HS WRESTLING: 7 area wrestlers advance to state quarterfinals
HERSHEY — Two weeks ago in the District 11 final, Tri-Valley’s Sammy Hepler wrestled a passive, uninspired bout. He lost 3-2 to Pen Argyl’s Chase Anklam. Hepler, though, learns quickly from his...
View ArticlePSU-Schuylkill baseball eyes another playoff run
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Grant Yoder admits he’s had trouble sleeping the past few nights. The head coach can’t stop thinking how excited he is about his 2015 Penn State Schuylkill baseball team. The local...
View ArticleH.S. BOYS' BASKETBALL: Defense making a difference for Raiders
TAMAQUA The Tamaqua boys’ basketball team is in the midst of one of its best seasons in recent memory. The Blue Raiders (21-6) earned a berth in the Schuylkill League playoffs for the first time since...
View ArticlePIAA GIRLS' BB: Class AA first round capsules
PIAA Girls’ Basketball Playoffs Preview Capsules Class AA First Round Minersville (25-2) vs. Montoursville (22-3) Today, 7 p.m., Martz Hall About the Battlin’ Miners Head coach: Jared Homa How got...
View ArticleAnnual soccer scholar-athlete banquet set for Saturday
The Schuylkill County Youth Soccer Association will be sponsoring its 24th annual scholar-athlete banquet Saturday at the Community Fire Company Social Hall in Landingville. Doors open at 4 p.m., with...
View ArticleHS WRESTLING: Spartan seniors shine at states
HERSHEY — Side-by-side, North Schuylkill’s Nate Gadinski and Alek Hummel went to work. By the luck of the draw, the Spartans seniors stepped onto adjacent mats at nearly the same time during the first...
View ArticlePIAA BOYS' BASKETBALL: Slow start dooms Nativity in Class A lost to SJN
WILLIAMSPORT — Nativity was competing in its first PIAA playoff game since 2007 on Friday night. A slow start cost the Hilltoppers any chance of advancing to the next round. St. John Neumann, the...
View ArticlePIAA GIRLS' BB: North Schuylkill beats Imhotep Charter
RADNOR — Tiff Lapotsky played the fourth quarter with a chip on her shoulder. It took one enormous 3-pointer to brush that dirt off. Lapotsky came off a double screen on an inbound pass, drifted out to...
View ArticleHS WRESTLING: 9 area athletes clinch state medalist status
HERSHEY — Coy Campbell waited 12 months for this moment. During last year’s PIAA Class AA Wrestling Championships, the Upper Dauphin senior led Jamestown’s Faris Messai 5-0 before getting caught and...
View ArticlePIAA GIRLS' BB: Class A first round capsules
PIAA Girls’ Basketball Playoff Capsule Previews Class A First Round Shenandoah Valley (21-4) vs. Faith Christian (24-4) Today, 1 p.m., Martz Hall About the Blue Devils Head coach: Chris Conroy How got...
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HERSHEY — Tamaqua head coach Caszy Kosciolek hesitated when asked if Tamaqua should celebrate its first trip to the PIAA Class AAA Boys’ Basketball Tournament in 20 years despite the Blue Raiders’...
View ArticleHS WRESTLING: 3 Tri-Valley grapplers earn PIAA medals
HERSHEY — Caleb Bordner was 2 minutes from being forgotten by history. A three-time state medalist, the Tri-Valley senior trailed Huntingdon’s Collin Glorioso 5-2 heading to the third period of their...
View ArticlePIAA Boys' Basketball Playoff Preview Capsules
PIAA Boys’ Basketball Playoffs Capsule Previews Class AA First Round 11-1 Mahanoy Area (20-5) vs. 4-2 Wellsboro (19-6) Today, 2:30 p.m., Martz Hall About the Golden Bears Head coach: Scott Hudson (1st...
View ArticlePIAA BOYS' BASKETBALL: Crimson Tide advance in Class AAA with 63-37 win
ORWIGSBURG — Travis Blankenhorn picked a great time to turn in his best offensive game of the postseason. It was just one of the many things that went right for Pottsville in its PIAA Class AAA boys’...
View ArticlePIAA GIRLS' BB: Wigoda balances Minersville win over Montoursville
Maggie Wigoda has quietly been having good games all season. The Minersville freshman forward might not top area scoring charts, but she does her job and she does it well. Friday night, it showed....
View Article‘One Fly’ benefits Schuylkill TU, Little Schuylkill River
NEW RINGGOLD — Those who have tried fly fishing know that catching trout is just a small part of the process. Anglers must first negotiate fluctuating river conditions, carefully observing and wading...
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Big Diamond loses race date FORESTVILLE — Big Diamond Speedway has lost one of is 2015 race dates after NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Tony Stewart’s purchase of the All-Star Circuit of Champions super...
View ArticlePIAA GIRLS' BB: Daniel continues form as Williams Valley beats West Catholic
PHILADELPHIA — Before the 2014-15 girls’ basketball season started, Jenna Daniel wasn’t sure she wanted to play for Williams Valley. She ultimately decided to come out again, and the Vikings are sure...
View ArticlePIAA GIRLS' BB: Lourdes blows by Lebanon Catholic
LEBANON — In a 1,600-seat gym filled overwhelmingly by one team’s fans, you could have a heard a pin drop for 32 minutes. Playing Lebanon Catholic, the District 3 champion, less than a mile and a half...
View ArticleOutdoor Briefs
Outdoors-related clubs and organizations can submit items to be considered for publication in “Outdoors Briefs” by emailing to outdoors@republicanherald.com. 6 area schools prep for archery event...
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