Beyond the Scoreboard

Sarah Hofius Hall was in Nanticoke this week as softball players from across the Northeast U.S. marched in a parade marking the start of nearly two weeks of widespread attention for youth sports in Luzerne County.

The honors include a second consecutive first-place beat reporting award for reporter Sarah Hofius Hall, as well as recognition for WVIA's politics and government, feature reporting, lifestyle and entertainment reporting and features videos.

The East Region Junior Little League Softball Championship starts Thursday in Nanticoke. The Pennsylvania State Major Baseball Tournament starts Monday in Jenkins Twp.

The Giants’ 10-8 playoff win secured Jamie Shevchik’s 800th victory as head coach at Keystone College.

Few women coach boys varsity basketball. Montrose head coach Tracie McComb — the first woman to do so in the Lackawanna League — focuses on growth and bringing her team together.

Lakeland graduate CJ Dippre plays for the New England Patriots. His dedication inspires students and the community, who will cheer for the Patriots in today's Super Bowl.

ESPN gave the University of Scranton women’s basketball team a .1% chance of beating the University of Pittsburgh on Sunday. Scranton entered Pitt’s arena as the underdog — and left with an upset and the attention of national media and new fans.

Mark Duda's football program at Lackawanna College changes lives. The former NFL player announced this week that a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease has caused him to retire after this season.

AJ Moncman hears what he can’t see. The student assistant for the East Stroudsburg University football team is blind. He serves as an inspiration for the team — and for other members of the coaching staff, who say he’s helped change the way they look at the game.

Tom Cillo spent 33 years plowing streets, fixing roads and maintaining parks in Williamsport. Now the 58-year-old is a freshman on the Lycoming College football team. If he plays a snap this season, he’ll be one of the oldest to ever play in a college football game.