Red Tornadoes win
COAL TOWNSHIP - The Coal Bucket will remain in Mount Carmel Area's trophy case for at least another year, but for the first time in awhile, there was some doubt.After a scoreless first half, Mount...
View ArticleTigers pound Seals
SELINSGROVE - For the first 14 minutes, Southern Columbia seemed to be stuck in a mire following last week's loss to Mount Carmel.That was until the Tigers' defense recovered a fumble at their own...
View ArticleFoley regails hearty crowd
On a weekend more suited for a visit to Santa's Village, the inimitable Mick Foley turned up at Knoebels Amusement Resort once again last Friday and Saturday to help put the finishing touches on the...
View ArticleWish come true
HEPBURNVILLE - Mount Carmel got all the usual contributions from its offensive stars Saturday to earn a trip to the state tournament with a 6-2 win over Millville in the District 4 Class A consolation...
View ArticleBloom U. routed by Kutztown
KUTZTOWN - One of the trademarks of this - and many previous - Bloomsburg University football teams is its ability to overcome shortcomings, so long as there was time remaining on the clock.Saturday,...
View ArticleNS's Shearn wins gold
HERSHEY - Brendan Shearn appeared in the distance - red jersey, royal blue shorts, long blondish-brown hair flying in the breeze at the Parkview Cross Country Course.In first place.The North Schuylkill...
View ArticleEckert collects $100 grand
Rick Eckert of York captured the World of Outlaws late model championship and $100,000 during the World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday night.Eckert appeared headed to...
View ArticleUpcoming playoffs just the thing to build program
While the District 4 officials and athletic directors meet today to iron out any last-minute changes to this year's football playoff bracket, the first round is easily forecasted based on how the...
View ArticleBrackets show what lies ahead for locals
With District 4 football playoffs opening this week, and complete brackets for every other district in the state available (courtesy of Eastern Pa. Football.com), it's interesting to take a look to see...
View ArticleTornadoes set to take on Hurricanes
Mount Carmel Area's girls soccer team hopes its strength of schedule will be a factor today when the Red Tornadoes (14-8) open the PIAA Class A state playoffs against District 11 champion Schuylkill...
View ArticleUnwanted spotlight shines on Penn State
Donnie Collins is a 1999 Penn State graduate who has covered minor league baseball and Penn State football for Times-Shamrock newspapers for nearly a decade. They say that if, someday, humankind...
View ArticlePaterno muzzled
That unmistakable, wrinkled face appeared on the TV screen just after 7 a.m., the most famous man in Pennsylvania, the idol to many.But this is a story about disgrace.You don't become the lead story on...
View ArticleIndians' Yost has made steady progress as a frosh
His statistics aren't overwhelming, and his team has struggled to a 3-7 record but Shamokin Area freshman quarterback Tucker Yost has quietly been pretty impressive this season.If you watched him play...
View ArticleTyler Bonawitz emerges as a force on the LM 'D'
MANDATA - Way back in the preseason, even before the first scrimmage, Mike Carson knew his Line Mountain Eagles could be a pretty good football team.Really good, possibly, but Carson and his staff...
View ArticleTornadoes readying for 'Sock
Mount Carmel has already made history.Now to remake it.Having won the first state playoff game in the program's history, Mount Carmel will have a tough task ahead of it when the Red Tornadoes play...
View ArticleS-CT, Shikellamy announce first all-star game
COAL TOWNSHIP - The first all-star game between the Shamokin-Coal Township and Shikellamy youth football programs will take place Sunday at Shamokin Area's Kemp Memorial Stadium.There will be two...
View ArticleBlack Diamond broadcast schedule
Black Diamond broadcasts The Black Diamond Sports Network's lineup of games for tonight are: First round District 4 Class AAA - Shamokin Area at Shikellamy First round District 4 Class A - Sayre at...
View ArticleLM set for Canton in semifinal
MANDATA - Mike Carson wishes he knew a little more about Canton.The Line Mountain head coach knows enough, however, to issue a warning to his team prior to tonight's District 4 Class A semifinal...
View ArticleMCA set for improved foe
MOUNT CARMEL - Six weeks ago, when Mount Carmel beat Montoursville 27-8 in a regular season game at the Silver Bowl, few observers felt the teams would meet again.Mount Carmel was halfway through a 9-1...
View ArticleSouthern starts chase for 20th D-4 crown
After a regular season of seeing spread offenses, 3-5 defenses, spread options, and other assorted defensive and offensive schemes, Southern Columbia gets to see something pretty basic in its District...
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