Tornado track gets opening triumph
The Butler boys and girls track teams opened the season with Section 3-AAA wins over Pine-Richland and Fox Chapel Wednesday night at Butler.
Emily Horstman and Alyssa DiPippa each had a hand in winning three events to lead the Golden Tornado past Pine-Richland (117-32) and Fox Chapel (115-31).
Horstman won the 100 and 200 meter dashes and was a member of the 1,600 relay team that won.
DiPippa won the 800 run and was a member of the winning 1,600 and 3,200 relays for Butler (2-0, 2-0).
Marcus McCall and Robert Burdine both won two events for the Golden Tornado boys, helping them beat the Rams (127-23) and Foxes (109-41).
Boys
Butler 127, Pine-Richland 23
Butler 109, Fox Chapel 41
3,200 relay: Butler (Brandon Critchlow, Josh Rader, Adam Knauer, Patrick Fullerton), 8:54.1; 110 hurdles: Marcus McCall (B), 17.06; 100 dash: Robert Burdine (B), 11.0; 1,600 run: Baty-Keefer (P), 4:34.03; 400 run: Bailey (B), 53.07; 400 relay: Butler (Burdine, Luke Kernic, Nikolai Peterson, Tim Vernick), 44.6; 300 hurdles: McCall (B), 46.58; 800 run: Baty-Keefer (P), 2:05.5; 200 dash: Burdine (B), 23.29; 3,200 run: Souski (FC), 10:15.8; 1,600 relay: Butler
Shot put: Derek Gengler (B), 49-6 1/2; Discus: Mike Snow (B), 127-1; Javelin: Williams (B), 140.8; High jump: Johnson (B), 5-8; Long jump: Booker (FC), 20-8 1/4; Triple jump: Booker (FC), 40-1; Pole vault: Kelly (P) 13-6
Girls
Butler 117, Pine-Richland 32
Butler 115, Fox Chapel 31
3,200 relay: Butler (Alyssa DiPippa, Shana Hoy, Erin Lemoy, Odile Enseln), 10:24.7; 100 hurdles: Quigley (P), 15.03; 100 dash: Emily Horstman (B), 12.80; 1,600 run: Humphrey (F), 5:39; 400 run: Maddie Tonini (B), 1:04; 400 relay: Pine-Richland (Quigley, Pellegrini, Krisby, Rottinghaus), 52.1; 300 hurdles: Quigley (P), 45.65; 800 run: Pitcairn (FC), 2:30; 200 dash: Horstman (B), 27.15; 3,200 run: Humphrey (FC), 12:01; 1,600 relay: Butler (Tonini, Enslen, DiPippa, Horstman), 4:19
Shot put: Kalynn Callihan (B), 36-9; Discus: Taylor Jackson (B), 103-6; Javelin: Lauren Skidmore (B), 88-3; High jump: Julia Baxter (B), 5-2; Long jump: Pellegrini (P), 17-0 1/2; Triple jump: Ronni Guiney (B), 33-1; Pole vault: Taylor Weaver (B), 9-0
Girls Lacrosse
North Hills 13, Knoch 5 — The Knights dropped their season opener Tuesday despite two goals each from Heidi Fanton and Ally Riley, one from Mikayla Spreng.
Knoch travels to Mars today.