Dallas pretty much had the district championship in the bag. All the Mountaineers needed was a punctuation mark for their upset bid for the team title — perhaps their most unlikely yet. And the last […]
It started with a lofty goal set a year ago during Adam Mahler’s sophomore season — a state championship. It culminated with one of the most dominant seasons in recent memory of any Wyoming Valley […]
LEWISBURG – The Dallas girls team clearly had an impressive first day at the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships, but when Friday’s action ended, the team scoring sheet provided a pleasant surprise. “We looked […]
LEWISBURG – The boys portion of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Swimming and Diving Championships came to a close early Saturday evening with three Dallas seniors closing out their high school careers as state medalists. […]
The Wyoming Valley Conference got a lift from the state diving board. And although the splash was more modest, it gave the league something to celebrate at the PIAA Class 3A Swimming and Diving Championships. […]
Eleven swimmers and four relays from the Wyoming Valley Conference received time-qualifying bids to the PIAA Swimming and Diving Championships following their performances at the District 2 meet this weekend. PIAA officials released the 16 […]
WILKES-BARRE — Abby Zolner decided it was her turn to have the limelight. Normally, as has been the case for the past four years, it is her teammate, Annalise Cheshire, who anchors the decisive 400 […]
WILKES-BARRE — Paul Flowers had a year and a day to think about Monday night’s 100-yard breaststroke in the District 2-4 Class 3A subregional swimming championships. Up until just months ago, Hazleton Area teammate Tony […]
WILKES-BARRE — Maxim Kowalski kicked off the wall and emphatically splashed around in celebration. It might not have been a record time (or anything close to that). But the Wyoming Valley West senior, to no […]
WILKES-BARRE — Of course, Adam Mahler had to set the record straight. On his first swim, the Holy Redeemer junior tied a district record. For his encore performance, Mahler broke a district mark by more […]
Last year, a March blizzard postponed states by a day. For its encore, March delivered another snow storm to postpone districts by 24 hours. Officials postponed the start of the District 2 Swimming Championships to […]
WILKES-BARRE — It may have happened Saturday night. It might wait until after states. But someday, eventually, Sophia Ginocchetti is going to bring it up to her old man — she became district diving champion […]
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