Date archive for November, 2011
Deer season opens Monday (0)
11/23/11 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Well, that time of year has finally arrived. No, not the holidays. Deer season. That’s right, on Monday, Nov. 28, hunters will rise early and head into the woods to search out a prize white-tail buck. And Game Commission officer Victor Rosa said that all signs are pointing to a successful dear [...]
Raiders return to mats with help (0)
11/23/11 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Blue Ridge’s varsity wrestling team has received a shot in the arm this season with the addition of Susquehanna’s wrestlers. A joint agreement between the two districts that passed earlier this year, sees Susquehanna Community wrestlers traveling toBlue Ridgeto compete for the Raider team. And second-year coach Zack Edwards couldn’t be happier. [...]
Lady Meteors rebuilding team (0)
11/23/11 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Montrose Area’s girls’ basketball team is returning for a new season after taking the Lackawanna League Division III title last year with a 13-1 record under coach Al Smith. After losing three starters to graduation, the Lady Meteors will rely on returning starting seniors Dallas Ely and Sara Krupinski to fuel the [...]
Elk Lake grad helps BBC to title (0)
11/23/11 •
BY SCOTT WALSH, Times-Shamrock Writer Baptist Bible College women’s soccer team could not have picked a better time to play its best three games of the season. Backed by a defense that did not allow a goal in three games in the tournament, the Lady Defenders won the National Christian College Athletic Association Division II championship [...]
UNICO game called with two-minutes remaining (0)
11/23/11 •
BY ASHLEY TEATUM, Times-Shamrock Writer With2:30 left to play in Saturday’s UNICO Soccer Cup boys game, there was a collision near the top of the box in front of the White Team’s goal. While other players got up and dusted themselves off, Green Team defender Ryan Wilson ofElkLakestayed on the ground, keeping his right leg still [...]
FC, MV girls play in UNICO Cup (0)
11/23/11 •
BY ASHLEY TEATUM, Times-Shamrock Writer Players who usually face each other on opposite ends of the soccer pitch played as teammates Saturday at theUniversityofScranton’s Fitzpatrick Field. ForestCityplayers fedMountain Viewforwards on plays. Scranton Prep defenders made stops and made the outlet toAbingtonHeightsmidfielders. The Pink Team won, 5-1, over the Green Team in the 10th annual UNICO Soccer [...]
Locals named golf all-stars (0)
11/23/11 •
Several golfers from Susquehanna County high schools were named to the Lackawanna League Northern Division Coaches’ All-Star team. Representing Montrose on the boys’ first team was Montrose’s Jordan Smith, who was also named the league MVP. He is joined by teammate Lance Nealy, who earned second team honors, as did Mountain View’s Taylor Salak. Earning [...]
Around the schools (0)
11/23/11 •
Forest City Senior golfer Katie Zefran showed how accurate she can be with her golf clubs by winning the girls Jackman Memorial Tournament in August. But clearly that’s not the only thing where she hits pretty good shots. After dropping an 11-point buck during hunting season last year, Zefran bagged a 10-point mule deer during [...]
Game commission looking for deer kill information in Wyoming County (0)
11/23/11 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Recently, a rash of deer being unlawfully shot and taken has broken out inWyomingCounty, and Game Commission Wildlife Conservation Officer Victor Rosa is looking for help from the public. Rosasaid he is currently investigating nearly a dozen incidents of deer being shot at night and taken or left laying on the side [...]
Theft ringleader sentenced (0)
11/23/11 •
BY STACI WILSON Susquehanna County President Judge Kenneth Seamans promised a Kingsley area man he would go away for a “good long time” if he messed up once he is released from prison and is placed on probation. Brent Vanteger, 27, was sentenced Monday in 12 separate cases, closing out a four-year string of burglary [...]