Kayden Barnauskas rushed for 182 yards and three touchdowns, Nick Hricenak hauled in two scores and Mid Valley piled up 384 yards of offense in a 42-16 road win over Lackawanna Trail. The Spartans improved to 3-2 with top-ranked Dunmore coming to town next.

North Pocono continued its strong start to the 2026 season Friday night, turning in another impressive defensive performance while controlling the game on the ground in a 21-0 shutout victory over Abington Heights.

DALLAS, PA — The Dallas Mountaineers continued their impressive start to the 2026 high school football season Friday night, rolling past Wilkes-Barre Area 47–7 to improve to 5–0. Behind an explosive opening kickoff return, a balanced offensive attack and a dominant defensive performance, Dallas established control early and never looked back.

Valley View routed Scranton 56-22 Friday, scoring 28 first-quarter points and rushing for 345 yards. Ethan Heid added a 74-yard TD; Braden Loff went 8-for-8.

Western Wayne had all the momentum after cutting Wyoming Area’s lead to one, but Luke Kopetchny and sophomore David Favata changed the feel of the night with a touchdown as the first half expired. The Warriors carried it into the second half, shut out the Wildcats the rest of the way and left Lake Ariel with a 35-13 road dub.

No. 1 Pittston Area fired a 152 at Fox Hill behind medalist Ryan Reza’s 37, defeating No. 4 Berwick by 23 strokes to advance to next Wednesday’s championship match.

Halfway home. Five District 2 teams remain unbeaten and the races are only getting tighter. Fresh off a season-best 14-3 week, Nate Johns is back with 19 picks for a loaded Week 5 slate.

Lackawanna League golf results: Sebastian Meyer shoots even-par 36 as Abington Heights beats North Pocono, Valley View edges the Trojans 182-188, Honesdale rolls past Wallenpaupack, and Elk Lake\'s Hannah LaRue shoots 41 to beat Old Forge.

Kennedi Rogers took center stage and delivered a clinic for Tennessee, pounding down a match-high 21 kills to go along with 10 digs as the Lady Vols silenced a crowd of 4,063 at Rec Hall in a hard-fought four-set victory over Penn State.

Before the pros tee it up this weekend, Brandon Matthews is putting NEPA’s next generation first. The sixth annual NEPA Invitational begins its week with today’s free Junior Golf Clinic at the Country Club of Scranton, leading into a weekend of golf, community and an initiative that has already given more than $800,000 back to the region.

Two even-par rounds led the way in Lackawanna League golf Tuesday. Hunter Stead paced Delaware Valley past Scranton, Reed Howell eagled his way to medalist honors for Honesdale, and Hazleton Area girls edged Honesdale by a single stroke.

Misericordia University’s Homecoming Weekend brought plenty of energy to Mangelsdorf Field on Saturday, but both Cougar soccer teams came away on the wrong side of the scoreboard. The women’s team battled nationally ranked Messiah throughout the afternoon before falling 1-0, while the men’s squad faced a strong Lycoming attack and suffered a 4-0 setback in front of the Homecoming crowd.

Four weeks into the season and the separation is starting to show across District 2. Dunmore, Dallas, Lakeland, Riverside and North Pocono all sit at 4-0, and the numbers behind those records tell you exactly how they got there.

For Lake Lehman junior Kinley Purdy, sports have always been about more than statistics, championships and individual accomplishments. They’re about playing with friends, competing with teammates and, most importantly, having fun.

Holy Cross picked a big moment to break through. Chase Rutkoski threw four touchdown passes, Luca Berardi hauled in two of them and the Crusaders intercepted three passes to hand previously unbeaten Montrose its first loss, 27-20, Saturday in Dunmore.