46.59
Daniel McCain, Cranberry, 4:51.87
400
Morris Woodhouse, Oil City, 51.60
Dylan Van Wormer Oil City, 52.34
Blake Marchinke, Cranberry, 53.34
Eddie Mattocks, Franklin, 54.78
400 relay
Oil City (Landon Riley, Steven Heise, Carter Thompson, Morris Woodhouse) 45.61
Franklin (Eddie Mattocks, Jackson Wilson, Cody Walkowski, Samuel Miller), 46.77
300 hurdles
Carter Thompson, Oil City, 42.6
Garrett Dick, Cranberry, 45.12
Jayden Jackson, Cranberry, 46.10
Sam Miller, Franklin, 46.71
Cam Winger, Franklin, 47.58
800
Rilee Matalino, Oil City, 2:00.78
Dalton Wenner, Cranberry, 2:01.10
200
Morris Woodhouse, Oil City, 23.24
Eddie Mattocks, Franklin, 24.41
Dylan VanWormer, Oil City, 24.16
Blake Marchinke, Cranberry, 24.6
3200
Daniel McCain, Cranberry, 10:28.47
Max Griffin, Franklin, 10:34.81
Elliot Hulsizer, Oil City, 10:59.29
1600 relay
Oil City (Dylan VanWormer, Rilee Matalino, Carter Thompson, Morris Woodhouse), 3:31.25
Cranberry (Cole Findlay, Landon Baker, Blake Marchinke, Dalton Wenner), 3:32.63
Franklin (A.J. Rodriguez, Eddie Mattocks, Samuel Miller, Jackson Wilson), 3:44.28
Boys Field
Shot
Logan Knight, Franklin, 59-4
Aaron Moore Junior, Franklin, 47-81/2
Caleb Sparks, Cranberry, 44-1
Bradley Graham, Oil City, 43-41/4
Jayce Becoate, Oil City, 42-51/2
Discus
Logan Knight, Franklin, 162-4
Javelin
Spence Singleton, Oil City, 183-1
Shane Clark, Cranberry, 153-3
High jump
Cole Findlay, Cranberry, 6-0
Michael Fink, Oil City, 5-9
Long jump
Cole Findlay, Cranberry, 21-10
Nevin Stinson, Oil City, 20-10
Jackson Wilson, Franklin, 20-3
Clark Findlay, Cranberry, 20-2
Triple jump
Nevin Stinson, Oil City, 41-1
Bart Rosen , Oil City, 40-6
Pole vault
Skyler Myers, Oil City, 10-0
Tahelon Tarr, Oil City, 9-6
Dalton Wenner, Cranberry, 9-0
Girls track
3200 relay
Cranberry (Beatrice Kolesar, Darien Wenner, Elena Ishman, Ava Earp), 9:52.45
Oil City (Corabel Shiley, Lilly Shiley, Addison Wyant, Bailey Stevens) 10:07.53
100 hurdles
Olive Collins, Oil City, 16.19
Anna Rodgers, Franklin, 16.54; Bailey Stevens, Oil City, 16.6
100
Lilyan MIller, Franklin, 12.77
Sophia Garmong, Oil City, 13.15
1600
Beatrice Kolesar, Cranberry, 5:13.72
Corabel Shiley, Oil City, 5:18.43
Isabel Griffin, Franklin, 5:21.83
Addison Wyant, Oil City, 5:24.03
Kaelyn Kla[pec, Oil City, 5:38.87
Lilly Shiley, Oil City, 5:47.41
Elena Ishman, Cranberry, 5:56.53
400
Darien Wenner, Cranberry, 61.56
Lena Laderer, Franklin, 61.93
Sophia Garmong, Oil City, 63.17
Navy Perry, Cranberry, 63.59
Miah Shingledecker, Franklin, 64.55
400 relay
Franklin (Anna Rodgers, Lilyan Miller, Lily Griffin, Lena Laderer), 52.82
300 hurdles
Bailey Stevens Oil City, 48.68
Anna Rodgers, Franklin, 49.41
Olive Collins, Oil City, 51.13
800
Beatrice Kolesar, Cranberry, 2:23.69
Isabel Griffin, Franklin, 2:24.24
Corabel Shiley, Oil City, 2:26.76
Addison Wyant, Oil City, 2:27.18
200
Lilyan Miller, Franklin, 26.72
Sophia Garmong, Oil City, 27.51
Darien Wenner, Cranberry, 28.49
3200
Beatrice Kolesar, Cranberry, 10:58.44
Corabel Shiley, Oil City, 11:12.90
Isabel Griffin, Franklin, 11:45.61
Addison Wyant, Oil City, 12:10.33
Elena Ishman, Cranberry, 12:16.45
​1600 relay
Oil City (Lilly Shiley, Bailey Stevens, Addison Wyant, Corabel Shiley), 4:20.99
Franklin (Anna Rodgers, Lena Laderer, Miah Shingledecker, Sophie Wehrle, 4:23.73
Girls Field
Shot
Madi Garland, Oil City, 36-0
Halle Curry, Franklin, 30-0
Rhetta Boocks, Cranberry, 29-81/2
Discus
Madi Garland, Oil City, 101-101/2
Javelin
Madi Garland, Oil City, 112-6
Madison Shaffer, Cranberry, 106-3
High jump
Olive Collins, Oil City, 5-3
ChishaBetty Watson, Cranberry, 5-0
Payton Liederbach, Oil City, 4-9
Lindsay Caralla, Oil City, 4-9
Long jump
Lilyan Miller, Franklin, 16-61/2
Isabella Vorse, Oil City, 15-113/4
Triple jump
Lena Laderer, Franklin, 34-5
Pole vault
Darien Wenner, Cranberry, 11-6
Navy Perry, Cranberry, 8-6
Bailey Stevens, Oil City, 8-0
milestone men
These seniors have already or have a chance to reach milestones this spring. Cranberry's Connor Morrow has passed 100 career strikeouts, and now has 102. He's even better shining the bat: a career .355 hitter with 18 doubles and 42 RBI. Haydon Bevier of Rocky Grove also has 100 strikeouts -- in fact, he's well past that mark with 158. He's pitched 139.1 innings for the Grove and sports a 15-4 record and a 3.37 ERA. Bevier has 52 strikeouts and a 2.92 ERA this season. Oil City's Casey Rybak just has good stats: a two-year batting average of .358 to go with a .514 on-base percentage.
Keeping up with Luke Guth
Luke Guth got the win in Vanderbilt's 6-0 shutout of No. 4 Texas on Saturday. He pitched 2.1 innings of one-hit ball, fanning four of the eight batters he faced. It was his first action in a week. He is 2-1.
Then on Sunday, he pitched another two-thirds of an inning (scoreless), in a 4-3 loss in 10 innings.
He leads the team with 18 appearances.
Guth didn't play Tuesday when Vandy (27-19) topped Middle Tennessee, 9-1. The Commodores will face Alabama in a three-game series Thursday through Saturday. The first two games are at 6 p.m., the third at 1 p.m.
This space is dedicated to keeping up with Guth, a 6-1, 188-pound junior right-hander from Franklin.
Luke Guth is one of 19 pitchers on the Vanderbilt staff.
Conner Fennell leads with 62 innings pitched. He's made 11 starts. and his ERA is 5.66. Fennell has given up 15 homers and opponents are batting .266 against him. Wyatt Nadeau is next with 38.1 innings.
Guth is one of nine hurlers who have pitched between 18-30 innings.
It looks as if the coach knows how to space out his pitchers, not running their young arms into the ground.
