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Back Mountain Triathlon Stories: A badger on the course and in the courtroom
Sports

Back Mountain Triathlon Stories: A badger on the course and in the courtroom

Kelly Ciravolo is a mother, a wife, an attorney and a triathlete.

Back Mountain Triathlon Personal Stories: Three generations of local race competitors
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Back Mountain Triathlon Personal Stories: Three generations of local race competitors

Cydney Faul grew up in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., outside of Detroit. Her father was a mechanical engineer employed in the auto industry. Her mother was a therapist.

Back Mountain Triathlon Personal Stories: Sean Robbins holds legendary status in triathlon community
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Back Mountain Triathlon Personal Stories: Sean Robbins holds legendary status in triathlon community

Sean Robbins is the legend.

Back Mountain Triathlon Personal Stories: Of mashed potatoes and Ironman races
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Back Mountain Triathlon Personal Stories: Of mashed potatoes and Ironman races

On Aug. 20, the Back Mountain Triathlon will bring the tradition of triathlon back to Harveys Lake and the Back Mountain community in Northeast PA for the first time since 2016.

Back Mountain Triathlon Personal Stories: ‘Health, body, mind and soul’
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Back Mountain Triathlon Personal Stories: ‘Health, body, mind and soul’

On Aug. 20, the Back Mountain Triathlon will bring the tradition of triathlon back to Harveys Lake and the Back Mountain community in Northeast PA for the first time since 2016. Over 300 triathletes a

Back Mountain Triathlon Personal Stories: Swim to the V, then swim back to the flag
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Back Mountain Triathlon Personal Stories: Swim to the V, then swim back to the flag

On Aug. 20, 2023, the Back Mt. Triathlon will bring triathlon back to Harveys Lake and the Back Mountain community in Northeast PA for the first time since 2016. More than 300 triathletes are expected

Back Mountain Triathlon personal stories: A crash and a barefooted sprint
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Back Mountain Triathlon personal stories: A crash and a barefooted sprint

I had the pleasure this week to speak to a true legend of triathlon, Bill Ruth, nicknamed the Beast of the East.

Girls Basketball: Pittston Area’s Ranieli earns all-state honors
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Girls Basketball: Pittston Area’s Ranieli earns all-state honors

Pittston Area advanced in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association state tournament for the first time in the recently completed season.

District 2 Cross Country: Hockenbury, Keating capture crowns
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District 2 Cross Country: Hockenbury, Keating capture crowns

MESHOPPEN There was no building up to a main event Wednesday in the District 2 Cross Country Championships at the Wyoming County Fairgrounds.

Carve 4 Cancer fundraiser returns to Montage Mountain
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Carve 4 Cancer fundraiser returns to Montage Mountain

The 10th annual Carve 4 Cancer Winter Sports on Saturday, Feb. 5, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Carve 4 Cancer s founder, Brent P. Evans, lost his 7-year battle with cancer in 2017. His legacy lives on i

Into the woods: Area hunters go in search of big bucks
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Into the woods: Area hunters go in search of big bucks

PITTSTON TWP. Hunters geared up before daybreak on Saturday, making their way into the woods for the first day of regular firearms deer season, a day that has historically brought out the most hunte

Hazleton LaunchBox, Invent Penn State resources help local seed startup grow
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Hazleton LaunchBox, Invent Penn State resources help local seed startup grow

HAZLETON Through her experiences with the Hazleton and Happy Valley LaunchBoxes and other Invent Penn State resources, startup founder Krista Schneider received the guidance to grow a gardening hobb

A fond farewell to ‘Airport Joe’
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A fond farewell to ‘Airport Joe’

· October 4, 2020

If you have traveled through the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport over the last 44 years you ve likely come across the face of this man, Joe Starinsky. Joe, or Airport Joe as he is known

Super Bowl a tossup at legal sports books
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Super Bowl a tossup at legal sports books

· January 20, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) Even the bookies are having a problem figuring out a favorite in the Super Bowl.