In an effort to enhance content for our loyal subscribers, we are launching several new blogs and adding more exclusive features while highlighting some of readers’ favorites on the times-tribune.com, citizensvoice.com, standardspeaker.com and republicanherald.com. Beginning Oct. 4, the daily newspapers sites will debut five new topical features: Family Times by Sarah Hofius, a blog that provides insight on raising a family in NEPA and focuses on the variety of activities to do with children. Food for Thought by Brian Fulton and Laura Rysz, an interactive blog focused on food and drink in NEPA ..read more

Scranton Prep’s quest for a District 2 Class 2A championship ended with a loss to rival Crestwood last week. However, the Cavaliers secured a spot in the PIAA playoffs for the first time in the program’s history. Tuesday afternoon — weather permitting — the Cavaliers will open the state tournament against defending state champion Bishop Shanahan at Harriton High School in Rosemont, Pa. It has been a steady climb for the Cavaliers program to a state qualifying program.   Scranton Prep Season Records   2013: 7-7 2014: 9-5 2015: 8-4 2016: 10-3 (WVC Division II Champions) 2017: 8-6 2018 ..read more

It’s been almost a full year since the last time Crestwood and Scranton Prep battled for a District 2 Class 2A Championship. On Friday, the Comets, who went undefeated in the regular season to capture the Wyoming Valley Conference title, will host Scranton Prep in a rematch.     DISTRICT 2 CLASS 2A CHAMPIONSHIP Scranton Prep Cavaliers at Crestwood Comets Friday, 5:30 p.m.             A LOOK BACK     April 17, 2018     WYOMING VALLEY CONFERENCE  Caporuscio leads Comets     Caporuscio Anthony Caporuscio had fi ..read more

The District 2 Committee set the brackets, locations, and times for the approaching playoffs which are set to begin Thursday. In Class 3A, District 2 teams are involved in subregional tournaments. The girls teams will battle with State College from District 6, while Delaware Valley finds itself among District 11 teams for the boys tournament. Here are the matchups courtesy of piaad2.org:   GIRLS   DISTRICT 2-6 CLASS 3A SUBREGIONAL Thursday’s semifinals 4-Hazleton Area (2-12) at 1-State College (13-3), 6 p.m. 3-Coughlin (4-8) at 2-Delaware Valley (12-6), 5 p.m. May 21 final Semifinal ..read more

When Valley View lost in the PIAA Class 4A Baseball Final at Medlar Field last week, it brought an official close to the 2017-18 Scholastic Sports Season. Over the past few days, ON THE BLOG has looked back on each season and recognized the outstanding achievements of teams and individuals in the Lackawanna Interscholastic Athletic Association. Each day started with a graphic that outlined the win-loss records for each school’s team in their respective sports. On the final day of the project, ON THE BLOG examines the overall performance of each school. In the NCAA, the organization presents th ..read more

The 2017-2018 scholastic sports season saw teams and individuals dominate. Lackawanna Interscholastic Athletic Association teams won 13 District 2 team championships in the spring. Plus, there were two athletes who won PIAA Championships at the Track and Field Meet and a baseball team reached the PIAA final to conclude the scholastic sports season.   Here is the schedule ON THE BLOG as we review the year:   SATURDAY: Fall Season In Review   SUNDAY: Winter Season in Review   MONDAY: Spring Season in Review   TUESDAY: Evaluating the year   We look now at how succe ..read more

With lacrosse gaining in popularity and participation increases as Abington Heights and Lakeland officially add boys teams next spring, the time had come for The Times-Tribune Sports Staff to select its inaugural All-Region team. This is a co-ed team that recognized 7 girls athletes, and 7 boys athletes who had outstanding seasons. There is a girls Player of the Year, Mandy Xu from Delaware Valley and a boys Player of the Year, Daniel Hinton of Scranton Prep. Only players from LIAA schools were eligible for the first All-Region team. So, here is the team:       BOYS PLAYER OF T ..read more

Here are the athletes recognized as all-stars in the Wyoming Valley Conference as selected by the coaches.   2018 WVC ALL-STARS   Submitted photo Members of the Wyoming Valley Conference Coaches’ Boys Lacrosse All-Star team include, front, from left, Scranton Prep’s Cullen Chesnick, Ivan Balavage, Luke Johnson, Tucker Johnson and Daniel Hinton. Bacl, from left, Delaware Valley’s Anton Mackey and Chris Cuccio, Dallas’ John Betzko, Crestwood’s Anthony Caporuscio, Kyle Klusewitz, Reed Karaska and Wyatt Malia.     Scranton Prep’s Daniel Hinton. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff pho ..read more

It’s April 23 and the Wyoming Valley Conference lacrosse season has, for the most part, reached the mid-way point. And this has been one of the most exciting first four weeks the young conference has ever enjoyed. Now remember, the WVC is still in its infancy, started officially in 2013. For the first four seasons, Delaware Valley, which already had an established program that competed against teams from New York and played at the district and state level tournaments, had the upper hand when this all started, and it showed in the results. The Warriors won the conference title from 2013 to 2016 ..read more

The weather hasn’t been cooperating with any spring sports seasons. Boys and girls lacrosse has gotten off to a start, however, and no team played better than Scranton Prep in the opening week. Scranton Prep players knew heading into the start of the season it could get a good gauge of where the program stands after an 8-5 record and first-round District 2 playoff loss in 2017. The Cavaliers opened with a pair of road matches against two teams that tied for first place in the Wyoming Valley Conference Division I regular-season standings and were part of a playoff for the championship. Hinton ..read more