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Here are the final scores from Week 1 of the 2020 Schuylkill League Football season. Games were held Friday, September 11. Most of the...
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More than $5 Million in Gaming Funds Grants Awarded in Schuylkill County
Meuser, Wallace to Face Each Other in Debate for Congressional Seat
3 Petition Schuylkill County Court to Be Named Blue Mountain School Board Replacement
Schuylkill County Property Transfers – Sept. 7 through Sept. 11, 2026
25 Years Later: Palo Alto Upgrades Ferugio 9/11 Memorial Featuring World Trade Center Steel
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More than $5 Million in Gaming Funds Grants Awarded in Schuylkill County
Meuser, Wallace to Face Each Other in Debate for Congressional Seat
3 Petition Schuylkill County Court to Be Named Blue Mountain School Board Replacement
Schuylkill County Property Transfers – Sept. 7 through Sept. 11, 2026
25 Years Later: Palo Alto Upgrades Ferugio 9/11 Memorial Featuring World Trade Center Steel
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The Venue on the Trail Celebrates Its Grand Opening
Small Business Showcase: Mady’s Charming Creations
PADCO Seeks Business Input to Secure Downtown Facade Grant Funding
PSU Schuylkill Student Earns First Place at National FBLA Competition
Schuylkill County Attorney Honored with State Trial Lawyers Association’s Top Award
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Schuylkill County Man Accused of Knocking Nephew Unconscious, Threatening to Kill Family Members
Schuylkill County Man Allegedly Rear-Ends State Police Cruiser During Motorcycle Chase, Faces Charges
Schuylkill County Man Jailed After Allegedly Stealing Orange Drink, Candy
Schuylkill County Couple Charged with Assaulting Man in Parking Lot, Juvenile Held Victim During Assault
Schuylkill County Man Allegedly Had Fentanyl, Meth on Him During Jaywalking Stop
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Two State Troopers Shot in Franklin County
Two State Troopers Shot in Susquehanna County; Suspect Dead
Proposed Bill Would Restrict Phone Use in Pennsylvania Schools
Proposed Bill Would End Ban on Sunday Vehicle Sales in Pennsylvania
Proposed Legislation Would Mandate Front License Plates in Pennsylvania
- Sports
Fire Companies Come Together for First-Ever Softball Tournament
Eagles Top Spartans, Clinch Division I in Schuylkill League Golf
Cards Stop Northern Lebanon in 5 Sets; Nativity, Mahanoy Area, Tri-Valley Earn Wins
Nativity Wins 3 Matches in 3 Days
Blue Mountain Takes Backyard Brawl with Convincing Win Over Schuylkill Haven
Local Fire News
Pine Grove Fire Dept. emerges as champs
2026 Schuylkill League Golf
Haven stays unbeaten in Division II
2026 Schuylkill League Volleyball
Schuylkill League action from Sept. 12 and Sept. 14.
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This promises to be an interesting year for high school football. If you’re a fan of the game, you may have some trouble attending...
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The Schuylkill League said Saturday that away fans have to stay away from high school sports events this Fall. Despite the prohibition on all...
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Williams Valley School District has canceled its season-opening football game, scheduled for Sept. 11, after two student-athletes tested positive for COVID-19. Additionally, all extra-curricular...
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Here is the 2020 football schedule for Lehighton Area High School. Lehighton Area High School Football 2020 Nickname: Indians Head Coach: Tom McCarroll 2019 Record:...
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An online auction featuring a game-used ball from the historic Pottsville Maroons vs. Notre Dame All-Stars contest in Philadelphia is now live. In fact,...
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Here are the standings for the 2020 Schuylkill League High School Girls Volleyball season. 2020 SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE AND RESULTS 2020 SCHUYLKILL...
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Here’s the full schedule and results of 2020 Schuylkill League High School Golf matches. Schuylkill League Golf tees off Aug. 27. Here are some...
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Here are the standings for the 2020 Schuylkill League High School Golf season. 2020 SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE SCHEDULE AND RESULTS 2020 SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE SCHEDULE AND...
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Here’s the full schedule and results of 2020 Schuylkill League High School Cross Country meets. The 2020 PIAA Cross Country season gets underway on...
