Pictures are here from today’s Jim Thorpe Junior Varsity 38-26 victory over Tamaqua’s Blue Raiders.

It didn’t stop raining but the Jim Thorpe offense and Red Swarm defense didn’t stop either. The final score: Jim Thorpe 42, Tamaqua 20.

Big Herc was in the house getting the crowd going.

Click here for pictures from the game and don’t forget that photo reprint orders benefit the Touchdown Club – the group that buys the hoagies and other food for every player after every game, subsidizes some training costs, buys all the trophies and jackets, makes sure the coaches have appropriate equipment and does so much more for the team. So, if you want a reprint of a photo, please buy it. Your money goes to a good cause!

Lots of player mentions and a couple of quotes from Coach Rosenberger in today’s REPUBLICAN & Herald. Click here for the story.

Tons of fans came out last night, August 20, to meet the fall athletes representing Jim Thorpe Area High School. A couple of firsts worth noting:

1. First-ever Jim Thorpe Olympian girls soccer team

2. First-ever Jim Thorpe Olympian football team fielding more than 70 PLAYERS!

Here’s the football team:

JTASD's Varsity Football Team

And a big thank you to the fans who came out to celebrate all of the fall teams:

Fans cheered on the JTASD Fall student-athletes at the Aug. 20 Meet the Olympians event at Jim Thorpe Area High School.

Photos from today’s scrimmage are posted here.

The Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association officially kicked off the 2008 season Friday, August 8 with its 5th annual Media Day at Maroons Sports Bar & Grill in Pottsville and the four Olympian Varsity Football Captains were there: Chris Demuro, James Nunez, Tony Mastretta, and Billy Reick.

Read the Pottsville Republican’s story here.

The varsity, junior varsity and freshman football players attended the Northern Lehigh Passing Scrimmage Wednesday, July 30, 2008 in Slatington.

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS.

Equipment assignments were the next day. Tamaqua will be here before we know it!