Today is the day these spring sports athletes in track and field have been waiting for since 2019.
It is championship day at North Pocono Trojans Stadium with medals and tickets to the PIAA Championships on the line. ON THE BLOG will try to keep you up to date with the results, which are courtesy of Wil-Time, the best we can.
Best of luck to all of the athletes.
DISTRICT 2
CLASS 3A
2021 District 2 Class 3A Champions
Dallas Mountaineers
GIRLS RESULTS
Team standings: Dallas 74.5; Pittston Area 57; Hazleton Area 51; Berwick 50; Crestwood 41; Wyoming Valley West 37; Scranton Prep 29.5; Delaware Valley 26; Honesdale 26; Wilkes-Barre Area 26; Wallenpaupack 26; Tunkhannock 25; Abington Heights 21; Scranton 16; North Pocono 13; Nanticoke 12; Hanover Area 10; Valley View 9; West Scranton 8.
3200 Relay: Crestwood (Emma Guydish, Regina Pirolli, Maggie Kozich, Molly DeMarzo) 9:59.93; Dallas 10:00.37; Abington Heights 10:14.44; Scranton 10:18.43;Hazleton Area 10:29.24; Valley View 10:35.76.
Javelin: Renny Murphy (Berwick) 145‑7; Abbey Hengst (Hazleton Area) 137‑0; Allie Melchiorre (Berwick) 134‑4; Lorelai Paxton (Tunkhannock) 116‑10; Alissa Konisiewski (Valley View) 114‑0; Abby Cullen (Nanticoke) 110‑6.
100 Hurdles: Giavanna Innamorati (Pittston Area) 15.60; Lexi Nevel (Berwick) 16.65; Kayla Kresge (Crestwood) 16.79; Isabella Colyer (Hazleton Area) 16.79; Anastasia Ioppolo (Wallenpaupack) 17.06; Shelby Pocono (Dallas) 17.2.
100: Jessica Cervenak (Tunkhannock) 12.34; Rachel Collins (Honesdale) 12.64; Lylah Mosley (West Scranton) 12.87; Jakiya Kroon (Pittston Area) 13.15; Noelle Alguire (Tunkhannock) 13.21; Emma Sheloski (Crestwood) 13.36.
Discus: Sophia Lukowski (Nanticoke) 118-7; Brandy Varner (Wyoming Valley West) 112-3; Allie Melchiorre (Berwick) 104-6; Jackie Nevel (Berwick) 102-4; Kiara Kane (Wyoming Valley West) 100-11; Ashley Bueso (Hazleton Area) 97-10.
Scranton Prep’s Rita Collins
1600: Rita Collins (Scranton Prep) 5:18.07; Emily Franklin (North Pocono) 5:27.24; Aracelia Denhalter (Delaware Valley) 5:38.11; Brenna Dahlgren (Honesdale) 5:39.00; Kaya Meler (Delaware Valley) 5:39.40; Jillian Wolk (Hazleton Area) 5:41.18.
Wallenpaupack’s Anastasia Ioppolo
Long: Anastasia Ioppolo (Wallenpaupack) 17-3; Aria Messner (Pittston Area) 16-10.5; Lauren Festa (Hazleton Area) 16-10.5; Brooke Acoveno (Delaware Valley) 16-8.5; Noelle Alquire (Tunkhannock) 16-4.5; Lauren Lopresto (Pittston Area) 15-11.
400 Relay: Pittston Area (Lauren LoPresto, Aria Messner, Giavanna Innamorati, Jakiya Kroon) 50.06; Wilkes-Barre Area 51.84; Dallas 51.87; Valley View 51.89; Abington Heights 52.03; Tunkhannock 52.06.
Delaware Valley’s Taliyah Booker
400: Taliyah Booker (Delaware Valley) 55.86 (meet record; old mark, 57.51, Mackenzie Turner, Wallenpaupack, 2019); Alondra Church (Dallas) 56.95; Rachel Collins (Honesdale) 59.79; Elizabeth Viglone (Dallas) 1:02.05; Abby Seely (Berwick) 1:02.80; Mary Grace Sabatini (Abington Heights) 1:03.15.
Pole: Isabella Colyer (Hazleton Area) 11-0 (fewer misses); Julia Lazo (Crestwood) 11-0; Stephanie Felmy (Wallenpaupack) 10-0; Isabella Allen (Abington Heights) 10-0; Jennifer Simrell (Scranton Prep) 9-6; Calli Ogurkis (Dallas) 9-6.
300 Hurdles: Giavanna Innamorati (Pittston Area) 47.19; Esabella Mendola (Wilkes-Barre Area) 47.67; Calli Ogurkis (Dallas) 47.72; Sophia Filali (Dallas) 48.67; Jyanna Mendola (Wilkes-Barre Area) 48.86; Anastasia Ioppolo (Wallenpaupack) 49.23.
