Rachel Shuster talks during a live preview of the Alter Eagle podcast at Vintage Coffee House in downtown Butler on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
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Joseph Mahoney talks about stigma during a live preview of the Alter Eagle podcast at Vintage Coffee House on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
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U.S. Representative Mike Kelly, R-16, talks during a live preview of the Alter Eagle podcast at Vintage Coffee House in downtown Butler on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
Kyle Prudhomme
Rachel Shuster listens attentively from the crowd during a live preview of the Alter Eagle podcast at Vintage Coffee House in downtown Butler on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
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Laura Crago, Eagle podcast producer, leads a conversation on addiction stigma during a live-preview of the Alter Eagle podcast at Vintage Coffee House in downtown Butler on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
Kyle Prudhomme
A full house enjoys conversation with U.S. Representative Mike Kelly, R-16th, as he talks with Laura Crago, Eagle podcast producer, during a live preview of the Alter Eagle podcast at Vintage Coffee Shop in downtown Butler on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
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A full house enjoys conversation during the Alter Eagle podcast at Vintage Coffee Shop in downtown Butler on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
Kyle Prudhomme
A full house enjoys conversation with U.S. Representative Mike Kelly, R-16th, as he talks with Laura Crago, Eagle podcast producer, during a live preview of the Alter Eagle podcast at Vintage Coffee Shop in downtown Butler on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
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From left to right, Laura Crago, Joseph Mahoney, Dr. C. Thomas Brophy and Alyssa Vorel engage in conversation during a live preview of the Alter Eagle podcast at Vintage Coffee House in downtown Butler on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
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U.S. Representative Mike Kelly, R-16, chats with Lynette Beattie, mother of Laura Crago, following a live segment of the Alter Eagle podcast on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
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From left, Laura Crago, Eagle podcast producer, and U.S. Representative Mike Kelly, R-16th, sit for a photo before a conversation during a live preview of the Alter Eagle podcast at Vintage Coffee Shop in downtown Butler on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
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From left, Laura Crago, Eagle podcast producer, and U.S. Representative Mike Kelly, R-16th, chat prior to the start of a live preview of the Alter Eagle podcast at Vintage Coffee Shop in downtown Butler on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
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From left, Laura Crago, Joseph Mahoney, Dr. C. Thomas Brophy, Alyssa Vorel and Rachel Shuster following the live preview of the Alter Eagle podcast at Vintage Coffee House in downtown Butler on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
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From left, U.S. Representative Mike Kelly, R-16, chats with Butler Eagle general manager Tammy Schuey and Laura Crago, Eagle podcast producer, following a live segment of the Alter Eagle podcast at Vintage Coffee House in downtown Butler on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
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Laura Crago, Eagle podcast producer, listens closely to U.S. Representative Mike Kelly, R-16, during a live preview of the Alter Eagle podcast at Vintage Coffee House in downtown Butler on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
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Brian White, superintendent of Butler Area School District, speaks at the North Allegheny Foundation Distinguished Alumni Gala on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, at the Chadwick in Wexford. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle
Brian White, superintendent of Butler Area School District, speaks at the North Allegheny Foundation Distinguished Alumni Gala on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. He said he was inspired by music and his high school band director to make an effort to show that every child matters in a school district. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle
The Seneca Valley student section cheers on senior Emerson Peffer (33) during their matchup against Butler during a WPIAL class 6A, section 1 girls basketball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Seneca Valley beat Butler with a final score of 66-44. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Legacy Joseph- Short (4) fights for a loose ball against Butler’s Casey Clouse (34) during a WPIAL class 6A, section 1 girls basketball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Seneca Valley beat Butler with a final score of 66-44. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Natalie Hambly (24) fights for the ball against Butler’s Sydney Patterson (15) during a WPIAL class 6A, section 1 girls basketball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Seneca Valley beat Butler with a final score of 66-44. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Kaydence Kilhof (12) gets fouled by Butler’s Ashton Huff (22) during a WPIAL class 6A, section 1 girls basketball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Seneca Valley beat Butler with a final score of 66-44. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Emerson Peffer (33) fights for the ball against Butler’s Amelia McMichael (32) during a WPIAL class 6A, section 1 girls basketball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Seneca Valley beat Butler with a final score of 66-44. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Emerson Peffer (33) fights for the ball against Butler’s Amelia McMichael (32) during a WPIAL class 6A, section 1 girls basketball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Seneca Valley beat Butler with a final score of 66-44. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
