H.S. BOYS BASKETBALL: Lehighton roll past Panther Valley
LEHIGHTON — Lehighton’s first official game in the Schuylkill League couldn’t have gone better. Jordan Knappenberger paced three Indians in double figures with a game-high 21 points as Lehighton jumped...
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TOWER CITY — In what has the potential to be one of the more exciting division races in Schuylkill League girls’ basketball, Minersville scored the first blow of the early season. Placing three scorers...
View ArticleHS SWIMMING: Blue Mountain sweeps Haven
ORWIGSBURG — You don’t have to finish first in high school swimming to be a winner. That was the case Tuesday night for the Blue Mountain girls’ swim team. The Eagles won only three of 12 events in...
View ArticleGIRLS' BB: Marian defense holds strong in win over Shenandoah
HOMETOWN — Three Marian Fillies hobbled across the court on crutches after halftime of Tuesday night’s Schuylkill League Division III game with Shenandoah Valley. The image painted a perfect picture of...
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SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — In a tight dual meet, Williams Valley needed all of the bonus points it could attain. The upperweights came through for the Vikings. Getting pins from Matthew Miller (170), Dylan...
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LANSFORD — Sammy Hepler and Anthony Snyder earned pins as Tri-Valley defeated Panther Valley 43-24 on Wednesday night in the Schuylkill League Division I opener for both teams. Kyle Stephen, Chase...
View ArticleHS WRESTLING: North Schuylkill nudges Lehighton
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Survival. If Wednesday’s Lehighton at North Schuylkill dual meet is any indication, that will be the theme throughout Schuylkill League Division I this season. Survive and advance....
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ALLENTOWN — Allison Warren tallied 17 points to lift Nativity to a 63-21 non-league rout of Lincoln Leadership on Thursday. Jordyn Simons added 15 points for the Golden Girls. NATIVITY (63) — Matlock 0...
View ArticleH.S. BOYS' BASKETBALL: Tide roll past Blue Mountain
It is early, but four games into the regular season, Pottsville has been as good as advertised. One the Crimson Tide’s biggest rivals couldn’t slow them down Thursday. Eli Nabholz had a game-high 17...
View ArticleHS SWIMMING: New schedule benefits divers
TAMAQUA — As the Tamaqua football placekicker, Thorn Devlin knows what it’s like to practice alone. Kickers, punters and other members of the special teams often practice separately from the rest of...
View ArticleHigh school basketball roundup for Thursday, Dec. 18
HOMETOWN — Matt Yedsena scored a game-high 19 points, lifting Mahanoy Area to a 41-35 victory over Marian in a Schuylkill League Division III boys’ basketball contest Thursday evening. Brian Miller...
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ORWIGSBURG — Sadie Cresswell scored five of her 15 points in overtime to lead the Pottsville girls’ basketball team to a Schuylkill League Division I victory, 38-33 over Blue Mountain, on Friday night....
View ArticleGIRLS' BB: North Schuylkill uses size to overpower Pine Grove
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — North Schuylkill felt it was overlooking a key part of its team the first couple games of the season. Inside the paint are 6-foot Carly Gregas and 5-9 Nina Marone, two seniors and...
View ArticleH.S. BOYS' SOCCER: Miller, Bokan, Hamilton grab all-area honors
The 2014 boys’ soccer season was one in which fresh, new faces grabbed headlines and trophies. Yet, through the allure of unfamiliar competition and the chaos it often creates, the stoic veterans...
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Cards’ Werner Mini Max winner PHILADELHPIA — Maxwell Football Club President Ron Jaworski announced the 2014 Mini Max High School Award winners for the state of Pennsylvania. The 61 players selected...
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Outdoors-related clubs and organizations can submit items to be considered for publication in “Outdoors Briefs” by emailing to outdoors@republicanherald.com. PFBC discounts gift vouchers, fishing...
View ArticleO'Donnell continues Marian tradition
HOMETOWN — Marian senior Abby O’Donnell may have just finished a career which was surpassed by just one other setter in the school’s volleyball history, but in truth,she’s just continuing a tradition....
View ArticleSaturday's H.S. girls' hoops roundup
JIM THORPE — Kristina Nieddu, Marcella Creasy and Abigail Snitzer combined for 38 points to propel Shenandoah Valley past Jim Thorpe 52-39 in a non-league game Saturday. Shenandoah Valley outscored Jim...
View ArticleNorth Schuylkill wrestles past Shamokin
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — North Schuylkill racked up seven falls Saturday night to roll past Shamokin 69-9 in a non-league dual meet. Brady Mickatavage (170), C.J. Steinhilber (182), Alek Hummel (195), Dane...
View ArticleCollins column: Expectations again ride on Penn State finale
It has been a little more than a year since Penn State travelled to Madison, Wisconsin, with seemingly nothing on the line, seemingly no shot to win a game the mighty Wisconsin Badgers needed to secure...
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