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FREEPORT — In a game that featured 13 lead changes and eight ties through the first three quarters, somebody had to be a difference-maker. Enter Stainton Forbes. Butler’s...
December 06, 2024 Sports
FREEPORT — Freeport jumped out to a big lead early. But the Yellowjackets faded late. The hosts managed to score only eight points in the second half in dropping a 43-29 ...
December 06, 2024 Sports
Freeport swimming has not had a pool to call home for a while. In the past, the Yellowjackets, whose girls team tied for a section championship last year, have sparingly ...
December 03, 2024 Sports
Butler County cross country coaches have announced their 2024 All-County boys and girls runners. Freeport’s Michael Braun, who won the WPIAL Class 2A boys championship an...
November 18, 2024 Sports
CENTER TWP, Beaver County — The big offensive plays that were such an important part of Freeport football’s season vanished during the first three quarters against Centra...
November 09, 2024 Sports
Freeport girls volleyball was swept Saturday by Hampton 3-0 in the WPIAL Class 3A tournament third-place game. Hampton claimed the final spot allocated to District 7 in t...
November 03, 2024 Sports
The PIAA on Sunday announced the first-round matchups and sites and times for the state soccer and volleyball championships. And the WPIAL and District 9 football sites f...
November 03, 2024 Sports
BUFFALO TWP — Freeport knows how to stay grounded. Amos Glenn ran for 189 yards — 126 in the first quarter — and a touchdown while quarterback Drew Ross scampered for 68 ...
November 02, 2024 Sports
WEXFORD — Freeport had match point. Mars had an answer. Leading their WPIAL Class 3A girls volleyball semifinal 2-1 against the Planets on Wednesday night at North Alleg...
October 30, 2024 Sports
BUFFALO TWP — John Gaillot is well aware of Imani Christian’s ability to score from anywhere on the field. For the first 13 minutes of Friday’s Allegheny 7 Conference cla...
October 26, 2024 Sports
Pedaling rather than running, Freeport’s Michael Braun kept wondering how he’d do when he was finally back to form. The Yellowjackets senior had been nursing an aching lo...
October 24, 2024 Sports
BUFFALO TWP — Belle Vernon had an upset on its mind, but it took just 52 seconds of Tuesday’s WPIAL Class 2A girls soccer first-round playoff for the Leopards to feel dis...
October 22, 2024 Sports
BUFFALO TWP — Entering the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs with momentum was far from the only motivation Mars had when it took the court against Freeport’s girls volleyball team...
October 17, 2024 Sports
BUFFALO TWP — Camryn Woods showed no fear. In turn, Freeport’s then-freshman performed statistically better than any other girls soccer player in Butler County last seaso...
October 15, 2024
NATRONA HEIGHTS — Freeport football spoiled homecoming day for Highlands with a 28-7 drubbing on their home field in a crucial late-season game that wasn’t nearly as clos...
October 05, 2024 Sports
BUFFALO TWP — Board directors in the Freeport Area School District will vote next week to implement a weekly online study aimed at educating eighth graders on responsible...
October 04, 2024 Education
BUFFALO TWP — Board directors in the Freeport Area School District agreed to vote whether to solicit a proposal for a demographic study that could help inform future reno...
October 03, 2024 Education
BUFFALO TWP — Amos Glenn could’ve flexed. If he wanted, the Freeport junior tailback could’ve even counted on his fingers the six — count ‘em, six — rushing touchdowns h...
September 28, 2024 Sports
BUFFALO TWP — Amos Glenn waited in the shadows. Following a sophomore sabbatical from football, Freeport’s junior tailback has burst into the limelight, seemingly out of ...
September 26, 2024 Sports
ADAMS TWP — The result of a game in late September is not going to make or break a high school volleyball team’s season. It can, however, be an indicator of how far a pro...
September 24, 2024 Sports
BUFFALO TWP — Drew Ross’ mentality when it comes to being a dual-threat quarterback is simple. “I have no problem doing both (rushing and passing),” the junior and second...
September 21, 2024 Sports
Freeport’s Braun has emerged as one of WPIAL’s top XC runners
Freeport’s Braun has emerged as one of WPIAL’s top XC runners
September 16, 2024 Sports
Freeport freshman Jenkins nets 2 goals in win over Butler
Freeport freshman Jenkins nets 2 goals in win over Butler
August 31, 2024 Sports
Kickoff of the 2024 PIAA high school football season is a week away. Practices are in full swing, including for other fall sports. And games that count are around the...
August 21, 2024 Sports
Knoch, Freeport and Allegheny-Clarion Valley students also return to class
Knoch, Freeport and Allegheny-Clarion Valley students also return to class
August 21, 2024 Education
Freeport High School’s girls volleyball program has become synonymous with success. Over the last 19 seasons, the Yellowjackets have won a section title every year wh...
August 21, 2024 Sports
Butler girls volleyball coach Meghan Lucas is aware of how tough WPIAL Section 1-4A is. She’s just not sure everyone else is. “We do not get the credit,” she said. “W...
August 16, 2024 Sports
One of the most talented runners to conquer the hills and turns of Butler County has graduated, off to compete against the nation’s best at Notre Dame. There will not...
August 15, 2024 Sports
Freshmen are often relegated to junior varsity teams. If they do see varsity time, it usually comes in a limited capacity. Camryn Woods and Phoebe Brandon weren't the usu...
August 14, 2024 Sports
Every Butler County high school boys soccer team was in the mix for a playoff spot a year ago. All but one squad in the area made the postseason, with Butler reaching the...
August 14, 2024 Sports
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