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High school football: Giving college coaches an early look at top Bucks County area talent
They ran, caught passes, threw passes, displayed their footwork and gave everything they had on Souderton High's football field on a Thursday night in May. And, most importantly, they (over 100 athletes) were seen by over 50 college football coaches at the second BuxMont Football Showcase. "This is such a...
Thrill on the Hill, Grandview Feature Belongs to Danner
May 11th, 2024. Bechtelsville, PA, Nick Fillman, USAC ECSC. Briggs Danner of Allentown, PA was able to collect his second win of the 2024 Rapid Tire Services, USAC East Coast Sprint Car Series, presented by Capitol Renegade, and second career win at his home track, the Grandview Speedway. With rains...
Quakertown's Qualteria keeps racking up school stolen base records
HORSHAM — Danny Qualteria has mastered the art of the steal. The Quakertown senior shortstop broke his own single-season school record with 29 stolen bases this spring and has yet to be thrown out. He had 25 steals a year ago when he earned first-team All-Suburban One League Liberty Division honors after compiling...
EPC softball playoffs should be a fun, unpredictable ride
Before the last few weeks, the favorite to win in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference softball tournament was a complete mystery. But with its recent winning streak and its ability to earn the top seed, Liberty looks to be the best guess for champion as the playoffs start. If you purchase...
Becahi softball beats Liberty for 3rd time this season, advances to EPC semifinals
The Liberty softball team has only lost to one Eastern Pennsylvania Conference opponent all season. But unfortunately for the Hurricanes, that same squad, Bethlehem Catholic, has handed them three defeats this year with the latest being in the playoffs. The Golden Hawks, despite being the eighth seed, kept up their...
Softball Game Preview: Quakertown Leaves Home
Quakertown has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Abington Galloping Ghosts at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Quakertown is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season. Quakertown is hoping to...
Lehigh wrestling lands a transfer from Big Ten power
The transfer portal has delivered a wrestler to Lehigh. Rylan Rogers, who wrestled the last two seasons at 184 pounds for Michigan, announced his transfer to Bethlehem’s south side this week on X (the web site formerly known as Twitter). Rogers comes to Lehigh with sophomore eligibility after going...
Reviewing the top scores, highlights from the 2023-24 bowling season
The curtain has fallen on the 2023-24 bowling campaign. Scores came from all angles, and the game’s future stars shined the brightest. Junior bowlers took center stage as a bumper crop of youngsters filled the scoresheets week after week. Of the 253 perfect games turned in by area bowlers, a record dozen was recorded by Juniors.
Girls lacrosse rankings: Each top 5 team finds a new spot
What a difference a week made to our local girls lacrosse rankings. The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex tournament semifinals resulted in major changes to the top five. In the EPC semis, Emmaus put in a defensive clinic to upend Easton and avenge a previous loss to the Red Rovers.
Kuehner is key as Nazareth baseball tops Freedom in EPC quarterfinals
Who knew Mason Kuehner, Nazareth Area High School’s record-setting wide receiver who’s headed to play football at Lafayette College, might be just as good on the baseball diamond?. Kuehner’s been the perfect addition this spring to a Blue Eagles program that graduated 13 seniors, including 2023 lehighvalleylive.com Player...
Notre Dame softball rallies past Southern Lehigh for playoff win featuring 29 total runs
The Notre Dame softball team faced a 5-0 deficit in the second inning against Southern Lehigh on Saturday in a Colonial League quarterfinal. But the Crusaders definitely didn’t sweat it. In fact, they had 16 runs left in them for the game. Fourth-seeded Notre Dame had four-run innings in...
Easton girls basketball’s Cole excelled as she always valued family, teammates
Easton senior forward Evalyse Cole accomplished plenty in her final season as a Red Rover. She scored her 1,000th career point, was voted Eastern Pennsylvania Conference MVP, was named to the PA Sports Writers All-State Team, helped lead Easton to a 24-4 record and assisted the Red Rovers in a trip to the state tournament.
The Girls Lacrosse POTW led her team back to the EPC final
Playoff lacrosse is upon us and it’s time to honor those who put in standout performances in the games that matter the most. The Girls Lacrosse Player of the week helped her team get back to a familiar place, the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference final. lehighvalleylive Girls Lacrosse Player of...
Parkland track sprinter Janukowicz proof of progress coming from hard work
Nate Janukowicz was a budding baseball player until he was cut from Parkland’s team as a freshman, but not before he was given some advice. “The baseball coaches said, ‘This is not going to work out but you’re pretty fast,” he recalled, “‘You should try [track].’ I almost missed the cutoff to [join Parkland’s track team]. The rest is history.” Janukowicz has only scratched the surface of his ...
Alleyne had Becahi girls basketball put in work early, often in special 1st season
The Bethlehem Catholic girls basketball team won its eighth consecutive District 11 title and advanced to the PIAA Class 5A semifinals this season. The work that led to the Golden Hawks’ success started early with first-year head coach Arnold Alleyne. And when we say early, we mean early. If...
7-seed Pleasant Valley doubles up Emmaus in EPC softball quarterfinals
LOWER MACUNGIE TWSP., Pa. - EPC softball quarterfinals, No. 2 seed Emmaus hosting No. 7 Pleasant Valley at Church Lane Field. Bottom 4th, two out and the Green Hornets' Autumn Held helps her cause ripping a single to right scoring Mildred Thompson and it is 1-0 Emmaus. The Bears tie...
Moravian to host NCAA Division III Regional Softball tournament games
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Moravian softball program found itself in a familiar spot by the end of the weekend - Landmark Conference champions for a second straight year and 11th time overall. To the victor go the spoils and, in this case, a bit of history for the decorated program...
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