Seneca Valley pitcher Nikki Matz didn’t allow a late rally to shake her.

The Raiders pitcher struck over five over seven innings to help Seneca Valley beat Shaler 4-3 in a Section 3-AAAA Wednesday night on the road game. The Raiders built a 4-0 lead through the first three innings over Shaler (3-1, 3-1).

The Titans scored three runs in the fifth and sixth innings to cut into the lead.

Julia Zezinka hit a two-run homer for the Raiders (2-1, 2-1), while Elayna Nagy had a triple and single.

Seneca Valley 112 000 0 — 4 12 0

Shaler 000 021 0 — 3 6 1

W: Nikki Matz 7IP (5K, 2BB). L: AJ Nichols 7IP (2K, 1BB).

Seneca Valley (2-1, 2-1): Julia Zezinka 2-run HR 2-1B, Marie Marnik 3-1B, Elayna Nagy 3B 1B, Matz 1B, Ashley Kappeler 1B, Tori Pfab 1B, Morgan Aloi 1B.

Shaler (3-1, 3-1): Amanda Sartori 1B, Haley Dengler 2-1B.

Today: North Hills at Seneca Valley

Hampton 10, Knoch 9 — Hayle Fox tripled, doubled and singled for the Knights in this loss.

Hampton scored the tying and winning runs with no outs in the bottom of the seventh.

Knoch 104 121 0 — 9 8 5

Hampton 203 120 2 — 10 12 5

W: Megan Thornton 7IP (3K, 7BB). L: Shelby Bruggeman 2.2IP (0K, 0BB).

Knoch (4-3, 1-1): Hayle Fox 3B 2B 1B, Sydney Natlili 2-1B

Hampton: Ashley Sheetz 2-2B 3B, Rachel Pletz 2-3B

Tuesday: Indiana at Knoch

Slippery Rock 10, Mercer 0 — Cheyenne Hindman fanned eight batters to help the Rockets (2-0) cruise to a six-inning, non-region win.

Slippery Rock 500 401 — 10 16 0

Mercer 000 00 — 0 2 2

W: Cheyenne Hindman 6IP (8K, 1BB). L: A. Cameron 3IP (1K, 2BB).

Slippery Rock (2-0): Alexis Bogan 1B HR 3 RBI, Macy McCall 2-1B 2B R, Hope Schnell 1B 2B 2R, Marie Bosch 2-1B, Taylor Moesta 2R, Joella Neal 2-1B R.

Mercer: Glass 2-1B.

Today: Slippery Rock at Sharpsville

Mars 12, Indiana 0 — Mallory Eperesi had three hits and drove in two runs to help the Planets earn a section win over the Indians.

Nikki Schlegel had five strikeouts for Mars.

Mars 311 214— 12 14 0

Indiana 000 000 — 0 3 1

W: Nikki Schlegel 6IP (5K). L: Bertif 6IP (8K).

Mars: Mallory Eperesi 2 RBIs 3 hits, Suzanne Papik 3 hits

Tuesday: Mars at Highlands

Freeport 7, Kittanning 3 — Morgan McCarthy went 4-for-4 and Jess Kelley had a triple, two RBI and was the winning pitcher for the Yellowjackets.

Kelley struck out seven in the win.

Julianne Marriotti was 2-for-3 and Kristie Radvan was 2-for-4 for Freeport.

Baseball

Matt Berouin threw five scoreless innings and struck out three to help the Mars baseball team open Section 5-AAA play by blanking Hampton 4-0 on the road.

Berouin had an RBI for the Planets (3-3, 1-0), and Ryan Leshinsky tripled.

Mars 003 100 0 — 4 7 0

Hampton 000 000 0 — 0 7 1

W: Matt Berouin 5IP (3K, 0BB). L: Crawford 4IP (1K, 1BB).

Mars (3-3, 1-1): Berouin 2-1B RBI, Ryan Leshinsky 3B

Hampton: Iverson 1B 2B

Today: Mars at Chartiers Valley

Latrobe 4, Butler 1 — The Golden Tornado managed just two hits in this non-section loss.

Garrett Goslaw and Dallas Hays had the hits. Luke Baranchak had an RBI for Butler (3-2).

Butler 100 000 0 — 1 2 4

Latrobe 002 020 x — 4 4 0

W: Zach Kokoska 7IP. L: Mark Gross 4IP.

Butler (3-2): Garrett Goslaw 1B, Dallas Hays 1B, Luke Baranchak RBI

Today: Butler at Woodland Hills, 4 p.m.

