Pine Grove stifles N. Schuylkill
PINE GROVE - Austin Fick scattered four hits and struck out seven in a complete-game effort as Pine Grove defeated North Schuylkill 5-1 in a Schuylkill League Division I game Thursday at Stump...
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ORWIGSBURG - Catherine Washko delivered a two-run double in the bottom of the fourth inning to provide Blue Mountain with the only runs it would need to secure a 2-1 Schuylkill League Division I...
View ArticleHaven driver wins at Big Diamond
FORESTVILLE - Tom Hablett won the 20-lap roadrunner feature Friday night at Big Diamond Speedway.The Schuylkill Haven driver captured his second checkered flag of the season.In the 358 modifieds, Ryan...
View ArticleStars come out
Mahanoy Area's Dylan Mahmod is a fiery performer on the basketball court and isn't afraid to let his emotions show. The senior guard also has the game to back it up."He is one of those guys that if you...
View ArticleD'Agostino handcuffs Blue Mountain
ORWIGSBURG - Pine Grove pitcher Kobe D'Agostino scattered four hits and Brian Reichert hit a two-run double in the Cardinals' three-run third inning as Pine Grove defeated Blue Mountain 5-2 in a...
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With the endless supply of DVDs, television programs and printed information available on the subject of hunting spring gobblers, it is understandable to be left dazed and confused. While that can...
View ArticleBlue Devils, Panthers split twinbill
LANSFORD - A pair of struggling high school softball teams met Saturday in a non-league doubleheader.Shenandoah Valley and Panther Valley left a little better than they arrived as each notched its...
View ArticleLong-distance call for Mr. Boss Gobbler
I'm pleased to say that almost all of my friends share the same values concerning the outdoors of "how big" and "how many" are not the most important factors in judging the enjoyment of hunting or...
View ArticleDriver wins at Big Diamond before track tire rule takes effect
FORESTVILLE - In addition to winning Friday night's 358 modified feature at Big Diamond Speedway, Boyertown's Ryan Watt made another kind of history.Adding his name to Ryan Godown's as feature victors...
View ArticleSpartans' Hummel, Hawks' Sola rise to new levels
Auston Hummel's a wrestler's wrestler.He's confident but not cocky.He puts in the time and effort during every offseason and improves each year.He shows up in the practice room every day ready to work...
View ArticleTamaqua's Butkus, Stanek tough to replace; Eagles' Marino repeats as top...
TAMAQUAFresh off a 13th-place finish in the Class AA 100 breaststroke at the PIAA Swimming Championships, Tamaqua's Joann Butkus talked about her high school career.As a senior, the Susquehanna...
View ArticleSpartans' Hutira no-hits SV
SHENANDOAH - Christie Hutira pitched a three-inning no-hitter and struck out eight batters as North Schuylkill crushed Shenandoah Valley 20-0 in a three-inning non-league game Monday. Kelly Damiter...
View ArticleDevils stun Marian
SHENANDOAH - Shenandoah Valley started a big week for the Marian baseball team off on the wrong foot.Derek Dombrowski went 3-for-4 with seven RBIs as the Blue Devils upended the Colts 16-14 in a...
View ArticleArea athletes ready to shine in Penn Relays
The 117th annual Penn Relays will be held Thursday through Saturday at Penn University's Franklin Field in Philadelphia. Once again, the Schuylkill League will be well represented at the meet as 20...
View ArticleHS SOFTBALL: Tide, Cards battle to tie in suspended game
What a difference three weeks makes.When Pine Grove hosted Pottsville on April 1, the Crimson Tide rolled to a six-inning, 10-run-rule victory.When the teams met Tuesday at the 16th Street Complex,...
View ArticleHS TRACK: Pottsville sweeps past Blue Mountain
With the dual-meet outcome still in doubt, about 20 members of the Pottsville girls' track and field team gathered around the finish line to watch the end of the 3,200.When Crimson Tide senior Paige...
View ArticleSchuylkill pennant races taking shape
We've reached the halfway point of the Schuylkill League baseball regular season.Mother Nature has put a crimp into scheduling - as evidenced by Tuesday's thunderstorm - but the playoff races in both...
View ArticleVikes rally past Golden Girls
TOWER CITY - Tianna Yanoscak and Maura Kreiser delivered RBI singles in the bottom of the sixth inning to help Williams Valley rally past Nativity 3-2 on Tuesday in a Schuylkill League Division II-III...
View ArticleHS SOFTBALL: Minersville powers past Marian
MINERSVILLE - With the way Minersville senior Riley Gerenda was pitching, it might not have mattered how the wind was blowing Wednesday at Ken Schneck Field.But while Gerenda was handcuffing visiting...
View ArticleThorpe tops Spartans
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - Khaaliq Lynch (100, 200, 400 relay, long jump) won four times to lead Jim Thorpe to a 90-60 victory over North Schuylkill in a Schuylkill League Division I boys' track and field meet...
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