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Franklin's Seth Hollerman (107), Gary Kiselka (215) and Kaiden Kiselka (285), were voted first team by the coaches on the Region 2 wrestling all-stars, announced April 8 by the Erie Times News. Ethan Hart (152) was picked to the second team.
(All-stars moved to these pages. Dalton Wenner's trip to mat classic now on Wrestling page. Halle Curry feature shifted to Newspaper articles/Down Memory Lane.)
District 10 2A champion Logan Knight threw the discus 162-4 Wednesday for an apparent Franklin record. (Photo by Richard Sayer)
Spence Singleton is 20 feet better in the javelin over last year. (Screen shot by Connor Malek)
They're good at throwing stuff...
After breaking the school record with a heave of 59-4 vs. Titusville, Franklin junior Logan Knight had another banner day Wednesday against Oil City. He put the shot 56-10.25 and twirled the discus 162-4, apparently another school mark -- depending on what Craig Needham threw in 1991 -- 155ish? Knight did throw 158 last year.
The 59-4 would rank third in the state if MilesSplit had its numbers straight, which it doesn't.
Knight has a 60-2.75 indoor in the shot to his credit. He was fourth in the state indoor meet on March 1.
Meanwhile, Oil City senior Spence Singleton won the javelin against Franklin, but his winning throw of 165-11 wasn't quite in the same neighborhood as his last two outings -- a 183-1 against Warren and 180-11 in the West Middlesex Duals. The 183-1 is No. 10 in the state.
Still, his previous best was 160-6 as a junior when he took fourth in the District 10 meet, so he's come a long way.
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​Streaking Oilers
The Oilers now have 20 straight region wins. They are seeking their fifth straight region title this year. Warren (plus Sheffield) and Eisenhower (plus Youngsville) are part of Region 3 this spring after the closings of Sheffield and Youngsville after the 2024-25 school year...If you follow T&F, you might have notice the absence from the Oiler lineup of senior distance runner Keegan Kirkwood. He has a lower leg injury that may cause him to miss the season, according to coach Dave Skinner...
Oil City is entered in the TSTCA meet today at West Mifflin -- 57 teams, mostly from the WPIAL. Early results have Olive Collins, 9th, and Bailey Stevens, 14th, in the 100 hurdles; Michael Fink, 11,th in the 110s and Morris Woodhouse, 25th, in the 100...Collins and Stevens ran personal bests in the hurdles...
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Track honor roll
Girls
3200 relay -- Oil City (Corabel Shiley, Lilly Shiley, Addison Wyant, Maddie Elder) 10:21.85; Cranberry 10:26.85
100 hurdles -- Olive Collins, OC, 16.4; Bailey Stevens, Oil City, 17.22
100 -- LilyanMIller, Franklin, 12.95; Sophia Garmong, Oil City, 13.7
1600 -- Isabel Griffin, Franklin, 5:28.89; Corabel Shiley, Oil City, 5:29.69Beatrice Kolesar, Cranberry, 5:33.1; Addison Wyant, Oil City, 5:40.34
400 -- Darien Wenner, Cranberry, 63.2; Miah Shingledecke,r Franklin, 65.28; Lena Laderer, Franklin, 65.73
400 relay -- Franklin (Anna Rodgers, Lilyan Miller, Lily Griffin, Lena Laderer), 52.82
300 hurdles -- Bailey Stevens Oil City, 49.61; Anna Rodgers, Franklin, 53.75
800 -- Isabel Griffin, Franklin, 2:24.24;Addison Wyant, Oil City, 2:28.55; Beatrice Kolesar, Cranberry,, 2:36.46
200 -- Lilyan Miller, Frankloin, 27.44; Sophia Garmong, Oil City, 28.26; Darien Wenner, Cranberry, 28.7
3200 -- Corabel Shiley, Oil City, 11:45.53; Beatrice Kolesar, Cranberry, 12:06
​1600 relay -- Franklin (Anna Rodgers, Lena Laderer, Alania Byler, Miah Shingledecker), 4:25.44
Shot -- Madi Garland, Oil City, 32-21/2
Discus -- Madi Garland, Oil City, 101-101/2
Javelin -- Madi Garland, Oil City, 112-6
High jump -- ChishaBetty Watson, Franklin, 4-10; Olive Collins, Oil City, 4-8
Long jump -- Isabella Vorse, Oil City, 15-101/2
