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WILKES-BARRE — A defense attorney for a Nanticoke man who admitted to stabbing a man in Wilkes-Barre last summer requested a sentence that would allow his client to remain at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility.

However, Luzerne County Assistant District Attorney James L. McMonagle noted Anthony “Niko” Perez, 30, stabbed the man in the back and evaded arrest by running from city police officers, ultimately leaving the sentence at the discretion of Judge David W. Lupas.

Lupas noted the severity of the offense when he sentenced Perez to 16 months to three years in state prison on a charge of aggravated assault and six months probation for evading arrest.

Perez apologized for his actions prior to being sentence on Monday. His attorney, Public Defender John Donovan, requested Perez remain at the county correctional facility as he has done well with no infractions.

Wilkes-Barre police arrested Perez when he was found hiding in brush near New Hancock Street after he was accused of stabbing Joseph Michael Caskey in the back on Bowman Street on June 25, 2024, according to court records.

Court records say several juvenile females were at a residence on Bowman Street to confront another juvenile female. The scene escalated into a physical confrontation that involved adults.

Caskey told police he heard someone disrespected his grandmother during the melee and was stabbed in the back by Perez who wore brass knuckles that had an attached knife, court records say.

Perez pled guilty to the charges Jan. 13. He was granted 279 days of pre-sentencing credit for time served at the county correctional facility.

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Sierra Ripka is a trailblazer in District 2 girls’ wrestling.

The Nanticoke Area junior puts her heart and soul into the sport, starting off on the boys’ team as a freshman and continuing to build a resume that others will be chasing for years to come.

She wrestles year around, pushing herself against the best in the country.

She’s now a two-time state place-winner, ending with a fifth-place finish this year in her junior campaign.

Perhaps, though, her biggest attribute is the way she promotes the newly-formed sport. The Nanticoke Area wrestling room is bustling with new energy from underclassmen girls who want to learn, thrive and succeed in the sport.

And there’s no one better to lead their charge than Ripka.

“It’s amazing that I get to share what I know,” she said. “We had a bunch of new girls come out this year. Being able to sit back, talk with them and watch some of their matches with them, it’s fun. I really enjoy helping them to get better in the sport. A lot of the girls are nervous, but I just try to tell them to stay calm and have fun.”

For her efforts this season, Ripka is The Citizens’ Voice Girls’ Wrestler of the Year. She joins former Lake-Lehman wrestler Alahna Morris as only the second female chosen for the award.

Ripka finished the season with a record of 35-4 with 24 pins and three majors. This was her second state-placer, ending in fourth as a sophomore. She was a Wyoming Valley Conference champ, District 2 170-pound titlist and was third at the Central Regional in Milton.

Out of her four losses, three of them were to wrestlers that placed top four or higher at states.

Ripka sat down with The Voice to reflect on her season, discuss her offseason and talk about what goals she’ll…

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Dallas won the last time they faced Greater Nanticoke Area and things went their way on Monday too. Dallas blew past Greater Nanticoke Area 19-3. The Mountaineers not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since March 25, 2024.

Dallas got a massive performance out of EMMA FOSTOCK, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of JADE SMITH, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

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FOSTOCK wasn’t the only one working in the hit department: Dallas kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That’s the most hits they’ve posted since back in April of 2024.

Dallas has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they’ve averaged 12.0 runs this season. As for Greater Nanticoke Area, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.

Coming up, Dallas will square off against North Pocono at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Greater Nanticoke Area, they will face off against Northwest Area at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday.

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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 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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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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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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