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		<title>Elk Lake pair take gold medals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BY JOBY FAWCETT Times-Shamrock Writer ElkLake’s Adam Phillips took a pair of gold medals and broke a pool and meet record in the 200 IM at the Lackawanna County Swimming and Diving Championships atScrantonHigh Schoolon Saturday. In the 200 IM, Phillips broke the pool and meet record with a time of 1:59.62. It surpassed the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EL&#8217;s Phillips dominates opponents</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BY KEVIN WOODRUFF WhateverElkLakeswim coach Ed Murach throws senior Adam Phillips’ way, he’s ready. Whether it’s swimming in the breaststroke, backstroke, butterfly or freestyle, Phillips has it covered. “I’m an IM’er,” Phillips said. “So coach can pretty much put me in any race.” And not only is he trained for any kind of race, Phillips [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meteors alive in D-2 playoffs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BY JOBY FAWCETT Times-Shamrock Writer Colby Major made up for lost time and kept his final season alive. Facing a playoff elimination game, the ailing senior shrugged off a sore ankle that sidelined him late in the regular season and scored 26 points with six assists to lead ninth-ranked Montrose to a 74-60 win over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Playoff picture taking shape</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The District II playoffs are in full swing and several local teams vying for District II gold throughout the week. Boys’ Basketball In Class AA, Montrose defeated Blue Ridge on Tuesday evening to earn a spot in the District II Class AA championship tournament. The Meteors will play Lackawanna Trail tonight at Carbondale at 6 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EL girls downed by Holy Cross</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Elk Lake girls’ basketball team faced a 58-16 loss from Holy Cross in an away game on Wednesday night. ElkLakefell behind early as Holy Cross outscored them 21-1 in the first and 11-9 in the second to put the Warriors at a 32-10 halftime deficit. In the second half, Holy Cross then sealed the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Salinkas named Susky football coach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BY JOBY FAWCETT Times-Shamrock Writer Susquehanna named John Salinkas head football coach, filling a vacancy left by Dick Bagnall, who resigned following his 28th season. Salinkas said has no plans to replace Bagnall&#8217;s signature triple-option veer offense. &#8220;The triple option is what I know,&#8221; said Salinkas, who is a chemistry and physics teacher at Susquehanna. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forest City, Carbondale to co-sponsor three sports</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BY JOBY FAWCETT Times-Shamrock Writer Hoping to offer more opportunities for their student-athletes, Carbondale Area and Forest City have agreed to co-sponsor several sports for the next two-year cycle. Both school boards have signed off on the request and the proposal will go to the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association for approval. &#8220;This opens up opportunities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three locals finish third at league championship</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Three local wrestlers took home third place medals from the Lackawanna League Wrestling Championships at Scranton High School on Saturday. Elk Lake’s Blaise Cleveland (120) and Derrick Smith (145) along with Montrose’s Aaron Grochowski (113) all medaled in the tournament. In the consolation finals, Cleveland defeated Scranton Prep’s Pat Creedon by 11-10 decision, while Smith [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scoreboard</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Results for Feb. 14-20: Girls’ Basketball Holy Cross 58,ElkLake16 Dunmore62,ForestCity28 Wallenpaupack 45,ForestCity28 Boys’ Basketball Trail 68, Susquehanna 43 ElkLake70,Mt.View44 Blue Ridge59,ForestCity44 Lakeland49, Montrose 30 Lakeland59, Montrose 48 Dunmore43,ElkLake32 Blue Ridge72, Mid Valley 63 Montrose 60,Mt.View39 Susquehanna 70, Berwick 63 Montrose 74,Blue Ridge60]]></description>
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		<title>Exotic bird spotted in Tunkhannock Township</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Where did that bird come from? That’s what Bob Hemmerly of Tunkhannock Township wondered when he saw an exotic looking bird wandering his property at Saddle Lake in Tunkhannock Township recently. He happened to snap a photo of the bird, which turned out to be a blue eared pheasant, common in the [...]]]></description>
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