Good Friday, volleyball fans.

Hard to believe but the regular season is almost behind us. There are a few matches that need to be completed with one more official date in the Lackawanna League to be played. Then the District 2 playoffs are set to begin next week.

Western Wayne completed its goal and captured the Lackawanna League title Thursday night. The Lady ‘Cats defeated Mountain View, 3-0, to move their record to 17-0 with a two-match lead over Blue Ridge with one to play. That locks things up for Western Wayne, which ends the streak of either Dunmore or Blue Ridge being the top team in the league. The overall Lackawanna League champion has been Dunmore (10) or Blue Ridge (2) every season since 2007, which was Dunmore’s first year as a competing varsity member.

PAST CHAMPIONS (Since 2007)

 

Year	Champion	Record
2007	Blue Ridge	14-0
2008	Dunmore	16-0
2009	Dunmore	16-0
2010	Dunmore	14-2
2011	Dunmore*	13-0
2011	Susquehanna*	7—6
2012	Dunmore	18-0
2013	Dunmore	17-1
2014	Dunmore	17-1
2015	Dunmore	18-0
2016	Blue Ridge	17-1
2017	Dunmore	17-1
2018	Dunmore	18-0
2019	Western Wayne	17-0*

*- One Match Remaining

NOTE: There were two divisions of the Lackawanna League in 2011

 

THE QUEST

 

Western Wayne has been close on occasion, even handing the eventual league champion a loss in the regular season at times.

Since 2016 the Lady ‘Cats have made a slow climb to the top of the standings, winning double-digit matches in each of the previous three seasons and finishing second to Dunmore in 2018.

 

Western Wayne records since 2016

• 2016: 12-6
• 2017: 11-7
• 2018: 15-3
• 2019: 17-0

 

During this stretch, Western Wayne has been fueled by some outstanding players whose career numbers jump off the page. Rebecca Klemovitch, Sydney Krompasky, Sabrina Swoyer and Trina Barcarola, the team’s four seniors, have played a major part in the team winning 55 league matches and 71 overall.

 

 

REBECCA KLEMOVITCH

YEAR 2016 2017 2018 2019 TOTALS

KILLS 32 161 272 266 731

POINTS 1 1 171 178 351

BLOCKS 8 24 48 34 114

DIGS 4 25 60 150 239

 

 

SABRINA SWOYER

YEAR 2017 2018 2019 TOTALS

KILLS 66 55 93 214

POINTS 125 213 217 555

DIGS 54 17 168 239

 

 

SYDNEY KROMPASKY

YEAR 2017 2018 2019 TOTALS

KILLS 1 71 87 159

POINTS 2 318 289 609

DIGS 5 78 145 228

 

 

TRINA BARCAROLA

YEAR 2018 2019 TOTALS

KILLS 88 91 157

POINTS 171 92 263

DIGS 68 206 274

ASSISTS 92 11 103

 

 

2019 LACKAWANNA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

 

 

WESTERN WAYNE LADY ‘CATS

 

 

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LACKAWANNA LEAGUE STANDINGS

(As of Oct. 18 on piaad2.org)

 

 

DISTRICT PLAYOFF QUALIFIERS TO DATE

• CLASS 3A: Western Wayne and Abington Heights
• CLASS 2A: Dunmore
• CLASS 1A: Blue Ridge

 

 

LEAGUE POWERS

 

In addition to Western Wayne’s success this season, the traditional powers remain at the top of the standings.

 

	DUNMORE	BLUE RIDGE	ABINGTON HEIGHTS
2019	12–5	15–2	12–5
2018	18–0	13–5	5–13
2017	17–1	16–2	15–3
2016	16–2	17–1	14–4
2015	18–0	15–3	15–3
2014	17–1	13–5	13–5
2013	17–1	11–7	16–2

 

 

 

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WYOMING VALLEY CONFERENCE

(As of Oct. 18 on piaad2.org)

 

 

As you can see, the WVC has a logjam at the top of the standings. Tonight, Nanticoke plays at Holy Redeemer and that match will knock one of the three that are locked in a tie out of the mix.

North Pocono plays at Berwick on Monday in the other match that will factor in. There is certainly a high potential for a tie at the top. What happens at that point is going to be interesting because the calendar does get a bit tight next week with the postseason schedule looming.

