HS SWIMMING: Blue Mountain girls complete unbeaten league slate
ORWIGSBURG — Freshman Sofia Pascuzzo had a hand in four victories as the Blue Mountain girls finished their Schuylkill League slate unbeaten with a 112.5-67.5 victory Tuesday over Mahanoy Area....
View ArticleH.S. GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Minersville shuts down Shenandoah
MINERSVILLE — On a team filled with offensive juggernauts like Minersville, it’s sometimes easy to overlook the great plays made away from the ball. Sarah Nawrocki might not have filled the basket,...
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LEHIGHTON — Tiff Lapotsky scored 15 of her game-high 19 points in the second half as North Schuylkill erased a five-point halftime deficit to beat Lehighton 56-45 in a Schuylkill League Division I...
View ArticleLombel sets record at Susquehanna Classic
Lombel sets Susquehanna Indoor record SELINSGROVE — Pottsville’s Sarah Lombel set a meet record in the Susquehanna Indoor High School Classic at Susquehanna University on Sunday. Lombel placed first in...
View ArticleHS SWIMMING: Haven's Adams reaches 1,000 career points
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Allison Adams touched the wall and looked up. There was a party full of friends and family waiting for her. The Schuylkill Haven senior became the first girls’ swimmer in school...
View ArticleH.S. BOYS' BASKETBALL: Defense lifts Pottsville over Tamaqua
Pottsville coach Dave Mullaney didn’t feel the Crimson Tide played championship-caliber defense during their two games last week. The defense certainly returned in full force Tuesday night, putting the...
View ArticleH.S. Wrestling Roundup for Wednesday, Jan. 28
HEGINS — Caleb Bordner (120) won by fall and Kyle Stephen (126) finished off the night with a decision victory as Tri-Valley won the final two bouts to rally past North Schuylkill 37-30 in a Schuylkill...
View ArticleH.S. FOOTBALL: Shenandoah hires Bolinsky as head coach
SHENANDOAH — The Shenandoah Valley school board selected Kevin Bolinsky to be head football coach for the 2015-2016 season during Wednesday’s regular meeting. Bolinsky will replace Randy Maksimik, who...
View ArticleH.S. GIRLS' BASKETBALL: North Schuylkill topples No. 6 Mount Carmel
MOUNT CARMEL — North Schuylkill couldn’t have opened Wednesday’s non-league game against Mount Carmel with a better statement. The Spartans pitched a shutout over the first eight minutes and held on...
View ArticleHS WRESTLING: Eagles turn back Tide in Division I showdown
ORWIGSBURG — Lucas Forbes got mentally prepared for a key toss-up bout, then brought his A-game. Blue Mountain’s junior 152-pounder got matched up against a familiar foe — Pottsville senior Tyler...
View ArticleH.S. Sports Roundup for Wednesday, Jan. 28
READING — Pottsville faced its toughest test of the season Wednesday night. Thanks to a big night from Eli Nabholz, the Crimson Tide’s bid for an undefeated regular season marches on. Nabholz scored 16...
View ArticleHS WRESTLING: Dawgs, Spartans reach AA semis
LANSFORD — Alan Renninger said he’s a “high-intensity guy.” So after his team dropped the first two bouts in Tuesday’s District 11 Duals Class AA quarterfinals, the Tri-Valley heavyweight got his Dawgs...
View ArticleH.S. Sports Roundup for Jan. 29
Abigal Snitzer and Kristina Nieddu combined to scored all of Shenandoah Valley’s eight points in the overtime period as Shenandoah Valley completed a 58-55, comeback win over Nativity in a Schuylkill...
View ArticleHS WRESTLING: Blue Mountain reaches AAA semis
ORWIGSBURG — Blue Mountain and Pottsville left the Eagles’ gym Thursday night with a sense of accomplishment. The Crimson Tide, in the District 11 Class AAA Team Tournament for just the second time in...
View ArticleLocal sports briefs for Jan. 30, 2015
Big D show switches malls FORESTVILLE -- Big Diamond Speedway officials announced Wednesday that its annual preseason racing show has been moved and that a day has been added to the event. The show...
View ArticleH.S. GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Mahanoy tops Haven, inches closer to district playoffs
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Laura Bisco was in fourth grade in 2008. Her sister Megan was in second grade. And the Mahanoy Area girls’ basketball team made the District 11 Class A playoffs — the program’s most...
View ArticleH.S. GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Marian's Fannick shows no quit
HOMETOWN — Ashley Fannick is no stranger to putting the ball in the basket. She’s done it hundreds of times. But Thursday night was different. It was perhaps the most memorable basket in the Marian...
View ArticleH.S. BOYS' BASKETBALL: Hot-shooting Indians run past Blue Mountain
LEHIGHTON — Lehighton was looking to get a victory over a quality team heading into the District 11 Class AAA playoffs. That’s what the Indians got Friday night. Jordan Knappenberger came off the bench...
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SHENANDOAH — After each team lost its leading scorer, Nativity outscored Shenandoah Valley 10-2 over the final four minutes for a 62-54 win in a Schuylkill League Division II game Friday night ....
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BETHLEHEM — Tri-Valley gave itself the best opportunity to advance Saturday through the District 11 Class AA Team Tournament. The Dawgs weighed some of their wrestlers above their minimum weight. That...
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