"There was a human-shaped hole in the wall."

Ummm ... what?

The Butler Eagle named its third annual Male and Female Athletes of the Year this week: Butler senior baseball player Nolan Stefaniak and North Catholic senior soccer and flag football player Simone Sharpless. The two local standouts joined us in the studio this week to talk about their championship-winning and record-setting seasons, the people who molded them into the athletes they are now and what's next for their athletic careers.

Sharpless talks about her lifelong interest in learning to fly, and both of them share hilarious stories about the sibling shenanigans they got into over the years — including the story behind the hole in the Stefaniak house wall.

Go to butlereagle.com/section/sports for our profiles on the two after you listen to their stories here.

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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

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.

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 #lacrosse #Baseball #Softball

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