DeFebo Pitches Gem, But Scranton Prep Prevails in Play-Off (The Wayne Independent)
Nick DeFebo earned the very first start of his career and came through with an outstanding pitching performance against Scranton Prep. The senior righty surrendered just one basehit while striking out 12...and yet suffered a 2-0 defeat.
Bats beat Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 11-6 (Louisville Courier-Journal)
The Louisville Bats pounded Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for eight runs in the second inning and coasted to an 11-6 win this afternoon at Louisville Slugger Field.
Van strikes bicycle in Scranton, killing rider (Centre Daily Times)
A bicyclist is dead after being struck by a van while crossing a street in Scranton.
ceremonies mark construction of Scranton Redevelopment project! (PAHomePage.com)
Governor Ed Rendell joined city officials and local developers to celebrate construction on a major downtown Scranton redevelopment project.
A call for public service at Scranton's annual Armed Forces Weel Lincheon. (PAHomePage.com)
More than 400 people,many of them veterans,turned out for the annual Armed Forces Week Luncheon in Scranton on Wednesday. The featured speaker, Pennsylvania Air National Guard Col. Frank J. Sullivan, told the gathering that everyone ought to be involved in some form of public service.
Van strikes bicycle in Scranton, killing rider (The Daily Item)
SCRANTON (AP) _ A bicyclist is dead after being struck by a van while crossing a street in Scranton. Police say 47-year-old Alfonso Chara was riding across the street under the Steve & Barrys Bridge at the Mall at Steamtown when he was struck. He was dragged about 70 feet.
Man Hit & Killed on Bicycle in Scranton (PAHomePage.com)
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY- A man was killed in a bicycle accident in Scranton this afternoon. It happened at the corner or Wyoming and Lackawanna Avenues about 4:30 this afternoon. The man on the bike was hit by a 15 passenger van.
Scranton man to face charges he threatened children with loaded gun (Times Leader)
WILKES-BARRE - A Scranton man will face charges in Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas in connection to threatening two children with a gun.
One hit proves to be plenty for Prep (The Scranton Times-Tribune)
Scranton Prep baseball coach Rich Beviglia joked about trying to find a poker game Wednesday night.
Round 1 to Pens (The Scranton Times-Tribune)
WILKES-BARRE TWP. — For two periods, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and Portland Pirates circled each other like prizefighters trying to find the range on their punches. In the third period, Dave Gove delivered the knockout blow. In the third period, Dave Gove delivered the knockout blow. Gove’s goal off a scramble in front of the net with 6:57 left broke a scoreless tie, sending the ...
