30 years ago
For the second consecutive year, Mike Brigante of Abington Heights was selected to the Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association All-State boys soccer team. Brigante scored 32 goals and added six assists to help the Comets go 17-2-1 and win the Wyoming Valley Conference regular-season title. … Damon Verton carried 34 times for 232 yards and Dave Elias added 140 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries as Western Wayne beat Wyalusing, 21-7, in the District 4-12 Class AA semifinals. … Sean Fisher ran for a District 2-record 299 yards and two touchdowns as Valley View blanked Wallenpaupack, 34-0, in the Class AAA semifinals. … Corey Smith of Wallenpaupack was named boys Runner of the year, while Wallenpaupack’s Lisa Roder was selected girls Runner of the Year on the Times-Tribune All-Region Cross Country teams.
20 years ago
Lackawanna Trail scored four times on its first six plays to roll to a 49-6 win over Mid Valley and claim its fourth straight District 2 Class A championship. Colin Dwyer ran for one touchdown and threw for another for the Lions and Josh Dixon finished with two rushing touchdowns. … Craig Chopko ran for 198 yards and two touchdowns as Lakeland shut out Wilkes-Barre Meyers, 25-0, in the District 2 Class AA semifinals. … Brendan Gatto (117) and Stephen Bieryla (101) each rushed for more than 100 yards and Mike Doran passed for 126 yards and two first-quarter touchdowns as Old Forge beat Cardinal Brennan, 43-14, in the Eastern Conference Class A semifinals. … A five-goal second period and Dany Sabourin’s 28 saves lifted the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 6-0 road win over the Portland Pirates. It was the 200th victory in franchise history and gave the Penguins a 12-0-1-0 start to the season.
10 years ago
District 2 announced that it would host its girls and boys basketball championships at Mohegan Sun Arena. … Jacob Watts scored on a 1-yard sneak on fourth down in overtime to give Scranton its fifth straight win over rival West Scranton, 21-14, in the annual Battle for the Bell matchup. The game was a makeup from the originally scheduled contest in the middle of the season due to the teachers strike in the Scranton School District. … Pat Reese rans for 123 yards and two touchdowns on just three carries as Dunmore cruised past Northwest Area, 41-20, in the District 2 Class AA semifinals. … Making just his second career start at quarterback, Kevin Holmes went 10-for-10 passing for 161 yards and two touchdowns as Scranton Prep downed Dallas, 28-2, in the District 2 Class AAA semifinals. Holmes also intercepted a pass on defense.