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Back Mountain
Battaglia
Benton (NW)
Danville HS
Drifton
Connell Park
Doubleday
Hazleton
Kutztown
LCCC
Montrose
Moscow
Mountaintop
Nanticoke
Northwest
Owls Field
Plains
Plymouth
Pittston
Schautz Stadium
Tunkhannock
Wilkes Barre
Valley

Click here for GPS coordinates for a variety of other fields

Back Mountain

All Hawks home games for the 2004 season will be played at the Dallas High School field, which is behind the school and to the right of the football field.  

Address:  Conyngham Avenue, Dallas, PA 18612

To Dallas High School...

From the North:
From Tunkhannock, follow 29/309 south to Dallas. Make a left at the first traffic light after the light at WalMart in Tunkhannock (about 16 miles) After the left, immediately bear right onto Hildebrand Road, go almost a half mile, and, just past the elementary school, turn right onto Conyngham Ave. Go to the top and turn right into the parking lot. The field is behind the school, on the westerly side of the football stadium.

From the West:
From Hughesville, follow Rt 118 east until it ends at Rt 415. Make a right onto 415, go 1.2 miles to traffic light. At the light, turn left onto Center Hill Road, go straight through two 4-way stop signs to traffic light at Rt 309. Straight through the light and immediately bear right onto Hildebrand Road,
go almost a half mile, and, just past the elementary school, turn right onto Conyngham Ave. Go to the top and turn right into the parking lot. The field is behind the school, on the westerly side of the football stadium.

From the east & south:
From northeast extension of Pa turnpike, take the Wilkes Barre exit, follow 115 north to route 309 north. From I-81, take exit 170-B. Follow route 309 north Back Mtn, 309 north to Dallas. After about 6 miles, you will start hitting traffic lights, 7 in the next 3 miles. At the Dallas Shopping Center, bear to right to stay on 309 north, go 1 mile to traffic light, turn right at the light. and immediately bear right onto Hildebrand Road, go almost a half mile, and, just past the elementary school, turn right onto Conyngham Ave. Go to the top and turn right into the parking lot. The field is behind the school, on the westerly side of the football stadium. 

GPS coordinates for the Dallas High School baseball field:
Latitude: 41 degrees, 20 minutes, 24 seconds
Longitude: 75 degrees, 56 minutes, 58 seconds

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Battaglia-Cawley Field

Take I- 81 to the Central Scranton Expressway (exit 185). Going down the expressway, stay in the right lane and take the Cedar ave.exit. At stop sign, turn right onto Cedar ave. and immediately get in the left lane and take the first left (300 feet) onto Mattes ave. Follow Mattes ave. and go through the first light and over the railroad tracks, past the South Side Complex (on the left), and continue straight to stop sign at tee intersection. Turn left onto Railroad Ave., go one block and turn right at the light onto Luzerne St,.

Go one block and turn right at the light onto Meridian Ave, Take the first left onto Oxford St .to Battaglia-Cawley Field. The first right (dirt lane) leads up along the left-field line to parking behind home plate (where the foul balls land). There is also parking behind the right-field fence (safer), go past the dirt lane and follow up around the outfield to the right field area.

GPS coordinates for Battaglia Field, Hyde Park:
Latitude: 41 degrees, 24.530 minutes
Longitude: 75 degrees, 40.849 minutes

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Benton Park

Take 118 west to 487 SOUTH.
Follow 487 south past Mill Race Golf Course; before you get to light at center of Benton, Turn left onto Green Acres Drive (by brick CTCO building) This will lead to the field (within 1/2 mile)
From route 118, take route 487 south
, go 7.5 miles, make left onto Green Acres drive from I-80, take route 487 north, in Benton, take first right after the 239 intersection, following signs to Benton High School.  

GPS coordinates for Benton Park:
Latitude: 41 degrees, 11.922 minutes
Longitude: 76 degrees, 22.771 minutes

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Connell Park

 Park phone number 570 346 2815.

81 N. to exit 182 (Davis St./Montage Mtn. Rd.) turn left onto Davis St.
Follow Davis St  over 81 and down the hill to light at Pittston Ave.  Turn
right onto Pittston Ave, go nine blocks to O'Hara St. (accross from
abandoned Gulf gas stn). Turn right onto O'Hara St., go all the way to top
of hill, O'Hara St runs right into Connell park.

GPS coordinates for Benton Park:
Latitude: 41 degrees, 22.86 minutes
Longitude: 75 degrees, 40.477 minutes

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Danville High School

From I-80, either...
   
take exit 224, Danville, route 54 south/east 3.2 miles to route 11, Danville.
   left onto route 11, north 1.2 miles, turn right into Danville High School & hospital.

or...

    take exit 232, route 42 south/east 2 miles to route 11 right onto route 11, south 6.9 miles
    to Danville High School & hospital

GPS coordinates for Danville High School:
Latitude: 40 degrees, 57.421 minutes
Longitude: 76 degrees, 35.805 minutes

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Doubleday

Just hop on the bus, Gus.  Or pick up a map below, and follow us, or meet us there.  It's a great day at a great park, with a pretty interesting museum nextdoor. 

