The Philadelphia Phillies have announced that former Cutters catcher Milver Reyes will be the manager of the Williamsport Crosscutters for the 2020 season. He will be taking the place of Pat Borders, who spent the last five seasons managing the Cutters. It was announced during the January Ho…
Renovo native returns to baseball roots to lead RailRidersMoosic, Pa. - The Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre RailRiders officially announced John Adams as the team's new president last week. Members of the RailRiders ownership group were on hand to welcome Adams into his new role ahead of the 2020 season.
Pennsylvania College of Technology President Davie Jane Gilmour was appointed recently to serve on the NCAA Division III Presidents' Council, the highest governing body for Division III athletics.
Moosic, Pa. - The New York Yankees have announced that Doug Davis will manage the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in 2020. Davis is a native of Bloomsburg and has served the RailRiders in a variety of roles over the last three years.Davis will be joined by pitching coach Tommy Phelps and hi…
We're still dealing with Polar vortex questions and the the threat of snowflakes, but Little League International is planning for the thrill of summer.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic has won an unprecedented eighth Australian Open men's title by outclassing Austria's Dominic Thiem 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 in an epic five set marathon final Sunday night. The win at a packed Rod Laver Arena takes the superstar closer to Roger Federer's record o…
Being a part of the Little League program, for many families, is a tradition passed down through the generations. But for some of today’s parents, coaches, and fans, it’s a brand-new experience. To help those who may be new to Little League, or even to the game of baseball and softball compl…
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Mansfield, Pa. – A Preseason Skills Clinic will be held on Saturday, Feb. 1 with a variety of sessions throughout the day for players age 8 and up at Mansfield University.
Six-time champion Roger Federer produced another miraculous comeback to save seven match points against unseeded American Tennys Sandgren, winning the match 6-3, 2-6, 2-6, 7-6(8), 6-3 to reach the Australian Open semifinals on Tuesday. The 38-year-old Swiss superstar was on the verge of defe…
World No. 1 Rafael Nadal proved to be the tougher player in a thrilling four-set, fourth-round match against Nick Kyrgios at the Australian Open on Monday. The 33-year-old Spanish top seed was forced to drop a set for the first time in this tournament before winning the match (6-3, 3-6, 7-6(…
Several years ago, Montoursville’s girls basketball coach Travis Heap was looking for two assistant coaches. He settled on Curtis Jacobson and Kerri Datres. The problem was Curtis and Kerri were dating. What if the young couple got in a fight off the court and it lingered into the gym? Worse…
Legendary NBA player Kobe Bryant has died in a California helicopter crash, according to news reports on Sunday.
In what has become the biggest annual high school basketball in game in central Pennsylvania, the top ranked Loyalsock Lancers “host” the Williamsport Millionaires tonight at Lycoming College’s Lamade Gymnasium.
Kevin Anderson, a former four-year starter at St. John Neumann in Williamsport, beat the buzzer with a driving layup to help Delaware edged Hofstra, 73-71, in a Colonial Athletic Association thriller Thursday night at the Mack Sports Complex.
The Williamsport Crosscutters 14th Annual Hot Stove Banquet was held on January 15, 2020, at the Genetti Hotel in downtown Williamsport. The event featured Phillies' legendary outfielder Greg Luzinski, ESPN Baseball Insider Tim Kurkjian, 1992 World Series MVP Pat Borders - who managed the Cu…
Isaiah Humphries, former Penn State football player, filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday naming defensive tackle Damion Barber the ringleader in alleged serious hazing and head coach James Franklin for ignoring his complaint and even retaliating against Humphries.
Even at 63-years-old, Tim Kurkjian still talks baseball with a boyish exuberance. Wednesday night at the Genetti Hotel in Williamsport, Kurkjian was one of the baseball celebrities as part of the Crosscutters' annual Hot Stove Banquet. However, this year’s exuberance was somewhat muffled.
Even though the schools are only 1.8 miles apart, St. John Neumann and Loyalsock haven’t squared off in boys basketball in almost six years.
In light of recent online reports and public outcry from a concerned citizen at their most recent school board meeting, the Williamsport Area School District has issued a statement regarding an alleged incident which occurred during the spring of 2018 while the baseball team was on a trip to…
Little League® International started the new year by announcing a number of promotions and new positions within their Marketing and Communications Department in South Williamsport to provide fresh and innovative marketing initiatives. In addition to all of the promotions, two new job opening…
The coming new year prompts us to take a look back at the accomplishments, tribulations, highlights, and lowlights of the past year. From our seat at NorthcentralPa.com, we watch and report as news, events, catastrophes, and celebrations happen in the 12-county region we serve.
Following its third year in Williamsport, the MLB Little League Classic was just named the Sports Business Journal's "Best Original Sports Event of the Decade." The now-annual game is meant primarily as a youth outreach program by Major League Baseball and has featured the Pittsburgh Pirates…
