D-11 BASEBALL: AA preview capsule
PIAA Baseball Preview Capsule Class A First Round Tri-Valley (15-8) vs. Christoper Dock (16-4) When/Where: Today, 4 p.m., Spring-Ford High School, Royersford Tickets: $6 adults, $3 students How they...
View ArticleVeach gets promotion with Chiefs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mount Carmel native Brett Veach doesn’t work for the Philadelphia Eagles anymore, but as a guy who used to work for the Birds and who has a lot of friends still there, he thinks...
View ArticleLOCAL BASEBALL: Grovers win Legion slugfest
PINE GROVE — Logan Levan hit a walk-off RBI double in the eighth inning to boost Pine Grove to a 12-11 victory over Post 625 in a Schuylkill-Berks American Legion League game Sunday. Kobe D’Agostino...
View ArticleHS FOOTBALL: Whitey Williams headed to coaching Hall
TAMAQUA — Dave Williams, the guy everyone has known as “Whitey” since his playground days growing up in Tamaqua, stops short of saying he did it his way. But he likes to believe he did it the right way...
View ArticleLocal briefs for June 1, 2015
Blue Mtn. grad Keener places 4th at nationals AKRON, Ohio — Returning to action after recovering from a serious injury, former Blue Mountain standout Corey Keener placed fourth Sunday at the UWW...
View ArticlePIAA BASEBALL: Upper Dauphin tops Richland in state opener
JOHNSTOWN — The day didn’t start well for Upper Dauphin, but the Trojans couldn’t have asked for a better ending. Tanner Miller paced the offense to back pitcher Aaron Cleveland and lead UDA to a 6-2...
View ArticleRain postpones state playoff games again
The way Schuylkill Haven baseball coach Scott Buffington figures it, the Hurricanes might have to play through some rain at some point during the state playoffs. So it only made sense that Buffington...
View ArticleRunning column: Pottsville native finishes mega-marathon
Many of you have probably participated in a 5K race. Sometimes the 3.1-mile distance feels a Himalayan trek. Perhaps you’ve felt the pain of a 13.1-mile half-marathon, or the utter fatigue of the full...
View Article8 to be inducted into Pottsville Sports Hall of Fame
The Pottsville Area High School All Sports Hall of Fame will hold the induction ceremony for its Class of 2015 on Sunday, June 14, at the Pottsville Zone at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $23 and can be...
View ArticleHamilton accepts new coaching duties in Florida
Hamilton hired for Florida vacancies SEBASTIAN, Fla. — Former Nativity boys’ soccer coach and Penn State Schuylkill assistant Matt Hamilton has been hired to fill multiple coaching roles with Brevard...
View ArticlePIAA BASEBALL: Nabholz tossed no-hitter as Tide blank Spring Grove
PINE GROVE — Eli Nabholz made Pottsville’s first PIAA baseball playoff game in 17 years one for the record books. The Penn State-bound senior right-hander tossed a no-hitter and struck out 13 as the...
View ArticlePIAA SOFTBALL: Williams Valley routs GAMP in first round
ORWIGSBURG — Wednesday afternoon, Maura Kreiser did her thing as Williams Valley’s catcher — calling pitches behind the plate, stinging line drives and knocking in runs in the middle of the Vikings’...
View ArticlePIAA BASEBALL: Tri-Valley eliminates Christopher Dock 5-1
ROYERSFORD — When a game begins as a pitchers’ duel, the team that blinks first usually loses. Tri-Valley did not blink first. The Bulldogs defeated Christopher Dock 5-1 on Wednesday in a PIAA Class A...
View ArticlePIAA BASEBALL: Schuylkill Haven edges MaST Charter 1-0 in 11 innings
PINE GROVE — With a sore knee, Nick Behm usually doesn’t run for himself when he reaches base. So when the Schuylkill Haven senior took off from first base and started chugging around the bases on...
View ArticlePIAA BASEBALL: Tri-Valley knocked out of Class A tourney by Southern Fulton
HERSHEY — Tri-Valley’s lineup was prepared to see strikes from Trent Rider. According to Dawgs coach Bob Felty Sr., the Southern Fulton ace pitcher had thrown around 60 innings this year and walked...
View ArticleEarnhardt seeks rare Pocono sweep
When Dale Earnhardt Jr. won both races at Pocono Raceway last year, he became the seventh driver to sweep the two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events at the 2.5-mile triangular track since 1982. That’s...
View ArticlePIAA SOFTBALL: Williams Valley falls in state quarterfinals
HALIFAX — All season, Williams Valley’s come up with big hits at key times. • Tianna Yanoscak’s walk-off, two-run home run in the ninth inning to beat Tri-Valley. • Rayanne Hawk’s two-run home run and...
View ArticleUpper Dauphin falls to Quaker Valley
EVERETT — With a PIAA Class AA Tournament first-round victory fresh in its minds, Upper Dauphin had an opportunity to continue the moment Thursday against Quaker Valley. Instead, the Quakers stopped an...
View ArticlePIAA BASEBALL: Haven falls to defending champ Loyalsock
ESPY — Schuylkill Haven coach Scott Buffington knew Loyalsock was the two-time defending state champion for a reason. The Lancers got early offense and sharp defense to back great pitching for a 7-1...
View ArticleThursday's Legion baseball roundup
MIDDLEPORT — Matt Roberts had 15 strikeouts and Casey Rother had four RBIs as Tamaqua beat Schuylkill Valley 9-1 on Thursday in a Schuylkill-Berks American Legion League game. Brad Fedor and Adam Bates...
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