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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 ...

South Williamsport’s Sophia Casella sends Mounties to district final

Every eye inside of Loyalsock's Kenneth M. Robbins Stadium was focused on South Williamsport's Sophia Casella as she trotted from the 50-yard line to take her penalty kick. Benton fans were all hoping for either a miss or for a block. South fans were hoping she would easy convert it. In the ...

Williamsport boys soccer loses in District 2-4 Class AAAA semifinals

Williamsport started Wednesday night’s District 2-4 Class AAAA boys soccer semifinal with a flurry of scoreless shots before losing top scorer Jimmy Pombor to an ankle sprain. The Millionaires ended the night with a 3-1 defeat to the Wilkes-Barre Wolfpack at the Balls Mills complex to finish their season 7-9-1. Wilkes-Barre’s Aidan McFarlane scored twice off John Barker assists, once in each half, before Connor Poole averted the shutout for the Millionaires on a set kick from about 30 yards away at 70 minutes. “So many games we come out flat, but we had good energy and good ...