The 4th of July holiday was a welcome break for all but now the NEPA Miners have to refocus and build on their pre-season win as they gear up for their RAFL debut. The Miners won last weekends rivalry game versus the Schuylkill County Coal Crackers 14-6, keeping the Coal Miners Trophy in Scranton for another year. The Miners Coaching Staff is emphasizing the need to take care of responsibilities as the team’s goals for 2008 are lofty and they feel like the team has something to prove after an early exit in the 2008 playoffs. The Miners roster looks stronger on paper than a year ago as many new faces are competing with team veterans. Coach LaMagna has a tough decision to make this week as the team is over its league roster limit and some players will be inactive for the first game. “The importance of practice and communication is not only critical for our team’s success, but also for the playing time of Miners players,” stated Coach LaMagna. The Miners are focusing on improved Special Teams play along with adjustments on both sides of the ball from film study. The Miners preparation this week shifts from the...

Saxon rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown in nine carries to lead NEPA. SCRANTON – Damon Saxon provided all the offense the NEPA Miners needed on Saturday, rushing for 127 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries in a 14-6 win over the Schuylkill County Coal Crackers in the second Annual Anthracite Classic. NEPA (1-0) quarterback J.P. Antosh went 5-for-15 with 80 yards, hitting wide receiver George Graham for a 48-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter for his only score of the game. The NEPA defense was solid, grabbing four interceptions from Schuylkill Valley during the game to go along with four sacks. Coal Crackers’ (2-1) wide receiver Jeffrey Schock scored the team’s only touchdown in the second quarter on a 21-yard pass from Chuck Andrew....

The NEPA Miners continue to score points in their 2008 “Football for the Fans” campaign.  Your hometown team has partnered up with Good Fellas on Mulberry Street in Scranton to provide more bang for the buck for Miners fans. All fans that eat at Good Fellas before the game can take their Good Fellas receipt to the gate and receive $1 off an individual adult game pass. Miners Girls and Good Fellas Staff will be passing out coupons at the game for Miners fans to receive a $1.99 dine in only special after the game. We hope the fans will come join NEPA Miners players, cheerleaders and staff at Good Fellas after the game! Add this to what is already the most affordable night out in North Eastern Pennsylvania and you have a blow out! If you do not have your tickets for this Saturday’s game yet, purchase them at the service desk of the Mall at Steamtown or online at www.nepaminers.com. We will see you Saturday night at Scranton Memorial Stadium, 7pm for a family night out at the Miners!  The Miners will be playing the Hudson Valley Cowboys in their regular season home opener and RAFL debut.  Buttons the...

The NEPA Miners are counting down the hours until their opening kickoff Saturday night, 7pm at Scranton Memorial Stadium; only one more film session and practice to go. The NEPA Miners will be hosting the Schuylkill County Coal Crackers in their 2nd Annual Anthracite Classic. Tickets for the game are available online or at The Mall at Steamtown in Scranton. Scroll down to the bottom of our main page to watch the WNEP 16 Miners Season Preview and stay tuned this week for the 2008 NEPA Miners Roster to be updated online. The NEPA Miners had an outstanding first season going 8-4, making the playoffs and being voted the Best New Team on the East Coast by Minor League Football News. After a switch to the Regional American Football League which also received award recognition by being voted Best New League by Minor League Football News, the Miners have had a strong off-season. The team believes they were only a few key pieces away from making a title run last year are on a mission to take their team to the next level in season two. On offense the Miners have added running back Mahmoud Elbattah from Millersville University and...

The NEPA Miners Football and Entertainment Team hopes you will join us this Saturday, June 21st at our home field, Scranton Memorial Stadium to raise money for cancer awareness in Lackawanna County. The NEPA Miners are sponsoring a team for the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life and will be camping out from 9am Saturday until 9am Sunday. There will be all sorts of entertainment, games and fun including NEPA Miners players, coaches, Miners Girls and game night entertainer Buttons the Clown. Cancer has touched most of our lives and this event will honor those we have lost and cancer survivors who give hope against this disease. Please bring your friends and family to support this great event and the fight against cancer....