The Seneca Valley bench goes wild after they went on a run against Butler during a WPIAL class 6A, section 1 girls basketball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Seneca Valley beat Butler with a final score of 66-44. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Allison Sevin (41) shoots over Butler’s Amelia McMichael (32) during a WPIAL class 6A, section 1 girls basketball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Seneca Valley beat Butler with a final score of 66-44. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Makayla Canty (2) shoots the ball against Butler during a WPIAL class 6A, section 1 girls basketball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Seneca Valley beat Butler with a final score of 66-44. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Butler’s Avery Maier (31) is congratulated after hitting a three-pointer against Seneca Valley during a WPIAL class 6A, section 1 girls basketball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Seneca Valley beat Butler with a final score of 66-44. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Brooke Dufford (25) and Makayla Canty fight for a ball against Butler’s Amelia McMichael (32) during a WPIAL class 6A, section 1 girls basketball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Seneca Valley beat Butler with a final score of 66-44. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
The Seneca Valley starters cheer on their teammates during a WPIAL class 6A, section 1 girls basketball game against Butler on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Seneca Valley beat Butler with a final score of 66-44. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Brooke Dufford (25) shoots over against Butler’s Avery Maier (31) during a WPIAL class 6A, section 1 girls basketball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Seneca Valley beat Butler with a final score of 66-44. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Emerson Peffer (33) shoots the ball over Butler’s Amelia McMichael (32) and Sydney Patterson (15) during a WPIAL class 6A, section 1 girls basketball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Seneca Valley beat Butler with a final score of 66-44. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Knoch High School indulges its basketball half-time tradition of tossing rubber ducks to center court for prizes on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Knoch bested Freeport with a final score of 52-27. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
Knoch beat Freeport during a basketball matchup on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Knoch bested Freeport with a final score of 52-27. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
Knoch coach Shane McGraw offers motivation and instructions to the girls team during a break in the action in their matchup with Freeport on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Knoch bested Freeport with a final score of 52-27. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
Knoch’s Aubrey Spencer takes a pass against Freeport on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Knoch bested Freeport with a final score of 52-27. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
Knoch's Karlee Buterbaugh (12) works against Freeport's defense on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Knoch bested Freeport with a final score of 52-27. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
Knoch's Aubrey Spencer (23) fights for a rebound during a matchup against Freeport on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Knoch bested Freeport with a final score of 52-27. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
Knoch's Lauren Bowser (22) is congratulated by teammates during their matchup against Freeport on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Knoch bested Freeport with a final score of 52-27. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
Knoch's Olyvian Foster prepares to shoot during a matchup against Freeport on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Knoch bested Freeport with a final score of 52-27. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
The Knoch girls bench rests during their matchup against Freeport on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Knoch bested Freeport with a final score of 52-27. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
Knoch's Naturelle Ewing (15) inbounds early during the second half of their matchup against Freeport on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Knoch bested Freeport with a final score of 52-27. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
Knoch's Naturelle Ewing (15) drives to the net against Freeport on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Knoch bested Freeport with a final score of 52-27. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
Knoch's Karlee Buterbaugh (12) lays up a bucket during their matchup against Freeport on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Knoch bested Freeport with a final score of 52-27. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
