Cranberry's Hess named MVP on KSAC softball all-stars
As usual, the KSAC all-stars were announced before any others and the 2025 teams in track, baseball and softball were released May 19.
Sophomore pitcher Gracee Hess received the top honor of all Cranberry athletes: softball MVP.
Other Cranberry athletes named to the various teams:
Softball
MVP -- Gracee Hess
First team -- IF Keelie Schneider, OF Ashlynn McWilliams
Second team -- C Jadyn Shumaker, IF Avery Coe, IF Danica Wenner, OF Lexi Reisinger, OF Haylie Gregory
Third team -- 1B Cassie Scarbrough
Baseball
First team -- DH Connor Morrow
Second team -- OF Alex McIntyre
Girls Track
First team -- 3200 relay (Kaylie and Kelsey Hanna, Beatrice Kolesar, Darien Wenner; Kolesar (1600, 3200), Wenner (400)
Second team -- Wenner (pole vault), Kelsey Hanna (800)
Boys Track
Second team -- Dalton Wenner (800), Ben Conkle (110 hurdles), John Nixson (discus), Kaleb Heath (high jump)
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Franklin​
Baseball
Mar. 19 -- W, Seneca 11-4
Mar. 24 -- W, Cochranton 8-7
Mar. 27 -- W, Iroquois 11-1
Mar. 29 -- W, Reynolds 4-3
Mar. 31 -- L, Slippery Rock 12-4
Apr. 7 -- L, Sharon 12-1
Apr. 9 -- L, Rocky Grove 10-7
Apr. 11 -- L, Titusville, 19-3
Apr.14 -- L, Hickory 6-2
Apr. 17 -- W, Grove City 5-4
Apr. 23 -- L, Oil City 3-1
Apr. 24 -- W, Slippery Rock 4-2
Apr. 28 -- L, Titusville 8-1​
Apr. 30 -- L, Sharon 10-1
May 2 -- W, Lakeview 7-5
May 5 -- W, Cranberry 11-9
May 7 -- W, Hickory 9-6
May 12 -- L, Grove City 11-0
May 14 -- L, Oil City 7-1
Softball
Mar. 19 -- L, Cambridge Springs 7-4
Mar. 27 -- L, Cranberry 14-1
Apr. 1 --L, Sharon 13-0
Apr. 4 -- L, Grove City 12-2
Apr. 12 -- L, Corry 20-4
Apr. 14 -- W, Slippery Rock 14-13
Apr. 15 -- L, Hickory 13-3
Apr. 17 -- L, Jamestown 12-1
Apr. 22 -- L, Cochranton 7-3
Apr. 23 -- L, Sharon 15-0
Apr. 28 -- L, Grove City 8-6
Apr. 30 -- W, Oil City 14-3
May 1 -- W, Oil City 14--4
May 2 -- L, Rocky Grove 8-3
May 7 -- L, Slippery Rock 10-0
May 8 -- L, Jamestown 8-7
May 12 -- L, Hickory 11-1
May 16 -- W, Warren 17-7
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Boys Track
Mar. 29 -- West Middlesex Duals (5-4); three champs: Jay Prettyman (800), Landon Lynch (javelin) and soph Logan Knight (with a 50-61/2 shot)
Apr. 3 -- L, Oil City 95-65 (Logan Knight 51-7.5 shot)
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Apr. 12 -- Brookville Invitational (apparently no team standings); champs: Jay Prettyman 1600 (4:27.57) and Logan Knight shot (50-21/4); other highlights: Prettyman 2nd in 800 and Knight 2nd in discus; Seldon Bean 20-5 for 3rd in long jump; Caden Mincer (hurdles) and and Landon Lynch (high jump, javelin) also top five two individual events ​
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Apr. 22 -- L, Meadville 86-59; 151-3 discus for Logan Knight
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Apr. 26 -- Franklin Invite: In addition to Logan Knights' record-setting performance in the shot, the Knights got two more firsts from Jay Prettyman (4:30.43 in the 1600) and Landon Lynch (154-8.5 in the javelin.) Knight was also second in the discus (148-7).
