Date archive for August, 2010
Elk Lake to host cross country districts (0)
8/25/10 •
When Elk Lake coach Will Squier heard that Scranton Municipal Golf Course no longer wanted to hold the District II cross country championships, he ran after the opportunity. “Last year, the golf course informed the district that they didn’t want to have districts there anymore,” Squier said. So, that is when Squier decided to contact [...]
EL grad takes reins of Marywood hockey (0)
8/25/10 •
Megan Bullock didn’t expect to be head coach of Marywood University’s field hockey team this season. Bullock, 24, now of Wilkes-Barre, who served as assistant coach in 2009, said it was a whirlwind. “I had no idea the coach would resign,” Bullock said. “This whole thing has been a whirlwind.” However, Bullock said she is [...]
Cross Country preview (0)
8/25/10 •
Elk Lake’s boys’ and girls’ cross country teams have hit the course after a 22-0 finish for both team’s last season, and a District II Class AA championship title for the girls’ team. Coach Will Squier’s teams are returning many runners from last year including Mike Bedell, Sean Carney, Bryan Grosvener, Jeff Horvath, Will Bennett [...]
Raiders combining soccer programs (0)
8/25/10 •
This season the Blue Ridge boys’ and girls’ soccer programs have become one. Blue Ridge decided to combine the boys’ and girls’ team into one single team that will play a boys’ schedule under the direction of head coach Bryan Glasgow. According to Glasgow, this year is a big change. “It’s a big change for [...]
Lady Eagles eying districts (0)
8/25/10 •
The Mountain View girls’ varsity soccer team is coming off a successful season, going 10-1-1 in the regular season and making it to the District II Class AA championship before falling to Montrose. And Mountain View’s team, coached by Errol Mannick, looks to have success this year, making another run at the District title. “We’re [...]
Meteors building upon success (0)
8/25/10 •
The Montrose Area girls’ varsity tennis team will look to build upon a winning 6-3 season in 2009, and face off against a tough District II Class AA field. After only losing one senior in Emily Wesoloski, who will play tennis for Kutztown University, the Meteor team is bringing back plenty of experience. Returning to [...]
Elk Lake looks to improve (0)
8/25/10 •
Elk Lake’s girls’ varsity tennis team is coming back off a 2-7 finish in the 2009 season, and coach Harold Smallacombe is looking to rebuild the team. “We are definitely looking to improve our play,” Smallacombe said. “We are dealing with inexperience on the squad. It will certainly be a rebuilding year.” Returning to the [...]
Tough enough: Local compete in different kind of race (0)
8/25/10 •
Before a mob of nearly 5,000 athletes lies a long stretch of grass. The race’s initial fast break looks easy enough. Deceptively easy. Following the hectic running start, called the “Braveheart Charge,” are a series of military-style obstacles over a seven-mile course up hills and through wilderness and mud. And all the while, competitors high-five [...]
Harford Fair Baby Show has a few new additions (0)
8/25/10 •
Two new additions to this year’s Harford Fair Baby Show was a new judge, Serena Cranage who joined long time judges Ada Hess and Dick Craige. These three brave people arrive early on Wednesday morning of the Fair and are there until after noon for the judging of age groups that begins with any multiples [...]
Prized fairgoers (0)
8/25/10 •
Below is a list of winners at the 153rd Harford Fair. The list is incomplete as of this printing. If you won a ‘Best in Show’ or Blue Ribbon and would like to be acknowledged in a subsequent issue of this paper, please e-mail your info with FairWinner in subject line to indynews@independentweekender.com Fine Arts [...]