Jake Taciuch finished second with a time of 18 minutes, 56 seconds to help the Moniteau boys cross country team edge Karns City by a point, 27-28 Tuesday afternoon.

Union's Beau Rankin placed first in the boys race, but the Golden Knights didn't have enough runners to qualify as a team.

John Garing placed third for Karns City.

The Moniteau girls also beat Karns City, 25-35.

Emily Schumacher finished first for Karns City with a time of 20:02 and KC's Emily Jones was second, but Moniteau had the next five placers for the victory.

Moniteau 27, Karns City 28

Boys Top 10

1-Beau Rankin (U) 18:30, 2-Jake Taucich (M) 18:56, 3-John Garing (KC) 19:50, 4-Jake Fullerton (M) 20:06, 5-Jordan Krear (U) 20:16, 6-Austin Stoops (M) 20:55, 7-Conrad Snyder (KC) 21:24, 8-Bryce Ellenberger (KC) 21:30, 9-Ian McElroy (KC) 22:03, 10-Spencer Myers (KC) 22:46

Moniteau 25, Karns City 35

Girls Top 10

1-Emily Schumacher (KC) 20:02, 2-Emily Jones (KC) 21:43, 3-Allison DeMatteis (M) 22:07, 4-Samantha Hall (M) 22:29, 5-Mercedes Wallace (M) 23:24, 6-Chloe Wallace (M) 23:32, 7-Emily Rider (M) 24:00, 8-Kristen McDeavitt (M) 24:14, 9-Mariah Helch (KC) 24:16, 10-Tabby Dietz (U) 24:29

Freeport vs. Shady Side Academy and Kittanning — Behind a 1-2 finish from Hayley Davis and Becca Dudek, the Yellowjacket girls swept Shady Side Academy and Kittanning.

The boys earned a split, beating Kittanning, but falling to SSA. Colin Meehan placed first overall for Freeport.

Freeport 21, Kittanning 38

SSA 22, Freeport 35

Boys Top 10

1-Colin Meehan (F) 19:24, 2-Adam D'Angelo (SSA) 19:41, 3-Gannon Leech (SSA) 19:47, 4-Connor Columbo (SSA) 20:07, 5-Zac Prizant (SSA) 20:13, 6-Noah Bowser (F) 20:58, 7-Caleb Bowser (F) 21:06, 8-Max Prizant (SSA) 21:39, 9-Jason Nolf (K) 22:37, 10-Nathan Goldner (K) 22:42

Freeport 21, SSA 34

Freeport 15, Kittanning 48

Girls Top 10

1-Hayley Davis (F) 22:30, 2-Becca Dudek (F) 22:51, 3-Kim Mixon (F) 23:35, 4-Lindsay Stauber (SSA) 23:56, 5-Emily Natoli (SSA) 24:23, 6-Leah Stauber (SSA) 24:39, 7-Haley Redmond (F) 25:19, 8-Laura Will (F) 25:19, 9-Allie Hepner (K) 25:33, 10-Rebkah Testamariam 25:38

