Online '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 ArticleOUTDOORS: Mysterious 'fever' strikes member of 'The Bear Gang'
Editor’s note: Although no names are used to protect the identity of the participants, what follows is an actual account from years gone by of a black bear hunt in Pennsylvania’s Northern Tier. RENOVO...
View ArticleCOLLEGE COLUMN: Paluck, Sherkness wrap up strong seasons for Susquehanna...
Higher Education Yahoo (HEY) Awards …Our first two HEY’s go out to two Susquehanna volleyball and Landmark Conference leaders. • Senior libero and co-captain Sarah Paluck of Tamaqua concluded her...
View ArticleLocal Sports Brief for Monday, November 16
Marian to play next PIAA match at Middletown MECHANICSBURG — Marian’s girls’ volleyball team will bid for a berth in the PIAA Class A championship match on Tuesday at Middletown High School. The...
View ArticleYOUTH FOOTBALL: Frackville, Ashland claim Tri-County Midget titles
LANSFORD — Judging by the final scores, there is no denying that the best teams won in Sunday’s Tri-County Midget Football Championships doubleheader. Joshua Chowansky ran for 212 yards and four...
View ArticlePIAA Girls' Volleyball Preview
PIAA Girls’ Volleyball Preview Class A Semifinal Marian (20-2) vs. North Star (24-0) When: Today, 6:30 p.m. Where: Middletown High School, Middletown Tickets: $6 per adult, $3 per student About the...
View ArticleCOLLEGE HOOPS: Killian earns 1st win at PSU-Schuylkill head coach
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Charlie Killian had a simple reason for taking the women’s basketball head coaching job this season at Penn State Schuylkill. “I never had a program that you could kind of affect it...
View ArticleBRIEFS: Blue Mountain grad honored by Giants
Blue Mtn. grad receives honor from N.Y. Giants RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants selected Rutherford High School football coach Andy Howell as “The Lou Rettino High School Football Coach of the...
View ArticlePIAA VOLLEYBALL: Marian toppled in Class A semifinals
MIDDLETOWN — After two sets of Tuesday’s PIAA Class A girls’ volleyball semifinal match, it appeared Marian had found solutions to the problem which plagued the Fillies in the first two sets against...
View ArticleLocal sports briefs for Nov. 18
Golfer notches 1st hole-in-one ORWIGSBURG — Phil Valenti recorded his first-ever hole-in-one Tuesday at the Schuylkill Country Club. Valenti aced the 201-yard No. 6 with a 6-iron. Valenti’s playing...
View ArticleH.S. VOLLEYBALL: Era ends for Marian after loss to North Starl
MIDDLETOWN — One got the feeling Tuesday night that fans were witnessing the end of an era. With Marian’s 25-20, 25-23, 19-25, 25-14 loss to District 5 champion North Star in the PIAA Class A...
View ArticleLocal Sports Brief for Thursday, November 19
PSUAC honors PSU-Schuylkill wrestler Lehman STATE COLLEGE — The Penn State University Athletic Confrerence has named Penn State Schuylkill’s Ty Lehman as its Student-Athlete of the Week in wrestling....
View ArticlePenn State baseball team readies for tour of Cuba
A baseball field in Havana will become the stage for the next step in the warming relations between Cuba and the United States, and this time, the Americans will be wearing the blue and white of Penn...
View ArticleThese PSU seniors have seen it all
STATE COLLEGE — Anthony Zettel and a group of his newest, closest friends came to Penn State when it was a different place, in a different time, in a different world. Saturday, the Nittany Lions’ star...
View ArticleFB FRIDAY: Weekly profile, Aaron DeAngelo, Marian
Name: Aaron DeAngelo Age: 17 Nickname: None Twitter handle: @21deangelo Parents’ names: Cheryl and Carlo DeAngelo Hometown: Kaska High school: Marian Catholic High School Years played: 3 Positions you...
View ArticleFB FRIDAY: Lehighton looks to close out stadium with title
LEHIGHTON — Tom McCarroll said Hollywood couldn’t have scripted it any better. The final game in the 75-year history of Lehighton Stadium will be for a championship. McCarroll’s Indians will play their...
View ArticleLocal Lions sweep Vaughn
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Hayley Wolff was quoting her coach when she said that a great basketball team should run like a well-oiled machine. Not only did Penn State Schuylkill’s women’s team fulfill its...
View ArticleCommunity appeals to keep Mason as coach
MINERSVILLE — Football players, students, parents and borough residents attended Minersville Area school board’s agenda meeting Thursday to tell the board that Pat Mason is more than just a coach to...
View ArticleFB FRIDAY: What 2 Watch 4
What 2 Watch 4 Games of the Week Marian at Tri-Valley, Saucon Valley at Lehighton, Bloomsburg at Schuylkill Haven SCFCA All-Star Game slated for Nov. 25 The Schuylkill County Football Coaches...
View ArticleFB FRIDAY: Dawgs, Colts clash for 11-A crown
HEGINS — Marian and Tri-Valley opened the District 11 football playoffs last week with games against their backyard rivals. Tonight, they square off against a stranger — each other. Despite the two...
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