Dunmore wins third straight District 2 Class AA championship

PECKVILLE - Michael Perry, smiling broadly, walked and congratulated each and every member of the Dunmore Bucks.

It was a proud moment for the four-year starter, who shared the joy of winning a third straight District 2 Class AA championship.

A moment, tempered by the concern the players had for their coach, Jack Henzes, who collapsed during the Bucks' 35-8 win over rival Lakeland on Friday night.

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Big plays key Northwest's win over Riverside

KINGSTON - Riverside's Nick Dranchak had a quarter that most quarterbacks can only dream of, throwing for 179 yards and three touchdowns.

Only trouble was, by then, the Vikings found themselves in a 25-point hole.

Despite Dranchak's heroics, and Riverside's 2-to-1 edge in first downs and an advantage in total yards, Northwest came away with the only thing that mattered - the school's first District 2 title in football.

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Dunmore coach Jack henzes collapses during game

PECKVILLE - Legendary Dunmore head coach Jack Henzes collapsed in the second quarter of the District 2 Class AA championship game Friday night at John Henzes/Veterans Memorial Stadium.

After being taken by ambulance to Mercy Hospital, Henzes was awake and alert, but was held over for observation, his son, Dr. Jack Henzes, said.

With 5:08 remaining in the second quarter and the Bucks winning, 21-0, Henzes fell to the turf. The game was delayed for 15 to 20 minutes as medical personnel and his son attended to him.

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Vegetarian diet aside, Wilson hopes to feast on his opponent

Steve Wilson moved to Scranton a year ago, and he has fallen in love with the mountains that surround him. His dream is to make it all the way to Aspen someday.

He has never performed in front of a crowd a fraction of the size he'll make his amateur mixed martial arts debut in front of on Friday - and, he actually admits, he's a little nervous about that.

Well, none of those facts makes Wilson perhaps the most unique of the fighters who will be a part of the Cage Fight 2 card at the Lackawan-na College Student Union.

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Palazzi, local players looking to go Stagg

To date, the biggest game Rich Palazzi has played in came in the season finale of his senior year at Wallenpaupack.

"We played Scranton High School and we lost by one point in overtime," Palazzi said in a telephone interview. "If we would have won that game, we would have ended up 5-5 and it would have been our first nonlosing season since I think 2000."

That changes today. Palazzi, a sophomore, will start at quarterback for Susquehanna University when it visits Delaware Valley College in the first round of the NCAA Division III football playoffs. Kickoff is scheduled for noon.

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Yankees fill out 40-man roster, outright Duncan to local squad

With Friday night's deadline to shield players from the annual Rule 5 Draft looming, the Yankees stockpiled their most coveted prospects.

In the meantime, they demoted one of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre franchise's most accomplished players.

The Yankees filled their 40-man roster nearly to the brim on Friday, adding seven players. Six of them - pitchers Ivan Nova and Romulo Sanchez, infielders Reegie Corona, Eduardo Nunez and Kevin Russo, and prized outfielder Austin Jackson - helped the Yankees win the International League North Division in 2009. The seventh player added, right-hander Hector Noesi, went 6-4 with a 2.92 ERA at low Class A Charleston and high Class A Tampa this past season.

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Dunmore wins third straight District 2 Class AA championship

Big plays key Northwest's win over Riverside

Dunmore coach Jack henzes collapses during game

Vegetarian diet aside, Wilson hopes to feast on his opponent

Palazzi, local players looking to go Stagg

Yankees fill out 40-man roster, outright Duncan to local squad

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