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Here are the standings for the 2020 Schuylkill League High School Cross Country season. 2020 Schuylkill League Cross Country Schedule and Results
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Here is the 2020 football schedule for Williams Valley High School. Williams Valley High School Football 2020 Nickname: Vikings Head Coach: Tim Savage 2019...
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Here is the 2020 football schedule for Tri-Valley High School. Tri-Valley High School Football 2020 Nickname: Bulldogs Head Coach: Jeff Sampson 2019 Record: 6-6...
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Here is the 2020 football schedule for Tamaqua Area High School. Tamaqua Area High School Football 2020 Nickname: Blue Raiders Head Coach: Sam Bonner 2019...
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Here is the 2020 football schedule for Shenandoah Valley High School. Shenandoah Valley High School Football 2020 Nickname: Blue Devils Head Coach: Ed Moran 2019...
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Here is the 2020 football schedule for Schuylkill Haven Area High School. Schuylkill Haven Area High School Football 2020 Nickname: Hurricanes Head Coach: Mike Farr...
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Here is the 2020 football schedule for Pottsville Area High School. Pottsville Area High School Football 2020 Nickname: Crimson Tide Head Coach: Tom McGeoy...
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Here is the 2020 football schedule for Pine Grove Area High School. Pine Grove Area High School Football 2020 Nickname: Cardinals Head Coach: Frank Gaffney...
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Here is the 2020 football schedule for Panther Valley High School. Panther Valley High School Football 2020 Nickname: Panthers Head Coach: Rick Jones 2019 Record:...
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Here is the 2020 football schedule for North Schuylkill High School. North Schuylkill High School Football 2020 Nickname: Spartans Head Coach: Wally Hall 2019...
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Here is the 2020 football schedule for Nativity BVM High School. Nativity BVM High School Football 2020 Nickname: Green Wave Head Coach: Pat Mason 2019...
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Here is the 2020 football schedule for Minersville Area High School. Minersville Area High School Football 2020 Nickname: Battlin’ Miners Head Coach: Justin Frantz 2019...
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Here is the 2020 football schedule for Marian Catholic High School. Marian Catholic High School Football 2020 Nickname: Colts Head Coach: Stan Dakosty 2019...
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Here is the 2020 football schedule for Mahanoy Area High School. Mahanoy Area High School Football 2020 Nickname: Golden Bears Head Coach: Paul...
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Here is the 2020 football schedule for Jim Thorpe High School. Jim Thorpe High School Football 2020 Nickname: Olympians Head Coach: Mark Rosenberger 2019...
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Here is the 2020 football schedule for Blue Mountain High School. Blue Mountain competes in District 11, Class 4A. In 2020, Blue...
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The PIAA says Fall high school sports in Pennsylvania will happen in 2020. A decision from the PIAA Board of Directors on Friday ends...
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Pottsville Area School District board members voted Tuesday to continue a ban on voluntary sports practices and workouts held on campus. Directors fear potential...
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We’re still a week away from the next PIAA meeting when the organization is expected to make a determination on Fall sports. Will they...
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Pottsville Area School District decided Tuesday night to ban all Fall high school sports practices and team workouts on its campus. The ban is...
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Last week, Schuylkill League member schools voted 14-4 to continue with Fall high school sports on schedule. That would mean today should have started...
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The PIAA just released its highly-anticipated statement on Fall high school sports in 2020. In it, the organization really doesn’t make much of a...
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On Thursday, the Schuylkill League voted 14-4 to move forward with high school Fall sports as scheduled. The decision came soon after Pennsylvania Gov....
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In a recent survey of Canary readers, we asked if they believe the PIAA should cancel Fall high school sports in 2020 on account...
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The PIAA plans to move forward, as scheduled, with Fall sports. However, no fans will be allowed to attend. On Wednesday, the organization in...
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A game-used ball from the fabled Pottsville Maroons game against the Notre Dame All-Stars in 1925 will hit the auction block next week. And...
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Although rumors suggested the PIAA would cancel Fall high school sports in Pennsylvania this week, the organization said the opposite. In a statement released...
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After decades of debate, it appears the Washington Redskins name change may soon be reality. And locally, there have been some suggesting the Redskins...
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District 24 Little League decided Wednesday evening to cancel its annual All Star tournament for 2020. The annual Little League All Star tournament includes...
