The Butler softball team started the season in fine fashion when Olivia Vasey banged out three hits and Angie Reddick didn't yield an earned run in six solid innings as the Golden Tornado toppled Riverside 9-7 Wednesday.

Butler scored five times in the top on the sixth inning to take the lead and hung on for the win.

Sadie Marak had two hits and drove in a run for Butler, which came into the season with just five wins in the last three years.

Reddick surrendered five hits and seven unearned runs.

In other games:

• Megan McCormick singled, doubled, tripled and drove in three runs to lead Seneca Valley to a 5-4 win over North Allegheny.

• Four errors by Karns City's defense hurt the Gremlins in a 5-2 loss at Kittanning.

Brianna Bowser collected a single, a double and an RBI for KC.

Butler 100 035 0—9 9 3Riverside 500 020 0—7 5 6W: Angie Reddick (3 K, 4 BB).

L: Kari Falk (7 K, 3 BB).

Butler (1-0): Olivia Vasey 3-1B; Sadie Marak 2-1B, RBI; Amanda Skidmore 1B; Erica Thrower 1B, RBI; Karen Cumberledge 2-1B, 2-R

Riverside (0-1): Stephanie Kiser 2B

Today: Pine-Richland at Butler

North Allegheny 001 030 0—4 5 1Seneca Valley 302 000 x—5 10 1W: Courtney Grootegood (3 K, 4 BB).

L: Steenbeke (6 K, 1 BB).

North Allegheny: Miner 2B, 1B

Seneca Valley (1-0): Megan McCormick 1B, 2B, 3B, 3-RBI; Alyssa DiMaria 2-1B

Today: Seneca Valley at Canon-McMillan

Karns City 000 010 1—2 6 4Kittanning 200 012 x—5 3 0W: Ann Colligan (10 K, 0 BB).

L: Ashton Pakutz (4 K, 3 BB).

Karns City (0-1): Brianna Bowser 1B 2B RBI, Lisa Kaylor 1B RBI, Samantha Bly 1B, Brandi Dunkle 1B, Allyson Kepple 1B

Kittanning: Liz Lambert 1B

Friday: Ford City at Karns CityBaseballDespite scoring five runs in the second inning, Grove City dropped a 15-5 decision in five innings to host Pine-Richland Wednesday.Jim McConnell shouldered the defeat for the Eagles (0-2), striking out three and walking one in three innings.

Grove City 050 00x x—5 3 1Pine-Richland 304 62x x—15 15 4W: Zach Landy (1 K, 1 BB).

L: Jim McConnell (3 K, 1 BB).

Grove City (0-2): Derek Forese 1B 2 RBI

Pine-Richland: Brendan Socsica 3-1B, Matt Yoklic 2B HR, Vinny Nittoli 3-1B

Wednesday: Grove City at McDowellTrack and Field

Mars 98, Valley 52 (boys); Mars 137, Valley 10 (girls) —Bill Bair won the 100- and 200-meter dash events for the Planets boys, and the girls took first place in every event in a sweep of Valley Tuesday.

BoysMars 98, Valley 523,200-meter relay: Mars 9:13;

110-meter hurdles: Smith (M) 16.3;

100-meter dash: Bair (M) 12.0;

1,600-meter run: Alikhans (M) 5:13;

400-meter dash: Booker (V) 54.4;

400 meter relay: Mars 46.0;

300-meter hurdles: Smith (M) 46.3;

800-meter run: Booker (V) 2:22;

200-meter dash: Bair (M) 25.0;

3,200-meter run: Tamporoski (V) 12:20;

1,600-meter relay: Mars 4:17

High jump: Pioc (M) 6-2;

Long jump: Pioc (M) 21-4¾;

Triple jump: Kaclik (M) 38-5;

Shot put: Marshall (V) 42-1½;

Discus: Shauer (M) 99-2¾;

Javelin: Collins (V) 122-1;

Pole vault: Kuhns (V) 12-0

GirlsMars 137, Valley 103,200-meter relay: Mars 11:30;

100-meter hurdles: Beck (M) 20:32;

100-meter dash: Mastro (M), Jones (M) 14.6;

