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Poconos see boost in business from NASCAR weekend
Thousands of fans filled the infield and packed the grandstands at Pocono Raceway over the weekend for the Great American Getaway 400. Businesses near the raceway were also full, thanks to the influx of NASCAR fans. Owner of Chat N' Chew Café in Blakeslee says the restaurant saw visitors starting...
Little League: Pittston Area wins Section 5 8-10 softball championship
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. With two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning, Gabrielle Skula drove in the game-winning run to lift Pittston Area to a 10-9 victory over Back Mountain on Wednesday to win the Section 5 Little League 8-10 softball championship. Skula’s...
Section 5 Little League: Back Mountain National eliminates Plains
DALLAS TWP. — Back Mountain National proved throughout all-star play that it can hit. The issue with playing an extra game — like Tuesday night’s Section 5 Major Baseball elimination contest with Plains — would be whether the pitching could withstand the workload. The pitching was...
NASCAR Driver Sage Karam reflects on fatherhood
LONG POND, Pa. — Sage Karam, raced in the Craftsman truck series last Friday at Pocono Raceway and it was a bit more special than his last time here. Karam was joined by his family, including his 6 week old son, Jettson, on pit road ahead of the race.
Little League: Plains defeats Valley View in Section 5 Major Baseball elimination game
DALLAS TWP. — If there was anything positive about a rain delay of one hour and 18 minutes Monday evening, it was that Plains had a lead. And when the game ended well later than expected, Plains had a 5-1 victory over Valley View in a Section 5 Little League Baseball elimination game at Back Mountain Little League.
Pittston Area softball team honored at school board meeting
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. The Pittston Area softball team was honored by the school board at Wednesday night’s monthly meeting. The team’s 2024 season ended with a loss in extra innings to Thomas Jefferson in the PIAA Class 5A state championship game. The program’s success over the past half-decade, under the leadership of Frank Parente, has won the Lady Patriots much praise in the Pittston Area community. The school board can now be added to that list of admirers.
NASCAR Road to Victory Lane recap
LONG POND, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Watch our Road to Victory Lane special from NASCAR weekend at Pocono Raceway. Get a full recap of the Xfinity and Truck series race and hear from the winners of both. It was Martin Truex Jr.’s last time racing to the Tricky Triangle. We spoke to him ahead of […]
Diamante Hanover, King Tut Hanover Pocono winners
Wilkes-Barre, PA – At Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Monday afternoon (July 15), Diamante Hanover and King Tut Hanover stayed lively to the wire (during the second half of the card, the average final quarter was only :29.4) to take their respective $15,000 featured trots. Diamante Hanover, a...
Boston Rocks first at Pocono Tuesday
Wilkes-Barre, PA – A fierce summer storm swept through northeast Pennsylvania just before the $17,000 featured pace at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania Tuesday(July 16) afternoon, causing a delay before the race. But when the feature field did come to the track, the Boston Red Rocks sophomore colt Boston Rocks showed no ill effects from being kept waiting, coming his last half in :54.4 to lower his mark to 1:51.4 despite the “sloppy” going.
Ryan Blaney looks head to Indy, rest of season after win at Pocono
LONG POND, Pa. — Ryan Blaney found himself in victory lane at Pocono this weekend, winning the Great American Getaway 400! It's Blaney's second win of the season and he's hoping to continue the momentum going into the Brickyard 400 at Indy this weekend. "I feel like the last...
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 62: Logan Wegman, Exeter Township HS
Coaches Comments: Logan, in his 1st year as a starter, has been exceptional. He has led the way all season in both blocking grade (96% average) and pancakes (50+ on the year). logan is about as sure as a thing you can get in a young lineman. His strength, footwork, technique, and effort are unmatched. High a football IQ player who uses good angles to his advantage. logan is a part of a line that has not surrendered a QB sack all season, anchored by himself. Logan was LL lineman of the week twice (week 4 and week 8). Logan’s work ethic is a great example for the young guys in our program. He’s an absolute asset.
Pocono polesitter Ty Gibbs out late after engine failure
LONG POND, Pa. — Polesitter Ty Gibbs led for 21 laps and looked promising but it didn’t end that way, thanks to an engine failure Sunday at Pocono Raceway. Gibbs took advantage of his second career pole in the NASCAR Cup Series and led the opening 17 laps. After losing the lead on lap 18 to Martin Truex Jr., Gibbs pitted three laps before the lap 30 break for the end of Stage 1, finishing 30th in the stage.
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