SECTION 3 LL: Keystone routs Cressona to win Section 3 title
CRESSONA - Cressona manager Jeff Smith wanted his players to smile.While the scoreboard spelled the end of their Little League careers, there were so many smiles from the Cressona players, parents and...
View ArticleLEGION BASEBALL: Oley/Topton blanks Pine Grove to capture Schuylkill-Berks title
OLEY - Luke Erb limited Pine Grove's chances.When the Grovers did get a runner on base against the Oley/Topton left-hander, they shot themselves in the foot.A trio of baserunning blunders prevented...
View ArticleSouth earns berth in state tourney
LLEWELLYN - Schuylkill South figured out a formula for victory in the Area 2 Teener 13-14-year-old All-Star Tournament.In short, use a lot of pitchers and really swing the bats.The South followed that...
View ArticleJUNIOR LEGION: West Lawn eliminates Southern Area
WEST LAWN - Southern Area went into the top of the seventh inning of its Berks County Area Junior Legion Youth Division Tournament losers' bracket game with the prospect of being no-hit.The Junior A's...
View ArticleJUNIOR LEGION: West Lawn eliminates Southern Area
WEST LAWN - Southern Area went into the top of the seventh inning of its Berks County Area Junior Legion Youth Division Tournament losers' bracket game with the prospect of being no-hit.The Junior A's...
View ArticleMiners reach Section 3 finals
WYALUSING - Ashley Roberts drove in a pair of runs and Paige Truscott pitched out of late-inning trouble as Minersville defeated Danville 4-3 in a Section 3 Little League 9-10-year-old Softball...
View ArticleFightin Phils edge Trenton Softball benefit seeks players Youth swimmer with...
READING - Eastern League home run leader Jim Murphy slammed two homers to lead the Reading Fightin Phils to a 6-5 win over the Trenton Thunder on Wednesday afternoon at FirstEnergy Stadium.Murphy hit a...
View ArticleNorth grabs state berth
FRACKVILLE - Schuylkill North is headed to the VFW State Teener League 13-14-year-old Tournament.Josh Jacavage went 3-for-3 with two doubles, two runs scored and two RBIs as the North routed the West...
View ArticleTEENER BASEBALL: Schuylkill South upends Schuylkill North
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - It was a must-win game for the South.The pressure certainly didn't get to Zavier Webb during his at-bat in the bottom of the sixth.Webb smacked an 0-2 pitch to the gap in...
View ArticleLITTLE LEAGUE: South Columbia tops UDC, forces Section 3 final
NORTHUMBERLAND - Upper Dauphin County's gaudy statistics and earlier victory didn't phase South Columbia before Thursday's Section 3 championship round contest.The District 13 champions quieted the UDC...
View ArticleTEENER BASEBALL: South slips past East
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - "Nothing is easy," Schuylkill South manager Scott Swoyer said as he came out to coach third base for the bottom of the sixth inning Friday evening.Danny Blugis let Swoyer relax a...
View ArticleLITTLE LEAGUE: South Columbia edges UDC for Section 3 9-10 title
NORTHUMBERLAND - South Columbia's quick start proved to be much for Upper Dauphin County to overcome.South Columbia exploded for eight runs in the second inning and then held off a furious UDC comeback...
View ArticleCOLLINS: A-Rod coming to terms with reality
MOOSIC There's a certain resignation in Alex Rodriguez's voice now. It's not a lack of confidence. It's not exactly fear of the unknown either.It's more like reality.A week ago, a reporter asked...
View ArticleMarian player stars at Keystone basketball camp
BLOOMSBURG - Marian girls' basketball player Emily Sofranko was recently selected the No. 1 point guard and a top-five defensive player at the Keystone Basketball Talent Camp held June 27-31 at...
View ArticleTEENER BASEBALL: South slips past East
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - "Nothing is easy," Schuylkill South manager Scott Swoyer said as he came out to coach third base for the bottom of the sixth inning Friday evening.Danny Blugis let Swoyer relax a...
View ArticleLITTLE LEAGUE: South Columbia edges UDC for Section 3 9-10 title
NORTHUMBERLAND - South Columbia's quick start proved to be much for Upper Dauphin County to overcome.South Columbia exploded for eight runs in the second inning and then held off a furious UDC comeback...
View ArticleNorth routs East, forces tiebreaker
In a must-win game, the North didn't waste any time building a lead.Tevin Murray made sure the advantage was never lost.Chris Burke and Major Jordan combined for five hits and six runs batted in, while...
View ArticleBuilding Pa. rifles art
KEMPTON - Considering that Bill Shipman grew up not all that far from such historic locations as Fort Augusta and Council Cup along the banks of the Susquehanna River, it is somewhat surprising that...
View ArticleRoe to leave PGC with long record of service to Pa.
HARRISBURGCarl Roe has never claimed to have all the answers.What the current executive director of the Pennsylvania Game Commission does have, however, is the desire to find what is best for both the...
View ArticleNorth routs East, forces tiebreaker
In a must-win game, the North didn't waste any time building a lead.Tevin Murray made sure the advantage was never lost.Chris Burke and Major Jordan combined for five hits and six runs batted in, while...
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