2023-2024
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BUTLER HIGH SCHOOL
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Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Multiple Opponents
2.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
Pennsylvania State Western Regional Team Tournament at Bowlero Noble Manor Lanes:
Saturday, March 9th, 2024: The Butler girls finished seventh overall (out of 20 teams). The top-six advance to the PA State Team Championships. The Butler girls shot a 3123 total. This is comprised of three regular games and six “Baker” format games (each bowler bowls two frames of a game). The Golden Tornado girls were in the sixth spot after the three regulation games and after two of the Baker games, but slipped to seventh after four of the Baker games and couldn’t recover the ground needed to reach the state tournament for the 12th time in program history. Kelsee McConnell had the eight-highest series of the tournament with a 535. Makenzie Zimmerman had a 524 (11th-highest series of the tourney). Sophomore Julia Black had a career-best 447 series, good for 36th overall.
(Historical Note: Hempfield is the team who edged the Butler girls from the state tournament -- Butler and Hempfield are now tied for the most state tournament appearances among all teams within the WPIBL.)
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Multiple Opponents
2.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Multiple Opponents
2.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Multiple Opponents
2.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Multiple Opponents
3.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Blackhawk High School
3.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Beaver Falls Area Senior High School
3.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Seneca Valley Senior High School
4.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Rochester Area High School
4.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. New Castle HS
4.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Blackhawk High School
4.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Beaver Falls Area Senior High School
5.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Seneca Valley Senior High School
5.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Rochester Area High School
5.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. New Castle HS
5.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Multiple Opponents
2.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
Pennsylvania State Western Regional Team Tournament at Bowlero Noble Manor Lanes:
Saturday, March 9th, 2024: The Butler girls finished seventh overall (out of 20 teams). The top-six advance to the PA State Team Championships. The Butler girls shot a 3123 total. This is comprised of three regular games and six “Baker” format games (each bowler bowls two frames of a game). The Golden Tornado girls were in the sixth spot after the three regulation games and after two of the Baker games, but slipped to seventh after four of the Baker games and couldn’t recover the ground needed to reach the state tournament for the 12th time in program history. Kelsee McConnell had the eight-highest series of the tournament with a 535. Makenzie Zimmerman had a 524 (11th-highest series of the tourney). Sophomore Julia Black had a career-best 447 series, good for 36th overall.
(Historical Note: Hempfield is the team who edged the Butler girls from the state tournament -- Butler and Hempfield are now tied for the most state tournament appearances among all teams within the WPIBL.)
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Multiple Opponents
2.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
Pennsylvania State Western Regional Singles Tournaments at Bowlero Noble Manor Lanes:
Friday March 8th, 2024: Kelsee McConnell finished 15th out of 74 bowlers (top-12 advance to the PA State Singles Championships). She rolled an 853 series over five game, missing the state tournament by nine pins. Kaylee Kniess finished 28th with an 805 series. Makenzie Zimmerman was 60th with a 670 series.
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Multiple Opponents
2.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
Three Butler high school girls bowlers have qualified for the Pennsylvania Western Regional Singles tournament following the WPIBL Championships Thursday.
Kaylee Kniess, Kelsee McConnell and Makenzie Zimmerman will all be competing Friday, March 8th at AMF Noble Manor Lanes in Pittsburgh. The top 12 bowlers that day advance to the Pennsylvania State Championships the following weekend in Lancaster.
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Multiple Opponents
2.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
Greg Wilbert will represent the Butler boys bowling team at the Pennsylvania Western Regional Singles tournament Friday, March 1st in Pittsburgh. Greg earned a wild card spot based on his season league average of more than 197 following the WPIBL Singles Championships held in Mt. Lebanon Wednesday.
The Regional championships will be held at AMF Noble Manor Lanes.
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Multiple Opponents
3.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
The Butler girls bowling team finished fifth at the WPIBL Team championships Thursday. 24 teams competed at the event. Kelsee McConnell led the Golden Tornado with a 566 series, ninth-best out of more than 120 bowlers. She had a high game of 205. Makenzie Zimmerman had the 16th-best series of 530, with a high game of 223.
The Butler girls will compete in the Pennsylvania Western Regional tournament March 9th in Pittsburgh.
The Butler boys season ended at the WPIBL championships Wednesday.
