Local roundup: Hazleton Area boys track beats Dallas, maintains Division 1 lead

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The Hazleton Area boys track and field team maintained their hold on first place in Division 1, improving to 4-0 with a 97-53 win over Dallas on Thursday.

Nolan Paulino won the triple jump and the 400 dash for Hazleton. Joseph Mazaika (110 and 300 hurdles) and Franklin Ritz (800 and 1600 runs) each won two individual events as well for the Cougars.

John Cummings won the shot put and the discus for Dallas.

Crestwood 87, Wilkes-Barre Area 63

Mason Staude won two individual events and picked up a third win on the 3200 relay team as Crestwood beat Wilkes-Barre Area.

Staude won the 800 and 3200 runs for the Comets. Noah Everett added wins in the discus and javelin.

Xanye Murphy won the high jump and the triple jump for Wilkes-Barre Area.

GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD

Dallas 89, Hazleton Area 61

The Mountaineers strengthened their hold on the Division 1 lead with a win over Hazleton Area. Morgan Langdon won the shot put and discus for Dallas, while Julia Natitus swept the 100 and 300 hurdles.

Gabriella Bredbenner was the only two-time winner for Hazleton, taking first place in the 200 and 400 dash events.

Crestwood 137, Wilkes-Barre Area 13

The Comets won 16 out of 18 events and swept the points in 15 of those wins in a rout of the Wolfpack.

Cameron Vieney won the long jump and triple jump for Crestwood, also adding a win as part of the 400 meter relay team. Bianca Long won the 100 and 300 hurdles for the Comets.

GIRLS LACROSSE

Crestwood 18, Dallas 6

Gia Caporuscio scored seven goals as the Comets beat Dallas. Jackie Gallagher had four goals, while Hannah Ziegler had a team-high four assists and one goal.

Dallas received two goals each from Gabby Rogaski, Ireland Walsh and Ella English. Taylor Pickett made 10 saves.

Scranton Prep 12, Holy Redeemer 2

Scranton Prep took care of business against Holy Redeemer to remain unbeaten in the WVC, joining Crestwood as the only two league undefeated teams. Alexa Kleinberger led the Classics with four goals, while McKenna Toolan added three.

Gillian Parsons and Megan Albrecht each scored for the Royals, with Albrecht also assisting on the goal from Parsons.

Wyoming Area 14, Lake-Lehman 5

Addison Byers led all scorers with five goals as the Warriors defeated Lake-Lehman. Lyla Rehill and Jules Gonzales each scored four times for Wyoming Area.

Sara Womach had four goals for Lake-Lehman, with Ava Greene adding one goal.

BOYS TENNIS

MMI Prep 4, Wilkes-Barre Area 1

The Preppers picked up four wins in straight sets, cruising to victory over Wilkes-Barre Area. Max Bleiler and Nathan Sissick both won in singles for MMI, and both won without dropping a single game.

Michael Hamel won the lone point for the Wolfpack at No. 1 singles.

Holy Redeemer 3, Dallas 2

The Royals won two singles matches and clinched the match with a win from Jacob Ohrin and Jadon White in doubles action. Frank Klimovitz and Mateo Runde each won in singles for Holy Redeemer.

Jack Barr had the lone singles win for Dallas. Logan Tomkins and Andrew Menaker added a doubles win for the Mountaineers.

Tunkhannock 5, Berwick 0

The Tigers only dropped one set as a team across five matches in a win over Berwick. Aidan Edwards, Aidan Montross and Boti Batyky won in singles for Tunkhannock.

The teams of Ben Landon and Ryan Negvesky, and Lucas Mateus and Benny Zhu picked up doubles wins for the Tigers.

Crestwood 4, Wyoming Area 1

The Comets improved to 7-3 on the year with a win over Wyoming Area. Tommy Biscotti and Spencer Young won in singles for Crestwood.

Luca Argenio won in straight sets at No. 1 singles to pick up the lone point for Wyoming Area.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Holy Redeemer 3, Tunkhannock 0

Joshua Rocha had 17 kills and George Sabatini added 11 kills as the Royals swept Tunkhannock.

Set scores were 25-11, 25-15 and 25-18 all in favor of Holy Redeemer. Mike Dubaskas added nine kills and seven blocks for the Royals.

Zachary MacBain had seven kills for the Tigers.