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ECAC basketball: Misericordia women win, Wilkes men fall in quarterfinals

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Antolick, Trivelpiece lead Hazleton Area girls basketball team to title

<p style="text-align: left;">WILKES-BARRE &#8212; It only took one race for Hazleton Area to make a statement that it was not ready to be taken lightly by the Lackawanna Conference and District 4 teams.</p><p>Entering as the fourth seed, the Cougars set the tone for the weekend with a boys 200 medley relay championship. The quartet of Tony Goulstone, Paul Flowers, Ryan Kovalick and Brandon DaGrosa came in as three-second underdogs and left on top of the podium with a time of 1:40.83.</p><p>Hazleton Area won a pair of gold medals Friday on the opening day of the District 2-4 Class 3A Swimming Championships at the Wyoming Valley Catholic Youth Center. Competition resumes Saturday at 5 p.m.</p><p>Goulstone claimed the lone individual championship with a victory in the 200 IM. The Hazleton Area sophomore cruised to a 1:57.33 finish, dropping 3.95 seconds off of his seed time for his first regional title in the event. Goulstone was just three-tenths of a second shy of a 22-year old district record.</p><p>&#8220;I had a really good showing,&#8221; Goulstone said. &#8220;I dropped four seconds from my seed time. Yeah, it would have been nice to drop that extra three-tenths of a second from who-knows-where. But I&#8217;m just really excited to get that milestone for myself.&#8221;</p><p>His teammate Flowers nearly pulled off an upset in the 100 fly. Facing nearly a three-second disadvantage in seed times, Flowers touched the wall at 52.52 seconds, a mere 13-hundredths of a second behind Scranton&#8217;s Aidan Drouse.</p><p>&#8220;I knew after that first 50 that it was going to come down to the wire,&#8221; Flowers said. &#8220;I was happy to make a race out of it. I respect him so much. He&#8217;s a great racer.&#8221;</p><p>Some late coaching changes maneuvered Flowers into a 200 free relay with Goulstone, DaGrosa and Antonio Daiute. The move was 22-hundredths of a second from paying off with the Cougars falling 21-hundredths of a second short of Scranton with a 1:30.82.</p><p>&#8220;I was not even expected to be in that last relay,&#8221; Flowers said. &#8220;I talked with my coaches and we saw what other teams were doing. We decided it was our best chance to get our second relay win.&#8221;</p><p>The Wyoming Valley Conference did not come away with any girls gold medals on Friday. But the conference benefited from a pair of unexpected jumps from the slower heats.</p><p>Hazleton Area&#8217;s Bridget Reed leapfrogged into fourth place from the earlier heat. Reed dropped almost nine second off of her seed time to finish in 2:05.97. Reed was shocked when her coaches told her that she booked a spot on the podium.</p><p>&#8220;I was so surprised. I didn&#8217;t think I was going to drop any time,&#8221; Reed said. &#8220;There was no way I was going to beat out eighth place, seventh place, and sixth place, and medal. There&#8217;s no way. But somehow after taper from my coach, I definitely did. I did a lot better job than I thought I was going to do.&#8221;</p><p>Pittston Area moved to fifth place in the 200 free relay from the first heat. The Patriots&#8217; Kaitlyn Connors, Olivia Norwillo, Kiersten Grieco, and Ella Hoban clocked in with a time of 1:51.87 to earn themselves a district medal. Grieco finished the third leg in 27.43 seconds to help the Patriots&#8217; cause.</p><p>The Patriots looked at each other stunned when they saw the 1:51 on the scoreboard. Grieco said that she was &#8220;more nervous&#8221; watching the final heat than it was swimming their own race.</p><p>&#8220;It was a little daunting to be put in the first heat and not the last heat,&#8221; Connors said. &#8220;Honestly, when we saw 1:51 on the board, it was such a relief. It paid off in the end.</p><p>&#8220;I knew we had to kill the first heat to even have a chance at the finals.&#8221;</p><p>Hazleton Area stands third in both the boys and girls standings with 135 and 122 points, respectively.