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Outdoor Sports
A 5K race, 1-mile fun run and an egg hunt sounds like a lot for for day. Caitlyn Reges agrees, but she and Michelle Yeager have no plans to stop. The two have shared the ...
March 26, 2026 Sports
In fishing, as with many other aspects of life, it’s wise to take our victories whenever we can get them, regardless of their relative insignificance at the time. That’s ...
March 22, 2026 Sports
Western Pa. loves St. Patrick’s Day. Because the holiday falls on Tuesday this year, we have two weekends to drink green beer and wear our festive shamrock running shorts...
March 12, 2026 Sports
Walleyes can bite short, particularly when the water is ice cold as it is in early spring. When fishing a classic jig and minnow presentation, this often results in misse...
March 08, 2026 Sports
Spring Thaw celebrates a milestone at 50 years. The event in North Park, which will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, is the longest continuously run event in Western Pennsylvani...
February 26, 2026 Sports
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Amateur Sports
Quite literally, Aria Harcar is ahead of her time. The sixth-grader from Butler compete at the Adidas Indoor Track Middle School National Championships, held in Virginia ...
March 30, 2026 Sports
The Butler Barracudas swim team recently turned in a strong showing at the 2026 Pa. YMCA West District Meet, held at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. The event, which...
March 17, 2026 Sports
Weeks before his 13th birthday, Maddox Dawson found himself playing on an NHL-caliber rink. The Knoch seventh-grader hopes it was a harbinger of things to come. In his fo...
March 02, 2026 Sports
Brandon Deal, of Petrolia, was named Amateur Trapshooting Association Open All-American second team. Deal won championships during the 2025 season at the Colonial Classic...
February 20, 2026 Sports
Being the best has its perks. Travis Bartley, a Knoch seventh-grader, was recently named the 2025 Pennsylvania Motocross Association Rider of the Year. Bartley’s mother, ...
February 05, 2026 Sports
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Youth Sports
When it comes to sports, children from the Bower family of Cranberry Township are thinking outside the box — and enjoying every minute of it. Josiah Bower, 14, and his y...
December 25, 2025 Sports
It’s been nearly two decades since a Butler team was represented at the Pa. Little League State Tournament. That drought will end Monday when Butler’s 12U Majors team hea...
July 20, 2025 Sports
Butler Youth Baseball’s 12U all-star team won the Pa. Little League Section 1 Tournament on Wednesday, beating District 10 champion DuBois 10-0. Butler, the District 25 c...
July 17, 2025 Sports
With a 3-2 win over Franklin, the Butler 12U Little League baseball all-star team won the District 25 title Thursday night. Carter Knapik went 3-for-3 with a double and a...
July 06, 2025 Sports
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