High: Fatikha Tiktova (Wyoming Valley West) 5-5; Isabella Popson (Hanover Area) 5-3; Taylor Woodeshick (Berwick) 5-3; Avery McNulty (Scranton Prep) 5-1; Anna Scoblick (Abington Heights) 5-1; Aria Messner (Pittston Area) 4-11.
Shot: Ashley Bueso (Hazleton Area) 36-10.25; CC Isenberg (Berwick) 36-4; Brandy Varner (Wyoming Valley West) 35-1.5; Felicity Martin (Scranton) 34-9.75; Emmanuella Kier (Wallenpaupack) 32-4.75; Sophia Lukowski (Nanticoke) 32-4.25.
800: Jillian Bonczewski (Wyoming Valley West) 2:23.33; Rita Collins (Scranton Prep) 2:26.14; Trinity Basara (Dallas) 2:27.77; Maddie Fleschut (Dallas) 2:28.88; Mikayla Zabrowski (Pittston Area) 2:30.16; Megan Desmet (Wallenpaupack) 2:30.58.
200: Alondra Church (Dallas) 25.25; Rachel Collins (Honesdale) 25.53; Jessica Cervenak (Tunkhannock) 25.61; Taliyah Booker (Delaware Valley) 25.66; Lylah Mosley (West Scranton) 26.77; Jakiya Kroon (Pittston Area) 27.11.
3200: Molly DeMarzo (Crestwood) 11:30.28; Bella Noreika (Scranton) 11:42.46; Avery Tompkins (Scranton Prep) 11:48.51; Emily Franklin (North Pocono) 12:04.48; Maggie Kozuch (Crestwood) 12:12.06; Ellie Kozich (Crestwood) 12:20.18.
Triple: Aria Mesner (Pittston Area) 35-3; Lauren Festa (Hazleton Area) 34-8.5; Brianna Dempsey (Dallas) 34-5; Anastasia Ioppolo (Wallenpaupack) 33-11.75; Isabella Popson (Hanover Area) 33-6.75; Fatikha Tikova (Wyoming Valley West) 33-5.5.
1600 Relay: Dallas (Shelby Pocono, Calli Ogurkis, Elizabeth Viglone, Alondra Church) 4:07.51; Wilkes-Barre Area 4:14.73; Abington Heights 4:16.48; Crestwood 4:17.26; Valley View 4:18.51; North Pocono 4:21.58.
State qualifiers: All champions; Hengst (Hazleton Area), javelin; Allie Melchiorre (Berwick), javelin; Church (Dallas), 400; Cervenak (Tunkhannock), 200, Collins (Honesdale), 200.
DISTRICT 2
CLASS 3A
2021 District 2 Class 3A Champion
North Pocono Trojans
BOYS RESULTS
Team standings: North Pocono 100; Wyoming Valley West 82; Valley View 57; Wilkes-Barre Area 51; Hazleton Area 41; Dallas 39; Abington Heights 34; Wallenpaupack 30; Scranton 24; Tunkhannock 21; Crestwood 20.50; Pittston Area 18; Berwick 11; Delaware Valley 10.50; West Scranton 10.
North Pocono 3,200 Relay
3200 Relay: North Pocono (Owen Foytack, Aidan Horne, Kenny Noll, Colin Kravitz) 8:13.39; Abington Heights 8:20.32; Delaware Valley 8:32.94; Hazleton Area 8:36.68; Crestwood 8:36.69; Valley View 8:38.32.
Discus: Cole Gorham (Wyoming Valley West) 173‑2; Chris Kryeski (North Pocono) 169‑4; Russel Blue (Hazleton Area) 139‑5; Donte Randle (Valley View) 137‑10; Tim Rinker (North Pocono) 137‑9; Ethan Shudak (Crestwood) 135‑1.
Pole: Trenton Zavada (Wilkes-Barre Area) 12‑3; Isaac Mertz (Crestwood) 11‑6; James Reese (Abington Heights) 10‑6; Marcus Stull (North Pocono) 10‑0; Hunter Nye (Hazleton Area) 10‑0.
Long: Jack Gorham (Wyoming Valley West) 21‑8.25; Antonio Hairston (Scranton) 20‑4.5; Amr Jones (Wallenpaupack) 20‑3.75; Andrew Novrocki (Wyoming Valley West) 20‑2.25; David Behm (Pittston Area) 19‑11.5; Caedan Messner (Pittston Area) 19‑9.5.
High: Le’Jean Berry (Wilkes-Barre Area) 6‑5; David Behm (Pittston Area) 6‑3; Zackery Abdelqader (Wyoming Valley West) 5‑11; Adam Wood (Crestwood) 5‑11; Antonio Hairston (Scranton) 5‑9; Joey Gzemski (Crestwood) 5‑9.
