David Bednar and Nathan Furl combined for a five-inning no-hitter as the Mars baseball team blanked Kittanning 11-0 Monday afternoon.

Bednar struck out five in four innings of work. Furl pitched a perfect fifth inning to wrap up the no-hitter.

Ben Erdahl had a pair of hits and four RBI to pace the Planets (4-3, 1-0) at the plate.

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Mars 037 1xx x — 11 9 1

W: David Bednar 4IP (5K, 0BB). L: Max Mechling 3IP (1K, 1BB).

Mars (4-3, 1-0): Ben Erdah; 2-1B 4-RBI, Kevin Giallonardo 2B RBI, Connor McGinnis 2-1B 2-RBI, Zach Edinger 2-2B 2-RBI

Today: Mars at Sto-Rox

Knoch 12, Highlands 0 — Taylor Sharer struck out seven in five shutout innings as the Knights opened section play with a mercy rule rout.

Chris Law and Hunter Balliet each had a double and Ty Smith had a triple for Knoch (2-3, 1-0).

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Highlands 000 00x x — 0 3 3

W: Taylor Sharer 5IP (7K, 1BB). L: Borkowski 3IP (2K, 5BB).

Knoch (2-3, 1-0): Chris Law 2B RBI, Chase Voltz 1B 2-RBI, Ty Smith 1B 3B RBI, Zach Junk 2-1B 2-RBI, Hunter Balliet 2B 2-RBI

Wednesday: Valley vs. Knoch at Pullman Park, 4 p.m.

Aubrey Baehr tripled and drove in a run while relief pitcher Nikki Matz struck out five batters in four innings in Seneca Valley's 6-4 win over North Hills.It was the first victory of the season for the Raiders (1-3).North Hills 120 100 0 — 4 9 5 Seneca Valley 020 400 x — 6 6 3W: Nikki Matz 4 IP (5K, 1BB). L: Wittig 6 IP (4K, 3BB).North Hills: Shannon Wittig 1B HRSeneca Valley: Aubrey Baehr 3B RBIWednesday: Seneca Valley at ButlerButler 10, Fox Chapel 7 — Rachel Rebmann had a double, two singles and drove in a pair of runs to lead the Golden Tornado.Mackenzie O'Donnell added a triple and two RBI for Butler (2-3).Emily McDonald picked up the win in relief of Hope Wonderling.Butler 103 141 0 — 10 13 1Fox Chapel 301 100 1 — 7 10 2W: Emily McDonald 4IP (0K, 0BB). L: McBay 4IP (2K, 0BB).Butler (2-3): Rachel Rebmann 2-1B 2B 2-R 2-RBI, Cait Baxter 2-1B 2-R, Mackenzie O'Donnell 1B 3B 2-RBI, Madi Graham 2-1B 2-RBI, Aubrey Schmeider 2B, Rihannon Kosar 2BFox Chapel: Nestel HRToday: Shaler at ButlerMoniteau 18, Aliquippa 1 — Chloe Eshenbaugh had three hits, scored three runs and drove in two to lead the Warriors.Taylor Hasychak picked up the win, striking out seven in four innings of work.Moniteau 712 8xx x — 18 13 3Aliquippa 001 0xx x — 1 5 5W: Taylor Hasychak 4IP (7K, 0BB). L: Donna Gilbert 4IP (1K, 10BB).Moniteau (5-0): Chloe Eshenbaugh 3-1B 3-R 2-RBI, Heather McMillen 2-1B 3-R 3-RBI, Nicole Buderbaugh 2-1B 2-R 3-RBI, Nicole Aubil 2-1B 2-R 2-RBIAliquippa: Jasmine Jackson 2B, Jasmine Cobb 2B 1BThursday: Moniteau at Redbank ValleyHighlands 3, Knoch 2 — Sarah Steedle and Abbie Thrower each had a pair of hits, but the Knights fell short in this section loss.Knoch 000 001 1 — 2 8 2Highlands 000 120 x — 3 9 2W: Gabby Miller 7IP (3K, 0BB). L: Abbie Thrower 6IP (2K, 2BB).Knoch (5-4, 1-2): Sarah Steedl 2-1B, Abbie Thrower 2-1B, Bethany Hay 2B, Codi Reed 2BHighlands: Stinson 2-1B, Grosholz 2-1BToday: Hampton at Knoch

