Coty McGregor pitched a one-hit shutout and struck out eight Clarion batters to help Karns City to a 1-0 victory Friday.

Andy Double's single drove home Chad Bell with the game's only run in the bottom of the fifth inning for the Gremlins (7-5, 7-4).

In other games:

• Josh Howland helped his own cause by homering in Moniteau's 9-2 win over West Forest. He also struck out four in five innings for the victory.

• Jesse Alfreno had a home run, two singles and four RBI to highlight Grove City's 12-2 win over Oil City.

• Zach Zollner homered and singled, but Mars fell to New Castle 5-1.

• Erik Christensen's solo home run was Knoch's lone offensive bright spot in a 3-1 loss to Pine-Richland.

Clarion 000 000 0—0 1 1Karns City 000 010 x—1 7 0WP: Coty McGregor (7 IP) 8 strikeouts, 0 walks.

LP: Null (7 IP) 4 strikeouts, 0 walks

Clarion: Grejda 1B

Karns City (7-5, 7-4): Andy Double 2-1B RBI, Coty McGregor 1B 2B

Tuesday: Union at Karns City

West Forest 200 000 0—2 4 4Moniteau 210 303 x—9 8 2WP: Josh Howland (5 IP) 4 strikeouts, 2 walks.

LP: Perret (6 IP) 1 strikeout, 4 walks

Moniteau (4-7): Josh Howland 3-1B HR, Chris Pisor 2-1B

Tuesday: Redbank Valley at Moniteau

Grove City 400 240 2—12 12 1Oil City 100 000 1—2 7 1WP: Bob Revesz (5 IP) 8 strikeouts, 3 walks.

LP: Tanner Hall (4 1/3 IP) 4 strikeouts, 4 walks

Grove City (8-2, 6-1): Jesse Alfreno HR, 2-1B, 2 BB, 4 RBI; Beau Fisher 2-1B, 2 R; Ryan Devine 2B; Craig Boliver 2-1B

Oil City: Reinsel 3-1B; Gust 2B

Saturday: Erie Central at Grove City, 11 a.m.

Monday: Grove City at Franklin

Mars 000 100 0—1 7 1New Castle 001 022 x—5 6 0WP: Turko (7 IP) 10 strikeouts, 3 walks.

LP: Brian Hasek (4 1/3 IP) 3 strikeouts, 1 walk

Mars (8-7, 4-5): Zach Zollner HR, 1B

New Castle: Argiro 2B, 1B

Monday: Pine-Richland at Mars

Knoch 010 000 0—1 4 2Pine-Richland 001 011 x—3 8 2WP: John Carr (7 IP) 12 strikeouts, 0 walks.

LP: Dan Pickard (6 IP) 4 strikeouts, 0 walks

Knoch (7-7, 4-5): Eric Christensen HR

Pine-Richland: Freehling 1B 2B, Molnar 1B 2B

Monday: Ellwood City at KnochSoftballTina Mangola had a home run, two doubles, scored three runs and drove home five more as Seneca Valley routed Fox Chapel 9-2.The Raiders, who won their seventh consecutive game, tallied 13 hits, including at least one hit from every starter.In other games:• Monica Glomb pitched a complete-game two-hitter with nine strikeouts and no walks as Mars blanked Kittanning 3-0.• Sara Vinca struck out 15 batters and added two triples at the plate, as Moniteau held off Redbank Valley 6-5.• North Hills defeated Butler 8-0 in a section matchup Friday. No other details were available.

Fox Chapel 002 000 0—2 5 0Seneca Valley 203 040 x—9 13 1WP: Lauren Pennell (5 IP) 4 strikeouts, 0 walks.

LP: Zivic (6 IP) 1 strikeout, 0 walks

Fox Chapel: Cristina 2B, 1B

Seneca Valley (10-5, 5-2): Tina Mangola HR, 2-2B, 5 RBI, 3 R; Aly Intihar 1B, 2B, 2 R RBI; Julie Marlowe 1B, 2B, 2 R; Chelsea Leasure 2B, 2 RBI; Courtney Grootegoed 2B, RBI; Jackie Mangola 1B; Nicole Lollo 2B; Liz Dorogy 2B; Dana Hughes 1B

Monday: Seneca Valley at North Hills

Kittanning 000 000 0—0 2 4Mars 003 000 x—3 6 2WP: Monica Glomb (7 IP) 9 strikeouts, 0 walks.

LP: Liz Lambert (6 IP) 10 strikeouts, 1 walk

Kittanning: Bures 1B; Muir 1B

Mars (11-2, 7-0): Brie Berkopec 2-1B, R; Zara Zollner 2B; Kyla Ferguson 2B

Monday: Indiana at Mars

Moniteau 211 200 0—6 14 2Redbank Valley 201 010 1—5 8 2WP: Sara Vinca (7 IP) 15 strikeouts, 3 walks.

LP: Bullers (7 IP) 7 strikeouts, 0 walks

Moniteau (10-4, 10-1): Sara Vinca 2-3B, 1B, 2 R; Amber Neff 1B, 2B, 2 RBI, R; Brandy Neff 2-2B; Martina Burk 2-2B, RBI; Ashley Pisor 1B, 2B, 2 R

Redbank Valley: Shirey 2-1B, 2B, 3 R; Magnanotti 1B, 2B, 2 RBI

Tuesday: Rocky Grove at MoniteauTennis

Butler 3, Seneca Valley 2; Seneca Valley 3, Butler 2— The squads played a pair of matches Friday, including a make-up match.Andrew Thompson won both No. 1 singles matches to lead Butler, who finished the season with an 8-9 record.

Butler 3, Seneca Valley 2Singles: Andrew Thompson (B) def. Caleb Zalanko 6-1, 7-5; Ryan Zipf (SV) def. Doug Pichler 6-1, 6-2; Wes Hortert (B) def. Vinny Posteraro 6-3, 6-2

Doubles: Adam Kowalski-Andrew Direnzo (B) def. Sean Moore-Jared Hartzel 4-6, 6-3, 6-3; Tim Larkin-Ben Skal (SV) def. Andrew Hazlett-Dave Uram 5-7, 6-2, 6-0

Seneca Valley 3, Butler 2Singles: Andrew Thompson (VB) def. Caleb Zalanko 6-2, 4-6, 6-3; Tim Larkin (SV) def. Doug Pichler 6-1, 6-1; Sean Moore (SV) def. Wes Hortert 6-0, 6-4

Doubles: Adam Kowalski-Andrew Direnzo (B) def. Ryan Zipf-Ben Skal 6-1, 6-3; Jared Hartzel-Warren Shaw (SV) def. Andrew Hazlett-Dave Uram 6-2, 6-3