Sports Voices

We will hear what's on the minds of Shamokin coach Marc Persing and Blue Mountain coach Chuck Kutz as they prepare their teams for tonight's matchup of their two state-ranked 4A teams. "They both lead their respective districts, they both are the top seeds right now, and they both have a lot of speed," FOX56's Bob Ide says.

FOX56's Bob Ide and WVIA's Roger DuPuis are in the podcast studio this week previewing the Syracuse men's basketball season. Bob also reviews his top 10 high school football teams and previews the Friday Night Rivals game of the week, Crestwood at Dallas.

Roger DuPuis is in the WVIA podcast studio with FOX56's Bob Ide, looking ahead to the Oct. 2 Friday Night Rivals high school football game of the week: Abington Heights at Scranton Prep.

Coach Mark Ross readies Lackawanna College football for its first Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference game. Also, more on Wyoming Valley West vs. West Scranton preview.

The 2026 high school football season gets underway Friday night, and we look ahead to tonight's Berwick-North Pocono game. Also: Wilkes and King's prepare for next week's Mayor's Cup.

Sarah and Bob are in the WVIA podcast studio this week, and Wyoming Area graduate Dom DeLuca is at training camp with the Baltimore Ravens. They also talk about Little League baseball, the start of high school football camps and more.

Summer basketball has ended in Scranton. Bob is with Roger in the WVIA podcast studio, and we'll hear what Jaylen Alers and Michael Chalk about their victories and the regular season to come.

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.

Roger and Bob are in the WVIA podcast studio talking about the Penn State football summer impact camp’s recent visit to Scranton. Also: Scranton’s Jake McCarthy is having a career season with the Colorado Rockies, Abington Heights grad Conner Griffin gets drafted by the Cincinnati Reds, high school football Dream Game preview and more.

Sarah and Bob are in the WVIA podcast studio this week, discussing Williamsport Crosscutters baseball, FIFA World Cup soccer and a Penn State football camp happening in Scranton this weekend.