Heavy fog hangs over Butler near Butler Memorial Hospital on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
Kyle Prudhomme
Rachel Shuster talks during a live preview of the Alter Eagle podcast at Vintage Coffee House in downtown Butler on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
Kyle Prudhomme
Joseph Mahoney talks about stigma during a live preview of the Alter Eagle podcast at Vintage Coffee House on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
Kyle Prudhomme
U.S. Representative Mike Kelly, R-16, talks during a live preview of the Alter Eagle podcast at Vintage Coffee House in downtown Butler on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
Kyle Prudhomme
Rachel Shuster listens attentively from the crowd during a live preview of the Alter Eagle podcast at Vintage Coffee House in downtown Butler on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
Kyle Prudhomme
Laura Crago, Eagle podcast producer, leads a conversation on addiction stigma during a live-preview of the Alter Eagle podcast at Vintage Coffee House in downtown Butler on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
Kyle Prudhomme
A full house enjoys conversation with U.S. Representative Mike Kelly, R-16th, as he talks with Laura Crago, Eagle podcast producer, during a live preview of the Alter Eagle podcast at Vintage Coffee Shop in downtown Butler on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
Kyle Prudhomme
A full house enjoys conversation during the Alter Eagle podcast at Vintage Coffee Shop in downtown Butler on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
Kyle Prudhomme
A full house enjoys conversation with U.S. Representative Mike Kelly, R-16th, as he talks with Laura Crago, Eagle podcast producer, during a live preview of the Alter Eagle podcast at Vintage Coffee Shop in downtown Butler on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
Kyle Prudhomme
From left to right, Laura Crago, Joseph Mahoney, Dr. C. Thomas Brophy and Alyssa Vorel engage in conversation during a live preview of the Alter Eagle podcast at Vintage Coffee House in downtown Butler on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
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U.S. Representative Mike Kelly, R-16, chats with Lynette Beattie, mother of Laura Crago, following a live segment of the Alter Eagle podcast on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
Kyle Prudhomme
From left, Laura Crago, Eagle podcast producer, and U.S. Representative Mike Kelly, R-16th, sit for a photo before a conversation during a live preview of the Alter Eagle podcast at Vintage Coffee Shop in downtown Butler on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
Kyle Prudhomme
From left, Laura Crago, Eagle podcast producer, and U.S. Representative Mike Kelly, R-16th, chat prior to the start of a live preview of the Alter Eagle podcast at Vintage Coffee Shop in downtown Butler on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
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From left, Laura Crago, Joseph Mahoney, Dr. C. Thomas Brophy, Alyssa Vorel and Rachel Shuster following the live preview of the Alter Eagle podcast at Vintage Coffee House in downtown Butler on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
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From left, U.S. Representative Mike Kelly, R-16, chats with Butler Eagle general manager Tammy Schuey and Laura Crago, Eagle podcast producer, following a live segment of the Alter Eagle podcast at Vintage Coffee House in downtown Butler on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
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Laura Crago, Eagle podcast producer, listens closely to U.S. Representative Mike Kelly, R-16, during a live preview of the Alter Eagle podcast at Vintage Coffee House in downtown Butler on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
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Brian White, superintendent of Butler Area School District, speaks at the North Allegheny Foundation Distinguished Alumni Gala on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, at the Chadwick in Wexford. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle
Brian White, superintendent of Butler Area School District, speaks at the North Allegheny Foundation Distinguished Alumni Gala on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. He said he was inspired by music and his high school band director to make an effort to show that every child matters in a school district. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle
The Seneca Valley student section cheers on senior Emerson Peffer (33) during their matchup against Butler during a WPIAL class 6A, section 1 girls basketball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Seneca Valley beat Butler with a final score of 66-44. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Legacy Joseph- Short (4) fights for a loose ball against Butler’s Casey Clouse (34) during a WPIAL class 6A, section 1 girls basketball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Seneca Valley beat Butler with a final score of 66-44. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Natalie Hambly (24) fights for the ball against Butler’s Sydney Patterson (15) during a WPIAL class 6A, section 1 girls basketball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Seneca Valley beat Butler with a final score of 66-44. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Kaydence Kilhof (12) gets fouled by Butler’s Ashton Huff (22) during a WPIAL class 6A, section 1 girls basketball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Seneca Valley beat Butler with a final score of 66-44. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Emerson Peffer (33) fights for the ball against Butler’s Amelia McMichael (32) during a WPIAL class 6A, section 1 girls basketball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Seneca Valley beat Butler with a final score of 66-44. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Emerson Peffer (33) fights for the ball against Butler’s Amelia McMichael (32) during a WPIAL class 6A, section 1 girls basketball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Seneca Valley beat Butler with a final score of 66-44. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
