CLIFF ROBBINS INVITATIONALPA’s Dessoye sixth in varsity debut
DALLAS TWP. – Pittston Area’s Bella Dessoye was the top freshman girls finisher Saturday morning when she made her high school debut by placing sixth in the Cliff Robbins Invitational at Misericordia...
View ArticleNEXT LEVELPizano debuts at Michigan State
Bianca Pizano did not need long to start earning playing time on the Michigan State University field hockey team. The freshman from Wyoming Area played 10 minutes off the bench in the season-opening,...
View ArticleWYOMING AREA FOOTBALLSpencer arrives at coaching milestone in victory
Randy Spencer picked up his 100th career coaching victory Friday night when Aaron Crossley ran for four touchdowns during Wyoming Area’s 47-12, non-league win over Honesdale in a game played at...
View ArticleRehill leads Wyoming Area to field hockey rout
HUGHESTOWN – Lofty preseason rankings served as both an acknowledgment of last season’s success and this season’s potential for the Wyoming Area field hockey team. Now, the Lady Warriors would like to...
View ArticleWyoming Area blanks Pittston Area in girls soccer
HUGHESTOWN – Hannah Fairchild controlled the middle of the field. Freshman Adelyn Kostik converted that control into three goals Thursday as Wyoming Area traveled across the river to defeat rival...
View ArticlePatriots take lead in boys soccer series
WYOMING – Pittston Area broke a halftime tie and another that had existed for a year. Fabrice Gatsini scored his team’s first three goals and assisted on the fourth Monday when the Patriots defeated...
View ArticleGIRLS VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOKWA, PA fall in conference openers
Wyoming Area pushed Tunkhannock in each game Friday, but was swept, 3-0, by the Lady Tigers when the Wyoming Valley Conference girls volleyball season opened. Tunkhannock won by set scores of 27-25,...
View ArticleHIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ROUNDUPCrestwood tops Wyoming Area in golf showdown
Defending champion Crestwood took command of the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 golf race, opening a two-match lead in the loss column Thursday with a 152-169 victory over then-second place...
View ArticleWyoming Area faces big task
Wyoming Area has started three of the last five football seasons with three victories. All that’s standing in front of the Warriors now from going 3-0 is a winless team. Time to pump the breaks....
View ArticleH.S. Football: Wyoming Area avenges last year’s loss to Crestwood
WEST PITTSTON — Wyoming Area didn’t only remember last year’s 42-point loss to Crestwood. Many of the current Warriors were on-field witnesses to those painful 48 minutes of football. Friday night...
View ArticleH.S. Football: Pittston Area edges Wyoming Valley West for first win
KINGSTON — The Pittston Area defense did not need much help from the offense. One long play and one long drive were enough. Throw in one long kickoff return and the Patriots had the formula for their...
View ArticleVarsity athletic schedules, Sept. 10-16
MONDAY, 9/11 Girls tennis: Pittston Area at Berwick, 4 p.m. Golf: Pittston Area at Crestwood, Blue Ridge Trail, 4 p.m. Golf: Wilkes-Barre Area at Wyoming Area, Fox Hill Country Club, 4 p.m. Girls...
View ArticleNEXT LEVELKeating shines in college debut
Madelyn Keating was one of four freshmen who figured into the team scoring Sept. 1 when Mississippi State finished second out of five teams at The Opener at Mississippi College in Jackson. The hosts...
View ArticleUnbeaten Wyoming Area turns back Crestwood
WEST PITTSTON — Wyoming Area didn’t only remember last year’s 42-point loss to Crestwood. Many of the current Warriors were on-field witnesses to those painful 48 minutes of football. Friday night...
View ArticleDeLucca improvisation sparks first Pittston Area victory
KINGSTON — Pittston Area coach Nick Barbieri trusts three-year starting quarterback Drew DeLucca to adjust the offense with audibles. That trust extends to when the coach has sent in a safe running...
View ArticleGIRLS TENNIS ROUNDUPWyoming Area rolling into tough part of schedule
PITTSTON — Wyoming Area prepared for a stretch of four straight matches against teams with winning records by handling rival Pittston Area for a 5-0 Wyoming Valley Conference girls tennis victory...
View ArticleGIRLS VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUPGashi leads Lady Warriors past PA for first victory
YATESVILLE — Taylor Gashi provided the clinching point and much more Wednesday night. Gashi finished with 13 kills, six service aces and six digs when Wyoming Area rallied twice to defeat host Pittston...
View ArticleH.S. Football: Wyoming Area holds off strong effort from Nanticoke Area
WEST PITTSTON — Wyoming Area combined three quick strikes on offense with repeated, sturdy defensive efforts Friday night to fight off an impressive performance by short-handed Nanticoke Area and...
View ArticleH.S. Football: DeLucca, Patriots roll past Hanover Area
YATESVILLE — Pittston Area’s quarterback situation was set going into the season with Drew DeLucca returning for his third year as the starter. Who he’d be throwing to was the question. The Patriots...
View ArticleHIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUPPotter, Fairchild each score three times in WA girls...
Jules Potter and Hannah Fairchild each had hat tricks and added two assists Friday afternoon as Wyoming Area routed visiting Hanover Area, 11-0, in a Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 girls soccer...
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