30 years ago
Mark McDade’s second hit of the night drove in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning to lead South Side to a 5-4 American Legion victory against Dickson City. Rob Kowalchik singled in the bottom of the seventh, moved to second on a passed ball and scored on McDade’s single to keep South Side undefeated. Mike Lasher and Dave Staples also had two hits for South Side. Staples earned the win after striking out five in two innings of work. … Bob Grzenda ripped two doubles and a three-run home run to lift Moosic to an 8-2 win over Valley A.C. in a meeting of Big League baseball unbeatens. Grzenda knocked in four runs and pitched 1.2 scoreless innings of relief to save the rain-shortened game for Jared Goul. Jamie Siminski added a two-run homer for Moosic. … Brian Morgan’s grand slam highlighted a 10-run fourth inning as Lackawanna beat East Scranton, 18-0, in five innings. … Mike Zanghi and Chris Kalaus drilled three hits apiece to pace South Scranton’s 11-3 win over North Pocono. … Jeff McGrath blasted two homers and drove in five runs as Sloan romped to a 10-0 win over North Pocono.
20 years ago
Arielle Pruzinsky struck out 17 and allowed just one hit to lead Lakeland to a 2-0 victory over South Williamsport in the PIAA Class AA softball quarterfinals. During one stretch, Pruzinsky fanned 10 in a row and retired 18 straight until issuing her only walk with one out in the seventh. Shayla Esgro’s baserunning also fueled Lakeland. She hit a two-out single in the bottom of the fifth, stole second and bolted for third on a delayed steal. Kellen Kraky’s single drove Esgro in for a 1-0 lead. Lindsey Kraky followed with a single to center, and Amanda Bryla’s grounder was booted to score Kellen Kraky. … Josh Slocum tossed a four-hitter, and added three hits at the plate to lead PNC Bank to an 11-5 victory over VFW in an Abington Little League game. Ryan Judge added two hits for PNC. Bill McDermott had two hits, including a home run, for VFW. … Jeff Poveromo had two hits, including the game-winner, to lead Weston Park (St. Steven’s) to a 3-2 win over Hyde Park 1 in a District 17 Senior Legion game. Shawn Eiffert was the winning pitcher and added a double. Tom Mullen and Eric Shrive each had a double for Hyde Park.
10 years ago
Abington Heights’ four-run second inning propelled the Lady Comets to a 7-3 win over Bishop Shanahan in the PIAA Class AAA softball quarterfinals. Kaylee DeMatteo, Naudia Solan, Marissa Lewis, Nina Kozar and Cassie Toth accounted for six of the team’s runs, seven of its eight hits and three RBIs. DeMatteo and Kozar had two hits apiece. … Charlie Lamparter allowed four hits, walked one and struck out two in 6.1 innings to lead North Pocono past Radnor, 5-0, in the PIAA Class AAA baseball quarterfinals. Lamparter allowed a baserunner in five of the first six innings, but only one made it past first base. He threw 87 pitches, 56 for strikes. JP Walsh had three hits, including a double, one RBI and one run for the Trojans. … Vincent Vaccaro had three hits, including a double, and drove in two runs to lead Abington to a 9-5 win over West Post 920 in District 11 American Legion baseball. Zach Spangenberg had two doubles and two RBIs, while Patrick Kelly also drove in two for the winners. Cameron Colger, John Beckwith and Jacob Thomas each had two hits, and Cole Stetzar drove in two for West Post 920.