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Derek Pyda

Pennsylvania

Sports Writer at Butler Eagle

Graduate of Clarion University. 70s-80s NFL buff and grateful dad.

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  • 2 weeks ago | butlereagle.com | Derek Pyda

    SLIPPERY ROCK — A baseball team can’t consistently rely on late-inning outbursts to win games, but Slippery Rock has managed to do just that in its last two contests. In Monday’s matchup with Grove City, the Rockets plated three runs in the seventh inning to tie the score before earning a 10-8 victory. Wednesday afternoon, it was Sharon that saw a 3-0 lead evaporate thanks to Slippery Rock’s four-run fifth frame that sparked a 4-3 victory at home that kept the Rockets (4-0, 3-0) unbeaten.

  • 3 weeks ago | butlereagle.com | Derek Pyda

    The motto for Washington & Jefferson College's wrestling team is "Win at Everything.“ Hunter Swedish took it to heart. The 2021 Seneca Valley graduate recently wrapped up his collegiate career with a third straight Presidents' Athletic Conference title and was named a Scholar All-American by the National Wrestling Coaches Association for the fourth consecutive year. The honor requires an athlete to maintain a 3.25 GPA. "It means a lot to me to succeed academically and athletically.

  • 3 weeks ago | cranberryeagle.com | Derek Pyda

    The motto for Washington & Jefferson College's wrestling team is "Win at Everything.“ Hunter Swedish took it to heart. The 2021 Seneca Valley graduate recently wrapped up his collegiate career with a third straight Presidents' Athletic Conference title and was named a Scholar All-American by the National Wrestling Coaches Association for the fourth consecutive year. The honor requires an athlete to maintain a 3.25 GPA. "It means a lot to me to succeed academically and athletically.

  • 4 weeks ago | butlereagle.com | Derek Pyda

    Seneca Valley’s 1993 baseball team is not mentioned when the program’s banner seasons are discussed. The Raiders earned no hardware that season, but the seed for future success was planted that year. “We were stacked in ’93. It was one of the better teams we had up to that point, but we didn’t even make the playoffs,” said Jeff Fisher, a junior pitcher and outfielder that season.

  • 4 weeks ago | butlereagle.com | Derek Pyda |Morgan Phillips |Rob McGraw

    Sports BUTLER TWP — Adraya Baxter competed in the hurdles for the Butler girls track and field team a year ago.

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Derek Pyda
Derek Pyda @DPyda
5 Apr 24

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Derek Pyda
Derek Pyda @DPyda
24 Mar 24

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Derek Pyda
Derek Pyda @DPyda
17 Nov 23

Mars and Aliquippa to play for spot in WPIAL 4A championship football game. Kickoff 7 pm at North Allegheny’s Newman Stadium.