MEMORY LANE: Frackville wins 1st Distrfict 24 title
Editor’s note: Frackville captured its first-ever District 24 Little League championship with a 6-4 win over Ashland on July 20, 1995. Here is a reprint of the game story from the July 21, 1995,...
View ArticleRUNNING: Stoner continues quest to make Olympics
What does a world-class, professional runner do when hopes and aspirations of competing for a berth on the United States Olympic Team are dashed? If you are Paige Stoner, you train harder, work on...
View ArticleMEMORY LANE: Railway captures 1996 Little League title
Editor’s note: Alex Miranda’s ninth-inning home run gave Railway Park an 8-7 win over Cressona in the 1996 District 24 Little League championship game July 17, 1996. Here’s a reprint of the game story...
View ArticleBRIEFS: Centennial Conference suspends fall sports
Centennial Conf. suspends sports for fall semester LANCASTER — The Centennial Conference announced Tuesday that intercollegiate competition will be suspended for the fall semester as member...
View ArticleINDEPENDENT LEAGUE: Falcons rally past A's
MIDDLEPORT — Jake Kuperavage hit a pair of home runs as Schuylkill Valley rallied past Southern Area 4-2 in a Schuylkill-Berks Independent Baseball League game Tuesday evening at Schuylkill Valley...
View ArticleBRIEF: 6 Hamburg seniors to play in Baseballtown Charities Classic
6 Hamburg players selected to play in Senior Classic READING — Six members of the Hamburg Area High School baseball team will compete in the Baseballtown Charities Senior Classic scheduled for Monday,...
View ArticleMEMORY LANE: Railway Park rolls to repeat
Editor’s note: Railway Park repeated as District 24 Little League champion by defeating Pine Grove on July 16, 1997. Little did anyone know that was only the beginning of a journey that ended in South...
View ArticleLOCAL TENNIS: Orwigsburg court to host Berks tournament
ORWIGSBURG — Former Pine Grove resident Andre Fick will go to medical school next month. Until then, Fick is determined to make the most of his tennis career.
View ArticleTEENER BASEBALL:
MIDDLEPORT — Koda Whalen needed a little help. Very little. John Adams provided what was necessary. Together, the Branch pitching duo worked a no-hitter Wednesday evening in an 11-0 Schuylkill County...
View ArticleHS BOYS' BB: Bracey named Spartans’ new coach
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Three years ago, North Schuylkill gave Will Bracey his first coaching opportunity with the Spartans’ junior high basketball team. He was so excited for the chance to coach, he...
View ArticleMEMORY LANE: Railway Park wins state Little League title
Editor’s note: Railway Park captured the Pennsylvania Little League Tournament championship on Aug. 1, 1997, and advanced to the East Regional Little League Tournament in Bristol, Conn. Here is a...
View ArticleGOLF: Talented field to compete for Match-Play title
FRIEDENSBURG — After years of near misses, Steve Rice broke through last year and won his first Schuylkill County Amateur Golf Match-Play championship. Winning a second straight one will be much, much...
View ArticleCOLLEGE SPORTS: Big Ten cancels non-conference games in fall
One day after the Ivy League canceled its fall sports season, the Big Ten made clear what seemed inevitable. Even if big-time college football can be played this fall, it won’t look anything like what...
View ArticleAUTO RACING: Brightbill continues family's racing legacy
FORESTVILLE — In his 20th season racing a sportsman, Brad Brightbill has seen his share of Friday nights like the one he endured last week at Big Diamond Speedway. Caught up in a first-lap crash in the...
View ArticleMEMORY LANE: Railway Park wins sectional title
Editor’s note: Railway Park captured the Section 3 championship on July 23, 1997, and advanced to the Pennsylvania State Little League Tournament. Here is a reprint of the game story from the July 24,...
View ArticleLOCAL BASEBALL
Hamburg posts win over Wyomissing KUTZTOWN — Luke Bensinger belted a double and single, knocking in three runs to lead Hamburg past Wyomissing 8-4 in Schuylkill-Berks Independent Baseball League action...
View ArticleMEMORY LANE: Railway Park wins East Regional championship
Editor’s note: Railway Park’s magical summer continued with a 6-0 run through the East Regional Little League Tournament in Bristol, Conn. In the final Aug. 16, 1997, Railway Park edged Maryland 2-1 to...
View ArticleMEMORY LANE:
Editor’s note: Railway Park’s magical summer continued with a 6-0 run through the East Regional Little League Tournament in Bristol, Conn. Guiding the team was veteran coach Irv Schappell. Here is a...
View ArticleLocal Sports Brief for Saturday, July 11
Rain nixes races at Big Diamond FORESTVILLE — The effects of Tropical Storm Fay forced Big Diamond Speedway promoter Jake Smulley to cancel Friday’s scheduled program of races.
View ArticleMEMORY LANE: Railway receives hero's welcome home
Editor’s note: Railway Park’s boys of summer finally came home after a run to the Little League World Series in 1997. A huge parade celebrated them, followed by a ceremony that drew 8,000 to...
View ArticleMEMORY LANE: Railway Park wins opener at LLWS
Editor’s note: Railway Park’s magical summer reached the pinnacle — the Little League World Series. In their opener, the Pottsville stars edged Dyer, Indiana, 1-0 in an eight-inning thriller Aug. 18,...
View ArticleMEMORY LANE: Railway Park's rowdy faithful set record, leave mark
Editor’s note: Historically-large crowds followed Railway Park at the Little League World Series — 16,400 for its opener against Indiana on Aug. 18, 1997, then 35,600 the next night for its game...
View ArticleNCAA should face the inevitable, move football to spring
The Big Ten conference issued a press release Thursday afternoon, announcing there would be no non-conference games played by any athletic institution it counts among its members this fall. Amazingly,...
View ArticleOUTDOORS: Catching summer flounder should not be a fluke
OCEAN CITY, Md. — One cardinal principle of fishing for summer flounder is to be flexible. Another might be to follow the fleet. Back in the 1970s, in search of productive fishing grounds, a certain...
View ArticleOUTDOORS: Groups partner for paddling events
There was neither the aroma of the Friday night chicken barbeque nor the delight of heaping dishes of ice cream to help kick off one of the harbingers of summer this year at Island Park the first...
View ArticleOUTDOORS: Briefs
Outdoors-related clubs and organizations can submit items to be considered for publication in “Outdoors Briefs” by emailing to outdoors@republicanherald.com. Editor’s note: If uncertain about an event...
View ArticleGOLF: Match-Play Day 1
FRIEDENSBURG — Albe Evans’ first foray into the county match-play tournament earned him one of the toughest draws in the field. Faced with tough challenges in every round, the recent Schuylkill Haven...
View ArticleLocal Sports Brief for Sunday, July 12
Hamburg splits 2 with Sch. Valley KUTZTOWN — Hamburg scored in four of five innings at the plate and rode a one-hitter by Hunter Shuey to an 11-1 victory over Schuylkill Valley in a Schuylkill-Berks...
View ArticleMEMORY LANE: Ashland dethrones Railway Park
Editor’s note: Ashland ended the District 24 Little League reign of Little League World Series qualifier Railway Park with an 8-7 win over the champions on July 22, 1998. Here is a reprint of the game...
View ArticleGOLF: Evans wins county Match-Play crown
FRIEDENSBURG — It was as sensational a debut as Schuylkill Haven’s Albe Evans, 18, could have hoped for or dreamed about.
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