HS BASEBALL: Tide top Spartans in Division I first-place showdown
It’s a formula that’s worked well for Pottsville this season in big games. Get an early lead and let Eli Nabholz do the rest. The Crimson Tide did that Friday in a clash of Schuylkill League Division I...
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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. Schuylkill YFD registration online As part...
View ArticleAhead ofher time
MINERSVILLE Lynn Connelly DiCasimirro frequently drives the Pottsville/Minersville Highway from her home in Mill Creek to visit her mother in Norwegian Woods. Every time she does, she can’t help but...
View ArticleHS BASEBALL: Minersville edges Upper Dauphin in 9 innings
ELIZABETHVILLE — The stage was set for a dramatic walk-off victory. Minersville’s Ryan Nettles wouldn’t let it happen. Nettles induced a groundout with the potential tying and winning runs in scoring...
View ArticleOUTDOORS: 'Fanning' when spring gobbler hunter illegal - and dangerous - in...
Anyone who teaches the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s hunter-trapper education course soon learns the influence outdoors television programs focusing on spring gobbler hunting can have when it comes to...
View ArticleSaturday's H.S. softball roundup
HEGINS — For a while, it appeared Tri-Valley pitcher Taryn Wilson would have to work her way through Tamaqua’s lineup to preserve a slim lead Saturday. Maddie Horn changed that in a hurry. Horn hit an...
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For spring gobblers, Jake and Suzie Snood can be as deadly in today’s turkey woods as Bonnie and Clyde were to Midwestern law enforcement officers in the 1930s. No, the Snoods are not actually toting...
View ArticleH.S. BOYS' BASKETBALL: Tide's Blankenhorn earns player of year honors
When he was a freshman, Pottsville’s Travis Blankenhorn was a super athlete who was a pretty-good basketball player. By the time he finished his high school career, Blankenhorn transformed into a...
View ArticleSports brief for Sunday, April 26
Jim Thorpe opens volleyball post JIM THORPE — Jim Thorpe Area School District is accepting applications for the head girls’ volleyball coaching position. The candidate will succeed Erin Kuhn, who...
View ArticleTamaqua pitcher hurls no-hitter
TAMAQUA — Brady Akins tossed a no-hitter as Tamaqua blanked Panther Valley 8-0 in a non-league baseball game Sunday. Akins, a junior right-hander, struck out seven and walked two in a complete-game...
View ArticleHS BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: Mother Nature making Spring tough
Mother Nature has been a real $%^&# this spring. To start, we lost basically the first two weeks of the season due to snow and poor field conditions. The first playing date was supposed to be...
View ArticleH.S. TRACK AND FIELD: Schuylkill League Honor Roll for April 20-25
April 20-25 BOYS 100 — James Close (Pottsville) 11.34# 200 — Christian Witman (Pottsville) 23.44# 400 — Kevin Hampford (Pottsville) 52.24# 800 — Dylan Bucior (Jim Thorpe) 2:03.92 1,600 — Jake DiCello...
View ArticleH.S. BASEBALL: Tri-Valley knocks off Hurricanes
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — The errors were piling up on Schuylkill Haven, and Tri-Valley’s Hunter Herb finally made the Hurricanes pay. Herb hit the go-ahead single to score Mark Klinger in the top of the...
View ArticleLocal softball roundup for April 27, 2015
Call Monday “Almost Upset Day’’ in the Schuylkill League. Pottsville, Tamaqua and Tri-Valley — teams with Schuylkill League playoff aspirations — nearly suffered damaging losses. All three, though,...
View ArticleLocal sports briefs for Tuesday, April 28
PSU-Schuylkill playoffs set SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Penn State Schuylkill’s baseball and softball teams will enter the Penn State University Athletic Conference playoffs Wednesday. PSU-Schuylkill’s baseball...
View ArticleRUNNING: Plenty of local races in May
Like eagerly awaited spring flowers, races old and new will blossom throughout Schuylkill County during the month of May, offering runners a variety of interesting courses and challenges. Let’s take a...
View ArticleH.S. TRACK: Fritz helps Haven to sweep of meet
MAHANOY CITY — Noah Fritz (shot put, discus) picked up two individual wins, helping Schuylkill Haven to Schuylkill League Division II victories over Mahanoy Area (106-35), Minersville (71-70) and...
View ArticleAthlete of the Week: Pine Grove's McKayla Lally
Name: McKayla Lally High school: Pine Grove Grade: 10 Sport: Track and field Accomplishments: Broke meet records in the 400 meters (1:01.35) and 300 hurdles (47.85 seconds) during the Pine Grove...
View ArticleHS SOFTBALL: Williams Valley uses longball to beat Minersville
MINERSVILLE — For four innings, Minersville starter Maura Bentz frustrated Williams Valley by working out of jam after jam. The Vikings had all kinds of chances to that point, nothing to show for it...
View ArticleH.S. BASEBALL: Martin's HR boosts Blue Mountain over Pottsville
Zach Martin rounded third base and saw a sea of blue jerseys awaiting him at home plate. It was a moment the Blue Mountain senior said he’ll never forget. In his first varsity game under the lights at...
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