30 years ago
Ron Chiavacci opened the District 17 American Legion season in style, striking out 16 and walking just one during his no-hitter, as South Scranton blanked Green Ridge, 11-0. … Joel Filipek fired a three-hitter as Abington downed Montrose, 11-1. Filipek fanned eight and gave up an unearned run in the final inning. … Western Wayne defeated Lackawanna Trail, 9-3, to defend its District 12 baseball title. Dave Bell pitched a complete-game five-hitter with three runs (one earned), three walks and seven strikeouts. Bell added two doubles, an RBI and two runs, Don Nelson went 3 for 5 with a triple, two runs and an RBI and Kevin Considine had two hits, two RBIs and one run for the Wildcats. … Steve Zawisky, Paul Zaffuto, Harry Zdziarski and John Zalewski combined for eight hits, six runs and six RBIs as Old Forge defeated Compass, 7-2, in the Collegiate Summer Baseball League. Gary DiMattia and John Mucciolo combined on a three-hitter to help Old Forge post its first win of the season. Zawisky had three hits, while Zaffuto and Zdziarski added two each. Zalewski had two RBIs.
20 years ago
Sam Pientack’s three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning broke the tie and lifted Valley View to its second-straight District 2 Class AAA softball title with a 6-3 win over Scranton Prep. The Cougars trailed, 3-0, before the six-run fifth. Ann Zeleniak scored on Kaitlin Maher’s two-out single in the first, and Zeleniak added a two-run homer in the third for Scranton Prep. … Amanda Bryla had two hits and an RBI to lead Lakeland to the District 2 Class AA softball title with a 4-2 victory over Dallas. Arielle Pruzinsky tossed a complete-game three-hitter with two runs (zero earned), one walk and nine strikeouts. She also added a hit and an RBI for the Lady Chiefs. … Honesdale’s Emily Wood scored with 50 seconds left in overtime to give the North a 2-1 victory over the South in the fourth annual UNICO Soccer Cup girls game. North Pocono’s Eileen Sodano also scored for the North, and Abington Heights’ Erin Kropa scored the South’s lone goal. Valley View goalie Renee Pilch earned the game’s Most Valuable Player award after making six saves in the first half for the South.
10 years ago
Paige Harris tossed a two-hit shutout with six strikeouts, as Abington Heights defeated Pittston Area, 5-0, to capture the District 2 Class AAA softball title. Kaylee DeMatteo had two hits and a run, Marissa Lewis had a two-run double and a run and Cassidy Bartkowski had an RBI double for the Lady Comets. … Gary Woloszyn made a great play on a ball hit down the first-base line and got the out to end the game and lift North Pocono to a 3-2 win over Selinsgrove in a PIAA Class AAA first-round baseball game. With the tying run on third with out in the seventh, Cory Wall struck out Aaron Zachman before Woloszyn’s defensive play sealed the win. Woloszyn also added two hits, including a double, and Sean Haddock had a two-run triple and a run for North Pocono. Wall allowed one hit and struck out two in two innings in relief of Ryan Deom, who scattered seven hits and allowed two runs (one earned) and four walks in five innings. … Cameron Colger drove in two runs to lead West Post 920 to a 6-4 win over Dickson City Post 665 in an American Legion District 11 baseball game.