Sports Beat
Locals celebrate Susquehanna
This Saturday marks the 10th annual River Day at Riverside Park, and with it a new fishing tournament that is sure to provide some stiff competition and excitement for local anglers. (read more)
Tigers, Lions tangle
Photo: N/A, License: N/A, Created: 2014:07:14 09:36:48 While July temperatures increase as a preview to the dog days of August, so too does the heat on the football field, as area football teams continue preparing for the fall season on the gridiron. (read more)
Trail girls earn all-state honors
Photo: N/A, License: N/A, Created: 2014:04:14 14:53:59 Two Lackawanna Trail softball players received recognition for their stellar performances on the softball diamond this season, and were named to the Pennsylvania High School Softball Coaches All-State team released earlier this month. (read more)
Papi opens professional career
Photo: N/A, License: N/A, Created: 2012:12:06 16:32:29 Maybe it was just a coincidence, but the Mahoning Valley Scrappers of the New York-Penn League sure were glad to have Tunkhannock’s Mike Papi in the lineup Saturday night. (read more)
Horlacher majors’ dream season cut short
Photo: (Daniel Kubus), License: N/A, Created: 2014:07:11 17:17:04 The Bob Horlacher Major girls team is used to winning on the big stage. In fact, over the past three seasons, it’s all the girls really knew. (read more)
Stroney recalls fifth World Cup experience
Photo: N/A, License: N/A A couple of weeks ago, hundreds of thousands of Americans donned red, white and blue attire and tuned in to root for the United States men’s national soccer team in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. (read more)
Little League action
Photo: N/A, License: N/A Bob Horlacher’s quest for a third state title ended in Greensburg (see separate story) but the RTL 9-10 girls opened Section 3 play Monday. (read more)
Senior Legion makes finals
Photo: Tunk, License: N/A Tunkhannock manager Scott Zaner has full confidence in Cody Brown. (read more)
Field hockey camp provides plenty of knowledge
Photo: N/A, License: N/A, Created: 2014:07:10 09:48:35 While many students spend their summers on vacation or playing in all-star tournaments, some students of Lackawanna Trail put their plans on hold to attend the school’s annual field hockey clinic July 7-10. (read more)
CV names softball all-stars
The Citizens’ Voice recently named its 2014 softball all-stars, with two members of the Tunkhannock softball team, Erin Smith, a senior pitcher, and Molly Hampsey, a junior infielder, receiving honors. (read more)
Local ballplayers earn honors
Photo: N/A, License: N/A Lackawanna Trail sophomore catcher Mackenzie Duffy was named all-region and a slew of local baseball and softball players were recently named all-stars by The Times-Tribune. (read more)
Down Sports Memory Lane
20 Years Ago (1994) Winners in the Tyler 8K Race last Saturday were Joe Cresko for the males and Michelle Oakes for the females. (read more)