Minersville Battlin' Miners
| Minersville Battlin' Miners |
| Head Coach: Justin Frantz |
| PIAA District 11 - Class 1A |
| Schuylkill Colonial League - White |
| OVERALL | PCT | CONF | PCT | HOME | AWAY | STREAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-1 | 0.833 | 2-0 | 1.000 | 2-1 | 3-0 | W2 |
08-19 |
@ Northern Lebanon |
- |
08-25 |
@ Tri-Valley |
W, 38-34 |
09-01 |
@ Marian Catholic |
W, 41-39 |
09-10 |
vs. Shenandoah Valley |
W, 48-7 |
09-15 |
vs. Williams Valley |
L, 28-31 |
09-21 |
@ Panther Valley |
W, 41-28 |
09-29 |
vs. Pen Argyl |
W, 35-20 |
10-06 |
@ Catasauqua |
- |
10-13 |
vs. Palisades |
- |
10-20 |
@ Schuylkill Haven |
- |
10-27 |
vs. Nativity BVM |
- |
Stevenosky, Carr and Battlin’ Miners Defense Too Much For Pen Argyl Friday Night.
September 30, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Minersville improves to 5-1 with a key Colobial/Schuylkill win over Pen Argyl. MINERSVILLE- The bleak weather forecast held off long enough Friday night to allow for a fantastic football game FRiday night at Minersville’s Veterans Memorial Stadium as the hometown Battlin’Miners held off a valiant effort of the Green Knights of Pen Argyl in a […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Colonial/Schuylkill League Week Six
September 27, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Time to make the turn into the second half of the regular season in the Skook/Colonial League. Taking a look back on week 5 and check out the match-ups for week six and we’ll take a look at the updated District XI power rankings. Southern Lehigh, Noorthwestern Lehigh and Palmerton all come into week six […]
Hollywood’s Mid-Season Report Card: Colonial/Schuylkill League
September 26, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
Here is how it look at the half-way point of the 2023 Colonial-Schuylkill League Regular Season. We are the end of September is upon us and the chill of Autumn has arrived. We have also only have just 5 weeks left of the high school football regular season in the Commonwealth and right now it […]
Hollywood’s Cutting room floor: Week 4 Colonial/Schuylkill League Edition
September 19, 2023 | Brian Ptashinski
AS we reach the halfway point of the regular season, here is how the Colonial/Schuylkill League breakdowns. After the fourth week of the high school football season closed out this past weekend in the Colonial/Schuylkill League League there are just three teams still undefeated heading into week five: Palmerton, Northwestern Lehigh and Southern Lehigh. Palmerton’s […]
Williams Valley gets the overtime win at Minersville
September 16, 2023 | Billy Splain
Thanks to Dawn Daub and husband for the story. Alex Achenbach did his thing to get Williams Valley rolling with an 83 yard td jaunt to put the Vikings up 7-0 on their first drive of the night, then the Vikings defense held on in overtime to give the visiting Vikings a 31-28 win in […]
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: When One Becomes Five
September 12, 2023 | Billy Splain
How does one game become five? Let us explain. Last week we said it would likely be a short blog this week, as we only had one varsity high school football game on our schedule. The original schedule for last week had Pam and Guy heading to DeSales University on Wednesday for a soccer double […]
Minersville’s quick start earns big victory over the Blue Devils ! Game Highlights and Photo Gallery included
September 12, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Miners quick start scores big over the Blue Devils in a 48 to 7 victory at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Minersville. With the rain coming down before and during the game, most teams will run the ball. Minersville did just that on Sunday rushing for 175 yards on 20 carries, most of the yardage coming […]
2023 District XI Schuylkill/Colonial League Preview: *WHITE* Division-Small School
August 17, 2023 | Daniel Reed
2022 SCHUYLKILL/COLONIAL LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS *WHITE DIVISION* 2022 WHITE Division Standings It’s now time to share the 2023 WHITE division preview for the Schuylkill/Colonial League. Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes-Class 2A Head Coach: Mike Farr(19th season, 121-89-0) The past few years haven’t been the normal for the Hurricanes, posting under .500 records, going 12-28-0 over the last […]
STRONG WORDS spoken at this years SCFCA Media Day held at Mountain Valley Golf Clubhouse !
