TIDBITS: McLaughlin, Cerroni, Christman, Cattron seeing college action

October 09, 2008 08:23 am

— By Rob Malsom
Herald Sports Writer

WEST MIDDLESEX High graduate Barry McLaughlin is having an impressive year for the Edinboro University cross country team.
McLaughlin, a sophomore, placed 25th (24:23) last Friday at the Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh University in Bethlehem.
Edinboro competed in the Brown Race at the event, which featured mostly Division I schools. They were 23rd out of 45 teams. Wisconsin (52) was 1st, followed by Syracuse (96).
Freshman Danielle Cerroni, a Sharon High product, finished 100th (24:20), for the Edinboro women.
McLaughlin, Nick Hankins and Ben Hahn teamed up for a winning time of 54:34 on Sept. 27 at the Edinboro Rag Relays. McLaughlin posted the fastest of the 3 legs (18:03) and the fastest single leg (4:21).
On Sept. 20 at the UW-Parkside Midwest Collegiate Open in Wisconsin, McLaughlin finished 2nd (26:07). The Scots were 2nd out of 16 teams.
Cerroni placed 50th, clocking in at 20:38.
The Edinboro teams return to action on Oct. 22 at the Wooster Relays.
ä Sharon High product Arica Christman and Commodore Perry graduate Stephanie Cattron are having fine seasons for the Penn State-Behrend women's tennis team.
In a recent match, PSU-Behrend improved to 7-0 in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) and 12-2 overall with a 9-0 sweep of Penn State-Altoona.
Christman notched a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 1 singles and teamed with Cattron to notch an 8-2 victory at second doubles.
ä Tuesday's District 10 Golf Championships contained some big-time surprises.
General McLane freshman Jimmy Lasher fired a 1-over-par 72 at Oak Tree Country Club to notch a 3-stroke win over defending PIAA champion Gregor Orlando of Cathedral Prep.
Orlando was the 2006 District 10 champ. Kennedy Catholic senior Mike Klaric, the defending champ, failed to make the cut for the west regional.
Klaric had a 4-putt, missed a 14-inch par putt on No. 9, had several 3 putts and hit a tee shot out of bounds as he shot a 79. Klaric had to deal with a difficult distraction the past few days as his grandfather — also named Michael — reportedly was dying of heart failure at the age of 69 in a Youngstown hospital.
At Riverside Golf Club in Cambridge Springs, Oil City senior Becca Schuster carded an 80 to cop the girls title, 1 stroke better than Slippery Rock's Jenna Rinker, who was also the runner-up in 2007.
Schuster, who was seeded as the last golfer in the final group to hit the links, finished 26th last year after shooting a 103.
Schuster benefitted from playing with the boys teams at Oil City High since there is no girls golf team.
The West Regional tourney is Oct. 15 at Tom's Run Golf Course in Blairsville. The PIAA Championships are Oct. 20-21 at Heritage Hills Golf Resort in York.
ä Saegertown head football coach Ken Achenbach, a Sharon High product, has his Panthers rolling. Saegertown is the 2nd-highest scoring team in the state, is 6-0 and is ranked 10th in Class A by the Pennsylvania Football News.

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