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PLAINS TWP. — Pittston Area combined a dramatic championship by Brody Spindler with a key win by Noah Gruber and a little help from its neighbors to pull out a boys team title at the Wyoming Valley Conference Wrestling Tournament Saturday at Wilkes-Barre Area.
NEXT LEVEL: DeLuca to return for final season at Penn State
1 day ago · Dominic DeLuca isn’t one to spend many words talking about himself. Fittingly, the Penn State linebacker made the public announcement of his return to the Nittany Lions short and sweet. “Let’s run it back,” DeLuca wrote on social media Wednesday, accompanying it with a graphic of his playoff ...
Dallas maintains division lead by beating PA boys
1 day ago · The Patriots’ Paul Jordan McGarry (23) launched a three-point shot against Dallas Area on Tuesday evening at Pittston Area. McGarry scored 10 of the first half’s 20 points for the Patriots. YATESVILLE — Al Semenza spent all but 3:22 of Tuesday night’s Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 ...
Projects moving forward in City of Pittston | The Sunday Dispatch
1 day ago · The former Fort Pittston School is on schedule for revitalization. The proposed 13-apartment complex will have some units with lofts. The 3D model of what the cityscape will look like at the completion of Market & Main tower and a parkade for downtown Pittston. The former First Presbyterian Church ...
DeLuca’s big day helps put PSU in quarters | The Sunday Dispatch
Dec 21, 2024 · Dominic DeLuca responded to the biggest day of his college football career with his most productive game as a Nittany Lion. DeLuca scored the first points ever for Penn State in the College Football Playoff, leading an early defensive dominance that carried the Lions to a 38-10 rout of visiting Southern Methodist University at Beaver Stadium.
NEXT LEVEL: DeLuca continues to make impact on national playoffs
Jan 5, 2025 · Dominic DeLuca continued a strong postseason when he was in on five tackles for the second straight College Football Playoff game Tuesday when Penn State defeated Boise State 31-14. The Fiesta Bowl game also served as the national quarterfinal. It propelled the sixth-seeded Nittany Lions (13-2) into ...
Mayor sees big things ahead for Pittston | The Sunday Dispatch
Jan 27, 2024 · PITTSTON — Mayor Michael Lombardo is glad 2023 is over and he looks forward to a much brighter 2024 for the city. 2023 saw the retirement of longtime City Administrator Joe Moskovitz, various personnel changes in administration, and the death of City Hall employee Sheila McGarry to close out the year.
NEXT LEVEL: DeLuca posted career-high total in tackles
Jan 12, 2025 · Dominic DeLuca was credited with two tackles — one solo and one assist — Thursday night when Penn State fell to Notre Dame 27-24 on a field goal in the closing seconds of the Orange Bowl, which also served as a College Football Playoff semifinal. The redshirt junior linebacker from Wyoming Area ...
PITTSTON AREA FOOTBALL: Comeback falls short for second …
Sep 28, 2024 · Pittston Area’s defense held up against the challenge of 55 running plays by the punishing, Crestwood single-wing attack. After allowing 111 yards on 15 runs in the first quarter, the Patriots yielded just 97 yards on 44 carries (2.2 per attempt) the rest of the way.
NEXT LEVEL | The Sunday Dispatch
Dec 22, 2024 · Aaron Crossley contributed to a turnaround in the Lehigh University football program in his first year with the Mountain Hawks. The freshman running back from Wyoming Area finished with 208 rushing yards and a touchdown on 30 carries. Lehigh had the second-biggest turnaround in NCAA Division I FCS ...