The Butler girls track team is headed back to the WPIAL Class AAA team playoffs after a three-year absence.

With a sweep of Seneca Valley and North Hills Tuesday at Seneca Valley High School, the Golden Tornado locked up a spot with a 5-1 Section 3-AAA record.

Shana Hoy led the Golden Tornado with first-place finishes in the 400 run and was a member of the winning 1,600 relay team.

Kalynn Callihan and Taylor Weaver picked up wins with career bests in the discus (38 feet, 9 inches) and pole vault (9-6), respectively.

On the boys’ side, the Golden Tornado beat North Hills 119-31 and Seneca Valley 103-47.

Jackson Williams, Robert Burdine, Marcus McCall, Brandon Critchlow, Connor Frost and Jake Anderson were multiple event winners for Butler.

Girls

Butler 90, North Hills 60

Butler 94.5, Seneca Valley 55.5

3,200 relay: North Hills; 100 hurdles: Valeriano (N) 16.29; 100 dash: Wiles (N), 13:39; 1,600 run: Pietrzyk (N), 5:30; 400 run: Shana Hoy (B), 1:02.43; 400 relay: North Hills, 50.83; 300 hurdles: Valeriano, 47.70; 800 run: Jenada (N), 2:32.23; 200 dash: Emily Horstman (B), 27.07; 3,200 run: Pietrzyk (N) 11:57.85; 1,600 relay: Butler (Odile Enslen, Hoy, Maddie Tonini, Horstman), 4:12

Shot put: Kalynn Callihan (B), 38-9; Discus: Callihan (B), 103-10; Javelin: Liz Rakers (B), 95-3; High jump: Julia Baxter (B), 5-0; Long jump: Valeriano (N), 15-4 1/4; Triple jump: Ronni Guiney (B), 32-0 1/2; Pole vault: Taylor Weaver (B), 9-6

Softball

Seneca Valley held off a late surge by North Hills to win a Section 3-AAAA road matchup 4-3.

Nikki Matz earned the win for the Raiders (9-2, 8-2) by striking out five batters in seven innings of work. Maddie Schultz and Marie Marnik both drove in runs for Seneca Valley.

Seneca Valley 101 011 0 — 4 5 1

North Hills 000 101 1 — 3 7 3

W: Nikki Matz 7IP (5K, 3BB). L: Anna McNickle 5IP (4K, 2BB).

Seneca Valley (9-2, 8-2): Tori Pfab 1B, Elayna Nagy 1B, Jessica Neill 1B, Julia Zezinka 1B, Morgan Aloi 1B, Maddie Schultz RBI, Marie Marnik RBI

North Hills (3-6, 3-6): Saban 3-1B

Today: Hempfield at Seneca Valley

Karns City 6, Redbank Valley 5 — Brittany Coyle doubled down the left-field line to help the Gremlins earn a walk-off KSAC win over the Bulldogs.

Coyle had four hits for Karns City, which finished with 14 as a team.

Saydie Moore, who had a single and double, scored the winning run for the Gremlins.

Redbank Valley 101 010 2 — 5 8 0

Karns City 101 201 1 — 6 14 0

W: Taylor Downs 7IP (1K, 2BB). L: Burkett 6 2/3IP (8K, 0BB).

Redbank Valley: Shoemaker 1B 2-2B

Karns City (2-1, 2-1): Brittany Coyle 3-1B 2B, Taylor Downs 1B 2B, Taylor Ritzert 3B, Saydie Moore 1B 2B.

Thursday: Karns City at Cranberry

Moniteau 15, Forest Area 0 — The Warriors took care of the Fires in three innings. Kennedy DeMatteis struck out five to earn the win and drove in a run for the Warriors (9-1).

Moniteau also had Kristina DeMatteis (four), Sara Hull (two) and Cortney Claypoole (two) drive in runs.

Forest Area 000 — 0 2 3

Moniteau 906 — 15 12 0

W: Kennedy DeMatteis 3IP (5K, 1BB). L: Dubrawka 3IP (0K, 6BB).

Forest Area: Scott 1B, Schettler 1B

Moniteau: Kennedy DeMatteis 2B 2-R RBI, Kristina DeMatteis 2-2B 1B 4-RBIs, Sara Hull 2B 2RBIs, Cortney Claypoole 1B 2B 2-RBIs

Thursday: Moniteau at A-C Valley

Knoch 15, Oakland Catholic 3 — Celia Knappenberger struck out 10 batters to lead the Knights to a five-inning Section 5-AAA win over the Eagles.

Chandler Krelow also drove in four runs for the Knights (7-5, 4-2).

Knoch 202 11 — 15 13 3

Oakland Catholic 000 03 — 3 2 3

W: Celia Knappenberger 5IP (10K, 2BB). L: Bauer 4.1IP (1K, 2BB).

Knoch (7-5, 4-2): Jessi Reed 1B 2B, Syndey Natili 3-1B, Chandler Krelow 2-1B 4 RBIs.

Oakland Catholic (0-6, 0-5): Not available

Thursday: Hampton at Knoch

Mars 11, Hampton 5 — Maggie Olshenske led the Planets’ 14-hit attack with a double, home run, two runs scored and two batted in.

