Four Butler County high school hockey teams will be competing in the PIHL playoffs this week.

Butler, the 11th seed in Class AAA, is in action tonight, taking on No. 6 seed Canon McMillan at 7:10 p.m. at Southpointe.

Mars is the No. 2 seed in Classs A and will play an opponent to be determined at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Warrendale Blade Runners. Freeport is the No. 3 seed in Class A and hosts No. 6 seed Kittanning at 6:15 p.m. Thursday at Belmont Arena.

Seneca Valley is the No. 4 seed in Class AAA and will host an opponent to be determined at 8 p.m. Thursday at Warrendale Blade Runners.

The Mars and Seneca Valley boys basketball teams will both be in action in the state playoffs this week in Erie County.In a Class AAA opener, the Planets (21-4) will face Girard (20-5) at 8 p.m. Friday at Gannon University.In Class AAAA, Seneca Valley (17-8) will battle Cathedral Prep (21-2) at 7 p.m. Saturday at General McLane High School in Edinboro.

NATRONA HEIGHTS — Lauren Cihonski, 10, of Cabot and Codray Negley, 11, of Butler won their respective divisions at the Knights of Columbus West Regional hoop shoot competition at St. Joseph's High School recently.Cihonski sank 17 of 25 free throws, Negley 22 of 25. Both will advance to the state finals March 16 at Trinity High School in Harrisburg.

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Danica Patrick had one of the hardest hits of her career when her car slammed into the wall at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday, but walked away uninjured.Running 26th with just over 100 laps left, Patrick blew a right front tire coming around turn 4 and slammed the right side of her car into the wall. She careened back onto the track and was hit hard again by David Ragan, flipping her hood over the windshield and shredding the left front fender as protective foam flew from the driver's side door.

SINGAPORE — American Stacy Lewis won the HSBC Women's Champions on Sunday for her sixth career LPGA title, overcoming two bogeys and some shaky putting on the back nine to hold off South Korea's Na Yeon Choi.

TEMPE, Ariz. — Los Angeles Angels slugger Mike Trout figures if he keeps producing like he did during his historic rookie season, he'll be in line for a handsome raise soon enough.The Angels renewed the contract of the AL Rookie of the Year for $510,000 on Saturday, just $20,000 above the major league minimum.

TAMPA, Fla. — Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki said he had no soreness Sunday, one day after being involved in a traffic accident.Suzuki said his SUV was totaled in the accident. He had a green light when he was hit by another vehicle in an intersection.