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16,048 articlesLocal roundup: Two late scores lead Pittston Area boys soccer past Valley West
Two second-half goals from Fabrice Gatsinzi and Will Egan helped Pittston Area hold off a Wyoming Valley West comeback and defeat the Spartans 4-2 in Wyoming Valley Conference boys soccer action on Sa
King’s defeats Wilkes with last-second TD
EDWARDSVILLE Just when King s College quarterback Russell Minor-Shaw appeared to be running out of magic, he pulled off a few more tricks on the Monarchs final possession Saturday afternoon.
H.S. Football: Williamsport shakes off slow start to defeat Pittston Area
YATESVILLE Many fans might have mistaken the football game at Pittston Area for a baseball game when Williamsport took a 3-2 lead halfway through the second quarter, but the Millionaires would event
H.S. Football: Old Forge escapes Nanticoke Area with touchdown on final play
NANTICOKE The rare blue supermoon peaked over the Nanticoke treeline with the most inopportune timing. It was an ominous if not too on the nose sign that an upset victory over a football powerho
H.S. Football: Wilkes-Barre Area loses another close game
PLAINS TWP. Wilkes-Barre Area appeared well on its way to tying its Friday night game against Abington Heights with just over two minutes left in the fourth quarter.
H.S. Football: Tigers hold off Hawkeyes for first win under Pat Keating
On a warm first night of September, the Tunkhannock Tigers held on for their first victory of the young high school football season with a 14-6 triumph over the visiting Hanover Area Hawkeyes.
H.S. Football: Dallas uses big second half to rally past Crestwood
WRIGHT TWP. Dallas had a rough first half Friday night, especially quarterback Brady Zapoticky. Crestwood picked off two of his passes, leading to touchdowns.
H.S. Football: Wyoming Valley West blanked on the road at Scranton
SCRANTON Wyoming Valley West may have gotten the monkey off its back with a win in last week s opener, but the Spartans couldn t replicate that same success in Week 2.
H.S. Football: Wyoming Area wins big; Hazleton, Berwick, Lehman fall
Austin Wilson threw three touchdown passes to Zander Coleman, but it wasn t enough for Hazleton Area, which suffered a 28-21 non-conference loss to Wallenpaupack on Friday night at Harman-Geist.
Local roundup: Crestwood girls tennis edges MMI Prep
Crestwood pulled a few tight sets to sweep doubles play and edge MMI Prep for a 3-2 victory on Friday in a Wyoming Valley Conference tennis match.
Rochester edges RailRiders 2-1 in extra innings
The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders fell 2-1 to the Rochester Red Wings in 10 innings on Friday night. For the second straight night, the contest went into extras, this time behind Will Warren s six
Hall of Famer Gil Brandt, who helped build Cowboys into ‘America’s Team,’ dies at 91
DALLAS Gil Brandt, overshadowed by coach Tom Landry and general manager Tex Schramm as part of the trio that built the Dallas Cowboys into America s Team in the 1970s, has died. He was 91.
John Isner heads to retirement after US Open last-set tiebreaker losses in singles and doubles
NEW YORK John Isner rested his chin on clasped hands, the words coming slowly, the tears welling in his eyes, as he spoke during a news conference at the U.S. Open on Thursday, his last day as a pro
Tennessee State first HBCU, FCS foe to play Notre Dame
SOUTH BEND, Ind. Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman cherishes every game day.
MLB testing hands-free entry for fans utilizing facial authentication, AI security
PHILADELPHIA Major League Baseball is testing facial authentication-based entry that would allow ticketed fans to walk directly into stadiums a convenient new arrival method that the league says w
Local Roundup: Schwartz paces Wyoming Seminary boys socccer win
Matt Schwartz scored three goals as Wyoming Seminary defeated Lake-Lehman 3-1 Thursday in Wyoming Valley Conference boys soccer.
Aaron Rodgers’ football legacy could soar with the Jets if he wins in the Big Apple
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. Aaron Rodgers was still a couple of months away from being wined and dined by the New York Jets when Joe Namath stepped up with an offer of his own.
On The Money: Let’s get college football season started off right
College football is back, folks truly, fully, completely back.
Comets, Mounts in early season showdown
Back in Week 2 of last season, Dallas handled Crestwood 35-14. The victory jumped the Mountaineers to the forefront of the District 2 Class 4A football standings.
Local roundup: Martin’s overtime winner lifts Lake-Lehman girls soccer
Grace Martin scored the game-winner in double overtime as Lake-Lehman won a 3-2 thriller over Wilkes-Barre Area in Wyoming Valley Conference girls soccer action on Wednesday.