H.S. BOYS' BASKETBALL: PIAA Class AA Second-Round Capsules
Class AA second round 12-1 Conwell-Egan (17-8) vs. 11-1 Mahanoy Area (21-5) 6 p.m., today, Geigle Complex, Reading High School About the Eagles Head coach: Frank Sciolla (2nd season) How got here: Beat...
View ArticlePIAA GIRLS' BB: Class A second round capsules
Class A second round Shen. Valley (22-4) vs. North Penn Mansfield (21-5) 6 p.m. today, Danville High School About the Blue Devils Head coach: Chris Conroy How got here: Beat (1-2) Faith Christian 42-33...
View ArticlePIAA GIRLS' BB: Minersville falls to Neumann-Goretti
NEW HOLLAND — While only four high school girls’ basketball teams in the state of Pennsylvania put their gear away truly happy, Minersville coach Jared Homa won’t be spending any time moping around...
View ArticlePIAA GIRLS' BB: North Schuylkill falls to Holy Redeemer
HAZLETON — Things seemed to be going North Schuylkill’s way. Until Alexis Lewis took over. The Holy Redeemer star contributed 18 points to a 20-point run spanning the second and third quarters to...
View ArticlePIAA GIRLS' BB: Shenandoah Valley falls in 2nd round of states
DANVILLE — Shenandoah Valley can be a deadly 3-point shooting squad. When the Blue Devils learned state-playoff opponent North Penn-Mansfield typically defended with a zone, the hope was those 3-point...
View ArticlePIAA BOYS' BB: Mahanoy Area bows out in 2nd round of states
READING — It was clear early that Mahanoy Area was out-matched in the second round of the PIAA Class AA playoffs. The Golden Bears already trailed by double digits when Mike Joseph finally got them on...
View ArticleLocal sports briefs for March 12, 2015
Mills elevated to head coach NEW PHILADELPHIA — Assistant coach Rich Mills has been named head coach of the Eastern Basketball Alliance’s Schuylkill Firedogs. Mills, the team’s director of player...
View ArticlePIAA BOYS' BB: Minersville knocked out by Loyalsock
DANVILLE — There are plenty of outstanding defensive teams in the Schuylkill League. But it’s unlikely Minersville saw the type of pressure defense this season it saw out of Loyalsock on Wednesday...
View ArticlePIAA GIRLS' BB: Trell, Bickel lift Lourdes past Williams Valley
Bailey Trell couldn’t have looked more relaxed. She’d gone through the motion hundreds of times: Get the ball, square and shoot. The Lourdes senior guard swished home the 3-pointer with six minutes to...
View ArticlePIAA SWIMMING: Haven girls savor state trip
LEWISBURG — For two swimmers, it was the final piece of their high school careers. For two others, it served as motivation to work harder in the years to come. The four members of the Schuylkill Haven...
View ArticlePIAA SWIM: Blue Mountain relays reach night session
LEWISBURG — Joey McLaughlin’s journey is complete. The Blue Mountain senior capped a superb swimming career Wednesday by helping the Eagles’ 200 medley and 200 freestyle relay teams reach the...
View ArticlePIAA SWIM: Pair of Eagles reach consi finals
LEWISBURG — The most successful season in Blue Mountain boys’ swim team history ended Thursday with a pair of its stars in the state consolation finals. Senior Nathanael Marino placed 12th in the 100...
View ArticlePIAA SWIM: Kurzinsky shines on big stage
LEWISBURG — A shoulder injury and coaching troubles a few years ago threatened to derail Katie Kurzinsky’s swimming career before it really got started. But the Marian sophomore set high goals, worked...
View ArticleLocal sports briefs for March 13, 2015
Lourdes set to play at Hazleton Lourdes Regional’s girls’ basketball team will play its PIAA Class A Tournament quarterfinal game at Hazleton Area High School. The Red Raiders will oppose District 2...
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Nativity hires assistant AD Nativity has hired Joshua Muldowney as the school’s assistant athletic director. Muldowney, who holds assistant coaching positions in both football and boys’ basketball,...
View ArticlePIAA SWIM: It's all about the suit
LEWISBURG — Attend a high school swimming dual meet in January or February, and the swimmers on each team all wear the same swimsuit. The suits are usually all the same brand, provided by the school...
View ArticlePIAA GIRLS' BB: Class A quarterfinal capsule
Class A Quarterfinals Lourdes (20-7) vs. Old Forge (14-10) Today, 4 p.m., Hazleton Area High School About the Red Raiders Head coach: Mike Klembara How got here: Beat District 3 champion Lebanon...
View ArticlePIAA GIRLS' BB: Lourdes' bright future shows during quarterfinal loss
HAZLETON — In the dim moments following Lourdes’ 50-38 loss to Old Forge in the PIAA Class A quarterfinals Saturday, it was hard not to notice the bright spots. The Red Raiders’ leading scorers were...
View ArticlePIAA GIRLS' BB: Lourdes slips to Old Forge in Class A quarters
HAZLETON — Hazleton Area High School’s McGeehan Gymnasium is a nice enough place. Lots of seating, nice people. But oh, those rims. At least as far as teams from around here are concerned, Hazleton’s...
View Article‘Unified’ PGC board appears intent on decreasing opportunity
HARRISBURG History is full of instances when compromise has been an utter failure. It was compromise that led to the shame of “The Trail of Tears,” the slaughter at Wounded Knee and the naive...
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