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His football family

Josh Montgomery, 11, finds new motivation, set of friends with BAMFL's Butler Gold

He may not play in a regular season game this year. He didn't play in one last year, either.

9/5/2020 Other Amateur Sports 0 comments

Memorable ace: 3 generations of Mars family cherish meaningful hole-in-one at Conley

Mars resident Ben Merritt, left, scored a hole-in-one at Conley Resort & Golf Course recently while playing a round with his father, Scott Merritt, center, and grandfather Dave Merritt, right.

PENN TWP — Preparing to tee off on hole No. 18 at Conley Resort & Golf Course, Ben Merritt took out a “crappy” ball.

8/27/2020 Amateur Golf 0 comments

Never say die

Lernerville race fan's Cavalier at 346,000 miles and counting

Chuck Bollinger's 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier, shown here in the Lernerville Speedway parking lot, has 346,000 miles on it.

BUFFALO TWP — An avid race fan who also sells racing publications at Lernerville Speedway, Chuck Bollinger gets around.

8/26/2020 Amateur Auto Racing 0 comments

Brown-Schoeffel combo wins again

WASHINGTON, Pa. — The combination of driver Brady Brown of Slippery Rock and trainer Steve Schoeffel of Evans City brought 9-1 long shot Werner Hanover to victory during Monday's harness racing card at The Meadows.

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Trap Results

BUTLER COUNTY TRAP LEAGUE

8/22/2020 Amateur 0 comments

Best feet forward

Butler's Gayhart takes 3rd place in World Footbag Championships

Butler resident Josh Gayhart does some sideline practice at the Salem Double Switch Trials in August of 2018. Gayhart placed third at the Freestyle World Footbag Championships online event recently.

Talk about putting your best feet forward.

8/17/2020 Other Amateur Sports 0 comments

Local baseball careers extended

Butler, Cranberry area adults enjoy time with Crusaders team in Pittsburgh league

CRANBERRY TWP — Andy Germani didn't want to be through playing baseball. He didn't like his options in that regard.

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20-plus win club in victory lane

Brian Swartzlander (83) has the lead on John Mollick in this Modified heat race Friday night at Lernerville Speedway. Swartzlander led much of the feature race, but Rex King Jr. emerged victorious.

BUFFALO TWP — Friday night was all about the 20-win club at Lernerville Speedway.

8/17/2020 Amateur Auto Racing 0 comments

GOLF RESULTS

Lake Arthur Wednesday AM Ladies League

8/15/2020 Amateur Golf 0 comments

Different Era

Dirt track racing at Lernerville has changed with times, technology

This 427 Chevy, owned by Bob Axe of Harlansburg, raced at Lernerville Speedway in 1970.

BUFFALO TWP — A money game.

8/14/2020 Amateur Auto Racing 0 comments

Buffalo Creek Half Marathon called off

The 15th annual event had been scheduled for Oct. 17, but after polling runners, the Board of Directors of Freeport Community Trail Council have reluctantly voted to cancel this year's Buffalo Creek Half Marathon.

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Wicked Warrior set

DUBOIS — The Western Pennsylvania Police Athletic League has rescheduled the WPAL Wicked Warrior race to Sept. 5-6 in Treasure Lake.

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Brown beats odds driving horse again

WASHINGTON, Pa. — Slippery Rock resident Brady Brown brought home another longshot in harness racing Tuesday at The Meadows.

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Hole-in-One

Eugene Jackson, on Lakevue North’s 125-yard No. 11 hole, using a 7-iron.

8/12/2020 Amateur Golf 0 comments

Completing The Cycle

College cyclist Palermo turns sport into career

Butler graduate Angelina Palermo, a former cycling standout in college, has turned the sport into a career.

It was a strange place to go to pursue mountain biking, but Butler High School graduate Angelina Palermo found herself on the plains of Indiana doing just that.