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Apr. 30 -- L, Corry 101-49
May 6 -- L, Titusville 75-74
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Girls Track
Mar. 29 -- West Middlesex Duals (2-7)
Apr. 3 -- L, Oil City 117-33
Apr. 12 -- Brookville Invitational (apparently no team standings); champ: Isabel Griffin, 1600 (5:25.46); other highlights: freshman Lilyan Miller 15-9 in long jump, Griffin (800) top five in two individual events​
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Apr. 22 -- L, Meadville 93-57
Apr. 30 -- L, Corry 101-49
May 6 -- L, Titusville 75-74
Lexi Bowling decides she likes this pitch. (Photo by Christy Fackler)
Rocky Grove​
Baseball
Mar. 24 --W, Iroquois 19-4
Mar. 27 -- W, Union/AC Valley, 6-4
Apr. 4 -- L, Cochranton 9-5
Apr. 9 -- W, Franklin 10-7
Apr. 14 --L, Lakeview 12-0
Apr. 16 -- W, Jamestown 13-0
Apr. 17 -- W, Cambridge Springs, 10-0
Apr. 22 -- L, Saegertown15-3
Apr. 23 -- L, Maplewood 10-0
Apr. 24 -- L, Reynolds 6-4
Apr. 28 -- W, Cochranton 13-6
Apr. 30 -- L, Saegertown 10-6
May 5 -- L, West Middlesex 3-2
May 7 -- L, Lakeview 10-0
May 8 -- W, Cambridge Springs 15-0
May 9 -- W, Cranberry 2-0
May 12 -- W, Jamestown 11-0
May 14 -- L, Maplewood 12-1
May 15 -- W, Oil City 11-10
Softball
Mar. 25 -- W, Iroquois 2-0
Mar. 27 -- W, Oil City 12-7
Apr. 4 -- L, Maplewood 5-2
Apr. 12 -- L, Cochranton 10-0
Apr. 14 -- L, Cambridge Springs 7-0
Apr. 22 -- W, Lakeview, 6-4
Apr. 23 -- W, Youngsville 4-3
Apr. 24 -- L, Saegertown, 10-1
Apr. 25 -- L Cranberry 15-0
Apr. 28 -- L, Maplewood 3-1
Apr. 30 -- W, Keystome 14-4
May 1 -- L, Cambridge Springs 5-0
May 2 -- W, Franklin 8-3
May 7 -- L, Reynolds 5-4
May 8 -- W, Lakeview 7-2
May 9 -- L, Cochranton 7-0
May 12 -- W Forest 14-0
May 13 -- L, Saegertown 8-1
May 14 -- L, West Middlesex 5-1
Volleyball
Mar. 15 -- Cochranton tourney reached semis
Mar. 25 -- L, Maplewood 3-1
Mar. 27 -- W, Crawford Christian 3-0
Apr. 1 -- L, Ft. LeBoeuf 3-0
Apr. 3 -- L, Conneaut 3-1
Apr. 8 -- L, Meadville 3-0
Apr. 10 -- L, McDowell 3-1
Apr. 15 -- L, Cambridge Springs, 3-0
Apr. 17 -- W, Maplewood 3-0
Apr. 22 -- L, Crawford Christian 3-1
Apr. 24 -- L, Conneaut, 3-0
May 6 -- L, Mercyhurst 3-0
May 8 -- L, Cochranton 3-0
May 13 -- L, Ft. LeBoeuf 3-0
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Boys and girls track -- see Franklin
Apr. 12 -- junior Isabel Griffin won 1600 (5:25.46) at Brookville Invite.
