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Hanover Area students team up for an inclusive annual softball game
LUZERNE COUNTY(WOLF) — Students at the Hanover Area School District and the life skills classes held a softball game during the school day on Monday. The school tries to get all the kids with different abilities out on the field. It’s a fun event they look forward to, and...
Pocono Raceway voted Best NASCAR Track
LONG POND, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pocono Raceway has been voted Best NASCAR track in USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice Travel Awards. The “Tricky Triangle” got the top spot right ahead of Chicago Street Race, Sonoma Raceway, Michigan Speedway, and Bristol Motor Speedway. NASCAR racing returns to Pocono Raceway July 12 through July […]
Higher Ed First Stakes Winner for Sporting Chance
A & A Ranch's grade 1 winner and second-crop sire Sporting Chance sired his first black-type winner May 11 when his son Higher Ed captured the Kendrick Stakes by 4 1/2 lengths at Sunray Park. Higher Ed is a homebred for J. Kirk and Judy Robison. Trained by Todd Fincher,...
NEPA Cricket Club holds community event in Luzerne County
FORTY FORT, Pa. — Members of the NEPA Cricket Club and their families were invited to play cricket and join in on the fun in Luzerne County on Sunday. There was a bounce house, games for kids, and food. The club recently got its own cricket field in Forty...
Making friends on the field
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — It was time to step up and play ball on Monday at a field in Hanover Township where sixth graders faced off against the high school's life skills class in a friendly game of Wiffle ball. "Combining all the students together and not excluding anyone....
Softball Recap: Jorja Snyder can't quite lead Crestwood over Lake-Lehman
After flying high against Dallas last Thursday, Crestwood came back down to earth. The Crestwood Comets lost 7-1 to the Lake-Lehman Knights on Monday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Crestwood of the 9-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023. Crestwood...
Trotters put in speedy miles Monday at Pocono
Wilkes-Barre, PA – Trotters were in the Monday (May 13) afternoon spotlight at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with two $15,000 divisions of a trot for developing horses the features. The faster winner of the highlight events was the E L Titan sophomore gelding Super Duper Cooper, undefeated in...
Northeast Pennsylvania welcomes its first official cricket field in Forty Fort
Forty Fort, Luzerne Co. — Northeast Pennsylvania is getting it’s first Cricket field after years of effort from the NEPA Cricket Club. They held their inaugural game in Forty Fort today and the over 90 playing members were excited to play on the field that’s still in development but they have the full support from the area.
RailRiders break tie with two runs in seventh to edge Rochester
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders battled the Rochester Red Wings for a 6-4 win on Sunday afternoon at PNC Field. The team took the series four games to two and now holsd a Minor League best 27 wins on the season. The RailRiders...
H.S. Tennis: Five Wyoming Valley Conference teams advance in District 2 doubles
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Four Wyoming Valley Conference doubles teams in Class 2A and one in Class 3A advanced Monday to the District 2 Tennis Doubles semifinal round. The semifinals and finals will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Kirby Park. In the event of inclement...
Baseball Recap: Hanover Area snaps seven-game streak of losses at home
Hanover Area's game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past the Northwest Area Rangers 6-5. That's more bragging rights for Hanover Area, who also won the pair's last head-to-head. Nick Schiel spent all seven...
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