Rad as rE i °® gi we \ gained 60 yards on 14 rushes. ve wh asmm——— HTT Farid { The Mountaineers’ defense led the way as Dallas avenged last year’s worst loss. After a scoreless first quarter, quarterback Chuck Suppon crossed into the end zone for the first Dallas touchdown. The third quarter saw no score, but Suppon scored again on a 1- yard plunge in the fourth, accounting « for all the scoring in the game. Valley West managed only eight first downs and punted seven times, while gaining only 57 yards on the ground. Meanwhile, Dallas runners totalled 231 yards on 45 carries, led by Jeremy Har- ris with 101. Suppon didn’t have a good day in the air, going 3-for-17, but The Mountaineers travel to Tunkhan- * nock Friday night. The Tigers were squashed 35-7 by Abington Heights Saturday, and held to just over 100 {sports ROUNDUP | i ‘FOOTBALL Hazleton 23, Lehman 6 The score wasn’t unexpected, but it didn’t accurately reflect much of the Black Knights’ play. Lehman had 20 first downs in the game to the Cougars’ 16, and 81 passing yards to 73. But Lehman couldn't stop Cougars running back Josh Heck, who gained 126 yards and scored two touchdowns. Mistakes by the Black Knights made it even tougher, as they lost two of three fumbles and quarterback Zach Ragukas threw two interceptions. Josh Kuwaye was the leading gen ground gainer with 84 yards in “19 carries. He was followed by Chris | Teetsel 56 yards in nine caarries. | Ragukas ended the day with four com- \d Lake, pletions in 14 attempts for 81 yards. Lehman visits West Scranton. Friday night. West blanked Scranton 23-0 on Saturday. GOLF Lehman 155, Pittston 159 Dustin Kapson, Josh Baranowski and Derek White each posted scores of 38 at the par-36 Four Seasons Golf Club to lead the Black Knights over Pittston. Steve Cardillo shot 41. Lehman 171, Nanticoke 178 Dustin Kapson led the way with a 38, follwed by Justin Boyer’s 41, Josh Baranowski’s 45 and Derek White at 47 in a match played at the par-36 Huntsville Golf Club. VOLLEYBALL Lehman 2, O'Reilly 0 A balanced performance gave Lake- Lehman an easy win over Bishop O'Reilly, 15-1, 15-4. Nicole Sewell had four aces, Jessica Cook had three and Tiffany Hettes had two, and two kills. Penn State alumni plan football trip The Alumni Society of Penn State Wilkes-Barre is planning a bus trip to the Homecoming Football Game on No- vember 3, Penn State vs. Southern Mis- sissippi. The cost includes game ticket, bus transportation, and tailgate parties before and after the game. For reserva- tions or more information, please call Ann Saxton at 675-9202 or e-mail: asaxton@psu.edu. Reservations are limited and deadline is September 7. George Appel golf tournament Our Lady of Victory Church, Harveys will hold the Eighth Annual ‘George Appel memorial Golf Tourna- ment’ on Friday, Sept. 14, at Four Sea- son Golf Club, Exeter. The $55 fee includes green fees, cart, lunch, social hour, bar-b-que dinner and beverages. The format of play will be captain and crew. Lunch and regis- tration will be at noon with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. First hole-in-one on #8 wins a trip for two to the Bahamas. Hole sponsorships are available. To register, call 639-1535. Send your sports reports by e-mail dalpost@epix.net Game Commission open house at LCCC The Pennsylvania Game Commission will hold an open house Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 13-15. Dates and times are: Sept. 13, 4 - 9 p.m.; Sept. 14, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.; and Sept. 15, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. The open house will be held at Luzerne County Commu- nity College Educational Conference Center, 1333 S. Prospect St., Nanti- coke. Directions: From Interstate 81, take Exit 164 (Nanticoke Exit, old Exit Number 44) to State Road 29 (common- ly called the South Cross Valley