Wyoming Valley Conference Girls Division Races         z = won overall title   DIVISION 1 z-Dallas (12-2) Hazleton Area (12-2) Berwick (9-5) Wyoming Valley West (6-8) Wilkes-Barre Area (6-8) Nanticoke Area (6-8) Pittston Area (5-9) Crestwood (0-14, 3-18)   THE DASHBOARD Dallas defeated Hazleton Area in a playoff game Tuesday night, 55-47, to capture […]

  February 13, 2020   Crestwood Wins WVC Division 1 Title   Crestwood Comets 52, Wilkes-Barre Area Wolfpack 31   By Phil T YATESVILLE – The four-way division tie has finally dwindled down to one champion. Crestwood defeated Wilkes-Barre Area Thursday night 52-31 to win the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 title. Crestwood will next […]

  BOYS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK   Ryan Petrosky (6-2 junior guard) has been a catalyst in leading Crestwood to the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 Championship game.  He scored 10 points last week in a last second loss to Wilkes-Barre Area.  Then, in a pair of must-win situations against the division front-runners, the junior guard […]

  UPCOMING DISTRICT 2 BOYS GAMES   MONDAY, 2/10 Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 Playoffs Wilkes-Barre Area 44, Pittston Area 39 Crestwood 82, Dallas 54 Montrose 39, Old Forge 63 (LL-3/4) MMI Prep 58, Weatherly 72 Susquehanna Township 70, Williamsport 73   TUESDAY, 2/11 West Scranton 58, Scranton 51 (LL-1) Scranton Prep 63, Valley View 65 OT2 (LL-1) […]

Grace Stampien cuts down the net for Scranton Prep’s undefeated season. pic.twitter.com/QE3vzhGWN0 — LLHoops NEP Beat_Phil (@Phil_LLHoopsNEP) February 13, 2020   February 12, 2020   19-0 Run Helps Classics Clinch 22-0 Season   Scranton Prep Classics 52, Abington Hts. Lady Comets 38   SCRANTON – A layup by Meredith Purcell would pull Scranton Prep into […]

  Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 Boys Championship   Crestwood vs. Wilkes-Barre Area (February 13, Pittston Area @ 7 pm)   By Phil T. YATESVILLE – A pair of teams who are getting on a roll at just the right time, Crestwood and Wilkes-Barre Area, will meet on Wednesday night to determine the winner of […]

  February 11, 2020   Strong Second Half Clinches Division Crown for Dallas   Dallas Lady Mounts 55, Hazleton Area Lady Cougars 47   By Phil T WILKES-BARRE – Dallas hit five triples in the third quarter to overcome a halftime deficit and get a championship win over Hazleton Area, 55-47. The Lady Mountaineers captured […]

  CONGRATULATIONS !!!   1,000 POINTS  Olivia Ciullo Old Forge Lady Devils    Nya Johnson Tatum Repshis West Scranton Lady Invaders    1,500 POINTS  Sam Yencha Holy Redeemeer Lady Royals    1,000 Rebounds  Mackenzie Steele Susquehanna Community Lady Sabers  

  February 10, 2020   Dunmore Clinches Lackawanna League Division 3   Dunmore Lady Bucks 52, Riverside Lady Vikings 40   By Phil T TAYLOR – Dunmore clinched the Lackawanna League Division 3 Championship with 52-40 win over Riverside.  The Lady Vikes suffered just their second loss of the season, both coming to the Lady […]

  February 10, 2020   Wolfpack Holds off Patriots Rally   Wilkes-Barre Area 44, Pittston Area 39   EXETER – Wilkes-Barre Area, in their inaugural hoops season, advanced to the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 Championship game, as they held off a late rally by Pittston Area at Wyoming Area high school.  The 44-39 victory […]

  CONGRATULATIONS !!!   1,000 POINTS   Allycia Harris Wilkes-Barre Area Wolfpack    Toni Amato Wyoming Valley West Lady Spartans  

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10 games through 2/9    1.  Wallenpaupack (19-2) 5A    2.  Holy Cross (18-2) 2A 3.  Wyoming Seminary (20-2) 3A 4.  Scranton Prep (16-4) 4A 5.  Dallas (17-5) 5A 6.  Abington Heights (15-6) 5A  7.  Crestwood (16-6) 5A 8.  Valley View (14-6) 4A 9.  Wilkes-Barre Area (13-9) 6A 10. Holy […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   MONDAY, 2/3 North Pocono 73, Western Wayne 51 (LL-2)   TUESDAY, 2/4 Dallas 58, Hazleton Area 50 (WVC-1) Wilkes-Barre Area 51, Crestwood 48 (WVC-1) Wyoming Valley West 47, Nanticoke Area 61 (WVC-1) Berwick Area 36, Pittston Area 60 (WVC-1) Tunkhannock 47, Hanover Area 58 (WVC-2) Northwest Area 54, Wyoming Area 43 (WVC-2) Wyoming Seminary 65, MMI […]

  February 8, 2020   Petrosky Keys Crestwood Rally to Upend Cougars   Crestwood Comets 56, Hazleton Area Cougars 53   HAZLETON – While the year and participants may change, rivalries are the best part of high school hoops.  There is always an extra level of intensity in the air because these games mean so […]

  February 8, 2020   Wyoming Seminary Clinches WVC Division 2 with Win   Wyoming Seminary 66, Holy Redeemer 60   By Phil T. KINGSTON – Wyoming Seminary finished off an undefeated conference schedule with a 66-60 victory over their rival, Holy Redeemer Saturday night.  The Blue Knights came into the game with a one […]