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Even in defeat, Adams wraps storied Pittston Area career with fantastic performance
STATE COLLEGE — The result wasn’t what Gianna Adams and the rest of the Pittston Area softball team wanted. But in the final game of her record-breaking, decorated, legendary career, there’s no denying that Adams went out with one more dazzling pitching performance. The Patriots came up...
Wyoming Sem grad set to take Olympic stage
A graduate of Wyoming Seminary is preparing to take the Olympic stage in Paris this year. Kennedy Blades, a 2022 graduate, was selected for Team USA in women’s wrestling for the 2024 Olympic games. “I’m super excited to represent the U.S., especially at the highest level of my sport,”...
Field of Dreams Game back this weekend on Montage Mountain
MOOSIC, Pa. — Some of the best high school baseball players in the area will be back in action this weekend, it is the Field of Dreams Game on Montage Mountain. The Field of Dreams Game is this Sunday, June 16, at 3 p.m., and will feature teams broken up according to long-time Lackawanna League rivalries.
Manheim Central stuns Exeter to punch ticket to 2A state title game
DENVER, Pa. (WHTM) — Coming into Tuesday’s 2A state semifinal, Exeter boys volleyball hadn’t lost a set in 19 games. That included a sweep of Manheim Central in the 2A District III title game. The Barons had revenge on their mind in the 2A state semifinals and got exactly that, stunning Exeter in a five […]
Lake-Lehman’s Winter Guard takes 1st-place award at regional competition
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Lake-Lehman’s 2024 Winter Guard recently competed in the Tournament Indoor Association Chapter 2 Championships at Parkland High School, where they received first place for their show, “When the Flame Goes Out.”. The Region 2 Championships was the last competition...
Team USA teenager
Ever since she picked up a basketball Faith Pavalonis has excelled at the game. The Wilkes Barre Clutch player is one of the best 13 year olds in the area. Faith Pavalonis, TEAM USA(Riverside) says, “ I just love the game overall. Like, I'm really aggressive. I just like getting my body into this ball. With you guys going up on my shot, falling through. Everything about basketball is great. "
Rochester ends RailRiders’ winning streak, shutout streak
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders fell 5-4 to the Rochester Red Wings on Thursday night. The team could not hold on to an early lead, allowing the opponent to plate runs for the first time this series. The pitching staff worked 24.1 consecutive shutout innings from the 10th inning of Sunday’s game up until the sixth inning tonight.
NoCo Pride, Old Forge hike, Burlington soccer
NCPR NewsNoCo Pride, Old Forge hike, Burlington soccer. With rising anti-LGBTQ rhetoric around the country, why Pride celebrations in the North Country are important for connections and community; in Old Forge, the Rondaxe fire tower on Bald Mountain offers sprawling views of the western Adirondacks; and, a soccer club in Burlington was started with the goal of combating climate change. We’ll head to the UVM Virtue Stadium to talk with the founder of the Vermont Green.
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