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1,000 And Counting

Morton hits milestone in 78-60 Butler win

Butler junior guard Ethan Morton (with basketball) celebrates reaching the 1,000-point plateau with teammates after the Golden Tornado's 78-60 victory over Plum.

PLUM — Ethan Morton's teammates jumped on his back.

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Butler girls drop 42-32 decision at home

Gross suffers head injury late in game as Tornado absorb season's 1st defeat

Butler's Emilee Altman (32) drives past Franklin Regional's Courtney Giles during the Golden Tornado's 42-32 girls basketball loss Tuesday night.

BUTLER TWP — The game wasn't going well for Butler.

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A True Sportsman

McElhaney entering Butler HOF Dec. 21

Jim McElhaney heaves the shot put for Butler during one of his high school meets. The 1982 Butler graduate, who died in 2014, will be inducted into the Butler Area School District Athletic Hall of Fame posthumously on Dec. 21.

This is the second in a series of articles profiling the 2018 inductees into the Butler Area School District Athletic Hall of Fame

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Berringer's 16 keys SV victory

Seneca Valley senior guard Trey Berringer netted 16 points to lead the Raiders to a 74-55 boys basketball victory over visiting Laurel Tuesday night.

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Freeport rebounds for home victory

Yellowjackets pull away in 2nd half

Freeport's Jalen Brown takes the ball to the hoop past Apollo-Ridge's Robert Mangan during the Yellowjackets' win Monday night.

BUFFALO TWP — A poor shooting performance in the second quarter helped keep Apollo-Ridge in the game.

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Ewing leads the Knights

Pours in 22 in Knoch victory

Nevaeh Ewing poured in 22 points — 10 in a huge first quarter — as the Knoch girls basketball team build a huge early lead and hung on for a 51-41 road win over Kiski Monday night.

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Tuesday

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Butler defense triggers 71-56 hoop win

Tornado force 15 turnovers in middle 2 quarters vs. SA

PETERS TWP — You can't score if you can't hold on to the ball.

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Butler girls win tourney

Mars basketball teams also win twice over weekend

Members of the Butler girls basketball team show off their trophy after winning the Armstrong Tip-Off Tournament title Saturday.

Julia Gibson scored 11 points and Emma Monteleone 10 as the Butler girls basketball team won the Armstrong Tip-Off Tournament with a 51-45 victory over the host River Hawks Saturday.

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Monday

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Tornado hold on in thriller

Carney, Morton trigger Butler to 70-68 win at Peters Twp.

PETERS TWP — Graduation left the Butler boys basketball team looking for supporting players.

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Dynamic Debut

Kauffman shines as Butler girls claim opener

Butler's Hailey Metzger (25) shoots the ball over West Shamokin's Shayla Cessna during the Golden Tornado's 36-28 win Friday at the Armstrong Girls Basketball Tip-Off Tournament.

KITTANNING — Jordan Kauffman spent the off-season honing her skills.

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Johnson, Coffield, Pelaia key Mars girls' 74-52 victory

SLIPPERY ROCK — Move over, Tai Johnson.

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Mars wins big in opener, 73-30

Andrew Recchia drained 19 points and Khori Fusco added 18 as Mars opened the season with a 73-30 boys basketball victory over Burrell Friday night at the Freeport Tournament.