FB FRIDAY: Special teams have been special
They’re the last players off the practice field several nights during the week, putting time in when the rest of their teammates are heading to the showers. In some cases, they play two sports, running...
View ArticleH.S. FOOTBALL: Thorpe edges Haven to stay unbeaten
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — A fourth-quarter touchdown pass on a fourth-down play had the Schuylkill Haven crowd and sideline jumping in excitement. The Hurricanes had rallied from a 14-point deficit and were...
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WILLIAMSTOWN — It is not how you start a football game, but how you finish. Williams Valley’s spotless Tri-Valley League record was spoiled in the final minute of a 31-28 loss to Newport at Gerry...
View ArticleH.S. GOLF: Pottsville's Brahler grabs Schuylkill League girls' golf title
MOWRY — When it comes to athletics, golf is everything to Pottsville’s Rachel Brahler. It’s the only high school sport she plays and, not surprisingly, the one she puts all of her time into. The work...
View ArticleNorth Schuylkill rolls over Mahanoy Area
MAHANOY CITY — Perhaps North Schuylkill quarterback Bobby Grigas took a look at Mahanoy Area’s one-loss record and figured there was no time to waste. “We just came in with our heads on fire, thinking...
View ArticleSkripko scores 3 TDs against Panther Valley
TAMAQUA — Tyler Skripko scored three touchdowns and Tamaqua breezed to a 28-0 halftime lead as the Blue Raiders defeated Panther Valley 41-0 in an Anthracite Football League game Friday night at...
View ArticleH.S. FOOTBALL: Miners blank Devils for 1st win
Game Summary Min (1-4, 1-4) 7 7 0 7 — 21 SV (0-5, 0-5) 0 0 0 0 — 0 M —Lucas 5 run (Fink kick) M —Schultz 5 run (Fink kick) M —Taylor 6 run (Fink kick) Min SV First Downs 18 3 Rushes-Yards 54-206 15-31...
View ArticleH.S. FOOTBALL: Mount Carmel pounds Danville
DANVILLE — Mount Carmel had a solid game in some respects, and a not-so-solid game in others, but the bottom line, as head coach Carm DeFrancesco said after the Red Tornadoes’ 44-13 win over Danville...
View ArticleH.S. FOOTBALL: Big 2nd half lifts Dawgs over Line Mountain
HEGINS — Tri-Valley played a mistake-filled, bumbling first half on offense Friday against Line Mountain. With the season and possible postseason hopes on the line, the Dawgs played like a totally...
View ArticleH.S. FOOTBALL: Exeter rolls past Tide
Game Summary Potts (0-5, 0-2) 0 0 0 0 — 0 Exeter (4-1, 2-0) 7 24 7 0 — 38 E —Hartey 10 pass from Yocum (Bentz kick) E —Scott 11 run (Bentz kick) E —Schappell 58 pass from Yocum (Bentz kick) E —Pfahl 41...
View ArticleH.S. FOOTBALL: Eagles rally to beat Colts
HOMETOWN — Sean Greenawalt dropped back to pass with just under 4 minutes to play with his Blue Mountain Eagles trailing Marian by four points in Friday night’s Anthracite Football League game at Men...
View ArticleTours of State Game Lands great for new hunters
With the Pennsylvania Game Commission expanding its Mentored Hunting Program to include both adults as well as children younger than 12 years of age, this year’s annual tour of State Game Lands should...
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Game Summary Mil (2-3, 2-2) 6 13 0 0 — 19 PG (3-2, 3-1) 6 6 14 0 — 26 PG —Weinus 11 run (kick blocked) M —Wingard 2 run (kick blocked) PG —Diaz-Walton 26 pass from Levan (kick blocked) M — Keim 2 run...
View ArticleSaturday's High School Soccer Roundup
PINE GROVE — Tyler Christiansen scored the winning goal with 1:40 remaining in regulation as Pine Grove edged Williams Valley 2-1 in a non-league game Saturday. Competing in the homecoming game, Pine...
View ArticleCOLLINS: Hackenberg's rebound from loss key for Nittany Lions
STATE COLLEGE It’s time to worry about Christian Hackenberg. Forget the fact Saturday, a 29-6 loss to Northwestern, was nothing short of a defeat that even those who conceded Penn State should have...
View ArticleWaterfowl hunters flock to kayaks
HARRISBURG — Usually new trends and products are scoffed at by veteran hunters, allowing the newbie crowd to try them and letting the test of time weed out the gimmicks. There is a major exception to...
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Game Balls OFFENSE QB Trevor Siemian, Northwestern The Wildcats quarterback had an efficient, if not spectacular, game, throwing for 258 yards and rushing for two first-quarter touchdowns — and another...
View ArticleTamaqua claims first victory
TAMAQUA — One day after Weatherly claimed its first girls’ volleyball win of the season by topping Lake-Lehman, Tamaqua posted its first victory of 2014 on Saturday. Kaelyn Boran served 16 points,...
View ArticleBOYS' SOCCER: Delp notches hat trick in Tamaqua's win over Jim Thorpe
TAMAQUA — Seven games without a win was too many for Josh Delp. The Tamaqua senior ended that streak by scoring a hat trick in the Blue Raiders’ 3-2 win over Jim Thorpe in Saturday afternoon’s...
View ArticleTamaqua girls, Thorpe boys shine at Pine Grove's Cardinal Clash
PINE GROVE — It’s time for times to start dropping and for teams to pack tighter. Jim Thorpe’s boys and Tamaqua’s girls accomplished both Saturday morning at Pine Grove’s annual Cardinal Clash. As a...
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