OUTDOORS: North Schuylkill trap team moving forward
ELYSBURG — When it comes to athletic success, the teams and individual athletes from North Schuylkill High School have excelled at the county, district and state levels. That has been the case in team...
View ArticleLocal roundup for Sunday, June 21, 2015
PINE GROVE — Zach Boltz went 4-for-4 with a home run, three runs scored and five RBIs to power Pine Grove to a 16-2 victory over Kutztown on Sunday in the first game of a Schuylkill-Berks Legion League...
View ArticleTEENER LEAGUE: Big inning lifts Schuylkill Haven past Cressona
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Cressona had the momentum heading into the bottom of the fifth Monday It took Schuylkill Haven half an inning to grab it back for good. Riley White and Austin Clauser drove in two...
View ArticleBlankenhorn collects 1st hit as a pro
FORT MYERS, Fla. — It didn’t take long for Travis Blankenhorn to collect the first hit of his professional baseball career. Two at-bats, to be exact. Blankenhorn, who graduated from Pottsville Area...
View ArticleLocal briefs for June 22, 2015
Blue Mtn. grad to lead NW Lehigh baseball program NEW TRIPOLI — Duran Porrino has been named head baseball coach at Northwestern Lehigh High School, athletic director Jason Zimmerman announced Monday....
View ArticleLEGION BALL: Baddick, Tamaqua pound Schuylkill Valley
MIDDLEPORT — The clouds parted and the rains halted Tuesday over Schuylkill Valley Stadium. A torrential downpour gave way to streaks of sunlight and buzzing mosquitoes. The abrupt transformation in...
View ArticleLocal Sports Briefs for Wednesday, June 24
Blankenhorn doubles in win SARASOTA, Fla. — Pottsville High graduate Travis Blankenhorn went 1-for-4 with a double for the Gulf Coast League Twins in a 5-1 win over the GCL Orioles on Tuesday....
View ArticleWednesday's Legion baseball roundup
PINE GROVE — Pine Grove amassed 13 hits, including home runs by Steve Zimmerman and Zach Boltz, in a 9-3 victory over Tamaqua in a Schuylkill-Berks American Legion League baseball game on Wednesday....
View ArticleLocal Sports Brief for Thursday, June 25
Blankenhorn hits RBI double in win FORT MYERS, Fla. — Entering the Gulf Coast League game at first base in the eighth inning, Pottsville High graduate Travis Blankenhorn doubled home a run in the GCL...
View ArticleLEGION BALL: Wapinsky leads Pottsville's comeback win over Tamaqua
TAMAQUA — Eric Wapinsky didn’t give up hits often in Pottsville’s Schuylkill-Berks Legion League game Thursday against Tamaqua, but the Blue Sox got hits at crucial moments. In the eighth inning, the...
View ArticleLocal Sports Brief for Friday, June 26
Blankenhorn steals base for Twins in win SARASOTA, Fla. — Pottsville High graduate Travis Blankenhorn went 0-for-4 with a strikeout but also stole a base in the GCL Twins’ 4-2 win in 11 innings over...
View ArticleRacing keeps Prutzman young
FORESTVILLE — Hamburg’s Keith Prutzman has a ready answer when he’s asked about his age. “Fifty-eight, but I’ll tell you, for 20 years I’ve been 38,” the United Racing Club 360 sprint driver said with...
View ArticleAll-State softball team released
Led by six Class A first-team selections, Schuylkill County area athletes were well-represented on the Pennsylvania High School Coaches Softball Association 2015 All-State Team that was released...
View ArticleAll-Area Softball Team unveiled
March 27, 2012 — Schuylkill Haven freshman Emma Schweigert homers on the first varsity pitch she ever sees in a 4-0 victory over Kutztown. May 19, 2015 — Schweigert homers on the last varsity pitch...
View ArticleTEENER LEAGUE BASEBALL: Frackville Red downs Pine Grove Red
PINE GROVE — Frackville Red had the bases loaded in the top of the sixth with Bobby Wagner, one of its fastest runners, on third. The offense was struggling for runs, so Frackville Red manger John...
View ArticleOutdoor briefs for June 28
Outdoors-related clubs and organizations can submit items to be considered for publication in “Outdoors Briefs” by emailing to outdoors@republicanherald.com. NRA joins in fight for Sunday hunting State...
View ArticleAUTO RACING:
FORESTVILLE — At this rate, Rick Laubach may soon be among the top 10 all-time 358 modified feature winners at Big Diamond Speedway. Notching his fifth victory at Big Diamond this season, Laubach...
View ArticleH.S. TRACK AND FIELD: Jim Thorpe's Green, Pine Grove's Frew earn all-area honors
Jim Thorpe junior Rayan Green was looking to return to the PIAA Championships and grab a medal in the high jump. Pine Grove sophomore Maddie Frew wanted to build on a successful freshman season, repeat...
View ArticleWhitewater rafting provides a ‘bucket list’ experience
NESQUEHONING — One of the problems — if not the biggest problem — of checking items off one’s bucket list is that many times buckets of money are needed in order to rack up those check marks. That’s...
View ArticleLEGION BALL: Tamaqua's Baddick S-B League Player of the Week
TEMPLE — There is no surprise for this week’s Schuylkill-Berks Legion League Player of the Week. Tamaqua’s Pete Baddick took home the Schuylkill region honor after unloading three home runs in three...
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