You wanted to be a part of the playoffs at Martz Hall. Recent scores Upcoming games. FIFTY-SOMETHING For area boys teams, 50 seems to be the magic number. If Pottsville, Blue Mountain and/or North Schuylkill leave the Schuylkill League, nights like Friday never happen. Announcements. Everyone I talked to over the weekend about Friday night said they thought it was the most packed they've ever seen Martz Hall. x CF? The always competitive and expanding Coal Cracker Tournament is set for next weekend. ), DISTRICT XI BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPSpresented by ST. LUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. | C-2A I really think cooler heads will prevail.". And, they did it in a big way. Why did Lehighton and Jim Thorpe leave? PIAA District XI | All Rights Reserved. You can become a ScoreStream. Jacob Lewis . Start a dialogue, stay on topic and be civil. Blue Mountain took a 39-37 lead when Skylynne Hardy scored with 6:04 left in the . Schuylkill. View pregame, in-game and post-game details from the Blue Mountain (Schuylkill Haven, PA) @ Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli, PA) conference girls basketball game on Sat, 3/4/2023. Instead, some harsh words were said, it caused some hard feelings among several schools and set the wheels in motion for the Colonial League to extend invitations to Lehighton and Jim Thorpe in December. The league offers many sport programs that help create and mold the best student-athletes who not only excel in sport, but most importantly life. PIAA District XI | All Rights Reserved. Success! You can have 4,000 people in a crazy type of setting. There isnt anything that can replicate it. Adding Lehighton and Jim Thorpe gives the Colonial League 14 football schools and the ability to establish two divisions of teams with pretty similar enrollments. There was a problem saving your notification. When you have 18 teams, two more teams can make a big difference, especially during the last couple weeks of the season when more teams will be competing for playoff spots.. Overall, its good for the league to open it up. The featured games are by Philadelphia top ranked teams Unionville (Kennett Square, PA) vs. #4 Radnor (PA), and Sanford (Hockessin, DE) @ #13 Middletown (DE). No upcoming games for the selected sport/season. - 100% Free. Schuylkill League ; PIAA Links . Low 32F. The Marian girls, who are currently 20-1 and went undefeated at 13-0 in league play, will be in action Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. View pregame, in-game and post-game details from the North Schuylkill (Ashland, PA) vs. Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli, PA) non-conference girls basketball game on Wed, 3/1/2023. ( You have permission to edit this article. :?8 82>6 @7 492>A:@?D9:A 5@F3=696256C] ]]] z6:E6C D4@C65 af A@:?ED 2?5 +F=<@HD<: E2==:65 aa :? | 2A | 3A A year ago, Jim Thorpe captured the Schuylkill League girls basketball championship. It makes the regular season more interesting, especially in January. r2>A36== WDC][ `a]h AA8X[ xD224 %9@>2D W;C][ `c]c AA8X[ %J=6C |:==6C W;C][ d]g AA8X[ |2EE r2F=7:6=5 WDC][ a]_ AA8Xk^Am, kAm}@E6Di t28=6D 2C6 :? Next week the PIAA boys basketball tournament begins with approximately 192 teams competing to become one of six state champions, which for many players will be the highlight of their basketball . | 2A Fritz, who is in his second year as the Fillies head coach after spending the previous four years as an assistant on the Marian boys basketball staff, is also happy with the playoff expansion. There were 14 boys games played and the higher seeded team won 13. New team, same Kevin Durant. There are 7 games for Philadelphia basketball today. @EEDG:==6j (p'% `_`]h u|[ ! The schools left in the Schuylkill League may be able to hold their basketball playoffs at Martz Hall maybe not. There isnt any other environment like that one to play a championship game. Cloudy skies. s64] `a :? The Schuylkill-Colonial football cooperative is still in place for the 2023 season. The Anthracite Football League faced a similar problem, with Class 3A and 4A schools like Blue Mountain, Lehighton, Jim Thorpe and North Schuylkill consistently beating up on the Class A and AA schools like Mahanoy Area, Marian, Minersville, Panther Valley, Schuylkill Haven and Shenandoah Valley. Canary Newswire March 6, 2020 Do you think tax breaks should be job specific? D:?46 362E:?8 ! | 6A The problem lies in the fact that to be a member of either the Schuylkill League or Colonial League, you must be a member in every sport. The Colts and Fillies each won Division 3 championships and have earned a bye into the semifinal rounds. Blue Mountain, Jim Thorpe, North Schuylkill, Mahanoy Area,. x 492>A:@? On January 17, 2019, the Colonial League and Schuylkill League created a cooperative schedule in the sport of football. Success! Advertise with us (Opens in new window) ENewspaper (Opens in new window) JACQUELINE DORMER / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER The ball goes through the net as players warm up for the North Schuylkill and Jim Thorpe Schuylkill League Division I girls' basketball game in Fountain . There are 11 games for Philadelphia basketball today. ]]] s62? It's the Hilltoppers' first ever . 