
Abington Heights won the 2026 Phil Tochelli Junior High Championships with 107 points. Key performances included Rachel Regan's victory in the 100 Hurdles and Alexa Ezzo setting a meet record in Javelin.
2026 PHIL TOCHELLI JUNIOR HIGH CHAMPIONSHIPS
CLASS 3A
GIRLS
Team scores: Abington Heights 107, North Pocono 85, Wallenpaupack 64, Scranton 48, Honesdale 44, Delaware Valley 33, Valley View 26.
3200 Relay: Abington Heights (Peoples, Stark, Grady, Williams) 10:42.45, Valley View 10:44.62, Wallenpaupack 10:54.91. 100 Hurdles: Rachel Regan (AH) 16.94, Kendra Devito (WAL) 17.58, Liliana Luongo (SCR) 17.82. 100: Alayna DeFazio (DV) 13.38, Rachel Regan (AH) 13/45, Elena Lupinsky (NP) 13.63. 1600: Vella Byrne (SCR) 5:21.28, Addie Stark (AH) 5:28.70, Abby Kilker (HON) 5:32.25. 400 Relay: Abington Heights (Regan, Rubner, Leuthe, Kapp) 54.57, Wallenpaupack 54.61, Delaware Valley 54.83. 400: Addie Stark (AH) 1:03.35, Margaret Schlesser (HON) 1:03.66, Margaret Bartlebaugh (SCR) 1:03.82. 300 Hurdles: Adrianna Bibbs (WAL) 52.51, Kendra Devito (WAL) 54.31, Liliana Luongo (SCR) 54.42. 800: Vella Byrne (SCR) 2:31.92, Abby Kilker (HON) 2:37.36, Margaret Schoesser (HON) 2:38.20. 200: Rachel Regan (AH) 27.38, Elena Lupinsky (NP) 27.77, Zayani Davis (SCR) 27.96. 1600 Relay: Abington Heights (Grady, Peoples, Stark, Mitchell) 4:29.32, Honesdale 4:36.15, Wallenpaupack 4:38.41. Shot: Emma Havenstrite (NP) 31-0.75, Tanyia Smith (SCR) 29-9.75, Madison Igo (NP) 27-0.75. Discus: Emma Haverstrite (NP) 73-0, Angie Golobrodskiy (DV) 70-10, Tanyia Smith (SCR) 70-9. Javelin — Alexa Ezzo (WAL) 99-0 (meet record). Emma Havenstrite (NP) 98-3, Kali Mercatelli (VV) 79-2. Long: Clara Kurilla (NP) 14-9, Kylie Edwards (AH) 14-4.5, Talya Seid (AH) 14-4.5. Triple: Clara Kurilla (NP) 31-7, Talya Seid (AH) 31-0, Kendra Devito (WAL) 29-11.5. High: Kylie Edwards (AH) 4-10, Gianna Falbo (NP) 4-6, Nanya Palle (AH) 4-6. Pole — Tayla Seid (AH) 9-0 (meet record). Evelyn Kramer (NP) 9-0, McKenna Williams (AH) 7-0.
BOYS
Team scores: Valley View 91, Wallenpaupack 70, North Pocono 63.5, Honesdale 53, Scranton 43, Abington Heights 26.5, Delaware Valley 21, Carbondale Area 19, West Scranton 5.
