Seneca Valley’s Madi Barnyk and North Catholic’s Simone Sharpless enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime experience Thursday during the first round of the NFL draft.
The two stando...
Two Butler County flag football players will get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity this week during the 2026 NFL Draft.
Seneca Valley senior quarterback/defensive back Mad...
JACKSON TWP — Madi Barnyk made her first varsity start at quarterback Tuesday night.
The Seneca Valley senior flag football player had been helping steer the Raiders for ...
The Big 33 Football Classic will hold a girls flag football tournament once again, and Butler County will be represented.
North Catholic wide receiver Lizzie Fabian was n...
Joey Felitsky led the WPIAL in passing the past two seasons. Still, the North Catholic senior quarterback believes he has more to prove before moving to the next level.
F...
Terry Bradshaw has still not sent a wig to Terry Hanratty.
Bradshaw, the Hall of Fame Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, used to wear wigs when he started losing his hair 4...
BUTLER TWP — Butler football considered returning home to the WPIAL during the offseason.
But with PIAA enrollment classifications set and no change to WPIAL’s conference...
The WPIAL announced its football realignment for the 2026 and 2027 seasons on Thursday. Here are the changes that impact Butler County programs.
Class 4A
Mars is relocati...
Zachary Benedek is young for a high school football head coach.
The 25-year-old will take over the Mars Planets after the Mars Area School Board, at the recommendati...
Mars seniors Adam Budzilek, Sean Franklin and Gabe Hein were selected to play in the Pennsylvania State Football Coaches Association East-West Large School All-Star game....
Mars is expected to name Zachary Benedek its next head football coach.
The school board is set to meet Tuesday, March 3, and the agenda lists two pending hires for the fo...
Steve Monteleone remembers being in the stands at Butler High School football games in the 1970s.
“I used to go with my dad, and at one point, I told him that I wanted to...
Later this month, NFL Films is set to release a documentary detailing Western Pennsylvania’s storied gridiron history. Some Butler County high school football stars were ...
Three North Catholic pass-catchers — receivers Ryker Kennedy and Preston Simko and tight end Thomas Arth — signed with their respective college football programs on Wedne...
North Catholic senior receiver Preston Simko has committed to play at Slippery Rock University, he announced Wednesday night on X.
Simko, who’s listed at 5-foot-11, 170 p...
The decision made a lot of sense. Not that feasibility made it any easier.
Last week, Eric Kasperowicz vacated Mars’ football head coaching job, opting to take over at No...
Ethan Kresinski hadn’t stepped onto the hardwood in some time.
Having given up organized basketball after his freshman year, the Mars senior and John Carroll football com...
Following four seasons in charge of Mars’ football program, Eric Kasperowicz has been named the head coach at North Hills, where he played from 1990-93.
The news was anno...
After four years and two WPIAL semifinal appearances, Mars head football coach Eric Kasperowicz is returning home.
Kasperowicz is expected to be named the North Hills hea...
In the wake of his 10th season as Slippery Rock High’s head football coach, Larry Wendereusz said he was looking forward to the 2026 season.
Two months later, he’s had a ...
North Catholic quarterback Joe Felitsky was named to the Pa. Football Writers’ Class 3A All-State Team after a record-breaking year.
The senior led the WPIAL in passing y...
The WPIAL released its all-conference football all-star teams over the weekend, and Mars and Freeport dominated the lists in Class 4A and 3A, respectively.
Four of the Pl...
While their teammates on offense were busy providing blocks, gaining yards and scoring touchdowns, high school football defensive players were halting opposing drives wit...
Karns City, Mars and North Catholic’s offenses were prolific, and they are well represented in this year’s Butler Eagle Sweet 16 Offense.
The three teams, who had some of...
Amos Glenn started to crack up before recounting his first-ever touchdown.
“I think I was 5 years old, and I got the ball and I ran backwards,” the Freeport senior tailba...
With the 2025 football regular season over, District 9 released its region all-stars.
Which Butler County football stars were honored? Find out below. District 10 is expe...
We’re two weeks removed from the end of the high school football season, at least in Butler County.
As the state playoffs continue for another two weeks, and as postseaso...
North Catholic seniors Preston Simko and Tommy Arth wrote Tuesday night on X they’ve received offers to play for Shawn Lutz at nearby Slippery Rock University.
Simko, a F...
Karns City and North Catholic saw their playoff runs come to an end, the last teams standing from Butler County after impressive seasons that began way back in August..
T...
And then there were two.
Karns City and North Catholic are the last two Butler County teams standing in the 2025 WPIAL and PIAA playoffs. And their paths forward are onl...
