Slippery Rock junior hoops forward Josh Book was named as the District 10 Region 5 Player of the Year on Monday.
Rockets’ junior Levi Prementine was a second-team Region ...
Here is the Butler Eagle’s 2023-24 Boys Basketball Honor Roll, determined by the Eagle sports staff with recommendations from area coaches:
Tier I
Braylon Littlejohn (But...
At the time, a December non-conference bout between host Butler and Slippery Rock served as a way to usher the two casts into the holidays.
It’ll be etched into history n...
JEFFERSON TWP — Youthful experience is one thing. Throw a strong degree of talent into the mix and you have a team that's not only fun to watch, but one that is capable o...
Here is the Butler Eagle’s 2023-24 Girls Basketball Honor Roll, determined by the Eagle sports staff with recommendations from area coaches:
Tier I
Amelia McMichael (Butl...
KARNS CITY — Blueprints for athletic success do not always follow a straight line. Circumstances sometimes dictate that a team must adjust on the fly.
Such was the case w...
CHERRY TWP — Moniteau senior Catherine Kelly worked on her ability to drive to the basket all summer, preparing for her final girls basketball season with the Warriors.
“...
PORTERSVILLE — Winning national championships is nothing new to the Portersville Christian girls basketball program.
The Warriors have won five such National Christian Sc...
Ok, time to ruffle some feathers.
As we get deeper into the PIAA basketball playoffs, North Catholic’s boys and girls basketball teams were our last two Butler County tea...
EDINBORO — Talent has certainly played a major role in North Catholic’s tradition of success in girls basketball, but behind the statistics put up by skilled players lies...
FAIRVIEW, Erie County — Defense was the driving force behind Knoch's girls basketball team reaching the state playoffs. Through three quarters Saturday afternoon, it had ...
CRANBERRY TWP — What to do with a week off?
For North Catholic, enough to stay sharp heading into the PIAA Class 4A girls basketball playoffs.
“We were able to rest some ...
CHERRY TWP — There has been no lack of effort from Moniteau’s girls basketball team all season, no lack of talent and no lack of desire.
It’s a lack of height that hovere...
KARNS CITY — It wasn’t a run in the traditional sense, but it doomed Karns City nonetheless.
During Friday night’s PIAA Class 3A first-round girls hoops playoff matchup, ...
PITTSBURGH — Three quarters had gone by in Saturday afternoon’s WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball championship contest and North Catholic trailed by five, having just allow...
CLARION — Big runs helped Karns City put opponents away during the team's nine-game winning streak, but in Saturday night's District 9 Class 2A boys basketball championsh...
CLARION — Missed opportunities early on led to a climb that proved too steep for Moniteau's girls basketball team.
Redbank Valley scored just seven points in the first se...
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark scored 35 points in her final regular-season home game, becoming the NCAA’s all-time scoring leader in No. 6 Iowa’s 93-83 win over N...
PITTSBURGH — Three quarters had gone by in Saturday afternoon’s WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball championship contest and North Catholic trailed by five, having just allow...
CLARION — Moniteau was hanging in against Chestnut Ridge. Then Nate Whysong hit his stride.
In the last three quarters of Friday’s PIAA Class 3A boys basketball subregion...
PITTSBURGH — With a lineup dominated by sophomores, former Butler varsity girls basketball coach Jonna Burke guided Shady Side Academy to the WPIAL Class 2A championship ...
CLARION — The separation Karns City was looking for finally came in the fourth quarter.
Mired in a close game with District 5 champion Chestnut Ridge, the Gremlins manage...
BROCKWAY — The fourth quarter got a bit more interesting than Moniteau had hoped, but the Warriors accomplished their objective Wednesday night.
They built a double-digit...
FOX CHAPEL — North Catholic was thrown off its game — but not off its throne.
The Trojanettes survived 22 turnovers against Elizabeth Forward in their WPIAL 4A girls bask...
KENNEDY TWP — The curtain dropped on Knoch’s season with a 70-58 defeat against Montour in Tuesday night’s WPIAL Class 4A seventh-place consolation playoff game.
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