The helmets are strapped, the pads are on and Saturday, they’ll be poppin’ all across NEPA. It’s the first real look at what teams have been building all summer as the countdown to Friday nights hits the home stretch. See who’s lining up where in this Saturday scrimmage slate.
One final hurdle. One more win. And now, Williamsport awaits. East Side Little League finished its dominant Mid-Atlantic run with a 3-1 victory over familiar foe Naamans, Delaware, powered by Cole Warner’s eight-strikeout performance, aggressive base-running and a heart-stopping final play from Ryan Donnelly. Cody Brady of LSV Sports takes us through the championship moment that officially punched West Chester’s ticket to the Little League World Series.
Too athletic to wait? Nazareth alum Peyton Falzone arrived at Penn State as a four-star quarterback, but the Nittany Lions are already experimenting with another way to get the 6-foot-5 freshman onto the field. Camp reporting and quotes attributed to Nittany Central.
The Scranton Prep standout has established himself as one of the area’s premier multi-sport athletes, earning recognition on both the lacrosse field and football field while building a reputation as a player who embraces competition wherever he finds it.
Runners and walkers of all ages packed into Canton Area High School Saturday morning for the \"Hope Runs in Every Hue\" 5K Color Run/Walk. Sign-in kicked off at 8 a.m., and by 9, 140 participants were off and running for a cause that hits close to home for a lot of families in the area. Every dollar raised goes to Kids Can\'t Fight Cancer Alone (KCFCA), a group that supports families dealing with pediatric cancer. And with Falcon Race Timing on hand to keep things official, the top runners put down some legitimately fast times, color run or not.