Times Leader All-WVC football: Bolesta, Schultz share Player of the Year honors
ALL-WVC OFFENSE Tyler Wolfe Hazleton Area QB – Senior The Times Leader Player of the Year in 2021 turned in another outstanding season. Completed 125 of 188 passes (67%) for 2,051 yards and 24...
View ArticlePittston Area Boys Basketball Roundup: Patriots excel on road with three...
Pittston Area hit the road for three straight boys basketball games in a five-day stretch. The Patriots came home from each trip with a victory – winning with a big comeback, in their highest-scoring...
View ArticlePittston Area swim teams fall
Tunkhannock swept visiting Pittston Area Wednesday in Wyoming Valley Conference boys and girls swimming meets. The Lady Tigers won the girls meet, 87-85, while the Tigers romped through the boys meet,...
View ArticleWYOMING AREA GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUPLady Warriors rout MMI Prep to start...
Wyoming Area scored the game’s first 17 points Wednesday night on the way to a 55-6 rout of host MMI Prep in the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 girls basketball opener. The Lady Warriors put...
View ArticleOld Forge Basketball Notebook: Blue Devils teams roll into Marseco Tournament
OLD FORGE – The Old Forge basketball teams go into the Anthony D. “Badger” Marseco Tournaments that they will host during the holiday week with a combined 9-1 record in non-league play. BLUE DEVILS Old...
View ArticlePittston Area dominates Berwick in second half
YATESVILLE – Pittston Area withstood a torrid shooting start by Berwick, then shut down the Lady Bulldogs in the second half of the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 girls basketball opener. The...
View ArticleYear in Review: Championships came on high school, college and professional...
Greater Pittston athletes won championships on the state level in high school, the national level collegiately and as professionals during a highly successful 2022. The state high school championships...
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Varsity athletic schedules, 1/1-1/8 TUESDAY, Jan. 3 Boys basketball: Pittston Area at Crestwood, 7:15 p.m. Girls basketball: Crestwood at Pittston Area, 7:15 p.m. WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4 Wrestling: Wyoming...
View ArticlePatriots, Warriors selected to football all-star team
Five players from Division 2 champion Pittston Area and two from Wyoming Area were named to the first team when the Times Leader announced its all-Wyoming Valley Conference football team in its...
View ArticleBadger Marseco Girls Basketball Tournament: Ranieli’s scoring, strong second...
Daniella Ranieli took over in the third quarter Thursday night, allowing Pittston Area to take control on the way to a 64-49 victory over the host team in the championship game of the Anthony “Badger”...
View ArticleNext Level: Locker playing at Marywood
Jack Locker has made two appearances as a freshman on the Marywood University basketball team. The 6-foot-3 guard from Pittston Area has played eight minutes. He is 1-for-2 for two points with two...
View ArticlePittston Area Wrestling: Everitt places second at Conestoga
Pittston Area’s Julian Everitt won four bouts to reach the 145-pound final before settling for second place in the Neil Turner Memorial Holiday Classic Wednesday and Thursday at Conestoga Valley High...
View ArticlePittston Area girls remain unbeaten
Daniella Ranieli and Kallie Booth scored 19 points each and were part of Pittston Area taking control in the middle quarters Friday when the Lady Patriots defeating visiting Wallenpaupack, 53-36, in a...
View ArticleBadger Marseco Boys Basketball Tournament: Wyoming Area routs Sem, takes...
OLD FORGE – Dane Schutter’s 30-point effort helped Wyoming Area roll through the third-place game of the Anthony D. “Badger” Marseco Tournament on Friday night, pounding Wyoming Seminary, 72-41. The...
View ArticleH.S. Boys Basketball: Pittston Area defeats Hazleton Area to take over first...
YATESVILLE — As the offensive struggle continued Friday night, both teams needed someone to break out. The first team that did would likely take the solo possession of first place into the weekend....
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Varsity athletic schedules, Jan. 8-14 MONDAY, 1/9 Girls basketball: Wilkes-Barre Area at Pittston Area, 7:15 p.m. Girls basketball: Wyoming Area at Holy Redeemer, 7:15 p.m. TUESDAY, 1/10 Boys and girls...
View ArticleWrestling Roundup: Patriots drop first-place battle; Warriors win
Wyoming Valley West used three straight pins from 114 to 127 pounds to clinch the win early, beating host Pittston Area, 40-36, Wednesday night in a battle for first place in Wyoming Valley Conference...
View ArticleBoys Basketball Roundup: Giardina, Cencetti lead wins as Comets take over...
YATESVILLE — As the offensive struggle continued Friday night, both teams needed someone to break out. The first team that did would likely take the solo possession of first place into the upcoming...
View ArticlePostseason wrestling schedules set
District 2 and the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association have set plans for postseason wrestling tournaments. Pittston Area will host the District 2 Dual Meet Championships Feb. 4. The dual...
View ArticleSwimming Roundup: PA, WA boys, girls teams defeated
Diver Alex Mortimer accounted for the only Pittston Area win Wednesday when the Lady Patriots dropped a Wyoming Valley Conference girls swimming meet to visiting Lake-Lehman, 97-80. The loss dropped...
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