Tamaqua senior football players honoredSeniors members of the Tamaqua football team were honored during the team’s recent banquet. They include, front row from left, Jake Barron, Matthew Kistler, Brayden Knoblauch, Nate Boyle, Cody Hamm, Pierce Demetriades, Cam Schilling; back row, Alex Zeigler, Nicholas DiMarco, Zeno Zukovich, Casey Akins, Lucas Gregoire, Jared Reed, Bronson Strouse, Carl Valentine and Sean Lavine. Nicko Bolletino was also a senior member of the team. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Raider football award winnersTamaqua honored its 2019 District 11 Class 3A championship football team at a banquet on Feb. 9 at the Mountain Valley Golf Course. Players receiving awards were, front row, from left, Jared Reed (Daniel Miorelli Award - Defensive Lineman of the Year), Sean Lavine (Sportsmanship Award), Bronson Strouse (Daniel Miorelli Award - Offensive Lineman of the Year). Back row, Nathan Wickersham (Keith M. Oliphant Memorial Award - Linebacker of the Year), Brayden Knoblauch (Thomas Butterworth Memorial Scholarship Award), Jake Barron (Francis M. “Spirit” Inama Memorial Award), Nate Boyle (Captain Jeffrey Bnosky 3D Memorial Award and Offensive Player of the Year Award), and Matthew Kistler (Defensive Back of the Year Award and Receiver of the Year Award). CONTRIBUTED PHOTO