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Pocono Raceway voted top track by NASCAR fans
LONG POND, MONROE CO. (WOLF) — Pocono Raceway has been ranked the top NASCAR track in USA TODAY's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards. The Tricky Triangle was voted #1 by NASCAR fans after 10Best vetted out the top raceways from motorsports experts. The 2.5-mile track was founded in 1968 and...
Tri-County Independent Athlete of the Week Poll: May 6-13
The Tri-County Independent is once again hosting an Athlete of the Week poll!. Each week several local boys and girls will be nominated for the honor and you determine the winner by voting in our online poll. Visit our website, check out the nominees and simply click on your choice.
Stroudsburg baseball uses strong start to defeat PM West, clinch spot in districts
POCONO SUMMIT — A lot was on the line between Stroudsburg and Pocono Mountain West baseball on Wednesday afternoon. The Mounties needed a win to clinch a spot in the 6A district tournament while the Panthers needed a win to keep their 5A district hopes alive. The two teams met on the...
Baseball Game Preview: Honesdale on Home-Turf
Honesdale is 3-0 against Holy Cross since April of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Honesdale Hornets will look to defend their home field against the Holy Cross Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. Honesdale's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Holy Cross' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
2024 Landmark Baseball Conference Tournament Preview
The Landmark Conference's push for first place in the regular season came down to the wire. One game separated Landmark Baseball Conference Tournament top seed Elizabethtown from No. 2 seed Catholic, Catholic from No. 3 seed Scranton, and Scranton from No. 4 Susquehanna. The quartet continues their heated showdown for...
Scranton Prep’s Borick wins District 2 Class 2A boys tennis singles title
WILKES-BARRE — A warrior-like effort from Wyoming Area tennis standout Luca Argenio to play through some severe cramping in his legs brought his quest for a District 2 singles gold medal to a premature end on a hot day inside Kirby Park. Argenio, just about an hour removed from...
Softball Recap: Old Forge extends home winning streak to three
Old Forge stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They never let the Dunmore Bucks onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. The win was nothing new for Old Forge as they're now sitting on six straight. Karen Sickle was a major factor no...
Baseball Recap: Pocono Mountain West finds home field redemption against East Stroudsburg North
There's no place like home for Pocono Mountain West, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against the East Stroudsburg North Timberwolves on Tuesday as the Pocono Mountain West Panthers made off with a 13-3 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Pocono Mountain West also won the last time the pair played two weeks ago.
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