30 years ago
Bob Morcom scored 38 points, including the 1,000th of his career, and added 10 assists, as Lakeland handed North Pocono its first loss of the season, 82-67, in a nonleague boys basketball game. Bob Nicolio added 16 points, 10 rebounds and five steals, Matt Bucklaw chipped in 13 points and John Price tacked on 10 points for the Chiefs. … Mandy Edwards had 11 points, including two late free throws, to lead Western Wayne to a 36-34 victory over Forest City in a Northeast Athletic Conference girls basketball game. Nicole Booths also had 11 points for the Lady Wildcats, who won their sixth straight game. … Mike Reno had 22 points, and Al Callejas added 21 to lead undefeated Bishop O’Hara to a 56-36 victory over Riverside in a boys basketball game. … Julie Gerrity scored 17 points, including the 1,000th of her career, as Bishop Hannan remained perfect with a 69-34 victory over Mid Valley in a nonleague girls basketball game. Gerrity also had seven assists and 12 steals. Kristyn Grzenda added 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Lady Lancers. Michele Sakulich scored 10 points for the Spartanettes.
20 years ago
Scranton posted six pins to open the Lackawanna League Division I wrestling season with a 59-17 win over Honesdale. Alex Spott (135), Joe Moss (140), Alberto Paramo (160), Jason Dominick (171), Mike Massey (189) and Tom Laboranti (275) had pins for the Knights. Luis Rivero had a pin for the Hornets. … Josh Javitz (103), Steve Dellacave (135), Louis Cornaccione (145), Drew Krowiak (152), Mike Flynn (160) and Pat McDonough (171) had pins to lead Scranton Prep to a 76-6 win over Bishop O’Hara in a Lackawanna League Division II wresting match. Andrew Rogan (275) had a pin for the Bruins. … Cory Youtz (135), Josh Reed (140), Vinny Armetta (171) and Ray Bennett (215) had pins to lead Abington Heights to a 49-16 win over North Schuylkill in a nonleague wrestling match. … Andrew Torch and Mitchell Pope each scored 12 points to lead Carbondale Area to a 56-45 victory over Elk Lake in a Lackawanna League Division III basketball game. … Jeff Garcia hit a layup with eight seconds left to lift Mid Valley to a 47-46 win over Forest City in a boys basketball game. The Spartans had a 14-0 run in the third.
10 years ago
Seth Maxwell had 19 points and four blocks to lead No. 1 Abington Heights to a 58-49 win over No. 6 Dunmore in a nonleague boys basketball game. Timmy Toro added 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Comets, and Colin Klingman had five assists. Jonathan Williams led Dunmore with 16 points and Matt Murray had 14. … Abby Anderson scored 19 points to lead No. 2 Holy Cross to a 62-41 win over Honesdale in a nonleague girls basketball game. Lexi Walsh had 12 points for the Lady Crusaders, and Alyssa Alfano and Lauren Franklin each added 10 for Holy Cross. … Joey Ferretti scored 10 of his game-high 15 points in the first quarter to pace Valley View to a 56-32 victory over Lackawanna Trail in a boys basketball game. Mitch McHale had 15 rebounds for the Cougars. … Maria Coyne scored 17 points and Destiny Jefferson contributed 10 as No. 5 West Scranton beat Lackawanna Trail, 62-26, in a girls basketball game. … Darren Pitts and Aidan Drouse each had two wins to lead Scranton to a 110-65 win over West Scranton in a Lackawanna League swim meet. Mike Bruno and Brian Martin had wins for the Invaders.