JEFFERSON TWP — It was a pitcher’s duel in the truest sense.
Knoch hurler Marlee Fraser allowed just a pair of hits in a complete game effort at home against neighboring ...
BUFFALO TWP — Board directors at Freeport Area School District agreed to approve a revised bullying policy at a meeting Wednesday, March 6.
The initial policy, adopted in...
She didn't know it at the time, but when Lexi Schrecongost took to swimming when she was 8 years old, she was setting a course for her younger sisters to follow.
A 2022 F...
Ruth Henry has enjoyed a lot of fake birthday cakes in her 100 years on Earth.
Henry, of Freeport, was born Feb. 29, 1924, in South Buffalo Township, Armstrong County, wh...
Adah Fuller had a dozen points for Knoch, but the Knights dropped a 43-31 decision to Elizabeth-Forward in a WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball quarterfinal Friday night.
Th...
BUFFALO TWP — Board directors at Freeport Area School District approved final payments for the high school’s completed boiler project, and adopted changes to middle schoo...
BUFFALO TWP — Buffalo Elementary School’s Parent Teacher Organization got the green light to move forward with plans for the school’s playground, the Freeport Area School...
BUFFALO TWP — Board directors at Freeport Area School District proposed a new policy impacting military children at a meeting Wednesday, Jan. 17.
After the meeting, distr...
BUFFALO TWP — Five possessions, five consecutive buckets.
Visiting Knoch used that sequence — propelled by sophomore back-court partners Jackson Bauman and Teegan Finucan...
Early Learning Connections, a children’s services agency serving Butler County and four surrounding counties, celebrated its 50th anniversary this year.
The agency was fo...
In Freeport Area School District, voters chose three newcomers and two incumbents for five school board seats.
The top candidates were newcomers Sylvia R. Maxwell, Dino D...
WEST DEER TWP — Milestones and a playoff berth were reached Friday night at Deer Lakes High School as Lancer quarterback Derek Burk became the A-K Valley’s all-time caree...
Slogging through the program’s longest losing skid in over a quarter century, Freeport’s football team could have packed it in last week against Valley.
Rather, with a 27...
BUFFALO TWP — They hang from the wall in Freeport’s gymnasium, reminding fans and players alike of the volleyball team’s annual goal — seven WPIAL championship banners, a...
Freeport triumphed over Valley on Friday in a matchup that ended with a score of 27-0.
Photos by Butler Eagle photographers are available for purchase at photos.butlereag...
The Nov. 7 general election for Freeport Area school board is somewhat like a game of musical chairs, as six candidates are running for five seats on the board.
Board pr...
BUFFALO TWP — In typical Freeport (3-6) football fashion, the Yellowjacket defense held Valley (2-7) to 34 total rushing yards Friday night on its way to a 27-0 victory o...
The Knoch Knights lay claim to the annual Pike Trophy after defeating Freeport on Friday in a matchup that ended with a score of 19-0.
Photos by Butler Eagle photographer...
JEFFERSON TWP — The outcome was in doubt — for a minute.
Literally.
Knoch took a 7-0 lead into the locker room at halftime of its Pike Trophy football game against Freepo...
JEFFERSON TWP — The Traveling Pike Trophy has taken up residence at Freeport the past couple of years.
Knoch hopes it’s time for the trophy to take on a new address.
Knoc...
Ashley Arner, daughter of Amy and Terry Arner, of Freeport, was crowned Freeport High School homecoming queen before the Friday, Sept. 29 football game vs. Shady Side Aca...
Shady Side Academy triumphed over Freeport on Friday in a game that ended with a score of 31-28.
Photos by Butler Eagle photographers are available for purchase at photos...
BUFFALO TWP — Drew Ross' 1-yard touchdown run to open the fourth quarter demonstrated progress for Freeport's football program. A week after the Yellowjackets melted dow...
