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Butler AM Rotary Club aids backpack program

Online votes boosted win

Butler AM Rotary's efforts helped The Kids' Weekend Backpack Program, sponsored by the Golden Tornado Scholastic Foundation, win by just a few votes against other charity organizations on social media for a $1,500 cash-prize.

4/2/2020 Local News 0 comments

Home delivery for students

Gary Thompson, a police officer for the Butler Area School District, drops off bags of food to students' homes Friday along Negley Avenue. School police force members took to the streets as part of the district's food service initiative that is providing 1,300 students with two meals a day, seven days a week during the school closure caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The 18,000 meals served each week include both hot, reheatable and cold meal and are delivered three days a week. While 65 percent of the meals are being delivered to students who registered, 35 percent of the meals are being picked up at Center Avenue and Emily Brittain sites.

School police force members took to the streets as part of the district's food service initiative that is providing 1,300 students with two meals a day, seven days a week during the school closure caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

3/28/2020 Local News 0 comments

School Sports

'Lowlights' video gaining traction for Trojan senior

Rottmann enjoys poking fun at his own basketball mistakes

Airballs, turnovers, travels and flubs.

4/1/2020 High School Basketball 0 comments

Family tree branching out

North Catholic's DeGregorio preferred walk-on at Kentucky

North Catholic point guard Isaac DeGregorio (55) has accepted a prferred walk-on spot on the University of Kenticky basketball team.

CRANBERRY TWP — His family's coaching tree helped land Isaac DeGregorio a basketball opportunity at the University of Kentucky.

3/31/2020 High School Basketball 0 comments

Options Weighed, Option Played

Freeport 3-sport standout Shemanski picks Seton Hill

Freeport senior Sidney Shemanski (22) has opted to continue has academic and basketball career at Seton Hill University.

BUFFALO TWP — Sidney Shemanski thought her decision would have been made long before now.

3/31/2020 High School Basketball 0 comments

SR wrestling youths capture league crown

SLIPPERY ROCK — Wrestling is looking up at Slippery Rock High School.

3/30/2020 High School Wrestling 0 comments

Cherished Championship

Starters on Karns City's 2000 PIAA Class AA girls basketball championship team were, from left, Courtney Rattigan, Karissaa Kusick, Alicia Anderson, Ronda Vlassich and Kerry Gutherie.

Courtnay (Rattigan) Bryson sometimes thinks back to her magical senior season at Karns City.

3/28/2020 High School Basketball 0 comments

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