Photo Gallery: Friday, March 21, 2025
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Local business leaders attended the 2025 Butler County Chamber of Commerce's State of the County event at The Atrium in Franklin Township on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Commissioner Kevin Boozel answers questions during the 2025 Butler County Chamber of Commerce's State of the County event at The Atrium in Franklin Township on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
From left, Kimberly Geyer, Leslie Osche, Luke Bernstein, Kevin Boozel and Mark Gordon talk during the 2025 Butler County Chamber of Commerce's State of the County event at The Atrium in Franklin Township on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Luke Bernstein directs a question to Leslie Osche during the 2025 Butler County Chamber of Commerce's State of the County event at The Atrium in Franklin Township on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Commissioner Leslie Osche answers questions during the 2025 Butler County Chamber of Commerce's State of the County event at The Atrium in Franklin Township on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Commissioner Kimberly Geyer answers questions during the 2025 Butler County Chamber of Commerce's State of the County event at The Atrium in Franklin Township on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Luke Bernstein, president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, moderates the 2025 Butler County Chamber of Commerce's State of the County event at The Atrium in Franklin Township on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Commissioner Leslie Osche, left, talks with Luke Bernstein during the 2025 Butler County Chamber of Commerce's State of the County event at The Atrium in Franklin Township on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Mark Gordon, chief of economic development and planning, answers questions during the 2025 Butler County Chamber of Commerce's State of the County event at The Atrium in Franklin Township on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Ken DeFurio, president and CEO of Independence Health System, talks during the 2025 Butler County Chamber of Commerce's State of the County event at the Atrium in Franklin Township on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Emma Sprowls, an environmental education specialist at Moraine and McConnells Mill parks, leads a First Day of Spring Hike at Hells Hollow in McConnells Mill Park on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Mike Shaffer and Emma Sprowls, both environmental education specialists at Moraine and McConnells Mill parks, lead a First Day of Spring Hike at Hells Hollow in McConnells Mill Park on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Emma Sprowls, an environmental education specialist at Moraine and McConnells Mill parks, leads a First Day of Spring Hike at Hells Hollow in McConnells Mill Park on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Emma Sprowls, an environmental education specialist at Moraine and McConnells Mill parks, leads a First Day of Spring Hike at Hells Hollow in McConnells Mill Park on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Mike Shaffer and Emma Sprowls, both environmental education specialists at Moraine and McConnells Mill parks, lead a First Day of Spring Hike at Hells Hollow in McConnells Mill Park on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Emma Sprowls, an environmental education specialist at Moraine and McConnells Mill parks, leads a First Day of Spring Hike at Hells Hollow in McConnells Mill Park on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Emma Sprowls, an environmental education specialist at Moraine and McConnells Mill parks, leads a First Day of Spring Hike at Hells Hollow in McConnells Mill Park on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Jessica Brewster, co-owner of Batch in Saxonburg, prepares soup. Batch has purchased its building. See the article in the business section of the Friday, March 21, 2025, Butler Eagle. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Fifth-graders in Samantha Wilfert's class work through math problems together at Mars Area Centennial School on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Fifth-graders in Samantha Wilfert's class work through math problems together at Mars Area Centennial School on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Sixth-graders in Chris Dalesandro's class work through a math lesson at Mars Area Centennial School on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Fifth-grader Cooper Johnson works on a language arts assignment in Deb Kravets' class at Mars Area Centennial School on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Fifth-grader Braxton Young works on a language arts assignment in Deb Kravets' class at Mars Area Centennial School on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Fifth-graders in Samantha Wilfert's class work through math problems together at Mars Area Centennial School on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Sixth-graders in Chris Dalesandro's class work through a math lesson at Mars Area Centennial School on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Sixth-graders in Chris Dalesandro's class work through a math lesson at Mars Area Centennial School on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Sixth-graders in Chris Dalesandro's class work through a math lesson at Mars Area Centennial School on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Fifth-graders in Samantha Wilfert's class work through math problems together at Mars Area Centennial School on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Fifth-graders in Samantha Wilfert's class work through math problems together at Mars Area Centennial School on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Sixth-graders in Chris Dalesandro's class work through a math lesson at Mars Area Centennial School on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
