Jake Merda Adams came to the Butler Eagle in May 2024 as its new sports editor.
A Temple University graduate and native of Northampton, PA, he previously worked as the sports editor of The Carlisle Sentinel, sports planning editor for the Wisconsin State Journal and assistant/interim sports editor for the Louisville Courier Journal. He moved back to the Keystone State in 2023 and now lives in Mars with his fiancée and their dog and cat.
Adams has led award-winning sports coverage at the national and state level and covered PIAA champions, state record-breakers and Big Ten football and basketball.
Outside of the office, he likes to run, do yoga, play the occasional video game, try new restaurants and get back to the City of Brotherly Love whenever he can.
The Little League tournament season is under way. Butler Township has two teams in the Pennsylvania Section 1 Tournament, with both hoping to make the state tournament la...
Kyle Casteel’s pro career has officially begun.
The standout Butler right-hander has signed with the Chicago White Sox and accepted a $1.25 million signing bonus, accordi...
Happy second birthday to “Eye on Sports!”
Not really, but it’s close. The Butler Eagle’s top sports podcast concludes its second season today with our annual year in revi...
Never before has Butler’s baseball scene burned so bright.
On Sunday, three Golden Tornado graduates — David Leslie, Kyle Casteel and Madden Clement — heard their names c...
In what has become a banner day for the program, another former Butler ace could start his professional baseball career this summer.
Madden Clement, who recently entered ...
Following a stellar senior season at Butler, senior pitcher Kyle Casteel was taken by the Chicago White Sox with the second pick in the 11th round round (315th overall) o...
David Leslie’s path to the pros has been a winding one.
The 2020 Butler High School graduate was a catcher growing up. He only became a full-time pitcher after impres...
Earlier this week, we announced Butler's Nolan Stefaniak and North Catholic's Simone Sharpless are the Butler Eagle Male and Female Athletes of the Year.
Today, we're dro...
Weeks after making the PIAA Class 6A championship, Butler baseball’s three biggest names are all-state honorees.
The Golden Tornado’s ace pitchers Kyle Casteel and Nolan ...
A week after earning Butler Eagle Softball Player of the Year, Knoch sophomore Emersyn Jones is an all-state first team selection.
The standout shortstop and pitcher for ...
