Tuesday's H.S. baseball roundup
SHENANDOAH — Nick Gurski’s two-run, walk-off home run to right-center in the seventh inning gave Shenandoah Valley a 5-3 victory over Tri-Valley on Tuesday in a Schuylkill League Division II-III...
View ArticleHS SOFTBALL: 8-run inning powers Tri-Valley over Upper Dauphin
HEGINS — Tri-Valley is an experienced team that knows how to win. Upper Dauphin is an inexperienced team that’s still trying to figure it out. Yet the Trojans took a one-run lead into the bottom of the...
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Facing defeat, Marian dug in deep. The Fillies trailed Nativity by a run in the bottom of the seventh inning, but weren’t throwing in the towel. Kaitlin Kowker doubled and manufactured her own run to...
View ArticleTrusky returns to coach Blue Mountain wrestling
ORWIGSBURG — To find the man to guide the future of its wrestling program, Blue Mountain turned to its past. Jim Trusky, who had a three-year stint as the Eagles’ head coach in the early 2000s, was...
View ArticleHS BASEBALL: Tamaqua outlasts Blue Mountain
ORWIGSBURG — For eight innings, Tamaqua’s Bo Rottet and Blue Mountain’s Dean Stramara battled back and forth, zero after zero after zero. In the ninth, the Blue Raiders finally broke through. Nate...
View ArticleHS BASEBALL: Pottsville pounds North Schuylkill
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Pottsville’s Travis Blankenhorn has created quite a buzz with his post-game hitting displays for professional scouts. Wednesday, his Crimson Tide teammates put on a hitting show of...
View ArticleHigh school track and field roundup for April 29
TAMAQUA — Sophomore Courtney Earnest (100, 200) won two individual events as Blue Mountain clinched the Schuylkill League Division I girls’ track and field title with a 77-73 victory over Tamaqua on...
View ArticleHS SOFTBALL: Tri-Valley edges Minersville 3-2
HEGINS — There was no huge celebration. No shouts of joy. No jumping up and down. When a pop-up off the bat of Abby Schoffstall landed safely in the glove of shortstop Wendy Header, Tri-Valley had a...
View ArticleH.S. TRACK AND FIELD: Olympians clinch 1st Division I boys' title with win...
JIM THORPE — The Schuylkill League Division I boys’ track and field title came down to Jim Thorpe and Pottsville. It ended up coming down to the final leg of the final event. Samuel Gilkes made sure...
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Wrestlers make all-academic list Seven Schuylkill League wrestlers have been named to the 2014-15 Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic Team. The team is broken down by grade. Among...
View ArticleHigh School Softball Roundup for April 29, 2015
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Emma Schweigert set the tone with her 20th career home run — a two-run shot in the first inning — as Schuylkill Haven defeated Nativity 4-2 on Wednesday in a Schuylkill League...
View ArticleH.S. BOYS' SOCCER: Hamilton steps down as Nativity coach
Matt Hamilton made an instant impact as Nativity’s soccer coach. Following multiple seasons of sub-.500 soccer, the Hilltoppers exploded for 12 wins, 53 goals and Schuylkill League and District 11...
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LANSFORD — It’s been nine years since the Shenandoah Valley baseball team has qualified for the District 11 playoffs. The Blue Devils are one more Schuylkill League victory away from ending that...
View ArticleLocal briefs for May 1, 2015
Area official into D-11 Hall of Fame Former North Schuylkill standout Joe McAndrew, a 48-year District 11 official, will be among six new Hall of Fame members recognized tonight at the District 11 Hall...
View ArticleLocal softball roundup for April 20, 2015
Williams Valley’s known for swinging the bats. The Vikings’ offensive firepower was on full display during Thursday’s Schuylkill League Division II game against Nativity atop Lawton’s Hill. Williams...
View ArticleTRACK AND FIELD: Marian's Ceci, Karnish win pair of events at Schuylkill Relays
Marian’s Kaylee Ceci and Brenna Karnish figure to be in the running for individual titles at next Wednesday’s Schuylkill League Track and Field Championships. The pair teamed up for a pair of victories...
View ArticleHS BASEBALL: Blue Mountain blanks Pine Grove
PINE GROVE — Troy Moyer’s two-run double in the first inning sparked Blue Mountain as the Eagles remained in the wild-card hunt with a 7-0 win over Pine Grove in a Schuylkill League Division I baseball...
View ArticleHS WRESTLING: North Schuylkill, Tri-Valley seniors lead All-Area Team
Neither North Schuylkill’s Alek Hummel nor Tri-Valley’s Caleb Bordner was completely satisfied with the way the season ended. Both won a ton of hardware along the way — Schuylkill League and District...
View ArticleLocal sports in brief for May 1
Baker named new volleball coach TAMAQUA — The Tamaqua Area School District announced the hiring of Emilie Baker as the new head girls’ volleyball coach. Baker is a Nativity graduate who played for...
View ArticleHS SOFTBALL: Marian routs Mahanoy, nears Division III title
HOMETOWN — As the calendar flips to May, it’s time for softball teams to sharpen their games and crank up the intensity. The weather gets milder. The games get bigger. And the pressure gets ever...
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