Date archive for February, 2011
Ely’s OT bucket lifts Lady Meteors (0)
2/23/11 •
BY MARTY MYERS Times-Shamrock Writer It was far from the game of her life, and both Montrose guard Dallas Ely and head coach Al Smith knew it. Yet, with the game hanging in the balance, each knew what was coming. Smith called the play for his junior star and Ely executed to perfection. Her slicing [...]
Forest City’s Yale gets 1000th point (0)
2/23/11 •
Forest City’s Katie Yale scored the 1,000th point of her career in a 57-38 loss to West Scranton in a non-league game at home on Saturday. Yale scored 11 points in the contest as the Raiders fell behind to a 32-20 deficit by halftime. After the break, West Scranton’s Invaders paced the Foresters 16-7 in [...]
Sabers upset Trail (0)
2/23/11 •
At Susquehanna on Tuesday night, Cole Mallery scored off an inbound play at the buzzer for a victory over Lackawanna Trail, 46-45. Susquehanna trailed by one with 2.5 seconds remaining and inbounded the ball underneath the basket to Mallery, who laid it in as time expired. Mallery finished with 14 points and 18 rebounds [...]
Area wrestlers medal at league tourney (0)
2/23/11 •
Elk Lake’s Devin Fiorentino placed second overall at the Lackawanna League Wrestling Tournament held at Scranton High School on Saturday, while Blue Ridge’s Zack Edwards and Dalton Church, along with Montrose’s Zach Thorne took bronze. Fiorentino (130) made it to the finals before being defeated by Honesdale’s Ryan Smith by an 11-1 decision. Edwards (112) [...]
Lindquist grabs bronze at junior high tourney (0)
2/23/11 •
Blue Ridge ninth grader Cameron Lindquist wrestled his way to a bronze medal in the PIAA District 2 Jr. High Wrestling Tournament at Lake-Lehman on Saturday. He took a 1-0 decision over Wyoming Seminary ninth grader Paul Stefani in the consolation finals at 250 pounds. He was one of only three Susquehanna County wrestlers to [...]
District 2 playoffs on tap (0)
2/23/11 •
Three area boys’ basketball teams and four girls’ teams remain in contention for the PIAA District II title in their respective classes, while wrestlers from the county will hit the mats on Friday and divers will take to the pool on Saturday. Boys’ Basketball In boys’ Class A action, the boys from Forest City will [...]
Tigers swamp Elk Lake swimmers (0)
2/23/11 •
The Tunkhannock Area boys’ and girls’ swimming and diving teams took a pair of victories over Elk Lake in Tunkhannock on Thursday. The Tiger boys picked up a 120-51 victory while the Lady Tigers grabbed a 119-66 win over the Warriors. Tunkhannock girls’ coach Marion Austin was also recognized during the meet when it was [...]
Elk Lake splits with Scranton (0)
2/23/11 •
Elk Lake’s boys’ and girls’ swimming and diving teams split a pair of meets at Scranton on Tuesday as the girls’ team took a win, while the Warrior boys suffered a loss. The Elk Lake girls grabbed a 106-63 victory over the Knights, while the boys were handed a 100-75 loss. Abby Zdancewicz won the [...]
Meteor play off run ends (0)
2/23/11 •
Montrose Area’s boys’ basketball team lost a 55-52 heartbreaker to Mid Valley at home on Monday night to be eliminated from District II Class AA title contention. The loss comes only days after they lost the Lackawanna League Division III basketball championship to Lackawanna Trail on Thursday at Carbondale, as the Lions rallied from a [...]
The week ahead (0)
2/23/11 •
Wednesday, Feb. 23 Montrose against Carbondale or Dunmore, TBA. Friday, Feb. 25 Boys’ Basketball –Forest City against St. Michael’s at Pittston Area, 6 p.m. Girls’ Basketball – Montrose against Riverside/Holy Cross loser at Marywood, 6 p.m. or against Hanover at Scranton High School, 6 p.m. Wrestling – Blue Ridge, Elk Lake, Montrose and Susquehanna at [...]