Southern Columbia's season ends
MONTOURSVILLE - Southern Columbia's quest to earn a place in the PIAA state tournament fell short Saturday with a 57-50 loss to Towanda in the District 4 consolation game.Towanda will open the state...
View ArticleH.S. GIRLS BASKETBALL: Mount Carmel claims fourth straight District 4 crown
SUNBURY - In a battle of size versus speed, it was the smallest player on the court who came up big.Really big.Mount Carmel's Maura Fiamoncini, a sprite with high tops, scored the winning basket after...
View ArticleH.S. BOYS BASKETBALL: Shamokin Area earns District 4 crown
SUNBURY - Worst to first. ... Now on to the state playoffs.Shamokin Area turned last season's 5-17 misery into this season's District 4 gold and will now focus its attention to making some noise on the...
View ArticleSports Calendar: Sunday, March 2, 2014
SYGBL Practice ScheduleSunday's practice schedule for the Shamokin Youth Girls Basketball League at Shamokin Area Annex gym, moved from the high school, at the following times 1 p.m. (B); 2:15 (A);...
View ArticleLimited offseason moves leave Phils in need
The Phillies were relatively quiet during the offseason, choosing to keep the majority of the team intact despite finishing with their worst record (73-89) in 16 years.The biggest change is that they...
View ArticleH.S. SPORTS: State playoff matchups listed
SHAMOKIN - District 4 champions Mount Carmel Area and Shamokin Area will open the PIAA state basketball playoffs in a doubleheader Friday at Shikellamy High School.The Red Tornadoes, Class AA girls...
View ArticleSports Calendar: Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Lourdes Youth Basketball TournamentsLourdes Regional will be hosting a boys 5th- and 7th grade basketball tournament, Marcy 21-23. Tourney is double elimination with a $150 entrance fee. Space is...
View ArticleGiants allow Hynoski to enter free agency
The New York Giants reportedly are going to let fullback Henry Hynoski, a Southern Columbia graduate, test the waters of unrestricted free agency, according to a tweet in Pro Football Talk, a blog on...
View ArticleH.S. WRESTLING: Area sending small, but mighty, contingent to Hershey
For the second straight year, the area contingent heading to Hershey for the PIAA Class AA State Championships isn't the biggest, but for the second straight year, it's also a very strong group. Last...
View ArticleSouthern Columbia sending trio to PSAC
Three Southern Columbia athletes have taken the next step to chasing down a dream.Bailey Bzdak, Robert Delbo and Josh Tripp have all accepted offers to further their playing careers at Pennsylvania...
View ArticleCapsules for area wrestlers headed to states
Kent Lane Southern Columbia, jr. 138 pounds Three-time state qualifier...Placed sixth at 126 in 2013...25-1 record this season, 98-11 career mark...Two-time regional champion, district and sectional...
View ArticleH.S. GIRLS BASKETBALL: Mount Carmel, Montrose to square off in PIAA playoffs
Two years ago, somewhere in the bowels of Hamburg High School, Mount Carmel and Montrose passed each other.Montrose was coming off a stunning two-point win over Delone Catholic in the quarterfinals of...
View ArticleH.S. BOYS BASKETBALL: Shamokin, GAR set for PIAA matchup
SUNBURY - Call it a transformation. ... A maturation.Call it what you like.Shamokin Area takes the next step in the process Friday at 7:30 p.m. when it tips off against Wilkes-Barre GAR in a PIAA Class...
View ArticleAll Tigers advance after first day
HERSHEY - All three of Southern Columbia's wrestlters won their preliminary bouts at the PIAA state championships at the Giant Center Thursday. Todd Lane started the day off with a 16-0 technical fall...
View ArticleH.S. WRESTLING: Line Mountain's Newman eliminated at state meet
HERSHEY - Line Mountain's Cam Newman learned a tough lesson Thursday.The PIAA state tournament is unforgiving.Newman, a three-time qualifier, two-time regional champion and eighth-place finisher at 106...
View ArticleH.S. WRESTLING: 3 from Southern Columbia advance to state quarterfinals
HERSHEY - Thursday was a great day for Southern Columbia's wrestlers at the PIAA Class AA state championships, but Tigers' head coach Jerry Marks sounded a cautious note.All three Tigers won their...
View ArticleAll 3 Southern wrestlers advance to semi-finals, guaranteed medals
HERSHEY – All three Southern Columbia wrestlers competing in the state tournament have won their quarterfinal bouts and have guaranteed themselves a top eight finish and a medal. In action this...
View ArticleH.S. BOYS BASKETBALL: GAR ends Shamokin's season
SUNBURY - Chris Zimmerman called Isaiah Francis "a handful."He had every right. The Shamokin Area head coach had a birdseye view Friday night at Shikellamy High School when Francis burned the nets for...
View ArticleH.S. WRESTLING: Jerry Marks enjoying Southern turnaround
HERSHEY - As an athlete, Jerry Marks was special. He won two state wrestling championships, and was the state's all-time rushing leader in football when he graduated.Later, at Bloomsburg University, he...
View ArticleH.S. WRESTLING: 3 Southern Columbia Tigers roar into finals
HERSHEY - Wow! WOw!! And WOW!!!Southern Columbia tied for the team championship at the PIAA Class AA State Championships in 1984, but present head coach Jerry Marks said something plainly Friday...
View Article