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H.S. Football: Receivers, passing game shine for Pittston Area in Homecoming win
YATESVILLE The Pittston Area passing game clicked to perfection in the second quarter Friday night.
Local roundup: Dallas, Lake-Lehman field hockey score narrow victories
Braylee Walsh scored at the 3:47 mark of overtime to rally Dallas past Hazleton Area for a 2-1 victory on Friday night in a Wyoming Valley Conference field hockey matchup.
New Thanksgiving Day 5K race set to debut this year
KINGSTON A few years ago, Dave Bass decided the area needed a New Year s Eve 5K.
Irish seek 31st straight win vs. ACC at unbeaten Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Tenth-ranked Notre Dame and unbeaten No. 25 Louisville are eager to move past admittedly ugly victories in their first meeting while ranked.
Braves face Phillies in NLDS looking for payback after shocking playoff loss a year ago
ATLANTA The Atlanta Braves walked off the field a year ago a thoroughly beaten team, their defense of the World Series championship wiped out in less than a week.
Crestwood golf edges Dallas to reach District 2 Class 3A title match
EXETER In a rematch from one of the Wyoming Valley Conference s most tightly-contested matches, the script played out largely the same.
Local roundup: Wilkes-Barre Area boys soccer defeats Hazleton Area
Robbie Miller set up a goal and then scored the game-winner in the first half as Wilkes-Barre Area defeated Hazleton Area 3-1 on Thursday in a WVC boys soccer match.
Dick Butkus, fearsome Hall of Fame Chicago Bears linebacker, dies at 80
CHICAGO A photo of Dick Butkus sneering behind his facemask filled the cover of Sports Illustrated s 1970 NFL preview, topped by the headline, The Most Feared Man in the Game. Opponents who wound
On the Money: Riding some momentum for a new week of football picks
Raise the banner up to the rafters, folks: we had a good week last week.
H.S Football Week 7 preview: Nanticoke Area, Tunkhannock rushing towards playoffs
Tunkhannock vs. Nanticoke Area. For many years, it was just another game on the Wyoming Valley Conference football schedule.
Phillies sweep Marlins to earn NL Division Series rematch with MLB-best Braves
PHILADELPHIA Bryson Stott crushed the second grand slam in Philadelphia Phillies postseason history and Aaron Nola tossed seven shutout innings in a performance worthy of a postseason ace that led t
Wyoming Area field hockey tops Honesdale in battle of defending D2 champs
WEST PITTSTON First-place Wyoming Area found itself in a tie with visiting Honesdale late in the third quarter Wednesday afternoon.
H.S. Football: Montrose forfeits Friday night’s game against Hanover Area
Montrose informed Hanover Area on Wednesday that it will be forfeiting its football game with the Hawkeyes scheduled for Friday night.
WBS Penguins post another preseason shutout, blank Bears 3-0
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Between periods of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins preseason home opener, more than 4,000 students in attendance for the Learn With Hockey School had the chance to review gam
Local roundup: Lake-Lehman edges Pittston Area for boys soccer win
Ben Wnuk s third goal of the day capped off a wild second half that saw eight goals scored as Lake-Lehman outlasted Pittston Area 5-4 on Wednesday in a Wyoming Valley Conference boys soccer match.
Scranton Prep, Abington Heights repeat as District 2 girls tennis team champions
WILKES-BARRE The District 2 girls team tennis titles will stay right where they are for another season, with a pair of repeat performances from Scranton Prep and Abington Heights bringing home the h
Rangers, Twins finish off Wild Card sweeps in American League
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Two years after losing 102 games, the resilient Texas Rangers are savoring a journey that s transformed them into a playoff team.
Wheeler strikes out 8, Castellanos tells Phillies to put a ring on it in 4-1 win over Marlins
PHILADELPHIA Flip that finger, Nick.