Pittston Area’s Brennan Higgins named MVP in DeMinico Game victory
YATESVILLE – The team Most Valuable Player award of the 14th annual Eugene R. DeMinico II Memorial Basketball Game carried special significance to Pittston Area junior Brennan Higgins. “It means a...
View ArticleWA’s Wrobleski, PA’s Demark third in conference tourney
Greater Pittston wrestlers went head-to-head in an action-filled consolation final in the Wyoming Valley Conference Tournament Jan. 5 at Lake-Lehman. Robin Wrobleski from Wyoming Area decisioned A.J....
View ArticleWyoming Area enjoyed new best-ever field hockey season
Wyoming Area took its rise in field hockey one more step in the 2019 season. After making the state tournament and winning a state playoff game for the first time ever in 2018, the Lady Warriors made...
View ArticleWyoming Area graduate Sarah Holweg hits three 3-pointers in victory
Sarah Holweg came off the bench to score nine points in 14 minutes Thursday to provide an offensive spark for the West Chester University women’s basketball team in its 72-59 victory over Wilmington...
View ArticleWarriors win district title, reach state playoffs
WEST PITTSTON — An emotional Dominic DeLuca couldn’t keep from thinking back to the losses. The loss of star running back Corey Mruk. The seven-point loss to Lakeland in last year’s district...
View ArticleWA, PA soccer players part of All-Star Classic
Wyoming Area and Pittston Area boys were on opposite sides while girls players from the two schools joined each other as teammates Thursday night in the Wyoming Valley Conference Senior All-Star...
View ArticleSteve Mytych, Ken Bryden hired to lead Wyoming Area teams
Two familiar faces will be the new leaders of Wyoming Area sports teams when winter practices officially begin Monday. Steve Mytych Sr. has returned to once again serve as head coach of the wrestling...
View ArticleH.S. Football: PIAA sets sites for state games involving Dallas, Wyoming Area
The PIAA announced the sites for the state quarterfinal football games involving Dallas and Wyoming Area. Dallas will face District 12 champion Imhotep Charter at 7 p.m. Friday at Lehighton High School...
View ArticleBrandon Matthews missed a shot at British Open when fan yelled during his...
Most golfers get a little upset when a rowdy fan causes them to miss a putt – especially if that missed putt costs them a chance to play in one of golf’s four majors. But former Pittston Area and...
View ArticleWyoming Area gained plenty in loss to Southern Columbia
Ten of the 44 teams still vying for PIAA state football championships are unbeaten. Wyoming Area could have made it 11. All the Warriors had to do was say “No thanks” to Southern Columbia when...
View ArticleGreater Pittston-area sports briefs for week of Nov. 124, 2019
Basketball camp Openings are available in the Stan Waleski Black Friday Basketball Camp to be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 29 at the Greater Pittston YMCA for boys and girls in grades 2 through 7....
View ArticleH.S. Football: Wyoming Area to battle Montoursville in PIAA Class 3A...
The Warriors will win Saturday. It’s inevitable. The Warriors will lose Saturday. It’s also inevitable. That’s what happens when two football teams with the same nicknames meet with a common goal —...
View ArticleWyoming Area’s Melberger, Lynch contribute to wins in senior events
Wyoming Area’s Kari Melberger and Alison Lynch contributed to winning effort in a pair of senior all-star games held Nov. 17. Melberger played in the District 2 Field Hockey Senior Classic at Wyoming...
View ArticleAva Bufalino, Shawna Casey part of state champs
Two juniors from the Greater Pittston area were part of the Wyoming Seminary field hockey team that repeated as Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Class A state field hockey champions....
View ArticleHealthier Lady Warrior cagers looking to bounce back
Multi-year starters Nicole Silinskie and Cassidy Orzel return to lead a Wyoming Area girls basketball team that also has several other players with varsity experience. Silinskie, a senior guard, is...
View ArticleExperience, speed provide hope for Pittston Area girls girls basketball team
Pittston Area brings experience and team speed into the girls basketball season as it tries to bounce back from slipping below .500 a year ago. The Lady Patriots return six seniors, including the top...
View ArticleBrandon Matthews displayed composure, grace before learning more about fan
Picture the world’s most famous golfer or golfers. There may be one who comes to mind. Place him in Brandon Matthews’ shoes and think about the events of a week ago. Moments after watching an opponent...
View ArticleH.S. Football: Wyoming Area defeats Montoursville, moves to state semifinals...
WILLIAMSPORT — Wyoming Area’s offense spun off in a different direction for the first time in the postseason and so did the football program for the first time in school history. Quarterback Dominic...
View ArticleH.S. notebook: Some football appetizers on Thanksgiving
Here are some Thanksgiving morsels on the eve of PIAA state semifinal games involving Dallas and Wyoming Area. Dallas plays Jersey Shore at 7 p.m. Friday at Danville High School for a spot in the Class...
View ArticleH.S. Football: Wyoming Area seeks to cool off Tamaqua in Class 3A semifinals
Thanksgiving is over, but Tamaqua has been whipping up a recipe for success all season. Take the school’s all-time leading passer. Add the school’s all-time leading receiver and the school’s all-time...
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