High School Sports

The PIAA 6A Girls Basketball First Round got underway this past Friday at Easton Area Middle School as Freedom faced Souderton.

The Parkland Trojans represent the Lehigh Valley Scholastic Hockey League in this years Flyers Cup. The Trojans entered the Flyers Cup after finishing their regular season with a record of 16-3-1 and beating Northampton in the LVSHL Title Series. Wednesday night the first round of the Flyers Cup got underway at Grundy Arena as (9) Parkland faced off against (8) Neshaminy.

One thing most Student Athletes look forward to is the National Letter of Intent Signing Day as they make it official to continue their Athletic and Academic careers at the next level. This was no different at Pen Argyl High School as Students Athletes signed on the dotted line to continue their sports journey.

The District XI 2A and 3A Swimming Championships were hosted at Parkland High School this past Friday with some of the usual contenders at the top. As the Emmaus Boys were looking to claim their twelfth straight District Title, while the Parkland Girls were looking to make it eleven straight years as District Champs.

The PIAA 2A Regional Wrestling Finals were hosted over this past weekend at Wilson West Lawn High School. As some Colonial League Wrestlers hoped to punch their ticket to the State Championships at Hershey.

The District XI 6A Boys Basketball Championship was held over the past weekend between (5) William Allen and (7) Parkland. William Allen entered this Championship showdown looking to capture their first District Title since 2011, while Parkland was looking to secure its first District Title since 2016.

The District XI 3A Girls Basketball Championship took place over the past weekend as the Championship matchup was set between (1) Notre Dame Green Pond and (3) Palmerton. Notre Dame entered this District Championship after ending their regular season with a perfect 18-0 Colonial League record. Notre Dame was looking to claim its first District Title since 2013.

The District XI 4A Boys Basketball Championship took place this past weekend between (1) Bethlehem Catholic vs. (2) Central Catholic. Central Catholic entered this Championship showdown as defending District Champions as last season they won the District XI 5A Title, while Bethlehem Catholic is two time defending Champions in the District XI 4A class. Now with Central Catholic in the 4A class only one team can continue their District Title winning streak.

The District XI 6A Girls Basketball Championship was held last Thursday night at Easton Area Middle School between the top two seeds in (1) Northampton vs. (2) Freedom. Northampton entered this showdown looking to claim its first District Title since 2011, while Freedom was looking to secure back to back District Titles.

The District XI 2A Wrestling Championships were held this past weekend at Memorial Gymnasium. The 2A Championships had fifteen finalist from Colonial League Schools as Notre Dame Green Pond saw six of their own wrestlers as finalist, Saucon Valley had five finalist, while Wilson had four finalist all looking to claim District Gold.

Last year was an Historic season for the Freedom Girls Basketball Team that brought an end to a twelve year District Title drought. With Basketball District Playoffs in full swing Gwen Begley was able to catch up with Head Coach Dean Reiman and two key players from the District Title winning team to look back and reflect on the memorable District XI Title run.

With the EPC Boy's Basketball Tournament coming to an end the Championship matchup was set and hosted Saturday night at Easton Area Middle School between (1) Bethlehem Catholic and (2) Emmaus. The Golden Hawks were looking to win back to back EPC League Titles.

The Colonial League Girl's Basketball Championship was a matchup between (1) Notre Dame Green Pond vs. (2) Southern Lehigh. Notre Dame ended their regular season with a perfect 18-0 Colonial League record, while Southern Lehigh was looking to win their fourth straight Colonial League Championship.

The Championship matchup was set in the EPC Girl's Basketball Tournament between (1) Bethlehem Catholic and (2) Northampton. Bethlehem Catholic entered this showdown as two time defending EPC Champions, while Northampton was looking to win their first ever EPC League Title.

The Colonial League Championship showdown was set between (2) Southern Lehigh and (4) Bangor. This would be the third time this season these two teams would meet with Bangor winning the previous two matchups. The Slaters were looking to win their fifth straight Colonial League Title, while Southern Lehigh was looking to win their first Colonial League Title since 1994.

With another week of Local Sports action in the books we take a look back at the best of the best in this Edition of Top Plays.

The PIAA 3A Wrestling Finals were held over the past weekend at the Giant Center in Hershey. The Finals showdown was between two District XI teams in Northampton and Bethlehem Catholic. This is the third time this season these two teams have met with Bethlehem Catholic winning the previous two matchups.

The EPC Girl's Basketball League Tournament got underway over the past weekend with a Quarterfinal matchup between (1) Bethlehem Catholic and (8) Pleasant Valley. Bethlehem Catholic enters the League Tournament as two time defending EPC Champs and on a three game winning streak.

The EPC Boy's Basketball League Tournament tipped-off over the past weekend. With one of the Quarterfinal showdowns between (4) Nazareth and (5) Freedom. Both teams entered this postseason matchup with identical 16-6 records.

Last Wednesday February 6th was National Letter of Intent Signing Day for student athletes around the country and it was no different for the athletes at Easton Area High School. As sixteen senior student athletes signed their letter of intent to continue their academic and athletic careers at the next level.

