High School Basketball | February 4, 2012
Eye of Tornado
BUTLER TWP — He's listed at 6-foot-1 on the roster, probably an exaggeration.

High School Round Up | February 3, 2012
Freeport stuns Ford City
Jessica Aulicino hit a pair of clutch free throws with four seconds remaining to give Freeport a 39-37 upset win over Ford City Thursday night.

High School Basketball | February 3, 2012
Injuries strike Tornado
ALIQUIPPA — The Butler boys basketball team is eyeing a late-season run for the WPIAL playoffs.

High School Basketball | February 3, 2012
Butler girls fade at Baldwin
PITTSBURGH — Through three quarters, the Butler girls basketball team had Baldwin right where it wanted.

High School Basketball | February 1, 2012
Nate's Night
BUTLER TWP — Jan. 31, 2012 — Nate's night.

High School Round Up | January 31, 2012
Moniteau rolls; Knoch tops Valley
Fontaine Glenn paced the Moniteau girls basketball team by scoring 13 points in a 54-28 defeat of host Union Monday night.

High School Basketball | January 28, 2012
Ram tough
PINE TWP — Not even Pine-Richland expected this.

High School Basketball | January 28, 2012
O'Donnell Butler's go-to player
PINE TWP — It's 90 minutes before game time and Mackenzie O'Donnell is taking a nap.

High School Round Up | January 27, 2012
Knoch, Freeport win big
Knoch's girls basketball team featured four players scoring in double figures — led by 12 apiece from Kate Miller and Brooke Armahizer — as the Knights picked up a 60-41 section victory at Highlands Thursday night.

High School Basketball | January 27, 2012
Too many obstacles
PINE TWP — The Butler girls basketball team ran into a perfect storm of misfortune.

High School Wrestling | January 26, 2012
From sub to standout
BUTLER TWP — Learning the craft of wrestling is generally done over a period of years.

High School Wrestling | January 26, 2012
Butler wrestlers drop title bout
WEXFORD — North Allegheny's reign is over. Butler's frustration moves on.

High School Basketball | January 25, 2012
Thorpe too much for Tornado in 69-52 loss
BUTLER TWP — With 3:49 remaining, Geno Thorpe headed to the bench with his fourth foul.

High School Basketball | January 24, 2012
BIG MAC
O'Donnell pours in career-high 29 as Butler nabs crucial section win
BUTLER TWP — Seeing Shaler's lack of size, Butler coach Dorothea Epps wanted to exploit that weakness.

High School Basketball | January 21, 2012
Butler puts brakes on skid
ROSS TWP — Nate Snodgrass did a pretty good job of getting by Friday night — with a lot of help from his friends.

Other High School Sports | January 20, 2012
Beat the clock
BUTLER TWP — Sometimes a dual meet isn't just a meet.

High School Basketball | January 20, 2012
7-game skid ends for Butler
PITTSBURGH — At times this season, the Butler girls basketball team has struggled to score.

High School Round Up | January 20, 2012
Freeport rallies for 49-42 win
Taylor Schrecengost scored eight of her team-high 14 points in the fourth quarter as the Freeport girls basketball team rallied to beat Apollo-Ridge 49-42 Thursday night.

Other High School Sports | January 19, 2012
Straight-shooters
BUTLER TWP — Each day during the winter, about 40 Butler High students descend stairs to a room buried deep under the school.

High School Wrestling | January 19, 2012
Memorable mat time
BUTLER TWP — Zach Reges could do the math.

High School Basketball | January 18, 2012
Down to the Wire
JACKSON TWP — Seneca Valley coach Victor Giannotta described it best.

High School Round Up | January 18, 2012
KC tops North Clarion
Brandyn Bowser, Tyler Kepple and Ethan Williams had 17 points apiece and Tucker Preston added 16 to lead Karns City to a 76-64 boys basketball victory over North Clarion Tuesday.

High School Football | January 18, 2012
WPIAL realigns sections in top 2 classes
The WPIAL board Tuesday approved a new football alignment for the 2012 and 2013 seasons.

Other High School Sports | January 16, 2012
Gallagher taking tennis game to next level
BUTLER TWP — Playing tennis is nothing new to Courtney Gallagher. The Butler senior has been doing so since third grade.

High School Basketball | January 14, 2012
Tornado tamed
BUTLER TWP — Just plain ugly.

High School Basketball | January 14, 2012
Turnovers costly to Butler girls
BUTLER TWP — Butler's girls basketball team has been writing the same script of late.

High School Soccer | January 13, 2012
Butler seeks soccer coach
BUTLER TWP — Butler High School's girls soccer team is looking for its fifth head coach in seven years.

High School Round Up | January 12, 2012
Frosh LoPresti lifts Gremlins
Karns City freshman Emily LoPresti gave her team the lead by sinking a 3-pointer early in overtime Wednesday night as the Gremlins' girls basketball team defeated Union, 61-55.

High School Basketball | January 11, 2012
Franklin Regional outlasts Butler girls in overtime
MURRYSVILLE — Mayhem was expected. And mayhem arrived.

High School Basketball | January 11, 2012
Panthers down Tornado
MURRYSVILLE — Go figure — and bring a calculator.

High School Round Up | January 10, 2012
KC boys earn win
Tucker Preston had 25 points and 11 rebounds and Brandyn Bowser added 14 points and five assists Monday as Karns City prevailed 69-43 in a boys basketball victory over Redbank Valley.