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H.S. Softball/Baseball roundup: Pittston Area softball clinches WVC Division 1 title
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Gianna Adams threw six hitless innings with 13 strikeouts as Pittston Area locked up a Division 1 championship with a 14-1 win over Crestwood in Wyoming Valley Conference softball Tuesday. Sam Herbert launched a homer and drove in four runs, while...
Softball Game Recap: Wyoming Valley West Comes Up Short
Wyoming Valley West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 12-0 to the Tunkhannock Tigers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Wyoming Valley West of the 12-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April.
H.S. Baseball: Hazleton Area clinches fifth consecutive Division 1 championship
HAZLE TWP. — This was the year to catch Hazleton Area and end its long reign atop Division 1 of Wyoming Valley Conference baseball. Instead, the Cougars disposed of their final challenger in a fashion so impressive that even the opposing coach lauded their performance Wednesday. Hazleton Area jumped...
West Scranton & Mid Valley Boys, Abington Heights & Lakeland Girls Win Spagna Championships
Local roundup: Lake-Lehman edges Berwick in softball
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Lake-Lehman scored a run in the top of the eighth to defeat Berwick 3-2 Wednesday in Wyoming Valley Conference softball. Hannah Chipego recorded 17 strikeouts for Lehman. Lucy Honeywell had a solo home run. Gabby Starr and Makayla Brown each had...
H.S. Baseball: Wyoming Area edges Holy Redeemer to tighten Division 2 race
WEST PITTSTON — Three Wyoming Area batters came to the plate with the bases loaded in the seventh inning Tuesday, all seeking a hit. All three failed to get one, but the alternative was just enough to give the Warriors a victory. Noah Smith, Jeremy Layland and Chase Speicher...
Baseball Recap: Mid Valley extends road winning streak to three
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Mid Valley ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Old Forge Blue Devils 9-8. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mid Valley. Nick Mills...
Times' high school sports notebook: Blackhawk's Piocquidio continues dominance
Just one month ago, Blackhawk girl’s lacrosse senior Mia Piocquidio achieved a goal that she set out to reach when she started playing lacrosse at the high school level as she reached the 200-goal plateau in her career against Aquinas Academy back on April 10. When Piocquidio reached the...
SWB Railriders Score Three in the 9th Inning to Beat the Rochester Red Wings, 5-3
The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders scored three runs in the bottom of the 9th to beat the Rochester Red Wings, 5-3, and improve to 24-10 on the season. Caleb Durbin tied the game with an RBI double, scoring Brandon Lockridge. Then, Everson Periera hit a two-run home run to win the game for SWB. First pitch tomorrow […]
Baseball Game Recap: Scranton Takes a Loss
Scranton won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Monday. They lost 13-1 to the Scranton Prep Cavaliers. Scranton has not had much luck with Scranton Prep recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Baseball Game Preview: Warrior Run Hits the Road
The Warrior Run Defenders will head out on the road to square off against the Milton Black Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Warrior Run will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak. Last Monday, Warrior Run beat Jersey Shore 6-1. Griffen Harrington spent all seven innings on...
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