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First Posted: 8/27/2012 More than 150 high school students from the region put their physics and engineering skills to the test to save superheroes caught in a series of hands-on challenges at The University of Scranton's ninth annual Kane Competition. Twenty teams of students, representing 13 high schools, competed in teams and individually. First place went to Wyoming Area High School, Team 1. Second place winners were Scranton High School, Team 1, and third place went to Wyoming Area, Team 3. Individual champions were Trevor Alder, first place, Wyoming Area High School; Danny Clark, second place, Scranton High School; and Josh Smith, third place, Delaware Valley High School. Participating high schools were Carbondale Area, Delaware Valley, Dunmore, Forest City Regional, Lackawanna Trail, North Pocono, Scranton, West Scranton, Summit Christian Academy, Wayne Highlands, Valley View, Scranton Prep and Wyoming Area. At the competition, from left, first row: Declan Mulhall, associate professor of physics/electrical engineering, The University of Scranton; Wyoming Area High School first-place team members John Barcelon and David Pizano, teacher. Second row: James Scrobola, Louis Vullo, Nicholas Szewczyk, Jonathan Scrobola, Trevor Alder and Allison Golden.

Students take part in physics, engineering competition