College FB: Bloomsburg routs Millersville
BLOOMSBURG — It was a good-news, bad-news first half Saturday for visiting Millersville in its Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division game against Bloomsburg on Danny Hale Field at...
View ArticleAntlerless muzzleloader season has undergone changes
Roaring thunder and puffs of white smoke will provide contrast to the silent flight of arrows when Pennsylvania’s statewide antlerless muzzleloader season gets under way Saturday, Oct. 18. While...
View ArticleOutdoors briefs
Outdoors-related clubs and organizations can submit items to be considered for publication in “Outdoors Briefs” by emailing to outdoors@republicanherald.com. Elysburg hunter has repeat performance For...
View ArticleStrive to reach 'Personal Best'
In running and in life, all of us strive to attain our personal best. Reaching a personal best, for many runners, means achieving a PR. In the language of a runner, a PR means a personal record, the...
View ArticlePenn State, fans and players need to accept the difficult truth
ANN ARBOR, Mich. Just a few weeks ago, anything seemed possible on a football field for Penn State. Now, nothing does. The truth for the Nittany Lions, as the truth always seems to do, lies somewhere...
View ArticleBOYS' SOCCER: Lehighton makes instant impact in debut season
It’s something Schuylkill League teams in every sport are going to deal with the entire school year. The Lehighton effect. On the soccer pitch, there was little known about the Indians coming into the...
View ArticleSchuylkill League Girls' Volleyball Preview
Schuylkill League Girls’ Volleyball Preview Semifinals When: Today, 5:30 p.m. Where: Thomas Fitzpatrick Gymnasium, Minersville High School Ticket prices: $6 per adult, $3 per student First match...
View ArticleTwo score hat tricks in Minersville win
COAL TOWNSHIP — Rachel Sterner and Marlena Purcell each recorded three goals as the Minersville girls’ soccer team routed Lourdes Regional 8-0 on Monday in a Schuylkill League Division II game. Purcell...
View ArticleAllen-Rogowicz Chapter set to induct 12 into Hall
The Allen-Rogowicz Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame will hold its annual induction banquet at 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, at Pine View Acres, Mill Creek. Twelve new members will be inducted...
View ArticleAthlete of the Week: Emily Pilla, Marian
Name: Emily Pilla High school: Marian Grade: Senior Age: 17 Hometown: Nesquehoning Family: Father, Lou; mother, Louise; older brother, Anthony, who plays football at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute;...
View ArticleBOYS' SOCCER: Lehighton dominates Haven in league semifinals
ORWIGSBURG — From the onset of Tuesday’s first Schuylkill League boys’ soccer semifinal game at Blue Mountain’s Eagles’ Nest, Lehighton controlled the pace against Schuylkill Haven. The Indians’...
View ArticleBOYS' SOCCER: Blue Mountain escapes Nativity's upset bid in semis
ORWIGSBURG — Nativity entered the Schuylkill League boys’ soccer playoffs as a Cinderella team — a quick, scrappy squad balancing physicality and finesse. For 71 minutes of Tuesday’s Schuylkill League...
View ArticleH.S. GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL: Marian coasts to Schuylkill championship match
MINERSVILLE — Junior outside hitter Maureen Kloap can often be viewed as a supporting player on a deep Marian girls’ volleyball team. But when it came time to establish some momentum in Tuesday’s...
View ArticleH.S. GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL: Green Wave dig their way to Schuylkill final
MINERSVILLE — When the story of the 2014 Nativity girls’ volleyball season is written, one moment during Tuesday’s Schuylkill League semifinals may forever be known by two words. The Dig. Clinging to...
View ArticleH.S. GIRLS' SOCCER: Vikings roll with the changes
TOWER CITY — The character of the Williams Valley girls’ soccer team was tested during the opening week of the season. In the second game of their season-opening tournament against Pine Grove, the...
View ArticleHigh School Sports Roundup for Oct. 14
FLEETWOOD — Both North Schuylkill’s Hunter Mickatavage and Blue Mountain’s Bailey Sophy came up short in their bids for a trip to states. Mickatavage shot an 87 in Class AA, while Sophy had a 89 in...
View ArticleSchuylkill League XC meet postponed
Schuylkill LeagueCross Country meetpostponed to Thurs. Due to pending rain and thunderstorms that are forecast for today, the Schuylkill League Cross Country Championships have been moved to Thursday...
View ArticleSchuylkill League Cross Country Championships preview
What: Schuylkill League Cross Country Championships When: Today Where: Tuscarora State Park Race times: Junior high girls, 1 p.m.; junior high boys, 1:30 p.m.; boys/girls JV, 2 p.m.; varsity girls,...
View ArticleMarian brings streak into title match
It has been a long time. Marian’s girls’ volleyball team, which will defend its Schuylkill League championship when it faces Nativity in the title match at 7 p.m. today at Martz Hall, last lost a dual...
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