Apr. 26 -- Griffin ran the 800 (fourth, 2:32.34) and the 1600 (second, 5:31.33) in the Franklin Invitational
Cranberry​
Baseball
Mar. 27 -- L, Maplewood 9-4
Mar. 29 -- L, West Middlesex, 13-6
Apr. 9 -- W, North Clarion 11-1
Apr. 11 -- L, AC Valley/Union, 6-4
Apr. 14 -- L, DuBois CC 3-0
Apr. 17 -- W, Redbank Valley 2-0
Apr. 22 -- W, Reynolds 10-7
Apr. 23 -- W-W, Keystone 4-4, 1-3
Apr. 28 -- L, Moniteau 5-2
Apr. 30 -- W, Karns City 7-6
May 1 -- L, Clarion 6-1
May 5 -- L, Franklin 11-9
May 7 -- L, Clarion-Limestone 4-3
May 9 -- L, Rocky Grove 2-0
May 12 -- L, Brookville 7-6
May 14 -- L, Wilmington 11-1
May 16 -- W, North Clarion 12-2
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Softball
Mar. 22 -- L, DuBois 18-7
Mar. 24 -- L, St. Marys 10-0
Mar. 27 -- W, Franklin, 14-1
Apr. 3 -- L, Rowan County, Ky. 6-2
Apr. 5 -- W, Independence, WVA 13-3
Apr. 9 -- W, Brookville 18-2
Apr. 11 -- W, A-C Valley/Union, 19-4
Apr. 12 -- W, Forest Area 15-0
Apr. 14 -- W, Curwensville 14-4
Apr. 17 -- W, Redbank Valley, 6-1
Apr. 23 -- W-W, Keystone 13-17, 0-8
Apr. 25 -- W Rocky Grove 15-0
Apr. 28 -- W, Moniteau 13-0
Apr. 30 -- W, Karns City 10-0
May 1 -- W, Clarion 16-3 (completion of suspended game)
May 9 -- W, Karns City 10-0 (KSAC title game)
May 16 -- L, St. Marys 6-4
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Boys Track
Mar. 31 -- W, Titusville 76-73
Apr. 2 -- L, Central Clarion 105-39
Apr. 7 -- L, Moniteau 82-68
Apr. 10 -- W, North Clarion 73-64
Apr. 12 -- Brookville Invitational (apparently no team standings); no place-winners for Berries
Apr. 16 -- L, A-C Valley/Union 88-62
Apr. 16 -- L, Keystone, 95-55
Apr. 23 -- L, Karns City 113-37
Apr. 28 -- L, Redbank 83.33-66.66
May 2 -- Sixth out of eight teams in KSAC meet. No champs.
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Girls Track
Mar. 31 -- L, Titusville 93.5-51.5
Apr. 2 -- L, Central Clarion 90-59
Apr. 7 -- L, Moniteau 85-64
Apr. 10 -- W, North Clarion 73-67
Apr. 12 -- Brookville Invitational (apparently no team standings); champ: soph Beatrice Kolesar 3200 (11:53.12); other highlights: 3200 relay (10:21.72) runnerup to Bellefonte (9:56.54); Kayla Hanna 3rd 3200; freshman Darien Wenner 2nd pole vault (10-0) and 4th 400; Kolesar 6th in 1600 (5:30.67)
Apr. 16 -- W, AC Valley/Union 76-65
Apr. 16 -- L, Keystone 87-49
Apr. 23 -- L, Karns City 106-44
Apr. 28 -- L, Redbank 77-73
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Apr. 26 -- In addition to the wins in the 3200 relay and open 3200, Darien Wenner cleared 10-6 again to win the pole vault at the McDowell Invite. The Hanna twins were sixth and seventh in two 3200. Kolesar was sixth in the 1600 at 5:45.31.
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May 2 -- Fifth in the KSAC meet, but Darien Wenner cleared 11-0 for second in the pole vault, breaking her own school record. She also won the 400. Beatrice Kolesar was a triple winner, taking the 1600 in 5:19.17, the 3200 in 11:41.16 and running a leg on the 3200 relay, which was clocked in 9:53.45. Kayla Hanna ran a 5:45 for third in the 1600.
