CLARION - Clarion's Korrin Burns compiled 16 kills and five digs to go along with an ace Wednesday night as the Bobcats kept rolling with a three-set triumph over visiting DuBois, 25-20, 25-12, 25-10, in a non-region volleyball matchup.
Oil City goaltender Lauren McTiernan made 24 saves Wednesday night, but it wasn't enough as Meadville peppered Oil City, 13-2, in a Region 3 girls soccer showcase.
KNOX -Ceayra Altman recorded eight digs, seven aces and six kills Tuesday night as Keystone's volleyball team rallied to defeat visiting Cranberry, 25-17, 25-16, 24-26, 25-17 in a KSAC showdown.
Oil City had seven shots on goal but none of them found the back of the net as the Oilers dropped an 8-0 decision to Meadville in Region 4 boys soccer action at the Oil Field on Tuesday.
BOYS SOCCER: Eisenhower 4, Franklin 1
Brian Carr of Franklin recorded his first career hole-in-one on Sept. 12 while golfing at Whispering Pines Golf Course in Meadville. Carr aced the No. 2 hole (151 yards, par 3), using a 9-iron. The shot was witnessed by Bill Bell and Gary Williams.
Courtney Clark served up 22 points, including five aces, to go along with three kills Monday night as Rocky Grove swept past Oil City at the House of Hustle, 25-14, 25-19, 25-22, in non-region volleyball play.
DISTRICT 9 BOYS CHAMPIONSHIPS
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Franklin's Nathan Pfennigwerth capitalized on a penalty kick in the second overtime as the Knights fought hard for a 2-1 victory over visiting Saegertown on Saturday in a Region 4 matchup.
On the same night Oil City celebrated a senior class that won't soon be forgotten, the Oilers' football team also set a record that won't be broken anytime soon either.
Saturday night's Region 8 football game between Warren and the homestanding Franklin Knights certainly evolved into a tale of two halves. Coach Matt Turk's Knights dominated play in the opening half, but the visiting Dragons breathed fire in the second half and came away with a convincing 35…
Katie Beggs served for seven points to go along with four kills and four assists as Christian Life Academy topped Erie First Christian Academy in three sets, 25-17, 25-9, 25-21.
For the second week in a row, Oil City's football team checks in at No. 9 in the state in the Pennsylvania Football News Class 4A rankings and it will try to climb higher on the ladder tonight when it hosts Conneaut Area while celebrating Senior Night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at the Oil Field.
WEST SUNBURY - Central Clarion quarterback Cal German was clicking on all cylinders Friday night as the senior threw for 425 yards on 17-of-33 passing and five touchdowns as the Wildcats squashed homestanding Moniteau, 46-14, in District 9 play.
Coming off their first win of the 2020 football season last week at Titusville, coach Matt Turk's Franklin Knights will look to move above the .500 mark tonight when they host the Warren Dragons in a Region 8 showdown.
FOOTBALL: Meadville 62, Titusville 7; Northwestern 20, Cochranton 0; Union/A-C Valley 45, Curwensville 0; Maplewood 30, Lakeview 22 (OT); Keystone 28, Brockway 0; Central Clarion 29, Moniteau 14
Titusville received goals from Alana Jackson, Anna Shellgren and Lindsay Sines on Thursday as the Rockets turned back homestanding Oil City, 3-1 in a Region 3 match at the Oil Field.
Oil City's Emily Russell and Kayla DeShazo each notched singles victories as the Oilers girls tennis squad climbed their record above .500 with a 4-1 win over visiting Kennedy Catholic on Thursday afternoon.
Abby Williams served for 30 points, including five aces, to lead Rocky Grove past Eisenhower in three sets on Thursday bight, 25-12, 25-9, 26-24, in a Region 3 volleyball showcase.
GIRLS TENNIS: Oil City 4, Kennedy Catholic 1
Franklin sophomore Gage Haniwalt scored a goal just 17 seconds into Wednesday's Region 4 boys soccer match against visiting Oil City and the Knights went on to post a 9-1 victory.
BOYS SOCCER: Franklin 9, Oil City 1
WARREN - Rocky Grove's Magnum Vincent set a course record with a sparkling time of 17:10 on Tuesday in leading the boys cross country team to an 18-44 road win over Warren in a Region 6 meet. The Dragons earned a split by winning the girls race, 15-50.
