H.S. TRACK: Mount Carmel defeats Shamokin
COAL TOWNSHIP - Mount Carmel and Shamokin Area's teams had distinctly different problems Thursday at Kemp Memorial Stadium. For the Red Tornadoes, it was uncertainty, since they were finally getting a...
View ArticleH.S. SOFTBALL: Southern Columbia's Herr fires perfect game
CATAWISSA RR - Abbey Herr fired a three-inning perfect game and Taylor Hoffman belted a game-ending three-run home run, leading Southern Columbia past Lewisburg, 15-0, in Heartland II softball action...
View ArticleLOCAL AUTO RACING: Money in the Mountains to kick off season
Big Diamond Speedway looks to present its season opener tonight with the second annual Money in the Mountains special, a small block/big block modified challenge race expected to draw some of the...
View ArticleBASKETBALL: Florida the favorite among local coaches
Kentucky is hot, UConn is always dangerous and Wisconsin plays great defense.But area basketball coaches, present and past, think Florida, which enters the Final Four as the overall top seed in the...
View ArticleH.S. TRACK: SCA's Rarig a triple winner at invitational
SELINSGROVE - Saturday was not a day conducive to either track or field, so you have to give a lot of credit to some of the performers at the annual Selinsgrove Track Classic, especially Southern...
View ArticleMania time in New Orleans
The Superdome in New Orleans becomes the center of the WWE Universe this evening as more than 70,000 pro wrestling fans from all 50 states and a couple of dozen foreign countries gather for...
View ArticleH.S. SOFTBALL: Shamokin rolls to win over Lourdes
COAL TOWNSHIP - Cold day. ... Hot bats.And Shamokin Area head coach Rick Kashner hopes it stays that way.Not so much the weather, but the bats, particularly with a Heartland I murderer's row of Milton,...
View ArticleSports schedule
Monday, April 7 Softball Selinsgrove at Line Mountain, 4 p.m. Lourdes at Lewisburg, 4:30 p.m. Shamokin at Milton, 4:30 p.m. Baseball Shamokin at South Williamsport, 4:30 p.m. Mount Carmel at...
View ArticleShamokin Youth Girls Basketball League
Shamokin Youth Girls Basketball League Monday, April 7 B Division: Bulls vs. Sharks, 5:40 p.m. A Division: Indians vs. Celtics, 6:30 p.m. A Division: Demons vs. Cobras, 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 8 AA...
View ArticleHoops stars shine
COAL TOWNSHIP - Southern Columbia's Mackenzie Clark scored 10 points, and Mount Carmel's Paige Hornung and Ali Varano scored nine and eight, respectively, to lead the Northumberland County stars over...
View ArticleAUTO RACING: Heimbach wins at Port
Selinsgrove's Blane Heimbach scored the opening night sprint car feature win at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday. The win was worth $3,300.Heimbach and Harrisburg's Chad Layton went back and forth for...
View ArticleH.S. TRACK: Despite problem weather, track athletes putting up impressive...
By my count, there have been at least 28 athletic events postponed so far this spring sports season in the area, which is an absurd amount to pile up in little more than two weeks. That's not even...
View ArticleRecruiting program set for SCA
Recruiting program at SCACATAWISSA RR - Jack Renkens of Recruiting Realities will bring his unique presentation on college athletic recruiting to Southern Columbia High School Monday, April 21, at 7...
View ArticleSYGBL slates Chaundy Tourney
SYGBL slates tournamentSHAMOKIN - The Shamokin Youth Girls Basketball League's 2nd annual Dennis Chaundy Memorial Tournament will be held Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday at the Shamokin Area...
View ArticleSYGBL Schedule
Shamokin Youth Girls Basketball All Games at Annex Tuesday, April 8 AA Division: Indians vs. Demons, 5:40 p.m. AA Division: News-Item vs. Cobras, 6:40 p.m. AAA Division: Vipers vs. Kelley's, 7:40 p.m....
View ArticleUCONN’s dynamic duo outplays Kentucky’s twins
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Connecticut's experienced backcourt made Kentucky's guards look like, well, freshmen in the national championship game. Shabazz Napier and Ryan Boatright outplayed the Harrison...
View ArticleOUTDOORS: WMU 4C joins 4E with split firearms deer season
HARRISBURG - This year, those hunting the two-week firearms deer season in Columbia, Northumberland and Schuylkill counties will be playing by the same rules.At Tuesday's meeting of the Pennsylvania...
View ArticleH.S. SPORTS: Southern Columbia posts baseball, softball victories
CATAWISSA RR - Blair Johnston blasted a three-run home run and Taylor Hoffman drove in two runs with a home run and two singles, leading Southern Columbia past Central Columbia 10-9 in Heartland...
View ArticleSalvation Army tourney set to open Friday
COAL TOWNSHIP - The 11th annual Salvation Army Adult Benefit Basketball Tournament being held this weekend will showcase some of the area's most talented adult basketball players. However, this year it...
View ArticleH.S. SPORTS: Line Mountain baseball defeats Juniata
MANDATA - J.P. Lenker blasted a 3-run home run and Line Mountain pounded out 18 hits in a 12-1 Tri-Valley League baseball victory over Juniata on Wednesday.Brady Michael knocked in two runs with a...
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