Lady Bucks Win Intraborough Girls Basketball Champion Game

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The Intraborough Girls Basketball Champion Game between the Dunmore Bucks and the Holy Cross Crusaders was recently held at Lackawanna College sponsored by the Dunmore Lions Club This year the Dunmore High School Girls defeated the Holy Cross High School Girls by a score of 58-44.

Lions and Dunmore High School coaches and players are shown above, first row, from left: Lions Ang Martarano, Rich Green, and Lion President Jin Aita holding trophy, Kelly Quinn, Erika Bistran Coach O’Brien, Maddie Martin, Marie Borgia, and Lisa Tallo.

Second row, same order: Lion Sal Marchese, Nora Haggerty, Gianna Delfino, Victoria Toomey, Julia Walsh, Brooke Frable, Katherine Hopkins, and Madison Cruser.

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Shown from the Lions Club and Holy Cross High School are, first row, from left: Lions Ang Martarano and Richard Green, Lion President Jim Aita holding trophy, Mollie Burke, Amanda Ross , Coach Fitzgerald, Abby Sempa, Theresa Dutter, Giana Calciano, and Coach Katie Purcell.

Second row, same order: Coach Ryan Geoffroy, Lion Sal Marchese, Caroline Kranick, Madelyn McGoff, Lauren Torre, Abby Anderson, Lexi Walsh, Haley Bestrycki, Coach Bob McCormack, Ally Mcgee, Nicole Gillette, Erica Pica and Abby Malinoski.        

 

 

 

Dunmoreans make Dean’s List at area college

uofsMore than 1,500 were named to The University of Scranton’s Dean’s List for the 2016 fall semester. The Dean’s List recognizes students for academic excellence. A student must have a grade point average of 3.5 or better with a minimum number of credit hours during the fall semester to make the Dean’s List. The list includes students from the Jesuit university’s College of Arts and Sciences, Kania School of Management and Panuska College of Professional Studies.

Dean’s List students from Dunmore were: Wadha H. Alquahtani, Tyler M. Bielinski, Matthew I. Fisk, Gabriella G. Fletcher, Delia C. Gavin, Aimee M. Hall, Courtney A. Higgins, Danielle B. Higgins, Rachel M. Kranick, Alicia L. Lipinski, Alyssa C. Mackiw, Katherine F. Notarianni and Sarah M. Rosar.

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lccLackawanna College has recognized the 200 students named to its President’s List for academic excellence during the Fall 2016-17 semester. A student qualifies for the President’s List if they achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or better with a minimum of 24 credit hours, including 12 credits during the most recent semester.

Dunmore students named to the President’s List are: Al Husayn A. Abu Bakr, Pasquale J. Mandarano, Shannon M. Regan,Robert J. Seprish, and Lin Zhu.

Three hundred seventy Lackawanna College students were named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2016 semester. A student qualifies for the Dean’s List if they achieve a grade point average of 3.2 with a minimum of nine credit hours to qualify.

Dunmore students named to the Dean’s List were: Juana Galeno, Kaitlin R. Gardier, Kyle Q. Gilboy, Sara A. Grande, Lauren N. Leppo, James C. Malone, Elizabeth Matthias, Joseph Montaro, Nicole E. Revta, Zachary J. Seaman, Thomas Swinick, Lauren Wisniewski, and Mikayla D. Wolynski.

Scranton Public Library Concert to feature Chris Smithers

library concert pic.jpgChris Smithers will present a concert hosted by The Scranton Public Library at the Peoples Security Bank Theater at Lackawanna College on Saturday, Oct. 22,  at 7 p.m. Tickets are $22, and are available online or at the Albright Memorial Library, Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library, and Library Express in The Marketplace at Steamtown.

All proceeds will benefit the Scranton Public Library. Chris Smither is a profound songwriter, a blistering guitarist, and, as he puts it, a ‘one-man band to the bone!’ Mr. Smither has played alongside famed musicians Bonnie Raitt and the late B.B. King. Concertgoers are invited to POSH at the Scranton Club after the show for free desserts.