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Greater Pittston Sports Briefs: Pittston Area Junior Patriots to hold signups...
ADLL meeting May 15 AVOCA — The Avoca/Dupont Little League will hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 15 in the Avoca Borough Building. In addition to regular league business, the club will...
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H.S. lacrosse: Pittston Area, Wyoming Area girls will face each other in...
WYOMING — Almost one year ago, Wyoming Area avenged a regular season loss to Pittston Area with a 12-11 win in the district playoffs. The Patriots will have their chance for sweet revenge on Monday. It...
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H.S. Baseball: After repeating division title, Wyoming Area preparing for...
LEHMAN TWP. – Wyoming Area built a title repeat on small ball, team speed, pitching and defense. With the title secured, the Warriors used their next outing to flex their muscles a bit. Brandon Charney...
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H.S. track and field: Both Wyoming Area, Pittston Area girls teams finish...
Greater Pittston teams were unable to produce a Wyoming Valley Conference girls track and field divisional title for the first time in four years. Both Pittston Area and Wyoming Area remained in...
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Area runners brave wind, hail during River Street Run
WILKES-BARRE — Jeff Skwierz and Emily Bell successfully defended their crowns, winning the River Street 3 Mile Run on Sunday at the Jewish Community Center. Skwierz, of Forty Fort , led a field of 73...
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Wyoming Area sprinter Bree Bednarski leads talented field of WVC athletes...
This isn’t her main sport. That would be field hockey, where Wyoming Area standout Bree Bednarski committed to play for the University of Michigan before her senior season this past fall, then led the...
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Caitlin Butchko’s game-winner propels Wyoming Area past Pittston Area in...
WYOMING — Wyoming Area had about 45 seconds to regroup. Pittston Area just came back from four goals down to tie it up with less than a minute to play. Caitlin Butchko made sure the Warriors wouldn’t...
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Coughlin boys win Class 3A team title
SCRANTON – Coughlin’s Franco Balbuena appeared to be done for after three laps. Trailing heading into the final lap of the 1,600 run, the senior distance runner had six runners and a sizeable margin...
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Wyoming Area’s Bree Bednarski has golden day at Districts Class 3A track and...
SCRANTON — Even with a career filled with crazy athletic accomplishments, Bree Bednarski felt she had one last goal on her list to chase. She came in looking for her first individual District 2 gold...
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Huntsville Golf Club unkind to local golfers at U.S. Open qualifier
SHAVERTOWN — Huntsville Golf Club proved to be too much of a challenge for local golfers in the 2016 United States Open Local Qualifying event held on Wednesday. The 52-golfer field featured seven...
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H.s. Boys Lacrosse: Corey McAndrew, Cory Metz duo power Dallas win
DALLAS TWP. — Corey McAndrew held off Wyoming Area long enough for Cory Metz to put the Warriors away. McAndrew made 14 saves and Metz scored three straight goals as Dallas fought off an upset bid to...
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District 2 baseball brackets unveiled
The race to PNC Field begins Friday. District 2 released all four brackets for its postseason baseball tournament on Wednesday. The finalists across the four classes of competition will once again meet...
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Old Forge High School student Jerry Hobbs commits to Juniata College for...
Old Forge Senior Jerry Hobbs recently committed to Juniata College for Baseball. In photo, from left, first row, Toni Hobbs, Jerry Hobbs, Jerry Hobbs. Second row, John Rushefski, Old Forge School...
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Wyoming Area knocks off Pittston Area in middle school baseball action
WEST WYOMING — Wyoming Area’s middle school baseball team got in the rivalry act with a 14-1 win over Pittston Area Thursday at the Shoemaker Avenue field. Chase Yocum picked up the win by tossing four...
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Pittston Area grads Tyler McGarry, Brandon Matthews compete for chance at...
SHAVERTOWN — Huntsville Golf Club proved to be too much of a challenge for local golfers in the 2016 United States Open Local Qualifying event held Wednesday. The 52-golfer field featured seven locals...
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Upon Further Review: Wyoming Area’s softball team won PIAA District 2 title...
May 2006 A total of 42 medals were won by Pittston Area and Wyoming Area athletes at the PIAA District 2 Class AAA Track and Field Championships held at Scranton Memorial Stadium. Four Pittston Area...
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H.S. girls lacrosse: A win and a loss for Wyoming Area in District 2...
WYOMING — Wyoming Area had about 45 seconds to regroup Monday. Pittston Area just came back from four goals down to tie it up with less than a minute to play. Caitlin Butchko made sure the Warriors...
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Yatesville Bocce League kicks of 2016 season
YATESVILLE — The 37th season of the Yatesville Bocce League kicked off Wednesday at the courts near Yatesville Municipal Park. A moment of silence was held prior to the first ball for Ralph Campanella,...
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Greater Pittston Sports Briefs: Greater Pittston legends basketball game set...
LEF Wiffle Ball Tournament is May 22 WEST PITTSTON — Little Eric’s Foundation will hold its first wiffle ball tournament at West Pittston Little League Field on Sunday, May 22 with a rain date of...
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H.S. boys lacrosse: Wyoming Area knocked from PIAA District 2 playoffs by Dallas
DALLAS TWP. —The Wyoming Area boys lacrosse team were poised for an upset in the opening round of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association District 2 Boys Lacrosse Championships on...
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