Abington Heights’ Liz George hits a pitch shot on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026 at Elkview Country Club in the District 2 Individual Golf Championships. (CHAD SEBRING/STAFF PHOTO)
Dallas High School’s Landon Moser hits a bunker shot on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026 at Elkview Country Club in the District 2 Individual Golf Championships. (CHAD SEBRING/STAFF PHOTO)
Scranton Prep’s Jack Pavuk hits a tee shot on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026 at Elkview Country Club in the District 2 Individual Golf Championships. (CHAD SEBRING/STAFF PHOTO)
Elk Lake’s Raegan Sample hits a shot on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026 at Elkview Country Club in the District 2 Individual Golf Championships. (CHAD SEBRING/STAFF PHOTO)
Pittston Area’s David Homschek hits a tee shot on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026 at Elkview Country Club in the District 2 Individual Golf Championships. (CHAD SEBRING/STAFF PHOTO)
Abington Heights’ Brianna Moffatt hits a putt on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026 at Elkview Country Club in the District 2 Individual Golf Championships. (CHAD SEBRING/STAFF PHOTO)
Scranton Prep’s Cole Powell watches a putt slide just by the hole on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026 at Elkview Country Club in the District 2 Individual Golf Championships. (CHAD SEBRING/STAFF PHOTO)
Honesdale’s Reed Howell hits a putt on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026 at Elkview Country Club in the District 2 Individual Golf Championships. (CHAD SEBRING/STAFF PHOTO)
Pittston Area’s Gianni Bartorillo putts at Elkview Country Club on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, during the District 2 Individual Golf Championships. (CHAD SEBRING/STAFF PHOTO)
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Abington Heights’ Liz George hits a pitch shot on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026 at Elkview Country Club in the District 2 Individual Golf Championships. (CHAD SEBRING/STAFF PHOTO)
GREENFIELD TWP. — A back injury prevented Sebastian Meyer from competing last year at the District 2 Golf Championships.
He made up for lost time this year.
The Abington Heights junior birdied the first playoff hole to capture the Class 3A boys individual title over Ryan Roman of Dallas. Both players shot 3-over-par 75s in regulation.
It was one of several playoffs needed on a blustery Monday at Elkview Country Club.
Meyer’s teammate Cole Severs was third with a 77, while four golfers shot 81 to tie for the final two state berths in Class 3A boys. Landon Moser of Dallas and Honesdale’s Trevan Dahlgren grabbed those on the third playoff hole.
In Class 2A boys, Scranton Prep had four of the top six finishers, led by Cole Powell and Brendan Bell — who tied for first with even-par 72s. Powell, the defending PIAA Class 2A champion, birdied the first playoff hole to capture the district title. Mikey Pisarcik of Lakeland was third with a 76. Scranton Prep’s Bobby Stott also shot 76 to finish fourth. Jack Pavuk from Scranton Prep was fifth with a 77 and Lake-Lehman’s Jack Oliver placed sixth with a 79.
Liz George of Abington Heights cruised to the Class 3A girls title with an 80. Meghan Singer from Wyoming Valley West was second with 89 and North Pocono’s Julia Biko had a 92 and took third by winning the first playoff hole over Ella Mackrell of Valley View.
Michelle Wu from Wyoming Seminary captured the Class 2A girls title with an 84. Madison Walker of Tunkhannock was second with a 90. Montrose’s Victoria Kipar also shot 90 to wind up third.
Those golfers qualify for the PIAA Individual Championships on Oct. 19-20 at the Penn State Golf Courses in State College. Class 2A boys and girls will play the Blue Course, while Class 3A boys and girls will play the White Course.
Playing the par-5 No. 1 in their playoff, both Meyer and Roman hit their tee shots to the left. The wind, which was steady at 20-plus mph all day with gusts over 30 mph, took Meyer’s second shot right about 50 yards out. The ball landed in a free relief area because of tire tracks from carts. Meyer took a drop and put his third shot about 10 feet from the hole, then made the birdie putt to win it as Roman parred the hole.
“I felt really confident. My putting was really good the whole day,” Meyer said. “That’s really what saved me today, I really didn’t hit the ball that well. I just felt confident making putts. On 18, I made a 10-footer to force the playoff. Just felt confident. Gave it a good line and made the putt.”
Roman rallied over the final few holes and birdied the par-4 18th to tie Meyer for first.
