Category: Mohegan

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins were defeated by the Belleville Senators, 4-1, on Tuesday night at Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza.

Patience paid off for the Senators, who were originally scheduled to make this visit on Jan. 18, but the game had to be postponed due to arena repairs required underneath the concreate ice floor. Six weeks later, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (29-15-7-1) struck first, but saw Belleville rattle off the next four goals to seize the win.

Atley Calvert notched the first goal of the night, tipping in a shot released by Matt Nieto seven minutes in. Playing in his first game since Jan. 4, defenseman Sebastian Aho also gathered an assist on the opening tally.

Over five minutes of uninterrupted play followed Calvert’s goal, but the next stoppage was an equalizer from Belleville. Hayden Hodgson pounded in a backdoor feed at 12:51.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s first power play of the night resulted in a shorthanded strike for Zach Ostapchuk of the Senators, giving Belleville a 2-1 lead with 4:16 left in the first period.

The Senators ran their lead to 3-1 when Xavier Bourgault banged in a rebound midway through the second frame.

The Penguins showed more spunk after falling behind by two, but all of their attempts were rebuffed by Senators goalie Leevi Meriläinen.

Meriläinen continued to stonewall Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in the third, eventually leading to an empty netter by Max Guénette.

Meriläinen finished with 35 saves, while Filip Larsson turned away 24 of the 27 shots he faced.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s next game is the start of another three-in-three weekend, as the team treks to play the Hartford Wolf Pack on Friday, Mar. 7. Game time for the Penguins and Wolf Pack is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at XL Center.

The Penguins’ next home game is also against the…

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Greetings, all! It’s March, the month of St. Patty’s Day parades: Pittston, Scranton, and Wilkes-Barre. This Saturday, Scranton has theirs beginning at 9 a.m. I will most likely view it on TV.

Also, this month begins the Lenten season for Christians. Today, Ash Wednesday, St. Patrick’s in Nicholson will have a Mass and distribution of ashes at 9:30 a.m., while Our Lady the Abingtons in Dalton it will take place earlier at 8 a.m., and Saint Mary of the Lake in Lake Winola has their service at 6:30 p.m.

Congratulations to all our Lackawanna Trail athletes who competed for championships this past weekend. Lackawanna Trail Boys Basketball played at Mohegan Arena for District Titles, and six wrestlers were at Regionals trying to clinch a berth in the state tournament.

Lackawanna Trail celebrated their bus drivers with a wonderful breakfast, complete with a performance by our high school jazz band.

LT School Board meets this Monday at 7:30 p.m., also on Zoom having had their work session this past Monday.

This Friday, Francine Kiryluk has her potato pancakes for sale at St. Patrick’s Church in Nicholson. Order by noon that day by calling 570-563-1622. 3 for $6, sour cream or applesauce $.50 each. Leave your name and contact with your order. Pick up Friday 4-6 p.m.

The Office Bar and Grill at 271 Main St. in Nicholson is doing a special fund-raising event for Wendy Swift who suffered a devasting loss after a home fire in January. They are looking for donations of baskets to raffle off. Please drop them off at the Office any time before the event. The event will be on Friday, March 14 from 7-11 p.m., and features live music by John Bower.

Factoryville Borough is offering a free voucher for those who wish to have a feral cat neutered by No Nonsense Neutering…

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Lackawanna Trail’s Ashton Thiel shoots while covered by Old Forge’s Logan Fanning during the PIAA District 2 Class 2A basketball championship game at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Twp. Saturday, March 1, 2025. (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER) Lackawanna Trail’s Jimmy Phillips jumps to shoot while covered by Old Forge’s Nick Salerno during the PIAA District 2 Class 2A basketball championship game at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Twp. Saturday, March 1, 2025. (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER) Old Forge’s Logan Fanning takes the ball to the hoop while covered by Lackawanna Trail’s Lucas Filipek during the PIAA District 2 Class 2A basketball championship game at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Twp. Saturday, March 1, 2025. (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)

Logan Fanning not only announced his, but the entire Old Forge basketball team’s presence 42 seconds into Saturday afternoon’s District 2 Class 2A boys basketball championship game.

Fanning…

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