The Daily Item, Sunbury, PA

Danville News Wire

October 13, 2012

Gamble pays off for Danville

By Scott Dudinskie

DALMATIA — Jim Keiser decided while breaking down film Sunday that Danville would open its game against Montoursville with an onside kick. He had the better part of a week to change his mind, though that became more difficult after he told his Ironmen the plan early in the practice week.

Not only did Danville recover the kick, it scored three plays later. After a defensive stop and a touchdown bomb the game was just four minutes old but it seemed all but over.

Danville posted a 21-7 win which wasn’t that close, and pocketed a bundle of playoff points toward its seed in the District 4 Class AA playoffs.

Cale Rice pounced on the onside kick’s friendly bounce. Sam Dressler ran three times for 43 yards and a touchdown. And Bret Berg hauled in a Weston Baylor play-action pass for a 65-yard score and a 14-0 lead with 7:48 left in the first quarter.

The Ironmen (6-1) led 21-0 at halftime, and then bled the fourth-quarter clock with two drives after Montoursville (4-3) threatened to make it a game.

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  • Field Cam

    August 27, 2012

  • Heartland Division I
    Team W L PF PA
    Danville (11-3) 6 0 301 196*
    Selinsgrove (10-4) 5 1 324 212
    Milton (7-5) 4 2 267 211
    Shikellamy (5-6) 3 3 223 250
    Shamokin (2-9) 2 4 143 289
    Mifflinburg (2-8) 1 5 136 234
    Jersey Shore (0-10) 0 6 143 383
             

    *-denotes division champion

    July 11, 2012

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    The Save the Beaver Dam Project will be holding a free tree giveaway from 10 a.m. to noon, May 25, at the Ferry Street Grower’s Market. There will be about 1700 trees to give to visitors.

    May 23, 2013

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  • Fan Cam

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    May 22, 2013

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    May 22, 2013

  • Budget cuts won't slow down school tech

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    “We have a year-to-year refresh cycle for our technology, and we’re going to continue with that, we’re just going to reduce the amount,” said Jeff Ryan.

    May 21, 2013

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    May 16, 2013

  • Danville school board approves online program

    Members of the Danville school board approved the creation of the “Danville Cyber Academy” at their May 14 board meeting. The cyber school will offer online courses in addition to ones in the school districts. It can also provide remediation, academic enrichment and additional course selection for district students.

    May 16, 2013