David Black and Josh Smith both hit home runs to power the Karns City baseball team to a 10-0, five inning blanking of Union in Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference play Monday afternoon.

Tyler Callihan picked up the win, striking out 10 and not walking a batter while giving up just two hits. David Slagle added two doubles for the Gremlins (6-0, 5-0).

Karns City 022 42x x -10 7 0

Union 000 00x x - 0 2 2

WP:

Tyler Callihan (5 IP) 10 strikeouts, 0 walks.

LP:

Adam Milanovich (4 IP) 6 strikeouts, 1 walk

Karns City (6-0, 5-0):

David Black HR 2RBI R, Josh Smith HR 3RBI R, David Slagle 2-2B, Travis Simpson 1B, Tyler Callihan 1B 2B RBI

Union (3-2, 3-2):

Billy Burns 1B, Kyle Hilliard 1B

Today:

Karns City @ Keystone

Thursday:

Union @ Keystone

Mars 010 300 2 - 6 6 2

Ford City 211 401 1 -10 12 8

WP:

Dan Walters (5 IP) 5 strikeouts, 0 walks.

LP:

Mike Skurko (3

IP) 6 strikeouts, 4 walks

Mars (3-6, 1-3):

D.J. Cannon 2-1B, Zach Modig 2-1B, Andy Slivosky 2B

Ford City (4-0, 6-0):

Brandon Goldinger 2B HR, Dan Walters HR, Mark Tryon 2-2B

Today:

Mars @ Freeport

Thursday:

Freeport @ Ford City

Redbank Valley 202 027 -13 11 0

Moniteau 000 010 - 1 5 5

WP:

Sean Reed (4 IP) 5 strikeouts, 0 walks.

LP:

Matt Vinca (3 IP) 3 strikeouts, 3 walks

Moniteau (1-3):

Nathan Markle 2-1B; Garth Kohlmeyer 1B, RBI

Redbank Valley:

Jason Smith 2-1B, 2B, 4-RBI; Reed HR, 3-RBI

Thursday:

A-C Valley @ Moniteau (doubleheader)

Megan Wise singled twice and scored a run to lift Seneca Valley to a 3-1 win over Shaler.Lauren Milkey struck out two in five innings of work to grab the win.In other action:Tanna Albright struck out nine in six innings of relief to spark Slippery Rock's 7-2 victory over Sharpsville.Jenna Beatty slammed two home runs as Moniteau jumped out to a nine-run first inning lead on the way to a 15-7 win over Cranberry.Seneca Valley 000 102 0 - 3 8 3Shaler 000 001 0 - 1 9 2WP:Lauren Milkey (5 IP) 2 strikeouts, 0 walks.LP:Masterean (7 IP) 3 strikeouts, 1 walkSeneca Valley (5-5, 1-2):Megan Wise 2-1B R, Hayley Crosby 1B 2RBI, Tina Mangola 1B R, Nicole Lollo 1B RShaler:Sorce 2-1B, Scanga 2-1BWednesday:North Hills @ Seneca ValleySharpsville 010 000 1 - 2 7 0Slippery Rock 110 302 x - 7 8 2WP:Tanna Albright (6 IP) 9 strikeouts, 4 walks.LP:Danos (6 IP) 5 strikeouts, 6 walksSharpsville:Danos 2-1BSlippery Rock (3-3):Claressa McKnight 1B, 2B; Allison Plummer Reached base 3X; 2 RBIToday:Slippery Rock at Grove CityFreeport 020 000 0 - 2 6 1Burrell 000 230 x - 5 7 5WP:Kelly Olearchick (7 IP) 3 strikeouts, 3 walks.LP:Heather Fair (6 IP) 8 strikeouts, 4 walksFreeport (4-2, 2-2):Ally Wood 2B, Laura Garlitz 1B R, Jen Fair RBurrell:Katie Rapp 1B 2B, Melissa Cashell 1B 2BToday:Knoch @ FreeportRiverside 200 000 7 - 9 10 1Knoch 000 000 0 - 0 1 3WP:Kara Kelosky (7 IP) 8 strikeouts, 0 walks.LP:Sarah Hlebiczki (7 IP) 2 strikeout, 4 walksRiverside:Kristine Frye 2-1B 2R 2RBI, Jessica Friday 2-1B R, Kara Kelosky 2-1BKnoch (1-6, 0-1):Lizz King 1BToday:Knoch @ FreeportMoniteau 951 000 0 -15 7 4Cranberry 220 003 0 - 7 6 4WP:Selina Edinger (7 IP) 4 strikeouts, 7 walks.LP:Bickel (IP) 0 strikeouts, 3 walksMoniteau (4-0):Jenna Beatty 2-HR, 3-R; Natalie DeMatteis 2B; Melissa Casper 1B, 2B, RCranberry:Heineman 2-1BToday:Moniteau @ DuBois

Butler's Ike Backstrom made it to the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Class AAA tennis championships before bowing to Latrobe's Tyler Weisel 10-4.Backstrom advanced past the first round of competition by defeating Canon-McMillan's Chris Podani 10-1.Seneca Valley's Andy Zipf lost in the first round to Upper St. Clair's Evan Reese 10-4.