PIAA AA Football sidebar: Rough finish to 1st half dooms Williams Valley By Leroy Boyer· November 23, 2024·BERWICK — Williams Valley had to feel pretty good about its situation. Despite making a bevy of mistakes in the first half,…
PIAA Class AA Football: Williams Valley falls to Riverside in state quarterfinal By Bob Lipsky· November 23, 2024·BERWICK — What might have been … For the next nine months, Williams Valley will wonder what might have been after its…
PIAA Class AA Football: Shomper takes the next step, leads Vikings back to PIAA playoffs By Eli Doyle· November 22, 2024·WILLIAMSTOWN — Oh, what a difference a year makes. A year ago, Brady Shomper and the Williams Valley Vikings football team were…
PIAA Class AA Football: Battle of Vikings as Williams Valley faces Riverside By Leroy Boyer· November 22, 2024·TOWER CITY — Experience in sports often pays huge dividends. Williams Valley coach Stephen Sedesse is hoping his Vikings’ trip to the…
Splitting the uprights: Vikings’ Smeltz leaves her mark on football field, in classroom By Leroy Boyer· November 21, 2024·TOWER CITY — It took only a few seconds to realize that I was about to interview someone special, not just any…
Boyer’s Bulletin: Williams Valley linemen win battle, war in District 11 title game By Leroy Boyer· November 19, 2024·ORWIGSBURG — One by one they gathered on the aluminum bench, sitting down to relax like a coal miner, construction worker or…
District 11 Football: Williams Valley wins 2nd straight Class AA championship By Bob Lipsky· November 15, 2024·ORWIGSBURG — Big plays. Ball control. And belief. Those three concepts carried Williams Valley back to the top of the mountain as…
District 11 Football: Haven, Vikes set to clash for Class AA championship By Leroy Boyer· November 15, 2024·ORWIGSBURG — There are no secrets. Surprises will be few, if any. When Schuylkill Haven and Williams Valley meet in tonight’s District…
Boyer’s Bulletin: Reviewing a wild district playoff weekend By Leroy Boyer· November 11, 2024·Only two teams remain. Schuylkill Haven and Williams Valley were the only local football teams to survive the Week 12 playoff slate,…
District 11 AA Semifinals: Shomper, Thompson run Vikes past Pen Argyl By Charlie Roth· November 9, 2024·WILLIAMSTOWN — Much anticipated, the rematch is set. With a 49-14 semifinal victory over Pen Argyl on Saturday night at Viking Stadium,…
Hurricanes, Vikings seek spot in District 11 AA title game By Leroy Boyer· November 9, 2024·When the brackets were unveiled for the District 11 Class AA football playoffs, talk immediately began of a possible Schuylkill Haven-Williams Valley…
District 11 Class AA quarterfinal: Williams Valley mauls Mahanoy Area By Charlie Roth· November 2, 2024·WILLIAMSTOWN — Williams Valley was just too much for Mahanoy Area on Saturday night. The Vikings were too much Fletcher Thompson, too…
District 11 AA preview: Hurricanes, Vikings, Miners ride hot streaks into postseason By Leroy Boyer· November 2, 2024·Three of the area’s hottest teams entering the postseason reside in the District 11 Class AA playoff bracket. Schuylkill Haven (9-1), Williams…
Area HS football statistical leaders through Week 10 By Leroy Boyer· November 1, 2024·2024 Area High School Football Statistical Leaders After Week 10 (Statistics do not include Thursday’s games) RUSHING Car Yds TDs Niko…
Williams Valley cruises past Pine Grove By Charlie Roth· October 25, 2024·PINE GROVE — There should be no doubt Williams Valley is playoff-ready. The Vikings, the likely No. 1 or 2 seed for…
Williams Valley overwhelms Shenandoah Valley By John O'Connor· October 19, 2024·WILLIAMSTOWN — Williams Valley had two things go wrong to open its Schuylkill/Colonial Blue Division game against Shenandoah Valley on Friday night…
Boyer’s Bulletin: Week 9 slate features small-school showdowns By Leroy Boyer· October 18, 2024·The 13th annual Clash of 61 rivalry game between Blue Mountain and Pottsville headlines Week 9 of the local high school football…
Quick start propels Williams Valley past Marian By Charlie Roth· October 12, 2024·WILLIAMSTOWN — It was the start Williams Valley wanted. It was the start the Vikings felt they needed. Scoring touchdowns on their…