Triple jump -- Lena Laderer, Franklin, 34-5
Pole vault -- Darien Wenner, Cranberry, 10-0; Bailey Stevens, Oil City, 8-0
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BOYS
3200 relay -- Oil City 9:33.16
110 hurdles -- Michael Fink, Oil City, 15.97
100 -- Morris Woodhouse, Oil City, 11.41; Cole Findlay, Cranberry, 11.93
1600 -- Rilee Matalino, Oil City. 4:42.65; Max Griffin, Franklin, 4:51.16
400 -- Dylan Van Wormer, Oil City, 54.06; Blake Marchinke, Cranberry, 54.4
400 relay -- Oil City, 45.61
300 hurdles -- Carter Thompson, Oil City, 44.23; Sam Miller, Franklin, 46.71
800 -- Rilee Matalino, Oil City, 2:07.47
200 -- Morris Woodhouse, Oil City, 23.44; Blake Marchinke, Cranberry, 24.6
3200 -- Elliot Hulsizer, Oil City, 10:59.29
1600 relay -- Cranberry (Cole Findlay, Landon Baker, Blake Marchinke, Dalton Wenner), 3:40.96
Shot -- Logan Knight, Franklin, 56-101/4
Discus -- Logan Knight, Franklin, 162-4
Javelin -- Spence Singleton, Oil City, 183-1
High jump -- Michael Fink, Oil City, 5-9; Cole Findlay, Cranberry, 5-8
Long jump --Nevin Stinson, Oil City, 20-10; W. Findlay, Cranberry, 20-2; Cole Findlay, Cranberry, 20-1
Triple jump -- Nevin Stinson, Oil City, 41-1; Bart Rosen , Oil City, 40-6
Pole vault -- Tahelon Tarr, Oil City, 9-0
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First it was Penn State recruit Maddy Vogan of Sharon firing a three inning perfect game on March 26. Friday, it was Kendall Lashinsky of DuBois, hurling a two-hitter as the usually potent-at-the plate Berries fell to 7-2. Final score: 10-0.
Lashinsky walked three and struck out three in the five-inning game,
Meanwhile, Franklin, which has played more games than anybody (10), outlasted Iroquois in a 15-10 slugfest. Luke Marsteller's two-run double snapped a 9-9 tie and highlighted a five-run fifth. Freshman Jake Saragian picked up the win.
Thursday's games saw:
Haydon Bevier (22) hurling a three-hitter with 10 strikeouts as Rocky Grove blanked Cochranton, 6-0.
Oil City beating winless Franklin, 18-3, in softball for their first win over the Knights in many moons. The Oilers finished with 20 hits, five by Riley Johnson, four by Hope Harriet (1), and three more by Aubrielle Whitmer.
And speaking of many moons, the Oiler tennis team making it two in a row with a 4-1 decision over Meadville.
Keeping up with Luke Guth
Luke Guth worked three scoreless Friday, but Vanderbilt dropped a 13-11 decision to No. 16 Oklahoma.
The Sooners, after erasing an eight-run first by the Commodores, already had the 13-11 lead by the time Guth entered the game. He allowed a hit, walked one and fanned three. He didn't play in the series opener Thursday, a 10-5 Vandy victory.
Guth pitched an inning Tuesday, striking out two, in Vandy's 3-0 victory over Eastern Kentucky.
He leads the team with 15 appearances.
The Commodores, 21-15, will host the Sooners again at 1 p.m. today.
This space is dedicated to keeping up with Guth, a 6-1, 188-pound junior right-hander from Franklin.
Football
Franklin finds
its man
Austin Ion was introduced as the new Franklin football coach at a school board work session on Jan. 19. He officially became Franklin's 26th paid coach at the board's Jan. 26 meeting.
Ion succeeds Matt Turk, a former Knight all-star, who resigned after six years at the helm.
Ion is a 2017 Keystone High School graduate who played football, basketball and baseball for the Panthers.
He played wide receiver at Grove City College, where he majored in accounting.
He has coached at Keystone for eight years and most recently served as jayvee coach under coach Todd Smith.
The commiittee to select a new coach at Franklin consisted of athletic director Becky Barnes, high school co-principal Tom Holoman, Central Elementary principal Joe Keenan and assistant AD Chris Romanowski.
Ion was the choice among "nine good applicants," according to Barnes.​