Good Friday to all of our girls volleyball fans.

The season got started last week, and what a way to get going in the Lackawanna League. The most anticipated match of the season took place Saturday morning when Western Wayne visited Dunmore.

Western Wayne received a lot of the preseason attention in The Times-Tribune poll of league coaches. But, Dunmore is still the measure of a champion in the league.

 

Dunmore had a Lackawanna League record of 191-10 since 2007

 

 

So, when the two teams expected to be the top contenders clashed, Western Wayne proved to be dominant.

 

	1	2	3
Western Wayne	25	25	25
Dunmore	16	15	21

 

 

 

 

 

Since that match, Western Wayne is 3-0, adding wins over Montrose and Abington Heights by 3-0 scores. This Western Wayne team has quite a bit of talent with two All-Region players returning in the starting lineup.

 

 

WESTERN WAYNE LEADERS

REBECCA KLEMOVITCH	SYDNEY KROMPASKY	TRINA BARCAROLA
34 Kills	32 Points	16 Digs

 

 

WESTERN WAYNE THIS WEEK

 

 

TUESDAY: Forest City at Western Wayne

THURSDAY: Western Wayne at Lackawanna Trail

 

 

 

Dunmore has since bounced back with a pair of wins. The Lady Bucks defeated Elk Lake, 3-0, and Mountain View, 3-1.

 

• KATHERINE HOPKINS: 28 Kills in three matches

 

• MADISON CRUSER: 26 Points in three matches

 

• ANA PACEWICZ: 57 Assists in three matches

 

 

 

 

Then, there is Blue Ridge, which also received strong consideration for the league title. Remember, the Lady Raiders captured the Lackawanna League championship in 2016 and has been the power program in District 2 Class 1A.

In the opening weekend, Blue Ridge defeated Abington Heights, and is 2-0 with a win over Forest City.

 

 

HUNTER HEEMAN | BLUE RIDGE

16 Kills, 21 Points, 4 Digs

 

 

 

 

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2019 LACKAWANNA LEAGUE STANDINGS

As of Sept. 6

 

 

 

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2019 WVC SEASON

 

 

Most of the focus in this week’s post has been on the Lackawanna League, however, there are two LIAA schools still competing in the Wyoming Valley Conference.

Delaware Valley continues to be one of the elite programs there. This week, the Lady Warriors, who are the defending nine-time District 2 champion. Last season, Delaware Valley won the Class 4A crown.

This season, Delaware Valley returns an All-Region player in Emily Anderson, and is off to a 2-0 start with sweeps of Hazleton Area and Crestwood.

 

 

 

 

DISTRICT 2 POWER RANKINGS

Courtesy of piaad2.org

 

 

 

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TIMES-TRIBUNE TOP 5

 

 

This is the first poll of the girls volleyball teams in the area. Delaware Valley remains at No. 1. The Lady Warriors play a very challenging schedule in the WVC and on October 7, they are scheduled to play Western Wayne. That could be the match of the year. Remember, all matches count toward a team’s District 2 power rating.

 

 

RANK		TEAM	RECORD
1		DELAWARE VALLEY LADY WARRIORS	2–0
2		WESTERN WAYNE LADY ‘CATS	3–0
3		BLUE RIDGE LADY RAIDERS	2–0
4		DUNMORE LADY BUCKS	2–1
5		NORTH POCONO LADY TROJANS	1–1

 

 

 

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE

 

 

TONIGHT

Lackawanna League
Susquehanna at Forest City
Blue Ridge at Lackawanna Trail
Elk Lake at Montrose

 

TUESDAY

Lackawanna League
Forest City at Western Wayne
Abington Heights at Elk Lake
Montrose at Dunmore
Blue Ridge at Mountain View
Susquehanna at Lackawanna Trail
Wyoming Valley Conference
Delaware Valley at Hanover Area
North Pocono at MMI Prep

 

THURSDAY

Lackawanna League
Dunmore at Abington Heights
Elk Lake at Forest City
Western Wayne at Lackawanna Trail
Susquehanna at Blue Ridge
Mountain View at Montrose
Wyoming Valley Conference
Crestwood at North Pocono
Wilkes-Barre Area at Delaware Valley

 

 

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