MCA to final, stays perfect
DANVILLE - Mount Carmel may see better teams down the playoff stretch than South Williamsport but its's doubtful whether the Red Tornadoes will see any better players than the Mounties' Tierney...
View ArticleTigers win at buzzer
WILLIAMSPORT - The odds were stacked against Southern Columbia.Athens was the No. 1 seed, had a startling size advantage and a one-point lead with 2.9 seconds to go.Southern Columbia had the Wildcats...
View ArticleIndians offense shines
DANVILLE - Shamokin Area did some things Tuesday night - really good things - it hadn't been able to accomplish all year.And because of that, the Indians also find themselves as a PIAA Class AAA state...
View ArticleNeumann tops Lourdes to reach D-4 final
DANVILLE - Last weekend, Lourdes Regional coach Pete Long was happy that his team was more physical than Mansfield in a District 4-A quarterfinal win.Wednesday night, the shoe was on the other foot.St....
View ArticleLourdes cruises past Muncy into title game
DANVILLE - Lourdes did what Lourdes usually does in the District 4 playoffs.Same old Raiders.And that's not a bad thing.With a berth in the Class A final on the line, and with it an opportunity for a...
View ArticleLine Mountain sheds blood and tears, but wins again
WILLIAMSPORT - There were tears and blood for Line Mountain, and that was in a win. Survival was the optimum word for the Eagles Wednesday at Williamsport in a 50-45 win over Cowanesque Valley in their...
View Article5th Icebreaker set at Selinsgrove
SELINSGROVE - Selinsgrove Speedway is set to host the fifth annual Icebreaker Weekend Friday and Saturday, March 16 and 17, with a Sunday rain date.The half-mile dirt track, which opens for the season...
View ArticleRacing at Lincoln kicks off Northeast season
Following the recent DIRTcar modifieds, World of Outlaws late models and sprint car events completed in Florida, all eyes will now focus on the Northeast racing scene. Historically, the first track to...
View ArticleWrestlers set for regional
The road to Hershey takes its second lap through Williamsport this weekend at the Class AA Northeast Regional, and 12 area wrestlers, seven of them from Line Mountain, are still in the hunt.The...
View ArticleInfo listed for D-4 hoop finals
Game sites and times for this weekend's District Four basketball championship and consolation games, involving six area teams, were released Thursday.Shamokin Area's girls (18-5) will be the only area...
View ArticleYouthful Knock ready to guide Eagles' fortunes
MANDATA - Rodney Knock always wanted to be a head coach in high school football.He just never thought the opportunity would arrive this quickly.Knock, 23 (he'll be 24 by the time he coaches his first...
View Article8 advance to regional semis
WILLIAMSPORT - Eight area wrestlers advanced to the semifinals at the Class AA Northeast Regional Tournament at Williamsport High School on Friday.Line Mountain's Cameron Newman (106), Mason Zimmerman...
View ArticleIndians claim D-4 crown SA girls win district gold
MILTON - All season, Shamokin needed grit and determination to compete.The Indians started the season 5-5, but put together a string of 14 straight wins, including nailbiters and blowouts.For their...
View ArticleSlodysko 1st in competition
PHILADELPHIA - Gregory Slodysko, 9, of Hughestown, recently took first place in all-around in a gymnastics competition at Temple University.Competing in Level 4 and the nine-year-old age group,...
View ArticleSYGBL season to open
SHAMOKIN - The Shamokin Youth Girls Basketball League begins its 12th season Sunday with a slate of five games, starting at 12:45 p.m. at Shamokin Area's Annex gymnasium.Sunday's schedule is as...
View ArticleFourth straight for OLOL
DANVILLE - There was plenty at stake Saturday afternoon when Line Mountain and Lourdes Regional took to the floor at the Whitey McCloskey Center at Danville High School. The Eagles were seeking their...
View ArticleUnbeaten MCA rolls to crown
MONTOURSVILLE - As Mount Carmel was cutting down the net following its second straight District 4 Class AA championship, a fire alarm sounded, no doubt a prank by someone. The Red Tornadoes' players...
View ArticleTigers fall to division rival in title contest
MILTON - Well, this was anticlimactic. Southern Columbia, which beat No. 1 seed Athens on Tuesday on a buzzer beater, couldn't be bailed out with a desperation shot Saturday in the District 4 Class AA...
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DANVILLE - What started out as a blowout turned into a nailbiter Saturday when Lourdes Regional and Muncy met in the District 4 consolation game at the Whitey McCloskey Center on the campus of Danville...
View Article7 earn state berths
WILLIAMSPORT - The PIAA AA Northeast Regional looked a lot like last week's District 4 tournament for area wrestlers, with one big exception - seven area kids earned trips to next week's PIAA state...
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