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Lehigh Valley high school football live updates: Week 2
Follow updates from Lehigh Valley high school football games Friday night for Week 2 of the season. All eyes tonight are on Freedom at Parkland in the EPC. In the Colonial-Schuylkill League, Southern Lehigh is at Blue Mountain. Refresh the page to see the latest updates below (the feed will not update automatically). NOTE: You must be signed into X to see our feed. If you are seeing tweets ...
High school football predictions for Week 2: Showing what we’ve learned
Week 1 can be considered an educational experience for our high school football prognosticators. Let’s find out if any of the lessons stuck. Read below as the lehighvalleylive.com sports staff picks each of this weekend’s games. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a...
Lehigh Valley high school football roundup: Northampton wins a thriller, Emmaus beats Bethlehem Catholic, and Nazareth cruises
Here is a roundup of Friday night’s top Lehigh Valley high school football games in Week 2. Northampton 24, East Stroudsburg South 21 Aaron Gutkowski kicked a 38-yard field goal to give Northampton an early 3-0 lead. East Stroudsburg South’s Charles Capers ran it in from 49 yards out to make it 7-3. Capers’ second touchdown run from 18 yards out made it 14-3 East Stroudsburg South. Gutkowski’s ...
Easton football overpowers Spring-Ford in statement win at Cottingham Stadium
Easton Area High School’s football team gave one of the top recruits in the state of Pennsylvania a rude introduction to Cottingham Stadium Friday night. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Catasauqua football overcomes miscues, beats Wilson
Jordan Bradshaw fumbled the ball early in the fourth quarter as Catasauqua was driving toward a game-clinching touchdown Saturday afternoon at Wilson. It was the senior’s second fumble in as many weeks. “As a senior,” he said, “you can’t keep letting your team down.” Catasauqua’s coaching staff didn’t stay down on Bradshaw, though. After the Rough Riders’ defense stopped the Warriors on fourth ...
New college apartments open to students
The McCartney Street Phase II Project opened to students earlier this month, allowing over 100 students to move into the new residence hall for the start of the semester. Known as “McCartney II,” the residence hall extends along McCartney Street to Clinton Terrace and neighbors the older McCartney residence halls: Tator North and McCartney South. The residence hall has 53 suites and 166 beds, with 34 four-bedroom suites, two three-bedroom suites, seven two-bedroom suites and 10 singles.
Nazareth football's Wimberly slams door shut on Whitehall with INT in end zone
The Whitehall High School football team was trying to gain momentum and muster a comeback against Nazareth on Friday night. But Blue Eagles junior cornerback Marquez Wimberly made sure no kind of rally by the Zephyrs was in the making as he came up with an interception in the end zone to slam the door on a Whitehall drive late in the third quarter.
2 years later than expected, Palmer Kiwanis Youth Center is complete
It took longer than Dave Colver predicted, but the Palmer Kiwanis Youth Center is finally ready to open. A ribbon cutting ceremony is planned for 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at the center at 3052 Green Pond Road in Palmer Township. If you purchase a product or register for an...
Bethlehem Area schools reach tentative agreement with clerical staff, ending strike
Secretarial and clerical staff members at Bethlehem Area School District are returning to work Thursday. The district said in a statement on its website Wednesday night that a tentative agreement has been reached with the Teamsters Local 773 secretarial and clerical staff, and that those staff will report to work Thursday. The union announced its strike Sunday. Union President Dennis Hower ...
Football Recap: Abington Heights Falls to East Stroudsburg South in First Game of Season
Abington Heights couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. The contest between them and the East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers wasn't particularly close, with the Abington Heights Comets falling 33-14. When it comes to explaining why Abington Heights lost on Friday, one person who can't be blamed is...
East Stroudsburg South promotes two assistants to lead girls and boys basketball programs
East Stroudsburg South will have new head coaches for boys and girls basketball, but both are familiar names to the Poconos, and especially to the Cavalier program. Jose Hernandez, who was an assistant under Carly Gallagher last season, will take over the girls basketball program. Hernandez is also the father of former East Stroudsburg South guard, Layla Hernandez, who scored nearly 1,000 points in her four years at South before graduating this past spring. ...
New student advocacy director joins Lafayette
Karmen Brown joined Lafayette College on July 15 as the director of student advocacy and prevention after a year-long search for candidates. Brown has eight years of experience in advocacy and prevention, having worked in both nonprofits and higher education. “I am a preventionist at heart,” Brown said, referring to...
Commuter Corner: Welcome Back, Hounds!
For those of you who are new, my name is Lola Offenback, and this is The Commuter Corner: a column all about being a commuter student. My goal is to give advice as well as create a sense of community for Moravian’s commuter students. If you have any topics...
Revamped college IDs replace fob system
Lafayette College introduced a new card reader system using ID cards for dining, transactions and building access for the 2024-25 academic year. Known as the “Pard Card,” the cards replaced the fobs that were previously used to gain access to locations on campus. Jeff Troxell, the director of...
BASD secretaries reach tentative agreement with school district, will return to work Thursday
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Bethlehem Area School District reached a tentative agreement with Teamster Local 773 Clerical and Secretarial Employees in a Wednesday evening bargaining session. District secretaries, who had been on strike since Monday, will return to work Thursday, according to a BASD social media post. There are about...
BASD e-News | August 30, 2024
Https://new.express.adobe.com/webpage/YyreijUg5IwpG?. In this 1st edition of the BASD eNews, we shine a spotlight on a student from Freedom High School, recognize a dedicated staff member from Spring Garden/Hanover Elementary Schools, and celebrate a Freedom High School graduate from the Class of 2019. Stay informed with updates from our featured departments. CLICK HERE for the BASD eNews.
High School Sports Preview: Phillipsburg Girls' Volleyball Rises Above with a New Season, New Heights
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School girl’s volleyball team will look a bit different this season after losing five seniors to graduation. Middle blocker RaYanah Brown-Smith, setter Sara Ellison, opposite outside-hitter Caitlin Jansen and Addison Acuna will be the senior leaders.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “They are a great group of seniors,” said Ellie Hrunka, who has been the volleyball coach for all eight seasons since the program was established. “Our strength this year is our height. We have a very tall front row.” The Stateliners (5-16 last season) will go with 6-footers...
Board of Trustees vote confirms new mission and values statement
The Board of Trustees approved the college’s revised mission and values statement during its May meeting. The approval comes after the faculty greenlit the third draft of the statement in March, marking a step towards establishing the college’s strategic plan, which is scheduled to be finalized during the fall semester.
Lehigh Valley community colleges awarded more than $2 million in projects and renovations
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The state Education Department has awarded more than over $33 million to 12 community colleges throughout the state, including two in the Lehigh Valley. Northampton Community College got $2 million for campuswide roof and paving and Lehigh Carbon Community College $625,000 for improvements to its public safety system, according to a news release.
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