August 4, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Many members of the media from all over the region came in support of the 2023 SCFCA Media Day held at Mountain Valley Golf Course’ Clubhouse. The event was sponsored by The Funding Zone, @TheFundingZone @MSFundingZ on Twitter. Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes Head Coach Mike Farr started things off by letting everyone know how big and […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Minersville WR/DE Lorenzo Yourey
June 30, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Player Name: Lorenzo Yourey School: Minersville Battlin’ Miners Class Of: 2024 Position(s): WR/DE/OLB Jersey Number: 1 Ht: 6’2 – Wt: 190lbs Other Sports: Baseball and Basketball Notable Awards or Recognitions: Overall Weekly Captain, and Defense Captain Offer Sheet: None at the moment Twitter: @lorenzo_yourey _______________________________________ WORDS FROM THE COACH: “Lorenzo is a four year starter […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Minersville RB/LB Luke Stevenosky
June 5, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Luke Stevenosky Minersville Battlin’ Miners Class Of: 2024 Position(s): RB/LB Jersey Number: 21 Ht: 5’11 – Wt: 210lbs Other Sports: Track, Baseball Notable Awards or Recognitions: First Team Coaches Select All State LB 1st Team SCFCA RB and LB 2nd Team R&H RB Honorable Mention Eastern PA RB Team MVP Team Offensive MVP Team Iron […]
2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Dante Carr(QB)-Minersville Battlin’ Miners
April 5, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Player Name: Dante Carr School: Minersville Battlin’ Miners Class Of: 2026 Position(s): QB Jersey Number: 6 Ht: 6’4 – Wt: 200lbs Other Sports: Basketball and Baseball Notable Awards/Recognitions: All Area Honorable Mention Team Twitter: @Dante-Carr6 COACHES COMMENTS: Make no mistake, this is a name you will hear about this season. Dante is a young quarterback […]
Big Plays and Strong Defense Advances Tri-Valley to District XI Class 1A Championship with win over Minersville 24 to 13 !
November 5, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Big Plays and Strong Defense Advances Tri-Valley to District XI Class 1A Championship with win over Minersville 24 to 13 ! @PFNDan570FB and @daub_dawn on the scene !! With the win, Tri-Valley will travel to Northern Lehigh next weekend to face off against the wait, what’s this… yes, face off against the Bulldogs, should make for some interesting […]
2022 District XI Class 1A Semi-Final Preview: #3-Minersville at #2-Tri-Valley
November 3, 2022 | Daniel Reed
2022 District XI Class 1A Semi-Final Preview: #3-Minersville(6-4) vs #2-Tri-Valley(9-1) Follow @PFNDan570FB on TWITTER for LIVE game coverage !! This Class 1A semi-final game is one to watch on Friday night as the Battlin’ Miners of Minersville take on the Bulldogs of Tri-Valley, a team the Miners lost to in the season opener 20 to […]
Miners Win Thriller Against Hurricanes as Season Winds Down
October 22, 2022 | Karlee Feger
The Minersville Battlin’ Miners squeaked out a win against the Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes. Multiple Miners contributed in scoring as this game came down to the wire. Schuylkill Haven was set to receive the opening kickoff as Week 9 action was ready to ensue. Connor Goehring of the Hurricanes ran the kickoff 77 yards and put […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Review, Preview and Predictions for Week-9 !