“I knew I had to definitely do something down the stretch,” Roman said. “I missed a short one on 17 for birdie. On 18, I hit a great drive, which set up great for my high draw. Downwind, crushed that one. Had a little sketchy 50-yarder, but hit really a nice one in there and made the five-footer. Sebastian actually blew his put, but made one coming back to stay in it.”
Indeed, Meyer led by four shots at one point, but bogeys on Nos. 12, 13 and 17 caused the advantage to vanish.
“On 17 I hit a really good shot but got unlucky. It bounced off the green into the hazard left of the green,” Meyer said. “I also got a little complacent. I was playing moreso not to lose instead of playing to win, which I was before that. That made it a lot closer.
“It means a lot (to be district champion), I’m really proud of myself. Last year, I was playing really good leading into last year’s districts and pulled a muscle in my back and had to withdraw. The job’s not finished. We still have team stuff and hopefully play well at states.”
Moser, Dahlgren, Ryan Noone of Pittston Area and Emmitt Scheirer from Berwick all parred the first playoff hole. Scheirer bogeyed the second playoff hole to be eliminated. On the third playoff hole, the par-4 No. 3, Moser parred and Dahlgren bogeyed to advance to states while Noone double-bogeyed.
“This means a lot to me because I didn’t even make it to districts last year,” said Moser, who in regulation had a birdie on No. 15 and parred his final two holes to get into the playoff. “I was in a playoff last year to go to districts and I didn’t make it. So this one felt really good.”
Dahlgren knew he needed to sink his putt for par on the second playoff hole to stay alive, which he did.
“I had about 10 feet up the hill for par,” Dahlgren said. “It was a pretty easy putt. I knew if I hit it good, it would go in. The kid from Pittston had like a 20 feet slider down the hill and he made it for par, so that put a lot of pressure on. I knew the kid from Dallas was in for par. I just trusted my line, hit it and it went in.
“My season’s not over. It feels amazing. I’m a senior, so I knew I didn’t have another chance next year. I love Penn State, I love the courses down there, playing there in the summertime. I’m just so excited I made it.”
Powell made a birdie on No. 16 and parred his final two holes in regulation to tie his teammate Bell and force a playoff. He didn’t hit a good drive on the par-5 No. 1, but hit a good second shot to the backside of the green about 75 to 80 feet from the hole. He then hit a lag putt to about three feet and sank the birdie putt.
Winning the district title felt as good as winning the state title for Powell.
“Especially winning on my home course, as well,” Powell said. “My freshman year when I was here, I didn’t play the greatest and didn’t end up qualifying for states. So coming back here and qualifying feels great and to get the win is even more special.”
Interestingly, at the Bob Simons Classic at Elkview in August, Powell, Bell and Stott played in a playoff for the title, which Powell won with an eagle.
Bell started on No. 3 and opened with a birdie. He also birdied Nos. 15 and 17, but had bogeys on Nos. 10, 16 and 2 to wind up tied with Powell.
“I had two really good par saves during the round outside of 10 feet,” Bell said. “I made an 18-footer for par on hole No. 7 and a 12-footer for par on hole No. 12. Those two saves meant a lot to me. I just had a lot of pars today. I just tried to get on the green and two-putt in regulation.
“We went at it at the Simons this year, same exact deal, just with another teammate. Whoever wins, the other person feels happy for them. It feels good to see a teammate win. And all that mattered today was to qualify for states. Sadly, last year, I ended up lipping out on my last hole to not make states. To make it this year means a lot to me.”
George started on No. 13 and jumped out to a commanding lead with a birdie on No. 18, four bogeys and seven pars in her first 12 holes. Only a double bogey on No. 7 and bogeys on her final three holes — Nos. 10, 11, 12 — brought her a little closer to the pack.
“It was harder in the wind; that became a factor,” George said. “But I was pretty steady, I played calm. I knew I was 3-over for quite a few holes, but I didn’t know anybody else’s score at the time. I prefer not to know. I focused on myself more.
“It feels good, a relief. I was close last year for making it to states. I’m glad to qualify for states, but coming in first is even better.”
Wu began on No. 14 and had a bit of a rough start with two bogeys, a double and a triple in her first five holes. But she had a birdie on No. 3 and recorded six straight pars on her final seven holes to recover and claim the Class 2A title.