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Greater Nanticoke Area Comes Up Short

Greater Nanticoke Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 19-3 to the Dallas Mountaineers. If the Trojans were looking for revenge after losing 16-2 to the Mountaineers when the teams met back in May of 2022, then they’ll just have to keep looking.

Greater Nanticoke Area saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyvia Schneider, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one double. Another was Juliana Percival, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

Greater Nanticoke Area’s loss dropped their record down to 0-2. Dallas has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.

Coming up, Greater Nanticoke Area will be playing at home against Northwest Area at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Dallas, they will head out to take on North Pocono at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday.

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GIRLS WRESTLER OF THE YEAR: Ripka continues to build stellar career at Nanticoke Area

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 Has No Trouble Against Greater Nanticoke Area

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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03/24/25 @ Greater Nanticoke Area 14
03/19/25 vs Wyoming Area 10
05/21/24 @ Valley View 2
05/19/24 vs Lake-Lehman 0
05/15/24 @ Hazleton Area 8
+ 7 more games

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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Northwest Area Rangers vs. Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans

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The Northwest Area Rangers are taking a road trip to square off against the Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Northwest Area will be strutting in after a victory while Greater Nanticoke Area will be coming in after a defeat.

Northwest Area barely beat Wyoming Valley West the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn’t the case this time around. Northwest Area blew past Wyoming Valley West 8-1 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rangers.

Jenna Robaczewski made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Robaczewski was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.

In other batting news, Ashlyn Hermanofski was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Ava Ruckle was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.

Northwest Area kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they’ve now got at least nine hits in seven consecutive games dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, Greater Nanticoke Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 19-3 to Dallas.

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Nanticoke man charged after ramming police vehicles during chase

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.

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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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Northwest Area Rangers vs. Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans

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The Northwest Area Rangers will face off against the Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they’ll have plenty of motivation to get the ‘W’.

On Friday, Northwest Area came up short against Millville and fell 5-1.

Meanwhile, Greater Nanticoke Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-4 heartbreaker at the hands of Wyoming Seminary College Prep.

Ethan Ball made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Treyton Mishanski, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.

Greater Nanticoke Area’s loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Northwest Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.

Northwest Area couldn’t quite get it done against Greater Nanticoke Area in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 as they fell 4-1. Will Northwest Area have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.

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Baseball Recap: Millville Find Success

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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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03/21/25 – Away 5-1 W
05/15/24 – Away 3-5 L
05/01/24 – Home 1-5 L
05/11/23 – Away 9-4 W
04/12/23 – Away 2-6 L
+ 4 more games

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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MMI Preparatory School vs. Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans

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MMI Preparatory School is 2-8 against Greater Nanticoke Area since April of 2016 but they’ll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. MMI Preparatory School will face off against the Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans at 4:15 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

MMI Preparatory School can’t be to happy about their upcoming road game considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Friday. They fell just short of Shenandoah Valley by a score of 6-5.

MMI Preparatory School saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Skuba, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Skuba a new career-high in doubles (two).

Meanwhile, Greater Nanticoke Area lost 13-4 to Holy Cross on Monday.

Ethan Ball was cooking despite his team’s loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

MMI Preparatory School skirted past Greater Nanticoke Area 6-5 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for MMI Preparatory School since the squad won’t have the home-field advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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PA American Water issues boil water advisory for Customers in part of Nanticoke

Mar. 18—NANTICOKE — Pennsylvania American Water on Tuesday issued a boil water advisory for customers in part of Nanticoke due to a main break that affected a storage tank.

Approximately 75 customers are impacted.

Pennsylvania American Water experienced a loss in positive water pressure on Tuesday, March 18, due to a main break. A loss of positive water pressure is a signal of the existence of conditions that could allow contamination to enter the distribution system through back-flow by back-pressure or back-siphonage. As a result, there is an increased chance that the water might contain disease-causing organisms.

This notice applies to customers along the following streets:

—Vista Drive.

—Overlook Road.

—Industrial Park Road.

For a map of the affected area, visit http://alertsdetail.awapps.com/alert/78178.

The water company stated not to drink the water without boiling it first.

Bring all water to a rolling boil, let it boil for one minute, and cool before using — or use bottled water.

Affected customers should use boil or bottled water for drinking, making ice, washing dishes, brushing teeth and food preparation until further notice.

Inadequately treated water may contain disease-causing organisms. These organisms include bacteria, viruses and parasites, which can cause symptoms such as nausea, cramps, diarrhea and associated headaches.

These symptoms are not caused only by organisms in drinking water, but also by other factors. If you experience any of these symptoms and they persist, you may wish to consult with your health care provider. People with severely compromised immune systems, infants and some elderly may be at increased risk. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers.

General guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791.

Repairs were expected to be completed Tuesday evening.

Pennsylvania American Water will collect and analyze additional water quality samples including bacteria samples.

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WVC prepares for softball season

There isn’t much change in terms of the Wyoming Valley Conference.

Tunkhannock will enter as the preseason favorite to capture the Division 1 title. Also in the division will be Pittston Area, Hazleton Area, Wilkes-Barre Area, Wyoming Valley West, Crestwood and Dallas.

Division 2 will come down to the two regular-season battles between Lake-Lehman and Holy Redeemer. Unless a divisional playoff is needed, it will be the only two meetings between the two rivals in 2025 as they are now in different classifications.

Also in Division 2 is Berwick, Wyoming Area, Greater Nanticoke Area, Hanover Area, Wyoming Seminary and MMI Prep. MMI returns back to the division after not fielding a team for the last few seasons.

There are some changes in the district for 2025.

Holy Cross, normally a Class 2A contender, is now down in Class 1A. Holy Redeemer, a Class 3A contender, drops down to Class 2A. Redeemer and Dunmore added to 2A, in addition to Elk Lake, should make for an interesting class.

Class 4A seems to be the toughest. While North Pocono moved up to Class 5A, Wallenpaupack is now in 4A. Put the Buckhorns with Tunkhannock, Valley View and what could be an improved Dallas team, and it looks to be the deepest division.

The other change is that West Scranton, a normal contender in Class 5A, moved into the Class 6A subregional.

Here is a look at the classes:

Class 1A: Forest City, Holy Cross, MMI Prep, Old Forge, Susquehanna.

Class 2A: Blue Ridge, Dunmore, Elk Lake, Holy Redeemer, Lackawanna Trail, Montrose, Mountain View, Wyoming Seminary.

Class 3A: Carbondale Area, Lake-Lehman, Lakeland, Mid Valley, Riverside, Western Wayne.

Class 4A: Berwick, Dallas, Hanover Area, Honesdale, Nanticoke Area, Scranton Prep, Tunkhannock, Valley View, Wallenpaupack, Wyoming Area

Class 5A: Abington Heights, Crestwood, Delaware Valley, North Pocono, Pittston Area.

Class 6A: Hazleton Area, Scranton High, West Scranton, Wilkes-Barre Area, Williamsport, Wyoming…

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