Tag archive for ‘basketball’
Holiday tourneys on tap (0)
12/22/10 •
On Dec. 29, the girls’ county title game is at 6 and the boys’ title game is at 7:30. The Community Foundation of Susquehanna and Wyoming Counties will again sponsor boys and girls basketball tournaments between Christmas and New Year’s Day. This year is the fifth year that the organization has sponsored the Susquehanna County [...]
Boys’ basketball roundup (0)
12/22/10 •
Raiders jolted by Hornets The Blue Ridge boys’ basketball team was handed a 61-50 loss from Honesdale in the team’s first home game of the season on Friday night. In the first, Honesdale got off to a 14-8 lead and after Blue Ridge outscored the Hornets 16-12 in the second the score stood at 26-24 [...]
Girls’ basketball wrap-up (0)
12/22/10 •
Montrose The Montrose Area girls’ basketball team grabbed a 59-42 victory at Holy Cross on Saturday after it picked up a 53-50 home win on Thursday evening. Against Holy Cross, Montrose got ahead early with a 15-10 run in the first quarter, before dominating the Crusaders 16-8 in the second to hold a 31-18 lead [...]
Boys’ basketball roundup (0)
12/15/10 •
Meteors edge Riverside The Montrose Area boys’ basketball team opened up its season to a win at home on Saturday as the Meteors edged Riverside 39-38. Montrose was paced 13-10 by the Vikes in the first quarter before outscoring Riverside 10-8 in the second to trail 21-20 at halftime. In the second half, Riverside paced [...]
Lady Warriors grab 3rd (0)
12/15/10 •
Elk Lake’s girls’ basketball team beat Susquehanna, 40-18, in the consolation round of the Kiwanis Tip-off Tournament Saturday night in Tunkhannock, while the host Tigers took the tourney title with a 46-21 win over GAR. In opening night action Friday, Elk Lake faced a 63-40 loss to GAR advance to the consolation game against Susquehanna. [...]
Boys’ basketball kicks off: No clear favorite (0)
12/08/10 •
BY MARTY MYERS Times-Shamrock Writer A new season of boys’ basketball action is set to kick off in Susquehanna County, and there is no clear-cut favorite in Lackawanna League Division III. Not even a 7-footer makes a team a lock to win the title, with coaches split on whether Lackawanna Trail and junior center Steve [...]
Lady Foresters eyeing Div. III title (0)
12/08/10 •
BY MARTY MYERS Times-Shamrock Writer Forest City will be trying to win its second Division III crown in three years as Lackawanna League girls’ basketball begins in Susquehanna County. Two of the top three offensive weapons in the league will play together for the Foresters. Katie Yale (15.3) and Cassie Erdmann (12.2) will team with [...]
MU basketball starting strong (0)
12/01/10 •
The Misericordia University men’s basketball team, featuring Mountain View graduate Robbie Johnson and Susquehanna graduate Brandon Stone, is off to a hot start. Misericordia, an NCAA Division III team that plays in the Mid Atlantic Conference, has gotten off to a 4-0 start on the year. The team started with an 81-70 win at Centenary [...]
Montrose eyes playoff run (0)
12/01/10 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF The Montrose Area girls’ basketball team is returning to the courts after a 20-7 season in 2009-10 where the Lady Meteors brought home the Lackawanna League Division III championship. However, coach Al Smith wants to take it one step further this year with the Meteor team. “Our goal is to try and [...]
Sabers developing young talent (0)
12/01/10 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Susquehanna Community’s boys’ basketball team is back for another year in Lackawanna League Division III, and is looking to develop its young players’ talent. Coach Scott Glidden said the Sabers, which had a tough year in 2009, have a lot of talent including some up and comers. Returning to the court for [...]