Abby Matusik had 11 kills and Mel Dinderman tallied 19 digs to lead Mars to a 26-24, 25-20, 25-11 victory over Knoch in girls volleyball action Tuesday.

Katie King added 26 assists for the Planets (7-1, 6-0), who play at Deer Lakes Thursday.

Celina Sanks had eight kills and 12 digs, Schaely Renfrew five kills and 10 digs and Kara Fitzpatrick 12 service points for Knoch (5-4, 4-2), which hosts Valley Thursday.

Freeport 3, Highlands 0 — Alexis Schrecengost and Lauren Frazetta each had 15 service points to power the Yellowjackets.

Ashley Sample added seven points and seven kills for Freeport (6-1), which hosts Quaker Valley today.

Karns City 3, Redbank Valley 0 — Heather Henry had seven kills and eight service points, Kendyll Smith 11 points, three kills and two blocks and Kristen Smith 14 assists and 10 points as the Gremlins blanked the Bulldogs 25-9, 25-23, 25-23.

Karns City (5-3) will play at North Clarion Thursday.

A-C Valley 3, Keystone 1 — Meredith Snyder had 12 kills, 13 assists, six blocks and nine digs to lead the Falcons to a 22-25, 25-14, 25-16, 25-21 win.

Emily Quaill pitched in 10 kills, 15 assists and three blocks and Abby Wetzel had 14 digs for A-C Valley (6-1).

The Falcons also won the junior varsity match, 25-16, 18-25, 25-14. Katie Stumpner had eight service points in the JV victory.

Mars 27, Seneca Valley 30; Pine-Richland 27, Mars 29 (boys); Seneca Valley 21, Mars 34; Pine-Richland 18, Mars 39 (girls) — John Reinhart of Pine-Richland and Katie Lutz of Seneca Valley were the overall winners in their respective races.Next up, Mars (boys 4-3, girls 2-5) will take part in the McQuaid Invitational in Rochester, N.Y. Saturday.Boys Top 10: John Reinhart (PR) 17:05, Zynn (PR) 17:16, Nickel (SV) 17:19, Scott Slaney (Ma) 17:22, Foster (SV) 17:32, Regan (PR) 17:38, Chris Georgiadis (M) 17:43, Taylor (SV) 17:56, Nathan Mrdjenovich (M) 18:01, Brandon Knox (M) 18:23Girls Top 10: Katie Lutz (SV) 20:31, Davis (PR) 20:37, Seibert (SV) 20:45, Suvick (PR) 21:04, Romeo (PR) 21:15, Dolds (PR) 21:17, Maggie McChesney (M) 21:25, Sledge (SV) 21:26, Sauer (SV) 21:33, Shannon McChesney (M) 21:37Freeport sweeps — Caleb Smith and Kayla Zboran each finished first to lead the Yellowjackets to wins.Smith ran a time of 18:38 to help the Freeport boys to victories of 26-32 over host Greensburg Central Catholic and 20-39 over Kittanning.Zboran crossed the finish line at 20:05 to pace the Freeport girls in triumphs of 17-44 over Kittanning and 15-43 over GCC.Becca Dudek was second in the girls race with a time of 20:46.Boys Top 10: Caleb Smith (F) 18:38, Matt Osche (GCC) 18:42, Phil Forsythe (GCC) 18:44, Colin Meehan (F) 18:58, Vince Mirigliano (GCC) 19:03, Jason Nolf (K) 19:56, Nathan McCombs (F) 20:06, Nathan Goldner (K) 20:10, Noah Bowser (F) 20:11, Jared Kapustik (F) 20:35Girls Top 10: Kayla Zboran (F) 20:05, Becca Dudek (F) 20:46, Hayley Davis (F) 22:18, Emily Kutch (K) 22:38, Nicole Miller (F) 22:43, Laura Will 9F) 22:54. Rosely Tan (GCC) 23:26, Michelle Karabin (GCC) 23:45, Katie Hill (F) 23:47, Sarah Dunn (K) 23:51Karns City 23, Moniteau 32 (boys); Karns City 24, Moniteau 33 (girls) — The Gremlins' Matt Slagle won the boys race with a time of 18:29, while Emily Schumacher won the girls race at 22:10.Union also took part but did not field a full team.Karns City (both teams at 2-1) will host Clarion Tuesday.Boys Top 10: Matt Slagle (KC) 18:29, Evan Miller (M) 19:40, Beau Rankin (U) 20:08, Evan McGarvey (KC) 21:05, John Hazlett (U) 21:18, John Garing (KC) 21:20, Jacob Fullerton (M) 21:50, Jake Taciuch (M) 21:54, Grant Curdo (KC) 21:58, Jacob Stewart (KC) 22:29Girls Top 10: Emily Schumacher (KC) 22:10, Emily Jones (KC) 22:50, Lacee Scheerbaum (KC) 22:58, Heather Porter (M) 23:46, Abby Dietz (U) 24:18, Allison DeMatteis (M) 24:20, Drew Barnhart (KC) 24:28, Emily Rider (M) 26:25, Shannon Roberts (U) 26:40, Chelsea Miller (M) 27:06

