D.J. Thomas scored a pair of goals as the Knoch boys soccer team edged Highlands, 3-2, in its season opener Tuesday.

Thomas scored with 25 minutes left in the first half and six minutes left in the game. Eric Steigner also scored for the Knights.

Knoch plays at Freeport Thursday.

North Allegheny 3, Butler 1 -

Ben Horner scored the Golden Tornado's lone goal on a penalty kick. Butler (1-1) plays at Shaler Thursday.

Slippery Rock (boys) 18, Oil City 43 -Clint Orloski won the race for the Rockets (1-0) while Emily Skoczlas won for the girls. Oil City did not have enough female runners to tabulate a team score.Boys Top 10:Clint Orloski (SR) 19:24, Chase Conti (SR), Ryan Beilstein (SR), Francis Connley (OC), Kevin Kauffman (SR), Max Culbertson (OC), Rob Whitt (SR), Jeff Lyons (SR), Dan Hartzell (SR), Doug Goetz (SR)Girls Top 10:Emily Skoczlas (SR) 24:05, Amanda Kellogg (SR), Sarah Rood (OC), Brittany Lyons (SR), Calley Bridges (SR), Jill Laux (SR), Ally Plummer (SR), Janelle Hartzell (SR), Sarah Thompson (SR), Laura Jakupowski (OC)

Pine-Richland 197, Seneca Valley 199 -Mike VanSickle earned medalist honors for the Rams with a 33. The Raiders (4-1) host North Hills Thursday.Pine-Richland (197):Mike VanSickle 33, John Larkin 36, Mitch Mercer 40, Dustin Strayer 43, Steve Blemker 45Seneca Valley (199):Jason Camp 38, Mike Riederer 39, Brett Spagnola 40, Eric Hajduk 40, Wes Roberts 42Grove City 398, Franklin 413 -The Eagles grabbed first place in this District 10, Region 2 tournament, outshooting Franklin by 15 strokes.Cameron Peterson shot a two-over par 74 to lead the way for Grove City, which was good enough for co-medalist honors with Maplewood's Jared Schmader.Wes LeFebvre led Slippery Rock with an 85. The Rockets finished seventh out of eight teams.With Tuesday's result, Grove City holds first place in the Region standings with 22 points, followed by Titusville (19). Slippery Rock is in seventh place with five points.Grove City (398):Cameron Peterson 74, Derek Forese 79, Tony Campagna 79, Zach Frankenburg 80, Zach Nesbit 86Slippery Rock (468):Wes LeFebvre 85, Josh Hoover 91, Matt Ralcewicz 94, Tim Busi 98, Chris Newcomb 100Clarion-Limestone 207, Moniteau 245 -Tyler Hunter led the Warriors' effort with a 41.The Lions' Alex Shpakoff earned medalist honors with a 37.Clarion-Limestone (207):Ty Kepler 39, Jesse Bish 45, Justin Bish 42, Alex Shpakoff 37, Travis Rhoades 44Moniteau (245):Tyler Hunter 41, Devin Christie 52, Jerred Carr 47, Eric Fort 53, Cory Campbell 52Freeport 218, West Shamokin 228- Matt Caripolti carded a 41 on the treacherous White Oak Golf Course to lead the Yellowjackets to a narrow win over West Shamokin.Freeport (7-1, 5-0) also got a 43 from Dan Mattioli.Freeport (218):Matt Krchnak 45, Josh Craig 45, Dan Wesolosky 44. Dan Mattioli 43, Matt Caripolti 41West Shamokin (228):Brett Ashley 40, Nick Byerly 44, Jeff Prugh 48, Pete Kaplon 47, Keifer O'Neill 49, Scott Kovach 53

Fox Chapel 3, Butler 1 -Ashley Huey had 11 kills and 30 digs, and Jessica Schnur added 17 digs, but the Tornado fell to the Foxes 25-17, 25-18, 23-25 and 25-18.Kelsey Rice added nine kills for the Golden Tornado (1-1).Knoch 3, Deer Lakes 0 -Bekah Ogershok had eight kills and 11 service points, and Jen Robinson had 12 service points to power the Knights to the 25-23, 25-20, 25-19 win.Knoch (1-0) will host Quaker Valley Thursday.

Pine-Richland 3, Butler 2 -Jocelyn Kerr and Kristin Cypher won their singles matches, but the Golden Tornado (3-2) fell to the Rams.SinglesSarah Lynch (PR) def. Courtney Kerr 6-1, 6-3; Jocelyn Kerr (B) def. Blackely Mall 4-6, 7-5, 6-0; Kristin Cypher (B) def. Bridgette Loiselle 1-6, 6-2, 6-0DoublesVanessa Inks-Abby Lacner (PR) def. Angie Byrnes-Ashley Brenkle 6-3, 6-4; Kate O'Flaherty-Marla DePaolis (PR) def. Ashlee Green-Ashley Grenek 6-3, 6-2

The Butler teams claimed a pair of victories over Hempfield.Brittany Grenet finished second for Butler with a time of 14 minutes, 38 seconds in the 20-41 girls win. Ben Porter won the boys meet with a time of 10:30. Butler won that meet 17-42.