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>DISTRICT 2-4 CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIPS</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>H.S. GIRLS SWIMMING</strong></p><p><strong>Team Standings &#8212;</strong> 1. Delaware Valley (DV) 188, 2. Williamsport (WIL) 183, 3. Hazleton Area (HAZ) 122; 4. Wallenpaupack (WAL) 81; 5. Abington Heights (AH) 63; 6. Pittston Area (PA) 52; 7. Wyoming Valley West (WVW) 42; 8. Nanticoke (NAN) 40; 9. Scranton (SCR) 27</p><p><strong>200 Medley Relay &#8212;</strong> 1. DV (Hartmann, Murray, Deignan, Gillan) 1:54.52; 2. WAL (CCampbell, Harmuth, KCampbell, Prestianni) 1:56.77; 3. WIL (Jarvis, Fisher, Dinicola, Meckley) 1:57.67; 4. HAZ (Yannes, Platukis, Sanko, Lloyd) 2:00.82; 5. AH (Bath, Brock, Przekop, Keisling) 2:04.1; 6. NAN (Fritz, Klein, Wadzin, Lehman) 2:05.63; 7. PA; 8. SCR; 9. WVW</p><p><strong>200 Free &#8212;</strong> 1. WAL Cailin Campbell 1:57.35; 2. WIL Lydia Smith 2:01.91; 3. DV Marisa Dambach 2:03.35; 4. HAZ Bridget Reed 2:05.97; 5. WIL Amy Jarvis 2:06.11; 6. HAZ Abigail Goulstone 2:06.82; 7. HAZ Maggie Yannes; 8. DV Julia Weinreb; 9. WVW Sydney Bruno-Beck; 10. WIL Cecilia Frink; 11. HAZ Ashtyn Cartwright; 12. PA Kaitlyn Connors</p><p><strong>200 IM &#8212;</strong> 1. DV Sierra Gillan 2:13.01; 2. DV Victoria Corcoran 2:18.86; 3. WIL Isabelle Griswold 2:20.22; 4. DV Alexis Ristaino 2:23.89; 5. HAZ Haley Sanko 2:26.26; 6. WIL Ella Meckley 2:31.74; 7. HAZ Alissa Platukis; 8. WIL Ellie Fisher; 9. WAL Mary Harmuth 2:35.51; 10. DV Skyler Bower 2:38.9; 11. NAN Kaleigh Klein; 12. PA Kacie Fisk</p><p><strong>50 Free &#8212;</strong> 1. WIL Lydia Smith 25.85; 2. DV Esther Lee 25.98; 3. AH Abby Brock 26.6; 4. HAZ Sadie Hungsinger 26.83; 5. WIL Sarah Waltz 27.07; 6. SCR Claudia Pitts 27.15; 7. HAZ Sarah Lloyd; 8. NAN Caitlin Lehman; 9. AH Elizabeth Keisling; 10. DV Kelsie Moffa; 11. DV Sophia Fouse; 12. PA Kiersten Greco</p><p><strong>100 Fly &#8212;</strong> 1. WIL Mallory Pardoe 58.12; 2. WAL Kara Campbell 58.62; 3. WIL Elisa Dinicola 1:02.32; 4. DV Katelyn O&#8217;Connell 1:04.2; 5. DV Shannon Deignan 1:04.4; 6. DV Sierra Hartmann 1:04.59; 7. HAZ Bridget Reed; 8. NAN Deanna Wadzin; 9. PA Olivia Norwillo; 10. HAZ Alberiluz Alcantara; 11. HAZ Stefany Malaga; 12. WIL Elizabeth Lundy</p><p><strong>200 Free Relay &#8212;</strong> 1. WIL (Jarvis, Griswold, Pardoe, Smith) 1:40.68; 2. DV (Lee, O&#8217;Connor, Dambach, Corcoran) 1:44.59; 3. HAZ (Reed, Hungsinger, Goulstone, O&#8217;Hara) 1:45.02; 4. WAL (CCampbell, Harmuth, Prestianni, KCampbell) 1:45.2; 5. PA (Connors, Norwillo, Grieco, Hoban) 1:51.87; 6. AH (Keisling, Przekop, Bath, Brock) 1:52.88</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>H.S. Boys Swimming</strong></p><p><strong>Team Standings &#8212;</strong> 1. Delaware Valley (DV) 182; 2. Williamsport (WIL) 172; 3. Hazleton Area (HAZ) 135; 4. Scranton (SCR) 98; 5. Nanticoke (NAN) 68; 6. Wallenpaupack (WAL) 57; 7. Wyoming Valley West (WVW) 46; 8. Pittston Area (PA) 24</p><p><strong>200 Medley Relay &#8212;</strong> 1. HAZ (Goulstone, Flowers, Kovalick, DaGrosa) 1:40.83; 2. DV (Schermerhorn, Stevens, Baranowski, Dong) 1:41.28; 3. SCR (Mundia, NDrouse, ADrouse, Ardan) 1:41.34; 4. WIL (Hockman, Bonislawski, Beard, Shank) 1:42.46; 5. NAN (Homa, Cabonilas, Mavus, Marcella) 1:48.25; 6. WAL (Wildenberg, Kryzan, Romeo, Vargo) 1:56.14; 7. WVW; 8. PA</p><p><strong>200 Free &#8212;</strong> 1. DV Damian Baranowski 1:46.03; 2. WIL Josh Bonislawski 1:48.92; 3. HAZ Antonio Daiute 1:52.87; 4. HAZ Brandon DaGrosa 1:56.22; 5. NAN Julian Homa 2:02.31; 6. DV Jon Manning 2:05.87; 7. HAZ Cole Johnson; 8. WAL Matt Getge; 9. DV Austin Mosher; 10. WAL Caleb Fysltra; 11. DV Joel Loomis; 12. WAL Sean Jacobs</p><p><strong>200 IM &#8212;</strong> 1. HAZ Anthony Goulstone 1:57.33; 2. DV Luke Stevens 2:03.5; 3. DV Lucas Santiago 2:08.3; 4. HAZ Ryan Kovalick 2:08.63; 5. WIL Riley Hockman 2:08.95; 6. DV Steve Schermerhorn 2:13.12; 7. WAL Justin Romeo; 8. WIL Samuel Hillman; 9. HAZ Cody Manherz; 10. HAZ Matt Hartz; 11. NAN Jeff DeRocco; 12. WIL Noah Marzo</p><p><strong>50 Free &#8212;</strong> 1. WIL Matthew Beard 21.94; 2. SCR Nick Drouse 22.01; 3. SCR Jason Ardan 