Wilkes-Barre Wolfpack

One final Friday. Rivalries, division titles and playoff positioning are on the line across District 2. Fresh off a 15-2 week and his 300th career correct prediction, Nate Johns returns with 18 picks to close out the 2026 regular season.

Rivalries, playoff positioning and a milestone within reach. Fresh off a 15-3 Week 8, Nate Johns enters Week 9 just 15 wins shy of 300 correct picks across two seasons. With Valley View visiting Scranton Prep and 17 games on the slate, who’s Nate riding with?

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Wilkes-Barre boys soccer beat Wyoming Valley West 2-1 in Kingston as Leandro Espinoza scored the winner in the second half.

October football is here, and so is the urgency. With four weeks remaining before the postseason, Nate Johns comes off a 14-3 week and puts his 87-28 season record on the line with 17 picks across District 2.

North Pocono continued its strong 2026 football season Friday night, dominating Wilkes-Barre Area from start to finish in a 44-7 victory.

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.

DALLAS, PA — The Dallas Mountaineers continued their impressive start to the 2026 high school football season Friday night, rolling past Wilkes-Barre Area 47–7 to improve to 5–0. Behind an explosive opening kickoff return, a balanced offensive attack and a dominant defensive performance, Dallas established control early and never looked back.

The Wolfpack improved to 3-1 on the season with the road win, while Berwick fell to 2-2. The victory also gave Wilkes-Barre Area the edge in the teams' all-time series, which entered the night tied at 2-2. The Wolfpack had won the previous meeting, 34-21, in 2023.

Wyoming Seminary defeated Wilkes-Barre Area 5-1 in high school field hockey as Apollonia Bruno recorded two goals and an assist to lead the Blue Knights.

Valley View beat Wilkes-Barre Area 17-7 in high school football behind rushing touchdowns from Tyler Muchal and Seamus Sprague plus a 46-yard field goal from Braden Loff.

Pittston Area improved to 7-0 on the season with a 164-172 golf victory over Wilkes-Barre Area at Wilkes-Barre Municipal Golf Course.

New classifications. Realigned divisions. Championship rosters undergoing major makeovers. With 33 District 2 teams beginning their road toward Cumberland Valley, Nate Johns breaks down the biggest storylines and makes his picks for who will be standing with district gold when November arrives.

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.

NEPA Elite Volleyball Club Sending Three Teams to Nationals, Showcasing the Best of Northeast Pennsylvania.