COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Huss named National Scholar-Athlete
Thought for the Day — With school years having largely ended and summer upon us, this column goes on summer hiatus. Congratulations to all the graduates for their achievements. As Ralph Waldo Emerson...
View ArticleLocal Sports Brief for Monday, June 15
Whitmoyer joins Lisowski in top 10 BECHTELSVILLE — Two Schuylkill region drivers placed among the top 10 in the sportsman feature Saturday night at Grandview Speedway. Hamburg’s Craig Whitmoyer placed...
View ArticleMonday's Legion Baseball roundup
HEGINS — Valley View had just three more hits than Schuylkill Valley in Monday’s Schuylkill-Berks Legion League game at Tri-Valley High School. But the margin of victory looked far different. Hunter...
View ArticleTEENER LEAGUE BASEBALL: Fundamentals lead DeAngelo’s Black past Pine Grove Gray
PINE GROVE — Playing fundamental baseball has been a big key for DeAngelo’s Black so far this season. It continued Monday, the start of what’s an important stretch to the season. Colin Ebling drove in...
View ArticleNorth Schuylkill football standout makes Big 33's Ultimate Hot 100
FRACKVILLE — Major Jordan has dreams of playing in the 2017 Big 33 Football Classic. He’ll get an early taste of what that experience might be like Saturday night at Hersheypark Stadium. Jordan, who...
View ArticleH.S. BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: 2015 a season to remember
Years from now, when we look back at the 2015 high school baseball season, the quality of players and teams in the Schuylkill League will certainly stand out. It was a season to remember for the...
View ArticleLEGION: Southern Area rallies by Valley View
ORWIGSBURG — Danny Greenawalt had two hits and an RBI as Southern Area rallied from a three-run deficit to defeat Valley View 5-4 in a Schuylkill-Berks Legion League game Tuesday at Allen Greenawalt...
View ArticleHS FOOTBALL: PIAA considering football proposals
WHITEHALL — The high school football landscape in Pennsylvania as we know it could be changing drastically in the near future. District 11 held an informational session for high school football...
View ArticleTEENER LEAGUE BASEBALL: Strong start leads Frackville Red to rout
Pitching has carried Frackville Red all season long. It got the offense to go with it Tuesday to bounce back from its worst performance of the year. Mitch Wagner and Max Nolter had three hits apiece to...
View ArticleLOCAL BRIEFS: Lehigh Valley routed in Carpenter Cup
Tri-Cape blasts Lehigh Valley in Carpenter Cup PHILADELPHIA — Tri-Cape collected 14 hits and capitalized on 12 walks and seven errors to rout Lehigh Valley 19-0 in the opening round of the Carpenter...
View ArticleLEGION BALL: Valley View hammers Pottsville
HEGINS — Having a late start to this summer’s Schuylkill-Berks Legion League schedule, Valley View has been experimenting with different lineups during its first few games. The West Enders might have...
View ArticleBlankenhorn decides to go pro, signs with Twins
Every young boy who has ever swung a bat or played catch with his dad in the yard has dreamed of one day becoming a Major League Baseball player. That day was Thursday for Travis Blankenhorn. The...
View ArticleSchuylkill Valley, Pottsville battle to tie
MIDDLEPORT — Bobby Grigas singled home the tying run in the bottom of the sixth inning for Schuylkill Valley as the Falcons tied Pottsville 5-5 in a Schuylkill-Berks American Legion Baseball League...
View ArticleGeesaman juggles roles as owner, driver
FORESTVILLE — Jasen Geesaman has probably never met Michael Waltrip, but if anyone could relate to Waltrip, it might be Geesaman. After all, Waltrip not only owns NASCAR Sprint Cup teams, but...
View ArticleLEGION BASEBALL: Southern Area downs Pottsville
Shane Grapsy had two hits and drove in two runs, while Kyle Emerich and Nick Behm combined on a five hitter as Southern Area downed Pottsville 5-1 in a Schuylkill-Berks Legion League contest Friday at...
View ArticleLocal roundup for June 20, 2015
TAMAQUA — Hamburg scored the winning run in the top of the sixth inning as the Reds defeated Tamaqua 3-2 in a Schuylkill-Berks American Legion Baseball League game on Saturday. Tyler Seidel and winning...
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. Junior Grand Prix to be held at KSP...
View ArticleOUTDOORS: Sons honor dad on Father's Day
We had it made growing up on a farm in rural Pine Grove, and every Father’s Day the memories come back of the ponds we fished, trees we climbed and game we hunted. Steve, our dad, made sure of those...
View ArticleLaubach accepts surprising victory
FORESTVILLE — Even though he had a division-leading three feature wins in 2015, the last place Rick Laubach expected to see Friday night was victory lane. “It’s all self-inflicted, what we’ve been...
View ArticleTEENER LEAGUE BASEBALL: Hegins rallies past Branch
LLEWELLYN — Thanks to Tri-Valley’s extended high school baseball season, Hegins got a late start to its Teener League campaign. However, that varsity experience, and the pressure that goes with it, has...
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