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Blackhawk High School
3.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
Butler vs Blackhawk Bowling results - 1/31/24:
The Butler high school bowlers swept Blackhawk on their Senior night at Family Bowlaway Wednesday (1/31/24).
The Butler girls won 7-0 and were led by senior Kelsee McConnell who rolled a 622 series (games of 209-225-188) and finished the regular season with a 201.23 average. Makenzie Zimmerman added a 608 series (games of 223-195-190). The Golden Tornado girls completed a 10-0 regular season and advance into the WPIBL Team Championships February 15th in Pittsburgh.
(Match Scores: Butler 854-795-829 = 2478. Blackhawk 625-661-679 = 1965).
The Butler boys defeated Blackhawk 5-2 and were led by senior Colin Dorcy who rolled a 619 series (games of 191-215-213) and junior Micah Potts with a 613 series (183-175-255). Junior Greg Wilbert, who led the team with 197.53 average this season, added a 586 series (167-215-204). The Butler boys finished the regular season 8-2 overall.
(Match Scores: Butler 884-947-972 = 2803. Blackhawk 790-954-950 = 2694).
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Beaver Falls Area Senior High School
3.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
Butler vs Beaver Falls - 1/24/24:
The Butler Bowlers defeated Beaver Falls in their matches Wednesday at Family Bowlaway. The Golden Tornado girls swept their match 7-0 and clinched the WPIBL Northwest Section title. Kelsee McConnell led Butler with a 681 series and high game of 254. Emma Schultz added a 188 high game. The Butler girls improved to 9-0 this season.
(Match Scores: Butler - 884/829/794 = 2507 Beaver Falls - 602/557/594 = 1753)
The Butler boys won 5-2.Greg Wilbert rolled a 554 series with a high game of 213. David Shever rolled a 543 series. Colin Dorcy added a high game of 208. The Golden Tornado boys improved to 7-2.
(Match Scores: Butler - 876/776/836 = 2488. Beaver Falls - 735/817/816 = 2368)
Butler will host Blackhawk for their final match of the regular season next Wednesday (Jan 31) at Family Bowlaway. It will also be their Senior Night.
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Seneca Valley Senior High School
4.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
Butler vs Seneca Valley Bowling - 1/17/24:
The Butler boys and girls bowling teams posted 7-0 victories Wednesday at Belmont Bowl. The Golden Tornado boys were led by Greg Wilbert who rolled a 648 series with a high game of 225. Micah Potts shot a 587 series with a high game of 230.
Kelsee McConnell led the Golden Tornado girls with a 599 series and a high game of 229. Makenzie Zimmerman added a 547 series and high game of 225.
Butler will host Beaver Falls next Wednesday (Jan 24) at Family Bowlaway.
(Note: The Butler girls bowled unopposed. SV does not have a girls team. The SV boys only have one bowler)
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Rochester Area High School
4.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
Butler vs Rochester bowling - 1/10/24:
The Butler high school bowling teams each swept Rochester 7-0 Wednesday (Jan. 10, 2024) at Baden Bowl.
The Butler boys were led by Greg Wilbert who led all bowlers with a 650 series and high game of 256. Colin Dorcy added a 540 series with a high game of 204. Brayden Weiland added a career-high 538 series with a high game of 192. The Butler boys improved to 5-2 this season.
(Match Scores: Butler-835-900-890/2625 Rochester: 605-607-652/1864)
The Butler girls were led by Kelsee McConnell who rolled a 547 series with a high game of 198. Kaylee Kniess had a 500 series for the Golden Tornado, who improved to 7-0.
(Match Scores: Butler: 813-726-750/2289 Rochester: 496-440-625/1561.)
Butler will visit Seneca Valley next Wednesday (Jan. 17) at Belmont Bowl.
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. New Castle HS
4.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
Butler vs New Castle Bowling 1/3/24:
The Butler High school bowlers swept New Castle Wednesday (1/3/24) at Family Bowl-a-way.
The Butler girls won 7-0 and were led by Kelsee McConnell with a 635 series and high game of 234. Makenzie Zimmerman added a 591 series and high game of 245. The Golden Tornado girls are now 6-0.
( Match Scores : Butler-768-848-789/2405. New Castle-663-737-698/2098 )
The Butler boys improved to 4-2 with a 5-2 victory over New Castle and have taken over second place in the WPIBL Northwest Section. Greg Wilbert led the Golden Tornado with a 694 series and high game of 278. Micah Potts added a 580 series and high game of 210. Colin Dorcy had a 564 series and high game of 208.