Click here for a digital ballpark view of the field.
Address:  National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, 25 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326
Map:  Click here

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From Wilkes-Barre, take route 309 SOUTH
or
From I-81, take I-80 EAST to I-80 exit 39, Route 309 SOUTH

From Jct of I-80 and route 309, go SOUTH on route 309 for 2.8 miles to traffic light.

At traffic light  TURN LEFT up the hill go 2.5 miles to top of mountain

Freeland St.Joseph's Med. Center on the left, TURN RIGHT
stay on that road for exactly 1.0 miles, you come to a "T" which is route 940. turn RIGHT.

(you are .7 miles from field)

within a half mile there's sign for Drifton Softball complex
go 2 streets past the softball complex sign
make a RIGHT into Thomas Court
this will lead to the baseball field.

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Hazleton

Hazleton's home field is Pagnotti Field.
From Wilkes-Barre area take interstate 81 south to Hazleton
exit at Hazleton exit for route 924 (old exit 40)
at end of exit ramp turn left onto route 924 toward Hazleton.
go 2.4 miles on route 924 to intersection of route 93
go straight through intersection onto Diamond Ave
go 1.4 miles on Diamond Ave to Arthur St.
Turn Right on Arthur St, parking lot right there.
From Trucksville, it takes about 45 minutes,  39.5 miles,

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Kutztown

(printable version)

take the Northeast Extension (I-476) of the PA Turnpike to the
Lehigh Valley Exit (Exit 56-old exit 33).   Proceed to US 22 West,
toward Harrisburg.  US 22 will merge with I-78.  Travel
approximately 10 miles on I-78 to the exit for Kutztown (exit 40, Rt. 737).
Take 737 south for six miles into Kutztown, eventually coming to a
stop light which is Main St.
Turn left at traffic light, in a half mile you will see a park on the right.
Make the 2nd right after you see the park. The baseball field is in the park.
It is six-tenths mile on Main St  from the traffic light to the right turn.

GPS coordinates for Kutztown American Legion Field:
Latitude: 40 degrees. 31.45 minutes north
Longitude: 75 degrees, 46.07 minutes

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Luzerne County Community College

Take Route 309 South to Interstate 81 South.  Continue on Interstate 81 South to Exit 164.  Take Exit 164 to Route 29 North.  Continue on Route 29 North for approximately 4.5 miles to Exit 3 (Nanticoke/WB Exit)  Continue straight off exit to stop sign.  Turn left at stop sign toward Nanticoke.  Continue straight approximately 1 mile to traffic light.  Turn left at light onto Kosciuszko Street.  Follow Kosciuszko Street straight for approximately 1 mile to LCCC campus enterance. Turn right to LCCC campus. Continue approximately 200 yards and make next left turn toward baseball field and parking lot.

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Montrose

To Montrose High School...
Take 309, route 29 straight through Tunkhannock to Montrose.
In Montrose, follow route 29 past McDonalds, Mastrosario's,
the Pump and Pantry, to the golf course and the Route 29/Route 167 split
Take 167, you will see the high school up on the hill.

40 miles, 1 hour from Bi-Lo, Country Club Shopping Center, Dallas

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Moscow

To Moscow American Legion Baseball field

81 north to 380 south to Daleville exit (old exit 5)
Left onto 307, go 1 mile.
See driving range on right, turn left (a switchback left)
Go 1 mile to stop sign, straight through stop 300 yards to field

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Mountaintop

From 81 South, take the Nuangola exit. Make a left at the stop sign. Go to the next stop sign and make another left. Follow Church road for approximately 1.8 miles. The entrance to Post 781 will be on your right.

From 81 North, take the Nuangola exit and make a right at the stop sign. Follow Church road for approx. 1.8 miles. The entrance to Post 781 will be on your right.

From 309 North, go past Crestwood High School to the traffic light at St. Jude's Church and make a right onto Church road. At the 4 way stop, continue straight. At the Y, bear right. Continue for approx 1/2 mile to Post 781 on the left.

From 309 South, make a left onto Church road and follow as above.

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Nanticoke

To   Ted Hiller Field   Honey Pot   Nanticoke home field
from Huntsville corners, go 1.7 miles to Chase corners
turn RIGHT at Chase Corners, go 3.2 miles to route 29.
turn LEFT on route 29, go 3.0 miles to route 11
turn LEFT on route 11, go .7 miles to Nanticoke "bridge" road
turn right onto bridge, go .6 miles, turn right first paved road.
go one half mile to stop sign, turn RIGHT,
then quick LEFT up the hill.
Field is at crest of hill. 

