Derek Pyda

Seneca Valley's Ashlee Libby, left, fights for possession during the WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer championship game Nov. 1. Libby and the Raiders play in a state quarterfinal Saturday. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle

CENTER TWP, Beaver County — The big offensive plays that were such an important part of Freeport football’s season vanished during the first three quarters against Central Valley on Friday.

WEXFORD — Lengthy playoff runs require clutch efforts from more than just one or two players on a team’s roster.

The love of football has not waned within Bob Rottman, but he recently acknowledged a new voice could help Moniteau’s football program return to winning on the gridiron.

Mars girls volleyball, seen here in Saturday’s PIAA Class 3A girls volleyball quarterfinal, beat Beaver on Tuesday in the state semifinals to make the state championship. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Seneca Valley boys basketball head coach Kevin Trost talks with his team during a game. The Raiders will open the season at the Franklin Regional Tournament Dec. 2-3. Many teams will not be playing on the PIAA’s first date of competition, which is Nov. 29. Butler Eagle file photo

Mars girls' volleyball player Cecilia Christy is one of four hitters who have broken the program’s single-season kills record this year. The Planets play Pope John Paul II in the PIAA Class 3A championship game Saturday. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Mars girls volleyball player Lily Javor passes a ball during a game in October. The Planets fell to Pope John Paul II on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in the PIAA Class 3A championship game. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

SILVER SPRING TWP, Cumberland County — Tami Caraway knew there was something special about Mars’ girls volleyball team this year.

Seneca Valley graduate Jonathan Dorogy, seen here in a game against Norwin in 2011, was inducted into the Seneca Valley Sports Hall of Fame after starring in football, baseball and track for the Raiders. Eagle File Photo