RAR Luzerne County Scholastic Baseball League will open today, streamlined to two divisions instead of three as in past years. Instead of the for- mer Central, Northern and Southern Divisions, the clubs “will now operate as the ‘A’’ and “B’’ divisions. Teams in the “A” Division include Meyers, Nanticoke Area, Pittston Area, Wyoming Valley West, Wyoming, Coughlin, Central Catholic and Bishop Hoban. Teams in ‘‘B”’ Division are Hanover Area, GAR. Crestwood, West Side Tech, Wyoming Seminary, St. John’s, Lake-Lehman, and Dallas Mountaineers. The schools are set up similar to the system used in the basketball league. Dallas Mountaineers were last year’s champs of the Southern Division and are considered a threat for “B” Division honors this year along with Hanover. Coach Jerry Stinson has only last year’s club but he will be counting on a number of juniors to help carry his Mounts to the championship. Returning lettermen are P.J. Delaney, senior, third baseman and outfielder; Jack Wolensky, senior, catcher and good hitter, and Al Pisaneschi, junior, pitcher and outfielder. Stinson will be looking to Pisaneschi to pick up where Greg Novroski left off last season. Looking good in pre-season have been Jerry Rose, possible shortstop; Chuck Wilson, junior, pitcher and infielder; Steve Meskers, junior, first Sports Events Athletic Director Jerry Stin- son, Dallas Senior High School, has announced the following athletic events for next week: April 12—Varsity baseball vs. Lake-Lehman at home. April 13—Varsity track meet with G.AR. at home. April 16—Varsity tennis match with Honesdale at Honesdale; varsity track meet with Lake-Lehman at home; varsity baseball with St. John’s at St. John’s High School. April 18—Varsity tennis match with Abington Heights at home. * April 17—Varsity track meet with Pittston Area at Pittston. April 19—Varsity baseball home. Adults 50c Race, junior, a hard worker; Dave Shelby, senior, good defensive player. ; Other underclassmen who are potential starters are Bill Perry, Carl Dymond, Dan McAvoy, Tom Considine, and Bill Ostrum. Coach Stinson states that weather has definitely ham- pered the ability to evaluate the team’s strength or to predict the outcome of this year’s com- petition especially with the new lineup of teams within divisions. To date, the young Moun- taineers have held two exhibition games, against Meyers High School which they took 7-6, and the second the game played Tuesday afternoon against Valley West which was won by the Spartans. In the game at Nesbitt Field against the Mohawks, on the mound for Dallas were Al Pisaneschi, who struck out four of the Meyers men; Chuck Wilson, who had three strikeouts; and Carl Dymond, who finished on the mound with one strikeout to his credit. Pisaneschi also played a good defensive game in the outfield. Jerry Rose, infielder, had two hits and one run.. He also sparked a ‘double play by throwing to Race and Meskers and cut off two men at the plate. The Mohawks pulled ahead in the second inning but the Mounts scored in the sixth and seventh on runs by Considine, Snyder, Wolensky, Parsons, Rose, and Pisaneschi. Meyers L-L Knights Lose Lake-Lehman Knights bowed to Northwest High School 7-6 in an exhibition game last Satur- day. Northwest picked up the win on the home run by Lipka, Warner’s triple, and two two baggers by Wagner and Wido. Hitting for the Knights were Reed with a double, and singles by Mack Kalish, Dave Nygren, Gary Naugle, and Duane Wick- ard. All of Northwest’s hits came off starting Vince Stryjewski. Coming in to relieve in the fourth inning, sophomore Karmis began his pitching career at Lake-Lehman with seven strikeouts and did not give up a hit. The Lake-Lehman nine open the season today in the ‘“B”’ Division of the Luzerne County Scholastic League, when they go against the Mountaineers at Dallas Senior High School field. master Fs : Bh Lita CARD y| Children Free came back with five runs in the fifth and sixth inning but fell one short to give the Dallas boys the game by one run. The Mountaineers meet Lake- Lehman Knights in their first league game of the season today (Thursday) at home. April 16, they will go against St. John’s away. Art Contest Held On Life of Christ of Heaven School recently par- ticipated in an art contest based on incidents in the