Chesney, Salve Regina crack Division III top 25
The Salve Regina Seahawks, coached by Lourdes graduate Bob Chesney Jr., is ranked 24th in the latest American Football Coaches Association Division III poll.The Seahawks are 7-0 this season and have...
View ArticleQuestion marks surround playoffs
Think of the playoffs as Shangri La. In the playoffs, the streets are paved with gold. No dream is too big and anything is possible. The playoffs can also be a place of last gasps, a dark place...
View ArticleTigers looking for some life
If Southern Columbia had a "flat" game against one of its rivals, Bloomsburg, last week, it's probably a good bet the Tigers won't be flat tonight when they host another local rival, Shamokin.Tiger...
View ArticleSpartans in unfamiliar territory
Of all the teams fighting, actually scrapping, for a playoff opportunity, North Schuylkill's situation is most dire.After dropping their past two games, something they haven't done since any of the...
View ArticleEagles' concern shifts to playoffs
MANDATA - When Williams Valley scored a 14-12 victory over Tri-Valley last week, it made Line Mountain's chances for a Tri-Valley League championship this season virtually disappear.Mathematically, the...
View ArticleTigers roll over Shamokin Area
CATAWISSA R.R. - There were two big differences between Southern Columbia and Shamokin in the Tigers' 45-6 win over the Indians Friday at foggy, drenched Tiger Stadium.The Tigers were able to throw...
View ArticleSports Calendar: Saturday, October 20, 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 ArticleMCA romps
MOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel had every reason to leave the field in high spirits Friday, albeit with one big cloud hanging over its head.That cloud was not the one which brought a lightning storm which...
View ArticleEagles blank Cards
MANDATA - There was a new kid under center for Line Mountain Friday night in a 27-0 Tri-Valley League victory over Pine Grove.Well, sort of, anyway.Seeing his first extensive action since being injured...
View ArticleEagles earn No. 2 seed
MANDATA - Line Mountain earned the No. 2 seed and will open the District 4 Class AA field hockey playoffs Thursday, Oct. 25, at 4 p.m. at home in a quarterfinal matchup against the winner of the...
View ArticleSports Calendar: Sunday, October 21, 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 ArticleIndians drop season finale
COAL TOWNSHIP - Korey Sidler scored the game's only goal, leading Warrior Run to a regular-season-ending 1-0 boys soccer victory over Shamokin Area on Saturday.The Defenders wrapped up a perfect season...
View ArticleTitles change hands at Bound for Glory event
Results from a strong Bound For Glory pay per view, the death of a retired wrestling star from Florida and the continuing saga of WWE television are at the forefront of our news headlines this...
View ArticleLafferty captures Grove finale
New Jersey racer Rick Lafferty scored his third Williams Grove Speedway sprint car win of the season on Saturday night during the season-ending Fall Fest, which included feature races only for the...
View ArticleD-4 soccer pairings released
One local team will play Tuesday, while three others will be in competition Wednesday according to District 4 postseason soccer pairings announced Sunday evening.The Southern Columbia boys, seeded No....
View ArticleSports Calendar: Monday, October 22, 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 ArticleSoccer brackets changed
District 4 released updated brackets for the soccer championships on Monday, bringing changes to opening round matches for local teams.The district wrongly included Troy in the Class AA girls in the...
View ArticleSports Calendar: Tuesday, October 23, 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 ArticleShamokin man set to make pro fighting debut
Since Paul Sweda began training and competing in mixed martial arts, he has set goals for himself which become almost like rungs on a ladder. He sets one goal, achieves it, and sets another, higher...
View ArticleShamokin grad earns soccer honor
Shamokin grad earns soccer honorHAZLETON - Shamokin Area graduate Michael Slodysko, a member of the Penn State Hazleton soccer team, has been named the United States Collegiate Athletic Association...
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