Date archive for May, 2011
Dearborn named ‘Player of Year’ (0)
5/25/11 •
BY SCOTT WALSH, Times-Shamrock Writer Blue Ridge graduate Jocelyn Dearborn was at New York’s Laguardia Airport, boarding a plane with her Fordham University teammates bound for Charlotte, N.C., and the Atlantic 10 Softball Championships when she found out she had been chosen the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year. “I was so amazed. I immediately [...]
Montrose’s Thompson shows no signs of slowing down (0)
5/25/11 •
BY DONNIE COLLINS, Times-Shamrock Writer When he stepped into the batter’s box to lead off on Tuesday night, the first thing I thought was, “Wow. He’s still around?” That’s a thought usually reserved for the gray beards in the International League, the sluggers and the lefty relievers and the crafty-if-not-dynamic starting pitchers who for one [...]
Locals competing at states (0)
5/25/11 •
Seventeen local athletes will take the trip to Seth Grove Stadium at Shippensburg University on Friday, May 27, to compete in the PIAA Class AA/AAA state championship. Athletes from Tunkhannock Area, Lackawanna Trail and Elk Lake will all make the trip. Here’s a look at who will be competing: Blue Ridge Blue Ridge’s Eric Onyon [...]
Warriors take pair of wins (0)
5/25/11 •
Elk Lake’s baseball team took a 13-0 victory over Susquehanna on the road Sunday and a 5-4 win on Saturday afternoon over Mountain View’s Eagles. Against Susquehanna, Adam Phillips went three-for-three with two RBIs and three runs for the Warriors, who have won seven of their last nine games. Jeff Horvath added two hits and [...]
Senior Legion teams gearing up for summer (0)
5/25/11 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF The boys of summer will be back at it again in the coming weeks as high school baseball seasons end and American Legion seasons begin. Senior legion ball players must be between 15 and 19 years old. Elk Lake, Blue Ridge and Montrose players will compete for the Montrose Senior Legion team, [...]
Junior Legion hitting the diamond (0)
5/25/11 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Junior American Legion baseball teams from the area have begun their seasons in summer baseball action. Montrose Legion which features Elk Lake players and FMS Legion which features Lackawanna Trail players, compete in District 17. Junior legion players have to be 15 years old and younger, and senior legion ball players must [...]
Taylor leads Eagles to pair of wins (0)
5/25/11 •
Mountain View’s Lady Eagles picked up a 2-0 shutout victory over Forest City at home on Sunday and also picked up a 6-5 victory over Western Wayne. Against the Foresters, Alix Taylor held Forest City scoreless through six innings and recorded 16 strikeouts to help the Eagles take home a win. Jenny Molenko and Sarah [...]
Foresters bounced from volleyball playoffs (0)
5/25/11 •
Forest City’s boys’ volleyball team faced a 3-0 loss from Holy Redeemer in the first round of the District II Class AA championships at Holy Redeemer on Monday night. The Foresters were handed three consecutive losses, as the Royals moved on to the next round. Forest City was defeated 25-23, 25-10 and 25-13. Forest City [...]
Sports seasons enter playoffs (0)
5/25/11 •
Athletes from Susquehanna County schools will compete in District II playoff action this week. A schedule of events to come follows. Softball In Class A action, Mountain View and Forest City will face off on Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Mountain View. The winner will take on Blue Ridge in the semifinals on Friday at [...]
Meteors knocked in semifinals (0)
5/25/11 •
The Montrose Area team of Zach Warriner and Michael Roman made it to the semifinals on the District II Class AA tennis doubles championship before facing elimination. Warriner and Roman took a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 loss to Wyoming Seminary’s Bijoy Ghosh and Christopher Kim to be eliminated. Prior to the loss, Warriner and Roman stormed [...]