Local Sports Brief for Monday, August 17
North Schuylkill seniors to host football tourney ASHLAND — A punt, pass and kick tournament will be held Saturday, Aug. 29, at 10 a.m. at the Black Diamonds Field in Ashland to benefit Toys for Tots....
View ArticleHSFB: 20 teams, 20 days: Hamburg
Hamburg Last year: 1-9, 1-5 Berks Football League Section 2 Head coach: Damian Buggy (2nd season) Key losses: RB-LB Ian Hamilton, WR-DB Robbie Henne Key returnees: WR-DB-K Aaron Nelson, RB-DB Ignacio...
View ArticleLocal Sports Brief for Tuesday, August 18
Laubach leads Racer Cup points FORESTVILLE — Hellertown’s Rick Laubach leads the American Racer Cup modified points standings. Helped by six feature victories at Big Diamond Speedway, Laubach has 649...
View ArticleHSFB: High school teams begin practice
Mother Nature cranked up the heat and humidity for the area’s football teams Monday. On one of the hottest days of the summer, all 20 area high school football teams began preseason two-a-day practices...
View ArticleEASTERN LEAGUE: Reading belts New Hampshire in series opener
READING — Brock Stassi didn’t drive in any runs Monday night, but that didn’t dampen the Eastern League RBI leader’s spirits. Stassi finished 2-for-3 with two runs Monday in the Fightin Phils’ 8-1...
View ArticleINDYCAR: Newgarden enjoying breakout season
LONG POND — It has been a breakout season for Josef Newgarden. In the fourth year of his Verizon IndyCar Series career, the 24-year-old driver from Hendersonville, Tennessee, won his first two races...
View ArticleINDYCAR: Karam looking forward to racing at Pocono
It should have been the story. Sage Karam’s third-place finish at Iowa in July was the young driver’s first Verizon IndyCar Series podium. Instead, the moment was overshadowed by the postrace verbal...
View ArticleHerb gets no decision in Clinton win
Herb gets no-decision in Clinton victory BURLINGTON, Iowa — Williams Valley graduate Tyler Herb pitched five solid innings and was left with a no-decision in the Clinton LumberKings’ 5-3 victory over...
View ArticleEASTERN LEAGUE: Red-hot Reading prospects prepare for approaching playoffs
READING — There’s no superstition floating around FirstEnergy Stadium. At every Reading Fightin Phils home game, a board in center field boasting a countdown to the Eastern League playoffs sheds...
View ArticleINDYCAR SERIES: Hawksworth looking for redemption at Pocono
Jack Hawksworth is looking for a bit of redemption. The 24-year-old driver from Bradford, England, never got the chance to compete in last year’s IndyCar Series race at Pocono Raceway. During a...
View ArticlePIAA upholds D2 ruling on Berwick transfers
MECHANICSBURG — A PIAA Board of Appeal unanimously upheld District 2’s ruling that two Wyoming Valley Conference student-athletes are ineligible to play football at Berwick this season. It was ruled by...
View ArticlePauch Jr. sets sights on Big Diamond title
FORESTVILLE — Designed to promote drivers, nicknames — often assigned by track announcers — are a part of racing. When Billy Pauch Jr. began his racing career at age 8 in quarter midgets, his nickname...
View ArticlePocono race could determine Indy champ
LONG POND — Pocono Raceway won’t crown the Verizon IndyCar Series champion. That will come next week in the season finale at Sonoma. However, this weekend’s ABC Supply 500 in Long Pond will go a long...
View ArticleCastroneves captures IndyCar pole at Pocono
LONG POND — Helio Castroneves knows that, to have any shot at winning his first Verizon IndyCar Series championship, he needs to take chances in the season’s final two races. By running wide open...
View ArticleOutdoor Briefs for Aug. 23
Outdoors-related clubs and organizations can submit items to be considered for publication in “Outdoors Briefs” by emailing to outdoors@republicanherald.com. Input currently sought on Pa. wildlife plan...
View ArticleOUTDOORS: No shortage of new archery products for bowhunters
TOWER CITY — Today’s archers drive a competitive outdoor marketplace, where only the best and most efficient equipment makes the cut. As a result the archery industry is forever evolving, with...
View ArticleHarris' last-lap dash leads to victory
FORESTVILLE — Earlier this season, Big Diamond Speedway officials decided to waive a rule requiring single-file restarts within the final five laps of a feature. That decision paid off for Hegins’ Colt...
View ArticleOUTDOORS: Autumn Hawk Watch activities more than just counting birds
DREHERSVILLE — Even before last year’s annual Autumn Hawk Watch got underway it was already a special season as Hawk Mountain Sanctuary celebrated its 80th anniversary. The number of season records set...
View ArticleSOL LIPTON RUN FEST: O'Brien, Snukis repeat in 5K
The 2015 Schuylkill County 5K Triple Crown began the same way last year’s ended — with Justin O’Brien and Samantha Snukis way out in front. The former local runners came home again and captured titles...
View ArticleCOLLEGE FOOTBALL: National champs a cut above in loaded Big Ten
That guy with the blue hat emblazoned with a maize M is Jim Harbaugh. You might recognize him from his days as an NFL quarterback, or the San Francisco 49ers’ former head coach. He’s the guy that led...
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