Outdoors briefs
Outdoors-related clubs and organizations can submit items to be considered for publication in “Outdoors Briefs” by emailing to outdoors@republicanherald.com. TU chapter to release memorial trout...
View ArticleOUTDOORS: Hunters Sharing the Harvest nearly meets goal
HARRISBURG — John Plowman considers Pennsylvania deer hunters as a whole a very special group of people. Plowman is the Pennsylvania State Coordinator for Hunters Sharing the Harvest, the statewide...
View ArticleNativity girls sweep Shamokin
Nativity’s girls’ volleyball team prepared for Tuesday’s Schuylkill League semifinals with a 25-20, 25-9, 25-13 victory over Shamokin on Saturday night in a non-league match atop Lawton’s Hill. Jocelyn...
View ArticleOUTDOORS: Primitive shooting, living history on display at Jacobsburg event
JACOBSBURG — Wisps of sulphurous gas lifted through the trees after each thunderous clap. One by one, buckskin and linsey-woolsey clad longhunters emerged from their “woods walk” with their trusty...
View ArticleBowman has big day for Lycoming
Thought for the Day…Autumn is here and it would be wise to heed the words of Nathaniel Hawthorne, who said, “I cannot endure to waste anything as precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the house....
View ArticleAthlete of the Week: Peppe Mini
Name: Peppe Mini High School: Williams Valley Grade: 12 Sport: Boys’ soccer Age: 17 Hometown: Tower City Family: Parents, Rosa and Joe; sister, Val. Accomplishments: Scored five of his team’s six goals...
View ArticleD-line rotation promoting Nassib's dominance
COLUMBUS, Ohio — When James Franklin looks at tape of Ohio State’s star defensive end Joey Bosa, he sees something familiar. He sees, in some ways, his own star defensive end, the 6-foot-7, 272-pound...
View ArticlePenn State Report Card
Penn State Report Player of the Game RB Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State Maybe the best running back in college football sure looked like a handful for Penn State’s defense. Elliott rushed 27 times for 153...
View ArticleRHOADES RACE 5K: O'Brien, Snukis repeat as race, Triple Crown winners
SAINT CLAIR — Here’s a message to anyone who wants to challenge for the Schuylkill County Triple Crown 5K Series: Justin O’Brien and Samantha Snukis keep getting faster. The county’s best did it again...
View ArticleBRIEFS: UDA to honor football champs
Upper Dauphin to honor school’s football champs ELIZABETHVILLE — The Upper Dauphin Area Athletic Department will hold its annual Alumni Recognition Night on Friday during the Trojans’ Tri-Valley League...
View ArticleH.S. GIRLS' SOCCER: Cardinals down Blue Mountain to win Division I title
Pine Grove was out to put a poor performance in its first loss of the season a week ago behind it, plus win a division title in the process Monday. When the Cardinals started to play their type of...
View ArticleCOLLINS: In key moments, Lions were meek in Ohio State's presence
COLUMBUS, Ohio Four takeaways from Penn State’s up and, mostly, down showing at Ohio Stadium on Saturday night ... ■ It’s one thing to be young and talented, it has been said. It is completely another...
View ArticleOrsulak advances to state tourney
FLEETWOOD — The Schuylkill League will have a representative from Blue Mountain at the 2015 PIAA Class AA Golf Championships. Sophie Orsulak shot an 86, finishing fourth at the Class AA Girls’ PIAA...
View ArticleHS VOLLEYBALL: Semifinal preview capsules
Schuylkill League Girls’ Volleyball Semifinal Preview Capsule When: Today, 5:30 p.m. Where: Thomas Fitzpatrick Gymnasium, Minersville Area High School Ticket prices: $5 per adult, $3 per student First...
View ArticleMonday's high school soccer roundup
WILLIAMSTOWN — Michael Elo and Cameron Raudabaugh both scored second-half goals as Pine Grove held off Williams Valley for a 2-1 non-league victory. Cameron Shollenberger earned two assists for the...
View ArticleH.S. GIRLS SOCCER: Schuylkill League semifinal capsules
When, where: Today, Tamaqua All-Sports Complex, Tamaqua High School Ticket prices: $5 for adults, $3 for students (no senior citizen discount) Championship: 5 p.m., Saturday, Bulldog Stadium,...
View ArticleH.S. GIRLS' SOCCER: Edge, Lesh lead Cardinals past Williams Valley and into...
TAMAQUA — Sophomores Rachel Edge and Mariah Lesh were a high-scoring pair for Pine Grove last season. They haven’t been too bad this year, either, especially Tuesday night. Edge and Lesh each had a...
View ArticleHS VOLLEYBALL: Eagles serve up spot in Schuylkill final
MINERSVILLE — Alex Ferrier’s first serve of the match found the court. So did the Blue Mountain senior’s fourth serve — and so the tone was set in Tuesday’s Schuylkill League girls’ volleyball...
View ArticleHS FOOTBALL: Pine Grove earns forfeit win
Pine Grove earns football victory due to forfeit PINE GROVE — It’s been a rough season for the Pine Grove football team. Things got a little brighter Tuesday. The Cardinals, who are winless through...
View ArticlePSU's punting woes a mental issue
STATE COLLEGE — After a frustrating night in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, James Franklin said he might have to hold open tryouts for punters, thinking there may be a student at the University Park...
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