CROSS COUNTRY: Henninger, Condly capture titles at Canes Invitational
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Work in the summer, win in the fall.Blue Mountain's Shannon Henninger and Jim Thorpe's Johnathan Condly proved that Saturday morning in the 7th annual 'Canes Invitational at...
View ArticleUnbeaten Hamburg garners tourney title
HAMBURG - Hamburg's impressive start to the 2013 boys' soccer season continued Saturday.Junior Dustin Rohrbach scored with 1:07 remaining in overtime to lift the Hawks to a 2-1 victory over Wyomissing...
View ArticleNew line ends women's hunt for clothes that fit
HAMBURG - Sooner or later - usually sooner - one's husband realizes that passing on unwanted fishing tackle to his wife is not a good idea.All it takes to convince him is the need to take time away...
View ArticleEvans' hat trick propels Tide by Nativity
Gabrielle Evans had a hat trick, while Kyra Bulino and Gabriella Bentz added two goals apiece as Pottsville rolled past Nativity 8-1 during a non-league girls' soccer contest Saturday atop Lawton's...
View ArticleDefense leading Penn State
STATE COLLEGE This is still Penn State.No NCAA sanctions are going to change that. The Nittany Lions proved that last season.Know what they're proving this season? That a true freshman quarterback who...
View ArticleBig Diamond adds roadrunners
FORESTVILLE -Big Diamond Speedway have announced roadrunners have been added to today's scheduled 6:15 p.m. program.Before the addition of the roadrunners, the program was scheduled to feature 358...
View ArticleSlow start, great finish
STATE COLLEGE - You can take a thousand official visits to Penn State and walk through the tunnel into an empty Beaver Stadium in the summer time during each one. But for a freshman in his first few...
View ArticleDog trainer visits outdoors radio show Banquets Today's events This week's...
Outdoors-related clubs and organizations can submit items to be considered for publication in "Outdoors Briefs" by emailing to outdoors@republicanherald.com. Nationally known field dog trainer and...
View ArticleLandowners can enhance Hegins-Gratz Wild Pheasant Recovery Area
GRATZ - Location is said to be "everything" so far as a business is concerned, but when it comes to the Pennsylvania Game Commission Wild Pheasant Recovery Area program, location is only as good as...
View ArticleSOL LIPTON RUN: Gordon mother wins women's half-marathon
Carrying son Owen in her arms, Janel Hansbury stepped forward Sunday to accept her award at the 33rd annual Sol Lipton Run Fest. That's 5½-month-old son Owen.And that's the award for winning the...
View ArticleOne year after shadow event, Pottsville soldier races at Sol Lipton Run Fest
Last September, then-Army Staff Sgt. Zachary Reichert served in the midst of a one-year tour of duty in northern Afghanistan.As a respite from the life-and-death dangers he and his company dealt with...
View ArticleFitzpatrick wins at Big Diamond
FORESTVILLE - Pottsville's Shawn Fitzpatrick scored his first-ever 358 modified feature win Sunday night at Big Diamond Speedway.Fitzpatrick drove 25 non-stop green-flag laps to beat Kevin Albert Jr....
View ArticleSOL LIPTON RUN: Gordon mother wins women's half-marathon
Carrying son Owen in her arms, Janel Hansbury stepped forward Sunday to accept her award at the 33rd annual Sol Lipton Run Fest. That's 5½-month-old son Owen.And that's the award for winning the...
View ArticleGIRLS' SOCCER: Sophomores spark Spartans by CMVT
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - North Schuylkill is looking to get its girls' soccer program up with the other powerhouse teams in the Schuylkill League.Having the combination of Carly Bonomo and Waverly Snyder up...
View ArticleFitzpatrick grabs 1st modified win at Big D
FORESTVILLE - The racing principal scored an A-plus for his driving and a lesser grade for his gymnastic ability.After scoring his first career 358 modified victory Sunday night at Big Diamond...
View ArticleValley View's Wartman shines in starring role with PSU linebackers
STATE COLLEGE - In the season opener against Syracuse, obvious passing downs would come up, and Nyeem Wartman would run off the field. That's just the way it went, of course. The youngest of the three...
View ArticleTri-Valley tops Cards to stay unbeaten
PINE GROVE - Despite heavy graduation losses, the cupboard is not bare at Tri-Valley.The two-time Schuylkill League champion Dawgs improved to 3-0 with a 24-26, 25-7, 25-12, 25-13 victory over Pine...
View ArticlePine Grove shocks Tide
Emily Weaver and Jen Kaufman each scored goals as Pine Grove shut down Pottsville's high-powered offense and handed the Crimson Tide their first loss of the season with a 2-0 victory in a Schuylkill...
View ArticleKickoff time set for Penn State vs. Kent State
STATE COLLEGE - Penn State's final non-conference game, against Kent State, will kick off at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, in Beaver Stadium. The game will be televised by the Big Ten Network.Penn...
View ArticleBig Diamond switches divisions Haven golfer records ace
FORESTVILLE - Big Diamond Speedway promoters Jake and Jasmine Smulley announced a switch in the headline division for Sunday's scheduled 6:15 p.m. program at the Forestville oval.The 358 late models...
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