October 21, 2022 | Daniel Reed
WEEK-8 REVIEW: Week-8 saw a couple upsets if you will with Blue Mountain losing to Saucon Valley 24 to 21, and Bangor taking down Northwestern Lehigh 27 to 21. One game that was somewhat of a surprise, not because of who won or lost but the score, I feel many believed never thought there would […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Preview and Predictions for Week-8 !
October 14, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Follow @PFNDan570FB and @BPtashinski on TWITTER for LIVE SCORING UPDATES from in-game coverage around the Schuylkill-Colonial Leagues Week-7 Review: Last week we saw some good, hard fought battles, even some upsets as some would say between teams in both the Schuylkill-Colonial Leagues starting with the game of the week, Notre Dame-GP falling to Northern Lehigh […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Preview and Predictions for Week-7 !
October 4, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Follow @PFNDan570FB and @BPtashinski on TWITTER for LIVE SCORING UPDATES from in-game coverage around the Schuylkill-Colonial Leagues Week-6 Review: Notre Dame-GP took down the Spartans of North Schuylkill 36 to 24 last Friday night behind their leader Danny Darno, AJ Lozano and Josh Ludlow. Quarterback Darno finished the game with 368 total yards of offense, […]
Schuylkill-Colonial League Mid-Season Report and Standings
September 28, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Schuylkill-Colonial League Mid-Season Review and Standings In the GOLD Division, we see a 2-way tie at (2-0-0) Northwestern Lehigh(4-1-0), and Southern Lehigh(4-1-0) leading the way. Last year’s defending Red Division Champions, Leading the way for the Tigers is senior quarterback Cade Christopher, who has thus far thrown for 271 yards on just 22 of 55 […]
Schuylkill-Colonial Preview and Predictions for Week-5 !
September 20, 2022 | Daniel Reed
North Schuylkill Spartans(3-1) at Northern Lehigh Bulldogs(4-0) Last Meeting: Spartans won 56 to 42(2021) Streak: North Schuylkill has won (1) Key Player(s) to Watch: North Schuylkill – Jared Tanari(RB/OLB), Steven Davis Jr.(DE/T) Northern Lehigh – Austin Smyth(TE/DE), John Abidelli(CB/RB) Preview: Last time the Bulldogs defeated the Spartans was back in 2011 when Northern Lehigh won […]
Schuylkill-Colonial League Preview and Predictions for Week-3 ! Game Highlights
September 8, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Schuylkill-Colonial League Week-2 Review: Week 2 saw some mild upsets and a couple scores that I for one did not see coming. The big one I definitely didn’t see coming was Palisades taking down Wilson by a score of 31 to 6. The next one, I thought could go either way but chose wrong, was […]
Schuylkill-Colonial League Preview and Predictions for Week-2 !
August 31, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Schuylkill-Colonial League Week-1 Review: Last weekend we saw some great football action, some close tough games, some not so close, streaks ended, and more. To start it off, I traveled to Ashland to watched the game between Mt. Carmel and North Schuylkill. Mt. Carmel ended a 7 game losing streak to the Spartans winning 25 […]
Schuylkill-Colonial League Week-1 Quick Preview and Predictions
August 25, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Schuylkill-Colonial League Week-1 Preview: The 2022 Pennsylvania high school football season is officially here with week-1, or week-0 as some call it, starting tomorrow. This season looks to be very eventful and exciting between the two co-op leagues as some teams have been moved from one division to another, other teams have been moved up […]
Schuylkill-Colonial White Division 2022 season preview
August 19, 2022 | Brayden Fasnacht
SCHUYLKILL/COLONIAL:(WHITE) 2021 Final Standings: 1. Palmerton Blue Bombers – (5-0) – 8-2 *DIVISION CHAMPIONS* 2. Catasauqua Rough Riders – (3-2) – 7-3 3. Minersville Battlin’ Miners – (3-2) – 6-4 4. Mahanoy Area Golden Bears – (3-3) – 4-6 5. Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes – (1-5) – 2-7 6. Pine Grove Area Cardinals – (0-6) – […]
Schuylkill League teams square up in the ring on Media Day at Fighter’s Heaven !
