2007 WPIAL BOYS TRACK CHAMPIONS

UPCOMING EVENTS
LATEST SCORES



"She has all the tools..."-Head Coach Dorothea Epps


University of Connecticut women's soccer midfielder Meghan Schnur (Butler, Pa.) continues to be honored for her stellar senior season....more


"It's looking good..."
Junior High Wrestling


Rifle
Butler 794-63x, Plum 792-57x
Top shooters for Butler were Kayla Fry, Kara Knechtel and Brad Opitz.


Butler 800, Woodland Hills 794
Led by the shooting of Colt Filges, Kayla Fry, D
arin Gallagher, Erica Leslie, Nick McCurdy, Brianna Ivory, Ben Smith and Nikki Bruner, the hos
t Tornado rolled to the win.

Hockey
Troy Double scored three goals as Butler beat Shaler 6-2 recently at the Ice Connection.
Dom Oliver, Corey Chuba and Nick Whann each added one goal while Tanner Gilliland had three assists and Derek Ritenour two. Goalie Mike Arturo made nine saves, with defensive help from Dylan Rice and Zach Dunkle.


Butler 6, Gateway 1
Beau Bechtel's natural hat trick in the first period led the Tornado (2-2) to the win.
R.C. Double scored twice while Zach Pennington scored and added an assist and Dave Wolfe added two helpers for Butler

WPIALClass AAA and AA Championships

Ben Porter (20th, 16:44)
Wayne Dailey (33rd, 17:12)
advanced to the state championship



Girls Volleyball


Girls Lacrosse 2006-2007
Butler - 10 North Hills - 4

Girl's Lacrosse...

Butler Area Ultimate Frisbee...



U.S. National Team member
All-Section, All-WPIAL, All-State, All-Region, All-America, National All-America, McDonald’s All-America and Parade All-America at Butler HS … Named the Gatorade Pennsylvania Player of the Year as well as the Pennsylvania State Player of the Year



Cuffman hopes to move up the ladder during this season...


Hockey

TENACIOUS TORNADO'S CONTEST OF THE WEEK


Coaches Reports...


"She is a miracle in progress,".... "She wants to play ball again."



"My mother has always been behind me in everything ... I'm hoping to play women's hockey at Penn State some day.
Golden Tornado Goalie Kim Antonetti is believed to be the only female goalie in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League's Class AAA







Related District and State Associations
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"I'm very impressed with her."... St. Francis track and field coach Felix Moreno

Butler - 7 North Allegheny - 5

Sara Schweiger scored six goals to lead Butler to a 12-10 win over Bethel Park.
Liz Manuel and Chelsea Rock each added two more goals for the Golden Tornado


Butler
- 3 North Hills - 2


Matt Slamecka, Evan Kowalski and Stefan Kemp each captured their singles matches to lead the Butler tennis team to a 3-2 victory over visiting North Hills in a mutual season opener.
Singles: Matt Slamecka (B) def. Mike Pappas 6-1, 6-0; Evan Kowalski (B) def. Rob Litz 6-1, 6-0; Stefan Kemp (B) def. Mike Stettner 6-2, 6-1
Butler - 4 Shaler - 1
Matt Slamecka, Evan Kowalski and Stefan Kemp swept the singles matches as the Butler tennis team downed host Shaler 4-1..
Singles: Matt Slamecka (B) def. Joel Delancey 6-1, 6-2; Evan Kowalski (B) def. David Oros 6-0, 6-0; Stefan Kemp def. Ryan Creighton 6-0, 6-0
Doubles:Kemper May/Matt Fend (B) def. Matt Nites/Jarett McDonough 6-0, 6-3

Butler High School is getting its own baseball field on campus...

First Team Girls Basketball All-Stars 2007-08

Sophomore, 5-11, Guard, Butler
By the Numbers
Points: 15.3
Rebounds: 6.8
Assists: 3.0
Steals: 3.0
Notable
Reached double figures in 22 of 26 games
Led the Tornado to the Section 3-AAAA crown as well as WPIAL and PIAA playoff
berths
Comment
“Olivia was our only returning starter and she understood her role was going to change. She became more of a scorer and a leader as a sophomore.”
— coach Dorothea Epps

Butler Eagle Girls Basketball Coach of the Year Award ...


2008 WPIAL Boys AAA Diving
Butler's Heath Calhoun places 3rd...


Heath places 5th at PIAA...

Golden Tornado Wrestling
(20-3)
WPIAL Playoff bound...


Golden Tornado Wrestlers
3 Section Champions


(3) Golden Tornado wrestlers,
Cole Baxter
(130)
Alex Evanoff
(145)
Josh Pascazi (152)
reach the quarterfinals...


Golden Tornado Girls Basketball headed to the PIAA Championships...

