Atlas forces Game 4 in series
ATLAS - The Atlas Fire Co. team forced Game 4 with a win in their best-of-five game series with Knights of Columbus Thursday. Game 4 will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Anthracite Field in Mount...
View ArticleOutlaws enter big money stretch of season
In what the traveling World of Outlaw Sprint Car Series refers to as "the Month of Money", the mid-July through mid-August run features some of the biggest paying events of the season.Kicking off last...
View ArticleCashman retires from PIAA
Cashman retires from PIAAMECHANICSBURG - PIAA Executive Director Brad Cashman has announced that he will step down as the organization's top administraor effective next July.Cashman, who has headed the...
View ArticlePunk bests Cena for title
Money In the Bank living up to all the hype, the follow-up on Raw bringing even more drama and the local tag team of the Ghostbusters capturing the New Era Tag Team titles are just three of several...
View ArticleMeyers snaps Outlaws' three-year losing streak
Jason Meyers ended a three-year losing streak for the World of Outlaws with a win in the Summer Nationals at Williams Grove Speedway on Saturday night.Meyers is the first Outlaw regular to win a...
View ArticleSummer program offers young swimmers chance to compete
While some kids spend their summer soaking up the sun in the pool in their own backyard, a growing number of young athletes dedicate their summer vacation to the area's only summertime competitive...
View ArticleHynoski accepts Giants' offer
Three months ago, Southern Columbia graduate and former all-state football player Henry Hynoski was bitterly disappointed when he was bypassed in the 2011 National Football League draft.Then came the...
View ArticleLions claim Game 1
MOUNT CARMEL - Zeke Zsido touched home in the bottom of the seventh inning and the Mount Carmel Lions took Game 1 of the Lower Anthracite Teener League championship over Ralpho Wednesday evening.While...
View ArticleYouth Baseball
Mount Carmel Junior BaseballWorld SeriesGame 4Knights of Columbus 4, Atlas Fire Co. 1W: Brett Williams (14 strikeouts). L: Tommy McDonald. K of C - Danny Lawler, 2 1B, HR; Cameron Britt, 2 1B; Tyler...
View ArticleArea native named to rules committee
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) recently announced the selection of Dr. Bill Welker to serve as a member of the NFHS Wrestling Rules Committee. Welker, a native of...
View ArticleArea golfers second in tourney
Area golfers second in tournamentWILLIAMSPORT - Matt Davies and Donal Reiner, of Indian Hills Golf Club, recently finished second in the Williamsport Invitational at the Williamsport Country...
View ArticleFriesen earns birthday win
Canadian modified driver Stewart Friesen knows how to celebrate his birthday.The Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., native collected $5,450 by scoring the Anthracite Assault 60-lap Race of Champions feature...
View ArticleRain forces Teener postponement
Rain alters Teener series scheduleELYSBURG - Thursday's scheduled second game of the Lower Anthracite Teener League championship series between the Mount Carmel Lions and Ralpho was postponed by...
View ArticleLions clinch 3-peat
ELYSBURG - Baseball's a funny game.After having two runners snuffed out on the base paths in the eighth inning, an occurrence which usually deflates teams, the Mount Carmel Lions managed to score a...
View ArticleWWE event cheapens title
If you are a pro wrestling fan, last Monday's Raw was one of the most eventful shows in recent history.On the other hand, if you are part of the WWE creative team, you have to be scratching your head...
View ArticleCALENDAR
Kulpmont Football/Baseball AssociationMeetings, first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.Lourdes/MCA Volleyball PlayersOpen workouts at Lourdes High School, Mondays and Wednesdays, 4-5:30 p.m.Benefit...
View ArticleLayton claims victory
Harrisburg's Chad Layton scored a convincing win in the sprint car feature at Port Royal Speedway Saturday night.Layton's first win of the season in the Dave Middleswarth-owned sprinter paid $3,000 to...
View ArticleEastern Division Western Division
KUTZTOWN - While making the trip to Kutztown University for Monday's Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East Division preseason media football conference, one of the topics of conversation in the...
View ArticleSusquehanna Valley Swimming and Diving League Championships
Susquehanna Valley Swimming and Diving League Championships At Williamsport High School KEY: Milton/Warrior Run (M/WR), Lewisburg (Lew), Sunbury/Northumberland (S/N), Mifflinburg (Miff), Selinsgrove...
View ArticleBucknell picked to finish last in Patriot League
BETHLEHEM - The Patriot League enters its 25th year of competition this season, and to start things off, Lehigh University was announced as the preseason favorite to win the league in 2011.The Mountain...
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