The regular season is now officially in the books for Honesdale Missy Basketball Association teams. Now, the Maple City cagers will embark upon their championship quests as the 2009 play-off tournament gets underway at Lakeside Elementary.

Wallenpaupack Area took a big hit in its District Two play-off quest this weekend. On Friday evening, the Buckhorns dropped a 34-20 decision to West Scranton. There was a silver lining to this cloudy night, though: All-State tailback Joey DeFebo moved to within striking distance of two milestones...

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Holy Redeemer, Honesdale and Wallenpaupack Area battled to the bitter end in one of the closest races in District Two cross country history. The Lady Bucks finished third in the Class AAA girls race, while the Lady Hornets and Royals ended up tied with 71 points apiece...

The Red & Black saw their season-long losing streak reach nine Friday night in Lackawanna Football Conference action. Honesdale welcomed North Pocono to the Maple City and proved to be gracious hosts. Coach John Marichak's Hornets surrendered 32 first half points en route to a 39-6 loss.

Mike Weber and Kyle Blake are posting impressive numbers this fall/winter at the Wallenpaupack Bowling Center. Weber just missed a perfect game in Wayne Major action, firing a 299 en route to a 766 series. Blake carded a 748 set in Tuesday After School League competition.

Local soccer fans turned out in force this week to help Canaan Christian Academy host its annual Senior Day festivities. The Eagles didn't let the crowd down, soaring to a pair of dominating wins over Bloomsburg and closing out the '09 campaign on a high note.

The Lady Hornet field hockey team twice trailed to Delaware Valley in this week's Class AAA quarterfinal contest. However, the Red & Black kept their cool, tied the game in regulation and won it in overtime. This victory sets up a semifinal date with Wyoming Valley West on Monday.

Western Wayne's boys varsity soccer team closed out its home schedule with an impressive win in the opening round of the 2009 District Two play-offs. Andrew Green scored a pair of goals and CJ Bayly was perfect between the pipes, leading the 'Cats to a 2-0 victory over Lake Lehman.

The Celtics ran their unbeaten streak to seven straight Wednesday night with a 22-5 victory over the Sparks in Honesdale Missy Hoops action. The local league's regular season comes to a close this weekend with a full slate of games this weekend at Lakeside Elementary.

Former Honesdale standout Kellina Yarrish is one of the main reasons the Keystone College field hockey team posted a perfect regular season record in CSAC action this fall. Yarrish is the Giants' second leading scorer heading into the '09 play-offs.

Western Wayne's girls soccer team came within a whisker of winning its first-ever Lackawanna League championship this week. The only thing that stood between the Lady 'Cats and a Division Two title was archrival Valley View...

The young Wildcats kept their 2009 LFC unbeaten streak alive with a gutsy performance Monday night in Varden. Western Wayne's freshmen team rallied from a fourth quarter deficit to forge a 30-30 tie with visiting Riverside.

Wallenpaupack Area's varsity links team overcame youth & inexperience to post yet another 10-win season in Lackawanna League action. Coach Bob Simons' Buckhorns went 10-5-1 for the year, qualifying for the play-offs once again.

Rich Palazzi, a former standout athlete at Wallenpaupack Area, made a triumphant return to the field this past weekend for Susquehanna University's football team. Palazzi missed the previous two weeks with an injury, but came back on Saturday and led the Crusaders to a 35-30 victory.