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Mathias Mitchell, Nanticoke Area

Nanticoke Area’s Mathias Mitchell had an MVP kind of weekend at Lackawanna Trail’s Cal King Tournament. He scored 47 points over the two day event on his way to being named the tournament MVP.

In the opener against Western Wayne, Mitchell scored 26 points. He followed that up in Saturday’s championship game against Lake-Lehman with 21 points in helping the Trojans get off to a 4-0 start to begin the season.

How important was it for the team to get off to a fast start: It was pretty important. We lost a lot of good seniors from last year. For us to get off to a 4-0 start is a good moral boost.

Moving up to Class 5A this season, what is the team’s approach: We just have to take care of the little stuff. Our coach always tells us to worry about what we do before we worry about what other teams are doing.

Is it different preparing for the season having to play teams you haven’t normally played before: The main difference is scouting. We don’t have much film on them and we don’t know much about them.

What are you looking forward to the most entering the conference schedule: Playing against some really good competition.

Can you see the confidence building within the team after getting off to the start you have: Yes. I think the more we win the more we grow as players. We just become more confident in what we can do.

Are you ready to take on the role of primary scorer for the team this season, if necessary: Yes. Definitely. I worked hard all offseason for it and I’m ready for it.

What are your hobbies outside of school: Just…

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  Nanticoke Area’s Nevaeh Baran, left, and Wyoming Valley West’s Anya Richet battle for a loose ball in Nanticoke on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. BILL TARUTIS / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

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  Nanticoke Area’s Nevaeh Baran, right, steals the ball as Wyoming Valley West’s Rebecca Staniecki defends in Nanticoke on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. BILL TARUTIS / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

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  Nanticoke Area’s Kate Reed, left, blocks the shot of Wyoming Valley West’s Thalia Irizarry in Nanticoke on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. BILL TARUTIS / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

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  Nanticoke Area’s Amiah Ceruti, left, drives the lane against Wyoming Valley West defenders Thalia Irizarry and Helen Lewis in Nanticoke on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. BILL TARUTIS / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

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  Wyoming Valley West’s Gabbi Novitski, right, looks to pass around Nanticoke Area defender Jordyn Johnson in Nanticoke on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. BILL TARUTIS / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

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  Nanticoke Area’s Natalee Atkins looks to pass against the Wyoming Valley West defense in Nanticoke on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. BILL TARUTIS / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

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  Nanticoke Area’s Caitlynn Majiros reaches for a loose ball against Wyoming Valley West in Nanticoke on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. BILL TARUTIS / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

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Nanticoke Area’s Nevaeh Baran, left, and Wyoming Valley West’s Anya Richet battle…

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Daniella Ranieli scored 23 points and Lili Hintze hit three 3-pointers Tuesday night when Pittston Area went to Nanticoke for its girls basketball opener and came home with a 51-37 victory.

Ranieli was 10-for-12 from the line.

Hintze finished with 13 points.

Caitlyn Majiros led Nanticoke with 16 points.

The Lady Patriots led 13-8 after one quarter and 23-15 at halftime. They pulled away with a 16-10, fourth-quarter advantage.

Wyoming Area 27, Montrose 23

Wyoming Area picked up its first win of the season while finishing third in the James Akens Memorial Tip-Off Tournament by beating Montrose Nov. 30 at North Pocono.

Abby Sterba led the way with 10 points and five rebounds and landed a spot on the all-tournament team.

Shannon Kearns grabbed a team-high eight rebounds and Kendall Day added five.

Sterba opened the scoring with a 3-pointer 22 seconds into the game and Wyoming Area led 11-9 after one quarter.

Points were much harder to come by from there.

The Lady Warriors allowed just two points over the next two quarters. They shut out Montrose in the second quarter to take a 17-9 halftime lead.

Wyoming Area built the lead to 20-11 before Montrose rallied to within three points with a 10-3 run over the first 3½ minutes of the fourth quarter.

The Lady Warriors used free throws to push the lead back to 27-21 with 1:21 left. Montrose managed just one basket, with 23 seconds left, the rest of the way.

