High School Round Up | February 2, 2012
Moniteau falls short against C-L, 68-56
Kyle Armagost had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Ethan Pry added 15 points, but the Moniteau boys basketball team dropped a 68-56 decision to KSAC North leader Clarion-Limestone Wednesday.

High School Basketball | February 2, 2012
Riding the horse
KARNS CITY — Brody Pollock was hot early.

High School Basketball | January 31, 2012
Knights pound Warriors
CHERRY TWP — The Union boys basketball team had four days to stew over a loss to Venango Catholic last week.

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 Round Up | January 30, 2012
Damsels rout West Shamokin
Sierra Smith scored 24 points as the Union girls basketball team routed West Shamokin 64-39 Saturday night.

High School Round Up | January 26, 2012
KC boys nip Cranberry, 68-66
Despite not having its leading scorer in Tucker Preston (13.1 per game), Karns City's boys basketball team outlasted visiting Cranberry 68-66 Wednesday night.

High School Round Up | January 24, 2012
Damsels drop Redbank Valley
Sierra Smith buried four 3-pointers on the way to 19 points as the Union girls basketball team pulled away from Redbank Valley for a 55-42 Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference win Monday night.

High School Round Up | January 21, 2012
Mars rolls past Valley
Owen Nearhoof had 19 points and Mitch Buzard and Zach May contributed 13 apiece to power Mars to a 64-34 Section 1-AAA boys basketball victory over Valley Friday.

High School Round Up | January 19, 2012
LoPresti keys KC girls, 53-43
Karns City freshman guard Emily LoPresti tallied 17 points, seven steals and six rebounds in a 53-43 girls basketball victory at North Clarion Wednesday night.

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.

High School Round Up | January 14, 2012
Freeport nipped by WS
West Shamokin outscored Freeport 26-14 in the fourth quarter to eke out a 48-47 Section 1-AAA boys basketball victory Friday.

High School Basketball | January 12, 2012
Golden Knights in high gear
RIMERSBURG — Up and down the court they went.

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 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.

High School Round Up | January 7, 2012
Pollock nets 30 in Union win
Brody Pollock tallied 30 points — 20 coming in the first half — as Union posted a 69-62 victory over A-C Valley in boys basketball action Friday.

High School Round Up | January 5, 2012
Irwin treys key A-C Valley win
Brody Irwin dropped in 23 points — including six 3-pointers — to lift A-C Valley to a 66-58 victory over Keystone in boys basketball action on Wednesday.

High School Basketball | December 29, 2011
Snodgrass, West key Tornado
Nate Snodgrass and Cody West combined for 50 points to pace the Butler boys basketball team to a 65-51 win over Eau Gallie (Fla.) on Wednesday in the first round of the KSA Holiday Tournament held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

High School Round Up | December 28, 2011
Freeport girls slip past Valley
Jessica McFadden tallied a game-high 19 points and Taylor Schrecengost recorded a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds to pace Freeport to a 53-50 victory over Valley at the Riverview Tournament.

High School Football | December 22, 2011
Phipps, Pollock named all-state
Grove City running back Wes Phipps and Union defensive back Brody Pollock have been named first team all-state this season.

High School Round Up | December 21, 2011
Pollock paces Union to victory
Brody Pollock had 28 points, 13 rebounds, five steals and four assists on Tuesday, leading Union to a 63-45 victory over Clarion in boys basketball action.

High School Basketball | December 17, 2011
Smith drains 7 treys in Union victory
Taylor Smith had 27 points, including seven 3-pointers, and seven steals to power Union to a 61-36 victory over West Forest Friday.

High School Round Up | December 15, 2011
KC boys rout East Forest
Tyler Kepple scored 16 points and added six assists, while Brandyn Bowser had 12 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists to lead the Karns City boys basketball team to a season-opening 68-24 victory over East Forest Wednesday.

High School Round Up | December 13, 2011
Triple OT triumph
Junior guard Robbie Miller sank a two-point basket with 8 seconds left in the third overtime, lifting the Freeport boys basketball team to a thrilling 59-57 win over visiting Kittanning.

High School Basketball | December 12, 2011
Brookville tops Union
Brody Pollock scored 33 points — 24 coming on eight 3-pointers — and added seven rebounds, but the Union boys basketball team lost to Brookville 56-50 in the championship game of the Brookville Tournament.

High School Basketball | December 12, 2011
Raiders claim tourney
Alex Karika scored 20 points to lead the Seneca Valley girls basketball team to a 62-51 victory over Hampton on Saturday in the championship final of its own Tip-Off Tournament.

High School Basketball | December 10, 2011
Moniteau downs Mercer with late 3
Andrew Armagost sank a 3-pointer with 29 seconds left to give the Moniteau boys basketball team a 58-56 victory over Mercer on Friday.

High School Basketball | December 10, 2011
Freeport dominates
Jessica Aulicino tallied 22 points and Michaela Bowser 13 to lead Freeport to a 60-19 victory over East Allegheny in its Tip-Off Tournament Friday.

High School Basketball | December 8, 2011
TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT SCHEDULES
Following are the schedules of tip-off basketball tournaments involving Butler County area teams this weekend:.

