Sunday hunting support
While the advantages of having time being on one's side has been a staple on the playlists of radio stations since 1964, it is even better to have the law on one's side.That is the tune Hunters United...
View ArticleStankiewitch survives Patriots' round of cuts
Stankiewitch survives Patriots' round of cuts FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - So far, so good for Blue Mountain grad Matt Stankiewitch. The undrafted rookie center from Penn State was not among the roster moves...
View ArticleChasing history
BOYSDivision IBlue MountainHead coach: Brian Rauenzahn (2nd season)Last year: 7-3, 3-3 D-IReturnees: Stuart Blair (sr.), Brad Williams (sr.), Daniel Challenger (jr.), Hunter Firing (jr.), Adrian...
View ArticleChasing history
For the past three years, North Schuylkill's Brendan Shearn, Pottsville's boys and the Crimson Tide's Paige Stoner have dominated Schuylkill League cross country.This fall, however, only Stoner...
View ArticleBig Diamond alters schedule
Big Diamond alters schedule FORESTVILLE - Big Diamond Speedway officials have announced changes for Friday night's program. The 8:15 p.m. card still contains 358 modifieds, the sportsmen and the...
View ArticleO'Brien won't name QB
STATE COLLEGE - Bill O'Brien didn't even give the waiting press corps a chance to ask the question Penn State fans have been wanting answered since November.His pre-emptive message rang through...
View ArticleNew motor helps Berzowski dominate roadrunners
FORESTVILLE Tom Kavanaugh has been a witness to history in 2013.As the first-year teammate of Big Diamond Speedway roadrunner points leader Marc Berzowski, the Forestville resident has seen the power...
View ArticleTide hoping Florida trip bonds team together
In the blockbuster movie "Remember the Titans," first-year coach Herman Boone takes his T.C. Williams High School team away to a Pennsylvania college for preseason training camp.The time away served as...
View Article5 burning questions for 2013 season
It's hard to believe another high school football season is here already.It seems like just yesterday that Williams Valley was celebrating a District 11 Class A title and North Schuylkill and...
View ArticleOn the sidelines with Trey Campbell
School: Upper Dauphin Area High SchoolPositions: Running back and defensive endHometown: GratzParents' names: Garrett and KelliAge: 17Year in school: SeniorFavorite subject: MathFavorite place for...
View ArticleKeeper questions
Blue Mountain girls' soccer coach Mike Burcik attended Tuesday's Schuylkill Haven at Pine Grove scrimmage to get a feel for what to expect in the Schuylkill League this fall.Pine Grove won 4-3, and the...
View ArticleWeek 1 Breakdown
Week 1 Breakdown Here's a look at this weekend's games involving Schuylkill County-area teams: TODAY'S GAMES Pottsville at Shamokin The skinny: Senior QB Tyler Moser will be under center as Tide...
View ArticleFamiliarity helping area's new coaches make transition
Stability is one of the hallmarks of perennially successful programs.The area's 19 high school football programs generally have had a great deal of stability in the coaching ranks.That fact makes this...
View ArticleKurzinsky seeks 4-peat
FRIEDENSBURG - If it's Labor Day weekend, it must be time for the Schuylkill County Amateur Golf Championship. It's the 52nd tourney to be exact.The 36-hole medal (stroke) play event, open to any...
View ArticleKeeper questions
Blue Mountain girls' soccer coach Mike Burcik attended Tuesday's Schuylkill Haven at Pine Grove scrimmage to get a feel for what to expect in the Schuylkill League this fall.Pine Grove won 4-3, and the...
View Article5 SV players, 1 team enter Hall of Fame
SHENANDOAH - The Shenandoah Valley High School Sports Hall of Fame will formally induct its newest members this evening prior to kickoff of its first home football game.The Blue Devils host North...
View ArticleNew Hope-Solebury blanks Nativity
SAINT CLAIR - The sign held by the Nativity cheerleaders to welcome the Green Wave football team was large, but the message was short and to the point."Tame the Lions," it said.New Hope-Solebury...
View ArticleHS FOOTBALL: Jim Thorpe routs Tamaqua
TAMAQUA - The Washington Redskins have RG3, Robert Griffin III, who's always a threat to run the football.Jim Thorpe has RS2 at quarterback.Meet Ryan Saunders II, the Olympians' senior...
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FREDERICKSBURG - Mark Weinus' 38-yard touchdown run on the first play of the fourth quarter lifted Pine Grove to a 14-7 victory over Northern Lebanon in a non-league contest Friday night.Northern...
View ArticleHS FOOTBALL: North Schuylkill downs Shenandoah
SHENANDOAH - North Schuylkill coach Wally Hall tells his kids that special teams can be a momentum boost.The coach wasn't lying as his Spartans recovered a fumble on the opening kickoff and rode that...
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