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H.S. boys basketball: Tim Barletta named head coach at Hazleton Area
Tim Barletta knows Hazleton Area boys basketball has been held to a high standard since the program’s first game in 1992. He intends to keep it there.
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H.S. Boys Basketball: Long-time Hazleton Area coach Mike Joseph pulls name from consideration
Long-time Hazleton Area boys basketball coach Mike Joseph said Tuesday night he has withdrawn his name for consideration for the position he’s held the past 14 seasons.
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H.S. Boys Basketball: Mike Joseph is still Hazleton Area’s coach
Mike Joseph hasn’t been replaced as Hazleton Area boys basketball coach, contrary to a report on Twitter.
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H.S. Boys Basketball: Holy Redeemer’s Justice Shoats heads Times Leader All-WVC team
Justice Shoats entered Holy Redeemer last season as a highly-touted freshman. Surrounded by a veteran lineup, the combo guard was able to assimilate to high school basketball.
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Sokoloski: Dallas basketball team stays sharp while state quarterfinal is delayed
A couple of times during the past week, a few members of the Dallas boys basketball team made a visit to a friend who has a small gym.
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Boys Basketball: Neumann-Goretti ends Redeemer’s season
EASTON — The margin for error was slim. Holy Redeemer knew it Wednesday night.
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H.S. Boys Basketball: Dallas vs. Archbishop Wood has site, time set for Class 5A quarterfinal game
District 2 runner-up Dallas (21-7) will play District 12 champion Archbishop Wood (22-5) in the PIAA Class 5A boys basketball quarterfinals at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Easton Middle School.
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PIAA Boys Basketball: Dallas rolls past William Penn into Class 5A quarterfinals
SHAMOKIN — Tuesday’s game started a bit odd for Dallas. Good, but odd, as Luke DelGaudio dunked for the Mountaineers’ first basket.
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Pittston Area boys hoops run ends against Archbishop Wood in 2nd round
BETHLEHEM — Archbishop Wood was visibly bigger at every position on the floor and probably faster, too.
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Yencha scores 20, but Redeemer girls basketball team runs out of steam
POTTSVILLE — Breaking from character and its breakneck style of play, Imhotep Charter showed great patience while being pushed to the limit.
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PIAA Boys Basketball: WVC teams face tough history as they head to second round of states
The odds plummet dramatically for Wyoming Valley Conference boys basketball teams at this point in the PIAA state playoffs.
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H.S. Basketball: PIAA sets sites, times for state games involving WVC teams
The PIAA has set the sites and times for the five second-round state games involving Wyoming Valley Conference basketball teams. Three boys teams and two girls teams are still alive for state titles.
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PIAA Boys Basketball: Holy Redeemer shakes off sloppy start to rout SLA Beeber in 3A opener
WILKES-BARRE — Holy Redeemer didn’t start well Saturday afternoon. Too many turnovers. Too many missed opportunities.
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PIAA Boys Basketball: Fourth quarter dooms Wilkes-Barre Area in 6A loss to Pennridge
WILKES-BARRE — The Wilkes-Barre Wolfpack had its ups and downs on their maiden voyage in boys basketball. So much so that coach Pat Toole often called it a roller coaster season.
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PIAA Girls Basketball: Good week of practice leads to good things for Dallas in state opener
WILKES-BARRE — They say that practice makes perfect. So, it’s not a coincidence that Dallas picked up its first state playoff win in 17 years Saturday afternoon after one of their best weeks of practice this season.
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PIAA Girls Basketball: Berwick runs out of steam against Danville in Class 4A state opener
SHAMOKIN — Facing a double-digit deficit with three minutes left in its season, a determined Berwick girls basketball team charged out of a timeout and immediately made a push to play on.
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PIAA Basketball: Nick Nocito leads Dallas to opening-round win over Frankford
SALEM TWP. — Dallas wanted to make sure the offense that left Mohegan Sun Arena after the District 2 Class 5A boys basketball championship game didn’t show up Friday night.
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PIAA girlsbasketball: Hazleton Area eliminated by Owen J. Roberts in Class 6A first round
SALEM TWP. — By the time opportunity arrived Friday night, the situation was somewhat dire.
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Holy Redeemer, Moore share in girls PIAA first-round basketball victory
SHAMOKIN — There’s just something about playing in state tournaments that seems to get Liv Moore going.
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PIAA boys basketball: Wyoming Valley Conference teams hope first step is one of many in states
It’s tough getting to the PIAA boys basketball playoffs. It’s even tougher staying there.
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Four WVC girls teams step into PIAA basketball tournament
Sometimes losing a big one can be a positive thing.
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H.S. Basketball: Sites, times set for PIAA state games involving Wyoming Valley Conference teams
The PIAA has set the sites and times for the first round of the boys and girls state basketball playoffs.
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Boys basketball: Wilkes-Barre Area wins Class 6A district title in first season
WILKES-BARRE TWP. — The more Scranton kept trying to press, the more points kept piling up for Blake Masker.
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Girls basketball: Holy Redeemer goes cold in D2-3A finals loss to Dunmore
WILKES-BARRE TWP. — So many shots epitomized Holy Redeemer’s Saturday afternoon, but here’s one for example’s sake.