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Court Dances
Court Dance Girls
Jules Fisher, Ella Anderson, Bella Harvey-Cowen, Braelie Krahe & Sierra Brown
Court Dance Boys
Luke Boylan, Jason Wagner, Stephen Hasson, Issac Lacinski & Billy Kowalkowski
Activities & Events
Dress to Impress
"Dress to Impress" was an exciting activity where the classes competed against each other to dress themselves in the craziest outfit they could find. The teams had a limited time to make the silliest outfit they could think up. As the music played, each team took turns strutting down the runway showcasing their outfits in a mini fashion show. Crowd applause determined a clear winner - the Juniors!
Freshman Theo Watson & Jordyn Litz making creative outfits.
Sophmore Brooklyn Simpson & Cadyn Crawford bring their A-Game in style.
Juniors Jaden Floyd-Quigley & Brooke Clark create the craziest outfits!
Senior Logan Griffith & Gabby Guido strike Pose 28.
Participants:
Seniors: Gabby Guido, Zaynah Smith, Cadence Guckert, Logan Griffith, Will Doubt, Miley Kariotis
Juniors: Skylar Brown, Sadie Brown, Brooke Clark, Cam Baker, Cole Miller, & Jaden Floyd-Quigley
Sophomores: Leah Waldsmith, Brooklyn Simpson, Kyla Canfield, Parker Moore, Cadyn Crawford, & Carter Thomas
Freshmen: Jordyn Litz, Addy Coury, Molly Proper, Rocco Gianetti, & Theo Watson
Winner: Juniors
Tug of War
"Tug of War" is a classic team-based game that pits two opposing teams against each other in a test of strength and teamwork. The goal is to pull the opposing team across the designated line or marker on the ground. The different classes compete against each other to see which class is the strongest. The Class of 2026, once again dug deep and came out the victors!
11th grade
The juniors are victorious!
10th Grade vs. 11th Grade
The strong sophomores can't beat the victorious juniors!
11th Grade vs. 12th grade
The victorious juniors out-muscle the seniors.
12th Grade
The seniors accept defeat when they are pulled to the ground.
Participants:
Seniors: Katelyn Junod, Lorin Pavlik-Ware, Zaynah Smith, Ella Anderson, Abby Ruffini, Ryan Bates, Lukas Gratzmiller, Parker Pruitt, Jacob Wilson, & Bryce Hrivnak
Juniors: Jaxon Guerrini, Joah Martin, Steven Wilson, Kasey Shank, Weston Baronie, Carmen Bires, Casey Brancato, Haylee Healsey, Cam Brun, & Mikayla Coury
Sophomores: Trey Coury, Ayden Kun, Byler Spiering, Logan Shank, Vinny Guerrini, Parker Moore, Mckenna Miller, Cheyenne Kirchartz, Sam Gregg, & Sophie Gregg
Freshmen: Jordan Litz, Addy Coury, Kinlee Moore, Amelia Leger, Slone Bires, Slone Bires, Nissan Jones, Owen Shook, Caden Lawson, Dylan Sanchez, & Brennan Durkin
Winner: Juniors
Band, Cheerleaders, and Fall Sports Recognition
Band
The Marching Band is starting their season off strong with a high score from their first two competitions. Their show this year is "Tormented Dreams of Poe" featuring the songs "Sweet Dreams," "Chandelier," "Blackbird," and "Total Eclipse of the Heart." They have two more competitions in October where they hope to bring home some trophies to Puckety Church Road. Even with those trophies, the highlight of each season is playing "Tequila" with the Student Section and cheering for the Bucs.
Drum Majors: Danika Krajci & Kaitlyn Zanella
Color Guard Captains: Katie Pahlman, Riley Kinter, & Evy Girard
Cheerleading
The Burrell Cheerleaders have had an excellent season this year. They hit their difficult stunts and have done an amazing job cheering on the sidelines. The cheerleaders have also been busy practicing for their first competition! They are all super excited to compete and to cheer on the Burrell Bucs.
GO BUCS!
Captains: Sierra Brown & Katelyn Junod
Co-captains: Mariah Kaiser & Skylar Brown
Golf
Although the team wasn’t perfect they still managed to win some matches and do their very best. A lot of players graduated last year, but the current players got better and made up for the loss. The season ended with a record of 7-7.
Captains: Tucker Bitar & Logan Griffith
Girl's Tennis
The Girl's Tennis team has had a prosperous season so far. They have competed in the Section Singles and Section Doubles and have a week left of matches this year. Ava Radvansky has done a great job leading the team as First Singles, as well as Jenna Morrison for Second Singles. Abby Ruffini, Jules Fisher, Ava Nee, Olivia Carney, and Sarah Waldsmith have also taken on important roles to help the team win some matches.
Captains: Seniors
Boys/Girls Cross Country
The Cross Country Team consists of seven runners: Kelsey Haas, Nina Shank-Koster, Lily Liotta, Kira Legters, Andrew Beveridge, Cam Perry, and Trent Sullivan. The captain of the Cross Country Team is Kelsey Haas. The team is excited to run at WPIALs and finish with great times to end the season on a good note. As Coach Legters would say, “It’s a great day to run fast!”
Captains: Kelsey Haas
Boys' Soccer
While the team is not as strong as last year, they are doing exceptionally for losing 7 starters and getting moved up into 2A. They are sitting at 5-3 in the section and are fighting for a playoff spot. They are excited to continue to play as well as possible and go after the spot.
Captains: Will Doutt, Billy Kowalkowski, Calio Zanella, & Luke Postupack
Girls' Soccer
The Lady Bucs are off to a great start in their season with big wins against teams like South Park and Shady Side. They just recently won a huge game to determine their place in the section Monday Night against North Catholic. They’re looking for a big comeback win against Freeport in pursuit of a Section title. With a lot of talent and hard work the Lady Bucs, coached by Mr. Frank "The Tank" Nesko, hope to make a far playoff run.
Captains: Seniors
Girls' Volleyball
The Burrell Bucs Girls Volleyball team has had a fantastic start to the season, currently holding the top spot in our section following a recent major three-set victory against Deer Lakes. With strong teamwork and determination, they are excited to see what the rest of the season has in store, and the Lady Bucs aim to maintain momentum and keep the wins coming heading into playoffs in the next months. Leading the Bucs this year are captains, Ella Anderson and Pyper Ferres. The energy is high, and they are eager to build on our success.
Captains: Ella Anderson and Pyper Ferres
Football
The Burrell Buccaneers Football Team has had their share of ups and down this season. The team returns only 3 seniors starting on both sides of the ball, making them by far the youngest team in the Allegheny 7 Conference. Regardless, every game they have showed their willingness to compete with some of the best teams in the entire WPIAL, such as a close 24-7 loss to #3 ranked Avonworth. With 5 games left in the season, the Bucs look to get back on track and make some noise in conference play to hopefully get a playoff bid.
Captains: Talan Newcomer, Jacob Wilson, Luke Boylan, & Stevie Hasson
Writing Contributor: Jaxon Guerrini, Katelyn Junod, & Lorin Pavlik-Ware
Photography Contributor: Ryan Wass, Nate Sofaly, Mrs. Shaffer, & Mrs. Aranyos
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