Girls 100 meter hurdles Bailey Stevens, Oil City, 14, 17.65. Boys 110 meter hurdles Bryson Watson, Franklin, 3, 14.95; Landen Wolfkiel, Titusville, 5, 15.63; Mike Fink, Oil City, 12, 16.70. Girls 100 meter dash Ariel Adams, Titusville, 22, 13.40; Meghan Flinchbaugh, Oil City, 29, 13.46. Boys 100 meter dash Ethen Knox, Oil City, 1, 10.92; Devaughn Griffin, Oil City, 3, 11.10; Aaron Burrows, Titusville, 10, 11.23. Girls 4X800 Relay Titusville, 3, 10:23.19 - Combination of Sophia Sampson, Isabella Ongley, Anna Mehlenbacher, Mackenzie Covell and Madeline Johnson; Franklin, 10, 10:44.92 – Combination of Gabrielle Ion, Madison Marsh, Sophie Werhle, Ayana Gahr, Isabel Griffin and Nadalie Latchaw; Oil City, 12, 10:49.32 – Combination of Addison Wyant, Olivia Vone, Isabella Vorse, and Corabel Shiley. Boys 4X800 Relay Franklin, 1, 8:17.05 – Combination of Jay Prettyman, Gauge Gierlach, Easton Adamczyk, Caleb Prettyman, Jayden Miller and Hayden Bellis; Oil City, 3, 8:33.04 – Combination of Ethan Plowman, Elijah Brosius, Eli Collins, Keegan Kirkwood and Elliot Hulsizer; Titusville, 17, 9:16.80 – Combination of Josiah White, Ian Cartney, Cash Lavery, Joe Herman and Evan Slocum. Girls 200 Meter Dash Meghan Flinchbaugh, Oil City, 24, 28.04 Boys 200 Meter Dash Ethen Knox, Oil City, 1, 22.32; Devaughn Griffin, Oil City, 3, 22.42; Aaron Burrows, Titusville, 9, 23.08; David Leonard, Titusville, 25, 23.91. Girls 1600 Meter Run Isabel Griffin, Franklin, 4, 5:20.22; Corabel Shiley, Oil City, 8, 5:32.79; Addison Wyant, Oil City; 18, 5:43.80; Anna Mehlenbacher, Titusville, 22, 5:48.51; Olivia Vorse, Oil City, 29, 5:53.58. Boys 1600 Meter Run Caleb Prettyman, Franklin, 1, 4:18.63; Jay Prettyman, Franklin, 2, 4:27.51; Easton Adamczyk, Franklin, 4, 4:36.22; Keegan Kirkwood, Oil City, 5, 4:36.52; Elijah Brosius, Oil City, 7, 4:39.22. Girls 4x100 Relay Titusville, 7, 52.47- Combination of Emma Wilson, Nora Blakeslee, Addison Burleigh, Ariel Adams and Mariah Covell; Oil City, 14, 53.32 – Combination of Kallie Smith, Chayse Skinner, Carlie Gladin, Meghan Flinchbaugh and Nicki Petro; Franklin, 21, 55.06 – Combination of McKenna Bordell, Jadyn Blum, Madi Stewart, Jennifer Blum and Anna Rodgers. Boys 4x100 Relay Oil City, 4, 44.32 – Combination of Drayton Dill, Devaughn Griffin, Steven Heise, Ethen Knox and Dylan VanWormer. Girls 400 Meter Dash Makenzie Covell, Titusville, 16, 1:04.60; Emma Wilson, Titusville, 18, 1:04.81; Olivia Rodinelli, Franklin, 22, 1:04.92. Boys 400 Meter Dash Aaron Burrows, Titusville, 4, 51.76; Drayton Dill, Oil City, 16, 53.25; David Leonard, Titusville, 30, 54.71. Girls 300 meter hurdles Bailey Stevens, Oil City, 17, 51.95 Boys 110 meter hurdles Bryson Watson, Franklin, 2, 39.88; Landen Wolfkiel, Titusville, 4, 40.76; Dylan VanWormer, Oil City, 14, 43.80; Eli Collins, Oil City, 22, 44.32; Alex Hartshorne, Titusville, 23, 44.52; Jacob Wenner, Oil City, 26, 44.76; Girls 800 Meter Run Addison Wyant, Oil City, 11, 2:32.04; Isabel Griffin, Franklin, 15, 2:33.15; Sophia Sampson, Titusville, 18, 2:33.65; Corabel Shiley, Oil City, 19, 2:34.22; Anna Mehlenbacher, Titusville, 22, 2:34.79. Boys 800 Meter Run Caleb Prettyman, Franklin, 1, 1:56.09; Easton Adamczyk, 11, Franklin, 2:06.38; Ethan Plowman, Oil City, 20, 2:08.85; Elijah Brosius, Oil City, 21, 2:09.03; Keegan Kirkwood, Oil City, 22, 2:09.24; Joe Herman, Titusville, 29, 2:09.70. Girls 3200 Meter Run Nadalie Latchaw, Franklin, 2, 11:20.97; Isabel Griffin, Franklin, 5, 12:01.00; Corabel Shiley, Oil City, 8, 12:10.75; Addison