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On Friday, The Luzerne Foundation team visited the Weatherly Area Community Library and Weatherly Area Museum. Both organizations received grants from the Pasco L. Schiavo Memorial Fund, administered by the Luzerne Foundation to support community projects in Weatherly and Hazleton. At the library, funds were used to renovate the Pasco L. Schiavo Community Center. The museum used its grant to support the Weatherly Area research room. The fund is set up to provide grants of various sizes to aid in both short-term and long-term projects that can provide lasting improvements to the community.
Jam Below the Dam is back
by Ruth Isenberg
The Greater White Haven Chamber of Commerce is getting ready to celebrate preparing for the return of the Jam Below the Dam on Main Street in White Haven. Just over a month from now, Friday and Saturday, July 25 and 26, the free event will fill Main Street with music, food, vendors and events.
Official sticker for White Haven’s Jam Below the Dam, available to order at jamwh.bigcartel.com
There will be two main music stages, one by NAPA Auto Parts and one by the Firemen’s Social Club, featuring three bands on Friday and five bands on Saturday, as well as music and activities for kids, a magician and a balloon artist, at the Railyard Park at the White Haven Area Community Library. Also at the Railyard Park, River Run Healing Arts will host Yoga in the Park at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
The Antonio’s Pizza Eating
See JAM, page 3
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It is impossible to be in two places at once. When meetings and other responsibilities conflict, choices have to be made. Which is why a couple of significant meetings weren’t covered this past month. Some meetings are recorded, and posted on YouTube, which is a help, but perhaps because of summer vacations, postings seem to be slow this month. All the same, based on fine reporting elsewhere (in this case, the Times News), Weatherly residents know what to expect for the coming year.
No school tax increase
Financially, taxpayers can rest easy knowing the school board unanimously voted against the proposed 1.5 mill tax increase, instead opting to approve a budget with a zero tax increase. This may be sending a signal about support staff contract negotiations that are currently underway. The board did approve the contract with administrators, and also a contract with Behavioral Health Associates, with some expressions of displeasure about how expenses have risen over the past few years.
Mayor-less no longer
Weatherly Borough Council vice-president Norman Richie accepted the decision of the borough’s vacancy board (chaired by former council member Harold Farrow, and made up of the remaining members of council), and will serve as Mayor/council presidents until another election is held. He had declined the job at the regular May meeting. Council took this action at a special meeting on June 4, when it also re-organized and elected Jeff Miller as vice-president. There is now an opening for a council member to fill Richie’s spot. Reportedly several letters of interest have been received, and council hopes to fill the post at the meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. on Monday, June 23.
From The Journal-Herald June 23, 2005
Clara R. Holder, Publisher
St. Patrick’s Church in White Haven was given the OK to construct a new parish center, as borough council met to approve their land development plan. The plan had been revised to meet all the recommendations of the county and borough Planning Commissions, the Zoning Hearing Board, the Luzerne County Conservation District and the borough engineer.
Work proceeded quickly once approval was received, and front page photos showed the removal of the steeple from the old church, along with its bell, prior to tearing the structure down to make room for the new parish center.
Lehigh Township Supervisors approved plan revisions for new land development for the Village of Peace Pentecost, based on approval of the sewage facilities planning grant. Also approved were final plans as received from the Carbon County Planning Office regarding the minor land development plans for Tom McBrien.
Complaints continued about activities at the Flying Aces’ new campground, and neighbors were advised that if they were unhappy with the decision of the Zoning Hearing Board to allow the use, it was up to them to appeal it to the Carbon County Court of Common Pleas.
The editorial urged support of efforts to preserve the Weatherly LLVRR/Steel Plant property, spearheaded by the Weatherly Rotary and assisted by the Weatherly Area Community Library and Weatherly Historic Commission, as a reminder of the values that built the community, and to build a center that will help those values persevere.
To help in the preservation efforts, the Committee to Save the Steel Plant started weekly
meetings, and planned the formation of a foundation for that purpose. A flea market was scheduled for the grounds for July.
Lausanne Township was awarded a grant of $2,400 for sewage enforcement activities required by state law. The Department of Environmental Protection issued the grant, which was to be used to reimburse half of the township’s eligible expenses.
The White Haven Volunteer Fire Company hosted its annual Firemen’s Parade, featuring dozens of vehicles from as close as Foster township, and as far away as Coolbaugh Township, for the final night of the carnival.
