Photo Gallery: May 12, 2023

2023-05-12 00:15:00

Mars Area Primary Center principal Jessica Semler helps students get ready Thursday, May 11, 2023, so they can spray Silly String at her after their class and one other helped raise over $20,000 in a American Heart Association fundraiser. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Mars Area Primary Center principal Jessica Semler gets sprayed with Silly String by Kim Schuelke’s morning kindergarten class Thursday, May 11, 2023. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Rocky, Slippery Rock University's mascot, right, hands out swag bags to students at Moraine Elementary on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle

State police trooper Josh Black, center, introduces Moraine Elementary students to Scoop, the Butler Eagle's mascot, left, at an America250 event Thursday, May 11, 2023, at the school. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle

Seneca Valley softball team members celebrate a 3-run home run by Lexi Hames (44) against Hempfield as Seneca Valley defeated Hempfield 3-0 in WPIAL Class 6A girls softball Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/ Butler Eagle

Seneca Valley celebrates after defeating Hempfield 3-0 in a WPIAL Class 6A girls softball game at Seneca Valley on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Seneca Valley pitcher Lexi Hames (44) celebrates with Lily Hicks (24) and Abby Kalkowski (18) after the Raiders defeated Hempfield 3-0 in WPIAL Class 6A girls softball at Seneca Valley on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Seneca Valley celebrates a 3-run home run by Lexi Hames (44) against Hempfield as Seneca Valley won 3-0 in the WPIAL Class 6A girls softball game at Seneca Valley on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Seneca Valley celebrates a 3-run home run by Lexi Hames (44) as the Raiders defeated Hempfield 3-0 in WPIAL Class 6A girls softball on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Seneca Valley Anna Kalkowski (29) bunts the ball as the Raiders defeated Hempfield 3-0 in WPIAL Class 6A girls softball at Seneca Valley on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Seneca Valley Lexi Hames (44) delivers a pitch against Hempfield as the Raiders won 3-0 in WPIAL Class 6A girls softball at Seneca Valley on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Seneca Valley’s Rylee Kratochvil (3) beats the ball at first base as Hempfield’s Emily Griffith (34) brings the ball in during a WPIAL Class 6A girls softball game Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Seneca Valley’s Kara Pasquale (21) cheers on her team from the dugout as Seneca Valley defeated Hempfield 3-0 in WPIAL Class 6A girls softball at Seneca Valley on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/ Butler Eagle

Seneca Valley’s Bella Gross (8) hits the ball against Hempfield as the Raiders won 3-0 in WPIAL Class 6A girls softball at Seneca Valley on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Seneca Valley celebrates a 3-run home run by Lexi Hames (44) as the Raiders defeated Hempfield 3-0 in WPIAL Class 6A girls softball at Seneca Valley on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Seneca Valley’s Abby Kalkowski (18) celebrates after the Raiders defeated Hempfield 3-0 in WPIAL Class 6A girls softball at Seneca Valley on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Butler's Andrew Archer (41) blocks the ball against Seneca Valley as Butler won 3-1 in a WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Seneca Valley’s Steven Mazur (32) bumps the ball against Butler as the Golden Tornado won 3-1 in a WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Butler head coach Lew Liparulo talks to the players as Butler defeated Seneca Valley 3-1 in a WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Butler’s Alec Teff (13) tips the ball over Seneca Valley’s Grant Hoover (24) as Butler won 3-1 in a WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Butler Christian Melnik-Mohr (32) celebrates with Max Gianneski (17) as Butler defeated the Raiders 3-1 in WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Butler celebrates after winning game 3 against Seneca Valley 3-1 in a WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/ Butler Eagle

