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  • TA’s Kupchunas, Novak golden

    TA’s Kupchunas, Novak golden

    BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Wyoming County Press Examiner WILKES-BARRE - Tunkhannock brought home a pair of gold medals from the District II Class AA swimming championships at Wilkes-Barre on Friday and Saturday as Matt Kupchunas and David Novak topped in individual events. In the team standings, Tunkhannock's...
    Posted to WC Examiner Sports on 03-09-2010
  • Ayers 7th at Indoor States

    Ayers 7th at Indoor States

    Tunkhannock Area track and field runner Reece Ayers took a seventh place finish overall at the Pennsylvania Indoor Track and Field Championship meet held at Penn State on Saturday. Ayers competed in the 3,000 meter run and finished out the event with...
    Posted to WC Examiner Sports on 03-09-2010
  • Laytos makes school history

    Laytos makes school history

    Lackawanna Trail's Eric Laytos wanted to make school history. And with grit and determination, he accomplished that goal. On Saturday at Williamsport High School, Laytos brought home a Northeast Regional wrestling title - the first for the program - and advanced to next week's PIAA Class AA Championships...
    Posted to WC Examiner Sports on 03-09-2010
  • Forba, Yagloski close out career

    Forba, Yagloski close out career

    Tunkhannock's Mike Forba reached the Consolation Semifinals for the Tigers at the PIAA Northeast Regional AAA championships at Bethlehem Freedom High School. Forba (103) started off the competition strong pinning Ian Evans of Parkland in the preliminaries...
    Posted to WC Examiner Sports on 03-09-2010
  • Trail ousted from playoffs

    Trail ousted from playoffs

    BY SCOTT WALSH Times-Shamrock Writer CARBONDALE - For one half, a scrappy Lackawanna Trail team had Dunmore on its heels. But the Bucks turned up the pressure in the second half and subdued the upset-minded Lions, 68-45, in the District 2 Class AA boys basketball quarterfinals Tuesday at Carbondale Area...
    Posted to WC Examiner Sports on 03-09-2010
  • Tunkhannock lacrosse ready for new season

    Tunkhannock lacrosse ready for new season

    BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Wyoming County Press Examiner The Tiger varsity boys' lacrosse team is ready for its first year as an official sport at Tunkhannock Area. Coach Joe Appolonia said that he, along with the team, is excited about the upcoming year....
    Posted to WC Examiner Sports on 03-09-2010
  • Roth book takes reader to small town roots

    Roth book takes reader to small town roots

    BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Wyoming County Press Examiner Yogi Roth is taking a look back at his roots in an upcoming book release. Roth, a 2000 Lackawanna Trail graduate, who went on to walk on for the University of Pittsburgh football team and later coach for the University of Southern California, is looking...
    Posted to WC Examiner Sports on 03-09-2010
  • Cougars upset 11th-ranked Keystone Giants

    Cougars upset 11th-ranked Keystone Giants

    Two college baseball teams less than 30 miles apart had to travel all the way to Florida to tone up their baseball muscles. But the change of scenery was not to Keystone College's liking as Misericordia shocked the 11th-ranked NCAA Div. 3 Giants,...
    Posted to WC Examiner Sports on 03-09-2010
  • Van Duzer coaching Allegheny swimmers

    Van Duzer coaching Allegheny swimmers

    BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Wyoming County Press Examiner Tunkhannock graduate and former swimmer Steve Van Duzer has gone from competing at Hartwick College to coaching for the Allegheny College Gator swimming program. Van Duzer, 23, now of Meadville, said that he didn't graduate into the best job market...
    Posted to WC Examiner Sports on 03-09-2010
  • Tiger pair in All-Star Classic

    Tiger pair in All-Star Classic

    Tunkhannock girls' basketball players Allison DeWitt and Tiff Rule will take part in the 41st annual George P. Moses Senior All-Star Classic set for Holy Redeemer High School on Tuesday, Mar. 30, at 6 p.m. The teams will be divided into East and West...
    Posted to WC Examiner Sports on 03-09-2010
  • Rosiak advances to States

    Rosiak advances to States

    Brian Rosiak from the Tunkhannock Youth Wrestling Club will move on to the top level of competition in Pennsylvania Junior Wrestling. TYWC took nine wrestlers to Williamsport on Sunday for the PJW Area Ten Championships, with Rosiak coming out the only representative to qualify for the PJW State Championships...
    Posted to WC Examiner Sports on 03-09-2010
  • Weekly Scores (Mar. 10, 2010)

    Weekly Scores (Mar. 10, 2010)

    Results for Mar. 2-8: Boys' Basketball Dunmore 68, Trail 45
    Posted to WC Examiner Sports on 03-09-2010
  • Down Sports Memory Lane (Mar. 10, 2010)

    Down Sports Memory Lane (Mar. 10, 2010)

    20 Years Ago (1990) Tunkhannock's girls' basketball team won the District 2-AAAA championship with a 58-47 win over Pittston Area. The Lady Tigers notched a school record 21 wins in the game led by Sherry Grigas' 21 points. Ron Kropa's Elk Lake boys won the District 12 Class A boys title...
    Posted to WC Examiner Sports on 03-09-2010
  • Elk Lake trio, Laytos mine gold

    Elk Lake trio, Laytos mine gold

    A trio of Elk Lake wrestlers along with Lackawanna Trail's Eric Laytos captured gold at last week's PIAA District II Class AA championships in which the Warriors were team co-champs. They tied for first place in team points with Western Wayne...
    Posted to WC Examiner Sports on 03-02-2010
  • Tigers sending four to regionals

    Tigers sending four to regionals

    Tunkhannock Area will send four wrestlers to Class AAA regionals this Friday in Bethlehem as Tiger Kevin Packer led the way with a second place finish. Teammates Mike Forba and Ray Yagloski both finished third and Charlie Generotti took fourth at Hazleton on Sunday. Packer (125) was the most successful...
    Posted to WC Examiner Sports on 03-02-2010
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