Jordynn Carter led Carlynton's unbeaten girls track team to two victories, while the Cougar boys achieved mixed results. Montour's John Rohrkaste placed third in the section tennis tournament to advance to the WPIAL Championships, and Moon's girls lacrosse team edged Shaler.
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Chad Minton’s sixth-inning single guided Our Lady of the Sacred Heart to a 5-1 win over Carlynton, completing a doubleheader sweep. OLSH also won the first game 7-0, led by Iseia Fields-Schulz's impressive pitching. Connellsville' pulled out an eighth-inning victory against Montour and Montour's softball whipped Ellwood City.
Connellsville defeated Montour 5-3 Monday in a WPIAL Class 5A baseball game, highlighted by a pivotal three-run rally in the fourth inning. Chase Sankovich’s steal of home ignited the scoring, followed by Grayden Gillott's two-run single. Montour's late efforts fell short despite a seventh-inning home run from Andrew Porto. Connellsville outhit Montour 10-5.
Zach Miner led Peters Township to a 3-1 win over Moon Area, allowing five hits and one run while striking out five. He also contributed an RBI single. In softball, Howland defeated Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 3-0, highlighted by Madison Schmitz's inside-the-park homer and Brooke Tatar's strong performance.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart pulled out a 4-3 softball victory over Ursuline Friday in Tennessee while Moon Area held on in the final frame to beat Peters Township, 7-6, in a Class 5A Section 2 baseball matchup. Carlynton had success in both track and field and boys tennis.
Landon Blank’s clutch two-run, seventh-inning double led Taylor Allderdice to a 5-4 victory over Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thursday. Montour also fell in a close one, losing 3-2 to Canon-McMillan.