This is the first in a series of articles detailing the Butler football program’s approach to its 2024 season
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BUTLER TWP — The Butler High School football program plans to play an independent schedule this fall, but the WPIAL plans on the Golden Tornado rejoining Class 6A footbal...
It’s the time of year when thousands of high school athletes across the country choose where they will continue their academic and athletic careers.
For two Butler County...
Imagine driving hundreds and hundreds of miles in hopes of finding a parking spot, only to arrive at the lot to find that the spaces are taken up by other cars — ones tha...
With a navy blue beanie covering his head and a gold-colored windbreaker shielding his hoodie, Eric Christy peered into the sky at Erie Veterans Memorial Stadium.
On a mi...
WEXFORD — Opening-drive touchdowns sometimes set the tone for a game. In Friday’s WPIAL Class 4A semifinal against Aliquippa, it proved to be the high-water mark for Mars...
ADAMS TWP — It was in June when Luke Goodworth learned that he would be the starting quarterback for Mars this season.
Eric Kasperowicz, last year’s starter, had shoulder...
Having already achieved one of the best seasons in the history of Mars football, the Planets have a chance to reach territory visited just twice before by the Blue and Go...
The 2023 Butler County football season is coming to an end.
A day after the writing of this column, Mars will be trying to extend its season another week by defeating Cen...
ADAMS TWP — Eric Kasperowicz knew that his Mars football team’s defense had to improve if the Planets were to build on last year’s 6-5 record and first-round exit from th...
We started with 11 high school football teams, five of which reached the postseason and now, we're down to one.
After a very good second half of the season, I stumbled la...
KANE — Karns City’s football team spent the 2023 season achieving the improbable.
It seemed they would add another feat to that list Friday in a District 9 Class 2A semif...
Knoch fell to South Park Friday in a matchup that ended with a final score of 37-20.
Photos by Butler Eagle photographers are available for purchase at photos.butlereagle...
BROCKWAY — At any level of football, mistakes will cost you—or at least they usually do.
That wasn’t the case in Union/A-C Valley’s playoff matchup on the road at Brockwa...
Mars triumphed over Chartiers Valley Friday in a matchup that ended with a score of 44-19.
Photos by Butler Eagle photographers are available for purchase at photos.butle...
ADAMS TWP — Opening-drive touchdown? Check.
Defensive goal-line stand on the drive to follow? Yep.
Third-down stop on the opponent’s next series after that? That, too.
Ch...
SOUTH FAYETTE TWP -- Momentum, if you believe in such things, isn’t something that teams can snap their fingers to create. The North Catholic football team had it, albeit...
The Mars High football team encountered little resistance in its first seven wins of the season, winning those contests by an average of 36 points.
The team's closest vic...
Don’t bother with the jack in the box.
In what will be the fourth meeting between the teams in the past two seasons, there won’t be any catching either side off guard in ...
After a one-year hiatus, North Catholic's return to the WPIAL football playoffs has the Trojans heading south.
The No. 7 seed in the Class 4A bracket after a 5-5 regular ...
