LOCAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Briggs to step down at Susquehanna
SELINSGROVE - Longtime Susquehanna University head football coach Steve Briggs will step down after 25 seasons to take a university relations role at the school.Briggs, 53, Susquehanna's winningest...
View ArticleH.S. SPORTS: Mount Carmel girls defeat Hughesville
HUGHESVILLE - Nicole Varano scored 14 points and Maura Fiamoncini 13 to lead Mount Carmel Area to a 58-20 Heartland Conference Division II win Tuesday. Jordan Winhofer added 10 points for the Red...
View ArticleH.S. GIRLS BASKETBALL: Shamokin falls to Danville
COAL TOWNSHIP - The way the second half between Shamokin and Danville went Wednesday night, it figures that the game was decided by a single point.The teams scored a combined 55 points in the final 16...
View ArticleH.S. SPORTS: Weather forces postponements
Weather forces postponementsThursday's area sporting events were postponed because of the winter storm. Events postponed with makeup dates, if available, were:Wrestling - South Williamsport at Southern...
View ArticleH.S. FOOTBALL: Sheptock hired as Mount Carmel Area football coach
MOUNT CARMEL - Frank Sheptock is a three-time Little All-American, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and was a head coach at the college level for 18 seasons.Now he'll really face...
View ArticleCoal Township native completes Ironman competition
TEMPE, Ariz. - Coal Township native Andrea Treese recently achieved a lifelong dream by completing the prestigious and grueling international Ironman competition in Tempe while raising $5,800 for...
View ArticleH.S. SPORTS: Lourdes girls basketball defeats Shikellamy
COAL TOWNSHIP - Bailey Trell poured in 20 points, leading Lourdes Regional to a 51-19 non-league girls basketball victory over Shikellamy Friday night.Selina Albert was next for the Red Raiders with...
View ArticleTVL honors ex-Eagle coach Rothermel
TVL honors ex-LM coach RothermelFormer Line Mountain football coach Todd Rothermel, now head coach at Newport, has been named Tri-Valley League Coach of the Year after guiding the Buffaloes to a 7-1...
View ArticleH.S. BOYS BASKETBALL: Shamokin rolls over Selinsgrove
COAL TOWNSHIP - After two tough losses to AAAA teams to open the season last weekend in the Hershey Tipoff Tournament, defending District 4 AAA champion Shamokin Area was hungry for a win Friday when...
View ArticleH.S. GIRLS BASKETBALL: Line Mountain falls to Halifax
MANDATA - Line Mountain sophomores Tori Wolfe and Joelle Snyder combined for 31 points Friday night in a Tri-Valley East matchup against Halifax.The problem for the Eagles (0-2) was that accounted for...
View ArticleH.S. SPORTS: Shamokin girls basketball defeats Jersey Shore
JERSEY SHORE - Shaylee Pesarchick scored a game-high 14 points and Shamokin Area rolled out to a big early lead en route to a 54-28 Heartland I girls basketball victory over Jersey Shore Saturday.The...
View ArticleBig week in the squared circle
Tonight's TLC pay per view, CM Punk's transformation from WWE superstar to mixed martial artist and Sami Zayn capturing the NXT title from Adrian Neville are major headlines in an extremely eventful...
View ArticleH.S. SPORTS: Southern Columbia girls defeat Benton
CATAWISSA RR - Mackenzie Chaundy scored 12 points and Abby Hager added 10, leading Southern Columbia past Benton 60-25 in Heartland Conference girls basketball action Monday night.Dana Kingston led...
View ArticleMCA stays perfect
MOUNT CARMEL - In Mount Carmel's game against Loyalsock Tuesday night, there was a noticeable size difference.The Lancers featured seven players above 5-foot-7; the Red Tornadoes, just three.But Mount...
View ArticleYOUTH BASKETBALL RESULTS, Dec. 17
Shamokin Youth Basketball LeagueMonday, Dec. 16'B' DivisionVarano Insurance 50, James Pizza 24Varano - T. Mazzatesta 10, G. Varano 6, D. Milewski 6. James - J. Kelly 10, I. Morris 6, J. Schoff 4.Mr....
View ArticleRaiders top Haven
COAL TOWNSHIP - Carmella Bickel scored 21 points to lead Lourdes to a 41-34 victory over Schuylkill Haven in their Schuylkill League Division II matchup.Bailey Trell had 11 points for the Red Raiders...
View ArticleH.S. BOYS BASKETBALL: Shamokin shuts down Jersey Shore
COAL TOWNSHIP - Jersey Shore brought a ton of credibility into Tuesday night's Heartland I matchup with Shamokin Area.A win over highly regarded Loyalsock Township - on the Lancers' home floor, no less...
View ArticleGiants, Hynoski continue their winning ways
Up next: The New York Giants (5-9) are back on the road against the St. Louis Rams (6-8) Sunday at 4:05 p.m.Last week: The Giants and Henry Hynoski won their second game in a row with a 24-13 victory...
View ArticleH.S. SPORTS: Loyalsock blows past Mount Carmel
MOUNT CARMEL - Loyalsock's Tommy Baggett scored 11 field goals, 10 of which were 3-pointers and amassed 32 points to lead the Lancers to an 87-46 win over Mount Carmel in their boys basketball HAC-II...
View ArticleH.S. BOYS BASKETBALL: Lourdes Regional defeats Tri-Valley
COAL TOWNSHIP - Score 40 points a night.Play solid defense.Stick to fundamentals.Give yourself a chance to win.That's all Pete Long asks of his Lourdes Red Raiders.So. ... Thursday night's 49-point...
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