The Eckley Players were rehearsing for The Great Strike of 1875, a performance scheduled for Patch Town Days at Eckley Miner’s Village. A photo showed 18 actors of various ages, all dressed in period costume.
The oldest and youngest female elders of the First Presbyterian Church in Weatherly were shown in a photo. Lois Holman and Alicia Richie posed in front of the chuch’s pipe organ on the 75th anniversary of the ordination of women by the Presbyterian Church. It was noted that first women ordained by First Presbyterian Church were Hilda Shafer and Lottie Miller in 1963.
Street vendors were still welcome for the Jam Below the Dam, planned for August in White Haven. The schedule as listed included music acts (even “Elvis”), a car and bike show, and a pet parade.
Beach Camp was announced for two weeks in July in Penn Lake, for residents aged 5 through 14. The free event was sponsored by Penn Lake borough for children and grandchildren of residents and lot owners.
Public Notices
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Estate of Gary Gene Schafer, Jr. a/k/a Gary Schafer, Jr.
Late of White Haven, Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Letters Administration in the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment, without delay to:
Virginia Schafer
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ESTATE of WAYNE V. GRYZIK, deceased, late of the Borough of Summit Hill, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.
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have been granted to the undersigned who requests all persons having claims or demands against the estate of said decedent to make know the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payments, without delay, to the Executrix:
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SIGNS OF PROTEST in White Haven: Reader Thomas Bird sent this picture of a “No Kings” banner that appeared for a while in White Haven on Saturday, during the period protests against the Trump administration were happening around the country. The photo was taken at 6:44 a.m. “Someone is expressing their First Amendment rights along Route 940 near the Park & Ride in White Haven,” he said in his email. We both wondered how long it would stay up. It was there as of 3 p.m. when Seth and I took a ride over to the office, but Thomas reported it was gone the next morning, possibly because it was attached to the state’s fence.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Letters Administration have been granted to Georgiana Dillman, of New London, Connecticut, in the Estate of Mariana Fusle, late of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, who died on December 11, 2024. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make payment and those having claims or demands to present the same without delay to the Administratrix named or to: Alexis C. Falvello, Esquire
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Contest is returning after its debut last summer, and will be joined by a Hotdog Eating Contest sponsored by Renées Cold Cut Hut. If you want to compete, register at Antonio’s or Renées.
Parking won’t be a problem, because a shuttle service will run from the Park & Ride, and from Linesville Park.
Jam Below the Dam merchandise is available in advance, by visiting jamwh. bigcartel.com. All purchases will help make this event possible. Items range from stickers to hoodies and hats, and much more.
Hours are 4-8 p.m. on Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday. To find out about the bands and a full schedule, visit www.JamBelowtheDam.com
Local residents among University of Scranton graduate class of 2025
Local residents were among the more than 550 graduates who were awarded master’s and doctoral degrees at The University of Scranton’s graduate commencement ceremony held May 18 at Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza, Wilkes-Barre Township. Graduates received master’s degrees in numerous disciplines, as well as doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in accounting, doctor of physical therapy degrees and doctor of nursing practice degrees. Graduates must have completed their academic requirements in August and December of 2024 or January and May of 2025.
Julia A. Hinkle of Weatherly earned a Master of Science degree in applied behavior analysis.
Andrea Alexandra Navarro Montoya, of Albrightsville, who
earned a Master of Business Administration degree in accounting, addressed the crowd on behalf of the Class of 2025. Navarro Montoya spoke about leaving Peru seven years ago in hopes of finding and building a better future.
“At the beginning of my time here, there were moments when I questioned if I belonged if I truly ‘fit in,’” Navarro Montoya said. “But that changed when I met some amazing people who I now proudly call my best friends, incredible professors who became mentors and staff who became like family.
“Scranton has been more than just a university it has been a home, a place where I have grown, learned and found a community that has supported me every step of the way.”
POP-OUT: The members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 360 presented the POP OUT program in both Weatherly Area schools before school let out for the summer. The program shows the students how much sugar is in popular drinks. It also encourages them to replace these drinks with water. Each student who signed the pledge received a free bottle of water. This is a yearly school project for American Legion Auxiliary Unit 360.
Rails to Trails to meet in Weatherly; topic is meeting of the trails
The Greater Hazleton Civic Partnership (GHCP), which has the responsibility for developing and maintaining the Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails Program, and the Borough of Weatherly, which has the
responsibility for building and maintaining its trails system, are pleased to announce a public meeting to be held on Friday, June 27, at 11 a.m. at Weatherly Borough Hall.