life of Christ. Students in grades four through eighth were asked to submit one or more sketches of ten dif- ferent events in His life. The, sketches were judged by a panel of three students and three teachers who viewed over 200 entries before choosing the 10 students who would convert their sketches into full-sized oil or acrylic paintings. The paintings will be on dis- play in the United Penn Bank in They will be displayed in the foyer of the Gate of Heaven April 28-29. ¥ The contest was held under the direction of Susan Hand, fifth grade teacher at the school. Winners of the contest were: Lucinda Broghamer, fourth grade; Marisa Bolinski, fifth; Karen Bolinski (2) eighth; Bar- bara Cummings, sixth; Gail Connolly, sixth; Charles Stash, (2), seventh; Karen Thompson, fifth; Michael Matthews, eighth, Joanne Delvecchio, sixth. Publicity deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Don’t put off until tomorrow what you -can do today. We want to hear from you. front. A combined meeting of the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre District of Lutheran Synod of North- eastern Pennsylvania and the District Lutheran Church Women will be held May 6, from 3 to 8 p.m., at College Miseri- cordia. Registration will begin at 2:45 p.m. at the McAuley ‘Hall auditorium. Theme of the meeting will be “This is the Church - We are the Church!” Program activities will lead up to and culminate in the final worship experience, with events for all age groups. Business meetings will be conducted during the supper hour with each congregation ‘represented by an appointed delegate. The meeting. is for all members of the Lutheran 5 Reservations for supper can be made by members with their church pastor. Bloodmobile To Visit Noxen The Red Cross bloodmobile will be in Noxen April 19 at the United Methodist Church from 1:45 p.m. until 5:45 p.m. The visit is being sponsored by the Bowman’s Creek Lions Club. The club is also soliciting donors for blood for Sandy Dau- bert who recently underwent a kidney operation. Anyone wish- ing to help may sign with, or contact Charles (Bud) Mitchell, president of the Lions Club. Subscribe To The Post mm New Phone Number Franklin Twp. Police 333-4848 Dimmick Hill, Noxen announce the birth of a daughter, Rhonda the former Pearl Gryziec, Hunlock Creek. This is the couples’ first child. Mrs. Race is employed at the Noxen Clinic as a nurse. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kelly and Edgar Engleman spent the weekend at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McGovern and family and Mr. and Mrs. John Hansen and family, Canan- daigua, N.Y. Mrs. William Buttermore, Billy and Donald, Carslisle, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dendler. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Holdridge, Scott and Jacqueline were also guests. A Mrs. Earl Richards is a patient at the General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Vilosi, Joseph Jr Angela, Teter and Donna, Binghamton, spent Sunday with Myrtle MacMillan and Joan. Mrs. N.Y. spent the weekend with the William MacMillans. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Case and Becky, Ravena, N.Y. spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Loren Case. The children’s program at St. Luke’s Lutheran p.m. Mrs. Oscar Patton is at the Boone Convalescent Home, Eyersville, N.Y. She was visited by her daughters, Rigeh Bennett and Grace Keifer. ® Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wall and her father, Harry Siglin spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. David Hopkins, Great Meadow, N.J. Mrs. Ray Gunton is in serious condition at the Maple Hill Nursing Home. Mrs. Robert Ruggles, was taken to the Nesbitt Hospital in the Noxen ambulance Sunday night with a knee injury. She returned home that night. Mr. and Mrs. William Mason, Endicott, N.Y. spent Saturday Hackling and Carl. Mrs. James Patton, Columbia Crossroads, is spending the week with Mrs. Hackling. Mrs. Arnold Williams, Buck- wheat Hollow, recently enter- tained the missionary society of the Independent Bible Church at her home. = It Pays To Advertise v Ri id Bo . with fewer Tel : 474-5338 A.J. Kreuzer WALK-IN CABIN NEW & USED . DAY TIME WHERE iB 945-5194 me
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