Rainbow Vacuum Cleaners, Previewing PIAA Championships and Butler's Lew Liparulo

Rainbow Vacuum Cleaners, Previewing PIAA Championships and Butler's Lew Liparulo

From Eye On Sports by Derek Pyda, Brendan Howe, Jake Adams

June 1, 2026 · 1h 22m · Season 2 · Episode 90

About this episode

The episode features a mix of lighthearted banter and serious discussions about local high school sports, including an interview with legendary coach Lew Liparulo.

"They look like a droid from Star Wars." We go off the rails almost immediately, from pistachio chocolate to rainbow vacuum clearers, cutting the grass and, well ... you get the picture. Butler baseball and volleyball are in the PIAA tournament this week, plus Mars and girls lacrosse and a few other teams. Derek and Jake preview the first-round matchups and talk about some of the history being made by local teams. And one of those historic figures, legendary Tornado volleyball coach Lew Liparulo makes his debut on the pod and shares his stories from 50 years of coaching and finally getting the chance to lead a team to a WPIAL championship game. And we wrap up with Derek stumping Jake on a gimme Eagles question, debating which sports franchise nickname we'd want to change and recapping and sometimes-wild state track and field championships. Like, subscribe and comment! 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…

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Hosts: Derek Pyda, Brendan Howe, Jake Adams

Guest: Lew Liparulo

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Organizations: PIAA, WPIAL

Places: Butler, Mars, WesternPA, butlercounty, pittsburgh

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