30 years ago…
Seven-footer Bill Celuck had 17 points, 11 rebounds and seven blocked shots and Mark Saxson scored a team-high 19 points as Valley View defeated Holy Ghost Prep, 60-56, at Martz Hall to advance to the PIAA Class AAA state championship game. … Lackawanna Junior College’s Eric Grundman is named NJCAA Region 19 Division II Coach of the Year after leading the Falcons to their first region championship. … Fred Lettieri, Michael Cestone, Jack Kearney, Jim Stanco, Jerry Fives, Glenn Moskosky, Paul Scheuch Sr., Marian Demko, Janet Finn, Anne Holmes, Joseph Battaglia, Clevic Rogo and Thomas F. Gavin are inducted into the Scranton Area Sports Hall of Fame. … Mark Arcure is named head coach of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Eagles, replacing Butch Keller, who resigned after 11 seasons. Arcure played 11 seasons for the Eagles and was a captain of four national championship teams. … University of Scranton junior Jennifer Nish is named a Kodak Division III All-American honorable mention. … Abington Heights senior Jessica Muskey and Bishop O’Hara junior Al Callejas Jr. are named Scranton Times All-Region Basketball Players of the Year.
20 years ago…
Taryn Mellody scored a game-high 21 points and Allison Matt added 12 as the University of Scranton Lady Royals defeated Hardin-Simmons, 57-47, in the NCAA Women’s Division III third-place game in Springfield, Mass. … Jake Rowland’s 3-pointer with one second remaining lifted St. Paul’s over Marian Catholic, 41-38, in the Diocesean eighth grade boys basketball championship game. … Gerry McNamara’s career at Syracuse came to an end when the fifth-seeded Orange were upset by No. 12 Texas A&M, 66-58, in the Atlantic Regional in the first round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. … Led by seniors Ellen Lavelle and Jayne Marriotti, Scranton Prep defeated Nazareth Academy, 47-35, in the PIAA Class AAA girls basketball second round. Lavelle had 14 points and 11 rebounds. … Baptist Bible College men’s basketball coach Mike Show is named National Christian College Athletic Association Division II Coach of the Year. … Billy Joyce drilled a pair of 3-pointers in the final 1:25 to lift Scranton Prep to a 40-36 comeback win over Susquehanna Twp. in the PIAA Class AAA boys quarterfinals.
10 years ago…
West Scranton’s Michael Bruno was named Athlete of the Week after capturing a sixth-place medal at the PIAA Class AA Diving Championships. … Scranton’s Rocky Marzan wins his 123-pound bout on points over Luis Morales in the Pennsylvania Golden Gloves Central District Quarterfinals before a crowd of nearly 1,000 spectators in the food court at the Mall at Steamtown. … Shavertown native Pat McGrath scores his AHL point on an assist in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ win over Bridgeport. … Scranton graduate Sean Padden went 5 for 5 with two doubles, two home runs, five RBIs and three runs to lead King’s College to a 10-5 win over Summit University. … Scranton Prep’s Cat Donlon, Audsrey Campo, Peyton McNulty and Lauren Lanzendorfer picked up a pair of medals in the PIAA Class AA Swimming Championships. The quartet finished fifth in the 200 medley relay in 1:49.24, and sixth in the 200 free relay in 1:40.26. Meanwhile, Scranton Prep’s Nico Lastauskas finished seventh in the boys 200 IM in 1:57.87.
— Staff report