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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

After slipping as low as fourth place with consecutive losses early in January, the Scranton Prep girls basketball team returned to – or at least close to – its usual spot in the standings.