Butler’s Maddox McCall (4) digs the ball against Seneca Valley as Butler won 3-1 in WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Butler’s Adam Kaufman (3) celebrates a point against Seneca Valley as Butler won 3-1 in a WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Seneca Valley’s Grant Hoover (24) spikes the ball as Butler's Andrew Archer (41) and Alex Moncello (26) try to block it as as Butler won 3-1 in WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Butler’s Coleton Welter (16) celebrates a point against Seneca Valley as Butler won 3-1 in WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Butler’s Alex Monocello (26) sets the ball against Seneca Valley as Butler won 3-1 in WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Mars Area Primary Center principal Jessica Semler helps students get ready Thursday, May 11, 2023, so they can spray Silly String at her after their class and one other helped raise over $20,000 in a American Heart Association fundraiser. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Mars Area Primary Center principal Jessica Semler gets sprayed with Silly String by Kim Schuelke’s morning kindergarten class Thursday, May 11, 2023. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Rocky, Slippery Rock University's mascot, right, hands out swag bags to students at Moraine Elementary on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle
State police trooper Josh Black, center, introduces Moraine Elementary students to Scoop, the Butler Eagle's mascot, left, at an America250 event Thursday, May 11, 2023, at the school. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle
Seneca Valley softball team members celebrate a 3-run home run by Lexi Hames (44) against Hempfield as Seneca Valley defeated Hempfield 3-0 in WPIAL Class 6A girls softball Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/ Butler Eagle
Seneca Valley celebrates after defeating Hempfield 3-0 in a WPIAL Class 6A girls softball game at Seneca Valley on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Seneca Valley pitcher Lexi Hames (44) celebrates with Lily Hicks (24) and Abby Kalkowski (18) after the Raiders defeated Hempfield 3-0 in WPIAL Class 6A girls softball at Seneca Valley on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Seneca Valley celebrates a 3-run home run by Lexi Hames (44) against Hempfield as Seneca Valley won 3-0 in the WPIAL Class 6A girls softball game at Seneca Valley on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Seneca Valley celebrates a 3-run home run by Lexi Hames (44) as the Raiders defeated Hempfield 3-0 in WPIAL Class 6A girls softball on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Seneca Valley Anna Kalkowski (29) bunts the ball as the Raiders defeated Hempfield 3-0 in WPIAL Class 6A girls softball at Seneca Valley on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Seneca Valley Lexi Hames (44) delivers a pitch against Hempfield as the Raiders won 3-0 in WPIAL Class 6A girls softball at Seneca Valley on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Rylee Kratochvil (3) beats the ball at first base as Hempfield’s Emily Griffith (34) brings the ball in during a WPIAL Class 6A girls softball game Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Kara Pasquale (21) cheers on her team from the dugout as Seneca Valley defeated Hempfield 3-0 in WPIAL Class 6A girls softball at Seneca Valley on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/ Butler Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Bella Gross (8) hits the ball against Hempfield as the Raiders won 3-0 in WPIAL Class 6A girls softball at Seneca Valley on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Seneca Valley celebrates a 3-run home run by Lexi Hames (44) as the Raiders defeated Hempfield 3-0 in WPIAL Class 6A girls softball at Seneca Valley on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Seneca Valley celebrates a 3-run home run by Lexi Hames (44) as the Raiders defeated Hempfield 3-0 in WPIAL Class 6A girls softball at Seneca Valley on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Seneca Valley celebrates a 3-run home run by Lexi Hames (44) as the Raiders defeated Hempfield 3-0 in WPIAL Class 6A girls softball at Seneca Valley on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Seneca Valley celebrates a 3-run home run by Lexi Hames (44) as the Raiders defeated Hempfield 3-0 in WPIAL Class 6A girls softball at Seneca Valley on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Abby Kalkowski (18) celebrates after the Raiders defeated Hempfield 3-0 in WPIAL Class 6A girls softball at Seneca Valley on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Butler's Andrew Archer (41) blocks the ball against Seneca Valley as Butler won 3-1 in a WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Steven Mazur (32) bumps the ball against Butler as the Golden Tornado won 3-1 in a WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Butler head coach Lew Liparulo talks to the players as Butler defeated Seneca Valley 3-1 in a WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Alec Teff (13) tips the ball over Seneca Valley’s Grant Hoover (24) as Butler won 3-1 in a WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Butler Christian Melnik-Mohr (32) celebrates with Max Gianneski (17) as Butler defeated the Raiders 3-1 in WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Butler celebrates after winning game 3 against Seneca Valley 3-1 in a WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/ Butler Eagle
Butler’s Maddox McCall (4) digs the ball against Seneca Valley as Butler won 3-1 in WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Adam Kaufman (3) celebrates a point against Seneca Valley as Butler won 3-1 in a WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Grant Hoover (24) spikes the ball as Butler's Andrew Archer (41) and Alex Moncello (26) try to block it as as Butler won 3-1 in WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Coleton Welter (16) celebrates a point against Seneca Valley as Butler won 3-1 in WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Alex Monocello (26) sets the ball against Seneca Valley as Butler won 3-1 in WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle