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Matt Purucker

Matthew Purucker is a senior and in his second year writing for The Oracle. Matt is captain of the Shaler Area Boys Soccer team, the play-by-play commentator for SATV broadcasted sporting events, a member of National Honor Society, and a triple jumper for the track team. His feature article “US Holocaust Memorial Museum has a lasting impact on visitors” won Best in Category at the Digital Media Arts Consortium.

 

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Sophomore Titan pitcher Bria Bosiljevac delivering a pitch against North Hills in a 2-0 victory.

Softball keeps undefeated season alive with Bosiljevac’s perfect game

Brady McGuire and Matt Purucker
April 19, 2024
Boys Volleyball team after winning the Northeastern Invitational tournament.

Boys Volleyball goes 2-0 along with winning the Northeastern Invitational

Brady McGuire and Matt Purucker
April 12, 2024
The Shaler Area Titans after their section championship clinching win vs Armstrong.

Boys basketball posts one of most successful seasons in school history

Matt Purucker
April 5, 2024
Senior Hilary Quinn (#13) brings the ball up the court, trailed by Bayleigh Perez (#1) and Jorja Bernesser (#35).

Girls Basketball team finishes one game out of playoff spot

Matt Purucker
April 4, 2024
Keegan Smetanka (#2) taking a jump shot in the PIAA Quarterfinals vs. Franklin Regional.

Boys basketball and hockey see their seasons end as spring sports begin

Brady McGuire and Matt Purucker
March 22, 2024
Shaler Areas Keegan Smetanka (#2) evades Greencastle-Antrims Carter McCauley (#5) during the boys basketball teams PIAA 5A first round victory Friday.

Boys basketball and Hockey both continue their playoff runs

Brady McGuire and Matt Purucker
March 12, 2024
Jake Kunc handling the puck as the bench looks on.

Hockey team gets an opening round victory in the PIHL Playoffs

Brady McGuire and Matt Purucker
March 5, 2024
Sam Himrod attempts a layup in the Titans’ 73-71 victory over Chartiers Valley in the First Round of the WPIAL Playoffs.

Boys basketball team grinds out playoff wins to reach WPIAL Semifinals

Matt Purucker and Brady McGuire
February 26, 2024
Jake Kunc (#21) after scoring his 4th goal in the Titans 6-5 victory over Quaker Valley.

Wrestling team has successful senior night along with Hockey winning a huge game vs. Quaker Valley

Brady McGuire and Matt Purucker
February 21, 2024
Joey Miller(#20), Keegan Smetanka(#2), and Joey Desabato(#3) waiting to be called for pregame introductions

5A Boys Basketball Playoffs are about to kick off. Here is what we think about the bracket

Brady McGuire and Matt Purucker
February 16, 2024
Shaler Area Boys Basketball team after winning first section championship in 12 years with 61-35 victory over Armstrong.

Boys Basketball wraps up regular season with a section title

Brady McGuire and Matt Purucker
February 14, 2024
A sign outside the Steelers locker room, which reads “The Standard… Is the Standard”

The Standard is Substandard

Matt Purucker
January 31, 2024
Kaden Orga (#13), TJ Belles (#4), Joey Miller (#20), Josh Berger (#34), and Zach London (#15) warming up before the game against Sto-Rox

Boys Basketball off to hot start but striving for championships

Brady McGuire and Matt Purucker
January 23, 2024
Senior (#2) Keegan Smetanka shoots a free throw as Senior (#13) Kaden Orga looks on

Boys basketball suffers their first loss of the season against Woodland Hills, but they remain among the WPIAL’s best with an 13-1 record

Brady McGuire and Matt Purucker
January 17, 2024
Hanna Dejidas (#12) passes the ball to Bayleigh Perez (#1) during the Titans 39-32 loss to North Allegheny

Boys and Girls Basketball take down highly-ranked teams over the Holidays

Brady McGuire and Matt Purucker
January 12, 2024
Gene Steratore, who officiated 15 years in the NFL and officiated 22 years in NCAA Division I basketball.

