Minersville
November 2025
Passing the test: Williams Valley outduels Minersville to advance to championship clash
November 9, 2025 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
First quarter outburst clinches spot in District XI 2A championship showdown. WILLIAMSTOWN- The Williams Valley Vikings made a statement early and often, that they were more than ready to punch their tickets in the PIAA District XI 2A championship game. The home team scored the first 21 points of the contest, en route to a […]
Minersville edges Pen Argyl in tight game. (video recap)
November 2, 2025 | Billy Splain
Turnovers. The team that wins that battle usually wins the war. Minersville forced four turnovers and got a late insurance score following a fumble by a determined Green Knight offense with momentum on it’s side to secure a 35-27 win. It also helps when your quarterback, UCF bound Dante Carr run around, through, over and […]
Minersville doubles up Tri-Valley 34 to 17 with strong offensive performance !
October 18, 2025 | Daniel Reed
Minersville doubles up Tri-Valley 34 to 17 with strong offensive performance behind the legs of Junior RB-Derek Derenzo ! Minersville didn’t waste any time putting points up on the board after receiving the opening kickoff going 65 yards on 7 plays capped off with a 41 touchdown pass from UCF commit-Dante Carr to a WIDE […]
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: Southern Lehigh Now 23-0
October 14, 2025 | Guy Smith
Four football and one race for us this week. All four football were District 11 high school, three varsity, one JV. We were able to score a new stadium as the Southern Lehigh Spartans traveled outside of D11 for a JV game at Strath Haven High School. For the second time this year, Southern Lehigh’s […]
Minersville overcomes early miscues en route to victory, hand Marian Catholic first loss of season in process ! (Video Highlights)
September 28, 2025 | Daniel Reed
Minersville’s and UCF commit Dante Carr runs wild for 157 yards, scoring once on the ground, while throwing two touchdowns despite early miscues resulting in two interceptions. Stan Dakosty Field at Men of Marian Stadium, Tamaqua, PA. It started slowly for the Battlin’ Miners to begin the game, receiving the opening kickoff, just five plays […]
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: Football for Five / 39 Years Later
September 23, 2025 | Guy Smith
The previous week Pam and Guy went to five football games in five days, but that was two Saturday, none Sunday. This week we again went to five games, and this week it was one game per day for five straight days. One of those five games was a college JV game. Pam had never […]
Minersville vs Schuylkill Haven (Photo Gallery)
September 19, 2025 | Ryan Scipio
Schuylkill Haven Runs past Minersville 48-38 What a game! This game featured 1 punt and tons of scoring! Final 48-38 Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes. Please enjoy the pictures below. Links at Bottom for article and full gallery. Links below are to the Article and Full Gallery with over 200+ Photos. Full Photo Gallery Schuylkill Haven […]
Schuylkill Haven Storms Past Minersville 48-38
September 19, 2025 | Cody Brady
One week ago, the Hurricanes of Schuylkill Haven were dealing with the loss of one of their top running backs in Niko Carestia. This week, they rebounded in fantastic fashion, as Colton Reber teamed up with Nico Castillo to put up numerous lopsided numbers. Reber’s 66-yard dash to the end zone on the fourth Schuylkill […]
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: One More Time
August 26, 2025 | Guy Smith
We went back and forth during spring and summer as to whether or not we wanted to continue to write the weekly blog for PA Football News this fall, but after doing it four years, five seemed a nice round number so with the blessing of the boss Billy Splain (Rock on, brother!), whom we […]
2025 PFN Player Preview: Getting to know UCF Commit and Minersville Battlin’ Miners’ QB/CB-Dante Carr
July 25, 2025 | Daniel Reed
Dante Carr Minersville Battlin’ Miners Class Of: 2026 Position(s): QB/CB Jersey Number: #6 Ht: 6’4 – Wt: 220lbs Other Sports: Basketball & Track Notable Awards/Recognitions: All State 1000 point scorer, All Area Team Offer Sheet: UCF(COMMITTED), Rutgers, Coastal Carolina, Old Dominion, Lehigh, Youngstown State, Cornell, UPenn, Towson, Georgetown, West Point Twitter/X: @dante_carr6 ————————————— COACH SAYS: […]
2025 PFN Player Preview: Getting to know Minersville Battlin’ Miners’ G/DT-Dominico Yourey
July 21, 2025 | Daniel Reed
Dominico Yourey Minersville Battlin’ Miners Class Of: 2026 Position(s): G/DT Jersey Number: #50 Ht: 5’9 – Wt: 235lbs Other Sports: Track and Field Notable Awards or Recognitions: All-County Honorable Mention at Guard, Week-9 T102 Lineman of The Game Offer Sheet: None at the moment Twitter: @YoureyDominico —————————————- COACH SAYS: Dom is a four-year starter and […]
2025 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Minersville Area OT/DT Colby Leshko
July 11, 2025 | Hunter Myers
Colby Leshko OT / DT Minersville Area High School Class of 2027 Jersey #56 HT/WT 6’3 250 Other Sports – Baseball Twitter – @ColbyLeshko Coach says: “Big, physical and athletic. Took over the starting OT role going into his sophomore year. Has focused on gaining muscle and speed and has had a fantastic offseason. We […]
2025 PFN Player Spotlight: Getting to Know Minersville Battlin’ Miners’ TE/DE-Ty Atkinson
June 17, 2025 | Daniel Reed
Ty Atkinson Minersville Battlin’ Miners Class Of: 2026 Position(s): TE/DE Jersey Number: #11 Ht: 6’3 – Wt: 225lbs Other Sports: Golf Notable Awards or Recognitions: Soon to be Offer Sheet: None at the moment Twitter: @Tyatkinson_331 —————————————————- COACH SAYS: Weapon from the TE position. Has put on a lot of muscle and speed this offseason […]
2025 PFN Player Spotlight: Getting to Know Minersville Battlin’ Miners RB/WR/LB-Derek Derenzo
June 6, 2025 | Daniel Reed
Derek Derenzo Minersville Battlin’ Miners Class Of: 27 Position(s): RB/WR/LB Jersey Number: #12 Ht: 5’9 – Wt: 175lbs Other Sports: None at the moment Notable Awards or Recognitions: Iron Miner Twitter: @DDerenzo12 ————————————- Coach Says: Derek is a true leader on an off the field. He has been a huge impact in the weight room […]
Executive Education Stifles Minersville
November 5, 2024 | Cody Brady
Entering tonight’s game, Minersville averaged 40 points per game. Quarterback Dante Carr, who has received an offer from Lehigh, began the night with over 2,800 all-purpose yards on his junior season. But tonight belonged to the Raptors and a suffocating defensive effort that held the Battlin’ Miners in check from the start, as part of […]
Executive Education Academy @ Minersville (Photo Gallery)
November 5, 2024 | Ryan Scipio
Executive Education Academy Storms Past Minersville 26-6 (Photo Gallery) Executive Education Academy – 26 Minersville – 6 https://x.com/ScipScip
Schuylkill-Colonial Week-9 Recap and League Leaders Heading into Regular Season Finale !
