![Every year, something incredible happens in the sports landscape throughout the area. 2024 was no different. There were highs and lows, ups and downs, generally the things you’d expect to happen in the realm of team and individual sports. Looking back on the 2024 year in sports, there were fantastic individual performances to include state championships and record setters. The region also had its first World Series champion. Here is a look at The Citizens’ Voice top 10 stories of 2024: 1. Misericordia champs The Misericordia baseball team took it down to the final date of the NCAA Division III […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WB_VOICE-20240520-B-PG1-CV052024MISERICORDIA-1-813ABD4B.jpg?w=140 "Every year, something incredible happens in the sports landscape throughout the area. 2024 was no different. There were highs and lows, ups and downs, generally the things you’d expect to happen in the realm of team and individual sports. Looking back on the 2024 year in sports, there were fantastic individual performances to include state championships and record setters. The region also had its first World Series champion. Here is a look at The Citizens’ Voice top 10 stories of 2024: 1. Misericordia champs The Misericordia baseball team took it down to the final date of the NCAA Division III […]")
Misericordia baseball, Rosenthal, Adams capture top headlines of 2024
Every year, something incredible happens in the sports landscape throughout the area. 2024 was no...
High School Sports
![PUNXSUTAWNEY — Sophia Shults earned MVP as the Hazleton Area Cougars rolled to the championship of the Punxsutawney Tournament with a 86-34 victory over Marion Center on Saturday in girls basketball. Shults finished with 12 points. Kaitlyn Bindas led Hazleton with 18 points and Kayla Lagowy was the third player in double figures with 12. Bindas and Alexis Reimold were also selected to the all-tournament team. Brynnley Haggerty and Macie Miller each had 12 for Marion Center. Pittston Area 69, Hanover Area 15: At Old Forge, Daniella Ranieli scored 12 of her 21 points in the first quarter and the […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CVC-L-HAZ-01.jpg?w=117 "PUNXSUTAWNEY — Sophia Shults earned MVP as the Hazleton Area Cougars rolled to the championship of the Punxsutawney Tournament with a 86-34 victory over Marion Center on Saturday in girls basketball. Shults finished with 12 points. Kaitlyn Bindas led Hazleton with 18 points and Kayla Lagowy was the third player in double figures with 12. Bindas and Alexis Reimold were also selected to the all-tournament team. Brynnley Haggerty and Macie Miller each had 12 for Marion Center. Pittston Area 69, Hanover Area 15: At Old Forge, Daniella Ranieli scored 12 of her 21 points in the first quarter and the […]")
HS ROUNDUP: Shults named MVP, Hazleton coasts to title
PUNXSUTAWNEY — Sophia Shults earned MVP as the Hazleton Area Cougars rolled to the championship...
![Fifteen wrestlers from the Wyoming Valley Conference advanced to the semifinals of the 2024 Frank Wadas Memorial Tournament at Tunkhannock High School. Dallas, currently sitting in third place, placed five in the semifinal round: Aidan Hilburt (139), Noah Moran (145), Troy Jones (152), Robert Booth (160) and Hunter Pitcavage (172), Hanover Area is right behind the Mountaineers, with four in the semifinals. That includes Chase Smith (107), CJ Caines (114), Ethan Noe (121) and Derek Warman (127). Warman and Noe are the No. 2 seed in their brackets, while Smith is third. Caines, who is currently ranked No. 4 in […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WGN-L-CAINESWADAS-01.jpg?w=140 "Fifteen wrestlers from the Wyoming Valley Conference advanced to the semifinals of the 2024 Frank Wadas Memorial Tournament at Tunkhannock High School. Dallas, currently sitting in third place, placed five in the semifinal round: Aidan Hilburt (139), Noah Moran (145), Troy Jones (152), Robert Booth (160) and Hunter Pitcavage (172), Hanover Area is right behind the Mountaineers, with four in the semifinals. That includes Chase Smith (107), CJ Caines (114), Ethan Noe (121) and Derek Warman (127). Warman and Noe are the No. 2 seed in their brackets, while Smith is third. Caines, who is currently ranked No. 4 in […]")
HS ROUNDUP: WVC sends 15 into semifinals at Wadas Tournament
Fifteen wrestlers from the Wyoming Valley Conference advanced to the semifinals of the 2024 Frank...
![WILKES-BARRE – Crestwood took a little longer than normal to come out of the locker room at halftime. If head coach Mark Atherton didn’t get his point across there, he called another timeout three minutes into the third quarter after Holy Redeemer hit back-to-back 3-pointers. “I just didn’t think we were defending real well. We were in too much of a run-and-jump situation,” Atherton said. “We weren’t rotating. I wanted to make sure we knew the rotations, but I know that we knew them.” The alarm clock must have sounded at that precise moment. Ryan Sechleer scored 11 of his […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/cv122824mcgrane10.jpg?w=83 "WILKES-BARRE – Crestwood took a little longer than normal to come out of the locker room at halftime. If head coach Mark Atherton didn’t get his point across there, he called another timeout three minutes into the third quarter after Holy Redeemer hit back-to-back 3-pointers. “I just didn’t think we were defending real well. We were in too much of a run-and-jump situation,” Atherton said. “We weren’t rotating. I wanted to make sure we knew the rotations, but I know that we knew them.” The alarm clock must have sounded at that precise moment. Ryan Sechleer scored 11 of his […]")
HS BASKETBALL: Sechleer leads Crestwood to McGrane title
WILKES-BARRE – Crestwood took a little longer than normal to come out of the locker...
The Year in Photos in Northeast Pennsylvania
As we put a bow on 2024, here’s a few of our favorite, memorable and...
