Date archive for January, 2011
Historian Dennis to address dinner (0)
1/19/11 •
Denise Dennis, a nationally renowned historian, author and descendant of free African American Prince Perkins, who died in the historic Battle of Wyoming and is buried in Susquehanna County, will be honored at the 20th Annual Diversity Institute Dinner at Misericordia University on Feb. 9. Dennis is president of The Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust [...]
Aldrich working toward boxing dream (0)
1/12/11 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF A Susquehanna Community High School senior is working towards her goal of becoming a professional boxer. Kim Aldrich, 17, of Susquehanna, has been training at being a boxer for the past five months and recently won her first match by knockout. Aldrich won with a defeat over Danielle Pierano of Rochester at [...]
Coaches stand up to cancer (0)
1/12/11 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Local schools in PIAA District 2 have banded together for the second straight year to take part in the annual fundraising/awareness drive called “Coaches vs. Cancer.” The organization was originally started at the NCAA level, and has caught on at the high school level locally with all 44 schools in District 2 [...]
Warriors outwrestle Trail (0)
1/12/11 •
Elk Lake Elk Lake took a 45-27 victory over Lackawanna Trail on Wednesday evening in a match held at Tunnel Hill. But, it lost Saturday, 51-18 to Scranton Prep on the road. Facing Scranton Prep, Elk Lake had wins from Frank Delesky (125), Devin Fiorentino (135) and Jared Curry (160), Against Trail, Corey McCarey, Mason [...]
Zurn-Bush tourney on Saturday (0)
1/12/11 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF On Saturday, the Elk Lake Warriors will again defend their crown in the 25th annual Zurn-Bush Memorial Wrestling Tournament. The event is named for Kirk Zurn and Thomas Bush, both teachers and wrestling coaches at Elk Lake, who were killed in an accident in 1985 while replacing a roof. The school’s annual [...]
Boys’ basketball wrap-up (0)
1/12/11 •
Montrose Montrose Area’s boys’ basketball team picked up an 83-52 win over Blue Ridge on the road Friday, and a 49-40 victory over Elk Lake at home on Tuesday night. On Friday, Montrose paced the Raiders 24-9 in the first quarter, before each team would score 13 in the second giving the Meteors a 37-22 [...]
Girls’ basketball results (0)
1/12/11 •
Montrose The Montrose girls’ basketball team took a 51-13 victory over Blue Ridge at home on Thursday evening. The Meteors took an early lead as they went 16-2 over the Raiders in the first quarter, and led 34-4 at halftime. After the break, Montrose led the Raiders 12-7 in the third quarter before going on [...]
Warriors sunk by DV (0)
1/12/11 •
Elk Lake’s boys’ and girls’ swimming and diving teams were handed a pair of losses by Delaware Valley at home on Tuesday evening. The girls’ team was defeated 116-71, while the boys’ team faced a 104-79 loss. First place finishes on the girls’ side came from Abby Zdancewicz in the 200 free at 2:15.71 and [...]
Scoreboard (0)
1/12/11 •
Boys’ Basketball Trail 39, Mt. View 29 Blue Ridge 61, Susquehanna 41 Lakeland 62, Forest City 33 Montrose 49, Elk Lake 40 Montrose 83, Blue Ridge 52 Elk Lake 66, Forest City 37 Susquehanna 40, Mt. View 39 Girls’ Basketball Montrose 51, Blue Ridge 13 Mt. View 51, Susquehanna 15 Forest City 60, Elk Lake [...]
The week ahead (0)
1/12/11 •
Wednesday, Jan. 12 Wrestling – Blue Ridge home against Trail, 6:45 p.m.; Montrose home against Scranton Prep, 6:45 p.m. Boys’ Basketball – Blue Ridge home against Notre Dame, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13 Girls’ Basketball – Elk Lake home against Trail, 6 p.m.; Blue Ridge at Mt. View, 7:15 p.m.; Forest City home against Montrose, [...]