CJ Singleton set a course record with a time of 15 minutes, 41 seconds at White Oak Park in McKeesport to help the Butler boys cross country team to a second-place finish in the 27-team TSTCA Championships Thursday afternoon.

Sage Vavro was second overall with a time of 15:55.

The Golden Tornado girls team finished seventh.

Jennifer Cichra placed fifth overall with a time of 18:59.

Freshman Ava Brewster was 21st, coming in al 20:04.

Butler will be right back at White Oak Oct. 29 for the WPIAL Championships.

- Kenneth Bickel ran a time of 19 minutes, 18 seconds to place first and help the Slippery Rock boys to a 26-31 win over Wilmington.

Zane McClelland was third for the Rockets (8-4), coming in at 20:24.

Samantha Frazier was the top finisher for the Slippery Rock girls (2-10) with a time of 23:56, good enough for fourth place in the Rockets' 19-38 loss to Wilmington.

Slippery Rock closed its season with a 3-1 victory at home against Mercer.Kaleb Kuhn, Ethan Folmer and Liam Gallagher each scored for the Rockets (6-8-2).David Magliocca added an assist.

<b>Karns City 3, Franklin 1 —</b> The Gremlins prevailed thanks in part to Ashley Fox's eight kills and 14 digs.Rosalie Carden added 16 assists, Shavon McCanna 22 digs, Morgan Smith seven kills and Jessica Dunn four aces.KC won the match by scores of 25-16, 25-17, 23-25 and 25-19.<b>Knoch 3, Highlands 0 —</b> Brynnae Coe had 18 service points and Nicole Critchlow 17 service points as the Knights rolled to a 25-3, 25-7, 25-8 sweep.Mykenzie Werner also had six kills and 11 service points for Knoch (5-9, 4-9).<b>A-C Valley 3, Sheffield 0 —</b> Mia Sherman had 12 kills as the Falcons won 25-20, 25-21, 25-22.Andrea Meals and Meah Ielase also had eight kills and 17 digs each.<b>Seneca Valley 3, Butler 1 —</b> The Raiders evened their section record at 6-6 with a 26-24, 25-20, 22-25, 25-17 win at Butler.No individual statistics were available for Seneca Valley.Sophia Lucas had 11 kills, 10 assists and 24 digs and Taylor Welter 17 kills for the Golden Tornado.<b>Slippery Rock 3, Grove City 0 —</b> Virginia Recchia had 26 digs, 16 assists, six kills, 11 service points and five aces as the Rockets swept the Eagles 25-18, 25-16, 25-22.Makenna Shaner added 18 digs, seven kills and 12 service points for the Rockets (6-6).