The purpose of the meeting is to introduce the public to the cooperative work program which has been established to determine the feasibility of linking the GHCP rails trail to the trail program being developed by the Borough of Weatherly.
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has awarded a grant of $42,500 to the Borough of Weatherly to conduct the study, and the GHCP is providing the local match of $7,500 to provide the remaining money necessary to fund the initial study. The contract to undertake the work has been awarded to Barry Isett and Associates, which will discuss the work plan with the public.
First Eric Aigeldinger Memorial Scholarship awarded
At the May 27 Senior Night at Crestwood High School, senior Onur Haltas, was awarded the inaugural $1,000 Mountain Top Historical Society Eric Aigeldinger Memorial Scholarship. The scholaship was created to honor Eric, who passed away in December 2024, and was a long-time very active and dedicated member of the MTHS.
He served 30 years as a member, and as president of the Crestwood Board of Education. Eric was a 31-year police officer for the Fairview Twp. Police Department, and served with the Luzerne County Sheriff’s Department for 15 years, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Deputy. He was a board member for both the Mountain Top Hose Company No. 1 and the Mountain Top Area Ambulance Association. Of his many hobbies, Eric was most proud of winning a championship racing cars in 1981 at the New Evergreen Speedway, St. John’s.
Memorial scholarship applicants were asked to answer in 500 words or less, “How has living in Mountain Top shaped the person you are today?”
The MTHS is proud of everyone who took the time to apply, but especially Haltas for describing how arriving from Turkey as a child, Mountain Top not only gave him a home but a foundation. “It is where I grew from a quiet newcomer into a community leader, mentor, and aspiring engineer,” he wrote. “This scholarship would support my journey to give back to the place that shaped me.”
The Mountain Top Historical Society is grateful to Haltas, all other applicants, and those who generously donated to this Inaugural Scholarship that the Society hopes to continue for many years. Any donations to next year’s scholarship can be sent to Dick Loftus, 233 Bluestone Ave., Mountain Top, PA 18707.
Liz Berger has been providing Tag & Title, DCNR, Boat and Fish Commission, and general Notary services in White Haven for over 30 years. As the local community Notary Public with years of experience, there is no question she can’t answer. Find
From left, Mary Ellen Knecht, Mountain Top Historical Society scholarship committee; Haltas, and Kate Aigeldinger, widow of Eric Aigeldinger.
Above, The Weatherly Elementary/Middle School eCybermission Team, 6th grade, won first place in Pennsylvania. Each team member will receive a $1,000 savings bond. Shown from left are team members are Maddie McGee, Cameron Snyder, and Silas Eckert.
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Above, Lydia Zink, 4th grade, Abby Guth, 3rd grade, and Micah McGrath, 5th grade at Weatherly Area Elementary, received awards from the Pennsylvania Department of Health for creating a 30-second video about Lyme Disease in the Lyme Art Contest. They received their awards in the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg. Special thanks to Ethan Barilla for being video photographer. Shown from left are Lydia Zink, Ethan Barilla, Micah McGrath, and Abby Guth.
At left, Weatherly Area Middle School had winners in the Carbon County Stock Market and Budget Game Contest. Forrest Clark, 8th grade, will receive a $100 gift card for winning the Budget game and Maddie McGee, 6th grade, will receive a $30 gift card for 3rd place. Jude Reis, 7th grade, will receive a $30 gift card for winning 3rd place in the stock market game. From left are Maddie McGee, Forrest Clark, and Jude Reis
Photos by Terry Hartz
seth’s sightiNgs
Drive carefully this week, especially near to dark.
According to Facebook postings, our area is filled with fawns. Ruth and I had a close encounter of the fawn kind on the Weatherly-White Haven Road. The fawn was tiny, and doing its best to follow its mom on wobbly legs.
We made road trips this past weekend, sighting blooming mountain laurel bushes. It looks like the wild rhododendron will bloom soon. Our yard has the beautiful flowers of a mock orange tree just off our patio in the back of the house. My lilies have started to bloom, painting orange and purple in the front yard.
We drove to Heckman Orchards on Route 115 in Effort, then Gould’s Produce in Brodheadsville just off Route 209 on Saturday for strawberries but arrived to
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find both of them sold out. Heckman’s is offering pick-yourown at $3 per pound for as long as the weather holds out (not too rainy, not too hot).