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Picture it … May 20, 1993, Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia … Phillies. Expos. The Phillies were just getting started on an historic run to the...
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We’re following 5 Schuylkill League girls basketball teams as they try for a 2020 PIAA championship. Blue Mountain, Jim Thorpe, North Schuylkill, Mahanoy Area,...
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It was a golden weekend for the Nativity basketball program. On Friday, the school’s storied Golden Girls brought home yet another District XI title....
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This caught our eye Friday — someone custom painted a McFarlane Sports figure to look like North Schuylkill’s Jaden Leiby. Check this out from...
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The Schuylkill League has a chance to come home this weekend with a bounty of District XI basketball gold. A total of 9 teams...
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A handful of Schuylkill League basketball teams advanced to their respective District XI championship games this weekend with victories on Wednesday. District XI Basketball...
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Tonight is another full slate of District XI basketball semifinals. And 9 Schuylkill League teams are in action as they seek a spot in...
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Pottsville native Travis Blankenhorn got his second Spring Training start for the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday afternoon. His Twins took on Atlanta in their...
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Four Schuylkill League teams advanced to the District XI basketball championship round on Tuesday. Here’s a look at how local teams did in semifinal...
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https://www.facebook.com/Twins/photos/a.112709869840/10157944545984841/?type=3&theater Pottsville native Travis Blankenhorn made his Spring Training debut with the Minnesota Twins this weekend, including a spot in Sunday’s starting lineup. On...
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The District XI basketball playoffs are the coal region form of March Madness, even if they start in February. It’s the time of year...
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A trio of District XI girls basketball quarterfinal games tip off at Pottsville’s Martz Hall Saturday afternoon and evening. It’ll be back-to-back-to-back Schuylkill League...
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The District XI boys basketball playoffs got underway on Friday evening. And two Schuylkill League teams pulled off upsets to advance to the semifinal...
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Here’s a look at the schedule and results for the 2020 District XI Boys Basketball Playoffs. First round action begins on Friday, Feb. 21:...
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In the coal region, the pursuit of a PIAA championship begins with the District XI playoffs. In 2020, a total of 10 Schuylkill League...
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Blue Ridge Cable finally uploaded the full game video of Kobe Bryant’s one and only appearance at Martz Hall in Pottsville. Kobe’s Lower Merion...
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The 2020 Schuylkill League Girls Basketball Championships get underway on Tuesday, February 11, at Martz Hall in Pottsville. Here’s who’s competing for the coveted...
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On Sunday, North Schuylkill’s emotional 2019 football season ended on a bit of a high note. Injured star player Jaden Leiby was able to...
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We finally found some video of Kobe Bryant’s one spectacular game at Martz Hall in Pottsville. Somehow, just about any big game in PIAA...
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Shenandoah Valley School District has named Ed Moran as its new Head Football Coach. Moran replaces a coal region football coaching legend, Kevin Keating....
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We’re right smack dab in the middle of college football bowl season. Both Penn State and Notre Dame won, so local fans are likely...
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Tamaqua’s historic run through the state football playoffs came to an end last night. The Blue Raiders were shut out against Wyoming Area in...
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Tamaqua 0, Wyoming Area 14 Live score updates from the Tamaqua vs. Wyoming Area PIAA Class 3A Semifinal football game … Updates from Tamaqua...
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Click or Tap for Live Score Updates It’s a sports cliche: get hot at the right time. Cliche, maybe, but that’s what Tamaqua’s done...
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Tamaqua’s historic football season marches on following an upset win Friday night. The Blue Raiders scored 14 unanswered points in the second half to...
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Former North Schuylkill star football player Gino Capone recently wrote a letter urging support for Spartans player Jaden Leiby. Capone’s letter is addressed to...
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Two Schuylkill County high school football teams continue their pursuit of a state championship this weekend. But for Williams Valley, their run came to...
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U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser (PA-9) honored two local athletic teams on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday. Meuser dedicated some...
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After being forced to forfeit its final two games of the 2019 regular season and faced with dwindling participation in the sport, Marian Catholic...
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A handful of Schuylkill County high school football teams returned to the field Friday night for the opening rounds of the District XI football...
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Football teams that didn’t qualify for District playoff tournaments during the 2019 season had one last chance for an extra game. That’s the 2019...
