WPIAL football pairings releasedThree Butler County football teams will be in WPIAL playoff action Friday night.Mars (8-2) will host Ringgold (7-2) in a WPIAL Class 4-A quarterfinal.Seneca Valley (6-3) will travel to Mount Lebanon (7-3) for a Class 6-A quarterfinal.Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic (5-4) will travel to Burgettstown (4-5) for a Class AA first-round game.All games kick off at 7:30 p.m.

Pennington joins PIAA cross countryRIDGWAY — Rebecca Pennington of Karns City qualified for the PIAA Class AA cross country meet by placing third in the District 9 girls race Saturday at Ridgway High School.Pennington completed the course in 20 minutes, 22 seconds.

Seman helps Pitt upset Tar HeelsPITTSBURGH — Seneca Valley graduate Angela Seman had 18 digs Sunday as the University of Pittsburgh volleyball team upset No. 8 North Carolina, 25-21, 19-25, 25-15, 23-25, 15-6.Seman had 25 digs as Pitt (17-7, 8-4) also defeated North Carolina State over the weekend.

Browns get Collins in deal with PatsBEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns acquired linebacker Jamie Collins from New England one day before the NFL’s trade deadline.A second-round draft pick in 2013, Collins has been one of the Patriots’ better defensive players for just over three seasons, but his rookie contract ends after this season.

Race fan charged with reckless drivingMARTINSVILLE, Va. — Virginia State Police say they’ve charged a man with reckless driving after a crash injured 22 people in a Martinsville Speedway parking lot after a NASCAR race.Police said in a statement that 65-year-old Gary T. Edem of Fairfax, Va., was released after a magistrate placed him on unsecured bond.Troopers say Edem was driving a Chevrolet when he struck a Jeep and the pedestrians.The incident remains under investigation.