Indians defeat Dragons
COAL TOWNSHIP - Steph Pancher scored 15 points, and five other Shamokin players scored at least five points as the Indians downed Lewisburg, 47-40, in girls basketball Monday.After giving up 30 points...
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COAL TOWNSHIP - Kimi Newborn fired in 16 points, and Kieran Kelley added 15 to lead Shamokin Area past Milton 56-37 in Heartland Conference Division I basketball action Tuesday night.Chad Diggans...
View ArticleEagles deck Benton
MANDATA - Under any circumstances, a Benton-Line Mountain dual meet would be well worth seeing.With the shadow of the Zain Retherford transfer case between the schools looming over it, the meet became...
View ArticleYoung Indians defeat Milton
COAL TOWNSHIP - When a basketball team goes 22-2 and loses four of its five starters to graduation, the next season usually means rebuilding, and plenty of it.But sometimes, the players who take over...
View ArticleTornadoes romp over Spartans
MOUNT CARMEL - Ranotta Ahrensfield led four Mount Carmel players in double figures with 20 points as the Red Tornadoes scored 20 points defeated Hughesville in Heartland Conference Division II girls...
View ArticleIndians win in OT
COAL TOWNSHIP - For the first few minutes Thursday, it looked like Shamokin would blow Mount Carmel out of the gym in their game at Shamokin, when the Indians took a quick 12-2 lead.That wasn't the...
View ArticlePerles propels Lourdes to win
COAL TOWNSHIP - Christina Perles scored 22 points, leading Lourdes Regional to a 79-27 victory over Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech in non-league girls basketball action Thursday night.Sarah Getchey added...
View ArticleYouth Basketball Dec. 23
Shamokin Youth Basketball LeagueA DivisionDonTom Contracting 40, Pristine Flooring 27DonTom - Walker Palacz 13, Jansen McDonald 11; Pristine - Malachi Aurand 13, John Saleski 4.B DivisionFleming's...
View ArticleHalftime switch helps Mount Carmel top Shikellamy
SUNBURY - Mount Carmel, holding a one-point lead at halftime, made a defensive switch and outscored Shikellamy by 11 points in the the third period and went on to a 59-47 girls basketball win over the...
View ArticleFegley earns top honor
Southern Columbia's Brad Fegley did everything but drive the bus this season. What Fegley did have the keys to was a Tigers' offense that averaged 41 points en route to a District 4 championship, the...
View ArticleFootball records provide food for thought
Our good buddy Rod Frisco, late of the Patriot-News and soon to be a full-time employee of District 3, for whom he'll serve as webmaster and record-keeper extraordinaire, has updated his PIAA football...
View ArticleYouth Basketball Dec. 26
Shamokin Youth Basketball LeagueA DivisionDonTom 28, Olcese 17DonTom - B. Marzeski 11, W. Palacz 10, D. Brokus 4; Olcese - B. Carpenter 6, T. Berge 4, J. Weit 4.K of C 35, Pristine 31K of C - Cierra...
View ArticleIndians fall to Eagles
COAL TOWNSHIP - Senior center Kyle Laughlin scored 24 points and Blue Mountain scored a 46-44 non-league boys basketball victory over Shamokin Area Monday night in a battle of former Schuylkill League...
View ArticleK of C Tourney tips off today
COAL TOWNSHIP - The 45th annual Shamokin Knights of Columbus basketball tournament opens today at Shamokin Area High School.Shamokin Area's girls (3-2) will take on Sunbury Christian (7-2) at 4 p.m. in...
View ArticleIndians defeat 'Canes
COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area took first and third in the meet's final event, the 400-yard freestyle relay, to overcome a three-point deficit and beat Schuylkill Haven, 94-91, in boys swimming Tuesday...
View ArticleShamokin, SCA to meet for title
COAL TOWNSHIP - Southern Columbia had to work hard to reach the championship game of the Shamokin Knights of Columbus Tournament. Shamokin, not so much.The Tigers (1-1) used a strong second half, and...
View ArticleRaiders, Indians in final
COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin has owned the Knights of Columbus tournament in recent years.The Indians will look to make it three straight titles when they play Lourdes in the championship game tonight at...
View ArticleTrojans claim crown
ELIZABETHVILLE - With four champions, host Upper Dauphin won the team title Wednesday at the UDA Holiday Invitational Wrestling Tournament.Earning gold for Upper Dauphin were Coy Campbell (106),...
View ArticleDevon Craft's 3 beats buzzer
COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin's Devon Craft is good for at least one buzzer-beater every year, it seems.Last season, it was one that gave the Indians a 47-46 win over a good Shikellamy team.On Thursday, his...
View ArticleLoftus sparks Lourdes in final
COAL TOWNSHIP - On Lourdes' first possession, Molly Loftus squared up and banked a 3-pointer.It gave the Red Raiders the first lead in the game, one they'd never relinquish as they defeated Shamokin...
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