In NBA basketball, the teams in this year’s finals, the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers have played six games, with the Thunder winning 3, and the Pacers winning 2. On the 19th, for the Pacers, it’s win at home or go home. If they win that one, the final game will be Sunday in Oklahoma City.
As of this Wednesday, the AHL Calder Cup contest was 2-1 between the Charlotte Checkers (a Wilkes-Barre Scranton rival) and the Abbotsford (Canada) Canucks. Abbotsford won Tuesday’s game 6-1 to take the lead. These two teams were to play in Charlotte on Thursday
the 19th and Saturday the 21st, then back to Abbotsford on the 23rd and 25th (if necessary) to determine a league champion. National Hockey League playoffs saw the Florida Panthers best the Edmonton Oilers, 4-2 to earn the Stanley Cup again. Still no joy for Canada.
NASCAR is back at Pocono Raceway Friday evening for the Craftsman trucks, Saturday afternoon for the Xfinity series and the NASCAR cup race Sunday afternoon. If NASCAR is your thing, it will bring its road show with all the trimmings to our doorsteps in Long Pond. Good health to you all at the change of seasons summer makes its arrival this Friday, the 20th.
Seth
Our Mock Orange…
Spyria… and Virginia Spiderwort
Cranberry Quilters Guild meets Monday
Cranberry Quilt Guild will host its June meeting Monday, June 23 at Faith United Church of Christ off Airport Beltway in Hazle Township, doors opening with light refreshments at 5:45 p.m. Meeting will include a ‘Quilter’s auction’. Members can bring in items they no longer use or need. Examples include fabrics, sewing notions, quilting tools or tools for knitting or crochet, all in good usable condition.
Plans for the summer picnic to be held in July will be finalized. Members can bring in Placemats, ER Bears, baby quilts and bingo squares.
Upcoming projects for the fall months will be discussed. Fat quarter color of the month is patriotic.
Many ideas are being floated for the future. Considering there is usually a quilt show every two years, members were advised to work on a patriotic themed quilt, without the help of a panel. Panels are usually accent pieces for use to add a ‘picture’ type interest to the quilt. Not using a panel presents other challenges and both options give beautiful results. Every quilt show offers a challenge.
Cranberry guild has numerous charity projects that members can choose, from big to small. Many members have turned in a project they have
completed for donation. Long-time guild member and expert quilter Judy Lutz brought her ‘rope bowls’ to the Freeland Public park Memorial Day celebration. Over 100 colorful and unique pieces were at her booth. The rope bowls have become a new way to use fabric, whether scrappy or designed to coordinate with room decor.
Many members have started ‘bowling’, and are thoroughly enjoying the craft, as it can be done on most machines with a minimal cost of time, money and effort. Meetings continue to highlight new trends in the fiber industry.
On July 7 at the Hazleton Integration Project, a story book quilt reading program will be held. Times are from 1-2 p.m. or 2-3 p.m. Chairpersons Anne Caggiano and Betty Rosato will be reading stories to the children that center around the quilts, bringing the stories to life in a way they can touch and feel. This is a fun program enjoyed by members and loved by the children attending. Cranberry Guild has been involved in this for many years as a community service project.
comiNg eveNts
Saturday, June 21—Plant Swap, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Weatherly Area Museum
Wednesday, June 25— Caribbean Jeff, 6:30 p.m., Heritage Hill, Weatherly Friday, June 27—Rails to Trails meeting, 11 a.m., Weatherly Borough Building
Friday, June 27—Pop Hits Music Show, 5:30 p.m., Pavillion at Freeland Park
Sunday, June 29—Mountain Top Historical Society Trivia Contest, 2 p.m., Broadway Tavern, 570-417-8048
Friday & Saturday, July 11 & 12—St. Patrick’s Church Festival, White Haven
Saturday & Sunday, July 19 & 20—Pow-Wow, Camp Rotawanis, Drums
Thursday, July 24—The Bee’s Knees, 6:30 p.m., Heritage Hill, Weatherly
Friday & Saturday, July 25 & 26—Jam Below the Dam, White Haven
Friday & Saturday, August 8 & 9—WHVFC Catfish Derby, Linesville Park
Saturday, August 9— Homecoming, L&L Volunteer Fire Company
Saturday, August 16— Summer Main Street Market, White Haven
Friday & Saturday, August 22 & 23—Weatherly Festival
Saturday, Sept. 6—Car Show, Lehigh Park, White Haven
Saturday, November 29— Small Business Saturday, White Haven
Saturday, November 29— Christmas Event, Weatherly Area Museum
Judy presenting one of her hand designed bowls
WAMS announces May Students of the Month
Middle School principal Anthony DeSpirito has announced the names of the students who were nominated and selected as Weatherly Area Middle School Students of the Month for May. The award is based on academic achievement, attendance, extra-curricular involvement, and service to school and community.
