D-24 LITTLE LEAGUE: Orwigsburg captures District 24 11-12-year-old championship
GRATZ - Years from now, when the members of the Orwigsburg and Upper Dauphin County Little League all-star teams look back on their youth, Wednesday's District 24 title game will definitely be a hot...
View ArticleHerb promoted to High Desert in Seattle system
ADELANTO, Calif. - Williams Valley High School graduate and Seattle minor league baseball player Tyler Herb has been promoted to High Desert of the Class A Advanced California League.Herb, who was...
View Article40 golfers vie for match-play title
FRIEDENSBURG - A field of 40 amateur golfers has been assembled for this weekend's 2014 Schuylkill County Amateur Golf Match-Play Championship. This year's field is unique in at least one way - the...
View ArticleRacing close to home a thrill for Harris
FORESTVILLE - The preceding week, Colt Harris had his best performance in many weeks, but last Friday's Georgie Stevenson Memorial at Big Diamond Speedway cast Harris as the poster child for the fickle...
View ArticleNever-say-die Branch rallies past Frackville
LLEWELLYN - As soon as the ball left his bat, Branch Maroon's Ryan Nettles knew exactly what he had done.He rounded first base as he watched the ball land in deep left field. Nettles then stopped and...
View ArticleLITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL: UDC rallies past Orwigsburg in District 24 10-11...
GRATZ - Down by one heading into the bottom of the third inning, Upper Dauphin County needed some hits.With Zack Smeltz leading off, Upper Dauphin got down to business.An eight-run outburst in the...
View ArticleLITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL: Cressona cruises into District 24 10-11 final
CRESSONA - Cressona's three-pronged pitching attack delivered again. Keenan Cryts, Kegan Hertz and Gavin Bartholomew combined for a one-hit shutout as Cressona earned a spot in the District 24 Little...
View ArticleTEENER BASEBALL: Haven holds off Branch for league crown
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Schuylkill Haven's Ethan Conage was knocked to the ground twice by teammate J.T. Hughes before becoming the bottom of a dog pile.Schuylkill Haven manager Scott Swoyer was doused with...
View ArticleChesapeake Bay summer rockfish is good as it gets
TILGHMAN ISLAND, Md. - Anglers who fish annually for summer rockfish, which is the name given to striped bass in Maryland, in the Chesapeake Bay know that there is no such thing as too much of a good...
View ArticleTop seeds win in Match-Play
FRIEDENSBURG - The top seeds in each of the three flights of this weekend's Schuylkill County Amateur Golf Match-Play Championship reached the semifinals unscathed.The other golfers seeded near the top...
View ArticleBig Diamond
FORESTVILLE - Slatington's Kyle Follweiler had victory in his sights Friday night at Big Diamond Speedway. He not only held the lead of the 25-lap 358 modified feature from the green flag, but he got...
View ArticleCatch 'em, cook 'em
TILGHMAN ISLAND, Md. - They look nasty, but no delicacy from the waters of the Chesapeake Bay is more sought after than the iconic blue crab.As much as rockfish have become the attraction for both...
View ArticleOrwigsburg drops opener
MONTOURSVILLE - Orwigsburg manager Bill Holler kept waiting for his offense to come alive.It never did.The District 24 champions were held to just two hits after the second inning of Saturday's Section...
View ArticleLEGION: Pine Grove, Southern Area stay alive with wins
PINE GROVE - There were no question marks about whether or not Pine Grove would survive another round of the Schuylkill-Berks Legion League playoffs Sunday night.There were only exclamation points.The...
View ArticleLOCAL GOLF: Rattigan captures 5th county match-play title
FRIEDENSBURG - He's baaaack â¦After a four-year hiatus, Jim Rattigan reclaimed the Schuylkill County Amateur Golf Match-Play Championship with a 4 and 3 victory over Steve Rice in the Championship...
View ArticleUpper Dauphin routs Cressona for District 24 crown
GRATZ - It may not have come as a surprise to many that Upper Dauphin County put up double-digit runs to clinch the District 24 Little League 10-11-year-old Tournament championship Sunday against...
View ArticleRain changes Legion slate
PINE GROVE - Monday's Schuylkill-Berks Legion League playoff game between Pine Grove and Southern Area at Stump Stadium was postponed due to rain.A doubleheader is scheduled for today, with Pine Grove...
View ArticleNativity seeking 2 varsity coaches for fall season
Nativity High School is currently looking for a head cross country coach, head boys' soccer coach and head cheerleading advisor for the 2014 fall sports season.Interested parties should contact...
View ArticleGrovers grab Region 2 berth
PINE GROVE - Pine Grove entered the Schuylkill-Berks Legion League championship tournament last week as the North Division's fourth seed.But the Grovers never played like it.Tuesday's 7-3 win over...
View ArticleBig Diamond cancels show
FORESTVILLE - Big Diamond Speedway canceled its scheduled appearance by the Super DIRT Series big-block modifieds Tuesday night because of the forecast of severe weather.The series, which has not...
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