Kevin Edwards

2 days ago | tricountyindependent.com | Kevin Edwards

HONESDALE — A big enthusiastic crowd turned out May 12 to help the Honesdale baseball team celebrate Senior Day at the Daniel J. O'Neill Sports Complex. The Hornets closed out their Lackawanna League regular season slate with a Division II battle against top-ranked Mid Valley. Sadly for local fans, Honesdale proved no match for the high-flying Invaders who powered their way to a 6-0 shutout. With the win, Mid Valley sealed the deal on a division title with a 13-1 record.

4 days ago | tricountyindependent.com | Kevin Edwards

HONESDALE — Welcome back to “From the Archives” a weekly series of photographs and memories culled from my three decades of covering the local news and sports scene. Today's photo takes us back nearly a quarter century to a book signing with Dr. Walter Barbe. The event took place in 2002 at Highlights for Children, where he was Editor in Chief from 1971-1989. A life well-livedWalter was one of the best men I've ever known.

4 days ago | tricountyindependent.com | Kevin Edwards

VARDEN — Western Wayne’s boys volleyball team recently closed out the regular season on a sizzling note. The hard-charging Wildcats reeled off four consecutive victories over Lackawanna Trail, Blue Ridge, Pocono Mountain East and Pocono Mountain West. With these wins, coach Darren Thorpe’s squad finished up the campaign with an overall record of 15-7. “I’m happy,” Thorpe said. “We are right about where I expected we’d be at this point in the season.

1 week ago | tricountyindependent.com | Kevin Edwards

SCRANTON — In the world of high school track and field, there are records — and then there are records. On Wednesday evening at Scranton Memorial Stadium, Honesdale's Erin Meagher shattered a school mark that stood for 37 years when she soared over 35 feet in the triple jump. Meagher's historic leap covered an exact distance of 35 feet, 3.25 inches. It broke the previous mark set back in 1988 by Maggie Meagher Lonergan, who just happens to be Erin's cousin.

1 week ago | tricountyindependent.com | Kevin Edwards

HONESDALE — Exciting plans are afoot to honor outstanding student-athletes who've left an indelible mark on Honesdale High School over the course of its nearly 150-year existence. Wayne Highlands officials recently announced the formation of a special committee tasked with creating a Wall of Fame exclusively for the greatest athletes and coaches in Hornet history. While some details are still in flux, the process of selecting members of the first-ever Wall of Fame class is well underway.