Mahanoy tops rival Shenandoah Valley
SHENANDOAH — For a half it was no runaway, but in the end the ground game of Mahanoy Area was simply too much for Shenandoah Valley to handle. The visiting Golden Bears clinched a District 11 Class A...
View ArticleHSFB: Crestwood tops Pottsville in OT
By the time Friday’s game went to overtime, there was little doubt what Crestwood would do when it got the football. Just snap the ball to Tanner Kahlau and let him go. The senior ran 34 times for 238...
View ArticleHSFB: Newport tops Tri-Valley for TVL title
HEGINS — For one half, Tri-Valley executed its game plan to perfection. The Dawgs were able to run the ball successfully, controlled the clock, scored a couple of times and kept Newport’s high-powered...
View ArticlePIAA Cross Country Preview Capsule
PIAA Cross Country Championships When: Today Where: Parkview Cross Country Course, Hershey Race times: Class A girls, 9:30 a.m.; Class AA girls, 10:15 a.m.; Class AAA girls, 11 a.m.; Class A boys,...
View ArticleHSFB: Mount Carmel retains Coal Bucket
MOUNT CARMEL — If last year’s Coal Bucket game was possibly the greatest in the history of the series, this year’s will be eminently forgettable — at least for the beleaguered Shamokin Indians. Mount...
View ArticleHSFB: Big 2nd half carries Indians past Jim Thorpe
LEHIGHTON — When Lehighton coach Tom McCarroll presented his Indians with the Route 209 Trophy on Friday night, they cheered. When he gave them the Anthracite Football League championship trophy, they...
View ArticleHSFB: North Schuylkill routs Panthers
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — North Schuylkill came into Friday’s night Anthracite Football League contest with Panther Valley in a good situation. To clinch a District 11 Class AA playoff berth, the Spartans...
View ArticleHSFB: Upper Dauphin drops regular-season finale
ELIZABETHVILLE — Upper Dauphin would have liked to have finished the 2015 season on a positive note. Instead, the Trojans concluded the campaign with a four-game losing streak after falling to...
View ArticleHSFB: Hamburg captures Frost Bowl win
HAMBURG — With temperatures never dropping below 70 degrees, Hamburg defeated Schuylkill Valley 49-7 on Friday in what must have been the warmest Frost Bowl on record. The 41st clash between the two...
View ArticleFriday's high school football roundup
Juniata 41 Williams Valley 0 MIFFLINTOWN — Tyler Clark threw four touchdown passes as Juniata shut out Williams Valley in a Tri-Valley League game. Nick Rodichok passed for 183 yards for the Vikings....
View ArticleHSFB: Miners end season with victory
MINERSVILLE — Minersville has persevered through adversity for the better part of nine weeks of football. The Battlin’ Miners faced adversity on the first snap of the game Friday night when the opening...
View ArticlePIAA CROSS COUNTRY: Jim Thorpe runner earns state medal
HERSHEY — Seventeen months ago, Dylan Bucior wasn’t even a cross country runner. Now he’s the 17th-best Class AA runner in the state. The Jim Thorpe senior clocked a 16:45 on Saturday at the PIAA Cross...
View ArticleJuritsch proves worthy successor to Moyer
Replacing one of the leading players in Blue Mountain girls’ volleyball history was not an easy task for head coach Nick Marrongelle to overcome this fall. Lex Juritsch made the task of following...
View ArticleOutdoor Briefs for Oct. 8
Outdoors-related clubs and organizations can submit items to be considered for publication in “Outdoors Briefs” by emailing to outdoors@republicanherald.com. Conservation grants are now available...
View ArticlePIAA CROSS COUNTRY: Marian's Capparell captures 2nd state medai
HERSHEY — Tina Capparell can multi-task. Specifically, the Marian sophomore can run in a huge cross country meet and do math in her head at the same time. Let’s start with the running. Capparell...
View ArticleLewis finds way to help PSU offense
EVANSTON, Ill. — Eugene Lewis keeps finding ways to contribute. There were no leaping catches over cornerbacks on Saturday at Ryan Field, but the former Wyoming Valley West-quarterback-turned-Penn...
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 report card
Penn StateReport Card Player of the Game RB Justin Jackson Northwestern The sophomore has struggled recently, but Penn State’s vaunted run defense had no answer for him Saturday. He rushed 28 times...
View ArticleOUTDOORS: Taking a fall turkey can be a bonus to deer, bear bowhunters
AUBURN — Ron Koch calls it Pennsylvania’s “overlooked” bow season. Koch, who operates Koch’s Archery and Taxidermy on Route 895 West between Summit Station and Auburn, is also an accomplished bowhunter...
View ArticleHSFB: Blue Mountain blanks Haven
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — On the field, Blue Mountain did what it needed to do. Behind a dominating defensive effort, the Eagles shut out backyard rival Schuylkill Haven 38-0 in an Anthracite Football League...
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