PETERS TWP — In this case, a runner-up trophy will suffice.
In its first-ever appearance in the WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball title match, No. 2 Butler couldn’t keep pac...
Cranberry Area gave Moniteau softball no room for error, running away with an 10-0, six-inning win in the District 9 Class 2A semifinals.
Berries pitcher Gracee Hess stru...
DUBOIS — Colton Christie was called to the mound to settle things down for Karns City’s baseball team.
What ensued was a relief appearance that paved the way to a distric...
ROSS TWP — Norwin landed an early punch on Kyle Casteel.
But Butler responded with a quick knockout.
The Golden Tornado scored five runs before recording an out in the bo...
The PIAA Track and Field Championships begin Friday at Shippensburg University, and Butler County teams have a chance to bring home several state medals.
Here’s what you ...
Wouldn’t you know, a familiar pair of teams are in this year’s WPIAL Class 2A boys and girls lacrosse championships.
Mars’ girls (19-1) and boys (15-4) are once again pl...
The WPIAL boys volleyball playoffs conclude this week.
In Class 3A, No. 2 Butler (16-4) beat rival No. 3 Seneca Valley (13-5) to make its first district championship game...
Butler County boasts four teams in this season’s WPIAL softball playoffs, which get underway next week.
Seneca Valley, seeded No. 2 in Class 6A, received a bye to the sem...
The WPIAL baseball tournament continues this week, and District 9 and 10 kicked off. Butler, one of the best baseball teams in the WPIAL during the regular season, remain...
PITTSBURGH — — Aaron Rodgers took his time before deciding he wanted to come back for a 22nd season. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback already has made up his mind abou...
WEXFORD — It’s a new year and Seneca Valley softball has a new leader, but the Raiders have landed in an enviable spot once again.
Abby Kalkowski allowed just a pair ...
PLUM — Just moments after their season-ending 4-1 WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal loss to No. 5 South Park on Tuesday evening, senior Kason Barker and junior Gavin Tola sat o...
WEXFORD — Facing adversity during the course of a game does not faze North Catholic’s softball team.
The Trojanettes are relishing in simply being on the field.
“A lot of...
Sophia Lawrence smashed a two-run home run to center field, and Slippery Rock softball walked off No. 5 General McLane 8-7 Tuesday in the District 10 Class 4A play-in.
Jo...
TEMPE, Ariz. — Carson Beck had his fans and also some detractors during the NFL draft process, which explains why the quarterback fell to the third round before being sel...
Tennyson Voll had a good feeling right away.
At last week’s WPIAL Track and Field Championships, the Seneca Valley freshman pole vaulter shook off the less-than-ideal wea...
WEXFORD — Standing outside the home dugout at North Allegheny High School’s baseball field, Josh Forbes looked like he’d just stepped off the treadmill.
“I’m exhausted ri...
CRANBERRY TWP — Two sets down, but never out.
Butler rallied from an 0-2 deficit to stun Seneca Valley 3-2 in a WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball semifinal Monday night at N...
Defending champion Karns City will take on top seed Brookville for the District 9 Class 3A baseball championship.
The No. 1 Gremlins scored five runs in the second inning...
OHIO TWP — The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
But when it comes to boys lacrosse in Western Pennsylvania, no program is more decorated than Mars, and the Planets ...
PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers has spent two-plus decades keeping everyone off balance.
From opponents to teammates to reporters and everyone in between.
The start of his 22...
ADAMS TWP — The Mars Athletic Complex might as well be Western Pennsylvania’s version of Lacrossetown.
Already boasting reputations as two of the most consistent outfits ...
See this week’s schedule of local sports across Butler County. It will be updated throughout the week as the playoffs progress.
Monday, May 18
Baseball
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PITTSBURGH — Zack Wheeler pitched seven sparkling innings, and Bryce Harper hit a home run off ace Paul Skenes on Sunday to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-0 win ov...
Oklahoma native Hank Davis won Friday’s Lernerville Speedway Sprint car main event from the No. 8 starting spot, beating out pole-sitter Jacob Begenwald, who finished sec...
North Catholic boys tennis’ season came to an end in one win short of its first PIAA Class 2A Team Championship Saturday afternoon.
District 10 champion Cathedral Prep be...
Derrick Eggleton granted a rematch. He did not grant a victory.
A Butler High School junior, Eggleton won the main event of the annual Butler Cubs Amateur Boxing Show Sat...
Pennsylvania is the only state in the country that maintains separate agencies for the management of fish and the management of wildlife.
The state has explored in past d...
Not every hole needs to be a challenge. Some can remind you of why you love — or maybe just tolerate, if it’s that kind of day — the game.
And par-3s on a golf course are...
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — Samantha Montgomery was taking nothing for granted entering the District 10 Track and Field Championships.
After turning in an effort of 17 feet, 10 i...
