Cross Country
State results
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In addition to the Cranberry girls, who won the PIAA 1A state championship, several other runners competed in the state meet Nov. 2 at Hershey.
Leading the way was Rocky Grove's Isabel Griffin, who was 22nd and a medalist in the 1A girls race in 20:35 over 5,000 meters. Oil City's Corabel Shiley was 32nd in 2A girls at 20:31
Oil City's Elijah Brosius was 39th in 2A boys at 17:17. Franklin's Jay Prettyman was 55th in 1732, and another Oiler, Eli Collins, was 147th in 18:27. Rocky Grove's Maxx Baker was 72nd in 18:19 in the 1A race.
Cranberry also qualified its entire boys team in 1A. Dalton Wenner led the Berries in 93rd place at 18:34. Next were: Mariner Perry, 122 in 19:01; Thatcher Matassa, 143 in 19:20; Isaiah Miller, 148 in 19:24; Dane Wenner, 152 in 19:28; Cooper Matassa, 183 in 20:07 and Elias Fox, 201 in 20:37. (Action photos by Richard Sayer, Eight&322.com)
Oil City boys won the 24-team Titusville Invitational on Aug. 31.
Franklin's Jay Prettyman was individual champion.
Cranberry was runner-up to Cathedral Prep in the girls race. Oil City fifth, Rocky Grove and Franklin 16-17.
Berries' Beatrice Kolesar second in the girls race. Grove's Isabel Griffin third, Oil City's Corbel Shiley fifth, Cranberry's Kelsey Hanna sixth.
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Griffin won the prestigious McQuaid Invitational small school girls race in 18:41 on Sept. 28 in Rochester, N.Y. Corabel Shiley was eighth and led Oil City to a fourth place finish. Oil City was third and Rocky Grove fifth in the boys race.
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The Oil City boys repeated as region (7) champions, and the girls claimed their first title since 2018. They were runners-up to McDowell in the Northwestern Pa. meet on Oct. 17.
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Shiley won the Rocky Grove Invitational on Oct. 12 and Cranberry claimed the girls team title. Franklin's Jay Prettyman led local boys with a second-place finish. Oil City Elijah Brosius was third and led the Oilers to a third-place finish.
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The Cranberry girls won the 19-team Big Red Invite at West Middlesex on Sept. 7. The Berries finished with 50 points while runner-up Hickory had 107. Beatrice Kolesar was second among individual runners, while Rocky Grove's Isabel Griffin placed third.
The Oil City boys just missed on taking their second straight team title, losing out to Lakeview, 92-94. Elijah Brosius led the Oilers with a fourth-place finish.
Cranberry won the Kiski Invitational Sept. 13 behind Kolsar's second place finish. Woodland Hills was runner-up.
KSAC all-stars
Cranberry athletes named to Keystone Shortly Athletic Conference all-stars were:
Girls cross country (league champs)
MVP -- Beatrice Kolesar
First team -- Kelsey Hanna, Kayla Hanna, Karleigh Shaffer
Boys cross country
Second team -- Mariner Perry
Volleyball
Second team -- Sarah Schoch
Boys golf
Second team -- Dalton Wenner, Dane Wenner
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D-10/Region all-stars
BOYS SOCCER
District 10 (big school)
Seldon Bean, Franklin, CM
Region 5
First team
Seldon Bean, Franklin, CM
Second team
Caleb Griffin, Franklin, CM
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GIRLS SOCCER
Region 6
First team
Zaria Cullens, ST; Riley Brophy, M; Kendall Doty, CB
Second team
Bailey Stevens, S; Emma Snider, Oil City, CM
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GOLF
REGION 4
First team
Hayden Bevier, Rocky Grove
Aaron Wetjen, Rocky Grove
Will McMahon, Oil City
Second team
Dillon Hamilton, Rocky Grove
Schiffer Anderson, Rocky Grove
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VOLLEYBALL
Region 1
Player of the Year -- Katie Beggs, Rocky Grove
First team -- Katie Beggs, Zoe Cresswell and Anna Rodgers, Rocky Grove
Second team -- Olivia Faust and Kaitlynn Burger, Rocky Grove; Monique Vincent (Franklin resident), Kennedy
Region 3
First team -- Katie Boal, Franklin
Second team -- Jillian Ewing, Franklin
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
​All-District 10
First team -- Corabel Shiley, Oil City
Region 3
Runner of the Year -- Isabel Griffin, Rocky Grove
First team -- Isabel Griffin and Lucy Haubrich, Rocky Grove
Second team -- Kaylin Adamczyk and Ellie Coyer, Rocky Grove
Region 7
Runner of the Year -- Corabel Shiley, Oil City
First team -- Corabel Shiley, Addison Wyant and Ella Speece, Oil City
Second team -- Gabi Ion, Franklin; Arianna Griffin, Meredith Best and Laila Marvin, Oil City
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
All-District 10
Second team -- Jay Prettyman, Franklin; Elijah Brosius, Oil City
Region 3
First team -- Gauge Gierlach and Maxx Baker, Rocky Grove
Second team -- Miles Baker and Preston Keith, Rocky Grove
Region 7
Runner of the Year -- Jay Prettyman, Franklin
First team -- Jay Prettyman, Franklin; Elijah Brosius, Elijah Collins, Elliot Hulsizer and Rilee Metalino, Oil City
Second team -- Kyle Phipps and Hayden Bellis, Franklin
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Golf
Rocky Grove won the Venango Cup Sept. 9 at Lucky Hills, scoring 448. Will McMahon (pictured) was medalist with 78 and led Oil City to a second-place finish with 469. McMahon has announced he will play collegiately at Penn State-Behrend. Franklin was third and Cranberry fourth.
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The Orioles wrapped up the Region 4 championship on Sept. 19 and earned a spot in the District 10 tournament Oct. 1 at Meadville.
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Cranberry's Darien Wenner qualified for the PIAA 2A girls state golf tournament. The freshman finished 37th among the 38 finalists.
Volleyball
Christy Fackler
Rocky Grove was 15-3 in volleyball through matches of Oct. 15 and shared the Region 1 title with Reynolds, both at 7-1. One of the Orioles' losses was to Cranberry. The Grove (15-4) and Franklin both lost in the District 10 quarterfinals on Oct. 22. in the District 10 playoffs next week. (Photo by Richard Sayer/Eight&322).
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Cranberry reached the District 9 2A championship match with a 3-2 decision Oct. 29 over Brookville, but the Berries dropped a 3-2 decision to Redbank Valley in the championship match on Oct. 31.
Basketball
The Oil City Middle School girls basketball team was undefeated (18-0) during the regular season.