Karns City's Brandi Dunkle outdueled Clarion-Limestone's Krista Fuller as the Gremlins softball team blanked the Lions 2-0 in KSAC action Monday.

Dunkle struck out 11 batters and gave up one walk and three hits. Fuller fanned 14, didn't surrender a walk and scattered four hits.

In other games:

• North Allegheny plated three runs in the third inning to break a 1-all tie and made it stand in a 4-1 victory over Butler.

• Dana Wonderly had a double and a triple, but Mars fell to Highlands 3-2 in section play.

• Erin Larimore's two singles and home run sparked A-C Valley to a 10-3 victory at East Forest.

• Morgan Robinson struck out 11 and walked one in Slippery Rock's 3-1 home win over Titusville.

Karns City 000 011 0 — 2 4 2Clarion-Limestone 000 000 0 — 0 3 2W: Brandi Dunkle (7 IP) 11 K, 1 BB.

L: Krista Fuller (7 IP) 14 K, 0 BB.

Karns City (6-1, 5-0): Sarah Young 1B; Samantha Bly 1B; Brandi Dunkle 1B; Samantha Ryan 1B

Clarion-Limestone: Pinson 1B; Walker 1B; Lutz 1B

Today: Cranberry at Karns City

North Allegheny 013 000 0 — 4 7 0Butler 100 000 0 — 1 5 2W: Heinl (4 IP) 3 K, 0 BB.

L: Angie Reddick (3 IP) 2 K, 0 BB.

North Allegheny: Cassidy 2B, HR; Miner 2B; Demino 2B

Butler (9-5, 5-5): Amanda Skidmore 2B; Amy Steinheiser 1B; Angie Reddick 1B; Jenna Geibel 1B; Sadie Marak 1B

Today: Butler at Fox Chapel

Mars 101 000 0 — 2 4 1Highlands 100 002 x — 3 5 3W: Hetrich (7 IP) 3 K, 2 BB.

L: Caitlin Conner (6 IP) 3 K, 2 BB.

Mars (1-14, 1-10): Dana Wonderly 2B, 3B, R; Caitlin Conner 1B; Brittany Berkopec 1B, R

Highlands: Hetrich 2-1B

Today: Knoch at Mars

A-C Valley 414 100 0 — 10 13 3East Forest 000 030 0 — 3 2 5W: Karly Kaufman (7 IP) 6 K, 3 BB.

L: Wiant (7 IP) 2 K, 3 BB.

A-C Valley (5-4, 2-3): Erin Larimore 2-1B HR 2R, Kaylin Strauser 1B 2B 2R 2 RBI

East Forest: Jessica Tarr 1B R 2 RBI

Today: A-C Valley at Tidioute Charter

Titusville 000 100 0 — 1 2 1Slippery Rock 000 300 0 — 3 5 2W: Morgan Robinson (7 IP) 11 K, 1 BB.

L: Ashley Smith (6 IP) 10 K, 0 BB.

Titusville: Chloe Ruot 2B

Slippery Rock (6-3, 5-3): Kalene Ireland 2B, Marie Takach 2B

Today: Meadville at Slippery Rock

Cullen Hinderliter struck out 14 batters and limited Highlands to four hits, Jeff Kolish added three RBI and Robert Zanella had two RBI in Knoch's 9-2 victory over the Rams.In other games:• Clarion-Limestone broke out for seven runs in the first inning en route to a 17-7, five-inning victory over Karns City, which dropped its first KSAC game of the season.• Despite Jon Anderson's three-run homer, Grove City lost an 8-7 decision to Sharon.<B>Highlands 001 010 0 — 2 4 1Knoch 401 121 x — 9 7 1W:</B> Cullen Hinderliter (7 IP) 14 K, 3 BB. <B>L:</B> Heinle (3 IP) 1 K, 2 BB.<B>Highlands:</B> Jeff Campbell 2-2B<B>Knoch (7-9, 6-4):</B> Jeff Kolish 2-1B, 3 RBI; Robert Zanella 2B, 2 RBI<B>Today:</B> Knoch at Blackhawk<B>Karns City 022 21x x — 7 5 2Clarion-Limestone 725 3xx x — 17 14 0W:</B> Roller (5 IP) 5 K, 6 BB. <B>L:</B> Brian Best (2 IP) 0 K, 1 BB.<B>Karns City (5-5, 5-1):</B> Joe King 1B, 3B<B>Clarion-Limestone:</B> Evans HR; Wiesczcyk 2-1B, 2B<B>Today:</B> Karns City vs. Moniteau at Pullman Park<B>Sharon 101 501 0 — 8 10 2Grove City 220 003 0 — 7 9 3W:</B> Todd Rearick (4 IP) 5 K, 7 BB. <B>L:</B> Randy Risch (4X\c IP) 5 K, 5 BB.<B>Sharon:</B> Todd Rearick 1B 2B, Mike Tomko 2B 3B, Gary Revale 2-1B 2B<B>Grove City (11-4, 5-1):</B> Derrick Brown 3B, Garrett Herald 2B, Jon Anderson 1B HR 3 RBI, Jason Revesz 2-1B<B>Friday:</B> Grove City at Oil City

<B>Quaker Valley 10, Seneca Valley 2 —</B> Taylor Mayeda and Morgan Midkiff scored for the Raiders (4-6).