Bangor
Sports
Rain Rally supports Special Olympics
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Rain on a sunny day isn't a combination you hear much, but that's exactly what the East Stroudsburg Fire Department helped make happen at East Stroudsburg South High School. Some students broke out the umbrellas and rain boots for the third annual Rain Rally. Others...
Pleasant Valley girls lacrosse routs Easton, wins long-awaited first district title
The weight seemed to lift off Pleasant Valley girls lacrosse coach Toni Bush’s shoulders as the tears rolled down her face Wednesday night at Lehigh University’s Frank Banko Field. Speaking moments after the Bears won their first District 11 title in program history with a decisive 14-3 victory...
Could boxing legend Larry Holmes provide inspiration for the Lehigh Valley’s newest skatepark?
Would a skatepark featuring a bowl in the shape of a boxing glove in homage to Easton-area world heavyweight boxing champion Larry Holmes draw regional interest? That was one of the ideas last week during the first design meeting for a proposed skatepark near downtown Easton. Organizers in October presented a plan to City Council to build the cement-and-steel park on land along Lehigh Drive ...
Exciting News For Kenilworth's Brearley Varsity Softball! Leah Sims Earns 100th Hit & Bears Triumph Over Belvidere
KENILWORTH, NJ - The first round of the NJSIAA Tournament was a fantastic and monumental game for the Brearley Varsity Softball team. The Bears advanced with an 11-1 victory over Belvidere and senior Leah Sims earned her 100th career hit! To attain the 100th hit milestone in softball is not easy, and Leah has been working extremely hard over the years to earn this achievement.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Highlights from the game include: Leah went three for four with five RBIS. Gia Pirozzi had ten strikeouts. Valentina Capra had four runs.DOWNLOAD THE FREE TAPINTO APP...
BASEBALL: Burgess 'Barrels One Outta the Park', Stateliners Advance with Win over Piscataway
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Four-year starting centerfielder Kevin Burgess hit his first career home run in what is likely his final home game of his career and classmate Jared Diefenbach tossed five solid innings with just one hiccup as Phillipsburg High School defeated Piscataway, 12-5, in an NJSIAA North 2 Group 4 first round baseball game at the Phillipsburg Athletic Complex on a warm and sun-splashed Friday afternoon. The fifth-seeded Stateliners (17-8) advance to play at No. 4 Westfield (18-6) in a quarterfinal contest at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Westfield mercy-ruled Perth Amboy in the first round by...
Cottingham Stadium for public use? Easton Area School Board discusses the possibility.
Cottingham Stadium, home of the Easton Area School District Red Rovers, is a staple to the Easton community that opens only for Easton’s sports games and other reserved events. An influx of public requests to use the stadium has the school board considering whether to open the stadium for public use.
'No one expected us to be here': the bright side of Pleasant Valley's EPC tournament run
ALLENTOWN — It wasn't the storybook ending for Pleasant Valley softball, but the Bears can leave Patriots Park with their heads held high after putting together a Cinderella run to the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference championship game. As a 7-seed, Pleasant Valley upset 2-seed Emmaus and 3-seed Parkland, the top...
Voorhees sprinters grab trio of golds at Skyland track and field championships
Voorhees’ sprinters won three events to highlight lehighvalleylive regional athletes at Tuesday’s Skyland Conference track and field championships at Hillsborough. Viking senior Alexander Metz, who had been honored earlier in the day at the Hunterdon/Warren Athletic Association scholar-athlete luncheon at the Architects Golf Course in Lopatcong as the school’s male Scholar-Athlete of the Year, won the 200-meter dash in 22.66 seconds.
Softball: Bernards Hammers Hackettstown, 13-3, in State Tournament
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ -- Bernards scored 11 runs in the first inning and went on to a 13-3 softball victory over Hackettstown in the first round of the NJSIAA Section 2, Group 2 tournament on Wednesday. Winning pitcher Madison Lardieri went 2-for-5 with a home run and five runs batted in, Gina Mahlik went 3-for-3 with three runs scored and an RBI, and Silje Emery was 2-for-3 with three RBI for the Mountaineers (16-6).CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Lardieri pitched a four-hitter with nine strikeouts and two walks in five innings. Bernards, the sixth-seed, will play at third-seeded Ridgefield Park in the quarterfinal round on Tuesday. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Easton boys lacrosse starts fast again, halts Parkland’s rally to win 1st district title
Easton Area High School’s boys lacrosse team has mastered how to handle momentum swings in its playoff contests against Parkland. The Red Rovers won the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference championship last year and an EPC semifinal this year by starting strong and then doing enough in the second half to preserve their lead.
Baseball Top 20, May 22: Fresh look at top teams ahead of state tournament
The NJSIAA baseball state tournament is finally here. Teams were seeded just a few days ago, giving us all a peek at what the most exciting time of the season will look like. There are still several county and conference tournament championships to be played this week, but the cream of the crop has already ramped up their successful play in preparation for the postseason.
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.