HS WRESTLING: Hamburg falls in District 3 Class AA finals
HERSHEY - Chris Kummerer wanted nothing more than to be the spark plug."I was hoping I was like the start of something, and I could pump up the team somehow, but it didn't happen as I was thinking,"...
View ArticleHurricanes sweep Vikes, Newport
TOWER CITY - Last season, the Schuylkill Haven wrestling team collected just one victory.After a pair of victories Saturday, the Hurricanes are on the verge of finishing with a winning record for the...
View ArticleHS WRESTLING: North Schuylkill places 3rd at District 11 Duals
BETHLEHEM - Saucon Valley is a bad matchup for North Schuylkill.The Panthers proved it Saturday, defeating the Spartans twice at the District 11 Class AA Team Wrestling Championships at Bethlehem...
View ArticleEagles keep rolling after rout of Bears
ORWIGSBURG - Will Bornstein scored 16 points, while Skyler Panchari added 14 as Blue Mountain started fast and downed Pleasant Valley 54-38 in a non-league boys' basketball contest Saturday.The Eagles...
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SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Jordan Blankenhorn, who had been averaging 2.3 points per game, had an explosive effort Saturday on his home court, enabling Penn State Schuylkill's men's basketball team to notch...
View ArticleCollege honors late Saint Clair star
Leading off today's column is a Higher Education Yahoo Award - Hall of Fame edition.Saturday was a memorable day for the family and friends of the late James M. "Red" Conlen of Saint Clair. Conlen, a...
View ArticlePlenty of intrigue on tap in final week
Thanks to one of my worst colds in recent memory, last week was one I would like to forget.But it was an exciting week of boys' basketball in the Schuylkill League.Consider:- Blue Mountain beat...
View ArticleSnowstorm buries slate
It's shaping up to be a tough week for Schuylkill League athletic directors.The snowstorm that hit the area Sunday night into Monday forced the postponement for all of the local sports events slated...
View ArticleOnly 1 spot left in Schuylkill playoffs
While the boys' field for the Schuylkill League basketball playoffs is still mostly undecided, there is little uncertainty in the girls' playoff picture.The division champions are decided - North...
View ArticleLourdes knocks off Tri-Valley
HEGINS - Carmella Bickel hit a left-handed floater with 15 seconds left as Lourdes rallied for a 42-41 victory over Tri-Valley in Schuylkill League Division II girls' basketball game Tuesday...
View ArticleVikings clinch Division II title
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Williams Valley is headed to the Schuylkill League playoffs.Stephen Sedesse scored a game-high 19 points Tuesday night as the Vikings defeated Schuylkill Haven 57-47 to clinch the...
View ArticlePottsville's Hammer seeks 2nd girls' title
Gabrielle Hammer's diving career has seen more twists and turns than one of her favorite double-somersaults.Friday, the Pottsville junior hopes to continue straight toward her goal of winning three...
View ArticleWinter weather wipes out local sports schedule
Wednesday's wintry mix forced the postponement of all 16 events on the local sports schedule.Highlighting the local slate was a full round of Schuylkill League wrestling, plus a men's/women's...
View ArticleFranklin turns the tables on recruiting at Penn State
STATE COLLEGE - To Bill O'Brien, recruiting was yeoman's work. The price of getting better, and nothing more.To Joe Paterno, recruiting practically didn't exist publicly. Playing freshmen was something...
View ArticleZion Grove goalie selected to play in Quebec City
Austin Kofluk, of Zion Grove, has been selected as one of two goaltenders to represent the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Junior Knights at the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament in Quebec City,...
View ArticleHS FOOTBALL: Mahanoy Area's Cavenas to attend Lehigh
MAHANOY CITY - Mahanoy Area's Tyler Cavenas always felt he had a lot to prove on the football field during his high school career.His three uncles, John, Ray and Chris, along with his father, Terry,...
View ArticlePIAA WRESTLING: Hamburg stuns Burrell in Class AA opener
HERSHEY - When the District 3 brackets came out, some said Hamburg wasn't worthy of a No. 2 seed. Then the Hawks won twice to reach the Class AA final.When Hamburg faced West Branch in the preliminary...
View ArticleHS BOYS' BB: Blue Mountain routs North Schuylkill, forces tiebreaker
ORWIGSBURG - Blue Mountain coach Dustin Werdt feels that sometimes his Eagles take the opposition for granted.But he wasn't concerned with what he saw as he let them into the locker room during...
View ArticleMillersburg duo headlines league meet
Cole Davis and Ian Lloyd have been dominating forces since attending their first Schuylkill League Swimming Championships three years ago.Saturday will be the last chance Schuylkill League swimming...
View ArticleCrimson Tide roll past Jim Thorpe
JIM THORPE - Eli Nabholz tallied a game-high 21 points as Pottsville rolled past Jim Thorpe 62-22 in a Schuylkill League Division I boys' basketball contest Thursday.Travis Blankenhorn added 17 points...
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