22.89; 4. DV Evan Dong 22.95; 5. WAL Hunter Vargo 23.31; 6. DV Rory Naturale 23.6; 7. DV Paul Torres; 8. DV Robert Riccio; 9. NAN Michael Marcella; 10. WVW Jared Zawatski; 11. WIL Allen Taylor; 12. SCR Jeffrey Norton</p><p><strong>100 Fly &#8212;</strong> 1. SCR Aidan Drouse 52.39; 2. HAZ Paul Flowers 52.52; 3. WIL Jack Beattie 55.33; 4. DV Aedan Walter 56.46; 5. NAN Chris Cabonilas 56.85; 6. WIL Devon Shank 57.21; 7. WIL Ross Flerlage; 8. WIL Sam Hillman; 9. DV Ryan Mrozinski; 10. DV Robert Holderith; 11. NAN Christian Mavus; 12. DV Roger Saumure</p><p><strong>200 Free Relay &#8212;</strong> 1. SCR (NDrouse, Mundia, Ardan, ADrouse) 1:30.82; 2. HAZ (Goulstone, DaGrosa, Daiute, Flowers) 1:31.04; 3. WIL (Shank, Flerlage, Beattie, Hillman) 1:35.76; 4. DV (Walter, Manning, Naturale, Torres) 1:36.08; 5. NAN (Marcella, Mavus, Homa, Cabonilas) 1:37.81; 6. WAL (VanWettering, Dalphus, Jacobs, Fylstra) 1:49.34; 7. PA; 8. WVW</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Pittston Area&#8217;s Kylie Herbert swims the 200 freestyle during Friday&#8217;s District 2-4 Class 3A Swimming Championships at the Wilkes-Barre CYC. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/web1_ttl030219Swimming2.jpg</photo0><caption0>Pittston Area&#8217;s Kylie Herbert swims the 200 freestyle during Friday&#8217;s District 2-4 Class 3A Swimming Championships at the Wilkes-Barre CYC. </caption0><photoCredit0>Zachary Allen | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/web1_ttl030219Swimming4.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Hazleton Area&#8217;s Antonio Daiute swims the 200 freestyle during Friday&#8217;s District 2-4 Class 3A Swimming Championships at the Wilkes-Barre CYC. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/web1_ttl030219Swimming4.jpg</photo1><caption1>Hazleton Area&#8217;s Antonio Daiute swims the 200 freestyle during Friday&#8217;s District 2-4 Class 3A Swimming Championships at the Wilkes-Barre CYC. </caption1><photoCredit1>Zachary Allen | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/web1_ttl030219Swimming5.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Hazelton Area&#8217;s Haley Sanko swims the 200 IM during Friday&#8217;s District 2-4 Class 3A Swimming Championships at the Wilkes-Barre CYC. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/web1_ttl030219Swimming5.jpg</photo2><caption2>Hazelton Area&#8217;s Haley Sanko swims the 200 IM during Friday&#8217;s District 2-4 Class 3A Swimming Championships at the Wilkes-Barre CYC. </caption2><photoCredit2>Zachary Allen | For Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/web1_ttl030219Swimming1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Hazleton Area&#8217;s Anthony Goulstone swims the 200 IM during Friday&#8217;s District 2-4 Class 3A Swimming Championships at the Wilkes-Barre CYC. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/web1_ttl030219Swimming1.jpg</photo3><caption3>Hazleton Area&#8217;s Anthony Goulstone swims the 200 IM during Friday&#8217;s District 2-4 Class 3A Swimming Championships at the Wilkes-Barre CYC. </caption3><photoCredit3>Zachary Allen | For Times Leader </photoCredit3></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/web1_ttl030219Swimming3.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Nanticoke Area&#8217;s Julian Homa swims the 200 freestyle during Friday&#8217;s District 2-4 Class 3A Swimming Championships at the Wilkes-Barre CYC. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo4>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/web1_ttl030219Swimming3.jpg</photo4><caption4>Nanticoke Area&#8217;s Julian Homa swims the 200 freestyle during Friday&#8217;s District 2-4 Class 3A Swimming Championships at the Wilkes-Barre CYC. </caption4><photoCredit4>Zachary Allen | For Times Leader </photoCredit4></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Jay Monahan</p><p>For Times Leader</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Times Leader sports at 570-829-7143 or on Twitter @TLsports</p></shirttailMeta></div>

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District 2-4 Class 3A Swimming Championships: Hazleton Area makes statement on Day 1