Matt Mathers drove home two runs, Will McCrum scored three times Wednesday and the Dallas Mountaineers erased all memories of their last loss by beating Hazleton Area, 8-2 for their first victory over the Cougars since 2011 in a Wyoming Valley Conference baseball game at Dallas. Darren Kerdesky doubled, scored twice and picked up the […]

TUNKHANNOCK — In the quarterfinals of the PIAA Championships last year, Dallas pitcher Darren Kerdesky got out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam en route to a shutout win during the Mountaineers’ state title run. Ten months later, Kerdesky was in the same situation against Wyoming Valley Conference rival Tunkhannock on Wednesday afternoon. This time, the […]

RICE TWP. — With the way the West squad was swinging the bats, it appeared there was only one thing that could stop the senior Wyoming Valley Conference baseball squad. And as the sky darkened over the Mountain Post Legion field, Mother Nature would win. The West scored three runs in the first inning off […]

Mike Combo and Sam Barrouk combined to produce six hits and seven RBI Tuesday as Back Mountain National clubbed West Side, 17-2 in a District 31 10-11 All-Star baseball game at Back Mountain Stadium. Barrouk had three hits and drove home three runs. Cumbo also had three hits, including a three-run home run, and finished […]

Jordan Choman started it all off with a no-hitter against Lake-Lehman. Tony Molitoris shut down division champ Meyers. Choman pitched a three-hitter with eight strikeouts to knock off undefeated Lakeland in the district title game. Molitoris needed just 60 pitches to shut out Tamaqua in the PIAA opener. Holy Redeemer’s two senior pitchers just kept […]

NATE BARANSKI Wyoming Valley West Sophomore pitcher Smoothly stepped into the role of the Spartans ace as an underclassman. Boasted an ERA at or below 1.00 most of the spring. Struck out 42 with just eight walks in the regular season. • J.D. BARRETT Dallas Senior infielder Came through in big spots time and time […]

STATE COLLEGE — Long before Darren Kerdesky’s game-clinching triple, there was a game-changing throw to the plate. And even before that, there was a game effort to save another run. While the Dallas Mountaineers won the school’s first state championship with a scrappy run-scoring attack and a spectacular, nine-strikeout pitching performance by starter Nick Kocher, […]

STATE COLLEGE — It started with a long drive back from Hazleton. It was April 28 and Dallas had just lost again, a 7-0 thumping by the Cougars, to fall to 2-6 in league play. The Mountaineers had plenty of time to think heading back home. “Long bus ride back home. Silent bus ride back,” […]

STATE COLLEGE — By the third batter of the game, Holy Redeemer had an idea just how tough these hitters were. A leadoff walk to start the game was soon followed by an RBI triple. And then, a minute later, a sacrifice fly. After two innings, Central had nearly matched the output of the Royals’ […]

Ken Kashatus was already feeling good after his Dallas squad had won its state semifinal on Monday. When the Mountaineers coach learned that his colleague Chris Ritsick at Holy Redeemer had just followed suit, it was time to celebrate again. The Royals and Mounts will play for PIAA championships on Thursday and Friday in Class […]