Boys Tennis

Cam Sedwick and Devin Fitz won 6-3, 6-1 at No. 1 doubles for Butler’s lone win in a 4-1 loss to Pine-Richland.

Pine-Richland 4, Butler 1

Singles

1-Ben Vinaarsky (P) def. Henry May 6-0, 6-0; 2-Sid Iyer (P) def. Troy Bell 6-1, 6-0; 3-Jack Nick (P) def. Nate Errington 6-1, 6-3

Doubles

1-Fitz and Sedwick (B) def. Jack DiNucci and Jonah Krause 6-3, 6-1; 2-Nolan Krause and Andrew Petcash (P) def. Tony Santilo and Matt McMaster 6-4, 7-6

Grove City 5, Oil City 0 — The Eagles swept the Oilers in a non-region tennis match.

Chris Adams and Ryan Motta won at No. 1 and 2 singles, respectively, for the Eagles (1-0).

Track

Mars senior Ori Rinaman won four events — the 110 hurdles, 100 dash, 200 dash and 300 hurdles — to help the Planets eke by Knoch, 75-74, in a Section 3-AAA meet. Jordan Geist won three events — the shot put, javeline and discus — for the Knights.

Knoch’s girls track team beat Mars 78.5-71.5.

Emily Kroneberg won the shot put and discus for the Knights.

Boys

Mars 75, Knoch 74

3,200 relay: Knoch, 9:35; 110 hurdles: Ori Rinaman (M), 14.9; 100 dash: Rinaman (M), 11.2; 1,600 run: Preston Carlsson (K), 4:54.1; 400 run: Ben Luce (M), 52.8; 400 relay: Knoch, 48.1; 300 hurdles: Rinaman (M), 42.6; 800 run: Carlsson (K), 2:11.3; 200 dash: Rinaman, 23.0; 3,200 run: Nate Mrdjenovich (M), 10:44.7; 1,600 relay: Mars (Nate Rosswog, Luce, Chris Check, Nate Bayuk), 3:36.6

Shot put: Jordan Geist (K), 58-3; Discus: Geist (K) 168-3; Javelin: Geist (K), 144-3; High jump: Bayuk (M), 5-8; Long jump: Brandon Marchese (M), 41-10; Triple jump: Marchese (M), 41-10; Pole vault: Ben Lowery (K), 10-0

Girls

Knoch 78.5, Mars 71.5

3,200 relay: Mars (Shannon McChesney, Annabel Hnath, Natalie Petrini, Tori Kopchak), 10:14; 100 hurdles: Emily Robb (K), 16.5; 100 dash: Nicole Cress (K), 13.7; 1,600 run: Mandi Moxie (K), 5:39; 400 run: Kopchak (M), 61.5; 400 relay: Mars (Brittany Dean, Amber Lisman, Lexi Campbell, Kinsley Bitzer), 54.7; 300 hurdles: Katie Bozzo (K), 49.0; 800 run: Hnath (M), 2:37.6; 200 dash: Kopchak (M), 26.8; 3,200 run: Emma Gentile (M), 12:29.6; 1,600 relay: Mars (Dean, Sabrina Edwards, Hnath, Kopchak), 4:15

Shot put: Rachel Kroneburg (K), 34-5 1/2; Discus: Kroneburg (K), 107-8; Javelin: Mackenzie Rodgers (K), 96-0; High jump: Sam Papik (M), 5-0; Long jump: Knoch, 15-7 1/2; Triple jump: Robb (K), 31-4 1/2; Pole vault: Ashley Shebat (M), 7-0

Karns City sweeps — Logan Moroney won the 100 dash (11.1 seconds), 200 dash (22.8) and was a member of the winning 1,600 relay to help Karns City sweep a pair of KSAC meets against Moniteau (94-52) and Clarion (95-42).

Ethan Conto and Tyler Dunn also picked up two wins.

On the girls side, Karns City swept Moniteau (94-55) and Clarion (104-45).

Emily Hegedus won the 100 and the 200 and Abby Wolfe won the 100 and 300 hurdles for the Gremlins.

Maura Kimmel won the shot and discus for Moniteau.

