Eagles send Nativity to 1st loss
ORWIGSBURG — Lexi Juritsch posted 16 kills and 11 digs to lead Blue Mountain’s girls’ volleyball team to a 25-13, 25-16, 16-25, 25-11 victory over Nativity in a non-league match on Saturday. The loss...
View ArticleHSFB: Cardinals score, fall to Susquenita
PINE GROVE — It is difficult to stay positive when you are on the wrong end of a blowout, but Pine Grove got past one major obstacle that had been plaguing the team all season. The Cardinals finally...
View ArticleOne play saved the day for Penn State
STATE COLLEGE Let’s get the laughs out of the way first, because there were plenty of those for Penn State. Hey, that’s natural when the most important touchdown of the game — and maybe what they’ll...
View ArticleWilliams Valley brings rivals together for good cause
WILLIAMSTOWN — During the 80 minutes they’re on the pitch, there may be no fiercer rivals in the Schuylkill League than Williams Valley and Tri-Valley. But once a year, that rivalry means a lot more...
View ArticleBecause of injuries, Lions' vaunted rushing attack suddenly uncertain
STATE COLLEGE — James Franklin has said over and over again that he does not want to talk about injuries. He gains nothing from it strategically, he pointed out. Why give opponents an idea of who is...
View ArticleDistrict 11 to reward student-athletes
ALLENTOWN — Everyone loves free stuff. Through its partnership with the St. Luke’s University Health System, District 11 is set to hand out free items to participants in its championship events this...
View ArticleIndividual Schuylkill League golf championships today
Schuylkill League golf meet today The Schuylkill League Individual Boys’ and Girls’ Championship will be held today with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. at Hidden Valley Golf Course in Friedensburg. A total...
View ArticleBOYS' SOCCER NOTEBOOK: Division I reloading, not rebuilding
We shouldn’t really be surprised at how Division I of the Schuylkill League boys’ soccer standings looks headed into today’s fixtures. We should know by now that certain programs don’t rebuild, they...
View ArticleHigh School Volleyball Roundup
MINERSVILLE — Yet to play any match longer than three sets this season, Minersville’s girls’ volleyball team keeps winning. Reiley Lonergan recorded eight kills, and Erica Nettles added five kills and...
View ArticleLOCAL BRIEFS: Zettel, Altherr earn honors
Lions’ DT Zettel earns Big Ten defensive honor STATE COLLEGE — Penn State senior defensive tackle Anthony Zettel earned his first career Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award after his performance...
View ArticleMonday's high school soccer roundup
Williams Valley put 25 shots on goal Monday against Nativity, but the Vikings only needed one to go in. Rayanne Hawk’s goal on a penalty kick early in the first half was enough to lead Williams Valley...
View ArticleHS VOLLEYBALL: Nativity rebounds with sweep of Halifax
The Nativity girls’ volleyball team had become the last Schuylkill League team Saturday to lose a dual match. Afterward, head coach Jennifer Daubert sat down her Green Wave in a corner of the Blue...
View ArticleH.S. GIRLS' GOLF: Crimson Tide Brahler repeats as Schuylkill League champ
FRIEDENSBURG — Pottsville’s Rachel Brahler battled with her nerves the entire round during Monday’s Schuylkill League Individual Girls’ Golf Championship. Attempting to repeat as league champ started...
View ArticleH.S. BOYS' GOLF: Eagles’ Cook claims 1st Schuylkill League golf title
FRIEDENSBURG — Blue Mountain’s Tanner Cook had given up high school golf to play football following his sophomore year. This fall, he went back to golf. It turned out to be an excellent decision. Cook...
View ArticleAthlete of the Week
Name: Dylan Bucior High School: Jim Thorpe Grade: Senior Sport: Cross country Age: 17 Hometown: Jim Thorpe Family: Parents, Brian and Melissa; sister, Dianara Accomplishments: Won individual...
View ArticleMarian sweeps match from Lehighton
HOMETOWN — Lehighton’s girls’ volleyball team showed up for Tuesday’s Schuylkill League Division I-II crossover match with shirts that detail the Indians’ season. “Welcome to the Grind,” they said....
View ArticleFranklin: Little movement on PSU injury front
STATE COLLEGE — After his team’s hard-fought win over San Diego State on Saturday, James Franklin said it was too early to tell whether several of his key players who suffered injuries would be able to...
View ArticleBOYS' SOCCER: Nativity holds off Tri-Valley in 2OT
When Nativity was on its heels, the Hilltoppers sent in someone good with his feet. Tri-Valley had pressured Nativity into double overtime in Tuesday’s Schuylkill League Division II contest atop...
View ArticleHS VOLLEYBALL: Van Horn sets 2 PV records
LANSFORD — It was a record-breaking night for Panther Valley’s Kelsey Van Horn. The senior setter/outside hitter twice etched her name in the Panther Valley girls’ volleyball record book, becoming the...
View ArticlePocono Raceway adds Xfinity Series for 2016
LONG POND — It has gone by many names. Busch Series. Nationwide Series. Currently, it is the Xfinity Series. Regardless of what it was called, people over the years said that Pocono Raceway should host...
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