Schuylkill County High School Football Week 8 Schedule: October 16, 2026

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY — Seven Schuylkill County-area high school football games are scheduled for Week 8 of the 2026 season on Friday, October 16, 2026.

Schuylkill County High School Football Week 7 Scores

 

Schuylkill County High School Football Week 7 Scores

Schuylkill County High School Football Week 7 Schedule

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY — Seven Schuylkill County-area high school football games are scheduled for Week 7 of the 2026 season on Thursday, October 8, and Friday, October 9.

Marian Catholic to Induct 10 Former Athletes and Late Golf Coach into Sports Hall of Fame

Marian Catholic High School will honor 10 former athletes and the late longtime golf coach Leonard A. “Lenny” Brylewski Sr. during its 2026 Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

The ceremony will be held Sunday, October 18, at Capriotti’s in Tresckow and will recognize accomplishments in football, volleyball, basketball, softball, baseball, track and field, and golf.

Schuylkill League Soccer Standings and Statistical Leaders as Playoffs Approach

With the Schuylkill League soccer playoffs scheduled to begin October 17, 2026, teams have less than two weeks remaining to improve their positions in the division standings.

The league standings below were updated October 1. The individual statistical reports were updated October 4 and cover games reported through October 3, 2026.

Blue Mountain leads Division 1 and Minersville leads Division 2 in both boys’ and girls’ soccer. Jordan Bowers of Minersville leads the boys with 72 points, while Karmen Schroyer of Lourdes leads the girls with 61.

Williams Valley Climbs as Blue Mountain Leads Week 6 Schuylkill County Power Rankings

Week 6 brought major changes to the Skook News Schuylkill County high school football Power 5, including a new No. 2 team and a newcomer entering the rankings.

Blue Mountain strengthened its hold on the top position with a 60-point victory, while Williams Valley moved up following another defensive battle. Marian Catholic recorded the week’s biggest upset by defeating previously second-ranked Tri-Valley.

Shenandoah Valley Ends 11-Year Wait with 33-28 Homecoming Win Over Minersville

Shenandoah Valley gave its homecoming crowd another reason to celebrate Friday night, defeating Minersville 33-28 for its first football victory over the Battlin’ Miners in exactly 11 years.

“Sitkus Way” Honors Longtime Minersville Coach and Scorekeeper Jerry Sitkus

Former softball players, family members and friends gathered last Saturday to honor Jerry Sitkus, a former Minersville Little League girls’ softball coach and longtime scorekeeper for multiple sports in the borough.

Mahanoy Area Welcomes Five into Athletic Hall of Fame

From left: David Holland; Robert Killian; John Minalda Jr.; Ian and Matt Minalda, accepting on behalf of John Minalda Sr.; and John, Terry and McKenna Cavenas, accepting on behalf of Tyler Cavenas.

Mahanoy Area inducted five members into its Athletic Hall of Fame Thursday evening, October 1, 2026, recognizing their accomplishments as athletes, coaches and educators.

Schuylkill County High School Football Week 6 Scores

Schuylkill County High School Football Week 6 Scores

Thursday, October 1, 2026

Matchup	Score
Mahanoy Area Nativity BVM	37 6
Pottsville Tamaqua	22 0

Friday, October 2, 2026

Matchup	Score
Blue Mountain Panther Valley	60 0
North Schuylkill Pine Grove	52 13
Williams Valley Schuylkill Haven	12 6
Shenandoah Valley Minersville	33 28
Marian Catholic Tri-Valley	24 21

Blue Mountain to Induct Eight into All-Sports Hall of Fame Friday Night

The Blue Mountain All-Sports Hall of Fame will welcome eight new members on Friday, October 2, 2026, during halftime ceremonies at the Blue Mountain–Panther Valley football game at the Eagles Nest.

The Class of 2026, selected by a vote of current Hall of Fame members, includes seven Blue Mountain graduates and the late softball coach Mike Rollman, who will be inducted as an honorary member.

Nativity BVM’s Amara Miller Reaches 500 Career Digs

Nativity BVM senior volleyball player Amara Miller reached a career milestone Wednesday evening, recording her 500th career dig during the Green Wave’s match against Marian Catholic on September 30, 2026.

Jordan Bowers Breaks Minersville Boys’ Soccer Scoring Record That Stood for 25 Years

Minersville senior Jordan Bowers became the boys’ soccer program’s all-time leading goal scorer Tuesday afternoon, breaking a record that had stood for 25 years.

Mahanoy Area to Induct Five into Athletic Hall of Fame Before Thursday’s Football Game

Mahanoy Area will recognize five former athletes and coaches with induction into its Athletic Hall of Fame on Thursday evening, October 1, 2026, before the Golden Bears’ football game against Nativity BVM.

Tri-County Youth Football League Week 6 Scores and Week 7 Schedule

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY — Week 6 of the 2026 Tri-County Youth Football League season is complete following the addition of results from three rescheduled matchups.

Mahanoy, Lehighton, Tamaqua, Blue Mountain and Jim Thorpe earned A-team victories. Mahanoy, Lehighton, Pottsville, Blue Mountain and Jim Thorpe recorded B-team wins.

Schuylkill County High School Football Week 6 Schedule: October 1–2, 2026

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY — Seven Schuylkill County-area high school football games are listed for Week 6 of the 2026 season on Thursday, October 1, and Friday, October 2.

Blue Mountain Stays No. 1; Schuylkill Haven Returns to Power 5 After Week 5

The top four teams remain unchanged in the Skook News Schuylkill County Power 5 following Week 5 of the 2026 high school football season, but a new team has entered the final position.

Blue Mountain, Minersville Lead Schuylkill League Soccer Standings

Blue Mountain and Minersville sit atop their respective divisions in both the boys’ and girls’ Schuylkill League soccer standings as the October playoffs approach.

The boys’ standings were updated Wednesday, September 23, 2026, while the girls’ standings were updated Thursday, September 24, 2026. The Schuylkill League lists Saturday, October 17, as the start of its soccer playoffs.

Schuylkill County High School Soccer Results for September 26, 2026

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY — Schuylkill County high school soccer teams took the field Saturday, September 26, 2026, with North Schuylkill’s Jaxon Sweeney scoring a hat trick in a boys’ shutout and Pine Grove edging Schuylkill Haven in a girls’ match played through pouring rain.

Below are the reported boys’ and girls’ final scores, followed by details from three of Saturday’s matches.

Pottsville, Pine Grove Area Earn Saturday Volleyball Sweeps

Pottsville, Pine Grove Area Earn Saturday Volleyball Sweeps

Pottsville and Pine Grove Area each earned straight-set victories in Schuylkill County high school volleyball action on Saturday, September 26, 2026.

Pottsville defeated Whitehall in a non-league exhibition, while Pine Grove Area topped Nativity BVM in a league division crossover.