HS Girls’ Swimming: Blue Raiders’ Gormley makes impression with 4 golds at Schuylkill League meet By Leroy Boyer· January 31, 2026·Tamaqua freshman wins 50, 100 in Schuylkill League meet debut POTTSVILLE — Tamaqua’s Shaylee Gormley faced a tough decision entering her freshman…
HS Swimming: Blue Mountain girls down Tamaqua to earn 12th straight league crown By Leroy Boyer· January 29, 2026·ORWIGSBURG — Anna Kaplafka grew up watching older sister Sage help the Blue Mountain girls’ swim team win four straight Schuylkill League…
HS Swimming: Schuylkill League Top Times List, Jan. 27 By Leroy Boyer· January 27, 2026·With the Schuylkill League Swimming Championships slated for this upcoming weekend, local swimmers are starting to post their fastest times of the…
HS Swimming: Schuylkill League Top Times List thru Jan. 18 By Leroy Boyer· January 19, 2026·Some changes this week as Blue Mountain’s Hailey Scheuer and Pottsville’s Adam Klinger set school and pool records in the 11-dive competition,…
HS Swimming: Schuylkill League Top Times thru Jan. 11 By Leroy Boyer· January 12, 2026·Here’s a list of the fastest times in each event for Schuylkill League swimmers through Sunday, Jan. 11: Schuylkill League Swimming…
HS Swimming: Schuylkill League Top Times List By Leroy Boyer· December 14, 2025·Schuylkill League Swimming Top Times List (Through meets held Dec. 14) GIRLS Event Name School Time When 200 medley relay Tamaqua 2:04.86…
HS Swimming: Depth propels Blue Mountain girls past North Schuylkill By Leroy Boyer· December 4, 2025·Seidel, Kaplafka, Hensel pick up key wins for Eagles FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — The Blue Mountain girls’ swim team is young. Real young.…
HS Swimming Preview: Schuylkill League full of storylines this season By Leroy Boyer· December 1, 2025·EDITOR’S NOTE: Story has been revised since original version. See “Important Dates” section. Noah is gone. Ned is back. Will the streaks…
HS Cross Country: Tamaqua boys sweep quad-meet By Bob Lipsky· September 10, 2025·Schuylkill League Cross Country Wednesday’s results BOYS At Mahanoy City Minersville 19, Pine Grove 37 Tamaqua 23, Minersville 33 Mahanoy Area 24,…
Schuylkill Boys’ and Girls’ Cross Country: Blue Mountain preps for big season By Bob Lipsky· August 26, 2025·Minersville’s Kolin Long and Schuylkill Haven’s Anna Schaeffer dominated Schuylkill League cross country last season. They’ve both graduated. Their departure creates opportunities…
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.…