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Carbon County Sports Hall of Fame inducts new members
LEHIGHTON, Pa. — The Carbon County Sports Hall of Fame inducted 21 new members today from a wide range of sports, including players, coaches, and even officials who have made an impact in their career. One of those members of the 2024 class is Lehighton native and current NFL official Duane Heydt.
Swimming or wading in nature this summer? Stay safe with these tips, plus tell us your favorite spots.
Editor’s note: We’re looking to highlight natural areas with water where you’re allowed to cool off when it’s hot outside. Have a favorite spot you don’t mind sharing in the Lehigh Valley region? Consider emailing kbresswein@lehighvalleylive.com. Read on for some places we’ve found you can, and can’t, go — plus tips on staying safe.
Lehigh Valley sports scores and a look at Tuesday’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 TUESDAY’S SCHEDULE Baseball Districts 11/1 3A Championship Saucon Valley at Salisbury, 3:30 p.m. District 11 6A Semifinals Northampton at Liberty, 4 p.m. District 11 5A Championship Whitehall at Pocono Mountain East, 7 p.m. Softball District 11 A ...
Where to swim at Lehigh Valley pools this summer
What better way to cool off this summer than by heading to one of the Lehigh Valley’s many public pools? For those looking to make a splash, below are the locations and hours of some of the pools around the region. Allentown Buck Boyle Spray Park, 10 Pump Place, Allentown. Open 11 a.m.-8 p.m. May 27 through Sept. 4. Cedar Beach Pool, 101 N. Ott St., Allentown, Open noon-7 p.m. weekends and 4-7 ...
Big personal-best sends Bangor's Pinter to second in state 3A javelin
Julia Pinter kept getting better right to the end of her scholastic javelin career. The Bangor senior capped a tremendous run for the Slaters by placing second in the PIAA 3A javelin throw Saturday afternoon at Shippensburg University. Pinter made her very last throw at states count when she threw...
One rugged 800 run for Nazareth's Mastromonaco at state track
Gio Mastromonaco’s idea of how to start the 800-meter run at Saturday afternoon’s PIAA 3A track and field championships at Shippensburg University’s Seth Grove Stadium was a good one. “I wanted to go all out right from the start and lead the race,” said the Nazareth senior,...
Introducing the 2024 Athlete of the Year finalists
The field of semifinalists for the lehighvalleylive.com Athlete of the Year award, presented by Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute, was one of the most accomplished — from top to bottom — in the 12-year history of the honor. That made selecting finalists difficult, but the fan votes have been...
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...
Olympic cycling champ from Pa. charged with stalking ex-girlfriend
Olympic cycling gold medal winner and ex-Lehigh County commissioner Marty Nothstein was charged Friday with stalking his ex-girlfriend and damaging her lawn in Bethlehem. The charges come about a year after he admitted to trespassing in the home of a different woman he knew in Lehigh County. If you purchase...
Third state jumping championship comes pretty calmly for Palmerton's Walters
Nataly Walters knows Nataly Walters pretty well. “Nataly Walters is never calm,” said the Palmerton junior of herself in the third person. That may well be, but Walters has few peers in successfully dealing with the pressure cooker that is Shippensburg’s Seth Grove Stadium on Memorial Day weekend.
Palmerton softball’s Gaffney reaches 700 career strikeouts in playoff win over Notre Dame
Palmerton softball senior pitcher Carly Gaffney only had one strikeout in the first three innings of the team’s District 11 Class 3A semifinal against Notre Dame on Thursday night. Then, the senior found her usual strikeout groove, recording nine Ks in the final four innings of the Blue Bombers’...
PIAA girls track: Bangor’s Pinter, Notre Dame-GP’s Steele elated with runner-up finishes
SHIPPENSBURG — Nataly Walters, Maggie Scalzo, Julia Pinter and Savina Steele all had top-3 finishes in their respective competitions Saturday at the PIAA Track & Field Championships. But they left Shippensburg University’s Seth Grove Stadium with distinctly different feelings about the medals around their necks. Steele was thrilled. The Notre Dame-Green Pond sophomore in her second year in the ...
Whitehall softball breezes past Southern Lehigh for 1st district title in 15 years
Whitehall softball seniors Kate Yadush, Hannah Bundra, Aubrey Steiner and Sienna Meli were tired of reaching the District 11 title game and then falling just short of gold. On Friday night at Patriots Park in Allentown, the Zephyrs seniors got their long-awaited championship moment. Top-seeded Whitehall opened up a six-run...
Northern Lehigh softball produces pair of 6-run innings to secure D-11 final return trip
The Northern Lehigh softball team played in the District 11 Class 2A title game last season, but fell short against Minersville. The Bulldogs are back in the final this year, but are hoping for a much different result. With a dominant 12-2 victory over Schuylkill Haven in five innings on...
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