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GIRLS BASKETBALL: North Pocono downs Prep in playoff

CARBONDALE — Scranton Prep was perfect in the second half of the girls basketball regular season, working its way back from a tough start to earn a shot at yet another Lackawanna League Division 1 championship.

Abington Heights boys claim basketball division title

When it came time to try to lock up the Lackawanna League Division 1 boys basketball title, there was no easy path for the Abington Heights boys basketball team.

PHOTO GALLERY: 2026 Clarks Summit Festival of Ice

CLARKS SUMMIT — From Friday evening’s parade to Sunday afternoon’s firemen’s ice carving competition, the weekend was packed with frozen fun for the 22nd Annual Clarks Summit Festival of Ice. The event, themed “The American Dream: Carved in Ice,” was presented by the Abington Business and Professional Association and sponsored by various local businesses and organizations. It featured dozens of ice sculptures displayed throughout the downtown, live ice carvings, live music, family activities, and more.

DISTRICT 2 DUAL MEET WRESTLING: Abington Heights pounds Pittston Area for title

CLARKS SUMMIT — First-period pins by Dakota Sandy and Ayden Kane were more dominant.

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Plans set for basketball, wrestling, swimming District 2 events

District 2 of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association has released plans for its remaining winter championship events through its website.

Classics edge Lady Comets in meeting of unbeatens

Scranton Prep squeezed past Abington Heights 86-80 Jan. 29 at the University of Scranton in a meeting of two of the last three unbeaten girls swimming teams in the Lackawanna League.

Comets swimming overwhelm league opponents

Jason Casper and Derek Williams each won the maximum four events Jan. 29 when Abington Heights easily won one battle of unbeaten Lackawanna League boys swimming teams, setting up another.

Cavaliers lead district race, chase Comets

Dallas, Valley View and Wyoming Area all have better overall records, but with a boost from the strength of schedule, it was Scranton Prep that had the highest playoff power rating among District 2 Class 4A boys basketball contenders.

AH teams headed to UCS bocce playoffs

Both Abington Heights teams posted winning regular-season records, setting up playoff trips in the Northeast Region Unified Champion Schools Bocce League.

Manning, Schaffer, McDonnell claim tournament titles

Hayden Manning from Abington Heights, Cidney Schaffer from Lackawanna Trail and Willow McDonnell from Scranton Prep all won individual tournament titles in girls wrestling during January.

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