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Butler County golf, trap and horseshoes results from this week: GOLF Lake Arthur Ladies League July 16 at Lake Arthur Golf Club Standings: Cheshire ...
July 18, 2025 Sports
Zelienople is the place to race this summer. Joella Baker, race director of Firecracker 5K on July 4, correctly predicted a record-breaking 250 finishers in the 5K/1K loo...
July 17, 2025 Sports
Butler County golf, trap and horseshoes results from this week: GOLF League Lake Arthur Ladies League July 9 at Lake Arthur Golf Club Standings...
July 11, 2025 Sports
Butler County golf, trap and horseshoes results from this week: GOLF Werner Outfitters Golf League July 3 Standings: Team 7 208.5, Team 6 197, Team 2 191, T...
July 04, 2025 Sports
Running in Western PA has been hotter than a firecracker for the past few weeks. This weekend’s race calendar features several firecracker events with a nod to the holida...
July 03, 2025 Sports
During the half-hour drive to the river, Dave and I chatted, among other things, about what the state of the river would be. A series of thunderstorms in the northwestern...
June 29, 2025 Sports
Butler County golf, trap and horseshoes results from this week: GOLF Lake Arthur Ladies League June 25 Standings: Tweedle Dees 19, Cheshire Cats 18, Qu...
June 27, 2025 Sports
Butler County golf, trap and horseshoes results from this week: Golf Lake Arthur Ladies League June 18 Standings: Tweedle Dees 18, Cheshire Cats 15, Qu...
June 20, 2025 Sports
Some upcoming dates to know: Sunday: tribute for former youth baseball players The East Butler Baseball Association will hold a memorial tribute 1 p.m. Sunday at East But...
June 20, 2025 Sports
School’s out for summer. Before those kids settle into comfortable boredom, get them moving with June’s family friendly road races. Butch’s Bucket Brigade 5K celebrates i...
June 19, 2025 Sports
The day was pleasantly mild, the continuation of a somewhat stable weather pattern, a rarity this spring. Slowly cruising at little more than a trolling pace, I inspected...
June 15, 2025 Sports
Butler County golf, trap and horseshoes results from this week: Golf Werner Outfitters Golf League June 12 Standings: Team 7 147.5, Team 1 127.5, Team ...
June 13, 2025 Sports
Butler County golf results from the last two weeks: Twisted Tees June 3 at Slippery Rock Golf Club Aces: Sue Hilliard (60) Birdies: Monica Campagna (48)...
June 07, 2025 Sports
Running shoes – I don’t leave home without ‘em, which is why this week’s column is a travelogue of running the Big Island of Hawaii. Everyone’s somewhat familiar with Haw...
June 05, 2025 Sports
From mid spring through mid fall soft swimbaits – such as Z Man’s Swimmin’ Trout Trick, Keitech’s Swing Impact, and Lake Fork Tackle’s Live Magic Shad – excel in catching...
June 01, 2025 Sports
Butler County Trap League May 28 at Butler RC Men’s Club (241): D.Smith 49, T.Smith 49, M.McDonald 49, S.Smith 47, C.Johnson 47 Evans City (240): A...
May 31, 2025 Sports
Butler County Horseshoe League O’Donnell's Distributor 11, Dew Drop Inn 7 Pitchers 30% or better: Bill Enslen 32/66 (48.5%), Butch Neff 28/66 (42.4), Vern Shrec...
May 31, 2025 Sports
Butler County golf, trap and horseshoes results from this week: Golf Lady Duffers League May 19, Stoughton Acres Golf Course Standings: Eagles 27.5, Ac...
May 23, 2025 Sports
Time rolls on. We’ve barely recovered from spring marathons (or whatever fitness challenge you’ve met this season), and it’s summer. Two local races next weekend offer ru...
May 22, 2025 Sports
It was a successful day, as evidenced by the No. 45 on the fish counter at the end of the six-hour trip. Forty-three of those were bass, largemouths mostly, along with an...
May 18, 2025 Sports
Butler County golf, trap and horseshoes results from this week: Golf LALL May 14 Standings: Tweedle Dees 5, Queen of Hearts 4, Cheshire Cats 3, Do Do B...
May 16, 2025 Sports
More than 46,000 runners and walkers and 150,000 spectators celebrated the biggest run in the region at the Pittsburgh Marathon, Half Marathon and associated events last ...
May 08, 2025 Sports
Butler native Jack Spirnak, a North Catholic junior, caught at 22 1/4-inch rainbow trout Friday, April 11, 2025, at Laurel Run Trout Stream in Clearfield County. ...
May 05, 2025 Sports
A quick trip to Keystone Power Dam, taken within the last week, exposed an environmental element that often plays a factor in fishing success. Wind. As I readied my boat ...
May 04, 2025 Sports
“It’s the best of times, it’s the worst of times,” to paraphrase Charles Dickens. With the Pittsburgh Marathon scheduled for May 4, that’s how many runners feel this week...
April 24, 2025 Sports
The pain in my lower back and left shoulder serve as reminders of time spent earlier in the week rigging a new sonar unit on a boat. Boat ownership seems to provide a cou...
April 20, 2025 Sports
It seems this winter just won’t give up. As spring flowers open, they sometimes wear a crown of snow and runners still don hats and gloves for spring marathon training. C...
April 10, 2025 Sports
During a guide trip on the Allegheny River recently, my longtime guests Josh, Linda and I got on the subject of weather and how it relates to fishing. Josh commented on h...
April 06, 2025 Sports
This week’s calendar features a “so-called” short run. There’s also a long run with free shorts. The 25th Annual Sean T. Smith Memorial Just a Short Run returns to North ...
March 27, 2025 Sports
The sudden change in weather patterns of the past two weeks, coupled with longer periods of daylight, did a remarkable job of ridding area waters of ice cover. Happily, ...
March 23, 2025 Sports
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