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NASCAR Cup Series returns to Pocono Raceway a month earlier in 2025
If NASCAR fans want to catch the 2025 Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway, they must plan a month earlier. NASCAR has announced the 2025 Cup Series dates, and The Great American Getaway 400 will take place on Sunday, June 22. The other two races in the national series will take place on the two days prior as usual, with the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race on Friday, June 20, and NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Saturday, June...
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 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 ...
From a legend to a Dymond: Pleasant Valley turns to Drew Dymond to lead volleyball program
BRODHEADSVILLE — When Drew Dymond spoke at the Pleasant Valley volleyball banquet, he made a joke referring to John Gesiskie, who just retired after 30-plus years as head coach, saying, "I feel bad for the poor sucker who has to take over for this guy." Turns out that the joke was on...
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 ...
Lehigh Valley sports scores and a look at Saturday’s schedule
Today’s Lehigh Valley sports schedule and last night’s scores. To report your school’s scores and stats, please complete this SPORTS SCORES FORM SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE Football Catasauqua at Wilson, 12 p.m. Pleasant Valley at Dieruff, 7 p.m. Boys Soccer Cumberland Valley at Emmaus, 10 am Pen Argyl at Notre Dame-Green Pond, 10 am Catasauqua at Wilson, 10 am Northern Lehigh at Bangor, 10 am North ...
Bulls knock off Lafayette to open football season
The UB football team (1-0, 0-0 MAC) defeated the Lafayette Leopards (0-1, 0-0 PAT) by a score of 30-13 at UB Stadium on Thursday night, marking their first win under new head coach Pete Lembo. The Bulls demonstrated a new and improved outfit after a disappointing 3-9 campaign last season. They frustrated the Leopards’ offense and made the most of their redzone opportunities, resulting in a comfortable 17-point victory over the reigning Patriot League champs.
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.
Returning field hockey players who could shine this fall
All but one player from last season’s lehighvalleylive.com All-Area Field Hockey first team has graduated. The local scene is ready for new stars to rise. Here are 10 athletes (in alphabetical order) who could seize that opportunity and find themselves listed among the elite at the conclusion of the 2024 campaign.
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 ...
Football Game Recap: Belvidere Takes a Loss
Belvidere lost against Boonton back in August of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Belvidere County Seaters lost 27-6 to the Boonton Bombers. This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Sylas White...
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. ...
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.
Stroudsburg football gets it done against Wilkes-Barre in Week 2; Scores from around the Poconos
STROUDSBURG — The offenses came to play between Stroudsburg and Wilkes-Barre, but the Mounties were able to figure it out to win their home opener against the Wolfpack 35-20 on Friday night. Neither team wasted time getting on the board as Wilkes-Barre scored on its opening drive with a 25-yard passing touchdown from...
Notre Dame looks to keep things rolling after its high-scoring season opening win
BETHLEHEM, Pa - Notre Dame Green Pond found themselves in a season opening shootout last Friday. The Crusaders came away with a 71-64 win over Garden Spot. With some turnover at key positions for the Crusaders that didn't appear to slow them down. Matt Bodnar stepped in and handled things just fine setting team records in the win.
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