1A What if it dissolves prior to the start of the next PIAA cycle in 2024? The hush that came over the crowd as Grace lofted his shot from the right wing in front of the Blue Mountain bench then the deafening roar when it went through the hoop that whole sequence will live forever in the memories of those who were a part of it or saw it, either in person, on TV highlights, livestreamed on the Internet or on video. One of the main reasons the Colonial League was eager to join the football cooperative was the fact that its smaller schools couldn't compete with the league's several Class 3A schools, Bangor and Southern Lehigh. Under the new arrangement, two extra teams have been added in both the boys and girls field. Leroy Boyer, Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. 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Its a good idea, and there will be benefits from it.. In Class 4A action on Friday night, Jim Thorpe topped Schuylkill League rival Pine Grove, 52-42, in a quarterfinal matchup. It's the biggest revenue-generating sport, with the money gained from those contests used to enhance athletic budgets and fund other sports the schools offer. kAm}@CE9 $49FJ=<:== Wa_\bX GD] q=F6 |@F?E2:? With a 69-48 victory over Lourdes at the Thomas Fitzpatrick Gymnasium, the Battlin . According to Toth, the meeting was established to find a solution to those problems. Whitted pleads guilty to third-degree murder in connection with 2021 road rage killing. @A6? :? PIAA Forms . Mar. I definitely appreciated it more as the years went on.. As a player, it was a surreal feeling that I will never forget. Those issues would be magnified during the week in the non-football sports, where multiple road trips of an hour or more in the same week cut into education time for the spring sports and chew up entire evenings during the fall and winter. . . Or it's blown up in 2026? crash, PHOTOS: Mahanoy Area vs Tri-Valley Basketball 03/03/23, PHOTOS: Minersville vs Schuylkill Haven Basketball 03/03/23, PHOTOS: District 11 Swimming Championships 03/03/23, PHOTOS: Marian v. Northern Lehigh Basketball 03/01/23. When area teams fail to reach 50 points, the combined mark is 7-53 - a percentage of just .117. Its something that has been on my mind for a long time. Joe Berezwick will always cherish his memories of coaching in the Schuylkill League basketball playoffs at Martz Hall. Lurking in the background as the Schuylkill League held its first expanded playoff tournament since the early 1980's was the league's uncertain future. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.. crash under investigation, Director urges public to attend property reassessment meetings, Book sheds light on Dr. Robert Spencer, Angel of Ashland, Over-the-counter access to naloxone supported, UPDATE: Wilburton man victim of fatal Butler Twp. The Fillies will face either Blue Mountain or Tri-Valley. The game and, along with it, a berth in the District 11 Class 4A championship game, was on the line. 2005-2023 CBS Interactive. View Schuylkill County 1's standings for the 22-23 season. The featured games are by Pennsylvania top ranked teams Overbrook (Philadelphia, PA) vs. #1 Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia, PA), and Olney (Philadelphia, PA) vs. #8 Archbishop Wood (Warminster, PA). Panther Valley boys coach Pat Crampsie noted how both the Colonial League and East Penn Conference have six and eight teams respectively in their league playoffs, while the Schuylkill League - despite having 18 teams in the league - had just four make the playoffs (the CL has 13 teams and the EPC has 18). 1A 7:30pm - Boys Schuylkill League Championship. | C-6A :?8 E@ EC:886C 2? We're following 5 Schuylkill League girls basketball teams as they try for a 2020 PIAA championship. In the case of the Schuylkill League, the nine small schools would be in good shape, but it would leave Pottsville (4A), Blue Mountain (4A), North Schuylkill (3A), Tamaqua (3A) and Pine Grove (3A) as the league's big schools. Girls Basketball League Committee Girls Basketball League 2022-23 Schedule & Results Girls Junior High League 2022 Fall Schedule Girls Junior High League 2022-23 Winter Schedule. Before You Leave, Check This Out. Bucknell's Roukey wins Patriot League Pitcher of the Week honor; Bucknell . Using basketball numbers for the 2022-24 PIAA cycle, the Colonial League has two Class 5A schools in Southern Lehigh (401 boys, 429 girls) and Bangor (372 boys, 330 girls) and two Class AA schools in Northern Lehigh (116 boys, 107 girls) and Moravian Academy (104 boys, 106 girls). The playoff expansion is something area coaches welcome and feel was long overdue. Do you think tax breaks should be job specific? Action begins with the JV tournament and preliminary matches at 9 a.m. Quarterfinals will take place at 10 a.m., followed by second round consolations are semifinals at 11. Thank you for reading! Lurking in the background as the Schuylkill League held its first expanded playoff tournament since the early 1980's was the league's uncertain future. PIAA Forms . The best source for Berks County Boys basketball news and stats. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. JACQUELINE DORMER / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER The ball goes through the net as players warm up for the North Schuylkill and Jim Thorpe Schuylkill League Division I girls' basketball game in Fountain . E96J =@DE d`\bd E@ ! Barrons 2020 Blue Raider team reached the championship game at Martz, and he said it was a great experience. @EEDG:==6[ 4@>3:? Schuylkill Haven 75, Lincoln Leadership 71. Fan-driven scores and communication. The obvious answer to that question is that each league would be left to fend for itself, putting them right back in the same situation they were in back in 2019. The featured games are by Pennsylvania top ranked teams Unionville (Kennett Square, PA) vs. #3 Radnor (PA), and Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, PA) vs. #7 New Castle (PA). |2C:2? +:=<6C 2?5 ;F? North Schuylkill - 62. %H:EE6C o:2>6=:5@J=6k^Am, kAm#25:@i (! Dec. 6Looking for a favorite in the race for this season's Schuylkill League girls' basketball title? Then, Blue Mountain edged North Schuylkill 57-54 in the boys' final on Aidan Grace's 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds remaining. There are 15 games for Pennsylvania basketball today. 1. Our Champions and some additional qualifiers advance to the PIAA Playoffs, culminating in the ultimate goal of a PIAA State Championship. Schuylkill League Basketball Playoff Scores from Tuesday, February 14th, 2023 Schuylkill League Basketball Quarterfinal Playoff Scores - February 11th, 2023. 6IA=@D:G6 D64@?5 92=7 E92E 96=A65 }@CE9 $49FJ=<:== @G6C4@>6 2 ba\ad 92=7E:>6 567:4:E] z6:E6C 925 7:G6 b\A@:?E6CD[ :?4=F5:?8 2 A2:C @7 324<\E@\324< EC:A=6D :? It's led to widespread speculation that the Schuylkill League's two biggest schools, Pottsville and Blue Mountain, will leave for either the Colonial League or the Berks League, and that North Schuylkill will head to the Heartland Conference. That issue came to an ugly head during an offseason meeting of the Schuylkill League's athletic directors that was attended by a prominent Colonial League official. The Coal Cracker Girls Tournament will be held at Jim Thorpe Area High School on Saturday. Raudenbush's love of nature and the outdoors, along . The Schuylkill League basketball championships were played Friday night in Pottsville. Cloudy skies. 2023 Class 1A Championship Brackets . More teams in the playoffs can bring more interest to the league. How does that affect basketball and the other sports? Whether you're a player, coach, manager, official, parent, grandparent, relative, fan or media member, getting the opportunity to be a part of Friday's electric atmosphere is what makes high school sports so great. I'm worried that two, maybe four, maybe six years from now, nights like Friday at Martz Hall will be a thing of the past. General Manager. Tuesday's Scores. | 5A ?6C\FA 56762E65 s:G:D:@? The Fillies shot right over it. It's hard to put together a schedule under those circumstances that gives those big schools enough district rating points to make the postseason. Thus, the rumor mill begins churning. Blue Mountain 9-5 Schuylkill Haven 5-8 Marian 7-5 North Schuylkill 9-5 Williams Valley 2-11 Mahanoy Area 6-7 Panther Valley 6-8 Minersville 1-12 Weatherly 1-11 . The first game, TBA vs. Pilgrim Academy (Egg Harbor City, NJ), started at 11:30a. The Spartans beat third-seeded Northwestern 50-49 with a buzzer-beater in the other semifinal on Wednesday night. The Spartans are the Schuylkill League champions. Jobs; Terms of Service; Privacy Policy; Ad Choices; EEO Public File Report; FCC Online Public Inspection File Medals will be awarded to the top five place winners in each bracket. The small schools voiced their displeasure. Feb 17, 2023 Updated Feb 17, 2023. Semifinals (1) Mountain View (D II) 03/01/2023 7:00 PM Mountain . a_ :? $A2CE2?D 56762E65 ! In my opinion, if you're good enough, it doesn't matter what seed you are as long as you're in the playoffs. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.. Nativity defeated the host Crimson Tide in the boys' final, 57-49. Jim Thorpe head girls basketball coach Nadia Gauronsky agreed with Crampsie. Blue Mountains Carson Kerstetter (21), surrounded by Marian players, attempts a shot during Wednesdays Schuylkill League boys basketball semifinal at Martz Hall. :@C qCJ46 rFE9:6 AC@G:56 56AE9 @77 E96 36?49]k^Am, kAmw625 4@249i sFDE:? Zach Schlepp hit a game-tying 3-pointer in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter to force overtime, and the host Lakers of Spring Lake overcame a fierce challenge from Allendale on Friday night, winning 67-57. Obviously losing both hurts, but very disappointed Jim Thorpe left because of the long-term connection we had with that community.". The first game, Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic (Drexel Hill, PA) vs . The Schuylkill-Colonial Football Scheduling Cooperative was established in 2019 as a way to ease the scheduling burden of the schools in those two leagues by putting them in divisions with opponents of similar enrollments. a_`f 492>A:@?D9:A 82>6] ]]] &D65 5@>:?2?E D64@?5 BF2CE6C E@ C@== A2DE |2C:2? ec\ce :? Our Latest Marian Catholic - 52. The Olympians' departure comes just a few weeks after Lehighton also voted to leave the Schuylkill League for the Colonial. An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup. Conway scored 19 points for Blue Mountain (21-5), which lost to Class 2A power Marian 52-41 in the Schuylkill League semifinals. DISTRICT XI BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS presented by ST. LUKE' UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. Winner of Pottsville Area/Schuylkill Haven, 7:30pm - BOYS - Marian Catholic vs. Blue Mountain, 6:00pm - Girls Schuylkill League Championship, 7:30pm - Boys Schuylkill League Championship. Jim Thorpe is the only Schuylkill League team left in Class 4A now. First- Pick Your Season And Sport: Fall: Winter: Spring: Field Hockey: Football: Golf - Boys: Soccer - Boys: Soccer - Girls: Tennis - Girls The Blue Bombers are out to defend last year's District 11 title. The varsity tournament will be held Friday and Saturday at Lehighton Area High School and Elementary School. You have permission to edit this article. For basketball lifers in Schuylkill County - and points east and west - it's easy to see why Martz Hall is referred to as the "Mecca," and the ideal venue for the league playoffs. Davis came in needing 26 points to break Maravich's hallowed mark of 3,667 points that stood for over 50 years. The Marian boys and girls basketball teams will both be participating in the upcoming Schuylkill League playoffs. I'm not sure that's in the best interest of anybody. Get real-time scores. Schuylkill League Boys Basketball Championship Preview Capsule. Start a dialogue, stay on topic and be civil. @776?D:G6 6?5] ]]] qC@E96CD #J2? Like it does at the college level, football drives the bus in high school athletics, so to speak. ), ( Link Scores, Teams for High School Basketball. Error! Im happy that it happened. vC246 AC@G:56 56AE9 @77 E96 36?49] ]]] s6762E65 }@CE9 $49FJ=<:== ea\dd @? Sorry, no valid subscriptions were found for this Publication. Taipower vs Taipei City Tatung Live Scores and Match Information The latest football scores, line-ups and more for Taipower vs Taipei City Tatung. The first game, #8 West Catholic (Philadelphia, PA) vs. 2012-13 Colonial League Boys Basketball All-League Team Home :: Sports :: Schools :: League :: Advertising The Colonial League of Interscholastic Sports, Inc. is a proud member of Feb. 28MINERSVILLE Nativity has qualified for the state playoffs, but the work isn't done. Start with North Schuylkill. The boys, meanwhile, will also meet either Blue Mountain or Tri-Valley in the semifinals on Wednesday. Tamaqua head boys coach Jim Barron echoed the sentiments of his colleagues. The District 11 boys basketball tournaments began over the weekend with some good crowds, but little drama. Math Civics & Sciences (Philadelphia, PA). The Colonial League and Schuylkill League announced a cooperative arrangement for football beginning in 2020. Mar. In the past, the league ran a four-team playoff that included the leagues three divisional champions and a wild-card team from Division 1. - Mobile responsive design. The Associated Press; Feb 28, 2023 Feb 28, 2023 Updated Feb 28, 2023; 0; Facebook; Twitter; WhatsApp; SMS; Email; Facebook; Twitter; WhatsApp; SMS; Email; Print; Copy article link; Save; BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Bethlehem Catholic 71, Blue Mountain 47 . Im glad for any team that gets in the playoffs, because it can create lasting memories for both players and coaches. | 4A `f C63@F?5D] ]]] }665 E@ A=2J H:E9 A246 E@ 36 DF446DD7F= @? "That six bucks goes a long way these days," Blue Mountain coach Dustin Werdt said after the game. "It was an unbelievable experience, " recalled Berezwick, now in his sixth season as the Lehighton girls' coach after previously winning two Schuylkill . It adds a little more meaning to some games. Gauronsky was a part of the EPC playoffs several times during her 11-year stint as Pleasant Valleys head coach and has been part of the Schuylkill League playoffs as both a player at Panther Valley and as a coach at Jim Thorpe. Feb. 18The Berks high school bowlers who have qualified for the upcoming District 3 and Eastern PA Regional championships have been announced.