Lake-Lehman Black Knights

The stretch run is here. Nate Johns enters Week 6 at 73-25 this season and 243-65 all-time, with 17 more picks on the board and some big District 2 matchups waiting to test his momentum.

HANOVER TOWNSHIP, PA — Lake-Lehman delivered an impressive comeback Friday night, September 25, overcoming an 18-point deficit to defeat Hanover Area 35-24 in Wyoming Valley Conference football action. Trailing 24-6 late in the second quarter, the Black Knights capitalized on defensive turnovers and explosive offensive plays to score 29 unanswered points.

For Lake Lehman junior Kinley Purdy, sports have always been about more than statistics, championships and individual accomplishments. They’re about playing with friends, competing with teammates and, most importantly, having fun.

Now in her second season at Old Dominion University, DeCesaris has scored two goals through the Monarchs’ first four games of the 2026 season. Her total is tied for second on the team, helping No. 20 Old Dominion open the year with a 3-1 record.

LEHMAN TWP. — Lake-Lehman stood toe-to-toe with Lakeland for two quarters Friday night, but a decisive second-half surge allowed the Chiefs to leave Edward H. Edwards Stadium with a 42-22 nonconference victory.

With a little over a minute left in the Hoop Group Showcase League championship game, Chuck Hiller called a timeout. The coach of the Wyoming Valley Junior Clutch 17u girls’ basketball team didn’t have a play to draw up or a substitute to get in. Hiller just wanted that last huddle together with a team he has coached for 4 years. “I just told them how proud I was of them and that it was an honor to be a part of it.” Hiller said. Junior Clutch won that game 77-35, securing the HGSL Championship, in their final game of the season.

After putting together one of the most accomplished lacrosse careers in recent Misericordia history, Shook came back home this season to Lake-Lehman High School—not to revisit old memories, but to help build something lasting.

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For six innings, every pitch felt enormous. Every baserunner felt like the one that could decide it. In a District 2 Class 3A championship atmosphere worthy of the stage at Wilkes University, Mid Valley and Lake-Lehman traded zeros in a tense pitchers’ duel before the Spartanettes finally broke through in the seventh to continue a growing dynasty.

The afternoon kept stretching in the Back Mountain and nobody was leaving. Inning after inning, Dunmore and Lake-Lehman kept answering each other in a District 2 Class 3A semifinal that simply refused to end. Nineteen innings. Thirty-two combined hits. Three pitchers on each side. Nearly three full baseball games later, the Bucks finally found the run that survived in what appears to be the longest PIAA playoff baseball game ever played.

One milestone. One dominant outing. One more trip to the big stage. Hannah Chipego etched her name into Wyoming Valley Conference history Wednesday, then kept dealing as top-seeded Lake-Lehman rolled into another District 2 Class 3A championship appearance.

Crestwood secured a 17-9 victory, fueled by Logan Lawson's 18 faceoff wins, 6 goals, and 1 assist, earning him Player of the Game honors.

For a few innings, Dallas looked ready to land a statement punch in the Back Mountain rivalry showdown. Then Lake-Lehman answered. Behind another electric outing from JMU commit Hannah Chipego and a relentless offensive response, the Knights erased an early five-run deficit to stun Dallas 8-6 Thursday night in a rivalry matchup that felt every bit like postseason softball. With 12 more strikeouts added to her career total, Chipego now sits just three away from the Wyoming Valley Conference all-time strikeout record.

One of the Wyoming Valley’s most historic football traditions is getting a new backdrop for its diamond anniversary. The 75th UNICO Football Classic heads to Wilkes-Barre Area this month, bringing together the region’s top WVC senior standouts for one final night under the lights.

Every time Hannah Chipego steps into the circle lately, history seems to follow. Friday night added another chapter, as the Lake-Lehman ace piled up strikeouts, added another dominant outing to her résumé, and reached a career milestone that only a few ever touch. With major matchups against Athens and Dallas looming next week, the Black Knights looked more than ready.