John Erzar

3 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | John Erzar

Jun. 5—Five Wyoming Valley Conference baseball teams entered the PIAA playoffs on Monday. Only two emerged — the WVC's smallest school and its biggest school. MMI Prep, with a PIAA enrollment of 51 boys, and Hazleton Area, with a PIAA enrollment of 1,619, will be playing Thursday in the state quarterfinals. AdvertisementThe PIAA enrollment differs from actual enrollment since it only counts students grades 9-11 starting in the 2024-25 school year.

3 weeks ago | timesleader.com | John Erzar

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. Hazleton Area is no stranger to winning District 2 gold, but the Cougars have had their season ended in the state tournament by Thursday’s opponent, North Penn, twice in the past four seasons.

3 weeks ago | timesleader.com | John Erzar

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. WILKES-BARRE — Considering how much Joshua Rocha has contributed to Holy Redeemer’s success in the boys volleyball season, it was fitting he’d get the chance to close out Tuesday’s PIAA Class 2A first round match. He did so with one last swing of his right arm.

3 weeks ago | timesleader.com | John Erzar

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. Palmyra second baseman Julian Meley eludes Pittston Area’s Jake Aftewicz’s attempt to break up double play.

3 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | John Erzar

Jun. 1—Five District 2 baseball teams and one softball team will begin their quests for state championships on Monday. Four of the games will be local while two baseball games will require travel. All, though, will require tickets, which are available only at piaa.org by clicking on the link on any of the state sports brackets. AdvertisementTickets are $8 plus — as we've all learned to live with — a processing fee. So a single ticket is really $9.51 (there must be a lot of processing going on).