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Local roundup: Wyoming Seminary edges Nanticoke Area in boys soccer

Owen Rowlands scored twice for Wyoming Seminary, picking up the game-winner early in the second half on Friday as the Blue Knights edged Nanticoke Area 3-2 in a WVC boys soccer match.

Thomas Iskra had a goal and an assist for Sem while Matt Swartz picked up a pair of helpers.

Gio Huertero and Khalil Khan had the goals for the Trojans, who got 21 saves from Owen Brown to keep his team alive.

GIRLS SOCCER

Dallas 3, Hazleton Area 1

Megan MacNeely’s second goal of the day proved to be the game-winner, breaking a tie midway through the second half.

MacNeely opened the scoring for a 1-0 halftime lead for the Mounts before the Cougars answered after the break with a goal from Sara Balay. Iris Hobson-Tomascik scored late to give Dallas a cushion.

Morgan Solano finished with three saves in the win.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Dallas 3, North Pocono 0

Maddie Musselman finished with 14 kills, 10 blocks, three aces and two digs as the Mountaineers earned a 25-22, 25-16, 25-23 sweep.

Kya Yourdon (2 aces, 1 service point, 10 kills, 4 digs) and Abby Salitis (2 aces, 1 service point, 4 kills, 9 digs) also contributed in the win.

GIRLS TENNIS

Wyoming Seminary 5, Hanover Area 0

The Blue Knights earned a sweep of the Hawkeyes, dropping just one game in any set over four contested matches.

Ilana Rosenthal, Victoria Martinez and the team of Margaret Mihalick and Maria Nolte all won 6-0, 6-0 as Seminary remained unbeaten atop the league standings.

Tunkhannock 4, Hazleton Area 1

Leah Klose and Hannah Aitken won in singles play for the Tigers, who also won both doubles matches.

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H.S. Football: Nanticoke Area’s defense holds strong to edge Susquehanna

NANTICOKE — Nanticoke Area’s defense came up with a fourth-down stop late in the fourth quarter and a missed extra point earlier in the game helped the Trojans earn their first win of the season, defeating Susquehanna 7-6 on Friday night.

Zack Fox’s 60-yard touchdown run in the first quarter proved to be the difference, and the Trojans’ defense closed out the game in the fourth.

With 6:11 left on the clock and the ball on the Susquehanna 3-yard line, the Trojans decided to go for it on fourth down to build on their one-point lead. After struggling to stop the Trojans run game throughout the night, the Sabers stood their ground and pushed Zach Fox back a yard as Nanticoke turned the ball over on downs.

Susquehanna took possession 96 yards away from the end zone with both team looking for that elusive first win of the season. Susquehanna would convert its first two fourth-down attempts on the drive but ultimately fell short as Colton Stone’s fourth-and-10 pass to J.J. Rosa was out of reach.

Fox got the Trojans on board on their second offensive play of the game. Fox would find intermittent success through the rest of the night as he failed to reach the line of scrimmage on eight rushing attempts in the game but still finished with 105 yards.

The Trojans changed up their running this week with a two-headed attack with Fox and Mykal Julian. The tandem would finish with a combined 226 yards on the ground.

The Sabers offense struggled in the first half as they would only run two plays in the opposition’s half. Late in the half Susquehanna looked poised to knot the score up heading into the break, but a Rosa fumble ended…

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Local Roundup: Spartans get past Wolfpack in girls soccer

Veronica Warink scored twice as Wyoming Valley West defeated Wilkes-Barre Area 5-4 in a high school girls soccer game Wednesday.

Also scoring for the Spartans were Annabelle Wojociechowski, Lola Wojociechowski and Gabrielle Marsola.

Krystal Haetter scored three goals for the Wolfpack, while Esabella Mendola added one.

Mackenzie Bowling made 13 saves for the Spartans in goal. Angelena Mendola had six for Wilkes-Barre Area.

Berwick 2, Crestwood 2

Kayla Fernandez scored twice and assisted on another goal as Berwick defeated Crestwood.

Rachel Whitenight also scored for Berwick.

BOYS SOCCER

Nanticoke 6, MMI 0

Ethan Egenski and Jeter Cardona each scored twice to lead Nanticoke past MMI.

Also scoring for Nanticoke were Gio Huertero and Jeter Cardona.

Wyoming Area 8, Lake-Lehman 5

Kendall Heck scored six goals as the Warriors defeated the Black Knights.

Shawn Pawlowski also scored twice for Wyoming Area.

