Sports
Area Residents Take First Place Among Male, Female Runners
Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/16/2008 - 17:11By Barb Hughes
Throop’s Kevin Borrelli burst through the ribbon to take first place laurels in Sunday’s 13th annual Steamtown Marathon.
Scholastic Football Seasons Winding Up
Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/16/2008 - 17:09The Scranton High School Knights’ football schedules and varsity standings:
Varsity
All varsity games begin at 7 p.m.
Currently 6-1
Knights List '08 Grid Roster
Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/16/2008 - 17:08Scranton High School’s Knights football roster includes:
No. 5 – Ryan Marcinkevich, RB, Senior, 5'6,” 155 lbs.
Former S/WB Players, Coach in Post Season Series
Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/16/2008 - 17:0817 Former Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Players and Coaches in ’08 Post Season
Lackawanna Falcons' Grid Action
Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/16/2008 - 17:06The Lackawanna College Falcons travelled to Mitchell Field, Uniondale, N.Y., on Oct. 4 to play the Lions of Nassau Community College.
Former S/WB Players, Coach in Post Season Series
Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/16/2008 - 15:01Scranton/Wilkes-Barre fans will have plenty of familiar faces to cheer for this post season as 16 former SWB players and one former coach take part in the 2008 American League and National League Divisional Series (LDS) currently underway.
The Phillies lead the way with 12 former Scranton/Wilkes-Barre players and one former coach. The rest of the post season series are represented as well with at least one former Scranton/Wilkes-Barre player on an active roster or on the coaching staff in each of the LDS being contested.
Lackawanna Falcon's Grid Action
Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/16/2008 - 14:57The Lackawanna College Falcons travelled to Mitchell Field, Uniondale, N.Y., on Oct. 4 to play the Lions of Nassau Community College.
The Falcons and Lions are not strangers, as Nassau has been on Lackawanna’s schedule every season since the Falcons initiated its football program in 1993. Prior to the Oct. 4 contest, Nassau held a 12-3 win-loss edge, having also won last season’s game by a score of 33-21.
Area Residents Take First Place Among Male, Female Runners
Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/16/2008 - 14:54Throop’s Kevin Borrelli burst through the ribbon to take first place laurels in Sunday’s 13th annual Steamtown Marathon.
By virtue of his win, Borrelli was No. 1 among 1,607 competitors from 37 states as well as Canada, Italy and Palua. The marathon attracted 1,927 registrants, of whom 1,607 actually started the race and 1,582 finished, said marathon assistant director Jim Cummings.
Sundays’ challenge was Borrelli’s first experience as a competitor in the event which covers 26.2 miles from Forest City High School to N. Washington Avenue at Courthouse Square.
SPORTS QUIZ
Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/30/2008 - 18:59 When was the last time a New York Yankees player before Alex Rodriguez (156 in 2007) had as many as 155 RBIs in a season?
2. When was the last time the Cincinnati Reds played in the postseason?
3. Since the NFL expanded to four divisions in each conference in 2002, only two divisions have had all its teams win at least one division title. Name them.
4. Who won the first NIT men's basketball final in 1938?
5. Name the first European to capture the NHL's Conn Smythe trophy (MVP of the Stanley Cup Playoffs).
A SPORTING VIEW:
Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/30/2008 - 18:58When I moved to Kansas City, a friend from my old neighborhood called to ask whether Chiefs home games lived up to the hype.
