GOLF: Field set for Match Play semifinals
FRIEDENSBURG — The field is set for Day 2 of the Schuylkill County Amateur Golf Match-Play Championship at Hidden Valley Golf Course. After two rounds Saturday, the field of 40 has been winnowed to 12...
View ArticleTEENER LEAGUE PLAYOFFS: Strong start lifts Frackville Red past DeAngelo's...
FRACKVILLE — Reggie Crawford has already pitched one team to a championship this season. The 14-year-old lefty helped Frackville Red remain alive in its quest for a title Saturday. Crawford pitched a...
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Blankenhorn earns promotion ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. — Pottsville High graduate Travis Blankenhorn has been promoted by the Minnesota Twins, a website reported Saturday. Twins Daily reported the third...
View ArticleD-24 LL: SPN survives late Orwigsburg rally
NEW PHILADELPHIA — The players of Saint Clair/Port Carbon/New Philadelphia might have thought in the top of the sixth inning that Jake Kuperavage’s second home run would be enough. It was — barely....
View ArticleOUTDOORS: Success of hunter-ed courses reflect improved safety by...
Decades ago, Pennsylvania hunters were involved in hundreds of “hunting accidents” per year. Then things began to change for the better, and it is no coincidence that the change directly reflects the...
View ArticleDISTRICT 24 LITTLE LEAGUE: Cressona eliminates Pine Grove in quarterfinals
CRESSONA — Keegan Brennan got on. Taylor Stewart got ’em over. Keenan Cryts got ’em in. Just nine pitches into the game, Cressona had a run on the board and was off and running to a 4-1 victory over...
View ArticleTamaqua falls in District 18 Little League final
CONYNGHAM — Valley West right fielder Matt Abreu put runs on the board in more than one way Saturday evening during his team’s 14-0 rout of Tamaqua in the District 18 Little League 11-12-year-old title...
View ArticleOutdoor briefs for July 12
Outdoors-related clubs and organizations can submit items to be considered for publication in “Outdoors Briefs” by emailing to outdoors@republicanherald.com. Free shoot for youth at Ashland Gun Club...
View ArticleVon Dohren, Follweiler win modified features
FORESTVILLE — Big Diamond Speedway 358 modified driver Kyle Follweiler has undergone the biggest of emotional ranges this weekend. One day after Follweiler claimed his first Big Diamond feature win...
View ArticleLocal roundup for July 12, 2015
MILLERSBURG — Saint Clair/Port Carbon/New Philadelphia won a battle of unbeatens Sunday, outslugging Millersburg 11-7 in a District 24 Little League 9-10-year-old Pool 2 game. With the victory, SPN...
View ArticleDISTRICT 24 LL: SPN edges Schuylkill Haven
NEW PHILADELPHIA — Justin McClure doesn’t look as imposing as some of his bigger Saint Clair/Port Carbon/New Philadelphia teammates. The diminutive second baseman stands about 4-foot tall, wears No. 1...
View ArticleDISTRICT 24 LL: Cressona blanks Upper Dauphin
TOWER CITY — Keenan Cryts was the hero with his arm and with his bat. Cressona’s starting pitcher, the 12-year-old tossed a two-hit shutout and struck out 12 as Cressona blanked Upper Dauphin County...
View ArticleBromwell wins Schuylkill Match-Play Championship
FRIEDENSBURG — James Bromwell is the new Schuylkill County Amateur Golf Match-Play champion, capturing his first county title Sunday with a 3 & 2 win over Steve Rice. The second-seeded Bromwell of...
View ArticleLEGION BASEBALL: Pine Grove stays alive in tourney
KUTZTOWN — If baseball was won by numbers, Pine Grove wouldn’t have been favored in Sunday’s Schuylkill-Berks Legion League Tournament game against Muhlenberg at Kutztown’s Breidegam Field. Fortunately...
View ArticleTEENER LEAGUE PLAYOFFS: Frackville Red rolls past Pine Grove Red, reaches...
FRACKVILLE — Frackville Red manager John Chuma was a little concerned about his offense during the regular season. For the most part, it hasn’t been a problem for most of the Schuylkill County Teener...
View ArticleTEENER LEAGUE BASEBALL: Frackville Red forces deciding game for league title
HEGINS — What started as a pitchers’ duel turned into a wild final two innings. Now, Frackville Red and Hegins get to do it again tonight. Austin Dietz and Brandon Rockwell scored the go-ahead runs on...
View ArticleLEGION BASEBALL: Pine Grove advances to Schuylkill-Berks final
KUTZTOWN — Kobe D’Agostino wanted another chance to find out who the Schuylkill-Berks Legion League champion is. Last season, Pine Grove and Muhlenberg were crowned co-champions after extra innings of...
View ArticleD-24 LITTLE LEAGUE: Cressona clinches 10-11 pool title
CRESSONA — Christopher Moyer and Adam Carroll combined on a three-hitter and Austin Heydt drove in three runs as Cressona defeated Ashland 7-3 in a District 24 Little League 10-11-year-old game Monday....
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ASHLAND — Ashland’s 9-10-year-old all-star squad will need a manicure after Monday’s nail-biting win. The Pool 1 champions survived a ferocious Minersville comeback to eke out a 10-8 victory in a...
View ArticleD-24 LITTLE LEAGUE: UDC rallies to top SPN in 9-10 semis
SAINT CLAIR — With only 10 players in his dugout, there weren’t many moves that Upper Dauphin County manager Aaron Wenger could make as Monday’s District 24 Little League 9-10-year-old semifinal game...
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