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Sports 🖊️ News-Item, Press Enterprise & PAFootballNews. 🎙️ for BDSN. SCA Athletic HOF President 🐅. Screen Printer meeting lowest bid 👕([email protected]).
Joined December 2012
Southern Columbia’s head football coach Jim Roth, who is now the all-time state leader in wins with 456, has coached at SCA for 37 years. He has NEVER had a losing record. His teams have made the PIAA Championship more than 50% of the time. Let that sink in. (@END2008’s image)
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Out of all the teams I’ve covered throughout my career in media, this Southern Columbia football state championship was the most incredible run I’ve witnessed. People slept on them all season, but the Tigers got it done with a record 6th in a row and a 13th overall.
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I had the privilege today to inform two individuals that they earned the biggest sports honor in the Keystone State. Remarkably, in the same year, Jim Roth and Jerry Marks were voted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. It is the highest honor awarded in athletics. Wow!
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I’m not going to lie, I have been working my ass off this Fall with all kinds of sports stories to promote the hard working athletes. I don’t get much time to check up on Twitter, but I’m glad I saw this. Talk about a class act in defeat. This is what it’s all about in sports.
Going undefeated until losing in state championship can be gut-wrenching. But Aliquippa coach Mike Warfield has great perspective - and is awfully proud of his team.
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Southern Columbia senior halfback Gavin Garcia has the second most career touchdowns in his family. By the way, he also now has the second most TD’s in Pennsylvania history after tonight. He now has 132 for his career, trailing just his older brother Gaige who graduated with 159.
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The Fantastic Four from Southern Columbia (Braeden Wisloski, Jake Davis, Jake Rose, & Gavin Garcia) are your PIAA CLASS 2A BOYS 4x1 RELAY STATE CHAMPIONS! @Dan_Reilly51 @NIsports
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This is what it looks like to have two STATE CHAMPIONS from the same school win the gold within 5 minutes of each other. Southern Columbia’s Jake Rose (110 hurdles) & Braeden Wisloski (100 meters) are PIAA Class 2A Track & Field State Champions! @Dan_Reilly51 @NIsports
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Not 1. Not 2. Not 3. Make it 4 Tigers that have now committed to the Big Ten for football! Read my article on the the most recent Southern Columbia player that has made his decision. The athlete will be a Badger in the fall:
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When Penn State absolutely needed it, Julian Fleming came up with two huge fourth down catches that allowed the Nittany Lions to win in overtime inside of the LA Memorial Coliseum. The SCA grad had a late fourth down grab for Ohio State in a win at Notre Dame last year as well.
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PIAA Track & Field Championships:.Tyler Arnold is Southern Columbia’s newest state champion! The Tiger senior won the 2A javelin gold with a throw of 205-4. Danville’s Bronson Krainak (197-2) finished in second, and Central Columbia’s Lincoln Huber (186-11) captured fourth.
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I’m sick and tired of…hold on. Wait a minute…Southern Columbia. Southern Columbia. Southern Columbia. Incredible! The Tigers went 299 feet, to repeat, in the drive that kept the championship streak alive. @PaFootballNews . Final Score:.Southern Columbia - 21.Westinghouse - 20
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Interesting sign for heavy underdog South Williamsport prior to entering the field against 11-time PIAA Champion Southern Columbia. The Mounties better have their game plan worked out better than their schedule. District 4 Class 2A playoff games are on Saturday’s folks!
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PIAA Girls 2A Eastern Final 🏀:.Final Score:.Mount Carmel Area - 52.Mahanoy Area - 33.The Red Tornadoes have officially punched a ticket to their first ever State Championship. They will take on Neshannock on Thurs. at noon inside the Giant Center for a chance at gold! @NIsports
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Girls Class 1A Eastern Final ⚽️:.After defeating South Williamsport in the D4 title game, Southern Columbia does it again in the Eastern Final. Tigers win 2-0 for a return trip to the PIAA Championship on Saturday afternoon.
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If there is one athlete that can compete for two programs at a Power 5 school it is this guy @gaigegarcia23. Here is my article on the champion’s decision to head to Michigan:
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Happy HALADAY and a Happy New Year…John Wick, The Body Man, The Boogie Man, take your pick. In this case Sparty Nation can go with “Mr. Peach Pick Six” for the All-American! @CalHaladay28.
RICK NO FLARE CAL HALADAY PICK 6.
