Paul Newberry: Let’s just get college football season over with
Let’s just get this over with. There’s nothing to celebrate as college football hobbles to the finish line of a grim season in the midst of a horrific pandemic, which is only getting worse as Alabama...
View ArticleWyoming Area Wrestling Preview: Warriors ready to open league schedule Monday
Wyoming Area’s wrestling team put in a full week of practice to complete its state requirements for preseason workouts, leaving the Warriors in position where they should be eligible to open the season...
View ArticleVarsity Athletic Schedules, Jan. 10-16
MONDAY, Jan. 11 Wrestling: Wyoming Area at Dallas, 7 p.m. Girls basketball: Riverside at Wyoming Area (NL), 7:15 p.m. WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13 Wrestling: Hanover Area at Wyoming Area, 7 p.m. Wrestling:...
View ArticlePA, WA on opposite sides of mask issue for athletes
WILKES-BARRE – District 2 schools arrived on common ground on one major issue and remained divided on another Thursday, one day before the winter sports season finally got underway in parts of the...
View ArticleMcNulty adds to assets on Scranton Prep girls team
Most opponents of the powerhouse Scranton Prep girls basketball team probably feel like they know what to expect from the Classics this season. Avery McNulty, a junior from Pittston, could provide a...
View ArticleH.S. Boys Basketball: Pittston Area recovers from slow start, rolls past...
YATESVILLE — No doubt the first quarter was bad for Pittston Area on Wednesday night. But all things considered, it wasn’t as bad as it could have been. That how Pittston Area sharp shooter JJ Walsh...
View ArticleVARSITY ATHLETIC SCHEDULES, Jan. 17-26
MONDAY, Jan. 18 Boys and girls swimming: Lake-Lehman at Pittston Area, 4:30 p.m. Girls basketball: Pittston Area at Crestwood, 7:15 p.m. Girls basketball: Wyoming Area at Wyoming Seminary, 7:15 p.m....
View ArticlePatriots start slow, finish strong in opening win
YATESVILLE — There was no doubt the first quarter was bad for Pittston Area on Wednesday night. But all things considered, it wasn’t as bad as it could have been. That how Pittston Area sharpshooter...
View ArticleBlue Devils have experienced boys basketball team
Old Forge returns a veteran boys basketball lineup, giving the Blue Devils the chance of developing into a contending team in District 2 Class 2A and possibly even Lackawanna League Division 3 where...
View ArticleHigh School Sports Roundup: PA girls fall to defending champions in opener
Jeff Gregory drew a tough assignment for his first game as head coach of the Pittston Area girls basketball team. Working with an entirely new starting lineup, Pittston Area moved right into Wyoming...
View ArticleLady Warriors shut down Tunkhannock
Wyoming Area started the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 portion of its girls basketball schedule by stopping Tunkhannock cold Thursday night. The Lady Warriors held the Lady Tigers scoreless for...
View ArticleHank Aaron, baseball’s one-time home run king, dies at 86
ATLANTA — Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth but went on to break the career home run record in the pre-steroids era, died early Friday. He was 86...
View ArticleKeystone State Games will return in 2021
The Keystone State Games and PA Senior Games will return to in-person competition this summer in Luzerne County, organizers said this week. The Games, modeled after the Olympic Games, are...
View ArticleSwim meet goes virtual for Pittston Area
YATESVILLE — The current pandemic has changed the way we operate on a daily basis from work to worship to education. Local high school sports has also taken a hit from COVID-19, and Pittston Area...
View ArticleOld Forge girls start with big win
Olivia Ciullo scored 26 points and Old Forge shut out visiting Holy Cross for the final 9:14 Thursday night to open the Lackawanna League Division 3 girls basketball season with a 47-41 victory. Holy...
View ArticleHigh School Sports Roundup: Warriors win third straight to open season
Rocco Pizano, Vincent Bowers and Connor Wrobleski secured first-period pins Wednesday night when Wyoming Area defeated visiting Berwick, 48-27, in a Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 wrestling...
View ArticleWyoming Area Girls Basketball Roundup: Lady Warriors in COVID protocol after...
Wyoming Area moved into sole possession of the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 girls basketball lead Thursday night. On Friday, the Lady Warriors entered COVID-19 protocol precautions, shutting...
View ArticleMy Corner, Your Corner: All Inauguration Days are a great days for USA
A new era in national politics began this past week with the inauguration of Scranton native Joe Biden. I don’t know about you, but for me, no matter who is going to take the oath of office, the day...
View ArticleH.S. Sports: Weather causes postponements to Tuesday’s schedule
Inclement weather caused the postponement of Tuesday’s high school sports schedule. Three boys basketball games were moved to Wednesday: Pittston Area at Tunkhannock; Wyoming Area at Nanticoke Area;...
View ArticleVARSITY ATHLETIC SCHEDULES, Jan. 31-Feb. 6
Tuesday, Feb. 2 Boys and girls swimming: Wyoming Valley West vs. Pittston Area, virtual meet, 4 p.m. Wrestling: Berwick at Pittston Area (NL), 7 p.m. Boys basketball: Holy Redeemer at Wyoming Area,...
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