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Outdoors: Family is a large part of trapshooter Joseph Recla's success
By Anthony Mitchell For The Daily Item ELYSBURG -- Besides a keen eye and steady hand, there is one other key to Joseph Recla's success " his family.
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American Legion: Berwick shakes off early deficit against Line Mountain
By Eric Shultz For The Daily Item HERNDON -- Berwick may have been the favored team on paper, but it took about half a game for it to show on the scoreboard.
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Pa. State Trap Shoot: College student Sandler has mastered the sport
New Ringgold native is a nine-time state champion
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American Legion baseball: Sunbury/Norry exorcises Danville demon
Hare turns in strong start; Snyder sharp in relief
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Shawn Wood's motorsports column: Highs and lows in one week
It was a week in motorsports that showed us just how great our sport is and how tragic it can be.
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Motorsports: Carol Houssock still announcing auto racing after 19 years
By Shawn Wood For The Daily Item MACKEYVILLE -- It was a night out with friends at the Chemung Speedrome in Chemung, N.Y., that got Carol Houssock hooked on auto racing. Nineteen years later, she is one of a handful of females who is announcing on the grass-roots levels.
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H.S. football: Mount Carmel's Joraskie to play in Big 33 game
By The Daily Item HERSHEY -- In a few days, 34 of the best high school football players in Pennsylvania will face their counterparts from Maryland during the Big 33 Football Classic in Hershey on Saturday.
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Outdoors: After two year hiatus, trap shooter is perfect
By Marion Valanoski For The Daily Item ELYSBURG -- It's often been said that "first impressions are lasting" so you can't begin to imagine what was going through the ranks last Saturday when after almost a two-year hiatus of competition, Kelly Doll was perfect in the first event of the Colonial Classic at the Valley Gun and Country Club prior to the start of the Pennsylvania State Shoot.
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Motorsports notebook: Whitcomb Memorial Saturday at Selinsgrove
By Shawn Wood For The Daily Item SELINSGROVE -- Selinsgrove Speedway will honor the memory of sprint car driver Joe Whitcomb with the 10th annual running of the Joe Whitcomb Memorial on Saturday for 358 sprint cars.
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Outdoors: Local firm right on target
In case you might be wondering when all the activities are concluded in this year's 122nd Pennsylvania State Trap Shoot at the Valley Gun and Country Club, some of the world's top shooters will have shot at about 1.3 million clay targets with the figure changing slightly, depending upon the number of competitors.
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Golf: Bird's eye view of U.S. Open
Matt Bird hopes to watch how the top golfers in the world maneuver through a golf course. "I hope to see how they warm up and prepare for such a big event," he said, referring to the U.S. Open to be held Thursday through Sunday at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, near Philadelphia.
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Outdoors: Tri, Tri again offers looping course
"Quit making pathetic excuses" and do this, says Mark Alexander on his website for Tri, Tri Again, the looping triathlon he created on his wooded, hillside property.
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Bob Garrett's Talkin Points: Celebrate dad at Summerfest
You, dad and the whole family can get out of the house and into the great out-of-doors this Sunday, Father's Day, at the fourth annual Summer Fest that will held at the R. B. Winter State Park. Summerfest begins at 11 a.m. and runs until 5 p.m. There will be demonstrations, crafts, games and basic instruction in lots of outdoor activities. There will be plenty to do for both children and adu
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Outdoors: Trap mechanics key to success of shoot
Long before the very first shot is taken during the Keystone Open in May right on through the Pennsylvania Zone Shoots in September, preparations are taken to ensure that every trapshooting participant from first-time shooter right down to World Class participants are provided with the best possible environment while displaying their vast array of skills.
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Youth: Little League postseason starts Sunday
For the boys, and girls, of summer, the moment they've been playing for all spring has finally arrived. This Sunday afternoon the Pennsylvania Little League District 13 Tournament gets underway, with Major Division softball kicking things off just as it did a year ago.
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American Legion baseball: Renn, Line Mountain walk off with win
Brady Renn slammed a deep, run-scoring hit to left field to plate Matt Howerter with the winning run Tuesday, capping Line Mountain's comeback for a 5-4 win over Sunbury-Northumberland in a Susquehanna Valley American Legion League game.
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Outdoors: Family is a large part of trapshooter Joseph Recla's success
