HS FOOTBALL: Haven runs by Minersville
MINERSVILLE - Schuylkill Haven head coach Mike Farr had a couple concerns coming into Friday night's Anthracite Football League contest with Minersville.First, the coach said that his Hurricanes don't...
View ArticleHS FOOTBALL: Danville downs winless Shamokin
DANVILLE - For Shamokin to beat anyone, let alone a top-tier team like Danville, the Indians need to stop getting in their own way.That didn't happen Friday and Danville did what it does best - grind -...
View ArticleTigers trounce Red Tornadoes
MOUNT CARMEL - Combine a frenetic, hurry-up offense with an aggressive ballhawking defense, and you have one heck of a football team.That's exactly what Mount Carmel head coach Carmen DeFrancesco says...
View ArticleTamaqua runs by Devils
TAMAQUA - Tamaqua senior wide receiver Dustin Vandermartin found out what it was like to be a running back Friday evening on Blue Raiders Hall of Fame Night. His temporary home at carrying the pigskin...
View Article4th-quarter rally lifts Dawgs past Newport
NEWPORT - Hunter Harner ran for 211 yards and two touchdowns as Tri-Valley rallied in the fourth quarter to down Newport 13-7 in a Tri-Valley League contest on Friday.Harner had scoring runs of 2 and 7...
View ArticleHS FOOTBALL: Mahanoy pounds Marian to reach 3-0
MAHANOY CITY - After rushing for more than 500 yards in two games, there is little question Mahanoy Area's football team may go as far as the legs of quarterback Dylan Mahmod take it.Mahanoy Area head...
View ArticleHS FOOTBALL: Freshman leads Pottsville to Clash of 61 Trophy
ORWIGSBURG - Schuylkill County football fans, meet Darion Jacoby.The Pottsville freshman running back broke onto the scene in a major way Friday night, helping the Crimson Tide capture the Clash of 61...
View ArticleHS FOOTBALL: Goal-line stand preserves Nativity victory
SAINT CLAIR - Nativity's goal-line defense - Bear 46 - dug its heels into its end zone.With just 1:01 left in the game, the Green Wave had no more ground to give.Quarterback sneak. Nothing.Quarterback...
View ArticleJunior pheasant season ideal way to introduce youngsters to hunting
More and more adult hunters are beginning to understand the importance of impressing upon young hunters that it is the experience of the hunt that makes for lasting memories and not the kill.For most...
View ArticleMilestone for elk
BENEZETTE - For the 86 lucky hunters whose applications were drawn Friday by the Pennsylvania Game Commission for this year's elk hunt, anticipation will begin to build upon notification for what many...
View ArticleHurricanes shut out Williams Valley
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Rileigh Evitts scored twice as Schuylkill Haven remained undefeated on the season with a 3-0 victory over Williams Valley in a Schuylkill League Division II girls' soccer contest...
View ArticleBig wreck halts race at Diamond
FORESTVILLE - For a moment, Kevin Beach's sportsman car seemed frozen in time.Spinning horizontally in the air along the frontstretch fence and ripping it down with sparks flying, the remains of...
View ArticleLocal college athletes excel
Thought for the day: At the risk of seeming to encourage students to spend less time on their studies (which I'm not), we take note of the words of Albert Einstein: "Imagination is more important than...
View ArticlePSU NOTEBOOK: Third down still a problem for Lions
STATE COLLEGE - After an off-the-page first season on the sidelines, one of the biggest questions asked of Bill O'Brien in the preseason centered on whether he planned to eschew his punter as often as...
View ArticleCOLLINS: Defense lacking in Penn State loss
STATE COLLEGEWin or lose, Penn State was going to learn something about itself Saturday night.That much was clear long before Central Florida took the field and earned the biggest win in its program's...
View ArticleHS SOCCER: Big second half lifts Pottsville past Tamaqua
TAMAQUA - Tamaqua's young defense hung tough for a half.After that, Pottsville's speed, athleticism and experience was just too much for the Blue Raiders to handle.Humza Hnesh and Brandon Kessock each...
View ArticleYoung Nittany Lions hope to learn lesson from another tough defeat
STATE COLLEGE - Penn State has got to be used to this feeling by now.The Nittany Lions have lost five games since the start of the 2012 season. They had a legitimate chance to win four of those games....
View ArticleThorpe edges Cards
JIM THORPE - Caleb Heller scored the equalizer and Steven Principe tallied the go-ahead goal in the 76th minute, lifting Jim Thorpe to a 2-1 victory over Pine Grove in a Schuylkill League Division I...
View ArticleHalifax tops Millersburg in D-III clash
HALIFAX - One by one, Halifax continues to pick off its Western rivals. Catherine Amoriello compiled 19 assists, five digs and two blocks, leading the Wildcats to a 25-19, 25-22, 25-20 Division III...
View ArticlePa. Hall of Fame inductions slated to be held Oct. 19 PSU's Hackenberg...
North Schuylkill graduate Carson Long will be inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Holiday Inn East, Harrisburg.The date of the induction ceremony was...
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