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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.Visitors Bureau honors pair of outdoor...
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BLOOMSBURG - In what was a record-setting statistical season that produced just the second Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football championship for Bloomsburg University, the numbers betrayed...
View ArticleGetting venison is No. 1 reason deer hunters go hunting in poll
There are still some of us dinosaurs who have to think before we refer to Monday's opening day of Pennsylvania's two-week firearms deer season as the opening day of "buck" season.For those of us who...
View ArticlePENN STATE NOTEBOOK: Lewis shines in season finale
MADISON, Wis. - Eleven Wisconsin defensive players staring down Penn State at the Badgers' 3 didn't see what coach Gary Andersen saw.Too bad for Wisconsin he wasn't standing close enough to the...
View ArticleCOLLINS COLUMN: Penn State pulls it all together
MADISON, Wis. - Bill O'Brien lied.This vile, dastardly fib took place Tuesday during his weekly press conference. A reporter had asked him a question about the Las Vegas betting line, and truth be...
View ArticleTamaqua to hold 'Meet the Raiders' Huskies' Clarke named finalist Big Diamond...
TAMAQUA - The Tamaqua Area School District will hold its annual winter "Meet the Raiders Night" at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Tamaqua High School Athletic Center.Members of the boys' and girls' basketball...
View ArticleThree Nittany Lions names All-Big Ten
Three Penn State football players have been selected to the All-Big Ten Conference first team in voting by the conference coaches and media. Junior Allen Robinson was selected the Richter-Howard...
View ArticlePSU rookies set tone
MADISON, Wis. - Since Penn State won't be returning to Camp Randall Stadium for at least another seven years thanks to Big Ten expansions and new divisional alignments that begin next season,...
View ArticlePSU-Schuylkill drops pair to PSU-Brandywine
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - After gamely attempting to overcome a 23-point halftime deficit, Penn State Schuylkill's men's basketball team learned a hard lesson in its 95-82 loss to Penn State Brandywine on...
View ArticleGolfer scores ace at Schuylkill CC Racing Legends Reunion scheduled Sandberg...
ORWIGSBURG - Kyle Foster recently shot a hole-in-one at Schuylkill Country Club.Foster earned his second career hole-in-one with an ace on the par-3, 129-yard 16th hole. He used a 9-iron.The shot was...
View ArticleHunting photos to be featured in online gallery Sandberg, players to attend...
The Republican-Herald is encouraging area hunters to submit photos of their deer or bear harvests for display in an online gallery.Hunters are asked to visit The Republican-Herald's webpage at...
View ArticleHS BOYS' BASKETBALL: D'Agostino, McGinley make coaching debuts tonight
Frank D'Agostino was going to watch plenty of high school boys' basketball over the next few months as a fan, following his younger brother Kobe at Pine Grove.Ryan McGinley resigned as the head women's...
View ArticleBerks Football League unveils all-star squads
READING - A pair of Pottsville players and four players from Blue Mountain earned first-team honors on the 2013 Berks Football League All-Star squad unveiled Sunday night.The BFL all-stars are selected...
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McGinley fileAge: 35Hometown: PottsvilleHigh School: 1996 graduate of Pottsville Area High SchoolCurrent employer: Hamburg Area School District, 3rd-grade teacherPrevious coaching experience: Penn...
View ArticleHS BOYS' BASKETBALL: Crimson Tide open with rout of Danville
Pottsville's Eli Nabholz battled a variety of injuries last winter and missed most of the Crimson Tide's basketball season.If Friday is any indication, the now-healthy junior forward could on the verge...
View ArticlePanthers, Bears reach PV tip-off final
LANSFORD - Jake Szczecina hit three 3-pointers and went 13-for-15 from the free-throw line to score 32 points as Panther Valley downed Marian 71-63 in Friday's opening round of the Panther Valley...
View ArticleDawgs open with victory
HAMBURG - Tri-Valley may have lost most of its starters after last season's run to the PIAA Class A championship, but the Bulldogs didn't skip a beat in Friday's 2013 season opener.Kylie Spickler...
View Article7 Pottsville wrestlers reach semis
BLOOMSBURG - Richie Bentz posted a pair of pins at 113 pounds as seven Pottsville wrestlers advanced to the semifinals Friday at the DKI Wrestling Tournament.Luke Gardner (120), Nathan Cromyak (126),...
View ArticleMarian, host Lourdes make tourney final
COAL TOWNSHIP - Marian coach Paul Brutto couldn't have asked for a better beginning.His Fillies scored the game's first 10 points, built an 18-point lead by the end of the first quarter, and went on to...
View ArticleHS SWIMMING: Haven freshman pulls stunner at Schuylkill Sprint Meet
Mary Zimmerman and Joann Butkus have trained together for several years with the Schuylkill YMCA Tempest swim team.Because they are three years apart in age, however, they've never raced competitively...
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