PIAA BASEBALL: Uncharacteristic second inning sinks Tide
EASTON — Pottsville’s success this season can’t be boiled down to one inning of baseball. So it wouldn’t be fair to say the Crimson Tide’s 4-3 loss to Abington Heights in Monday’s PIAA Class AAA...
View ArticlePOCONO: Turn 2 bumps no problem for most
LONG POND — Turns out things did not go bump at Pocono Raceway on Sunday. After two days of concern about the bumps that developed in Turn 2, a.k.a. the “Tunnel Turn,” they proved to not be a factor...
View ArticleHS BASEBALL: Pottsville falls in state semifinals
EASTON — They sat in a circle in the first-base dugout, a stunned silence engulfing them. There were heads buried in hands, tears streaming down faces, blank stares on others. Dreams of playing for a...
View ArticlePocono win likely puts Truex, Jr. in the Chase
LONG POND — After winning the Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400 on Sunday at Pocono Raceway, Martin Truex Jr. was asked how it felt to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup for the third time in his career....
View ArticleHS BASEBALL: Tide's Blankenhorn selected by Twins in MLB Draft
Surrounded by his family, Travis Blankenhorn sat in front of his computer Tuesday afternoon in his West End Avenue home, anxiously awaiting to hear his name called in the Major League Baseball Amateur...
View ArticleNS hires Wartman as boys' hoops coach
North Schuylkill hires Wartman as boys’ coach FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — The North Schuylkill school board approved the hiring of Ty Wartman as the district’s new boys’ basketball coach during a special...
View ArticlePottsville Prep team garners win
LEESPORT — Adam Kelly had a key two-run double to lift Pottsville to an 8-3 victory over West Lawn in a Berks County Area Junior Legion League Prep game Wednesday at Big Vision Sports Complex. Kelly’s...
View ArticleRacing becomes real for Fayash
FORESTVILLE — Being a member of the Fayash clan means racing has been in Andrew Fayash III’s blood since an early age. But Fayash’s love of the sport extends beyond the No. 157 roadrunner that he...
View ArticleLOCAL BASEBALL
KUTZTOWN — Hunter Johns, Ian McCole and Jordan Dziczek each had two hits to pace Schuylkill Valley to a 4-3 Schuylkill-Berks American Legion League victory over Kutztown on Thursday. The winners’ 10...
View ArticleLocal Sports Briefs for Saturday, June 13
Seltzer golfer posts hole-in-one MYERSTOWN — A Seltzer man shot his second career hole-in-one during a round Friday at Lebanon Valley Golf Course. Richard Dewitt used a 6-iron to ace the par-3,...
View ArticleHoly Redeemer wins PIAA softball title
STATE COLLEGE — Sometime last fall, Holy Redeemer softball coaches Jerry Paulukonis and John Bryan had a realization. “We said, ‘We have the talent to do something special,’ ” recalled Paulukonis, the...
View ArticlePIAA Baseball: Abington Heights falls in PIAA finals
STATE COLLEGE — For the first time in a long time, Abington Heights didn’t have an answer. Fifteen straight wins. Eight in the postseason. Two via walk-offs. Friday, a three-run deficit was answered...
View ArticleOUTDOORS: In most cases, bears not to blame for unwanted visits
“So, how does it feel to be on your own, a complete unknown …” No, Bob Dylan wasn’t thinking about Pennsylvania’s seemingly ever-expanding population of black bears when penning those lyrics, but they...
View ArticleRain curtails Big Diamond program
FORESTVILLE — Four divisions attempted to beat the weather Friday at Big Diamond Speedway. In the end, only the street stocks did it. With Jonestown’s Rich Bossinger winning the only feature that was...
View ArticleOutdoors briefs
Outdoors-related clubs and organizations can submit items to be considered for publication in “Outdoors Briefs” by emailing to outdoors@republicanherald.com. Family fishing event at Bass Pro Shops A...
View ArticleLEGION BALL: Southern Area manufactures win over Tamaqua
ORWIGSBURG — With a short bench, Southern Area knew efficient baseball was required for victory. Behind crisp pitching from Kyle Emerich and Justin Hammer, the A’s held off Tamaqua and manufactured...
View ArticleOUTDOORS: State trappers association continues tradition of the rendezvous
SUMMIT STATION — Fur trading was one of our nation’s first and most important industries, as trapping and trading were key factors in the development and exploration of the United States and Canada for...
View ArticleSunday's Legion baseball roundup
Eric Wapinsky helped Pottsville get in the Schuylkill-Berks Legion League win column. Wapinsky had two hits at the plate, one a double, and struck out eight from the mound Sunday in the Lions’ 4-0 win...
View ArticleLEGION BALL: Pine Grove beats Valley View, rain
HEGINS — They all look the same in the win column. Pine Grove scored quickly, got good pitching from Tanner Levan and eeked out five innings before lightning and rain abbreviated the Grovers’ 5-1 win...
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