High School Wrestling Roundup
ELIZABETHVILLE — Leading by just four with two bouts left, Williams Valley needed a final push to capture the Schuylkill League Division II title. Alex Raho (126) and Colten Rebuck (132) came through...
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MINERSVILLE — Dave Graham scored a team-high 12 points as Minersville continued its winning streak with a 69-34 rout of Tri-Valley in a Schuylkill League Division II contest Wednesday at Thomas...
View ArticleSIGNING DAY: A closer look at the Nittany Lions 25 new recruits
Saquon Barkley Projected position: RB Height: 6-0 Weight: 210 School: Whitehall HS Rating: Four stars Projection: Barkley looks like the total package on film, a back who has the size to get the tough...
View ArticlePenn State's Franklin comes through on promise
STATE COLLEGE — The words rankled feelings from the Steel City to Philadelphia to Baltimore. They started a rivalry in Piscataway. They floated over the border into Ohio, drawing jeers in Columbus,...
View ArticleHS WRESTLING: Gadinski, Hummel lead Spartans
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — When natural ability meets work ethic, you get Nate Gadinski and Alek Hummel. North Schuylkill’s star upper weights are having near-mirror-image senior seasons and show no signs of...
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Schools to sell hoops tickets Participating schools will be selling advance tickets for the Schuylkill League basketball playoffs next week at Martz Hall. They include: • North Schuylkill — Starting...
View ArticleHS SWIMMING: League boys' diving title up in the air
It used to be easy to pick the Schuylkill League boys’ diving champion. From Pottsville’s Ryan Feeney and Jon Shaffer to Tamaqua’s Dane DeWire, only three male divers captured league titles over a...
View ArticleH.S. Boys' Basketball Roundup for Feb. 5
TAMAQUA — Pine Grove’s Kobe D’Agostino and Tamaqua’s Bo Rottet reached career milestones Thursday night. The Raiders need one more win to earn a spot in the Schuylkill League playoffs. D’Agostino and...
View ArticleHS WRESTLING: Line Mountain edges Tri-Valley
MANDATA — It really didn’t mean all that much for either team, but the way Line Mountain and Tri-Valley went at it Thursday night, you’d have thought the winner got a late pass into the state team...
View ArticleH.S. GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Pine Grove outlasts Lehighton, both teams finish...
PINE GROVE — Thursday night’s 73-55 Pine Grove victory is the kind of game Lehighton has gotten used to playing over the course of its inaugural year in the Schuylkill League. “Fun game, physical game,...
View ArticleThursday's H.S. girls' hoops roundup
TOWER CITY — Shenandoah Valley and Marian will get a rubber match. The Blue Devils have Williams Valley to thank for that opportunity. Rayanne Hawk sank two free throws with 19.1 seconds left in...
View ArticleH.S. BOYS' BASKETBALL: Raiders down Blue Mountain, clinch league playoff berth
ORWIGSBURG — The wait is finally over. Tamaqua is headed back to the Schuylkill League playoffs after a 20-year absence. Brett Kosciolek scored a game-high 22 points, but it was the Raiders’ defense...
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By this time next week, the official Road to Hershey for individual wrestlers will be open. District 11 doesn’t hold its tournaments until Feb. 20-21, but Saturday, Feb. 14, is sectional — district...
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Perfection is preserved. Eli Nabholz scored 14 points, while Travis Blankenhorn added 13 as Pottsville capped its undefeated regular season with a 50-29 Schuylkill League Division I victory over Jim...
View ArticleSL DIVING: Luckenbill, Hammer repeat as champions
TAMAQUA — As defending champions, Pottsville’s Gabrielle Hammer and Blue Mountain’s Lyle Luckenbill knew the importance of getting off to a good start. They worked with their coaches to place dives...
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PSU-Schuylkill receives forfeit SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Penn State Schuylkill’s men’s basketball team has received a forfeit win, the team’s fourth victory of the season, after falling 99-74 earlier this...
View ArticleHS BOYS BB: Marian tops Vikes to keep playoff hopes alive
HOMETOWN — With the regular season in its final stages and Marian still on the outside looking in at the postseason, the Colts entered Friday night’s contest against Williams Valley with hardly any...
View ArticleFire Dogs' debut not as expected
NEW PHILADELPHIA — The night did not go as advertised, but the Schuylkill Fire Dogs still put on a show packed with family entertainment. The Fire Dogs’ season-opening Eastern Basketball Alliance...
View ArticleHS SWIMMING: Tamaqua standouts lead group of double winners
It was a rough dual-meet season for Tamaqua’s Rebecca Kanaskie and Danielle DeCindio. For independent swimmers Timmy Dando and Katherine Kurzinsky of Marian, there wasn’t a dual-meet season. Those...
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Pottsville rallied from an early 18-10 deficit with nine straight victories to defeat Pine Grove 50-18 in a Schuylkill League Division I match on Saturday. The Crimson Tide (12-7, 5-1 Division I) had...
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