Jake is here, but he's not. But he's here!

The power of YouTube magic has Jake Merda Adams, on vacation, back in studio with Derek Pyda this week to break down the rest of our spring all-stars.

WPIAL champions Butler baseball, Mars boys and Mars girls lacrosse stole the all-star show. Find out which of their stats earned our player of the year honors, and who else from their teams and the rest of Butler County made our all-county teams.

We'll be back next week for the big reveal of our Butler Eagle Male and Female Athletes of the Year!

To read our full spring all-stars, go to butlereagle.com/section/sports.

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This podcast is recorded and produced by Alter Eagle at The Butler Eagle, Eagle Printing, located in Butler, PA.

Cast:

Host: Derek Pyda, Eagle Sports Writer

Co-Host: Brendan Howe, Eagle Sports Writer

Co-Host: Jake Merda Adams, Eagle Sports Editor

Producer, Host & Editor: Laura Crago, Alter Eagle Producer & Host

Summer Intern: Dominic Frye

A couple two-time players of the year and our very first flag football all-star team!

Who made the cut for the all-Butler County spring teams? Derek Pyda and Jake Merda Adams break down the awards and talk about the first-teamers, from Freeport's Mackenzie Magness to North Catholic's Lizzie Fabian. There's a lot to discuss.

Plus, Derek got back from vacation and returned to civilization, and we learn something new.

Go to butlereagle.com/section/sports for the full teams. We'll announce the rest of our spring all-stars next week.

For more on Butler Eagle Sports go to:

https://www.butlereagle.com/section/sports/

Follow on social media:

https://www.instagram.com/altereaglepodcast/

https://www.instagram.com/butlereaglenews/

www.alter-eagle.com

#WesternPA #butlercounty #highschoolfootball #predictions #Sports #sportspodcast #eyeonsports #altereaglepodcast #movember #menshealth #mentalhealth #butlereagle #sportswriters #swedishfish #pittsburgh #downtownbutler #butlerdowntown #podcast #butlerpa #butlercounty #collegefootball #coach #steelers #WPIALS #piaa #HighSchoolSports #EyeOnsportsPodcast #SeasonTwo #2026 #WPIAL #PIAA #NCAA #Butler #PittsburghPA #TrackandField #Volleyball #Tennis #flagfootball

This podcast is recorded and produced by Alter Eagle at The Butler Eagle, Eagle Printing, located in Butler, PA.

Cast:

Host: Derek Pyda, Eagle Sports Writer

Co-Host: Brendan Howe, Eagle Sports Writer

Co-Host: Jake Merda Adams, Eagle Sports Editor

Producer, Host & Editor: Laura Crago, Alter Eagle Producer & Host

Summer Intern: Dominic Frye

"State champion" has a nice ring to it.

Mars boys lacrosse's Grant Weaver, Reed Fuller, David Renner and Jack Tirch joined the show today to continue celebrating their PIAA championship, the second in program history. The crew relived the final minutes of the game, their favorite highlights of the season, proving "the doubters" wrong and talked about what it means to them.

Brendan and Jake also reacted to Butler baseball's historic season ending a win short of the ultimate glory — the program's first state title — but how it brought the Golden Tornado program to new heights and left a lasting legacy.

And our Butler Eagle Male and Female Athlete of the Year finalists are out this week. Before the staff announces the official honorees in July, who made the final cut and what do you need to know about the 10 top athletes of the entire 2025-26 year? Find out here, then go vote before next week to tell us who you think were the two best athletes.

But first ... congrats to the Knicks, yada, yada, but Jake has an ax to grind about the coverage of New York's championship celebration to a certain other city's portrayal and is not going to be stopped shouting from the rafters about it.

For more on Butler Eagle Sports go to:

https://www.butlereagle.com/section/sports/

Follow on social media:

https://www.instagram.com/altereaglepodcast/

https://www.instagram.com/butlereaglenews/

www.alter-eagle.com

#WesternPA #butlercounty #highschoolfootball #predictions #Sports #sportspodcast #eyeonsports #altereaglepodcast #movember #menshealth #mentalhealth #butlereagle #sportswriters #swedishfish #pittsburgh #downtownbutler #butlerdowntown #podcast #butlerpa #butlercounty #collegefootball #steelers #eagles #coach #steelers #WPIALS #piaa #HighSchoolSports #HighSchoolFootball #Fall2025 #EyeOnsportsPodcast #SeasonTwo #2026 #WPIAL #PIAA #NCAA #Butler #PittsburghPA #MarsBoysLacrosse #2ALacrosseChampions #StateChampions

This podcast is recorded and produced by Alter Eagle at The Butler Eagle, Eagle Printing, located in Butler, PA.

Cast:

Host: Derek Pyda, Eagle Sports Writer

Co-Host: Brendan Howe, Eagle Sports Writer

Co-Host: Jake Merda Adams, Eagle Sports Editor

Producer, Host & Editor: Laura Crago, Alter Eagle Producer & Host

Summer Intern: Dominic Frye