Southern Columbia avenges loss to South Williamsport
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT - Mallory Tomaschik hit a two-run homer in the top of the seventh inning to give Southern Columbia some payback for its opening-game loss to South Williamsport with a 4-3 comeback...
View ArticleAthletes overcome weather-shortened Breslin Invitational
MOUNT CARMEL - There were lots of competitive races at Friday's Gerald Breslin Invitational, but the most competitive of all was the race against the weather.Because of the threat of thunderstorms,...
View ArticleLourdes wins 4th in a row
MOUNT CARMEL - Lourdes won its fourth game of the week, 4-1, in a non-league matchup with Lewisburg.Emily Long and Jayme Lentini each had two hits for the Red Raiders, and Peyton Klembara picked up her...
View ArticleSports Calendar: Saturday, April 20, 2013
Kulpmont Football/Baseball AssociationMeetings, first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.Coal RunningsRunning club, meets at 5:30 p.m. each Monday at Shamokin Area's Kemp Memorial Stadium parking lot....
View Article10th Salvation Army hoops tournament begins play
COAL TOWNSHIP - Kodack's Plumbing, Klebon's Insurance, James Pizza and McFarland's, Pottsville, recorded victories in the opening round of the 10th annual Salvation Army Benefit Adult Basketball...
View ArticleEMM wins to reach title game
COAL TOWNSHIP - E. Mortgage Management, Lebanon, nosed out Tire Ranch, 56-49, to advance to the championship game of the 10th annual Salvation Army Adult Benefit Basketball Tournament at 11 a.m. today...
View ArticleYouth Baseball, April 21
Shamokin-Mt. Carmel Little LeagueMajor DivisionSpangenberg's 10, S&K 2W: Collin Kern.Spangenberg's - Gatlin Hovenstine, single, triple; John Ayres, home run; Connor Fenix, 2 singles; Adam Derck,...
View ArticleHIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Upper Dauphin tops Shamokin in tourney final
COAL TOWNSHIP - Walt Kelly, creator of the old "Pogo" comic strip, famously had one of his characters once say, "We have met the enemy, and he is us."Which perfectly describes Shamokin's baseball...
View ArticleThe Insider discusses the 'Mecca'
Madison Square Garden. The late Gorilla Monsoon was fond of calling it the "Mecca" of professional wrestling. Many have referred to it as the most famous arena in the world. The Garden was the setting...
View ArticleSports Calendar: Sunday, April 21, 2013
Kulpmont Football/Baseball AssociationMeetings, first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.Coal RunningsRunning club, meets at 5:30 p.m. each Monday at Shamokin Area's Kemp Memorial Stadium parking lot....
View ArticleHIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Lourdes defeats Shamokin
COAL TOWNSHIP - For Lourdes, it was a great way to end a great week.Capping a five-game, five-win week, the Red Raiders (7-3) rode a 13-hit attack on a cold, blustery Saturday morning to a 9-5 victory...
View ArticleTigers, Indians, Raiders have eye on postseason
The trees are in bloom and the April rains have subsided enough for most teams to have played half their schedule, but what kind of teams do we have out there this year? This reporter would like to...
View ArticleSports Calendar: Monday, April 22, 2013
Kulpmont Football/Baseball Association Meetings, first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Coal Runnings Running club, meets at 5:30 p.m. each Monday at Shamokin Area's Kemp Memorial Stadium parking...
View ArticleLayton earns victory
Harrisburg's Chad Layton held off Elizabethville's Mike Erdley to win the 25-lap main event for the sprint cars Saturday night at Port Royal Speedway. It was Layton's first win of the season in the...
View ArticleEMM captures title of Salvation Army basketball tourney
COAL TOWNSHIP - E. Mortgage Management, Lebanon, edged James Pizza, 64-62, to capture the championship of the 10th annual Salvation Army Adult Benefit Basketball Tournament Sunday at Shamokin Area...
View ArticleYouth Baseball, April 22
Shamokin-Mt. Carmel Little League Major Division K of C 5, S&K 4 W: Aaron Christiana. K of C - Micah Miller, Triple; Dylan Walters, single; Christiana, single; Owen Sosnoskie, single. S&K -...
View ArticleHIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Lourdes softball wins 6th straight
MAHANOY CITY - Lourdes continued its hot streak with its sixth consecutive win Monday.The Red Raiders scored six runs between the fifth and sixth innings to close out the Golden Bears 7-1 in their...
View ArticleHIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Line Mountain falls to Halifax
MANDATA - Line Mountain's season has been up and down so far.The good, like an 8-3 win last week over Upper Dauphin in eight innings, has come, but the bad has appeared more than the Eagles would...
View ArticleSports Calendar: Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Kulpmont Football/Baseball AssociationMeetings, first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.Coal RunningsRunning club, meets at 5:30 p.m. each Monday at Shamokin Area's Kemp Memorial Stadium parking lot....
View ArticleLady Bombers softball opens 2013 season
COAL TOWNSHIP - Dedication of a flagpole, stone and plaque were part of the opening-day ceremonies, Saturday, for the Shamokin-Coal Township Lady Bombers Softball League at the field located next to...
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