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Butler County Hall of Fame inductees

The Butler County Sports Hall of Fame has announced the...

Headlines | Thu, March 11, 2010

Knoch Opens Boys Basketball Coaching Position

The South Butler County School District last night voted to...

Headlines | Thu, March 11, 2010

Pitt & Notre Dame in Big East Tourny

The Pitt Panthers will meet Notre Dame in the Big...

Headlines | Thu, March 11, 2010

Pens hit the road/No Cooke suspension

The Pittsburgh Penguins begin a five-game road trip tonight (Thursday)...

Headlines | Thu, March 11, 2010

Butler's Harvey & Christy head to SRU

Slippery Rock University Head Football Coach George Mihalik announced Tuesday...

Headlines | Wed, March 10, 2010

Knoch Knights hockey

The Knoch Knights hockey team open PIHL hockey playoffs tonight...

Headlines | Wed, March 10, 2010

Butler's Baxter heads to PIAA tourny

Butler Golden Tornado wrestler Cole Baxter will compete in the...

Headlines | Tue, March 9, 2010

Are Edwards & Cooke facing suspensions?

Two different hits could cause suspensions in two different sports...

Headlines | Tue, March 9, 2010

Bucs fail to match Yankees again

The Pittsburgh Pirates played a pair of 'split squad' games...

Headlines | Tue, March 9, 2010

Steelers active in Free Agency!

The Pittsburgh Steelers were very active signing free agents Monday....

Headlines | Mon, March 8, 2010

Pens lead Atlantic Division by five

The Pittsburgh Penguins won the final two games prior to...

Headlines | Mon, March 8, 2010

Sunday Sports Headlines

In the NHL,  Sidney Crosby had two goals and the...

Headlines | Sun, March 7, 2010

Slippery Rock Girls D-10 Champs!

The Slippery Rock high school Girls basketball team captured the...

Headlines | Sun, March 7, 2010

Baxter runner-up in WPIAL

Butler Golden Tornado wrestler Cole Baxter finished second in the...

Headlines | Sun, March 7, 2010

Six Wrestlers in quarterfinals Friday

Six local wrestlers remain in the hunt for a WPIAL...

Headlines | Fri, March 5, 2010

Grove City vs Wooster Friday

The Grove City Men's basketball travel to Wooster Friday night...

Headlines | Fri, March 5, 2010

Pens win & take first place

The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the New York Rangers 5-4 in...

Headlines | Fri, March 5, 2010

Slippery Rock Girls play for D-10 title

The Slippery Rock High School Girls basketball team will play...

Headlines | Thu, March 4, 2010

Pens in NY and on WISR

The Pittsburgh Penguins face-off against the New York Rangers tonight...

Headlines | Thu, March 4, 2010

Butler postseason over/Moniteau falls

The Butler Girls basketball team's chance for a State playoff...

Headlines | Wed, March 3, 2010

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Butler County Hall of Fame inductees Print E-mail
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Thursday, 11 March 2010 12:03
The Butler County Sports Hall of Fame has announced the 2010 inductees. They include: the late Don Gaiser, Eugene "Pud" Craig, Ralph "Sonny" Westerman, Les Shoop, Elaine Carson, Jennifer Kopac and Matt Clement. This year's inductees will be honored at the 45th annual Sports Hall of Fame banquet to be held at the Butler Days Inn Saturday, April 24th at 6:30pm. Tickets are $20 each, and table reservations of eight are permitted. Tickets are available at a number of local locations including Moses Jewelers in Clearview Mall, Snack 'N Pack in downtown Butler and Parker's Appliance in Chicora
 
Knoch Opens Boys Basketball Coaching Position Print E-mail
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Thursday, 11 March 2010 08:06
The South Butler County School District last night voted to open the boys varsity basketball coaching position following the resignation of current coach Chris Andreassi.

Andreassi replaced long-time Knoch Coach Les Shoop following the 2005-06 season, and led the Knights to a 40-49 record over his four years.  Andreassi's teams made the playoffs only once, in his first season, and lost to Blackhawk in the first round.  Andreassi is a teacher at Knoch Senior High School.

Last season Knoch ended with a 9-12 record including a 4-8 mark in section 1-AAA.

The district will begin its process by only accepting applications from individuals already employed in the district. 
Last Updated on Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:09
 
Pitt & Notre Dame in Big East Tourny Print E-mail
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Thursday, 11 March 2010 07:08
The Pitt Panthers will meet Notre Dame in the Big East tournament quarterfinals in New York city tonight (Thursday). Game time is 7pm.  Pre-game at 6:30pm on WBUT 1050am.
 
Pens hit the road/No Cooke suspension Print E-mail
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Thursday, 11 March 2010 07:04
The Pittsburgh Penguins begin a five-game road trip tonight (Thursday) in Carolina. The Pens and Hurricanes face-off at 7:08pm. The game can be heard on WISR 680am with the pre-game at 6:30pm. The Pens currently lead the Atlantic Division over New Jersey by three points, and meet the Devils Friday.

The NHL announced there will be no suspension for Penguins winger Matt Cooke. Cooke hit Boston's Marc Savard in the head during their game last Sunday. Savard will miss at least a week due to a concussion sustained from that hit.
 
Butler's Harvey & Christy head to SRU Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 08:09
Slippery Rock University Head Football Coach George Mihalik announced Tuesday the addition of nine student-athletes to The Rock's list of newcomers for the 2010 season.

The Rock has now announced the addition of 24 student-athletes for the upcoming season as 15 newcomers committed to the Green and White on Feb. 2.

The list of latest additions is headlined by LaQuinn Stephens-Howling, a 5-foot-7, 155-pound wide receiver from Greater Johnstown High School, where he led his team to a Class AAA District 6 championship last fall.

Also joining The Rock were two Butler High School student-athletes, defensive back Eli Christy and wide receiver Cole Harvey; Julian Brown, a defensive back from McKeesport; James Forsythe, a punter from Canton McKinley High School in Ohio; Ron Harris, a linebacker from Baldwin High School; Jeff Isbell, an offensive lineman from Yough High School; Pat Matusz, an offensive lineman from Greenville High School; and Brian Shaw, a kicker from Burrell High School.

Stephens-Howling, brother of former Pitt standout and current NFL Arizona Cardinals running back LaRod Stephens-Howling, rushed for 362 yards and four touchdowns and caught 12 passes for 197 yards and two TDs in his senior season at Greater Johnstown. He also averaged 51.4 yards per kickoff return and 11.8 yards per punt return and intercepted three passes as a defensive back. He will begin his collegiate career as a wide receiver and return specialist, according to Mihalik.

Christy (6-1, 180), a second-team all-conference performer last fall who served as team captain for his football, basketball and track teams and earned three letters in each sport, is "a gifted athlete with great speed and agility who can play either safety or cornerback," Mihalik said.

Harvey (5-11, 185), a first-team Northern Six and All-Butler County selection as a defensive back and Butler's starting quarterback last fall, will begin his collegiate career as a wide receiver at SRU.

SRU opens the 2010 football season at N. Kerr Thompson Stadium Thursday, September 2nd at 7pm against Merrimack College of Massachusetts
Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 March 2010 08:23