Roundup: Blue Devil Invite set for Saturday; Hornets win R1 Mega-Match at Grove City CC

Sep. 21—The 20th annual Sharpsville Blue Devil Cross Country Invitational is set for Saturday in Buhl Farm Park.

Race Director Barry McLaughlin said 50 schools are registered thus far. Registration concludes on Wednesday.

The race did not take place a year ago, owing to COVID-19 restrictions.

"Two years ago we we had 83 schools, including thousands of runners and schools from Ohio as well as other regions participate," McLaughlin related. "We are unsure what to expect since COVID, but we are hopeful we will have close to those numbers participating this year.

"The first Blue Devil Invitational was held just days after the World Trade Center attacks in 2001," McLaughlin recalled.

McLaughlin said, "The course was changed out of necessity because of the 'naturalized zones' within the park. The course will present many new and challenging features that I believe the runners will like.

"We had to cancel last year, but we are hopeful that our number of schools participating will increase above 50 as the deadline to register approaches," McLaughlin concluded.

Notes: The order of events will be: 8:45 am — Elementary girls; 9 am — Elementary boys; 9:15 — Varsity girls; 9:45 — Varsity boys; 10:15 — Junior High girls; 10:45 — Junior High boys; 11:15 — JV girls; 11:45 — JV boys; 12:15 pm — Open race. ... Wolf Creek Timing Services will provide results and handle registration. ... McLaughlin said Sharpsville and Hermitage fire departments, Elite and McGonigle ambulance services, as well as trainers, will on site. Hermitage, Sharon and Sharpsville police departments will assist with traffic flow as McLaughlin anticipates "thousands" of spectators. ... The Boy Scouts of America will present the flag, and Sharpsville High marching band will perform the national anthem. ... "I have named the elementary race 'Bissell's Little Blue Mile' in honor of Kathy Jo Bissell our current elementary coach," McLaughlin said. "She does a tremendous job with the program, and she also serves as my assistant coach, along with Tabitha Smith and Nate Martin. ... A live band, "Justified," will perform in the amphitheater during the race," McLaughlin said, noting numerous vendors, including Galaxy Donuts/Hot dogs, Kona Ice, and Haitian Sensation, will be available.

GIRLS GOLF

Region 1 Mega-Match

At par-72 Grove City Country Club, Sasha Petrochko posted a medalist round of 75 to lead Hickory to the win. Also, McKenzie Gustas and Luciana Masters mustered rounds of 80 and 82, respectively.

Hickory (251) outdistanced Conneaut Area (297), Grove City (304) and West Middlesex (398). Coach Craig Antush's Hornets (20) lead the season standings over Reynolds and CASH (13), Grove City (12) and West Middlesex (5).

Other scores were posted by Hickory's Ava Liburdi and Grove City's Emily Donahue, both of whom shot 86, Sharpsville's Stacia Fennell fired a 91, joining Julianna Jacobs of CASh, Reynolds' Anna Harpst had a 94, and Hickory's Ava Miklos 95.

Hickory: Petrochko 75, Gustas 90, Masters 82.

Grove City: Donahue 86, Haley Weber 106, Hannah Hohman 112.

West Middlesex: Quinnlynn Reaver 124, Kaylee McCarty 133, Madi Marks 141.

Reynolds: Harpst 94, Alison Litwiler 110.

Reynolds hosts the final Region 1 Mega-Match of the season at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Bronzwood Golf Club in Kinsman.

— Wilmington 199, Jamestown 215 — At Pleasant Acres Golf Course in Jamestown, Kaitlyn Hoover shot a 4-over-par 40 to lead the Hounds (7-8) to the win.

Hoover will compete in the District 10 Girls Championships at The Country Club of Meadville next month.

Jamestown's scores were not reported to The Herald.

Wilmington: Hoover 40, Presley Deep 46, Garrett Heller 47, Evan Jones 66.

GIRLS SOCCER

— Greenville 5, Hickory 2 — Under the lights at Hornet Stadium on Senior Night, the Lady Trojans captured the Region 2 victory.

Santina Masters scored the first goal for Hickory and Anna Rodenbaugh scored on a header off a corner kick from Ella Vance.

Greenville stats were not reported to The Herald.

