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Ellington celebrates its win over Sheehan in CIAC Div 4 Boys’ Basketball Championship action at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on Sunday March 16, 2025.

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The top-seeded Ellington boys basketball team defeated No. 23 Sheehan 55-39 to win the CIAC Division IV championship, its first since 1972, at the Mohegan Sun Arena Sunday, March 16, 2025.

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Ellington celebrates its win over Sheehan in CIAC Div 4 Boys’ Basketball Championship action at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on Sunday March 16, 2025.

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UNCASVILLE – Sheehan girls basketball coach Mike Busillo kept looking at the scoreboard. The Class MM championship game against top-seeded East Catholic was winding down but the clock seemed to be moving very slowly.

“I just kept looking up there and we seemed to have more points,” Busillo said. “As long as that was the situation I felt good. We kind of hung on there by our fingernails.”

The third-seeded Titans watched a 22-point first half lead evaporate against top-seeded East Catholic but they hung on for a 56-51 victory, Sheehan’s first title since 1976.

East Catholic cut the lead to one, 42-41, early in the fourth quarter and then four, 52-48, with 1:47 left in the game.

But Sheehan junior Megan Wresien, who led the team with 22 points and eight rebounds, made four free throws down the stretch to seal the win.

“You’re just telling the kids, ‘We’ve got to relax, we’ve played a lot of close games,’” Busillo said. “Basically, I’m lying through my teeth because we’re all nervous wrecks. Somehow, we held on. I don’t know how we did it.”

Megan’s twin sister Jenna scored 13 points for Sheehan. Urielle Abrokwa had 18 points and Morgan Bridgeforth had 16 points and five steals for East Catholic.

“It’s relief, pure joy,” Megan said. “Just being able to grind it out in the tough moments is awesome.

“It’s a game of runs, we made a run in the first half, they made one in the second half. We knew they were a really good team.”

Sheehan hit seven of 12 3-pointers in the first half and led 34-17 at halftime. The Titans’ biggest lead was 34-12 late in the second quarter.

But East Catholic started to play pressure defense and threw on a full-court press, forcing Sheehan turnovers. The Titans hung on but the lead…

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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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