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October 2008 - WC Examiner Sports
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Tunkhannock sophomore Reece Ayers took third place in the PIAA District II AAA cross country tournament at Scranton Municipal Golf Course behind a couple of competitors he had seen earlier in the season. Ayers finished the race in 16:19, behind Robert Micikas of Crestwood in first place at 15:52 and...
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The Elk Lake boys' cross country team took second and its fastest runner Wednesday, Ryne Carney, placed third at the PIAA Dist 2 AA competition and will advance to the state meet this Saturday, Nov. 1, in Hershey. The Warriors team had a total of...
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BY CHRIS TIGUE Times-Shamrock Writer TUNNEL HILL - It did not take long for Lackawanna Trail to take control of its game Friday night against Holy Cross. Eric Laytos took a handoff 45 yards for a touchdown on the second play, and the Lions were on their way to their first victory of the season, 55-7...
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BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Wyoming County Press Examiner Tunkhannock football coach Frank Berardelli is never satisfied with losing a game. Despite that point, he was not unhappy with his team's performance in their 40-21 loss to Abington Heights in Clarks...
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BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Wyoming County Press Examiner It's been four years since he played both sides of the ball at Lions Pride Field on Tunnel Hill, but these days Cody Steele dons a football uniform for a different group of Lions in the Big Apple. He plays tight end for the Ivy League Columbia University...
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The Lackawanna Trail girls' field hockey team reached the District II Class AAA field hockey final after downing Wyoming Valley West at home on Thursday, 3-0. The game opened up with Lacey Croasdale firing in a goal off an assist from Kristin Grunza...
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The Lackawanna Trail girls' volleyball team ousted Blue Ridge from the District II A playoffs and advanced to the finals on Monday night at Trail after a 3-0 shut out of the Raider team. In the first game, the Lions quickly took control of the night with a 25-19 victory over the Raiders. Trail then...
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Tunkhannock's girls' volleyball team had its hopes of advancing in the District II AA playoffs dashed as Lake-Lehman won, 3-0, Monday night at Dunmore. In the first game on Monday, Tunkhannock was downed 25-16, followed by a tight fought 25-23...
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The Elk Lake girls' volleyball team faced a 3-2 defeat from the Susquehanna Sabers in the first round of District II A playoff action Monday night at Lackawanna Trail. Elk Lake sprung out to an early lead in the first game taking down the Sabers in an extra points battle, 28-26. The second game saw...
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BY MARTY MYERS Times-Shamrock Writer Ask anyone who's officiated any sport, you're wrong half the time you blow the whistle. If you're any good at what you do, it's about having some fun, enjoying the game and maybe, just maybe, earning...
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BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Wyoming County Press Examiner The Tunkhannock Youth Wrestling Club is in the midst of kicking off its season for 2008-9 and coach Cory Ray is looking towards a successful season. Practice for the youth wrestlers started this past Monday with a ‘meet the team' night where coaches...
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BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Wyoming County Press Examiner Several local youths are hitting the ice for the Pocono Pirates Youth Hockey team out of Scranton. The Pirates, who play home games out of the Ice Box skating rink in Scranton, kicked off practices on Oct...
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The Elk Lake boys' soccer team fell to the St. Gregory's team on the road on Friday, Oct. 24, in the first round of PIAA District 2 AA playoffs, 2-0. St. Gregory's fired in two unanswered goals keeping the lead they needed to knock off the Warriors. Elk Lake fired four shots on goal and had...
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Results for Oct. 21-27: Football Trail 55, Holy Cross 7 Abington Heights 40, Tunkhannock 21 Girls' Volleyball Tunkhannock 3, Coughlin 0 Tunkhannock 3, Hanover 0 Susquehanna 3, Elk Lake 2 Trail 3, Blue Ridge 0 Lake-Lehman 3, Tunkhannock 0 Boys'...
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BY STEW CASTERLINE Grid Report Penn State passed a big test on Saturday evening in the Big Horseshoe in Columbus as the Nittany Lions edged Ohio State by the score of 13-6. It wasn't pretty, but the Lions played a rock-solid defensive game and improved to 9-0 with the win. I also noticed that the...
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