Erin Waters was a star athlete in three sports during her high school days at Western Wayne. Four years later, the high-flying volleyball star is putting the finishing touches on a wildly-successful collegiate career at Kutztown University.

Paupack's Ian Dassance struck out an eye-popping 17 batters Tuesday night en route to a thrilling 2-0 victory in the Junior Legion championship game. Coach Mike Guy's squad will now advance to the regional tournament, which is being held this summer in Royersford.

On Monday night in Sterling, SST Performance hung on for a thrilling 7-6 victory over archrical Sports-R-Us in Game One of the Tri-County Little League finals. Coach Ed Karabin's squad will look for a sweep when the same two teams meet Saturday evening for Game Two.

Eric Williams & Mike Birmelin defended their title last weekend at the Honesdale Golf Club's 13th Annual Memorial Tournament. The two local linksters teamed up to shoot a sizzling score of 127 for the 36-hole event (11-under par)

Hundreds of runners will descend on the Wayne County Fairgrounds Saturday morning to compete in the 23rd Annual Dr. William Perkins Memorial Race. This 5K event is open to all runners of all abilities. Co-sponsors are the Honesdale Friends of Track & Cross Country and Wayne Memorial Health System.

Tusten used a pair of dominating pitching performances to defeat Re-Max and claim the 2008 Wayne County Teener League all-season championship. The Chiefs defeated the Renegades 4-2 on Saturday and 10-0 (six innings) on Sunday to cop the crown.

Edward J. Schwarz Inc. rallied from an early deficit to win the Honesdale Missy Softball Senior Division title in extra innings. The Firebirds needed eight frames to wrap up this scintillating championship game, defeating the Masons by a score of 11-8.

The Honesdale Area Jaycees and the Wayne County Fair are teaming up to provide area equestrian enthusiasts with a rare treat. Next weekend, local fans can enjoy two extra days of harness racing...thanks in large part to funds raised by PA's new casino slots program.

Tusten posted a convincing Wayne County Teener League victory over the Eagles at Keith Sutton Memorial Field in Honesdale. That 6-0 semifinal win propeled the Chiefs into a best-of-three championship series that begins Saturday at 2:00 p.m. in Beach Lake.

Wyatt Davis of Re-Max came through with a huge performance when his team needed it the most. The wily Renegade righty pitched his team to 1-0 victory over Hawley on Wednesday night in Beach Lake. Jake DeSane surrendered just one hit for the A's, but lost a heartbreaker on an error in the bottom of the seventh.

More than 30 local scholastic athletes took part in this year's edition of the Northeast Vipers Wrestling Club. Under the direction of Dale & Maggie Smith, the Vipers enjoyed success at the regional, state and nation levels this summer.

Tallman Masonry overcame an early three-run deficit en route to a convincing 24-8 victory over an undermanned Rusty Palmer's team. The Masons will now face the Firebirds in Thursday's Honesdale Missy Softball Association Senior Division championship game.

Honesdale defeated archrival Hawley this weekend in District 15 American Legion baseball action. The Pythons followed that up with a disappointing 4-2 loss to the visiting FMS Generals.

Three Tusten pitchers combined for a two-hit shutout as the Chiefs rolled to a play-off victory over Waymart Monday evening. Billy Gillette pitched another gem for the Warriors, but came out on the short end of a 3-0 final score.

Wayne County Teener League all-stars are deep into preparations for the 2008 Babe Ruth state baseball tournament. Coach Joe Curreri's squad opened its quest for a gold medal with two lopsided wins over Valley View this past weekend.