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NEPA NXT Reno avenged a Saturday loss while claiming a division championship Sunday in the Varsity Girls Division of the Salt City Shootout in Syracuse, N.Y. Carleena Lizza’s 15-footer with four seconds left lifted NEPA NXT to a 37-36 victory over the Syracuse Lady Eagles in the championship game. Leah Fedorchak scored 15 points and…

All five NEPA Elite girls teams posted at least one win Saturday, the second of three days of competition, in Select Events Basketball’s Atlantic City Showcase at the Convention Center. A look at the results for each team: Rini 15U The NEPA Elite Rini 15U team used a balanced attack, eight 3-pointers and clutch play…

The NEPA Elite Coyle 17U boys team won its pool Saturday in The Summit, presented by Zero Gravity, at Spooky Nook Sports in Manheim, Lancaster County. The Coyle team, which is 10-4 in its last 14 games, went 2-0 in the 17U Division Pool F to move into the 17U Platinum Championship bracket. NEPA Elite…

The NEPA Elite Clark 13U team defeated Mass Lady Rivals 7th Future, 69-37, by committing just one turnover and making more than half of its shots while breaking away from a four-point game at halftime. After trailing by 16 three times, the NEPA Elite Clark 17U girls closed within 4 points twice in a 76-71…

Calling her “one of the grittiest players” he’s seen, Wofford College women’s basketball coach Jimmy Garrity announced the formal signing of former NEPA Elite Clark 17U point guard Rachel Rose to the program Thursday. The Scranton Prep graduate had informed the coach and announced the decision on her Twitter account Tuesday. Rose goes from one…

By Tom Robinson, NEPAElite.com SCRANTON – The NEPA Elite Joyce 16U boys team showed it could take two different routes to victory. After using an offensive outburst in the opener to earn a split of Saturday’s two games, the Joyce team turned to defense to make it a winning weekend in the KYDA Invitational at…