Hockey team raises funds for ALS
The Mars High School varsity hockey team collected $1,267 as part of an Ice ALS Night fundraiser.
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School News: Mars
High school athletes back online petition
Mars pitcher Joey Craska wants to save his senior season. So do thousands of other high school athletes across the state who are living in limbo.
3/25/2020 School News
Mars School Board OKs bond refinancing
Million dollar savings expected
Mars School Board approved bond refinancing March 10.
3/25/2020 School News
Mars Area High student appears in Netflix series
A Mars Area student will be appearing in the Netflix series “I Am Not Okay with This” as an extra.
3/25/2020 School News
True Stars
Mars' Mitchell, Cranbrry's DeZort play key roles on standout hockey team
NEW KENSINGTON — The Esmark Stars U-18 hockey team believes it can beat just about anybody.
3/25/2020 School News
Mars star RB Crummy joins County HOF
BUTLER TWP — David Crummy has finally caught up.
3/25/2020 School News
Mars grad Castello gets hoop honor
SHIPPENSBURG — Mars graduate John Castello, a senior forward on the Shippensburg University men's basketball team, has been named second team Division II All-District for the Atlantic Region by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
3/24/2020 School News
Wolf shuts down K-12 schools
Closures to run through March 27
Gov. Tom Wolf announced Friday afternoon all Pennsylvania kindergarten through grade 12 schools will be closed from March 16 to 27 in response to the novel coronavirus 2019 pandemic.
3/14/2020 School News
Ideas abound at science fair
Mars students experiment, learn at event
ADAMS TWP — Two hours, two gyms and 200 students were elements in the Mars Area Elementary Science Fair on Wednesday night.
3/13/2020 School News
Painful Defeat
Mars falls in OT in first round of state playoffs
NEW KENSINGTON — Mars' gameplan was born out of necessity — and it almost worked.
3/7/2020 School News
Carmody suspension reduced to 1 game
Mars' star will sit out Friday vs. Elizabethtown
ADAMS TWP — Mars senior basketball standout Michael Carmody has been suspended one game by the WPIAL and is ineligible to play in the Planets' first-round PIAA Class 5A game against Elizabethtown Friday night.
3/6/2020 School News
Carmody decision on hold
Mars to officially learn basketball star's fate on Thursday
PITTSBURGH — No final decision will be made on the PIAA Boys Basketball Tournament eligibility of Mars senior Michael Carmody until Thursday morning.
3/5/2020 School News
Working overtime ... sort of
Riemer's goal just 22 seconds into OT lifts Mars hockey to playoff win
WARRENDALE — Mars just couldn't seem to shake Montour.
3/3/2020 School News
WPIAL BASKETBALL FINALS
Planets come up 1 point short
Layup rims out at buzzer in Mars' 52-51 loss in 5A
PITTSBURGH — It was the shot Mars wanted.
2/29/2020 School News
Carmody most unique player in WPIAL
District has rarely seen senior's blend of size and force
ADAMS TWP — Michael Carmody is an anomaly.
2/27/2020 School News
Raiders sending a dozen to WPIAL
Knoch's DeLeonardis denied 160-pound title
O'HARA TWP — Seneca Valley's wrestling program made history Saturday.
2/24/2020 School News
None like Mike
Mars' Carmody erupts in 4th, leads playoff win
ROSS TWP — Michael Carmody is accustomed to getting double-doubles.
2/22/2020 School News
Sunday's Punch
ROSS TWP — It was a Sunday, bloody Sunday for the Mars girls basketball team.
2/19/2020 School News
Survival mode
Butler, SV, Knoch, Mars wrestlers look to extend season at section meet
Alejandro Herrera-Rondon is going for three in a row.