WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — On October 12, 1926, Babe Ruth made baseball history right in Wilkes-Barre. During an exhibition game at Artillery Park, he crushed a 650-foot homerun, believed to be the longest ...

WILKES-BARRE — Brian Burkhardt had a simple reason for being at the Kirby Park softball field on Saturday afternoon. “I love to hit home runs,” the avid softball player from Nanticoke said. The ...

The second annual Babe Ruth Sultan of Swat Home Run Derby was held at Kirby Park in Wilkes-Barre on Oct. 11. Cassidy Bicking Brian Hontz The event honors the 650-ft. home run that Babe Ruth hit at ...

In 1926, it is believed that Babe Ruth hit a home run so far that he requested it to be measured — some reports say he never made that request with any other home run that he hit. WILKES-BARRE — The ...

Cassidy Bicking holds the winning homerun trophy and the longest homerun trophy during the women’s Babe Ruth Homerun contest. Left is Mike Slusser and right is Alan Stout. Brian Hontz poses with his ...