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Girls Track and Field Athletes of the Week: Setting the regional pace
Athletes with best-in-the-region performances sweep this week’s lehighvalleylive girls track and field athletes of the week. Each week, usually on Fridays, we will recognize an athlete of the week from the Colonial League, Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and the lehighvalleylive New Jersey coverage area. We will also select an overall athlete of the week.
Photos: Tides drop third straight to Lehigh Valley
The Lehigh Valley Ironpigs defeated the Norfolk Tides 8-6 at Harbor Park Stadium in Norfolk, Virginia, on May 16, 2024. The Tides record falls to 20-22 with the loss. ©2024 The Virginian-Pilot. Visit pilotonline.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
WFMZ softball team faces Cetronia EMS, Allentown School District teams at charity event
On Saturday morning, a team from here at WFMZ-TV hit the softball field in Allentown for the Detective James Stanko Memorial Tournament. The tournament involves numerous organizations -- all helping to raise money for the Allentown Police Athletic League. Our team lost both its games to Cetronia EMS and the...
Northwestern softball beats Palisades for Colonial League title as Akelaitis proves clutch
Northwestern Lehigh softball coach Kate Farber said Tigers senior shortstop Izzy Akelaitis is built for the pressure. On Friday night with the Colonial League championship on the line against Palisades, the senior proved exactly that at Patriots Park in Allentown. Akelaitis delivered a two-run single into left field to give...
Girls track and field performance list for May 17: 10 new No. 1 marks after big week
After the District 11 and Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex championships, there are 10 new No. 1 marks on this week’s lehighvalleylive track and field performance list. If there’s a result we missed, please send it to us at the email address below. Be aware of the rules for inclusion; see those below as well.
Best friends guide Northwestern softball to convincing semifinal win over Notre Dame
Sophomore best friends Emma Freeman and Abby Dunstan serve as the battery for the Northwestern Lehigh softball team. They also can make plenty of noise with their bats when they follow each other fourth and fifth in the lineup. Freeman struck out five Notre Dame batters and held the Crusaders...
Photo Gallery: Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Baseball North Hunterdon Seals Title with Win Over P’Burg
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - North Hunterdon senior leftfielder Nick Hernandez hit a dramatic title-winning three-run homer down the left field line in the bottom of the 11th inning to send the Lions to a come-from-behind 8-5 victory over Phillipsburg High School in the Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament championship baseball game on a sunless Friday afternoon at the Phillipsburg Athletic Complex. “That’s one of the better baseball games you’re going to see,” second-year North Hunterdon coach Derek Yocum said. “Back and forth and just a battle. That was just a battle between two teams who just wouldn’t quit. We’re tipping our...
Wilson seizes championship moment, wins 1st Colonial League baseball crown since 2008
One pitch at a time. One at-bat at a time. One fielding play at a time. The Wilson Area High School baseball team captured its first Colonial League championship since 2008 by staying in the moment to produce a 3-2 win over Northwestern Lehigh on a windy, overcast and sometimes misty Thursday afternoon at DeSales University’s Butz Field at Weiland Park.
Easton hears from skateboarders on vision for new Lehigh Drive skatepark
Jesse Clayton leaned against the lectern in Easton City Council chambers. “We’re really here to talk about things as skaters,” Clayton, a skater himself and owner of 5th Pocket Skateparks, told the audience gathered. It was Tuesday night, as city council members with Mayor Sal Panto Jr. held...
Lehigh Valley sports scores and a look at Saturday’s schedule
Today’s Lehigh Valley sports schedule and last night’s scores. To report your school’s scores and stats, please complete this SPORTS SCORES FORM SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE No events scheduled FRIDAY’S SCORES Softball EPC Semifinals Nazareth 11, Bethlehem Catholic 1 Colonial League Championship Northwestern Lehigh 5, Palisades 4 Baseball EPC Championship Liberty 12, Bethlehem Catholic 2 SEND US YOUR ...
Former Roxbury Wrestling Champ Stanich Honored at Lehigh
ROXBURY, NJ - Former Roxbury High School star wrestler Luke Stanich, now attending Lehigh University, was recently presented by the university with an award for his first-year performance on the mat as a Lehigh Mountain Hawk. Stanich, of Succasunna, was presented with the J. Daniel Nolan Award, said the university.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER "In an outstanding true first-year campaign, Stanich went 25-4 with an EIWA championship at 125 pounds," said the school. "He also earned All-America honors with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships." Stanich, a 2023 Roxbury High School graduate, was honored...
Scouts reach new heights as part of inaugural 'Boy Scout Climbing and Camping Adventure'
WILLIAMS TWP., Pa. - Scouts with the Minsi Trails Council are reaching new heights in Northampton County Friday night. They're hitting the ropes course at HangDog Outdoor Adventure in Williams Township. It's all part of the inaugural "Boy Scout Climbing and Camping Adventure." In addition to all that climbing, the...
District 11 girls track and field: Catasauqua’s Jenkins, Saucon’s Kraus finish with a flurry
Hailey Jenkins did not get off to a good start in Wednesday’s District 11 Class 2A 100-meter dash final. That normally dooms a sprinter, especially one taxed with running down Pine Grove’s defending champion, Viktorya Luckenbach. But the Catasauqua sophomore was right where she wanted to be. “I would have rather been behind,” Jenkins said, “because if I’m in front I don’t know how far behind ...
Liberty routs top-seeded P.M. East, returns to EPC baseball final
Jacob Rivera is already at home at DeSales University’s Weiland Park. And if the Liberty High School senior continues at his current pace, he’ll have a decorated career for the Bulldogs. Rivera’s 4-for-4 performance was one of the highlights as fourth-seeded Liberty routed top-seeded Pocono Mountain East 13-2...
2024 District 11 baseball tournament brackets
The brackets have been released for the District 11 baseball tournaments. Play begins Monday in the Class 3A field, which is a subregional tournament with District 1. Eastern Pennsylvania Conference champion Liberty (6A), Pocono Mountain East (5A), Schuylkill League champion Tamaqua (Class 4A), Northwestern Lehigh (3A), Schuylkill Haven (2A) and Marian Catholic (A) earned top seeds. Colonial League winner Wilson is the second seed in 4A.
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