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Local roundup: Williamsport, South girls both lose in district playoffs

Three first-half goals helped Delaware Valley defeat Williamsport in the District 2-4 Class AAAA semifinals on Thursday night at Delaware Valley. The loss prevents Williamsport from extending its district championship title streak of five in a row. Mallory Pardoe scored Williamsport’s lone goal in the 34th minute off an assist by Kailee Helmrich. Delaware Valley held a 9-5 shots on goal advantage. The Millionaires end the season 7-10-1. South Williamsport came up shy of winning the program’s first District 4 title since 2006 as Southern Columbia won, 3-0. It’s the third title ...

Montoursville beats Athens in District 4 Class AAA quarterfinals

MONTOURSVILLE- It was hard to imagine things could have been scripted any better for Montoursville in the first quarter of its District 4 Class AAA quarterfinal game against Athens. The Warriors got an unexpected boost from their special teams when Matt Conklin returned the opening kickoff 79 yards for a touchdown. Combine that with a nine-play drive that was finished off by Kayden Frame, and 34-yard interception return by Marco Polizzi that set up Frame for the second of his three scoring runs, and it turned into a very easy night. Montoursville cruised to a 48-14 victory, and will ...

Canton beats Galeton 3-2 in District 4 Class A girls volleyball championship

Canton was staring down the barrel of coming up just short of the District 4 Class A volleyball championship. The Warriors trailed the decisive fifth set, 9-5, in a race to 15, and longtime coach Shelia Wesneski knew her Warriors needed a timeout. The Warriors responded with the heart of a champion as they stormed back, winning ten of the final 14 points to win their fifth consecutive district championship, 3-2 (20-25, 25-23, 25-18, 21-25, 15-13) over Galeton in an absolute classic at Williamson High School on Thursday evening. The first set started out nip-and-tuck as both teams ...

Wyalusing upsets North Penn-Liberty 3-0 in District 4 Class AA girls volleyball final

Both teams were in shock. The crowd was in shock, too. As it became apparent that North Penn-Liberty’s undefeated reign over District 4 volleyball -- which lasted parts of six seasons, five whole calendar years and 83 matches would come to an end -- Wyalusing's players just could not help but smile, presumably to stop the tears that would soon arrive from dripping prematurely down their face. Wyalusing played their best volleyball and pulled off one of the great upsets in the history of the Northern Tier League, defeating North Penn-Liberty, 3-0, (25-23, 25-23, 25-17) Thursday evening ...

Local roundup: Mansfield field hockey trio named to PSAC All-Conference team

Mansfield University field hockey sophomores Alex Esterling, Hannah Meyer and Saramae Radel were named to the PSAC All-Conference team. For the first time in their careers, Esterling (forward) and Meyer (defender) were named to the second-team, while Radel (midfielder) earned third-team. The Mountaineers have placed a student-athlete on the PSAC All-Conference Team for the fourth straight season, while earning multiple selections for the third-straight year. In women’s soccer, Lock Haven’s strong bid for an upset came just shy as No. 3 Kutztown University slipped by the Bald ...