August 11, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Schuylkill League teams square up in the ring on Media Day at Fighter’s Heaven ! On Wednesday August 10 2022, Fighter’s Heaven in rural Deer Lake, Pennsylvania hosted the 19th Annual Media Day for the 16 Schuylkill League teams. Things were started off with Schuylkill Haven Head Coach and league President, Mike Farr stepping into […]
2022 PFN Player Spotlight: Brock Polinsky-Minersville Battlin’ Miners
August 3, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Brock Polinsky School: Minersville Battlin’ Miners Class of: 2023 Jersey Number: #13 Positions: WR/FS Ht: 5’11 – Wt: 165 Notable Awards: 2021 – 2nd Team All-Area WR & FS, Team Captain 2020-PFN All State 2nd Team FS, 2nd Team All-Area WR & FS, Team Defensive MVP Other Sports: Baseball, planning on running track as well. […]
2022 PFN Player Spotlight: Luke Stevenosky-Minersville Battlin’ Miners
July 13, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Luke Stevenosky School: Minersville Battlin’ Miners Class of: 2024 GPA: 3.7 Jersey Number: #21 Position(s): RB/LB Ht: 5’9 – Wt: 200 Notable Awards: started since freshman year Other Sports: Baseball/Track TWITTER HANDLE: @StevenoskyLuke _______________________________________________________________ Why do you play football ? I play because I love the adrenaline rush I get, and I also love being […]
2022 PFN Player Spotlight: James Dube-Minersville Battlin’ Miners
June 25, 2022 | Daniel Reed
James Dube School: Minersville Class of: 2023 Position(s): LB, RB Ht: 5’8 – Wt: 175 Notable Awards: Team Defensive MVP Other Sports: Baseball, Track TWITTER HANDLE: @Jamesdu09534388 _____________________________________________________ Why do you play football ? To hit people and to have good times with my buddies. What has been your best football memory ? My first […]
Schuylkill League All Stars took the field today for practice 2 before their big game vs the Colonial League All Stars !
May 16, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Team Skook took the field today to complete their second and final practice before the big game between the Schuylkill and Colonial League All Stars. The Schuylkill League All Star squad looked ready to go and get at it today at Rotary Field in Schuylkill Haven in preparation for next weekend’s Inaugural Schuylkill/Colonial All Star […]
Team Schuylkill preps for first ever Schuylkill vs Colonial League All Star game May 21, 2022 !
May 1, 2022 | Daniel Reed
The first ever All Star game between the Schuylkill and Colonial Leagues is set for May 21, 2022 at 2:00pm at Rotary Field in Schuylkill Haven, Pa. Today, for the first time, Team Schuylkill, or as it’s known around this area, Team ” Skook ” took the field for their first of two practices before […]
Rosters Announced for Inaugural Schuylkill vs Colonial League All Star Game ! @Colonial_League @SchLeague
April 2, 2022 | Daniel Reed
Official Rosters Announced for the Inaugural Schuylkill vs Colonial League All Star Game… Players on teams from around both Leagues will compete in the first ever Schuylkill vs Colonial League All Star game being played at Rotary Field in Schuylkill Haven, Pa on May 21st, 2022 at 2:00pm. The All Star game will be played […]
Schuylkill vs Colonial Leagues Set to Battle it Out on the Field in 1st. Annual Schuylkill/Colonial League All Star Game
January 30, 2022 | Daniel Reed
All Star Game LOGO designed by: Tara Robinson and Mike Farr Rotary Field at Schuylkill Haven to Host 1st. Annual Schuylkill vs Colonial League All Star Game May 21, 2022 @ 2pm! Last year we witnessed the first year for the Schuylkill/Colonial Leagues Co-Operative Schedule between the two District XI leagues. With much success and […]
Northern Lehigh throttles Minersville 43 to 14 to advance to the District XI Class 2A Championship ! @MinersFB @AthleticsNlsd @CoachJFrantz
November 12, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Northern Lehigh throttles Minersville 43 to 14 to advance to the District XI Class 2A Championship Saturday afternoon at Bulldog Stadium ! Before the game, Minersville HC said ” We got to play our game, get the ball in our receivers and running backs hands, and let QB Johnny Adams do what he does.” On […]
Palmerton Overcomes Lethargic Start to Overcome Battlin’ Miners. @PalmertonHigh @MinersFB
October 23, 2021 | Brian Ptashinski
Blue Bombers Got Off to Shaky Start but Survived Friday Night Over a Determined Minersville Squad. PALMERTON- Opportunities only knock once, so the saying goes. Thankfully for the Palmerton Blue Bombers football team they received more than their fair share. After not taking advantage early, they managed to convert enough of their chances in a […]
Hollywood’s Take On Week #9 Double-Dip Preview and Predictions.
