Ee —————— Section 2 Wednesday, August 30, 1995 The Dallas Post SportsWeek HB School news HB Classified HW Calendar LONG Jip TRIPLE JUMP HIGH JUMP SHOT Pi Ar new v Sign Wanot i in The Dallas High School gym, and it contains the names of the school's track and field record holders. Track and field stars have a sign of their own A new sign graces the walls of the Dallas High School gym, honoring the school’s track and field record holders. Inspired by track and cross country coach Bill Kvashay, the professionally- built sign was funded by dona- tions from alumni, parents and friends of the Dallas track pro- am. “This has been a dream of mine for awhile,” Kvashay said. He has been head coach for six or seven years, but in order to complete the sign researched records be- fore his tenure. The sign itself was made and installed by Plastic Arts. Contributions have nearly cov- ered the cost, but fund raising continues, both to pay for the board and to support a track and field hall of fame, the next project on Kvashay's list. “Luckily, we had parents’ support and involve- ment to get it off the ground,” Kvashay said. In addition to recognizing the achievements of athletes from the past and present (seve al of the records belong to current stu- dents), Kvashay hopes the pros- pect of having one’s name added to the list will attract future rec- ord holders. Contributions toward the sign and future hall of fame are still being accepted, and may be sent to: Dallas Running Club, c/o Earl Samuel, Memorial Highway, Dal- las, PA 18612. By LEN KRYESKI Sports Writer The 1995 high school football season kicks off this weekend. You can bet that Dallashead coach Ted Jackson is repeatedly ques- . tioning his assistant coaches on the squad's strengths, weaknesses and how well they're prepared in various aspects of the game. When he goes over the game plan with his offensive coaches, one topic that gets very little dis- cussion is leadership. The Moun- taineers have an experienced leader calling the signals at the line of scrimmage. In the unlikely event that his senior quarterback loses his sense of confidence or drifts astray, Jackson won't have to leave his living room to remind him of his duties. The player in question dolls uniform number 9. He's better known as Ted Jackson Jr. The upcoming season is Ted's second as the Mounts’ starting quarterback on offense and safety on defense. From the safety posi- tion it's also Jackson's job to call the defensive plays in the secon- dary. During the winter months, Jackson is also a leader on the hardwoods. He's the point guard for Paul Brown's Mountaineer team. “I like being a leader,” said Jett Farley sharpens his game POST PHOTO/JACK JONES Jeff Farley has worked on his golf game over the summer, and is looking forward to this fall's season. By LEN KRYESKI Sports Writer Jeff Farley has been around the game of golf all his life. His family owns and operates Farley's Sweet Valley Golf Course and Pro Shop. He started helping his dad, and even playing, at age three. “When I was five, I was playing the seventh hole and I got an eagle,” Farley said. “It was from one hundred yards out, I don’t remember the club, but I was pretty excited.” Now as he prepares to embark on his senioryear at Lake-Lehman High School, his golf game has taken on new meaning. Over the summer Jeff refined his game under the guidance of George Scomski. Scomski runs an inter- national golf school and can regu- larly be found at the Berwick Golf Course. “I'm really excited about my golf game and the way it's coming together,” said Farley. “I owe itall to George." With a new improved game comes a list of goals that Jeff hopes to achieve this fall. First he'd like to help coach Mike Sha- rok’s Black Knights improve on last year’s mark of 10-5 in the Wyoming Valley Conference. He hopes to place second or third at districts and his main goal is to qualify for the state tournament and place in the top 30. “I was on my way last year,” Farley explained. “At pre-districts - I was doing great with five holes remaining. Then my game fell apart and I didn't make it to dis- tricts. The experience just left me devastated.” Jeff makes a point to goout and hit balls every day. There's al- ways a certain shot that needs some work. His main strengths are his short game and hitting with the irons. The main draw- back, presently, is his tee game. “I've really been working on my driving,” Farley said, “and work- ing on my game on the Huntsville course. Plus at Huntsville if you're not driving well, you're in trouble.” Golfers need not only know their game, but the course they're on. The Huntsville Golf Club espe- cially interests Jeff because it's. the home course for the Black Knights. In addition to the individual lessons with Scomski, Jeff has been concentrating on the ground itself. Dry, rain-starved ground that is. Farley is used to going- right after the stick, but has changed his approach somewhat to determine just how much bounce and roll each hole on the hardened course creates. As a junior, Farley was named to the first team all-scholastic squad for his efforts on the course. He received honorable mention status as a freshman and some notoriety ata couple of events this past summer. Jeff finished sec- ond at a junior PGA event at Mountain Laurel and finished seventh at the Keystone State Games. He competed in the colle- glate division at Keystones. Jeff is the middle child of Jeff and Charlotte Farley of Sweet Valley. He has an older sister, Jennifer and a younger sister, Rachel. He plans to attend college and would like to make par at the collegiate level. He's