High School Baseball | May 11, 2013
Armed and ready
FOXBURG — Cole Terwilliger likes pitching at spacious Pullman Park.

High School Baseball | May 3, 2013
Kepple dominant for KC
If the artificial turf infield of Pullman Park could support worms, Karns City pitcher Tyler Kepple would have mashed them all.

High School Round Up | May 1, 2013
Butler softball tops Fox Chapel
Rhiannon Kosar singled and blasted a two-run home run to help lift the Butler softball team to an 11-6 victory over visiting Fox Chapel.

High School Round Up | April 29, 2013
Butler softball bows to Kiski
The Butler softball team rallied, but fell short in a 7-5 non-section loss to Kiski Area on Saturday afternoon.

High School Round Up | April 18, 2013
Knoch's Sharer flips shutout
Taylor Sharer tossed a four-hit shutout, while Caleb Thorn and Andy Fritz paced the offense in Knoch's 5-0 victory over Kittanning on Wednesday in WPIAL Section 5-AAA baseball action.

High School Round Up | April 4, 2013
Field events key Butler victory
The Butler boys swept the field events Wednesday on the way to a 105½-44½ track and field victory over Shaler.

High School Round Up | April 3, 2013
Freeport's Massart 5-for-5
Taylor Massart went 5-for-5 with two homers, two doubles and five RBI as the Freeport softball team opened its season Tuesday with a 16-11 win over section foe West Shamokin.

High School Round Up | March 30, 2013
Knoch, Moniteau softball rack up wins during trips
Knoch participated in the Uncle Pete Noll Fast-Pitch Softball Classic last weekend in Taylor Mill, Ky., finishing second in the 16-team tournament.

High School Track & Field | March 30, 2013
Running start
The Seneca Valley boys track and field team is ready for a playoff run.

High School Basketball | March 28, 2013
Boys Basketball Honor Roll
Here is the 2012-13 Butler County area boys basketball honor roll. Selections were made by the Eagle sports staff in conjunction with suggestions from area coaches:

High School Track & Field | March 28, 2013
Freeport, GC eye 3-peat
The Freeport and Grove City girls track and field teams are working on a three-peat as district champions.

High School Softball | March 21, 2013
Freeport after section title this spring
The competition at the top of WPIAL Section 3-AA figures to be fierce this spring, but Freeport softball coach Sam Ross expects his Yellowjackets to be in the thick of the playoff chase.

High School Baseball | March 16, 2013
Pitch Perfect
It's a blustery January evening and snow is spitting outside of Slippery Rock High School.

High School Baseball | March 16, 2013
Coming up aces
There will be some not-so-familiar faces on Butler County pitching mounds this spring.

High School Basketball | February 23, 2013
Falcon rally not enough
FOXBURG — The hole was just too deep.

High School Round Up | February 20, 2013
A-C Valley blows past DuBois Central Catholic
Brody Irwin scored 18 points to lead four A-C Valley players in double digits as the Falcons won their first-round District 9 Class A playoff game in emphatic fashion, 77-33, over DuBois Central Catholic Tuesday night.

High School Basketball | February 16, 2013
Feisty Falcons
CLARION — A-C Valley boys basketball coach Jim Marron called his second timeout of the first quarter, gathered his team on the bench and looked at the scoreboard.

High School Round Up | February 15, 2013
Papley sinks 6 treys in Rockets' win
Nicole Papley scored 23 points — including six 3-pointers — to lead the Slippery Rock High girls basketball team to a 41-27 victory over Titusville Thursday.

High School Round Up | February 13, 2013
Grove City nips Meadville, 42-41
Grove City overcame an eight-point halftime deficit and nipped Meadville, 42-41, in boys basketball action Tuesday night.

High School Round Up | February 12, 2013
Mars rolls to 81-40 boys hoops win
Zach May and Josh Goetz each tallied 15 points to pace Mars to an 81-40 boys basketball victory over Shenango in non-section action Monday.

High School Round Up | February 11, 2013
Indiana defeats SR girls hoops
Despite 19 points from Haley Angerett — including five 3-pointers — and 12 points from Nicole Papley, the Slippery Rock girls basketball team fell to Indiana 50-39 in non-league action Saturday.

