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H.S. Baseball/Softball: Four WVC teams seeking trips to state semifinals
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. The first round of the PIAA baseball and softball state playoffs on Monday went perfect for the Wyoming Valley Conference. Four teams entered and four came out with victories. Now comes the quarterfinals on Thursday. Only Dallas baseball survived to play...
Misericordia wins first Division Three Baseball National Championship
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The newest NCAA Division III Baseball National Champion resides in Dallas, Pennsylvania, as Misericordia takes home its first-ever baseball national championship in program history after a 16-10 win against Wisconsin-Whitewater Thursday. The Cougars played a double header today against Wisconsin-Whitewater, after losing the second game to make it a winner take […]
Pittston Area prevails to return to state softball semifinals
ALLENTOWN — With its bats held in check through the first half of Thursday’s state quarterfinals, Pittston Area turned to a little bit of small ball — with big results. The Patriots used a combination of bunts and baserunning to score four runs in the fifth inning, beating Mechanicsburg 4-1 to punch their ticket to the Class 5A softball semifinals.
Minichello wins NCAA Javelin title
Congratulations to a former local javelin thrower who last night won his 2nd National championship. Wyoming Area’s Marc Minichello who now competes for Georgia threw the Javelin 264 feet to capture the 2024 National title in Oregon late last night. The recent 24 year old also won the 2022...
Major renovations at PNC Field in Moosic
MOOSIC, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Big changes are coming to PNC Field next season. The changes this time around will focus more behind-the-scenes but are still aimed at elevating the game. The locker rooms and other training facilities for players at PNC Field are outdated. More than 30 years old, they are simply cramped. Plus, […]
PIAA softball quarterfinal Mechanicsburg vs. Pittston: Here's what to know
Fresh off the program’s first state playoff win ever, the Mechanicsburg Wildcats hope their history-making isn’t over. • Sign up for PennLive’s new high school sports newsletter here. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive...
Mohegan Sun Arena looking to replace, expand marquee display area
WILKES-BARRE TWP. — The Luzerne County Convention Center Authority on Wednesday unanimously approved a resolution to advertise for a new marquee at the entrance to the complex. Steve Poremba, General Manager for ASM Global, said the marquee is 14 years old and parts, especially for the lighting panels, are...
College baseball: Misericordia tops Wisconsin-Whitewater, 12-9, in Game 1 of Division III College World Series final
Misericordia is one win away from winning its first Division III College Baseball World Series. The Cougars outslugged Wisconsin-Whitewater in a 12-9 game June 4 to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series at Classic Auto Group Park. Game 2 is at 11 a.m. June 6, with Game 3...
Team Schadel has hot hand during Pocono 2-year-old races
Wilkes-Barre PA — Eleven 2-year-old qualifiers were held Wednesday morning (June 5) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with Team Schadel — driver Todd and trainer/son Cody — combining to sweep the two colt trots and also producing the fastest winner of the day. The quickest of...
Local high school baseball teams to be well-represented at Field of Dreams Senior Classic
MOOSIC — An elite group of local baseball players will get one last chance to take the field before their high school careers officially come to an end. The 2024 “Field of Dreams” all-star game will once again showcase graduating seniors from 20 of the 22 Lackawanna League teams. Coaches from each school nominated players, then came together to vote for the top performer at each position.
Introducing the Newest Summer Baseball Team: The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Miners
Mining its way back into the collegiate summer baseball game is the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Miners, the newest team in the East Coast Collegiate Baseball League. It’s the first time in over a decade NEPA has had a summer team and plenty of local faces are featured on the Miners. “I’d say about half the team I […]
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