It has been an exciting senior season for Abington Heights guard Andrew Kettel.

As the Comets were streaking toward a Lackawanna League Division I championship, Kettel announced on his Instagram social media account that he is continuing his academic and athletic careers at Hartwick College.

Abington Heights posted wins over Valley View and West Scranton this week to finish the league season undefeated. Kettel has been one of the catalysts. A two-year starter, he is averaging 14.8 points per game.

Abington Heights is the No. 1 seed for the District 2 Class 5A playoffs. The Comets received a bye into the semifinals.

Last season, Kettel helped lead the Comets to the District 2 championship.

Hartwick College is an NCAA Division III program. The Hawks are 8-14 this season and 2-11 in the Empire 8 conference.

Former Abington Heights teammate Robby Lucas is a freshman at Hartwick and leads the team in scoring at 14.0 points per game.

College commits

Several players from the Lackawanna Football Conference made their college decisions official.

Western Wayne lineman and long snapper Vinny Baldini committed to Lackawanna College. A multi-year starter for the Wildcats, he helped lead the Wildcats to a share of the LFC Division II championship with Mid Valley as a junior.

Baldini joins Lakeland quarterback David Naniewicz as a commit to the Falcons, who are transitioning to an NCAA Division II program in the PSAC.

Scranton offensive lineman Carter Tomczyk, a three-year starter, announced on social media that he is committed to continuing his academic and athletic careers at Wilkes University. The 6-1, 268-pound senior helped the Knights reach the District 2 Class 6A playoff this season.

Mid Valley quarterback Brett Yanoski committed to King’s College on his Instagram account.

Wilkes University finished 7-4 overall last season.

A four-year varsity player, Yanoski completed 131 of 237 passes for 1,542 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior and led the Spartans to a win in an Eastern Conference Class 3A game. He was also the starting quarterback as a junior when Mid Valley shared the LFC Division II championship with Western Wayne.

Yanoski finished his career with 3,452 yards passing and 32 touchdowns.

King’s finished 5-5 overall last season as a member of the NCAA Division III and the Middle Atlantic Conference.

Scranton heavyweight wrestler Austin Gottstein announced that he committed to Keystone College to continue his academic and athletic careers.

Morano named tennis coach

Emily Morano, a multi-sport standout at Mid Valley, is returning to her alma mater as the boys’ varsity tennis coach.

During her high school career, Morano was a first-team all-star in soccer, basketball, and softball. She went on to compete in basketball and started playing tennis at King’s College, and continued her athletic career in both sports at SUNY-Cortland as a graduate student.

Mid Valley finished 5-6 in the Lackawanna League last season under the guidance of Emily Messett, who resigned after this past girls’ tennis season.

Morano is also the junior high girls’ basketball coach at Mid Valley.