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Easton’s highly-touted band figures to rock in the stands as the Red Rovers football team goes after the 700th win in school history against Dieruff at 7 tonight at J. Birney Crum Stadium. It’s big. Maybe, the biggest storyline in the LVC in Week 3, but in an unusual twist, it…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →East Stroudsburg-South may or may not be as good as some LVC teams such as Easton (2-0), Parkland (2-2), Liberty (3-0) or Freedom (3-0). However, the Cavaliers may never know. It would be nice to find out on the field, but that can only happen in the PIAA Class 4A sub-regional…
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Read on mcall.com →Potential thrillers lie in wait as Lehigh Valley Conference play opens tonight. Who will be surprise winners? Well, the LVC is so balanced that most games tonight and Saturday could be decided late. Who’s feeling the pressure? It’s heaviest for Bethlehem Catholic (0-2), Allen…
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Read on mcall.com →His teammates did not carry him off the field. The fans did not chant his name. But it was clearly evident what Liberty junior Andrew Lee’s play on both sides of the ball meant to the Hurricanes against Allen Friday night at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium. And the…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →North Penn, the defending PIAA Class 4A champion, and Mount Carmel, a Class 2A powerhouse with five PIAA titles since 1994, will both be playing in the Lehigh Valley Saturday night. Whether that’s good news or bad for the Lehigh Valley Conference teams they are playing remains…
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Read on mcall.com →Must-win games will begin the second week of the season for Lehigh Valley Conference teams after they lose their season-openers. That’s because of the PIAA’s new sub-regional playoff format that has combined District 11 with District 2 and District 4 teams in a chase to secure…
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Read on mcall.com →Nobody threw up or fainted at Easton High. Nobody took lunch break and decided not to return for the afternoon practice. Most of the 108 players on the practice field were in good shape and brought good attitudes as far as coach Steve Shiffert was concerned as the high school…
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Read on mcall.com →Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs vice president Sam Unera held the USBL Championship trophy high in the air and let the summer breeze smack up against it as he rode down the busiest streets from South Whitehall Township to Easton in a Chrysler PT Cruiser convertible Tuesday evening. A…
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Read on mcall.com →The Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs have the United States Basketball League title again. Now they are in search of bandwagon jumpers in the Lehigh Valley. But they don’t plan on waiting until next season to find them. On Monday, less than 24 hours after beating the Brooklyn Kings for…
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Read on mcall.com →Joe Crispin perked up and had the type of second-half shooting performance that brought a huge smile across the face of Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs general manager and vice president Sam Unera. Crispin had a season-high 35 points, including 28 in the second half of the ‘Dawgs’…
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Read on mcall.com →The “missing link” has finally joined the Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs. That’s what ‘Dawgs coach Darryl Dawkins calls Darrin Hancock, a 6-7 forward who played one season at Kansas and has 133 NBA games on his resume. Also on his bio is the USBL title he won last year with Dodge…
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Read on mcall.com →Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs guard Quincy Wadley’s life away from the hardwood has been far from the perfect story over the last year. Death and other heavy adversities have rocked his world, but Wadley keep finding ways to persevere. On the court, he has enjoyed his share of happy…
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Read on mcall.com →Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs coach Darryl Dawkins did not want to hear any complaints from his players about feeling wobbly legged Saturday night. It would have been understandable since the team did not return to the Lehigh Valley from a five-game road trip in the Midwest until 1…
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Read on mcall.com →The Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs have been known for shuffling the roster like a deck of cards in the United States Basketball League. They’ve done that this spring, but appear to be finally done. “I think we have enough talent,” team owner John Walson said. The ‘Dawgs actually may…
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Read on mcall.com →Something about that attempt, his third and final at 6 feet, 6 inches, fueled Parkland sophomore Jon Carelli to accomplish a personal-best Tuesday at J. Birney Crum Stadium. Carelli cleared 6-6 to win the high jump event in the Lehigh Valley Conference track & field…
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Read on mcall.com →Easton High track and field coach Frank Messa looked down at a piece of paper crammed with times, distances, and lots of names Thursday night and uttered the words a college student would say this time of year. “I feel like I’m studying for a math exam,” Messa said. He wasn’t…
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Read on mcall.com →The Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs’ attendance figures have not improved with their move from Stabler Arena to Liberty High’s Memorial Gymnasium this spring. But the Dawgs’ operating budget has decreased (from last year’s $300,000 to $250,000) largely because of the move, team owner…
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Read on mcall.com →Darryl Dawkins played 14 years in the NBA and never recalled an official puffing out his chest and barking during a heated dispute, “I ain’t scared of you.” No NBA player ever approached Dawkins in that manner. “No, not like that,” said Dawkins, who has been coach of the…
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Read on mcall.com →Blowing out the field and breaking school records would not have been as special to Northern Lehigh senior Bob Sutjak had his team not won the meets. The success of the team means more to Sutjak than his personal triumphs. Lately, he’s been able to enjoy both. Last Thursday in a…
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Read on mcall.com →Everything about the way Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs guard Tim Winn played the game Thursday night was considered too erratic to his coach in France, who had asked Winn to walk the ball up the court rather than run and try to create something. “I don’t think he could do it if you…
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Read on mcall.com →Antonio Meeking looked like an NFL defensive lineman visiting the Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs’ practice Tuesday at Lehigh Carbon Community College. But team vice president and general manager Sam Unera painted a more intimidating picture of the 6-8, 265-pound Meeking, who has…
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Read on mcall.com →Darryl Dawkins now has 101 coaching victories with the Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs. His wardrobe is still very stylish as he proved Sunday night by wearing a yellow suit. And not a dirt spot was seen on it following the Dawgs’ 115-108 victory over the Brooklyn Kings at Liberty…
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Read on mcall.com →A 1,600-meter relay race that appeared dim after one lap turned into a success story for the Southern Lehigh boys Saturday at the Penn Relays at Franklin Field. That’s because junior Mike Snowden rallied the Spartans from near last place into third with a solid second leg.…
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Read on mcall.com →The great Wilt Chamberlain and the famous Harlem Globetrotters once dazzled crowds at Liberty High’s Memorial Gymnasium. Former Philadelphia 76ers center Darryl Dawkins hopes to do the same today, but he’ll have to rely on his Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs players. The ‘Dawgs will…
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