The Susquehanna Valley American Legion all-star teams were selected recently, with Danville and Sunbury/Northumberland dominating the Susquehanna Valley League team, while Milton dominated the West Branch League team.
Named to the SVL first team for Danville were pitcher Andrew Shoop, second baseman Brett Reichard and third baseman Dan Winnie. Sunbury/Norry had pitcher Chuck Schlegel, catcher Derek Alex and outfielder Scott Deibler named to the first team.
Rounding out the SVL’s first team are Selinsgrove outfielder Paul Eyster, Shamokin/Mount Carmel first baseman Matt Moroz, Bloomsburg pitcher Tyler Coombe and outfielder Devin McLaughlin, and Berwick shortstop Jon Wilson.
Named to the West Branch first team for Milton were pitcher Robert Kerstetter, first baseman Tony Fannick, second baseman Brad Balliet, third baseman Trevor Danowsky, and outfielder Gerry Runyan.
Of the remaining members of the WBL first team, four came from West Snyder and four from Watsontown.
West Snyder players named to the team were pitchers Tim Brubaker and Kyle Heane, first baseman Steve Brouse, and second baseman James Krouse. Watsontown players selected were catcher Brian Stopper, third baseman Jason Hall, and outfielders Bobby Ulrich and Cory Martin.
Rounding out the West Branch first team are Lewisburg catcher Nate Wagner and Hughesville shortstop Skyler Reese.
Sports
Danville, Sunbury/Norry lead all-star selections
- Sports
-
-
College Lacrosse: Bucknell men prepare to improve upon great season
LEWISBURG -- It started a handful of years ago, when the Bucknell men's lacrosse team put a big 'X' on the national map in Central Pennsylvania with an upset of No. 1 Maryland. From that point on Bison coach Frank Fedorjaka has had a difficult time getting big-time opponents on the schedule, even with Bucknell opting to travel under the worst of circumstances.
-
High school football: Pratt says Kutztown the right fit
SUNBURY -- When Shikellamy's Tyler Pratt joins the Kutztown University football team as a free safety next fall, he will already have a good feeling for what his position coach will expect from him. Pratt, who signed a national letter of intent this week to accept a scholarship offer to play for the Golden Bears, will be under the tutelage of his father's high school football coach.
-
Todd Stanford On high school boys basketball: Increasing the refs' workload
If two heads are better than one, does that mean six eyes are better than four? Not necessarily, according to some Heartland Athletic Conference officials. There is a move afoot in the HAC to cut the number of basketball referees from three to two for part of the season beginning next year.
-
High School Roundup: Greenwood boys complete perfect TVL season
Greenwood capped off an unbeaten 2011-12 Tri-Valley League season by crushing Halifax 61-38 on Thursday Night.
-
Shikellamy Braves pull away from Shamokin
SUNBURY — Tyler Pratt kept Shikellamy in the game in the third quarter Wednesday, scoring all seven of the Braves’ points. He then got some help in the fourth.
-
High School Roundup: Selinsgrove tops Jersey Shore
JERSEY SHORE — With the game tied at 32 at the half, the Selinsgrove boys basketball term went on a big run in the third quarter to open up the game and take a 65-56 Heartland Athletic Conference Division I win over Jersey Shore on Wednesday.
-
Shikellamy Braves rally to stay alive
SELINSGROVE — With 11 losses, the Shikellamy girls basketball team is teetering on the brink of elimination from the District 4 Class AAA playoffs. And on Wednesday night, it looked like the Braves were going to go quietly into the offseason when Selinsgrove built a 14-point lead early in the third quarter.
-
They learn to be tough young
It's difficult to recall exactly how the sequence unfolded because it happened so darn fast. Shikellamy made a couple baskets, and the crowd began to stir. It was still anybody's game, and the Braves had some momentum late in the third quarter of a recent run with Danville.
-
Motorsports: Selinsgrove, Lincoln speedways to host 360 sprint series
MECHANICSBURG -- Mach 1 Chassis of Mechanicsburg will be the title sponsor of the Mid-Atlantic 360 Sprint Car Championship Series, a $120,000 six-race tour that will include five shows at Selinsgrove Speedway and one event at Lincoln Speedway in 2012.
-
Girls basketball: Records fall, Red Tornadoes stay unbeaten
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT -- An overflow crowd zealously cheered Tierney Pfirman's pursuit of the South Williamsport scoring record throughout Tuesday's game, until their breathless faces matched the Mounties' royal blue.
- More Sports Headlines
-
