Mars junior Aaron Gruber won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 singles to help the Planets boy’s tennis team defeat Central Catholic 5-0 in the first round of the WPIAL tournament Wednesday at Mars.

The Planets will play Peters Township, which beat Moon, in the quarterfinals Friday at a site to be determined.

Josh Raymundo and Tim Hunt also picked up singles wins for Mars.

Baseball

Knoch’s baseball team is one win away from its first section title since 2000.

The Knights moved a step closer to winning Section 3-AAA with a 10-0, five-inning win over Highlands.

Dom Bucko hit a three-run home run and drove in four runs for the Knights (12-1, 9-1).

Knoch 132 13 — 10 8 2

Highlands 000 00 — 0 3 0

W: Jeremy Frazier 5IP (8K, 1BB). L: Thomas 2IP (2K, 2BB).

Knoch (12-1, 9-1): Dom Bucko HR 4-RBI, Chris Law 2B 2-RBIs, Jordan Kowalski 2B RBI, Garrett Traggiai 2B, Joel Zacherl 1B, Addis Crouch 1B, Ryan Grossman RBI, Asa Adams 1B RBI

Highlands: Rezack 2B

Today: Knoch at Deer Lakes

Track and Field

Logan Moroney won the 100-meter dash, finishing in 11.3 seconds to help Karns City beat North Clarion 95-54.

On the girls’ side, Emily Hegedus won the 200 dash and long jump to help the Gremlins sink the Wolves 90-60.

Boys

Karns City 95, North Clarion 54

3,200 relay: Karns City, 9:16; 110 hurdles: Flick (N), 16.2; 100 dash: Moroney (K), 11.3; 1,600 run: Wilson (N), 4:49.3; 400 run: Turner (K), 54.8; 400 relay: Karns City, 44.3; 300 hurdles: Powers (K), 47.1; 800 run: Kiefer (N), 2:04.7; 200 dash: Shepard (K), 24.0; 3,200 run: Wilson (N), 10.32.5; 1,600 relay: Karns City, 3:45

Shot put: Callihan (K) 40-3 1/2; Discus: Beham (K), 105-10; Javelin: Vanek (N), 157-8; High jump: Dunn (K), 5-9; Long jump: Popoleo (N), 18-10; Triple jump: Popoleo (N), 40-5; Pole vault: Flick (N), 11-6

Girls

Karns City 90, North Clarion 60

3,200 relay: North Clarion (Sherman, Bobnar, M. Higgins, Schmader), 11:35.1; 100 hurdles: Abby Wolfe (K), 16.9; 100 dash: Emily Hegedus (K), 13.1; 1,600 run: Bobnar (N), 5:47.4; 400 run: LeeAnn Gibson (K), 1:04.7; 400 relay: Karns City (Brittany Coyle, Cheyenne Troutman, Annie Hegedus, LeErin Jones), 52.8; 300 hurdles: Bean (N), 50.3; 800 run: Schmader (N), 2:40; 200 dash: Emily Hegedus (K), 27.7; 3,200 run: Bobnar (N), 12:08; 1,600 relay: Karns City (Sunday Marotto, Gibson, Haley Schere, Jones), 4:25.5

Shot put: M. Garing (K), 30-5 1/2; Discus: Wagner (N), 97-4; Javelin: Wagner (N), 97-4; High jump: Bean (N), 4-8; Long jump: E. Hegedus (K), 16-0; Triple jump: A. Hegedus (K), 32-6; Pole vault: K. Collwell (K), 6-9

Moniteau track sweeps — Gabby Stewart won the 100 and 200 dashes to help the Warriors beat Redbank Valley 83.5-63.5.

On the boys’ side, Austin Stoops picked up a win in the 1,600 run and was a winning member of the 3,200 relay team in Moniteau’s 94-55 win.

Boys

Moniteau 94, Redbank Valley 55

3,200 relay: Moniteau (Austin Stoops, Nathan Wright, Manny McLane, Stephen Faucett), 9:08; 110 hurdles: Hetrick (R), 15.7; 100 dash: Elijah Stewart (M), 12.1; 1,600 run: Stoops (M), 5:14; 400 run: Jake Fullerton (M), 57.8; 400 relay: Redbank Valley, 47.2; 300 hurdles: Anderson (M), 45.0; 800 run: Faucett (M), 2:15; 200 dash: Hetrick (R), 24.2; 3,200 run: Wright (M), 11:48; 1,600 relay: Redbank Valley, 3:44

Shot put: Brendon Stamm (M), 46-10; Discus: Hornberger (R), 146-1; Javelin: Sean Hall (M), 147-3; High jump: Hornberger (R), 5-11; Long jump: Moniteau, 17-11 1/2; Triple jump: Ray Hagg (M), 38-9; Pole vault: Anderson (R), 10-6

