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Firing Blanks

KC's Yough shuts out Redbank Valley, 3-0

Karns City pitcher Tyler Yough delivers a pitch to a Redbank Valley batter during his four-hit shutout win over Redbank Valley Monday night at Kelly Automotive Park.

In its four previous games entering Monday's meeting with Redbank Valley, the Karns City baseball team scored a total of 56 runs.

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Gymnast Musko joining county's HOF

Butler graduate went on to stellar career at WVU; later specialized in motivating kids in education

Former Butler High School standout gymnast Ken Musko will be inducted into the Butler County Sports Hall of Fame Saturday night.

This is the ninth in a series of articles profiling the 2018 inductees into the Butler County Sports Hall of Fame

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DeJidas flips no-hitter, belts 2 homers for Freeport

The day belonged to Ally DeJidas.

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KC's Pennington heating up track

Distance runner breaks 2 school records in cold

Karns City senior Becca Pennington poses with her medal after placing eighth in the 3,200-meter run at the Butler Invitational on a frigid Friday night. Pennington is a warm-blooded runner, but despite the cold, she broke school records in both the 3,200 and 1,600.

BUTLER TWP — Becca Pennington's teeth chattered as she began the 3,200-meter run late Friday night at the Butler Track and Field Invitational in plunging temperatures.

4/23/2018 High School Track & Field 0 comments

Mars nipped late

Planets drop section game to Hampton, 6-5

Just when it looked like Mars received a break, Hampton got one.

4/23/2018 High School Baseball 0 comments

Rockets fare well in meet

McDermott, Allen win events in Hermitage

Slippery Rock's Emma McDermott and Claudia Allen both earned a first-place finish at Saturday's Hermitage Track and Field Invitational.

4/23/2018 High School Round Up 0 comments

Going The Extra Mile

Butler's Beveridge snaps 40-year record in 1,600 meters; 5 other boys win titles

Butler senior Noah Beveridge shows his emotions after winning the the boys 1,600 meters and setting a Butler Innvitational record Friday at Art Bernardi Stadium.

BUTLER TWP — Noah Beveridge accomplished a lot in four laps around the track Friday at Art Bernardi Stadium.

4/21/2018 High School Track & Field 0 comments

Simply dominant

Butler girls cruise to 3rd straight Invite title; Reinheimer MVP

Butler senior Jenna Reinheimer throws the discus on her way to winning that event Friday at the Butler Invitational. She was third in the shot put and won Field Event MVP.

BUTLER TWP — The Butler girls track and field program's imprint on its own invitational grew even deeper on Friday.

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True Gehm

SV senior shines in 3 events at Butler Invite

Seneca Valley senior Zach Gehm throws the shot put during the Butler Invitational Frida. Gehm placed second in the event, won the javelin and was third in the discus.

BUTLER TWP — Zach Gehm found himself in a bit of a slump in his favorite event at the Butler Track and Field Invitational.

4/21/2018 High School Track & Field 0 comments

Butler Invitational Results

Girls

4/21/2018 High School Track & Field 0 comments

Baseball career lands Sikorski in HOF

This is the eighth in a series of articles profiling the 2018 inductees into the Butler County Sports Hall of Fame

4/21/2018 High School Baseball 0 comments

Freeport softball wins in 8th, stays undefeated

Moniteau baseball, Knoch softball post runaway victories

Madison Wagner singled with one out in the eighth inning and wound up scoring on an infield error in the eighth inning Friday as Freeport nipped Greensburg Salem, 6-5, in softball.

4/21/2018 High School Round Up 0 comments

Squashing Berries

Moniteau rolls past Cranberry in 16-1 blowout

Moniteau's Chance Nagy delivers a pitch in the first inning of a 16-1 rout of Cranberry Thursday afternoon at Kelly Automotive Park.

Sometimes, it's just not a pitcher's day.

4/20/2018 High School Baseball 0 comments

NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED

Mars basketball duo make USA Today team

Mars senior forward Lauren Wasylson was named to the USA Today 2017-18 All-USA Pennsylvania Girls Basketball Team after scoring 17.2 points and pulling down 7.1 rebounds per game for the state champion Planets. Wasylson, a second-team selection on the USA Today team, will play at Xavier next year. She is one of 500 players in the country — 10 in each state — to earn the honor.

ADAMS TWP — Lauren Wasylson was scrolling through Twitter earlier this week when a post caught her eye.

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Mars lacrosse earns big win

Anthony Grieco's four goals led Mars' boys lacrosse team to a 12-11 victory over defending WPIAL Class AAA champion Peters Township at the Mars Athletic Complex Thursday night.