Doug Moran scored Butler's lone goal, but it was enough to defeat North Hills 1-0 in boys soccer action Tuesday.

Evan Gould recorded the shutout in goal for the Golden Tornado (2-4), who host Montour Thursday.

Knoch 3, Valley 0 -

D.J. Thomas scored two goals and James Morrow netted the other as the Knights blanked the Vikings in a section game.

Scott Wetzel added an assist and Steve Frye and Nathan Geibel combined for the shutout in net.

Knoch (2-1, 2-0) hosts Deer Lakes Thursday.

Slippery Rock 7, Conneaut Valley 0

- Drew Craig scored three goals and Ryan Zarichnak added two more for the Rockets.

Kyle Gerken and Euna Jeon also scored goals and Greg Walter earned the shutout in goal for Slippery Rock (4-0).

Knoch 206, Kittanning 218 -John Hook and Kevin Zitzman each fired a 39 to pace the Knights to the section win at Saxon Golf Course.Knoch (5-4, 3-2) will host Valley on Thursday.Knoch (208):John Hook 39, Kevin Zitzman 39, Tom Gillespie 40, Joe Sopcisak 44, Nate Rihn 44Kittanning (218):Joel Shriver 41, Lee Heilman 42, Josh Guthrie 42, Nick Klodowski 45, Rob Slagle 48West Forest 236, Moniteau 243- Tyler Hunter fired a 42, but Moniteau fell to West Forest.Moniteau (243):Tyler Hunter 42, Devon Christie 47, Eric Fort 49, Nathan Markle 50, Cory Campbell 55.West Forest (236):Seth Everett 47, Jesse Oliver 49, Jim Hester 43, Chris Hitchcock 50, Cory Wolbert 47Freeport 208, Summit Academy 292- The Yellowjackets are now 10-1 overall, 7-0 in the section after Tuesday's win over the Knights.

Cody Kier and Brittany Zaborowski each finished second as both Mars cross country teams earned a split against Quaker Valley and Vincentian Tuesday afternoon.Both Mars teams fell to Quaker Valley, but toppled Vincentian.Boys1-Andy Gregor (QV) 17:08.16, 2-Cody Kier (M) 17:18, 3-Erich Wittmer (QV) 17:44.68, 4-Dan Pierre (M) 18:08, 6-James Thompson (QV) 18:28.17, 7-Bob Tunney (V) 19:03.51, 8-Ben Thornton (QV) 19:06.26, 9-Joe Paille (QV) 19:31.79, 10-Alex Kokkinakis (M)Girls1-Eryn Correa (QV) 20:34, 2-Brittany Zaborwoski (M) 20:45, 3-Cassie Corcoran (QV) 21:07, 4-Courtney Morgan (M) 21:11, 5-Grace Kaminski (QV) 21:19, 6-Claire Shorall (QV) 21:39, 7-Katie Dederer (M) 22:20, 8-Chloe Pierre (M) 22:23, 9-Lucy Gross (QV) 23:02, 10-Abby Burrelli (QV) 23:07Slippery Rock 27, Mercer 32 (boys); Mercer 20, Slippery Rock 35 (girls)- Clint Orlosky ran a time of 18 minutes, 7 seconds to lead the Rockets (2-0) to the win.The girls, competing without their top two runners, lost to Mercer to fall to 1-1.Slippery Rock 27, Mercer 32Boys1-Clint Orlosky (SR) 18:07, 2-Kyle Klaiber (M) 18:44, 3-Ross Harrington (M) 18:51, 4-Joey Smith (M) 18:53, 5-Chase Conti (SR) 19:42, 6-Dan Hartzell (SR) 19:52, 7-Jeff Lyons (SR) 19:53, 8-Ryan Beilstein (SR) 19:57, 9-Kevin Kauffman (SR) 20:23, 10-Doug Goetz (SR) 20:37Girls 1-1Mercer 20, Slippery Rock 35Girls1-Nicole Smith (M) 20:01, 2-Beth Tatomirovich (M) 21:40, 3-Alissa Smith (M) 21:51, 4-Lisa Suhrie (M) 22:47, 5-Amanda Kellogg (SR) 23:03, 6-Brittany Lyons (SR) 23:30, 7-Allison Plummer (SR) 23:32, 8-Sarah Thompson (SR) 23:48, 9-Jill Laux (SR) 23:52, 10-Nicole Redmond (M)Butler 26, Seneca Valley 31, Seneca Valley 24, Pine-Richland 35 (boys); Seneca Valley 24, Butler 32, Pine-Richland 26, Seneca Valley 31 (girls) -James Rogerson of Butler won the boys race and Emily Wolforth of Seneca Valley won the girls competition.Boys Top 10:James Rogerson (B) 16:46, Mark Scriben (P-R) 17:24, Ray Melder (B) 17:45, Cy Fleming (SV) 17:49, Oliver Flynn (SV) 17:50, John McPheron (SV) 17:57, Rob Regan (P-R) 18:03, Nathan Achesinski (B) 18:06, Ryan McCormick (P-R) 18:07, Steven Mormie (B) 18:08Girls Top 10:Emily Wolforth (SV) 21:25, Jessica Vernon (B) 21:31, Julia Hubbard (P-R) 21:39, Jessica Rinaman (SV) 21:52, Suzanne Schwerer (P-R) 22:09, Julieann Pennell (P-R) 22:29, Amelia Amango (P-R) 22:39, Marissa Behning (SV) 22:51, Lauren Bezier (SV) 22:54, Marie Rumbaugh (B) 22:56Lakeview 15, Moniteau 50, North Clarion 24, Moniteau 31 (boys); Lakeview 25, Moniteau 32 (girls) -Alyssa Deal won the girls race for Moniteau in 20:47, beating out teammate Amy Gladd.Boys Top 10:Mike Hardesty (L) 17:59, Terry Minter (L) 18:15, Noah Palicia (L) 18:46, A.J. Schwabenbauer (NC) 18:49, Rem Miller (L) 19:01, Tyler Davis (L) 19:06, John Drew (L) 19:21, Chris Switzer (M) 19:26, Bryan Bauer (NC) 19:27, Aaron Smith (M) 19:40Girls Top 10:Alyssa Deal (M) 20:47, Amy Gladd (M) 22:14, Emily Hoobler (L) 22:23, Sarah Davis (L) 22:34, Sheena Aden (L) 22:46, Eden Slater (L) 22:47, Tina Beggs (L) 23:58, Alison Metz (M) 24:07, Meghan Miles (L) 24:53, Samantha Kristufek (M) 25:02

Ashley Huey had nine kills and 12 digs and Amy Achesinski added six kills and two blocks as the Butler volleyball team stayed hot with a 25-23, 25-15, 25-16 section win over North Hills Tuesday night.Kayla Schnur added 19 assists and three aces for the Golden Tornado (4-1).Knoch 3, Northgate 0- Kariane Stuebgen tallied seven kills and eight service points to help Knoch to a 25-16, 25-9, 25-23 win over Northgate.Ashley Thrower added seven service points and Jen Robinson totaled seven kills for the Knights (2-1).Clarion-Limestone 3, Moniteau 0 -Melissa Ciocetto had four kills, but the Warriors (0-2) fell to Clarion-Limestone in straight sets 25-15, 25-15, 25-23.Redbank Valley 3, Karns City 0 -Christy Wallace had six serves for the Gremlins (0-2) in an 18-25, 8-25, 18-25 loss and Jen Morrow was the team's best all-around player, coach Marcy Isacco said.Karns City's junior varsity dropped a 10-25, 19-25 decision.The Gremlins play at North Clarion Thursday.