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Munsee

Potawatomi to reclaim tribal land in DeKalb County

SPRINGFIELD – More than 175 years after their reservation in Illinois was illegally sold at auction, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is now in line to get their land back.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Friday authorizing the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to hand over to the tribe the ownership title to Shabbona Lake State Park, a 1,500-acre tract in southern DeKalb County that largely overlaps the tribe’s original reservation.

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Lenni Lenape

Track & field preview, 2025: NJSIAA sectional, group classifications

The start of the 2025 track and field is fast approaching, and NJ.com will have you covered with a comprehensive of preview package to get you ready for Opening Weekend and beyond

With the NJSIAA sectional and group championships just a few months away, teams will be gearing up to vie for championship hardware come May.

Down below, you’ll find the updated NJSIAA sectional and group classifications for the 2025 season.

NORTH II

Group 4: Barringer, Bayonne, Bridgewater-Raritan, Columbia, Dickinson, East Side, Elizabeth, Ferris, Irvington, J.P. Stevens, Kearny, Linden, North Star Academy, Phillipsburg, Plainfield, Ridge, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, Union, Watchung Hills, Westfield, Woodbridge

Group 3: Carteret, Central, Chatham, Colonia, Cranford, Iselin Kennedy, Lincoln, Matawan, Middletown North, Millburn, North Hunterdon, North Plainfield, Orange, Payne Tech, Rahway, South Plainfield, Summit, Warren Hills, Weequahic, West Side

Group 2: Becton,Bernards, Caldwell, Hackettstown, Leonia, Lyndhurst, Madison, McNair, Newark Collegiate, Parsippany, Parsippany Hills, Passaic Valley, Ridgefield Park, Rutherford, Science Park, Shabazz, Voorhees, Snyder, West Essex, West Morris Central, West Morris Mendham

Group 1: American History, Bard, BelovED Charter, Cedar Grove, Gateway Academy, Glen Ridge, Great Oaks Charter, Hanover Park, Hasbrouck Heights, Hoboken, Hoboken Charter, Marion P. Thomas Charter, Newark Lab, Newark Tech, North Arlington, Palisades Park, Ridgefield, Secaucus, Technology, University, University Charter, Verona, Wallington, Weehawken, Whippany Park, Wood-Ridge

NORTH I

Group 4: Belleville, Bergen Tech, Bloomfield, Clifton, East Orange Campus, Eastside, Fair Lawn, Hackensack, Livingston, Memorial, Montclair, Morristown, Mount Olive, North Bergen, Paterson Kennedy, Passaic, Passaic Tech, Ridgewood, Union City, West Orange

Group 3: Bergenfield, Cliffside Park, Dover, Dwight Morrow, Fort Lee, Garfield, Morris Hills, Morris Knolls, Montville Township, Northern Highlands, Nutley, Old Tappan, Paramus, Ramapo, Randolph, Roxbury, Teaneck, Tenafly, Wayne Hills, Wayne Valley

Group 2: Belvidere co-op w/North Warren, Demarest, Dumont, Elmwood Park Memorial, Glen Rock, High Point, Jefferson Township, Lakeland, Lodi, Mahwah, Manchester, Newton, , Pascack Hills, Pascack Valley, Ramsey, River Dell, Sparta, Sussex Tech, Vernon…

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Nanticoke

Nanticoke man charged after ramming police vehicles during chase

A 23-year-old Nanticoke man faces charges after officers said he struck police cars with his vehicle during a high-speed chase after fleeing a traffic stop.

Members of the Lackawanna County Drug Task Force met with a confidential informant Thursday at about 1:50 p.m. to discuss heroin and crack cocaine sales, and the informant told officers about a man identified as “Brail,” according to the criminal complaint.

Officers conducted surveillance on Monahan Avenue in Dunmore and gave the informant money to purchase drugs, police said.

The suspect — later identified as Jabrail Crumbley — arrived at the location in a Ford Explorer. Then, when the informant exited Crumbley’s SUV, officers attempted to stop the vehicle for the narcotics transaction by using emergency lights and sirens with two fully marked patrol units and three unmarked patrol vehicles, according to the criminal complaint.

Crumbley (Courtesy Lackawanna County Central Processing)Crumbley (Courtesy Lackawanna County Central Processing)

Crumbley rammed his vehicle into police cars and led officers on a pursuit that ended on the Casey Highway, officers said.

Throughout the pursuit, Crumbley ran his vehicle into police vehicles three times, according to the complaint. He also drove into oncoming traffic at speeds exceeding 100 mph, officers said.

