High School Sports:
–The Butler Girls Track & Field team won the 53rd annual Butler Invitational Friday. A record 65 teams and more than 1500 athletes attended the meet. Butler compiled 76 points. North Allegheny was second with 65.
Butler’s 3200-meter relay team of Alexis Leech, Shana Hoy, Maggie Welty and Liz Simms set a new meet record with a time of 9:22.56, which was the second-fastest time in the state this season. Taylor Weaver won the Pole Vault with a new meet record of 11′-11″. The 1600-meter relay team of Maddie Tonini, Simms, Hoy and Leech just missed a meet record in winning their event. Butler will visit Seneca Valley Tuesday with a chance to clinch their section championship.