Win adds to Witmer's obsession
FORESTVILLE — The nose of Wayne Witmer’s No. 64 sportsman is pink and has a familiar cartoon panther on the front with the words, “Rest in Peace.” It’s a tribute to the driver known as the “Pink...
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Today’s races Where: Big Diamond Speedway, Forestville When: 8:15 p.m. Gates open at 5 p.m. Warm-ups at 7:45 p.m. Program: MidAtlantic DIRTcar 358 modifieds, Savage 61 roadrunners, EXCEL 600cc...
View ArticlePocono Mountains 150: Blaney focuses on consistency
LONG POND — Ryan Blaney thought his season was over. Back-to-back 22nd-place finishes in May had him in ninth place in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series point standings. In the six races since,...
View ArticleSchuylkill North wins state opener
Game Summary LEBANON — Tevin Murray didn’t get to play for Schuylkill North in the Area 2 15-16-year-old Teener Tournament. The Frackville left-hander was a little busy, playing for Team Pennsylvania...
View ArticleDillon gets comfortable racing Yuengling truck
LONG POND — After a long morning of turning laps at Pocono Raceway, NASCAR Sprint Cup rookie Austin Dillon spent a few moments at his Sprint Cup hauler walking toward the garage road and saying...
View ArticleJunior eyes sweep at Pocono
LONG POND — Dale Earnhardt Jr. remembers coming to Pocono Raceway as a boy to watch his father race. Perhaps his most fondest memory came in 1987 when Dale Earnhardt Sr. passed Alan Kulwicki with two...
View ArticleLarson captures Cup pole at Pocono
LONG POND — Jeff Gordon, last week’s winner of the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, was asked Friday at Pocono Raceway about the NASCAR Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year competition. “I think...
View ArticleDillon drives Yuengling truck to victory at Pocono
LONG POND — It was a shower of Yuengling in Victory Lane. As soon as Austin Dillon exited the Yuengling Light Lager-sponsored No. 3 Chevrolet Silverado on Saturday, his crew on the Pocono Raceway porch...
View ArticleGordon preps for Pocono
LONG POND — For one week at least, Jeff Gordon was again the monarch of NASCAR. He truly appeared to be holding court this weekend in the Pocono Raceway media center. Sitting with perfect posture in...
View ArticleFishing on Niagra River great experience
LEWISTON, N.Y. — Pound-for-pound, the smallmouth bass is preferred by many anglers across the Northeast as their freshwater species of choice. What many anglers often overlook, however, when pursuing...
View ArticleWest stays alive
LEBANON — Located at opposite ends of the bracket, Schuylkill North and Schuylkill West hoped they would face each other at some point in the VFW State Teener 15-16-year-old Teener Tournament. A...
View Article‘Moose Mashers’ rise
TAMAQUA — Forget about calling “Ghostbusters” if large, wide-racked, four-legged behemoths are the problem. That is a job for the “Moose Mashers” from Tamaqua. Last fall, four lifelong friends from the...
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Outdoors-related clubs and organizations can submit items to be considered for publication in “Outdoors Briefs” by emailing to outdoors@republicanherald.com. Additional baiting opportunities in SRA...
View ArticlePocono races features big crash
LONG POND — Pocono Raceway doesn’t offer the steep banking or the long strings of drafting cars so prevalent on NASCAR Sprint Cup restrictor-plate tracks like Daytona or Talladega. However, Sunday’s...
View ArticlePOCONOTES: Big wreck knocks out big names
LONG POND — Jeff Gordon led three times for a race-high 63 laps but finished sixth Sunday in the GoBowling.com 400 at Pocono Raceway. “We had the dominant car but you had to have track position and...
View ArticleSchuylkill West stars take 3rd at states
LEBANON — Playing in a state tournament is an experience to remember, no matter what the sport. For the Schuylkill West all-star team, this weekend’s VFW State Teener 15-16-year-old Tournament was...
View ArticleCOLLINS: Talk will only get Franklin so far
STATE COLLEGE The smiling coach strutted to the chair in front of a room packed with reporters. Many had their computers out. Some still used notebooks and pens. None of them had ever seen a day like...
View ArticlePSU looking for linemen
STATE COLLEGE — Call it the big unknown. Penn State has plenty of experience in a lot of areas. Quarterback, running back, tight end. ... All solid. Defensive front, secondary. ... Good. Even the...
View ArticleTri-Valley League holds football media day
LOYALTON — Coaches usually bring along players when they attend preseason football media day functions. Pine Grove coach Jeff Sampson had a pair of players with him Monday when he attended the 2nd...
View ArticlePSU: Lewis knows he has big shoes to fill
STATE COLLEGE — Following his early departure to the National Football League, former All-Big Ten wide receiver Allen Robinson had a message for teammate Eugene Lewis. Robinson, now with the...
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