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Singleton gets 2nd at Penn Relays

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Butler senior CJ Singleton ran the mile in 4 minutes, 7.51 seconds Friday at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, setting a school record for outdoor track and field.

Singleton placed second in the event, behind Gary Martin of Archbishop Wood. His time was 4:01.04.

The Golden Tornado’s 4x100 relay team of Presley Ornelas, Guinness Brown, Lucas Slear and Brayden Young finished 10th in the NorthEast Division with a time of 43.63 seconds. They missed moving into the finals by one spot.

Softball

Maddie Gross scattered six hits and Lexie Hames hit her 10th home run of the season as Seneca Valley defeated previously unbeaten Hempfield, 2-1.

Hames’ homer came in the fifth inning, snapping a 1-1 tie. Hayley Walter delivered a run-scoring single for the Raiders in the second.

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Seneca Valley 010010x — 270

W: Maddie Gross 7IP (4K, 3BB). L: Riley Miller 6IP (8K, 0BB)

Hempfield (9-1, 7-1): Maggie Howard 4-1B, Griffith RBI

Seneca Valley (6-6, 4-5): Hayley Walter 1B RBI, Lexie Hames HR, Lily Hicks 1B, Meah Hames 1B

Monday: Seneca Valley at Butler

Moniteau 15, A-C Valley 5 — Winning pitcher Emma Covert homered and had three RBI as Moniteau defeated Allegheny-Clarion Valley, in five innings. Megan Wise had a double, single and two RBI.

Meah Ielase homered and had two RBI for A-C Valley (3-6).

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W: Emma Covert 5IP (2K, 3BB). L: Shania Whitmer 4.2IP (1K, 10BB)

A-C Valley: Meah Ielase HR 2-EBI 2-R, Avah Burke 1B 2-RBI, Rylan Strauser 2B

Moniteau: Emma Covert HR 3-RBI, Megan Wise 2B 1B 2-FRBI 2-R, T.Thomas 2B 2-1B RBI, Turner 2B 3-RBI

Monday: A-C Valley at Keystone

North Allegheny 11, Butler 1 — Alaina Whipkey homered and winning pitcher Ann Melle had three singles for the Tigers. Grace Negley doubled and singled for Butler (0-8), which was limited to three hits.

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W: Ann Melle 6IP (9K, 1BB). L: Kelsey Ogin 6IP (7K,4BB)

North Allegheny: Alaina Whipkey HR, Ann Melle 3-1B, Caitlyn Logan 2-1B,. Sydney Junkes 2B, Mason Brokos 1B

Butler: Morgan Burgardt 1B, Grace Negley 2B 1B

Monday: Seneca Valley at Butler

Burrell 1, Freeport 0 — The Yellowjackets’ Sydney Selker struck out 19 and allowed five hits in losing this pitcher’s duel. Abby DeJidas and Natalie King doubled for Freeport’s lone hits.

Burrell pitcher Katie Armstrong also fanned 19 hitters.

Track and Field

Ciona Deprano won the long jump and triple jump for Moniteau Thursday in the Warriors’ 76-74 girls victory over North Clarion.

Girls

Moniteau 76, Clarion 74

3,200 relay: North Clarion 11:00; 100 hurdles: Best (NC) 17.9; 100 dash: Lurch (NC) 13.5; 1,600 run: Hannah Burgoon (M) 5:42; 400 run: Zendron (M) 1:03; 400 relay: North Clarion 55.3; 300 hurdles: Best (NC) 51.0; 800 run: Babbington (NC) 2:35; 200 dash: Lurch (NC) 28.2; 3,200 run: Siegel (NC) 13:04; 1,600 relay: North Clarion 4:41

Shot put: Autumn Stewart (M) 34-1; Discus: Ketner (NC) 78-10; Javelin: Megan Wise (M) 88-10; High jump: Rylee Long (M) 4-5; Long jump: Ciona Deprano (M) 14-1; Triple jump: Ciona Deprano (M) 31-.5; Pole vault: Victoria Pry (M) 8-0

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