HS SOFTBALL: Tamaqua wins, forces wild-card tiebreaker game
PINE GROVE - Early in the week, Tamaqua coach Jillian Barron tried to keep it quiet to not put extra pressure on her team.But it didn't take long for the secret to spread among the Blue Raiders.They...
View ArticleHS BASEBALL: Minersville tops Haven for Division II wild card
ORWIGSBURG - Collin Hashin's objective was simple: Put the ball in play. The Minersville junior was 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts as he stepped to the plate with two runners on base in the bottom...
View ArticleDover driver gets Big Diamond win PGA wrestlers head all-state academic team...
FORESTVILLE - Chad Trout of Dover, Pennsylvania, won the 25-lap super sportsman feature Friday night at Big Diamond Speedway. The remainder of the show ended too late for today's edition. For a...
View ArticleWilliams Valley improves to 20-0
TOWER CITY - Rayanne Hawk went 4-for-4 with two doubles, four stolen bases, two runs scored and an RBI in Williams Valley's 9-0, non-league softball win over Upper Dauphin on Friday, completing a...
View ArticlePGA freshman bursts onto scene
Pine Grove freshman Maddie Frew just wanted to do her best during the Schuylkill League Track and Field Championships on Wednesday at the Tamaqua Area Sports Complex. For her first league championship...
View ArticleRacing reunion
AUBURN - Before cars took to the restored Circle M Ranch Speedway for laps at Saturday's 5th annual racing reunion, flagman Galen Koller stressed in the drivers' meeting that he would point a black...
View ArticleTargeting the youth
SUMMIT STATION - Jim Fulmer has been around the world promoting muzzleloader shooting and hunting, as well as the living history depicting the pre-1840 lifestyle of Americans from New England and the...
View ArticleUDA nears crown
COCOLAMUS - One more win and Upper Dauphin will be the Tri-Valley League baseball champions.Sophomore Aaron Cleveland pounded three hits and drove home five runs as the Trojans dismantled East Juniata...
View ArticleWomen's program growing, changing
NEW TRIPOLI - In a twist on that long-ago advertising slogan, the National Wild Turkey Federation can say "We've come a long way, baby" in regards to its highly successful Women In The Outdoors...
View ArticleSwinehart grabs 1st win at Big Diamond
FORESTVILLE - After nearly 9.5 minutes of non-stop racing, the last thing Perkiomenville's Ray Swinehart needed to see was the chief flagman's yellow banner as he was leading Friday's 358 modified...
View ArticleSorting out the district playoffs
Minus a few makeup games, the postseason is here for area baseball teams.Pottsville, Tamaqua, Tri-Valley and Minersville will battle for the Schuylkill League championship beginning Tuesday, while...
View ArticleDistrict 11 Baseball Power Ratings
District 11 Baseball Power Ratings (As of Sunday, May 11) CLASS A Team Rec Rating *Tri-Valley 16-4 .575577 *Schuylkill Haven 15-5 .532483 *Marian 15-5 .519481 *Wms. Valley 10-7 .410331 Moravian...
View ArticleTri-Valley graduate selected American Athletic Rookie of the Year
Higher Education Yahoo (HEY) AwardsIt's been quite a freshman season for South Florida center fielder Juli Weber of Tri-Valley.Weber has been named Rookie of the Year and first-team all-conference in...
View ArticleHS SOFTBALL: Hutira pitches perfect game as Spartans top Tamaqua in...
ORWIGSBURG - Christie Hutira arrived at Patton Field with a knot in her shoulder.The North Schuylkill junior left Monday evening feeling great after pitching a perfect game at the perfect time.Hutira's...
View ArticleLocal briefs for May 13
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Four spring sports student-athletes from Penn State Schuylkill were recognized with postseason awards from the United States Collegiate Athletic Association.In softball, junior first...
View ArticleSchuylkill League Baseball Semifinals Capsule Previews
Tamaqua (14-5) vs. Tri-Valley (16-4) When/Where: Today, 4:30 p.m., Stump Stadium, Pine Grove Radio: WMGH 105.5 FM, WPPA 1360 AM Tickets: $5 adults, $3 students How they got here: Tamaqua captured the...
View ArticleVikings win slugfest
ELIZABETHVILLE - When rivals Williams Valley and Upper Dauphin meet in any sport, expect plenty of fireworks.Though the calendar says mid-May, the baseball teams put on an offensive display Monday...
View ArticleTrojans clinch Tri-Valley title
ELIZABETHVILLE - A three-run sixth inning proved to be the difference as Upper Dauphin to beat Lancaster Country Day 8-6 on Tuesday to give the Trojans their fourth Tri-Valley League baseball title in...
View ArticleHaven hurdler hits his stride
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN Schuylkill Haven's Jason Wilson has built most of his high school athletic career around soccer. He's one of the best midfielders in the Schuylkill League and plays the sport almost...
View ArticleSchuylkill League Softball Semifinals Capsule Previews
North Schuylkill (15-6) vs. Williams Valley (20-0) When/Where: Today, 4:30 p.m., Patton Field, Orwigsburg Tickets: $5 adults, $3 students How they got here: North Schuylkill captured the Division I...
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