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A brief groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of construction of the King&#8217;s College track and field facilities was held Thursday at Betzler Athletic Complex.King&#8217;s officials, engineering and architecture firm (Quad3 Group, Wilkes-Barre) and construction company (Latona Trucking, Pittston) participated in the ceremony, as well as, six student-athletes from the King&#8217;s track and field teams.The facility is expected to be completed in September.King&#8217;s announced the addition of men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s track and field to its comprehensive list of Division III sports last April.H.S. BOYS VOLLEYBALLCrestwood 3, Berwick 1Crestwood bounced back from a 25-19 loss in the first game to win the next three 25-23, 25-21, 25-17.Michael Williams led the way with 41 Assists, five kills, 15 digs and six service points, Kyle Sanders finished with 14 kills, 6 service points and two blocks, Mendell Foreman had 15 kills, two blocks, six service points, Brady Fettermen chipped in with nine kills, nine service points and eight digs and Hunter Rinehimer had 12 digs and eight service points.Ethan Potter led Berwick with 36 assists, eight digs and two blocks. Gabe Oliver had 12 kills and 10 points. Dylan Michael had 11 kills and 15 digs.Hazleton Area 3, Coughlin 0Thomas Dovicak&#8217;s 31 assists, six kills, two blocks and two digs led Hazleton Area to a 25-19, 25-20, 25-19 win over Coughlin.Jake Saches finished with 11 kills and 13 digs and Davion Reeves had six kills and five digs for the Cougars.Holy Redeemer 3, Dallas 0John Carr led Holy Redeemer with 16 kills, four blocks and 16 service points en route to a 25-9, 25-9, 25-13 win over Dallas.Rob Zbierski finished with 13 kills and three blocks, Ben Rachilla had seven kills and two blocks, Chris Mennig chipped in with nine kills and three blocks and Nick James recorded 35 assists and 13 service points.Tunkhannock 3, Lake-Lehman 1Elliot Hammersley&#8217;s 35 assists, five aces, two blocks, three kills and one dig powered Tunkhannock&#8217;s win over Lake-Lehman.Match scores were 25-10, 25-18, 20-25, 25-16.Avery Billings finished with 11 kills, six blocks, one ace and one dig and Daulton Cavanaugh chipped in with nine kills and one block.Bernard Karlowicz led Lake-Lehman with 27 digs and Jake Corey finished with 10 kills and eight blocks, while Charles Hennebaul had eight service points, seven kills and two blocks. Tom Manzoni had two kills and seven digs in the loss.H.S. SOFTBALLHoly Redeemer 17GAR 3, 5 inn. Oliva Mennig was 4 for 4 with two doubles and 3RBI as the Royals rolled past GAR.Kristen Coffay went 2 for 3 with a triple and Tiana Wren hit a home run and finished with 3 RBI.MU&#8217;s Vogeli earns honorMisericordia baseball standout Cory Vogeli was named the MAC Senior Scholar-Athlete for baseball.Vogeli is 6-0 with a 3.00 earned run average and 42 strikeouts in 42 innings. The Cougars are 27-10 heading into their final regular season series vs. Wilkes.Vogeli was the 2015 MAC Freedom Pitcher of the Year and was named to the All-MAC Freedom First Team. He Vogeli was also named ABCA all-region and all-American honorable mention.Viti named Scholar-Athlete of YearMisericordia University&#8217;s Amy Viti was named the MAC Women&#8217;s Outdoor Track &amp; Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year.The Hanvoer Area graduate is a two-time NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships qualifier and is seeking her third straight appearance at nationals.Viti has led the Cougars to five-straight MAC titles across cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field. She is a two-time NCAA Division III Indoor All-American, including an NCAA runner-up finish in the 800-meter run this year.King&#8217;s Parkhurst earns MAC awardKing&#8217;s men&#8217;s tennis star George Parkhurst, from Wyoming Seminary was selected the 2016 Middle Atlantic Conference Men&#8217;s Tennis Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year.Parkhurst, who transferred to King&#8217;s after attending Sienna College as freshman, is also a two-time MAC Men&#8217;s Tennis All-Academic Team choice with the spring team yet to be announced.Griffin receives tennis honor King&#8217;s women&#8217;s tennis standout Madeline Griffin was named the 2016 Middle Atlantic Conference Women&#8217;s Tennis Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year.Griffin is wrapping up an outstanding career at King&#8217;s where she played in the number-one singles and doubles positions all four years. Currently, she has compiled a 61-16 singles record at King&#8217;s and is owns a 16-2 mark this season. Griffin was the 2014 MAC singles champion and finished second in 2015.H.S. SOFTBALL Holy Redeemer 17, GAR 3, 5 inn.GAR`030`00`&#8212;`3 Redeemer`276`2x`&#8212;`17Pitching &#8212; WP, Sarah Kadurka 2 IP, 2H, 3 R, 0ER, 1K, 2BB; Olivia Mennig 3IP, 3H, 0 R, 0ER, 2K, 0BB. LP, Lindsay Quinn 4 IP, 11 H, 17 R, 10 ER, 2K, 7BB.2B &#8212; HR, Mennig (2). 3B &#8212; GAR, Breonna Hanahan; HR, Kristen Coffay. HR &#8212; HR, Tiana Wren.Top hitters &#8212; GAR, Hanahan 2 for 2, 3 RBI; HR, Mennig 2 2B, 3 RBI; Coffay 3 for 3, 3B; Wren 3 for 3 HR.<style>
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<div class="neCaption">Pictured, from left: Tyler Maxwell, Track and field team member; Brad Hontz, chief estimator, Latona Trucking; Ellie Kuzma, team member; John Crowder, AIA, Principal/Senior Project Architect, Quad3 Group; Tyler Gallagher, team member; Rev. John Ryan, C.S.C., King&#8217;s president; Erika Martin, team member; Janet Mercincavage, vice president for student affairs, King&#8217;s; Marissa Durako, team member; Cheryl Ish, director of intercollegiate athletics and recreation; Joe Falcone, team member; and Mike Kolinovsky, head track and field coach. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/web1_Kings-TrackConstruction.jpg</photo0><caption0>Pictured, from left: Tyler Maxwell, Track and field team member; Brad Hontz, chief estimator, Latona Trucking; Ellie Kuzma, team member; John Crowder, AIA, Principal/Senior Project Architect, Quad3 Group; Tyler Gallagher, team member; Rev. John Ryan, C.S.C., King&#8217;s president; Erika Martin, team member; Janet Mercincavage, vice president for student affairs, King&#8217;s; Marissa Durako, team member; Cheryl Ish, director of intercollegiate athletics and recreation; Joe Falcone, team member; and Mike Kolinovsky, head track and field coach. </caption0><photoCredit0>Submitted photo </photoCredit0></div></div>
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Local sports: King’s breaks ground for new track and field facility