looked into the Pro Golf Management program at Penn State University, but for now all plans are being reconsidered. Jeff was informed that taking this course - because of its intensity and time involvement - and com- peting for the golf team would be next to impossible. PIAA looking for men, and women to become officials The Pennsylvania Interscholas- tic Athletic Association, Inc. (PIAA) is seeking interested individuals with an athletic background to become PIAA-registered sports officials. PIAA registers officials in 12 different sports and spon- sors 22 PIAA state championships for its 1,300 member public and private schools, with more than 225,000 athletes. With the growth of middle school and junior high programs, PIAA faces statewide shortages of officials in soccer, volleyball, field hockey and track and field. Re- gionally, shortages exist in all sports including baseball, gym- nastics, swimming and diving, lacrosse, softball and wrestling. Anyone who is a high school graduate or 18 years of age or older is encouraged to contact the PIAA Office, 550 Gettysburg Road Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 or call 1-800-382-1392 for an applica- tion. Women and minorities are urged to apply. All test dates, times, sites and fees are listed on the application form. TED JACKSON, JR. Dallas quarterback Jackson. “Somebody has to do it and I enjoy it. I probably picked up some leadership abilities from my dad, but I do a lot of it on my own.” He is also one of the first guys on the practice field and one of the last to leave. When a teammate get physically tired or cannot concentrate on the game of foot- ball, Jackson can be found en- couraging him to get with the task at hand. ~ Jackson the younger ready to take reins “I probably picked up some leadership abilities frommy dad, but I do a lot of it on my own.” Ted Jackson Jr. Dallas quarterback Jackson also draws a lot of respect from his teammates. It's one thing to have leadership | qualities, it's another to get re- sults. As a junior the Shavertown resident was named first team all- scholastic in both football and basketball. Ted supplies strength and speed on both sides of the ball with a savvy for the game that extends beyond his years. He's productive, steady and keeps errors to a minimum. ‘Idon’t make a lot of fistakes” Jackson said. “As a quarterback, | don't throw a lot of interceptions and I spread the ball around.” = While many teams at the high school level feature a running game, Dallas hasbeen able torely on a balanced offensive attack because of the abilities of quarter- backs such as Jackson. For Ted, the outcome has been the result, See JACKSON, pg 10 Dallas Youth Basketball will hold registration for its fall boys | basketball league Sept. 6, from 5-7 p.m. at the Dallas Middle School cafeteria. The league will meet on Monday and Wednesday nights from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Dallas Middle School gym. ; Students entering the 4th, 5th and 6th grades are eligible. Reg- istration fee is $12.00. Call George Gracely at 639-1467 or Phil Dale at 675-6900 for more information. Youth basketball registration Sept. 6 | $1,000 weekly prize in football contest Power Points PA, a football contest with a $1,000 statewide weekly prize, appears in The Dal- las Post beginning this week. The contest runs for the entire regular NFL season, ending the week of Dec. 23-25. Power Points appears in news- papers across the state, and is conducted on a unique weighted scale based on the player's confi- dence in his choices. Sixteen weekly games are scored from 16 to one point, in descending order of confidence, and points awarded on that basis. The Dallas Post and Tele-Me- dia are co-sponsors, and the high- est weekly local point total will win $25 cash from The Post and a free month of HBO from Tele- Media. The winner must be a Tele- Media customer, or begin service > in order to claim that prize. The statewide and local win- ners’ names and point totals will be published in each week's Post, + beginning Sept. 6. Winners also will be notified by mail. fi Entries for Power Points may be dropped off at the office of The Dallas Post at 45 Main Road, Dallas, or at Tele-Media on Route 415, Harveys Lake. After-hours entries may be left in thedropbox at the front of The Dallas Post. They also may be mailed to The Post at P.O. Box 366, Dallas, PA : 18612. Nn This week's entry form appears on page 10. The deadline for entries is 2 p.m. Fridays. Anyone with ques- tions may call The Post at 675- 5211. SPORTS SHORTS | DHS Gridiron Club meets Tuesdays The Dallas High School Gridiron Club meets every Tuesday at 8 p. m, at the Dallas American Legion. All parents of football players and anyone interested in Mountain- eer football are invited. Plans are being made for a car wash and a Night at the Races. When the regular season starts, the weekly meetings will be at 7:30 with Coach Jackson presenting the films from the previous week. Please plan to attend. Wrestlers place in New Jersey On Saturday, Aug. 19, eight local wrestlers participated in a tough tournament at the Warren County Farmers Fair in Harmony, New i] Jersey: 11 and 12 yr. olds, Rich Maciejczak, 127 lbs., 3rd place; 13and 14 | yr. olds, Jonathan Bird, 80 Ibs., 2nd place; Justin Harris, 124 Ibs., 3rd place; Eric Sickler, 133 1bs., ond place; Sam Saylor, 133 1bs., 4th place. Other wrestlers who didn't place but wrestled well were Matt Magee, Jason Macigjczalk and Eric Maciejczak. . Send your sports reports to The Dallas Post, “5 Main Rd, Dallas, PA 18612 —
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