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Old Forge standout Shane Schuback It is over. After 142 days on the calendar, my coverage of the fall sports season “offically” ended with Old Forge’s loss in the PIAA Class A championship football...
View ArticleThanks for the Memories
As I relaxed watching the Chick-Fil-A Bowl and finding it hard to believe that a football team can blow a 21-point halftime lead, I was reminded 1) that this is the video-game style of football we will...
View ArticleALL-STAR SEASON: Joy, rage and disappointment
Normally I reserve my blog posts to have some fun, but I felt compelled to write something a bit more important today. … It is that time of the year. … AGAIN. Another wonderfully exciting sports season...
View ArticleThe Year in Review 2013-2014
It truly was an amazing school year for athletics for schools in the Lackawanna Interscholastic Athletic Association. We kind of got the feeling that it was going to be a special time for sports in the...
View Article2014 TIMES-TRIBUNE ALL-REGION TENNIS
Here is a look at the 2014 All-Region tennis team: 2014 All-Region Tennis
View ArticleAthlete of the Week extra: More with Abington Heights’ Tyra Abdalla
Much of our interview with Tyra Abdalla, the three-time District 2 Class AAA tennis singles champ from Abington Heights, is in today’s edition of The Scranton Times-Tribune, and is available online....
View ArticleHS SPRING SPORTS: Hey Mother Nature, enough already
That’s it. … I can take no more. Normally, I concede to things I cannot control. The price of gas for example. It jumps up, it plummets down, it goes back up again. I can’t stop it, but my car needs...
View ArticleHS TENNIS and LACROSSE ALL-STARS
Once again, this spring I covered Lackawanna League tennis and Wyoming Valley Conference boys and girls lacrosse in addition to my duties as the boys and girls track and field beat writer. It’s always...
View Article2014-15 SCHOLASTIC SPORTS: A salute to the athletes of the past season
Tonight is the official end of the 2014-15 scholastic sports season. It has been a remarkable year of success for teams and athletes. Each year, the kids who compete from the Lackawanna Interscholastic...
View ArticleHS TENNIS: Keeping an eye on the 2015 season
This year, as the high school tennis beat writer, I wanted to find a way to keep my tennis players and fans engaged in our coverage. As those who follow the sport know, things get fast and furious at...
View ArticleHS TENNIS: Recapping Wednesday’s action and stats
For girls tennis, Wednesday marked the final scheduled day of action for the second week of the season. There are a few makeup matches scheduled before the teams break for the long Labor Day weekend....
View ArticleHS TENNIS: Teams back in action in Week 3; Singles player rankings
Lackawanna League tennis players began their third week of competition and are heading toward the mid-point of the season. There have not been too many surprises, and as is always the case Scranton...
View ArticleHS TENNIS: Scranton Prep’s Emily Jonsson reaches milestone
Congratulations to Scranton Prep’s Emily Jonsson. On Monday, facing a fellow All-Region performer in Brigid Washburn, Jonsson won her 50th singles match for the Classics, who remained undefeated with a...
View ArticleHS TENNIS: Heading into the home stretch
It’s hard to believe that the season is almost completed in the Lackawanna League. Sans a few makeup matches, the weather has been very cooperative and most teams have between 9 and 10 matches in with...
View ArticleHS TENNIS: Matchup continues to intensify
Well, it’s the most anticipated high school tennis match of the season, and as usual it had intensity and passion. Look, nobody likes comparing sports, but this is the Lackawanna League’s equivalent to...
View ArticleHS TENNIS: Battling weather as playoff chase enters final leg
I gazed outside my window and as hard as it was to believe, I saw rain. Now there is no doubt that my crispy, brown grass was as desperate for water as a stranded tourist in the desert, but the high...
View ArticleHS TENNIS: Postseason starts with District 2 team tourneys
Okay, the regular season is just about fully completed. Mid Valley and Riverside will finish things up on Thursday, but because neither team is involved in a playoff, the postseason must push forward....
View ArticleHS TENNIS: District 2 Class AAA and Class AA singles matchups
Here are the matchups for the District 2 Class AAA and Class AA singles tournaments that begin Thursday at Kirby Park and Wilkes University with the first three rounds. Scranton Prep’s Emily Jonsson...
View ArticleHS TENNIS: Championship week starts with repeats in team tournaments
Scranton Prep’s Maansi Malhotra Photo by Christopher Dolan Like a long running soap opera or hit single on the billboard charts, Scranton Prep and Abington Heights remained on top of the high school...
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