October 21, 2021 | Brian Ptashinski
Previews and Prediction of the Two Contests I will be Attending in Week #9. 6-2 MINERSVILLE BATTLIN’ MINERS at 7-1 PALMERTOM BLUE BOMBERS FRIDAY 7PM Palmerton is riding a six game winning streak after losing 17-14 to Jim Thorpe on September 3rd. They come in averaging just over 43 points per game led by sophomore […]
PFNDan570FB’S Schuylkill/Colonial League Review of Week-8 ! @SchLeague @Colonial_League
October 17, 2021 | Daniel Reed
PFNDan570FB’S Schuylkill/Colonial League Review of Week-8 ! @SchLeague @Colonial_League **Review is from Schuylkill League teams games that were played at home** Let’s start it off with the game I attended… Jim Thorpe traveled to Tamaqua to take on the Blue Raiders. Jim Thorpe’s defense shut down, and out the Tamaqua offense, limiting them to just […]
UPDATED w/ Photo Gallery: Minersville victorious over Catasauqua 43 to 27, Jared Graeff breaks school receptions record in the process ! @CoachFrantzJ @MinersFB
October 9, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Minersville victorious over Catasauqua 43 to 27, Jared Graeff breaks school receptions record in the process ! Cool, damp, and gloomy… this was the look Friday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Minersville. Rough, tough and lots of aerial stuff… that was the type of game played on the field. Catasauqua would start the game […]
PFNDan’s Double Down Schuylkill/Colonial League Preview for Week-5 September 23rd thru 25th Schuylkill League Edition! @SchLeague @Colonial_League
September 23, 2021 | Daniel Reed
PFNDan570FB will not be making predictions this week as I am off on vacation for my wife and I 10th year anniversary. **Games Played at Schuylkill League Teams Home Field** Friday Night Lights: Nativity BVM Green Wave(2-2) at Panther Valley Panthers(0-2) Last Meeting: 2019 – Nativity BVM won 31 to 2 Nativity enters tomorrow night’s […]
PFNDan570FB’S Schuylkill/Colonial League Review: September 17th & 18th with Video Highlights ! @SchLeague @Colonial_League
September 22, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Schuylkill and Colonial League Review: Week-4 ! FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: This past weekend I started outside of the Schuylkill/Colonial League, as I traveled down south a bit to cover a game between two undefeated teams at Governor Mifflin stadium, and to witness one of the states top running-backs in Nicholas Singleton of Governor Mifflin. Though […]
PFNDan’s Double Down Schuylkill/Colonial League Preview and Predictions Week-4 September 17th thru 20th! Schuylkill League Edition @SchLeague @Colonial_League
September 16, 2021 | Daniel Reed
This week’s edition of Triple D, aka: Dan’s Double Down: **Games Played at Schuylkill League Teams Home Field** Games of the Week FRIDAY NIGHT: Williams Valley Viking(3-0) at Minersville Battlin’ Miners(2-1) Last Meeting: 2019 – Williams Valley won 39 to 7 Minersville comes into this weekends matchup winners of 2 straight, shutting out both opponents […]
PFNDan570FB’S Schuylkill/Colonial League Review: September 10th thru 13th with Photo Galleries added ! @SchLeague @Colonial_League
September 15, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Schuylkill and Colonial League Review: Week-3 was one for the books, at least for me as far as memories being made. To start the weekend off, I headed east, down to the Lehigh Valley area Friday night for a non Schuylkill/Colonial League game to witness more history being made at Zephyr stadium with former […]
