2014 Steven Napora
2014 Steven Napora A 1936 Butler HS graduate He played on the first Butler HS golf team in1935 and also played on the 1936 golf team. As hte captain of the 1936 team he tied for 16th place in the PIAA Golf Championship, and also placed 3rd in the WPIAL Golf Championship. He became the […]
2013 Nicholas “Nick” Reiser
Nicholas “Nick” Reiser A Knoch HS graduate who earned three letters in football and two in basketball for the Knights. His senior year he was named 3rd Team All-State in football, and named to the All-Conference team in basketball. He went on to play football at Allegheny College lettering all four years becoming an outstanding […]
2013 Karissa Kusick Dominick
2013 Karissa Kusick Dominick A 2000 graduate of Karns City HS as a four year letterman in basketball. As a senior she was named 1st Team All-Butler Eagle Ladies Basketball player and Co-MVP of the Keystone Shortway Conference. She ended her high school career as the 4th leading scorer in school history with 1,351 points. […]
2013 Erin J. Ward Whitman
2013 Erin J. Ward Whitman A Butler HS graduate who earned eleven letters ( four in soccer, four in track & field, and three in basketball). She graduated as the 5th leading scorer in basketball with 1,005 points. She was named to the 1st team WPIAL All- Section team as a senior and First Team […]
2013 John Cavanaugh
2013 John Cavanaugh John was a Slippery Rock HS graduate and an outstanding point guard on their basketball team as a three year letterman. He set a single game scoring record for SRHS in 1962 with 41 points. The 1962 team won the Butler County League Championship, and went on to the PIAA finals. He […]
2013 Charles “Chud” Cunningham
2013 Charles “Chud” Cunningham A 1964 Karns City HS graduate who lettered three years in basketball, and track along with one year in football. He was selected for the Class B All- State team his junior and senior year. He placed first his senior year in the PIAA District 10 Track Championship in the shot […]
2013 Gilbert “Gil” Elliott
2013 Gilbert “Gil” Elliott He was an outstanding pitcher in the Butler County League in the 1930’s and early 1940’s sandlot baseball era. He teamed up with Lud Smith that created a pitching duo that seldom lost when they were on the mound. Gil’s fastball was said the be the fastest in the County League […]
2012 Eric Hohn
2012 Eric Hohn The 1982 Butler HS graduate. He was an American Legion baseball All-Star performer who was drafted by the Baltimore organization out of high school in the 18th round, and then again by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 22nd round after his collegiate career on scholarship at Penn State University, earning his […]
2012 Carole Cress Deskovich
2012 Carole Cress Deskovich A 1986 Mars HS graduate, where she ran Cross Country and Track. She won a state medal in the 200 meters in 1985. She also was the WPIAL Champion in the 100 meter event in 1985 & 86. She held school records for the 100, 200, and 400 meter races. After […]
2012 Larry Napora
2012 Larry Napora A 1978 Butler HS graduate, he lettered three years in swimming. He swam a leg of the Golden Tornado’s 400-yard free relay team that earned all-state honors, and set a school record. Napora swam the 200, 500, and 1,000 freestyle in high school. He went on to Westminster College, where he became […]