Two teenagers from Lower Saucon Township are about to begin an exciting journey to North Carolina, where they have been chosen to compete with the Northeast Team in the elite USA Baseball NTIS 15U Cup later this month.
Charity
Saucon Seniors Shine In All-Star Soccer Classic
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Five Saucon Valley seniors and a Panther soccer coach were selected to represent the Colonial League and participate in this year’s LVSSAF All-Star Classic against some of the best senior players who made their home in the East Penn Conference. Last Sunday, boys and girls teams from each league squared off in an afternoon of soccer competition on the turf at Salisbury High School.
Schools
Panthers Face Cougars In PIAA State Playoff (Brought to You by Andrew & Sonya Hughes)
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It was a PIAA state playoff game that was originally scheduled to take place on Tuesday at Northampton High School. But with the crazy weather pattern this past week the game was postponed three times. Finally on Friday, the Panthers and Springfield Cougars were able to avoid the thunderstorms and face off at Emmaus High School to see who would advance to the quarterfinal round of the PIAA State Championships.
National Letter of Intent Day
Saucon Hosts Second 2019 Student-Athlete Signing Ceremony
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Back in February the Saucon Valley Athletic Department hosted its annual Student-Athlete signing ceremony in recognition of National Letter of Intent Day. It is a day when student-athletes all across the country officially commit to their prospective universities. At that time a few Panthers were still undecided and had not yet made the decision where they would continue their academic and athletic careers. Tuesday evening in the high school library Athletic Director Bob Frey and his staff acknowledged a second wave of student-athletes who shared their college decisions.
Athletics
UPDATED: Hazing Incident Reportedly Under Investigation at So. Lehigh HS
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A reported hazing incident involving members of the Southern Lehigh High School Spartans football team is currently under investigation by school officials, Saucon Source has learned.
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Diggs Runs for Two Gold Medals In 2019 State Championships
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Last year at the 2018 PIAA State Track & Field Championships Saucon Valley’s Talitha Diggs had to settle for silver medals in the 200m and 400m runs. Diggs was second-best to Avonworth’s Hunter Robinson in both events. In the 200m Diggs ran a 24.24 to Robinson’s 23.98. In the 400m Diggs sprinted for a 54.95 with Robinson running a 54.10. This year would be different.
District XI Championships
Saucon Sluggers Battle North Schuylkill In District XI Semifinals
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Three days after defeating Allentown Central Catholic by a 4-3 score in the quarterfinals of the 2019 District XI playoffs, the Saucon Valley Panthers loaded the bus and travelled to Pine Grove for a neutral site battle with the North Schuylkill Spartans in the semifinal round. The Spartans, who are out of the Schuylkill League, are the #1 seed with a 17-2 record. Saucon came into this matchup as the #4 seed with a 14-7 record.
District XI Championships
Lady Panthers Are 3-Peat District XI Champs! (Brought to You by Andrew & Sonya Hughes)
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On Wednesday at DeSales University, the Saucon Valley Panthers (16-1) and Southern Lehigh Spartans (12-4) squared off against each other for the third time this season. The first game was a defensive struggle where the hometown Panthers held off the Spartans for a 6-2 victory. It took a couple of days to decide the second meeting that resulted in a 10-6 win in favor of the Panthers. With the stakes much higher this time these two quality opponents went at it again.
Community
Coopersburg Woman to Compete at Inline Skating World Championships
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A Coopersburg woman who recently graduated from Kutztown University will compete at the 2019 Inline Speed Skating World Championships this summer in Barcelona, Spain.
Community
Volunteer’s X-Country Bike Ride in Honor of St. Luke’s Hospice (Sponsored)
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Will Towne’s Ride Across America 2019, a 3,695-mile bike ride across the United States from Oregon to New Hampshire, is scheduled for June 23 to Aug. 12. It will benefit St. Luke’s Hospice and the Joshua W. Wesner Memorial Scholarship.
District XI Championships
Lady Panthers Take Aim At District XI 3-Peat (Brought to You by Andrew & Sonya Hughes)
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On Monday, at the neutral turf field at Emmaus High School, the #1 seeded Lady Panthers battled #4 Moravian Academy in a 2019 District XI championship semifinal. The winner would advance to take on the Southern Lehigh Spartans who defeat Allentown Central Catholic 15-10 in the first semifinal. Wit a loss, the season comes to a close. In their regular season matchup about three weeks ago, Saucon Valley defeated the Lions 16-6