FRILLS CORNERS -Allegheny-Clarion Valley's Rachel Cullen set up her teammates for a team-high 24 assists to go along with 10 digs Tuesday night as the Falcons edged homestanding North Clarion in four sets, 25-12, 25-16, 28-30, 25-19, in Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference girls volleyball action.
Oil City improved to 3-4 on the season with a 5-0 sweep of visiting Franklin on Tuesday in Region 1 girls tennis action.
LINESVILLE - Franklin's Natalie Doty capped off a hat trick by scoring the winning goal in overtime on Tuesday, lifting the Knights to a 6-5 victory over Conneaut Area in a Region 3 girls soccer matchup.
FOXBURG - Clarion-Limestone's Hayden Siegel fired a 4-under par 30 to earn medalist honors Monday and help the Lions to a first-place team finish in the eighth Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference golf match of the season.
Franklin's Nate Pfenningwerth scored the go-ahead goal from 25 yards out with 16 minutes left on Monday as the Knights' boys soccer team pulled out a 2-1 home win over Conneaut Area in a Region 4 match.
Kaya Skinner blasted seven kills on her way to helping lift Oil City to a 25-13, 25-20, 25-9 victory over Venango Catholic at the House of Hustle on Monday in a non-region volleyball contest.
ALTOONA - Matt Woolcock finished third overall as all seven Cranberry boys runners placed in the Altoona Mt. Lion Cross Country Invitational on Saturday to lead the Berries boys team to a fourth-place finish. Kalynne Ziegler paced the Cranberry girls team with a sixth-place effort on her way…
CLARION - Clarion's girls volleyball improved to 4-0 on Saturday after sweeping a doubleheader at home, taking down Warren, 25-11, 25-8, 25-13, and Berlin Brothers Valley, 25-8, 25-8, 25-10, in non-conference play.
TITUSVILLE - After taking a 68-6 loss to the chin in his Franklin coaching debut, Matt Turk and the Knights rebounded Saturday night at Carter Field with a 21-0 decision over homestanding Titusville in a Region 8 bout.
Week 1 of the 2020 high school football season didn't exactly start the way Franklin or Titusville would've liked as both teams suffered similar fates last Friday. The Knights dropped a 68-6 decision at home to Oil City in Matt Turk's coaching debut at his alma mater while Bryan Baldwin's Ro…
KNOX - Kyler Culbertson returned an interception 80 yards for a touchdown and Caden Rainey ran for the go-ahead score as Union/A-C Valley pulled out a 14-7 road win over Keystone on Friday night in a KSAC Small School matchup.
Franklin's Hailey Yard and Erin Janidlo each scored second-half goals Friday as the Knights blanked visiting Titusville, 2-0 on Senior Night in a Region 3 girls soccer matchup.
In District 10's makeshift 2020 regional football alignment, Friday night's contest between Oil City and Meadville figured to be a contest between the two powerhouses in Region 8.
FOOTBALL: Oil City 38, Meadville 14; Grove City 34, Slippery Rock 21; Lakeview 26, Cochranton 0; Redbank Valley 21, Brockway 7; Union/A-C Valley 14, Keystone 7; Moniteau 21, Punxsutawney 14; Karns City 55, DuBois 14; Cambridge Springs 13, Maplewood 0
CLARION - Clarion-Limestone's Hayden Siegel fired a 34 to earn medalist honors and help lift the Lions to victory in a KSAC mega match at Clarion Oaks Golf Club on Thursday.
Rocky Grove's Abby Williams, Devin Rhoades and Kennedi Winslow combined to serve for 71 points Thursday night as the host Orioles outlasted Youngsville, 25-21, 15-25, 26-24, 23-25, 17-15 in a Region 3 volleyball matchup at The Nest.
Franklin held a lead on two separate occasions on Thursday against Titusville, but in the end, the Rockets pulled out a 3-2 victory as the homestanding Knights celebrated Senior Night in their Region 4 clash.
Oil City's football team will attempt to tie a school record by recording its 17th straight regular-season victory when the Oilers welcome Meadville to the Oil Field today for a Region 8 gridiron showdown. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m.
