D-11 BASEBALL: Minersville, Pine Grove ousted in AA
EASTON — For six innings, Minersville looked poised to pull off a District 11 Class AA quarterfinal upset of Notre Dame-Green Pond. Then the Miners’ season ended in heartbreaking fashion. Notre...
View ArticleD-11 SOFTBALL: Northampton ousts Pottsville in 4A quarters
Mistakes and missed opportunities haunt teams in the postseason. Pottsville struggled to recover from its uncharacteristic miscues and couldn’t capitalize on two solid scoring opportunities....
View ArticleD-11 SOFTBALL: Youngsters lead NS past Northern Lehigh
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — North Schuylkill’s youth led the way to victory in Thursday’s District 11 Class AA quarterfinals. Freshman pitcher Haley Burd did the job on the mound and junior Rachel Gricoski...
View ArticleHS BASEBALL: Nativity site, time changed
District 11 alters location, time for Nativity-Pius X Saturday’s District 11 Class A semifinal baseball game between Nativity and Pius X has been moved from Easton High School to Pocono Mountain East...
View ArticleNey continues family tradition at Big Diamond
FORESTVILLE — There’s little doubt that Gordon’s Kris Ney was meant to race. Take last Friday, for instance. The 19-year-old North Schuylkill High School graduate took his date to the Mahanoy Area High...
View ArticleD-11 SOFTBALL: Tamaqua falls in extra innings
TAMAQUA — Without the PIAA’s softball tiebreaker rule, Tamaqua and Notre Dame-Green Pond might have needed lights to finish their District 11 Class AA quarterfinal Thursday. With the requirement of a...
View ArticleD-11 SOFTBALL: Big bats power Vikings by Miners in 'A' semis
ORWIGSBURG — Hitting the ball early in a game can be tough after two weeks away from competition. But not for Williams Valley. Practicing against two high-quality pitchers like Tianna Yanoscak and...
View ArticleLOCAL ROUNDUP: Upper Dauphin baseball pulls upset
LANCASTER — Scouts flocked to Lancaster Catholic for Thursday’s District 3 Class AA quarterfinal to see freshman phenom Dillon Marsh pitch. They left talking about Upper Dauphin’s Kyle Glouner. The...
View ArticleDISTRICT 11 SOFTBALL: Wilson's perfect game lifts Tri-Valley over Marian
ORWIGSBURG — Taryn Wilson had it all working: Blazing fastballs on the black, devilish dancing change-ups and airtight defense behind her. The Tri-Valley senior looked unhittable at times, pitching a...
View ArticleLocal sports briefs for May 22
Wank hired as new Haven girls’ coach SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Josh Wank has been hired as the Schuylkill Haven girls’ basketball coach. Wank was hired at the school board meeting Wednesday night, the new...
View ArticlePENN STATE FOOTBALL: Franklin believes summer months crucial to success
WILKES-BARRE — Make no mistake about it and head coach James Franklin can’t stress it enough: There’s still plenty of work to do in order to get the Penn State football program to where he wants it to...
View ArticlePIAA TRACK: Tamaqua's Boyle places 8th in pole vault
SHIPPENSBURG — Tamaqua’s Morgan Boyle finished eighth in Class AA pole vault last year at states. She wanted a lot better Friday morning. It didn’t happen for the Blue Raiders’ junior. Still, Boyle...
View ArticlePIAA TRACK: Jim Thorpe's Green places 7th in triple jump
SHIPPENSBURG — In March, the triple jump was mostly new to Jim Thorpe’s Rayan Green. By May, Green had developed into a league and district champ in the event. Now, he’s a state medalist in it, too....
View ArticleLaubach overtakes longtime rival for victory
FORESTVILLE — Rick Laubach said he considers fellow driver Meme DeSantis one of his best friends. That is, until the veteran racers see each other on the track at Big Diamond Speedway. Bidding for his...
View ArticleD-11 BASEBALL: Nativity falls to Pius X in semifinals
SWIFTWATER — In a perfect world, a team’s defense should run like a well-oiled machine. That machine breaks down when a defense starts committing errors, usually causing runs to score and sometimes...
View ArticleD-11 BASE:
EASTON — Dean Stramara didn’t hit the ball hard. But the Blue Mountain senior put the ball in play. Saucon Valley’s second baseman misplayed the third-inning grounder, then the right fielder whiffed on...
View ArticleD-11 BASE: Pottsville ends Tamaqua's D-11 reign
ORWIGSBURG — Eli Nabholz and Travis Blankenhorn have never played in a high school baseball game at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown. The two talented Pottsville seniors made sure Saturday that their...
View ArticleD-11 BASEBALL: Haven outlasts Salisbury in 12 innings
Tyler Browne is one player confident in his baseball team. That’s why, when Brad Fryer tied Saturday’s District 11 Class AA semifinal game at 1-1 with his 12th-inning single, Browne figured he also...
View ArticleOUTDOORS: Sounds of bleating from deer fawns is no cry for help
Exploding fireworks, marching bands and steaks sizzling on the grill are just some of the sounds associated with Memorial Day Weekend. This first unofficial holiday of the summer represents the first...
View ArticlePIAA TRACK: Tamaqua's Boyle earns 2nd medal at states
SHIPPENSBURG — Perhaps nobody is tougher on Tamaqua’s Morgan Boyle than she is on herself. Saturday was no different, even after she turned in her best career performance at states. Boyle grabbed her...
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