Wallenpaupack Buckhorns

The stretch run is here. Nate Johns enters Week 6 at 73-25 this season and 243-65 all-time, with 17 more picks on the board and some big District 2 matchups waiting to test his momentum.

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.

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.

We saw plenty of action in Week Two of Lackawanna League cluster meets, with several exciting individual races and some early-season statements made on the team side.

Twenty-nine carries, 242 yards and three touchdowns tell one story. What Ed Kiesendahl did after Wallenpaupack’s 35-13 win over East Stroudsburg South told another and showed why the Buckhorns senior is this week’s Wired Athlete of the Week, powered by HYDRABATHS® Swing Salt.

Sophie Fontana scored with 10.2 seconds remaining to lift Wallenpaupack to a dramatic 3-2 victory over Nanticoke.

Eight years since Honesdale last knocked off Wallenpaupack in the Wayne-Pike Shrine Bowl showdown, Gabe Duda made sure the wait ended, rushing for 218 yards and two touchdowns, adding six tackles and earning MVP honors in a 26-14 Hornets victory.

Gabe Duda rushed for 195 yards and two touchdowns to lead Honesdale past rival Wallenpaupack, 26-14.

Instant classics between city and county for the 92nd dream game

I have spent thirty years around distance running, but this year's District 2 senior boys class is historic. These eight elite runners collected thirty-eight state trips, eighteen state medals, and sixty-four district medals. They rewrote the regional record books by relentlessly pushing each other to legendary heights.

Valley View Cougars dominated Wallenpaupack Area 11-0. Zoie Krupovich had 3 hits, 4 RBIs, including a homer. Abbi Call pitched 5 shutout innings, 7 Ks.

Berwick’s season came to a close Monday night with a 4-1 loss to Wallenpaupack Area, as the Bulldogs finished the 2026 campaign with a 10-11 record after a hard-fought road matchup against the Buckhorns.

Down near the tracks edge, the noise from the infield was constant. There was no rail to separate the action, just the boundary line where passionate coaches stood screaming out split times, urging their athletes to find another gear. But the real story of the day unfolded right at the finish line. Frame after frame on my camera screen captured the absolute truth of the afternoon: competitors wearing completely different school colors running stride-for-stride, actively pulling each other along. You could see these athletes completely emptying the tank to cross the tape, some throwing their heads back in pure exhaustion, others letting out bursts of joy, and many collapsing into the arms of teammates or rivals alike. Looking at those frozen expressions, there was no doubt about it: every single competitor left a piece of themselves on that track.

Sunshine, fast times, district records, and unforgettable performances took over Scranton Memorial Stadium as the PIAA District 2 Championships delivered two electric days of track and field action. From Wilkes-Barre Area’s record-breaking relay to Olivia Thomas announcing herself as a statewide star, District 2’s biggest stage was loaded with moments that turned heads across Pennsylvania.

Wallenpaupack Area edged Wyoming Area 2-1 in a tight, pitching-dominated contest. Thomas Kiersted pitched 6 strong innings, allowing his team to rally for two runs in the fourth and secure the narrow victory.