Republican Herald Sports

04/30/2022

HS SOFTBALL: Eagles knock off Spartans

ORWIGSBURG — One of Blue Mountain’s main cheers is “Family!’’

04/30/2022

H.S. BASEBALL WRAP: Williams Valley upsets Schuylkill Haven

TOWER CITY — Brayden Shadle pitched 6.2 innings Friday to lead Williams Valley to a 7-2 victory over Schuylkill Haven in a Schuylkill League Division II baseball game.

04/30/2022

H.S. Softball: Miners topple Nativity

MINERSVILLE — Hailee Levonas had three hits and drove in two runs as Minersville beat Nativity 20-9 on Friday in a Schuylkill League Division II softball game.

04/30/2022

PSU introduces Kraft as new AD

Boston College athletic director hired to lead Penn State's athletic department

04/30/2022

H.S. BASEBALL: Blue Mountain defeats North Schuylkill

ORWIGSBURG — With three regular-season games remaining, Blue Mountain stands alone in second place in Division I of the Schuylkill League.

04/28/2022

HS BASEBALL: Haven continues D-11 streak

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Schuylkill Haven's District 11 streak continues.

04/28/2022

HS TRACK: Mahanoy Area girls clinch Division II title

Allyson Babinsky won the 100 and 200-meter dashes and ran on two winning relays as Mahanoy Area wrapped up the Schuylkill League Division II girls' track and field crown with a 71-70 victory over Marian at Alumni Stadium.

Schuylkill League

04/28/2022

HS SOFTBALL: Tamaqua upsets Blue Mountain

TAMAQUA — It's been a wacky week in Schuylkill League Division I softball.

04/28/2022

HS SOFTBALL: North Schuylkill outslugs Pine Grove

FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Temperatures plummeted into the 30s. Wind howled. Sleet and snow flurries fell intermittently.

04/28/2022

HS BASEBALL: Pine Grove roars back to defeat North Schuylkill

FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Ask Keith Lehman what he likes best about his 2022 Pine Grove Cardinals baseball team, and he won't hesitate.

04/28/2022

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Mullaney hired at Minersville

MINERSVILLE — Two years proved to be enough time away for Dave Mullaney.

04/26/2022

HS SOFTBALL: Pine Grove knocks off Blue Mountain

PINE GROVE — Megan Wolfe pitched a complete game and went 3-for-4 with a double, three runs scored and one RBI to lead Pine Grove past Blue Mountain 8-6 on Monday in a Schuylkill League Division I softball game at Stump Field.

PINE GROVE — Megan Wolfe pitched a complete game and went 3-for-4 with a double, three runs scored and one RBI to lead Pine Grove past Blue Mountain 8-6 on

04/26/2022

HS SOFTBALL: Pottsville outslugs Lehighton

POTTSVILLE — A pair of softball teams searching for consistency and a path to the District 11 playoffs met Monday afternoon at the CACL Complex.

04/26/2022

HS BASEBALL: Leonard pitches Tri-Valley past Devils

SHENANDOAH — Caden Leonard isn't big in stature or steeped in varsity experience, but the Tri-Valley left-hander pitched like a savvy veteran in Monday's showdown between the frontrunners in the Schuylkill League small-school baseball divisions.

SHENANDOAH — Caden Leonard isn't big in stature or steeped in varsity experience, but the Tri-Valley left-hander pitched like a savvy veteran in Monday's showdown between the frontrunners in the

04/25/2022

COLLEGE COLUMN: Wagner, Karnish continue to excel

Thought for the Day — It’s spring, last Friday was Earth Day and this Friday is Arbor Day, so we’re thinking nature.

04/24/2022

LOCAL RACING: Krachun claims Money in the Mountains

FORESTVILLE — One of Ryan Krachun's youngest fans helped to produce the biggest moment of his 358 modified racing career Friday night at Big Diamond Speedway.

04/24/2022

H.S. GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Searfoss, Gauronsky earn All-Area top honors

Skyler Searfoss had the ball on the left wing.

