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‘She has a drive to succeed’: Parkland High School senior wins prestigious $20,000 scholarship from KFC
Alexa Rosario, 18, is one of over 700 recent graduates from Parkland High School. But she’s one of only 11 in the country to receive a prestigious $20,000 scholarship from the KFC Foundation. “My manager doesn’t really tell me to call the store, he always just texts me if he needs me to come in for somebody. So when he told me to call the store, I figured I had messed something up,” Rosario ...
Northampton celebrates 25 college-bound athletes
The recruiting process can be daunting for a high school athlete. Luckily for the Iasiello twins, Raegan and Kendall, they had a partner when deciding their college destination. “We did everything together,” Raegan Iasiello said. “We were like a package deal. We knew we wanted to go to college together...
Another Lehigh Valley school adds girls wrestling as a varsity sport
The East Penn School District board on Monday approved girls wrestling as a PIAA-sponsored varsity and junior high sport beginning with the 2024-25 season. “We had a successful season last winter with significant participation numbers and competition,” Emmaus athletic director Rebecca George said. “We have recently added boys middle school track and field, girls middle school track and field, ...
Shaler dethrones Parkland as PIAA Class 3A boys volleyball champions
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A rematch of last year's state championship as defending champion Parkland takes on Shaler on Saturday at Penn State’s Rec Hall. In the first set, Parkland's Alex Wilby gets the kill to cut the Trojans deficit to 4-3. Later on, Parkland now up 7-6 but the Titans' Logan Schimmel spikes the ball to bring things back even at 7-7.
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