The NJSIAA North 2 Group 4 Wrestling Semifinal was hosted at Phillipsburg High School Wednesday night as the Stateliners took the mat to face the Cranford Cougars. Phillipsburg looking for a win to advance to the finals for a chance to win their twenty first Sectional Title in their program's history.

A Colonial League Girls Basketball showdown took place Tuesday night as Wilson and Notre Dame G.P. met on the hard court. Wilson entered this matchup on a three game winning streak, while Notre Dame was looking for a win to end their season at a perfect 18-0 against Colonial League opponents.

The PIAA Wrestling Tournament started Monday night with the Preliminary Rounds in the 2A and 3A Bracket being held at Catasauqua High School. On the 2A side Notre Dame Green Pond was looking to get to Hershey for the first time in program history as they hit the mat with a matchup against Boiling Spring. While on the 3A side of things Northampton faced Central Dauphin with a trip to the Giant Center in Hershey on the line.

The District XI 2A and 3A Wrestling Tournaments were held on Saturday at Freedom High School. The District XI 2A Championship matchup was between Notre Dame Green Pond and Saucon Valley. Saucon Valley entered this Final looking to win its fourth straight District Title. While on the 3A side the Championship showdown was between Liberty and Bethlehem Catholic. The Golden Hawks were looking to win back to back District Titles.

Colonial League Wrestling Semifinals and Finals were held Monday night at Catasauqua High School. The Semifinal matchups were (1) Saucon Valley vs. (4) Catasauqua and (3) Wilson vs. (2) Notre Dame Green Pond. Saucon Valley was looking to win its seventh straight Colonial League Title.

It was an EPC Steel Division matchup Friday night between William Allen and Easton. Easton entered this showdown looking to win its second straight game, while William Allen was looking to bounce back after suffering a loss in their latest matchup.

An EPC Skyline Division showdown took place Friday night between Division foes Northampton and Emmaus. Emmaus was looking to grab its fifth straight win.

A Colonial League Wrestling match took place Wednesday night between Notre Dame and Wilson. Both teams entered this matchup with just one league loss.

It was an out of Conference showdown for two teams in the Yasso-Rothrock Christmas City Classic with the matchup between Freedom and Bangor. Both teams looking to turn it around after suffering a loss in their last game.

An EPC Skyline Division showdown took place Tuesday night between Nazareth and Parkland. Both team playing great basketball as of late as Nazareth was looking to increase its winning streak to six games, while Parkland won eight out of their last nine games.

It was an EPC Skyline Division matchup Tuesday night between Parkland and Nazareth. Nazareth was looking to grab its seventh straight win, in a game that took more then four quarters to decide.

A Colonial League East Division showdown took place Monday night between familiar opponents Moravian Academy and Notre Dame Green Pond. Moravian Academy entered this regular season matchup putting it's perfect 14-0 record on the line, while Notre Dame entered with a record of 13-3.

It was an out of Conference matchup for two teams in the Yasso-Rothrock Christmas City Classic between Southern Lehigh and Bethlehem Catholic. Both teams sit atop of their Division standings entering this showdown.

The Parkland Volleyball Team has been one of the most dominant programs in recent years winning seven League Titles, eight District Titles, and three State Titles. Just this past season finishing with a record of 21-4, winning another District Title, and reaching the State Semifinal for the 5th consecutive year all under Head Coach Mike Krause. Gwen Begley had a chance to sit down with long time Head Coach Mike Krause and reflect on all of the programs past success.

It was a Colonial League showdown Thursday night as Saucon Valley hosted Wilson. Saucon Valley entered this matchup with a perfect undefeated record while Wilson entered with just one loss.

A Colonial League showdown took place Wednesday night between Northwestern Lehigh and Notre Dame. Both teams playing great basketball as of late as Northwestern is on an eleven-game winning streak, while Notre Dame was looking to make it seven straight wins.

It was a Colonial League matchup Wednesday night between Notre Dame and Northwestern Lehigh. Notre Dame entered this matchup on a six-game winning streak looking to make it seven straight wins.

An EPC Conference matchup took place Tuesday night between William Allen and Whitehall at Whitehall High School. Allen entered this showdown with 8 wins while Whitehall entered with 7 wins, but both teams were winners in 3 out of their last 4 games.

An EPC Conference showdown took place Tuesday night between Whitehall and William Allen at Sewards Gymnasium. This would be an out of Division game for both teams as Allen entered this matchup with an 8-5 record while Whitehall entered with a record of 4-9.

One of the best Rivalries in Local Sports continued on Sunday between Easton and Phillipsburg, as there were matchups for the both the Girls and Boys Basketball Teams.

It was an EPC Division matchup between Liberty and Emmaus on Wednesday night. Liberty entered this contest ranked #1 in the State in the 3A Classification, while Liberty's Head Coach Jody Karam was looking to reach a milestone in wins.

An EPC Conference matchup took place Tuesday night at Pete Schneider Gym between Freedom and Northampton. Both teams playing great basketball as of late Freedom entered this showdown winners in 6 out of their last 7 games, while Northampton was winners in 8 out of their last 9 games.

With another week of local sports action in the books we take a look back at the best of the best in the First 2019 Edition of Top Plays.