Butler's boys bowling team clinched the WPIBL Section 2 title with a 7-0 sweep of Karns City at Bruin Lanes Wednesday afternoon.

Matt Wetzel paced the Golden Tornado with a 630 series and a high game of 221.

Nick Huff added a 619 series and has the highest average (214.96) of any bowler in Section 2.

Butler (9-1) will compete in the WPIBL team championships next Wednesday and also has punched its ticket to the Western Regional March 12.

Grant Curdo rolled a 525 series to lead Karns City (3-7).

Butler's girls also swept the Gremlins (1-9), with Ashley McCue scoring a 524 series and single of 189. Courtney Sutton had a 360 series for Karns City.

The Golden Tornado girls (7-3) will take part in the WPIBL team championships next Thursday.

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Armstrong swept Knoch's boys and girls by 7-0 scores. Bryan Hindman led the Knight boys with a 564 series and 227 game.

Chelsea Cimbala rolled a 566 series for the Knoch girls, including a 213 game.

Boys Basketball

Union overcame a slow start, scoring 43 second-half points in a 67-63 win over visiting Moniteau.

The Golden Knights (16-6) received 21 points from Cole Morris, 15 from Lucas Bowser and 13 from Gavin Hawk.

The Warriors (6-16) hit nine 3-pointers and were paced by 14 points from Aaron Marterella and Derek Boben.

MONITEAU 63

Aaron Marterella 6 1-3 14, Jake Jewart 3 3-4 10, Derek Boben 5 0-2 14, Lake Pry 4 3-5 13, J.J. Waid 4 3-6 12. Totals: 22 10-20 63.

UNION 67

Hank Murphy 3 2-4 8, Cole Morris 7 6-8 21, Gavin Hawk 5 0-0 13, Lucas Bowser 5 2-2 15, Dana Logue 1 0-0 2, Jesse George 0 2-2 2, Kolby Montgomery 2 0-0 4, Gavin Guntrum 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24 12-16 67.

Moniteau 15 16 11 21 — 63

Union8 16 21 22 — 67

3-point goals: Moniteau 9 (Boben 4, Pry 2, Jewart, Marterella, Waid); Union 7 (Hawk 3, Bowser 3, Morris).

Friday: Union vs. Clarion-Limestone, Clarion University, 6 p.m.

Kiski Prep 67, Summit Academy 45 — Tony Sprinkle scored 14 points to lead the Knights (9-12) in their season finale.

KISKI PREP 67

Butler 1 0-0 3, Merchant 4 0-0 12, Crawford 1 0-0 2, Johnson 1 0-0 2, Kcahowski 1 0-0 3, Cooper 0 1-2 1, Jones 9 8-10 26, Forrester 6 6-6 18. Totals: 23 15-18 67.

SUMMIT ACADEMY 45

Ezra Weah 4 1-5 9, Braheem Alston 3 1-2 7, Isaiah Pridgen 1 0-0 3, Tony Sprinkle 6 2-8 14, Ahkeem Harris 6 0-0 12. Totals: 20 4-15 45.

Kiski Prep 20 18 12 17 — 67

Summit Academy8 13 12 12 — 45

3-point goals: Kiski Prep 6 (Merchant 4, Kcahowski, Butler); Summit Academy 1 (Pridgen).

Redbank Valley 61, Karns City 56 — The Gremlins (10-11, 8-8) drained 13 three-pointers, but it wasn't enough to topple the host Bulldogs.

Jimmy Thompson and Chandler Turner both pulled down 10 rebounds in defeat.

Karns City will compete in the upcoming District 9 Class AA playoffs.

KARNS CITY 56

Noah Pollock 4 0-0 12, Noah Kepple 0 3-3 3, Holden Martin 3 0-0 7, Ian McElroy 2 0-0 6, Jimmy Thompson 3 0-0 7, Reese Barger 5 0-0 15, Chandler Turner 2 2-3 6. Totals: 19 5-6 56.

REDBANK VALLEY 61

Harmon 0 1-2 1, Heeter 8 6-10 27, Nulph 3 0-0 6, Reed 3 4-6 11, Smith 1 0-0 2, Dougherty 5 1-3 14. Totals: 20 12-21 61.

Karns City 12 13 11 20 — 56

Redbank Valley15 14 12 20 — 61

3-point goals: Karns City 13 (Barger 5, Pollock 4, McElroy 2, Martin, Thompson); Redbank Valley 9 (Heeter 5, Dougherty 3, Reed).

Next: District 9 Class AA playoffs, TBA

Rifle

Butler placed third in the WPIAL team championships Tuesday and will shoot in the state match next week.

The Golden Tornado shot a 799-65x, finishing behind champion Woodland Hills (800-59x) and runner-up Hempfield (800-57x).