Javelin: Matthew Prebola (Tunkhannock) 222‑2 (meet record; old mark, 200-11, Justin Ryncavage, Coughlin); Zach Calkins (Dallas) 161‑0; Jack Chilson (Tunkhannock) 160‑0; Ben Kenzakoski (Wilkes-Barre Area) 159‑6; Ryan Harder (Tunkhannock) 158‑7; Kevin Lockett (Pittston Area) 158‑6.
110 Hurdles: Jean Porte (Hazleton Area) 15.53; Sam Jones (Scranton) 15.76; John Sidari (Hazleton Area) 15.88; Rubens Glaude (Wilkes-Barre) 15.96; Peyton Williams (Berwick) 16.11; Peter Federici (Dallas)16.32.
North Pocono’s Colin Kravitz
100: Colin Kravitz (North Pocono) 11.27; Mason Mendygral (Wyoming Valley West) 11.44; Justin Gockley (West Scranton) 11.54; James Liparulo (Valley View) 11.56; Isaac Tripp (Berwick) 11.57; Mathew Cusatis (Hazleton Area) 11.58.
1600: Michael McCann (Dallas) 4:21.32; Caleb Kenyon (North Pocono) 4:21.52; Jack Baronski (Valley View) 4:26.58; Aidan Horne (North Pocono) 4:33.41; Nathan Myers (Tunkhannock) 4:38.40; Aidan LaTourette (Honesdale) 4:40.22.
400 Relay: Wyoming Valley West (Donte Rhodes, Jeremiah Williams, Jack Gorham, Mason Mendygral) 43.69; Wilkes-Barre Area 44.08; Valley View 44.28; Pittston Area 44.92; Wallenpaupack 45.59; Berwick 45.70.
400: Colin Kravitz (North Pocono) 49.82; Andrew Novrocki (Wyoming Valley West) 50.83; James Carrubba (Wallenpaupack) 50.97; Hunter Vargo (Wallenpaupack) 51.69; Chris Clauss (Abington Heights) 51.73; Nick Ruggeri (Crestwood) 52.93.
Shot: Cole Gorham (Wyoming Valley West) 55-7; Chris Kryeski (North Pocono) 44-0; Tim Rinker (North Pocono) 43-9; Dan Vislosky (Valley View) 42-11; Jhoan Robles (Hazleton Area) 42-9; Alex Romanoski (Crestwood) 42-2.25.
300 Hurdles: Peter Federici (Dallas) 41.01; Tyere Dobson (Wilkes-Barre Area) 41.43; Justin Kolsovsky (Valley View) 41.89; Antonio Hairston (Scranton) 41.92; Sam Jones (Scranton) 42.17; Allan Williams (Pittston Area) 42.90.
Abington Heights’ Tyler Petty
800: Tyler Petty (Abington Heights) 1:58.65; Michael McCann (Dallas) 1:59.62; Andrew Tucker (Honesdale) 2:00.22; Owen Foytack (North Pocono) 2:00.84; Thomas Principe (Wallenpaupack) 2:02.46; Nathan Myers (Tunkhannock) 2:05.14.
200: Colin Kravitz (North Pocono) 22.58; Connor Hilling (Valley View) 22.90; Isaac Tripp (Berwick) 23.29; Justin Gockley (West Scranton) 23.72; Nolan Dunnum (Crestwood) 23.91.
Triple: Mathew Cusaitis (Hazleton Area) 45-1; Jack Gorham (Wyoming Valley West) 42-3; Andrew Heid (Valley View) 42-0; Jacob Nielsen (Valley View) 41-11.5; Nyquan Hollman (Wilkes-Barre Area) 41-4.25; David Behm (Pittston Area) 41.1.
North Pocono’s Caleb Kenyon
3200: Caleb Kenyon (North Pocono) 9:53.12; Tavian McKenna (Wyoming Valley West) 9:59.78; Jack Baronski (Valley View) 10:00.65; Adam Kanterman (Delaware Valley) 10:04.60; Michael McCann (Dallas) 10:05.10; John Syms (Wilkes-Barre Area) 10:05.24.
Wallenpaupack’s 1,600 relay team
1600 Relay: Wallenpaupack (Mason Clark, Hunter Vargo, Thomas Principe, James Carrubba); Abington Heights 3:31.88; North Pocono 3:33.16; Wilkes-Barre Area 3:33.88; Valley View 3:39.18; Crestwood 3:39.32.
State qualifiers: All champions; Kryesk , North Pocono (discus); Mendygral, Wyoming Valley West, (100).
Scratches: Kravitz (North Pocono), 100.
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