Cole McCandless scored at 23:09 of the first half to lead Slippery Rock (3-5-1, 2-1) to a 1-0 win over Sharon.Aaron Gerken assisted on the goal.Goalkeeper Zach Latorre made three saves as he and the Rockets' defense earned the shutout.Knoch 10, Kittanning 2 — Alex Slomer scored three goals as the Knights earned a section rout.Ben Andrews and Brandon Vargo each added two goals. Kris Matus, Bob Larrimer and Nick Kadunce also found the net for the Knights (4-1-1).

Slippery Rock 10, Oil City 1 — Harley Boyd had two goals and an assist, Haley Angerett and Molly Joyce two goals each for the Rockets (4-4, 4-0) in this Monday game. Jenny Dudek and Abby Magliocca added a goal and assist each.Hannah Elliott and Marina Snowden both scored a goal with Skyler Hinchberger adding an assist.

Pine-Richland 4, Seneca Valley 1 — Alexis Brockway had the Raiders' lone win at No. 2 singles.Singles: Marlys Bridgham (PR) def. Elisa Park 6-0, 6-0; Alexis Brockway (SV) def. Angela Consiglio 7-6, 1-0; Sneha Iyer (PR) def. Jenn Hutchinson 6-1, 6-2Doubles: Laura Feger-Sarah Kraise (PR) def. Jane Vandrak-Alissa Hill 6-1, 6-2; Holly Sedory-Kathleen Mangano (PR) def. Allie Head-Allie Grence 6-3, 6-1

Grove City's Dylan Osborne shot a 40, but Jordan Anderson's 43 was the key score for the Eagles in a tiebreaker win over Slippery Rock, 167-167.Brett Rinker also shot a 40 for Slippery Rock.Grove City (167): Dylan Osborne 40, Jake Cline 41, Ben Lucas 43, Ed Hetrick 43.Slippery Rock (167): Brett Rinker 40, Bob Paczkowski 41, Mitchell May 42, Zac McCue 44.Freeport 212, St. Joe's 224 — Robbie Miller fired a 38 to earn medalist honors as the Yellowjackets (12-3, 9-0) prevailed at The Phoenix.Freeport (212): Robbie Miller 38, Audrey Clawson 41, Luke Mariotti 42, Richard VanDruff 43, Ryley Cowan and Cole Hepler 48St. Joe's (224): David Schnur 39, Mitch Farrell 42, Nick Pleva 43, Dan Sullivan 47, Jake Stearns 53Moniteau 262, Clarion-Limestone 264 — Jared Say's 47 helped key the Warriors to the KSAC win at Pinecrest Golf Club.Moniteau (262): Jared Say 47, Matt Marterella 49, Marcus Fry 52, Aleisha Fowler 57, Travis Genaway 57Clarion-Limestone (264): Neel Shrivastava 48, Mike Staley 52, Brooks Bennett 53, Ben Henry 53, Alex Acree 58

Butler 200, Ambridge 273 — Abby Dunbaugh earned medalist honors with a 39 to pace the Tornado.Butler (200): Abby Dunbaugh 39, Tori Hesidence 45, Edith Anderson 54, Ava Bonetti 62Ambridge (273): Alyson Edith 58, Maya Niven 64, Natalie Erwin 74, Emily Ursprung 77Butler 186, Blackhawk 206 — Abby Dunbaugh fired a 41 to lead all golfers in this match from Monday.Butler (186): Abby Dunbaugh 41, Tori Hesidence 44, Edith Andersson 48, Ava Bonetti 53

Butler won the Steve Bryan Memorial Cup at the Belmont Complex in Kittanning recently. The Golden Tornado defeated Ford City, 7-1, in the finals.Butler also defeated Indiana 5-2, Moon 5-4 and Kittanning 5-4. Junior goaltender Logan Rothbauer stopped 55 of 61 shots in winning two games, while sophomore Clay Bachman stopped 55 of 60 shots in his two victories.Tanner Gilliland, Troy Double and Tony Harpel scored five goals each with Joseph DiMartino and Nick Whann adding two goals. Gilliland had five assists, Whann and Jake Campbell four each.

Noelle Garrison had eight service points, Kenzi Uber five aces and six kills, while Hildi Burleigh added 17 assists as the First Baptist Christian School volleyball team defeated Harvest Baptist Academy, 3-0.Adam Mueller and Matt Cumberland had a goal and assist each as FBCS dropped an 8-3 soccer decision to Robinson Township. Ben Miller added a goal, Trevor Barnhart an assist.