Danville News

1 day ago | dailyitem.com | Anna Wiest

DANVILLE —Following nearly a decade of leadership, Danville Business Alliance Executive Director Rebecca Dressler announced to members last week she will be stepping down. The decision to resign came after a year of juggling her position at the business alliance as well as serving as Montour County commissioner. kAm“(9:=6 x’G6 5@?6 >J 36DE E@ D6CG6 3@E9 H:E9 565:42E:@?[ x’G6 C62=:K65 E96 sqp 56D6CG6D D@>6@?6 H9@ 42? 56G@E6 E96:C 7F== 2EE6?E:@? E@ E9:D :>A@CE2?E @C82?:K2E:@?

1 day ago | dailyitem.com | Don Rebel

Apr. 24—It may say mid-April on the calendar, but the top high school baseball teams in Pennsylvania are playing like its late May or early June. You'll excuse us if the weekly Trib HSSN state baseball rankings this week look a lot like how they looked last week. kAm%96C6 H6C6 G:4E@C:6D 2A=6?EJ 7@C E96 E@A 32D632== E62>D 24C@DD E96 DE2E6 H:E9 @?=J @?6 492?86 :? 2== D:I 4=2DD:7:42E:@?D]k^AmkAmp =@D:?8 D<:5 @7 E9C66 :?

1 day ago | dailyitem.com | Don Rebel

Apr. 24—One WPIAL softball team is trying to maintain its spot atop the classification while the other school is fighting to get back into the playoffs. They may end up in vastly different places in the standings, but they have the same goal Thursday: Beat your biggest rival. kAm(:E9 =6DD E92? EH@ H66<D C6>2:?:?8 :? E96 C68F=2C D62D@?[ E9:D :D E96 7:CDE >66E:?8 @7 E96 D62D@? 2D r=2DD ep E@A\C2?<65 w6>A7:6=5 9@DED }@CH:? 2E c A]>]k^AmkAm%96 $A2CE2?D 2C6 2=@?6 @? E@A 2E h\_ :?

1 day ago | dailyitem.com | Matt Schubert |Corey Masisak

DENVER — Gabe Landeskog gave Avalanche fans a pump fake on Monday night in Dallas. Now, Colorado’s captain is ready to take a shot on an NHL sheet of ice. kAm%96 pG2=2?496 EH66E65[ “xE’D 92AA6?:?8” 2E e A]>] 2?5 {2?56D<@8 H2D D9@H? 6?E6C:?8 q2== pC6?2]k^AmkAmw625 4@249 y2C65 q65?2C 925 D2:5 @? 9:D H66<=J D9@H @? p=E:EF56 $A@CED #25:@ @? (65?6D52J >@C?:?8 E92E “E96C6 :D 2 8@@5 492?46 E92E W{2?56D<@8X :D 8@:?8 E@ A=2J E@?:89E” :?

1 day ago | dailyitem.com | Corey Masisak

DALLAS — The Colorado Avalanche had a chance to take complete control of this series. That chance slipped away into the Texas night. Colin Blackwell, who didn’t play in Game 1, scored with 2:14 left in overtime of Game 2 of this Stanley Cup Playoffs first-round series to give the Dallas Stars a 4-3 victory on Monday night inside American Airlines Center. The series is now tied 1-1, with Game 3 is Wednesday night at Ball Arena. kAm“*@F H2?E E@ H:?