The Karns City girls soccer team received the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye in the District 9 Class A soccer playoffs.

The Gremlins (15-1) will play the winner of No. 4 Redbank Valley and No. 5 Port Allegany on a day and at a time to be determined.

Redbank Valley and Port Allegany play Tuesday night.

The Karns City boys soccer team received the No. 2 seed and will open the playoffs at 7 p.m. Wednesday at home against No. 7 Clarion-Limestone.

The Gremlins (15-1) defeated the Lions 11-0 and 11-1 in their two meetings this season.

BUTLER TWP — The Butler County Women's Bowling Association will host the women's county tournament Nov. 7-8 and 14-15 at Family Bowlaway.Singles, doubles and team events cost $20 each. Bowlers may compete in one or more events. Applications are available at butlerwba.com.Call Vicki at 724-285-6451 for more information.

ERIE — Butler graduates Rachel Weyand and Taylor Troyan played key roles in Penn State Behrend's 3-0 women's soccer win over D'Youville Wednesday.Weyand scored the game-winning goal and Troyan recorded her third shutout and ninth win of the season.

BUFFALO TWP — Mike Hilla Jr. won the Senior Series Stock Race Thursday night as part of this weekend’s Steel City Stampede at Lernerville Speedway.Danny Rich finished second, Pat Weldon third. Jarred Bauman won the School Bus Feature.There were more than 150 cars in the pits covering a variety of divisions.

LOS ANGELES — Don Mattingly won't return as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers next year after agreeing with his bosses that he and the team needed a fresh start.Before they came to that decision, the parties discussed extending Mattingly's contract beyond next year, its final season.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville coach Rick Pitino vows to Cardinals fans that he “will not resign and let you down” as investigations continue into an escort's book allegations that one of his former staffers hired her and other dancers to strip and have sex with recruits and players.The Hall of Fame coach apologized to fans for having to “endure the pain” of the allegations.