High school sports roundup: Butler boys, girls cross country teams move to 6-0 after home wins
Seniors Logan Rogers (17:38.72) and Ethan Thomas (17:39.13) and junior Brendan Eicher (17:39.20) went 1-2-3 in Butler’s 17-42 boys cross country win over Central Catholic at Preston Park.
The Golden Tornado improved to 6-0 on the season.
Butler (girls) 23, Oakland Catholic 36 — Golden Tornado junior Macie McLister (21:05.37) placed second and sophomore Zari Golojuh (21:05.37) third as their team moved to 6-0.
North Allegheny boys 19, Seneca Valley 42; Seneca Valley 24, North Hills 33 — Raiders senior Riley McGee finished fourth with a time of 17:03.7 during a tri-meet in North Park, while Hunter Petersen followed in fifth (17:07.5).
Slippery Rock (boys) 25, Greenville 32 — Hunter Doerflinger (18:03) crossed the finish line first during the dual-meet. Rockets (1-2) teammate Zachary Geisner (18:33) took third.
Slippery Rock (girls) 16, Greenville 46 — The Rockets finished in the top four spots, including Kasey Yeager’s first-place effort (20:04). Leah Perez followed just behind at 20:06, Lydia Springirth 20:11 and Lylah Robare 21:10.
Hanna Dailey had three goals, Bree O’Donnell and Phoebe Brandon two apiece and Aubrey Price, Sophia Bonetto, Aysha Vavro and Maddy Mahood one each as Karns City thumped Keystone 10-0.
Giada Bonetto had the shutout for the Gremlins.
Mason Bell netted the overtime game-winner during Karns City’s 2-1 triumph over Keystone. Joshua Peters also scored, while Brock Dittman made 10 saves.
Colton Christie and Davin Henry had assists.
Butler 5, Latrobe 1 — Cullen Forbes, Jude Perhacs, Colten English, Noah Ernst and Aiden Ansani all got on the scoreboard for the Golden Tornado (5-6).
North Catholic 2, Deer Lakes 1 — Brody Kennedy and Justin Garvey both scored to stake the Trojans (10-1-1, 8-1-1 in WPIAL Section 1-2A) to a 2-0 lead before they had to play with only 10 players on the field for the final half hour of play.
North Catholic hasn’t lost a match since Aug. 26, a 3-0 defeat against the Lancers.
Maddy Dehart had 13 kills, three aces and two blocks as A-C Valley downed Union in four sets. Malia Page added 10 kills, three aces and three digs for the Falcons, who won by scores of 25-20, 25-17, 20-25 and 25-11.
Moniteau 3, Karns City 1 — Emily Matz had five aces, 10 kills, six digs and three blocks for the Warriors, who won by scores of 25-20, 25-15, 21-25 and 25-12. Lily Staab added nine kills and an ace.
Seneca Valley 3, North Hills 0 — The Raiders improved to 5-4 (2-3 WPIAL Section 1-3A)
Monique Polas, Ella Marley and Alvera Chokshi had singles wins as Seneca Valley downed Moon 5-0. The pairings of Jenna Muenck and Autumn Zacherl and Alivia Metz and Imogen Culley also had victories.
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Butler’s Macie McLister (871) and Zari Golojuh (874) took second and third place respectively with the time of 21:05.37 in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Kyra Olivares (876) took fifth place with a time of 21:50.74 in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Avery Sintz (877) took sixth place with a time of 22:01.92 in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Maya Keffalas (880) took seventh place with a time of 22:07.79 in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler boys and girls teams competed against Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler boys and girls teams competed against Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler boys and girls teams competed against Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Macie McLister (871) and Zari Golojuh (874) took second and third place respectively with the time of 21:05.37 in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Macie McLister (871) and Zari Golojuh (874) hold hands to celebrate before taking second and third place respectively with the time of 21:05.37 in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Kyra Olivares (876) took fifth place with a time of 21:50.74 in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Avery Sintz (877) took sixth place with a time of 22:01.92 in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler boys and girls teams competed against Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler boys and girls teams competed against Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler boys and girls teams competed against Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Macie McLister (871), right, high five’s teammate Margaret Cherry (879) as Cherry finishes her race in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Zari Golojuh (874), right, congratulates Margaret Cherry (879) after her race in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Macie McLister (871), left, hugs Avery Sintz (877) after her race in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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The Butler boys cross country team lead the pack during the beginning of a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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The Butler boys cross country team lead the pack during the beginning of a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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The Butler boys cross country team lead the pack during the beginning of a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Landon Slear (918) took fifth place with a time of 17:43.91 in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler boys and girls teams competed against Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler boys and girls teams competed against Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler boys and girls teams competed against Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler boys and girls teams competed against Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler boys and girls teams competed against Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler boys and girls teams competed against Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler boys and girls teams competed against Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler boys and girls teams competed against Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Landon Slear (918) took fifth place with a time of 17:43.91 in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Logan Rogers (897), Ethan Thomas (898), and Brendan Eicher (899) took first, second, and third respectively with the time of 17:38.72, 17:39.13, and 17:39.20 in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler boys and girls teams competed against Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Landon Slear (918) took fifth place with a time of 17:43.91 in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Bryson Myrlie (905) took sixth place with a time of 17:57.46 in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler boys and girls teams competed against Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler boys and girls teams competed against Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler boys and girls teams competed against Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler boys and girls teams competed against Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Gavin Gardner (895) fist bumps Justin Sellinger (917) in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
