It is Wednesday and we have an abbreviated post for you all ON THE BLOG because there is a full Lackawanna League schedule today as the regular season is winding down.

Fortunately, there have not been too many weather related delays to the schedule and as of press this morning all but two scheduled matches have been played.

Scranton Prep remains in the driver’s seat for the league title after its win over defending champion Abington Heights.

So much of the focus shifts to the District 2 team playoffs in Class 2A and Class 3A. According to piaad2.org there are some important information regarding this year’s tournaments.

 

TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

DATES: Wednesday, October 2nd; Thursday, October 3rd; Friday, October 4; Tuesday, October 8th.
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SCHEDULE:

• First Round on October 2nd (if necessary)
• Quarterfinals on October 3rd & 4th
• Semifinals and Finals held on October 8th

Class 2A Semifinals begin at 11:00 AM

Class 3A Semifinals at 12:30 PM

WHERE: Semifinals & Finals will be at Kirby Park; First Round (if necessary) & Quarterfinals will be at Higher Seed.

QUALIFYING RULES: 

In accordance with the District 2 move to the Power Rating System for team playoff championships, the TOP 8 power ranked teams in each classification will participate in the team tournament regardless of league affiliation. Champions will not receive
special seeding privileges and will be ranked ONLY based on their power rating. In addition, any other team in a classification that finishes with EITHER a .500 league winning percentage or a .500 overall winning percentage and finishes outside of the
TOP 8 in power rating will also qualify for the tournament – so there is a potential for more than 8 teams to qualify in a bracket.

 

POWER RATING STANDINGS

 

 

 

NOTE: In Class 2A, With a few matches remaining in the season, Honesdale is in strong contention to qualify because of its .500 record. It would be the ninth team in the field. Berwick, Riverside and Wyoming Area are all fighting to stay alive for spots.

 

 

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SUPER SHOWDOWN

 

 

The long anticipated head-to-head match between the two best singles players in the Lackawanna League is scheduled for this afternoon at Abington Heights Middle School at 4 p.m.

Last season, Riverside sophomore Karissa Ghigiarelli and Abington Heights sophomore Bella Peters stormed through the league schedule undefeated, but they did not play against one another. They also went on to dominate and win the District 2 singles titles in Class 2A (Ghigiarelli) and Class 3A (Peters).

Both were chosen to The Times-Tribune All-Region team and both will bring undefeated records into this year’s match.

 

KARISSA GHIGIARELLI	BELLA PETERS
RIVERSIDE	ABINGTON HEIGHTS
CAREER RECORD	CAREER RECORD
27-1	32-1

 

 

 

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2019 LACKAWANNA LEAGUE SEASON

 

 

As we mentioned earlier, the league championship seems to be headed to Scranton Prep. However, there remains several key matches in these final week and a half of the schedule.

Today

• Holy Cross at West Scranton
• Wallenpaupack at Honesdale

 

Monday

• Scranton Prep at West Scranton
• North Pocono at Honesdale
• Valley View at Riverside

 

All should impact the District 2 team championship playoff chase.

 

 

STANDINGS

(As of Sept. 18 posted on piaad2.org)

 

 

 

 

2019 SINGLES RECORDS

 

 

 

 

 

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TIMES-TRIBUNE TOP 5 SINGLES

 

 

No.		PLAYER	SCHOOL	RECORD
1		Karissa Ghigiarelli	Riverside	9—0
2		Bella Peters	Abington Heights	10—0
3		Megan McDonald	Scranton Prep	10—0
4		Carly Habeeb	Scranton Prep	9—0
5		Clare Della Valle	Abington Heights	9—1

 

 

OTHERS TO WATCH: Camilla Rinaldi (Scranton Prep); Lauren Koczwara (Abington Heights); Rina Hanumali (Abington Heights); CJ Grasso (West Scranton); Faith Kendricks (Valley View); Caroline Cadden (Holy Cross).

 

 

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TIMES-TRIBUNE TOP 5 TEAMS

 

 

No.		SCHOOL	RECORD
1		Scranton Prep Classics	10—0
2		Abington Heights Lady Comets	9—1
3		Holy Cross Lady Crusaders	8—2
4		Valley View Cougars	8—2
5		West Scranton Lady Invaders	9—1

 

 

 

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2019 LACKAWANNA LEAGUE SCHEDULE

 

 

 

TODAY

Holy Cross at 5-West Scranton
Wallenpaupack at Honesdale
Dunmore at North Pocono
Western Wayne at Montrose
Riverside at 2-Abington Heights
Scranton at 3-Valley View
Delaware Valley at Mid Valley

 

THURSDAY

Honesdale at 1-Scranton Prep
Western Wayne at Scranton

 

MONDAY

Mid Valley at Scranton
3-Valley View at Riverside
Montrose at 2-Abington Heights
Dunmore at Western Wayne
North Pocono at Honesdale
Wallenpaupack at Holy Cross
1-Scranton Prep at 5-West Scranton

 

 

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