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.
McMURRAY — The snowball started slowly, but once it built up some inertia, there was no stopping it.
Blackhawk girls basketball, led by an overwhelming performance from s...
For the second year in a row, it’s North Catholic’s boys and girls teams left standing from Butler County in the PIAA basketball tournaments.
The Trojans and Trojanettes ...
The 2026 Penguins Cup playoffs begin Feb. 23, starting with Class A.
Butler takes on North Catholic in a battle of Butler County teams in a play-in game Tuesday, Feb. 24....
North Catholic needed triple overtime to get past rival Knoch and now hopes to have fresh legs ahead of Friday’s PIAA Class 4A boys basketball quarterfinal matchup agains...
Mars’ Dom Davis has a state swimming medal secured. Another could be in hand within 24 hours.
The North Catholic sophomore, competing with the Planets in a co-op, has mad...
Left standing are the two teams that have provided some of the most entertaining basketball games of the season.
Knoch takes on North Catholic for a fourth and final time...
HERSHEY — The only space that won’t be filled on Santino Sloboda’s mantel will be a state title.
But the Butler senior cemented his status among the best the county has e...
HERSHEY — There will be no coronation for Santino Sloboda.
Instead, the Butler senior will try to secure a second consecutive bronze at the PIAA Individual Wrestling Cham...
HERSHEY — Day 2 of the PIAA Individual Wrestling Championships begins at 8:30 a.m. Butler Eagle sports editor Jake Merda Adams will have updates throughout the day from H...
HERSHEY — Hannah Hornick does not love the misery.
It’s not company she likes to keep. But she respects it and lets it motivate her.
She’ll have more motivation after her...
