HIGHACRES COLLEGIAN, APR. 26,1971 -- PAGE SIX
Hazleton new
The Hazleton Campus
bowling team traveled to
Allentown Friday night for the
annual Pocono Region Bowling
Classic. Teams from Scranton,
Wilkes-Barree, Allentown, and
Schuylkill Haven also arrived
poised for tournament
competition.
The first round started at
7 pm with Hazleton matched
up against Allentown and
Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes-Barre, the
defending champions, defeated
Hazleton in the first two games
of the three game match.
Another win and Wilkes-Barre
would have virtually eliminated
Hazleton in the very first
round of the two day
competition. Hazleton roared
THE SPORTS SCENE
Jack E. McCutcheon
Well, the Knicks have been
knocked and the Bucks keep
on bucking. The defending
champion Knicks fell prey to
an inspired, rough-necked
Baltimore defense and Earl
Monroe. After an early two
game lead the Knicks--Bucks
war seemed eminent; the
Bullets thought differently.
With a home court advantage
the Bullets completely
destropyed New York. In the
final game, defense was the
name of the game, with
Baltimore winning the
squeaker 93-91. The Bullets
won with an unbelievable fast
break, for a team with so many
injuries, and fantastic
rebounding strength. The
Bullets are going to need every
bit of that rebounding strength
when they meet Milwaukee for
the championship. The Bucks
are lead by non other than
all-pro, MVP, leading scorer,
Lew Alcindor. Alcindor will be
the key to the championship.
If the Bullets can stop LEw, an
upset could be in the making.
The Bucks also have the best
playmaker in the league, Oscar
Robertson. The Bullets will
have their hands full at these
key positions but seem to have
an edge at forward. Gus
Johnson, even slowed by an
injury to his leg, played the
New York series superbly. The
final wrap-up will be if
Baltimore can keep Alcindor
"boxed out," the Bullets
should win. On the other hand,
the Bullets may be just too
worn out after two tough series
with Philadelphia and New
York. If they are and can't
keep Alcindor from in close,
Milwaukee could sweep the
series. From here it looks like a
long, hard hitting series with
Milwaukee winning in six.
Over in the ABA, the
championship should involve
the Utah Stars and Virginia
Squires. At post time the Stars
had swept their quarter-final
series from Texas and were to
meet the first palce Indiana
Pacers. The pick is solely on
the strength the Stars exhibited
during their quarter-final series
against Texas. They are led by
center Zelmo Beaty,
ex-traveller of the NBA, who
led the league in feld goal
percentage, was third in
rebounding, and boasted a 22.9
points per game average. The
Stars also have the likes of
virtual unknowns Ron Boone
and Dan Combs with 18 and
back in the third game of the
match and easily defeated
Wilkes-Baree by 102 pins.
Hazleton was awarded two
match points for their third
game win and also three points
for superior total pin fall.
Hazleton defeated Allentown
in all three games to take eight
more match points. Meanwhile,
Scranton was easily defeating
Schuylkill Haven for eight
match points.
The second round of
competition matched Hazleton
against Scranton and
Wilkes-Barre against Schuylkill
Haven and Allentown.
Hazleton got off to another
slow start on Saturday morning
and found themselves losing
The final standings of the tournament are as follows
1. Hazleton 4
2. Scranton 3
3. Wilkes-Barre 2
4. Allentown I
5. Schuylkill 0
Volleyball team
places fifth
The Hazleton Campus
Volleyball Team placed fifth in
a field of ten teams last
Saturday at University Park.
New Kensington took top
honors in the annual classic.
The locals put up a valiant
effort but the competition was
just too keen for Hazleton.
The members of the
volleyball team are as follows:
Tony Profetta, Frank
Campbell, Mike Leitzel, Joe
Litvinas, Steve Barrett, Will
McDonnell, and. Tim
Dougherty.
Hazleton finished the
tournament with a 4-4 record,
having defeated McKeesport
and Shenango Valley twice,
losing to Altoona and York
twice.
continued from first column
20 point averages respectively.
As with most teams in the
ABA, Utah plays a wide open
game, with strong defense used
only when it is necessary.
From the eastern division
the Virginia Squires eliminated
a strong New York Nets team
4-2 in the quarters. In the
semis the Squires meet the
second place finishers, the
Kentucky Colonels. The
Squires should defeat the
Colonels as they did in the
regular season; often and
convincingly. The Squires are
lead by high scoring, rookie of
the year, Charlie Scott. Scott
averaged over 27 points per
(game in racing Virginia to an
impressing 11 game bulge over
second place Kentucky in the
regular season. Virginia has a
better balanced team than the
Stars and should prevail in the
championship series.
