“All of our athletes will benefit from new weight room equipment,” Mylan said.
“Some of the equipment in our weight room was there when I played,” said Christy, a 1999 Butler graduate.
BUTLER FOOTBALL UPDATE
In a letter addressed to Butler football parents, White started that “we now need to continue to develop the culture of our (football) program.”Īs part of that, he disclosed that a number of anonymous donors have pledged $37,500 to update weight room equipment. In the spring of 2021, Butler had two All-Conference honorable-mention selections in cornerback Nickendre Stiger (Wichita, KS) and safety Ian McSwain (Goddard, KS). Regardless of where we’re playing or who we’re playing, I expect that will continue.” Abbott brings out the best in his players, at Butler has had 27 All-Conference defensive back selections in ten seasons an average of just under three per season. “We’ve enjoyed working with those schools and those programs, a lot of first-class people. “District 10 has been great to us,” the coach said. WPIAL Class 6A in 2024 may not be the same WPIAL 6A we left a few years ago.”īutler football coach Eric Christy does not place any more emphasis on the 2023 season, knowing it will be the Tornado’s last in District 10. “Schools on the bubble in terms of classification - Norwin, Shaler, for example - could be bumped up. “I can see more schools moving up to 6A as a result of this,” White said. That won’t affect Butler’s status as a Class 6A football school. We’re much more competitive.”īeginning with the 2024 reclassification cycle, the PIAA will be counting 100% of vo-tech students as part of a school’s enrollment figure. Our roster numbers are back up, and we’re headed in the right direction. “We’re certainly not on the level of a North Allegheny or Central Catholic right now, but our program is stronger. The difference is now we’ll be playing five or six of those a year,” he said. We’ve still played high-level opponents the past few years. “This is the way it turned out, and we will move forward. I’d prefer another couple of years in District 10 just to make sure our program was on more solid ground. Mylan said it was always Butler’s intent to return to WPIAL football, “but this is a little sooner than I would have liked. “Soccer, volleyball, whatever, if a school, is struggling to stay competitive in one sport, it should have the opportunity to move to a more competitive situation and rebuild,” Mylan said. We just want to be heard.”īutler athletic director Bill Mylan pointed out that one school is winless in its last 68 WPIAL section soccer games. We’d like to address that and make a proposal. “There’s been no case of a team dropping down in classification for competitive purposes. “But there is no inverse of that,” White said. The PIAA has a competitive clause in its bylaws that a team that constantly performed well can be moved up a classification. “Through this settlement, we are able to join that (Strategic Planning Committee) meeting and make a proposal about reclassification.” “While I’m confident we could win another court battle on this, nothing is guaranteed, and we don’t want to put our kids through that process again,” said Brian White, superintendent of the Butler Area School District. Through the past three seasons in District 10, Butler won 11 games and qualified for the District 10 playoffs the past two years.īutler had 60 players on its football roster - grades 10 to 12 - in 2022. The Tornado were winless in 20, concluding the latter season with 28 healthy players.
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