It was another big week for athletes and teams in the Lackawanna Track Conference.

Records continue to get beat as the season moves forward and the athletes who missed an entire season last spring are getting into track and field shape.

The top teams also continued to win.

In boys action, Montrose won a big showdown with Lackawanna Trail last week, while Mid Valley and Lakeland set up their big meet this week with wins.

On the girls side, a big meet between Scranton Prep and Abington Heights is rescheduled for May 11.

The big news this week came when Pittston Area officials offered to host the 65th Jordan Relays and the Lackawanna Interscholastic Athletic Association accepted saving one of the most prestigious postseason events in the sport this spring.

 

 

 

HS TRACK: Pittston Area steps in to host 65th Jordan Relays

The 65th Jordan Relays are back on as scheduled.

Pittston Area High School will host the event after no schools in the Lackawanna Track Conference would because of COVID-19 concerns, which forced the Lackawanna Interscholastic Athletic Association to cancel.

The LIAA, which sponsors the long-standing invitational, accepted the offer Thursday and the meet is set for May 6 at Charley Trippi Stadium. The start time of the event has not been set because the track at Pittston Area is a six-lane facility and the move there from Scranton Memorial Stadium’s eight-lane track could create more heats for the six races in both the girls and boys divisions.

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RECORD BREAKERS

 

 

Delaware Valley’s Brooke Acoveno

 

Brooke ACOVENO | DELAWARE VALLEY

No track athlete had a better individual week than Delaware Valley’s Brooke Acoveno. She set school records in the long jump (18-1.5), the triple jump (36-2.25) and the high jump (5-6) in a meet against Wallenpaupack.

Acoveno, who is headed to Lehigh University, broke the record of 16-5.5 set by Kristin Kejmas in 2006, beat her own marks of 35-7 in the triple jump and 5-4.25 in the high jump. She also joins her brother, Cole, who is the Delaware Valley record holder in the boys high jump at 6-6.

 

 

TOP LTC LONG JUMP SCHOOL RECORDS 

LONG JUMP
Anastasia Ioppolo	Wallenpaupack	18-8.25	2021
Julia Koloski	Montrose	18-4.25	2009
Brooke Acoveno	Delaware Valley	18-1.5	2021

 

 

TOP LTC HIGH JUMP SCHOOL RECORDS 

HIGH JUMP
Erin Davis	Western Wayne	5—11 (State Champion)	2017
Lisa Ball	Lakeland	5–8	1982
Bonnie Moore	Carbondale Area	5—8 (State Champion)	1983
Carrie Troup	Susquehanna	5—7.5	1991
Calista Marzolino	Abington Heights	5–7	2018
Sarah Kimsey	Montrose	5–6	2010
Brooke Acoveno	Delaware Valley	5—6	2021

 

 

 

Anastasia IOPPOLO | WALLENPAUPACK

In that same meet, Wallenpaupack’s Anastasia Ioppolo, who beat Acoveno head-to-head in the long and triple jumps, set a school record in the triple jump with a distance of 36-10 against Delaware Valley.

 

 

 

 

 

Catherine MANCINO | WALLENPAUPACK

Catherine Mancino, Ioppolo’s teammate, set a school record in the javelin with a distance of 119 feet, 5 inches at the 94th Jack Roddick Invitational at Shippensburg University. She broke the mark of 113-10 set in 2002 by Claire Wildermuth.

 

 

 

 

 

Nate OLIPHANT | RIVERSIDE

Riverside’s Nate Oliphant set a school record with a time of 15.94 in the 110-meter hurdles on Monday against Holy Cross. He beat the record of 16.04 set by Rich Burns in 1985.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maddie PERFILIO | RIVERSIDE

Riverside’s Maddie Perfilio set a school record with a distance of 16 feet, 7.75 inches in the long jump against Holy Cross. She beat a record of 16-6 set by Vanessa Munley in 2011 and tied by Jordyn Martz in 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

Isabella NOREIKA | SCRANTON

Isabella Noreika set a school record in the 3,200 with a time of 12:05.8 today against West Scranton. She beat the record of 12:22.91 set in 2019 by Maggie Campbell. It is Noreika’s second school record this season after she set the 1,600 mark against Valley View.

 

 

 

 

Josh ANGELO | MID VALLEY

Set a school record in the shot put with a distance of 49-2.5 in a win over Carbondale Area. He beat the mark of 47-1 set in 2017 by Tom Malandri, who had held the school record for the shot put at two schools. He also owns the record at Elk Lake, where he first attended and threw 47-6 in 2015.

 

 

 

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RANKINGS

 

 

TOP 5 GIRLS TEAMS

There isn’t a lot of movement this week because Abington Heights and Scranton Prep did not have a meet. Wallenpaupack stayed undefeated with a win over Delaware Valley and has clinched a tie for the Division II crown. The Lady Buckhorns have a crossover meet against West Scranton and a home meet against North Pocono. For Wallenpaupack, it is the second straight division title and its fourth in five seasons.