Seneca Valley earned an 18-25, 25-14, 26-24, 25-16 win over Butler.Gabriell Carney had 15 kills, five blocks and five digs for Butler in the loss.No individual stats were available for the Raiders.Freeport 3, Highlands 0 — The Yellowjackets cruised 25-4, 25-3, 25-10 behind Alexis Schrecengost's 14 service points, four aces, three blocks and three kills.Megan Sweeny added 14 service points, two aces, two blocks and two kills for the Yellowjackets (7-0, 6-0), while Karlie Hill contributed four kills and two blocks. Lydia Gasienski chipped in three kills.Karns City 3, Redbank Valley 1 — The Gremlins picked up a hard-fought victory by scores of 25-21, 24-26, 25-18 and 25-22.Kristen Smith paced KC with 13 service points and 11 assists, while Kendyll Smith added 10 kills and three service points.LeeAnn Gibson added 18 service points and six kills for the Gremlins (5-2, 5-1) and Paige Mennor recorded 15 service points and seven assists.Union 3, Brookville 0 — Sydney Varner had six kills, 12 points and six aces in the Damsels' 25-17, 25-17, 25-19 win.Kassie McGarrity added nine assists and five points and Leah Conner pitched in seven points, two kills and two blocks for Union, which also won the junior varsity match 25-13, 25-23.Grove City 3, Greenville 0 — Arianna Sprando helped the Eagles to a 25-20, 25-12, 25-20 win with six service points and 24 assists.Stephanie Risch had 14 passes and six service points, while Taylor Shingledecker tallied 11 service points and seven aces.McKenzie Fagan recorded a team-high 13 kills, Corianne Hyduchak nine kills and Jenn Ferguson seven kills. Ferguson and Jordyn Wyllie each added nine service points.The Grove City JV team won 25-14, 25-17.Keystone 3, A-C Valley 1 — Makayli Terwilliger piled up 12 kills, six blocks and nine assists, but the Falcons (3-3, 3-2) fell short.Morgan Cratty had six kills and five blocks and Jessica Callender nine digs and five kills. Sadie Longo tallied eight service points, eight assists, five kills and four blocks, while Halee Wetzel recorded a team-high 12 digs.The A-C Valley JV team improved to 6-0 on the season with a 25-14, 25-23 win. Katie Stumpner and Danielle Kaufman had six kills apiece.

Sean Freidhof and Luke LeChance each scored a pair of goals to lead Slippery Rock to a 6-1 win over Sharon.Josh Stutz and Zach Dublin also scored goals for the Rockets.Butler 2, North Hills 1 — The Golden Tornado snapped a five-game skid, improving to 6-5 overall and 4-3 in Section 2-AAA.Seneca Valley 2, Hampton 0 — The Raiders (8-1-1, 7-0) remained perfect in Section 2-AAA with the shutout.Deer Lakes 2, Mars 1 — The Lancers (7-2-2, 4-2-1) deposited two goals in the final eight minutes to earn the victory over the Planets (7-4, 4-3) in a pivotal Section 2-AA matchup.

Zac McCue shot a 38 at Oakview Country Club to help Slippery Rock slip past Grove City by five strokes.Matt Gordon paced Grove City with a 42. Both Slippery Rock and Grove City defeated West Middlesex.Grove City (177): Matt Gordon 42, Kyle Shingledecker 45, Jake Cline 43, Jordan Anderson 47West Middlesex (197): Ryan Dogan 48, Jace Burger 48, Chaz Burger 50, Aiden Bellucci 51Slippery Rock (172): Zac McCue 38, Collin Hyatt 44, Sam Isacco 45, Ken Rall 45Freeport 207, Burrell 252 — Audrey Clawson paced the Yellowjackets (13-2, 6-2) with a 39 at Buffalo Golf Course.Freeport (207): Audrey Clawson 39, Cole Hepler 41, Matt Swartz 41, Mickey Frazetta 41, Corey Mellinger 45Burrell (252): T.J. Swigart 43, Matt Kurtik 49, Mike Dauer 52, Cade Hochbein 53, Seth Miller 55Union 228, Moniteau 252 — Trevor Corle fired a 36 to lead the Golden Knights (7-4).Colton Cumberland paced Moniteau with a 43.Union (228): Zack Hepler 42, Trevor Corle 36, Chase Shirey 47, Trenton Shirey 51, Kolby Montgomery 52Moniteau (252): Britton Simmons 56, Nathan Hoshak 53, Colton Cumberland 43, Trevor Hogue 50, Marcus Fry 50

Lyndsey Lowe had 10 service points and Emily Rowland added 10 assists, but the First Baptist girls volleyball team fell to Portersville Christian School 25-20, 25-22, 25-14.First Baptist 5, Plants & Pillars 1 (soccer) — Ryan Hughes and Trevor Barnhart scored two goals each in the win. Alex Wang added a goal and Adam Mueller had three assists.