Down Sports Memory Lane

Three local basketball teams saw their state championship hopes erased early. The Lackawanna Trail girls lost to Notre Dame-Green Pond, 63-43, while the Trail boys lost to Weatherly, 53-46. The Elk Lake girls fell to Minersville, 69-45.

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Wed, March 14th, 2007

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