Local sports wrap for Dec. 10, 2015
ORWIGSBURG — Mark Boran (200 IM) and Nick Yackenchick (100 breaststroke) won individual events as Blue Mountain used its depth to overcome Salisbury 107-70 in a non-league boys’ swimming meet Thursday...
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FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Blue Mountain started the Schuylkill League girls’ basketball season with a bang. Abby Fanelli hit back-to-back 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to help the Eagles rally past North...
View ArticleGIRLS' HOOPS: Kondrack balances Pottsville in win over Pine Grove
It was plain to see Thursday night why Alyssa Kondrack has earned the nickname “The Beast” from new Pottsville head coach Curt Ziegmont. Her previously broken hand all bandaged up, Kondrack still...
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Adrienne Kroznuskie scored a career-high 30 points, including seven 3-pointers, and Abby Schoffstall added 19 points as Minersville rolled past Nativity 86-25 on Friday in a non-league girls’...
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FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Mark Chelius scored 30 points, including five in overtime, as Blue Mountain edged North Schuylkill 55-50 in a Schuylkill League Division I contest Friday night. The Eagles trailed...
View ArticleH.S. BOYS' HOOPS: Red Raiders hold off Schuylkill Haven
COAL TOWNSHIP — Lourdes’ full-court, pressure defense helped the Red Raiders build a big early lead. The defense, along with freshman Thomas Schultz, stepped up in the fourth quarter to help preserve...
View ArticleLOCAL BRIEF: Schlitzer paces Surrey to win
Schlitzer paces Surrey to win SURREY, England — Pottsville and Philadelphia University graduate Nick Schlitzer had one of his best offensive games as a professional Friday in leading the Surrey...
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Outdoors-related clubs and organizations can submit items to be considered for publication in “Outdoors Briefs” by emailing to outdoors@republicanherald.com. 4-day bear total tops last year’s amount...
View ArticlePenn State hires Fordham's Moorhead as offensive coordinator
STATE COLLEGE — James Franklin wanted his new offensive coordinator in place sooner rather than later. Saturday, the Penn State head coach got his man. Fordham University head coach Joe Moorhead was...
View ArticleOUTDOORS: Late season provides bowhunters with one last shot
Mere weeks ago a tangle of vegetation grew vibrantly green, carefree and lush where now a bleak, desolate canvas of muted gray-brown is present. Winter tightens its grip, the firearms deer season...
View ArticleOUTDOORS: Inclusion of MYHP makes late small game true family event
HARRISBURG — If there is a hunting season that conjured up images of nostalgia captured in a Norman Rockwell painting, it is small-game season. Safety regulations have long dictated that checkered...
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TAMAQUA — Nativity built a big early lead. Tamaqua came storming back. Back and forth the Hilltoppers and Raiders went, needing 10 extra minutes to decide it. Finally, Nativity emerged victorious....
View ArticleGIRLS' HOOPS: Saturday's high school roundup
LANSFORD — Josh Wank’s first win with Schuylkill Haven came against a familiar opponent. Sarah Donati scored 17 points and Alyssa Gerber added 10 as the Hurricanes beat Panther Valley 38-24 in a...
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 ArticleNorth Schuylkill places 2nd at Elizabethtown
ELIZABETHTOWN — North Schuylkill took second place in the Elizabethtown Duals tournament on Saturday with a 4-1 record. The Spartans topped Southern Huntingdon 57-18, Calvert Hall College (Maryland)...
View ArticleCOLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Winter sports athletes earn honors
Thought for the Day — Since this is the last column before Christmas, a Merry Christmas to all. We recall the words of 16th century English poet and farmer Thomas Tusser who said: “At Christmas play...
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Bears battle back for 2-1 triumph BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Travis Boyd’s shootout goal provided the difference and Justin Peters posted 32 saves as the Hershey Bears beat the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in an...
View ArticleMoorhead can succeed at Penn State
This can be another one of those columns that throws a million numbers at fans, explaining statistically why Joe Moorhead’s offenses over the years at Akron and Connecticut and most recently at Fordham...
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Blue Mountain made a statement Monday night. It says: The Eagles are going to be a factor in the Schuylkill League Division I girls’ basketball race this season. Jillian Moyer’s free throw with 6.9...
View ArticleGIRLS' HOOPS: Marian tops rival Mahanoy Area
HOMETOWN — Savanna Krusinsky didn’t miss a beat. After sitting out last year with an injury, the Marian senior forward has shown she’s just as dominant in the paint as she was during the sophomore...
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