PIAA SOFTBALL: Nestor twins help Williams Valley reach state final
BLOOMSBURGHannah and Haley Nestor are twins, but the Williams Valley sophomores are two entirely different people.For the record, Hannah's the older sister - by 14 minutes.To begin, there are physical...
View ArticleHS SOFTBALL: PIAA Class A state final
PIAA Softball PlayoffsClass A ChampionshipNeshannock (21-2) vs. Williams Valley (22-4)When: Today, 3 p.m.Where: Nittany Lion Softball Park, Penn State University, State CollegeAdmission: $8 for adults,...
View ArticleFightin Phils down Bowie
READING - It took longer than desired, but the Reading Fightin Phils eventually won Thursday's Eastern League game against the Bowie Baysox.After a rain delay of 1 hour and 57 minutes, Sebastian...
View ArticlePIAA SOFTBALL: Williams Valley's confidence erupts in 'their inning'
STATE COLLEGE - Williams Valley coach Lee Reiser could see the weight begin to lift off his team's shoulders. Kylie Doyle knew that the fourth inning was Williams Valley's inning. It "always" is. With...
View ArticlePIAA SOFTBALL: Williams Valley routs Neshannock to win state softball title
STATE COLLEGE - Williams Valley batted around in the fourth inning. The Vikings batted around again in the fifth. They batted around one more time in the sixth. Domination. Demolition. Seldom a shadow...
View ArticleVikings' title shows the toughness of Schuylkill League softball
STATE COLLEGE - Third in Schuylkill League Division II - first in the state. Meet Williams Valley, the 2013 PIAA Class A softball champions. The Vikings' 13-0 rout of defending Class AA champion...
View ArticlePIAA SOFTBALL: Kreiser's patience pays off in final
STATE COLLEGE - Maura Kreiser began the season as the starting right fielder for the Williams Valley softball team. The sophomore finished it about 170 feet away, placing the tag on a dropped third...
View ArticleLions upend Angels
WYOMISSING - Taylor Luckenbill and Brandon Daubert each had RBI hits to support a great outing by Tyler Moser as Pottsville defeated Wyomissing 3-1 in a Schuylkill-Berks Legion League game...
View ArticleEastern League: Fightin Phils 3, Flying Squirrels 1
RICHMOND, Va. - A Derrick Mitchell double in the top of the ninth inning forced extra innings, and Reading scored two runs in the 10th inning to cap a come-from-behind win against Richmond. Edgar...
View ArticleWhen finding young wildlife, look but don't touch
HARRISBURG - As heartless as it may seem, the best thing to do when finding any young wildlife is to capture the moment in the mind or through the viewfinder of a camera and then walk away.With schools...
View ArticleDream comes true
STATE COLLEGE For two decades, Lee Reiser's been chasing a dream, a dream of winning a state championship. Yet year after year, time after time, the longtime coach and his Williams Valley softball...
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VALLEY VIEW - Cale Bruso and Dalton Miller collected two hits apiece, pacing Valley View to a 4-3 victory over Hamburg in a Schuylkill-Berks Legion Baseball League North-South crossover contest...
View ArticleCollege shooters meet challenges, look to next year
SAINT CLAIR - At first glance, North Schuylkill graduate Brady Simms and Nativity graduate Joe Recla have the appearance of typical college students enjoying lunch in the early days of their first...
View ArticleGrovers take pair of wins
TAMAQUA - Wade Bressler tossed a complete-game three-hitter, striking out seven to elevate Pine Grove to a 7-3 victory over Tamaqua in a Schuylkill-Berks Legion baseball contest Sunday afternoon.Kobe...
View ArticleHewitt continues moving forward
READING - Five years ago, a call came through from the Philadelphia Phillies organization.It was the 2008 Major League Baseball Entry Draft and Anthony Hewitt, a talent out of Salisbury (Conn.) High...
View ArticleEastern League Fightin Phils 5 Flying Squirrels 4
Eastern League Fightin Phils 5 Flying Squirrels 4 RICHMOND, Va. - Anthony Hewitt homered and Reading topped Richmond to sweep the Flying Squirrels at The Diamond. Reading's last series sweep came...
View ArticleFitzpatrick wins 45-lap Memorial
FORESTVILLE - Eighty-four cars packed the pit area at Big Diamond Speedway on Friday night for the first running of the Andy Fayash Jr. Memorial event.Tim Fitzpatrick, Jeff Strunk and Marc Berzowski...
View ArticleGrigas stymies Haven
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Frackville Red's Bobby Grigas was dominating on the mound Monday evening.He was pretty good once he got on base, too.Now, there are two undefeated teams left in the Schuylkill County...
View ArticleMinersville edges Lions in extras
MINERSVILLE - Ryan King's single to center field drove home Jeff Blanchek with the game-winning run in the ninth inning as Minersville earned a 3-2 victory over Pottsville in a Schuylkill-Berks Legion...
View ArticleGrigas stymies Haven
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Frackville Red's Bobby Grigas was dominating on the mound Monday evening.He was pretty good once he got on base, too.Now, there are two undefeated teams left in the Schuylkill County...
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