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Scranton Lions Club postpones annual Dream Game
LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Scranton Lions Club has announced it’s postponing its 90th annual Dream Game due to the weather. The game was originally scheduled for July 17 at 7:00 p.m. The game will now be held on July 18 at 7:00 p.m. at Valley View’s John Henzes/Veterans Memorial Stadium. Club President Allan Hetkowski said […]
Memories inspire drivers at Giants Despair Hillclimb
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — Under the heat of the summer sun, race car drivers readied their engines for a race for time up East Northampton Street for the annual Giants Despair Hillclimb near Laurel Run. "We've been doing it since 1906. A two-day event, we started around nine o'clock...
Poconos see boost in business from NASCAR weekend
Thousands of fans filled the infield and packed the grandstands at Pocono Raceway over the weekend for the Great American Getaway 400. Businesses near the raceway were also full, thanks to the influx of NASCAR fans. Owner of Chat N' Chew Café in Blakeslee says the restaurant saw visitors starting...
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 62: Logan Wegman, Exeter Township HS
Coaches Comments: Logan, in his 1st year as a starter, has been exceptional. He has led the way all season in both blocking grade (96% average) and pancakes (50+ on the year). logan is about as sure as a thing you can get in a young lineman. His strength, footwork, technique, and effort are unmatched. High a football IQ player who uses good angles to his advantage. logan is a part of a line that has not surrendered a QB sack all season, anchored by himself. Logan was LL lineman of the week twice (week 4 and week 8). Logan’s work ethic is a great example for the young guys in our program. He’s an absolute asset.
Little League: Plains defeats Valley View in Section 5 Major Baseball elimination game
DALLAS TWP. — If there was anything positive about a rain delay of one hour and 18 minutes Monday evening, it was that Plains had a lead. And when the game ended well later than expected, Plains had a 5-1 victory over Valley View in a Section 5 Little League Baseball elimination game at Back Mountain Little League.
Brian Rygielski Jr., nabs second win of season with 602 Crate Mods
(Butler Township, PA 7-7-24): Brian Rygielski Jr., from Wilkes-Barre, PA not only parked his sharp #72 in Fairway Chevrolet Victory Lane Friday night at Evergreen Raceway following his 602 Modified feature win, but that victory also earned him a guaranteed starting spot for the DCR Performance XMR Sportsman Modified race during Classic Weekend at Oswego (NY) Speedway (August 30th – September 1st).
Dupont: The dog days of summer
This week, the American League will face off against the National League in Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game, also known as the “Midsummer Classic.” As the game’s moniker implies, we are surely in the midst of the summer season. If you have any doubts, just check the thermometer.
Men's and Women's Track and Field Earns USTFCCA All-Academic Teams
New Orleans, La. — The Marywood University men's and women's track and field teams were selected to the U.S. Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Teams, officials announced Tuesday. To become an All-Academic Team, the cumulative team GPA (not 2023-24 academic year, not semester) of all...
Scranton Tennis Club announces champions
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Steve Lehan and Phil Mercurio outsteadied John Weiss and Curtis Althouse 8-4 to take the 50 and Over Doubles title at Scranton Tennis Club. In semifinal action Lehan and Mercurio knocked off Jack Lennox and Don Monroe 8-5, while Weiss and Althouse eliminated John Sinclair and Marcus Bollinger 8-3.
Diamante Hanover, King Tut Hanover Pocono winners
Wilkes-Barre, PA – At Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Monday afternoon (July 15), Diamante Hanover and King Tut Hanover stayed lively to the wire (during the second half of the card, the average final quarter was only :29.4) to take their respective $15,000 featured trots. Diamante Hanover, a...
Men's Basketball Receives Team Academic Excellence, Honors Court Awards
Kansas City, Mo. – The Marywood University men's basketball team won its seventh all-time NABC Team Academic Excellence Award, officials on Wednesday, representing outstanding achievement in the classroom by collegiate men's basketball teams and student-athletes. The NABC also announced its NABC Honors Court. Marywood University's men's basketball team earned...
Saturday Slide: SWB Beaten by Syracuse 7-4
SYRACUSE, NY (July 13) – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders fell 7-4 to Syracuse Mets at NBT Bank Stadium. The team had a pair of homers from Jose Rojas and T.J. Rumfield in the loss. The RailRiders jumped to an early lead in the first. Agustín Ramírez recorded the first hit...
Keystone Intermediates off to 2-0 start in state tournament
NORTH BETHLEHEM- Keystone Intermediates opened their state playoffs on high note with consecutive victories. Keystone would open the playoffs with a close 4-3 win over Haverford Township on Friday and would continue their winning ways against West Side Little League by a 9-6 count. In Friday’s win, Keystone would slug...
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