Sports
Catholic eliminates Scranton from women's playoffs
The University of Scranton managed only nine points in the last 14 minutes of its season Wednesday night and was eliminated from the Landmark Conference women's basketball semifinals with a 47-40 loss to Catholic University.
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Keystone reaches first CSAC men's final
Kenneth Hardnett celebrated a milestone while producing 28 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and four steals Tuesday night to lead Keystone College to its first Colonial States Athletic Conference men's basketball championship game appearance with a 98-75 romp over visiting Neumann University.
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HIGH SCHOOLS: Comets, Spartanettes win qualifying games
The Abington Heights boys and Mid Valley girls won Lackawanna League Qualifying Tournament games Tuesday night to improve their seeding positions for the upcoming District 2 basketball …10:53 am
Montrose girls down Dunmore
CLARKS SUMMIT -- Dallas Ely scored 28 points Tuesday night as Montrose knocked off Dunmore, 58-48, in a meeting of division champions to determine the Lackawanna League's top seed when the District 2 Class AA playoffs begin Friday night.
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Class AA boys' bracket loaded
All the qualifiers have been determined but a playoff doubleheader Wednesday night is still needed to put the Lackawanna League representatives in seeding order for the District 2 Class AA boys' basketball tournament.
Feb 21
Class A field has combined 17-69 record
One coin flip already determined the top seed and another may be needed to finalize the bracket for the District 2 Class A boys' basketball tournament.
Feb 21
Tough WVC group in Class AAA girls' field
Teams that won two of the Wyoming Valley Conference's three divisions and reached a playoff for the third title are included in the District 2 Class AAA girls' basketball tournament.
Feb 21
Marywood women reach CSAC semifinals
Marielle Thorsen scored 19 points and Mariah Schaeffer added 18 Monday night as Marywood University advanced to the Colonial States Athletic Conference women's basketball semifinals with a 68-60 victory over Cabrini College.
Feb 20
Dunmore, Montrose reach District 2 boys' playoffs
Dunmore and Montrose played their way into the District 2 Class AA boys' basketball playoffs with victories Monday night.
Feb 20
Cavaliers, Comets, Trojans in Class AAA tourney
The eight teams that will make up the District 2 Class AAA boys' basketball field have all been decided, only the order of four of those teams remains to be determined.
Feb 20
Knights pursue third straight title
Scranton is the top seed as it prepares to begin pursuit of a third straight District 2-4 Class AAAA boys' basketball championship.
Feb 20
Defending champion Lady Foresters seeded first
Old Forge and Northwest have better overall records but defending champion Forest City is the top seed for the District 2 Class A girls' basketball tournament, a five-team event that opens Saturday.
Feb 20
Lady Comets top seed in Class AAAA
Lackawanna League Division 1 champion Abington Heights is the top seed and has the only bye when the District 2-4 Class AAAA girls' basketball tournament opens with quarterfinal action Thursday and Friday.
Feb 20
Dayton defeats Steamers, 132-127
The Dayton Air Strikers used a 40-point third quarter to run past the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Steamers, 132-127, Sunday afternoon in a Premier Basketball League game at the Lackawanna College Student Union.
Feb 19
COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Scranton teams post key basketball wins
Ross Danzig scored a career-high 28 points Saturday afternoon to lead the way as the University of Scranton locked up first place in the Landmark Conference men's basketball regular season and home court throughout the upcoming playoffs with an 81-77 victory over host Moravian University.
Feb 19
Nonnenberg, Campo help Classics dominate County championships
Mia Nonnenberg and Rebekah Campo led the way Saturday as the Scranton Prep girls captured nine of 12 events, including all three relays, at the Lackawanna County Swimming and Diving Championships.
Feb 19
HIGH SCHOOLS: Holy Cross takes division title
Holy Cross continued its control over Riverside Saturday night, capturing the Lackawanna League Division 2 second-half and all-season boys' basketball titles with a 47-37 victory at Carbondale Area High School.
Feb 19
Pair of wins puts Lakeland at top
CHAPMAN LAKE – The same names tend to pop up at or near the top of the Lackawanna League basketball standings year after year.
The Lakeland boys proved this season that new faces can …Feb 19
Scranton repeats as Division 1 league champs
HAWLEY – Malik Draper sat out the entire second quarter.
While its leading scorer watched, Scranton began the process of breaking open Friday night’s Lackawanna League Division 1 boys’ …Feb 19
Dunmore’s Division 2 reign continues KEEPING SCORE Tom Robinson
Determining Lackawanna League second-half and all-season basketball championships was a complicated process this week for all but two teams.
Dunmore and Montrose defended their girls’ basketball …Feb 19
Liddic piles up accolades ON CAMPUS Bill Arsenault
The awards are starting to come in for Muhlenberg men’s basketball standout Spencer Liddic.
Liddic (Abington Heights) was named Lehigh Valley Player of the Year last Tuesday in a vote of …Feb 19
Conference contests start this week
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Both University of Scranton teams, the Keystone College men, and the Baptist Bible College and …Feb 19
SPORTS BRIEFS
Abington Heights graduate John McNulty was promoted to quarterback coach of the National Football League’s Arizona Cardinals earlier this month.
McNulty spent the last three seasons as wide …Feb 19
Hendry wins county’s first title at league wrestling tourney
SCRANTON – West Scranton’s Tom Hendry was the first Lackawanna County wrestler to win a title in Saturday’s final round of the Lackawanna League Wrestling Tournament at Scranton High …Feb 19
