Date archive for June, 2011
Lady Warriors lose heartbreaker (0)
6/15/11 •
BY MARTY MYERS, Times-Shamrock Writer Her pitching carried Elk Lake through its first 18 games, but now all Brooke Darling could do with her talented right arm was wrap it around fellow senior Bri Hollenbeck in consolation. Muffled sobs from Hollenbeck were occasionally drowned out by the slamming of bats into the equipment bag of [...]
Bass season starts Saturday (0)
6/15/11 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Starting on Saturday, June 18, anglers throughout the region will try their hand at fishing for one of the area’s most popular fish species when bass comes into season. Whether you’re fishing for largemouth, smallmouth, striped or rock bass, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission officer Kadin Thompson said that there should be [...]
Kempa headed to King’s (0)
6/15/11 •
After a long recruiting process, Dan Kempa made his decision to attend King’s College in the fall. One of the top all-around players in the Lackawanna Football Conference, Kempa led Susquehanna to the District II Class AA playoffs last season. He ran for 1,132 yards with 17 touchdowns and threw for 761 yards and 13 [...]
Local runners named all-region (0)
6/15/11 •
Blue Ridge’s Zach Kruger, Elk Lake’s Mike Bedell and Elk Lake’s 3200 relay team have all been honored as part of the Scranton Times-Tribune All-Region Track and Field team. Kruger, a senior hurdler from Blue Ridge, finished first at the Robert Spagna Meet in the 300 hurdles at 40.07 and second in the 110 hurdles [...]
Hall, Trowbridge named All-Region (0)
6/15/11 •
Blue Ridge’s Allison Hall and Elk Lake’s Maria Trowbridge have both been named to the Scranton Times-Tribune All-Region girls’ track and field team. Hall, a Blue Ridge senior middle-distance runner, took first place overall at the Robert Spagna Meet in the 800 at 2:23.76. She also place first in the 800 at 2:19.71 at the [...]
Warriner named ‘All-Region’ in tennis (0)
6/15/11 •
Montrose Area senior tennis player Zach Warriner has been named to the Scranton Times-Tribune boys’ tennis All-Region team. Warriner was a District II Class AA singles quarterfinalist for the Meteors, and a District II Class AA doubles quarterfinalist with teammate Michael Roman. He also helped lead Montrose to the District II Class AA team semifinals [...]
BR teachers, district settle contract (0)
6/15/11 •
BY STACI WILSON Concessions made by the Blue Ridge teachers’ union in a contract agreement with the district have saved the school’s kindergarten programs. Blue Ridge teachers and the school district have come to an agreement on terms for a three-year contract. The board approved the negotiated contract the Monday, June 13 meeting. Notable changes [...]
Montrose names Dean of Students (0)
6/15/11 •
BY PAT FARNELLI Montrose Area’s school board on Monday approved the appointment of Michael Boccella as Dean of Students at the High School for 2011-12. He is a social studies teacher in the high school, and his new duties will be as an administrator in charge of student discipline. This will fill a void left [...]
Forest City appoints new superintendent (0)
6/15/11 •
BY MEGHAN DAVIS, Times-Shamrock Writer The Forest City Regional School Board has unanimously approved John Kopicki as assistant superintendent. Kopicki will begin his duties July 1, replacing Superintendent Robert J. Vadella, Ph.D., who decided not to renew his contract that will expire Jan. 1. Dr. Vadella was superintendent for eight years. Kopicki will officially become [...]
Apartment fire displaces 12 (0)
6/15/11 •
BY STACI WILSON Twelve people were left without a place to live after fire swept through a New Milford apartment building Wednesday evening. Dwayne Conklin, chief of Columbia Hose Company No. 1, New Milford, said the blaze started in a bedroom of one of four apartments in the Peck Hill Rd. building. Although it sustained [...]