Alexis Linamen had 17 service points and six kills and Meredith Snyder 15 points and 10 kills to lead A-C Valley to a 22-25, 25-7, 25-8, 25-16 KSAC volleyball victory over Karns City Monday.

Emily Quaill added 12 points and 17 assists, Jessica Callender 11 points, Abby Wetzel 21 digs and Kelsey Boocks 12 kills and five blocks, all for the Falcons (4-1).

In junior varsity action, the Gremlins prevailed 18-25, 25-17, 26-24.

The A-C Valley junior varsity team had come off capturing the seven-team Redbank Valley Junior Varsity Invitational over the weekend.

It defeated Clarion-Limestone in the semifinals and the host Bulldogs in the finals.

Butler 3, Avonworth 2 — Heather Straynick had 14 kills, six aces and eight digs and Mackenzie O'Donnell 13 kills and nine blocks to power the Tornado to wins of 25-16, 25-12 and 15-8 in the five-game victory.

Kiana Green added seven kills and six blocks for Butler (4-3), which travels to Fox Chapel on Wednesday.

Indiana 3, Knoch 0 — Despite 14 kills from Celina Sanks and nine kills from Mary Zellhart, the Indians prevailed 27-25, 26-24, 25-12.

Knoch (4-2, 3-1) will play at Deer Lakes Wednesday.

Slippery Rock 2, Hickory 0 — Cole McCandless scored both goals for the Rockets (2-3-1, 1-0) in this region opener.

Karns City 12, Forest Area 0 — Breann Wood led this lopsided win with five goals while Emily LoPresti and Megan Hegedus both scored twice.Emily Schumacher, Maggie McKain and Chelsea McCartney each had one goal for KC (6-0). Schumacher and Morgan Deal split time in net for the shutout.Mars 12, Deer Lakes 0 — Amber Fichter paced the Planets with four goals and Karli Paracca scored three times.Mars' defense of Jordyn White, Erica Schwab, Megan Stetz and Shaelyn O'Connor allowed no shots on goal.Also finding the net in the victory were White, Beth Perri, Caitlin Foltz, Sabrina Edwards and Lydia Dennis.

Mars 189, Seneca Valley 217 — At Connoquenessing Country Club, Bridget Merten carded a 44 to pace the Planets while Alex Steighner led Seneca Valley with a 45.Seneca Valley will host Butler today.Mars (189): Bridget Merten 44, Alexa Titchen 47, Olivia Laughlin 49, Lauren Schaper 49Seneca Valley (217): Alex Steighner 45, Jess Howard 54, Catie Dillon 59, Sarah Johanknecht 59

Brett Rinker shot a 4-under-par 66 at Oakview Golf Club Monday, helping Slippery Rock place second to Meadville in the final Region 3 megamatch of the season. Grove City's Ben Lucas carded a 77 as the Eagles finished third.Meadville clinched the region title, followed by Grove City, Slippery Rock, Warren and Oil City.Rinker was named Region 3 Player of the Year after averaging a 73 this season. He and teammate Bobby Paczkowski, along with Grove City's Ben Lucas, have qualified for the District 10 Class AAA Championship, to be held Oct. 9 at Grove City Country Club.Monday's Matchat Oakview G.C.1-Meadville 306; 2-Slippery Rock 316 (Brett Rinker 66, Bob Paczkowski 78, Matt Badger 82, Zac McCue 90); 3-Grove City 327 (Ben Lucas 77, Dylan Osborne 81, Matt Gordon 82, Collin Lawson 87); 4-Warren 334; 5-Oil City 352Freeport 213, Deer Lakes 236 — Robbie Miller fired an even-par 36 to key the Yellowjackets (10-3, 7-0) victory at Pittsburgh National Golf Course.Deer Lakes (236): Jake Roberts 43, Adam Klingensmith 45, Jack Scherer 48, Brandon Philistine 49, Nick Roberts 51Freeport (213): Robbie Miller 36, Audrey Clawson 42, Luke Mariotti 44, Steven Vento 45, Richard VanDruff 46, Cole Hepler 46

Seneca Valley 4, North Hills 1 — SV's doubles teams of Jane Vandrak and Alyssa Hill, along with Allie Head and Allie Grence both picked up a win against the Indians.The Raiders improved to 5-6 and will host Knoch Wednesday.Seneca Valley 4, North Hills 1Singles: 1-Helena Varys (NH) def. Elisa Park 4-6, 6-0, 6-3; 2-Alexis Brockway (SV) def. Kendall Uhler 6-3, 6-0; 3-Jennifer Hutchinson (SV) def. Jaclyn Brink 0-6, 6-3, 6-4Doubles: 1-Jane Vandrak-Alyssa Hill (SV) def. Courtney Porto-Emily Huwe 6-2, 6-1; 2-Allie Head-Allie Grence (SV) def. Mary Dunbar-Sarah Brunner 6-2, 6-1.