Ashleigh Huey had 16 kills, 23 digs and two blocks as the Butler girls volleyball team bounced back to defeat Shaler 19-25, 25-14, 25-22, 25-16 Thursday.

Brandie Welch added 10 blocks and four kills, Kelsey Rice had 15 kills and Jessica Schnur had 15 digs.

Butler improved to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in section play. The five wins equal last year's win total for Butler, something that coach Meghan Lucas is very happy about.

"I feel like we are making progress and also gaining some respect at the same time," she said.

Butler plays at to Pine-Richland Tuesday.

Moniteau 3, Forest Area 0 -

Haley McFeaters had 54 assists as Moniteau swept Forest Area by scores of 25-11, 25-11 and 25-19.

Melissa Ciochetto added seven kills and Sarah Badges-Canning tallied six aces in this KSAC match.

North Clarion 3, Karns City 1 -

The Wolves took this match by scores of 25-12, 8-25, 25-22 and 25-13. Christy Wallace had 12 service points for the Gremlins (0-3) while Julie Baptiste had a solid night in defeat.

Tom Gillespie fired a 39 to earn medalist honors and to lead Knoch (6-4, 4-2) to a 204-215 win over Valley Thursday at Saxon Golf Course.Knoch 204:Tom Gillespie 39, John Hook 40, Nate Rihn 40, Joe Sopcisak 42, Kevin Zitzman 43Valley 215:Chris Brennan 41, Eric Yeamans 41, Derek Gabrish 44, Pat Brennan 44, Casey Jackson 45Karns City 229, Venango Catholic 267-Logan McCracken paced the Gremlins (2-6) with a 40 at St. Jude Country Club.Karns City 229:Logan McCracken 40, Nathan Shirey 41, Shannon Christie 48, Greg Parker 50, Blake Armstrong 50Venango Catholic 267:Dave Hugar 47, Jim Barber 53, Mike Solle 61, Alan McBride 53, Eric Guch 53A-C Valley 199, Cranberry 201 -Ted Marron earned medalist honors with a 35 that helped pave the way for the Falcons (8-0).A-C Valley (199):Ted Marron 35, Cody Anthony 36, John Kaufman 39, Shawn Courson 44, Sean Foust 45Cranberry (201):Dustin Fry 36, Alan Felmlee 38, Braden Harmon 42, A.J. Gaw 42, Zach Sheffer 43Grove City 207, Slippery Rock 223 -Cameron Peterson's 35 helped the Eagles defeat the Rockets in this dual match at Oakview.The schools will travel to the Mercyhurst Prep Invitational today at Downing Golf Course in Erie.Slippery Rock (223):Matt Palcewicz 40, Chris Newcomb 40, Nick Cress 43, Wes Lefebvre 44, Josh Hoover 46Grove City (207):Cameron Peterson 35, Derek Forese 40, Kelly Chutz 42, Zach Nesbit 43, Tony Campagna and Zach Frankenberg 47Shaler 199, Butler 211 -Brandon Johnson shot a 40 for Butler, (4-4, 2-4), but Shaler's Joe Horvat fired a 35 to lead the field at Butler Country Club.Shaler 199:Joe Horvat 35, Rich Lipscomb 39, Mike Hartman 40, Nick Mora 42, Dave Konop 43Butler 211:Brandon Johnson 40, Nick Blymiller 42, Andrew Shakeley 42, Aaron Ordy 43, Joe Palermo 44Rocky Grove 227, Moniteau 260 -At Lucky Hills, Moniteau's Tyler Hunter shot a 44, but Rocky Grove went on to the win, behind a 40 by Dallas Coxson.Moniteau (1-6) will travel to Cross Creek to face Venango Catholic Tuesday.Moniteau (260):Tyler Hunter 44, Devin Christie 48, Nathan Markle 49, Jarred Carr 56, Jeremy Bean 63Rocky Grove (227):Dallas Coxson 40, Trevor Johnson 42, Jeremy Fleming 42, Sam Saeli 50, Matt Wood 53Seneca Valley 205, New Castle 224 -Brett Spagnola shot a 38 to pace the Raiders (6-1) at Cranberry Highlands Golf Course.Seneca Valley 205:Brett Spagnola 38, Mike Riederer 39, Wes Roberts 40, Eric Hajduk 43, Jason Camp 45New Castle 224:Nick Peadice 41, Devan Heasley 42, Roger Monaco 45, Marco Sibeto 47, Chris Nugent 49.Freeport 214, Ford City 226 -The Yellowjackets improved to 8-0 as they dispatched the Sabers at Lenape Heights Golf Course Thursday.

