HSFB: Mount Carmel beats Danville
MOUNT CARMEL — Kyle Karycki was enjoying a well-deserved a rest. The Mount Carmel senior stood on the sidelines watching as his teammates tried to finish off their 20-10 victory over Danville in a...
View ArticleFriday's H.S. football roundup
SHILLINGTON — Wyatt Clements scored Lehighton’s touchdown and Governor Mifflin missed a two-point conversion, allowing Lehighton to defeat the Mustangs 7-6 on Friday night in a non-league football...
View ArticleHSFB: Blue Devils rally late to top Miners
MINERSVILLE — Call them opportunistic. Call them darn lucky. But most of all — for the second week in a row — call the Blue Devils of Shenandoah Valley winners. Being shut out until scoring the tying...
View ArticleHSFB: Mahanoy Area stuns North Schuylkill
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — When preparing for Friday night’s Anthracite Football League contest at North Schuylkill, Mahanoy Area head coach Dave Holman had a feeling. The feeling was that because of fullback...
View ArticleHSFB: Pottsville falls to unbeaten Eagles
Exeter entered Friday’s Berks Football League Section 1 game at Veterans Memorial Stadium with an unbeaten record and one of the nation’s leading recruits, senior lineman Michal Menet, who will be...
View ArticleHSFB: Shamokin pulls away from Milton
COAL TOWNSHIP — In a contest filled with blunders throughout the first half, Shamokin Area kicked into high gear in the second, managing to simultaneously stop the Milton running game while bolstering...
View ArticleHSFB: Blue Mountain shuts down Marian
ORWIGSBURG — Sustaining a loss for the first time in 12 games didn’t sit well with Blue Mountain. Following last week’s loss to Lehighton, the Eagles wanted to get back on the right foot in Friday’s...
View ArticleLocal briefs for Oct. 3
Schlitzer makes 1st pro start in Surrey victory GUILDFORD, Surrey — Pottsville High and Philadelphia University graduate Nick Schlitzer made his first professional start Friday and scored six points as...
View ArticleHSFB: Moyer leads Tamaqua by Panther Valley
LANSFORD — With one win between them and a wet field, the Panther Valley-Tamaqua game could have gone either way Friday night. When the Panthers scored first after a Tamaqua fumble deep in Blue...
View ArticleHSFB: Jim Thorpe rides defense to win over Haven
JIM THORPE — In one sentence, Mike Farr accurately described Jim Thorpe’s “Red Swarm” defense. “They have a really good defense,” the Schuylkill Haven coach said. “It’s nothing like, ‘Wow,’ but it’s...
View ArticleHSFB: Perkiomen shuts out Nativity
SAINT CLAIR — Nativity’s offense was MIA as the Green Wave absorbed a 34-0 loss at the hands of The Perkiomen School on Friday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Nativity managed only six net yards on...
View ArticleBRIEF: Pine Grove to honor TVC champs
Pine Grove club to honor 2004-05 Twin Valley champs PINE GROVE — The Pine Grove Area Gridiron Club will honor the school’s back-to-back Twin Valley League championship teams from 2004 and 2005 during...
View ArticleBOYS' SOCCER: Nativity tops Haven, inches closer to D-II title
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — As much as Nativity coach Paul Datte would like his players to show more possession, he knows it’s the transition game that has led to the Hilltoppers’ success this season. The...
View ArticleHS VOLLEYBALL: Nativity tops Minersville in first-place duel
MINERSVILLE — After one set of Tuesday’s Schuylkill League Division IV first-place matchup, it appeared Nativity and Minersville might be in for a long night. But it didn’t happen. Long service runs by...
View ArticleTuesday's high school soccer roundup
ORWIGSBURG — Bethany Kramer scored twice to help lead Blue Mountain to 9-0 shutout of North Schuylkill in a Schuylkill League Division I girls’ soccer contest Tuesday at the Eagles’ Nest. Kelley...
View ArticleH.S. GIRLS SOCCER: Crimson Tide blank Tamauqa
Pottsville was shut out Monday at Minersville. The Crimson Tide made a big turnaround offensively Tuesday. Carly Hoak scored twice to back another stellar defensive effort as Pottsville notched a 4-0...
View ArticleHS VOLLEYBALL: Blue Mountain clinches Division I crown
ORWIGSBURG — Ashley Snesavage collected 29 assists and nine digs as Blue Mountain’s girls’ volleyball team clinched at least a tie for the Schuylkill League Division I title with a 25-7, 25-9, 25-13...
View ArticleCROSS COUNTRY: Thorpe boys, Tamaqua girls sweep tri-meet
TAMAQUA — Tamaqua’s girls crossed the finish line like ocean waves hitting the shore: Close together, one after the other ... always another one on the way. • Kailee Carroll finishing second overall,...
View ArticlePIAA makes drastic changes
High school sports in Pennsylvania as we know them changed drastically Wednesday afternoon. The PIAA Board of Directors approved sweeping changes in classifications for 11 sports — all set to begin...
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