— Kennedy Catholic 8, Sharpsville 2 — On Senior Night at Butala Stadium, Bellah DiNardo fired in 5 goals to lead KC to the Region 1 win.

Sophia Lombardi added a pair of goals for the Golden Eagles and Dior Crumby scored once.

Sharpsville stats were not reported to The Herald.

— Wilmington 20, West Middlesex 0 — At Greyhounds Stadium, Lindsey Martineau and Ashley Wignall had 4 goals each and Analiese Hendrickson and Becka Book had hat tricks as the Hounds (2-0, 5-0) copped the Region 1 win.

Reese Walker, Emily Arblaster, Anna Williams, Annalee Gardner, Camryn Kollar, and Jenna Nuzzo scored the other goals.

Walker and Hendrickson were credited with 4 assists each, Book and Martineau had 2 each, and Arblaster, Williams, Gardner, Wignall, and Sarah Dieter added 1 assist each.

Wignall and Sarah Thomas split time in goal and posted the shutout for Wilmington.

Alexandria Frazier (15 saves) and Cassandra Vorisek (10 saves)

— Conneaut Area 3, Sharon 1 — At Linesville, CASH picked up a Region 2 win over the Tigers.

Alayna Ott had a goal and 2 assists to lead the Eagles. Victoria Medrick and Hannah Brady had the other goals for CASH.

Sharon stats were not reported to The Herald.

— Brookfield 5, Newton Falls 0 — At Brookfield, Sophia Hook and Katie Gibson fired in 2 goals each for the Lady Warriors.

One of Gibson's goals was scored on a penalty kick. Tasha Oviatt scored the other goal for Brookfield.

— The Iroquois at Wilmington match scheduled for Oct. 2 is canceled.

BOYS SOCCER

— The Saegertown at Grove City match scheduled for Oct. 2 has been canceled.

— The Iroquois at Wilmington match scheduled for Oct. 2 has been canceled.

— The Wilmington at Ft. LeBoeuf match on Oct. 23 has been canceled.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

— Rocky Grove 3, Sharon 0 — At Rocky Grove, the Region 1 Orioles posted a 25-11, 25-12, 25-10 sweep of the Lady Tigers.

Sharon did not report stats to The Herald.

— Erie First Christian Academy 3, Kennedy Catholic 1 — At Erie, Region 2 EFCA captured a win over the Region 1 Lady Golden Eagles, 26-28, 25-11, 25-20, 25-15.

KC stats were not reported to The Herald.

— Reynolds 3, Wilmington 1 — At Transfer, Coach Shannon Davis' Lady Raiders picked up a Region 3 victory over the Hounds, 25-12, 21-25, 25-18, 25-15.

Reynolds: Emma Boland 19 points, 10 aces, 6 kills, 11 digs; Haley Chiappini 5 points, 6 kills; Halyn Cawthorne 17 assists; Annie Loposky 7 points; Kelsey McAdoo 9 digs; Kylie McAdoo 8 digs; Kaylee Diefenderfer 6 points; Braelynn Anderson 14 points. Wilmington: Kara Haines 7 blocks; Maelee Whiting 9 points, 6 kills; Rachel Lego 16 points, 14 assists; Paije Peterson 11 points.

JV: Reynolds, 25-15, 21-25, 15-13.

— Jamestown 3, Wilmington 1 — At Jamestown Saturday, the Region 1 Muskies (3-2) picked up a 25-20, 24-26, 26-24, 28-26 win over the Region 3 Lady Hounds.

Jamestown: Rachel Cowher 6 digs; Delaney Cowger 15 points, 5 kills, 25 assists, 6 digs; Madison Bercis 8 points, 5 digs; Sara Stevenson 6 points, 14 kills; Libby Babcock 9 digs; Liz Kammerdiener 8 points, 8 kills, 7 blocks, 9 digs; Maya Floch 15 points, 5 kills; Morgan Bercis 5 digs. Wilmington: No stats reported.

JV: Jamestown, 25-13, 25-13.

— Monday's Jamestown at Lakeview match was canceled.

— Tonight's Lakeview at Sharpsville match is canceled.

— Tonight's Union at Wilmington match has been canceled.

— Thursday's Slippery Rock at Lakeview match was postponed until Oct. 4.

— The Sharon at Lakeview match was postponed until Oct. 16.