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Title on the line for Dallas and Hazleton Area girls basketball teams
Call it the rubber match.
US women beat Canada in Olympic qualifying final
CARSON, Calif. Lynn Williams broke open a scoreless stalemate with a goal in the 61st minute and the United States beat Canada 3-0 on Sunday in the title match of the CONCACAF Women s Olympic qualif
Nick Taylor wins at Pebble Beach, Mickelson finishes 3rd
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. Nick Taylor had more trouble with the wind than he did with Phil Mickelson. The Canadian managed both just fine Sunday and won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am for his second career
NASCAR: Jones wins crash-fest to open season
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. The first race of the NASCAR season was a demolition derby that turned Daytona International Speedway into a giant junkyard.
Stenhouse wins Daytona 500 pole in debut with new team
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. needed just two days to get his new team to the top.
McGloin sharp in XFL debut
Matt McGloin s XFL debut couldn t have gotten off to a better start on Sunday.
H.S. Boys Basketball: Four teams set to battle for WVC Division 1 championship
The packed field for the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 boys basketball title was thinned out a bit Saturday night. But it was a big loss four-time defending divisional champion Hazleton Area.
H.S. Basketball: Wyoming Valley Conference sets divisional playoff schedule
The Wyoming Valley Conference has set the schedule for the Division 1 boys and girls basketball playoffs.
WBS Penguins can’t recover in 5-3 loss to Lehigh Valley
WILKES-BARRE TWP. The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton recovered quickly from allowing an early goal for the second straight night.
Boys Basketball: Wyoming Seminary defeats Redeemer to claim WVC Division 2 title
KINGSTON There was a burst in the third quarter and a lull in the fourth quarter Saturday night.
Penn State hires South Carolina’s John Scott Jr. as new D-line coach
Brent Pry has spent nearly a decade on James Franklin s staff, and their friendship goes back much further than that.
Sokoloski: Former PSU star McGloin can’t wait to get into the XFL game
A former record-setting star from Penn State who used to get Beaver Stadium buzzing will line up at MetLife Stadium and try to help New York win a football game.
WBS Penguins blanked by Bears; Points streak ends at eight games
WILKES-BARRE TWP. The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins came in having gained points in the standings in eight straight games.
Tunkhannock wrestling’s run at state duals ends with loss to Corry Area
For many years, Class 2A teams from the Wyoming Valley Conference have tried to rebound after losing in the first round of the PIAA Team Championships by being victorious in the first round of consola
Boys basketball: 5 teams tied atop WVC Division 1 standings entering regular season finale
The past eight seasons it s been either Hazleton Area or Crestwood atop the final Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 boys basketball standings.
H.S Girls Basketball: Inclement weather wipes out WVC girls basketball schedule
The final day of the Wyoming Valley Conference girls basketball regular season on Friday was wiped out due to inclement weather.
An early start to harness racing season begins Saturday at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono
PLAINS TWP. Officials at Mohegan Sun Pocono have decided to gamble on February s weather.
Boys basketball: Wilkes-Barre Area knocks off Hazleton Area; five-way tie for first
WILKES-BARRE Wilkes-Barre Area s boys basketball program is only 21 games old, so it s probably fair to say Brandon Hall s performance Thursday night was the best so far.
Tunkhannock wrestling falls in opening round of PIAA team championships
The scoreboard showed that Tunkhannock was close with Brookville in the opening round of the PIAA Team Championships. But that didn t mean that the Tigers were not taken aback in a 42-33 loss to the t
Wilkes men’s ice hockey earns season sweep of King’s with 9-3 victory
Another day, another win for Wilkes men s hockey. On Thursday, it came in a 9-3 blowout of King s, helping the Colonels improve to 17-5-0 overall and 13-2-0 in United Collegiate Hockey Conference play