Riverside 40, Wyoming Area 25

Emily McCullon scored 14 points to lead Riverside to Tuesday’s non-league win.

Abby Sterba led Wyoming Area with 12 points. Kendall Day pulled down eight rebounds and Shannon…

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The former site of North America’s largest coal-fired power plant could one day host a nuclear station.

Nanticoke in Haldimand County is one of three properties owned by Ontario Power Generation currently under consideration by the Ford government as  locations for future power plants to meet Ontario’s rising need for energy.

At its height, the Nanticoke Generating Station generated 4,000 megawatts of electricity. The coal-fired plant was decommissioned in 2013 after a four-decade run as one of Canada’s most important power producers — and one of the country’s largest single sources of pollution.

Last week, Energy Minister Stephen Lecce named the property on the shores of Lake Erie as a possible future home for a new power plant.

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Along with Nanticoke, the province is looking at Lambton in St. Clair and Wesleyville in Port Hope.

All three southern Ontario properties are already zoned for electricity generation and are located near transmission lines and areas expected to see what Lecce called “soaring demand” for electricity to power manufacturing facilities, data centres, artificial intelligence programs and electric vehicle charging stations.

Lecce did not specify what types of power plants the province wants to build,  but the ministry has said nuclear and gas plants are on the table.

Ontario can meet the projected demand for energy until 2035, but the province  must add an additional 16,000 megawatts by 2050, by which point the  Independent Electricity System Operator predicts demand will have risen 75 per cent from current levels.

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To meet what he called a “generational challenge,” Lecce has directed OPG to hold exploratory talks to gauge the interest of the three chosen municipalities and nearby First Nations.

Independent Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Bobbi Ann Brady said Nanticoke being under consideration for a power plant should put to…

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Mathias Mitchell scored 17 points to lead Nanticoke Area over Elk Lake, 33-26, in a nonleague boys basketball game Tuesday.

John Heitsman paced Elk Lake with eight points.

Shamokin Area 61, Crestwood 51: At Crestwood, the Indians jumped out to a lead after the first quarter, and netted 34 points in the second half in the nonleague win.

Shamokin had three players in double figures, led by Jenssyn Shuey’s 19 points. Joe Hile added 18, and Case Lichty finished with 11.

Ayden Agapito had a game-high 21 for the Comets, and teammate Connor Wagaman added 10.

Northwest Area 57, Hanover Area 32: At Hanover Area, Northwest scored 40 points in the opening half and rolled to a nonleague win over the Hawkeyes.

Josh Miner had the hot hand with a game-best 27 points.

Hanover Area’s Gernard Williams hit six shots to pace the Hawkeyes with 14.

Valley View 55, Wyoming Valley West 27: Noah Veno scored 17 points, including three 3-pointers, to lead Valley View past Valley West in a nonleague game Tuesday.

Beyon McLean added 15 points for the Cougars, while Aiden Smola had 13.

Lemar Weatherspoon and Jacob Stevens paced Valley West, scoring six points apiece.

Danville 62, Berwick 45: At Danville, the Ironmen scored 18 in the opening quarter, and used a 21-point third to pull away from the Bulldogs.

Nicholas Hand dropped a game-best 17 points. Teammates Mason Kingery and Daniel Walker each added 14 in the win.

For Berwick, William Hanson scored 12 points and teammate Julian Howie added 10.

Pottsville 68, Hazleton Area 59: At Hazleton Area, Pottsville closed with a 23-point fourth quarter in the nonleague win at Hazleton.

Ryder Bowers had 18 to pace the Crimson Tide. Latrel Montone and Derek Watkins each scored 16 in the win.

For Hazleton, Luis Guzman hit 10 shots in a 22-point night. Teammate Dylan Stish…

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More than one out of every four District 2 basketball teams are competing in a different classification than a year ago.

Changes caused by the enrollment adjustments the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association makes every two years have led to new divisional opponents and different teams to compete against for playoff positioning for squads from Abington Heights, Lackawanna Trail and Scranton Prep.

Here is what is new this winter:

Class 5A boys, where Abington Heights is the defending champion, has been reduced from six to five teams.

