Steve Bennett

6 days ago | citizensvoice.com | Steve Bennett

With the opportunity to wrap up the Atlantic Division title and earn a first-round bye when the Calder Cup Playoffs begin next week, Hershey took care of business, picking up a 4-2 win over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Friday night at the Giant Center. Coming into the game, the Bears (44-19-7-1) needed one point to win the division and scored a pair of third-period goals to put away the Penguins (39-24-7-1), who remain in fourth place in the Atlantic Division.

6 days ago | citizensvoice.com | Steve Bennett

KINGSTON — Elijah Barr kept a personal streak alive that he would much rather not have to talk about. What the hard-throwing junior right-hander would like to discuss is the way Pittston Area continues to play. The Patriots scored 11 runs in the top of the first inning, capitalized on five Valley West errors and rolled to a 20-0 victory Thursday afternoon at Spartan Stadium. Barr took the mound and did not allow a hit over the three innings of action. He walked a batter and struck out two.

1 week ago | citizensvoice.com | Steve Bennett

The veteran leadership Pittston Area’s Daniella Ranieli and Lake-Lehman’s Ella Wilson provided on and off the court can’t be measured in value. While Ranieli and Wilson made sure girls basketball in the Wyoming Valley Conference was in good hands at the beginning of the season, a group of sophomores have proven the game will remain that way going forward as far as the future is concerned.

1 week ago | citizensvoice.com | Steve Bennett

The battle for third place in the Atlantic Division came down to the wire Wednesday night between the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and Providence Bruins. It was Providence’s Riley Tufte who had the final word, when he scored the game-winning goal with 26.3 seconds left in the third period to lead the Bruins to a 3-2 victory over the Penguins at Mohegan Arena. The Bruins (40-23-5-3) moved ahead of the Penguins (39-23-7-1) into third place in the division.

1 week ago | citizensvoice.com | Steve Bennett

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins got off to a fast start, scoring three unanswered first period goals in a 5-2 win at Bridgeport on Sunday afternoon. The Penguins completed three games in three days, going 2-1 after Saturday night’s win at home over Springfield. The Penguins picked up four of a possible six points over the weekend. With the win, the Penguins are now 39-22-7-1 overall and 17-13-5 on the road.