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35th annual Senior Games held in Pennsylvania
LEHIGHTON, Pa. — The gym inside the Lehighton Recreation Center is packed for the 35th annual Carbon County Senior Games. "The different towns, we get along so nice, and you can't wait until next year, you know. And when we don't see each other, we see each other out shopping or something, so you talk, and it's just a lot of fun," said Francis Haas of Lehighton.
Baseball Recap: Pine Grove extends home winning streak to five
There's no place like home for Pine Grove, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Pottsville Crimson Tide on Tuesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Pine Grove also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Railriders Return Home on Six Game Winning Streak; Pottsville’s Travis Blankenhorn Back in NEPA
The Railriders remain the best team in all of Triple A, with a record of 23-9 after winning 10 of its 12 games on the road in Durham and Jacksonville. They face the Rochester Red Wings this week, led by former Pottsville High School star Travis Blankenhorn.
H.S. Baseball: Hazleton Area clinches fifth consecutive Division 1 championship
HAZLE TWP. — This was the year to catch Hazleton Area and end its long reign atop Division 1 of Wyoming Valley Conference baseball. Instead, the Cougars disposed of their final challenger in a fashion so impressive that even the opposing coach lauded their performance Wednesday. Hazleton Area jumped...
Baseball Recap: Brady O'Donnell can't quite lead Lehighton over Blue Mountain
Lehighton lost against Blue Mountain back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Lehighton Indians fell just short of the Blue Mountain Eagles by a score of 9-7. Lehighton has not had much luck with Blue Mountain recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Softball Game Recap: Weatherly Comes Up Short
Weatherly was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 11-1 to the Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Red Raiders. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Weatherly of the 6-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.
Jaxson Chowansky Game Report: vs Pine Grove
While Jaxson Chowansky delivered a dominant effort on Wednesday, a win just wasn't in the cards for North Schuylkill. Pine Grove had no answer to Chowansky as he went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Chowansky and North Schuylkill will head out on the road to...
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