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Palmerton's Jess Pereira ready for new challenge at district track meet

Tom Housenick — Wed, 15 May 2013 00:59:00 GMT

Senior Blue Bomber now competing in 3A after winning three 2A gold medals last season.

Jess Pereira has been running in pain since her freshman season.

Easton's Jordan Luciano, other girls soccer players helping area track programs

Tom Housenick — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:41:00 GMT

Easton's Luciano among many soccer players free to run track in the spring.

Jordan Luciano ran track for Holy Family Church in Easton as a seventh- and eighth-grader and some indoor track as a freshman at Easton High, but soccer was her spring sport.

Thirty years ago, the 76ers had championship spirit, talent, chemistry

Tom Housenick — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:49:46 GMT

Thirty years ago, the 76ers used a combination of Hall of Fame talent, passion to win their last NBA title.

By the time I made it to the Spectrum for the first time in 1978, Philadelphia's first modern indoor sports arena was anything but.

District 4 is latest to make super conference work

Tom Housenick — Fri, 03 May 2013 02:38:00 GMT

Most Lehigh Valley Conference schools are weighing options with regard to a proposed super conference by their Mountain Valley Conference brethren.

Pennridge boys track coach Bob Hosier pushing all right buttons

Tom Housenick — Fri, 03 May 2013 01:08:00 GMT

Colby Trauger recalls leading off a relay race at an invitational meet his freshman season.

Saucon Valley's Elizabeth Chikotas charting new path to success

Tom Housenick — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:22:06 GMT

Elizabeth Chikotas enjoyed the challenge as a little kid of trying to keep up with her mother, Ann, during their Hellertown nature walks.

Emotional scarring awaits local Boston Marathon competitors

Tom Housenick — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:02:00 GMT

Parkland assistant track coach Steve Ott had the physical pain that traditionally follows running 26.2 miles — in 3 hours, 29 minutes — but it had company.

Muhlenberg's Tyler Bauer focused on the process

Tom Housenick — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:23:00 GMT

Tyler Bauer was politely encouraged to begin taking piano lessons when he was 6 years old.

Emmaus track team's losses are cancer research's gain

Tom Housenick — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:48:00 GMT

If you see freshmen Liz Spayd and Meghan Cilento and sophomore Sophie Trowbridge wandering the Emmaus High School hallways or Emmaus community, stop staring at their heads.

Lehigh's win over Duke still worth remembering

Tom Housenick — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 02:07:00 GMT

Images of Lehigh's brown and white remain ingrained in the minds of NCAA men's basketball tournament fans nationwide.

Lafayette's Tony Johnson, Bucknell's Mike Muscala are Patriot League's best

Tom Housenick — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 02:38:17 GMT

A moment before the first drill of Monday's late-morning practice, Bucknell's Mike Muscala grabbed the other six players in the rotation for a quick lecture about the importance of focus leading up to today's Patriot League championship game.

Darrun Hilliard, Villanova have tunnel vision

Tom Housenick — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:11:00 GMT

It has been difficult to see, hear or read about the upcoming NCAA Tournament and not have Villanova in the discussion.

Lafayette's Tony Johnson not passing on many shots now

Tom Housenick — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 02:53:00 GMT

Senior point guard found confidence in his offensive game this season.

Tony Johnson takes an outlet pass and pushes the ball up the court, weaving his way around defenders.

Lehigh, Lafayette women hoping for Patriot League coronation

Tom Housenick — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 02:04:56 GMT

Lafayette and Lehigh are forever married by location, residing a mere 17 miles from each other in the Lehigh Valley.

DeSales, Moravian, Muhlenberg come up empty in NCAA bids

Tom Housenick — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:30:45 GMT

Not since 2007 has the Lehigh Valley's Division III teams been shut out of the NCAA Tournament, but that is the case in 2013.

Fallout from Lehigh-Bucknell, Part II

Tom Housenick — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:37:00 GMT

There is plenty of fallout from what transpired the last few days in the Patriot League, most notably that the Lehigh and Bucknell men can be had.

Hard work, focus lift DeSales' Coval

Tom Housenick — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 04:25:54 GMT

Scott Coval grew up in the small community of Cementon, right next door to Jim Greene.

Whis Grant shooting East Stroudsburg men to new heights

Tom Housenick — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 03:38:00 GMT

In the final three minutes of what was a tie game recently against West Chester, East Stroudsburg put the ball in the hands of Whis Grant.

Defense no longer a mystery in Lafayette men's basketball

Tom Housenick — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 02:01:00 GMT

Fran O'Hanlon wondered aloud from his cushy office chair as he watched tape of Lafayette freshman Bryce Scott when the guard was at El Dorado Hills (Calif.) High School.

Patriot League expansion means more headaches for coaches

Tom Housenick — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 02:14:05 GMT

Back in 1988, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament was held in Westchester County, N.Y.

Don't expect C.J. McCollum to return to Lehigh

Tom Housenick — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:51:58 GMT

Despite the continued success and quality play of the men's basketball team, Lehigh fans wonder and speculate daily about the possible return of preseason All-American guard C.J. McCollum.

ESU, DeSales men, Moravian women: Home playoff games?

Tom Housenick — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 02:00:43 GMT

We survived the first significant cold spell. A second one is coming this weekend.

Army's Aimee Oertner proving coach's instincts were right

Tom Housenick — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 03:33:07 GMT

Northern Lehigh grad named Patriot League rookie of the week three times so far this season

Army coach Dave Magarity was as nervous about starting Aimee Oertner as she was as she was about to begin her college career in early November.

Nick Melosky happy to be back home, at Muhlenberg

Tom Housenick — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 03:54:24 GMT

Nick Melosky knew he was in the wrong place three weeks into college life at Lebanon Valley in rural Annville.

Lehigh, Bucknell to amp up heated Patriot League rivalry

Tom Housenick — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:12:09 GMT

Pat Flannery and Ralph Willard were the two reasons for the best rivalry in the 14 years I've covered the Patriot League.