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Smith takes 2nd at Jackman (0)
9/01/10 •
Montrose Area’s Jordan Smith took second place overall at the 47th annual Jackman Memorial Tournament at Scranton Municipal Golf Course on Tuesday. Smith, shot 36 and a 38 for a 74 stroke total on the par 72 course, falling two strokes behind Mark Paradise of North Pocono. He finished one stroke ahead of Abington Heights’ [...]
Football opens this weekend (0)
9/01/10 •
The Montrose and Susquehanna varsity football teams will suit up and hit the gridiron starting on Friday night after weeks of intense training. Montrose will face off against Nanticoke at home at 7 p.m. on Friday night under the direction of head coach Jack Keihl. Last season, Montrose faced Susquehanna on opening night on the [...]
Forester spikers stepping up (0)
9/01/10 •
After finishing off the 2009 campaign with a 10-6 record, Forest City girls’ varsity volleyball coach Dora Andrew is looking to step it up. Although the team had a great finish last year, Andrews is eying the District II Class A playoffs. In the Foresters’ playoff run last year, the team took on Lackawanna Trail [...]
Meteors staying positive (0)
9/01/10 •
The Montrose Area varsity field hockey team is looking to have a successful season under the direction of first-year head coach Brianna Strope. After 2009 head coach Jason Young moved on from the team, Strope, who was the assistant, has moved into the head coaching role. Montrose’s Meteors are taking the field after finishing 1-13 [...]
Golf roundup (0)
9/01/10 •
Montrose The Montrose Area varsity golf team took a pair of wins last week with an 8-1 victory at Rock Creek over Mountain View on Friday and a 9-0 victory over Lakeland at Montrose Country Club on Thursday. Against Mountain View, Cole Wheaton defeated Chad Wescott, 4 and 3; Casey O’Reilly beat Nick Sabucaka, 1-up; [...]
Meteor girls win two (0)
9/01/10 •
The Montrose Area girls’ tennis team took a pair of 5-0 shutout victories at Western Wayne on Thursday and at home against Mid Valley on Tuesday afternoon. Singles action against Western Wayne saw Courtney Hinds beat Christina Piccolo, 6-0, 6-0; Kayla Triebel beat Victoria Lanza, 6-0, 6-1; and Gracie Bulger defeat Lizzie Caruth, 6-0, 6-1. [...]
For Trowbridges, it’s all in the family (0)
9/01/10 •
Two sisters are hoping the livestock they will be showing at the Kiwanis Wyoming County Fair will be standouts in the 4H market hog and market steer shows. Maria and Elizabeth Trowbridge, daughters of Gene and Valerie Trowbridge, have been raising animals as part of the “Grow’em and Show’em Wyoming County 4H Club, which exhibits [...]
Linde Corp. featured at economic development breakfast (0)
9/01/10 •
Since gas companies began actively drilling in the Marcellus Shale local business owners have been trying to figure out how their companies can capitalize on the opportunity work with the industry. Scott Linde, president of Linde Corporation, spoke on the subject at the annual economic development breakfast sponsored by the Progress Authority on Thursday. Linde [...]
Walter, Murder Room author signs books (0)
9/01/10 •
The impetus for the New York Times bestselling book “The Murder Room” started in Montrose, said author Michael Capuzzo. Capuzzo, along with one of the one of the book’s main subjects, Richard Walter signed copies of the book for fans and the criminally curious at the Inn at Montrose Thursday evening. Criminal profiler Walter resides [...]
Country church cultivates name (0)
9/01/10 •
Rather than holding their traditional Sunday School picnic this year, the Forest Lake Baptist Church decided to hold a new event: “Drive your tractor to church Sunday.” Members spent about two months planning the tractor themed service and following parade, contests and picnic. At about 10 a.m., tractors started pulling in to a field across [...]