Sports Calendar: Wednesday August 8, 2012
Kulpmont Football/Baseball Association Meetings, first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Coal Runnings Running club, meets at 5:30 p.m. each Monday at Shamokin Area's Kemp Memorial Stadium parking...
View ArticlePenn State's new coach handles first media day, ready for football
STATE COLLEGE - It was 15 minutes into Bill O'Brien's first Penn State football media day press conference Thursday at Beaver Stadium before he fielded a question that actually dealt with football. How...
View ArticleBill Belton ready to replace friend as Nittany Lions' starting back
STATE COLLEGE - Running backs, Penn State coach Bill O'Brien says, have a certain look to them. They're muscular, compact, built low to the ground. They look like Bill Belton. Good thing, too. During...
View ArticleSports Calender: Thursday, August 9, 2012
Kulpmont Football/Baseball Association Meetings, first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Coal Runnings Running club, meets at 5:30 p.m. each Monday at Shamokin Area's Kemp Memorial Stadium parking...
View ArticleBig Diamond hosting fan appreciation event tonight
Kicking off what looks to be a very interesting weekend with loaded racing schedules serving as the norm, Big Diamond Speedway has a full plate of action planned for tonight. The loaded slate for...
View ArticleReclined cynic's view on 'Games'
I was a big Olympics fan when I was a kid. Over the years, I've become less and less a fan, for a couple of reasons.First, I realized I was never going to be good enough in any Olympic event to be a...
View ArticlePennsylvania native owns Knoxville Nationals pole
KNOXVILLE, IOWA - Pennsylvania native Stevie Smith will start on the pole of the 52nd Annual Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville Raceway here tonight, while a Mechanicsburg native has his best starting...
View ArticleSports Calendar: Friday, August 10, 2012
Kulpmont Football/Baseball AssociationMeetings, first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Coal RunningsRunning club, meets at 5:30 p.m. each Monday at Shamokin Area's Kemp Memorial Stadium parking...
View ArticlePennsylvania native owns Knoxville Nationals pole
KNOXVILLE, Iowa - Pennsylvania native Stevie Smith will start on the pole of the 52nd Annual Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville Raceway here tonight, while a Mechanicsburg native has his best starting...
View ArticleCompanies gearing up for summertime pay-per-views
TNA presents Hardcore Justice tonight on pay-per-view, while WWE has been busy preparing for its big SummerSlam extravaganza in Los Angeles next week with the recent 1,001st and 1,002nd episodes of Raw...
View ArticleSports Calendar: Saturday, August 11, 2012
Kulpmont Football/Baseball AssociationMeetings, first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Coal RunningsRunning club, meets at 5:30 p.m. each Monday at Shamokin Area's Kemp Memorial Stadium parking...
View ArticleSmith wins fifth race of season
Sunbury's Mark Smith won the United Racing Co. 360 sprint car feature at Selinsgrove Speedway on Saturday night. Smith's win was worth $2,000 and was the third of his season at Selinsgrove in his...
View ArticleSports Calendar: Sunday, August 12, 2012
Kulpmont Football/Baseball AssociationMeetings, first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Coal RunningsRunning club, meets at 5:30 p.m. each Monday at Shamokin Area's Kemp Memorial Stadium parking...
View ArticleKnoebel Lumber 5K seeking entrants
Knoebel Lumber 5K race slatedThe 19th annual Knoebel Lumber 5K race to benefit the Ralpho Township Public Library will be held Saturday, Oct. 6 at Knoebels Amusement Resort. Pre-race registration...
View ArticleSports Calendar, Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Kulpmont Football/Baseball AssociationMeetings, first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Coal RunningsRunning club, meets at 5:30 p.m. each Monday at Shamokin Area's Kemp Memorial Stadium parking...
View ArticleHellbender 5K and Half Marathon set
Hellbender 5K and Half Marathon setCOAL TOWNSHIP - The fourth annual Hellbender 5K and Half Marathon Road Race will take place Sunday, Aug. 19, at the Weiser State Forest, Roaring Creek Tract....
View ArticleRaker named baseball coach at Line Mtn.
MANDATA - Former Line Mountain High School baseball coach Jon Raker has been rehired for the position for the 2013 season, at a salary of $3,070.Kelly Klinger and Michael Brosius will serve as...
View ArticleFootball teams prep for early round of scrimmages
High school football coaches greeted not quite 200 candidates at area schools for the first days of official practice. Shamokin, Mount Carmel, Line Mountain and Southern Columbia all have between 45...
View ArticleSunbury man aims to establish world record
SUNBURY - Motorcycle enthusiast Jim Hoegh of Sunbury will make another attempt at a land speed record in the upcoming Bub Motorcycle Speed Trials at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah Aug. 25-27.Hoegh...
View ArticleSports Calendar: Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Kulpmont Football/Baseball AssociationMeetings, first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Coal RunningsRunning club, meets at 5:30 p.m. each Monday at Shamokin Area's Kemp Memorial Stadium parking...
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