![In offensive lineman Chase DeSanto, Wyoming Area coach Randy Spencer saw big things on the horizon as he progressed through the program. As far as running back Lidge Kellum was concerned, the potential was always there, it was just a matter of him being able to get on the field on a more consistent basis. As both players saw their senior seasons come to an end in the District 2 Class 3A championship game, not only did DeSanto and Kellum prove to be two of the top players in the district, they received considerable attention across the state. The hard […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/CVC-L-HSFBPITT-1026-4.jpg?w=129 "In offensive lineman Chase DeSanto, Wyoming Area coach Randy Spencer saw big things on the horizon as he progressed through the program. As far as running back Lidge Kellum was concerned, the potential was always there, it was just a matter of him being able to get on the field on a more consistent basis. As both players saw their senior seasons come to an end in the District 2 Class 3A championship game, not only did DeSanto and Kellum prove to be two of the top players in the district, they received considerable attention across the state. The hard […]")
Wyoming Area’s DeSanto, Kellum picked to Class 3A All-State team
In offensive lineman Chase DeSanto, Wyoming Area coach Randy Spencer saw big things on the...
![DALLAS – Troy Jones quietly goes about his business. A man of few words, the Dallas junior allows his speech to happen on the Resilite every time he jogs to the mat. One thing that’s consistent is his record. He wins – quite often. On Friday, Jones will step foot inside Tunkhannock High School where he’ll look to defend the first varsity title he’s ever won: the Frank Wadas Memorial Tournament. Wrestling begins Friday morning, and will continue throughout the weekend where the championships are scheduled for Saturday afternoon. “That was the first tournament I won in high school, so […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CVC-L-MATS-01-1.jpg?w=132 "DALLAS – Troy Jones quietly goes about his business. A man of few words, the Dallas junior allows his speech to happen on the Resilite every time he jogs to the mat. One thing that’s consistent is his record. He wins – quite often. On Friday, Jones will step foot inside Tunkhannock High School where he’ll look to defend the first varsity title he’s ever won: the Frank Wadas Memorial Tournament. Wrestling begins Friday morning, and will continue throughout the weekend where the championships are scheduled for Saturday afternoon. “That was the first tournament I won in high school, so […]")
Jones preparing to defend his title at Wadas Tournament
DALLAS – Troy Jones quietly goes about his business. A man of few words, the...
![WILKES-BARRE — Crestwood held Hanover Area to single digits in three of the four quarters as the Comets reached the championship game of the McGrane Tournament with a 67-35 victory Thursday night in the semifinals. Crestwood will face off with Holy Redeemer in Friday’s championship. The Royals defeated Lake-Lehman in the other semifinal. Eleven Comets scored as Ryan Sechleer and Ayden Agapito each had 12 points. Jacob Feisel added eight in the win. Noah Dewey led Hanover with 15 points. Holy Redeemer 54, Lake-Lehman 27: Holy Redeemer exploded in the second half, scoring 36 points, to advance to the championship […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CVC-L-REDEEM-01.jpg?w=123 "WILKES-BARRE — Crestwood held Hanover Area to single digits in three of the four quarters as the Comets reached the championship game of the McGrane Tournament with a 67-35 victory Thursday night in the semifinals. Crestwood will face off with Holy Redeemer in Friday’s championship. The Royals defeated Lake-Lehman in the other semifinal. Eleven Comets scored as Ryan Sechleer and Ayden Agapito each had 12 points. Jacob Feisel added eight in the win. Noah Dewey led Hanover with 15 points. Holy Redeemer 54, Lake-Lehman 27: Holy Redeemer exploded in the second half, scoring 36 points, to advance to the championship […]")
HS BASKETBALL: Crestwood, Redeemer advance to McGrane final
WILKES-BARRE — Crestwood held Hanover Area to single digits in three of the four quarters...
![EXETER — If anything, Wyoming Area’s Lidge Kellum is a testimony to perseverance. Throughout his career with the Warriors, he was fully aware of what was in front of him, but continued to work to get better every day he took the field – whether it was a practice or a game. Kellum, a senior, […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CVC-L-KELLUM-POY-12xx-03.jpg?w=132 "EXETER — If anything, Wyoming Area’s Lidge Kellum is a testimony to perseverance. Throughout his career with the Warriors, he was fully aware of what was in front of him, but continued to work to get better every day he took the field – whether it was a practice or a game. Kellum, a senior, […]")
Kellum joins list of RB greats at Wyoming Area
EXETER — If anything, Wyoming Area’s Lidge Kellum is a testimony to perseverance. Throughout his...
![Brady Zapoticky Quarterback Dallas, Senior Ranked second in the WVC in passing. Completed 123 of 242 passes for 1,961 yards and 21 touchdowns. Averaged 15.9 yards per completion. Led the team in rushing with 825 yards. Averaged 4.5 yards per carry and had eight rushing touchdowns. Jake Howe Quarterback Wilkes-Barre Area, Junior Led the conference […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CVC-L-FOOT-01-1.jpg?w=132 "Brady Zapoticky Quarterback Dallas, Senior Ranked second in the WVC in passing. Completed 123 of 242 passes for 1,961 yards and 21 touchdowns. Averaged 15.9 yards per completion. Led the team in rushing with 825 yards. Averaged 4.5 yards per carry and had eight rushing touchdowns. Jake Howe Quarterback Wilkes-Barre Area, Junior Led the conference […]")
Citizens’ Voice High School Football All-Star Team
Brady Zapoticky Quarterback Dallas, Senior Ranked second in the WVC in passing. Completed 123 of...