Date archive for March, 2012
Raiders look to contend for title (0)
3/20/12 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Blue Ridge’s boys’ track and field team is returning to the track after a successful 2011 campaign in which the Raiders finished out 5-1 in Lackawanna League Division III. Under coach Joe Kempa, the Raiders will look to contend despite losing senior standouts Jared Conklin, Dan Kempa and Eric Onyon. The Raiders [...]
Meteors looking to tame division (0)
3/20/12 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF The Montrose Area boys’ tennis team returns to the courts after a successful season last year in which the Meteors went 8-3 on the season, tied for second in Lackawanna League Division II. Coach Jim Hinds is hoping the team can build on last year’s success. “I hope to make it to [...]
Lady Foresters defeated in state playoffs (0)
3/20/12 •
BY MARTY MYERS Times-Shamrock Writer In the end, it will look like another blowout for the defending state champions. Anyone who saw it will know it was a much different story than offered by Steelton-Highspire’s 63-44 win overForestCity. For three quarters of Wednesday’s second-round PIAA Class A girls basketball playoff game, the Lady Foresters and [...]
PFBC takes no chances with trout stocking (0)
3/20/12 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF With spring trout season rapidly approaching, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is busy stocking creeks and streams with trout throughout the region. However, the PFBC will take no chances if there is the possibility of contamination in the water. PFBC takes the lead from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection [...]
The week ahead (0)
3/20/12 •
Thursday, Mar. 22 Track and Field – Montrose at Valley View,4:15 p.m.;Mt.Viewhome against Holy Cross,3:30 p.m. Baseball –Mt.Viewat Mid Valley,4:30 p.m. Softball –Mt.Viewat Mid Valley,4:30 p.m. Friday, Mar. 23 Baseball – Montrose atDunmore,4:30 p.m. Softball –ElkLakeatNorth Pocono,4:30 p.m.; Montrose atDunmore,4:30 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 24 Baseball –ElkLakeat Wyalusing,11 a.m. Softball – Montrose at Tunkhannock,11 a.m. Boys’ [...]
Scoreboard (0)
3/20/12 •
Results for Mar. 13-19: Girls’ Basketball Montrose 55, Carver E&S 49 Steelton-Highspire 63,ForestCity44 Montrose 52, Delone Catholic 50
Lady Meteors roll past Wyalusing (0)
3/14/12 •
BY ASHLEY TEATUM Times-Shamrock Writer Like a well-oiled machine, every part of Montrose girls basketball team played a role in Friday night’s victory over Wyalusing. Dallas Ely hit 5 of 7 of 3-pointers, drawing the Rams’ defense out. That opened up space on the low post for Sara Krupinski and Myra Lattimore to do some [...]
Sabers defeated in Class A (0)
3/14/12 •
BY MICHAEL IORFINO Times-Shamrock Writer Motivated to erase his memories of last season and to keep Faith Christian’s season alive, Greg Boyd scored a game-high 19 points to lead the Lions to a 57-41 win over Susquehanna Friday night in the first round of the PIAA Class A boys playoffs atScrantonHigh School. Led by J.D. [...]
Phillips off to states (0)
3/14/12 •
Elk Lake’s Adam Phillips is off toBucknellUniversityto compete in the PIAA Swimming and Diving Championships this weekend. In Class AA, Phillips, a two-time medal winner, is seeded third in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 59.49 that was just off a District 2 record.QuakerValleysenior Bobby Francis, 58.44, andShadySideAcademy’s Grant Zentgraf, 58.60, are the top [...]
Forest City wins Class A play-in game (0)
3/14/12 •
Carly Erdmann led all scorers with 16 points asForestCitydefeated Hershey Christian, 40-21, atMiltonHersheyHigh Schoolon Tuesday in a PIAA Class A play-in game in the girls basketball tournament. “It’s really great for us to bounce back after that tough game in the District 2 final,” said Erdmann, citing her team’s loss to Old Forge on Saturday. [...]