Penn State opens grid season today
DUBLIN, Ireland — This morning, Penn State fans will tune into ESPN2 to watch a football game. Their team will be playing in it. It’s that time of year again. This is a day for college football, and a...
View ArticleH. S. FOOTBALL: Blue Mountain wins AFL debut
SHENANDOAH — Blue Mountain coach Cory Mabry held up his index finger in the team huddle following Friday night’s 41-12 win over Shenandoah Valley. “One down,” he said to his players. The...
View ArticleH. S. FOOTBALL: Lehighton rolls past Mahanoy Area
MAHANOY CITY — Lehighton head coach Tom McCarroll informed his band of players that the Anthracite Football League was a different brand of football from that played in the Mountain Valley Conference....
View ArticleH. S. FOOTBALL: Mistakes costly for Cardinals in loss to Northern Lebanon
PINE GROVE — The final play of the game was a fitting ending to Pine Grove’s night. On a fourth-and-10 from the Northern Lebanon 15-yard line, Logan Levan’s pass for Mark Weinus in the end zone was...
View ArticleH. S. FOOTBALL: Casella, Hurricanes pull away from Panthers
LANSFORD — Schuylkill Haven was expected to beat Panther Valley handily in the season opening game for both teams. It was even safe to say that many expected the outcome to be decided by halftime,...
View ArticleH. S. FOOTBALL: Jim Thorpe tops Minersville in opener
Game Summary JT (1-0, 1-0) 6 8 14 7 — 35 Min (0-1, 0-1) 0 0 0 0 — 0 JT — Heller 86 run (kick failed) JT — Snisky 63 run (Heller run) JT — Vitti 19 run (Fikentscher kick) JT — Madera 12 run...
View ArticleBlue Mountain claims Cardinal Clash crown
PINE GROVE — Blue Mountain, which defeated Northwestern Lehigh in two games in pool play, had to find its way past the same team when it counted most. The Eagles, who stopped Northwestern Lehigh,...
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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. Schuylkill teams excel at YHEC meet Jake...
View ArticleLewis' big catches spark Nittany Lions
DUBLIN Eugene Lewis remembers the big catches. The one he had to score the touchdown in the opener against Syracuse last season. The couple he had against Wisconsin in the season finale. Some receivers...
View ArticlePENN STATE vs. UCF: Report Card
PLAYER OF THE GAME QB Christian Hackenberg, Penn State Guess it just took leaving the country after a century of football to finally get Penn State a 400-yard passer. Hackenberg threw for 454 yards,...
View ArticleEvitts ties county mark in Hurricanes' win
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Rileigh Evitts tied the Schuylkill League all-time scoring record with a hat trick in Schuylkill Haven’s 6-0 win over Jim Thorpe in a non-league game Saturday. Evitts hit the...
View ArticleMartz’s recreates Old World feel with continental pheasant hunts
DALMATIA — Harold Daub is typically most at home hunting in the solitude of predawn during spring gobbler season or silently stalking the woods during the post-Christmas flintlock deer season. This...
View ArticleFitzpatrick earns Coal Cracker 72 spot
FORESTVILLE — Big Diamond Speedway will conduct its final program of the 2014 season tonight and one driver has a spot guaranteed in the biggest 358 modified race of the track’s season. Pottsville’s...
View ArticleGolden lifts Tide to Cardinal Classic title
PINE GROVE — Shea Golden struck in the 41st minute to give Pottsville the only goal it needed to get past host Pine Grove and win the Cardinal Classic championship game 1-0. Tyler Wright recorded a hat...
View ArticleFly anglers tested at Carlisle show
CARLISLE — After spending the last five months honing their craft on streams and rivers, as well as in basements and dens, fly fishermen and fly tiers can test themselves against the best at the...
View ArticleMisstishin leads Schuylkill County medal-play tournament
FRIEDENSBURG — It’s been six years since Sean Misstishin has won a Schuylkill County golf title. If he plays today like he did Saturday, that drought might be over. The Ashland golfer shot a 3-under 69...
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Nanticoke nips Blue Raiders in girls’ soccer TAMAQUA — Riley Klepedio and Courtney Day each scored two goals as Nanticoke overcame a four-goal deficit to defeat Tamaqua 5-4 in a girls’ soccer match...
View ArticleO'Brien, Snukis earn Sol Lipton titles, close in on Triple Crown
Race organizers had two main goals when creating the Schuylkill County Triple Crown 5K Series: • Encourage more runners to participate in the Chris and Kevin Truskey 5K & 10K Memorial Run, the 34th...
View ArticleMisstishin captures county medal-play golf title
FRIEDENSBURG — Sean Misstishin completed his swing, took a quick look down the fairway and starting yelling “Go! Go!” With the pressure on and a gallery of fans watching, the Ashland golfer delivered...
View ArticlePSU NOTEBOOK: Ficken's road has been long and checkered
DUBLIN — Two years ago, some Penn State fans urged Sam Fickento give up football after he missed four field goals, including one at the final gun, in a loss to Virginia. If he were any closer to State...
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