Photo Gallery: Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025

2025-08-28 00:15:00

Butler's Maggie Lucas (16) screams with joy after beating Freeport in a girls soccer game Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, at Freeport High School. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle

Butler's Malina McElroy (1) fights for the ball with Freeport's Maggie Conger (30) in a girls soccer game Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, at Freeport High School. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle

Butler's Lucia Leyland (40) shoots as she is defended by Freeport's Teresa Hanak (10) in a girls soccer game Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, at Freeport High School. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle

Butler's Cecelia Wolford (12) scores a goal and celebrates with teammate Dakota Schnur (27) while Freeport's Teresa Hanak (10) looks away in a girls soccer game Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, at Freeport High School. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle

Butler's Julia Ameduri (15) slides in an attempt to take the ball away from Freeport's Camryn Woods (22) in a girls soccer game Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, at Freeport High School. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle

Butler's Cecelia Wolford (12) takes the ball up field in a girls soccer game against Freeport on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, at Freeport High School. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle

Butler players huddle up before the start of the second half against Freeport in a girls soccer game Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, at Freeport High School. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle

Butler's Lucia Leyland (40) and Freeport's Teresa Hanak (10) fight for the ball in a girls soccer game Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, at Freeport High School. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle

Butler's Cecelia Wolford (12) scores a goal against Freeport and celebrates with teammate Dakota Schnur (27) in a girls soccer game Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, at Freeport High School. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle

Butler's Ashton Huff (17) stops Freeport a shot on goal in a girls soccer game Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, at Freeport High School. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle

Andrew Hutmire, left, and Heidi Nicholls-Bowser run lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create short 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Andrew Hutmire, left, and Heidi Nicholls-Bowser run lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Heidi Nicholls-Bowser runs lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Heidi Nicholls-Bowser, left, and Matt Leslie run lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Matt Leslie runs lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Andrew Hutmire runs lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Andrew Hutmire runs lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Andrew Hutmire runs lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Andrew Hutmire runs lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Sam Thinnes, left, Daniel Williams and Megan Flannery run lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Megan Flannery runs lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Matt Leslie runs lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Daniel Williams, left, and Megan Flannery run lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Heidi Nicholls-Bowser runs lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Megan Flannery runs lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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From left, Andrew Hutmire, Heidi Nicholls-Bowser and Matt Leslie run lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Heidi Nicholls-Bowser, left, and Andrew Hutmire run lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Andrew Hutmire runs lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Daniel Williams runs lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Megan Flannery runs lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Mars wide receiver Gabe Hein practices Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, at Mars' auxiliary field. Hein erupted for four receiving touchdowns Friday night in a season-opening game against Beaver. Brendan Howe/Butler Eagle

Chad Houk helps his daughter Addalyn off the slide at the newly renovated playground at Winfield Township Community Park on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle

Siblings Lizzie and Benedict have fun at the newly renovated playground at Winfield Township Community Park on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle

Stella Mugo, 5, of Cabot, jumps off the monkey bars and yells "It's squishy!" to her grandmother, Traci McLafferty, at the newly renovated playground at Winfield Township Community Park on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle

Eliana Houk plays at the newly renovated playground at Winfield Township Community Park on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle

Stella Mugo, of Cabot, goes down the slide at the newly renovated playground at Winfield Township Community Park on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle

The playground at Winfield Township Community Park has reopened after a renovation on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle

Tammy Gatto, an audio and video production student at Butler County Community College -Cranberry gets to work on the first day of the fall 2025-26 semester Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle

Nick Wanner, a History Professor at Butler County Community College - Cranberry, prepares for his new students on the first day of the fall semester Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle

Professor Beth Donahue welcomes students to her biology class at Butler County Community College - Cranberry on the first day of the fall semester Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle

Butler County Community College - Cranberry kicked off the 1925-26 school year on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025.Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle

Butler County Community College - Cranberry student Liam Rupp gets started in his graphic arts class on the first day of the fall semester Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle

Sunset Abersold, a student at Butler County Community College - Cranberry starts working on the first day of the fall semester Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle

Butler County Community College - Cranberry students Brendan Harper and Jay Piotrowski discuss their first day of classes on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, for the new semester.Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle

Professor Beth Donahue welcomes students to her biology class at Butler County Community College - Cranberry on the first day of the new semester Monday, Aug. 25, 2025.Holly Mead/Special to the Butler Eagle

