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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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