David Weale is a volunteer for the local Red Cross. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Freeport celebrates a goal against Butler during a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Freeport’s Alyssa Lovgren (3) fights for the ball with Butler’s Malina McElroy (1) during a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Butler’s Abbie Steele (19) fights for the ball with Freeport’s Ava Dreher (24) during a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Butler head coach Bob Conklin talks to his team at the end of the first quarter during a girls lacrosse game against Freeport on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Freeport’s Macey Edwards (29) shoots the ball against Butler during a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Freeport’s Ava Dreher (24) gets chased down by Butler’s Brooke Steyer (8) during a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Butler goalie Campbell Clouse (36) gets rid of the ball against Freeport during a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Freeport goalie Abigail Legin (30) gets rid of the ball against Butler during a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Butler’s Elliette Smith (39) fights off Freeport’s Ava Dreher (24) during a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Butler’s Abbie Steele (19) checks into Freeport’s Aubrey Hess (9) during a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Freeport's Macey Edwards gets whacked in the face by a stick against Butler during a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Butler's Campbell Clouse (36) makes a save against Freeport during a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Butler's Malina McElroy (1) celebrates a goal against Freeport during a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Butler's Elliette Smith (39) shoots and scores against Freeport's Abigail Levin (30) in a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Freeport's Macey Edwards gets whacked in the face by a stick against Butler in a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Butler's Malina McElroy (1) fights for a loose ball with Freeport's Alyssa Lovgren (3) in a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Butler's Rylee Hurley (2) fights for the ball with Freeport's Macey Edwards (29) in a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Butler's Parker Slater (44) grabs a loose ball against Freeport in a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Butler's Rylee Hurley (2) congratulates Malina McElroy (1) after scoring a goal against Freeport in a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Butler's Abbie Steele (19) defends Freeport's Aubrey Hess (9) in a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
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Local business leaders attended the 2025 Butler County Chamber of Commerce's State of the County event at The Atrium in Franklin Township on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Commissioner Kevin Boozel answers questions during the 2025 Butler County Chamber of Commerce's State of the County event at The Atrium in Franklin Township on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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From left, Kimberly Geyer, Leslie Osche, Luke Bernstein, Kevin Boozel and Mark Gordon talk during the 2025 Butler County Chamber of Commerce's State of the County event at The Atrium in Franklin Township on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Luke Bernstein directs a question to Leslie Osche during the 2025 Butler County Chamber of Commerce's State of the County event at The Atrium in Franklin Township on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Commissioner Leslie Osche answers questions during the 2025 Butler County Chamber of Commerce's State of the County event at The Atrium in Franklin Township on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Commissioner Kimberly Geyer answers questions during the 2025 Butler County Chamber of Commerce's State of the County event at The Atrium in Franklin Township on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Luke Bernstein, president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, moderates the 2025 Butler County Chamber of Commerce's State of the County event at The Atrium in Franklin Township on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Commissioner Leslie Osche, left, talks with Luke Bernstein during the 2025 Butler County Chamber of Commerce's State of the County event at The Atrium in Franklin Township on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Mark Gordon, chief of economic development and planning, answers questions during the 2025 Butler County Chamber of Commerce's State of the County event at The Atrium in Franklin Township on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Ken DeFurio, president and CEO of Independence Health System, talks during the 2025 Butler County Chamber of Commerce's State of the County event at the Atrium in Franklin Township on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Emma Sprowls, an environmental education specialist at Moraine and McConnells Mill parks, leads a First Day of Spring Hike at Hells Hollow in McConnells Mill Park on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Mike Shaffer and Emma Sprowls, both environmental education specialists at Moraine and McConnells Mill parks, lead a First Day of Spring Hike at Hells Hollow in McConnells Mill Park on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Emma Sprowls, an environmental education specialist at Moraine and McConnells Mill parks, leads a First Day of Spring Hike at Hells Hollow in McConnells Mill Park on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Emma Sprowls, an environmental education specialist at Moraine and McConnells Mill parks, leads a First Day of Spring Hike at Hells Hollow in McConnells Mill Park on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Mike Shaffer and Emma Sprowls, both environmental education specialists at Moraine and McConnells Mill parks, lead a First Day of Spring Hike at Hells Hollow in McConnells Mill Park on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Emma Sprowls, an environmental education specialist at Moraine and McConnells Mill parks, leads a First Day of Spring Hike at Hells Hollow in McConnells Mill Park on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Emma Sprowls, an environmental education specialist at Moraine and McConnells Mill parks, leads a First Day of Spring Hike at Hells Hollow in McConnells Mill Park on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Jessica Brewster, co-owner of Batch in Saxonburg, prepares soup. Batch has purchased its building. See the article in the business section of the Friday, March 21, 2025, Butler Eagle. