CRANBERRY TWP — North Catholic girls basketball’s defense did not play a perfect game, but when it mattered most, the Trojanettes answered the call.
Over the final 11 min...
January 20, 2025
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JACKSON TWP — Since getting its starting five together on the court, Seneca Valley’s boys basketball team has garnered much attention for consistent balanced scoring.
But...
January 17, 2025
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Slippery Rock High School’s main gymnasium, known as the “Launch Pad,” has seen its share of memorable moments over the last two decades.
Josh Book added two more...
January 17, 2025
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Basketball is one of the most storied high school sports, dating back to the early 20th century in Butler County. A myriad of talented scorers have come and gone, filling...
January 17, 2025
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Butler High School graduate Terry Hanratty will join Urban Meyer and Nick Saban in the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame class, and Michael Vick and Michael Strahan are ...
January 16, 2025
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Lifelong Saxonburg resident Scott Ekas crossed off another running milestone over the weekend: the 2025 Walt Disney World Marathon.
Ekas, a 1989 Knoch High School graduat...
January 15, 2025
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Mars Hockey Club will hold its fifth annual ICE ALS charity game next week at Baierl Ice Complex.
During the game, fans in attendance can participate in a 50/50 raffle to...
January 14, 2025
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JACKSON TWP — Tyler Pepin and Andrew Omasits are in lockstep, not just on the hardwood, but with their words.
“Roll Raiders,” Pepin and Omasits said, almost at the same t...
January 10, 2025
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Contributing to a team was Ruth (Mick) Mischler’s main focus as a high school athlete. In the process, she left a deep imprint on two programs at Seneca Valley.
She quali...
January 09, 2025
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JACKSON TWP — Taking to the mat despite being less than 100% healthy is nothing new for Butler’s Gavin Rush.
He wrestled all of last season with a torn labrum. After begi...
January 08, 2025
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JACKSON TWP — Seneca Valley had been replying all night, but down two with under a minute to play, Butler needed just one more stop to have a chance at taking its first l...
January 07, 2025
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PITTSBURGH — Kirill Marchenko and Kent Johnson scored in the shootout, and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 Tuesday night.
Elvis Merz...
January 07, 2025
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Butler County sports five boys high school wrestling programs that produce talented grapplers regularly. Butler and Seneca Valley feature wrestlers in the WPIAL tournamen...
January 07, 2025
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ADAMS TWP — From role player to leader. The transformation seems to have come about quickly for Mars junior Austen Wroblewski, but there are no shortcuts in his journey.
...
January 07, 2025
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JACKSON TWP — Malina McElroy’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer gave Butler all the momentum entering overtime.
It did not last long.
The Golden Tornado turned the ball over on t...
January 06, 2025
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More snow is causing postponements to the Butler County high school sports schedule Monday night.
Slippery Rock has postponed all contests due to winter weather impacting...
January 06, 2025
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This year, the Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau earned official honors from Sports Destination Management magazine for its part in organizing the “Battle in the ...
January 04, 2025
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Lauren Wasylson is giving basketball another shot. Or perhaps it’s giving her another shot.
The 25-year-old, who starred at Mars High School and scored four points wh...
January 03, 2025
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Here is the current schedule for high school sports in Butler County on Jan. 3 and 4. Three basketball games have already been postponed due to the snow falling throughou...
January 03, 2025
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JACKSON TWP — It had been a few weeks since Butler and Seneca Valley swimming held a competition before Thursday night’s section meet.
But they weren’t well-rested. Witho...
January 02, 2025
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CRANBERRY TWP — Luke Lamb wants others to look up to him.
Both by name and reputation.
“I think he sees record boards and just wants to see his name up there,” Mars coach...
January 02, 2025
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The sports year — or at least the tracks and hills of Butler County — was dominated by Butler’s Drew Griffith.
Deservedly so, the 2024 graduate, who just completed his fr...
December 31, 2024
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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...
December 27, 2024
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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....
December 23, 2024
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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...
December 19, 2024
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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...
December 13, 2024
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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...
December 13, 2024
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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...
December 12, 2024
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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...
December 11, 2024
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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% ...
December 10, 2024
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