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Covering high school football in Venango County, Pa.
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2021-22 school year in review (non-football)
DISTRICT CHAMPS
Cross country -- Rocky Grove boys (D-10 1A), Cranberry boys and girls (D-9 1A)
Basketball -- Franklin boys (D-10 3A); second straight
Wrestling -- Elijah Brosius, Cranberry (D-9, 2A, 106)
Track -- Ashley Alcorn, Franklin (D-10, 3A, shot discus); Baine Snyder, Oil City, (D-10 2A, high jump, javelin); Jack Mumford, Oil City (D-10 2A 3200), Sylas Fox, Cranberry (D-9 2A 800)
REGION/CONFERENCE CHAMPS
Basketball -- Franklin boys
Swimming -- Oil City boys (Southern Tier Invitational)
Softball -- Franklin
Track -- Oil City boys
ALL-STATE
Basketball -- Easton Fulmer, Franklin, second team 3A; Isaac Clayton, Rocky Grove, third team 2A
Swimming -- Alaina Brown, Franklin, 2A backstroke
STATE MEDALISTS
Wrestling -- Elijah Brosius, Cranberry, 8th place at 106 in 2A
Track -- Laiyla Russell, Cranberry, 3rd place triple jump and sixth place, 100 meters in 2A
Ashley Alcorn, Franklin, 8th place shot in 3A
Baine Snyder, Oil City, 6th place, high jump in 2A; 5th place, high jump (indoor track)
STATE LEADERS
Baseball -- Luke Guth, Franklin, 129 strikeouts (54 IP)
Softball -- Sydni Hoobler, Franklin, 40 stolen bases
SCHOOL RECORD BREAKERS
Basketball -- Easton Fulmer, Franklin, all-time boys scoring leader with 1,596 points
Swimming -- Alaina Brown, Franklin, 58.66 backstroke
Kallie Smith, Morgan Stover, Dana Wenner, Emily Russell, Oil City, medley relay, 1:52.84
Stover, Oil City, 1:09.94 breaststroke (broke 30-year-old record)

Luke Guth

Easton Fulmer
D-10 PLAYERS OF YEAR
(Erie Times News)
Basketball -- Easton Fulmer, Franklin
Baseball -- Luke Guth, Franklin
(D9and10Sports.com)
Baseball -- Luke Guth, Franklin (Guth also received the Pitcher of the Year award.
PLAYERS OF YEAR; MVPs
Cross country -- Matt Woodcock, Cranberry, District 9 boys MVP
Basketball -- Easton Fulmer, Franklin, region Player of the Year
DISTRICT 10 BASEBALL ALL-STARS
(D9and10Sports.com)
First Team
Franklin -- P Luke Guth, OF Carson Wible
Rocky Grove -- OF Aaron Burkhardt
(Erie Times News)
Franklin -- SS-P Luke Guth (Pitcher of the Year) and OF Carson Wible
Rocky Grove -- P Eli Moreland
DISTRICT 9 BASEBALL ALL-STARS
Cranberry -- 2B Kenny Lavrich (second team)
DISTRICT 10 SOFTBALL All-STARS
D9and10Sports.com
First Team
Franklin -- Trinity Edge and Sydni Hoobler, utility
Second Team
Franklin -- 2B Brandy Atwell
Erie Times News
Franklin -- 2B Brandy Atwell, P Trinity Edge and SS Sydni Hoobler
DISTRICT 9 SOFTBALL ALL-STARS
D9and10Sports.com
Second Team
Cranberry - (co-2B) Keelie Schneider
DISTRICT 10 BASKETBALL ALL-STARS
Big School
Judias Johnson, Oil City
Camdon Bashor, Franklin
Small School
Easton Fulmer, Franklin
Damon Curry, Franklin
Isaac Clayton, Rocky Grove
DISTRICT 9 BASKETBALL ALL-STARS
Lily Homan, Venango Catholic
Homan also led District 9 girls in scoring average at 20.3 ppg.
DISTRICT 10 BOYS TRACK ALL-STARS
(Erie Times News, D9and10Sports.com)
Region 3
Athlete of the Year -- Drew Wilkinson
First Team
Franklin -- Drew Wilkinson (shot, discus, javelin), Caleb Prettyman (1600, 3200), Jacob Graham (pole vault)
Oil City -- Ethen Knox (100, 200), Kaiden Shreve (110 hurdles), Jake Hornbeck (high jump), Sawyer Cavalline (high jump)
Second Team
Oil City -- Jack Mumford (1600, 3200), Gavin Stephens (triple jump), Kaiden Shreve (long jump), Cam Crocker (discus), Ethen Knox 400 (D9and10Sports.com)
Franklin -- Nate Pfennigwerth (110, 300 hurdles), Devin Hagg (high jump)
REGION SOFTBALL ALL-STARS
(Erie Times News)
Region 4
First Team
Franklin -- 2B Brandy Atwell, SS Sydni Hobbler (Player the Year), P Trinity Edge (Pitcher of the Year)
Second Team
Franklin -- 1B Kirsten Hicks, OF Gabby Laderer
DISTRICT 10 GIRLS TRACK ALL-STARS
(Erie Times News., D9and10Sports.com)
Franklin -- Ashley Alcorn
Oil City -- Baine Snyder
Region 3
First Team
Franklin -- Ashley Alcorn (shot, discus), Nadalie Latchaw (3200)
Oil City -- Baine Snyder (high jump, pole vault), Madison Salvo (100 hurdles)
Second Team
Oil City -- Emily Bly (shot, discus), Meghan Flinchabugh (200), Gabbie Kerr (high jump)
Franklin -- Abby Williams (100 hurdles), Amanda Buterbaugh (pole vault)
REGION BASEBALL ALL-STARS
Erie Times News
Region 4
First Team
Franklin -- 1B Aiden McCracken, OF Carson Wible (Player of the Year), DH Kyle Alexander, P Luke Guth (Pitcher of the Year)
Second Team
Franklin -- 2B Caleb Doyle, OF Noah Kockler, OF Ethan Nightingale
Region 3
First Team
Rocky Grove -- 1B Reece Henderson, 3B Trevor Hamilton, OF aron Burkhardt, P Eli Moreland
Second Team
Rocky Grove -- C Travis Knupp, SS Isaac Clayton, U Eli Moreland
Region 2
First Team
Oil City -- C Mike McFarland
Looking back: the boys and girls of the off-season
(Most photos by Richard Sayer, Eight&322.com