{"id":97284,"date":"2026-01-26T18:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T18:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/97284\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T18:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T18:04:09","slug":"hazleton-area-honesdale-secure-top-seeds-in-duals-tourneys-scranton-times-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/97284\/","title":{"rendered":"Hazleton Area, Honesdale secure top seeds in duals tourneys \u2013 Scranton Times-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Wallenpaupack\u2019s<\/p>\n

Wallenpaupack\u2019s Kyle Scartelli lifts West Scranton\u2019s Reggie Rollins off the mat during Wednesday\u2019s match at West Scranton High School. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

\"Hanover<\/p>\n

Hanover Area\u2019s Chase Smith lunges at Wilkes-Barre Area\u2019s James Mckeown during the WVC wrestling championships on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 . (JASON ARDAN \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

\"Delaware<\/p>\n

Delaware Valley\u2019s JJ Segal, left, wrestles Honesdale\u2019s Duke Martin during the Lackawanna League Championships on Saturday at Wallenpaupack. (JASON ARDAN \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

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Wallenpaupack\u2019s Kyle Scartelli lifts West Scranton\u2019s Reggie Rollins off the mat during Wednesday\u2019s match at West Scranton High School. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

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The brackets are set for the District 2 Class 3A and 2A wrestling duals tournaments, and Hazleton Area and Honesdale are the No. 1 seeds.<\/p>\n

The Cougars will serve as one of the host sites for Wednesday\u2019s quarterfinals and semifinals for the Class 3A tournament, while the Hornets host the rounds in 2A.<\/p>\n

Wallenpaupack and Hanover Area are the No. 2 seeds in 3A and 2A, respectively, and will serve as the other host sites for Wednesday\u2019s quarterfinals and semifinals, which are all scheduled for 5:30 and 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

The quarterfinal winners will face off later Wednesday night, with the semifinal victors advancing to Saturday\u2019s finals, which are scheduled for 12:30 p.m., at the site of the higher seed.<\/p>\n

The winner of each class advances to the state tournaments, which start Feb. 3.<\/p>\n

Class 3A<\/p>\n

Host Hazleton Area (9-1), who placed second in Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1, will face No. 8 North Pocono (6-9), while No. 4 Wilkes-Barre Area (10-3), the WVC Division 1 champion and the only team to defeat Hazleton Area this season, takes on No. 5 Pittston Area (15-5).<\/p>\n

At Wallenpaupack, the Buckhorns (14-4), who placed second in Lackawanna League Division I, face No. 7 Crestwood (8-13), while No. 3 Abington Heights (12-4), the Lackawanna League Division I champion who handed Wallenpaupack its only league loss, takes on No. 6 Delaware Valley (7-10).<\/p>\n

Class 2A<\/p>\n

Host Honesdale (16-3), the Lackawanna League Division II champion, faces No. 8 Montrose (8-11), while Lackawanna League Division III champion No. 4 Blue Ridge (14-7) wrestles No. 5 Valley View (10-9).<\/p>\n

At Hanover Area, the Wyoming Valley Conference Division II champion Hawkeyes (14-5) face No. 7 Berwick (6-9), while No. 3 Tunkhannock (8-3) takes on No. 6 Mid Valley (4-4).<\/p>\n

District 2 Class 2A quarterfinals<\/p>\n

Wednesday at Honesdale<\/p>\n

1-Honesdale (16-3) vs. 8-Montrose (8-11), 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

4-Blue Ridge (14-7) vs. 5-Valley View (10-9), 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Semifinals immediately follow quarterfinals at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Wednesday at Hanover Area<\/p>\n

2-Hanover Area (14-5) vs. 7-Berwick (6-9), 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

3-Tunkhannock (8-3) vs. 6-Mid Valley (4-4), 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Semifinals immediately follow quarterfinals at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

D2 Class 3A quarterfinals<\/p>\n

Wednesday at Hazleton Area<\/p>\n

1-Hazleton Area (9-1) vs. 8-North Pocono (6-9), 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

4-Wilkes-Barre Area (10-3) vs. 5-Pittston Area (15-5), 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Semifinals immediately follow quarterfinals at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Wednesday at Wallenpaupack<\/p>\n

2-Wallenpaupack (14-4) vs. 7-Crestwood (8-13), 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

3-Abington Heights (12-4) vs. 6-Delaware Valley (7-10), 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Semifinals immediately follow quarterfinals at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Class 2A, 3A finals Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at higher seed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wallenpaupack\u2019s Kyle Scartelli lifts West Scranton\u2019s Reggie Rollins off the mat during Wednesday\u2019s match at West Scranton High…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":97285,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[305,178,180,179,726],"class_list":["post-97284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-high-school-sports","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97284\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}