Lourdes scores win over East Juniata
COAL TOWNSHIP - Peyton Klembara and Kortni Koshinskie drove in two runs and had two hits apiece as Lourdes got back to winning ways with a 8-3 non-league victory over East Juniata on Tuesday.Nikki...
View ArticleWrestling weight classes shifted
High school wrestlers will have a few more pounds to work with next season, as a result of the National Federation of State High School Associations wrestling rules committee approving an upward shift...
View ArticleLourdes heartbreakingly close
COAL TOWNSHIP - Whether or not you believe in moral victories, it's an indisputable fact that Lourdes Regional's baseball team came off the field with its eighth straight loss Wednesday, but feeling...
View ArticleMC offense thumps Dragons
KULPMONT - Mount Carmel's Joe Swatsky pitched a complete game and got plenty of help from his offense as the Red Tornadoes defeated Lewisburg, 14-4 in five innings, on Wednesday.Mike Stutzcavage and...
View ArticleWatching the board
Watching the boardHere's what we at The News-Item know, think we know and who doesn't know more than us.What we know: The NFL draft starts today at 8 p.m. with round one, continues Friday with rounds...
View ArticleMattes reflects on his draft day
There will be 254 names announced, everyone from the No. 1 pick to Mr. Irrelevant, the last selection, at the 2011 NFL draft at Madison Square Garden in New York.Hundreds of other players will sign...
View ArticleAll-Star invasion set
The O'Reilly Auto Parts All-Star Circuit of Champions will be making its first visit of the 2011 season to Central Pennsylvania this weekend, hoping to change a losing streak against the tough...
View ArticleVisitors on their own field, SCA wins easily
CATAWISSA R.R. - In the latest twist of the schedule, courtesy of the spring rains, Southern Columbia had the rare pleasure of being the visiting team on its home field. Still, the Tigers felt...
View ArticleHall of Fame shows 187 father-son sets to have played pro football
The Pro Football Hall of Fame has done the back-breaking work of sorting through and compiling a list of all the fathers and sons who have played professional football. To date, there are 187...
View ArticleIn 1975, Henry Hynoski Sr. waited to see where his future in the NFL might...
ELYSBURG - It's been 36 years since Henry Hynoski Sr. went through the NFL draft process that his son Henry is going through now. In that time, the draft has gone from a 17-round, two-day, midweek...
View ArticleYouth Baseball, April 29
MCJBLMajor DivisionKnights of Columbus 3, Atlas 0W: Brett Williams (14 strikeouts, one-hitter). L: Tommy McDonald (13 strikeouts).Top hitters: K of C - Michael Cuff, single; Bret Williams, single;...
View ArticleBreslin results
BOYS 400 relay: 1. Shikellamy (Brett Yeomans, Chase McKean, John Santangelo, Cody Bordner) 44.26; 2. Pottsville 44.41; 3. North Schuylkill 44.87; 4. Blue Mountain 44.95; 5. Shamokin (Braden Yacko, Jon...
View ArticleBreslins produce exciting raes, team competitions
MOUNT CARMEL - Say two things for the annual Jerry Breslin Relays. They produced some exciting races and some very exciting team competitions.Pottsville edged Selinsgrove by two points, 80-78, in the...
View ArticleRoth recalls early questions about Hyno, expresses pride in likely becoming...
CATAWISSA R.R. - It's hard to imagine Henry Hynoski as a question mark, but coming into the Southern Columbia program, he was exactly that, an unknown commodity. Four state titles followed, then...
View ArticlePossible destinations
Whether Henry Hynoski ends up as a draft selection, or signing as a free agent, he's going to have the opportunity of a lifetime.Where he ends up is open to speculation, but there are some interesting...
View ArticleTornadoes capture first victory
SUNBURY - Sami Spieller knocked in two runs with a pair of singles, and Ashley Koschoff fired a three-hit shutout as Mount Carmel Area knocked off Shikellamy, 8-0 in non-league softball action for its...
View ArticleLocal sports calendar
SYGBL Awards Night Sunday, May 1, 7 p.m. at the Annex Gym. Pitch, Hit and Run Competition Cabrini Baseball Organization is hosting a free Aquafina Major League Baseball pitch, hit and run competition...
View ArticleLourdes grad third in javelin at college meet
Getchey 3rd in conference meet HUNTINGDON - Lourdes Regional graduate Maria Getchey, competing for Susquehanna University, finished third in the women's javelin throw at the Landmark Conference Outdoor...
View ArticleYouth baseball results
MCJBLVFW 12, Wildcats 1WP - Thomas Schultz. LP - Michael Hood.Hits: VFW - Jack Chapman 1B, Brandon Shustack 3 1B, Thomas Schultz 1B, 2B; Austin Snyder 1B, Jeffery Wagner 1B, Brock Evert 2B; Wildcats -...
View ArticleFree-agent route not always bad
Saturday had to be a tough day for Henry Hynoski.He waited all day to hear his name called in the NFL draft.It never happened.It was the day he figured to go. The 6-foot, 257-pounder had received...
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