KINGSTON —The game of girls lacrosse allows for quick punches that can lead to absolute knockouts.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Brad Thiessen spent most of the final two months of the regular season watching Jeff Zatkoff command the net for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

PROVIDENCE, R.I.— It would be easy to forgive Penguins head coach John Hynes if the enormity of his team's latest accomplishment had not yet sunk in.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — When the RailRiders started an eight-game road trip on May 14 they had high hopes entering games away from PNC Field as the best away team in all of the minor leagues.

DALLAS — If there are three things that hold true in high school athletics, it's this: depth is key, academics take precedence, and spring weather can be cruel in the Wyoming Valley.

KINGSTON — Wyoming Seminary turned an early, slim lead into an early big lead after a six-goal rush.It put visiting Lake-Lehman in a big disadvantage.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — For Brad Thiessen and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the old adage that 'less is more' came to the forefront last night at the Dunkin ' Donuts Center.

Corey Furman did the job for the Bucknell baseball team this spring.

COLUMBUS, OHIO - Chun-Hsiu Chen singled home pinch runner Matt Lawson with the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning as Columbus rallied from an early four-run deficit to sting the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, 6-5.

FREELAND — MMI Prep scored all seven of its runs in its final two sets of at-bats to defeat Wyoming Seminary 7-2 in the District 2 Class A baseball quarterfinals. The Preppers will travel to Old Forge on Wednesday at 4:30 in the semis.

COLUMBUS, OHIO- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre jumped out to an early lead, but couldn't thwart the Columbus offense as the Clippers compiled 16 hits, including four homers, and 10 runs to cruise to a 10-4 victory over the RailRiders Sunday at Huntington...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Coming off a thrilling extra-inning win to close out a four-game series against Toledo, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders found themselves on the losing end once more in a 3-1 decision against the Columbus Clippers on Saturday night at...

MOOSIC – He was the first one on the field to warm up and one of the last players remaining in the home clubhouse after games last weekend.Mainly because Curtis Granderson was signing autographs for hundreds of fans at PNC Field.

Here's a closer look at this week's upcoming opponents for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.Columbus Clippers

Our weekly look at the work of RailRiders president Rob Crain, who has given us back our baseball — with a side order of promotions and entertainment.

WILKES-BARRE TWP. – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have seen a lot of things change in their Eastern Conference semifinals matchup against the Providence Bruins.

The Fifth Annual Joseph F. Coyne Memorial Softball Tournament is today, Sunday, May 19 at the Exeter Little League Fields beginning at 8 a.m. It's a benefit for 13 year old WA Student Eric Speicher.There will be activities for Children between 1-4 p.m; appearances...

WILKES-BARRE TWP. –Joey Mormina ate his grandmother's lasagna for lunch and then went out and assisted on all three Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguin goals in the second period of Friday's 3-1 win over the Providence Bruins.

After dropping Wednesday's Game 3 to the Providence Bruins 2-1 in overtime, captain Joey Mormina outlined his team's approach as they attempt to climb out of a 3-0 series deficit in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

MOOSIC — Misericordia rallied from a three-run, ninth-inning deficit to beat Franklin & Marshall 7-5 and stay alive at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Baseball Regional Championships Thursday afternoon at PNC Field.

TOLEDO, Ohio — When the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders started their current road trip, they had just two losses away from PNC Field marking the top road record in the International League.

Young swimmers got the opportunity to interact with a champion when four-time Olympic medalist Peter Vanderkaay conducted a clinic at the Dallas Middle School natatorium. Vanderkaay, a three-time member of the U.S. Olympic Swim Team, ran drills throughout the day and...

Taylor Baker led the way from the circle and at the plate as Dallas defeated Lake-Lehman, 6-3, in a Wyoming Valley Conference softball game on Mother's Day.

The Penn State Wilkes-Barre Alumni Constituent Society will host its 18th Annual Penn State “Masters” Golf Tournament on Friday, July 12 at Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club in Mountain Top.

RUN/WALK SETThe Lake Lehman track and girls soccers team will host a 5K Run/Walk at 6:30 p.m. on May 31 with registration opening at 5:30 p.m. at the new Community Trails at the Lake-Lehman High School.

As the fifth seed prior to the meet and the third qualifier for the finals, the district championship Lake-Lehman junior Shoshana Mahoney produced in the 100-meter dash came as a bit of a surprise.

The chase for gold medals and the team standings receive most of the attention at a championship track meet.But, there is much more going on at the District 2 Track and Field Championships.

LEHMAN TWP. — Last year, Lake-Lehman struggled finding opponents — particularly the more established ones —that were willing to fill its schedule during its first varsity girls lacrosse season.

The Times Leader staffWILKES-BARRE — Brigid Wood's three goals propelled Coughlin to a 10-4 defeat of Pittston Area in Wednesday's opening round of the District 2 girls lacrosse tournament.

WILKES-BARRE TWP. – After dropping the first two games of the Eastern Conference semifinals by a combined score of 12-7, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins battled the Providence Bruins to a 1-1 defensive stalemate through three periods.