HS VOLLEYBALL: Marian routs Halifax
HOMETOWN - Halifax head coach Jackie Miller had already asked for three timeouts to stem the flood of points scored against her Wildcats.But with Marian owning a two-game lead and a 6-2 edge on the...
View ArticleTackling PSU's issues
STATE COLLEGE - There are plenty of reasons Penn State didn't tackle well in its frustrating loss to Central Florida on Saturday.Bill O'Brien insists how the Nittany Lions practice isn't one of...
View ArticleBlue Mountain rolls past Tamaqua
TAMAQUA - Madyson Riegel scored two goals Tuesday as Blue Mountain shut out Tamaqua 4-0 in a Schuylkill League Division I girls' soccer match.Riegel scored a goal in each half as the Eagles produced...
View ArticleDawgs sweep Devils
SHENANDOAH - Tri-Valley regained a share of the Schuylkill League Division IV girls' volleyball lead Tuesday when it defeated Shenandoah Valley in three games.While Division III leader Halifax fell in...
View ArticleStoner shatters record
Paige Stoner did it again.She broke her own course record.Wednesday's run came on the Pottsville senior's home course, a 3.1-mile layout around the campus ending at Veterans Memorial Stadium.Stoner...
View ArticleBlue Mtn. shuts out Thorpe
ORWIGSBURG - Fritz Miller scored twice as Blue Mountain blanked Jim Thorpe 3-0 in a Schuylkill League Division I boys' soccer contest Wednesday night at the Eagles' Nest.Bryant Penberth added a goal...
View ArticleHS GIRLS SOCCER: Haven edges Miners to stay unbeaten
MINERSVILLE - Schuylkill Haven senior Shelby Trumbo has developed into one of the best "offensive" defenders in the Schuylkill League during her high-school career.In a tight, intense, defensive match,...
View ArticleHS VOLLEYBALL: Pottsville sweeps Panther Valley
It took a while for Pottsville senior outside hitter Madison Sterner to find her rhythm in Thursday's Schuylkill League interdivisional matchup against Panther Valley.Once she did, the last crossover...
View ArticleNativity knocks off Halifax
HALIFAX - Emily Field made Nativity's long road trip a fruitful one.The senior hitter registered 15 kills, 10 assists, five digs, one block and one ace as the visiting Green Wave defeated Halifax...
View ArticleHS FOOTBALL: Spartans, Hurricanes chasing AFL title dreams
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - North Schuylkill is at a crossroads.The Spartans started the Wally Hall Era with a pair of victories over Shenandoah Valley and Minersville, but that quick start came to a crashing...
View ArticleHS FOOTBALL: On the sidelines with Deryk Gibbon
School: Jim Thorpe Area High SchoolPosition: Left guardHometown: Jim ThorpeParents' names: Rodney Gibbon and Denise VitielloAge: 17Year in school: SeniorFavorite subject: GymFavorite place for wings...
View ArticleTide, Eagles battle to draw
ORWIGSBURG - Pottsville and Blue Mountain met in a Schuylkill League Division I showdown Thursday at the Eagles' Nest.In the end, nothing was decided as the two played to a 1-1 draw in a rematch of...
View ArticleDawgs' fast start a feel-good story
You can't help but like Mike Ulicny.I meet thousands of people every year in my various roles as sports editor, teacher, coach, volunteer firefighter, husband and father, and Ulicny is one of those...
View ArticleTide seeking to regain 'Lump'
One trophy down, another to go.That was the mindset of the Pottsville football team this week as the Crimson Tide head into tonight's annual battle with Reading for the "Lump of Coal" at Veterans...
View ArticleBig Diamond sets 2014 divisions PSU, W. Virginia to renew rivalry
FORESTVILLE - Big Diamond Speedway officials announced Thursday two classes will compete every two weeks in the 2014 schedule.On the track's Facebook site, track officials said the 358 late models and...
View Article7 set for induction into Blue Mtn. Hall
The Blue Mountain All-Sports Hall of Fame will hold its 2013 induction ceremony at halftime of tonight's football game between Blue Mountain and Wyomissing.A pre-game gathering will be held for...
View ArticleHS FOOTBALL: Williams Valley blows past Line Mountain
WILLIAMSTOWN - For the first five minutes of Friday night's Tri-Valley League game between Line Mountain and Williams Valley, the Eagles held the upper hand.After the first quarter, it was all Williams...
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HEGINS - Hunter Harner's big start to the season continued Friday.The Tri-Valley senior rushed for a pair of touchdowns and threw for another as the Dawgs stayed unbeaten with a 28-0 victory over East...
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LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP - Mount Carmel Area head coach Carmen DeFrancesco's post-game talk with reporters lasted a total of 19 seconds and sums up the game."They ran on us," he said of Loyalsock. "They...
View ArticleHS FOOTBALL: Pottsville regains 'Lump of Coal'
If paybacks and second-half rallies are to become the trademark of this year's Pottsville High football team, none of the Crimson Tide is about to complain.Playing before a homecoming crowd at Veterans...
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