PFNDan’s Double Down Schuylkill/Colonial League Preview and Predictions Week-3 September 10th thru 12th! Schuylkill League Edition
September 7, 2021 | Daniel Reed
This week’s edition of Dan’s Double Down: Games of the Week: FRIDAY 7PM Jim Thorpe Olympians-(1-1) at North Schuylkill Spartans-(2-0) at Ghosh Orthodontics Field at Spartan Stadium Last Meeting: 2020 – Spartans won 36 to 0. The Spartans enter this game winners of 14 straight Schuylkill League regular season games dating back to October 5th, […]
PFNDan570FB’S Schuylkill/Colonial League Review: September 2nd thru 5th @SchLeague @Colonial_League
September 7, 2021 | Daniel Reed
The Schuylkill/Colonial League teams were back in action this last weekend after Hurricane Ida threatened the area with heavy rain Wednesday thru Thursday morning causing major flooding and postponements, in certain areas. To start the week off, I was able to catch the game between the Class 4A Northwestern Lehigh Tigers, Honorable Mention in the […]
PFNDan’s Double Down Schuylkill/Colonial League Preview and Predictions ! Schuylkill League Edition
September 3, 2021 | Daniel Reed
This week’s edition of Dan’s Double Down: Games of the Week: Wyomissing Spartans(1-0) vs Pottsville Area Crimson Tide(1-0) The Spartans have won 3 of the last 5 vs the Tide, including the last time these two have met at which saw Wyomissing win in overtime 21 to 20. Players to watch in this game will […]
2021 Player Profile: Jared Graeff-Minersville Battlin’ Miners @GraeffJared @CoachFrantzJ @MinersFB @MinersvilleA
July 18, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Jared Graeff Minersville Battlin’ Miners Class of: 2022 GPA: 4.0 Position(s):WR/DB Ht: 5’11 – Wt: 170 Awards: 2x PFN 2nd team all state Other sports: Track Twitter: @GraeffJared _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Why do you play football? I play football to have fun and make memories. What has been your best memory from football so far? Beating Schuylkill […]
2021 PFN Team Preview: The Minersville Area Battlin’ Miners @MinersFB @shayne_schafer @MinersvilleA @CoachFrantzJ
July 10, 2021 | Billy Splain
Minersville Area Battlin’ Miners PFN Page PIAA District 11 – Class AA League: Schuylkill Colonial League – White Head Coach Justin Frantz @MinersFB Assistant Coaches Jeff Polinsky Dylan Reber Matt Hirsch Chad Marquardt Gino Yourey Dan Hopkins Dave King Joe Kavanaugh Scott Yagielniskie Mike Litwak 2020 Season Record 4-4 2021 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/SCORE […]
North Schuylkill gets 2nd straight win in the 4th Annual Schuylkill United Way High School Football Challenge (gallery included) @NSAthletics1 @SchUnitedWay @ASmarkanic
June 23, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Dr. Andrew Smarkanic, Football Event Coordinator Ghosh Orthodontics Field at Spartan Stadium Schuylkill County 6.22.2021 4th Annual Schuylkill United Way High School Football Challenge For the last 4 years, with the 2020 event being canceled due to the COVID pandemic, theSchuylkill United Way and its partners have put together a growing and challenging event known […]
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