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Northampton baseball hangs 10 during road win over Freedom
Northampton baseball coach Mick Sugra admitted there’s been an up-and-down nature to his team’s offense this spring. Saturday, it was back up. The visiting Konkrete Kids defeated Freedom, ranked No. 9 by lehighvalleylive.com, 10-1 in a non-league matchup between two Eastern Pennsylvania Conference programs. Northampton (8-4) pushed two...
Louden Reimert Races To Victory In NASCAR Modifieds At Grandview
BECHTELSVILLE, PA –The decision to return to the track where his modified race career started paid off in just the third week of the season for Louden Reimert of Oley, Pa., when he raced to his first career victory Saturday night at Grandview Speedway. Reimert scored the win in...
Study Session: Stories of the summer
This is it. This is the last “Study Session” I’ll ever write. It’s a bittersweet feeling. On the one hand, it’s great to look back on what we, as The Temple News Sports’ staff, were able to produce this year and move onto new ventures. From Texas trips to taking over tailgates, this year was a great one for the team. On the other hand, I’ll certainly miss being under this banner.
Allentown Central Catholic shot putter Clark Gulycz hoping to continue his climb to the top
When Clark Gulycz walked into the Allentown Central Catholic weight room early in 2021 as a 5-foot-9, 185-pound freshman he was one of only four throwers on the Vikings’ track & field team. Gulycz was there because he was told to be there. “I tried out for the freshman basketball team,” he recalled. “I didn’t make it, so my mom said, ‘You’re going out for track. Your sister [Miranda] can give ...
Lehigh Valley sports scores and a look at Monday’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 MONDAY’S SCHEDULE Boys track and field Easton at Parkland, 3:30 p.m. Girls track and field Easton at Parkland, 3:30 p.m. Boys tennis Palmerton at Notre Dame-Green Pond, 4 p.m. Jim Thorpe at Pen Argyl, 4 p.m. Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg at Wilson, 4 ...
Northwestern softball stays undefeated in league play with high-scoring win over Wilson
No Colonial League team has been able to stop the Northwestern softball squad so far this season. On Friday at Patriots Park in Allentown, the combination of Wilson and soggy conditions gave the Tigers trouble for the first half of the game. Northwestern took the lead with a five-run fourth...
Emmaus walks it off in the 8th to keep pace in the EPC West
EMMAUS, Pa - Several teams vying for the top spot in the EPC West, Emmaus helping their case on Monday with a 8-7 win over Northampton. The Green Hornets getting a walk-off walk in the eighth inning. Both teams trading blows throughout the contest with the Konkrete Kids striking first....
At 70, this Bethlehem woman and her relay team just set a track world record for age group
Bethlehem resident Claudia Simpson is a track world record and American record holder, after stellar performances at the 2024 USATF Masters Indoor Championships last month in Chicago. Simpson, who runs with the Greater Philadelphia Track Club, and her teammates ran 14:55:12 in the 4x800 meter relay to set the world...
Palmerton’s Ryan Burkett, Northwestern’s Gavin Nelson moving toward their lofty goals
Ryan Burkett entered Friday’s Blue Mountain Invite as the second seed in the javelin, so he closely monitored the competition in damp, dreary conditions. The Palmerton junior was sitting behind top seed Blake Hockenbroch of Shamokin after the first round, then saw him foul on his first attempt in the second round. Burkett pounced. He unleashed a personal-best throw of 171 feet, 5 inches, which ...
Cedar Crest College holds groundbreaking ceremony for softball stadium
Cedar Crest College has broken ground on a state-of-the-art softball stadium. Saturday morning's ceremony marks the start of a $2.5 million renovation to Cynthia L. Blaschak Softball Field. The renovations will elevate the grass softball field into an all-year, all-weather turf field. Additional stadium lighting will also be put in,...
Parkland wins 4th straight with a mercy rule win over Allen
OREFIELD, Pa - William Allen is still fighting for a District XI playoff berth and will need to do some more work following a 12-2 loss at Parkland on Monday. The Trojans pushing their win streak to 4-game with the mercy rule win. Early on in this one the Trojans...
Sports and Social, Pocono Raceway promote NASCAR event
Sports and Social in Allentown is gearing up for another exciting year of NASCAR. The sports bar partnered with Pocono Raceway for its first watch party of the season for the Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. To kick things off, Pocono Raceway brought in its pace car to downtown Allentown.
Lehigh Valley struggles to score in a 3-run loss to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
MOOSIC, Pa - Lehigh Valley drops its third game of the series on Saturday night with a 5-2 loss to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The IronPigs struggle to bring runners home with 8-hits on the night. In the top of the fourth the IronPigs would take a brief lead, David Dahl with an...
Sydney May leads Cumberland Valley past Whitehall
Sydney May led the way Saturday for Cumberland Valley in a 12-0 win over Whitehall. May pitched four innings, striking out 11 while giving out just one hit, to get the win. She was also 1-for-2 with two RBIs. Emma Morgan had two doubles and two RBIs, and Emma Stroup...
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