HSFB: Haven pounds Shenandoah
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — It had been a difficult series for Schuylkill Haven. A 2-yard carry and an illegal procedure penalty had put the Hurricanes at their own 6-yard line facing second-and-13. Danny...
View ArticleHSFB: Forbes lifts Eagles past Tide
ORWIGSBURG — Lucas Forbes isn’t very big. But with the Clash of 61 trophy on the line Friday night, the 5-foot-5, 172-pound senior put his Blue Mountain teammates on his back and carried them to...
View ArticleReading drops Game 4 of ELCS
BOWIE, Md. — The Eastern League Championship Series will go the distance. Leadoff batter Corban Joseph singled, doubled and scored three runs Friday night to lead the Bowie BaySox to a 9-1 win over the...
View ArticleHSFB: Mahanoy Area routs Panther Valley
MAHANOY CITY — After the game when asked about quarterback Mason Ryan’s performance, Mahanoy Area head coach Dave Holman said he was on point. That might have been an understatement. The senior...
View ArticleMount Carmel sends Lewisburg to 1st loss
MOUNT CARMEL — When you’re the visiting team at Mount Carmel’s Silver Bowl, one thing that is important is to get an early lead to quiet the crowd. Lewisburg appeared to have done just that Friday...
View ArticleHSFB: Lehighton's defense shuts down North Schuylkill
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Lehighton coach Tom McCarroll places a lot of faith in his defense. That trust paid off in the form of a 33-13 victory over North Schuylkill in a bout between two Anthracite...
View ArticleHSFB: Hamburg falls to Northern Lebanon
HAMBURG — In the battle of size versus quickness, Northern Lebanon’s size eventually won out over Hamburg’s quickness as the Vikings outlasted the Hawks 36-25 in a non-league game on Hawk Hill on...
View ArticleHSFB: Marian defeats Minersville
HOMETOWN — For Marian football coach Stan Dakosty, the number 3 is a whole lot more important than the number 299. Friday, the Colts gave the dean of Schuylkill County football coaches his 299th career...
View ArticleHSFB: Bulldogs down rival Vikings
HEGINS — For the 13 seniors on this year’s Tri-Valley football team, this was their last chance to beat Williams Valley. It wasn’t easy, but for the first time in six years, the Bulldogs were able to...
View ArticleHSFB: Jim Thorpe runs past Tamaqua
TAMAQUA — Robbie Heller wasn’t necessarily at his peak during the preseason. The Jim Thorpe senior running back was a little banged up during the summer. After Friday’s performance against Tamaqua,...
View ArticleHSFB: Upper Dauphin holds off Halifax for 1st win
ELIZABETHVILLE — Homecoming came early this season for Upper Dauphin. With only four home games on their schedule, the Trojans will not play at home again until late October, so it was imperative for...
View ArticleTrojans stop Vikings in Division III match
ELIZABETHVILLE — Laura Sweger produced 14 kills, served 10 points, including seven aces, and had two blocks as Upper Dauphin’s girls’ volleyball team beat Williams Valley, 25-14, 25-9, 25-27, 25-11, in...
View ArticleReading falls to Bowie in Eastern League Championship Series
BOWIE, Md. — When Reading needed it most, the Fightin Phils ran out of pitching and their bats — with few exceptions — fell silent. Second baseman Garabez Rosa hit two home runs Saturday night to lift...
View ArticleBOYS' SOCCER: Gessner, Upper Dauphin edge Williams Valley
ELIZABETHVILLE — Jordan Gessner, Mason Stoneroad and Alex Uhler can make defending difficult for the opposition. The chemistry the Upper Dauphin trio possesses up top creates ample scoring...
View ArticleOUTDOORS: Lucky streak leaves nothing to Chance' for Hackenburg
DALMATIA — With 27,592 applicants for this year’s random drawing by the Pennsylvania Game Commission for a Pennsylvania elk tag, one may rightfully assume the odds would be against a 15-year-old high...
View ArticleLocal Brief for Sept. 20
Schlitzer winner in pro debut BRISTOL, England — Pottsville and Philadelphia University graduate Nick Schlitzer made his professional basketball debut Saturday, scoring nine points as the Surrey...
View ArticleSaturday's boys' soccer roundup
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Maldeen Thomas gained ground in the Schuylkill League scoring race with a hat trick Saturday in Pottsville’s 3-1 non-league victory over Schuylkill Haven at Rotary Field. The trio of...
View ArticleOUTDOORS: Bowhunters should consider all the angles
Perched in the stand so diligently placed, right in the heart of a pre-scouted woodlot, a hunter’s eyes scan for flickers of movement. Suddenly, a soft cadence of footfalls approaching from the side is...
View ArticleHS FOOTBALL: Rams outscore Nativity
ALMEDIA — In its first All-American Football Conference matchup of the season, Nativity kept pace with Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech in all aspects of the game except one. It lost the turnover battle. The...
View ArticleH.S. GIRLS' SOCCER: Pine Grove shuts out Crimson Tide
The Pine Grove girls’ soccer team has pretty much rolled through its opposition early on this season. That wasn’t the case Saturday morning in a Schuylkill League Division I contest against Pottsville....
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