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Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Nora Keating and Gabrielle Marsola each scored second half goals as Wyoming Valley West rallied for a 4-3 victory over host Dallas in a Wyoming Valley Conference girls soccer match on Monday. The Mountaineers held a 3-2 lead after the first...

YATESVILLE — On Seth Raymer’s 18th birthday, Sam Petrini offered up the gift that Raymer used to wrap up a Nanticoke victory. With Pittston Area down a score and driving late, Petrini stripped the ball from a receiver. Raymer, the active leader of the Nanticoke defense all night,...

Fabrice Gatsinzi scored three times in 12 minutes during the five-goal first half that Pittston Area used to overpower visiting Nanticoke, 7-0

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Wyoming Area v Scranton, Old Forge v Lackawanna Trail, Dunmore v Mid Valley, Southern Columbia v Montoursville, Western Wayne v West Scranton, Riverside v Carbondale.

WEST PITTSTON — Wyoming Area running back Aaron Crossley was effective with the football in his hands and also effective without it. With the ball, Crossley ran 39 times for 310 yards and three touchdowns. Without it, Scranton’s concern over the Lehigh University recruit led to two more touchdowns as Wyoming Area defeated the Knights 35-19 Friday night in a non-conference game.

Sep. 30—Exeter held on for 28-21 win over Warwick in a Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 2 football game Friday night at Lititz. Sophomore quarterback Riley Martinez ran for an 82-yard touchdown and threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to junior Genuine Stutzman to help lead the Eagles (3-0, 6-0) over the Warriors (0-3, 1-5). Both touchdowns came in the second quarter.

Kevin Lockett is seeing action as a freshman wide receiver at Misericordia University. The Pittston Area graduate has played in all

Old Forge’s hopes of winning a sixth straight Lackawanna Football Conference division title took a serious hit Friday night when the Blu

MONDAY, 10/2 Boys soccer: Pittston Area at MMI Prep, 4:15 p.m. Boys soccer:

With five weeks in the books, and five more to go, Berwick and Wyoming Valley West entered this matchup desperate for a win. Halfway into 2023, Wyoming Valley West already had improved on their win mark from a year ago. The Spartans did not win a game last year, this year they have found the win column just once through five weeks.

WRIGHT TWP. — If there was one ingredient the Wilkes-Barre Area spread offense was lacking, Evan Laybourn-Boddie might just be it. A West Scranton transfer that recently won his PIAA appeal to be eligible to play, Laybourn-Boddie provided the chef’s kiss on the Wolfpack’s fourth consecutive victory.

MOUNTAIN TOP, Pa. — The sound of fireworks filled Crestwood stadium Friday night as droves of fans filled the stands for the Salute to Service game. "We are celebrating veterans past and present, specifically in the area of Mountain Top and Wilkes Barre," said Martin Bibla, event organizer. Former...

EYEWITNESS SPORTS (WBRE/WYOU) — High school football brings us back for another night another the lights. It’s week 6 and 28/22 News Friday Night Sports Show is here to catch you up on all Friday’s nights scores and highlights! Scores and highlights below:

KINGSTON — The only time Hanover Area failed to score in the first half Saturday night was when time ran out. A minor technicality in an otherwise dominant performance. Jaydon Skipalis scored four first-half touchdowns as the Hawkeyes rolled up a 42-point lead on the way to a 56-6 victory over winless Holy Redeemer in a Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 game.

Bella Dessoye finished first and Olivea Scalese came in third Wednesday to lead the way as the Pittston Area girls went 4-0 during an eight-te

EXETER – Wyoming Area led all Class 3A boys teams by advancing four players through Wednesday’s Wyoming Valley Conference qualifie

Oct. 1—CLARKS SUMMIT — Simply dominant. That is the only way to describe Valley View's performance in the second half against Abington Heights on Saturday afternoon. Behind a ball-control offense and a stingy defense, the top-ranked Cougars overcame a seven-point halftime deficit and beat the No. 4 Comets, 35-14, in a Lackawanna Football Conference Division I showdown at Comet Stadium.

CHIPPEWA TWP. — Central Valley coach Mark Lyons is the only football coach the program has ever had so there is no confusion. “We tell our guys that there are no excuses,” said Lyons. “They know what we expect them to do and we expect them to produce.”