Girls

Moniteau 83.5, Redbank Valley 66.5

3,200 relay: Redbank Valley, 11:17; 100 hurdles: Schreckongost (R), no time available; 100 dash: Gabby Stewart (M), 13.02; 1,600 run: Landers (R), 5:51; 400 run: Emma Bair (M), 1:06.32; 400 relay: Moniteau (Cambrie Campbell, Gabby Stewart, Kara Mental, Stephanie McCall), 53.88; 300 hurdles: Samantha Hall (M), 51.23; 800 run: Landers (R), 2:40; 200 dash: Stewart (M), 27.79; 3,200 run: Landers (R), 13:50.73; 1,600 relay: Moniteau (Collette Grossman, Stewart, Allison DeMatteis, Hall), 4:30.25

Shot put: Brittany Lindsay (M), 36-9; Discus: Maura Kimmel (M), 134-9; Javelin: Hinderliter (R), 153-6; High jump: Meghan McKinney (M), 4-6; Long jump: Kara Mentel (M), 14-9; Triple jump: Gruver (R), 30-4 1/4; Pole vault: Smith (R), 8-0

Clarion sweeps Union — Tyler Wiser, Drew Marsh and Cole Morris picked up first place finishes in Union’s 95-61 loss.

Union’s Lexey Schick won the 400 run and long jump in the Golden Damsels’ 93-44 loss.

Boys

Clarion 95, Union 51

3,200 relay: Clarion, 9:56; 110 hurdles: Kriebel, 16.3; 100 dash: Clarion, 10.9; 1,600 run: Raseshler (C), 4:52; 400 run: Raeschler (C), 54.0; 400 relay: Clarion, 45.2; 300 hurdles: Kriebel (C), 44.9; 800 run: Kaeshler (C), 2:16; 200 dash: Drew Marsh (U), 24.1; 3,200 run: Raeshler (C), 11:32; 1,600 relay: Union, 3:50

Shot put: Straffin (C), 41-4; Discus: Straffin (C), 100-9; Javelin: Straffin (C), 148-11; High jump: Hill (C), 6-0; Long jump: Cole Morris (U), 18-1; Triple jump: Tyler Wiser (U), 38-11; Pole vault: Murray (U), 10-0

Girls

Clarion 93, Union 44

3,200 relay: Clarion, 13:12; 100 hurdles: Weaver (C), 18.5; 100 dash: Deitz (U), 13.5; 1,600 run: Harriger (C), 6:29; 400 run: Lexey Schick (U), 1:05.7; 400 relay: Clarion, 58.4; 300 hurdles: Weaver (C), 50.4; 800 run: Mills (C), 2:51; 200 dash: Deitz (U), 28.6; 3,200 run: Frakes (C), 16:05; 1,600 relay: Clarion, 5:22

Shot put: Ochs (C), 29-1 1/2; Discus: Lencer (U), 75-8; Javelin: Ochs (C), 122-0; High jump: Clarion 4-10; Long jump: L. Schick (U), 15-3; Triple jump: Kran (C), 30-8 3/4; Pole vault: Porter (C), 5-6

Slippery Rock’s boys and girls defeated Greenville by the identical 85-65 score Tuesday.

Boys

Slippery Rock 85, Greenville 65

3,200 relay: Slippery Rock (Henry, Shea, E.Maxwell, Harmon) 10:41; 110 hurdles: Urbaniak (SR) 15.4; 100 dash: Hause (G) 11.3; 1,600 run: Jones (SR) 4:30; 400 run: Kadlubek (SR) 51.3; 400 relay: Greenville (Stanbrook, Black, Hause, Crawford) 44.5; 300 hurdles: Popejoy (SR) 41.5; 800 run: Jones (SR) 2:05; 200 dash: Kadlubek (SR) 22.6; 3,200 run: Maxwell (SR) 10:10; 1,600 relay: Slippery Rock (Kadlubek, Coleman, Cessar, Popejoy) 3:32

Shot put: Miller (G) 41-10; Discus: Neal (SR) 115-4; Javelin: Black (G) 143-8.5; Long jump:Riggle (G) 20-1.5; Triple jump: Beels (SR) 40-5; Pole vault: Dangrow (G) 13-0

Girls

Slippery Rock 85, Greenville 65

3,200 relay: Greenville (Harrick, Thrassher, Kelley, Pennington); 100 hurdles: Osborne (G) 15.3; 100 dash: Stephenson (SR) 12.6; 1,600 run: Thrasher (G) 5:42; 400 run: H.Roth (SR) 1:00.9; 400 relay: Slippery Rock (Dalton, Joyce, H.Roth, Stephenson) 51.6; 300 hurdles: Joyce (SR) 50.7; 800 run: Herrick (G) 2:36; 200 dash: H.Roth (SR) 26.9; 3,200 run: Donaldson (SR) 12:58; 1,600 relay: Greenville (Herrick, Lewis, Thrasher, Osborne) 4:25

Shot put: Montalvo (G) 37-11; Discus: Montalvo (G) 114-10; Javelin: Garver (SR) 99-3; High jump: Heitzenrater (SR) 4-4; Long jump: Dalton (SR) 14-3; Triple jump: Cravener (SR) 28-10; Pole vault: Gold (SR) 7-6