The Butler Area School District has opted to forego playing in the WPIAL for football next season.
Butler Athletic Director Bill Mylan confirmed that the football program would be playing an independent schedule instead of returning the WPIAL.
Butler had been playing as a member of District 10 for the last four seasons, but in early 2022 the WPIAL sent a letter to Butler banning them from postseason play unless they returned to WPIAL.
However, district officials have decided it was in the program’s best interest to play an independent schedule this fall, instead of the powerful 6A classification of the WPIAL.
