Greater Pittston wrestlers went head-to-head in an action-filled consolation final in the Wyoming Valley Conference Tournament Jan. 5 at Lake-Lehman.
Robin Wrobleski from Wyoming Area decisioned A.J. Gorto from Pittston Area, 14-11, for third place in the 160-pound bracket.
Pittston Area also had a third-place finisher when C.J. Demark pulled out a 9-7 victory over Jared Banesh at 145 pounds.
Wyoming Area wound up 11th in the team standings and Pittston Area was last in the 13-team field.
Connor Wrobleski was fourth at 138 pounds and Jaryn Polit-Moran was sixth at 195 for Wyoming Area.
John Symons was sixth at 182 for Pittston Area.
Hazleton Area 65
Pittston Area 11
Hazleton Area had eight pins in Friday night’s WVC match.
C.J. Demark completed a technical fall with four seconds left in the first period for Pittston Area at 145 pounds.
Pittston Area 36
Berwick 35
Nico Solano’s first-period pin at 132 pounds helped Pittston Area pull out the road win in Wednesday’s WVC Division 1 match.
The Patriots benefited from five forfeits, including three in a row for a 36-21 lead with three bouts remaining. Kyle Mlodzienski and John DeLuca then avoided pins to protect the lead.
Mlodzienski lost by technical fall at 195, saving one potential point, then DeLuca clinched the win when he lost just, 5-4, in his 220-pound bout.
Lake-Lehman 69
Wyoming Area 12
Kyle Emsley (120) and Connor Wrobleski (138) had pins for Wyoming Area during Wednesday’s WVC Division 2 loss.
BOYS BASKETBALL
GAR 76
Pittston Area 62
Curtis Smith scored 27 points and Will Johnson 24 to lead WVC Division 2 co-leader GAR past Pittston Area in Thursday’s crossover game.
Mike George led Pittston Area with 15 points and was joined in double figures by J.J. Walsh (12), Brennan Higgins (11) and Sevion Leak (10).
The Patriots scored 30 points in the fourth quarter after trailing by 24.
Pittston Area is 4-2 in the WVC and alone in third place of Division 1. The Patriots are 8-4 overall to rank third in District 2 Class 5A where 10 teams are fighting for eight district berths and eventually three spots in the state tournament.
Hazleton Area 82
Wyoming Area 40
Da’mir Faison, who has committed to Division I New Jersey Institute of Technology, had 20 points and 14 rebounds to lead Hazleton Area in Thursday’s WVC crossover.
Daniel Wiedl’s 13 points led Wyoming Area, which is 1-5 in the WVC and 2-8 overall.
Pittston Area 60
Tunkhannock 50
Logan Booth scored 20 points to lead the Patriots to the road win in the Jan. 5 WVC crossover game.
Coughlin 61
Wyoming Area 34
Daniel Wiedl had 10 points to lead host Wyoming Area during the Jan. 5 WVC crossover loss.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Pittston Area 41
Crestwood 38
Pittston Area played a Division 1 opponent for the first time this season Friday night and won at Crestwood.
Crestwood recovered from an 11-point halftime deficit to tie the game, but Pittston Area recovered to pull out the victory.
Jada Sharp hit two free throws with 18 seconds left to complete the scoring and give the Lady Patriots a three-point lead. Crestwood put Pittston Area back on the line and although the shot was missed, Lily Savoy came up with the offensive rebound with 2.1 seconds let to clinch the win.
Sharp led the way with 14 points and Brooklyn Pedana provided a boost off the bench with her playmaking.
The Lady Patriots are 3-4 in the WVC and tied for third out of six Division 1 teams. They are 6-7 overall and sixth in the eight-team ratings race for seeding position in the District 2 Class 5A tournament.
Northwest 50
Wyoming Area 19
Northwest jumped out to a 15-2 lead after one quarter of Friday’s WVC crossover game.
Aleah Kranson led the Lady Warriors with seven points.
Wyoming Area is 1-6 in the WVC and 3-9 overall.
Holy Redeemer 66
Pittston Area 23
Division 2 leader Holy Redeemer, the only remaining unbeaten within the WVC, shut out Pittston Area in the first quarter of Wednesday’s crossover win while scoring 23 points.
Megan Mihalka led the Lady Patriots with six points.
Hazleton Area 67
Wyoming Area 33
Aleah Kranson scored 11 points and Nicole Silinskie added 10 for Wyoming Area in Wednesday’s WVC loss.
GIRLS SWIMMING
Dallas 131
Pittston Area 48
Unbeaten WVC co-leader Dallas defeated visiting Pittston Area Friday.
Emily Dunn won the 200-yard freestyle for Pittston Area (2-2).
Pittston Area 118
Wyoming Valley West 64
Olivia Norwillo and Kiersten Grieco led Pittston Area to Wednesday’s WVC victory.
Norwillo won the 200-yard individual medley and 100 butterfly. Grieco won the 50 and 100 freestyles. They were both part of the winning 200 freestyle relay.
Meyers 96
Wyoming Area 71
Elizabeth Livingston won two individual and two relay events Friday to lead Meyers past host Wyoming Area in a WVC meet.
Nanticoke 118
Wyoming Area 23
Visiting Nanticoke won Wednesday’s WVC meet.
BOYS SWIMMING
Dallas 116
Pittston Area 30
Dallas swept every event in Friday’s WVC home win.
Meyers 99
Wyoming Area 34
Meyers picked up the WVC road win Friday.
Wyoming Valley West 49
Pittston Area 34
Zack Gregory, Billy Bonzack, Peter Fox and Tom Dessoye combined to win the 200-yard medley relay to open Wednesday’s WVC meet, but Pittston Area fell to visiting Wyoming Valley West.
Nanticoke 115
Wyoming Area 59
Nanticoke won the WVC meet at Wyoming Area Wednesday.