Crumbley was treated by medical personnel on scene and refused further treatment, police said.

A Dunmore police officer suffered minor injuries and was sent to a hospital for evaluation after the chase led to a three-vehicle crash, according to the complaint.

Officers obtained a search warrant for the vehicle after smelling a strong odor of marijuana, and found marijuana, codeine liquid, drug paraphernalia, packaging materials and three cellphones, along with the money used in the drug transaction, police said.

The informant also turned over crack cocaine and heroin to police from the drug transaction, officers said.

Police charged Crumbley with aggravated assault, fleeing or attempting…

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Mohican

In Memoriam: Frances P. Wayman

In Memoriam

Frances P. Wayman
1926-2025

FRANCES P. WAYMAN
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HARTWICK—Frances P. Wayman, a Hartwick native, died peacefully at home on March 21, 2025.  Frances, the youngest of 10 children, was born on June 24, 1926 at her family’s farm on the top of Scotch Hill to Anton and Mary Zupevec of Austria. After her family moved to North Street, Frances walked across the field to Hartwick High School, graduating the only girl in a class of five.

Frances met her future husband, Douglas F. Wayman, when they both worked at Mohican Florist in Cooperstown. They were married on May 19, 1945. Frances and Doug purchased their present home on School Street in Hartwick, where they raised their two children, Kenneth and Linda.

Frances’ passion for cooking led her to 25 years as a cafeteria cook, first at Hartwick High School and Grade Center, then retiring from Cooperstown Elementary School after the Hartwick school’s closure. She is still known by many of Hartwick’s community as “the cafeteria lady” who always made sure neither her students nor staff left hungry!

During the summer, Frances enjoyed entertaining friends at the family’s camp on Canadarago Lake. She was an expert seamstress whose talents were often sought out by the community. Frances was an avid gardener. Included among the vegetables were the special pole beans from Yugoslavia, brought to this country by her sister. A reunion favorite, always requested, were her baked beans. In retirement, Frances enjoyed caring for her senior siblings, exercise classes and other activities with her lifelong neighborhood friends.

In 2004, after 59 years of marriage, Frances lost the love of her life, Doug, and in 2018 her daughter, Linda Alessi, of Long Island. Frances is survived by her son, Kenneth Wayman; son-in-law Dan Alessi;…

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Mohegan

Coventry girls basketball tops Morgan for first CIAC Class S tournament championship since 1988

Coventry celebrates its win over Morgan during CIAC Class S Girls’ Basketball Championship action at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on Sunday March 16, 2025.

Coventry celebrates its win over Morgan during CIAC Class S Girls’ Basketball Championship action at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on Sunday March 16, 2025.

Christian Abraham/Hearst Connecticut MediaMembers of the Coventry girls basketball team celebrate after defeating Morgan 49-38 for the CIAC Class S tournament championship at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday, March 16, 2025.

Members of the Coventry girls basketball team celebrate after defeating Morgan 49-38 for the CIAC Class S tournament championship at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday, March 16, 2025.

Will Aldam/Hearst Connecticut MediaCoventry celebrates its win over Morgan during CIAC Class S Girls’ Basketball Championship action at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on Sunday March 16, 2025.

Coventry celebrates its win over Morgan during CIAC Class S Girls’ Basketball Championship action at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on Sunday March 16, 2025.

Christian Abraham/Hearst Connecticut MediaCoventry's Ava Topliff (4) celebrates with the CIAC plaque after the team beat Morgan during CIAC Class S Girls’ Basketball Championship action at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on Sunday March 16, 2025.

Coventry’s Ava Topliff (4) celebrates with the CIAC…

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Nanticoke

Northwest Area Rangers vs. Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans

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The Northwest Area Rangers will face off against the Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they’ll have plenty of motivation to get the ‘W’.

On Friday, Northwest Area came up short against Millville and fell 5-1.

Meanwhile, Greater Nanticoke Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-4 heartbreaker at the hands of Wyoming Seminary College Prep.

Ethan Ball made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Treyton Mishanski, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.

Greater Nanticoke Area’s loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Northwest Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.

Northwest Area couldn’t quite get it done against Greater Nanticoke Area in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 as they fell 4-1. Will Northwest Area have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.

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Mohegan

Coventry girls basketball tops Morgan for first CIAC Class S tournament championship since 1988

Coventry celebrates its win over Morgan during CIAC Class S Girls’ Basketball Championship action at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on Sunday March 16, 2025.

