Miners nip Haven, tighten Div. II race
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - The Schuylkill League Division II pennant chase became a three-team derby Friday. Chris Leshko beat the throw home on an infield grounder in the eighth inning to lift Minersville to...
View ArticleHamburg's Haus gets feature win
FORESTVILLE - Hamburg driver Scott Haus captured the 358 late model feature Friday night at Big Diamond Speedway. In the 358 modified main, Billy Pauch Jr., of Frenchtown, N.J., took the checkered...
View ArticleMinersville shuts out Tri-Valley
HEGINS - Round 2 is set. Facing a potential trap game Friday afternoon, Riley Gerenda pitched a two-hit shutout as Minersville defeated Tri-Valley 2-0 in Schuylkill League Division II softball action....
View ArticlePSU-Schuylkill ousted from league tourney
MONT ALTO - Jordan Blankenhorn, Chris Kreider and Bryan Dimon all scored two runs as Penn State Schuylkill defeated Penn State York 7-4 in Friday's opening round of the Pennsylvania State University...
View ArticleHS SOFTBALL: Pine Grove rebounds to defeat Blue Mountain
PINE GROVE - The young Pine Grove softball team is still learning how to win.The Cardinals have shown flashes of excellence lately, defeating Tri-Valley and Upper Dauphin as they entered Saturday with...
View ArticleBig Diamond: Pauch-powered tires
FORESTVILLE - Billy Pauch Jr.'s last appearance at Big Diamond Speedway did not go the way you might expect from the son of a racing legend. Pauch made the 358 modified feature in the April 18...
View ArticlePinchorski's 2 HRs lift Vikes to victory
TOWER CITY - Cassidy Pinchorski hit a solo home run in the third inning and a two-run shot in the fourth to power Williams Valley past Halifax 10-0 on Saturday in a non-league softball game. Pinchorski...
View ArticleColts sweep Wreckers, Panthers
WEATHERLY - Weatherly's baseball team was feeling good about itself Saturday morning, grabbing an early six-run lead over rival Marian in their Schuylkill League Division II game.But the way the Colts...
View ArticleExtra luster to sojourn
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - This year's 16th annual Schuylkill River Sojourn will celebrate the Schuylkill as Pennsylvania's 2014 River of the Year, an honor that was earned in voting earlier this year after...
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HOMETOWNBeing the bass guitarist for Angie and The Strangers, one of the region's most popular bands in the 1960s and '70s, just seemed to fit the personality of Tom Banditelli Sr., of Tamaqua.While a...
View ArticleHS SOFTBALL: Williams Valley edges Minersville 2-1
TOWER CITY - Williams Valley right fielder Kyrsten Miller's known for her speed and defensive excellence.The junior proved Sunday that she has some pop in her bat, too.Batting ninth in the lineup,...
View ArticleSpartans edge Eagles
ORWIGSBURG - Winning pitcher Jake Damiter scattered six hits in a complete-game effort and Tevin Murray and Tom Gallagher each had two hits as North Schuylkill topped Blue Mountain 4-2 in a Schuylkill...
View ArticleHS BASEBALL: Sedesse, Williams Valley upend Minersville
MINERSVILLE - Stephen Sedesse didn't want to come out of the game.After pitching himself into a seventh-inning jam, the Williams Valley senior right-hander wanted a chance to pitch out of it.He asked...
View ArticleBerwick's Curry, East beat West MURRYSVILLE - Berwick's C.J. Curry threw four...
Curry was one of two Berwick players selected to play in the game. The other, defensive back Dain Kowalski, intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble. Mahanoy Area's Tyler Cavenas also played for the...
View ArticleClose races provide dramatic finish
Sports stories are full of analogies.Two major sporting events this weekend provide a perfect description of the final week of the Schuylkill League baseball regular season.Saturday's Kentucky Derby...
View ArticleHS SOFTBALL: Pottsville rallies past Tamaqua
Trailing Tamaqua by a run heading to the bottom of the sixth inning Monday, Pottsville needed somebody to step up.Enter seniors Jolyn Rodrian, Morgan Alisauckas and Gabby Bentz.All three delivered key...
View ArticleCase for return of league team title dual meet
"Marian has the best small-school team I've seen in the last 10 years." - Blue Mountain boys' track and field coach Al YackenchickIn 2009, the Schuylkill League started a separate team championship...
View ArticleColts pile up 20 hits, 17 runs in Division II romp over Hurricanes Marian...
MIDDLEPORT - The Marian Colts are crazy for camouflage.Sporting blue-colored camouflage jerseys, Marian brought out the heavy artillery Monday in a 17-7, five-inning rout of Schuylkill Haven in a...
View ArticlePanthers end with victories
LANSFORD - Richard Nase (long jump, triple jump) and Joe Martonyek (discus, javelin) won two individual events apiece as Panther Valley sweep its regular-season finales with Nativity (75-66) and...
View ArticleMiners rout Nativity
MINERSVILLE - Riley Gerenda pitched a no-hitter, striking out eight, as Minersville rolled past Nativity 10-0 in a Schuylkill League Division II-III crossover game Monday.A walk issued to the second...
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