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.
Freeport and North Catholic girls volleyball have advanced to the PIAA tournament quarterfinals Saturday after big wins in Tuesday’s first round.
Here’s a quick break...
The PIAA Boys Soccer Championships begin Tuesday, Nov. 10, and for the first time in decades will conclude in Pittsburgh with the finals at F.N.B. Stadium.
Two Butler Cou...
The PIAA Girls Volleyball Championships begin Tuesday, Nov. 10, and will wrap up in two weeks at St. Francis University.
Butler County’s Freeport (Class 3A) and North Cat...
The PIAA championships have begun. Who do Derek and Jake think will be the last teams standing, potentially raising the state championship trophy?
We’re here to break dow...
Just two Butler County football teams are left in the second week of the playoffs: Karns City and North Catholic.
The Gremlins are trying to advance to the PIAA Class...
The PIAA Girls Soccer Championships begin Tuesday, Nov. 10, and for the first time in decades will conclude in Pittsburgh with the finals at F.N.B. Stadium.
Two Butler Co...
BUFFALO TWP — The next stage of Freeport’s season started the way the others went before it.
The Yellowjackets won (again) with little trouble to start the PIAA Class 3A ...
Week 10 is over, and now the PIAA football postseason kicks off in full force.
The WPIAL and District 9 announced the district playoff brackets Saturday, with several...
The postseason has arrived.
The 2026 WPIAL Girls Soccer Championships kick off Saturday, Oct. 24, with the finals set to be held in two weeks. Districts 9 and 10 will be ...
This is what it’s all led up to.
The 2026 WPIAL Boys Soccer Championships kick off Thursday, Oct. 22, and Districts 9 and 10 will open their playoffs in short order.
The ...
