Mars Area High School Girls Varsity Volleyball Team will take on the Central Mountain Wildcats in the first round of the 2024 PIAA Class 3A Girls Volleyball Championships at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5, at Mars Area High School.

The Lady Planets earned first place in the 2024 WPIAL Class 3A Girls Volleyball Championship, thwarting the Beaver Area Bobcats 3-2 in the final game of the WPIAL Playoffs.

 The team swatted the Freeport Area Yellowjackets 3-2 in the WPIAL Semifinals on Oct. 30; defeated the Indiana Area Indians 3-0 in the quarterfinals on Oct. 26; and conquered the Albert Gallatin Colonials 3-0 in the first round of the playoffs on Oct. 23. The Planets ended the 2024 regular season with an overall record of 14-4 and went undefeated 10-0 in section play, earning the Section 2-3A title.

All tickets for PIAA playoff games are $8 and may be purchased online only at www.piaa.org/sports/tickets.aspx?from=hellobar. No tickets will be sold at the gate.

For more information, call (724) 625-9380 or visit www.piaa.org.