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High School Girls Basketball: Wyoming Area’s historic season ends with loss...
The perseverance of Wyoming Area’s girls basketball team showed in its final month of the season. Three weeks ago, the Warriors lost to Nanticoke by 22 points. Earlier in the season, that margin was...
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Old Forge football player Joseph Gutowski signs to play for RPI
Old Forge senior football player Joseph Gutowski recently signed to play football at the Rensselaer Poly Technical Institute on. From left, first row, Karen Gutowski, Joseph Gutowski and J.P. Gutowski....
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Wyoming Area Catholic School girls basketball team advances to state...
The Wyoming Area Catholic School’s girls basketball team won the Diocesan Championship by defeating St. Clare/St. Paul School of Scranton, 41-26, on Feb. 20. The girls will travel to the PA State CYO...
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Upon Further Review: Marvin Gilpin gave Wyoming Area first Wyoming Valley...
February 2006 Seton Catholic’s girls basketball team used a 45-point second half to upend Old Forge, 73-45, in the quarterfinals of the PIAA District 2 Class A championships at Wyoming Area. Seton’s...
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Rivalry brewing for Pittston Area, Hazleton Area girls in district...
The two teams might be separated by about 40 miles, but Pittston Area and Hazleton Area have played five times over the past two seasons. A sixth time will determine a district champion. The top-seeded...
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Wyoming Area football coach Randy Spencer selected as assistant coach in 15th...
Wyoming Area coach Randy Spencer has been selected to be an assistant coach in the 15th annual Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association East/West All-Star Game, where one of the players he...
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Pittston Area’s Alana Platukus and Nic Anastasi sign to play collegiate field...
YATESVILLE — Two Pittston Area seniors recently made decisions regarding their collegiate athletic careers. Nic Anastasi has elected to continue his football career at Mansfield University, while Alana...
View ArticleGreater Pittston Sports Briefs: Final day for Pittston City Little League...
Pittston City LL sign ups PITTSTON — Pittston City Little League sign ups for participants ages 4 to 13 will be held at the field house at Sullivan Park on Hillpark Avenue on the following dates and...
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Wyoming Area’s Sam Greenfield selected for first team in Division 2 Wyoming...
Wyoming Area sophomore Sam Greenfield was a first-team selection in Division 2 when the Wyoming Valley Conference Boys Basketball Coaches Association voted on its all-star team Feb. 21. Greenfield was...
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District 2 Class 3A Wrestling Tournament at a Glance
District 2 Class 3A Wrestling Tournament at a Glance Saturday’s Schedule Semifinals, 10 a.m. Finals, 3 p.m. (approximately) At Stake: The top four finishers in Class 3A advance to the Northeast...
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Hot shooting night leads Hazleton Area girls to first District 2 title since...
WILKES-BARRE — Hazleton Area coach Joe Gavio wasn’t sure how Friday night’s game would turn out when he saw his players making every shot they took in warmups. He said that could be a good thing or a...
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Pittston Area’s Chris Starinsky pulls off upset on first day of District 2...
WILKES-BARRE — The career stats aren’t even in the same ballpark. The stats for the current campaign couldn’t even be compared. Coming back off multiple injuries, didn’t do Chris Starinsky any favors...
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High school girls basketball: Pittston Area falls in district final, seniors...
WILKES-BARRE — Defending its district championship wouldn’t be easy – Pittston Area knew that. The last two times the Lady Patriots played the Cougars, it was Hazleton Area coming out with the win. And...
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Thousands flock to Mohegan Sun Pocono for outdoor expo, which continues Sunday
WILKES-BARRE — If you’re looking for anything from information on how to fish the Susquehanna River to finding the perfect taxidermist, Mohegan Sun Pocono is the place to be this weekend. Thousands of...
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Madeline Ross rallies in final round to capture District 2 Class 2A diving...
WILKES-BARRE — Try as she might to ignore it, defending district diving champ Riley Williams couldn’t keep from looking up at the scoreboard. Someone was gaining on her. And in the final round,...
View ArticleDistrict 2 Class 3A Wrestling Tournament at a Glance
District 2 Class 3A Wrestling Tournament at a Glance Outstanding Wrestler: Rui Evanitsky, Scranton Lackawanna League Sportsmanship Award: Steve Krushnowski, Wallenpaupack WVC Sportsmanship Award: Bob...
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Meyers wins team title; Wyoming Valley Conference sends 21 to regionals
WILKES-BARRE — For two seasons, juniors Colin Pasone and Jeff Bennett have seen their wrestling careers intertwined. Hanover Area’s Bennett looking for that elusive district title. Meyers’ Pasone...
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Wyoming Valley Conference basketball players shine on NEPA college courts
Plenty of familiar faces stood in this handshake line. As the final game of the local college basketball regular season ended, Wilkes and King’s players came together after another battle — one that...
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Berwick, Pittston Area wrestling teams conclude promising, rebuilding seasons
Many Wyoming Valley Conference programs are rich in history when it comes to wrestling. Two of those teams that have traditionally produced standout wrestlers in the past, combining for more than two...
View ArticleWyoming Area sending 4 wrestlers to regionals in Williamsport March 4-5
WILKES-BARRE – Zachary Briggs sat near the back wall of the Kingston Armory, slapping hands with teammates after his 170-pound title Feb. 27. For Briggs, though, this is only the first step in a...
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