Four Butler County high school teams will begin play in the PIAA playoffs on Monday.

They include:

Baseball Class AAAA

Seneca Valley (10-11) will face Moon (16-4) at 2 p.m. at Kelly Automotive Park.

Class AA

Karns City (14-2) will play Northwestern (13-5) at 5 p.m. at Clarion-Limestone High School.

Softball Class AAA

Mars (12-5) will battle Saint Marys (14-4) at 3:30 p.m. at Brockway High School.

Class AA

Moniteau (20-0) will meet Philipsburg-Osceola (19-5) at 5:30 p.m. at Clarion-Limestone High School.

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