30 years ago\u2026<\/p>\n
Seven-footer Bill Celuck had 17 points, 11 rebounds and seven blocked shots and Mark Saxson scored a team-high 19 points as Valley View defeated Holy Ghost Prep, 60-56, at Martz Hall to advance to the PIAA Class AAA state championship game. \u2026 Lackawanna Junior College\u2019s Eric Grundman is named NJCAA Region 19 Division II Coach of the Year after leading the Falcons to their first region championship. \u2026 Fred Lettieri, Michael Cestone, Jack Kearney, Jim Stanco, Jerry Fives, Glenn Moskosky, Paul Scheuch Sr., Marian Demko, Janet Finn, Anne Holmes, Joseph Battaglia, Clevic Rogo and Thomas F. Gavin are inducted into the Scranton Area Sports Hall of Fame. \u2026 Mark Arcure is named head coach of the Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre Eagles, replacing Butch Keller, who resigned after 11 seasons. Arcure played 11 seasons for the Eagles and was a captain of four national championship teams. \u2026 University of Scranton junior Jennifer Nish is named a Kodak Division III All-American honorable mention. \u2026 Abington Heights senior Jessica Muskey and Bishop O\u2019Hara junior Al Callejas Jr. are named Scranton Times All-Region Basketball Players of the Year.<\/p>\n
20 years ago\u2026<\/p>\n
Taryn Mellody scored a game-high 21 points and Allison Matt added 12 as the University of Scranton Lady Royals defeated Hardin-Simmons, 57-47, in the NCAA Women\u2019s Division III third-place game in Springfield, Mass. \u2026 Jake Rowland\u2019s 3-pointer with one second remaining lifted St. Paul\u2019s over Marian Catholic, 41-38, in the Diocesean eighth grade boys basketball championship game. \u2026 Gerry McNamara\u2019s career at Syracuse came to an end when the fifth-seeded Orange were upset by No. 12 Texas A&M, 66-58, in the Atlantic Regional in the first round of the NCAA men\u2019s basketball tournament. \u2026 Led by seniors Ellen Lavelle and Jayne Marriotti, Scranton Prep defeated Nazareth Academy, 47-35, in the PIAA Class AAA girls basketball second round. Lavelle had 14 points and 11 rebounds. \u2026 Baptist Bible College men\u2019s basketball coach Mike Show is named National Christian College Athletic Association Division II Coach of the Year. \u2026 Billy Joyce drilled a pair of 3-pointers in the final 1:25 to lift Scranton Prep to a 40-36 comeback win over Susquehanna Twp. in the PIAA Class AAA boys quarterfinals.<\/p>\n
10 years ago\u2026<\/p>\n
West Scranton\u2019s Michael Bruno was named Athlete of the Week after capturing a sixth-place medal at the PIAA Class AA Diving Championships. \u2026 Scranton\u2019s Rocky Marzan wins his 123-pound bout on points over Luis Morales in the Pennsylvania Golden Gloves Central District Quarterfinals before a crowd of nearly 1,000 spectators in the food court at the Mall at Steamtown. \u2026 Shavertown native Pat McGrath scores his AHL point on an assist in the Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins\u2019 win over Bridgeport. \u2026 Scranton graduate Sean Padden went 5 for 5 with two doubles, two home runs, five RBIs and three runs to lead King\u2019s College to a 10-5 win over Summit University. \u2026 Scranton Prep\u2019s Cat Donlon, Audsrey Campo, Peyton McNulty and Lauren Lanzendorfer picked up a pair of medals in the PIAA Class AA Swimming Championships. The quartet finished fifth in the 200 medley relay in 1:49.24, and sixth in the 200 free relay in 1:40.26. Meanwhile, Scranton Prep\u2019s Nico Lastauskas finished seventh in the boys 200 IM in 1:57.87.<\/p>\n
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