Big Diamond postpones Coal Cracker to Friday
Big Diamond reschedules race to Friday night FORESTVILLE — Big Diamond Speedway officials postponed Sunday’s scheduled Jack Rich Memorial Coal Cracker 72 racing program because of the forecast of rain...
View ArticlePenn State players earn Big Ten honors
Nittany Lions named Players of the Week STATE COLLEGE — Penn State football players Sam Ficken and DaeSean Hamilton were named Monday by the Big Ten Conference as Players of the Week for their efforts...
View ArticleAthlete of Week: Rileigh Evitts, Schuylkill Haven
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first installment of a new weekly feature to recognize local high school athletes. One student-athlete will be selected each week by The Republican-Herald sports staff based...
View ArticleUpper Dauphin surprises Division III champ
ELIZABETHVILLE — Defending Schuylkill League Division III champion Halifax opened its league schedule Tuesday night with a loss on the road. Laura Sweger paced Upper Dauphin with eight blocks, eight...
View ArticleBlue Mountain tops Pottsville in girls' volleyball
After the momentum of Blue Mountain’s two-sets-to-none lead had drifted away, Eagles senior Brittney Moyer said her team’s strategy became very simple. “It’s like, ‘Let’s do whatever we can and win....
View ArticleBlue Mountain tops Pottsville in girls' soccer
Blue Mountain is getting used to life without Madyson Riegel early this season. So far, so good. The Eagles came out aggressive in the first half, got goals from Emily Valentine and Abigail Fanelli and...
View ArticleBOYS SOCCER: Benner's two goals lift Eagles over Indians
LEHIGHTON — Blue Mountain sophomore Jonathan Benner knew coming in to the 2014 Schuylkill League boys’ soccer season that his team needed him to score more goals. It didn’t take the sophomore forward...
View ArticleSoccer: Evitts sets league scoring mark
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Rileigh Evitts set the all-time Schuylkill League girls’ scoring record during Schuylkill Haven’s 6-3 non-league loss to Allentown Central Catholic on Tuesday at Rotary Field....
View ArticleGirls' Volleyball Roundup
TOWER CITY — Jenna Daniel had 11 kills, six blocks and three aces to give the Vikings a 3-1 non-league win over the Olympians 23-25, 25-19, 25-16, 25-12. Bindy Boyer recorded 14 assists, six digs, nine...
View ArticleBig 2nd half lifts Eagles by Lehighton
ORWIGSBURG — Lehighton made its Schuylkill League girls’ soccer debut Wednesday. The Indians certainly gave Blue Mountain a scare in the first half. But once the Eagles got rolling, the game turned...
View ArticleGirls' Cross Country roundup
PINE GROVE — Jess Yeneskie, Chloe Stravinsky and Nikki Kane finished in the top three positions to lead North Schuylkill to a 24-33 victory over Minersville and a 17-34 victory over Pine Grove in a...
View ArticleMount Carmel to honor Diminick
MOUNT CARMEL — The Mount Carmel Area School District will honor late football coach Joe “Jazz” Diminick prior to Friday’s game against Selinsgrove by naming the field at the Silver Bowl after him....
View ArticleGirls' Soccer roundup for Sept. 4
JIM THORPE — Pine Grove is looking for more offensive punch this season. The Cardinals certainly found some Wednesday from freshman Rachel Edge. Edge had a hat trick, while Mackenzie Lesh added two...
View ArticleBoys' Cross Country Roundup
HOMETOWN — Cameron Greenawalt crossed the line first in 18:15 to lead Blue Mountain to a non-league boys’ cross country sweep of Schuylkill Haven and Marian on Wednesday. Thomas Levkulic was third and...
View ArticleThursday's HS golf results
Wednesday’s league results Mahanoy Area 340, Pine Grove 378 At Mountain Valley Golf Course Pine Grove (378) — Luke Reiter 84, Brandon Hueston 91, Matt Troxell 99, Jameson Lapp 104 Mahanoy Area (340) —...
View ArticleInvestment group buys Mandalay share of RailRiders
SCRANTON — An investment group will buy Mandalay Baseball Properties LLC’s 50 percent share in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in a deal expected to have no significant impact on either the...
View ArticleHansell cars to have different drivers
FORESTVILLE — The cars may look the same, but the drivers will be different when Big Diamond Speedway conducts the annual Jack Rich Memorial Coal Cracker 72 for the Mid-Atlantic DIRTcar 358 modifieds...
View ArticleGirls' volleyball roundup
HALIFAX—Amber Laudenslager had 11 kills, five blocks and two aces to lead Halifax to a comeback victory over Millersburg in Schuylkill League Division III girls’ volleyball match Thursday evening....
View ArticleFB FRIDAY: What 2 Watch 4
What 2Watch 4 Games of the Week North Schuylkill at Blue Mountain, Upper Dauphin at Tri-Valley, Selinsgrove at Mount Carmel, Pottsville at Berwick Hamburg to hold Armed Forces Night The Hamburg School...
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