Cole Kaiser and Charles Sleyo each scored twice for the Black Knights, while Cameron Fleeger chipped in another goal.

Girls Volleyball

HOLY REDEEMER 3 , HANOVER AREA 1

Holy Redeemer won by game scores of 25-13, 16-25, 25-13 and 25-22

Holy Redeemer was led by Grace Nealon (7 kills, 2 digs), Abby Williams (5 kills, 1 assist) and Megan Albrecht (5 kills, 2 blocks, 1 dig).

Lake-Lehman 3, MMI 0

Lake-Lehman won by game scores of 25-18, 25-22 and 25-21.

Lehman was led by Morgan Eiswerth (13 digs), Ella Wilson (7 kills), Hailey Corey (8 assists) and Skyler Hadsall (8 service points).

MMI was led by Gina Galada (2 kills, 2 assists, 2 digs, 3 aces, 16 service points), Kaylee Witner (4 kills, 9 assists, 3 diggs, 4 aces, 10 service points) and Emily Borchick (5…

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Water main break in Nanticoke located, water pressure to return to normal

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Dolores Mary Floryshak

Dolores Mary Floryshak, a longtime Glen Lyon and Nanticoke resident, passed away Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, in Lehigh Valley Hospice, Allentown. Dolores was born in Glen Lyon 93 years ago, the daughter of Michael and Mary Rutkowski Boynoski.

Dolores was a 1945 graduate of Newport Twp. High School. She was a distinguished seamstress, having been professionally trained in New York City. She was employed by the Leslie Fay Dress Company in Glen Lyon for 28 years. She would often be found in her sewing room among the bolts of fabric, spools of thread and hundreds of patterns, creating custom-made clothing for herself and family.

After retiring, she generously volunteered her time to many civic and social organizations: Pi Beta Gamma as a past president, the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union on the retiree counsel, the Mercy Hospital Auxiliary, Nanticoke and she was a longtime volunteer with John Heinz Rehab Center in Wilkes-Barre.

Dolores married Walter F. Floryshak on Nov. 15, 1947. He was the love of her life and favorite dance partner. They could be found swirling around the dance floor or dancing cheek to cheek in the kitchen. Being around her family brought her the most joy. Traveling to visit relatives and hosting family get-togethers, especially during the holidays, were the most meaningful to her.

In addition to her parents, Dolores was predeceased by her husband, Walter in 2008.

She is survived by her sons, Michael, Vincent and Daniel; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in St. Faustina Kowalska Parish, 520 S. Hanover St., Nanticoke. Family and friends may call from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at George A. Strish Inc. Funeral Home, 211 W. Main St., Glen Lyon. Interment following the Mass will be in St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Glen Lyon. In…

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Nanticoke powwow celebrates Native American dance, music, food and more

Pow-wow!

Dancers at the Nanticoke Indian Powwow sport traditional regalia. The 2021 edition of the powwow moved to Hudson Fields near Milton.

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As he encouraged those attending this year’s powwow to join dancers from the Nanticoke and other tribes for the Round Dance, emcee Keith Colston promised, “If you come in with a smile, you’ll leave with a smile.”

“Talk to the person next to you. Don’t give up any Social Security numbers, but the rest of that information is good to go,” he said with a smile as he sat on a platform, microphone in hand, explaining that the Round Dance symbolizes unification, and urging even the tentative attending the Nanticoke Indian Tribe’s 44th Annual Powwow to hold hands with others and step to the beat of the drum.

“Come on into the circle. Take advantage of this opportunity. You’ve been sitting in those bleachers and chairs. Please take advantage of this beautiful day, good-looking people all around you,” Colston said.

Later, at the event at Hudson Fields near Milton — a new location for the powwow this year — he introduced dancers who displayed their talent by using multiple hoops, first laying them on the ground then picking them up with their feet, ducking under them, dancing through them and making them into spheres.

“This is one of the most difficult dances done,” Colston said, complimenting the men’s agility.

Drummers and singers provided music, and dancers moved in celebration of their heritage at the powwow, where the types of dance demonstrated included fancy, straight and jingle. This year, the beat came from drum groups Red Blanket of New Jersey and Stoney Creek of North Carolina, both nationally known Native American drum groups.

After being canceled last year due to the coronavirus, the…

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Family, friends plant a silver maple tree in memory of Phylicia Thomas

NANTICOKE — Pauline Bailey still waits for her daughter’s remains to be found so she can have her properly interred ad she can visit the gravesite to hopefully find some closure to the nightmare that began in February 2004.