The NEPA Miners are launching there biggest fundraiser of the year and are looking for all of our fans from the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area all the way to New York to get their very own NEPA Miners Club Discount Card. Fans can support their home town team by purchasing a NEPA Miners Discount card from MINERS coaches, players, Miners Girls or at NEPA Miners home game while supplies last. Each card is only $20 and offers over $250 in savings at stores near your area and nationwide. The card can be used over and over again for one year. Miners fans will get discounts at places like Chicago UNO Grill, McDonalds, Domino’s, PEPBOYS, Blockbuster, and Barnes & Noble, your local gyms, movie theaters, automotive places, hotels and so many more. All proceeds from the fundraiser will support the team on and off of the field as the Miners will be investing in technology (http://www.apexfootball.com/) that is being used in the NFL and at Division I collegiate football programs. The fundraiser will also help support the Miners with travel for the regular and post season. We appreciate your support and look forward to giving our fans a family night of fun and...

Ron "Sebas" Sebastianelli will be taking the 2008 season off! Anyone close to him knows that saying something like that about Ron is about as shocking as it gets, but let us fill you in on why....   Ron joined the United States Army in 2004 and is currently deployed with the 744th MP BN to Baghdad, Iraq to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. He will return to the states sometime in the beginning of 2009.   Ron has always found time for football throughout his military career and other deployments. In recent years he has played with the W-B Blaze, and Susquehanna Valley Stallions, where he earned a Defensive End All-Star Selection for the 2007 season. He played for the NEPA Miners as Right Tackle and Center for their initial season and will come back looking to reclaim his positions next season. According to Ron this is "just a long season off for me".   When not traveling with the military, he resides in Pittston with his wife, Michelle and children, Brandon, Sarah, and Lauren. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and we wish him a fast and safe return. We look forward to seeing him back on the field wearing his...

The NEPA Miners Football and Entertainment Team are excited to announce their partnership with the Mall at Steamtown as we are proud to be Scranton’s Hometown Team! Season and individual game tickets go on sale today Thursday June 5th at the customer service desk on the first floor of the Mall at Steamtown. NEPA Miners players and Miners Girls Members will be setting up shop outside the Scranton Mall this Saturday from Noon – 6pm as it is NASCAR Weekend in the city and the Mall at Steamtown is hosting a Sports Card Show inside. The Miners organization will be selling season tickets, recruiting potential members for the Miners Girls Entertainment Team and Football Team. Stop by our stand and get an autographed game program from our inaugural season and this year’s schedule. The NEPA Miners home opener is Saturday June 6th 7PM at Scranton Memorial Stadium versus the Schuylkill County Coal Crackers in the 2nd Annual Anthracite Classic. The Coal Crackers seek revenge as the Miners won the inaugural battle 44-14. The NEPA Miners offer the most affordable family entertainment in North Eastern Pennsylvania, go pack up the van with the kids and buy your tickets now! Tickets are...

NEPA Miners Fans & Supporters, the NEPA Miners Football & Entertainment teams are bringing game night to the Scranton Hilton Hotel and Conference Center! The NEPA Miners would like to thank the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce and the Scranton Hilton for letting the Miners co-sponsor the June 18th Business Card Exchange leading up to our June 28th Home Opener.  It's almost showtime! The North East Pennsylvania (NEPA) Miners are a minor league football team organized in 2006 bringing a first of its kind football team to the area. The Miners play in the Regional American Football League (RAFL) with home games at Scranton Memorial Stadium. The Miners' goal is to serve the area with year round community service while providing superior customer service and quality entertainment on Saturday nights during our football season. The NEPA Miners completed an impressive 8-4 inaugural season through the hard work of players, coaches and support from the entertainment team. The NEPA Miners provide not only some of the best football games but sports a quality entertainment team. The players and dancers are very active in community service for our area. Our aim is to not just to improve football and sports in the area but also to help support...

The NEPA Miners would like to congratulate Lackawanna College Head Coach Mark Duda on recently being inducted into the PA State Hall of Fame. Miners Head Coach Dan LaMagna is shown in the picture with Coach Duda at Genetti’s in Wilkes-Barre for the Hall of Fame Dinner. The NEPA Miners have many former Falcon football players which include Future Minor League Hall of Famer RB Donnie Jackson-Bey, RB’s Andre Chollette and Rasheed Nelson, LB Lati Woodruff and Rookie DT Eyad Elbattah. Coach Mark Duda has been a member of the football staff at Lackawanna College since the introduction of the sport in 1993. After one season as defensive coordinator, Duda moved up to head coach and in those twelve years has compiled a 92-37 record while elevating the program to a position of national prominence. In this tenure at the college he has produced over 150 Division 1 Scholarship Athletes. Under his guidance, Lackawanna has appeared in five bowl games and has been ranked nationally in recent years, highlighted by a No. 5 ranking at the end of the 2001 regular-season when Coach LaMagna was a member of the staff. The college won four championships in five years as a Northeast Football...