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May 2009 - WC Examiner Sports
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Lackawanna Trail sophomore Lauren Ellsworth and Elk Lake freshman Maria Trowbridge each captured sixth place finishes in their respective races to top the field of local participation in the state track meet. Considering that Ellsworth finished third a week earlier in the 400 meter dash at Districts...
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BY ROBERT L. BAKER Wyoming County Press Examiner Tunkhannock Area sophomores Gavin Colley and Reece Ayers made the trip to the PIAA State AAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University this past weekend. However, their times were not quite...
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BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Wyoming County Press Examiner Diane and Wayne Short have made a living off the ups and downs of the horse racing scene. Diane, formerly of Tunkhannock, and her husband Wayne, have spent the last 40 years traveling the country harness racing horses. Diane, 65, a 1962 graduate of Tunkhannock...
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BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Wyoming County Press Examiner Third graders from Mehoopany Elementary School got a firsthand look at the life cycle of trout at a program held at Creek Junction Park in Forkston on Thursday. The third grade classes of Rebecca Neiley...
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Lackawanna Trail's baseball team opened up the District II Class A playoffs with a bang as the Lions trounced MMI Preparatory School at home 20-5 on Thursday. Trail wasted no time putting up big numbers as the Lions knocked six runs in the first inning. MMI closed the gap in the second as they had...
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Tunkhannock's baseball team attempted to deny the Dallas Mounties a bid to take on Abington Heights in a District 2 AAA semi-final but fell short 8-7. In each inning from the third to the seventh the Mounties came to bat losing to the Tigers, but...
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Karin Mowry showed how to perform in the clutch Friday with a 3-2 win at home over Lakeland. With Elk Lake down to its final licks, Mowry fouled off seven pitches before ripping a game-winning, two-run triple. The Lady Warriors now advance to today's PIAA District 2 Class AA championship against...
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The Lackawanna Trail softball team knocked Mountain View out of playoff contention as the Lions beat the Eagles 3-1 on Thursday at home. In the first inning, neither team scored a run but Trail broke out in the second plating two runners to take a quick...
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The Tunkhannock girls' softball team was taken down in the District II Class AAA playoffs on Thursday after the Tigers were handed a 6-3 loss at Abington Heights. Earlier in the week, Tunkhannock advanced in the playoffs after defeating Crestwood at home on Wednesday, 3-0. Against Abington, the Comets...
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BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Wyoming County Press Examiner Hawk Field in Falls Township is now home to an electronic scoreboard, thanks to donations from Peoples National Bank. The scoreboard, which features a digital display began to be installed on Sunday, with...
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The Elk Lake baseball team was knocked out of District II Class AA playoff contention at home on Wednesday after a 13-5 loss from the Mountain View Eagles. Wednesday's loss came as the Eagles took an early lead over Elk Lake with two runs in the first, followed by five in the second, while the Warriors...
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The Lackawanna Trail boys' volleyball team was handed a loss Wednesday from North Pocono on the road in the semifinals of the PIAA District 2 Class AA tournament. North Pocono made quick work of the Lions as they took a 25-19 loss in the first game...
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BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Wyoming County Press Examiner For those looking to get involved in some high-speed action, look no further than the R&B Hobby RC Car Track along Route 6 in Tunkhannock Township. The track is currently in its second season of operation, after opening to the public in May of 2008...
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Weekly results for May 19-25: Boys' Volleyball North Pocono 3, Trail 0 Coughlin 3, Trail 2 Baseball Mountain View 13, Elk Lake 5 Tunkhannock 10, Western Wayne 0 Trail 20, MMI Prep 5 Dallas 8, Tunkhannock 7 Softball Tunkhannock 3, Crestwood 0 Abington...
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Baseball Banter I don't know about you, but I'm getting sick and tired of all these "walk-off" Yankee wins at "NASA North" in the Bronx. The Bombers have already notched nine comeback wins and we just reached Memorial Day. There were three-in-a-row against the Twins recently...
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