This past Friday, in the gym at Wallenpaupack Area High School, two student/athletes, both members of the Buckhorn Varsity Basketball Team, took a cause that both believe in and decided to do something about it. Kids vs. Cancer; Shooting for the Cure was the event, and well received by the community.

Keselowski’s Atlanta tumble was just the latest in a series of skirmishes.

Susquehanna University's freshman forward Gina Palazzi and former Lady Buckhorn, tallied team-highs of 12 points and seven rebounds, but visiting Susquehanna fell to nationally ranked No. 10 Moravian College, 52-44, in the Landmark Conference women's basketball semifinals at Archibald Johnston Hall on Feb. 24.

 The Pace Setters Athletic Club of Northeastern PA will sponsor and operate at The 1-2-3 Jamboree basketball event on Saturday, March 20 from 9 am to 1 pm at the Weston Field in Scranton.

 The Delaware Valley Cal Ripken Baseball league will be hosting a free clinic for all players and coaches in the organization on Sat., March 6 in the Delaware Valley Middle School Gym.

Boys tryouts for the Northeast Machine AAU Travel Basketball team will be this weekend, March 6 and 7 at the following locations.

John Daly reportedly said he was “done” with the game of golf a few weeks back. Phil Mickelson was accused of cheating. Jack Nicholas‘ record seems to be safe for the time being. Tiger Woods is currently not playing golf anymore though his recent press conference did seem to give some speculation that he might be back this year.

Before sitting down to write this story, I popped in “Wins and Spins 2009” at Bethel Motor Speedway in White Lake, NY produced by Shanty Hill Productions, and it didn’t take long for the feeling of adrenaline, speed, and excitement to fill the computer screen. Shanty Hill Productions is owned and operated by Tonya VanOrden, and the theme of the video was shadowed by the famous “Eye of the Tiger” song that made Rocky Balboa an inspiration to the City of Brotherly Love, while cars spun out of control at times and crossed the finished line taking the checkered flag at others. Not surprisingly, Tonya’s husband, Gary VanOrden Sr., is a race car driver.

Pennsylvania Game Commission Northeast Region Director Steve Schweitzer announced that the deer open house postponed on Feb. 27, because of bad weather, has been rescheduled for Sunday, March 28.

Western Wayne tied with Elk Lake, both teams earning 187 points, for a share of the team title in the District 2 AA wrestling championships and Hazleton Area claimed the hardware in Class AAA

I have to admit that I don’t particularly watch a lot of curling, ski jumping, and speed skating, but for the past two weeks I became fascinated by the sheer brilliance of it all.

Pure luck catapulted Long Islander Glenn Dixon from being the holder of a 1-in-200 chance in a raffle drawing to being the owner of the 2010 Legends car raffled off by Bethel Motor Speedway this past weekend. His name was drawn by Greg Moldt, a designer from Shangri-La II Speedway (NY), who was recruited from a nearby booth at the Oakdale Mall Show in Johnson City, NY, to draw the winning ticket at 3 pm on Sunday, just minutes after the final ticket had been sold.

Sullivan County YMCA lists basketball results and top scorers.

Kelly Sledzinski of Lake Ariel attended Penn State Worthington Scranton for just two years, but during that short time, she left an unforgettable mark on her friends, teachers, coaches and just about anyone who came into contact with her.

Reminder that tryouts for the DV Cal Ripken Baseball League will be held on Saturday, Feb. 27 at the DVMS gym. The major division will begin promptly at 9 am and the minor division will follow at 12 noon.