Emily Watson hit a home run and also had a double and a single to lead the Seneca Valley softball team to a wild 13-12 win over North Hills on a soggy Thursday afternoon.

Watson also picked up the win in the circle.

Sami Crilley got the final out in the seventh for her first career save.

Julia Vandrak and Alexa Sisko each had a triple and two singles for the Raiders (11-3, 7-2).

Seneca Valley 305 302 0 — 13 14 2North Hills 004 210 5 — 12 11 2W: Emily Watson 6.2IP (5K, 9BB).

L: Wittig 7IP (2K, 7BB).

Seneca Valley (11-3, 7-2): Julia Vandrak 2-1B 3B, Alexa Sisko 2-1B 3B, Watson HR 2B 1B, Megan Buletko 2B 1B, Alyssa Tanza 2B

North Hills: Wittig 2B 1B

Today: Seneca Valley at Pine-Richland

The Seneca Valley doubles team of Jonathan Perkins and Troy Abbott downed Chris Lippiello and Kevin Gogh of North Hills 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 to claim the section championship.The duo will play in the WPIAL Doubles Championships, which begin next Thursday.

Xavier Krause had 17 kills and Steve Stauffer added 16 assists as Butler outlasted Pine-Richland in a 25-14, 25-18, 22-25, 23-25, 15-12 thriller.Cole Chamberlain added 12 assists for the Golden Tornado (8-2, 6-2).<B>Seneca Valley 3, North Hills 0 — </B>Eric Speicher, Brian Pudlo and Alex Berner had seven kills apiece to lead the Raiders to a 25-16, 25-8, 25-2 triumph.The junior varsity team also prevailed 2-0.

The Freeport girls track and field team claimed its third consecutive section title and improved to 8-0 on the season with a 117-23 victory over Apollo-Ridge.Lynsey Gugino, Rachel Kubeldis, Caitlin Chaffman and Bronte Soul won two individual events apiece in the victory, which was the Yellowjackets' 21st straight dual meet win.In the boys meet, Brendan Lynch won the 100 and 200 and Colin Meehan the 1,600 and 3,200 to lead the Yellowjackets (7-1, 7-1) to the 92-49 win.Both teams return to action today at the Mars Invitational.<B>BoysFreeport 92, Apollo-Ridge 49Track Events3,200-meter relay:</B> Freeport (James Woodhall, Caleb Smith, Ryan Miller, Josh Brestensky) 9:51; <B>110 hurdles: </B>Mike Troup (F) 18.2; <B>100 dash: </B>Brendan Lynch (F) <B>11.7</B>; <B>1,600 run: </B>Colin Meehan (F) 5:06; <B>400 dash: </B>Butker (AR) 54.4; <B>400 relay: </B>Freeport (Mike Teorsky, Ethan Morrison, Steve Lassinger, Brendan Lynch) 46.6; <B>300-meter hurdles: </B>Vince Russo (F) 47.4 <B>800-meter run: </B>Josh Brestensky (F) 2:19; <B>200-meter dash: </B>Brendan Lynch (F) 24.8; <B>3,200-meter run: </B>Colin Meehan (F) 11:23; <B>1,600-meter relay: </B>Apollo-Ridge 5:33<B>Field EventsHigh jump: </B>Reynolds (AR) 5-6; <B>Long jump: </B>Nappier (AR) 19-7; <B>Triple jump: </B>Butker (AR) 37-9.5; <B>Shot put:</B> Campbell (AR) 45-2;<B> Discus:</B> Brian Welsh (F) 106-3; <B>Javelin:</B> Josh Luchesa (F) 137-1; <B>Pole vault: </B>No event<B>GirlsFreeport 117, Apollo-Ridge 233,200-meter relay: </B>Freeport (Becca Dudek, Rachel Kubeldis, Nicole Miller, Brittany Bianco) 11:35; <B>100 hurdles: </B>Lynsey Gugino (F) 16.9; <B>100 dash: </B>Aly Moore (F) 13.5; <B>1,600 run: </B>Kubeldis (F) 5:38; <B>400 dash: </B>Megan Manke (F) 1:04; <B>400 relay: </B>Freeport (Danielle Woitas, Bronte Soul, Erica Jack, Moore) 52.7; <B>300 hurdles: </B>Gugino (F) 51.7; <B>800 run: </B>Kubeldis (F) 2:36; <B>200 dash: </B>Dava Jack (F) 30.1; <B>3,200 run:</B> Hayley Davis (F) 13:47; <B>1,600 relay: </B>Apollo-Ridge 5:37<B>Field EventsHigh jump: </B>Michaela Bowser (F) 4-6; <B>Long jump: </B>Soul (F) 17-2; <B>Triple jump: </B>Soul (F) 35-11; <B>Shot put:</B> Caitlin Chaffman (F) 33-11.35; <B>Discus: </B>Chaffman (F) 112-0; <B>Javelin: </B>Taylor Hochbein (F) 109-3; <B>Pole vault:</B> No event

Casey Murdick scored two goals, but Butler's balanced attack came up short against Hampton in a 10-8 defeat.