Carbondale
SPORTS
Wayne Area Sports Hall of Fame offers grants to local youth groups
HONESDALE — The Wayne Area Sports Hall of Fame has been in existence for more than 30 years. Over the course of those three decades, officials have worked long and hard on two separate endeavors. The first is the founding and maintenance of a shrine dedicated to the memory of our area's iconic...
District 2 Boys Track: Hazleton Area comes up just shy of District 2 team title
SCRANTON — It was a battle fought to the very last race of the day, but Hazleton Area came up just a few points short of catching Scranton and winning a team championship. Scranton managed to hold off the Cougars to win the District 2 Class 3A boys track championship, outscoring Hazleton by just 2.5 points to win the team title.
District II Track & Field Championships
SCRANTON, Pa. — Some final events taking place on Day 1 of the District 2 track and field championship from Scranton Memorial stadium. The boys AAA 3200 meter race, Scranton's Aidan Graff leading the pack out of the gate. He finished the race in first at 9 minutes 31 seconds to punch his ticket to states.
Honesdale's Bryce Dressler dazzles academically and athletically
HONESDALE — In the weeks leading up to the start of the 2024 high school baseball season, Bryce Dressler was fully expecting to play a major role in Honesdale’s latest championship quest. A senior who made key contributions both offensively and defensively last year, Dressler was named a...
Scranton Prep baseball defeats Wallenpaupack
SCRANTON, Pa. — Prep leading 1-0... Wallenpaupack's Jake Holbert hits one just high enough to get over the infielders... Gannon Decker coming from second... makes the turn and third and heads home to score... game tied at 1 a piece. Then Jordan Santiago with a hit to short stop......
Wallenpaupack softball beats Scranton Prep
SCRANTON, Pa. — One field over at Connell Park were the ladies... Classics and Buckhorns. Top of 3rd.. Wallenpaupack's Gabrielle Hieber knocks one out to center... runner scores and Lady Buckhorns lead 1-0. Prep looking to answer.. Bella Dennebaum grounds out... but her sacrifice is still a gain on...
Girls D2 Track and Field: McKernan among 5 WVC athletes to win gold
SCRANTON – The speed-endurance combination of a high-level, 800-meter runner made Wyoming Area junior Ella McKernan a candidate for a transition into the 300-meter hurdles. McKernan dabbled in learning the event as a sophomore, running it in competition just once. With her junior season winding down, McKernan showed that...
Boys Track and Field: Lake-Lehman surges to early lead in District 2 Championships
SCRANTON — It’s shaping up to be a fight to the finish in Class 2A, but the Lake-Lehman boys have to like where they’re at with the first day of the District 2 championship meet in the books. The Black Knights won three of the seven 2A...
Riverside softball beats Old Forge in 8 innings
OLD FORGE, Pa. — Under the lights at Old Forge as the Lady Blue Devils host neighboring Riverside. This game featured a pitching battle.. for Old Forge, Karen Sickle... 13 strikeouts. And Riverside's Alyssa Fox also throwing heat...11 strikeouts for her. Then in the 6th, Riverside's Mikayla Smith with...
District 2 Volleyball: WBA, Redeemer both seeded second
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Wilkes-Barre Area and Holy Redeemer each landed second seeds for the District 2 boys volleyball playoffs, which get underway Wednesday and conclude with a doubleheader at Scranton High School May 23. Delaware Valley is the top seed in Class 3A. The...
RailRiders fall in Worcester
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders fell 8-4 to the Worcester Red Sox on Tuesday night. Both teams recorded eleven hits on the evening. Will Warren and Worcester’s Jason Alexander each set down the side in order in the first with a pair of...
REGIONAL READY: Wesleyan baseball opens Division III tourney against Scranton in Newport News
The two-time USA South Conference Tournament champions are headed to Newport News, Va., on Friday to begin play in the NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament, which runs through Sunday. North Carolina Wesleyan University (33-11) is the No. 3 seed in the Newport News Super Regional and will open the tournament at 1:30 p.m. on Friday against No. 2 seed Scranton (Pennsylvania) (30-11), the Landmark Conference champion, at Christopher Newport University. ...
Welcome to NewsBreak, an open platform where diverse perspectives converge. Most of our content comes from established publications and journalists, as well as from our extensive network of tens of thousands of creators who contribute to our platform. We empower individuals to share insightful viewpoints through short posts and comments. It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency: our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. We strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation. Join us in shaping the news narrative together.