Bailey’s daughter, Phylicia Thomas, was 22 when she went missing — her mother and family and friends believed she was murdered at a party in Hunlock Township. Her remains have never been found and the case remains unsolved.

On Thursday, Phylicia’s family and friends planted a silver maple tree across the street from Bailey’s Loomis Street home. Two benches will sit on either side of the tree, giving Bailey and her family a place to go and pray and reflect on the last 17 and a half years in hope of a break in the case.

“All I want is for Phylicia to be found so I can bury her,” Bailey said. “I just wish somebody would come forward to tell us where she is so we can go and find her and bring her home.”

Bailey said she has heard nothing new in the 17-year-old case, but she remains hopeful that her daughter’s remains will be found and those responsible will be brought to justice.

Judy Lorah Fisher, a friend of Bailey’s who has taken a major role in trying to locate Phylicia, said the sugar maple tree area will provide a place where they can put flowers and sit on the bench next to the tree and celebrate Phylicia’s life.

“Phylicia used to go run in a field and hug a tree and she loved nature,” Fisher said. “She would stay in a field for hours looking for four leaf clover‘s and say everything was alive.

Fisher said the Phylicia’s sister,…

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Tree planting held for Phylicia Thomas, still missing after 17 years

[]Tree planting held for Phylicia Thomas, still missing after 17 years | WOLFPlease ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes ofwebsite accessibility” } ], “datePublished”: “2021-09-16T18:18:14+00:00”, “dateModified”: “2021-09-17T10:34:02.000-04:00”, “author”: { “@type”: “Person”, “name”: “Melanie Zayas” }, “publisher”: { “@type”: “Organization”, “name”: “WOLF”, “logo”: { “@type”: “ImageObject”, “url”: “https://static-25.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/assets/wolf/images/logos/wolf_email.png” } }, “description”: “Earlier this evening, a tree planting was held for Phylicia Thomas, a presumed murder victim who lived in Nanticoke, that went missing almost two decades ago. Her family and members of the community planted it right across from their home. She was 22 at the time of her disappearance that happened in February 2004. 17 years later, the family of Thomas still wants to shed light on the cold case that is still unsolved. Her body was never found and no arrests have been made in the case.” } ]]>

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Shamokin looks to get back on track against Nanticoke

Shamokin Area will attempt to bounce back from a poor performance last week against Selinsgrove tonight against a winless Greater Nanticoke in a road game that has now taken on big proportion for the 1-2 Indians.

Shamokin cannot afford a third straight loss, especially against a team which has struggled itself in recent years, with much hope of having the kind of season the Indians have envisioned.

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Greater Nanticoke Area names football field after coach Frank Chicknosky

Sep. 10—NANTICOKE — With the new scoreboard poised to be dedicated Sept. 17, the man whose name was on the old board in the days of Lincoln Field, before district mergers, was given the honor of having the football field to be christened “The Frank J. Chicknosky Field.”

With three members absent the Greater Nanticoke Area School Board voted 6-0 to make the name change official. Vice President Ken James, who ran the meeting in the absence of Board President Tony Prushinski, said after the meeting that Chicknosky was a winning coach in the 1930s and ’40s before school district consolidation, and that his name was on the scoreboard of the old Lincoln Field, later moved to the new stadium.

With The Distastio family raising the money to buy a new scoreboard, the board will be dedicated with Coach Dan Distasio’s name. But the district wanted to keep Chicknosky’s memory alive, James said, so the field is being named in his honor. He also noted the board has been working to keep the history of the various districts pre-consolidation in the public eye through various efforts.

During the voting session of the short meeting, the board:

—Accepted the resignation of football strength coach Neal McMahon, and appointed John Pietrzyk Jr. as football strength and conditioning coach.

—Accepted the resignations of five special education aides — Deborah Degosky, Mary Statkiewicz, Anita Bukowski, Chris Salus, and Tara Hughes — and approved advertising for special education aide positions.

—Approved athletic appointments of Eric Spencer as head high school baseball coach, Beth Maney as head cheerleading coach, Anthony Chiarucci as football assistant 2, Carmelo Pioquinto as junior high soccer coach, Joseph Shimko as football assistant 3A, Ron Bruza Sr. as football assistant 4A, Sterling Kepp as football assistant 3B and Ken Kasprzyk as football assistant 4B. The four last football…

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