High School Round Up | February 9, 2013
Glenn's 20 points key Moniteau girls win
Moniteau junior Fontaine Glenn dropped 20 points and brought down 14 rebounds in the Warriors' 63-56 home girls basketball win over Keystone Friday night.

High School Round Up | February 8, 2013
Freeport girls top Highlands, 52-31
Jessica Aulicino scored 18 points as the Freeport girls basketball team closed out its regular season with a 52-31 win over Highlands.

High School Round Up | February 7, 2013
Falcons clinch KSAC South
Ryan Bartley scored 21 points and added 11 rebounds and Brody Irwin added 19 points as the A-C Valley boys basketball team wrapped up the Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference-South title with a 71-61 win over Karns City Wednesday night.

High School Round Up | February 5, 2013
Warriors roll
Cody Skiver scored 13 points and James Bair added nine points and 10 rebounds as the Moniteau boys basketball team crushed visiting Union 51-33 Monday night.

High School Round Up | February 2, 2013
KC girls wrap up D-9 playoff berth
Emily LoPresti scored 16 points and the Karns City girls basketball team overcame a slow start to topple Clarion-Limestone and clinch a District 9 Class AA playoff spot with a 38-24 win Friday night.

High School Round Up | February 1, 2013
Seneca Valley girls top New Castle; SR gets win
Lexus Lambert scored 12 points as the Seneca Valley girls basketball team hung on for a 43-38 non-section victory over New Castle Thursday night.

High School Round Up | January 31, 2013
Union edges KC for 7th straight win
Dylan Shirey scored 10 points and the Union defense did the rest with a stifling effort to edge Karns City 34-30 in high school boys basketball action Wednesday night.

High School Round Up | January 30, 2013
Goetz tallies 20 points, 22 boards in Mars win
Josh Goetz had 20 points and 22 rebounds to power Mars to a 67-41 Section 1-AAA victory over Kittanning in boys basketball action Tuesday.

High School Basketball | January 24, 2013
Terwilliger breaks slump in big way
KARNS CITY — Cole Terwilliger has been mired in such a deep slump that A-C Valley boys basketball coach Jim Marron replaced him in the starting five.

High School Basketball | January 24, 2013
Warriors rally by Keystone
Moniteau had scored 32 points through the first three quarters, then saved the best for last.

High School Basketball | January 22, 2013
A-C Valley sprints past Moniteau
FOXBURG — The A-C Valley boys basketball team likes to play fast.

High School Round Up | January 22, 2013
Moniteau girls top A-C Valley; Knoch falls
Fontaine Glenn scored 17 points as Moniteau pulled away from A-C Valley in a 45-38 girls basketball final Monday night.

High School Basketball | January 21, 2013
Bartley leading way for A-C boys hoops
FOXBURG — What does a high school basketball coach get when one of his players has a true love for the game and an unparalleled ambition to get better?

High School Round Up | January 19, 2013
Defense shines as Mars rolls
Josh Goetz scored 16 points and the Mars defense did the rest as the Planets routed Valley on the road 53-25 in high school boys basketball action Friday night.

High School Round Up | January 17, 2013
Falcons cruise to win
Kelsey Boocks scored 21 points and A-C Valley built a 22-point lead in the first half to cruise to a 55-37 win over Eisenhower in high school girls basketball action Wednesday night.

High School Round Up | January 16, 2013
Freeport boys edge Highlands
Summit Academy's Doug Brooks dropped 32 points and the Knights drained nine 3-pointers in a wild 91-81 boys basketball victory Tuesday night at A-C Valley.

High School Round Up | January 12, 2013
Knoch survives, Mars rolls
The Knoch boys basketball team trailed by three entering the fourth quarter, but rallied for a 36-34 road win over Valley on Friday night.

High School Round Up | January 10, 2013
Double-doubles key win
The Moniteau girls basketball team received a pair of double-doubles in a 52-36 win over visiting North Clarion Wednesday night.

High School Round Up | January 8, 2013
Angerett lifts SR girls to win
Haley Angerett scored 18 points to power Slippery Rock to a 54-35 triumph over Oil City in this region matchup Monday.

High School Round Up | January 5, 2013
Moniteau basketball sweeps West Forest
Emily Rider scored 18 points — including three 3-pointers — and Fontaine Glenn added 15 more to lift Moniteau to a 53-46 victory over West Forest in girls basketball action Friday.

