Coach Balko brings semi-pro history to the Miners having played with the Pocono Pioneers and five years with the North East Stars before finishing his career with the Scranton Eagles in the early eighties. Coach Tom has a huge heart as he is always looking to help the team and the players any way possible. Coach currently resides in South Scranton and is a welcome addition to the 2008 Miners while being an asset to our local community.
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The North East Pennsylvania (NEPA) Miners are a minor league football team bringing a first of its kind football league to North Eastern Pennsylvania that will set the Miners apart from their competitors. While the Miners represent all of North East Pennsylvania, their basis of operations is the Poconos, encompassing the areas of Wilkes-Barre and Scranton. The Miners play in the Regional Atlantic Football League (RAFL) with home games at the area’s finest facilities.
The Miners’ goal is to serve the people of North East Pennsylvania with year-round community service while providing superior customer service and quality family entertainment on Saturday nights during the football season. Led by their President and Head Coach Daniel LaMagna and supported by Charlie Wysocki — a Wilkes-Barre native and legendary football player — the Miners aim to exemplify the utmost in sportsmanship while entertaining their fans. We are Scranton Football at its finest!