STREAKS

• Abington Heights Lady Comets: Have won 80 straight dual meets (Conference record)

 

• Lakeland Lady Chiefs: Have won 44 straight dual meets

 

LTC BEST GIRLS WINNING STREAKS

• Abington Heights: 80 straight from 2007 to present*
• Carbondale Area: 69 straight from 1979 to 1986
• Lakeland: 44 straight from 2012 to present*
• Western Wayne: 40 straight ended in 2012
• Lakeland: 33 straight from 1995 to 1999
• Honesdale: 24 straight ended in 2002
• Western Wayne: 23 straight ended in 2005

 

2021 SECOND POLL

		Team
1		Abington Heights LADY COMETS
2		Wallenpaupack LADY BUCKHORNS
3		Western Wayne LADY ‘CATS
4		Scranton Prep CLASSICS
5		Mid Valley Spartanettes

 

 

 

 

 

2021 STANDINGS

Division I	League	Overall
	W — L	W — L
Scranton Prep	2 — 0	2 — 1
Abington Heights	1 — 0	2 — 0
Valley View	1 — 1	2 — 2
Scranton	1 — 1	1 — 2
West Scranton	0 — 3	0 — 4
Division II	League	Overall
	W — L	W – L
Wallenpaupack	3 — 0	4 — 0
Honesdale	1 — 1	3 — 1
Western Wayne	1 — 1	2 — 1
Delaware Valley	0 — 2	0 — 2
North Pocono	0 — 1	0 — 3
Division III	League	Overall
	W — L	W — L
Lakeland	3 — 0	3 — 0
Mid Valley	3 — 0	3 — 0
Holy Cross	2 — 1	2 — 1
Dunmore	1 — 2	2 — 2
Riverside	0 — 3	1 — 3
Carbondale Area	0 — 3	0 — 3
Division IV	League	Overall
	W — L	W — L
Montrose	3 — 0	3 — 0
Mountain View	1 — 0	1 — 0
Elk Lake	1 — 1	1 — 1
Lackawanna Trail	1 — 2	1 — 2
Blue Ridge	0 — 1	0 — 2
Susquehanna	0 — 2	0 — 3

 

 

 

 

A LOOK AHEAD

 

TUESDAY

ABINGTON HEIGHTS AT VALLEY VIEW

• Abington Heights has been out of action after a sports shutdown due to COVID protocols last week for the school. This could be an intriguing matchup considering the long layoff.

 

WEDNESDAY

ELK LAKE AT MONTROSE

• The Lady Meteors can clinch a tie for a second straight Division IV championship with a win. It would be the fifth title in program history.

 

THURSDAY

MID VALLEY AT LAKELAND

• Mid Valley is seeking its first division title in program history, while Lakeland could clinch a tie for its 20th division crown since 1993.

 

 

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TOP 5 BOYS TEAMS

Top-ranked North Pocono and No. 3 Wallenpaupack are on a collision course to decide the LTC Division II title on the final day of the season. Mid Valley is poised to claim the LTC Division III title as it heads into a showdown with Lakeland this week. Valley View is in command of the Division I standings.

 

 

 

STREAKS

• Lakeland Chiefs: Have won 43 straight dual meets

 

LTC BEST BOYS WINNING STREAKS

• Valley View: 52 straight from 2005-2013
• Lakeland: 51 straight from 1984-1990
• Lakeland: 51 straight from 1994-2000
• Lakeland: 43 straight from 2013-present*
• North Pocono: 38 straight from 1991-1995
• Lakeland: 29 straight from 2002-2005
• Dunmore: 28 straight from 1989-1993
• Lakeland: 23 straight from 2000-2002

 

 

2021 SECOND POLL

		Team
1		North Pocono TROJANS
2		Mid Valley SPARTANS
3		Valley View COUGARS
4		Wallenpaupack BUCKHORNS
5		Lakeland CHIEFS

 

 

TUESDAY

ABINGTON HEIGHTS AT VALLEY VIEW

• Valley View could clinch a tie for the LTC Division I title which would be its first since 2015. Abington Heights is the defending champion..

 

WEDNESDAY

ELK LAKE AT MONTROSE

• Montrose can clinch a tie for its eighth straight LTC Division IV championship. The Meteors have dominated this division since the LTC went to four divisions.

 

 

 

THURSDAY

MID VALLEY AT LAKELAND

• Mid Valley, which nearly ended Lakeland’s winning streak in 2019, is favored to win its first LTC Division title since 2012 and its sixth in program history. Lakeland has won seven straight Division III titles and has a conference-record 30 in program history.

 

 

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