Rudolph captures Big Diamond season opener
FORESTVILLE — The race was shaping up as a duel between current track champion Rick Laubach and former track champ Craig Von Dohren. Suddenly, a nasty late-race crash took out the leaders. When the...
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Orwigsburg golfer sinks hole-in-1 NAPLES, Fla. — Andy Miller of Orwigsburg recorded his first hole-in-one Sunday at Kensington Country Club in Florida. Miller used a Gap Wedge to sink the shot on the...
View ArticleH.S. TRACK AND FIELD: Spartan boys down Tamaqua in season opener
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Robert Wagner won three events (high jump, long jump, triple jump) as North Schuylkill downed Tamaqua 80-70 in the season opener for both in a Schuylkill League Division I meet at...
View ArticleMarian's Shaud pitches no-hitter in season opener
HOMETOWN — Bethany Shaud had an opener to remember Monday afternoon for Marian. The senior right-hander tossed a no-hitter, striking out eight and issuing no walks as the Fillies beat Dieruff 10-0 in...
View ArticleAthlete of the Week: Sara Tobin, Pottsville, softball
Name: Sara Tobin High school: Pottsville Area Grade: Senior Sport: Softball Accomplishments: Pitched 1-hit shutout and struck out 15 to lead Crimson Tide to 7-0 victory over Hamburg in season opener...
View ArticleLOCAL ROUNDUP: Nabholz pitches Tide past Cards
PINE GROVE — Eli Nabholz struck out 11 batters to beat the rain and lead Pottsville to a 4-0, five-inning victory over Pine Grove on Friday in a Schuylkill League Division I game at Stump Stadium....
View ArticleHS BASEBALL PREVIEW: Bevy of college-bound pitchers headline Schuylkill League
John Cooper was kidding. A half-hearted comment during a winter conversation. “I may be the luckiest man in the Schuylkill League this season,” the Panther Valley baseball coach said while...
View ArticleH.S. BOYS' TRACK AND FIELD: Marian looks to run to another division title
Marian senior Nico Agosti has qualified the for PIAA Track and Field Championships in either an individual and relay event every year since he was a freshman. Teammate Chris Bruno, also a senior, has...
View ArticleHS SOFTBALL: Defending state champion Minersville returns plenty of talent
May 23, 2013 — District 11 Class A Championship, Blue Mountain’s Patton Field: Williams Valley center fielder Rayanne Hawk races into the right-center-field gap, makes a tremendous running catch,...
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ORWIGSBURG — Zach Martin continued his torrid start to the season by going 3-for-4 with four RBIs as Blue Mountain routed Jim Thorpe 14-4 in a five-inning Schuylkill League Division I game Wednesday....
View ArticleH.S. GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD: Boyle, Demetriades continue Raiders’ javelin...
TAMAQUA — If Tamaqua’s Morgan Boyle was nervous about competing in her first PIAA Track and Field Championships last May, it didn’t show. The then sophomore came home with a pair of medals in Class AA....
View ArticleHigh school track and field roundup for April 1
TAMAQUA — Janette Kabana (800), Monika Shimko (1,600), Nichole Wasserleben (3,200), Maddie Mace (high jump), Alexis Baddick (long jump), Kayla Holland (discus), Paige Demetriades (javelin) and Morgan...
View ArticleH.S. TRACK AND FIELD: Eagles girls down Lehighton; boys end up tied
ORWIGSBURG — The mid-distance and distance events figure to be the strength of the Blue Mountain girls’ track and field team this season. That group certainly came through for the Eagles on Wednesday....
View ArticleHS SOFTBALL: Homers help Miners rally past Vikings
TOWER CITY — When Minersville and Williams Valley meet on the softball diamond, something special usually happens. Maybe something you’ve never seen before. Like season-changing and season-ending...
View ArticleHS SOFTBALL: Tamaqua trounces North Schuylkill
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — North Schuylkill and Tamaqua had some great battles last season in the race for the Schuylkill League Division I wild card. Wednesday’s league opener went a lot differently. Shayna...
View ArticleH.S. BOYS' TRACK AND FIELD: Marian looks to run to another division title
Marian senior Nico Agosti has qualified for the PIAA Track and Field Championships in either an individual or relay event every year since he was a freshman. Teammate Chris Bruno, also a senior, has...
View ArticleH.S. BOYS' BASKETBALL: Blankenhorn, Yordy, Miller named all-state
Pottsville’s Travis Blankenhorn, Nativity’s Jeff Yordy and Upper Dauphin’s Matt “Mookie” Miller each put up big offensive numbers this past boys’ basketball season. In the process, the trio helped take...
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Fire Dogs to host semifinal game NEW PHILADELPHIA — The Schuylkill Fire Dogs will host the Eastern Basketball Alliance semifinal playoff round. The Fire Dogs will host the York Mighty Ants at 7 p.m....
View ArticleHS BASEBALL: Haven outlasts Nativity
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — A warm, bright sun finally made it feel like spring. A brisk, chilly wind blowing from behind home plate reminded pitchers it was still early April. Schuylkill Haven’s Nick Behm and...
View ArticleHS SOFTBALL: Tri-Valley knocks off Minersville
MINERSVILLE — It didn’t take long for the roller-coaster ride of Schuylkill League Division II softball to take a big turn Thursday after a quick twist the previous day. Jordyn Ebersole and Katie...
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