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Shane Szczecinski and the Dallas boys swimming team dominated the pool, defeating Pittston Area 116-30 in Wyoming Valley Conference swimming on Friday.
Szczecinski won the 200 freestyle and the 100 backstroke. He also helped the Mountaineers and Jason Puza win the 400 freestyle relay.
Puza along with David Rinehimer, Zachary Bockus and Dennis Dukinas won the 200 medley relay as well. On his own, Puza won the 200 I.M.
Rinehimer went on to win the 100 freestyle and help win the 200 freestyle relay. Dukinas won the 500 freestyle.
Meyers 99, Wyoming Area 34
The Mohawks and Jacob Schultz top Wyoming Area.
Schultz won the 2oo freestyle and helped win the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays.
Nanticoke Area 99, Wyoming Valley West 36
Julian Homa and the Trojans cruised past Wyoming Valley West.
Homa helped his team win the 200 medley and the 400 freestyle relays. He also won the 200 freestyle.
H.S. GIRLS SWIMMING
Dallas 131, Pittston Area 48
Dallas beat the Patriots thanks too outstanding performances from Melissa Leonard, Gabby Spaciano and Gabby Krochta.
The trio helped win the 200 medley. Leonard won 200 IM and the 100 butterfly.
Spaciano won the 50 freestyle and helped win the 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relays.
Krotcha won the 500 freestyle.
Meyers 96, Wyoming Area 71
Elizabeth Livingston helped lead Meyers past the Warriors.
Livingston helped win the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays. Individually, she won the 200 IM and the 100 butterfly.
Nanticoke Area 116, Wyoming Valley West 48
Kalliyah Lloyd and Nanticoke Area down the Spartans.
Lloyd helped the Trojans win the 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays as well as winning the 200 IM.
WRESTLING
Hazleton Area 65, Pittston Area 11
The Cougars dominated the Patriots with eight pins.
Dallas 68, Berwick 9
Dallas beat the Bulldogs with four pins and seven forfeit wins.
COLLEGES
WRESTLING
Wilkes goes 2-1 in Whitehill Duals
Wilkes won two of three matches on the opening day of the 2019 Budd Whitehill Duals hosted by Lycoming College.
Wilkes began the day with a 20-17 loss to Springfield before capturing wins over Ohio Northern 31-16 and No. 21 Washington and Lee 24-12 to finish second in its group. The win over W&L marked the second victory over a ranked opponent this season and moved the team’s overall dual record to 12-3. The Colonels move into the fifth through eighth place bracket Saturday.
WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY
Post 3, Wilkes 1
SHELTON, Ct. – Shauna Tubbs notched her third career goal, but the Wilkes University women’s ice hockey team fell at Post University.
Alexa Rango made 36 saves for the Colonels in goal.
WRESTLING
Hazleton Area 65, Pittston Area
106 — John Corra (HAZ) pinned Joi Phillips 0:49; 113 — Kevin Robey (PA) won by forfeit; 120 — Beck Hutchinsin (HAZ) pinned Justin Bryk 1:22; 126 — Jorven Rodriguez (HAZ) pinned Nate Ridgley 3:04; 132 — Christian Kislan (HAZ) dec Nico Solano 8-5; 138 — Steve Martisofski (HAZ) pinned Marcus Poman 0:49; 145 — CJ Demark (PA) TF Lake Billio 1:56; 152 — Charles Everdale (HAZ) pinned Nik Ridgley 2:20; 160 — Bryce Molinaro (HAZ) TF AJ Gorto 3:50; 170 — Dante Matarella (HAZ) dec Alex Anastasia 11-8; 182 — Jake Marnell (HAZ) pinned John Symons 1:00; 195 — Jayson Brielmeier (HAZ) pinned Kyle Mlodzienski 2:51;220 — Seth Hunsinger (HAZ) pinned John DeLuca 1:59; 285 — Shane Noonan (HAZ) won by forfeit.
Dallas 68, Berwick 9
106 — Kyle Langan (DAL) win by forfeit; 113 — Justin Benscoter (DAL) win by forfeit; 120 — Liam Farrell (DAL) TF Christopher Mausteller 0:00; 126: Nicholas Yule (BER) pinned Nathan Savignano 0:54; 132: Sawyer Christman (DAL) pinned Joseph Swiderski (Fall 3:20) 138: Ben Yanchick (DAL) pinned Maurice Smith 2:30; 145: Thaddeus Mead (DAL) win by forfeit; 152: Nick Solinsky (DAL) dec Oscar Perla 11-6; 160: Brian Novicki (DAL) win by forfeit; 170: Len Kelley (DAL) win by forfeit 182: Steven Newell (DAL) win by forfeit; 195: J.J. Snyder (BER) dec Matt Ferrara 8-4; 220: Taylor Bolesta (DAL) pinned Noah Craig 1:25; 285: Shawn Henniger (DAL) pinned Ethan Hughes 2:14.