Adeleyah Mehlig, daughter of David and Sherry Mehlig, Weatherly, is the 6th grade student of the month. Adeleyah is involved in band and chorus in school. She is active in the community by working at events in the park. She is also very active in her church and raises money, works events for the kids’ club, and works at the church’s community events.
Mikayla Kuntz, daughter of Paul and Kelly Kuntz, Weatherly, is the 7th grade student of the month. Mikayla is involved in Jr. High Cross County, Girls Jr. High Basketball, and Jr. High Track. She enjoys helping out her neighbors
Weatherly Halloween Parade scheduled
The Greater Weatherly Area Community Chest’s annual Halloween Parade will be held Saturday, October 25 with a rain date of Sunday, October 26.
Registration will take place at Tweedle Park on High Street, beginning at 1 p.m. Participants are asked not to park in the area in front of the park.
Following registration, the parade will form and begin at 2 p.m.
Organizations wishing to participate need only to show up
and register.
The Weatherly Area Community Chest parade is open to the public and organizers encourage anyone, any organization or political representatives, to join in on the fun and take part in the event, whether it be walking, in a car, or on a float.
Any questions contact parade chairperson Mary Rose Minnick at 570-427-8865 or 570-582-9335.
when she isn’t playing sports.
Jameson DeLauretis, son of Jared DeLauretis, and Meggin Minnich, Weatherly, is the 8th grade student of the month. Jameson is a member of Jr. High Cross Country, Jr. High Basketball, Jr. High Track, band and marching band, chorus, SGA, Science Club and Science Olympiad. He is also a member of the Weatherly Babe Ruth baseball team, and volunteers with Citizens Fire Co.
Tresckow Hosey plans golf tourney
The Tresckow Hosey will hold its annual golf tournament on Saturday, August 2, at the Sand Springs resort course.
Foursomes are forming, and sponsorships are available. For more information, visit the Tresckow Hosey page on Facebook or call 570-861-8110.
Weatherly Area Middle School announces the recipients of the Senator Dave Argall Good Citizenship Award. Shown from left are 8th Grade recipients Derek Moyer and Elizabeth DiGennaro, and 5th Grade recipients Jack Croman and Isabella Durham.
Shown from left are 6th grader, Adeleyah Mehlig; 7th Grader, Mikayla Kuntz; and 8th grader, Jameson DeLauretis.
librAry corNer
The White Haven Area Community Library is selling Boscov Friends Helping Friends Shopping Passes. The cost is $5, and the pass entitles the shopper to a 25% discount on the store’s lowest sale prices in store and on-line on Wednesday, October 22. The entire $5 purchase price stays with the library. They are available at the circulation desk.
Miss Christina’s Tot Time will return on Wednesday, June 18, at 6 p.m. It is open to children aged 7 and younger. Parents are asked to stay with their child for this activity. Remember to check the library Facebook page for information on the week’s book and activity.
As a reminder, the Tot Room and Children’s Play Area at the library are available to the community whenever the library is open. Raining out? Come to the library and play a board game, do a puzzle, color, or play Legos. Make plans to meet up with a friend or make a new one. The Tot room also has plenty of toys to keep the younger ones entertained.
. The July read for the regular Book Club will be The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. The next meeting will be on July 9 at 6:30 p.m. It will be a Beach Party meeting in the Rail Yard Park. The club is open to interested
adults 18 and over. As always, pre-loaded Kindles are available to borrow for library members.
If you are interested in volunteering at the library, we would love to meet you. There are a variety of opportunities available for you to share your skills and experience. Please call 570-443-8776 or stop in during library hours.
The library welcomes residents of the greater White Haven Community as well as visitors to our area. Computers and free wi-fi are available to everyone.
Hickory Hills Earth Day
Hickory Hills Property Owners Association president Chris Reppert handed out awards to children who volunteered to participate in Hickory Hills Earth Day clean up. H.H.P.O.A. is proud of these caring individuals.
