North Eastern PA Report

  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 […]

  CONGRATULATIONS !!!   1,000 POINTS   Marissa Trivelpiece Hazleton Area Lady Cougars    Reagan Harrison Northwest Area Lady Rangers  

February 6, 2020   Crestwood Dominates Pittston Area in Must Win Game   Crestwood Comets 80, Pittston Area Patriots 46   By Phil T. WRIGHT TOWNSHIP – Facing elimination, Crestwood caught fire en route to a convincing 80-46 win over Pittston Area to pull into an incredible 5-way tie for first place in the Wyoming […]

  BOYS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK   Justice Shoats (5-11 sophomore guard) has been a superb floor-leader in guiding Holy Redeemer to an 11-1 mark so far in Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 play, one game out of first place.  He scored 16 points last Tuesday in a 65-35 victory over Northwest Area.  On Friday night […]

  February 4, 2020   Comet Ball Prevails for Close Win   Abington Heights Comets 40, Valley View Cougars 37   CLARKS SUMMIT – Dictating the pace of the game is something that Abington Heights has excelled at this season.  One game that got away from them in a big way was a 27-point loss […]

  February 3, 2020   Lady Royals Tighten Grip on WVC Division 2   Holy Redeemer 70, Lake Lehmans 55   By Phil T. WILKES-BARRE – Monday night featured the top two teams atop the Wyoming Valley Conference Girls Division 2 in a pivotal matchup as the regular season winds down. With a win, Lake-Lehman would […]

  February 3, 2020   Dallas Climbs Back into Division Race   Dallas Lady Mounts 61, Hazleton Area Lady Cougars 52   DALLAS – All-Star players step up and deliver memorable performances when championships are hanging in the balance.  Trailing division-leader Hazleton Area by one game with just two remaining after tonight, Dallas knew that […]

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

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   MONDAY, 1/27 Williamsport 56, Hazleton Area 43   TUESDAY, 1/28 Wilkes-Barre Area 38, Pittston Area 47 (WVC-1) Crestwood 65, Nanticoke Area 48 (WVC-1) Wyoming Valley West 37, Hazleton Area 68 (WVC-1) Berwick 42, Dallas 69 (WVC-1) Northwest Area 35, Holy Redeemer 65 (WVC-2) Wyoming Seminary 65, Lake-Lehman 42 (WVC-2) Tunkhannock 56, Wyoming Area 33 (WVC-2) Hanover […]

  January 31, 2020   Holy Cross Takes LL Division 3 Lead in 2OT   Holy Cross Crusaders 76, Lakeland Chiefs 72   By Phil T DUNMORE – Holy Cross edged out Lakeland in a double-overtime thriller, 76-72.  Headlined by two outstanding performances by Caleb Vigil (Lakeland) and Kieran Burrier (Holy Cross), Friday night’s matchup […]

  January 31, 2020   Piontkowki SLAMS Door Shut on Upset Bid   Holy Redeemer Royals 52, Tunkhannock Tigers 47   WILKES-BARRE – Who knew that the two crowd-pleasing slam dunks that Jared Piontkowski sprinkled into the middle periods were just a warm-up to his main event?  He added three more in the final stanza […]

  Welcome Back To The Neast Beat !!!   Today, we will look at the Girls’ division races across the Wyoming Valley Conference and Lackawanna League and then glance at the current top seeds for the District 2 playoffs.  Three of the six divisions have already been narrowed down to a two-team battle for the […]