Winter sports shut down until after New Year
Wyoming Area was just days into its start of winter sports practice and Pittston Area just days away from its scheduled restart when high school athletics came to a halt first throughout much of the...
View ArticleWalsh returns to lead encore effort
Pittston Area made history in its first season with Al Semenza as coach, winning a boys basketball state tournament game for the first time ever. Semenza’s second season, however, presents some...
View ArticleGreenfield, Mikoliczyk back for third season
A brief look at his team in less than a week of practice made apparent what third-year Wyoming Area boys basketball coach Anthony Macario may have already suspected. “With this being my third year at...
View ArticleGatto to lead Old Forge girls as volunteer, interim coach
The Old Forge School Board approved Tom Gatto as volunteer coach of girls basketball in November, leaving Gatto in position to lead the Lady Devils if they are able to play this winter. Gatto capped a...
View ArticleTrippi celebrates 99th birthday
Pittston native Charley Trippi, the oldest living member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, celebrated his 99 th birthday Monday, an event that drew plenty of attention in his adopted home state of...
View ArticleLady Patriots will have a new look on court, sideline
The 2021 Pittston Area Lady Patriots basketball team will have a distinctly different look from the team that competed in the 2019-20 season. All five starters from last season graduated, leading to an...
View ArticleMatthews shoots back-to-back 65s
Brandon Matthews is putting together a big finish to 2020 on the professional golf tours. Matthews, coming off a tie for 18 th a week ago, headed into this weekend alone in third place at the PGA Tour...
View ArticleNFL provides a Christmas treat
NEW ORLEANS — Saints coach Sean Payton seriously considered drafting Patrick Mahomes in 2017. But the Saints were slated to pick 11th overall and Kansas City traded up to snag Mahomes at pick No. 10....
View ArticleHigh School All-Star Notebook: Three Blue Devils named all-state
Three players who helped Old Forge come within one play of beating eventual state champion Steelton-Highspire in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association playoffs were selected Class A...
View ArticleWVC, local schools planning for start of winter season
Wyoming Valley Conference athletic directors took actions in a Wednesday morning meeting that could get Pittston Area and Wyoming Area sports teams started on their winter seasons in early-to-mid...
View ArticleMatthews was relentless on way to second Latinoamerica victory
Whether charging from behind early in the third round Dec. 19 or closing out his second career PGA Tour Latinoamerica victory late in the fourth and final round the next day, Brandon Matthews kept...
View ArticleFormer Patriot having a lot of fun playing pro golf
Brandon Matthews finished the competitive golf portion of 2020 on the highest of notes, sending him into the New Year brimming with confidence. “I’m really hitting the point where it’s starting to get...
View ArticleYEAR IN REVIEWYoung Warriors earned state medals
COVID-19 issues dominated 2020 in sports on many levels, but despite all the seasons and events wiped out or disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, Greater Pittston athletes still found time to shine....
View ArticleLegendary Scranton coach dies at 88
Bob Bessoir, who coached the University of Scranton men’s basketball team for 29 years, passed away Wednesday morning at his home. He was 88. The legendary coach led the Royals two Division III...
View ArticleMruk, Elko, Behm make all-star team
Two Wyoming Area underclassmen and a Pittston Area senior made the first team when the Times Leader announced its Wyoming Valley Conference football all-stars. Wyoming Area placed sophomore linebacker...
View ArticlePittston Area Wrestling Preview: Patriots first to get started Saturday
The Wyoming Valley Conference wrestling schedule will be the first to get underway in District 2 with the first league matches taking place Saturday. Pittston Area will host Tunkhannock Saturday at 2...
View ArticleHigh School Sports Notebook: Governor gives OK for Monday sports restart
High school athletic teams at Pittston Area and Wyoming Area are scheduled to return to practice Monday. Gov. Tom Wolf officially cleared the way for teams all around the state to resume practice when,...
View ArticlePittston Area Swimming Preview: Expanding boys team could rise in WVC
Heather Clancy sees the expanding Pittston Area boys swimming team as being ready to become more competitive in its third season. “The boys are looking strong,” said Clancy, who serves as the head...
View ArticleCowboys, Giants need a win and some help for playoffs
Playing with a backup quarterback and a defense that’s finally found itself, the Dallas Cowboys are the hottest team in the NFC East entering the final weekend of the regular season. It might not be...
View ArticleLasorda, fiery Hall of Fame Dodgers manager, dies at 93
LOS ANGELES — Tommy Lasorda, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who guided the Los Angeles Dodgers to two World Series titles and later became an ambassador for the sport he loved during his 71 years with...
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