The Seneca Valley bench goes wild after they went on a run against Butler during a WPIAL class 6A, section 1 girls basketball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Seneca Valley beat Butler with a final score of 66-44. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Allison Sevin (41) shoots over Butler’s Amelia McMichael (32) during a WPIAL class 6A, section 1 girls basketball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Seneca Valley beat Butler with a final score of 66-44. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Makayla Canty (2) shoots the ball against Butler during a WPIAL class 6A, section 1 girls basketball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Seneca Valley beat Butler with a final score of 66-44. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Butler’s Avery Maier (31) is congratulated after hitting a three-pointer against Seneca Valley during a WPIAL class 6A, section 1 girls basketball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Seneca Valley beat Butler with a final score of 66-44. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Brooke Dufford (25) and Makayla Canty fight for a ball against Butler’s Amelia McMichael (32) during a WPIAL class 6A, section 1 girls basketball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Seneca Valley beat Butler with a final score of 66-44. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
The Seneca Valley starters cheer on their teammates during a WPIAL class 6A, section 1 girls basketball game against Butler on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Seneca Valley beat Butler with a final score of 66-44. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Brooke Dufford (25) shoots over against Butler’s Avery Maier (31) during a WPIAL class 6A, section 1 girls basketball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Seneca Valley beat Butler with a final score of 66-44. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Emerson Peffer (33) shoots the ball over Butler’s Amelia McMichael (32) and Sydney Patterson (15) during a WPIAL class 6A, section 1 girls basketball game at Seneca Valley High School on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Seneca Valley beat Butler with a final score of 66-44. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Knoch High School indulges its basketball half-time tradition of tossing rubber ducks to center court for prizes on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Knoch bested Freeport with a final score of 52-27. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
Knoch beat Freeport during a basketball matchup on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Knoch bested Freeport with a final score of 52-27. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
Knoch coach Shane McGraw offers motivation and instructions to the girls team during a break in the action in their matchup with Freeport on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Knoch bested Freeport with a final score of 52-27. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
Knoch’s Aubrey Spencer takes a pass against Freeport on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Knoch bested Freeport with a final score of 52-27. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
Knoch's Karlee Buterbaugh (12) works against Freeport's defense on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Knoch bested Freeport with a final score of 52-27. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
Knoch's Aubrey Spencer (23) fights for a rebound during a matchup against Freeport on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Knoch bested Freeport with a final score of 52-27. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
Knoch's Lauren Bowser (22) is congratulated by teammates during their matchup against Freeport on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Knoch bested Freeport with a final score of 52-27. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
Knoch's Olyvian Foster prepares to shoot during a matchup against Freeport on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Knoch bested Freeport with a final score of 52-27. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
The Knoch girls bench rests during their matchup against Freeport on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Knoch bested Freeport with a final score of 52-27. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
Knoch's Naturelle Ewing (15) inbounds early during the second half of their matchup against Freeport on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Knoch bested Freeport with a final score of 52-27. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
Knoch's Naturelle Ewing (15) drives to the net against Freeport on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Knoch bested Freeport with a final score of 52-27. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
Knoch's Karlee Buterbaugh (12) lays up a bucket during their matchup against Freeport on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Knoch bested Freeport with a final score of 52-27. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
Heavy fog hangs over Butler near Butler Memorial Hospital on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle
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