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These publications make excellent gifts for outdoorsmen

This year’s selections of publications that are presented as gift suggestions for the outdoorsman truly provide food for thought. That can be taken literally with the “Pennsylvania Game Commission Game...

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Wrestlers compete at DKI Tournament

BLOOMSBURG ­­— Luke Gardner’s sophomore season ended in one of the worst kinds of disappointment: What might have been. After falling in the District 11 Class AAA finals, the Pottsville standout...

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Saturday's Girls' BB roundup

HAMBURG — Paige Doyle was on fire Saturday for the Tri-Valley girls’ basketball team. Doyle drained four 3-pointers and scored a game-high 22 points as the Dawgs downed Brandywine Heights 58-40 in the...

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GIRLS' BB: Williams Valley tops UDA for tourney crown

ELIZABETHVILLE — A 2-0 start and a tip-off tournament championship victory over a close rival — not a bad way to start the season for Williams Valley and Brian Unger, entering his second stint as the...

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Penn State to play in Pinstripe Bowl

STATE COLLEGE — The team in the iconic navy blue and white uniforms will be facing the squad from Boston in a big game at Yankee Stadium. It’s just a few months later than baseball fans might have...

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Sprint series to visit Big Diamond

FINDLAY, Ohio — Big Diamond Speedway, Forestville, has become the third Pennsylvania speedway scheduled to host a program of the new Renegade Sprints series in the 2015 season. The tour of 410 sprints...

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H.S. Sports Round up for Monday, Dec. 8

ELIZABETHVILLE — A tied game in the third quarter typically translates to a down-to-the-wire finish. It was quite the opposite in Upper Dauphin’s Tri-Valley League opener against Millersburg on Monday...

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Monday's high school girls' hoops roundup

JIM THORPE — Kayley Kovac finished with 23 points and went 10-of-18 from the line to lead Jim Thorpe past Schuylkill Haven in a 49-44 non-league win for the Olympians. Keegan White finished with 13...

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H.S. BOYS' BASKETBALL: Tamaqua downs Minersville

MINERSVILLE — One of Tamaqua’s keys to becoming a serious contender in Schuylkill League Division I boys’ basketball this season will come down to its defense. It is something the Raiders worked on...

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Palko receives NFF award

Palko receives foundation award NEW YORK — Larry Palko, vice president of the National Football Foundation’s Schuylkill/Pottsville Chapter, has been named the East Region recipient of the NFF’s Chapter...

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Extended family runs Philly marathon

For a variety of reasons, more people than ever are running and racing these days. At distances around the country from 5 kilometers to the 26.2-mile marathon and beyond, people of all ages have...

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Shenandoah Valley seeks head football coach

SHENANDOAH — Randy Maksimik has been involved in sports his whole life and was a star during his high school playing days at Shenandoah Valley. He’s spent the last 14 years in coaching, including the...

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GIRLS' BB: Blue Mtn. falls short of Weiser in final seconds

ORWIGSBURG — Blue Mountain was in perfect position to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat in Tuesday night’s non-league game against Conrad Weiser. Nine seconds to play, the Eagles trailing by one...

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Tuesday's H.S. sports roundup

MAHANOY CITY — John Mercado tallied a game-high 20 points as North Schuylkill survived a furious rally by Mahanoy Area to earn a 58-54 victory Tuesday night in a non-league boys’ basketball contest...

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Wednesday's H.S. sports roundup

SHENANDOAH — Abby Snitzer had 15 points and Marcella Creasy and Molly Michalik each added 10 for Shenandoah Valley in a 59-18 non-league girls’ win over Tamaqua on Wednesday night. The Blue Devils...

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GIRLS' HOOPS: Familiar faces return to headline 14-15 season

Last season was historic for the Minersville Battlin’ Miners. The Blue and White lifted their first Schuylkill League championship trophy before conquering the District 11 Class AA field and reaching...

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Wrestlers look to take next step

Big changes are happening near and far in Pennsylvania wrestling. A few highlights: • Lehighton’s in the Schuylkill League. • Bethlehem Catholic’s out of District 11 Class AA. • Four more state...

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College Signings

Jess Wetzel, Pitt-Johnstown Name: Jess Wetzel High School: North Schuylkill College Attending: University of Pittsburgh Johnstown Sport athlete will be playing in college: Wrestling Parents’ names:...

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WINTER TAB: Swim league changes again

If there is one thing that’s constant about Schuylkill League swimming, it’s that it’s always changing. Whether it’s the number of teams, the format of the league or changes with the league or district...

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BOYS' BB PREVIEW: Tide look to roll again

The best way to describe the 2014-15 Schuylkill League boys’ basketball season is uncertainty and plenty of change. Such is the case at Mahanoy Area. For the first time since 1981, Mickey Holland will...

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