Tigers expect tough game from MCA
ELYSBURG - After Southern Columbia's 42-21 win over Central Columbia last week, Tigers coach Jim Roth praised the defense on its game.The Tigers limited the Blue Jays to three first-half rushing yards...
View ArticleH.S. Sports: Lourdes' Salamone leads at District 4 golf
TOWANDA - Lourdes Regional's Evan Salamone took a one-stroke lead Thursday on the first day of the District Four AA golf championships at the Towanda Country Club. Salamone shot 78 to lead Wellsboro's...
View ArticleH.S. GIRLS SOCCER: Loss put Southern Columbia's season in jeopardy
CATAWISSA R.R. - A year ago, Southern Columbia was in the midst of making what would eventually be a run to the PIAA Class A state championship game. After Thursday's 3-1 Heartland Conference Division...
View ArticleEagles need homecoming win
It's been a frustrating season for Line Mountain so far.The Eagles have played well in spurts but have not been able to put a whole game together. As a result, they sit at 1-4 and very easily could be...
View ArticleH.S. FOOTBALL: Jersey Shore defeats Shamokin
COAL TOWNSHIP - Levi Lorson is listed on the Jersey Shore roster at 5-foot 8, 180 pounds.Get right down to it, the 180 pounds might be a bit generous.No matter though, Lorson plays a whole bunch...
View ArticleH.S. FOOTBALL: Southern Columbia rolls over Mount Carmel
MOUNT CARMEL - It's never a good plan to fumble the ball six times against any team. It's especially not a thing to do against Southern Columbia.That's exactly what Mount Carmel did Friday against the...
View ArticleH.S. FOOTBALL: Klebon's solid play a key for Tigers
MOUNT CARMEL - On the opening kickoff of Friday night's Southern Columbia-Mount Carmel game, Mount Carmel's Blank Panko collected the ball at the 4-yard line, found some holes created by his blockers...
View ArticleH.S. SPORTS: Southern Columbia girls soccer defeats Loyalsock
LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP - Samantha Jankowski scored the game's lone goal 5:12 into the second half as Southern Columbia's girls soccer team scored a big win with a 1-0 win over Loyalsock in Heartland...
View ArticleChange of direction for WWE
WWE appears to have shifted gears with some heavy television heat lately between John Cena and Dean Ambrose over who can first get their hands on Seth Rollins, with whom both have even more major heat...
View ArticleH.S. FOOTBALL: Line Mountain defeats Halifax
MANDATA - It wasn't the prettiest win ever, but at this point Line Mountain needed a win, and the Eagles got a much needed one.Sophomore tailback Kenny Boyer carried the ball 28 times for 133 yards and...
View ArticleLOCAL AUTO RACING: Gravel wins Williams Grove Open
MECHANICSBURG - David Gravel scored the biggest win of his career during the 52nd annual National Open Saturday night at Williams Grove Speedway.However, the $50,000 win - Gravel's first at Williams...
View ArticleH.S. BOYS SOCCER: Southern Columbia defeats Sullivan County
CATAWISSA RR - Tyler Keiser and Seth Joseph each scored a goal and added an assist to lead Southern Columbia to a 4-1 Heartland Conference boys soccer win over Sullivan County Monday.Jacob Trathen and...
View ArticleTigers' Lane to attend Lehigh
Southern Columbia senior and 2014 PIAA Class AA state runner-up Kent Lane has committed to Lehigh University to wrestle for Coach Pat Santoro and the Mountain Hawks.Lane said he had his choices down to...
View ArticleH.S. FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
Southern Columbia's football program has put up some amazing numbers over the years but the Tigers are in the midst of one right now that is almost mind-boggling.With Friday's 55-13 win over Mount...
View ArticleSchumacher wins at Maple Grove
READING - Tony Schumacher, Matt Hagan, Roger Brogdon and Eddie Krawiec were the winners in the professional classes at the 30th annual NHRA national event at Maple Grove Raceway.Number one qualifier...
View ArticleFootball contest winners listed
Thad Strike, of 321 Webster St., in Ranshaw, was the Week 6 winner of the News-Item's Football Contest.Strike was one of four to guess 11 games correctly out of 180, and won by guessing the closest to...
View ArticleH.S. SPORTS: Mount Carmel boys finish unbeaten cross country season
TURBOTVILLE - Mount Carmel Area's boys cross country team completed its season undefeated Tuesday by sweeping Warrior Run, 18-46, Central Columbia 15-50 and Montoursville 15-50, in a quadrangular meet...
View ArticleH.S. GIRLS SOCCER: Southern Columbia blanks Shamokin Area
COAL TOWNSHIP - Both Southern Columbia coach Derek Stine and Shamokin Area coach Matt Witmer had positive things to say about their teams following the Tigers' 4-0 Heartland Conference Division II win...
View ArticleFootball contest correction
Because of an error in the games in the News-Item's Football Contest, the winners listed in Tuesday's newspaper were incorrect. The correct winners were Joshua Peregrim (first place), Lorraine Yano...
View ArticleMilton blanks Southern, 2-0
CATAWISSA R.R. - Despite a 13-5 advantage in shots, Southern Columbia ran into a hot goalkeeper and dropped a 2-0 field hockey decision to Milton Wednesday at Southern.Milton goalkeeper Brooke Swartz...
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