30 years ago
Tom Brittain, Phil Prall and John Christmas guided Abington Heights to an 82-64 Lackawanna League crossover boys track and field meet victory against Dunmore. Brittain won two individual events and was on two first-place relay teams. Prall also won two individual events and was on one relay team, while Christmas swept the throwing events. … In Lackawanna League AAA girls track and field, Scranton’s Wanisha Blackwell won three individual events to lead a 79-62 victory against Valley View. … Jason Lenko limited Wallenpaupack to one hit while striking out 12 and drove in two runs with a fifth-inning home run as North Pocono blanked the Buckhorns, 3-0, in a Lackawanna League Class AAA baseball game. Mike Kuniegel tripled in the first inning and scored on Luther Griffiths’ sacrifice fly for the Trojans’ other run. … John Munley went 3 for 4 with a three-run home run as Valley View handed defending division champion Abington Heights its first loss, 11-6. Munley’s first-inning blast gave the Cougars the lead for good. He also pitched three innings to get the save in relief of winner Justin Stevens, who also had two hits. J.J. Iyoob also drove in three runs for Valley View.
20 years ago
Julie and Amy Umerich both homered during a decisive eight-run second inning, helping Abington Heights roll past Wallenpaupack, 10-2, in a Lackawanna League Division I softball game. … Amanda Bryla hit a two-run home run in the first inning to spark Lakeland to a 4-1 win over Scranton Prep in Division II softball. Arielle Pruzinsky tossed a two-hitter and struck out 14, giving her 40 in the last 19 innings. … Kayleigh Crockenberg hit a two-run inside-the-park home run in the first, and Ashley Dommes added a three-run homer in the third to lead West Scranton to a 10-1 win over Montrose. … Julie Hubbard scored two goals to lead Abington Heights to a 6-3 win over Wyoming Valley West in a Wyoming Valley Conference A girls soccer game. Katrina Schmaltz added a goal and two assists for the Lady Comets. … Chris Rinaldi went 3 for 4 with a home run and four RBIs to lead Dunmore to an 11-7 victory over Elk Lake in a Lackawanna League Division III baseball game. … Robert Fisch threw out the potential go-ahead run in the top of the seventh and scored the winning run on a wild pitch, as Scranton beat Honesdale, 4-3, in a Lackawanna League Division I baseball game.
10 years ago
Dominique Emmett hit a grand slam, as Abington Heights defeated Honesdale, 12-1, in a Lackawanna League Division I-II softball crossover. Alison Kane had two doubles, two runs and two RBIs for the Lady Comets. … Meghan Padden had two hits, including a double, and four RBIs, and Samantha Peck went 3 for 3 with three runs and three RBIs to lead Scranton to an 11-1 Division I softball win over West Scranton. Maria Coyne drove in the run for the Lady Invaders. … Josh Hoch had 12 aces and 10 assists, Tyler Atcavage had six aces and Colin Howe had six kills to lead Western Wayne to a 3-0 (25-14, 25-10, 25-16) victory over Susquehanna in a boys volleyball match. … Joey Ferretti, Bobby Craig and Angel Risteski won their singles matches in straight sets to lead Valley View to a 5-0 victory over West Scranton in boys tennis. … Eric Macarski, Jim Tressler and Sacha Guillamain won their singles matches in straight sets to lead Holy Cross past North Pocono, 5-0. … Matt Kravitz won two individual events and contributed to a winning relay team, as North Pocono beat Scranton Prep, 73-68, in a Lackawanna Track Conference Division I-II boys crossover meet.