Gene Steratore: behind the scenes of life as a referee and TV analyst

Matt Purucker
December 21, 2023
Boys Basketball Avenges Last Year’s Playoff Defeat to South Fayette with Orga’s Dramatic Overtime Buzzer Beater

Boys Basketball Avenges Last Year’s Playoff Defeat to South Fayette with Orga’s Dramatic Overtime Buzzer Beater

Brady McGuire and Matt Purucker
December 12, 2023
Brandon London (#32) makes a layup in the boys basketball teams victory over Bethel Park 79-29

Smetanka and London Play Big Roles as Boys Basketball Wins Tip-off Tournament

Brady McGuire and Matt Purucker
December 6, 2023
Juilin Tortorea, Kaden Orga, and Joe Desabato break through the banner against Plum

Football team posts second straight 5-5 season

Matt Purucker
November 17, 2023
Coach Junker and the Titans celebrate after winning the PIAA championship.

From Shaler Area to State College: Baseball

Matt Purucker and Eddie Schmidt
November 6, 2023
Weekly Recap of Shaler Sports

Weekly Recap of Shaler Sports

Matt Purucker and Brady McGuire
October 30, 2023
Weekly Recap of Titan Sports

Weekly Recap of Titan Sports

Brady McGuire and Matt Purucker
October 27, 2023
Graffiti butterfly created to help students mental health

Graffiti butterfly created to help students’ mental health

Matt Purucker
October 24, 2023
Weekly Recap of Titan Sports

Weekly Recap of Titan Sports

Brady McGuire and Matt Purucker
October 20, 2023
Weekly Recap in Shaler Athletics

Weekly Recap in Shaler Athletics

Brady McGuire and Matt Purucker
October 13, 2023
San Francisco 49ers cornerback Charvarius Ward (7) celebrates with teammates after intercepting a pass against the Pittsburgh Steelers

Shaler Area hosts San Francisco 49ers practice

Matt Purucker
October 12, 2023
Weekly Recap of Shaler Area Sports

Weekly Recap of Shaler Area Sports

Brady McGuire and Matt Purucker
October 4, 2023
Titan Sports Weekly Recap

Titan Sports Weekly Recap

Matt Purucker and Brady McGuire
September 27, 2023
Titan weekly sports wrap up

Titan weekly sports wrap up

Brady McGuire and Matt Purucker
September 20, 2023
Titan Sports weekly wrap up

Titan Sports weekly wrap up

Brady McGuire and Matt Purucker
September 12, 2023
Titan Sports Weekly Wrap-Up

Titan Sports Weekly Wrap-Up

Matt Purucker and Brady McGuire
September 6, 2023
Former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett

Former PA Governor stays rooted in Shaler

Matt Purucker
June 5, 2023
Shaler Area boys volleyball team after winning the Meadville tournament.

Three Titans teams at top of WPIAL rankings

Brady McGuire, Sam Himrod, and Matt Purucker
April 25, 2023
Uh oh. We just got our NCAA bracket grades back.

Uh oh. We just got our NCAA bracket grades back.

Brady McGuire, Sam Himrod, and Matt Purucker
March 23, 2023
Shaler Area battles with Gateway on the mat.

Wrestling team continues rebuilding the program

Matt Purucker
March 22, 2023
Devlins Paintings logo on their website

Devlin’s Painting: providing service to the Pittsburgh area for over 25 years

Matt Purucker
February 24, 2023
The Holocaust, a self-guided, Permanent Exhibition at the USHMM offers a chronological narrative of the Holocaust through historical artifacts, photographs, and film footage.

US Holocaust Memorial Museum has a lasting impact on visitors

Matt Purucker
January 26, 2023
2022 World Cup review

2022 World Cup review

Matt Purucker
January 3, 2023
Shaler Area Cross Country runners

Cross Country team finds success in many different ways

Matt Purucker
November 11, 2022
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