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Butler girls shape up, earn first win of season Common sense said that the Butler girls basketball team was going to have to learn to play – and win – without… Read more »

Duke, Geiler head Southwestern 4A honorees The Matthews-Mint Hill area was well-represented on the 2011 Southwestern 4A all-conference team, with Independence High taking home two of the league’s top individual… Read more »

Steady-shooting Fisher-Davis will play expanded role for Butler this year by Aaron Garcia Butler High senior Jaymee Fisher-Davis has always liked her view of the court. As the Bulldogs’ second-leading… Read more »

Mint Hill residents remain in state football chase With both Butler and Independence high schools now eliminated from the state football playoffs, the Matthews-Mint Hill area’s focus turns to basketball,… Read more »

Butler’s runners don’t get the attention, but they’re definitely valuable to squad by C. Jemal Horton As the 2011 high school football season dawned, when the subject of Butler High… Read more »

Butler seniors pull from past experiences when facing archrival by Aaron Garcia It’s so easy to look at football rivalries from a broad sense. The head-to-head record over a 10-year… Read more »

Independence seniors get final shot at beating Bulldogs by C. Jemal Horton Each day this week, whether they were watching film before practice or running wind sprints afterward, they’ve tried… Read more »

Area athletes playing for Pride, state title Several area teenagers will be competing for a state football championship this weekend, and none plays for Butler or Independence high schools. On… Read more »

Change, early loss helps Butler enter postseason in a familiar position by Aaron Garcia In many ways, as the Butler football players celebrated with their fans along the railing on… Read more »

Butler’s Kalambayi closer to returning The Butler football team received good news on Nov. 2, as standout linebacker Peter Kalambayi made a major step in his recovery from an ankle… Read more »