John Erzar

Pennsylvania

Sports Writer at Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, PA)

Times Leader sports writer. HS football, boys/girls hoops, softball/baseball. Ravens, Nats, Cavs fan. Music of Marillion, Opeth, Ghost, 1980s metal

Articles

H.S. Baseball: Holy Redeemer holds off Wyoming Seminary

1 day ago | timesleader.com | John Erzar

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. Wyoming Seminary’s shortstop Leo Nockley fields a grounder hit by Holy Redeemer’s Alex Gordon and throws to first for an out in the first inning.
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2 days ago | timesleader.com | John Erzar

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. Hazleton Area rallied with five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to defeat Wilkes-Barre Area 6-4 Monday in a Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 baseball game. The teams came into the contest tied for second place in Division 1 and a game behind Pittston Area.
Big inning gives Lake-Lehman win over Pittston Area

5 days ago | centredaily.com | John Erzar

HUGHESTOWN - Lake-Lehman didn't have much problem getting baserunners Friday. The Black Knights' issue was using them to create a much-needed big inning. Then came the top of the sixth where four hits combined with three Pittston Area errors led to six runs and an 11-10 come-from-behind victory for Lehman in a Wyoming Valley Conference softball non-divisional game. Kaitlyn Brudnicki had an RBI triple and scored on an error on the hit in the sixth as Lehman improved to 8-1 overall.
Local Roundup: Dallas routs Western Wayne in baseball

5 days ago | timesleader.com | John Erzar

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. Brady Youngblood homered twice and drove in four runs as Dallas defeated Western Wayne 21-7 Friday in a non-conference baseball game. Dylan Geskey and Dom Zangardi also homered for the Mountaineers, who scored seven times in the fifth inning to end the game via the 10-run rule.
Local Roundup: Dallas softball hands Tunkhannock first loss

1 week ago | timesleader.com | John Erzar

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. Nina Barrouk had two RBI and pitched a complete game with eight strikeouts as Dallas defeated Tunkhannock 6-5 in Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 softball Thursday, handing the Tigers their first loss of the season. Dallas led 6-2 after four innings. Sophia Maier was 3-for-4 with two runs scored.
H.S. Girls Basketball: Wyoming Valley Conference has five selected all-state

1 week ago | timesleader.com | John Erzar

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. Pittston Area senior Daniella Ranieli led five Wyoming Valley Conference players named Thursday to the Pennsylvania Sports Writers All-State Girls Basketball teams. Ranieli was the only WVC player selected to the first-team.
H.S. Softball/Baseball: Hanover Area posts softball victory

1 week ago | timesleader.com | John Erzar

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. Hanover Area jumped out to a big lead and went on to defeat rival Nanticoke Area 11-4 Wednesday in Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 softball. Hannah Siene was 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Hawkeyes. Ava Malacarne, Natalie Weidner and Krysta Shreve had one RBI each.
Local roundup: Bottger fans 16 in WBA baseball win

1 week ago | timesleader.com | John Erzar

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. James Bottger struck out 16 and allowed one hit over 6.2 innings as Wilkes-Barre Area defeated Wyoming Valley West 4-1 Tuesday in Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 baseball. Bottger walked three. WBA took the lead with two runs in the fourth inning. Jake Howe had two hits for WBA.
H.S. Softball/Baseball: WBA defeats Pittston Area in softball

1 week ago | mahoningmatters.com | John Erzar

Wilkes-Barre Area scored five runs in the top of the seventh to rally for an 8-5 victory over Pittston Area in a Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 softball game Monday. Jordan Prushinski, Kayce Martin and Hope Burke all had two RBI for the Wolfpack, who defeated Pittston Area for the first time in the program's history. Madalyn McGuinness had a double. Prushinski pitched a complete game with seven strikeouts. Gabby Gorzkowski had two doubles for Pittston Area. Lili Hintze had a double and single.
Local Roundup: Hazleton Area sweeps Pittston Area in track

1 week ago | timesleader.com | John Erzar

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. Hazleton Area swept both meets against Pittston Area in Wyoming Valley Conference track on Monday. Hazleton Area won the boys meet 103-47. Jose Lopez won the triple jump, long jump and high jump for Hazleton Area. Darren Seiwell won the pole vault and javelin. Franklin Ritz won the 1,600 and 3,200 races.