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January 2009 - WC Examiner Sports
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BY JOBY FAWCETT Times-Shamrock Writer After looking over the proposal and how it would impact its teams, the District 2 Committee has chosen to support a proposal for a new high school football format in the state. It's a format drawn up by the football steering committee and it includes increasing...
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BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Wyoming County Press Examiner With the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association proposing changes to high school football classifications around the state, there could be some local impact. The PIAA is in the process of increasing...
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BY DAVE LAURIHA Times-Shamrock Writer CLINTON TWP. - For all the activity going on at the Lackawanna Trail Tournament, with its seven teams of wrestlers, coaches and fans, the gym grew quiet around 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Ordinarily, the action at a wrestling tournament is more like the hustle and bustle...
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BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Wyoming County Press Examiner Starting this Friday, the annual Northeast Regional Coyote Hunt, sponsored by District 9 of the Pennsylvania Trappers Association, will kick off with hunting until Sunday. So far, there are around 500 hunters...
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The Pennsylvania Game Commission and U. S. Geological Survey's Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Penn State University on Monday, Jan. 26, presented an overview of a new deer research project to the Board of Game Commissioners. For the 2008-09 deer seasons, the Board approved...
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With just three games to go, the Pocono Pirates Midget U16 A1 ice hockey team nears the end of its best season in the team's 14-year history in the Delaware Valley Hockey League. Currently, the team's record is 24-2. If all goes as the players...
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The Elk Lake Warrior wrestlers took the Lackawanna League Division II title for the third time in four years after defeating Susquehanna 68-8 on the road on Saturday. Elk Lake also defeated Blue Ridge on the road Wednesday, 40-25 led by pins from Brent Salsman (160) and Tyler McCauley (171) and Brandon...
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BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Wyoming County Press Examiner Lackawanna Trail High School could soon be home to a junior high co-ed soccer program. Dennis Mulvey, of Factoryville, who championed the Factoryville Youth Soccer League program that launched this year...
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The Elk Lake boys' basketball team picked up three consecutive wins last week defeating the Lakeland Chiefs 64-45 on Friday, grabbing a 57-23 victory over Western Wayne on the road Thursday and defeating the Montrose Meteors 57-47 on Tuesday, Jan 20. Against Lakeland, Elk Lake grabbed an early advantage...
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Lackawanna Trail's Lions dropped a home game on Thursday to Dunmore 70-40 after losing to the Mountain View Eagles on Tuesday, Jan. 20, by a score of 59-46. On Thursday, the Lions found themselves at an early deficit as Dunmore trounced Trail 22-8...
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The Tunkhannock boys' basketball team faced a 51-48 loss from Hazleton at home on Saturday after taking a 52-47 loss to Wyoming Area at home on Thursday and dropping a 63-50 decision on Tuesday, Jan. 20, as they fell to Pittston at Yatesville. On Saturday, the Tigers kept pace with the Cougars, tying...
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The St. Michael's School boys' basketball team took a 52-19 loss against MMI Prep on the road on Saturday and faced a 62-27 loss from Northwest at Shickshinny on Thursday. On Saturday, St. Mikes fell behind 22-2 after the first quarter and trailed...
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The Elk Lake girls' basketball team suffered a 10-point loss, 69-59, to the Wyalusing Rams at home on Wednesday in a exhibition game. Elk Lake opened up to keep pace with the Rams, with Wyalusing leading 15-14 after the first quarter. In the second, Wyalusing gained a slight advantage leading efforts...
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The Tunkhannock girls' basketball team faced a 54-21 loss from Berwick at home on Monday night and took a 70-23 loss against Hazleton on Friday on the road. Tunkhannock was also handed a 30-24 loss from the Wyoming Area Warriors on Tuesday, Jan. 20...
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The Lackawanna Trail wrestling team took a commanding 54-19 victory over the Montrose Meteors at home on Wednesday. Alan Nye (112), Chris Dixon (130), Mike Lavelle (152), Marvess Rosiak (171), Eric Laytos (215) and Lance Moore (285) all picked up pins for the Lions. Trail 54, Montrose 19 103: no contest;...
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