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For the first time in school history, and the first time in over a decade for District 4, Southern Columbia closes out the 2A Boys Track & Field season at the pinnacle. The Tigers are your 2021 PIAA CLASS 2A BOYS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONS! @Dan_Reilly51 @NIsports
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@mmalkoskie @julian_040 For all the people that have nothing better to do than to keep ridiculing a kid for making a decision that in no way impacts your own life, don’t worry he has returned the car safely back to me without any damage. .
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In tonight’s 41-7 win over Hughesville, SCA running back Gavin Garcia scored for the 100th time in his career on the ground. Now in a group with his brother Gaige and Henry Hynoski, Garcia makes the Tigers the first program in Pennsylvania history to have 3 reach the milestone.
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Girls Soccer ⚽️:.There it is! SCA’s sensational senior Loren Gehret scores the 100th goal of her career. The milestone came with 29:25 remaining in the first half to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead against Midd-West inside of Tiger Stadium.
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Southern Columbia completes the 3-Peat with a 5-3 victory over Freedom Area in the PIAA Class 1A Girls Soccer State Championship. Loren Gehret finished off her stellar career by scoring four goals and assisting on the other in the win in Mechanicsburg over the Bulldogs.
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The second Tiger headed to the Big Ten! Congrats to @CalHaladay26 on your commitment to Sparty Nation! Here is my article on the linebacker’s decision:
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PIAA Class 1A Girls Eastern Final ⚽️:.Southern Columbia is headed back to the state final. With 11:21 left in the second overtime, senior Sophie Shadle ends it with an assist from Ava Rosko. The Tigers will take on Freedom Area, a team they beat in 2018 for their first title.
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Sitting in the press box at the Silver Bowl talking to @SteveLloydWNEP for a bit and he said snow was in the forecast. I didn’t believe him, but Mother Nature has hit Mount Carmel as Southern Columbia is the first to enter the field about two hours from kickoff of the D4 final.
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PIAA Track & Field Championships:.Southern Columbia junior Kate Moncavage defends her PIAA Girls Class 2 Championship in the 800! She ran a 2:14.33 to win the state title for the second year in a row.
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Hurdle Sweep: SCA’s Jake Rose picks up his third title. The junior is your PIAA CLASS 2A BOYS 300M HURDLES STATE CHAMPION! @Dan_Reilly51 @NIsports
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What a day at the District 4 Track & Field Championships. Arguably the most athletes ever in the Press Enterprise’s coverage area will head to Shippensburg next weekend. Central Columbia’s girls and Danville’s boys won team titles. This pic shows the top three 4x1 girls teams.
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It’s hard to believe that it’s been 18 years already. I don’t remember many exact moments of my life, but I can unfortunately remember everything from 7/28/04…
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Well, I’m nearing the end of my first full sports year as a freelance writer. I started with the trust of the News-Item, and the Press Enterprise recently added me, to help write about high school sports. Many people know I create nicknames, so why not create another. #FirstFour
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For the second year in a row, Southern Columbia is golden. The Tigers are the PIAA District 4 Class 2A Boys Track & Field Champions.
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Southern Columbia’s Gavin Garcia helps to put the Tigers closer to history in the boys team race. The junior takes home the bronze in the 400-meter dash. @Dan_Reilly51 @NIsports.
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Kate Moncavage saved her best race for her last in both state championships. She had a PR in yesterday’s 1,600 golden performance, and she ran her best ever 800 (2:13.25) to add her fourth career PIAA Championship and the third straight in the 800. What a career for the Tiger!
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I’d like to personally thank @julian_040 for giving me the opportunity to be the first to interview him on his commitment earlier in the week. Ohio State is getting a great player & great person. Family comes first. SoCo has your back! Here is my article:
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In the final event on the track of the 2024 PIAA Track & Field Championships, Central Columbia’s quartet of Ava Rebuck, Maddie Blake, Haley Bull, & Kendra Stout capture a PIAA gold In the 2A girls 4x4. The Blue Jays posted a time of 3:55.94. Victory is sweet, especially a 3-PEAT!
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Reigning 2A state champion Southern Columbia had their scrimmage today against 4A Valley View out of District 2. The Tigers looked impressive on defense and won the battle when starters were in for both sides 21-0. Check out tomorrow’s Press Enterprise for my story. @Dan_Reilly51.
