Lakeland Track and Field

Lakeland boys finished the season as undefeated Division III Lackawanna League champions for the fifth consecutive year pushing their consecutive win streak to 31. Jake Frazier won both hurdles, Tommy Heller won the Pole Vault and Triple jump and Cy Babcanec won the 100 and 800. Seniors Tyler Schwartzstrauber, Stephen Liuzzo, and Seth Dippel picked up wins in the 200, Discus and Javelin respectively in their last home meet at Lakeland. Nick Liuzzo also hit the tape first in the 3200. Lakeland swept the relays again with wins in the 4x100 (Tommy Pidgeon, Matt Pidgeon, Schwartzstrauber, Tyler Prudente), 4x400 (Schwartzstrauber, Frazier, Matt Pidgeon and Babcanec), and 4x800 (Logan Bednash, Dylan Kovaleski, Shaun Swatt and John Noldy). Next up Jordan Relays this Thursday at Scranton Memorial Stadium.

The varsity boys team beat Carbondale 102-48 to clinch a tie for their fifth consecutive Division III title. Cy Babcanec won the 100, 200, and 400. Noah Chup picked up wins in the 800 and 1600 and Nick Liuzzo won the 3200 on the track while Lakeland swept all three relays (4x1-Jake Frazier, Jacob Snipes, Tyler Schwartzstrauber and Tommy Pidgeon, 4x4- Babcanec, Schwartzstrauber, Snipes and Matt Pidgeon, 4x800- James Lewis, Dylan Kovaleski, John Noldy and Tommy Pidgeon). A win in the shot put came from Kevin Johnson and Stephen Liuzzo won the discus. Next up is Riverside (0-4) in the final meet of the regular season.

The Lakeland Chiefs beat Dunmore 105-45. The Chiefs picked up 3 wins from Cy Babcanec in the 100,200, and 400. They also got two wins from Noah Chup in the mile and 800 and Tommy Heller in the High Jump and Long Jump. Nick Liuzzo (3200), Stephen Liuzzo (discus), Kevin Johnson (shot put), and Jake Frazier (110 hurdles) each picked up individual wins. Lakeland also remained undefeated in all three relays (4x100-Matt Pidgeon, Babcanec, Tyler Schwartzstrauber and Tommy Pidgeon, 4x400-Schwartzstrauber, Frazier, and bothe Pidgeons, 4x800- James Lewis, John Noldy, Tommy Pidgeon and Chup). The Chiefs run at the North Pocono Invitational Friday night and Carbondale next Wednesday.