Other High School Sports | January 3, 2013
Snyder’s versatility pays off
FOXBURG — Meredith Snyder is a multi-tasker.

High School Basketball | December 29, 2012
Mars picks up victory at Florida tournament
Mitch Buzard scored 16 points and Matt Getsy added 16 rebounds to carry Mars to a 65-62 boys basketball victory over Windemere Prep (Fla.) in the Rock Holiday Classic Tournament in Orlando, Fla. Friday.

High School Basketball | December 29, 2012
Moniteau downs Wilmington
Alycia Brehm scored 12 points and Ashley Brehm added 11 more to lift the Moniteau girls basketball team to a 45-41 victory over Wilmington in the consolation final of the Union-New Castle Tournament Friday.

High School Round Up | December 28, 2012
KC holds off Keystone
Josh Wallace scored 17 points and added eight rebounds as the Karns City boys basketball team held on for a 59-56 Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference win over Keystone Thursday night.

High School Basketball | December 26, 2012
HOLIDAY TOURNAMENTS
Boys

High School Basketball | December 24, 2012
HOLIDAY TOURNAMENTS
Boys

High School Round Up | December 22, 2012
Falcons still perfect
Ryan Bartley scored 21 points and also added 11 rebounds as the A-C Valley boys basketball team remained unbeaten with a 64-58 road victory over Keystone Friday night.

High School Round Up | December 20, 2012
Union boys grab first win, 57-40
Dylan Shirey's 20 points paced the Union boys basketball team to its first win of the season, a 57-40 triumph over host Clarion.

High School Round Up | December 18, 2012
Glenn paces Moniteau to victory
Fontaine Glenn had 25 points, 10 rebounds and five steals to lead Moniteau to a 50-35 victory over Brookville in girls basketball action Monday.

High School Round Up | December 15, 2012
Kepple's 29 sparks KC
Tyler Kepple scored 29 points — thanks in part to seven 3-pointers — to lead Karns City to a 63-31 victory over East Forest in boys basketball action Friday.

High School Round Up | December 12, 2012
Grove City downs Sharpsville; A-C Valley tops Moniteau in OT
Danny Torok scored 18 points, Matt Thrasher 16 and Foster Reznor 15 as the Grove City boys basketball team defeated Sharpsville 69-50 on Tuesday, securing Eagles' coach Don Fee his 400th career victory.

High School Basketball | December 8, 2012
Lynch nets 23 in Freeport victory
Brendan Lynch dropped in 23 points to key Freeport to a 46-40 victory over Trinity Christian Academy in the opening round of the St. Joseph’s Tournament Friday.

High School Basketball | December 5, 2012
Hoops on the Horizon
Following are preview capsules for Butler County area girls basketball teams:

High School Round Up | November 17, 2012
KSAC honors all-star players
The Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference has released its 2012 Fall Sports All-Star Teams.

High School Football | November 3, 2012
Rockets stifle DuBois, 17-15
Karns City, Union also notch wins

High School Round Up | November 2, 2012
A-C Valley volleyball reaches District 9 finals
When A-C Valley's Jessica Callender and her teammates get on a roll, they get on a roll.

High School Football | November 1, 2012
Beaver Falls will be tough foe for Freeport
FREEPORT — Beaver Falls may lack the experience, but certainly not the success.

Other High School Sports | October 29, 2012
Gremlins advance 3 to states
Karns City's girls cross-country team qualified two of its members for the state championship as Emily Schumacher (eighth) and Emily Jones (ninth) both placed in the top 10 in the District 9 Class A Championship with times of 21:02.5 and 21:06.1, respectively, Saturday in Ridgway.

High School Round Up | October 27, 2012
Pair of SR backs crack 100 yards in win
Frank Conlon and Joey Meyer enjoyed 100-yard rushing games Friday night as Slippery Rock's ground game wore down Oil City, 28-13, in high school football action.

High School Round Up | October 24, 2012
Rinker claims 2nd in state
Slippery Rock senior Brett Rinker shot an even-par 71 in the second round of the PIAA Class AAA Boys Golf Championships Tuesday at Heritage Hills Golf Club in York, finishing in a tie for second.

High School Round Up | October 22, 2012
Knoch girls fall to CV in playoffs
The Knoch girls soccer team's season came to a close Saturday when it dropped a 6-0 decision to host Central Valley.