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Mount Carmel Area gets big 3-2 win as they give Southern Columbia their first loss since late in last year’s regular season. With just over two minutes left, senior Molly Petrucci scored the game-winner for MCA.
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PIAA Class 1A Girls First Round ⚽️:.Southern Columbia advances with a 5-2 victory over Montrose. The Tigers got a hat trick from senior forward Loren Gehret who broke the school record for career goals in the process. @NIsports @Dan_Reilly51.
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In the pouring down rain, Southern Columbia closes out a historic performance on the boys side as the quartet of Davis, Rose, Wisloski, & Garcia earn a silver in the boys 4x4 relay. @Dan_Reilly51 @NIsports.
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SCA’s Kate Moncavage is now a 3x PIAA gold medalist. In addition to her first 1,600 state title, she is the two-time defending champ in the 800 and will go for a three-peat tomorrow morning.
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Southern Columbia, straight off of winning a record 7th consecutive PIAA Class 2A Football Championship, had their first wrestling match on Tuesday evening. The Tigers won a barnburner, 36-32, at home against Shikellamy. Read about @SoCoTigerSports in tomorrow’s PE. @Dan_Reilly51
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In Southern’s win over Mount Carmel, it was only fitting that two career marks would be hit in the rivalry. -MCA senior Mia Chapman broke Nicole Varano’s school record with 113 goals. -SCA junior Loren Gehret broke Mary Frances (Hynoski) Helwig’s school record with 50 assists.
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Three District 4 throwers won state medals in the Boys 2A javelin. The junior trio from left to right includes Southern Columbia’ Ethan Reed (fourth), Danville’s Collin Geise (second), and Central Columbia’s Ty Regan (sixth). @piaad4sports
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First race, and already a STATE CHAMPION! Southern Columbia’s Kate Moncavage wins the Girls 2A 1,600 in an incredible time of 4:57.52!.
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Brandon Smith, Lewisburg grad, sealing the victory in the Fiesta Bowl #District4Representing.
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3-PEAT!!! ‘Kate The Great’ does it again. Southern Columbia’s Kate Moncavage wins a third straight PIAA Class 2A girls state gold medal in the 800!
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Boys 2A Javelin: Danville’s Bronson Krainak & Central Columbia’s Lincoln Huber take the top two spots in Pennsylvania! Krainak won the gold with a toss of 215-7 and Huber’s silver throw was 193-9.
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District 4 Class 3A Boys 🏀.Bronze Medal Game:.FINAL SCORE.Southern - 69.Bloomsburg - 65.Tigers will advance to take on Holy Redeemer in the PIAA playoffs. Wisloski layup off Carter steal, and late free throws by Britton close out the dramatic comeback win.
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Congrats to @julian_040 on taking over the top spot on the ESPN 300 mid season ranking list. However, I don’t think “he’s not on a great team” is very accurate 😂. I guess the HSFA National Championship that the Tigers won last year doesn’t count?
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Boys 2A 100 Meter Dash Final:.Mount Carmel Area’s Xavier Diaz is the silver medalist. The senior ran a blistering 10.85 to claim his first career PIAA medal.
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It’s not area news, but deserves as much attention as possible. In the 3A Boys 1,600 Butler’s Drew Griffith just broke the NATIONAL RECORD by more than two seconds! The Notre Dame commit ran a 3:57.08 beating the old USA best of 3:59.51.
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Final Score:.Mount Carmel Area wins 50-47 over Holy Cross in a great game! The Red Tornadoes will take on Mahanoy Area on Monday for a trip to the PIAA Final.
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Final Score, Mount Carmel Area beats Shamokin Area 49-21. It’s the 25th consecutive Coal Bucket for the Red Tornadoes in their long-standing rivalry.
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I’ll make my season debut as the play-by-play announcer tonight on @BlackDiamondSN for the marquee game in the state as Southern hosts Wyomissing in a battle of undefeateds. Tigers looking to tie state history with longest winning streak which is currently the most in the USA.
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Fresh off of their sixth straight PIAA football state title, Southern Columbia’s boys basketball team opens the season today. The Tigers are hosting Wyoming Seminary.
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PIAA Track & Field Championships:.The Blue Jays & Tigers both made the podium in the final race of the state championship meet. In the 4x4, Central Columbia made it a gold for the second straight year. They won in a school record time of 3:53.71. SCA’s 4:07.25 was seventh.
