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Abington Heights teams advance to Odyssey of the Mind World Finals

Abington Heights boys volleyball team wins two matches in weekly sports roundup

Comets hold off ForestersSean Salmon had 32 assists and 13 digs to lead Abington Heights past Forest City, 3-2, in a Lackawanna League boys volleyball match May 7 in Forest City. Shreyas Chandragiri contributed 16 digs and 13 kills and Griffin Jones added 14 kills and five blocks.Comets sweep Red RaidersAbington Heights defeated Blue Ridge, 3-0, in a Lackawanna League boys volleyball match May 5 in Clarks Summit. Salmon contributed 18 assists, Rhys Yarns had nine digs, and Perry Williams added seven kills.Lions fall to Eagles in volleyballMountain View swept Lackawanna Trail, 3-0, in a Lackawanna League boys volleyball match May 7 in Factoryville. Aidan Holmes had eight kills and seven digs for the Lions. Ross Fauquier added seven kills and six digs.Cavs tennis reaches statesScranton Prep defeated Wyoming Seminary, 3-0, to win the District 2 Class AA boys team tennis title May 5 at Kirby Park in Wilkes-Barre. Pete Kazmierczak, Tony Kutz, and Tarquin McGurrin had singles wins for the Cavaliers.Cavs perform well in tourneyFourth-seeded McGurrin, of Scranton Prep, advanced to the semifinals of the District 2 Class AA singles tennis tournament before falling to top-seeded Joey Ferretti over Valley View. Second-seeded Kutz, of Scranton Prep fell to Ferretti in the district final match.Lions top Eagles baseballTyler Baltrusaitis had two hits and two RBIs to lead Lackawanna Trail over Mountain View, 8-7, in a Lackawanna League Division 4 baseball game May 11 in Factoryville. Jason Guthrie drove in three runs for Trail and Jared Phillips added two RBIs.Red Raiders top Trail on fieldBlue Ridge defeated Lackawanna Trail, 4-3, in a Lackawanna League Division 4 baseball game May 8 in Factoryville. Vic Mallory and Liam Dougherty each hit and hit and run scored for the Lions. Phillips, Baltrusaitis, and Guthrie also singled for Trail.Lions fall to Meteors baseballMontrose defeated Lackawanna Trail, 4-1, in a Lackawanna League Division 4 baseball game May 6 in Montrose. Guthrie led the Lions with two hits and Jordan Hannon had the only other hit for Trail.Comets edge Cougars in extrasJimmy Fayocavitz had two hits and scored two runs during Abington Heights&#8217; 8-5 victory over Valley View in a Lackawanna League Division 1 baseball game May 8 in Archbald. Zach Manasek added two hits and three RBIs for the Comets.Comets crush InvadersZach Spangenberg had two hits and three RBIs to lead Abington Heights past West Scranton, 13-4, in a Lackawanna League Division 1 baseball game May 7 in Scranton. Jimmy Fayocavitz and Tyler Ksiazek each drove in two runs for the Comets. Ksiazek also struck out 13 batters and picked up the win on the mound.Knights down CavsScranton defeated Scranton Prep, 8-5, in a Lackawanna League Division 1 baseball game May 11 in Scranton. Kevin Sompel had two hits and two RBIs to lead Prep. Dan Timlin provided two hits and an RBI for the Cavaliers.Cavaliers outlast InvadersDan Ryan had two hits and an RBI to lead Scranton Prep past West Scranton, 2-1, in eight innings in a Lackawanna League Division 1 baseball game May 9 in Scranton. Noah Machek had the other RBI for the Cavs.Lady Comets top Lady CougarsRachel Gilmore had two hits and two RBIs to lead Abington Heights over Valley View, 6-1, in a Lackawanna League Division 1 softball game May 8 in Archbald. Pitcher Paige Harris, who allowed just two hits while striking out five batters, also contributed three hits at the plate for Abington.Lady Comets shut out WestAlex Gockley had four hits and three RBIs to lead Abington Heights over West Scranton, 11-0, in a Lackawanna League Division 1 softball game May 7 in Scranton. Dominique Emmett added two hits and three RBIs and Cassidy Bartkowski contributed three hits.Lady Comets clobber WildcatsPaige Harris contributed four RBIs to lead Abington Heights past Western Wayne in a Lackawanna League softball crossover game May 5 in Lake Ariel. Harris also did not allow a hit in four innings on the mound to pick up the win.Trail falls to Lady EaglesMountain View defeated Lackawanna Trail, 5-1, in a Lackawanna League Division 4 softball game May 11 in Factoryville. Allison Decker, Kerrigan Buck, Alyssa Sohns each had a hit for Trail.Lady Lions rout Red RaidersMackenzie Duffy had three hits and scored four runs to help lead Lackawanna Trail past Blue Ridge, 15-0, in a Lackawanna League Division 4 softball game May 8 in Factoryville. Kerrigan Buck added two hits for the Lady Lions. Allison Decker struck out four batters in four innings of work.Lady Lions edge Lady MeteorsAllison Decker had three hits two RBIs to lead Lackawanna Trail over Montrose, 5-4, in a Lackawanna League Division 4 softball game May 6 in Montrose. Decker also allowed nine hits over seven innings to pick up the win on the mound. Madison Lee also contributed three hits and an RBI for Trail.Lady Knights down ClassicsScranton defeated Scranton Prep, 7-5, in a Lackawanna League Division 1 softball game May 11 in Scranton. Bridget Walsh had two hits and two RBIs to lead the Classics. Dana Miller and Jessica Regan also drive in a run for Prep.Classics shut out WestIlissa Hamilton allowed just one hit and struck out 11 batters in five innings to lead Scranton Prep to a 10-0 win over West Scranton in a Lackawanna League Division 1 softball game May 9 in Scranton. Brooke Borys had three RBIs and Hamilton drove in two runs for Prep.Cavs top WarriorsDaniel Hinton scored three goals to lead Scranton Prep over Wyoming Area, 15-2, in a Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 boys lacrosse game May 11 in Scranton. J.J. Sekelsky (2), Anthony Osticco (2), Joe Campolieto (2), Adrian Danchenko (2), Chris O&#8217;Brien, Luke Johnson, Joe Pettinato, and Cael Wylam provided the other goals for Prep.Classics drop match to MountsDallas downed Scranton Prep, 11-10, in a Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 girls lacrosse match May 7 in Scranton. Virginia Farrell (3), Cara Kopicki (2), Christine Kaffka (2), Jenna Hunter (2), and Emma Perih had the goals for the Classics.