04/24/2022

BLUE-WHITE: They're deep, but Nittany Lions will have to overcome old issues

It's the spring game, and in this case, it didn't look much like a game, really. More a collection of practice drills cobbled together to hide some deficiencies that otherwise would have stuck out like a giraffe in the middle of one of the empty cow…

It's the spring game, and in this case, it didn't look much like a game, really. More a collection of practice drills cobbled together to hide some deficiencies that otherwise

04/24/2022

HS SOFTBALL: Blue Mountain rocks Hazleton in tournament final

ORWIGSBURG — Paige Bergan led an offensive outburst as Blue Mountain knocked off Hazleton 17-2 in four innings in the championship game of the Blue Mountain Softball Tournament on Saturday.

04/23/2022

H.S. BASEBALL: Tri-Valley knocks off Panther Valley

HEGINS — Jonas McGrath and Kameron Wetzel gave Tri-Valley the start it needed.

04/23/2022

HS BASEBALL: Blue Mountain tops Pottsville

ORWIGSBURG — Dylan Sattazhan delivered a big hit in the first inning as Blue Mountain defeated Pottsville 6-2 in Schuylkill League Division I baseball action Friday.

04/23/2022

SOFTBALL NOTEBOOK: Tournament time this weekend

Five teams — one quarter of the 20 in The Republican Herald coverage area — will be in tournament action this weekend.

04/23/2022

HS SOFTBALL: Blue Mountain rallies past Pottsville

ORWIGSBURG — Lindsay Gibson hit a two-run double in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift Blue Mountain to a walk-off, 4-3 victory over Pottsville on Friday in a Schuylkill League Division I softball game at Patton Field.

ORWIGSBURG — Lindsay Gibson hit a two-run double in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift Blue Mountain to a walk-off, 4-3 victory over Pottsville on Friday in a

04/23/2022

Spring scrimmage's return also brings change for Penn State

For the first time since 2019, a rite of spring returns to Happy Valley.

04/22/2022

City native hopes to bring tennis to Pottsville

POTTSVILLE — Growing up on Seneca Street, Michael Murphy fell in love with tennis on the courts of the JFK Recreation Complex.

04/22/2022

HS BASEBALL:Blue Mountain tops Tamaqua

ORWIGSBURG — Robert Gormley pitched six innings to lead Blue Mountain past Tamaqua 4-1 on Thursday in a Schuylkill League Division I game at Allen Greenawalt Field.

04/22/2022

In face of struggles, Penn State plans to run more this spring

Trust Keyvone Lee when he says he knows why the plan is in place.

04/18/2022

HS BASEBALL: Selinko, Sukeena lift Tide past North Schuylkill

FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Wyatt Selinko is proof positive that hard work pays off, that dedication to your craft is invaluable.

04/17/2022

HS SOFTBALL: Pottsville routs Minersville

MINERSVILLE — Jade Weiss shakes things up at the top of the lineup.

04/17/2022

LOCAL RACING: Strunk earns 6th opening-night win at Big Diamond

FORESTVILLE — Over the 49-year history of Big Diamond Speedway, Oley's Duane Howard had served as the master of opening nights with six 358 modified feature victories on the Schuylkill County oval.

FORESTVILLE — Over the 49-year history of Big Diamond Speedway, Oley's Duane Howard had served as the master of opening nights with six 358 modified feature victories on the Schuylkill

04/17/2022

OUTDOORS: Hunter Co-op Survey provides accurate data on the state of wild turkey population

Other than Bigfoot, just about every predator of every size has been blamed as the cause for reduced numbers of wild turkey.

04/17/2022

OUTDOORS: Celebrate Earth Day by making a difference

Several years after Rachel Carson launched her best-selling book “Silent Spring,’’ drawing worldwide attention to the critical link between pollution and public health, Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson seized an opportunity to advocate for cleaner air …

Several years after Rachel Carson launched her best-selling book “Silent Spring,’’ drawing worldwide attention to the critical link between pollution and public health, Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson seized an opportunity

04/17/2022

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Ratcliff, Miller headline All-Area Team

POTTSVILLE — If you watched the Nativity boys’ basketball team play over the past four seasons, it wasn’t hard to find Marquis Ratcliff.

04/17/2022

HS SOFTBALL: Tri-Valley routs North Schuylkill

FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Emma Maurer pitched a three-hit shutout and struck out eight as Tri-Valley cruised past North Schuylkill 16-0 in five innings Saturday in a non-league softball game.

04/17/2022

HS BASEBALL: Tri-Valley tops Western Wayne

HEGINS — Braxton Schwartz hit a two-run home run to power Tri-Valley to a 13-4 victory over Western Wayne in non-league baseball action Saturday.