{"id":149750,"date":"2026-03-27T04:33:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T04:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/149750\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T04:33:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T04:33:16","slug":"2025-26-times-tribune-boys-swimming-all-region-team-scranton-times-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/149750\/","title":{"rendered":"2025-26 TIMES-TRIBUNE BOYS SWIMMING ALL-REGION TEAM \u2013 Scranton Times-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Scranton Prep's Lukas Iannone\" width=\"1667\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/STT-L-allregionswim-02.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1264129\" \/>Scranton Prep\u2019s Lukas Iannone<br \/>\nSWIMMER OF THE YEAR<br \/>\nLUKAS IANNONE<\/p>\n<p>Scranton Prep, Senior<\/p>\n<p>Noteworthy: Won a silver medal in the 200-yard Individual Medley (1:53.07) and a fourth-place medal in the 100 backstroke (50.70) at the PIAA Class 2A Championships. \u2026 Won a gold medal in the 200 IM (1:54.81) and a gold medal in the 100 back (51.36) at the District 2 Class 2A Championships. \u2026 Won a gold medal in the 200 IM (1:57.42) and a gold medal in the 100 back (52.60) at the Les Richards Championships. \u2026 Going to The College of the Holy Cross to continue his academic and athletic careers. \u2026 Fourth All-Region selection.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Jason Casper, Abington Heights\" width=\"3137\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/STT-L-boysswimallregion-01.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1590743\" \/>Jason Casper, Abington Heights<br \/>\nJASON CASPER<\/p>\n<p>Abington Heights, Senior<\/p>\n<p>Noteworthy: Finished 18th in the 100-yard butterfly (51.29) and 25th in the 500 freestyle (4:46.63) at the PIAA Class 3A Championships. \u2026 Won a gold medal in the 100 fly (51.16) and a gold medal in the 500 free (4:45.67) at the District 2 Class 3A Championships. \u2026 Won a gold medal in the 200 free (1:45.19) and a gold medal in the 100 fly (51.81) at the Les Richards Championships. \u2026 Led Abington Heights to the Lackawanna League and District 2 Class 3A Championships. \u2026 Fourth All-Region selection.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Derek Williams, Abington Heights\" width=\"2473\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/STT-L-boysswimallregion-12.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1590744\" \/>Derek Williams, Abington Heights<br \/>\nDEREK WILLIAMS<\/p>\n<p>Abington Heights, Senior<\/p>\n<p>Noteworthy: Finished 11th in the 50-yard freestyle (21.22) and 31st in the 100 free (48.87) at the PIAA Class 3A Championships. \u2026 Won a gold medal in the 50 free (21.04) and a gold medal in the 100 free (47.87) at the District 2 Class 3A Championships. \u2026 Won a silver medal in the 50 free (21.52) and a silver medal in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.71) at the Les Richards Championships. \u2026 Led Abington Heights to the Lackawanna League and District 2 Class 3A Championships. \u2026 Fourth All-Region selection.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Roy Ayala, West Scranton\" width=\"1043\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/STT-L-boysswimallregion-05.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1590745\" \/>Roy Ayala, West Scranton<br \/>\nROY AYALA<\/p>\n<p>West Scranton, Senior<\/p>\n<p>Noteworthy: Finished 11th in the 100-yard breaststroke (56.97) and 29th in the 200 Individual Medley (1:58.22) at the PIAA Class 3A Championships. \u2026 Was the District 2 gold-medal winner in the 100 breaststroke (58.20) and the 200 IM (1:57.00) at the District 2-4 Class 3A Subregional Championships. \u2026 Won a gold medal in the 100 breaststroke (58.76) and a silver in the 200 IM (1:58.24) at the Les Richards Championships. \u2026 Fourth All-Region selection.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Micah White, Abington Heights\" width=\"2840\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/STT-L-boysswimallregion-07.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1590746\" \/>Micah White, Abington Heights<br \/>\nMICAH WHITE<\/p>\n<p>Abington Heights, Junior<\/p>\n<p>Noteworthy: Finished 16th in diving (393.95) at the PIAA Class 3A Championships. \u2026 Won a gold medal in diving (543.15) at the District 2 Class 3A Championships. \u2026 Won a silver medal in diving (478.20) at the Les Richards Championships. \u2026 Helped Abington Heights to the Lackawanna League and District 2 Class 3A Championships. \u2026 Second All-Region selection.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Geoff Stanton, Abington Heights\" width=\"2858\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/STT-L-boysswimallregion-11.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1590747\" \/>Geoff Stanton, Abington Heights<br \/>\nGEOFF STANTON<\/p>\n<p>Abington Heights, Senior<\/p>\n<p>Noteworthy: Finished 31st in the 100-yard backstroke (55.74) at the PIAA Class 3A Championships. \u2026 Won a gold medal in the 100 back (54.74) and a silver medal in the 200 Individual Medley (2:01.49) at the District 2 Class 3A Championships. \u2026 Won a bronze medal in the 100 back (55.95) and the 200 IM (2:04.93) at the Les Richards Championships. \u2026 Helped Abington Heights to the Lackawanna League and District 2 Class 3A Championships. \u2026 Second All-Region selection.