High School Round Up | October 17, 2012
Snyder leads Falcons to sweep of Gremlins
Meredith Snyder had 15 service points, 11 digs and 24 assists Tuesday night as A-C Valley defeated Karns City, 3-0, in girls volleyball action.

High School Football | October 13, 2012
Union rolls to 46-6 win
Kaden McGregor rushed for 144 yards and four touchdowns as Union rolled past Clarion-Limestone, 46-6, in high school football Friday night.

High School Round Up | October 12, 2012
Freeport volleyball avenges lone loss
Zoe Pawlak had 15 kills, 10 blocks and 20 service points as the Freeport volleyball team overcame a first-game loss to down Mars 21-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-16 Thursday night.

High School Round Up | October 11, 2012
GC nets tennis crown
Meredith Trent, Abby Casalnova and Reba Duran all won their singles matches to lift the Grove City girls tennis team to a 3-2 win over Hickory and a region championship.

Other High School Sports | October 6, 2012
Versatile Snyder keys A-C Valley
FOXBURG — Meredith Snyder isn't your normal setter.

High School Round Up | September 29, 2012
A-C Valley routs Redbank Valley; Slippery Rock cruises past East
Landon Delisio scored on runs of 40 and 23 yards Friday night as A-C Valley rolled past Redbank Valley, 47-13, in high school football.

High School Football | September 29, 2012
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SUMMARIES
North Allegheny 49, Butler 0

High School Round Up | September 20, 2012
Golfers move on
Freeport's Richard VanDruff earned medalist honors with a 76 during the WPIAL Section 3-AA golf qualifier Wednesday at Longue Vue Golf Club.

High School Football | September 20, 2012
GRIDIRON GEMS
JORDAN CRATTY (Butler) had two touchdowns rushing and 114 yards from scrimmage in the Golden Tornado's 19-7 win over Pine-Richland.

High School Football | September 20, 2012
Union wants to make statement vs. KC
KARNS CITY — It's been a while since Karns City and Union squared off on the gridiron.

High School Round Up | September 19, 2012
A-C Valley duo sets frosh records in cross-country
A-C Valley's cross-country future is looking brighter all the time.

High School Round Up | September 18, 2012
A-C Valley tops Karns City in KSAC volleyball
Alexis Linamen had 17 service points and six kills and Meredith Snyder 15 points and 10 kills to lead A-C Valley to a 22-25, 25-7, 25-8, 25-16 KSAC volleyball victory over Karns City Monday.

High School Football | September 15, 2012
HIGH SCHOOL SUMMARIES
Pine-Richland 0 0 7 0 — 7

High School Round Up | September 15, 2012
Falcons, Golden Knights dominate opponents
Kevin Kaufman completed 9-of-20 passes for 186 yards and three touchdowns as A-C Valley blanked Clarion-Limestone 46-0 in Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference action Friday night.

High School Football | September 13, 2012
GRIDIRON GEMS
JAKE OLENICK (Butler) carried nine times for 141 yards and two touchdowns in the Golden Tornado's 60-26 win over Shaler. He also caught a 48-yard touchdown pass.

High School Round Up | September 12, 2012
Fighting it out
Taylor Stamm tallied 22 assists and Carly Shearer 11 kills as the Slippery Rock girls volleyball team defeated Hickory 3-0 Tuesday night.

High School Football | September 1, 2012
Union hangs on
RIMERSBURG — A lot of the time, winning the turnover battle equals winning a football game.

High School Football | September 1, 2012
FOOTBALL SUMMARIES
Butler 6 3 0 0 — 9

Other High School Sports | August 31, 2012
Knoch, Mars facing new foe
Move over, Knoch and Mars. Here comes Freeport.

High School Round Up | August 31, 2012
Gordon's 36 sparks GC
Matt Gordon's 36 helped the Grove City boys golf team (172) to a tri-match victory over Sharon (189) and Sharpsville (201) Thursday at Grove City Country Club.

High School Football | August 28, 2012
2012 BUTLER COUNTY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Thursday, Aug. 30

High School Football | August 28, 2012
Falcons tired of losing
FOXBURG — Enough is enough!

High School Football | August 28, 2012
A-C VALLEY FALCONS ROSTER
Coach: Brad Dittman, first year