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Relay for Heat raises money for MLK Fuel Fund

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Madeline Ross rallies in final round to capture District 2 Class 2A diving championship

District 2 Class 3A Wrestling Tournament at a GlanceOutstanding Wrestler: Rui Evanitsky, ScrantonLackawanna League Sportsmanship Award: Steve Krushnowski, WallenpaupackWVC Sportsmanship Award: Bob Hegedty, TunkhannockCoach of the Year: Bob Hegedty, Cory Ray from TunkhannockWVC Junior High Coach of the Year: Rocky Bonomo, Lake-LehmanTeam Scores1. Scranton (Scr) 244; 2. Tunkhannock (Tun) 191; 3. Hazleton Area (Haz) 172.5; 4. Delaware Valley (DV) 148; 5. West Scranton (WS) 131; 6. Dallas (Dal) 119.5; 7. Wallenpaupack (Wall) 90; 8. Abington Heights (AH) 74.5; 9. Wyoming Valley West (WVW) 68.5; 10. Crestwood (Cre) 66.5; 11. Coughlin (Cou) 62; 12. Honesdale (Hon) 61.5; 13. Pittston Area (PA) 41.5; 14. Berwick (Ber) 34Finals106: David Krokowski (WVW) dec Noah Sirianni (AH) 4-2113: Josh Rivera (Scr) maj dec Kade Kravits (Dal) 10-0120: Will Evanitsky (Scr) maj dec Brandon Rinehimer (Cre) 16-2126: Chris Lasecki (Haz) dec Tommy Traver (Tun) 11-6132: Rui Evanitsky (Scr) dec Jimmy Hoffman (Haz) 1-0138: Bubba Novak (WS) dec Shawn Jones (DV) 3-0145: Bill Manley (Tun) dec Jimmy Forsette (WS) 5-4152: Aidan McNally (Scr) dec Mike Manley (Tun) 11-5160: Nick Carr (AH) dec Dalton Ray (Tun) 8-2170: Andrew Burgette (Scr) maj dec RJ Korfmann (DV) 14-2182: Cole Dixon (Dal) dec Todd Frick (Wall) 5-3, OT195: Carson Kinney (Haz) pinned Sam Rice (Tun) 4:14220: Kyle Hartman (Wall) dec John McCarthy (DV) 8-7285: Simon Ubera (Scr) maj dec Thomas Lamb (DV) 10-1Third Place106: Jake Maurer (Haz) dec Mark Leggin (Scr) 4-3113: Jared Slack (WS) dec Josh Beeman (Tun) 3-1, OT120: Mike McKinney (DV) dec Wayne Smith (WVW) 6-4126: Jake Brown (Cou) dec Jeremiah Oakes (Scr) 4-3132: Josh Brown (Cou) dec Alec Sampson (Dal) 3-1138: Jake Richards (Tun) dec Anthony Martoccio (Haz) 8-2145: Mike Brown (Cou) dec Keith Lowery (Haz) 3-1152: Steven Newell (Dal) maj dec Tyler Moraski (DV) 14-1160: Xavier Barber (Dal) dec Gabe Laucella (DV) 7-2170: TJ Pashinski (WVW) pinned Jeremy Seymour (WS) :59182: Alec Dragos (Hon) dec Reginald Dickey (Scr) 4-3195: Jack Harrity (Scr) dec Troy Moore (DV) 3-2220: Jack Malia (Scr) maj dec Ricky Stevens (Tun) 11-2285: Zach Rode (Wall) dec Anthony Giordano WS) 6-1Fifth Place106: David Gavek (Tun) maj dec Joe Rutledge (Hon) 14-2113: Travis Dent (Ber) maj dec Dennis Putzi (Hon) 9-0120: Jayson Brielmeier (Haz) dec Troy Russell (Hon) 6-5126: Anthony DeLuca (Dal) dec Alec Talanca (Ber) 5-1132: Cory Yashinski (WVW) dec Dakota Quick (Tun) 8-4138: Saige George (Cre) dec Chris Starinsky (PA) 4-0145: Bertin Stuckart (Scr) pinned Justin Hutchins (Dal) 3:32152: Shane Noonan (Haz) maj dec Liam Stone (Cre) 12-2160: Jason DeBoard (PA) maj dec Jake Kabonick (Hon) 13-0170: Jared Bernosky (Tun) dec James Brielmeier (Haz) 12-6182: Tyreek Lozano (WS) pinned Josh Flaherty (Tun) :21195: Adam Wellard (AH) pinned Nate Lombardo (PA) 3:44220: Stone Force (Ber) pinned Shane O&#8217;Rourke (Cre) 3:34285: Zach Fuchick (Haz) pinned Danny Burkhart (Dal) :32Semifinals106: Sirianni dec Gavek 7-0; Krokowski dec Maurer 5-2113: Rivera dec Slack 3-1; Kravits pinned Beeman 3:55120: Evanitsky pinned McKinney 4:47; Rinehimer maj dec Russell 13-4126: Traver dec Brown 4-1; Lasecki dec Oakes 4-3132: Evanitsky tech fall Brown 19-3, 5:44; Hoffman tech fall Quick 16-1, 4:55138: Jones dec Starinsky 4-3; Novak dec Martoccio 4-0145: Manley dec Brown 7-2; Forsette dec Lowery 3-0152: Manley dec Newell 9-7; McNally maj dec Moraski 14-6160: Ray maj dec Laucella 14-6; Carr maj dec Barber 9-0170: Burgette pinned Pashinski 3:18; Korfmann dec Seymour 7-0182: Frick dec Dickey 4-2; Dixon dec Dragos 4-1195: Kinney pinned Wellard 3:22; Rice dec Harrity 9-4220: Hartman dec Stevens 5-3; McCarthy pinned Malia 5:08285: Ubera pinned Burkhart :33; Lamb pinned Rode 5:43Fastest FallsTyreek Lozano, West Scranton (182 pounds, :21Zach Fuchick, Hazleton Area (285 pounds, :31 and :32)Steven Newell, Dallas (152 pounds, :32)Simon Ubera, Scranton (285 pounds, :33)T.J. Pashinski, Wyoming Valley West (170 pounds, :59)Stat of the DayMore than half of the No. 2 seeds dropped semifinal matches with eight not making the finals. Six of them rebounded to win their next match and advance to the Northeast Regional Tournament.Match of the DayIn a battle of two one-loss wrestlers, Dallas&#8217; Cole Dixon defeated Wallenpaupack&#8217;s Todd Frick, 5-3 in overtime in the 182-pound final.Frick led 2-1 in the second period before Dixon forced overtime with the score tied 3-3. After nearly 30 seconds of trying to get the takedown, Dixon was awarded two points and the victory for his first district title.Upset of the DayWyoming Valley West freshman David Krokowski, who entered as the No. 3 seed in the 106-pound bracket, knocked off Abington Heights senior and No. 1 seed Noah Sirianni, 4-2 in the final.100-win clubOn Friday, Scranton&#8217;s Aidan McNally and Andrew Burgette each won their 100th career match. On Saturday, Tunkhannock&#8217;s Mike Manley became the fifth Tiger this season to reach the milestone when he won his 152-pound semifinal. Wallenpaupack&#8217;s Kyle Hartman also joined the milestone club on Saturday when he won his 220-pound final.