Saucon Source (https://sauconsource.com/category/schools/)
A former U.S. Marine, police officer and firefighter who has written a book about his experiences dealing with post-traumatic stress, depression and survivor’s guilt will be the speaker at a free event at DeSales University in Center Valley next week.
On Friday night the Saucon Valley Panthers hit the road to battle the Pottsville Crimson Tide. The Panthers were looking to rebound from a heartbreaking loss last week to the Bangor Slaters. Pottsville was looking for their second win of the season after dropping their last game to Blue Mountain. Last year, Pottsville hammered Saucon 35-7.
It has been said for a thousand years that “familiarity breeds contempt”. So was the case at Montford E. Illick Stadium on Friday night when the Banger Slaters lined up across the Saucon Valley Panthers for a battle between two teams with 2-1 records. Last season these two teams played each other twice. The first meeting ended with a 36-22 Panther victory. The Slaters had their way with the wounded Panthers in the rematch at the Eastern Conference finals, 49-13. Nonetheless, the stage was set in this new season for a much-anticipated clash between two teams with a rich history that would have huge significance in the Colonial League and District XI standings.
Taking part in a Saturday afternoon matinee, the Panthers of Saucon Valley prowled into Wilson Boro in search of their next prey. Saucon previously defeated the Salisbury Falcons last week after dropping their season opener to Notre Dame. The Wilson Warriors were searching for their first win of the season registering losses to both Pen Argyl and Palisades. Last year, when the Panthers and Warriors tangled, it was the Warriors who came out on top after surviving a late Panther attack. So the stage was set: Would the Saucon Valley Panthers get out of town with their second consecutive win?, or would the Wilson Warriors fight off the Panther invasion to secure their first win of the 2022 season?
The second week of the 2022 high school football season paired the hometown Panthers with the Salisbury Falcons. Both teams dropped their season openers. Saucon fell 41-34 to the Notre Dame Crusaders. Salisbury lost 20-13 to Panther Valley. Last year the Panthers defeated the Falcons 31-14. The stakes were high with both teams searching for their first win of the season.
The Saucon Valley Panthers and Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders have had a colorful history of intense competition the past few years. Perhaps it is the public school v. private school recruiting debate? Perhaps it is the proximity of the two schools? Maybe it is that the two sports programs have faced off in more than a few fierce battles in recent memory. It is probably all of those things combined that gets the players and fans all fired up. Well, whatever it is, Friday night’s high school football clash did very little to dampen the turbulent relationship. It was a bit of a slow start, but as the night wore on the Panthers and Crusaders treated those in attendance to a hard-hitting and entertaining contest that added up to 75 points scored and 900 yards of combined offense.
A new year of football is now upon us! It has been roughly ten months since the Saucon Valley Footballers took the field to close out their season in the 2021 Eastern Conference Finals. The Panthers managed to limp their way out of last season with a 5-6 record and are now enthusiastically look forward to the upcoming 2022 season with renewed optimism. Read on to check out our preview of the 2022 Saucon Valley Panthers football team!
Lehigh University has announced an ambitious expansion and renovation plan for its Goodman Campus Athletics Complex, which it says will be partly funded with an $8 million anonymous gift from the parents of a current student-athlete.
Saucon Valley Soccer League is sponsoring an equipment “Size Up Day” drive for gently-used cleats and shin guards, which may be dropped off or picked up–free of charge–at the group’s Hellertown Community Day booth Aug. 20. The organization hopes to expand the effort to include other pieces of athletic equipment in the future.
A former professor at Bucks County Community College pleaded guilty last week to one felony count of possession of child pornography.
Saucon Valley’s own Talitha Diggs will celebrate her recent world championship at home in Hellertown Thursday, with an event at the bandshell in the borough’s Dimmick Park.