( Match Scores: Butler-909-1007-917/2833. New Castle-987-864-844/2695 )
Butler travels to Rochester next Wednesday (1/10/24)
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Blackhawk High School
4.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
The Butler high school bowling teams split with Blackhawk Wednesday (12/20/23) at Sims Lanes in Beaver Falls.
The Butler girls won 7-0 behind the bowling of Makenzie Zimmerman who rolled a 588 series and high game of 232. Kelsee McConnell added a 580 series and high game of 202. Kaylee Kniess had a 199 game. The Golden Tornado girls complete the first half of their season 5-0.
(Match scores: Butler-850/822/778=2450. Blackhawk-674/693/588=1955.)
The Butler boys lost 7-0. Greg Wilbert led the Golden Tornado with a 598 series and high game of 224. Colin Dorcy added a 572 series and high game of 222. Micah Potts rolled a 564 series and high game of 201. David Shever had a high game of 215. The Golden Tornado boys complete their first half 3-2.
(Match scores: Butler-933/930/863=2726. Blackhawk-974-937-889/2800)
Butler will host New Castle Wednesday, January 3rd at Family Bowlaway.
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Beaver Falls Area Senior High School
5.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
Butler vs Beaver Falls bowling - 12/13/23:
The Butler bowlers defeated Beaver Falls at Sims Lanes Wednesday (Dec 13th).
The Butler girls swept their match 7-0, led by Kelsee McConnell who rolled a 611 series. She had a high game of 234. Kaylee Kniess added a 524 series and high game of 195. The Golden Tornado girls are now 4-0.
(Match scores: Butler: 737-833-788/2358. Beaver Falls: 570-526-555/1651.)
The Butler boys won their match 5-2. Micah Potts led the Golden Tornado with a 597 series and 236 high game. Greg Wilbert added a 553 series and high game of 220. The Butler boys are now 3-1.
(Match scores: Butler: 852-745-948/2545 Beaver Falls: 710-791-854/2355)
Both teams visit Blackhawk next Wednesday (Dec 20), also at Sims Lanes, to complete the first half.
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Seneca Valley Senior High School
5.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
The Butler high school bowlers swept Seneca Valley 7-0 Wednesday (Dec 6) at Family Bowl-a-way.
The Butler girls were led by Makenzie Zimmerman with a 645 series and a high game of 225. Kelsee McConnell added a 621 series and also a high game of 225. The Butler girls are 3-0.
The Butler boys were led by Greg Wilbert who rolled a 610 series with a high game of 224. Micah Potts added a 569 series. David Shever had a 565 series and led all bowler with a high game of 234. The Butler boys are now 2-1.
The Butler bowlers visit Beaver Falls next Wednesday (Dec 13).
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Rochester Area High School
5.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
The Butler boys and girls Bowlers swept Rochester 7-0. Kelsee McConnell led the Golden Tornado girls with a 604 series on games of 202-201-201. Makenzie Zimmerman had a 505 series and high game of 191.
The Butler girls are 2-0.
(Match Scores: Butler: 806-757-665/2228. Rochester: 480-479-503/1462)
David Shever led the Golden Tornado boys with a 592 series with a high game of 209. Micah Potts added a 531 series. Greg Wilbert had a 517 series.
The Butler boys are 1-1.
(Match Scores: Butler: 909-816-842/2567. Rochester: 562-639-594/1795.)
Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. New Castle HS
5.0 months ago
| Carolee Slomers
Golden Tornado Lose: -
Butler bowling vs New Castle 11/29/23:
The Butler high school bowling teams split their 2023-24 season opening match with New Castle Wednesday (11/29/23).
The Butler girls won 5-2. Makenzie Zimmerman led the Golden Tornado girls with a 561 series and high game of 237. Kelsee McConnell added a 537.
(Games: Butler: 848-677-739/2264. New Castle: 673-687-661/2021)
The Butler boys fell 4-3. David Shever led the Golden Tornado boys with a 612 series and high game of 211. Micah Potts added a 533 series and high game of 203.
(Games: Butler: 821-803-847/2471. New Castle: 839-877-667/2383.
Butler will host Rochester next Tuesday (Dec 5) at Family Bowlaway beginning at 3pm.