Training Team USA
WEATHERLY - When Chad Gerhard was growing up in the tiny borough of Weatherly, he never dreamed that he'd someday be halfway around the world, much less helping his country at the Winter Olympic...
View ArticleH.S. BOYS' BASKETBALL: Hot start leads Golden Bears past Vikings
TOWER CITY - With time winding down, a quick "un-de-feat-ed" chant broke out from the Mahanoy Area fans.The Golden Bears treated the game as their biggest test of the year. They responded with their...
View ArticleCardinals edge Panther Valley
LANSFORD - Ryan Martin's pin at 285 pounds lifted Pine Grove over Panther Valley 40-33 on Tuesday in a Schuylkill League Division I dual meet.Quentin Wolff, Marcus Kassab and Josh Phillippy added falls...
View ArticlePSU-Schuylkill to honor Haven Rec players Penn State starts variable pricing
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Penn State Schuylkill will recognize the Schuylkill Haven Recreation Biddy Basketball teams as part of Thursday's women's and men's basketball doubleheader against Bryn Athyn.Players...
View ArticleHaven girls defeat Moravian
BETHLEHEM - Allison Adams set school records in the 100 backstroke and as a member of the 400 freestyle relay team, leading Schuylkill Haven to a 86-84 non-league win over Moravian Academy on Tuesday....
View ArticleEagles top North Schuylkill to break deadlock in Division I ranks
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - Will Bornstein and Kyle Slane each scored 15 points, while Skyler Panchari added 13 as Blue Mountain took sole possession of second place in the division with a 55-44 victory over...
View ArticleMore football shockwaves turn Happy Valley into Nervous Valley
It's Happy Valley in name only now.Happy Valley is the name of a place where things never changed, where things were so good for so long, a need for something different never existed. Happy Valley just...
View ArticleH.S. WRESTLING: Youngsters lift North Schuylkill over Pine Grove
PINE GROVE - North Schuylkill's Owen Boyer, Ricky Elliott and Tyler Budnavage have struggled this season.They haven't won a ton of matches, but they've hung in there, worked hard and gotten better.All...
View ArticleHawks earn section title
HAMBURG - Ronnie Lavigne and Logan Lackey posted a pair of falls apiece Wednesday as Hamburg defeated Kutztown 81-0 and Tulpehocken 78-6 in a Berks League Section II tri-meet.With the sweep, the Hawks...
View ArticleEvans shoots Cardinals by Tamaqua
TAMAQUA - When Becky Evans gets on a roll, she's hard to stop.Wednesday, the Pine Grove senior outscored Tamaqua all by herself.Evans drained three 3-pointers, shot a perfect 5-for-5 from the foul line...
View ArticleCOLLEGE HOOPS: Nativity grad Felty victorious in coaching return to...
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - These days, it's all about family in the Felty household.As head coach Kayla Felty faced her first five-game losing streak with her Bryn Athyn women's basketball team, her father,...
View ArticleHS GIRLS' BB: Williams Valley downs Shenandoah Valley
TOWER CITY - Williams Valley senior forward Cassidy Pinchorski knew she had to do whatever it took to stay with Shenandoah Valley junior forward Abigail Snitzer in Thursday's Schuylkill League Division...
View Article10 former champs return for leagues
News, notes and observations as we await today's opening rounds of the Schuylkill League Wrestling Tournament at Jim Thorpe High School: Star power Eight 2013 champions return looking to become...
View ArticleHaven edges Bears
MAHANOY CITY - A big finish helped Schuylkill Haven complete an amazing comeback. The Hurricanes placed first and third in the final event, the 400 freestyle relay, to edge Mahanoy Area 87-83 in a...
View ArticleHS SWIMMING: Amey breaks 1,000 as Blue Raider girls roll past Tide
Miranda Amey's high school swimming career hasn't been filled with league, district or state medals. What it has been filled with is consistency and hard work. Thursday, that consistency, hard work and...
View ArticleShooting keys Cards' win over Eagles
ORWIGSBURG - Faith Shiffer hit two 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to help rally Pine Grove to a 43-39 victory over Blue Mountain in a Schuylkill League Division I girls' basketball contest Thursday....
View ArticleNorth Schuylkill stops Tamaqua
TAMAQUA - North Schuylkill entered the season with four new starters and its share of question marks.But the Spartans have quickly matured, and Friday was a perfect example of it.Matt Manbeck had 18...
View ArticlePine Grove seniors roll to semis
JIM THORPE - Pine Grove's Ryan Martin placed third at last year's Schuylkill League Wrestling Tournament. Teammate Guy Zimmerman finished fifth.The Cardinals' seniors are looking for much better this...
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Jeff Yordy scored 28 points in the first 13 minutes of the game as Nativity rolled to a 58-24 Schuylkill League Division II-III crossover victory over Lourdes atop Lawton's Hill.The Hilltoppers scored...
View ArticleBowhunting rays on Chesapeake Bay creates memories
DAMERON, Md.Cole Langley cut his teeth learning about the creatures that inhabit the Chesapeake Bay as a youngster by literally cutting bait in the back of boats in his father Capt. Phil Langley's Fish...
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