WOMEN'S COLLEGE HOOPS: Marywood, Lebanon Valley to play at Martz Hall on...
Nativity graduate Kiely Chaklos and Tri-Valley graduate Taylor Troutman experienced plenty of success during their high school careers in the Schuylkill League. Both get to display their talents to the...
View ArticleFB FRIDAY: Weekly profile, Boston Cook, Schuylkill Haven
Name: Boston Cook Age: 18 Nickname: Chubby Twitter handle: @bostoncookie34 Parents’ names: Tom and Bev Cook Hometown: Schuylkill Haven High school: Schuylkill Haven Area High School Years played: 4...
View ArticleFB FRIDAY: Spartans take on NDGP
When you look back at the 2015 regular season, one of the most intriguing local stories has been the roller coaster ride of the North Schuylkill Spartans. The Spartans (6-4) travel to top-seeded Notre...
View ArticleFB FRIDAY: Rematches headline playoff openers
Ask any football coach in our area, and they’ll be quick to tell you that it’s tough to beat a good football team twice in one season. That task becomes even tougher when it’s a backyard or conference...
View ArticleFB FRIDAY: EC's future in doubt
This week’s fiasco involving the Eastern Conference Class A playoffs was mind-boggling. Schuylkill Haven, the top seed in the four-team field, eventually earned a bye into the championship game after...
View ArticleFB FRIDAY: What 2 Watch 4
What 2 Watch 4 Games of the Week District 11 semifinals: Williams Valley at Tri-Valley, Marian at Mahanoy Area, Blue Mountain at Lehighton, North Schuylkill at Notre Dame-Green Pond Indians, Buffaloes...
View ArticleFB FRIDAY: Conference standings, schedule
Anthracite Football League Final 2015 Standings (Overall) W L *Lehighton (10-0) 9 0 Blue Mountain (9-1) 8 1 Jim Thorpe (8-2) 7 2 Mahanoy Area (6-4) 5 4 Marian (6-4) 5 4 North Schuylkill (6-4) 5 4...
View ArticleHSFB: Tri-Valley downs Vikings to reach D-11 Class A title game
HEGINS — It wasn’t always pretty, but Tri-Valley found a way to get the job done. And for the second straight season, the Bulldogs get to play for a championship. Tyler Lucas had 117 yards of total...
View ArticleHSFB: Jim Thorpe falls in Eastern Conference playoffs
JIM THORPE — As football coaches usually do, Jim Thorpe’s Mark Rosenberger was lamenting his squad’s 24-6 loss to visiting Southern Lehigh in Friday’s Eastern Conference Class AAA semifinal that ended...
View ArticleHSFB: Riverside runs by Mount Carmel
MOUNT CARMEL — Friday night’s Eastern Conference Class AA semifinal was looking early on like it would be a shootout, albeit on the ground. The problem for fans at Jazz Diminick Field at the Silver...
View ArticlePIAA Girls' Volleyball Preview
PIAA Volleyball Preview Capsule Class A Quarterfinal Marian (19-2) vs. Sacred Heart (17-8) When: Today, noon Where: Governor Mifflin Intermediate School, Shillington Ticket prices: $6 per adult, $3 per...
View ArticleHSFB: Snerr leads Marian past Mahanoy
MAHANOY CITY — All week long, the biggest question surrounding the Marian football team was whether or not senior tailback K.J. Snerr would play. Snerr answered that question with an emphatic yes...
View ArticleHSFB: NDGP ousts North Schuylkill in Class AA semis
EASTON — North Schuylkill did everything in its power to slow Notre Dame-Green Pond quarterback Tre Jordan in Friday’s District 11 Class AA semifinal, but the Lafayette-bound senior was simply too...
View ArticleMarian moves into PIAA semifinals
SHILLINGTON — Late in Saturday’s PIAA Class A girls’ volleyball quarterfinal match, Marian head coach John Fallabel called for a timeout. The stoppage was simply to congratulate his two-time All-State...
View ArticleOUTDOORS: Pennsylvania black bear hunting in its ‘Golden Age’
This is indeed the “Golden Age” of pursuing black bears in the Keystone State. Pennsylvania is presently celebrated as having one of the most impressive black bear populations in the nation, estimated...
View ArticleHSFB: Wyomissing beats Hamburg in District 3 quarters
WYOMISSING — Hamburg finally accomplished what it failed to do against Wyomissing when the Berks League rivals first met in the regular season: score a touchdown. While the eighth-seeded Hawks still...
View ArticlePSU-Schuylkill men's basketball team falls
Lehman 99 PSU-Schuylkill 58 WILLIAMSPORT — Derek Dimond scored 24 points, but Lehman scored 54 points in the first half and rolled to a consolation-game victory in the Dutch Burch Tip-Off Tournament at...
View ArticleHSFB: Lehighton ousts Blue Mountain in District 11 Class AAA semifinals
LEHIGHTON — Throughout its run to its first Anthracite Football League title, Lehighton’s high-powered offense received a lot of accolades. Saturday, the Indians showed they have a pretty good defense,...
View ArticleWOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Chaklos, Troutman return to Martz Hall in LVC win
Saturday was a homecoming for Lebanon Valley College’s Kiely Chaklos and Taylor Troutman. It was also a return to the basketball court for both after long layoffs. Troutman scored eight points, while...
View ArticleOutdoor briefs for Nov. 15
Outdoors-related clubs and organizations can submit items to be considered for publication in “Outdoors Briefs” by emailing to outdoors@republicanherald.com. Brook trout chosen for license button There...
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