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Fifth-graders in Samantha Wilfert's class work through math problems together at Mars Area Centennial School on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Fifth-graders in Samantha Wilfert's class work through math problems together at Mars Area Centennial School on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Sixth-graders in Chris Dalesandro's class work through a math lesson at Mars Area Centennial School on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Fifth-grader Cooper Johnson works on a language arts assignment in Deb Kravets' class at Mars Area Centennial School on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Fifth-grader Braxton Young works on a language arts assignment in Deb Kravets' class at Mars Area Centennial School on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Fifth-graders in Samantha Wilfert's class work through math problems together at Mars Area Centennial School on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Sixth-graders in Chris Dalesandro's class work through a math lesson at Mars Area Centennial School on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Sixth-graders in Chris Dalesandro's class work through a math lesson at Mars Area Centennial School on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Sixth-graders in Chris Dalesandro's class work through a math lesson at Mars Area Centennial School on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Fifth-graders in Samantha Wilfert's class work through math problems together at Mars Area Centennial School on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Fifth-graders in Samantha Wilfert's class work through math problems together at Mars Area Centennial School on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Sixth-graders in Chris Dalesandro's class work through a math lesson at Mars Area Centennial School on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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David Weale is a volunteer for the local Red Cross. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Freeport celebrates a goal against Butler during a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
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Freeport’s Alyssa Lovgren (3) fights for the ball with Butler’s Malina McElroy (1) during a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
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Butler’s Abbie Steele (19) fights for the ball with Freeport’s Ava Dreher (24) during a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
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Butler head coach Bob Conklin talks to his team at the end of the first quarter during a girls lacrosse game against Freeport on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
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Freeport’s Macey Edwards (29) shoots the ball against Butler during a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
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Freeport’s Ava Dreher (24) gets chased down by Butler’s Brooke Steyer (8) during a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
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Butler goalie Campbell Clouse (36) gets rid of the ball against Freeport during a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
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Freeport goalie Abigail Legin (30) gets rid of the ball against Butler during a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
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Butler’s Elliette Smith (39) fights off Freeport’s Ava Dreher (24) during a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
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Butler’s Abbie Steele (19) checks into Freeport’s Aubrey Hess (9) during a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
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Freeport's Macey Edwards gets whacked in the face by a stick against Butler during a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
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Butler's Campbell Clouse (36) makes a save against Freeport during a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
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Butler's Malina McElroy (1) celebrates a goal against Freeport during a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
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Butler's Elliette Smith (39) shoots and scores against Freeport's Abigail Levin (30) in a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
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Freeport's Macey Edwards gets whacked in the face by a stick against Butler in a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
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Butler's Malina McElroy (1) fights for a loose ball with Freeport's Alyssa Lovgren (3) in a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
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Butler's Rylee Hurley (2) fights for the ball with Freeport's Macey Edwards (29) in a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
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Butler's Parker Slater (44) grabs a loose ball against Freeport in a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
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Butler's Rylee Hurley (2) congratulates Malina McElroy (1) after scoring a goal against Freeport in a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
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Butler's Abbie Steele (19) defends Freeport's Aubrey Hess (9) in a girls lacrosse game Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Butler High School. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
