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Butler track sweeps SV

Chris Grooms placed first in both the 1,600 and 3,200-meter run as the Butler boys track and field team defeated host Seneca Valley 82-68 Tuesday afternoon.

In the girls' meet, Butler won all but one event in a 124-25 win over the Raiders.

Both Butler teams improved to 5-0.

Names of SV's boys who placed first in their respective events were not provided.

• Meredith Snyder won the 400 dash and high jump, but A-C Valley's girls fell to North Clarion and Cranberry.

BoysButler 82, Seneca Valley 68Track Events3,200-meter relay: Butler (Corbin Seezox, Sean Randle, Matt Pribis, Evan Gomez) 8:18.97; 110 hurdles: Carlos Sanchez (B) 16.3; 100 dash: Darius Hightower (B) 11.28; 1,600 run: Chris Grooms (B) 4:37.88; 400 dash: SV 51.9; 400 relay: SV (time not available); 300-meter hurdles: SV 40.6; 800-meter run: Evan Gomez (B) 1:58.91; 200-meter dash: SV 22.74; 3,200-meter run: Chris Grooms (B) 10:08.96; 1,600-meter relay: SV (time not available)

Field EventsHigh jump: SV 5-8; Long jump: Jake Alston (B) 20-4; Triple jump: Spencer Murray (B) 41-2.5; Shot put: Mike Braun (B) 46-7.5; Discus: SV 151-8; Javelin: Cole Baxter (B) 152-3; Pole vault: SV (height not available)

GirlsButler 124, Seneca Valley 25Track Events3,200-meter relay: Butler (Rachel Wayand, Caitlin Baxter, Amanda Weist, Rachel Konieczky) 10:37.02; 100 hurdles: Lexis Frost (B) 15.75; 100 dash: Katelyn Wetzel (B) 12.71; 1,600 run: Danica Snyder (B) 5:26.86; 400 dash: Ashley Grooms (B) 1:02.76; 400 relay: Butler (Paige Allen, Kennedy Evans, Wetzel, Frost) 51.33; 300 hurdles: Kennedy Evans (B) 49.97; 800 run: Trisha Brandt (B) 2:30.75; 200 dash: Wetzel (B) 26.86; 3,200 run: Alexis Swiergol (B) 11:56; 1,600 relay: Butler (Olivia Reddick, Weist, Kayla Gregor, Ashley Grooms) N/A

Field EventsHigh jump: Paige Rittelmann (B) 5-0; Long jump: Kennedy Evans (B) 17-3; Triple jump: Meghan Studds (B) 35-½; Shot put: Ava Bonetti (B) 34-9½; Discus: Bonetti (B) 107-2; Javelin: Jamie Rutkowski (SV) 114-6; Pole vault: Becky Arturo (B) 9-0

GirlsNorth Clarion 84, A-C Valley 66Cranberry 88, A-C Valley 45Track Events3,200-meter relay: North Clarion 10:54.0; 100 hurdles: Walker (C) 17.9; 100 dash: Cratty (AC) 13.5; 1,600 run: Spence (C)/Hogg (C) 5:56; 400 dash: Snyder (AC) 1:05.8; 400 relay: N/A; 300 hurdles: Walker (C) 53.3; 800 run: Spence (C) 2:39; 200 dash: Cranberry 29.6; 3,200 run: Hogg (C) 13:56.7; 1,600 relay: Cranberry 4:33.5

Field EventsHigh jump: Snyder (AC) 4-8; Long jump: Cratty (AC) 14-1½; Triple jump: Jones (C) 27-6; Shot put: Hepler (NC) 26-0; Discus: Cratty (AC) 96-5; Javelin: Adams (C) 80-11

Knoch fell to 4-8 overall and 2-8 in the section in a 5-0 loss to Sewickley Academy.<B>Sewickley Academy 5, Knoch 0Singles:</B> 1-Grayson Geller (SA) d. Jack Boros 6-3, 6-4; 2-Colin Kaye (SA) d. Wes Moore 6-0, 6-0; 3-Logan Yee (SA) d. Mike Karns 6-0, 60<B>Doubles:</B> 1-Will Kleman-Danny Sponseller (SA) d. Jordan Hill-Austin Thomasmeyer 6-0, 6-0; 2-Joe Donahue-Griffin Lang (SA) d. Travis Neal-Nathan Walls 6-0, 6-2<B>North Allegheny 3, Butler 2 —</B> Will Nesbitt and Zac McCafferty both won in singles play for the Golden Tornado (6-4).<B>North Allegheny 3, Butler 2</B><B>Singles:</B> 1-Will Nesbitt (B) d. Chris Lippiello 6-0, 6-0; 2-Zac McCafferty (B) d. Bennett Salvatora 2-6, 6-1, 6-4; 3-Kevin Goth (NA) d. Nick Rocchi 6-0, 6-0<B>Doubles:</B> 1-Will Suhrie/Steve Klein (NA) d. Erik May/A.J. May 6-3, 6-4; 2-Mike Palmeri/Steve Chuirezzo (NA) d. David Bright/Jon Condon 6-0, 6-1

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