Seneca Valley 183, Blackhawk 189 -Lauren Torso carded a 40 as the Raiders (5-2, 5-1) took this section match played at Blackhawk Golf Course.Seneca Valley 183:Lauren Torso 40, Chelsie Schade 46, Whitney Wilkinson 47, Ashley Arrington 50Blackhawk 189:Courtney Kline 42, Diana Darak 46, Lauren Sieger 49, Maura Boggs 52.

Knoch 4, Deer Lakes 1 -Scott Herman tallied two goals and an assist, and D.J. Thomas scored twice to lead the Knights (3-1, 3-0).Slippery Rock 9, Franklin 0 -Seth Bodie and Euna Jeon each had two goals to power the Rockets to the decisive win.Greg Walter, who earned the shutout in net, also scored, as did Craig Bicehouse, Joe Bryan, Drew Craig and Ryan Gercken.The Rockets (5-0) will play at Karns City Monday.

Slippery Rock 9, Conneaut Valley 0- Robin Craig, moved from goalkeeper to spur the offense, scored three goals to lead the Rockets to a win Wednesday.Beth Reefer also scored three goals and Jence Rhoads, Tara Huff and Kiersten Zajac added goals for Slippery Rock.Allison Perry earned the shut out in goal.In junior varsity action, the Rockets won 3-2 as Elizabeth Wells-Pratt tallied two goals.Karns City 5, Clarion 0 -Nikki McElroy had three goals and an assist, and Brittni Grenninger added a goal and two assists for the Gremlins (4-1).

Butler 4, Valley 1 -Anchored by a sweep in singles by Courtney Kerr, Jocelyn Kerr and Kristin Cypher for the second consecutive day, the Tornado downed the Vikings in this exhibition match Thursday.The win came on the heels of Butler's 5-0 triumph over Shaler Wednesday.Butler (6-3) will host Gateway today.Butler 4, Valley 1Singles:Courtney Kerr (B) def. Crystal Livorio 6-4, 7-5; Jocelyn Kerr (B) def. Kristin Ravotti 6-2, 6-1; Kristin Cypher (B) def. Kaitlin Chick 6-0, 6-0Doubles:Ashley Brenckle-Angie Byrns def. Andrea Korman-Kaylee Dougherty 6-2, 6-3; Anna Boyd-Michelle Veltri (V) def. Katie Goettler-Samantha Evelhoch 4-6, 6-2, 6-3

Mars 15, Northgate 46; Mars 15, Fort Cherry 39 (girls); Mars 27, Northgate 28; Mars 15, Fort Cherry 49 (boys) -Cody Kier and Brittany Zaborowski won their respective boys and girls races for the Planets at Northgate Thursday.Boys Top 10Cody Kier (M) 20:40, Tim Gillingham (N) 20:42, B. Gillingham (N) 21:12, Dan Pierre (M) 21:30, Adam Smetana (M) 21:48, P. Stahl (N) 22:08, Mark Stenner (M) 22:39, J. Paladin (N) 22:44, M. Roney (N) 22:46, Carl Zellars (M0 23:28Mars Girls Top RunnersBrittany Zaborowski 27:16, Courtney Moran 27:16, Katie Dederer 27:18, Chloe Pierre 27:59, Kaitlin Thompson 28:22, Kerri Allen 29:13