Tuesday's boys' soccer roundup
LEHIGHTON — The race for Division I became even tighter Tuesday night. Zach Christoff scored twice and assisted on a strike by Joe Marks to hand Lehighton a 4-0 victory over Blue Mountain to move into...
View ArticleLOCAL BRIEFS: WV-Newport football game time changed
Vikes-Newport starting time moved to 7:30 TOWER CITY — Newport has changed the starting time of Friday’s Tri-Valley League football game against Williams Valley to 7:30 p.m. The time of kickoff was...
View ArticleTight ends experiencing growing pains as roles change at Penn State
STATE COLLEGE — Go back two years. Think back to Oct. 1, 2013. Penn State was just beginning what would become the final year of the Bill O’Brien era, but its offense was looking every bit like the...
View ArticleHigh School Cross Country Roundup
JIM THORPE — Balance was the key Wednesday for the North Schuylkill boys’ cross country team. The Spartans placed six runners in the top eight to sweep a Schuylkill League Division I tri-meet with Jim...
View ArticleH.S. GOLF: Blue Mountain grabs Schuylkill League title
BARNESVILLE — During Blue Mountain’s string of 14 consecutive Schuylkill League golf team titles from 1997-2011, one thing was constant. The Eagles had depth. That was the case this season, and it...
View ArticleBlue Mountain to induct 7 into sports Hall
The Blue Mountain All-Sports Hall of Fame will induct seven new members Friday during a halftime ceremony at the Blue Mountain-Marian football game at the Eagles’ Nest. A gathering for the new...
View ArticleVolleyball Roundup for Sept. 20, 2015
MAHANOY CITY — Mychaellah Lucas posted 29 assists and five kills, and Mickayla Backo added 14 kills and six digs as Mahanoy Area topped Jim Thorpe 25-21, 11-25, 25-11, 25-20 for a non-league win...
View ArticleCROSS COUNTRY: Lehighton boys, Blue Mountain girls sweep
ORWIGSBURG — The Schuylkill League Division I races came into sharp focus Wednesday afternoon at the Eagles’ Nest. Using 1-2 finishes, Lehighton’s boys and Blue Mountain’s girls swept a tri-meet with...
View ArticleHigh School Soccer Roundup
Sydney Riegel’s goal off a Kelley Maberry assist broke a scoreless tie in the 62nd minute to lift Blue Mountain to a 1-0 victory over Pottsville in a Schuylkill League Division I girls’ soccer match...
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Eli Wood scored twice and Fernando Rivera added a goal and an assist to lead Pottsville past Tamaqua 3-0 on Thursday at Alumni Field in a Schuylkill League Division I shutout. Wood has now scored four...
View ArticleFB FRIDAY: Escaping the losing culture
MINERSVILLE It wasn’t that long ago that Shenandoah Valley at Minersville was a marquee game on the high school football schedule. Four years ago, in 2011, the Blue Devils and Miners met twice, the...
View ArticleSchools change football start times
With more rain in tonight’s forecast and the path and speed of Hurricane Joaquin uncertain, some Schuylkill County high schools got proactive Thursday about their high school football game times. Three...
View ArticleFB FRIDAY: Conference standings, schedule
Anthracite Football League (Overall) W L Lehighton (4-0) 4 0 Jim Thorpe (4-0) 3 0 Mahanoy Area (3-1) 3 1 Schuylkill Haven (3-1) 3 1 Blue Mountain (3-1) 2 1 Marian (3-1) 2 1 North Schuylkill (2-2) 2 2...
View ArticleFB FRIDAY: ACC, Becahi again a factor in D-11 race
They’re back ... Just when you thought Allentown Central Catholic might be on a down cycle after a couple of off seasons, the Vikings made major waves in the Lehigh Valley last weekend. ACC knocked off...
View ArticleHigh School Girls' Soccer Roundup
MINERSVILLE — Abby Schoffstall and Rachel Sterner both recorded hat tricks as Minersville took over sole possession of Division II with a 9-0 rout of Lourdes in a Schuylkill League girls’ soccer...
View ArticleFB FRIDAY: Weekly profile, Kevin Vitti, Jim Thorpe
Name: Kevin Vitti Age: 17 Nickname: Vitti Twitter handle: @KV_3397 Parents’ names: Alexander and Linda Vitti Hometown: Jim Thorpe High school: Jim Thorpe High School Years played: 3 Positions you play:...
View ArticleMinersville claims 11th straight triumph
MINERSVILLE — Minersville head coach Kenton Martin had simple advice for his Battlin’ Miners girls’ volleyball team after the first set of Thursday’s Schuylkill League Division III-IV crossover match....
View ArticleBOYS' SOCCER: Lehighton pulls away from Pine Grove for rainy win
PINE GROVE — Lehighton controlled the ball with such precision Thursday night, the only indication of the slick field conditions was the pouring rain. The Indians dipped inside defenders, held the...
View ArticleMahanoy Area qualifies for district playoffs
MAHANOY CITY — Mahanoy Area became the third Schuylkill League Division IV team to qualify for the District 11 Class A playoffs on Thursday. Rallying from a 2-0 deficit, the Golden Bears posted a...
View ArticleMarian assistant's heart with nephew, though he's faithful to Army
HOMETOWN Much like the lineman he was and the coach he is now, Justen “J.D.” Hackenberg was prepared for what was about to come his way. The question was bound to come up this week, probably multiple...
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