The 2018-2019 scholastic sports season started with a lot of excitement.
Lackawanna Football Conference teams swept the District 2 championships and Lackawanna Trail made a run to the PIAA Class 1A final in Hershey.
Here is the schedule of recaps for this school year ON THE BLOG:
TODAY: Fall Season In Review
SATURDAY: Winter Season in Review
SUNDAY: Spring Season in Review
MONDAY: Evaluating the year
We begin with a look at how successful programs were in the fall:
LIAA REGULAR-SEASON RECORDS
Lackawanna Trail quarterback Nate Rolka led team to PIAA Class 1A championship game.
LIAA CHAMPIONS
| GOLF | ||
| Division I |  |
Abington Heights Comets |
| Division II |  |
Scranton Prep Cavaliers |
| GIRLS TENNIS | ||
|
Abington Heights Lady Comets | |
| GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY | ||
|
Abington Heights Lady Comets | |
| BOYS CROSS COUNTRY | ||
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Wallenpaupack Buckhorns | |
| GIRLS VOLLEYBALL | ||
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Dunmore Lady Bucks | |
| GIRLS SOCCER | ||
| Division I | |
Scranton Prep Classics |
| Division II |  |
Montrose Lady Meteors |
| Division III | 
|
Forest City Lady Foresters
Elk Lake Lady Warriors |
| BOYS SOCCER | ||
| Division I | |
Scranton Prep Cavaliers |
| Division II |  |
Lakeland Chiefs |
| Division III |  |
Mid Valley Spartans |
| FOOTBALL | ||
| Division I | |
Wallenpaupack Buckhorns |
| Division II |  |
Valley View Cougars |
| Division III | |
Lakeland Chiefs |
| Division IV |  |
Old Forge Blue Devils |
Dunmore’s Antoinette Cantarella serves the ball to Abington Heights.
Jason Farmer / Staff Photographer
GOLF
Wallenpaupack’s Alex Pillar.
DISTRICT 2 CHAMPIONS
| BOYS CLASS 3A | |||
| TEAM |  |
CRESTWOOD COMETS | COACH: MARK JAROLEN |
| INDIVIDUAL |  |
ALEX PILLAR | WALLENPAUPACK |
| BOYS CLASS 2A | |||
| TEAM |  |
SCRANTON PREP CAVALIERS | COACH: ED CIMOCH |
| INDIVIDUAL |  |
BOBBY LUGIANO | LAKE-LEHMAN |
Crestwood’s Evie Williams.
DISTRICT 2 CHAMPIONS
| GIRLS CLASS 3A | |||
| TEAM |  |
NORTH POCONO
LADY TROJANS |
COACH:
JOSEPH BORETSKI |
| INDIVIDUAL |  |
EVIE
WILLIAMS |
CRESTWOOD |
| GIRLS CLASS 2A | |||
| TEAM |  |
ELK LAKE
LADY WARRIORS |
COACH:
JOE DeSTEFANO |
| INDIVIDUAL |  |
JESSICA
McCLELLAN |
MMI PREP |
GIRLS TENNIS
Abington Heights’ Bella Peters.
DISTRICT 2 CHAMPIONS
| CLASS 3A | |||
| TEAM | |
ABINGTON HEIGHTS
LADY COMETS |
COACH:
KELLY ARP |
| SINGLES |  |
BELLA
PETERS |
ABINGTON
HEIGHTS |
| DOUBLES |  |
LILY NOWAK
ALYSSA MAZUREK |
HAZLETON
AREA |
| CLASS 2A | |||
| TEAM | |
SCRANTON PREP
CLASSICS |
COACH:
KATHLEEN McKENNA |
| INDIVIDUAL |  |
KARISSA
GHIGIARELLI |
RIVERSIDE |
| DOUBLES |  |
CAMRYN CASSETORI
TEA AMARISE |
HOLY
REDEEMER |
Riverside’s Karissa Ghigiarelli.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
2018 Blue Ridge Lady Raiders.
DISTRICT 2 CHAMPIONS
| CLASS 3A | |||
| TEAM |  |
DELAWARE VALLEY
LADY WARRIORS |
COACH:
BRIDGET CRAWFORD |
| CLASS 2A | |||
| TEAM |  |
NANTICOKE
LADY TROJANS |
COACH:
DEBBIE GAVIN |
| TEAM |  |
HOLY REDEEMER
ROYALS |
COACH:
JOHN KABLICK |
| CLASS 1A | |||
| TEAM |  |
BLUE RIDGE
LADY RAIDERS |
COACH:
LORI ZICK |
HIGHLIGHTS
HS VOLLEYBALL: Blue Ridge 3, MMI Prep 1 – Highlights
Posted by Joby Fawcett, The Times-Tribune on Friday, November 2, 2018
FIELD HOCKEY
2018 Delaware Valley Lady Warriors Field Hockey
DISTRICT 2 CHAMPIONS
| CLASS 3A | |||
|
DELAWARE VALLEY
LADY WARRIORS |
COACH:
LINDSAY GONZALEZ |
|
| CLASS 2A | |||
 |
WYOMING VALLEY WEST
LADY SPARTANS |
COACH:
LINDA FITHIAN |
|
| CLASS 1A | |||
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WYOMING SEMINARY
BLUE KNIGHTS |
COACH:
KAREN KLASSNER |
CROSS COUNTRY
Abington Heights’ Abigail Marion.
