Logano set to do double duty this weekend
LONG POND - Driving 400 miles at Pocono Raceway this weekend is not enough for Joey Logano. He's also going to do 218.75 miles at Iowa Speedway.In addition to competing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series...
View Article'Crazy' night planned at Big Diamond track
FORESTVILLE - It's sure to be a crazy night tonight at Big Diamond Speedway.Weather permitting, the ZY Pyrotechnics 358 Modifieds and U.S.S. Achey Sportsman will be on the card with their normal 25-...
View ArticleNASCAR: Montoya-Johnson flap dominates slow day at Pocono Raceway
LONG POND - Did Juan Pablo Montoya pull off a smart, devious move? Or did he perform NASCAR's version of a flop?That was the hot topic that raged Friday at a soggy Pocono Raceway.With rain canceling...
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ESRC SUMMER BASKETBALL LEAGUEThe 2013 Tamaqua Summer Basketball League, sponsored by the Eastern Schuylkill Recreation Commission (ESRC), will tip-off its season on Monday, June 10, at the North and...
View ArticleTamaqua's PIAA game postponed PSU-Syracuse kickoff released Racing halted at...
BLOOMSBURG - Friday's PIAA Class AAA baseball quarterfinal between District 11 champion Tamaqua and District 2 champion Abington Heights was postponed by rain. The game is rescheduled for noon today at...
View ArticleNASCAR: Rain washes out Pocono qualifying
LONG POND - Day-long rain forced all on-track activities to be cancelled Friday at Pocono Raceway, including NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying.As a result, the lineup for Party in the Poconos 400...
View ArticleNASCAR: Gordon hopes to turn tide at Pocono
LONG POND - In the case of four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon, this Sunday's Party in the Poconos 400 is all about change.For the first time, he will take the green flag at Pocono...
View ArticlePIAA BASEBALL: Small ball the difference in Class AAA quarterfinal
BLOOMSBURG - The grass at Bloomsburg University's Litwhiler Field was a lush, thick, green-colored carpet Saturday after two straight days of rain.Perfect for small ball.Abington Heights used the bunt...
View ArticlePIAA BASEBALL: Abington Heights rallies past Tamaqua
BLOOMSBURG - A big inning allowed Tamaqua to take the lead.Abington Heights answered with one of its own, and the Blue Raiders never recovered.A four-run top of the fifth inning propelled the Comets to...
View ArticleWildcats hold off Enders
FLEETWOOD - Micah Storms went 3-for-4 with a double and the game-winning RBI with two outs in the eighth as Fleetwood outlasted Valley View 5-4 in a Schuylkill-Berks Legion Baseball League crossover...
View ArticleARCA POCONO 200: Elliott youngest driver to win
LONG POND - Eleven years ago, 6-year-old Chase Elliott visited Victory Lane at Pocono Raceway after his father Bill had won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.Saturday, the two were there again. Only...
View ArticleAlmirola, Ragan race for cause
LONG POND - Aric Almirola and David Ragan found time to assist a noteworthy cause Saturday afternoon at Pocono Raceway.The NASCAR Foundation and the USO teamed up as part of the NASCAR: An American...
View ArticleALL-AREA TRACK: Shearn, Streisel garner repeat All-Area honors
North Schuylkill's Brendan Shearn was drawn in by the mental toughness the 3,200 required.For Tamaqua's Christine Streisel, watching and working with two Division I athletes piqued her interest in the...
View ArticleEarlier bass opener, more trips to St. Lawrence River
ROCKPORT, OntarioGetting one's wife hooked on bass fishing makes it oh so easy to convince her to take a trip - or several - to the 1000 Islands Region of the St. Lawrence River. Usually, those trips...
View ArticleSecret spot is out
SHAMOKIN DAM - When Pennsylvania's regular bass season opens this Saturday, June 15, one would expect to find Brian Dauberman at one of those special, secret spots on the Susquehanna River.In this...
View ArticleHS SOFTBALL: PIAA Class A state semifinal
PIAA Softball PlayoffsClass A SemifinalNortheast Bradford (21-4) vs. Williams Valley (21-4)When: Today, 4:30 p.m.Where: Bloomsburg UniversityAdmission: $6 for adults, $3 for studentsHow they got here:...
View ArticleHS BASEBALL: Pair of Schuylkill League stars selected to Big 26 team
Mike Welsh will get to guide two of his Schuylkill League rivals when he coaches the Pennsylvania squad in this year's Big 26 Baseball Classic.Pine Grove catcher Steve Zimmerman and Tamaqua...
View ArticlePIAA SOFTBALL: Despite injury, Bixler continues as Williams Valley leader
ANNVILLE - Lacey Bixler's senior softball season was going great.Williams Valley's catcher was clubbing the ball at a .441 clip and the Vikes were in the thick of the Schuylkill League Division II race...
View ArticleNASCAR: Jimmie Johnson dominates at Pocono Raceway
LONG POND - Jimmie Johnson and his crew chief Chad Knaus insisted that what happened last week at Dover International Speedway was over and done with; that they had nothing to prove this week at Pocono...
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