Photos: Alice Lachewitz
Wilkes U awards degrees
Wilkes University awarded more than 700 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees at its 78th spring commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 17.
The following local students received awards at the undergraduate ceremony: Megan E. Novak of Freeland earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average and received the Mabel Scott Wandell Award and Sterling Leroy Wandell Award, presented to the individuals in Wilkes University’s graduating class with the highest gradepoint averages.
Eric Walsh of White HavenBA in Communications Studies
Deanna Stolpe of Weatherly - BS in Environmental Engineering
Hunter Greenberg of White Haven - BS in Financial Investments
Skylar Koslop of WeatherlyBBA in Management
Briana Kesselring of White Haven - MSN in Nursing
Nikki Polivka of WeatherlyDPH in Pharmacy
Comets’ Zabroski named District 2 Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Year
Crestwood’s Amend, Davidson also
earn first team honors on boys’ all-star team
Fresh off the District 2 Class 2A championship and state playoff berth, the Crestwood High School boys’ lacrosse team was awarded with three first team selections on this year’s District 2 All-Star Team announced recently.
Comets goalie Ethan Zabroski topped the field, earning Defensive Player of the Year honors. Meanwhile, teammates Ashton Amend (offensive midfield) and Brady Davidson (defensive midfield) were both chosen to the first team.
Together, they helped power Crestwood past top seed Scranton Prep 12-6 in the District 2 2A championship game this spring. The Comets dropped their PIAA playoff opener against District 3 runner-up Lampeter-Strasburg, and finished with a 15-7 record.
Delaware Valley’s Peyton LaRocco was named Offensive Player of the Year, and DV’s Jeff Krasulski was tabbed as Coach of the Year after leading the
Warriors to the district’s Class 3A title.
Delaware Valley and Scranton Prep had the most first-team selections with four each.
Crestwood placed five players on the District 2 second team, with Jack Augustine (attack), Colin Lazo (defensive midfield), Jacob Jeckell (long stick midfield), Allan Seifert (defense) and Logan Lawson (face-off specialist) earning all-district honors.
Crestwood’s Kevin Schlude (attack) was chosen honorable mention.
The complete District 2 AllStar Team is as follows: FIRST TEAM
Delaware Valley — Chris Devaney (Defensive Midfield), Dean Finelli (Defense).
Holy Redeemer — Tristan Block (Attack), Joseph Lipinski (Midfield), Ryan Ondich (Defense), John Ondich (Defense).
Lakeland — Julian Kane (no position listed), Jesse Kovalesky (Attack).
Lake-Lehman — Andy Strohl (Defense), Mike Phillips (Long Stick Mid).
North Pocono — Zach Evans (Offensive Midfield).
Scranton Prep — Jack Rully (Attack), Henry Barrett (Defense), Donato Rinaldi (Long Stick Mid), Andrew Dempsey (Face-off), Tate Cullen (Face-off), Ryan Davis (Offensive Midfield).
Wilkes-Barre Area — Joe Egidio (Attack), Phillip Allabaugh (Defensive Midfield), Jimmy Gryskewicz (Goalie), Logan Sincavage (Long Stick Mid).
Wyoming Seminary — Owen Stretanski (Midfield), Matt Botello (Face-off), Will Sordoni (Attack), Zach Raklewicz (Defense), Sal Aita (Midfield), Dan Fisher (Attack).
Wyoming Area — Anthony Giunta (Goalie), Aiden Hosier (Attack), Gavin Feeney (Long Stick Mid/Defense).
Caitlin Clark returns from injury and puts her Fever and WNBA back on track
by Leslie Monteiro
The WNBA’s ratings took a hit its games were down 55% while Caitlin Clark was sidelined with a quad injury. Then the WNBA star made her grand re-entrance last Saturday by scoring 32 points on 11-of-20 shooting with seven 3s in the Fever’s 102-88 home victory over the defending-champ NY Liberty.
Clark did more than score: she dished out nine assists, grabbed eight rebounds, and made a
steal in what turned out to be her third career game in which she averaged 30 points, five rebounds, and five assists. What’s even more impressive is that she showed no rust after missing five games. No matter what fans might have expected, she did more, nailing three straight 3s in 38 seconds in the very first quarter.
