HS BASEBALL: Class AAA and Class AA semifinals
Mid Valley’s Chris Rebar makes the catch but not the tag as Hanover Area’s Christian Pack slides in safely.DAVE SCHERBENCO / CITIZENS VOICE Here’s a quick look at the semifinal round of the District 2...
View ArticleD2 BASEBALL: Breaking down the finalists — Valley View
Valley View pitcher John Kranick deals a pitch in a game earlier this season. Butch Comegys / Staff photographer Before Monday’s four-game slate of District 2 championship games, we’ll take a look at...
View ArticleWhich Kranick …
After talking with Valley View’s Kranick brothers — John, Connor and Max — I decided to play a little game to see how well they knew each other. Each brother was asked the questions down the left...
View ArticleWhat offseason?
Seven weeks. The first day of practice for high school spring sports is just seven weeks away. Baseball players are already starting to turn up the heat on their offseason workouts. College players...
View ArticleBASEBALL: Closer look at Division I
Abington Heights’ Tyler Ksiazek pitches against Scranton Prep on Wednesday. Photo by Chris Dolan / Staff photographer There’s only so much room in the newspaper, so here’s a more in-depth preview of...
View ArticleD2 BASEBALL: Class AAA capsule
A capsule look at the District 2 Class AAA tournament. Defending champion: Abington Heights Advance to states: Champion Teams: 16 Dates: First round, today, Friday; quarterfinals, Tuesday; semifinals,...
View ArticleHS BASEBALL: Now warming in the bullpen
With the first day of spring sports practice just around the corner — March 2 — plenty of Lackawanna League players are ramping up their offseason workouts. One such player is Valley View junior and...
View ArticleD2 BASEBALL: On to the semifinals
Scranton’s Jake McCarthy celebrates after scoring against West Scranton on Sunday. Jason Farmer / Staff Photographer A quick look at the district quarterfinal rounds Moving on: Class AAAA — (2)...
View ArticleHS BASEBALL: The class of 2016
Valley View’s Max Kranick This is the unofficial start of the baseball-offseason-blogpost season. It starts with a look at the class of 2016. Max Kranick, JP Walsh, Sean Homenchak and Zach Campbell...
View ArticleBack to the Box Score — June 4, 2012
North Pocono at Jersey Shore box score, June 4, 2012 I found the first scorebook I used on the baseball beat the other day, still opened to the last game of that season: a PIAA Class AAA first-round...
View ArticleHS BASEBALL: District 2 championships by the numbers
Eight teams. Four games. One venue. The District 2 baseball championships at PNC Field are back again. Five Lackawanna League teams are still alive in the tournament: Delaware Valley in Class AAAA,...
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