Sunday, November 30, 2008

PA, WA seniors go out winners in UNICO game

Pittston Area and Wyoming Area senior players were teammates in the UNICO All-Star game in Wilkes-Barre on Thanksgiving Eve and the Patriots and Warriors made an impact for the West in their thrilling 28-27 win.

Jenkins Phillies fans take in the World Series parade

Jimmy Musto, Jimmy Musto Jr, Felix Mascelli, Felix Mascelli Jr and Zach Mascelli think they are the biggest Philadelphia Phillies fans from Jenkins Township.

Gems of Turkey Day football research

Since the Dispatch goes back to only 1947, I spent a lot of time looking at microfilm of pre-1947 Wilkes-Barre papers researching a story about Thanksgiving Day football for the special Thanksgiving edition of the Dispatch, which also appears today on the three preceeding pages.

Tomorrow is the ‘Big Day’ for shoppers, hunters

Some of you will wake up tomorrow morning and go to work. Others will head to the shopping centers to take advantage of the Christmas shopping specials. A few of you will take advantage of your day off from school and head to the movies, while some of you will merely hang out and watch TV at home. All of these are fine options because you’re not Pennsylvania Deer Hunters.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Local flavor in tonight’s UNICO Classic

The top senior high school football players from Wyoming Valley will square off tonight, Wednesday, Nov. 26, at Wilkes-Barre Memorial Stadium in the 58th annual UNICO All star football Classic.

Pittston-St. John’s was the granddaddy of them all

As the Pittston Area and Wyoming Area football players trudged off the field on Thanksgiving afternoon in 1977, and the 7,200 fans who paid to see the thrilling 8-7 game filed out of West Pittston Stadium, few were thinking they had witnessed a bit of local history – the end of Thanksgiving Day football.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Baseball - National

Basketball - National

Football - National

Giants talking about Burress' future with the team

The New York Giants might make a decision on Plaxico Burress' immediate football future before the justice system or the NFL hands down rulings.

Auto Racing - National

Ecclestone expects gold medals in place for 2009

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone is confident his proposal for the world drivers' championship to be decided by gold medals awarded to race winners will be implemented next se ...

Hockey - National

Burke says Sundin unlikely to return to Leafs

If Mats Sundin decides to resume his NHL career, he will likely do it with a team other than the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Golf - National

Tour tries another fix for FedEx Cup

The PGA Tour revamped its FedEx Cup race Tuesday for the third straight year of its existence, this one geared at making sure that the winner of the $10 million prize is decided ...

College Sports - National

Mount St. Mary's defeats American 57-52

Jeremy Goode scored 22 of his career-high 29 points in the second half and Mount St. Mary's, Md., won at American for the first time in 43 years, 57-52 on Monday night.

Soccer - National

Mexican football club owner faces drug charges

A judge charged the alleged owner of third-division Mexican football club Mapaches and four other team members with drug trafficking.

Olympics


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