PIAA Softball: Pine Grove captures Class 3A championship in 13-inning thriller By Bob Lipsky· June 14, 2025·STATE COLLEGE — For 13 stomach-churning innings over more than 3 hours, Pine Grove and Bald Eagle Area traded great play after…
PIAA Softball: Pine Grove goes for the gold in Class 3A championship game By Bob Lipsky· June 12, 2025·PIAA Softball Playoffs Championship Preview Capsule Class 3A 11-1 Pine Grove (26-2) vs. 6-1 Bald Eagle Area (22-3) When: Friday, 1:30…
PIAA Softball: Pine Grove shuts out Mid Valley in Class 3A semifinal By Bob Lipsky· June 9, 2025·HAZLE TOWNSHIP — Next stop, State College! Pine Grove’s softball team is going to the state finals! With a flawless gameplan, flawless…
PIAA Softball: Semifinal preview capsules By Bob Lipsky· June 8, 2025·PIAA Softball Playoffs Semifinal Preview Capsules Class AA 11-1 Williams Valley (23-2) vs. 4-1 South Williamsport (17-5) When: Monday, 2 p.m.…
PIAA Softball: Pine Grove outlasts Kutztown in 10 innings in Class 3A quarterfinals By Bob Lipsky· June 6, 2025·REIFFTON — Pine Grove’s Cardiac Cardinals did it again. For the second time in three games, the Cards came back from the…
PIAA Softball: Quarterfinal preview capsules By Bob Lipsky· June 4, 2025·PIAA Softball Playoffs Quarterfinal Preview Capsules Class AA 11-1 Williams Valley (22-2) vs. 1-1 Bristol (18-1) When: Thursday, 4 p.m. Where:…
PIAA Softball: Leffler’s big day lifts Pine Grove past Trinity By Leroy Boyer· June 2, 2025·PINE GROVE — There is a long list of reasons why Florida State intensely pursued Pine Grove’s Callee Leffler. Games like Monday…
District 11 Softball: Pine Grove rallies past Palisades to capture Class 3A championship By Bob Lipsky· May 30, 2025·ORWIGSBURG — For the past 12 months, Pine Grove has been waiting for this moment. A year ago, the Cardinals trudged off…
HS Softball: Pine Grove slugs way past Williams Valley in Schuylkill League semifinals By Bob Lipsky· May 15, 2025·FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Pine Grove cranked up the pressure early and used a pair of big innings to turn back Williams Valley…
HS Softball: Pine Grove battles past Schuylkill Haven in Schuylkill League quarterfinals By Bob Lipsky· May 12, 2025·ORWIGSBURG — Jamie Dinger looked nearly unhittable. Pine Grove’s power-pitching sophomore right-hander hurled a one-hit complete game Monday night to lead the…
HS Softball: Red-hot Tamaqua knocks off North Schuylkill By Bob Lipsky· May 1, 2025·TAMAQUA — Tamaqua did it again. For the third straight game, the Blue Raiders upended a Schuylkill League Division I playoff contender…
HS Softball: Pine Grove knocks off 6A Northampton By Bob Lipsky· April 26, 2025·ALLENTOWN — Madison Shiffer and Callee Leffler blasted home runs to lead Pine Grove to an 8-2 victory over Northampton on Saturday…
HS Softball: Pine Grove shuts out Blue Mountain in Division I showdown By Bob Lipsky· April 16, 2025·PINE GROVE — Coach Ryan Leffler’s Pine Grove teams always work hard. That’s a Cardinals trademark. So, when they suffered a loss…
HS Softball: Pottsville defeats Wyomissing By Bob Lipsky· March 29, 2025·POTTSVILLE — Peyton Eckert pitched a complete game, striking out six and walking none, as Pottsville held off Wyomissing 3-1 on Saturday…
HS Softball: Big bats power Spartans past Golden Bears By Bob Lipsky· March 25, 2025·MAHANOY CITY — North Schuylkill continues to club the ball. For the fourth straight game, the Spartans compiled double-digit runs and double-digit…
HS Softball: Cards, Spartans look to unseat Eagles in Division I By Bob Lipsky· March 13, 2025·The past two softball seasons have been The Era of the Eagles. Two Schuylkill League championships. Two District 11 Class 4A championships.…
HS Girls’ Basketball Roundup: Barnhart lifts Pottsville past Blue Mountain By Leroy Boyer· January 13, 2025·POTTSVILLE — Jo Barnhart scored a game-high 15 points as Pottsville knocked off Blue Mountain 40-36 in a Schuylkill League Division I…
Girls’ Basketball: Spartans pressure their way to rout of Pine Grove By Leroy Boyer· December 10, 2024·FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Rich Wetzel’s screaming voice could probably have been heard in Ashland. “Don’t let them out … don’t let them…