IN BRIEF
The PIAA has announced the first-round playoff pairings for volleyball and boys and girls soccer, which will all be played on Tuesday.
• Seneca Valley, the WPIAL Class AAA champion, will face Obama Academy, the City League champion, at 7:30 p.m. at Brashear High School.• Freeport, the WPIAL runner-up, will play at 6 p.m. at Brashear High School against City League champion Westinghouse.• A-C Valley, the District 9 Class A runner-up, will face District 10 champion Linesville at 7 p.m. at Cochranton High School.
Mars, the WPIAL Class AA champion for the second consecutive season, will face District 10 runner-up Mercyhurst Prep at 6 p.m. at Hampton High School.
Karns City, the District 9 Class A runner-up, will square off against Fannett-Metal at 5 p.m. at Northern Bedford High School.District 9/10 grid playoffs set• In District 9 Class AA semifinal football playoff action, top-seeded Moniteau (9-0) will face Sheffield (4-6) at 5 p.m. Saturday at Clarion University while No. 2 Karns City (7-3) will play Brookville (5-5) at 1 p.m. Saturday at Clarion University.• Union (7-3), the No. 7 seed in District 9 Class A, will travel to face host AML champion Port Allegany (8-1) at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.• In District 10 Class AAA quarterfinal action, Slippery Rock (7-3) will face Meadville (6-4) at 7 p.m. Friday at Slippery Rock University.
WARRENDALE — Mike Kenitz, who drowned this past July, was honored at Saturday’s hockey game at BladeRunners.Kenitz was a graduate of Mars High School and Slippery Rock University hockey player.His diploma was presented by the dean to his parents with a banner raised featuring his name and number.From staff reports<B><I></B></I>