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Week 2 of HS football on 28/22 Friday Night Sports Show
EYEWITNESS SPORTS (WBRE/WYOU)— It’s the second week of high school football and the 28/22 Friday Night Sports Show is back with final scores and game highlights. Week two under the Friday Night Lights is all wrapped up, see what you missed, and check out the final scores.
Scranton Prep over Loyola Blakefield (MD) in a thriller
A recipe for success is to challenge yourself. We have been seeing teams in District 2 start to do this, emulating what Delaware Valley and others have done to prepare themselves for tougher competition later in the year. This season the LIAA let Scranton Prep out of the normal schedule and accommodated their desire to play some more teams from out of the area, to seek out different competition for the growth of their team.
Abington Heights Week 2 win over West Scranton
CLARKS GREEN, Pa. — The Comets score on their 1st drive. with a hand-off to their running Back Dominik Vergnetti who runs 20 yards for the score and with the extra point Abington Heights leads it 7-0. Invaders trying the pass but Caiden Berardi's pass is picked off by Shane Brower and Abington is back in business.
FB: Falcons Bash Bandits For Season-Opening Shutout
SCRANTON, Pa. – The rain could not quite hold off, but Lackawanna College football made sure to make the dry moments count. The Falcons forced six turnovers and scored two touchdowns and a safety on defense in a 54-0 wipeout of the Palmetto Collegiate Bandits on Saturday afternoon at Scranton Memorial Stadium. The game ended with 2:27 to go in the third quarter, due to lightning in the area and a lashing rain that had developed in the second half.
Football Recap: Crestwood Takes Loss Despite Strong Efforts from Jake Jeckell and Gio Barna
Crestwood lost against Valley View back in August of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Crestwood Comets lost to the Valley View Cougars on the road by a 28-13 margin. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 279th, while the Cougars are ranked 138th).
Honesdale boys soccer team building for a successful future
HONESDALE — Eric Eisele has been a fixture on the local high school soccer scene for the better part of three decades. He began his coaching career at Honesdale as the girls varsity skipper, a position he held for more than 20 years before stepping down to spend more time with his family. ...
WVB: Falcons Take Two In Tri-Match Tussle
SCRANTON, Pa. – Lackawanna women's volleyball dug deep for a five-set thriller in the morning, then took a three-set sweep late in the afternoon to go 2-0 on Saturday in tri-match action against PSU Hazleton and Cecil College at the Lackawanna College Student Union gymnasium. Lackawanna beat PSU Hazleton in the first match, 3-2 (20-25, 25-23, 25-15, 20-25, 15-12), then took down Cecil College in the finale, 3-0 (25-12, 25-18, 25-17). The Nittany Lions beat the Eagles in the middle match, 3-2 (17-25, 25-11, 25-21, 16-25, 15-13).
Runners take part in annual Cpt. James R. Minicozzi Race
SCRANTON, Pa. — 200 runners hit the pavement Saturday morning for the 12th annual Cpt. James R. Minicozzi Memorial Race. The run through Courthouse Square honors Minicozzi for his work in the community as chair of the Boys and Girls Clubs of NEPA and his participation in La Festa Italiana and UNICO.
Hasty, Jones, Lahr, Slusser and Tomada Named to NFHCA Division III Watchlist
Manahawkin, N.J. — Marywood University seniors Corrin Hasty and Cassie Slusser, juniors Dariane Jones and Cydney Lahr, and graduate student Maria Tomada were named to the 2024 National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III Watchlist, sponsored by Victory Sports Tours. Hasty, Slusser, Jones, Lahr and Tomada comprised five...
Wing Makes 11 Saves in Season Opening Loss to Scranton
UNION, N.J. (8/30/24) – Abigail Wing made 11 saves as the Kean University women's soccer team dropped their season opener to the University of Scranton, 2-0 in the Cougar Kickoff Classic on Friday. HOW IT HAPPENED!!!. The Royals notched both of their goals in the opening 20 minutes. The...
Season Preview: 2024-25 Men’s Golf
WAYNESBURG, Pa. (August 29) – The Waynesburg University men’s golf team tees off its 2024-25 campaign with the Geneva Invitational at the Connoquenessing Country Club on Sept. 3. 2023-24 Season Review : Waynesburg finished eighth overall in 72-hole Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Championships. The Jackets finished 6th at the PAC Fall Championships and eighth at the PAC Fall Championships. In five head-to-head matchups, the Jackets logged a 4-1 record with wins over Carlow, La Roche, Hiram and Bethany. “Overall, I thought the men’s team made progress last season,” said sixth year head coach Mike Cipoletti . Obviously, we had a…
Volleyball Notch Third in Atlantic East Conference Preseason Poll
Lancaster, Pa. – Marywood University was picked third in the Atlantic East Conference women's volleyball preseason poll, as voted on by the conference's head coaches. Marywood tallied 24 points in the poll, tied for third overall. The Pacers will look to Casey Hagerstrom who finished 2023 fifth in hitting percentage. Libby Smith returns as well finishing ninth in the conference for services aces (.44 avg/s).
Pacers Fall in Season Opener on the Road
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. – The Marywood University field hockey team opened the season with a roadtrip to take on the Vassar College Brewers, Friday evening. The Pacers took the early lead on the Brewers, but would go on to fall 2-1. In the first period, the Pacers were rewarded with a penalty corner in the 15th minute and put pressure on the Brewers defense.Cydney Lahr received the ball on a deflection off the goalie and punched the ball into the lower left corner of the cage.
Men's Soccer Drops Season Opener Against Wilkes
Scranton, Pa. – The Marywood University men's soccer team opened up the season Friday night hosting the Wilkes University Colonels. The Pacers were blanked in the opener losing, 2-0. Wilkes scored their first goal in the 45th minute when Herbert Ramirez had a free kick opportunity from 35 yards...
Mid Valley runs past Berwick in Defensive Masterclass.
The second week of Pennsylvania High School Football got underway on Friday Night as Mid Valley took down Berwick. Last year saw a respectable 7-4 season for Mid Valley. Throughout the 11 games last year, they allowed over 30 points just twice. Last season was good, but Mid Valley looks like a different animal this time around. They dominated their way through Pittston last week and did the same thing this week. In that Pittston game, RB Jakob Lesher ran for over 150 yards en route to a shoutout win. This week, Lesher had his way once again easily eclipsing the century mark for a second consecutive week.
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