Chad Gustafson demonstrates how he pries open a door during emergency training at VA Butler Healthcare Medical Center’s new fire training facility on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Cooper Lamey climbs through a pipe to show the difficulty of going through enclosed spaces during emergency training at VA Butler Healthcare Medical Center's new fire training facility on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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VA Butler Healthcare Medical Center’s fire training facility was first used Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Chad Gustafson demonstrates how he pries open a door during an emergency at VA Butler Healthcare Medical Center’s new fire training facility on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Butler's Maggie Lucas (16) screams with joy after beating Freeport in a girls soccer game Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, at Freeport High School. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle
Butler's Malina McElroy (1) fights for the ball with Freeport's Maggie Conger (30) in a girls soccer game Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, at Freeport High School. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle
Butler's Lucia Leyland (40) shoots as she is defended by Freeport's Teresa Hanak (10) in a girls soccer game Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, at Freeport High School. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle
Butler's Cecelia Wolford (12) scores a goal and celebrates with teammate Dakota Schnur (27) while Freeport's Teresa Hanak (10) looks away in a girls soccer game Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, at Freeport High School. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle
Butler's Julia Ameduri (15) slides in an attempt to take the ball away from Freeport's Camryn Woods (22) in a girls soccer game Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, at Freeport High School. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle
Butler's Cecelia Wolford (12) takes the ball up field in a girls soccer game against Freeport on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, at Freeport High School. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle
Butler players huddle up before the start of the second half against Freeport in a girls soccer game Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, at Freeport High School. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle
Butler's Lucia Leyland (40) and Freeport's Teresa Hanak (10) fight for the ball in a girls soccer game Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, at Freeport High School. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle
Butler's Cecelia Wolford (12) scores a goal against Freeport and celebrates with teammate Dakota Schnur (27) in a girls soccer game Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, at Freeport High School. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle
Butler's Ashton Huff (17) stops Freeport a shot on goal in a girls soccer game Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, at Freeport High School. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle
Andrew Hutmire, left, and Heidi Nicholls-Bowser run lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create short 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Andrew Hutmire, left, and Heidi Nicholls-Bowser run lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw
Heidi Nicholls-Bowser runs lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw
Heidi Nicholls-Bowser, left, and Matt Leslie run lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw
Matt Leslie runs lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw
Andrew Hutmire runs lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw
Andrew Hutmire runs lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw
Andrew Hutmire runs lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw
Andrew Hutmire runs lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw
Heidi Nicholls-Bowser, left, and Matt Leslie run lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw
Heidi Nicholls-Bowser, left, and Matt Leslie run lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw
Sam Thinnes, left, Daniel Williams and Megan Flannery run lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw
Heidi Nicholls-Bowser, left, and Matt Leslie run lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw
Megan Flannery runs lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw
Matt Leslie runs lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw
Sam Thinnes, left, Daniel Williams and Megan Flannery run lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw
Daniel Williams, left, and Megan Flannery run lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw
Heidi Nicholls-Bowser runs lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw
Megan Flannery runs lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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From left, Andrew Hutmire, Heidi Nicholls-Bowser and Matt Leslie run lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Heidi Nicholls-Bowser, left, and Andrew Hutmire run lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw
Heidi Nicholls-Bowser, left, and Matt Leslie run lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw
Sam Thinnes, left, Daniel Williams and Megan Flannery run lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw
Andrew Hutmire runs lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw
Daniel Williams runs lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw
Megan Flannery runs lines during the second annual 24-Hour Play Project where writers and actors collaborate to create 10-minute productions on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Mars wide receiver Gabe Hein practices Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, at Mars' auxiliary field. Hein erupted for four receiving touchdowns Friday night in a season-opening game against Beaver. Brendan Howe/Butler Eagle
Mars wide receiver Gabe Hein practices Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, at Mars' auxiliary field. Hein erupted for four receiving touchdowns Friday night in a season-opening game against Beaver. Brendan Howe/Butler Eagle
Chad Houk helps his daughter Addalyn off the slide at the newly renovated playground at Winfield Township Community Park on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Siblings Lizzie and Benedict have fun at the newly renovated playground at Winfield Township Community Park on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Stella Mugo, 5, of Cabot, jumps off the monkey bars and yells "It's squishy!" to her grandmother, Traci McLafferty, at the newly renovated playground at Winfield Township Community Park on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Eliana Houk plays at the newly renovated playground at Winfield Township Community Park on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Stella Mugo, of Cabot, goes down the slide at the newly renovated playground at Winfield Township Community Park on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
The playground at Winfield Township Community Park has reopened after a renovation on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Tammy Gatto, an audio and video production student at Butler County Community College -Cranberry gets to work on the first day of the fall 2025-26 semester Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Nick Wanner, a History Professor at Butler County Community College - Cranberry, prepares for his new students on the first day of the fall semester Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Professor Beth Donahue welcomes students to her biology class at Butler County Community College - Cranberry on the first day of the fall semester Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Butler County Community College - Cranberry kicked off the 1925-26 school year on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025.Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Butler County Community College - Cranberry student Liam Rupp gets started in his graphic arts class on the first day of the fall semester Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Sunset Abersold, a student at Butler County Community College - Cranberry starts working on the first day of the fall semester Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Butler County Community College - Cranberry students Brendan Harper and Jay Piotrowski discuss their first day of classes on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, for the new semester.Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Professor Beth Donahue welcomes students to her biology class at Butler County Community College - Cranberry on the first day of the new semester Monday, Aug. 25, 2025.Holly Mead/Special to the Butler Eagle
Chad Gustafson demonstrates how he pries open a door during emergency training at VA Butler Healthcare Medical Center’s new fire training facility on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw
Cooper Lamey climbs through a pipe to show the difficulty of going through enclosed spaces during emergency training at VA Butler Healthcare Medical Center's new fire training facility on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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VA Butler Healthcare Medical Center’s fire training facility was first used Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw
Chad Gustafson demonstrates how he pries open a door during an emergency at VA Butler Healthcare Medical Center’s new fire training facility on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw