GIRLS' HOOPS: Williams Valley beats UDA for tourney title
ELIZABETHVILLE — Williams Valley started last season by winning the Upper Dauphin Tip-Off Tournament and finished it with a District 11 Class A championship berth and trip to the second round of the...
View ArticleRelative of Maroons great recounts title game
Let’s go back in time to late November 1925 and the town of Pottsville. All the surrounding communities are buzzing about the upcoming clash between the two powers of the NFL: the Pottsville Maroons...
View ArticlePenn State accepts TaxSlayer Bowl invite, will face Georgia
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State will, indeed, be spending New Year’s in Jacksonville. Speculation became reality Sunday afternoon, as the Nittany Lions were selected to compete in the TaxSlayer Bowl on Jan....
View ArticleTrue sports greats still exist
Thanksgiving morning produced ideal weather for the 106th edition of Berwick’s Run for the Diamonds. More than 1,400 runners from all over the United States, as well as the contingent of about 25...
View ArticleGIRLS' HOOPS: Monday's high school roundup
Julia Kutz scored a game-high 15 points to lead Blue Mountain to a 53-28 victory over Nativity in a non-league contest atop Lawton’s Hill on Monday. Abby Fanelli contributed 13 points as Blue Mountain...
View ArticleGIRLS' HOOPS: Jordan leads North Schuylkill past rival Mount Carmel
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Averi Jordan played her first varsity game as a forward Monday night, but no one would’ve guessed it by the sophomore’s performance. Jordan scored a game-high 24 points and came up...
View ArticleH.S. BOYS' BASKETBALL: Miners win 50-44 thriller over Tamaqua
TAMAQUA — It was an uneven season opener for Minersville. But one of the Miners’ best returning players, along with a dominating night on the boards, bailed them out. Senior David Graham had a...
View ArticleLocal sports round up for Dec. 7, 2015
ORWIGSBURG — Aaron Albertini and Brayden Lewis combined for 11 fourth-quarter points as Blue Mountain held off Schuylkill Valley 61-43 to earn its first win of the season in a non-league contest...
View ArticleGIRLS' HOOPS: Teaschenko leads Shendandoah victory over Tamaqua
TAMAQUA — Carly Teaschenko knew before the girls’ basketball season started that Shenandoah Valley would need to find another source of offense to make up for the weapons it lost to graduation. Tuesday...
View ArticleHigh School Swimming and Wrestling Roundup
Coach Ned Hampford and the Pottsville boys’ swimming and diving team made history Tuesday night. The Crimson Tide’s 103-72 non-league win over Saucon Valley was Hampford’s 400th career dual-meet...
View ArticlePSU-Schuylkill teams sweep Scranton
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — After she scored 48 points in her past two games, Penn State Schuylkill head coach Charlie Killian was looking for one more strong offensive game from Coleen Druby before the...
View ArticleTuesday's high school basketball roundup
WEST LAWN — Maldeen Thomas’ 3-pointer with 5 seconds left in the game lifted Pottsville to a thrilling 47-44 victory over Wilson West Lawn in a non-league boys’ basketball contest Tuesday. Thomas...
View ArticleHS Swimming Preview: Changing of the guard
Who’s next? Who’s the next Schuylkill League male and female swimmer to step up and become the league’s elite? For the past four years, Blue Mountain’s Nathanael Marino dominated the Schuylkill League...
View ArticleGIRLS' HOOPS PREVIEW: Pottsville sets sights on playoff success
When Curt Ziegmont took over the Pottsville girls’ basketball program in May, he was familiar with the Crimson Tide’s recent successes, but had otherwise been occupied with his previous duties as head...
View ArticleLions' Nassib wins Hendricks Award
STATE COLLEGE — At the start of the 2013 season, even Penn State fans didn’t seem to know anything about Carl Nassib. Now, the entire college football world knows all about what the 6-foot-7 defensive...
View ArticleHS WRESTLING: Rising Crimson Tide team to watch in area wrestling
Since he became Pottsville’s wrestling coach in the spring of 2013, Gary Keener has been building the foundation of something special. • Hundreds of hours teaching technique and training at their own...
View ArticleHigh School Basketball Roundup for Dec. 9
TAMAQUA — Kayley Kovac poured in a game-high 27 points to lead Jim Thorpe to a 72-39 rout of Tamaqua in the Schuylkill League Division I girls’ basketball opener Wednesday night. Payton Kovac...
View ArticleHS Wrestling: Pine Grove nips Mahanoy Area
MAHANOY CITY — Dillon Kintzel came through when his Pine Grove teammates needed him the most. Kintzel’s fall in 23 seconds at 138 pounds turned out to be the clincher as the Cardinals edged Mahanoy...
View ArticleH.S. BOYS' BASKETBALL: Crimson Tide have new look, same expectations
Last season was one to remember for Pottsville. The Crimson Tide had an undefeated regular season and a 28-game winning streak, both firsts in program history. Pottsville won its sixth consecutive...
View ArticleFour named to PVCA All-State Team
PINE GROVE — Marian’s girls’ volleyball team began the 2015 season with a new setter, but with the same high hopes as always. With the announcement by the Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association of...
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