Saturday's H.S. boys' hoops roundup
PINE GROVE — With three minutes left in the third quarter, things seemed to be going Pine Grove’s way. The Cardinals led by one and had erased a five-point halftime deficit. The final 11 minutes,...
View ArticleHS WRESTLING: Tri-Valley rallies past Williams Valley
HEGINS — So far this season, Tri-Valley has a second-place finish at the Top Hat Tournament and three dual-meet wins. The Bulldogs won just four duals all of last season. And it isn’t even Christmas...
View ArticleMuzzleloader hunters: Keep yer powder dry
BARNESVILLE Clearly, after 40 years, this flintlock muzzleloader season that is unique to Pennsylvania appears to be a success. For those who were in on the action back when it all got started, the...
View ArticlePennsylvania’s flintlock deer season celebrates its 40th anniversary
Anniversaries are always noteworthy, and this year’s 40th anniversary of Pennsylvania’s flintlock muzzleloader deer season is for many reasons. This special season, which is unique to Pennsylvania, has...
View ArticleHorst returns to run camp, looks ahead to next year
PINE GROVE — No matter what the Major League Soccer season has in store for David Horst, the Pine Grove native always looks forward to coming home. Whether it follows his debut season with Real Salt...
View ArticleH.S. GIRLS' SOCCER: Hurricanes' Evitts, Cardinals' Edge grab all-area honors
Schuylkill Haven senior Rileigh Evitts had a hat trick in her first high school girls’ soccer game against Williams Valley on Sept. 3, 2011. She’s never stopped putting the ball in the net for the...
View ArticleCOLLEGE FOOTBALL: Seems like forever since Penn State last won bowl game
More than anything, it will be remembered for the mud. Piles of it. By mid-morning, the natural grass field at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando was a mess, and a cleat had yet to touch it. By game’s end, it...
View ArticleTuesday's H.S. basketball roundup
SHENANDOAH — Shenandoah Valley didn’t have its best offensive performance of the season during Tuesday night’s Schuylkill League Division III girls’ basketball showdown against Nativity. The Blue...
View ArticleGIRLS' BB: Lapotsky leads North Schuylkill past Pottsville
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Tiffany Lapotsky often grabs headlines for her scoring ability, and rightly so. But often overlooked is her defensive prowess. Not Tuesday night. Lapotsky had a game-high 22 points...
View ArticlePenn State's Hackenberg tries to move forward
NEW YORK — He left Dublin, Ireland, in August with Heisman Trophy hype surrounding him. He was one of the top passers statistically in college football after the first three weeks of the season. Penn...
View ArticleMurray, Jordan earn All-State honors
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — When Tevin Murray looks back on 2014, there are a lot of honors and awards to be proud of. Tuesday provided the perfect cherry for the top of all those accolades. Murray and North...
View ArticleHS ROUNDUP: Schuylkill Haven pins Wyomissing
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Schuylkill Haven must be working on its pinning combinations at practice. Austin Engle (120), Preston Gehring (132), Blake Handling (138), Nate Batz (160), Kross Houck (170) and Ben...
View ArticleFOOTBALL ALL-AREA: Students of the Game
Student of the game. It’s a phrase often used by coaches to describe a player that is constantly learning, building off past experiences while soaking in new knowledge, in a quest to be the best player...
View ArticleO'Donnell leads all-star squad
O’Donnell leads all-star squad HOMETOWN — Marian senior setter Abby O’Donnell was named the Player of the Year on the District 11 Class A girls’ volleyball all-star team, released Tuesday. O’Donnell...
View ArticleSCFCA All-Star football teams
DREAM TEAM Defense DE —Hunter Herb, jr., Tri-Valley; Kyle Lucas, sr., Minersville NG —Erech Noecker, soph., Blue Mountain; Paul Dean, sr., North Schuylkill DT —Nathan Gadinski, sr., North Schuylkill LB...
View ArticleHS FOOTBALL: Tri-Valley League All-Stars
2014 Tri-Valley League All-League Team Special Awards Most Valuable Player — Dalton Klinger, Newport Offensive Player of the Year — Chantz Swartz, Juniata Defensive Player of the Year — Jaden Buchanan,...
View ArticleHS FOOTBALL: Berks Football League All-Stars
READING — Hamburg’s Aaron Nelson was named to the Section 2 first-team offense at placekicker and the second-team offense at wide receiver on the annual Berks Football League All-League teams released...
View ArticlePinstripe Bowl Notebook: Franklin thrilled to land Lackawanna's Palmer
NEW YORK — For James Franklin, the beauty of finding a four-star offensive line recruit who can step into playing time and give Penn State some much needed experience up front is that he never had to...
View ArticleLocal briefs
SCFCA sets all-star game The Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association announced that the senior all-star game has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 30, at Schuylkill Haven’s Rotary Field....
View ArticleAddazio finds home at Boston College
NEW YORK — So what about Michigan? The rumors were swirling, and when the question about maybe heading to another destination after the season was posed at Boston College’s New Era Pinstripe Bowl media...
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