Steelhead action is hot on the Lower Niagara River
LEWISTON, N.Y. — It’s been yet another winter that has challenged open-water anglers in their search to find lakes and rivers that were unfrozen. However, one of the premier fisheries in the Northeast...
View ArticleOutdoors briefs, March 15, 2015
Outdoors-related clubs and organizations can submit items to be considered for publication in “Outdoors Briefs” by emailing to outdoors@republicanherald.com. Cabela’s set to hold Turkey Classic events...
View ArticleAthlete of the Week, March 17, 2015
Name: Katie Kurzinsky High school: Marian Grade: Sophomore Sport: Girls’ swimming Accomplishments: Placed 12th in the 100-yard backstroke in 59.93 at last week’s PIAA Class AA Swimming Championships...
View ArticleLocal sports briefs for March 17, 2015
Firedogs alter EBA schedule NEW PHILADELPHIA — The Schuylkill Firedogs did not play Sunday’s scheduled Eastern Basketball Alliance home game against the Maryland Bayraiders. No make-up date has been...
View ArticlePSU-Schuylkill hires new coaches
PSU-Schuylkill hires coaches SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Penn State Schuylkill has announced the hiring of head coaches for two winter programs. Brett Matukewicz, who has been an assistant coach at Pottsville...
View ArticleFire Dogs seek EBA ruling on game
NEW PHILADELPHIA — Schuylkill Fire Dogs General Manager Hank Clarke said Tuesday his organization may reconsider its membership in the Eastern Basketball Alliance after a third attempt to play the...
View ArticleFormer Valley View star could take larger role on defense for PSU
STATE COLLEGE — One of the biggest challenges facing Penn State in 2015 is replacing Mike Hull, not just the prolific player, but the prolific leader of one of the nation’s best defenses. On Tuesday,...
View ArticleHS BOYS' VOLLEYBALL: Tide's struggles offer hope for future
The Pottsville boys’ volleyball team has won one dual match in head coach Dan Hedemann’s first two seasons. But he said the 34 losses suffered during that time served a purpose, especially after his...
View ArticleLocal sports briefs for March 19, 2015
Grubauer stellar in Bears’ victory WORCESTER, Mass. — Philipp Grubauer turned in a 44-save performance to snap a personal four-game winless skid and to allow the Hershey Bears to skate past the...
View ArticleBlue Mtn. grad competes at NCAA Wrestlng Championships
ST. LOUIS — To succeed at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, grapplers must peak physically, mentally and emotionally. Blue Mountain graduate and Oklahoma State senior Josh Kindig found that...
View ArticleLocal swimmers excel at YMCA districts
YORK — Ryan Schreffler of the Schuylkill YMCA captured three silver medals and Hazleton’s Katie Kurzinsky and Schuylkill’s Zaidian Van Orden each won a pair of bronzes at the YMCA Central District...
View ArticleH.S. BOYS' TENNIS: Blue Mountain, Hamburg have eyes on postseason
Kyle Rich and Quin Bucheit have spent years playing tennis with each other. This season, they’ll start playing against each other. The two freshmen — Rich at Blue Mountain, Bucheit at Hamburg — start...
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Outdoors-related clubs and organizations can submit items to be considered for publication in “Outdoors Briefs” by emailing to outdoors@republicanherald.com. Terefencko earns NWTF Cost award For the...
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Neither the biting cold nor knee-deep snow drifts were going to deter Ted Spontak from hunting deer on the final day of the 2014 Pennsylvania firearms season. A lifelong hunter, Spontak seldom allows...
View ArticleOUTDOORS: Expanded Family Fun Fishing highlights charity events
PINE GROVE — Even more than packing away decorative snowmen for the year, nothing says spring more than the approach of trout season. It opens this year Saturday, April 4, in the Southeast Region,...
View ArticleBig Diamond moves practice to Friday
Big Diamond moves practice to Friday night FORESTVILLE — Big Diamond Speedway has postponed today’s scheduled season-opening practice session because of wet grounds. The track will open its gates for...
View ArticleBerks Youth Football League adopts Heads Up Program
The Blue Mountain Midget Football League and the Berks Area Youth Football League have adopted the USA Football Heads Up program. All coaches for the seven-team BAYFL will be certified in the HUF...
View ArticleHarrisburg Horizon knock off Fire Dogs
NEW PHILADELPHIA — The Harrisburg Horizon used a strong fourth-quarter effort to outlast the Schuylkill Firedogs 123-116 in an Eastern Basketball Alliance game Saturday night at the Citadel Athletic...
View ArticleH.S. GIRLS' BB: Schuylkill League coaches select first girls' all-stars
Tiffany Lapotsky, Carly Gregas, Abby Schoffstall and Abbey Whildin received multiple honors in the first-ever Schuylkill League Girls’ Basketball Coaches’ Association All-Star teams. It is the first...
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