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Friday night was full of spirited homecoming pomp and pageantry for the Saucon Valley community. Avia Weber and Brennen Van Helmondt were crowned Panther royalty. And, there was a rivalry football game that was played against the Southern Lehigh Spartans.
In addition to the community pep rally and bonfire held at Montford E. Illick Stadium Thursday night, Saucon Valley High School’s new Homecoming King was crowned. Check out our photos of all the festivities!
On Episode 74 of No Rain Date we’re joined by Allen Frank, who recently became the fifth director of the world-famous Liberty High School Grenadier Marching Band.
Twelve extraordinary Saucon Valley High School seniors have been named to the school’s Fall Homecoming Court: Ava Albano, Ava Bracalente, Avia Weber, Brennen Van Helmondt, Catherine Leidich, Dante Mahaffey, Ethan Grim, Hailey Robertson, James Townsend, Sage Spohn, Sean Cherry and Ty Csencsits.
Following the confirmation of two additional coronavirus cases at Saucon Valley High School and the closure of the school for 14 days based on Pennsylvania Department of Education guidelines, the district’s athletic department announced Monday that all team-related athletic activities have been canceled through Nov. 15.
Gov. Tom Wolf announced new guidelines for occupancy limits for both indoor and outdoor events Tuesday. Under the new guidelines, venues such as sports stadiums will be able to accommodate more guests, but they will still be required to enforce maximum seating capacities that are far less than what was normal in the pre-pandemic era.
Saturday’s varsity football showdown between the Saucon Valley Panthers and the Bangor Area Slaters was literally months in the making, due to several postponements related to the coronavirus pandemic.
After several delays to the start of their season because of COVID-19, the Saucon Valley varsity football team will finally hit the gridiron Saturday, five weeks after their first game was scheduled to be played.
The Saucon Valley girls soccer team went head-to-head and toe-to-toe with the Salisbury Falcons on Wednesday, Sept. 23, in a game that was played on the Panthers’ home turf.
Following confirmation of two coronavirus cases–one in a high school student on Sept. 18 and another in a high school faculty member yesterday–Saucon Valley School District superintendent Dr. Craig Butler announced Saturday that he has ordered the temporary closure of Saucon Valley High School.