Coventry celebrates its win over Morgan during CIAC Class S Girls’ Basketball Championship action at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on Sunday March 16, 2025.

Christian Abraham/Hearst Connecticut MediaMembers of the Coventry girls basketball team celebrate after defeating Morgan 49-38 for the CIAC Class S tournament championship at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday, March 16, 2025.

Members of the Coventry girls basketball team celebrate after defeating Morgan 49-38 for the CIAC Class S tournament championship at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday, March 16, 2025.

Will Aldam/Hearst Connecticut MediaCoventry celebrates its win over Morgan during CIAC Class S Girls’ Basketball Championship action at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on Sunday March 16, 2025.

Coventry celebrates its win over Morgan during CIAC Class S Girls’ Basketball Championship action at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on Sunday March 16, 2025.

Christian Abraham/Hearst Connecticut MediaCoventry's Ava Topliff (4) celebrates with the CIAC plaque after the team beat Morgan during CIAC Class S Girls’ Basketball Championship action at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on Sunday March 16, 2025.

Coventry’s Ava Topliff (4) celebrates with the CIAC…

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Nanticoke

Baseball Recap: Millville Find Success

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Millville‘s game last Wednesday was a loss, but they didn’t let that memory haunt them on Friday. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Northwest Area Rangers. For the Quakers, this counts as revenge for the 5-3 win the Rangers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2024.

The team relied heavily on Evan Brokenshire, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Shane Johnson, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.

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03/21/25 – Away 5-1 W
05/15/24 – Away 3-5 L
05/01/24 – Home 1-5 L
05/11/23 – Away 9-4 W
04/12/23 – Away 2-6 L
+ 4 more games

The victory got Millville back to even at 1-1. As for Northwest Area, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.

Looking ahead, Millville will head out to face off against Bucktail at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Northwest Area, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Greater Nanticoke Area at 4:30 p.m. Northwest Area is facing Greater Nanticoke Area at the right time seeing as Greater Nanticoke Area is stuck on a three-game losing streak.

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Mohegan

Ellington caps off perfect season with Division IV boys basketball title, first since 1972

UNCASVILLE – Ellington boys basketball coach Bob Freitas didn’t talk about it, the Knights’ season-long win streak.

The pressure built up all season. They had close games and managed to pull out wins. They won the NCCC championship, knocking off four-time defending champion SMSA. They were still unbeaten heading into the Division IV state championship game against Sheehan, the No. 23 seed, Sunday at Mohegan Sun.

So when Ellington had broken open a close game in the fourth quarter and sailed to its 27th win in 27 games, 55-39 over Sheehan, Freitas was handed the championship plaque. He held over his head as the Ellington fans cheered and cheered, and there was relief and joy, all mixed together.

It was Ellington’s first state championship in boys basketball since 1972.

“People talked about it and I didn’t – having no losses isn’t easy for a young group,” Freitas said. “I thought the kids were tremendous. When I got the trophy, I was just emotional. I want them to succeed.”

Sophomore Jack Curtis led top-seeded Ellington (27-0) with 19 points and four steals. Only one senior, Andrew Flickenschild, started for the Knights and he had 13 points and 13 rebounds. Junior Dylan Killoran joined Flickenschild under the basket collecting rebounds (he had eight). Freshman Reese Nicol also had eight boards, to go along with nine points. Sophomore Ty Fieldhouse racked up eight rebounds.

“It was crazy,” Flickenschild said. “There’s nothing like it. I can’t compare it to anything I’ve ever done. It hasn’t settled in.”

The game was close throughout. Rey Rodriguez, who led Sheehan with 23 points and nine rebounds, threw down a dunk toward the end of the first half and Sheehan led 20-19, but Ellington retook the lead with a basket by Flickenschild and a free throw from Curtis, heading into the…

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Nanticoke

MMI Preparatory School vs. Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans

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MMI Preparatory School is 2-8 against Greater Nanticoke Area since April of 2016 but they’ll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. MMI Preparatory School will face off against the Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans at 4:15 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

MMI Preparatory School can’t be to happy about their upcoming road game considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Friday. They fell just short of Shenandoah Valley by a score of 6-5.

MMI Preparatory School saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Skuba, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Skuba a new career-high in doubles (two).

Meanwhile, Greater Nanticoke Area lost 13-4 to Holy Cross on Monday.

Ethan Ball was cooking despite his team’s loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

MMI Preparatory School skirted past Greater Nanticoke Area 6-5 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for MMI Preparatory School since the squad won’t have the home-field advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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