| CLASS 3A | |||
| TEAM |  |
ABINGTON HEIGHTS
LADY COMETS |
COACH:
MICHAEL LUDKA |
| INDIVIDUAL |  |
ABIGAIL
MARION |
ABINGTON
HEIGHTS |
| CLASS 2A | |||
| TEAM |  |
VALLEY VIEW
COUGARS |
COACH:
LISA PAONE |
| INDIVIDUAL |  |
MOLLY
DEMARZO |
CRESTWOOD |
| CLASS 1A | |||
| TEAM |  |
HOLY CROSS
LADY CRUSADERS |
COACH:
ALEX HIGLEY |
| INDIVIDUAL |  |
KRISTA
JONES |
ELK
LAKE |
Elk Lake’s Krista Jones.
Wallenpaupack’s Tyler Wirth.
DISTRICT 2 CHAMPIONS
CLASS 3A |
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| TEAM |  |
WALLENPAUPACK
BUCKHORNS |
COACH:
STEVE BROWN |
| INDIVIDUAL |  |
TYLER
WIRTH |
WALLENPAUPACK |
| CLASS 2A | |||
| TEAM | |
HOLY REDEEMER
ROYALS |
COACH:
NICK CAPACI |
| INDIVIDUAL |  |
MITCHELL
ROME |
DALLAS |
| CLASS 1A | |||
| TEAM |  |
MONTROSE
METEORS |
COACH:
DEAN BREWER |
| INDIVIDUAL |  |
ANDREW
HEALEY |
HOLY
CROSS |
Holy Cross’ Andrew Healey.
Christopher Dolan / Staff Photographer
SOCCER
North Pocono’s Christian Quirico (7) and Scranton’s Shamir Pradhan battle for control.
Jason Farmer / Staff Photographer
DISTRICT 2 GIRLS CHAMPIONS
| CLASS 4A | |||
| TEAM | |
DELAWARE VALLEY
LADY WARRIORS |
COACH:
JEFF RAINEAR |
| CLASS 3A | |||
| TEAM |  |
DALLAS
MOUNTAINEERS |
COACH:
NIKKI PEKARSKI |
| CLASS 2A | |||
| TEAM |  |
WYOMING AREA
LADY WARRIORS |
COACH:
NIKKI SITKOWSKI |
| CLASS 1A | |||
| TEAM | |
MONTROSE
LADY METEORS |
COACH:
JENTON ESWORTHY |
Montrose’s Maddy Gilhool.
Gregory the Great Academy’s John Bateman.
Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
DISTRICT 2 CHAMPIONS
| CLASS 4A | |||
| TEAM |  |
SCRANTON
KNIGHTS |
COACH:
SHAMUS MCCORMICK |
| CLASS 3A | |||
| TEAM |  |
CRESTWOOD
COMETS |
COACH:
DAVE McFARLAND |
| CLASS 2A | |||
| TEAM | |
WYOMING SEMINARY
BLUE KNIGHTS |
COACH:
AARON LITTZI |
| CLASS 1A | |||
| TEAM |  |
GREGORY
THE GREAT |
COACH:
GARRET VAN BEEK |
FOOTBALL
Valley View quarterback Janaasah Boone.
| CLASS 6A | |||
| TEAM | |
DELAWARE VALLEY
WARRIORS |
COACH:
KEITH OLSOMMER |
| CLASS 5A | |||
| TEAM | |
WALLENPAUPACK
BUCKHORNS |
COACH:
MARK WATSON |
| CLASS 4A | |||
| TEAM |  |
VALLEY VIEW
COUGARS |
COACH:
GEORGE HOWANITZ |
| CLASS 3A | |||
| TEAM | |
SCRANTON PREP
CAVALIERS |
COACH:
TERRY GALLAGHER |
| CLASS 2A | |||
| TEAM |  |
DUNMORE
BUCKS |
COACH:
JACK HENZES |
| CLASS 1A | |||
| TEAM |  |
LACKAWANNA TRAIL
LIONS |
COACH:
STEVE JERVIS |
HIGHLIGHTS
HS FOOTBALL: Good luck, Lions
Posted by Joby Fawcett, The Times-Tribune on Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Delaware Valley’s Josh Balcarcel.
Wallenpaupack’s Josh Moore.
Scranton Prep’s Leo O’Boyle.
Jason Farmer / Staff Photographer
Dunmore’s Steve Borgia.
Lackawanna Trail’s Ray Melnikoff.
2018 Lackawanna Trail Lions.
Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
Joby Fawcett has covered high school sports — including football, girls and boys volleyball, girls and boys tennis, girls and boys swimming, boys basketball, girls and boys track and field, and girls and boys lacrosse — for 22 years. The High School Sports Blog offers deeper insights plus statistical and historical information for fans and features photos, videos and graphics along with Top 5 polls for tennis and volleyball. Contact: jbfawcett@timesshamrock.com; 570-348-9100 x5367; @sportsTT
