"Scarlet, Silver, and White"

Welcome to our Hazleton Area High School Baseball  web site
       Located in Hazleton, PA, we are a AAAA member school of the Wyoming Valley Conference, PIAA District 2.
 
      Please direct all correspondence concerning HAHS Cougar Baseball to Coach Cara at ginoc@ptd.net. 
            
 "You see, you spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball, and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time."
Jim Bouton
In Loving Memory of Annette Mariano, a Cougar Baseball Mom. 04/04/2011
 In Loving Memory of Michael Benyo, a member of our Cougar Baseball Family. 05/02/2011


2012 Preliminary Varsity Schedule
Sat March 24 at Easton
Fri March 30 vs Pittston
Sat March 31 vs Parkland
Mon April 2 at Crestwood
Wed April 4 vs Nanticoke
Mon April 9 at Coughlin
Thur April 12 vs Holy Redeemer
Mon April 16 at Dallas
Fri April 20 at Tunkhannock
Mon April 23 vs Wyoming Area
Thur April 26 at Berwick
Sat April 28 at Bethlehem Catholic
Mon April 30 vs Wyoming Valley West
Thur May 3 at Pittston
Sat May 5 at West Scranton
Mon May 7 vs Crestwood
Thur May 10 at Nanticoke
Mon May 14 vs Coughlin
Wed May 16 at Holy Redeemer
2012 Preliminary JV Schedule
Sat March 24 at Easton
Sat March 31 vs Parkland
Sat April 7 at Hanover
Sat April 14 at Wyoming Valley West
Sat April 28 vs Bethlehem Catholic
Sat May 12 vs Wyoming Valley West


Off-Season Conditioning 2011-2012
 
An OPEN conditioning program for ALL area high school age players will begin the week of October 31, 2011.
This program will consist of a dynamic warm-up and stretch, plyometric training, core exercises, and speed and agility drills.  ANY player, freshman thru senior, is welcome to attend.  In the past, we have had players from Crestwood, Weatherly, MMI, Marian, Central Columbia, and Tamaqua, in addition to our HAHS players.
 
*** Beginning February 4, 2012, our off season conditioning will change. Position players will report at 8:00AM on Saturday, 2/4/12.  Pitchers and catchers will report at 9:00AM to continue our throwing program.
 
Throwing for position players will be Saturdays at 8:00AM, Mondays at 4:00, Wednesdays at 7:00PM
Throwing will take place for pitchers/catchers .on Saturdays at 9:00, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:00
 
All participants must complete a waiver before beginning the workouts.  Waiver forms are available here.
 
 The February calendar is available here.     
 

Team Web Sites

Varsity Cougars
JV Cougars
Freshman Cougars
Middle School

“It’s amazing what a group of guys can accomplish when no one cares who gets the credit.”

 Quote in the Arizona State University Baseball Dugout

 

 ”Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini.  They show a lot, but not everything.”

Toby Harrah, 1983

 

 “I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.”

Sandy Koufax

 

“I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen.”

Bob Lemon, 1981

"I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want somebody else to go chase it."

 Rogers Hornsby

 "You don't save pitchers for tomorrow. Tomorrow it may rain.”

Leo Durocher