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Ben Kessler, Scranton Prep\" width=\"1200\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/STT-L-boysswimallregion-06.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1590748\" \/>Ben Kessler, Scranton Prep<br \/>\nBEN KESSLER<\/p>\n<p>Scranton Prep, Junior<\/p>\n<p>Noteworthy: Finished 14th in the 100-yard backstroke (53.72) and 19th in the 200 freestyle (1:48.62) at the PIAA Class 2A Championships. \u2026 Won a gold medal in the 200 free (1:46.74) and a silver medal in the 100 back (54.25) at the District 2 Class 2A Championships. \u2026 Won a silver medal in the 100 back (55.64) and a bronze medal in the 200 free (1:50.70) at the Les Richards Championships. \u2026 Third All-Region selection.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Leo Cholish, Holy Cross\" width=\"319\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/STT-L-boysswimallregion-08.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1590749\" \/>Leo Cholish, Holy Cross<br \/>\nLEO CHOLISH<\/p>\n<p>Holy Cross, Sophomore<\/p>\n<p>Noteworthy: Finished 18th in the 100-yard butterfly (53.80) and 30th in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.00) at the PIAA Class 2A Championships. \u2026 Won a gold medal in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.27) and a gold medal in the 100 fly (54.28) at the District 2 Class 2A Championships. \u2026 Won a silver medal in the 200 free (1:50.60) and a silver medal in the 500 free (5:04.36) at the Les Richards Championships. \u2026 Second All-Region selection.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Ryan O'Connell, Delaware Valley\" width=\"1365\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/STT-L-boysswimallregion-04.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1590750\" \/>Ryan O\u2019Connell, Delaware Valley<br \/>\nRYAN O\u2019CONNELL<\/p>\n<p>Delaware Valley, Junior<\/p>\n<p>Noteworthy: Won a silver medal in the 100-yard freestyle (48.47) and a fourth-place medal in the 200 Individual Medley (2:03.86) at the District 2-4 Class 3A Subregional Championships. \u2026 Won a fourth-place medal in the 100 free (50.16) and a fourth-place medal in the 200 IM (2:07.62) at the Les Richards Championships. \u2026 Third All-Region selection.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Ryan Horutz, Abington Heights\" width=\"3350\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/STT-L-boysswimallregion-03.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1590751\" \/>Ryan Horutz, Abington Heights<br \/>\nRYAN HORUTZ<\/p>\n<p>Abington Heights, Junior<\/p>\n<p>Noteworthy: Finished 20th in diving (184.90) at the PIAA Class 3A Championships. \u2026 Won a silver medal in diving (504.35) at the District 2 Class 3A Championships. \u2026 Won a gold medal in diving (479.25) at the Les Richards Championships. \u2026 Helped Abington Heights to the Lackawanna League and District 2 Class 3A Championships.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Simon Madore, Holy Cross\" width=\"461\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/STT-L-boysswimallregion-09.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1590752\" \/>Simon Madore, Holy Cross<br \/>\nSIMON MADORE<\/p>\n<p>Holy Cross, Senior<\/p>\n<p>Noteworthy: Finished 19th in the 50-yard freestyle (22.19) at the PIAA Class 2A Championships. \u2026 Won a bronze medal in the 50 free (22.15) and a fourth-place medal in the 100 free (50.57) at the District 2 Class 2A Championships. \u2026 Won a bronze medal in the 100 free (50.11) and a fourth-place medal in the 50 free (22.22) at the Les Richards Championships. \u2026 Second All-Region selection.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Isaiah Jones, Elk Lake\" width=\"827\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/STT-L-boysswimallregion-10.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1590753\" \/>Isaiah Jones, Elk Lake<br \/>\nISAIAH JONES<\/p>\n<p>Elk Lake, Senior\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Noteworthy: Won a fourth-place medal in the 500-yard freestyle (5:19.85) and a sixth-place medal in the 100 free (50.78) at the District 2 Class 2A Championships. \u2026 Finished fifth in the 500 free (5:24.49) and sixth in the 200 free (1:59.04) at the Ernie Shartle Invitational.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Charlie Voytek, Abington Heights\" width=\"2716\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/STT-L-boysswimallregion-02.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1590754\" \/>Charlie Voytek, Abington Heights<br \/>\nCHARLIE VOYTEK<\/p>\n<p>Abington Heights, Sophomore<\/p>\n<p>Noteworthy: Won a fifth-place medal in the 200-yard freestyle (1:52.93) and a sixth-place medal in the 500 free (5:12.72) at the District 2-4 Class 3A Subregional Championships. \u2026 Won a fifth-place medal in the 100 free (50.98) and a fifth-place medal in the 200 free (1:53.25) at the Les Richards Championships. \u2026 Helped Abington Heights to the Lackawanna League and District 2 Class 3A Championships.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Scranton Prep\u2019s Lukas Iannone SWIMMER OF THE YEAR LUKAS IANNONE Scranton Prep, Senior Noteworthy: Won a silver 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