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Cherished Championship

Starters on Karns City's 2000 PIAA Class AA girls basketball championship team were, from left, Courtney Rattigan, Karissaa Kusick, Alicia Anderson, Ronda Vlassich and Kerry Gutherie.

Courtnay (Rattigan) Bryson sometimes thinks back to her magical senior season at Karns City.

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Butler basketball players rejoin program as coaches Extended family affair

Current Butler junior varsity basketball coach Bobby Swartwout (43) celebrates after his Golden Tornado team upset No. 1 seed Shaler in the 2011 WPIAL playoffs. Mavrik Clement, on Swartwout's shoulders, is a sixth-grader in the program now. Zach Slomers (red-haired youth at left), Mattix Clement (Butler jersey at right) and Madden Clement (reaching out at lower right) are on this year's varsity team.

lay at home, coach at home. � Matt Clement has lived that through Butler High School baskeball. Now a whole lot of people are living it right behind him.

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Morton wins Gatorade Pa. Player of Year

Credits team, coaches, fans for prestigious honor

Butler's Ethan Mortan drives to the hoop against Upper Saint Clair in the PIAA playoffs.

While Butler's boys basketball postseason run toward a possible state title may be in limbo because of the coronavirus pandemic, the accolades keep coming for Golden Tornado standout point guard Ethan Morton.

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Sales cruises into hall of fame

Starred in football, basketball as well as track and field

Butler's Tyrell Sales grabs a pass during a practice in this file photo from 2003. Sales enjoyed standout careers at both Butler and Penn State and will be inducted into the Butler Area Sports Hall of Fame.

This is the last in a series of articles profiling the 2020 Butler County Sports Hall of Fame inductees.

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Busy Baxter: Butler sophomore true 3-sport standout

Butler quarterback Cooper Baxter attempts a pass in the second quarter against Pine-Richland this fall. The sophomore hopes to take his talents to his third sport of the season, baseball, this spring as the Golden Tornado's starting shortstop and burgeoning star.

BUTLER TWP — Cooper Baxter has his priorities in order.

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3 SR wrestlers region all-stars

SLIPPERY ROCK — Three Slippery Rock wrestlers have received District 10, Region 1 all-star recognition.

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