Nazareth Sports Review

By: Andy Weaver

January 24, 2013 – This past week for Nazareth sports had it’s ups and downs as some things were great while there was disappointments in some games that took place. On January 15

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hem Catholic beat Nazareth 51-45 in Girls Basketball and by a 66-42 score in Boys Basketball. On Wednesday January 16 The Nazareth wrestling team started back to back nights of wrestling when Liberty beat Nazareth 43-22 but we kept it close to about 4 bouts ago and borrowing all the injuries we did pretty well in that Match despite the Loss. The following night on Thursday the wrestling team hosted the Pleasant Valley Bears and former Nazareth graduate Mark Getz coaches the bears as his bears beat Nazareth 45-22. On Friday night January 18 The Nazareth boys basketball team traveled to William Allen where they upset Allen in a 57-41 win going into a weekend off! The Nazareth girls basketball team beat Allen by a 53-31 Score.

As of January 22 the records going into Tuesday’s action are: Girls Basketbal 12-2. Boys Basketball 7-7 still in the hunt for Districts! As for the Wrestling Team they are 11-5.

This week, Tuesday at 7pm Nazareth Boys Basketball Team will be At Home vs Central Catholic in a big game fighting to stay in the District Hunt while the Girls will be at Central Catholic. Wednesday night will be a BIG Wrestling Match between the Freedom Patriots and Nazareth at 7:30pm Wednesday in the Ray Nunamaker Gym! Friday night it will be a Girl-Boy Basketball Doubleheader as the Girls  at 5:30pm and the Boys Game at 7:30pm as both games will be at Home in the Ray Nunamaker Gym! Before the Boys Game we will have a special ceremony to Remember Todd Rothrock and Derek Kehoe. Derek died in 2006 from Cancer and Todd Rothrock a former Nazareth Graduate and Former Liberty High School Basketball Team Died from a heart attack a few years ago. Please come out Friday night to help us Remember these 2 Individuals.  On Saturday the Nazareth Girls Basketball Team will Host East Stroudsburg South at 2:00pm and the Boys  Basketball Team will travel to East Stroudsburg South for a 2pmgame! The Wrestling Team will have off this weekend. Next Tuesday the Boys Basketball Team will Travel to Easton while the Girls host Easton and then Wednesday the 30th the Wrestling Team will Travel to Easton. Nazareth High School will hold their Winter Pep Rally Friday February 1st! Have a great week Everybody, Check back next week to see how our Blue Eagles are doing!!!