Nativity cruises by Wreckers
Evening his record at 2-2 this season, pitcher Collin McGovern struck out eight batters over six innings as Nativity beat Weatherly 6-2 in a Schuylkill League Division II baseball game Saturday atop...
View ArticleHS BASKETBALL: Wartman takes over Mahanoy Area boys' program
MAHANOY CITY - Ty Wartman felt the clock was ticking on his yearning to become a head varsity basketball coach.It finally came to fruition at his alma mater as he takes over for a legend.Wartman was...
View ArticlePersistence pays off
HAMBURG - When Matt Morrett talks about the techniques that make one a winning turkey caller, the five-time world champion from Linglestown is focusing on filling a tag during spring gobbler season -...
View ArticleWho sports best beard in league?
Fear the beard.It's a phrase that's become common in sports, especially at this time of the year with the NHL playoffs in full swing.Baseball also has its fascination with the beard. From Brian Wilson...
View ArticlePine Grove wins Cardinal Classic
PINE GROVE - Jed Blankenhorn had three hits to back up a two-hitter from Steve Zimmerman as Pine Grove shut out Lake Lehman 10-0 in five innings to win the 14th annual Cardinal Classic baseball...
View ArticleLlewellyn driver takes sportsman
FORESTVILLE -Llewellyn's Kevin Beach captured the first sportsman feature victory of the 2014 season at Big Diamond Speedway when he won the 20-lap race Sunday afternoon.Notching his first triumph of...
View ArticleLocal athletes spring forward
Thought for the day: It's both golf and baseball season and deciding which one to follow can be a tough choice.But it wasn't for baseball's Rogers Hornsby, who said, "I don't want to play golf. When I...
View ArticleRaiders' Hope, Spartans' Karlonis return to action
If I went to every area track and field coach and asked them about the injuries their athletes are battling right now, I could likely compile a long list.Most would be the small, nagging type that...
View ArticlePottsville boys grab D-I title
JIM THORPE - Ryan Bertsch (shot put, discus) won two individual events to help lead Pottsville to an 80-70 victory over Jim Thorpe and clinch the Schuylkill League boys' track and field Division I...
View ArticleHS SOFTBALL: Pottsville's bats come alive in win over Blue Mountain
ORWIGSBURG - When the softball schedule comes out, Pottsville circles two games on the calendar - Blue Mountain games.The Eagles do likewise.So when Crimson Tide senior Caitlyn Herndon stepped onto...
View ArticleVikes down Dawgs
TOWER CITY - As the Schuylkill League Division II baseball race starts to encroach upon the finish line, not only is the playoff chase tightening up, but so are the games themselves. Jarred Matter...
View ArticleFillies rally past Bears
MAHANOY CITY - Heading into the seventh inning Monday, Mahanoy Area held a two-run lead and Emily Bruce was working on a no-hitter.Marian, though, finally broke through, scoring all of its runs in its...
View ArticleHS BASEBALL: Pottsville beats Blue Mountain
ORWIGSBURG - As a pitcher, Travis Blankenhorn knows how important run support can be. He and his Crimson Tide teammates wasted little time putting runs on the board their 8-1 win over Blue Mountain in...
View ArticleCoaches plan media event, all-star game Mustangs top Pottsville boys
BARNESVILLE - Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association president Mike Farr of Schuylkill Haven announced the organization selected the dates for its annual preseason media press conference and...
View ArticleMarathon winner restores faith
A little over a year ago, on Patriot's Day of 2013, two immigrants - who came to America, enjoyed the benefits of freedom, while reaping the many opportunities this country has to offer - performed one...
View ArticleSchuylkill sets playoff dates
Schuylkill League athletic directors spent part of Wednesday dealing with the present as persistent rain forced them to scramble to find make-up dates for baseball, softball and track events for the...
View ArticleSnerr, Nietz combine for 5 hits, 2 extra-base hits in Marian's triumph
TOWER CITY - K.J. Snerr went 3-for-3 with a double and Frank Nietz went 2-for-4 with a triple as Marian crushed Williams Valley 13-2 Thursday in a six-inning Schuylkill League Division II baseball...
View ArticleBig Diamond hosts 4 divisions Penn State to oppose Hokies
FORESTVILLE - Big Diamond Speedway will host a show of four divisions in today's 8:15 p.m. program.Doug Manmiller, who has dominated victory lane so far this season at Grandview Speedway in...
View ArticleCards win, share D-II crown
PINE GROVE - While Schuylkill Haven was beating Marian on Thursday, the Pine Grove girls' track and field team had some business to take of, too. That's what the Cardinals did. McKayla Lally (100,...
View ArticleHS BASEBALL: Tamaqua rolls past North Schuylkill
TAMAQUA - A big reason for Tamaqua's success this season is getting key contributions from different players each game. Friday, it was Zach Coleman's turn. Relied on more for his defense than his...
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