Butler cheerleaders 15th in UCAevent
ORLANDO, Fla. — Butler's varsity cheerleaders finished 15th at the Universal Cheerleading Association National High School Championships.
The Golden Tornado earned a bye into the finals by finishing among the top two in their division.


Dynamic Duo...




" She scores. She's mobile. She rebounds. There's not much more you can expect from her."...Mercyhurst College Head Coach Deanna Richard

Golden Tornado Grad Amy Achesinski

Former Golden Tornado football standout Ryan Bock would have liked to have finished academically and athletically at Butler...

"... I miss the school district, all the coaches and teachers...it was a difficult decision."
Butler's loss was St. Joe's gain (Benton Harbor Mich) two years ago the team was (0-9)...currently 11-0 and ranked 3rd in the state, for most of 2007 it has been the
Ryan Bock show.
1,175 yds. rushing
22 TD's
In his final week fighting through a sprained ankle the Junior runningback/linebacker's performance appeared to be right out of a movie script...170 rushing...4TD's.



Jade Burka to hoop for SRU





Girls Volleyball

3rd Place...Moon Tournament


Butler - 5 Seneca Valley - 0
(12-5)

Post Gazette: Butler figures to be a factor at WPIAL cross country meet...


Top Medalists
Junior High Cross Country vs. North Hills


Tornado Girls Volleyball Tournment Champions



Golden Tornado Girls Lacrosse
Becca Crissman tallied four goals and Nicole Cancilla had two in Butler's 10-4 win over North Hills.
Also scoring for
Butler were Ashlee Gallagher, Elizabeth Small, Katresa Savisky and Chelsey Rock.
Lydia Garcia earned the win in goal.

Congratulations
Becca Crissman

WPIAL Lacrosse Section All Star

Elizabeth Small scored three goals, Yuki Schaper scored twice and Julie Holthad a strong game in net as Butler crushed McDowell, 11-3.
Also scoring for the Tornado were Shawna Herbert, Nicole Smolen, Nicole Cancilla, Traci Kuntz, Mackenzie Houk and Sara Schweiger.



Butler Junior High Wrestling

Butler Golden Tornado Girls Basketball graduate Kim Nowakowski was named 1st team all-region.
Nowakowski, a junior center on the California (Pa.)University women's basketball team, was named Daktronics all-region first team.
Nowakowski led the Vulcans to a 21-9 record and their seventh consecutive trip to the PSACchampionship game. She led Cal with 16.6 points and 11.1 rebounds per game.



Meghan Schnur Named Soccer Buzz All-American
NEW YORK, N.Y. (December 14, 2006) — University of Connecticut soccer player Meghan Schnur (Butler, Pa.) was selected as Soccer Buzz All-American as announced Thursday by the publication.
Schnur, a junior midfielder, earned Soccer Buzz Second Team All-American plaudits after a season in which she paced the Husky offense with 18 points on seven goals and four assists. Her 18 points and seven goals ranked among the top 10 in the BIG EAST, while her 11 points in conference play was good for ninth in the league. This award marks just one of the many postseason awards earned by Schnur. She was also selected as a member of the All-BIG EAST First Team, while also capturing BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year accolades. Schnur was also honored as an NEWISA All-New England First Team selection, a Soccer Buzz All-Region First Team honoree, a member of the NSCAA/Adidas All-Northeast Region First Team, an NSCAA/Adidas College Women Scholar All-East Region First Team selection and was named to the NSCAA/Adidas College Women Scholar All-America Team. In recognition of that honor, Schnur is invited to join fellow All-Americas from the youth, high school and college ranks to be honored during the All-America Awards Luncheon at the Indianapolis Marroitt on Saturday, January 13th, 2007.
























 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




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Butler grad breaks CMU record
Butler graduate Molly Evans, a freshman on the Carnegie Mellon University women's swimming team, made her collegiate debut against Clarion.
-3 event wins
-2 NCAA Division III
provisional qualifying times
-1 school record.
Evans swam the 200-yard backstroke in 2 minutes, 5.71 seconds, breaking the previous school record by more than seven seconds.
She posted a second provisional qualifying time of 1:54.96 in the 200-yard freestyle and also won the 200-yard individual medley in 2:11.92.
Evans was named
University Athletic Association Women's Swimming Athlete of the Week
for her performance.


Presidents' Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week

Golden Tornado
Dan Andreassi
"He's not a captain, but he's definitely a leader,"-Waynesburg University Head Coach Rick Shepas

2007 WPIAL Scholar/Athlete Award recipient: Molly Evans

Ashley Lotz
2007 WPIAL Triple Jump Champion

YMCA Top 100 Scholar Athletes for 2007
Jessica Vernon
Scholar Athlete Banquet
Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel.


Rifle

Rifle is a sport of concentration more than physical skill...Tornado shooter medals at states...

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