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Eastern League Rock Cats 5 Fightin Phils 0NEW BRITAIN, Conn. - Jesse Biddle gave up just two runs over six innings of work but got no run support as New Britain shut out Reading at New Britain Stadium.
View ArticleHS FOOTBALL: Maksimik tabbed acting head coach at Shenandoah Valley
SHENANDOAH - Mike Reese has resigned his position as head football coach at Shenandoah Valley effective immediately.Reese was appointed head coach in February, replacing Nick Sajone. Sajone resigned...
View ArticlePine Grove edges past Tamaqua
PINE GROVE - It wasn't easy for Pine Grove to clinch the first seed for Schuylkill-Berks North Division playoffs.Tamaqua made sure the Grovers would have to fight tooth and nail Sunday...
View ArticleHaven rallies over Rotary
Schuylkill Haven only had five hits Sunday evening.Three of them came during a crucial rally.That trio of hits highlighted a four-run seventh inning as Schuylkill Haven edged Rotary 5-1 in extra...
View ArticleFrackville wins title
LLEWELLYN - Frackville's Scotty Grigas hadn't pitched in a month.But by the fourth inning of a title game, manager Al Norris was running out of arms and options, so he turned to the 14 year old.It was...
View ArticleSPN creates Pool 4 logjam
SAINT CLAIR - Tri-Valley went into Sunday's District 24 11-12-year-old Little League Tournament game looking to clinch first place in Pool 4 and a spot next weekend's quarterfinals. But Saint...
View ArticleSPN creates Pool 4 logjam
SAINT CLAIR - Tri-Valley went into Sunday's District 24 11-12-year-old Little League Tournament game looking to clinch first place in Pool 4 and a spot next weekend's quarterfinals. But Saint...
View ArticleLocal Briefs for July 1, 2013
ORWIGSBURG - Two area golfers got holes-in-one Saturday at the Schuylkill Country Club.Harry Brown aced No. 16, a 129-yard, par 3 with a 5 iron for his second career hole-in-one. He was playing with...
View ArticleFrackville wins title
LLEWELLYN - Frackville's Scotty Grigas hadn't pitched in a month.But by the fourth inning of a title game, manager Al Norris was running out of arms and options, so he turned to the 14 year old.It was...
View ArticleUDC powers by Frackville
ELIZABETHVILLE - Jacob Herman paced Upper Dauphin's 18-hit attack with a single, triple and four RBIs as UDC routed Frackville 17-1 in a four-inning, District 24 Little League 9-10-year-old game...
View ArticleHS FOOTBALL: Maksimik excited to take over at Shenandoah
SHENANDOAH - Randy Maksimik could play football as well as any player who wore the Columbia blue and white of Shenandoah Valley.He helped to make the 1996 season one of the Blue Devils' greatest, as...
View ArticleHafertepe earns Speed Week victory
FORESTVILLE - Sam Hafertepe Jr. scored his first-ever Pennsylvania Sprint Speed Week victory and first-ever Big Diamond Speedway win in the 30-lap main event for the sprinters during stop No. 3 of the...
View ArticleTEENER BASEBALL: County tournament to start Wednesday
The Schuylkill County Teener League Senior Division Tournament is scheduled to begin Wednesday.At least that is the plan, provided it stops raining long enough for area fields to dry out.Actually, the...
View ArticleDISTRICT 24 LL: Cressona rallies past Schuylkill Haven
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Ben Kramer and Austin Clauser didn't even realize how many strikeouts they accrued.Upon realization that the duo combined for 14 K's, they gave each other a firm, congratulatory hand...
View ArticleDISTRICT 24 LL: UDC rolls past Shenandoah
ELIZABETHVILLE - Upper Dauphin hitters were prepared for Shenandoah pitcher Anthony Merejildo in their District 24 Little League 11-12-year-old Tournament Pool 1 game Tuesday.Knowing that his team was...
View ArticleDISTRICT 24 LL: UDC rolls past Shenandoah
ELIZABETHVILLE - Upper Dauphin hitters were prepared for Shenandoah pitcher Anthony Merejildo in their District 24 Little League 11-12-year-old Tournament Pool 1 game Tuesday.Knowing that his team was...
View ArticleDISTRICT 24 LL: Cressona rallies past Schuylkill Haven
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Ben Kramer and Austin Clauser didn't even realize how many strikeouts they accrued.Upon realization that the duo combined for 14 K's, they gave each other a firm, congratulatory hand...
View ArticleLions snap 3-game skid
HEGINS - Matt McGarry threw a complete-game two- hitter as Pottsville broke a three-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over Valley View in a Schuylkill-Berks Legion League North Division contest...
View ArticleEastern League Fightin Phils 7 Flying Squirrels 5
Eastern League Fightin Phils 7 Flying Squirrels 5 READING - Edgar Duran collected three RBIs and Reading used a five-run sixth inning to pull away from Richmond at FirstEnergy Stadium. All-Star Albert...
View ArticleSeason's 2nd half of IndyCar Series begins at Pocono
LONG POND - This weekend's Pocono IndyCar 400 Fueled by Sunoco marks the official return of open-wheeled racing to Pocono Raceway after a 23-year absence.However, it also signifies the start of the...
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