Boys

Karns City 94, Moniteau 52

Karns City 95, Clarion 42

Moniteau 77, Clarion 68

3,200 relay: Moniteau (Stoops, Wright, Foucett, Goyak), 9:18.2; 110 hurdles: Ethan Conto (K), 16.7; 100 dash: Logan Moroney (K), 11.1; 1,600 run: ConradSnyder (K), 5:15; 400 run: Collin Dunmyre (K), 54.9; 400 relay: Karns City (McElravy, Moroney, Dunn, Tristan Rhoades), 44.9; 300 hurdles: Conto (K), 44.3; 800 run: Rosensier (C), 2:10.1; 200 dash: Moroney (K), 22.8; 3,200 run: Wright (M), 11:47.5; 1,600 relay: Karns City (Dunmyre, Turner, Hank, Moroney), 3:48.8

Shot put: Brendan Stamm (M), 45-6; Discus: Stamm (M) 138-6; Javelin: Maverick Kelsea (K), 152-11; High jump: TylerDunn (K), 6-1; Long jump: Dunn (K), 18-11; Triple jump: Brendan Waltman (K), 38-6; Pole vault: Hagg (M), 9-3

Girls

Karns City 94, Moniteau 55

Karns City 104, Clarion 45

3,200 relay: Moniteau (C. Wallace, M. Wallace, A. DeMatteis, Hull) 11:41.1; 100 hurdles: Abby Wolfe (KC) 18.0; 100 dash: Emily Hegedus (KC) 13.5; 1,600 run: Hariger (C) 6:40; 400 run: LeeAnn Gibson (KC) 1:07; 400 relay: Karns City (Coyle, Troutman, A. Hegedus, Jones) 53.1; 300 hurdles: Hall (M) 51.4; 800 run: Mills (C) 2:58; 200 dash: E. Hegedus (KC) 28.3; 3,200 run: C. Wallace (M) 14:26.5; 1,600 relay: Karns City (L. Gibson, Marotto, Jones, Scherer) 4:32.3

Shot put: Maura Kimmel (M) 40-9½; Discus: Kimmel (M) 122-10; Javelin: Sosigan (M) 108-5½; High jump: Kenneson (C) 4-10; Long jump: Cheyenne Troutman (KC) 15-8¼; Triple jump: Annie Hededus (KC) 33-7½; Pole vault: Taylor Downs (KC) 5-6

Union 83, A-C Valley 65 (boys); A-C Valley 94, Union 50 (girls) — Union and A-C Valley split a pair of track meets in Foxburg.

Tyler Wiser won the triple jump (37-5 3/8 feet) and high jump (5-8) to help the Knights beat the Falcons.

A-C Valley’s girls were led by Emily Brenneman, who won the 100 and 200.

Boys

Union 83, A-C Valley 65

3,200 relay: Union (Weaver, Buchanan, Augran, Saltley), 12:32; 110 hurdles: T. Murray (U), 20.7; 100 dash: Jones (A), 12.0; 1,600 run: Mullen (A), 5:26; 400 run: Anderson (A), 56.3; 400 relay: Union (Wiser, Gallagher, Morris, Marsh), 46.8; 300 hurdles: Morris (U), 46.7; 800 run: Mullen (A), 2:24.7; 200 dash: Marsh (U), 24.7; 3,200 run: Weaver (U), 13.07; 1,600 relay: A-C Valley (Kriebel, Powell, Busch, Anderson), 3:57.7

Shot put: Terwilliger (A), 35-10; Discus: Terwilliger (A), 109-8; Javelin: Heeter (A), 127-4; High jump: Wiser (U) 5-8; Long jump: Anderson (A), 17-11; Triple jump: Wiser (U), 37-5 3/8; Pole vault: Not contested

Girls

A-C Valley 94, Union 50

3,200 relay: Not contested; 100 hurdles: Fox (A), 17.3; 100 dash: Brenneman (A), 13.7; 1,600 run: Quail (A), 6:01.1; 400 run: L. Schick (U), 1:08; 400 relay: A-C Valley, 54.9; 300 hurdles: Fox (A), time not available; 800 run: Shermin (A), 2:56.4; 200 dash: Brenneman (A), 29.8; 3,200 run: Logue (A), 15:17.5; 1,600 relay: A-C Valley 5:47.7

Shot put: Lencer (U) 26.8; Discus: Longo (A), 83-2; Javelin: Logue (A), 95-1; High jump: Quaill (A), 4-7; Long jump: Lewis (A), 14-4 1/2; Triple jump: Campbell (A), 24-0; Pole vault: Not contested

Girls Lacrosse

Mikayla Spreng scored seven goals and also had two assists as Knoch downed Yough, 13-6.

Elizabeth Butler added five goals and Vanessa McRandal pitched in a goal and an assist for Knoch.