Local Sports
Matusiak will continue swimming career
May 23
Dallas High School athlete Jack Matusiak signed a letter of intent to swim for the New Jersey Institute of Technology Highlanders Division 1 swim team.
Stepniak will play at Hartford
May 23
Brian Stepniak, a senior at Dallas High School, has signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic career to play Division 1 baseball at the University of Hartford. Stepniak has been a four-year starter as a pitcher for Dallas. He will major in...
Bobcats plan make-up registration date
May 23
The Back Mountain Bobcats will hold a make-up date for youth football and cheerleading registration from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 2 at the Idetown Fire Hall, Route 415.
Dallas Middle School wrestlers win at MAWA championships
May 23
Steven Newell and Jerry Ogurkis of Dallas Middle School both advanced to the finals at Eastern Nationals in Salisbury Maryland recently. The tournament starts out with over 11,000 wrestlers from 17 states.
LL girls lacrosse program continues upswing
May 23
The Lake-Lehman girls lacrosse program is rising quickly and there is reason to believe it will continue in the years ahead.
Looking back
May 23
An otherwise successful Dallas High School baseball season came to an end with a pair of near misses – one to end the conference schedule and one to open the playoffs.
Hiscox signs letter of intent to Denison University
May 23
Jess Hiscox, of Dallas, a senior at Dallas High School, will continue her academic and athletic career at Denison University in Granville, Ohio where she will play basketball for head coach Sara Lee in the North Coast Atlantic Conference.
BACK MOUNTAIN LITTLE LEAGUE RESULTS
May 23
Following are results from the Back Mountain Little League:Yankees 15 Orioles 6
RailRiders lose once again
May 25
MOOSIC – Scranton/Wilkes-Barre continued to look like the weather at PNC Field on Friday night.
It's Crunch-time for the Penguins
May 24
Something happens between a team and its opponents as they progress deeper and deeper into the playoffs. It's happening with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins right now.It began with a first round matchup against the...
RailRiders rally falls to rain
May 24
MOOSIC – Leave it up to Mother Nature to halt a RailRiders rally.
Knights get third straight crown
May 23
KINGSTON —The game of girls lacrosse allows for quick punches that can lead to absolute knockouts.
Thiessen leads WBS into history books
May 23
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.
Penguins stage series comeback
May 22
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.
RailRiders conclude miserable road trip
May 22
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.
Mountaineers too much for Comets
May 21
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.
Lacrosse
May 21
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.
Penguins on brink of historic comeback
May 21
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.
Furman provided spark at top of Bucknell batting order this season
May 21
Corey Furman did the job for the Bucknell baseball team this spring.
Columbus rallies past RailRiders
May 21
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.
Late rally lifts MMI
May 21
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 clips RailRiders
May 20
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...
RailRiders battle but fall to Clippers on walk-off hit
May 18
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...
Granderson enjoyed time with RailRiders
May 18
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.
The Week Ahead
May 18
Here's a closer look at this week's upcoming opponents for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.Columbus Clippers
Crain Game
May 18
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.
Pens stay alive, fight off Bruins
May 18
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.
Joseph F. Coyne Memorial Tournament today
May 18
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...





















