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Thumbs up to Nanticoke Creek watershed project

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Post date October 26, 2023
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$17.5M in grant money awarded to Earth Conservancy for work

By coincidence, two months ago to this day we published an editorial praising the restoration of Espy Run, bringing the lost creek back to the surface 70 or so years after it had been diverted to make way for strip mining. As noted then, it was a Herculean task that took more than 20 years from completion of a study identifying water quality problems caused by the diversion. To quote that editorial:

“That’s some 50 years ignoring the problem, 15 years figuring out what to do and how to pay for it, and nearly seven years to get it done. So, yeah, it’s worth understanding just how big an achievement this is, even if the sight of a little creek and some riparian forest for protection isn’t exactly the Grand Canyon, or even the Lehigh Gorge.”

The Earth Conservancy got the lion’s share of credit for this truly monumental restoration, and Tuesday’s paper included some good news from the organization about another, similar (and similarly important) project. President/CEO Terry Ostrowski announced Monday that the Conservancy has been awarded more than $17.5 million in grant money for restoration of the upper sections of the Nanticoke Creek watershed.

“This grant will ensure Earth Conservancy can accomplish our goal of reconnecting the Nanticoke Creek headwaters to allow flow to once again reach the downstream areas of the watershed, while eliminating a major source of water to the underground mine pools which resurfaces as Acid Mine Drainage in the lower reaches of Nanticoke Creek,” Ostrowski said. “The grant highlights the partnerships and support we have had with federal and state agencies, as well as…

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HS FOOTBALL: Shamokin contains Nanticoke Area

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Post date October 24, 2023
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H.S. Football: Shamokin’s defense, running game comes alive in second quarter

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Post date October 23, 2023
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H.S. Football: Turnovers prove costly for Nanticoke Area in loss to Shamokin

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Post date October 22, 2023
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NANTICOKE — Turnovers are practically a given when playing in torrential downpour. But when those turnovers continually bit Nanticoke Area at the worst times, it was easy for the Trojans to throw their hands up in the air to the football gods.

Giveaways plagued the Trojans in a 28-14 loss to Shamokin on Friday. Dogged in a fight for a coveted spot in the District 2 Class 4A playoff picture, Nanticoke’s setback was frustrating for anyone judging the game on time of possession or total yards.

“It’s just disappointing we didn’t take care of the football,” Nanticoke Area coach Ron Bruza said. “We didn’t play Trojan football, and it cost us the game. There’s not much more that you can say than that.”

After suffocating the Shamokin offense over three possessions, Nanticoke Area gifted the Indians their first chance at the end zone. A fumble at the 10-yard line allowed Shamokin to move within one point. Chase Pensyl caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from Brad Latshaw to cut the deficit to 8-7.

Nanticoke Area seemed unfazed by the early hiccup, marching down the field with ease against a puzzled Shamokin defense. Ryan Wiaterowski bowled over Purple and White defenders for a 6-yard touchdown for a 14-7 lead at the 6:11 mark of the second quarter.

Their lead would last a grand total of 14 seconds. The Shamokin offense line created a spacious hole for Jayce Ginck to run 72 yards for a game-tying touchdown.

Shamokin carried that momentum by outscoring the Trojans 14-0 in the second half. The Indians forced a pair of turnovers in the midfield.

“You can’t give the ball up three times per game,” Bruza said. “You can’t give the ball up at the 10-yard line. You can’t let…

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Shamokin pulls away in win at Nanticoke

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Post date October 21, 2023
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John Kotsko | October 21, 2023

With the game tied at 14, Shamokin needed big plays. The Indians got a fumble recovery on the opening drive in the second half. Followed by a big third down catch by Chase Pensyl that ended in a three yard touchdown run by freshman Logan Steele to give Shamokin their first lead of the game and kept the lead. Jayce Ginck scored two rushing touchdowns as Shamokin took a 28-14 victory on the road at Nanticoke. “We did a fantastic job defensively in the second half.” said Shamokin head coach Marc Persing. “We didn’t give up too many rushing yards. Our defensive coordinator made a fantastic adjustment and we took care of business in the second half.”

After the Trojan defense forced a three and out to start the game. Nanticoke drove down the field, ending with a 13 yard touchdown run by Zack Fox to make it 8-0 with a two point conversion from Ryan Wiaterowski with 6:14 remaining in the first quarter. The Indians ended up driving down to the 29 yard line but the Trojans defense held up and forced a punt after losses of 1 on first and second down then a false start and an incompletion on third down.

Nanticoke got the ball at their own five yard line. They had a third and 3 at their own 12, they fumbled and the Indians recovered. At the start of the second quarter, Shamokin faced a third and four at the Trojan six yard line and Brad Latshaw found Pensyl for a six yard score and the PAT cut…

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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Berwick volleyball posts win over Nanticoke Area

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Post date October 20, 2023
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Julia Troiana had 10 service points and 28 assists and Cassidy Evans had five aces and 18 service points in Berwick’s 3-0 win over Nanticoke Area in a Wyoming Valley Conference girls volleyball match Wednesday.

Claire Riera-Gomez had two aces, eight service points and 14 kills for Berwick while Kaylee Hacker had eight kills.

Claire Aufiero had three aces, six kills, two assists, four blocks and 14 digs for Nanticoke Area.

Nanticoke Area (5-8) 10 12 13 Berwick (13-1) 25 25 25 Holy Redeemer 3 Hanover Area 0

Abby Williams had four kills and 11 points and Lucie Racicky had two kills, two blocks and three points to lead Holy Redeemer over Hanover Area.

