H.S. GIRLS' SOCCER: Haven tops Eagles in OT
PINE GROVE — Schuylkill Haven’s Taylor Felty didn’t remember exactly how she was set up to end Thursday’s Schuylkill League girls’ soccer semifinal against Blue Mountain. She will certainly never...
View ArticleVOLLEYBALL: Marian repeats as Schuylkill champion
Nativity’s girls’ volleyball team had an answer for the middle of Marian’s attack, so setter Abby O’Donnell and outside hitter Emily Pilla kept attacking the Green Wave defense from the outside. The...
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HERSHEY — Brooke Buckley, Caroline Bashore and the doubles team of Victory Kissinger and Samantha Nye helped the Hamburg girls’ tennis team down Berks Catholic 3-2 in the District 3 Class AA...
View ArticleLOCAL BRIEFS: Deer Lake man hits hole-in-one
Deer Lake man records 5th ace PALM CITY, Fla. — Gabe Nassar, Deer Lake, shot his fifth career hole-in-one while golfing recently at the Floridian Yacht and Golf Club. Nassar aced the 105-yard No. 4...
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Name: Jason Richmond Age: 17 Nickname: none Twitter handle: @jason_rich2 Parents’ names: Jay and Ann Marie Richmond Hometown: Mahanoy City High School: Mahanoy Area High School Years played: 12...
View ArticleXC: Marian freshman wins girls' league title
BARNESVILLE — Marian freshman Tina Capparell competed at the Schuylkill League Cross Country Championships for the first time. Blue Mountain senior Sarah Brooks competed for the final time Thursday...
View ArticleFB FRIDAY: Rupinski answers the call for Spartans
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS Late in the second quarter Friday night against Mount Carmel, North Schuylkill’s John Rupinski was feeling frustrated. Up to that point, the senior running back had carried the...
View ArticleFB FRIDAY: Who has best concession stand?
It’s not a secret that sportswriters like to eat. Our hectic, always-on-the-go, evening-based work schedules make us regulars at fast food restaurants, local establishments and concession stands. It’s...
View ArticleHS GIRLS SOCCER: Pine Grove rolls past Williams Valley
PINE GROVE — The Pine Grove girls’ soccer team made their Schuylkill League playoff debut Thursday. In front of their home fans, the Cardinals didn’t disappoint. Freshmen Rachel Edge and Mariah Lesh...
View ArticleXC: Condly, Thorpe dominate boys' race
Race results Schuylkill League Cross Country Championships At Tuscarora State Park Course length: 3.0 miles Thursday’s results Varsity girls 90 finishers Team scores: 1. Blue Mountain (BM) 41, 2....
View ArticleFB FRIDAY: Raiders, Eagles clash in meeting of playoff contenders
There will be a lot of media attention given this week to the Anthracite Football League battle of unbeatens between Jim Thorpe and North Schuylkill. And deservedly so. But it’s not the only big game...
View ArticleFB FRIDAY: What 2 Watch 4
What 2Watch 4 Games of the Week Jim Thorpe at North Schuylkill, Tamaqua at Blue Mountain, Pine Grove at Tri-Valley, Marian at Mahanoy Area, Shamokin at Montoursville Eastern Conference unveils new...
View ArticleFB: Fink runs Haven past Minersville
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — For one night, it was like old times for the Schuylkill Haven football team. Friday at Rotary Field, the Hurricanes unleashed the kind of overpowering running game that was the...
View ArticleFB: Wyomissing rolls by Hamburg
HAMBURG — Like a well-oiled machine, undefeated Wyomissing methodically dismantled underdog Hamburg 42-7 in a Berks Football League Section II game Friday night on Hawk Hill. The youthful Hawks kept...
View ArticleFB: Daniel Boone dumps Pottsville
Pottsville’s defense limited Daniel Boone to 10 yards in the third quarter of Friday’s Berks Football League Section I game at Veterans Memorial Stadium — and was outscored by 14 points. It was that...
View ArticleFB: North Schuylkill dominates Jim Thorpe
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — It was billed as one of the most important games of the Anthracite Football League season — a clash of undefeated titans. By the time it was over, there was no doubt which one...
View ArticleFB: Marian rallies past Mahanoy
MAHANOY CITY — It’s been a tale of two halves for Mahanoy Area’s hard-luck football team the past two weekends. The Golden Bears had Jim Thorpe on the ropes a week ago, only to watch the Olympians...
View ArticleFB: Persistent Pine Grove topples Tri-Valley
HEGINS — Pine Grove kept knocking on the door in Friday’s West End Gridiron Bowl game against Tri-Valley. In the second half, the Cardinals finally burst through. Capitalizing on a pair of Tri-Valley...
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Game Summary WR (2-6, 0-3) 0 13 0 8 — 21 MC (5-3, 3-1) 14 13 6 14 — 47 MC —Karycki 59 run (Bielski kick) MC — Panko 4 run (Bielski kick) WR —Rohm 6 pass from James (pass failed) MC —Panko 3 run (kick...
View ArticleH.S. FOOTBALL: Defense leads Eagles to win over Tamaqua
ORWIGSBURG — The playoffs have started for Blue Mountain. If the Eagles have any hope of getting to the postseason, either in districts for the Eastern Conference, every game is a must-win. Friday’s...
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