High school fall sports season begins with opening week of practices

The high school fall sports season got underway Monday, Aug. 14 with the start of official practices for cross country, field hockey, football, golf, boys soccer, girls soccer, girls tennis and girls volleyball.

Abington Heights will host Valley View and Lackawanna Trail will host Mountain View on Monday, Aug. 21 to open the golf season.

The girls tennis season will start Tuesday, Aug. 22 and Abington Heights will travel to play Holy Cross at the University of Scranton.

The football season kicks off Friday, Aug. 25 when Lackawanna Trail hosts Mid Valley. Abington Heights will host Scranton Prep on Saturday, Aug. 26.

Lackawanna Trail will travel to play Dunmore and Abington Heights will host Elk Lake on the first day of the girls volleyball season Friday, Sept. 1.

The boys soccer season will begin Tuesday, Sept. 5 with Abington Heights hosting Honesdale.

The first duel meets for cross country will be held Wednesday, Sept. 6. Abington Heights will travel to Valley View while Lackawanna Trail will be at Wallenpaupack.

Abington Heights will travel to play Wallenpaupack on the opening day of the girls soccer season Wednesday, Sept. 6.

The field hockey season will also open Sept. 6. Abington Heights will host Coughlin and Lackawanna Trail will travel to play Tunkhannock.

Abington Heights’ Preston Waters, right, and Koty Stiles attempt to run down the ball during a boys soccer practice Aug. 15.

http://www.theabingtonjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/web1_ABJ-AH-SOC-1-1.jpg.optimal.jpgAbington Heights’ Preston Waters, right, and Koty Stiles attempt to run down the ball during a boys soccer practice Aug. 15. Robert Tomkavage | Abington Journal

Abington Heights’ Fred Hickman works for control of the ball during a boys soccer practice Aug. 15.

http://www.theabingtonjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/web1_ABJ-AH-SOC-2-1.jpg.optimal.jpgAbington Heights’ Fred Hickman works for control of the ball during a boys soccer practice Aug. 15. Robert Tomkavage | Abington Journal

Clare DellaValle returns a shot during an Abington Heights girls tennis practice Aug. 15.

http://www.theabingtonjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/web1_ABJ-AH-TENNIS-1-1.jpg.optimal.jpgClare DellaValle returns a shot during an Abington Heights girls tennis practice Aug. 15. Robert Tomkavage | Abington Journal

Abington Heights’ Lauren Koczwara sets up to return the ball during a girls tennis practice Aug. 15.

http://www.theabingtonjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/web1_ABJ-AH-TENNIS-2-1.jpg.optimal.jpgAbington Heights’ Lauren Koczwara sets up to return the ball during a girls tennis practice Aug. 15. Robert Tomkavage | Abington Journal

Lackawanna Trail’s Courtney Dwyer advances the ball toward the net as Katelin Harvey defends during a field hockey practice Aug. 15.

http://www.theabingtonjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/web1_ABJ-LTFH-1-1.jpg.optimal.jpgLackawanna Trail’s Courtney Dwyer advances the ball toward the net as Katelin Harvey defends during a field hockey practice Aug. 15. Robert Tomkavage | Abington Journal

Karley Cresswell, left, and Paige Hyde work for control of the ball during a Lackawanna Trail field hockey practice Aug. 15.

http://www.theabingtonjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/web1_ABJ-LTFH-2-1.jpg.optimal.jpgKarley Cresswell, left, and Paige Hyde work for control of the ball during a Lackawanna Trail field hockey practice Aug. 15. Robert Tomkavage | Abington Journal

Lackawanna Trail’s Jaedyn Arnold sets up for a dig during the first official day of girls volleyball practice Aug. 14.

http://www.theabingtonjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/web1_ABJ-LTVB-1-1.jpg.optimal.jpgLackawanna Trail’s Jaedyn Arnold sets up for a dig during the first official day of girls volleyball practice Aug. 14. Robert Tomkavage | Abington Journal

Lackawanna Trail’s Katelin Walton, left, and Abigail Wilson work on digs during a drill on the first official day of girls volleyball practice Aug. 14.

http://www.theabingtonjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/web1_ABJ-LTVB-2-1.jpg.optimal.jpgLackawanna Trail’s Katelin Walton, left, and Abigail Wilson work on digs during a drill on the first official day of girls volleyball practice Aug. 14. Robert Tomkavage | Abington Journal