(Background photo by Christy Fackler)
Oil City
Baseball
Mar. 19 -- L, Fairview 7-0
Mar. 25 -- W, Clarion-Limestone 6-2
Mar. 27 -- L, Lakeview 11-0
Apr. 1 -- L, Grove City 3-2
Apr. 4 -- L, Sharon 9-3
Apr. 7 -- L, Greenville 3-1
Apr. 9 -- L, Hickory 4-1
Apr. 14 -- L, Slippery Rock 5-0
Apr. 17 -- L, Titusville 6-2
Apr. 23 -- W, Franklin 3-1
Apr. 25 -- W Grove City 4-1
Apr. 28 -- L, Sharon 2-1
May 1 -- W, Conneaut, 4-3
May 5 -- L, Hickory 11-4
May 8 -- W, Slippery Rock 9-7
May 12 -- L, Titusville 10-0
May 14 -- W, Franklin 7-1
May 15 -- L Rocky Grove 11-10
Softball
Mar. 18 -- L, Wilmington 14-4
Mar. 21 -- W, Eisenhower 8-3
Mar. 25 -- L, Girard 9-8
​Mar. 27 -- L, Rocky Grove, 12-7
Mar. 29 -- L, Warren, 20-0​
Apr. 1 -- L, Hickory 16-4
Apr. 4 -- L, Jamestown 19-1
Apr. 9 -- L, Grove City 16-0
Apr. 14 -- L, Lakeview 16-14
Apr. 17 -- L, Sharon 19-0
Apr. 22 -- L, Slippery Rock 11-1
Apr. 28 -- L, Hickory 21-6
Apr. 30 -- L, Franklin 14-3
May 1 -- L, Franklin 14-4
May 7 -- L, Sharon 16-0
May 10 -- L, Grove City 14-1
May 12 -- L, Jamestown 3-0
May 15 -- L, Slippery Rock 12-2
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Boys Track
Mar. 28 -- West Middlesex Duals (9-0); one champ: De'Vaughn Griffin (100)
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Apr. 3 -- W, Franklin 95-65
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Apr. 12 -- Big Red Invite (runnerup to Hickory); two champs: De'Vaughn Griffin, 100 and Braylon Barber, javelin. Other highlights: Elijah Brosius (1600, 800) and Keegan Kirkwood (3200) took 2nds and teamed with Elijah Collins and freshman Rilee Matalino for 2nd in 3200 relay; Griffin, Brosius and Gavin Stephens (horizontal jumps) top five in two individual events​
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Apr. 22 -- W, Corry 79-71
May 6 -- W, Meadville 90-60
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Girls Track
Mar. 28 -- West Middlsex Duals (5-4); one champ: Madi Garland (javelin)
Apr. 3 -- W, Franklin 117-33
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Apr. 12 -- Big Red Invite (10th out of 13 teams); highlights: freshman Olive Collins 2nd in 100 hurdles, 3200 relay 2nd; soph Corabel Shiley 4th in 1600 (5:25.86)​​
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Apr. 22 -- L, Corry 85-65
May 6 -- L, Meadville 75-74
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Apr. 26 -- Franklin Invite: Freshman Olive Collins cleared 5-1 to win the high jump. She was also third in the 100 hurdles. Soph Bailey Stevens are third in the 300s and Addision Wyant took fifth in the 800. For the boys, Elijah Brosius was fourth in the 1600 (4:32.28). The 3200 relay was third in 8:32.51. Spence Singleton was runnerup in the javelin (160-6) and Braylon Barber was sixth (146-4).
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Tennis
Mar. 31 -- L, Warren 5-0
Apr. 1 -- L, Grove City 5-0
Apr. 3 -- W, Greenville 3-2
Apr. 7 -- L, Grove City 5-0
Apr. 9 -- L, Hickory 4-1
Apr. 11 -- L, Erie 4-1
Apr. 22 -- W, Kennedy Catholic 4-1
Apr. 23 -- W-W, Titusville 3-3, 2-2
Apr. 28 -- W, Sharon 3-2
Apr. 30 -- Buhl Farm Invitational (Gabe Loughran won his first two matches; other victories: Jackson Dilks and Jaxon Klapec and doubles entry of Sawyer Greene and after O'Dell
May 1 -- L, Hickory 5-0
May 2 -- L, Erie 4-1