By Steve Svetovich
Congratulations to Dunmore Lady Bucks state champion center and North Carolina bound Ciera Toomey named both All-State Player of Year for Class 3A and Times-Tribune All Region Player of Year…Ciera averaged 14.4 points, 13.0 rebounds, 3.8 blocks and 3.0 assists in leading Lady Bucks to state title…Congratulations to Carrie Bowen Toomey named All-State Coach of the Year for Class 3A and Times-Tribune All Region Coach of Year…Congratulations to Dunmore sophomore guard Sophia Talutto named to Times-Tribune All Region team and selected as Player of Year by NEPASportsNation.com division all-star team…Talutto averaged team highs of 12.3 points and 3.2 assists while ranking second in assists at 3.0…Dunmore senior Cadie Lewis also named to first team…Dunmore freshman Jackie Brown and Dunmore junior Tristan Canavan named to second team…Holy Cross sophomore Abby Thompson named to second team…Dunmore coach Carrie Bowen Toomey selected Coach of Year while her daughter Ciera Toomey named special honorable mention…
Congratulations to Holy Cross guard Hayden Hosie named to Times-Tribune All Region team…Congratulations to Holy Cross recently retired basketball coach Al Callejas named Times-Tribune All Region Coach of Year…Congratulations to seniors Hayden Hosie and Gabe Gonzales of Holy Cross named first-team Lackawanna League Division III Coaches all-stars…Holy Cross senior Logan Tierney selected honorable mention…Congratulations to Dunmore senior basketball player Cadie Lewis for selection as fifth annual William J. Gerrity Team Player Award…
Dunmore freshman softball player Rachel Walsh, who pitched 1-0 shutout early in season, among league leaders in pitching wins, strikeouts, ERA, batting average, doubles and runs scored…Dunmore’s Max Forgione among league leaders in hitting with batting average at .478 at press time…Holy Cross softball player Mia Gallela among league leaders in home runs and RBIs…Allison Ross of Holy Cross among league leaders in batting average…Do you remember John Ruby of North Scranton?…Dale Symons tripled, scored a run and drove in three in Dunmore’s 7-3 win over Carbondale Area…Dunmore’s Max Forgione added two hits and three runs in the win…
Best wishes to Dunmore elementary school teacher Ann Marzolino retiring next month…Congratulations to Dunmore junior track and field pole vaulter Maura Michalczyk who set school pole vault record several times with mark now at 11.3 feet and has 99.4 academic average…Nico Ruggiero hitting close to .350 at press time for Dunmore baseball team…Dunmore Little League used grants to build two new fields and replaced all lights with LED lights…Do you remember former Green Ridge and Teener League baseball standout Bob Harrington?…Congratulations to Al Callejas, Jr. taking over for his retired dad as coach of Holy Cross varsity boys’ basketball team…Al,Callejas, Sr. led Holy Cross to state tournament in 15 of 16 seasons, with only exception 2021 when team sat out due to COVID-19 outbreak…
Check out Dunmore’s Sherwood Park where nice renovations are being completed…Winning pitcher Mia Scalese doubled and drove in two to lead Holy Cross to 17-2 non-league win over Lackawanna Trail…Natalie Charles doubled for Lady Crusaders…How about the Pittsburgh Pirates…Hard to believe Greek Freak and Milwaukee Bucks eliminated early on in NBA playoffs…And how about the New York Knicks advancing against Cleveland…Don’t ever count out Lebron James…Richie Cornwall, who played many great basketball games in Scranton CYC in EBA in 1960s and 1970s, passed away last year…Former Riverside basketball standout Kylie Lavelle transferring from Drexel to Penn State where she will continue basketball career…Lavelle four times this past season named Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball Rookie of the Week…
After four years at Rider University establishing herself as a Division I post player, former Dunmore Lady Bucks standout Victoria Toomey is returning home to play for her former coach Ben O’Brien while in graduate school at the University of Scranton…Under NCAA COVID-era rules, Toomey, who had season highs of 19 points and eight rebounds in Rider University’s 66-63 overtime win over Marist College, has one year of basketball eligibility remaining…Do you remember Josh Kosin of Holy Cross named state Class 2A Player of the Year 10 years ago?…
Max Forgione hit two-run walk-off homer in Dunmore’s 4-3 win over West Scranton in non-league baseball game at Schautz Stadium…Forgione added a single and triple…Nico Ruggiero drove in two for the Bucks…Congratulations to senior Rita Collins and sophomore Maya Jenkins of Scranton Prep named to Times-Tribune All Region basketball team…Kevin Clark stepping away as basketball coach of Dunmore Bucks to spend more time with family…Do you remember James Wetter scoring winning run in eighth inning to give Holy Cross 3-2 win over Mid Valley 10 years ago?…
Dunmore pitcher Nico Ruggiero among league leaders with 1.62 ERA at press time…Allie Dempsey hit 3–run double and drove in four in Dunmore’s 6-5 loss to Wyoming Area…Do you remember Bishop Hannan graduate Tom “Ace” Shea shredding the nets in pickup basketball games at Robert Morris Elementary School playground hoops in 1970s?…Do you remember Sam the Greek?…Do you remember Rick Taylor?…Whatever became of Randy Lerch?…