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New & Old Highlighted as High Limit Invades Grandview
BECHTELSVILLE, PA–Levan Machine & Truck Equipment will present the Rich Mar Florist Kubota High Limit 410 Sprints joined by the F&L Doors Vintage Cars in the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series opener of 2024 at the Grandview Speedway on Tuesday night, May 28. Gates open at 4:30 with race time set for 7:30 PM. In the event of rain, Wednesday, May 29 will be the rain date.
Everything you need to know about the District One softball playoffs & first-round matchups
The softball postseason begins in District One on Monday, and plenty of Bucks County area teams made the tournament. Check out the first-round matchups, and everything you need to know about the tournament here. How many teams make the District One softball playoffs?. In total, 50 teams qualified for the...
Getz sisters lead Pleasant Valley softball past Parkland, into program’s 1st EPC final
The Pleasant Valley softball team began this season with zero appearances in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference final. In fact, the Bears only qualified for the EPC tourney one time before this year. Not only did Pleasant Valley clinch a spot in the conference tournament this spring, but the seventh-seeded Bears...
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...
UC softball earns trip to NCAA DII College World Series by blanking Kutztown
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — The Golden Eagles of Charleston will compete in the NCAA Division II College World Series for the second time in program history. UC softball split a double-header with Kutztown Wednesday. The morning game saw the Eagles shut out for the first time this season. Despite...
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.
Saucon Valley’s Kraus learns her lesson, holds off McCartney at D-11 3A girls track and field meet
Saucon Valley sophomore Virginia Kraus had a déjà vu moment during the second day of the District 11 Class 3A track and field championships Wednesday afternoon. Kraus found herself ahead of Emmaus sophomore Madelyn McCartney, just as she had been the day before in the 3,200-meter run. In...
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...
Lehigh Valley boys runners demolish record book on District 11 track and field's second day
The loud, concussive sounds heard emanating from Blue Mountain’s football stadium late afternoon and early evening on Wednesday were the result of the District 11 boys track and field record book exploding. In the space of an hour or so, in the dimming light of a chilly day, Lehigh...
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...
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.
Distance showdown goes to Emmaus’ McCartney on first day of D-11 track
It wasn’t all rainwater dripping off Madelyn McCartney after the Emmaus sophomore won the Class 3A 3,200-meter run on Tuesday’s first day of the District 11 track and field championships. “I was shivering at the start of the race,” she said. “Once I started going, I warmed up,...
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...
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 ...
Baseball: Pairings, results, recaps for the PIAA District One playoffs
The PIAA District One baseball pairings feature the 24-team Class 6A (big-school) bracket. Class 5A and 6A begin Monday, with most other classifications starting Tuesday. Here are the games, along with previews and recaps: ...
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