High School Basketball | December 8, 2011
Auditioning new casts
The cupboard looks different, but it hardly looks bare — unless you're on the outside looking in.

High School Basketball | December 7, 2011
All about winning
Moniteau has everybody back. Mars has no starters back.

High School Football | December 2, 2011
Knoch's King league coach of year
Mike King, who led the Knoch football team to the WPIAL title game and a 12-1 record this season, was named Greater Allegheny Football Conference Coach of the Year Thursday.

High School Football | November 25, 2011
Armagost, Smith backs of year
Moniteau quarterback Kyle Armagost and Union quarterback Taylor Smith were each recognized as backs of the year by the Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference Wednesday night.

High School Football | November 17, 2011
Union football turns corner after many years of failure
RIMERSBURG — Turning around a struggling football program is no easy task.

High School Round Up | November 14, 2011
SV volleyball eliminated in PIAA semis
It wasn't the end result Karen Martini was hoping for, but she'll take the effort she witnessed any day.

High School Football | November 11, 2011
Union calls on defense
RIMERSBURG — Entering its first-ever postseason game on Saturday, Union will need a big effort from its secondary if the Golden Knights are going to advance to the second round.

High School Football | November 10, 2011
GRIDIRON GEMS
• JORDAN BROWN (Seneca Valley) completed 23 of 37 passes for 266 yards and a touchdown in the Raiders' 30-13 victory over Penn Hills.

High School Football | November 5, 2011
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SUMMARIES
Seneca Valley 30, Penn Hills 13

High School Football | November 4, 2011
Union intercepts 9
RIMERSBURG — Union owns a potent offense, but it wasn't needed on Thursday.

High School Football | November 3, 2011
GRIDIRON ROUNDUP
Last week: Sheffield earned a 28-8 win over Cameron County. Union rolled to a 49-0 victory over A-C Valley.

High School Football | November 3, 2011
GRIDIRON GEMS
• DAMON SMITH (Freeport) had 39 carries for 200 yards and three touchdowns in the Yellowjackets' 27-0 win at Summit Academy.

High School Football | October 29, 2011
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SUMMARIES
Butler 7 7 0 7 — 21

High School Football | October 29, 2011
Union crashes playoff party
FOXBURG — History was made Friday night as Union defeated A-C Valley 49-0.

High School Football | October 27, 2011
KC looks to ground Dutchmen
St. Marys opened the season with a bang.

High School Football | October 27, 2011
GRIDIRON GEMS
• DAKOTA BRUGGEMAN (Knoch) ran for a 21-yard touchdown, threw a 23-yard touchdown pass and intercepted a pass to set up a field goal in Knoch's 24-6 victory at Highlands.

High School Football | October 22, 2011
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SUMMARIES
McDowell 42, Butler 7

High School Round Up | October 22, 2011
Freeport cruises, 67-6
Damon Smith rushed for 209 yards and four touchdowns Friday night as Freeport ran away from West Shamokin, 67-6, in football action at Swartz Field.

High School Football | October 20, 2011
Highlands' task: Find a way to slow the Knights
JEFFERSON TWP — Records can be deceiving.

High School Football | October 20, 2011
GRIDIRON GEMS
• BILLY SHROCK (Mars) had two tackles to stop a drive inside his team's 20-yard line and returned an interception 65 yards for a score in the Planets' 42-10 victory over Butler.

High School Football | October 15, 2011
Union secures 15-6 win
Taylor Smith threw two touchdown passes, including an 8-yarder to Brody Pollock with 1:13 remaining to seal a 15-6 Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference football victory over Keystone Friday.

High School Football | October 13, 2011
Nail-biters set for SV, KC, Slippery Rock
Lucky number seven.

High School Football | October 13, 2011
GRIDIRON GEMS
• ANDREW RUMBURG-GOODLIN (Knoch) had 26 carries for 239 yards and three touchdowns in the Knights' 56-31 victory at Indiana.

High School Football | October 13, 2011
Gremlins need to corral Raiders' young pups
KARNS CITY — Karns City coach Ed Conto was very impressed with Brookville running backs Zach Vroman and Brodie Zacherl when he saw them last year.

High School Football | October 7, 2011
Ground control
RIMERSBURG — Three interceptions kept Union in the game, but a suffocating defense and relentless rushing attack kept Moniteau undefeated.

High School Football | October 6, 2011
GRIDIRON GEMS
•JORDAN BROWN (Seneca Valley) completed 19 of 25 passes for 190 yards and two touchdowns in the Raiders' 49-28 loss to North Allegheny.

High School Football | October 1, 2011
FOOTBALL SUMMARIES
Shaler 34, Butler 6

High School Round Up | October 1, 2011
Defense sparks SR win
The Slippery Rock defense held Corry to a mere 35 yards rushing and 127 total yards as the Rockets remained perfect in the region with a 21-12 road win over the Beavers Friday night.

High School Round Up | September 30, 2011
8 more than enough
Danielle Wissinger scored eight goals and moved closer to the Slippery Rock High girls soccer goal scoring record as the Rockets routed visiting Sharon 12-0.

