Jack Harrity, of Mac Sign Systems in Scranton, helps install a 15-by-22 football video board at Lackawanna County Stadium in 1999.
                                 Times Leader file photo

Jack Harrity, of Mac Sign Systems in Scranton, helps install a 15-by-22 football video board at Lackawanna County Stadium in 1999.

Times Leader file photo

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Promoted as the highest resolution video board in Triple-A baseball, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons had a 15-by-22 foot video board installed at Lackawanna County Stadium in 1999.

The StadiaVision board was set up behind the right-center field fence and would allow for replays, players stats and between-inning activities to be shown.

“It’s just like a big-screen TV,” stadium operations director Jeremy Ruby said. “We can show movies and hook up cable TV. I should attract more people for what it can do before, during and after games.”

The board was manufactured by Ad Art Electronics Sign Corp., which installed one at Stanford Stadium and will be installing another at the Astrodome. The stadium is leasing the board for $825,000, which will be paid through advertising revenue.

The board was scheduled to be tested two days later with its debut scheduled for the following day during a philharmonic concert. The baseball debut would be the day after the concert for the Red Barons’ game against Louisville.

1960

The Wilkes-Barre Lions Club won the fourth annual Lions Clash at Wyoming Valley Country Club.

Members of the winning team were Art Hitson, Dick Saul and Andy Stetz.

The Hanover Lions Club was second. Dr. Stanley Dombrowski, Joe Ridzon and Stan Zincavage formed the team.

The Kingston Lions Club was third. Paul Schalm, Willard Stull and LC Harris were Kingston’s golfers.

Seven Lions Clubs from throughout the area participated.

1963

The first head-to-head miniature car race between teams from different states was held at Dick’s Hobby Center in Kingston.

The Dick’s team defeated Rich’s HobbyTowne of New Jersey 117-103. Dick’s easily won the stock drags and modified drags events. It narrowly lost the stock road course and modified road course competitions.

Tom Kilduff paced Dick’s with 37 points followed by Gene Wagner with 36. Mike Schwatzchild and Lem Demeco scored 22 each.

1964

Farmer Mike’s set a league record by committing seven errors in a Wyoming Valley Sunday Morning Softball League game. Farmer Mike’s, though, managed to defeat Schmidt’s Lunch 9-6.

Ned Sarf had four hits for Farmer Mike’s. Monk Kraynak had two hits to increase his batting average to .525. Johnny Keyes homered.

Schmidt’s Lunch was led by John Schuler, who had a triple, double and five RBI.

1997

Patrick Omer had one of the most impressive games in the District 16 Little League tournament.

Omer hit a grand slam and a pair of three-run homers, finishing with 10 RBI as Duryea defeated Exeter 11-7.

2006

After three attempts, the Kiwanis Senior All-Star Softball game was canceled.

Poor weather all week forced two postponements of the annual game between the top seniors from the Wyoming Valley Conference. When rain hit for a third time, organizers decided to scrap the game.