North Eastern PA Report

  Lackawanna League Boys Division Races   DIVISION 1   Abington Heights (8-1)  Scranton (7-2)    Scranton Prep (5-4)  Valley View (4-4)  West Scranton (2-6)      In Division 1, Abington Heights rolled out to 8 consecutive victories before a 47-37 loss to surging Scranton last Thursday.  The key in that game was limiting the Comets’ […]

  Wyoming Valley Conference Boys Division Races   DIVISION 1 Crestwood (7-0) Hazleton Area (6-2) Wilkes-Barre Area (6-3) Pittston Area (2-4) Wyoming Valley West (2-4) Tunkhannock (2-5) Berwick (0-7)   In Division 1, Crestwood continues to do what the Comets do best, they play very opportunistic basketball and wait for the other teams to play […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (games through 2/14)   1.  Abington Heights (8-1) 5A    2.  Wyoming Seminary (6-0) 3A 3.  Crestwood (9-1) 5A 4.  North Pocono (10-2) 5A 5.  Scranton (7-2) 6A   6.  Dallas (5-2) 4A 7.  Riverside (11-2) 3A 8.  Holy Cross (7-1) 2A 9.  Wilkes-Barre Area (10-4) 6A 10. […]

  CONGRATULATIONS !!!   1,000 POINTS   Kylie Lavelle Riverside Lady Vikings   Ryan Petrosky Crestwood Comets   Max Paczewski Lake-Lehman Black Knights    

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS SCORES   ***subject to change***   MONDAY, 2/8 Wallenpaupack 41, Delaware Valley 46 (LL-2) Mid Valley 53, Lakeland 33 (LL-3) Berwick 33, Hazleton Area 59 (WVC-1) Dallas 56, Williamsport 66 OT Tunkhannock 88, Athens Area 70 Northeast Bradford 49, Northwest Area 48   TUESDAY, 2/9 Valley View at Honesdale (LL-1/2)  ppd […]

  February 8, 2021   Lady Spartans Outlast Lady Mountaineers   Wyoming Valley West 44, Dallas 42   By Phil T. PLYMOUTH – After forcing an errant pass from Wyoming Valley West’s Trinity Johnson, the Lady Mountaineers had the opportunity to take the lead with 19.7 ticks remaining on the clock.  Elizabeth Viglone was able […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (games through 2/7)   1.  Abington Heights (6-0) 5A    2.  Wyoming Seminary (5-0) 3A 3.  North Pocono (8-1) 5A 4.  Dallas (4-1) 4A 5.  Crestwood (5-1) 5A 6.  Holy Cross (5-0) 2A 7.  Scranton (4-2) 6A     8.  Wilkes-Barre Area (8-3) 6A 9.  Scranton Prep (4-3) 10. […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS SCORES   ***subject to change***   MONDAY, 2/1 Honesdale at Delaware Valley (LL-2)  ppd to 2/25   TUESDAY, 2/2 Holy Cross at Dunmore (LL-3)  ppd to 2/7 Montrose at Elk Lake (LL-4)  ppd to 2/15  Berwick at Hazleton Area (WVC-1)  ppd to 2/8 Northwest Area at Millville  ppd to TBD   WEDNESDAY, […]

  February 6, 2021   Comets Power Past Cougars in Second Half   Crestwood 55, Hazleton Area 38   By Phil T. WRIGHT TOWNSHIP – Crestwood defeated Wyoming Valley Conference division rival Hazleton Area on Saturday night, 55-38, on the back of a second half spurt. Coming out of the locker room with his team […]

  CONGRATULATIONS !!!   1,000 POINTS   Kaci Kranson Holy Cross Lady Crusaders   Moriah Murray Dunmore Lady Bucks   Cayden Merrifield West Scranton Invaders    

  February 4, 2021   Dallas Notches Key Victory in WVC Division 2 Action   Dallas 60, Holy Redeemer 47   By Phil T. WILKES-BARRE – After losing their Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 opener to Lake-Lehman, the Dallas Mountaineers went into Holy Redeemer Thursday evening on a mission. After a scoreless start to the […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (games through 2/1)   1.  Abington Heights (4-0) 5A    2.  Wyoming Seminary (5-0) 3A 3.  Wilkes-Barre Area (7-1) 6A 4.  Williamsport (5-1) 6A 5.  North Pocono (6-0) 5A 6.  Scranton Prep (4-1) 4A  7.  Holy Cross (4-0) 2A 8.  Dallas (2-1) 4A 9.  Crestwood (2-1) 5A 10. […]

  January 30, 2021   Trojanettes Outlast Lady Comets   Greater Nanticoke Area 50, Crestwood 43   By Phil T. NANTICOKE – After an eight-day layoff, Greater Nanticoke Area took to the court against Crestwood in a battle of Wyoming Valley Conference division contenders.    After a back-and-forth opening half that featured two ties and […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS SCORES   ***subject to change***   MONDAY, 1/25 Valley View 31, Abington Heights 46 (LL-1) Susquehanna Community 36, Forest City 43 (LL-4) Weatherly 53, Northwest Area 35 Williamsport 61, Susquehanna Township 56   WEDNESDAY, 1/27 West Scranton 49, Delaware Valley 56 (LL-1/2) Scranton Prep 60, Western Wayne 31 (LL-1/2) Riverside 60, […]

  January 28, 2021   Tempers Flare in Lackawanna Division 3 Thriller   Holy Cross 52, Mid Valley 50   By Phil T. THROOP – Despite the frigid conditions outside, a Mid Valley vs. Holy Cross game always seems to reach the boiling point.  And this latest contest was no exception.  Holy Cross looked to […]