Mars improved to 5-4 overall and 4-1 in section play.

Mars 300 213 2 — 11 14 2

Hampton 030 200 0 — 5 14 4

W: Niki Schlegel 7 IP (3K, 1BB). L: Nelligan 7 IP (2K, 2BB).

Mars (5-4, 4-1): Maggie Olshenske 2B HR 2R 2RBI, Suzanne Papik 2-1B 2R RBI, Isabella Berkopec 2-1B R 2RBI, Mallory Eperesi 2-1B 2R RBI, Niki Schlegel 2-1B, Lindy Lee 2-1B, Katelyn Hoover 2-1B 2RBI

Hampton: Dietz 2-1B 2R, Zelnis 2-1B R, Sheetz 1B 2B

Thursday: Indiana at Mars

Baseball

Matt Derouin had four strikeouts while allowing just one run on four hits in a complete game to lead Mars to a 6-1 win over Valley.

Anthony Michalski singled, doubled and drove in a run for the Planets (6-5, 4-2).

Valley 001 000 0 — 1 4 2

Mars 111 210 x — 6 9 1

W: Matt Derouin 7 IP (4K, 1BB). L: Marzullo 6 IP (1K, 2BB).

Mars (6-5, 4-2): Anthony Michalski 1B 2B RBI, Jake Swiatek 2-1B, David Anderson 2B

Today: Hampton at Mars (Callery Field)

Slippery Rock 9, Meadville 3 — Jason Bennett and Jason Rockburn both had two hits for the Rockets (9-0, 3-0) and Travis Lauster doubled.

Gunner Becker earned the win on the mound with six strikeouts in a complete game.

Knoch 6, Hampton 4 — The Knights (9-1, 6-1) used a five-run fourth inning to topple the Talbots.

Cole Shinsky singled and doubled for Knoch.

Hampton 000 001 3 — 4 5 0

Knoch 100 500 x — 6 6 0

W: Alex Stobert 6.2 IP (3K, 3BB). L: Mikuland 4 IP (2K, 7BB). S: Chris Law .1 IP (0K, 0BB).

Hampton: Swegman 1B RBI, Starr 2-1B RBI, Gust 2B 2RBI

Knoch (9-1, 6-1): Chris Law 1B 2RBI, Cole Shinsky 1B 2B, Jordan Kowalski 1B RBI, Asa Adams 1B RBI, Joel Zacherl 1B R

Today: Knoch at Deer Lakes

Moniteau 6, Redbank Valley 2 — Aaron Marterella and Derek Boben hit solo home runs to help the Warriors sink the Bulldogs.

Marterella also threw seven innings and struck out four to earn the win for Moniteau (4-2, 4-1).

Moniteau 100 113 0 — 6 8 1

Redbank Valley 001 001 0 — 2 5 1

W: Aaron Marterella 7IP (4K, 3BB). L: Layton 6IP (0K, 3BB).

Moniteau (4-2, 4-1): Marterella HR RBI, Derek Boben HR RBI, Austin Blauser 2-1B RBI, Cody Skiver 1B 2-RBI.

Redbank Valley: Shoemaker 2-1B

Thursday: Moniteau at A-C Valley

Boys Tennis

Butler didn’t lose a game during a 5-0 non-section sweep of Montour.

Butler 5, Montour 0

Singles

1-Devin Fitz (B) def. Jack Johnson 6-0,6-0; 2-Henry May (B) def. James Christy 6-0, 6-0; 3-Cam Sedwick (B) def. Ramon Diesler 6-0, 6-0

Doubles

1-Tony Santilo/Matt McMaster (B) def. Michael Maslakowski/Jacob Cruny 6-0, 6-0; 2-Troy Bell/Nicholas Condon (B) def. Andrew Vietmeier/Jay Mantini 6-0, 6-0

Greenville 5, Grove City 0 — The Trojans swept the Eagles in a region matchup. Grove City fell to 5-4, 2-4 on the season.

Greenville 5, Grove City 0

Singles

1-Seth Jaussen (GR) def. Chris Adams 6-3, 6-3; 2-Trent McErlane (GR) def. Ryan Motta 6-1, 6-4; 3-Jing Wu (GR) def. Peter Birmingham 6-1, 6-2

Doubles

1-Conner Hamm/Michael Wizorek (GR) def. Noah Trimpey/Tanner McKnight 6-1, 6-1; 2-Joseph Wizorek/Devin Sulick (GR) def. Will Rastatter/Will Kemeny 6-2, 6-1

Boys Volleyball

Chris Fiorina had a team-high 17 kills as Butler rolled to a 25-21, 27-25, 25-17 sweep of Baldwin.

Nash Bryan also had 15 kills for the Golden Tornado (6-4), while Matt Wetzel handed out 27 assists. Brett Heckathorn also had 12 digs for Butler, which will travel to North Allegheny Thursday.

Club Sports

Terese Goldinger, Cameron Lindsey, Morgan Ruppersberger and Katie Hill all scored two goals for Freeport in a 13-8 girls lacrosse loss to Aquinas Academy.

Cassie Suran made six stops in net for the Yellowjackets.