Angie Corridoni and Julia Desiak each had one kill for Holy Redeemer.

Hanover Area (1-12) 10 6 6 Holy Redeemer (13-0) 25 25 25

Lake-Lehman 3 Wilkes-Barre Area 0

Keira Middleton had five kills and Hailey Corey had four aces, eight service points and 21 assists to lead Lake-Lehman. Ella Wilson had 22 kills and three blocks.

Wilkes-Barre Area (6-7) 15 14 18 Lake-Lehman (10-3) 25 25 25

Pittston Area 3, MMI Prep 0

Emily Borchick had three kills and five service points and Chloe Allen had six service points for MMI Prep in a loss at Pittston Area.

Alexa Fazio had one kill, four digs and eight service points for MMI Prep.

MMI Prep (0-14) 6 22 14 Pittston Area (3-11) 25 25 25

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Aubrey Macri scored off an assist from Alyse Wanchisen at 3:34 of overtime to lead Crestwood over Wilkes-Barre Area, 2-1, in a Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 field hockey game.

Emily DelVecchio scored at 0:25 of the fourth quarter to tie the game. Liv Oresick was credited with the assist.

Wilkes-Barre Area’s Aubrey Kuhn scored from Gianna Gustinucci in the second quarter.

W-B Area (2-8) 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 Crestwood (8-2) 0 0 0…

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Nanticoke Conservancy

Want to get more involved with your community outdoors? Come and join volunteers of the Nanticoke Conservancy by helping clean and prepare the Conservancy’s beautiful public trails for the winter season where we will be welcoming 2,000 visitors each month to the Chapel Branch Nature Area on Woodland Road in Seaford. The group’s semi-annual clean-up day will be on Oct. 28 anytime between 8:30 a.m. and noon, meeting at the parking lot at the nature area. Bring gloves and any hand tools you may have and join everyone (all ages welcome) for a morning of light work and fun.

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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUPFairchild scores 11 times in two Wyoming Area girls soccer wins

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Post date October 18, 2023
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Hannah Fairchild scored six times and assisted on the other goal Friday when Wyoming Area routed host Western Wayne, 7-0, in a non-league girls soccer game.

Fairchild scored the first four goals – two in each half – then assisted Ella Shepulski’s goal and scored twice more in the last three minutes.

Bella Costa, Emily Kostik and Sofia Menta each added assists.

Wyoming Area improved to 10-4-1 overall to rank third out of 11 teams pursuing eight berths in the District 2 Class 2A playoffs.

Dallas 5, Pittston Area 0

Dallas shut out visiting Pittston Area in Thursday’s WVC Division 1 games.

The Lady Patriots fell to 4-7 in the division and 8-8-1 overall. They are sixth of 10 teams trying to make the eight-team District 2 Class 3A playoff field.

Wyoming Area 8, Nanticoke 0

Hannah Fairchild scored five goals and assisted on one Tuesday to help Wyoming Area pummel visiting Nanticoke in the WVC Division 2 game.

Fairchild scored four times to help open a 6-0 lead for the Lady Warriors, who are 6-3-1 in the division.

Ella Shepulski assisted the first goal and scored the second on the way to finishing with two of each.

Summer Semanek also scored while Emily Kostik had an assist.

Wyoming Area had 25 shots and four corner kicks while holding Nanticoke to three shots and not allowing a corner kick.

Pittston Area 2, Hazleton Area 0

Cameron Karp scored early and Kayla Rodzinak connected late to lift Pittston Area to the home-field victory in Wednesday’s WVC Division 1 game.

Bella Dessoye assisted the first goal.

Meghan McCawley made eight saves for the shutout.

Pittston Area 3, Tunkhannock 3

Kayla Rodzinak scored the game’s last two goals to lift Pittston Area into the tie in Monday’s WVC Division 1 game against visiting…

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New Latina-owned dance studio opens in Nanticoke

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Post date October 17, 2023
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Nanticoke, Luzerne Co. — In honor of Hispanic heritage month, FOX56 is highlighting a new Latina owned dance studio in Nanticoke scheduled to open on Wednesday, October 18th.

The studio highlights showing pride through traditional dances.

Marcie Curry, a Mexican American and the owner of Rhythmic Republic Dance Studio, has been dancing for over 20 years.

Her first dance studio was located in Chino, California. However last year, she made the move from Chino to Nanticoke to continue her dream of enriching others with the culture of traditional dance and expression.

“It’s not just about dance, it’s about expression. So for example you express your feelings along with what’s going on with the song. Let’s say a toddler maybe, they’re going to expressing whatever they’re going through, not only the routine”, Curry added.

One of the many styles covered at the Rhythmic Republic dance studio is regional Mexican dance from the state of Jalisco, Mexico.

For this style and many others, performers wear Mexican folklore shoes with nails.

The nails add noise to the dancers steps to make the shoes a part of the musical experience.

The Rhythmic Republic Dance team has been operating on a smaller scale for the past few months.

The team have performed in multiple festivals throughout NEPA including the Wilkes-Barre Multicultural festival last month.

Evolet Vazquez has been dancing and performing since she was three years old.

She says despite the large number of people at their performances she just focuses on dance moves and lets everything else fall into place naturally.

“It’s a lot of work, but my mom tells me that I’m going to do a good job and I just believe in myself. Just stop worrying about other things and you’ll do fine”, Vasquez said.

Jules, one of the dance instructors encourages all people to consider joining…

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