Delaware Valley finishes its regular season Monday at home against MMI Prep.

 

DISTRICT PLAYOFF QUALIFIERS TO DATE

• D2-11 CLASS 4A SUBREGIONAL: Delaware Valley
• CLASS 3A: Berwick, Nanticoke, Pittston Area, Tunkhannock, Dallas and Crestwood
• CLASS 2A: Holy Redeemer

 

 

DELAWARE VALLEY TRADITION

 

	WVC RECORD
2019	12–2
2018	14–3
2017	16–1
2016	17–0
2015	16–1
2014	16–1
2013	16–1
2012	16–1
2011	13–1
2010	14–2
2009	17–1
2008	17–1
2007	15–3

 

 

 

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TIMES-TRIBUNE TOP 5

 

In addition to winning the Lackawana League title last week, Western Wayne also claimed the Scranton Showdown championship with wins over MMI Prep (2-0), Abington Heights (2-0), Lake-Lehman (2-0), Wyalusing Valley (2-0), and Wyalusing Valley (2-1).

There was no movement among the ranked teams, however.

Delaware Valley has reeled off three straight wins in the WVC and has its win over Western Wayne. Blue Ridge gave Western Wayne a tough match last time out, Dunmore had its six-match winning streak halted by Blue Ridge on Thursday and Abington Heights won a pair of matches last week.

 

RANK		TEAM	OVERALL RECORD
1		DELAWARE VALLEY LADY WARRIORS	13–2
2		WESTERN WAYNE LADY ‘CATS	17–2
3		BLUE RIDGE LADY RAIDERS	16–5
4		DUNMORE LADY BUCKS	12–5
5		ABINGTON HEIGHTS LADY COMETS	12–5

 

 

 

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE

 

League matches only

 

MONDAY
Wyoming Valley Conference
MMI Prep at Delaware Valley
North Pocono at Berwick

 

TUESDAY
Lackawanna League
Blue Ridge at Montrose
Susquehanna at Dunmore
Forest City at Mountain View
Lackawanna Trail at Abington Heights
Western Wayne at Elk Lake

 

 

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PLAYOFF DATES

 

DISTRICT 2 CLASS 1A

There are 6 Class 1A schools in District 2. All teams in the classification will qualify for the District Tournament. Seeding will be done using the Power Rating system.

FIRST ROUND DATE: Saturday, October 26,2019 at the site of the #3 seed
Time: TBD #4 vs. 5
thirty minutes after the conclusion of the first match
#3 vs. #6

 

STANDINGS

Courtesy piaad2.org

 

 

 

DISTRICT 2 CLASS 2A

There are 5 Class 2A schools in District 2. All teams in the classification will qualify for the District Tournament. Seeding will be done using the Power Rating system.

FIRST ROUND DATE: Saturday, October 26, 2019 at the sight of the #4 seed
Time: TBD #4 vs. #5

 

STANDINGS

Courtesy piaad2.org

 

 

DISTRICT 2-4 CLASS 3A

There are 11 District 2 teams and 1 team from District 4 (Shamokin). Of the 12 teams forming the sub-region, the top eight teams will qualify for the Class 3A tournament as well as any other team that finishes with a .500 record or above. Seeding will be determined by the Power Rating system.

FIRST ROUND DATE: Thursday, October 24, 2019 at the site of the #1 seed

Time: 5 p.m. #4 vs. #5
Thirty minutes after the conclusion of the first match
#1 vs. #8

Thursday, October 24, 2019 at the site of the #2 seed
Time: 5 p.m.  #3 vs. #6
Thirty minutes after the conclusion of the first match
#2 vs. #7
Adjustments will be made if more than 8 teams qualify.

 

STANDINGS

Courtesy piaad2.org

 

 

DISTRICT 2-11 CLASS 4A

District 2 4A teams that qualify will begin play in a subregion tournament with District 11. In order to
qualify, District 2 teams must have a .500 winning percentage or be seeded in the top 10.

FIRST ROUND DATE: Thursday, October 24, 2019

 

STANDINGS

Courtesy piaad2.org

NOTE: Teams highlighted in GREEN have qualified for the postseason based on Power Rating

 

 

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