Madison Hans made her first varsity start a memorable one.

The Seneca Valley freshman, getting a start at first base because a teammate wasn't feeling well, delivered the game-winning hit Thursday as the Raiders defeated Beaver, 6-5.

SV (1-2) trailed 5-3 entering the bottom of the seventh inning. Karli Hacker hit a one-out triple following a leadoff walk. Tori Pfab's RBI single tied the game. Jodi Frontino walked with two outs.

Hans then singled up the middle to plate Pfab with the winning run. Hans had two singles and two RBI in the game.

Beaver 102 002 0 — 5 10 1

Seneca Valley 000 102 3 — 6 11 4

W: Katie Hickman 7IP (0K, 0BB). L: C. Farkasodski 6.2IP (11K, 4BB).

Beaver: D. Tritsch 2B 2-1B, A. Kondracki HR 2-RBI, T. Rausseau 2B 1B, C. Farkasodski 2B 1B

Seneca Valley (1-2): Morgan Aloi 2-1B, Jodi Frontino 2B 1B, Madison Hans 2-1B 2-RBI, Tori Pfab 1B RBI, Karli Hacker 3B RBI

Today: Ambridge at Seneca Valley

Freeport 8, Karns City 2 — Kristie Radvan struck out 10 and scattered five hits for the Yellowjackets.Kristen Karcher had three singles and three RBI for Freeport (3-0).

Freeport 410 201 0 — 8 7 1

Karns City 100 100 0 — 2 5 3

W: Kristie Radvan 7IP (10K, 0BB). L: Taylor Downs 0IP (0K, 5BB).

Freeport (3-0): Ally deJidas 2-1B RBI R, Kristen Karcher 3-1B 3-RBI

Karns City: Alyssa Stitt 2-1B

Today: Mars at Freeport

Moon 13, Butler 2 — The host Tigers scored seven runs in the sixth inning to break the game open. Noel Pfabe had a single and triple for Butler.

Butler 002 000 x — 2 6 2

Moon 012 307 x— 13 15 1

W: A. Sisko. L: Alex Graham.

Butler: Noel Pfabe 1B 3B

Monday: Butler at Shaler

Baseball

Tom Amsler struck out 14 and tossed an eight-inning no-hitter as A-C Valley won a 1-0 decision at Redbank Valley.

The Falcons (1-1) got the win via a solo home run by Dylan Stewart in the top of the eighth. Stewart had three hits in the contest.

Zach Muhl and Aaron Busch had two singles each for A-C Valley.

Boys Volleyball

Nash Bryan had 15 kills as Butler bounced back from a loss in the opening game for a 21-25, 25-18, 26-24, 25-19 win over visiting Deer Lakes.

Dan Kline added 14 digs and Matt Wetzel 38 assists for the Tornado (3-0).

Boys Lacrosse

Zach Sicher and Anthony Grieco each scored five goals to lead Mars to a 15-5 win over Sewickley Academy.