PIAA Swimming: State medals serve as motivation for Schuylkill League’s underclassmen By Leroy Boyer· March 14, 2025·LEWISBURG — If there was a common theme among the Schuylkill League swimmers that competed at this week’s PIAA Swimming Championships, it…
PIAA Girls’ Swimming: Marian’s Strucko 10th in 200 IM prelims By Leroy Boyer· March 12, 2025·LEWISBURG — It was a rough morning for the Schuylkill League girls’ swimmers competing at the PIAA Swimming Championships at Bucknell University’s…
HS Swimming: A Schuylkill County fan’s guide to the PIAA Swimming Championships By Leroy Boyer· March 12, 2025·A contingent of 26 Schuylkill League swimmers and divers descended upon Bucknell University’s Kinney Natatorium this morning ready to make their mark…
D-11 Girls’ Swimming: Blue Mountain, Tamaqua relay teams grab gold By Josh Zelinsky· February 28, 2025·ALLENTOWN —- Down to the last swimmer in the girls’ 200-yard freestyle relay, Blue Mountain was down, but not out. Senior Sage…
Swimming Notebook: Schuylkill divers set sights on District 11 gold By Leroy Boyer· February 21, 2025·Adam Klinger has achieved several of his goals as a high school diver. The Pottsville junior recently won his second straight Schuylkill…
SL Girls’ Swimming Championships: Friendly battle produces girls’ race of the day at leagues By Leroy Boyer· February 15, 2025·POTTSVILLE — Blue Mountain swimmer Sage Kaplafka and Schuylkill Haven’s Hope Stauffer are really close friends. It made their battle in the…
HS Swimming Roundup: Marian’s Lydia Strucko breaks Tamaqua pool record in 100 fly By Josh Zelinsky· January 22, 2025·TAMAQUA — For the second time in four days, Marian’s Lydia Strucko put herself in the Tamaqua pool record book. Strucko broke…
Weekend Roundup: Miners girls give Mealey 1st coaching victory By Leroy Boyer· January 19, 2025·MINERSVILLE — It wasn’t easy, but Emily Mealey has her first victory as the head coach of the Minersville girls’ basketball team.…
Weekend Roundup: Tamaqua, Blue Mtn., Minersville boys grab hardcourt wins By Leroy Boyer· January 5, 2025·POTTSVILLE — Noah Mateyak drained three 3-pointers and scored a game-high 27 points as Tamaqua surged past Nativity 75-56 in a non-league…
HS Swimming: Blue Mountain’s Powers breaks more records By Leroy Boyer· December 4, 2024·ORWIGSBURG — Noah Powers’ senior campaign got off to a record-breaking start Tuesday at the Glen Belmont Natatorium. The two-time state champion…
District 11 Cross Country: Miners’ Long, Haven’s Schaeffer win Class A titles By Bob Lipsky· October 23, 2024·CENTER VALLEY — Kolin Long repeated. Anna Schaeffer dominated. And Shenandoah Valley swept. The Schuylkill League ruled the small-school division Wednesday at…
Schuylkill League Cross Country Championships: Schuylkill Haven’s Schaeffer becomes 3-time girls’ winner By Bob Lipsky· October 16, 2024·BARNESVILLE — No contest. Running her best time ever on the 3.1-mile White Birch Golf Course layout, Schuylkill Haven senior Anna Schaeffer…
Wednesday’s roundup: Pottsville girls nip Pine Grove in double OT By Leroy Boyer· October 9, 2024·Wednesday’s local roundup Girls’ Soccer Pottsville 1, Pine Grove 0, 2 OT — At Pine Grove, Jes Siminitus’ goal off a feed…
Wednesday’s local roundup: Tide girls’ soccer tops Tamaqua By Bob Lipsky· September 12, 2024·Wednesday, Sept. 11, local roundup Girls’ Soccer Pottsville 9, Tamaqua 1 — At Tamaqua, Hadley Snyder scored two goals as Pottsville rolled…
Cross country roundup for Sept. 4: Tamaqua boys sweep quad By Bob Lipsky· September 5, 2024·Schuylkill League Cross Country Wednesday’s results VARSITY BOYS At Mahanoy City Blue Mountain 21, Mahanoy Area 40 Mahanoy Area 21, North Schuylkill…