Date archive for January, 2012
Montrose boys claim first-half title (0)
1/25/12 •
BY MARTY MYERS Times-Shamrock Writer Two nights earlier, Lakeland beat Montrose at its own game, outrebounding the Meteors to grab an eight-point win and knot the standings atop DivisionIII of the Lackawanna League. Tom Lewis and the rest of his Montrose teammates made sure that wouldn’t happen again. Lewis grabbed 14 boards – as many [...]
Lady Meteors win first-half title (0)
1/25/12 •
The Montrose Area girls’ basketball team defeatedLakeland, 49-41, on Wednesday night, to win the Lackawanna League Division III first half title. Montrose also picked up a 65-14 victory over Susquehanna at home on Tuesday night. AgainstLakeland, the Lady Meteors andLakelandplayed to an 11-11 tie after the first quarter and after the second Montrose held a [...]
Suits and Sneakers raising awareness (0)
1/25/12 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF On Friday night, ‘Suits and Sneakers Weekend,’ the main event of the Coaches vs. Cancer campaign in PIAA District II will kick off to help spread cancer awareness. Coaches vs. Cancer in District II, now in its fourth year, has involvement from all schools in Wyoming and Susquehanna counties including Blue Ridge, [...]
Snee, Giants Super Bowl bound (0)
1/25/12 •
With a 20-17 overtime victory over theSan Francisco49ers on Sunday night, the New York Giants, featuring Montrose Area graduate Chris Snee, secured their place in Super Bowl XLVI. The Giants used a 31-yard field goal from kicker Lawrence Tynes in overtime to break a 17-17 tie withSan Francisco. Snee, a right guard, had two solo [...]
LIAA adopts new alignment in eight sports (0)
1/25/12 •
BY JOBY FAWCETT Times-Shamrock Writer Change will be coming to the Lackawanna Interscholastic Athletic Association starting in the fall. As expected, the LIAA principals voted in favor of a proposal to realign into four divisions at its monthly meeting. Hoping to restructure based on enrollment and competitive level, while also considering travel expenses and geography, [...]
Raider wrestlers 8th at LT Tourney (0)
1/25/12 •
The Blue Ridge varsity wrestling team traveled to Lackawanna Trail on Friday and Saturday where the Raiders finished eighth overall in a round robin individual tournament. Zach Edwards placed third in the tournament at 126 pounds forBlue RidgewhileDaltonChurchwas fourth at 132 pounds and Tom Maby took fifth at 145 pounds. Blue Ridgefinished with 51 points [...]
Raiders upend Trail, Forest City (0)
1/25/12 •
The Blue Ridge boys’ basketball team took a 65-46 victory at home over Forest City on Thursday after the Raiders picked up a 76-72 overtime victory over Lackawanna Trail on the road Tuesday evening. On Thursday, The Raiders got ahead with a 19-15 first quarter and gained more momentum going into halftime leading the Foresters [...]
EL boys’ swimmers 4th at Wills Invitational (0)
1/25/12 •
The Elk Lake boys’ swimming and diving team took fourth in the team standings at the Ray Wills Invitational Meet on Sunday at Wyoming Valley West. The Warrior boys finished behind Tunkhannock in fourth place with 104 points, while Wyoming Valley West took first with 455 points. ElkLakeboys were paced by a first place finishes [...]
Elk Lake pinned by Wildcats, Lions (0)
1/25/12 •
The Elk Lake wrestling team traveled to Lackawanna Trail on Thursday where the Warriors where handed a 63-11 loss after going to Western Wayne on Tuesday night where they were dealt a 70-12 loss from the Wildcats. Against Trail, Mason Maye (120) and Blaise Cleveland (126) won forElkLake. On Tuesday, Maye (120) and Cleveland (126) [...]
Warrior swimmers dunked by Valley View (0)
1/25/12 •
The Elk Lake boys’ and girls’ swimming and diving teams took losses from Valley View on the road on Tuesday evening. ElkLake’s boys, paced by wins from Adam Phillips in the 50 free, 100 breast and as a part of two winning relay teams, took a 76-66 loss. The girls’ team, led by Abby Zdancewicz [...]