1,600-meter run: Brandon (M) 6:17;

400-meter dash: Angeletti (M)1:07.6;

400 meter relay: Mars 56.4;

300-meter hurdles: Beck (M) 59.8;

800-meter run: Workman (M) 2:49;

200-meter dash: Mastro (M) 30.2;

3,200-meter run: Gressang (M)15:17;

1,600-meter relay: Mars 4:58

High jump: Resasky (M) 4-6;

Long jump: Kraus (M) 15-6¾;

Triple jump: Jeutner (M) 30-8;

Shot put: Keil (M) 27-8;

Discus: Hardt (M) 65-6;

Javelin: Hardt (M) 69-0;

Pole vault: Rozzi (M) 7-0

GirlsCranberry 79, A-C Valley 623,200-meter relay: Cranberry;

100-meter hurdles: Rothen (AC) 17.7;

100-meter dash: O'Niel (C) 14.2

1,600-meter run: Senko (C) 6:34;

400-meter dash: O'Niel (C) 1:03.4;

400 meter relay: A-CValley 56.0;

300-meter hurdles: Rothen (AC) 52.4;

800-meter run: Senko (C) 3:03;

200-meter dash: Heineman (C) 30.3

3,200-meter run: Senko (C) 14:37;

1,600-meter relay: Cranberry 4:42

High jump: O'Niel (C) 4-9;

Long jump: Kerlin (AC) 14-3;

Triple jump: Anderson (AC) 30-6;

Shot put: Fesenmyer (C) 26-8¾;

Discus: Fesenmyer (C) 91-9;

Javelin: Henry (AC) 82-9;

Pole vault: N/A

GirlsA-C Valley 89, Keystone 483,200-meter relay: A-CValley 12:44;

100-meter hurdles: Zuck (K) 17.5;

100-meter dash: Rose (AC) 14.8;

1,600-meter run: Marshall (AC) 7:17;

400-meter dash: Schwabenbauer (K) 1:05.4;

400 meter relay: A-CValley 56.0;

300-meter hurdles: Rothen (AC) 52.4;

800-meter run: Rhoades (K) 2:56;

200-meter dash: Kerlin (AC) 31.5

3,200-meter run: Mapes (K) 18:00;

1,600-meter relay: A-C Valley 4:47

High jump: Schwabenbauer (K) 4.9;

Long jump: Kerlin (AC) 14-3;

Triple jump: Anderson (AC) 30-6;

Shot put: Cratty (AC) 26.5¼;

Discus: Henry (AC) 73-11;

Javelin: Henry (AC) 82-9;

Pole vault: N/ABoys Tennis

Pine-Richland 5, Butler 0 — The Golden Tornado dropped this home match to the Rams.

Singles1-Casey Watt (P-R) def. Matt Slamecka 6-1, 6-0; 2-Bryan Watt (P-R) def. Evan Kowalski 7-5, 6-1; 3-Bas Van Lent (P-R) def. Stefan Kemp 6-1, 6-2

Doubles1-Matt Berus-Brian Yates (P-R) def. Emil Kemp-Andrew Sykes 6-3, 6-1; 2-Mike Matthews-Brad Foster (P-R) def. Matt Fend-Andrew Hazlett 6-2, 6-1Girls LacrosseNorth Allegheny 10, Knoch 6 —

The Knights opened the 2008 season with this loss to the Tigers, but did receive three goals from Jessica Protzman and one goal each from Krissy Harbison, Jamie Antoszyk and Paige Macadeag.Goalie Hannah Zibert tallied 15 saves for Knoch.The Tigers received five goals from Emma Luitgaarden while Nia Parillo had 17 saves in goal.Junior High TrackCarlos Sanchez won the 110-meter hurdles, 400 dash and was on the winning 1,600 relay squad as the Butler boys toppled Knoch 89-38 Wednesday.Also contributing to the mile-relay win were Dakoda Collins, Trey Neveux and Cody West.West added first-place finishes in the 800 run, high jump and triple jump.Mike McPherson won the shot put and discus, Collins the 200 dash, Neveux the 1,600 run and Dylan Ahrens the 3,200 run.