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Here’s a look at the full 2019 District XI football championship schedule: 2019 District XI Football Championships Class 4A Friday, November 1 – Quarterfinal...
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North Schuylkill football player Jaden Leiby suffered an apparent severe neck or spinal injury during his team’s game Friday night against Pottsville. According...
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Here’s the full Coal Region Football scoreboard for Week 10. Schuylkill County Football Scores – Week 10 Friday, October 25 Schuylkill League Games Division...
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One of the most iconic coal region football teams cancelled the remainder of its 2019 season. On Thursday night, Marian Catholic High School administration...
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Here’s the full Coal Region Football scoreboard for Week 9. Schuylkill County Football Scores – Week 9 Friday, October 18 Schuylkill League Games Division...
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Here’s the full Coal Region Football schedule for Week 8. Schuylkill County Football Scores – Week 8 Friday, October 11 Schuylkill League Games Division...
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Here’s the full Coal Region Football schedule for Week 7. Schuylkill County Football Scores – Week 7 Friday, October 4 Schuylkill League Games Division...
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We’re more than halfway through the 2019 Schuylkill County high school football season and it’s finally going to start heating up. This week, locals...
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Here’s the full Coal Region Football schedule for Week 6. Schuylkill County Football Scores – Week 6 Friday, September 27 Schuylkill League Games Division...
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It took us a couple extra days to file this Week 5 Coal Region Football recap because we finally got caught up counting all...
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We’re nearly halfway through the regular season of high school football in Schuylkill County and we’re about ready for some more competitive games. Hopefully,...
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Here’s the full Coal Region Football schedule for Week 5. Thursday, September 19 Non-League Game Lehighton 43, Panther Valley 14 Friday, September 20 Tri-Valley...
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The WNEP Super 16 Football Countdown Rankings have looked the same the last two weeks. And as we head into Week 5 of the...
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Here’s a look at Schuylkill County high school football scores and highlights from Week 4 of the Coal Region Football 2019 season. We still...
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Here’s the full Coal Region Football schedule for Week 4. Friday, September 13 Non-League Games Mahanoy Area 34, Nativity BVM 27 Hamburg 41, Minersville...
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Minersville kept up its furious pace on offense Thursday. And in Pottsville, the Lady Tide held off a feisty rival to take control of...
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Pine Grove’s keeping the pace in Division 1 of Schuylkill League boys soccer. But Blue Mountain remains right by the Cardinals. Schuylkill League Boys...
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Pottsville’s girls’ soccer team collected a key league victory Tuesday, shutting out Pine Grove, 2-0. According to the school, Ava Goodman and Ryleigh Cook...
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Pine Grove took a 2-1 lead into the half and held on to defeat Pottsville Monday night in matchday 3 of Schuylkill League boys...
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Here’s a look at the final scores from Matchday 2 of Schuylkill League girls soccer action held Saturday, Sept. 7 In Division 2 action,...
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Pine Grove and Blue Mountain each earned victories in Schuylkill League Division 1 play on Thursday. The Cardinals gave North Schuylkill a rude awakening...
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Last week, we were happy with being in the meaty part of the curve and we may have gotten a little complacent. After going...
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After thrashing Shamokin in its home opener last week, North Schuylkill did all it could to hold on to the #2 position in the...
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Here’s the full Coal Region Football schedule for Week 3. Note there are games on Friday at Saturday this weekend. Friday, September 6 Non-League...
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Schuylkill League girls’ soccer action got underway on Wednesday. Blue Mountain, Pottsville, and Pine Grove each got off to strong starts in league play,...
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The Schuylkill League boys’ soccer season started Tuesday night with six matches around the area. Here’s a look at the finals from the Schuylkill...
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The 2019 Schuylkill League Girls Soccer season starts on Wednesday, September 4. You can follow the season with Coal Region Canary. 2019 Schuylkill League...
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The 2019 Schuylkill League Boys Soccer season starts on Tuesday, September 3. You can follow the season with Coal Region Canary. 2019 Schuylkill League...
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The 2019 Schuylkill League Boys Soccer season starts on Tuesday, September 3. Here’s a look at the Division 1 and Division 2 match-ups each...
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The 2019 Schuylkill League Girls Soccer season got underway on Wednesday, September 4. Here’s a look at the Division 1 and Division 2 match-ups...