This was it- the state playoff game! On Friday, March 8th, tje boys’ varsity basketball team entered into their first state playoff game in 25 years. The team traveled two hours to Shikellamy High School in Sunbury PA to play the District 4 Champion Danville. Prior to the game, the team paraged through the halls of the high school accompanied by the cheerleaders and band, gaining support from classmates and staff. Upon arriving at Shikellamy the players felt many emotions, but greatest of all was the desire to win.  Junior Zach Rovinsky, put the feeling into words, “We all wanted to win,”...

Zach Rovinsky is the new stand out all-star for basket-ball this season. As an incredible player, Zach had earned the All-Star title as just a sophomore. He is a force to be reckoned with on the court, and has an amazing score rate, one of the best in the area. Most people would further agree that his skillsets are incredible important to the Western Wayne Boys Varsity Basket-Ball team, which is proven through his starter status on the team. Just this season, Zach Rovinsky led Lackawanna Boys’ Basketball Conference Division II in points per game (ppg) with 17.1 ppg and helped lead team to...

Dribble, shoot, rebound, score! Go hard or go home. Matthew Henneforth shoots for his goals as a freshman on the varsity basketball team. Matt, who started basketball at the age of seven, has been playing for eight years. He has always been one of the tall kids, which has given him the upper hand against others. But it hasn’t always been this easy for Matt.   Once he joined varsity, there were many more kids who were not only tall, but also very talented. “I always had the upper hand because I was around six feet in eighth grade,” Matt says, “But now, there are kids who tower over me and they are more athletic”. He struggled with this conflict, but it pushed him to work harder and practice more to succeed. Now, Matt is better and ready for any challenge that is thrown at him. The team also...

Jake Pasake is not a typical high school athlete. Throughout his high school career, Pasake has achieved a significant amount of athletic achievements, currently holding many of our school's records in track and field and cross country. As he explains, "In 10th grade I was 58th in States for cross country, and my junior year I improved to 12th in states and 5th in districts."   In addition to these district and state awards, Jake also holds the school record for the fastest 2 mile time for cross country (9:53) and five additional track and field records including the 1 mile, 2 mile, 800, 4x400, a...