LEGION: Pine Grove, Southern Area finish tied
ORWIGSBURG - Rarely is finishing tied a positive thing.While it wasn't ideal for either Pine Grove or Southern Area in Wednesday evening's Schuylkill-Berks Legion contest, there was plenty that both...
View ArticleFalcons roll by Pottsville
MIDDLEPORT - Eddy Vaz, Jake Damiter and Derrick Reese each collected RBI singles during a five-run sixth inning, helping Schuylkill Valley defeat Pottsville 10-1 in a Schuylkill-Berks Legion contest...
View ArticleHaven graduate named academic All-American 3 Fightin Phils selected to EL...
BLOOMSBURG - Schuylkill Haven graduate Vicki Davis added another honor to her long list of accolades Wednesday when she was named a second team Capital One Academic All-American by the College Sports...
View ArticleFrackville all-star hits for cycle
FRACKVILLE - Doug Weist accomplished a feat not too many 12-year-olds get to do Wednesday.The Frackville all-star hit for the cycle in a District 24 Little League 11-12-year-old Tournament game.Weist...
View ArticleD-24 LITTLE LEAGUE: Rotary knocks off Cressona
CRESSONA - Blake Porter made all 85 of his pitches count.The Rotary right-hander recorded the final out on a strikeout with his final pitch, helping the Pottsville stars upend Cressona 3-2 in a...
View ArticleD-24 LITTLE LEAGUE: Merejildo pitches, hits Shenandoah past Minersville
SHENANDOAH - A Little League team can go a long way with one overpowering pitcher.Shenandoah has one in its rotation this season. The team is now 2-0 thanks to two straight pitching wins by Anthony...
View ArticleStormy weather postpones games Blue Mtn. youth wrestlers excel
Rain washed out all but one Little League all-star game Thursday evening.In District 24 9-10 Baseball, Schuylkill Haven topped Cressona 5-0 in four innings.The Tri-Valley vs. Pine Grove/Tremont,...
View ArticleHaven beats rain, Cressona
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Mason Ulsh tossed a one-hit shutout as Schuylkill Haven blanked Cressona 5-0 in a rain-shortened, four-inning District 24 Little League 9-10-year-old Tournament game Thursday.The...
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Eastern League Fightin Phils 6 Rock Cats 5NEW BRITAIN, Conn. - Tyson Gillies went 4-for-5 and hit two home runs while Reading held on to top New Britain at New Britain Stadium.Trevor May took the loss...
View ArticlePlayer of Year Weber leads All-Area Softball Team
Countless times growing up, Juli Weber and her dad, Bob, would head to the batting cages for a round of hitting.Right before the pitch, Bob Weber would call out a situation:- Tie score, bottom of the...
View ArticleLocal men each sink holes-in-1 TVFCA schedules 2013 media day
Sean Lazarchick, of Minersville, aced the 175-yard No. 9 at Mountain Valley during the Manufacturers and Employers Assocation's summer golf outing on June 14. It marked the second year in a row that a...
View ArticleOrwigsburg atop Haven
ORWIGSBURG - Darkness shrouded the Orwigsburg Little League complex.The stadium lights were activated to extend the life of the game, but a torrential downpour later caused both teams to retreat into...
View ArticleSouthern Area rolls to victory
Dean Stramara hit a two-run single and Shane Grapsy added a two-run double as Southern Area erupted for six runs in the second inning en route to a 12-4 victory over Pottsville in a Schuylkill-Berks...
View ArticleSlam caps surge
ORWIGSBURG - Ben Kramer hit a two-out grand slam to cap a five-run fifth inning as Cressona defeated Orwigsburg 9-6 for the second time in District 24 Little League 11-12-year-old Pool 2 play Saturday...
View ArticleDesignation has 'The Pine' in line for more fishing
SLATE RUNFor three former high school classmates who had not seen each other in nearly 10 years, there was no better place to have an informal 49th reunion than along Pine Creek in Lycoming County.And...
View ArticleRailway tops Frackville
Railway Park loaded the bases in the third inning.That key opportunity would not be wasted.Railway capitalized, exploding for four runs to overpower Frackville 7-1 in a District 24 Little League...
View ArticleAshland decks Shenandoah
SHENANDOAH - Ashland was in a must-win situation in its District 24 11-12-year-old Little League Tournament Pool 1 game Saturday against Shenandoah.A loss would have made it virtually impossible for...
View ArticleAshland decks Shenandoah
SHENANDOAH - Ashland was in a must-win situation in its District 24 11-12-year-old Little League Tournament Pool 1 game Saturday against Shenandoah.A loss would have made it virtually impossible for...
View ArticleRailway tops Frackville
Railway Park loaded the bases in the third inning.That key opportunity would not be wasted.Railway capitalized, exploding for four runs to overpower Frackville 7-1 in a District 24 Little League...
View ArticleCatty fear cured
MIDDLETOWN - Seeing and hearing the reaction of one's cousin jump and howl in pain after being "stung" by the whiskers of a channel catfish in their uncle's boat can make a lifelong, lasting impression...
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