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View ArticleTiny tricos are hot flies through arrival of fall
Editor’s note: This is another in a series of favorite flies used by members of Schuylkill County Chapter of Trout Unlimited. Beginning in mid-to-late July what is perhaps the smallest May fly that is...
View ArticleSCYSA holds Summer Championships
ORWIGSBURG — Nathanael Marino’s final competition at the Blue Mountain Middle School pool served as the perfect cap to his local swimming career. The 18-year-old West Brunswick Township resident...
View ArticleSchuylkill teams to clash for state crown
MOUNT UNION — The VFW 13-14-year-old State Teener Tournament championship game today in Huntingdon County will be decided by two teams from Schuylkill County. Schuylkill South avenged its loss to...
View ArticleNorth advances to state tournament
MIDDLEPORT — After a long day of hard-fought baseball, a champion emerged during the finale of Sunday’s four-game Area 2 Teener baseball marathon. Backed by a seven-run first inning and a solid...
View ArticleLocal briefs of July 27, 2015
Eagles golfer 8th at Lehigh Open EASTON — Blue Mountain senior Bailey Sophy shot a 4-over-par 76 on Monday to stand in eighth place after Day 1 of the Golf Association of the Lehigh Valley Open at...
View ArticleTEENER BASEBALL: Schuylkill South wins VFW 13-14 state championship
MOUNT UNION — Schuylkill South capped a dominating run through the state tournament with another dominating victory. Excelling in all facets of the game, Schuylkill South captured the VFW...
View ArticleSpartans' runner competes down Under
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — North Schuylkill cross country won’t need to worry about one of its runners being a step behind this preseason. Although he participated in track events, Chris McCormick recently...
View ArticleHS FOOTBALL: 20 Teams: Panther Valley
Panther Valley Last year: 1-9, 1-8 Anthracite Football League Head coach: Matt Davis (2nd season) Key losses: RB-DB-P Jake Suveg, FB-DL Rian Shubeck, WR-DB Ceo Keo, WR-DE Ethan Vermillion Key...
View ArticleHS FOOTBALL: 2015 season right around the corner
It’s never too early to start talking about high school football. Like every other newspaper in Pennsylvania, The Republican-Herald staff has already started working on the upcoming high school...
View ArticleBayne adjusting to fresh start
LONG POND — Trevor Bayne’s first visit to Pocono Raceway in June was somewhat successful. He won the ARCA Series race, then finished a respectable 24th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. The...
View ArticleLocal briefs of July 28, 2015
Lehighton star wrestler picks Old Dominion LEHIGHTON — Lehighton senior wrestler Connor Frey has verbally committed to Division I Old Dominion University, athletic director Kyle Spotts announced...
View ArticleNASCAR: John Hunter Nemechek carrying on family tradition in Truck Series
John Hunter Nemechek remembers coming to Pocono Raceway to watch his father. Joe Nemechek made 39 career starts at the 2.5-mile triangular track in Long Pond. He had two top-five and four top-10...
View ArticleNASCAR: Erik Jones ready for Pocono truck race
LONG POND — Erik Jones is one of NASCAR’s rising stars. The 19-year-old drives the No. 4 Toyota full-time in the Camping World Truck Series for Kyle Busch Motorsports and will be one of the contenders...
View ArticleHS FOOTBALL: 20 teams/Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe Last year: 7-3, 6-3 Anthracite Football League Head coach: Mark Rosenberger (18th season) Key losses: OT-DT Hunter Gibson, FB-LB John Lowin, QB-DB Shane Snisky Key returnees: RB Robert...
View ArticleFollweiler returns after tragedy
FORESTVILLE — Last Friday night was another of many at Big Diamond Speedway for Slatington’s Kyle Follweiler. And yet it was so different. It was the first night without his grandfather, Raymond “Jack”...
View ArticleHSFB: 20 Teams/20 Days, Tri-Valley
Tri-Valley Last year: 7-5, 4-4 Tri-Valley League. Eastern Conference Class A champion. Head coach: Mike Ulicny (19th season overall) Key losses: QB-DB Hunter Harner, FB-LB Anthony Snyder, OL-DL Beau...
View ArticleBusch sets sights on fourth straigh checkered flag
LONG POND — Winning three straight races — and four of the last five — has Kyle Busch in position to qualify for the Chase for the Sprint Cup despite missing the season’s first 11 races. It also gives...
View ArticleHSFB: 20 Teams/20 Days, Minersville
Minersville Last year: 3-7, 2-7 Anthracite Football League Head coach: Pat Mason (13th season) Key losses: RB-LB Dave Schultz, RB-DE Kyle Lucas, OL-DL Tommy Moran Key returnees: WR-DB Jon McBreen,...
View ArticleKyle Busch starts drive for 4th straight win from pole
LONG POND — It is becoming more difficult to find words to describe the roll Kyle Busch is on. Amazing. Remarkable. Incredible. Unbelievable. Heck, even Busch is having a hard time explaining it. A...
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