PSU-Beaver sweeps PSU-Schuylkill
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Even as the Penn State Schuylkill women's basketball team faced an overwhelming, athletic opponent on Friday on its home court, the squad received some good news as it enters its...
View Article5 local players make All-State volleyball team
Five Schuylkill League girls - four from Marian and one from Nativity - were named Friday to the Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association All-State Team.All of the players made the Class A list,...
View ArticleHS GIRLS' BB: Blue Mountain edges Nativity
Nativity coach George Forney had high marks for his Golden Girls' defense in the first three quarters of Saturday afternoon's game with Blue Mountain.The trouble, however, came in the fourth...
View ArticleHS BOYS' BB: Mahanoy Area rolls to PV Tip-Off title
LANSFORD - Mahanoy Area gathered together at center court of the Panther Valley Middle School gymnasium Saturday to hoist a championship trophy.The Golden Bears hope it is the first of many this...
View ArticleTide shine at DKI
BLOOMSBURG - Since Gary Keener took over as Pottsville's wrestling coach in the spring, he and his staff have been working to change the culture and grow the roster.They ran a mat club all summer and...
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Class AAA Semifinal Archbishop Wood 42 Berwick 14ALLENTOWN - Jarrett McClenton felt Archbishop Wood's size and strength on the offensive line would be enough for the Vikings to take over in Saturday...
View ArticleGreen, Fillies beat Lourdes in OLOL final
COAL TOWNSHIP - For two and a half quarters, Saturday's championship game of the 18th annual Lourdes Tip-Off Tournament was a good, old-fashioned Schuylkill League slugfest.Over the final 12 minutes,...
View Article772-pound bear tops preliminary total of 2,308 Film showing to aid Trout...
Outdoors-related clubs and organizations can submit items to be considered for publication in "Outdoors Briefs" by emailing to outdoors@republicanherald.com. Despite nasty weather throughout much of...
View ArticleOld Forge downs Rollers
HAZLETON - On a frost-bitten evening, Old Forge rose to another challenge and is headed to Hershey.This time the defense, sometimes overshadowed by a big-play offense, answered the call, turning two...
View ArticleTechnology, input from hunters aid deer/forest study
For those hunters still looking to fill a deer tag during the upcoming second - and final - week of Pennsylvania's statewide firearms deer season, take comfort in knowing the Pennsylvania Game...
View ArticleN. Schuylkill finishes 2nd at JT Duals
JIM THORPE - Mason Madden-Edwards (106-113), Shane McGrath (126), Garet Grove (160) and Nate Gadinski (285) all went 5-0 to lead North Schuylkill to a second-place finish Saturday at the Jim Thorpe...
View ArticleRed Raiders top Tri-Valley to win crown
COAL TOWNSHIP - It's hard to say how many games Lourdes' young team may win this year, but for a club with one senior, two juniors, five sophomores and five freshmen, the Red Raiders are going to give...
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Pine Grove 40 Northern Lebanon 38FREDERICKSBURG - Becky Evans recorded a triple-double with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 steals as the Cardinals held on to win the consolation game of the Northern...
View ArticleDeer hunters can succeed during final days of rifle season
For firearms deer hunters, the final countdown begins Monday.Six days remain in the statewide firearms deer season, and precious time is ticking away for hunters to fill their tags and their freezers....
View ArticleLocals collect college awards
Higher Education Yahoo (HEY) Awards abound this week.HEY footballUniversity of Maine senior quarterback Marcus Wasilewski of Mount Carmel had hoped to extend his outstanding season for at least one...
View ArticleWinter runners: Remember safety first
Have a happy and safe holiday season.I will extend that wish to many over the next few weeks, but, at this time of year, a "safe" holiday season wish is particularly appropriate to runners.Although...
View ArticleH.S. BOYS' BASKETBALL: New starters lead Eagles to rout of Schuylkill Valley
ORWIGSBURG - With three starters returning, Blue Mountain is supposed to be in the running for the Schuylkill League Division I and overall league titles this season.Two new starters to the Eagles'...
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Tamaqua's junior high boys' basketball team defeated North Schuylkill 41-22 on Monday.Zeke Wassell had a team-high eight points while Eddie Titus and Dylan Scott added seven each for Tamaqua.Don Weist...
View ArticleBrown scores 18 points for Golden Bears in narrow win over Raiders
MAHANOY CITY - Macey Brown scored a game-high 18 points, leading Mahanoy Area to a 41-37 victory over Tamaqua in a non-league girls' basketball game Monday night.Jaclin Valasek netted a team-high 16...
View ArticleH.S. WRESTLING: Experienced Hawks defeat Pottsville
As other wrestlers got rewarded for a year of hard work with sectional, district, regional and state medals, Sean Stanish could only sit and watch.In early February, Hamburg's junior 120-pounder...
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