Clark is doing what players do: playing great against the best players and teams. NY was undefeated heading into this game, but the Liberty picked the wrong day to take on Clark and the Fever—despite Sabrina Ionescu playing like an MVP candidate by scoring a gamehigh 34 points in the team’s loss.
Fortunately for the Fever, Clark was up to the task, not only playing well herself but enabling teammates to be successful. Kelsey Mitchell was able to get her points, especially in the fourth quarter, when she made layup after layup. Aliyah Boston was a beneficiary of Clark’s passes. Sydney Colson did her thing as an offensive facilitator.
But let’s face it: Saturday’s game was all about Caitlin Clark. She is the League’s star, and people are mesmerized by her play. But no matter how good she is, she needed court partners to make the Fever great. So, credit the Fever’s ownership/ management with using the off-season to fill out the roster
with a strong supporting cast that includes Natasha Howard, DeWanna Bonner, and Sophie Cunningham, and signing Stephanie White as head coach. Those moves are paying dividends already.
I know that lots of people are picking the Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx to fight it out for the 2025 championship. Still, on Saturday, at least, Indiana showed it should be in the conversation, too.
Let’s see how far this team can go. We already know it will be a lot of fun to watch.
Leslie Monteiro covers the New York metro sports beat for The Sports Column.
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Arkansas’ Wood throws rare no-hitter at College World Series
by Steve Stallone Sports Editor
Are we seeing another Paul Skenes emerging to superstar status from the College World Series?
One year after the nowPittsburgh Pirates pitching sensation took the baseball world by storm in leading LSU to the national championship, another hard-throwing hurler is making headlines at college baseball’s signature event.
On Monday night in Omaha, Nebraska, Arkansas’ Gage Wood pitched just the third no-hitter in College World Series history and first in 65 years, striking out a record 19 batters and never letting Murray State come close to a hit in the Razorbacks’ 3-0 elimination victory.
Wood joined Jim Ehrler of Texas (1950) and Jim Wixson of Oklahoma State (1960) as the only pitchers to throw CWS no-hitters. The junior righthander, who set the CWS record for strikeouts in a nine-inning game, kept his team alive to play another day.
Arkansas improved to 49-14 and was to play another elimination game Tuesday night
against either LSU and UCLA.
“The only special thing was I didn’t want to go home. That’s it,” Wood said after his historic performance. “We’re not going home. We get to play tomorrow night. But it’s pretty cool.”
Wood’s bid for a perfect game ended in the eighth when he hit Dom Decker in the foot. But he got a foul out and back-to-back strikeouts to end the inning, then struck out the final two batters of the ninth to finish up the gem. It took him just 119 pitches, of which 83 were strikes.
Although Wood is a projected first-round pick in next month’s MLB amateur draft, his meteoric rise this season reminds me of Skenes, who was first a catcher at the Air Force Academy and wasn’t a big-time starting pitcher at LSU until his senior season.
Wood is just 4-1 this season, missing nearly two months with a shoulder injury. He has gone from closer as a freshman to middle reliever as a sophomore to weekend starter as a junior.
He entered Monday’s CWS game having pitched just 29 innings this season, including a
career-long six innings with 13 strikeouts in a regional win over Creighton earlier this month.
“I think Gage Wood made himself some money today. Holy cow,” remarked Murray State coach Dan Skirka.
If Wood continues to work his magic, he could be the next pitching sensation to hit Major League Baseball in the not-sodistant future.
OPEN SEASON J.J. Spaun overcame the rains at Oakmont, a miserable start to his final round, and a group of four players who were still tied for the lead with four holes to play at the U.S. Open.
And when he nailed a 65-foot putt on his final swing of the day Sunday, it was Spaun who was standing alone with the trophy as U.S. Open champion.
Spaun withstood five bogeys on his first six holes to keep grinding away, ultimately finishing at 1-under-par 279 to beat Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre by two strokes for his first major victory.
It was the first PGA Tour title for the 34-year-old Californian, who was making just his second U.S. Open appearance, and had never finished in the top-20 in
any of his previous eight majors. He jumped from 119th in the world at the end of last year to the No. 8 ranking following Sunday’s win at the Pittsburgharea golf course.
AROUND THE HORN — The Oklahoma City Thunder moved within one win of the NBA championship with Monday night’s 120-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers. Jalen Williams (40) and Shai GilgeousAlexander (31) combined for 71 of the Thunder’s 120 points, while Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton was limited by a sore calf and held without a field goal in the game. Game 6 in the best-of-seven series is set for Thursday night in Indianapolis. ...The Florida Panthers moved to the verge of a second consecutive Stanley Cup title by beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 in Game 5 on Saturday night. The Panthers improved to 10-3 on the road this playoffs, and were looking to wrap things up Tuesday night at home in Game 6. Florida beat Edmonton in last year’s final.