October 22, 2024 | Daniel Reed
Photo Credit: Chuck Roth/T102sportsnow.com Its the final week of the regular season this weekend and below you can see who the league leaders are thru week-9 but let’s talk about some of games that had big-time playmakers beginning with the six touchdown performance by Minersville’s Dante Carr(QB), who finished the game with 4 rushing and […]
Schuylkill-Colonial League Season Leaders(Individual and Team) as of Week-8 !!
October 18, 2024 | Daniel Reed
As the season winds down, its no shock who leads the way in the Schuylkill-Colonial League. Matt Bodnar II, a Junior at Notre Dame-Green Pond has thrown for just under 3000 yards thus far, completing 180 of his 257 passes thrown, 30 of which were for touchdowns. Bodnar’s 70% completion rate leads the league as […]
Dante Carr Runs for Five, Throws for Two Scores in Minersville Senior Night Victory over Nativity
October 12, 2024 | Cody Brady
There’s a reason so many NCAA Division I schools are looking at Dante Carr: he’s the complete package. They say that for some players, the game slows down and they see it very clearly. Every snap taken tonight counted for Carr as he kept his eyes down the field, was able to read the defense, […]
Schuylkill Haven Wins Thriller Against Minersville
September 20, 2024 | Karlee Feger
Niko Carestia looks the part, rushing for 287 yards and 7 tds The Hurricanes 600th program win didn’t come easy last night. It was an offensive battle between two of the top ranked teams in the state, but eventually Schuylkill Haven defeated the Minersville Battlin’ Miners Thursday night with a final score of 72-52. Niko […]
Schuylkill/Colonial Blue Division 2024 Outlook
August 23, 2024 | Daniel Reed
SCHUYLKILL/COLONIAL BLUE DIVISION OUTLOOK Mahanoy Area Head Coach: David Holman 2023 Record: 4-7 The Golden Bears have some experience returning this year. Coach Holman has his QB, Levi Terry and a nice stable of backs to lean on. It’s a tough division this year. Coach Holman says “Nice group of upperclassmen with a good bit […]
Positivity by the Players and Coaches at the 2024 Schuylkill League Football Media Day
August 1, 2024 | Daniel Reed
Positivity by the Players and Coaches at the 2024 Schuylkill League Football Media Day This years Schuylkill League football media day was held at Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes new Lehigh Valley Health Network Sports Facility Complex. All 16 teams from the league were in attendance to talk to the media members about how their offseason workouts […]
South Scores Big in Second Half to Take the 2023 SCFCA North v South Senior All Star Game
November 23, 2023 | Daniel Reed
In what started out sorta slow, with the score 14 to 6 at halftime, suddenly opened up in the second half with the South outscoring the North 29 to 6 to win the 2023 SCFCA NvS Senior All Star game 35 to 20 behind a powerful running attack from the game’s South Offensive MVP Parrish […]
Lackawanna Trail vs Minersville PIAA Class 1A Playoff Game Photo Gallery and Highlights Video
November 20, 2023 | Daniel Reed
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: PHOTO GALLERY: CLICK BANNER BELOW FOR UPDATED BRACKETS: Follow www.pafootballnews.com for all your high school football updates, scores, stories, rankings and more ! You can also follow us on Twitter at @PaFootballNews and on Facebook at Pennsylvania Football News, as well as on YouTube, Instagram. For you local District XI coverage, follow @BPtashinski, @kfeger30, @BoJyeaa as well […]
Lackawanna Trail’s Defense Handles Minersville Rushing Attack in State Playoff Win…
November 18, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Senior RB-Lukas Gumble(#20) and Junior RB-Demitrius Douglas(#5) led the way offensively with six touchdowns between the two in 40 to 0 victory over the Battlin’ Miners of Minersville at the Eagles Nest, Blue Mountain HS, improve to 13-0 for the first time in program history. The tone was set right from the beginning following the […]
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