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Ron Rowe steps down; Tim Wood replaces

After 30 very gratifying seasons as the head boys basketball coach at Honesdale, Ron Rowe, right, has resigned. "Thirty years is a long time," 58-year-old Rowe said. "It’s a year-round job now. I had some ups and downs with my health...

2009 Track and Field season set to start

BY JOBY FAWCETT, Staff Writer I am really looking forward to this track and field season. There are a lot of top-notch athletes returning in all three divisions in boys and girls track and field. It's clear that Abington Heights is loaded in both...

Board of Control sllices golf proposal

BY MARTY MYERS, TIMES-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER A proposal to change the way the state golf championships are contested was voted down by the PIAA Board of Control on Thursday evening. On the second reading to consider a change in format, the Board voted 17...
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All-Lackawanna in District 2 Class AA

BY JOBY FAWCETT, Staff writer It was a banner day for the Lackawanna League in the Class AA boys basketball playoffs. First, top-seeded Holy Cross continued to play with an intense defense and an up-tempo offense. The Crusaders received a good sign as...

Lackawanna League Playoff Games

Lackawanna Division II all-season championship Holy Cross Crusaders vs. Dunmore Bucks When: Monday, 7 p.m. Where: Scranton High School Players to watch: Holy Cross -- Junior guard Louis Cipriano; Junior guard Brett Podhyski; Junior center Mark Bevacqua...

This Steve Miller is no joker

BY MARTY MYERS, TIMES-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER I don't like doing this, but I'm going to stoop to new levels in bad humor. Yup, I've got about a million puns from the 1970s, and we're going to get to them in a minute. So, my apologies to Lackawanna...

Clutch again: Morahan makes most of chance

BY MARTY MYERS, TIMES-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER Couple years ago, one coach told me, his team didn't bother to guard Elk Lake's Sean Morahan . Figured, let him shoot. He can't hurt us. It's obvious that Morahan, a reserve guard with a sweet...

Foresters chop down Mountain View

BY MARTY MYERS, TIMES-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER What Forest City did Saturday afternoon was impressive. Sure, it scored a lot of points, more points than Mountain View's g iven up all season. But when the 60-52 win in the Lackawanna League Division III...

Playoff Game Sites and Times

Boy basketball Lackawanna League Division II All-Season championship Dunmore (16-5) vs. Holy Cross (19-2), Monday, Scranton High School , 7 p.m. Lackawanna League Division III All-season championship Mountain View vs. Elk Lake/Montrose winner, Monday...

Invaders win city battle

BY JOBY FAWCETT, STAFF WRITER Tom Horan did more than give the faithful at West Scranton something to get excited about. His offensive putback with 2.6 seconds remaining gave West Scranton a 53-51 win over Scranton. It gave each team a win in the battle...
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