Valley View’s Sadie Loftus finishes first overall with a time of 19:41.7 during the PIAA D2 cross county championships at the Wyoming County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (JASON ARDAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Elk Lake’s Kendyl Weisgold leads at the halfway point during the PIAA D2 cross county championships at the Wyoming County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (JASON ARDAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Mid Valley’s Jacob Borrelli finishes second overall with a time of 16:32.7 during the PIAA D2 cross county championships at the Wyoming County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (JASON ARDAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Blue Ridge’s Paxton Pingarelli finishes 8th overall with a time of 17:03.6 during the PIAA D2 cross county championships at the Wyoming County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (JASON ARDAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Delaware Valley’s Grace Holderith runs during the PIAA D2 cross county championships at the Wyoming County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (JASON ARDAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
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Valley View’s Sadie Loftus finishes first overall with a time of 19:41.7 during the PIAA D2 cross county championships at the Wyoming County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (JASON ARDAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Wednesday
At Wyoming County Fairgrounds, Meshoppen
Class 2A boys
Start: 10 a.m.
Teams: Berwick, Crestwood, Dallas, Nanticoke, Hanover Area, Honesdale, Lake-Lehman, Lakeland, Mid Valley, Montrose, North Pocono, Scranton Prep, Tunkhannock, Valley View, Wallenpaupack, Western Wayne, Wyoming Area
Last year’s champs: Mid Valley team; Mason Staude, Crestwood
Top returning runner: Jacob Borrelli, Mid Valley (second)
Other runners to watch: Myles DiPippa, Berwick; Rowan Dietrich, Crestwood; Chase Comiskey, Dallas; Joseph Bly, Hanover Area; Daniel Houssock, Nanticoke; Bodhi Cronin, Finn Cronin, Lake-Lehman; Henry Decker, Lakeland; Reeve Owen, Mid Valley; Jamison Myers, Montrose; Cole Bracey, Connor McHale, North Pocono; Nick Michel, Scranton Prep; Cooper Courtright, Valley View; Dan Salinas, Benson Kizer, Wallenpaupack
To states: Two teams, 10 individuals
Class 2A girls
Start: 10:45 a.m.
Teams: Berwick, Crestwood, Dallas, Nanticoke, Hanover Area, Honesdale, Lake-Lehman, Lakeland, Mid Valley, Montrose, Scranton Prep, Tunkhannock, Valley View, Wallenpaupack, Western Wayne, Wyoming Area
Last year’s champs: Valley View team; Sadie Loftus, Valley View
Top returning runner: Loftus
Other runners to watch: Adrienne Shebelock, Crestwood; Matilda Serrano, Nanticoke; Abby Kilker, Honesdale; Ava Jones, Betsy DiGiovanni, Lake-Lehman; Rylin Wech, Lakeland; Olivia Thomas, Mid Valley; Ava Rebello, Montrose; Vella Byrne, Aileana Connor, Scranton Prep; Madelyn Graves, Tunkhannock; Alexa Farina, Valley View; June Brown, Kelcie Fillebrown, Wallenpaupack; Kaitlyn Kloss, Western Wayne
To states: Two teams, 10 individuals
Class 1A boys
Start: 11:30 a.m.
Teams: Blue Ridge, Dunmore, Elk Lake, Forest City, Holy Cross, Holy Redeemer, Lackawanna Trail, MMI Prep, Mountain View, Old Forge, Riverside, Susquehanna, Wyoming Seminary
Last year’s champs: Elk Lake team; Kendel Jones, Elk Lake
Top returning runners: Parker Upright, Elk Lake (third), Paxton Pingarelli, Blue Ridge (eighth)
Other runners to watch: Jahliel LaRoche, Dunmore; Trevor Upright, Elk Lake; Elias Stabinski, Holy Cross; Caden Moreck, Frank Pacelli, Holy Redeemer; Chase Litwin, Lackawanna Trail; Trey Hummel, Mountain View; Andrew Connor, Jack Davies, Marco Nardone, Riverside; Evan Beamer, Jeffrey Benson, Susquehanna
To states: Two teams, 10 individuals
Class 1A girls
Start: 12:15 p.m.
Teams: Blue Ridge, Dunmore, Elk Lake, Forest City, Holy Cross, Holy Redeemer, Lackawanna Trail, MMI Prep, Mountain View, Old Forge, Riverside, Susquehanna, Wyoming Seminary
Last year’s champs: Elk Lake team; Kendyl Weisgold, Elk Lake
Top returning runner: Weisgold
Other runners to watch: Trinity Lord, Blue Ridge; Olivia O’Brien, Dunmore; Madison Kerr, Elk Lake; Gemma Bistran, Holy Cross; Gianna Altavilla, Holy Redeemer; Angelina Cours, Lackawanna Trail; Anna Zaroda, MMI Prep; Audrey Anderson, Mountain View; Elena Bialkowski, Brynn Negvesky, Old Forge; Kiera Burke, Josey Kelly, Susquehanna; Celia Ludka, Wyoming Seminary
To states: Two teams, 10 individuals
Class 3A boys
Start: 1 p.m.
Teams: Abington Heights, Delaware Valley, Hazleton Area, Pittston Area, Scranton, West Scranton, Wilkes-Barre Area, Wyoming Valley West
Last year’s champs: Wallenpaupack team; Seamus Wallace, West Scranton
Top returning runner: Wallace
Other runners to watch: Joseph Grad, Dylan Spatz, Owen Scharle, Abington Heights; Ryan Haggerty, Delaware Valley; Gavin Adams, Damian Vargas, Hazleton Area; Samuel Augustine, Pittston Area; Max Hoffner, Scranton; Ben Delgado, Chase Erbacher, Wilkes-Barre Area; Griffin Carpenter, Wyoming Valley West
To states: One team, five individuals
Class 3A girls
Start: 1:45 p.m.
Teams: Abington Heights, Delaware Valley, Hazleton Area, North Pocono, Pittston Area, Scranton, West Scranton, Wilkes-Barre Area, Wyoming Valley West
Last year’s champs: Abington Heights team; Anna Pucilowski, Abington Heights
Top returning runner: Grace Holderith, Delaware Valley (second)
Other runners to watch: Calli Gilboy, Marley Gilboy, Julia Healey, Abington Heights; Ainslie Leib, Hazleton Area; Evolette Reinard, Sarah O’Donnell, North Pocono; Quinnie Jones, Pittston Area; Meg Bartlebaugh, Bianca Perez, Scranton; Alexa Prushinski, Wilkes-Barre Area; Jesse White, Wyoming Valley West
To states: One team, five individuals
— SCOTT WALSH