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Owls Field ~ West Lawn

From North via 222 S: Travel 222 S to 422 W.
Travel 422 W in to West Lawn. Turn left at the fourth light after the
highway turns from four lanes to two on to West Wyomissing Blvd.
There is a Redners Quick Shoppe at the light where you turn left.
The street sign at the light will say Woodside Ave. After turning
left on to West Wyomissing Blvd., travel straight through one traffic
light, then turn Right on to Monroe Avenue. Owls Field will
be straight ahead.

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Plains

To Hilldale Baseball Field, Plains A.L. baseball
Cross Valley Expressway to Exit 3, Plains, Wilkes-Barre
down exit ramp, get into middle lane, Maffet St., Plains
Hilldale baseball field is on Maffet St.
Follow Maffet St. straight through traffic light in center of Plains,
field is 1.5 miles from Carey St traffic light in center of Plains.

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Plymouth

Plymouth plays at Spartan Stadium, Pierce St., Kingston
(Next to Wyoming Valley West football field).

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Pittston

Pittston American Legion plays at Wyoming Area High field
(Atlas field)  Take Wyoming Ave (route 11) north thru Wyoming, Exeter;
at boundary of Exeter & West Pittston, turn right onto ERIE Ave.
Field is at end of Erie Ave, jct of Erie & Susquehanna.

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Schautz Stadium

Take I-81 north to River St exit  At end of ramp, turn left at stop sign;  Make the first right, following sign "to 11"  Turn left at light, get in right lane;  Turn right onto Harrison Ave;  Keep going a ways on Harrison,  At any of these streets, turn left and go 1 block to Prescott Ave:  Olive, Myrtle, William Then turn right onto Prescott, field is on Prescott, just past William St. Schautz Stadium:

GPS coordinates for Schautz Stadium:
Latitude: 41 degrees, 24.848 minutes
Longitude: 75 degrees, 38.348 minutes

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Tunkhannock

Tunkhannock plays at Tunkhannock High School
Take 309 North, becomes route 29, into Tunkhannock
at traffic light in center of Tunkhannock,
turn left onto West Business Route 6,
go one-half mile, turn right at Curry Donut,
400 yards to centerfield parking area.

Address:  120 W Tioga St, Tunkhannock, PA 18657

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Wilkes Barre

Wilkes-Barre plays at Gibby Field, Barney Farms area.Route 11, Plymouth, take Carey Ave bridge into Wilkes-Barre.Go to traffic light at Lynwood Ave, turn left. Follow Lynwood Ave to stop sign at Tee intersection.  Turn left onto Plymouth Ave, go to 5th 4-way stop, Turn left onto Grebe St. Go to stop sign at Tee intersection.  Turn right onto Gordon Ave.  Go several blocks on Gordon Ave, Gibby Field is on the right.

GPS coordinates for Gibby Field:
Latitude: 41 degrees, 14.771 minutes
Longitude: 75 degrees, 54.817 minutes

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Valley

I-81 south to I-80 west.
take I-80 west to route 93 exit  (first exit on I-80 west)
South on route 93  (about 2.5 miles) to Conyngham Builders,
At traffic lite, make right toward Rock Glen  (county road 40),
Go about 6.6 miles,
Just past Sugarloaf Golf Course, turn left toward Rock Glen,
One-half mile, turn right into Park St.
field is a couple hundred yards on the left.
(Black Creek Twp Municipal Park).

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GPS Coordinates for:

FIELD

LATITUDE LONGITUDE
Atlas 41 19.288 75 48.368
Battaglia Field, Hyde Park 41 24.530 75 40.849
Benton Park 41 11.922 76 22.771
Bloomsburg U. baseball 41 1.016 76 26.864
Bucknell Baseball 40 57.097 76 53.517
Camden CC BB 39 47.11 75 2.51
Christy Matthewson Field 41 33.65 75 46.3
Church St Kingston 41 15.95 75 52.43
Coal St   baseball 41 14.496 75 52.29
Connell Park 41 22.86 75 40.477
Crestwood H.S. 41 8.337 75 54.244
Dallas High School 41 20.41 75 56.95
Danville High Scool 40 57.421 76 35.805
Gibby Field 41 14.771 75 54.817
Gloucester CC BB 39 46.85 75 7.48
Hilldale 41 17.464 75 49.951
Hughestown Baseball 41 19.68 75 46.231
King's Betzler field 41 14.055 75 51.52
Kutztown American Legion 40 31.45 75 46.07
Lackawanna Cty Stadium 41 21.616 75 41.059
L-L High School 41 18.72 76 1.43
Mattei 41 19.97 75 46.82
North Berwick 41 4.167 76 14.735
Northwest ~ Benton 41 11.922 76 22.771
Pagnotti Field 40 57.644 75 57.815
Roosevelt Stadium 41 17.231 75 53.098
Schautz 41 24.848 75 38.348
Schautz Stadium 41 24.85 75 38.36
Spartan Stadium  WVW 41 15.538 75 53.177
Ted Hiller field, Honeypot 41 12.634 76 1.052
Tunkhannock H.S. 41 32.628 75 57.257

 


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