The finals here, in contrast
to the NBA, should be high
scoring, free wheeling contests.
Both teams center around the
big men, Bfaty and Scott. The
stars appear to have more
scoring punch; however, the
Squires make up for it in
composure and a better
defense. The pick from here is
the Squires in a mild upset, in
seven.
the first game by 86 pins. At
this point the Dean was seen
somberly making his way to
the exit of the Jordan lanes.
Hazleton was down but
definitely not out. Again
Hazleton caught fire as they
did the night before and
defeated Scranton handily in
the next two games. Six out of
the eight match points were
awarded to Hazleton.
In the third round
Hazleton defeated Schuylkill
Haven and was awarded eight
more match points.
The members of the
winning team were John
Siepietowski, John Seesholtz,
Larry Kovatch, Steve
Hnatuick, and Tom Caccese.
Lost Points
27
22
16
12
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regional howling champsia
Sly, cunning and
intelligent are the three words
that best describe Vulpes
Vulpes, the Red Fox.
Resembling closely a
medium-sized dog, a full-grown
red fox will Weigh in the
neighborhood of six to fifteen
pounds and will range in length
from about thirty-six to
forty-two inches of which
about thirteen to fifteen inches
of length is taken up by the
tail. Red foxes, contrary to
their given name, vary in color
from light blonde-yellow to
russet-brown. These variations
in color have nothing to do
with the area in which they
live. This fox also possesses a
black nose pad with a
rust-colored upper face, and a
tail the same color of his back.
The red fox's distribution
ranges from northern Canada
and Alaska, to as far south as
the Gulf of Mexico. Migration
is not one of the natural habits
of the red fox, although
research projects have shown
that foxes travel as far as forty
miles from their chosen dens
during the fall dispersal period.
It is easily seen that the fox
population in one area will
hardly ever to be in great
danger due to the fact that a
fox will travel a somewhat long
distance. A fox's hunting
grounds usually extend over an
area of about a square mile.
However, limited food supplies
often force them into making
more extended hunts over
larger areas.
The living habitat of the
red fox is usually found at the
edge of open country. He need
not worry about the protective
cover that so many more
'animals seek. His swiftness of
foot and intelligence make it
possible for him to elude most
of his natural enemies.
In winter the red fox has
one of the strangest habits that
are found in the wood- lands.
Rather than denning up, he
will choose an elevated spot
where' he will lie down and
wrap his long bushy tail around
himself for warmth. Only in
the- most bitter cold will the
red fox seek the shelter and
warmth of his den.
The food list of the fox
includes just about everything
imaginable. They eat squirrels,
rabbits, meadow mice, and
most other small animals.
Although popular belief is that
these mammals are carnivores
only, the truth is that they are
really omnivores. Aside from
their meat diet, they also
maintain a diet of grains such
as corn, wheat, and clover.
Mating of foxes begins in
January when the whining
squalls of the females are
answered by the yapping barks
of the males. The female
remains in heat for about four
days over which repeated
mating with the male of her
choice takes place. After these
matings, the female selects her
den site and renovates it for
the, accomodation of her kits.
Use:fily these dens are found in
sidthills and stream banks or'in
abzlndoned woodchuck
bunows.
After a gestation period of
about fifty-three days, the kits
are born. By this time it is
mid-March. As many as ten or
as few as six kits may be found
per litter. The kits weigh about
three and one-half ounces each
Hazleton Campus now reigns as the undefeated bowling
champions of the Pocono Region.
The table tennis team ran into a peck of trouble against the
competition at Allentown. Rumor has it that they are on their
way to Red China, with a one way ticket 'compliments of tare
Dean.
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Congratulations to the volleyball team for their fine showing at
University Park.
John, Steve, and Shep succeeded in locking themselves outside of
their motel room in just 20 minutes after we arrived in
Allentown—must be some kind of a record.
Larry Kovatch has a built alarm clock that wakes him up two and
a half hours before anyone else.
The Hazleton Campus tennis team travels to University Park for
their annual tournament. Mr. Bobby coaches the team.
What gives with that ping pong tournament in the game room?
If anyone has anything of interest in the line of sports that they
would like published, please contact this writer.
Woman's Lib has hit the tournament circuit--Allentwon
Campus entered the competition with a girl in their line-up.
and are brown in color. They 'time they are ready to begin
are cared for by both parents their own lives and carry on
and remain with them for still another cunning
about four months. After this generation.
...and in this corner
by Tom Caccese, Sports Editot
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