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I know you're still smiling from above. FAMILY. Last thing I ever said to you "Love You Brother" #WinTheDay #SoCoBallers #CoachCollins.
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South Williamsport upsets Southern Columbia 3-2 in double OT. What a game by both the Mounties and the Tigers. Ella Moore scored the golden goal with 2:44 left in the second overtime.
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Southern Columbia’s Jake Rose (110 hurdles) and Braeden Wisloski (100 meters) both win their preliminary heats to guarantee medals. @Dan_Reilly51.
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Congrats to Danville’s squad on winning the PIAA Class 2A Track & Field Boys Championship!
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PHAC Division 3 Boys 🏀 FINAL:.SOUTHERN (11-5): 67.BLOOMSBURG (5-11): 57.Brian Britton took over the game for the Tigers, nearly dropping 40 points, and set a new school record for points in a quarter. Read tomorrow’s News-Item & Press Enterprise for full stories.
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Congrats to Central Columbia’s squad on winning the PIAA Class 2A Track & Field Girls Championship!
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PIAA Class 3A Quarter-Finals 🥎:.Central Columbia is headed to the Eastern Final! Blue Jays shut down the Braves 3-0 behind Consentino‘s gem on the mound. The junior threw a no-hitter with 18 strikeouts. @Dan_Reilly51.
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PIAA Class 2A Quarterfinal 🏈:.Southern Columbia beats Bald Eagle Area 18-8. The Tigers advance to their record 23rd Eastern Final. @PaFootballNews.
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How bout dem Tigers! 3rd sport in less than 2 years to play in a State Championship!.SCA= State Championship Area.#SoCoNation.
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PIAA Class 1A Girls Eastern Final ⚽️:.Loren Gehret gives Southern a 1-0 lead with 23:39 left in the first half. The senior sent a blast into the left corner of the net.
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Girls Soccer Class 1A FINAL ⚽️:.Southern Columbia beats Faith Christian 2-0 to advance to their third Eastern Final in the past four years. They await the winner of South Williamsport and Moravian Academy which will be played later today. The semifinal will be played on Tuesday.
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Five years ago I made a promise in an article written by @ScottDudinskie for the @dailyitemsports that I would continue coaching for as long as it took in honor of Kevin Collins. I hope you have a good seat in Heaven for the opportunity! #SoCoBallers #WinTheDay #CoachCollins
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Tiger sophomore Braeden Wisloski earns a high spot on the podium for the third time today. The Southern speedster brings home the silver in the 200-meter dash. @Dan_Reilly51 @NIsports.
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Congrats to the former Mount Carmel Area 2x state champ. Getting the bronze at the NCAA Championships in Oregon against the best of the best is truly remarkable. What a way to end a decorated Bucknell career as she will head to the Olympic trials later this month.
All-American. FIRST TEAM! . Maura Fiamoncini finishes third overall today to earn her first First Team honor, and third All-American selection overall! . #rayBucknell
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SCA shuts out Shamokin in @HenryHynoski’s anticipated return to his alma-mater. The Tigers won their 65th straight regular season game with @coachjfranklin in attendance to watch @julian_040 in action. Here is my @PaFootballNews article of SCA’s 48-0 win:
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Warrior Run has defended its crown! The girls 4x800 relay is once again the 2A PIAA Champions! Raygan Lust, Katie Zaktansky, Claire Dufrene, and Natalie Hall are PA’s best. @piaad4sports
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I must say, this is has to be one of the most idiotic takes I have read in my twitter days. And that says something because I have said some dumb things myself. #HatersGonnaHate.
Southern Columbia has a great team, but this is uncalled for. Next year there are going to be some teams gunning for the tigers. Lose a lot of seniors this year. Open at Berwick in 2020.
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What a sports year for the area so far! Shoutout to Mike Gilger and the @NIsports in trusting me to cover @SoCoTigerSports football & soccer PIAA championships, and now @MCAEducation basketball title. Hoping to add a 4th with @SCA_Wrestling on Saturday. The sports biz is BOOMIN’!.
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Southern Columbia’s boys 4x1 breaks the D4 record running an astonishing 42.51 (Garcia, Rose, David, Wisloski). The Tigers look to be on their way to capturing the Class 2A Team Championship. Mount Carmel Area finished with the bronze running their best. @NIsports @Dan_Reilly51.
