Saturday's HS volleyball roundup
The championship match of Saturday’s North Schuylkill Invitational Volleyball Tournament became a rematch. Two days after Panther Valley edged Pine Grove 3-2 in a Schuylkill League Division II contest,...
View ArticleHenninger, Condly repeat at 'Canes Invitational
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Johnathan Condly bounded down the final hill onto the all-weather track at Rotary Field. With no other runner in sight and 300 meters to go, the Jim Thorpe senior still broke into an...
View ArticlePlan to catch big salmon comes together on Niagara River
LEWISTON, N.Y. — It is always a plus when a plan comes together. When the plan is to target big fish, positive results are a bonus. For anglers living along the Interstate 81 corridor, most plans to...
View ArticleSaturday's girls' soccer roundup
HEGINS — Sophomore Jess Underkoffler scored twice, while Tri-Valley’s defense held Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech without a shot on goal during a 3-0 shutout of the Rams in a Schuylkill League Division II...
View ArticleSheppard claims Coal Cracker 72 crown
FORESTVILLE — Driving one of team owner Norm Hansell’s two No. 357 cars, Matt Sheppard, of Waterloo, N.Y, won Friday’s Jack Rich Memorial Coal Cracker 72 feature for 358 modifieds at Big Diamond...
View ArticleSaturday's Boys' Soccer Roundup
Tyler Wright recorded a hat trick and Shea Golden added a goal as Pottsville defeated Williams Valley 5-0 in a non-league boys’ soccer match Saturday at Alumni Field. Fernando Rivera had two assists...
View ArticlePenn State report card
Game Balls OFFENSE WR Eugene Lewis, Penn State The former Wyoming Valley Conference star fell just two yards shy of his second consecutive 100-yard game, but he drew two pass interference penalties and...
View ArticleInjury derails Stankiewitch's NFL dream
ORWIGSBURG — Like most of America, Matt Stankiewitch is going to sit at home today and watch NFL football. He’ll flip channels from game to game, watching offensive or defensive series involving his...
View ArticleH.S. GIRLS' SOCCER: Hot start lifts Hurricanes over Minersville
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — There are plenty of new faces expected to play key roles for the Schuylkill Haven girls’ soccer team this fall. One of those newcomers has made the Hurricanes as dangerous as ever....
View ArticleBig catches keep coming for PSU's Lewis
STATE COLLEGE — The big catches just seem to keep coming for Eugene Lewis. One week after his breakthrough 173-yard effort against Central Florida, Lewis nearly went for more than 100 yards again. This...
View ArticleTravel routes key to successful stand location
Discovering the perfect stand location that results in repeated opportunities to target deer is the goal of every bowhunter. Unfortunately, finding the perfect spot to hang a treestand is no easy task,...
View ArticleIndians to help veterans' cause
While there may be nothing that replaces success in the athletic arena when it comes to drawing a crowd, one good trend in recent years has been the idea that sports, even at the high school level, can...
View ArticleCollege Notebook
A number of coaches with local connections can be found plying their trade on the collegiate gridiron. Here’s just a few: Nativity and Delaware Valley grad Eric Inama returns to the University of Sioux...
View ArticleOutdoors briefs, Sept. 7, 2014
Outdoors-related clubs and organizations can submit items to be considered for publication in “Outdoors Briefs” by emailing to outdoors@republicanherald.com. Keystone Shooting Park competitor wins...
View ArticleIndians outlast Tri-Valley
MILLERSBURG — Coming off a third-place finish in the North Schuylkill Invitational Tournament on Saturday, Millersburg has thrust itself into the thick of the Schuylkill League’s Division III race....
View ArticleFaust scores ace on par-4 hole
Golfer scores ace on par-4 hole MYERSTOWN — Leon Faust recorded a rare hole-in-one on a par-4 hole while competing in the Linksters’ team match Monday at Lebanon Valley Golf Course. Faust aced the 17th...
View ArticleAthlete of the Week
Name: Johnathan Condly High school: Jim Thorpe Area High School Grade: Senior Sport: Cross country Accomplishments: Won individual championship for second straight year at Schuylkill Haven’s ’Canes...
View ArticleBOYS' SOCCER: Schuylkill Haven beats Tri-Valley in D-II opener
HEGINS — Aidan Inman had three quality scoring chances for Schuylkill Haven in the opening 15 minutes of the Hurricanes’ Schuylkill League Division II opener at Tri-Valley on Monday night. The first...
View ArticleHigh school soccer roundup
LEHIGHTON — Joe Marks scored two goals as Lehighton ended Pottsville’s four-game, season-opening win streak with a 3-0 victory in a Schuylkill League Division I game Monday. Marks staked the Indians to...
View ArticleVOLLEYBALL: Tri-Valley dominates Upper Dauphin
HEGINS — Tri-Valley junior setter Reagan Newswanger could afford to smile. The Dawgs had not only dismantled Upper Dauphin, one of their Schuylkill League Division III rivals, but also did it in three...
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