Playing under the weight of high standards was something Jake McAndrew encountered at Mercyhurst University, but he was ready for it.
“Coming from Seneca Valley, the cult...
The burgeoning interest in girls flag football caught the attention of Johnathan Emhardt. He wondered just how popular the idea would be in the Mars Area School District....
In the spring of 2006, Ashley Turici had a clear-cut goal as a senior member of the Seneca Valley girls track and field team.
“I had placed second in the javelin at WPIAL...
Every football team in the Butler County area had its own offensive identity this season.
Karns City followed a well-tested rushing blueprint to a District 9 Class 2A tit...
Disruptive is a word often used to describe a defensive lineman who has a knack of foiling an offensive game plan. In reality, every position on a defense has the potenti...
Mars girls volleyball coach Tami Caraway has already gone back and watched the film from several of her team’s matches this season a few times.
One particular Planets pla...
Simone Sharpless grew up with a soccer ball at her foot, almost as soon as she could walk.
She trailed her older sisters to soccer practices and games, tagged along o...
ADAMS TWP — Greater Latrobe boys basketball likes to run on the hardwood, but Mars was beating the Wildcats at their own game early on.
The Planets shot a blistering 69% ...
As a sophomore in 2022, Tyler Prex played sparingly for Seneca Valley’s boys soccer team.
“There were three senior midfielders in front of me, and I came off the bench w...
JACKSON TWP — Seneca Valley’s boys basketball team must feel like it’s been playing with one arm tied behind its back.
That analogy can’t be too far from the truth since ...