Mars Area High School Girls Varsity Soccer Team will take on the Manheim Central Barons in the first round of the 2018 PIAA Class 3A Girls Soccer Championship at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at Cedar Crest High School (Lebanon, Pa.).

Despite a 1-0 overtime loss to the Oakland Catholic Eagles in the final game of the 2018 WPIAL Class 3A Girls Soccer Championship on Nov. 2, the Lady Planets took second place and qualified for the state playoffs. The team halted the Hampton Talbots 1-0 in the WPIAL semifinals on Oct. 27; conquered the Montour Spartans 3-0 in the WPIAL quarterfinals on Oct. 24; and tamed the Greensburg Salem Golden Lions 9-0 in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs on Oct. 20.

The team ended the 2018 regular season with an overall record of 15-0 and went undefeated (14-0) in section play, earning the Section 1-3A title.

Admission to the PIAA playoff game is $6 for adults and $3 for students at the gate. For more information, visit www.piaa.org.