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District 11 Track and Field Championships
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, Pa. — Day one events from District 11 Track and Field Championships starting with the field events. Boys AA javelin... Luke Stevenosky from Minersville getting the win, throwing 180 feet 5 inches: an impressive 11 feet longer than second place. "It felt good to win my first...
District 2 Boys Track: Hazleton Area comes up just shy of District 2 team title
SCRANTON — It was a battle fought to the very last race of the day, but Hazleton Area came up just a few points short of catching Scranton and winning a team championship. Scranton managed to hold off the Cougars to win the District 2 Class 3A boys track championship, outscoring Hazleton by just 2.5 points to win the team title.
Palisades softball posts surprising rout of Palmerton in Colonial League semifinals
Palisades High School’s 11-2 conquest of Palmerton in the Colonial League semifinals Tuesday at Patriots Park was nothing like the teams’ regular-season meeting. That was a 1-0 Palmerton victory on April 27 in which Palisades managed just one hit off Blue Bombers senior right-hander Carley Gaffney, and the victors mustered only one hit off Pirates junior righty Karlye Teman.
District track records fall to Parkland’s Beers, Notre Dame relay on meet’s first day
Nothing like a little competition to help spark track and field athletes to record-setting performances. Parkland’s Andrew Beers and Notre Dame’s 3,200-meter relay ran into the history books Tuesday on the first day of the District 11 track and field championships at a generally damp and gloomy Blue Mountain High School – propelled there by some fierce competitors.
Distance showdown goes to Emmaus’ McCartney on first day of D-11 track
It wasn’t all rainwater dripping off Madelyn McCartney after the Emmaus sophomore won the Class 3A 3,200-meter run on Tuesday’s first day of the District 11 track and field championships. “I was shivering at the start of the race,” she said. “Once I started going, I warmed up,...
Drums Native Casey Eichfeld Returning to the Olympics in 2024
Casey Eichfeld is set to become the second American to compete in four Olympics in canoeing after winning the men’s slalom at the Olympic Trials a couple of weeks ago. Eichfeld previously competed at the Olympics in 2008, 2012 and 2016 with a best finish of seventh.
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Joey Flail, North Schuylkill
North Schuylkill senior Joey Flail was part of three gold medals last week at the Schuylkill League Championships, winning the 100M and 200M dashes, and the 4x100M relay. Watch Eyewitness News at 6 every Tuesday for our Athlete of the Week, presented by Geisinger.
Baseball Recap: Hazleton Area extends home winning streak to 11
In what's become a running theme this season, Hazleton Area gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Central Mountain Wildcats with a sharp 7-1 win. The victory was nothing new for Hazleton Area as they're now sitting on ten straight. For Central...
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