3200 Relay: Valley View (Farley, Paone, Castles, Maida) 9:38.21, Wallenpaupack 9:45.20, North Pocono 9:59.97. 110 Hurdles: Jeremiah Beckford (SCR) 17.15, Anthony Laboranti (NP) 17.59, Matthew Fite (WAL) 17.61. 100: Christian Kupinski (VV) 11.93, Owen Gries (HON) 12.21, Xavier Mendoza (DV) 12.27. 1600: Liam Farley (VV) 5:12.08, Cole Bracey (NP) 5:13.42, MJ Maida (VV) 5:23.00. 400 Relay: Valley View (Kupinski, Castellani, Namlick, Jackson) 48.06, Honesdale 49.25, Scranton 50.45. 400: Sam Smith (NP) 55.96, Ethan Namlick (VV) 56.45, Liam Cookson (CAR) 57.58. 300 Hurdles: Matthew Fite (WAL) 44.63, Anthony Laboranti (NP) 46.63, Ryan Jackson (VV) 47.17. 800: Rowan Castles (VV) 2:18.85, Jaden Jovanovic (WAL) 2:19.20, Liam Farley (VV) 2:19.62. 200: Nico Castellani (VV) 25.52, Liam Cookson (CAR) 26.18, Nick Moccardi (WAL) 26.38. 1600 Relay: Honesdale (Hamilton, Highhouse, Kissolovege, Gries) 4:02.21, Valley View 4:03.96, Wallenpaupack 4:05.46. Shot — Travis Preston (WAL) 48-11.25 (meet record). Justin Lezinski (AH) 43-10.75, Noah Swingle (VV) 38-6. Discus: Declan Hunter (NP) 126-7, Justin Lezinski (AH) 126-5, Demarco Ceccacci (NP) 118-2. Javelin: Hunter Declan (NP) 138-4, Travis Preston (WAL) 132-4, Justin Lezinski (AH) 120-0. Long: Matthew Fite (WAL) 18-0.5, Liam Cookson (CAR) 17-4, Dominic Hamilton (HON) 16-3. Triple: Dominic Hamilton (HON) 34-10.75, Romell Sealey (SCR) 30-11, John Cole (VV) 30-10. High: Romell Sealey (SCR) 5-2. Pole: Gabe Samson (HON) 9-0, Alex Engvaldsen (HON) 8-6, Johan Urban (NP) 8-6.
CLASS 2A
GIRLS
Team scores: Mid Valley 77.5, Lakeland 62, Western Wayne 57, Dunmore 43, Riverside 37.5, Holy Cross 35, Montrose 28, Susquehanna 26, Lackawanna Trail 19, Elk Lake 9, Mountain View 6, Blue Ridge 4.
3200 Relay: Lakeland (Andrews, Pisarcik, Gulierrez, Reckless) 11:04.53, Mid Valley 11:43.57, Lackawanna Trail 11:49.04. 100 Hurdles: Madison Baltrusaitis (MV) 17.25, Anna Naylor (LAK) 17.36, Alessandra Barnett (RIV) 17.75. 100: Talia Fediw (DUN) 13.34, Eislee Giannone (MON) 13.50, Kaelyn Chearney (WW) 14.00. 1600: Josey Kelly (SUS) 5:31.48, Peyton Swartzfager (LT) 5:39.11, Brianna Burke (SUS) 5:40.03. 400 Relay: Mid Valley (Graham, Chaffers, Baltrusaitis, Armstead) 55.10, Montrose 55.38, Holy Cross 56.29. 400: Clare Reckless (LAK) 1:06.27, Alessandra Barnett (RIV) 1:07.22, Mackenzie Dolphin (DUN) 1:08.51. 300 Hurdles: Lucy McGowan (DUN) 51.34, Alessandra Barnett (RIV) 52.51, Anna Naylor (LAK) 53.18. 800 — Josey Kelly (SUS) 2:27.57 (meet record). Clare Reckless (LAK) 2:28.68, Peyton Swartzfager (LT) 2:30.80. 200: Talia Fediw (DUN) 28.02, Medina Graham (MV) 29.10, Katie Doherty (HC) 29.24. 1600 Relay: Dunmore (McGowan, Killian, Dolphin, Fediw) 4:39.49, Mid Valley 4:45.81, Holy Cross 4:46.50. Shot: Emily Borowski (WW) 29-10.5, Katherine Barrett (LAK) 29-6, Savannah Allison (SUS) 28-5.5. Discus: Emily Borowski (WW) 73-10, Tori Dougherty (WW) 72-7, Faith Cottrell (BR) 70-8. Javelin: Camryn Foster (RIV) 76-1, Dionne Stone (MON) 74-4, Madalyn Cleveland (EL) 69-9. Long: Medina Graham (MV) 14-3.75, Evelyn Brunson (HC) 13-6.5, Kira Walter (LAK) 13-0.5. Triple: Madison Baltrusaitis (MV) 30-11, Briel Gulierrez (LAK) 29-3.5, Emma Richmond (MtV) 28-4.5. High: Medina Graham (MV) 4-8, Evelyn Brunson (HC) 4-8, Harlie Schneider (WW) 4-4. Pole: Keira Hauenstein (WW) 8-0, Julia Kosciuk (WW) 7-0, Violet Youngblood (MV) 5-6.