Karns City's boys swept the relay events to earn a 95-55 win over Clarion.On the girls side, Emily Schumacher, Emily Jones and Breann Wood all won multiple events to lead the Gremlin girls to a 93-57 win over Clarion.BoysKarns City 95, Clarion 553,200 relay: Karns City (Slagle, McGarvey, Garing, Olszak) 9:25; 110 hurdles: Wolbert (C) 16.6; 100 dash: Corbett (C) 11.4; 1,600 run: Slagle (KC) 5:14; 400 run: Mohney (KC) 57.0; 400 relay: Karns City (Kepple, Weckerly, Rhoades, Moroney) 45.3; 300 hurdles: Everetts (KC) 43.3; 800 run: McGarvey (KC) 2:16.9; 200 dash: Rhoades (KC) 23.4; 3,200 run: Slagle (KC) 11.17; 1,600 relay: Karns CIty 3:48.2Shot put: Monger (C) 43-8.75; Discus: Monger (C) 112-1; Javelin: Whited (KC) 145-2.5; High jump: Boenke (C) 5-8; Long jump: Corbett (C) 22-0; Triple jump: Shepard (KC) 37-10.25 Pole vault: Corbett N/AGirlsKarns City 93, Clarion 573,200 relay: Karns City (Lacee Scheerbaum, Drew Barnhart, Emily Jones, Emily Schumacher) 10:46.2; 100 hurdles: Kroh (C) 17.3; 100 dash: Breann Wood (KC) 12.8; 1,600 run: Emily Jones (KC) 6:11.5; 400 run: Emily Schumacher (KC) 1:01.5; 400 relay: Clarion 53.5; 300 hurdles: Kroh (C) 51.5; 800 run: Schumacher (KC) 2:30.0; 200 dash: Wood (KC) 27.3; 3,200 run: Emily Jones (KC) 14:08.9; 1,600 relay: Karns City (LeErin Jones, LeeAnn Gibson, Sheyenne Troutman, Emily Schumacher) 4:21.2Shot put: Kenneson (C) 4-11 Discus: Wolfe (C) 86-10; Javelin: Ochs (C) 99-5; High jump: Kenneson (C) 4-11; Long jump: Annie Hegedus (KC) 14-9; Triple jump: Ganoe (C) 35-4; Pole vault: KC N/AMars double dual — Ori Rinaman dominated again for the Planets, posting the best overall time in the 110 hurdles, 100, 300 hurdles and 200 as the Mars boys beat Valley 112-38 and Hampton 93-57.The Mars girls split with those two teams, downing Valley 105-45, but falling to Hampton 78½-71½.BoysMars 112, Valley 38Mars 93, Hampton 573,200 relay: Mars (Zimmerman, Slaney, Knox, Diefenbacher) 9:46; 110 hurdles: Rinaman (M) 15.5; 100 dash: Rinaman (M) 11.2; 1,600 run: Slaney (M) 4:38.2; 400 run: Smith (M) 52.8; 400 relay: Hampton 44.26; 300 hurdles: Rinaman (M) 43.1; 800 run: Slaney (M), Zimmerman (M) 2:11.3; 200 dash: Rinaman (M) 22.8; 3,200 run: Shields (H) 10:38; 1,600 relay: Mars (Slaney, Smith, Bayuk, Kingsley) 3:39.1Shot put: Glomb (M) 44-0.25; Discus: Glomb (M) 121-8; Javelin: Smith (M) 149-9; High jump: Adams (H) 6-2; Long jump: Smith (H) 19-11; Triple jump: Smith (H) 43-7; Pole vault: Battan (M) 13-6GirlsMars 105, Valley 45Hampton 78.5, Mars 71.53,200 relay: Mars (Parrish, Cole, LaRocca, King) 10:46; 100 hurdles: Spencer (H) 16.0; 100 dash: Walters (V) 12.9; 1,600 run: Shannon McChesney (M) 5:51; 400 run: Cook (H) 1:00.4; 400 relay: Hampton N/A; 300 hurdles: Spencer (H) 46.2; 800 run: King (M) 2:22.5; 200 dash: Cook (H) 26.4; 3,200 run: Ali Khani (M) 13:17; 1,600 relay: Hampton 4:04.3Shot put: Thomas (M) 34-0; Discus: Thomas (M) 109-3; Javelin: Michalski (M) 92-8; High jump: Doyle (M) 4-10; Long jump: Doyle (M) 14-7; Triple jump: Horvat (M) 31-8; Pole vault: Hampton 11-0

Zac Sicher scored the winning goal two minutes into the second overtime as Mars downed Gateway 9-8.It was the first varsity win for the program, which began this season.Sicher finished with a pair of goals.Blake Thompson led the Planets (1-1) with three goals in the win.