Sports

By Tom Robinson
Go Lackawanna sports correspondent

ROARING BROOK TOWNSHIP -- Scranton Prep junior Nicholas Reach moved into position to claim his third straight District 2 golf championship when he shot a 3-under-par, 69 on the first 18 holes Monday at Elmhurst Country Club.

Reach has a six-shot lead over three players, including teammate Chaz Hudacek, as the top 15 players headed back on the course to determine the eight qualifiers for the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association East Regional at Golden Oaks Golf Club in Fleetwood October 20.

Erik Meyer of Abington Heights and Pat Ross of Dunmore also shot 75.

Reach played the first three holes of the back nine in 4-under by sandwiching birdies around his eagle 3 at 11. The extra nine holes are being played on the front nine.

The complete list of players who survived the field of 84 to make the extra nine holes:

Nicholas Reach, Scranton Prep 37-32--69
Chaz Hudacek, Scranton Prep 38-37--75
Erik Meyer, Abington Heights 36-39--75
Pat Ross, Dunmore 36-39--75
Cody Cox, Delaware Valley 41-35--76
Ben Krempasky, Honesdale 39-37--76
Mike Napkori, Holy Redeemer 40-37--77
Matt Kucharak, Crestwood 37-40--77
Ken Sames, North Pocono 39-39--78
Kevin Karabin, Western Wayne 40-39--79
Austin Smith, Dallas 39-40--79
Kyle Williams, Scranton Prep 38-41--79
Don DeRemer, Holy Redeemer 39-41--80
Connor Coldwater, Abington Heights 38-42--80
Peter Nelson, Scranton Prep 38-42--80

For more details on this event, return to this Web page and see Tuesday's Times Leader, Wednesday's Abington Journal and Saturday's Scranton Edition of the Times Leader.