ANDY MATSKO/STAFF PHOTOS Members of Pottsville’s softball team pose with the trophy after defeating Tamaqua 5-3 for the Schuylkill League title Wednesday at Blue Mountain’s Patton Field. They include, front from left: Olivia Maley, Danyelle Mates, Madison Garland, Kendra Boris, Micki Garland, Sara Tobin, Elise Horvath and Olivia Moran; back, assistant coach Scott Reichert, assistant coach Jess Kiapes, Jess Porter, Torie Naradko, Ciara Resnick, Rachael Setlock, Cortney Dusel, head coach Chuck Rinaldo, Katie Deegan, assistant coach Cookie Herndon, Rachel Coyle, Katie Marx, assistant coach Tom Mull and scorekeeper Brian Spotts.
ORWIGSBURG — Pottsville’s celebration erupted in front of its first-base dugout. Jumping for joy amid a big group embrace. Shouting skyward into the chilly night air. Smiling, laughing, shedding a few tears. A few even raised their hands to their heads, almost in disbelief. Well, it’s true — forever true — Pottsville is the 2015 Schuylkill League softball champions.
After heartbreaking losses in the 2012 and 2014 finals and the 2013 semifinals, the Crimson Tide have climbed to the mountaintop. Rallying from a two-run deficit, Pottsville defeated Tamaqua 5-3 in front of a huge crowd under the lights Wednesday at Patton Field. Not only does the Tide (18-5) win their first Schuylkill League title since the playoffs returned in 2009, but they also earned a preferential seed for next week’s District 11 Class AAAA Tournament. As a result, Pottsville leaped from a No. 7 seed to No. 2 in the always-loaded, big-school field.
“I’m glad we could do it for Coach (Chuck Rinaldo) because it’s never been done before,’’ senior second baseman Micki Garland said. New 2008 Share Mp3 Cutter Joiner V2 20.rar. “So it’s nice to leave a legacy behind. “It’s such a great group of girls, and it’s a great team this year,’’ she added.
“We set this goal back in the fall: ‘We’re going to be in that Schuylkill League title (game), and we’re gonna win it.’ It’s such a great feeling to know that everything we did in the offseason finally paid off.’’ Senior third baseman Elise Horvath, who also remembers the near misses, can now savor victory. Travel Patch Side Effects on this page. “It’s awesome,’’ she said. “We came out last year with second place, and that didn’t feel too good.
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