Wyant, Oil City, 13, 12:24.08; Olivia Vorse, Oil City, 19, 12:50.52; Madeline Johnson, Titusville, 25, 13:06.05. Boys 3200 Meter Run Caleb Prettyman, Franklin, 1, 9:04.67; Jay Prettyman, Franklin, 2, 9:46.94; Elijah Brosius, Oil City, 4, 9:52.82; Ethan Knapp, Franklin, 5, 10:01.25; Keegan Kirkwood, Oil City, 8, 10:12.26; Elliot Hulsizer, Oil City, 23, 10:42.98. Girls 4x400 Relay Titusville, 14, 4:27.92 - Combination of Emma Wilson, Sophia Sampson, Anna Mehlenbacher, Mackenzie Covell and Mariah Covell; Oil City, 15, 4:28.97 – Combination of Kallie Smith, Addison Wyant, Isabella Vorse, Corabel Shiley, Carlie Gladin and Meghan Flinchbaugh. Boys 4X400 Relay Titusville, 9, 3:37.85 – Combination of David Leonard, Laden Wolfkiel, Joe Herman, Aaron Burrows and Evan Slocum; Oil City, 14, 3:43.69 – Combination of Devaughn Griffin, Dylan VanWormer, Drayton Dill, Keegan Kirkwood, Syyid David and Jacob Wenner. Girls Pole Vault Sophia Sampson, 13, Titusville, 8-07.00 Boys Pole Vault Jacob Wenner, Oil City, 11, 11-00.00. Girls High Jump Olivia Rondinelli, Franklin, 9, 5-00.00; Kallie Smith, Oil City, 11, 4-11.00; Lindsey Caralla, Oil City, 16, 4-09.00. Boys High Jump Syyid David, Oil City, 2, 6-01.00, Sawyer Cavalline, Oil City, 7, 6-01.00, Clae Thompson, Oil City, 19, 5-09.00, David Leonard, Titusville, 5-09.00, Landon Lynch, Franklin, 5-09.00. Girls Long Jump Ariel Adams, Titusville, 7, 16-04.50; Nora Blakeslee, Titusville, 17, 15-07.50. Boys Long Jump Sawyer Cavalline, Oil City, 18, 19-08.50. Girls Triple Jump Ariel Adams, Titusville, 11, 33-08.50; Nora Blakeslee, Titusville, 12, 33-06.00; Kallie Smith, Oil City, 19, 32-08.00; Isabella Vorse, Oil City, 32, 31-06.50; Madi Stewart, Franklin, 38, 31-01.00. Boys Triple Jump Syyid David, Oil City, 7, 42-03.00; Caden Mincer, Franklin, 19, 39-04.50. Girls Javelin Madi Garland, Oil City, 12, 102-09. Boys Javelin Charlie Motter, Oil City, 4, 158-08; Landon Lynch, Franklin, 7, 155-05; Spence Singleton, Oil City, 8, 154-01; Braylon Barber, Oil City, 9, 151-05. Girls Shot Put Nicki Petro, Oil City, 14, 32-03.00; Madi Garland, Oil City, 17, 31-09.50. Boys Shot Put Logan Knight, Franklin, 1, 52.00.00; Lane Ongely, Titusville, 2, 49-11.50; Kamdyn Reagle, Oil City, 18, 42-11.25. Girls Discus Isabella Peterson, Franklin, 12, 98-09 Boys Discus Ethen Knox, Oil City, 1, 153-06; Logan Knight, Franklin, 2, 150-09.50; Lane Ongley, Titusville, 6, 140-06; Charlie Motter, Oil City, 12, 127-08 . |
Area runners will head to Slippery Rock University in search of a District 10 medal and, even better, a medal and a trip to states the following weekend. Below is a list of our local hopefuls.
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When I was a kid it was all baseball all the time. I grew up with it being called America's pastime. I thought it was primarily just played in this country and some international players were anomalies. I found later that it really is a world game and we're really seeing that now. I would still love to see Cuban baseball being played and I think it's time the World Series is more akin to the World Cup. Like every sport, it seems the level of the game has gone down, but the level of the athlete has perhaps gone up? It could be argued hitters were better back in the days of DiMaggio, Williams and Mantle, but it could also be argued they batted against pitchers with much more tired arms. Either way, it sure is fun watching some players today and it's too bad it doesn't get the attention other sports do.
