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First Posted: 8/12/2012

OF3-4, made up of players from Old Forge, won the Boys Grade 3-4 Division of the Lackawanna County/Backcourt Hoops 3on3 Basketball Tournament played on August 4 and 5 in downtown Scranton.

Dante Lucarelli, Michael DiGregorio, Colin Holzman and Nick Dodge made up the team.

A total of 12 championships were decided, including three others that included players from the Downvalley portion of Lackawanna County.

Lizzi Spindler of Old Forge and Natalie Sohile and Kiersten Kilmer of Taylor joined Auni Amboni of Throop to form Gym Ratz, the winning team in the Girls Grade 7-8 Division.

Moosic’s Noah Munley and Brett Para joined Scranton’s Jacob Watts and Clarks Summit’s Nick Dende on the Munley, Munley & Cartwright team that won the Boys Grade 8 Division.

Moosic’s Dimitri Gnall and Matt Para were part of the Boys Grade 6 Division champion Hyper-Dogz team, along with Clark Summit’s Trey Koehler and Archbald’s Mario Rotell.

Other division champions were:

Women’s Top Flight: Wilkes — Elena Stambone, Jessup; Allison Walsh and Alyssa Miraglia, Dickson City; Amanda Pawloski, Nanticoke; and Dallas Ely, Montrose.

Men’s Competitive: Awareness, Scranton — Vince Chandler, Willie Chandler, Mathew Fagan, William Chandler and Chad Pettus.

Men’s Top Flight: Ball So Hard — Connor Callejas, Archbald; Connor Jones, Hawley; Corey Joyce, Scranton; and Dalton Ely, Plains.

Girls Grade 5-6: High Point Lady Catz — Tyra Wingle, Branchville, N.J.; Kenna Squire, Branchville, N.J.; Madison Smith, Newton, N.J.; and Emily Mulvoy, Lafayette, N.J.

Girls High School: Crusaders — Gabrielle Giordano, Covington Township; Lindsey Dippre, Scranton; Katie Purcell, Clarks Summit; and Briane Clauss-Walton, Scott Township.

Boys Grade 7: Dream Team — Wes Simons, Jefferson Township; Michael Kowalski, Spingbrook; Alec Ciagla, Madison Township; Kyle Knott, Archbald; and Kyle Betti, Moscow.

Boys Grade 9-10: Valley Seminary — Alec Rodway, Peckville; Clayton Basalyga, Clarks Summit; Evan Homish, Peckville; and Seth Callahan, Hanover Township.

Boys Grade 11-12: The Boys — Jake Brown, Hawley; John Rinaldi, Dunmore; and Matt Clark, Dunmore.