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District 4 Class 1A Girls ⚽️ Final:.Southern Columbia wins their third title since 2018 with a 3-0 victory over South Williamsport. Tigers will get Harrisburg Christian and the Mounties take on Brandywine Heights next Tuesday in the opening round of the PIAA playoffs.
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Southern Columbia and Valley View scrimmaged today at Tiger Stadium. Positives for both squads as they look to get the season kicked off next week. SCA heads into 2021 riding a 60-game winning streak.
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Make sure to check out tomorrow’s @NIsports for a story on a @SoCoTigerSports senior girls basketball player, who took the gym by storm, and got her moment to shine during senior night this past weekend. A quick hint- Emily’s her name, and a fourth quarter shot brought her fame.
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Here is my preview article on the top-ranked Tigers.
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Outsider POV: Unless my memory is declining, didn’t SCA beat the top private school in the state of South Carolina, the 3A PIAA Champs, & this year’s 4A runner-up last year? Then this year scheduled the 3A runner-up, defending 3A champs, & a 3A semi-finalist? Or am I dreaming?.
Southern Columbia is a joke. Play up. Aliquippa is playing 4A and made the district championship. Your whole program would rather beat up little teams than play competitively. It was always great when teams like Clairton and Rochester and Steel Valley kicked your ass. Joke.
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Mount Carmel Area’s Mike Balichik wins the 2A high jump with a winning leap of 5-11. @NIsports @Dan_Reilly51.
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What a day to be a Green Dragon! Lewisburg’s Teagan Osunde wins the program’s second PIAA gold of the day. She won the 2A javelin state title. @piaad4sports
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Halftime:.Southern Columbia leads 2-0 as freshman Kennadie Reamer scores with 13 seconds to go in the half. Senior Sophie Shadle recorded her second assist of the night for the Tigers.
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Pretty crazy to think that the soon to be Defensive Rookie of the Year (@ccbluejaysports) & General Manager of of a franchise looking for a Super Bowl 3-Peat (@MCAEducation) both are products of @piaad4sports.
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Instant Classic:.Southern Columbia comes from behind in dramatic fashion to win at John F. Babb Field over Bloomsburg. Final Score: 13-12.It’s hard to say there was a loser in this one other than the spectators who had to endure the brutal weather for over three hours.
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District 4 Class 4A Boys Semifinal 🏀:.Loyalsock - 64.Southern Columbia - 64.Wisloski knocks down two free throws to keep the game alive for SCA. Late three attempt at buzzer by Loyalsock off the mark. HEADED TO OT!.
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PIAA Track & Field Championships:.Rory Lieberman does it! After winning the PIAA cross country championship earlier in his senior year, he has now captured the state gold in the 3,200 for the Danville Ironmen. His championship winning time was 9:12.88.
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It’s not nearly as hot as usual, but it’s not ridiculously cold either. We are ready to begin the 100th anniversary of the PIAA Track & Field Championships as @piaad4sports looks to continue a strong showing before the academic year comes to a close.
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What a week of basketball. Being able to write alongside of veterans like @ScottDudinskie, @HummelTodd, @docmasse, @BrettCrossley44 and others, while assisting SCA’s girls D4 title (with a mullet), it’s been quite the week. Thanks @marcmalkoskie & @Dan_Reilly51 for the action!.
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Halftime:.Southern - 5.Wyalusing - 0.The Tigers scored three goals in the final 4:24 of the first. Gehret scored twice and now is tied for the school record with 130 goals.
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I think the most logical decision is to delay the decision until Friday afternoon. Might as well just give the teams a couple of hours notice of who they will play. #Sarcasm.
Decision on SCA/WA/HR/SHICK now delayed till Monday. STAY TUNED.
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District 4 Class 1A Boys ⚽️ Final:.The first half goal for EJ holds up. They beat Southern 1-0. Unfortunately, just one team advances to the PIAA tournament in the field, and although they are disappointed, it was a tremendous season for SCA as they made first title in 16 yrs.
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March Madness is known for basketball, but the grapplers are a different breed. District 4 man. There is something about this @piaad4sports that keeps you on your toes in all sports.
2A NE Regional – 145 championship:. For the first time in three years, Southern Columbia’s Mason Barvitskie is a regional champ. The Tigers senior knocks off state #1 Reagan Milheim, 3-1, after losing their previous three meetings. Quite the redemption story.
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