BOYS
Team scores: Western Wayne 114, Mid Valley 74, Lakeland 48, Riverside 42, Holy Cross 30.5, Dunmore 28.5, Blue Ridge 24, Elk Lake 15, Lackawanna Trail 12, Susquehanna 8, Mountain View 7, Montrose 1.
3200 Relay: Mid Valley (Cianfichi, James, Weber, Von Voigt) 9:28.76, Riverside 9:40.00, Western Wayne 9:43.54. 110 Hurdles — Jason Sparks (WW) 16.31 (meet record). Jabril Walker (MV) 19.16, Levi Carter (LT) 19.72. 100: Noah Fontana (WW) 11.84, Beau Golden (DUN) 12.13, Landon Widzon (LAK) 12.30. 1600: Marco Nardone (RIV) 4:54.15, Eric Diaz (EL) 5:03.78, Ethan Von Voigt (MV) 5:04.14. 400 Relay: Western Wayne (S. Fontana, N. Fontana, Ronchi, Butrim) 48.52, Lakeland 50.30, Mid Valley 51.16. 400: Collin Davis (BR) 58.79, Aiden Manning (WW) 59.54, Ryan Geisheimer (WW) 59.56. 300 Hurdles: Jason Sparks (WW) 43.65, Landon Widzon (LAK) 46.09, Ian Ronchi (WW) 47.78. 800: Marco Nardone (RIV) 2:16.47, Eric Diaz (EL) 2:19.22, Ethan Von Voigt (MV) 2:20.13. 200: Noah Fontana (WW) 24.49, Stefan Tolerico (HC) 24.71, Beau Golden (DUN) 25.03. 1600 Relay: Western Wayne (Ronchi, Hanichak, Manning, Vinton) 4:01.01, Lakeland 4:03.54, Mid Valley 4:04.80. Shot: Dante Macciocco (MV) 38-11.25, Anthony Mancuso (MV) 38-5, Jake Warholic (LAK) 36-0.5. Discus: Jake Warholic (LAK) 123-9, Michael Serra (SUS) 113-1, Anthony Mancuso (MV) 97-5. Javelin — Anthony Mancuso (MV) 122-5 (meet record), Kenneth Aragon (RIV) 114-5, Noah Pittsman (LAK) 111-4. Long: Wyatt Butrim (WW) 18-0, Spencer Srebro (HC) 17-4.25, Collin Davis (BR) 16-10. Triple: Spencer Srebro (HC) 37-4, James Tscheschlog (WW) 36-1.25, Noah Fontana (WW) 35-1.5. High: Jason Sparks (WW) 5-6, Collin Davis (BR) 5-4, Eli Zick (BR) 4-10. Pole: Jason Sparks (WW) 9-6, Leland James (MV) 8-6, Leuan Legge (WW) 8-0.
Abington Heights scored 107 points, followed by North Pocono with 85 points and Wallenpaupack with 64 points.
Rachel Regan from Abington Heights won the 100 Hurdles with a time of 16.94 seconds.
Alexa Ezzo set a meet record in the Javelin with a throw of 99 feet.
Notable performances included Vella Byrne winning the 1600 meters and Emma Havenstrite excelling in Shot and Discus.
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