Ex- pressway). At Exit 2, the Alden Exit, make a left turn onto Middle Road and proceed south. Take Middle Road to Prospect Street where signs clearly in- dicate the entrance to the LCCC Educa- tional Conference Center. Similar to the process used to gather public input for the elk hunt, these open houses will feature several display boards presenting the challenges facing the Game Commission and the various recommendations suggested by the ad hoc advisory committee to address each situation. The public will be able to record its comments at each of the dis- plays or at tables at the exits of the open house. Once all the public comments have been received, the ad hoc advisory com- mittee will reconvene to consider the public input. The ad hoc advisory com- mittee then will present a report to Game Commission Executive Director Vern Ross. After his review, a final re- port will be presented to the Board of Game Commissioners for considera- ‘tion. The Dallas Post Dallas, PA The Dallas Post ports Mountaineers open with 14-0 pasting of WYW The Dallas Mountaineers whitewashed traditioinal 4A power Wyoming Valley West 14-0 Saturday be- hind a stingy defense and just enough offense to win. In photos, clockwise from left: quarterback Chuck Suppon kept looking for a receiver as he was grasped by a Spartan tackler; a pass slipped through Mike Racoski’s fingers; head coach Ted Jackson sighed in relief after a tough series. POST PHOTOS/JIM PHILLIPS yn Wentko an Ashleigh Rug, Cyclones win second Wednesday, September 5, 2001 iL 11 nal ali A Bo HE tN iN Dallas girls win 3-on-3 title The age, a team of girls from Dallas, won the girls division of the National 3- iy Basketball ‘Championship in Springfield, Mass. The Rage beat the GSPA Ladies of Springfield 20-18 in the title game. Down 16-15, The Rage players ied on a basket by Shannon Thomas, a pair of driving layups by Jackie and a clinching foul shot by Meredith Lacey. Other players were Ros- The Back Mountain Cyclones pegged their second win for the new fall season of U-11 boys travel soccer, topping Kingston 1-0 on Sunday. Harry Schall charged in for a beautiful shot to score the lone goal off an assist from Mike Eckman. Excel- lent defense to hold on to the win from Andrew Payne, Eric Fritzges, David Zurek, and Brad Johnson. Mike Gashi and Carson Baker shared goaltending duties. Dallas Fire and Ambulance golf tournament The Dallas Fire and Ambulance Fourth Annual Open Golf Tournament will be Fri., Sept. 14, at the Mill Race Golf Club, Benton. Fee is $70 per person and the format for the tournament is captain and crew. To register contact Brett Slocum at 675-1167 or 675-1385. - 5 Making Ad running Mike Rusonis (53) opened a hole in the Hazleton line for Josh Kuwaye in Saturday’s Lake-Lehman home opener. The Black Knights ended up on the short end of a 23- 6 score, but showed signs of better things to come. Kuwaye ran for 84 yards on 19 carries to lead the Lehman offense. POST PHOTOMIM PHILLIPS BMT Harvest I wins softball championship Playoff results (single elimination) Back Mt. Harvest | 16, Kingston Immanuel Baptist 10 Top hitters: Back Mt-Scott Seely-2B, 3 1B’s Mike Handzelek-HR, 2 2B's; Don Baloga-3B, 2B, 1B; Tim Walker-2B, 2 1B’s; Doug Miller- 3 1B’s. Kingston-John Richards- 2B, 2 1B’s; Bryan Belak-3 1B's; James Quinn-2 1B’s; Marty Gable-2 1B's. Dallas Evangelical Free 16, SV Church of Christ 10 Top hitters: Dallas-Gary Kirk- HR, 1B; Rick Love-3B, 2B, 1B; Josh Katyl-3 1B’s; Dave Lasco-2 1B’s; Dan Fuhr-2 1B's. Sweet Valley-Darrell Evans- HR, 1B; Chris Bowman-3B, 1B; Mark Yale-2 1B’s; Ryan Miner- 2B. 1B. Championship Game Back Mt. Harvest | 9, Dallas Evangelical Free 2. Top Hitters: Back Mt.-Jarred Rehill-2 2B’s; Ed Sichler-2B, 1B; Tim Walker-2 Handzelek-2 1B’s. men Butera-2B, 1B. 1B’s; Mike Dallas-Car-
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