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Hazleton Area boys breeze to WVC Track and Field championship
HAZLE TWP. — The competition grew to its highest level yet this year, but the Hazleton Area boys track team simply did what it’s done all year — win. The Cougars capped off an undefeated team season by running away with the Wyoming Valley Conference Boys Track and Field championship on their home track Monday afternoon.
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.
Super DIRT Week Spots & $$ at Big Diamond-Selinsgrove
POTTSVILLE, PA – When the Super DIRTcar Series returns to Pennsylvania in June, two $10,000 checks and two Super DIRT Week lock-ins will be on the line. The Series will return to Big Diamond Speedway, in Pottsville, PA, for the third straight year on Tuesday, June 4, and then make its debut at Selinsgrove Speedway on Wednesday, June 5.
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.
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.
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.
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