Mars graduate and St. Louis Cardinals farmhand JJ Wetherholt was named to the 2025 MLB All-Star Futures Game on Monday.
Among the 50 players included on those rosters, We...
July 01, 2025
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Summer has not brought with it a reprieve for North Catholic distance runner Jack Steineman, and he’s not complaining.
Following a freshman track season that saw him brea...
June 28, 2025
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Gabe Hein entered last high school football season as a known commodity in Eric Kasperowicz’s Mars offense, then turned heads with a Week 1 eruption.
The rising senior re...
June 18, 2025
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From underwhelming to the ultimate.
Matt Vogt knows what that’s all about.
Vogt, 34, a 2009 Seneca Valley Senior High School graduate, recently qualified for this week’s ...
June 10, 2025
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Seneca Valley graduate Matt Vogt is among the first trio to tee off Thursday at the 2025 U.S. Open. He and fellow competitors Kevin Velo and Trent Phillips will begin the...
June 10, 2025
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MECHANICSBURG — For more than three quarters, Mars stayed with Allentown Central Catholic. Then the Vikings earned valuable breathing room that the Planets were unable to...
June 08, 2025
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Two is not always better than one.
For the pair of youth football and cheer organizations in the Seneca Valley School District, a merger will have a myriad of benefits.
S...
June 07, 2025
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ALTOONA — Having allowed just one run in its previous three games, Seneca Valley was relying on another strong pitching effort in Thursday’s state quarterfinal playoff ag...
June 05, 2025
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The 2025 PIAA Class 2A boys lacrosse championship semifinals will be held Saturday, and Mars is still out to prove it belongs.
The Planets (19-2) advanced via a 12-2 firs...
June 04, 2025
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One of the things that Tony Conti appreciated most about his brother, Jason, was that he never changed.
“He was drafted into the major leagues, played in the major league...
June 04, 2025
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ADAMS TWP — Cohen Pollock had a fine sophomore season for Lower Dauphin’s boys lacrosse team, but Mars made sure to end it on a sour note.
The Planets pelted the sophomor...
June 03, 2025
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ADAMS TWP — Twin Valley has made three straight appearances in the PIAA Class 2A girls lacrosse championship game.
Keeping the Raiders from moving one step closer to a fo...
June 03, 2025
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On the road against District 3 runner-up Central York, the Seneca Valley boys volleyball team was swept on Tuesday night, ending the Raiders’ season.
The Panthers won the...
June 03, 2025
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The 2025 PIAA baseball championship quarterfinals will be held Thursday, and Seneca Valley is still rolling along.
The Raiders (18-6) advanced via a first-round home win ...
June 03, 2025
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Seneca Valley graduate Matt Vogt has qualified for the U.S. Open at Oakmont. A former all-state golfer for the Raiders, Vogt was the medalist in qualifying at the Wine Va...
June 03, 2025
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The WPIAL recently released its All-District honorees for Class 3A boys volleyball and a number of Butler County players were recognized. They include:
First Team
Jo...
May 31, 2025
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SHIPPENSBURG — North Catholic's girls track and field team has received an influx of talented athletes in recent years.
Sophomore twin sisters Anna and Audra Lazzara have...
May 23, 2025
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WEST VIEW — Mars boys lacrosse coach Bob Marcoux did not have a favorable opinion on the first half of Monday’s WPIAL Class 2A semifinal against Hampton.
After the first ...
May 19, 2025
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WEST VIEW — Playing for a WPIAL championship has become a habit for Mars girls lacrosse. The mentality that comes with such consistency undoubtedly played a role in the P...
May 19, 2025
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ADAMS TWP — Vacations must wait for anyone involved with Mars’ boys lacrosse team.
Not to say that’s a problem for the Planets, who’ve made a program tradition of competi...
May 15, 2025
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SLIPPERY ROCK — Butler’s Aubrey Rock entered Wednesday’s WPIAL Track and Field Individual Championships hoping for the bare minimum in the pole vault. Clear the state sta...
May 14, 2025
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SLIPPERY ROCK — Seneca Valley’s Dakari Payne had a busy day at Wednesday’s WPIAL Track and Field Individual Championships.
“I’m really tired. I’m probably about to go tak...
May 14, 2025
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WPIAL spring sports playoff schedules were released Thursday and Friday. Several Butler County teams made it to their respective tournaments, heading into the bracket...
May 13, 2025
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When it comes to generating interest and revenue, golf is one of Butler County’s greatest assets.
Experience Butler County is well aware of this and devotes much time and...
May 12, 2025
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To outsiders, it’s wildly impressive. To those who frequent Fire and Ice Mars cheer and tumbling gym and the competitions its competitive cheer teams attend, it’s just, w...
May 09, 2025
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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates fired manager Derek Shelton following a rocky opening month to the season that saw Pittsburgh quickly slip into last place in the Nati...
May 08, 2025
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Rob Foust knows the golf course at Foxburg Country Club as well as anybody. Now the club president, he’s been testing himself on the course for over 50 years.
When it com...
May 08, 2025
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North Catholic’s boys tennis team may have surprised some people when it defeated top-seeded South Park in Monday’s WPIAL Class 2A team semifinals, but the best was y...
May 07, 2025
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Butler County schools are holding ceremonies for seniors committing to college athletic programs next year, this time during the spring signing period.
Here are the Butle...
May 06, 2025
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PITTSBURGH — Andrew McCutchen hasn't had the conversation with 7-year-old son Steel yet, but the Pittsburgh Pirates star knows it's probably coming at some point.
Steel, ...
May 06, 2025
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