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Salisbury rides a big 2nd inning to its 9th straight win
ALLENTOWN, Pa - Salisbury continued to roll on Friday afternoon with a Colonial League win over Saucon Valley at home. The Falcons won their 9th straight game 8-1 over the Panthers. This one would be tied up early at 1-1 in the second inning. In the bottom of the frame...
East Allen Supervisors honor All-American soccer star from Northampton Area High School
During the April 11 East Allen Board of Supervisors meeting, supervisors bestowed a first-of-its kind honor on a standout student athlete from Northampton Area High School. Supervisors presented a proclamation to high school senior Jackson Vajda, who was recently named a 2023 All-American. Vajda, a boy’s soccer player, was one of 80 All-Americans, and only one of two from Pennsylvania. He is the first East Allen Township resident and NAHS student to receive this honor.
Records falling for the boys track and field Athletes of the Week
One school record has fallen and a longtime regional record is on the brink in this week’s lehighvalleylive Boys Track and Field Athletes of the Week. Each week, 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.
Allentown venue launching weekly Pocono Raceway NASCAR Watch Party, with ticket giveaways
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – A popular sports bar and entertainment venue in Allentown invites NASCAR fans to follow their favorite drivers as they compete in high-adrenaline races this spring and summer. Sports & Social Allentown, a nationally acclaimed dining and entertainment concept, on Wednesday announced a new weekly Pocono Raceway...
Easton softball coach McIntyre reaches 500 wins with family by his side
Ed McIntyre reached the impressive 500-win milestone for his Easton softball coaching career on Thursday. But he wasn’t the only member of the family to experience a milestone moment in the Red Rovers’ 16-0 victory over East Stroudsburg North. Junior pitcher Audrey Rinda, a granddaughter of McIntyre, recorded...
Be The Good: Phillipsburg High School Goes ‘All In’ with a Basketball Finale for Inclusion Week
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Phillipsburg High School’s third annual Inclusion Week ended with a basketball game when Nigere King nailed a 3-point field goal at the buzzer to give Team Garnet a 41-38 victory over Team Grey in front of a gymnasium-filled student body on Friday afternoon. Boy’s basketball coach Todd Sigafoos and girl’s coach Nicole Fulmer were the coaches for the game including many of their varsity players.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “It’s Inclusion Week, so this is a great way to include everyone,” Fulmer said. “The boys and girls on the basketball...
Easton baseball holds off Nazareth to snap losing skid
Isa Jackson nearly sent an extra-base hit down the right field line in his first at-bat on Thursday night. The Easton senior settled for an RBI off an infield single. A few innings later, however, Jackson wouldn’t be denied by the foul line. He sent a double past third base, plating what ultimately became the game’s decisive run.
Softball rankings: Trying to figure out wild EPC
The softball rankings look very different from last week as only two teams remain in the same position. The biggest mover is Emmaus, which had won eight consecutive games by a combined score of 113-12, before running into Liberty on Wednesday and falling 12-4 to the Hurricanes. If you purchase...
Liberty rolls past Emmaus for its 8th straight win
EMMAUS, Pa - Liberty kept its win streak alive on Wednesday afternoon with an impressive road 12-4 win over Emmaus. The Hurricanes snapped the Green Hornets win streak in the process. Ariana Castillo got the scoring started in the top of the first with an RBI double to give the...
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 Girls Lacrosse Northampton at Daniel Boone, 10 a.m. Freedom at Lake-Lehman, 10 a.m. Scranton Prep at Liberty, 11 a.m. Allentown Central Catholic at Nazareth, 11 a.m. Emmaus at Southern Lehigh, 11:30 a.m. Boys Lacrosse Nazareth at ...
Easton girls lacrosse holds off much-improved P’burg for 6th straight rivalry win
The rivalry matchup between Easton and Phillipsburg in girls lacrosse in recent years had been, for all intents and purposes, a formality. The Red Rovers had beaten their rivals five straight times by a combined score of 89-19. Easton extended that run to six at a rainy, gray Cottingham Stadium...
Emmaus bounces back to knock off Liberty in 4 sets
EMMAUS, Pa - Two of the top teams in the EPC and District XI met on the volleyball court Wednesday night. Emmaus getting the better of Liberty in four sets at home. The Green Hornets came away victorious in a back and forth set one 25-20. In the second set they handled things a little more comfortably with a 25-16 win.
'It's a matter of looking in their eyes, and you just see the shine': Pburg Inclusion Week culminates with unified game
PHILLIPSBURG, N.J. - Hundreds of students left Phillipsburg High School with big smiles Friday, after the culmination of Inclusion Week. "We're here at the inclusion basketball game," said Paige Randazzo, a student at Phillipsburg High School. "It's just amazing," said Patrick Leeper, a student at Phillipsburg High School. "There's so...
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