The seemingly defeated Rockets came out swinging in the seventh. Krepps got an RBI single narrowing the lead to 12-9. With two on and the Rockets big bat coming to the plate, the Knights decided to walk Wynn, who earlier homered, loading the bases. Amelia Warner, in for the injured Eden Gray, drew a hard fought walk that brought in Titusville's tenth run. A wild pitch then made it 12-11 before Swartz dug deep for the final strikeout to end the Rockets comeback. “Ughh,” coach Green said. She didn’t know how to describe the game. “Mac Campbell had one hell of a game in the field and at bat,” she said. Campbell was 3 for 4 scoring three times and knocking in two. She also had a monster catch to stop a Knight’s rally. Green said a few errors and failing to get a couple timely hits was the difference, but her 3-5 Rockets are an improved squad at this point in the season. “Overall we are looking better. (We) just have to minimize injuries and (eligibility) so that we can have the same players in the same positions consistently.” In other sports the baseball team had an 11 hit 6-5 win over Grove City, but struggled against Conneaut. They are now 2-5. Girls track dropped a tough on to Oil City 77-72. "It was a tough loss," said coach Stacey McDonald. "The girls really put in a great effort. They did exactly what I asked them to do. We gave it our best shot, but unfortunately couldn't get the last few points we needed for a win." The boys struggled against the tough Oil City squad, but coach Joe Covell saw great improvement from several of his team who continue to achieve personal best times and distances. They are still 3-2 on the season. Franklin moves to 6-4 overall and are riding a three game win streak despite injuries and a whole lot of black and blues.
Cranberry pitching and bats struggled on the road against Franklin Friday as the Knight's blanked and ten-runned the berries in five innings.
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Track and Field seems to be the only outdoor spring sport getting much traction on their schedule this year. The hardy bunch of athletes might not enjoy the cold rainy two and a half hour meets as much as the sunny warm day, but they are not impeded as long as its not dangerous weather. Franklin didn't fare so well losing both the boys and girl's meets to Slippery Rock this week. Titusville got in a dry meet at home this week, but also were swept by visiting Corry.
Third time was the chilly charm for the Franklin girls softball home game against Titusville. The squads were supposed to play Tuesday, then Wednesday and finally the weather allowed them to get it in on Thursday. Titusville started out with a very good at-bat by Hannah Peterson that resulted in a walk. But then a solid grounder grab by third base Abby Boland, who turned to throw a dart to second for the force in a double play attempt. After a Jordan Wynn hit put two on, freshman starting pitcher Jersey Swartz settled down. She would give up only three hits in five and a half innings of work in the 10-0 win. When it came their time to bat they wasted no time. Jillian Ewing got on bringing up senior captain Kirsten Hicks, who was playing with a heavy heart, losing her grandfather earlier in the day. Hicks at-bat was one to remember. She drilled a foul off her left leg. After a short recovery time, she got back in the box only to do it again. The hobbled catcher got right back in the box and proceeded to foul off three more to the left side before finally connecting on one that dropped a few feet from the left foul line. The hit was good enough to score Ewing for the first run of the game. The Knights weren't finished, a courtesy runner in place gave Hicks a chance to rest her bruised leg while Rylie Hanna and Boland both reached loading the bases for Gabby Lederer who knocked in two. All in all, they scored seven first-inning runs to set the tone. "Our bats have been good," said Franklin head coach Mike Hanna. "If they keep hitting the way they have been (in the first two games,) I stay out of the way and step back and watch." Hanna said they also hit well in their first game against Rocky Grove where the Knights scored 11 runs on 16 hits. In that game, Swartz gave up two runs on seven hits. Hanna said the loss of two key seniors, Sydney Hoobler and Trinity Edge last year, are tough shoes to fill, but he's so far pleased with how everyone is playing. "It's a little different dynamics with the two new freshmen and they are going to have to figure out their identities are going to be and move forward," he said. "We're progressing each game and it looks pretty good to this point and I hope it continues." In the second inning, they started right back at it with Boland walking and then scoring on Lederer's triple. Autumn Fitzgerald then plated Lederer on a single. At the end of two, the Knights were up 9-0 Titusville switched pitchers bringing Wynn in to relieve starter Sky Bierce. Franklin added only one more run in the third before being shutdown in the fourth. Titusville struggled to get anything going. Head coach Megan Green said the team hasn't been able to get much outdoor practice so far this season and is still trying to figure out player positions in this still very young season. "There are a lot of girls (who) are eager (to play), but it is finding that right blend and that chemistry we just haven't found yet," she said. "But it's only the first game." Several solid multiple sport athletes return for Titusville with Dani Fonzo, Rylie McGarvie, Abbie Collie, Gabby Peterson, Kasey Frepps and Hannah Peterson joining Wynn. "They have so much softball experience," said Green. "They just have to believe in themselves and that's when we'll see the shining stars." Titusville will play Oil City on April 2 in their home opener. Franklin will also play on April 2, but on the road against Grove City.
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