West Scranton moves up to 6A; Dallas drops down to 4A; and Nanticoke moves up to 5A.

Old Forge moves to Class 2A as part of major changes in the district’s small schools.

The Blue Devils will be joined in the class by Blue Ridge, Forest City, Lackawanna Trail, Mountain View, Susquehanna and Wyoming Seminary. Only three of those seven teams competed in Class 2A a year ago.

Scranton Prep is part of the district’s largest classification. Class 4A grows by one to 11 teams. Unlike other classifications, not everyone makes the playoffs. The 11 teams will be chasing eight district berths unless a team or team that finishes lower than eighth in the power ratings has a .500 or better record.

While Dallas comes down from 5A and Nanticoke leaves for 5A, Carbondale joins in after moving up from 3A.

Berwick, Hanover Area, Honesdale, Lake-Lehman, Tunkhannock, Valley View, Western Wayne and Wyoming Area join Carbondale, Dallas and defending champ Scranton Prep in the 4A field.

In all, 11 boys teams and nine girls teams, out of the 39 schools, changed classifications for the latest cycle.

Abington Heights is now part of a seven-team field in Class 5A girls for the 2024-25…

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Published Dec 04, 2024  •  Last updated 14 hours ago  •  3 minute read

The powerhouse at the former Nanticoke Generating Station was demolished five years ago. The power plant was decommissioned in 2013. File

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The former site of North America’s largest coal-fired power plant could one day host a nuclear station.

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Nanticoke in Haldimand County is one of three properties owned by Ontario Power Generation currently under consideration by the Ford government as locations for future power plants to meet Ontario’s rising need for energy.

At its height, the Nanticoke Generating Station generated 4,000 megawatts of  electricity. The coal-fired plant was decommissioned in 2013 after a four-decade run as one of Canada’s most important power producers — and one of the country’s largest single sources of pollution.

Last week, Energy Minister Stephen Lecce named the property on the shores of Lake Erie as a possible future home for a new power plant.

Along with Nanticoke, the province is looking at Lambton in St. Clair and Wesleyville in Port Hope.

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All three southern Ontario properties are already zoned for electricity generation and are located near transmission lines and areas expected to see what Lecce called “soaring demand” for electricity to power manufacturing facilities, data centres, artificial intelligence programs and electric vehicle charging stations.

Lecce did not specify what types of power plants the province wants to build,  but the ministry has said nuclear and gas plants are on the table.

Ontario can meet the projected demand for energy until 2035, but the province  must add an additional 16,000 megawatts by 2050, by which point the  Independent Electricity System Operator predicts demand will have risen 75 per cent from…

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Published Dec 01, 2024  •  Last updated 12 hours ago  •  3 minute read

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Development of a new power generating station in the Nanticoke Industrial Park could bring economic benefits to Haldimand County, Mayor Shelley Ann Bentley says.

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“Energy demands are soaring and Ontario will need new energy generation,” Bentley said. “As Mayor, I’m excited to be able to bridge that gap.

“OPG (Ontario Power Generation) has the old coal generating site sitting there with the infrastructure waiting to be developed.”

Bentley said the creation of a new fund with up to $50 million for municipal host communities for infrastructure investments and attraction of co-located industry will be a positive impact for Haldimand County.

“The addition to our municipal tax base, the associated jobs and economic development for our municipalities, I believe is a win for our county,” Bentley said. “I look forward to working with all parties in the upcoming months to start planning for our future and the future of our residents.”

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Bentley commented following an announcement by Stephen Lecce, Ontario’s Minister of Energy and Electrification, last week.

Lecce said Nanticoke is one of three Ontario Power Generation (OPG) sites that are being examined as potential sites for future electricity developments. The other two sites are Lambton in St. Clair, previously home to coal-fired generating stations, and Wesleyville in Port Hope.

Bentley attended Lecce’s announcement.

“Our economy is undergoing a profound transformation — we are attracting historic investments in electric vehicle and battery production, the life sciences and manufacturing, and we’re electrifying whole industries like steel production,” Lecce said. “But with…

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