HSFB: Snerr, Marian run past Shenandoah
HOMETOWN — There was very little for Marian to be disappointed with Friday night. The Colts scored 28 points in less than 10 minutes, totaled more than 400 yards of offense and held Shenandoah Valley...
View ArticleOnline 'Trophy Room' accepting photos
Online ‘Trophy Room’ accepting photos Successful bear, deer and fall turkey hunters and anglers may submit their digital photos to the online “Trophy Room” of the Republican-Herald, which reserves the...
View ArticlePENN STATE NOTES: Hackenberg on other end of touchdown for once
STATE COLLEGE — Christian Hackenberg is used to being part of touchdown passes. Just not quite like this. Breaking open what still was a two-score game in the third quarter, Hackenberg caught his first...
View ArticlePGC uses technology to assist hunters
HARRISBURG — This is most the Pennsylvania Game Commission of our fathers or grandfathers. For that matter, it is not the PGC of a decade ago. The PGC has clearly moved into the technological age by...
View ArticleOutdoors briefs
Outdoors-related clubs and organizations can submit items to be considered for publication in “Outdoors Briefs” by emailing to outdoors@republicanherald.com. Support grows for Sunday hunting Two...
View ArticleMickey Finn is a real knockout for fall fly anglers
Editor’s note: This is another in a series of favorite flies used by members of Schuylkill County Chapter of Trout Unlimited. For many fly anglers, the Mickey Finn is their favorite fly because for...
View ArticleHSFB: Mahanoy Area rolls by CMVT
ALMEDIA — Mahanoy Area’s Dave Holman had a simple objective heading into Saturday’s non-league game against Col-Mon Vo-Tech. Get his Golden Bears back on track. Mahanoy Area did just that from the...
View ArticleD-11 BOYS' SOCCER: Evitts leads Haven past NDES
EAST STROUDSBURG — Schuylkill Haven has earned the right to play the top team in District 11 Class A once again. Dawson Evitts scored twice for the Hurricanes in Saturday’s 2-1 quarterfinal victory...
View ArticleLocal Sports Briefs for Monday, November 2
Schuylkill players share Tri-Valley MVP honors HALIFAX — Halifax senior Kendall Lehman and Upper Dauphin senior Laura Sweger share Most Valuable Player honors in girls’ volleyball in the Tri-Valley...
View ArticleLocal athletes excel in collegiate ranks
Thought for the day: Tomorrow is Election Day. Get out and vote! HEY Awards The first Higher Education Yahoo honoree this week is the same as two weeks ago — Lycoming junior running back Blake Bowman...
View ArticleYOUTH FOOTBALL: Schuylkill Haven wins Anthracite midget title
WILLIAMSTOWN — A dominating running attack is a staple of Schuylkill Haven football at every level. Sunday, it powered the Schuylkill Haven Midget team to a second straight Anthracite Midget Football...
View ArticleCOLLINS: Just maybe, Lions really are making progress
STATE COLLEGE — In the end, Penn State players couldn’t stop talking about a gadget play that saw their star quarterback catch a touchdown pass, their freshman running back leap over a pair of...
View ArticleDistrict 11 Girls' Volleyball Previews
District 11 Girls’ Volleyball Preview Class A semifinals When: Today Where: At Martz Hall Ticket prices: $6 per adult; $3 per student First match, 5:30 p.m. Minersville (19-2) vs. Nativity (16-3) About...
View ArticleD-11 GIRLS' SOCCER: Notre Dame outlasts Miners
SLATINGTON — Minersville’s offense has been potent all season. An off-night couldn’t have come at a worse time. Kennedy Brown scored twice as Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg built an early lead en route to...
View ArticleAthlete of the Week: Abby Schoffstall, Minersville, girls' soccer
Name: Abby Schoffstall High School: Minersville Area High School Grade: 11th Sport: Girls’ soccer Age: 17 Hometown: Minersville Family: Parents Rachel and Tom, brothers Ty and Cal Accomplishments:...
View ArticleD-11 BOYS' SOCCER: Nativity beats Pine Grove in OT, advances to district final
ORWIGSBURG — Eric Nelson remembered exactly how it felt last year, when an overtime loss ended the Hilltoppers’ season in the district semifinals. This time around, he wasn’t going to let his teammates...
View ArticleD-11 BOYS' SOCCER: Moravian blanks Haven
SLATINGTON — Schuylkill Haven knew it had a major challenge ahead of it Monday against powerful Moravian Academy. Injuries and an ineligible player didn’t make it any easier for the Hurricanes....
View ArticleD-11 GIRLS' SOCCER: Pine Grove rolls by Williams Valley
ORWIGSBURG — Mackenzie Lesh was eager to play again. The last time the Pine Grove senior captain led the Cardinals onto the pitch, the result was a defeat in the Schuylkill League championship game....
View ArticleFranklin: Seating capacity at renovated Beaver Stadium a "give and take"...
STATE COLLEGE — His mind is on his weekend trip to Northwestern, but tonight, James Franklin figures his fan base will be focused intently on the future of the stadium in which Penn State plays its...
View ArticleDISTRICT 11 GIRLS' SOCCER: Class A championship preview capsule
District 11 Class A Girls’ Soccer Championship Capsule Who: No. 2 Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg Spartans (17-1-1) vs. No. 1 Pine Grove Cardinals (20-2) When, where: 5 p.m., today, Bulldog Stadium,...
View Article