Stenhouse Jr., Hocevar bring feud with them to Pocono Raceway this weekend
Long Pond track to host NASCAR Cup Series event on Sunday afternoon
by Steve Stallone Sports Editor
NASCAR drivers returned from Mexico this week after Sunday’s first international Cup Series points-paying race of the modern era.
Cup drivers Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Carson Hocevar didn’t leave their baggage in Mexico City. Instead, they will be bringing their ongoing feud with them to Pocono Raceway this weekend for the Great American Getaway 400 presented by VisitPA.com.
For the second time in three weeks, the two had contact on the race track during Sunday’s 100lap event at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, infuriating Stenhouse Jr.
Running a lap down, Hocevar lost control of his car and hit Stenhouse Jr. After the race, he went after Hocevar and reached inside his car on pit road.
In audio captured on Hocevar’s in-car camera, Stenhouse Jr. said to him “You’re
a lap down, you’ve got nothing to do. Why you run right into me?
It’s the second time. I’m going to beat your (butt) when we get back to the States.”
The two drivers also had contact two weeks earlier in Nashville.
Hocevar attempted to explain what happened in his latest run-in with Stenhouse Jr.
“I got in the marbles and slid a lot longer than I expected to,” Hocevar said. “Number one, not somebody I would ever want to hit again. But number two, I was basically just logging laps. I tried to turn left and avoid him. Just a really sloppy day for me.”
It remains to be seen if calmer heads will prevail when the two drivers join up with the rest of the Cup Series drivers this weekend in the Poconos.
The Great American Getaway 400 is scheduled for Sunday, capping a three-day race weekend set at the Long Pond superspeedway.
Seven-time Pocono Raceway winner Denny Hamlin comes
in as one of the series’ hottest drivers. Hamlin outlasted the competition at Michigan International Speedway two weeks ago for his 57th career Cup victory and third of the season.
William Byron enters this weekend as the Cup Series points leader with 604, including one victory. Kyle Larson (537 points, 3 wins) is second, followed by Bell (524, 3, Chase Elliott (500, 0), Hamlin (494, 3), Tyler Reddick (477, 0), and Ryan Blaney (466, 1).
While Hamlin is dominant when he gets to Pocono, Blaney is certainly a driver to watch when stock car racing returns to the 2.5-mile “Tricky Triangle.”
Blaney is the defending race champion. He captured the 2024 race at Pocono, ending a sevenyear win drought at the track where he recorded his first career Cup victory in 2017.
And Blaney is coming in hot as well, having captured his first Cup Series victory of the season at Nashville Superspeedway three weeks ago. The 2023 Cup Series champion has been racing well in the No. 12 Ford Mustang, and is currently seventh in the point standings.
Another driver worth watching is Shane Van Gisbergen, who led 60 of the 100 laps in Mexico City to capture his second career Cup victory. The New Zealander is in his first full season on the
Cup Series circuit and now has two top-10 finishes in 15 races. Van Gisbergen beat out runner-up Bell by 16.567 seconds to take the checkered flag in Mexico. He also has a street course win in Chicago in 2023 on his resume.
Elliott, Alex Bowman and Michael McDowell rounded out the top-five in Mexico, with John Hunter Nemechek, Chase Briscoe, Cole Custer, Byron and Chris Bueschler concluding the top-10.
This weekend’s action at Pocono Raceway begins on Friday as gates open at noon. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series kicks things off with practice at 12:35 p.m., qualifying at 1:40, and the 80-lap, 200-mile truck race set for a 5 p.m. start. Gates open at 8 a.m. Saturday, with NASCAR Xfinity practice and qualifying slated for 10 and 11:05 a.m., respectively, followed by NASCAR Cup Series practice (12:35 p.m.) and qualifying (1:45 p.m.). The Explore the Mountains 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series 100lap race goes green at 3:30 p.m. Gates open again on Sunday at 8 a.m. as fans gather for the 400mile NASCAR Cup Series feature race. The 160-lap event begins at 2 p.m.
Tickets are still available by calling the track at 1-800-722-3929, or online at poconoraceway.com.
