Mount Carmel Area swimmer's name corrected
Mount Carmel Area swimmer Taylor Getty was mistakenly identified as Tyler Getty in a recent story. The News-Item apologizes for the error.
View ArticleLourdes secures playoff berth
POTTSVILLE - Sarah Getchey scored all 11 of her points in the first half, leading Lourdes to a 39-10 lead en route to a Division II-III win at Nativity.With the win, the Red Raiders clinched a berth in...
View ArticleBench steps up in Red Raiders' win
COAL TOWNSHIP - Lourdes Regional's boys basketball team is finding different ways to win these days, but one thing has been constant - the Red Raiders have been playing good defense.Lourdes improved to...
View ArticleIndians lap Ironmen
COAL TOWNSHIP - Dylan Bowers and Kyle Koontz were both double winners as Shamokin scored a rare 107.5-78.5 win over Danville.Bowers won the 200 freestyle and 100 breaststroke, while Koontz swept the...
View ArticleTigers' boys, girls post wins
LEWISBURG - Casey Savitski hit a 3-point shot with about 30 seconds left in overtime and Southern Columbia held on for a 63-61 Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference Division II win over Lewisburg...
View ArticleYouth Basketball, Jan. 12
Shamokin Youth Basketball LeagueA DivisionOlcese Pharmacy 30, Pristine Flooring 24Olcese - Jayman Lichty 12, Ty Berge 7; Pristine - John Saleski 7, Jordan Fobia 6, Amanda Arellano 6.B DivisionPlumbing...
View ArticleJunior high wrestling results
Shamokin 48, Mount Carmel 42 75: Luke Adzema, MC, won by forfeit 80: Michael Britton, Sh, dec. Lane Tanney, 8-6 85: Chris Kindle, Sham, dec. Josh Leso, 10-6 90: Chad Lytle, Sh, pinned Dion Watson, 1:08...
View ArticleEagles cruise past Tigers
MANDATA - Line Mountain reached the halfway point of the regular season unbeaten at 11-0 with a 44-21 Tri-Valley League win over East Juniata on Thursday, becoming the first team in the area, boys or...
View ArticleTornadoes remain unbeaten
WILLIAMSPORT - Ranotta Ahrensfield scored 18 points, Kim Andruscavage added 17 and unbeaten Mount Carmel Area (10-0, 4-0 HAC II) rolled to a 74-48 victory over Loyalsock Township in Heartland II girls...
View ArticleSCA shots fall in division win
MOUNT CARMEL - The scoreboard showed Southern Columbia with a 52-33 victory over Mount Carmel Friday night in a Heartland II boys matchup on the Tornadoes' home court.The reality of it is that the gap...
View ArticleTigers win Heartland III battle
MUNCY - Southern Columbia outscored Muncy, 16-6 in the final quarter Friday to come back and beat the Indians 42-37 in a key Heartland Conference Division III girls basketball game.Danielle Mowery and...
View ArticlePPV show lacks quality
TNA pay-per-view results from Genesis, major names announced for the 2012 WWE Hall of Fame Class and the apparent end for pro wrestling at a famous South Philly bingo hall are just a few of the stories...
View ArticleMCA pressure 'D' keys big victory
MOUNT CARMEL - After the first 30 seconds of the game, when it trailed 4-0, there wasn't anything Mount Carmel didn't do well against South Williamsport.That includes defending Tierney Pfirman, who the...
View ArticleShamokin swimmers reaching new heights
COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area diver Tyler Moroskie wasn't sure the event was something he wanted to do when he was a freshman, but he's glad he took it up.Moroskie holds Shamokin's school record for...
View ArticleIndians defeat Bulldogs
COAL TOWNSHIP - Keena Zalar scored eight of her team-high 14 points during a big second quarter when Shamokin Area broke open a close game and pulled away from Jersey Shore for a 48-33 Heartland I...
View ArticleYouth Basketball, Jan. 16
Shamokin Youth Basketball LeagueA DivisionBrewser's 48, Olcese 39Brewser's - Isaiah Reiprich 22, Cameron Jacoby 8, Jake DiRienzo 8; Olcese - Jayman Lichty 10, Ty Berge 10, Bradley Carpenter 7.Brewser's...
View ArticleIndians rip old rival
COAL TOWNSHIP - There are must-win games, and games that are just nice to have.If Shamokin makes the playoffs, it will have looked at Monday's game with old Schuylkill League-rival Pottsville not as a...
View ArticleRed Raiders hold off Blue Devils
SHENANDOAH - Christina Perles and Nikki Komara each scored in double figures for Lourdes as the Red Raiders held off a furious Shenandoah Valley rally to win 43-41 Monday.Perles had 12 points,...
View ArticleTornadoes top Fillies
MOUNT CARMEL - Add perennial Schuylkill League power Marian Catholic to this list to be handily dispatched by Mount Carmel.The latest victory for the 12-0 Red Tornadoes, a 62-47 win over the Fillies,...
View ArticleYouth Basketball, Jan. 18
Shamokin Youth Basketball League A DivisionBrewser's 42, K of C 26Brewser's - Isaiah Reiprich 12, Jake DiRienzo 11; K of C - Collin Krakowski 6, Cierra Koons 6, Jon Koons 6.DonTom Contracting 43 Jeff's...
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