SPORTS

Pioneer Pole Buildings will toss $2,000 into the feature winner’s payoff if a Pennsylvania 410 sprint driver beats the cream of the crop when the KUBOTA High Limit Sprints invade the Grandview Speedway on Tuesday night, May 28. This will mark the first event of the 2024 NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series.

LINKS Magazine recently ranked the best golf courses in Pennsylvania and three Montgomery County courses made the Top 10 list. , which is considered “the finest inland links in the country,” is on the list. The course was designed by Hugh Wilson and made famous by golfers Bobby Jones and Ben Hogan.

Detroit was a sensational host for the 2024 NFL Draft two weeks. Next year, the annual gig hits Lambeau Field in Green Bay, which got PennLive hosts Dan Sostek, Brian Linder and Eric Epler thinking. Who might be the next wave of former Pa. prep standouts to get the call?

Late Pick 5 — $0 other handicapping here!. RACE 1: CLAIMING $12,500 (CONDITIONED), 3-YEAR-OLDS AND UP, 1 1/16 MILES. Only two runners in here have shown they can crack the mid-70s mark on the brisnet scale with any consistency; they’re my top two picks. #6 Milano (7-5) has run at least a 77 three times in four starts this year, and made a strong late rally to miss by a half-length last out. He’s likely to employ that grinding closing style to victory here. #5 Entrust (8-5) will try to use the opposite style, and showcase his early speed. He overcame a wide trip to win two races ago over non-winners of two foes, then wore down the early leader and held second in his most recent effort. #4 Wonder Water (10-1) improved sharply second off the bench last out with a 67, and has finished no worse than second in three starts on this surface.

Spencer Lee’s 83-year old grandmother lives in France and never has seen him wrestle in person. The Franklin Regional and Iowa graduate qualified for the Summer Olympic Games in Paris by reaching the finals Saturday at the Last Chance Olympic qualifier in Istanbul, Turkey. Lee went 4-0. The finalists...

All five players on the lehighvalleylive.com All-Area Girls Basketball first team are senior 1,000-point scorers. Two members of the top team appeared on the first squad last year. The other three helped lead their teams to deep runs in the state tournament this season. Four of the five players will...

Fans can vote for their choices for Mid-Penn Conference girls lacrosse player of the week in PennLive’s latest poll. Voting is open through noon Tuesday. The winner will be revealed Wednesday on PennLive.com. Here are this week’s nominees:. Cadyn Eismann, Lower Dauphin — Eismann had nine goals, three...

Tyson Baker scored 15 goals, including the 200th of his career, as the Red Land boys lacrosse team defeated Cedar Cliff, 23-2, in a Mid-Penn Conference crossover game played Thursday. According to the NFHS web site, Baker’s 15 goals in a single game set a Pennsylvania record, eclipsing the previous...

Report card: Apollo-Ridge sophomore Jocelyn Snyder tossed a no-hitter with 11 strikeouts and also was 2 for 4 with a double and RBI in an 11-0 nonsection win over Leechburg on Monday. She also was 3 for 3 with a home run, double and five RBIs and was the winning pitcher in a 22-6 win over Brentwood on April 26. The Vikings, who finished the regular season 8-5 overall and 7-3 in Section 2-2A, good for second place, will play Riverside (6-9) in the WPIAL Class 2A first round at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Fox Chapel.

Wilkes-Barre, PA — Gem Quality, a Breeders Crown champion last year, prevailed in his 2024 debut on Saturday afternoon (May 11) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, winning one of four $30,000 divisions of a Pennsylvania All-Stars event for 3-year-old male pacers. The son of Captain Crunch produced the...

LOCK HAVEN-The Lock Haven YMCA Gymnastics Team held an end of season banquet to celebrate individual achievement from the 2023-24 season. Medals were given out to the gymnasts who made an extra effort. The All-Around gymnast for A Team was given to Harper Conklin who had the highest all-around average for the season. The All-Around gymnast for B Team was given to Abby Immel for the highest all-around total for the B Team. With Abby’s all-around total she was moved from the B Team to the A Team for the 2024-25 season. The Beam Queen award for the most beam routine sticks went to Peyton Leitch. The Powerhouse Award went to Evelyn Nestor for the biggest vaults. Most Improved went to Chloe Seiffert for gaining the most skills and bringing team points in her first season. Beam of Light went to Brennah McKinney for always bringing sunshine into the gym and keeping things fun. Peyton Murray received an award for the Most Supportive Teammate. This teammate cheers and encourages everyone to do their best and sometimes is the loudest one in the Lynx corner. The Coach’s award was a tie; both Allie Weaver and Ruby Richard earned this award for consistency and being productive in the gym every practice. The team voted for the gymnast who was always there for them and someone they go to for help with skills and questions, so the Teammate Award was given to Devon Hefferon.

In what's become a running theme this season, Hazleton Area gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Central Mountain Wildcats with a sharp 7-1 win. The victory was nothing new for Hazleton Area as they're now sitting on ten straight. For Central...

FARWELL- With just a little over three months remaining until PIAA preseason football drills are set to begin, Bucktail found out who will now take over the reins and lead the upstart program moving forward. This past week it was revealed that Kevin Ransom will now lead the state’s smallest...

The Shamokin Area Indians will be playing at home against the Sugar Valley Rural Phoenix at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Shamokin Area has six straight wins, Sugar Valley Rural has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.