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A-Town Throwdown tipped off with boy's and girl's action on Thursday night
ALLENTOWN, Pa - The A-Town Throwdown is in full swing, Thursday night action getting underway in both the boys and girls brackets at Cedar Beach in the West End of Allentown. On the boys side of things, Muhlenberg would open its tournament with a 45-43 win over Emmaus. This one...
LCTI student honored at SkillsUSA championship
Brayden T. Arnold, of Slatington, a student at Lehigh Career and Technical Institute, Schnecksville, was awarded the high school gold medal in Motorcycle Service Technology at the 2024 SkillsUSA Championships, held in Atlanta, June 26-27. The SkillsUSA Championships is the largest skill competition in the world and covers 1.79 million...
Lehigh Experience Has Cruz Ready To Shine In Paris
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – In two weeks, Darian Cruz '18 will compete on the world's biggest stage. His time at Lehigh has prepared him well for this moment. The 2017 NCAA Champion and three-time All-American will represent Puerto Rico at the Paris Olympics, which begin this weekend. Cruz punched his...
Champs! Blue Jays win region, off to states
Danny Qualteria, a St. Peter’s signee, hit two, two-run singles as Quakertown topped host Lower Macungie 10-5 on Wednesday afternoon in the American Legion Region 2 championship game. Quakertown, the reigning region champ and 2024 Bux-Mont League champion, successfully defended its title. Qualteria and Caleb Everitt each knocked three...
Wings drop day game to Lehigh Valley, 11-4
The Rochester Red Wings dropped a day game to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Wednesday, 11-4, as the Phillies affiliate scored six in the eighth to put away what had been a 4-4 tie. The loss puts the Wings two games back of first place in the second half. Rochester...
Temple/St. Luke’s Med Student is Former Olympic Gymnast
When he’s not “rounding” on hospitalized patients at St. Luke’s Bethlehem campus as he trains to become a physician, Temple/St. Luke’s medical student David Jessen will be near a TV intensely watching the gymnastics competition in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, which begin Friday.
Quakertown puts Perkiomen on the brink of elimination with an 8-0 win
EMMAUS, Pa - The Legion Region 2 tournament continued on Tuesday afternoon, Quakertown and Perkiomen playing to keep a spot in the winners bracket. Quakertown would be the one keeping their spot with an 8-0 showing over Perkiomen. This one was put out of reach early with a 4-run first inning by the victors.
Football Ranked 21st in Preseason Poll
Muhlenberg is ranked 21st in the D3football.com 2024 preseason poll . This is the ninth time in the last 10 seasons that the Mules are predicted to be one of the best football teams in Division III. Last year, they received votes in the preseason poll, and in 2022, they were ranked 11th. Muhlenberg is coming off a season in which it went 10-1, reaching double digits in wins for the sixth time in program history and earning a postseason berth for the 19th time in the last 23 seasons. The Mules outscored their opponents by an average of almost…
Kutztown ranked ninth in preseason national poll
KUTZTOWN, Pa. – The defending Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference champion and national semifinalist Kutztown football team will once again be viewed as a top team in the country this fall as KU was ranked ninth in the preseason Division II national poll published in the annual Lindy's Sports College Football Preview magazine.
Screeching sneakers and slam dunks: Lehigh Valley Awesome Fest kicks off
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - At Cedar Beach Park in Allentown, the sneakers are screeching, and the hoops are on fire. What else would you expect from Lehigh Valley Awesome Fest?. "Anytime you say awesome, you have a nice smile on your face. So that's what this event is about is about bringing smiles to people, bringing community together," said Toomey Anderson, co-founder of Awesome Fest.
Lehigh Valley DI athlete puts law school dreams on hold to coach youth tennis in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A Lehigh Valley Division I athlete put his dreams of attending law school on hold. He's now dedicating his future to teaching youth tennis in Philadelphia."Attitude, character, as well as effort," Gabe Knowles, a tennis coach at Legacy Youth Tennis, said. "All of those aspects will control how you do in life."These are the lessons Knowles strives to instill in the young athletes he coaches at Legacy Youth Tennis — a program dedicated to making the sport more inclusive and accessible to kids in Philly."There's a lot of athletes in Philadelphia, but when they pick up a...
Quakertown wins 2nd straight Region 2 title
EMMAUS, Pa - Quakertown would make it back-to-back Region 2 titles following its 10-6 win over Lower Macungie on Wednesday afternoon. Quakertown suffered just one loss the entire tournament. In the bottom the first, trailing 2-0 Lower Mac would break through thanks to a Colin Wilson RBI down the left...
North Bethlehem hosts Little League Tournament
North Bethlehem Little League played host to the Pennsylvania State Little League Tournament for the Intermediate 50/70 division, ages 11-13, on July 10-15, when seven teams from across Pennsylvania competed for the state title. Keystone Little League from Section 3 in Beech Creek won the tournament with an 11-10 victory...
Moore Township falls in playoffs
Veteran Northampton head baseball coach Mick Sugra normally spends his summer away from the game, yet always keeping progress of his current and future players in the Connie Mack and Legion teams. This summer, Sugra decided to take more of a hands-on approach, as he took over the reins of...
LV IronPigs Already Looking Forward to New Christmas Wonderland | WDIY Local News
The Lehigh Valley IronPigs are giving glimpses at what the winter months will look like as we brave the heat this summer. A press release from the team announced their new holiday tradition titled Illumination, a holiday lights walk-through at Coca-Cola Park. The vibrant outdoor experience will be made up...
Lower Mac, Quakertown and Northampton are the 3 left standing in Region 2
EMMAUS, Pa - The Region 2 Legion tournament continued later in the day on Tuesday. Four teams looking to get closer to the Regional title game on Wednesday. Quakertown and Northampton met in the winners bracket to end the night. It would be Northampton rallying in the end to earn the win 6-4 handing Quakertown its first tournament loss.
Brandywine Heights rolls to an opening round in at Cedar Beach
ALLENTOWN, Pa - Night cap on day one of the A-Town Throwdown featured some small school action between Brandywine Heights and Pen Argyl. The Bullets coming away with a resounding opening win 50-24. Tommy Clark would help pace the Bullets with 12 points in the win, Landen Fenstermacher would add 9-points for the Bullets to move on in the winner's bracket.
Leary Announces 12 Newcomers To Class Of 2028
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Peter E. Bennett '63 head baseball coach Sean Leary, now entering his 30th season at the helm of the program, has announced the signing of 12 first-years to the class of 2028. "Coach Pat Knight did a tremendous job assembling our latest recruiting class," said Leary....
IronPigs Walked-Off On by Red Wings in Series Opener
Buddy Kennedy collects four hits and Kolby Allard posts a Quality Start. Rochester, N.Y. (July 23, 2024) – Despite a four-hit game from Buddy Kennedy and a masterful outing from Kolby Allard, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (48-47, 14-8) were walked-off on by the Rochester Red Wings (52-43, 14-8) by a final of 4-3 on Tuesday night at Innovative Field.
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