J.T. Realmuto’s price is on the rise as the Phillies sink in the standings
PHILADELPHIA — Sign J.T.! Sign J.T.! That’s the sentiment we’ve been hearing ever since the Phillies acquired catcher J.T. Realmuto in the February 2019 trade that sent top pitching prospect Sixto...
View ArticleMatthews rallies, misses cut by one
Brandon Matthews rallied, playing his final nine holes in 4-under-par Wednesday, but fell one stroke short of making the cut in the Championship at Echelon Club, the second event of the new PGA LOCALiQ...
View ArticleCencetti leads championship effort
Joe Cencetti was right at home in the first Baseball U Pennsylvania Collegiate Summer Baseball League championship game. Playing on the field where he never got to enjoy his senior high school season,...
View ArticleCiullo, McNulty contribute to winners
Olivia Ciullo and Avery McNulty once again contributed to a combined 7-1 weekend by the 17U girls teams of the NEPA Elite AAU basketball club out of Riverfront Sports in Scranton. This time, it was the...
View ArticleWVC schedules revised in preparation for possible fall events
Pittston Area and Wyoming Area now know what their Wyoming Valley Conference football schedules could look like if a season is conducted this fall. The “if” remained unclear during a week in which Gov....
View ArticleKluger, Williams team for Allan Memorial title
EXETER – David I. Kluger and Eric Williams built up momentum as the weekend progressed during the 74th annual John A. Allan Memorial Member-Guest golf tournament at Fox Hill Country Club. After cutting...
View ArticleVARSITY ATHLETIC SCHEDULES
VARSITY ATHLETIC SCHEDULES August 30-September 5 MONDAY, AUGUST 31 Golf: Tunkhannock at Wyoming Area, Fox Hill Country Club, 4:15 p.m. Golf: Wilkes-Barre Area at Pittston Area, Fox Hill Country Club,...
View ArticleBooth fuels 3-0 effort by AAU team
SCRANTON – When Morgan Birmelin’s team stumbled early, the NEPA Elite 16U girls coach did not hesitate to turn to her bench for the game’s first substitution less than two minutes in. Kallie Booth, a...
View ArticleH.S. Football: Wyoming Valley Conference gets opponents to fill Hanover...
EDWARDSVILLE — The Hanover Area School District’s decision to cancel fall sports due to COVID-19 concerns punctured several holes in the Wyoming Valley Conference football schedule. Three Lackawanna...
View ArticleHow Brad Wanamaker became the NBA’s top free-throw shooter
Something about the play looked eerily familiar to Brad Wanamaker, adding a sudden tinge of torment to an otherwise jubilant moment. With his Boston Celtics holding a two-point lead over the...
View ArticleFor health workers, the pandemic Tour de France is a big ask
NICE, France — Likely too busy racing to notice, the 176 riders starting the Tour de France this weekend will speed close to a sprawling hospital where caregiver Maude Leneveu is still reeling from...
View ArticleSeason of change for Pittston Area tennis
There will be new faces all around when Pittston Area opens its girls tennis season Wednesday. The person with the most experience on the high school level is junior Jacy VanOsdol, who is new to the...
View ArticleLady Warriors playing tennis season with small roster
COVID-19 implications left most fall high school sports teams wondering if they would get to compete this season. In the case of the Wyoming Area girls tennis team, the coronavirus pandemic may have...
View ArticlePittston Area board allows sports, requires waivers
While Pittston Area athletes were going through their first week of practice, a series of three meetings was determining whether they would eventually be able to proceed into competition. The official...
View ArticleMatthews in the money again in LOCALiQ Series
Pittston Area graduate Brandon Matthews shot three rounds in the 60s to make it into the money for the second time in three starts on the PGA’s new LOCALiQ Series. Matthews shot 67-67-69 Wednesday...
View ArticleTimes Leader plans NEPA Virtual Career Expo
WILKES-BARRE — The Times Leader has been holding an annual career fair for years, but this year — as with most things — it will be a bit different. This year, it’s going digital. The NEPA Virtual...
View ArticleWarriors open state title defense
Entering a season as a defending the state champion, the first team from District 2 to have that distinction in 22 years, did not change Randy Spencer’s approach to coaching the Wyoming Area football...
View ArticleGeorge, Reza, Shaw, Moran return for Lady Patriots
Four seniors return to the Pittston Area girls volleyball starting lineup after helping the team to a successful 2019 season. The Lady Patriots went 11-4 in the Wyoming Valley Conference, moving up...
View ArticleMany new faces on WA girls volleyball
Wyoming Area heads into the girls volleyball season with a new head coach and new players occupying all but one spot in the lineup. John Bonin takes over as head coach in place of Sarah Fugate, who...
View ArticlePittston Area downs Wyoming Area in girls tennis
PITTSTON — Katie Koss and Quinn Carden won at first singles Friday afternoon, lifting Pittston Area to a 3-2 victory over Wyoming Area in a Wyoming Valley Conference match at Pittston Area’s Mattei...
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