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Butler Girls Soccer Advances To Class 4A WPIAL Title Game

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Competing in its first WPIAL semifinal game since 2003, No. 2 Butler had a better result than they did 17 years ago, defeating No. 6 Moon, 2-1 in double overtime, to advance to the Class 4A WPIAL Championship Game. Gabby Boden got the Golden Tornado on the board first with her goal, but Moon was… More »

Butler Survives Canon-Mac in Penalty Kicks

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The No. 10 Butler Golden Tornado boys soccer team advanced to the Class 4A WPIAL quarterfinals with a 2-1 win in penalty kicks on Tuesday night at No. 7 Canon-McMillan. After a scoreless first half, the Big Macs got on the board first with a goal from Owen Maher. With 12:34 remaining in the game,… More »

Dream Season Continues; Butler with another comeback win

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For the fourth time this postseason, Butler was able to come-from-behind and eliminate an opponent. This time the victim was Upper St. Clair as the Golden Tornado defeated the Panthers, 77-73, Wednesday night at the UPMC Event Center on the campus of Robert Morris. Offensive game plans were very successful in the first quarter as… More »

Butler escapes Central Dauphin, 93-90, in overtime in PIAA First Round

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For the third time this postseason, Butler was heading to overtime with their season on the line. For the third time this postseason, the Golden Tornado kept their season alive with a 93-90 overtime thrilling win over Central Dauphin Saturday afternoon at North Allegheny High School. Butler trailed for most of the night, but Mattix… More »

Butler wins fifth WPIAL Title, First since 1991

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In a rematch of last year’s WPIAL title, a game won by Mt. Lebanon, it was the Butler Golden Tornado who got revenge defeating the Blue Devils, 60-51, Saturday night at the Petersen Events Center. It was a huge offensive first quarter for the Golden Tornado hitting on all cylinders and jumping out to a… More »

Butler escapes again, headed to WPIAL Championsip Game

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For the second game in a row, the top-seeded Butler Golden Tornado went to overtime but came out on top with an 83-79 win against the fifth-seeded Upper St. Clair Panthers Wednesday night at Robert Morris University. Butler is in the WPIAL Championship Game for the second straight season. The first half was very intense,… More »

Butler survives scare, advances to WPIAL Class 6A Semifinals

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Top-seeded Butler was taken to the limit Saturday afternoon when it took not one, but two overtimes to take down the pesky Peters Township Indians, 78-76, at Mt. Lebanon High School. The No. 9 Indians controlled play in the first quarter and had an 18-11 lead. Butler’s defense started to heat up forcing multiple turnovers… More »

Butler’s Ethan Morton Named Big 56 Player of the Month by PlayerPager

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Butler senior guard Ethan Morton has been selected as the Big 56 Player of the Month by PlayerPager for the month of February. Morton has been a four-year starter and recently surpassed 2,000 career points this season. He has led the Golden Tornado to the No. 1 seed in the Class 6A boys basketball playoffs… More »