High School Football | September 29, 2011
Scoop's halfway home
It's hard to believe, but this week marks the unofficial midway point of the high school football season.

High School Football | September 29, 2011
GRIDIRON GEMS
• JORDAN BROWN (Seneca Valley) threw for 171 yards and a touchdown, ran for 65 yards and a score in the Raiders' 47-20 victory over McKeesport.

High School Football | September 29, 2011
Ford City foursome could add up to trouble
BUFFALO TWP — The way Freeport coach John Gaillot sees it, Ford City's offense doesn't have a go-to guy —it has several.

High School Football | September 24, 2011
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTALL SUMMARIES
Pine-Richland 35, Butler 0

High School Football | September 22, 2011
Scoop apologizes to local gridders
Sorry, Moniteau.

High School Football | September 22, 2011
GRIDIRON GEMS
• TREVOR WIDEMAN (Butler) had three interceptions in the Golden Tornado's 16-6 victory over Canon-McMillan

High School Football | September 22, 2011
Winning streak welcome to resurgent Rockets
SLIPPERY ROCK — It's been nearly two years since the Slippery Rock High football team has been on a winning streak.

High School Round Up | September 21, 2011
Breaking away
Braden Sloan scored the game-winning goal in the second overtime to lead the Slippery Rock boys soccer team to a 4-3 victory over Kennedy Catholic Tuesday.

High School Round Up | September 20, 2011
Talbots top Tornado
Karns City's Tucker Preston earned medalist honors by carding a 76 at the KSAC Megamatch Monday at Cross Creek.

High School Round Up | September 17, 2011
Moniteau rally nets win
Moniteau quarterback Kyle Armagost was playing on one good leg.

High School Football | September 15, 2011
Planets not resting on 2-0 start to season
ADAMS TWP — Mars' football team had little trouble with Hampton last season in a 28-6 win.

High School Football | September 15, 2011
GRIDIRON GEMS
• DEMETRIUS LOCKLEY (Butler) returned an interception 75 yards for a touchdown in the Golden Tornado's 49-7 loss to North Allegheny.

High School Round Up | September 13, 2011
Rock nears region title
Brett Rinker shot a 72 as Slippery Rock extended its Region 2 megamatch lead to three points Monday with a win at Tanglewood.

High School Round Up | September 10, 2011
Grove City posts 77-0 football win
The Grove City Eagles running game amassed 476 yards and added 10 touchdowns in a 77-0 rout over Corry in Region 5 action Friday.

High School Round Up | September 9, 2011
Beating the champs
Spencer Posey scored both goals for Mars and Ryan Gralish had an assist as the Planets' boys soccer team defeated defending WPIAL and PIAA champion Hampton 2-1 Thursday night.

High School Football | September 8, 2011
GRIDIRON GEMS
• BOB VERNICK (Butler) had seven carries for 80 yards, including a game-clinching 43-yard scoring run, and a quarterback sack in the Golden Tornado's 24-14 victory over New Castle.

High School Football | September 8, 2011
Moniteau striving for faster start
It was a tale of two halves for the Moniteau football team during its season-opening 26-24 victory at Karns City last week.

High School Football | September 3, 2011
Rough debut for Union
RIMERSBURG —- The Union varsity football team got off to a rough start, losing to the Redbank Valley Bulldogs 20-14 Friday night.

High School Football | September 1, 2011
Football, Scoop are back in town
Can you feel it?

High School Track & Field | September 1, 2011
Familiar runners ready to roll
It's always tantalizing to think what a strong team can do when it returns almost its entire team back.

Other High School Sports | August 31, 2011
Mars clips Moon with team effort
All five Mars golfers shot 40 or better to lead the Planets to a 194-210 victory over Moon on Tuesday at Rittswood Golf Club.

High School Football | August 30, 2011
Poised and ready
RIMERSBURG — With four wins in their final six games, the Golden Knights enjoyed their most successful season in more than a decade in 2010.

High School Football | August 30, 2011
2011 BUTLER COUNTY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Friday, Sept. 2

Other High School Sports | August 25, 2011
Eagles sporting high goals
GROVE CITY — The 2010 season was a successful one for the Grove City High girls tennis team.

Other High School Sports | August 22, 2011
Tee time
After winning 12 of 14 matches a year ago and boasting one of the state's top golfers in Marissa DeCola, the sky could be the limit for the Butler girls golf team in 2011.

High School Track & Field | June 2, 2011
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL TRACK & FIELD HONOR ROLL
3,200-meter relay

High School Track & Field | June 2, 2011
BOYS HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD HONOR ROLL
3,200-meter relay

High School Track & Field | May 28, 2011
A-C Valley's Snyder named MVP
Meredith Snyder of A-C Valley has been named the Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference's Field MVP for her performance this season.

High School Track & Field | May 26, 2011
GIRLS TRACK & FIELD HONOR ROLL
3,200-meter relay

High School Track & Field | May 26, 2011
BOYS TRACK & FIELD HONOR ROLL
3,200-meter relay

High School Track & Field | May 19, 2011
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL TRACK & FIELD HONOR ROLL
3,200-meter relay