Page B2 Scott Lefko, Dallas, is a Pennsylvania State University cheerleader who is also known on campus for his stellar por- trayal of Winnie the Pooh in a fraternity skit staged last spring during Renaissance Week at the University. But nobody teases Lefko about being a cheerleader or a “Pooh,” or dares to hint that either role might be un- masculine. Scott Lefko is six feet, five inches tall and tips the scales at 275 pounds. He is currently the number one heavyweight on Coach Bill Koll’s wrestling squad, and he hopes to someday play professional football. Scott admits that he’ll probably have to try out as a free agent since NFL scouting procedures, highly sophisticated though they may be, still haven't in- cluded cheerleaders. Scott Lefko, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lefko, 21 Luzerne Ave., Dallas, came to Penn State four years ago, along with some classmates whose names might ring familiar-Cappelletti, Crowder, O’Neil, Markovich and Getty, to name a few. Back then, they were fellow football players. That was before a shoulder injury put an end to the college football career of defensive tackle Lefko, a former star 190- pound quarterback at Dallas Senior High School. Having to quit football was mentally trying on the health and physical education major, who is convinced that before his injury he was ready to make a strong contribution to the Nittany Lion grid team. “Sitting up there in the stands and having to watch those guys play was the hardest thing I've ever done,” he recalls. So, Lefko made up his mind to return to the field to help his former teammates-as the Nation’s biggest cheerleader. “I was just going to try it for worried that people back home football player could become a cheerleader.” Immediately, he was be- sieged by grateful football players, who were by now his his successful efforts in breathing life into fans heretofore known for their “sophisticated” cheering. It was obvious to the players that Lefko was again making a contribution to the team-and he’s been urging Nittany Lion fans to ‘let it all hang out” when they cheer ever since. Lefko confides that his football instincts help him as a cheerleader since he knows better than any other cheerleader when the cheering helps the team most. “From my football ex- perience, I know when the team also know how to pace the cheers,” he says. After the football season, Scott will devote all of his time to wrestling, a sport he learned at Penn State. He realizes that Dr. Joseph R. Mattioli, chair- man of the board of Pocono International Raceway, and Harry W. Campbell, corporate director of promotions for Acme Markets Inc., announced in a joint statement that Acme and Pocono for the second year are making plans for the running of the * Acme-Super Saver ‘500’ Late Model Stock Car Race at the Pocono 2.5 mile Raceway, April 27, 1974. * This U.S. Auto Club sanction- ed event is ‘scheduled as follows: April 25, driver regis- tration and practice; April 26, Qualification Time Trials; April 27 Acme-Super Saver 500” Race. America’s leading stock car drivers will compete in this 500 mile race that precedes the Indianapolis 500 by about five weeks. Richard Petty of NASCAR won the 1973 Acme-Super Saver “500” this past summer and won the honor of being the first driver to have his name en- graved on the large four-foot Liberty Bell replica trophy. he’ll face a stiff challenge for the top heavyweight spot on the team when Charlie Getty, star tackle of the football team and fifth-place winner last season at the NCAA wrestling champion- ship, returns to challenge him. But Lefko is already intensely preparing for the matches to be held before Getty’s return. A member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity, Lefko twice a week | gives swimming instructions to handicapped children. His activities, including sports, are part of his debt to Penn State, he feels. “1’d give my right leg for this University,” he says. “I want to compete for Penn State. I love this place.” Besides thinking about the remaining football games, ! wrestling season, and further help to handicapped children, Scott has another future event on his mind. Next August, he will marry {Sue Ertwine, a Penn State | senior health and physical | education major from Fairless | Hills. : O'Reilly Club Plans Tourney The Father’s Club of Bishop O’Reilly Central Catholic High School will sponsor an all-girls basketball tourney at the Central Catholic gym, Kingston, Dec. 7 and 8. Teams from Lake-Lehman, Wyoming Area, Bishop O’Reilly and St. John’s of Pittston will par- ticipate. On Dec. 7, Bishop O’Reilly plays Wyoming Area, at 7 p.m.; and then Lake-Lehman takes on St. John’s at 8:30. There will be a consolation round at 7 p.m., the following day, followed by the finals at 8:30. Wilma Scheirer is the Lake- Lehman coach; Sandy Chiampi coaches Wyoming Area; Judy Gilman, Bishop O’Reilly; and Jack Finnerty, St. John’s. A trophy will be given to the championship and runner-up clubs. A most valuable player of the tournament will also be selected, to be awarded an individual trophy. Chairman of the tourhiament is Eddie Sigmunt, assisted by Sandy Manta, co-chairman. N. J. Molski, supervisor of the Game Commission’s Northeast Division, reports that a number of state game lands roads will be open to public travel by ve- hicles during the 1973 bear, and antlered and antlerless deer, firearms seasons. All listed roads will be opened prior to the opening hour of the respective season and will re- main open, weather permitting, until the close of each season. Sportsmen using the roads are urged to exercise extreme cau- tion, since many of the roads are winding and quite narrow in places. mans Creek to gates at top of mountain; SGL 57, 33,237.5 acres, Wyoming County and Lu- zerne Counties, 5 miles, from gate above Nozen to Mountain Springs; SGL 91, 10,512.8 acres, Luzerne County, 2.5 miles, Fire Tower Road, from gate on Sus- con Road to fire tower. Pennsylvania’s deer hunters have enjoyed excellent deer harvests for a number of years and from all indications the 1973 season should be another banner year. The regular two-week an- tlered deer season opens one- half hour before sunrise, Nov. 26, and closes at sunset, Dec. 8. The regular statewide antler- less deer season is scheduled for Dec. 10 and 11. Game Commission personnel again strongly urge all deer hunters to wear fluorescent orange clothing, at least caps Civil Air Patrol Creates New Unit The fast-growing, Civil Air Patrol Squadron, 209, of Wilkes- Barre, has merged this month with the West Side’s Wyoming Valley Squadron, 205, creating a new CAP unit area. This new squadron area now encompasses the entire Wyoming Valley, from Nanti- coke and W. Nanticoke north to Pittston and Falls, out to Tunk- hannock and as far east as the Poconos. The squadron, now meeting at St. Patrick’s church, Parrish Street, Wilkes-Barre, has open- ings for adult volunteers from age 18 on up and teen workers ages 13 to 18. The volunteer pro- gram includes rescue team training, areospace education and various other activities. The new CAP unit feels con- fident that the Wyoming Valley will continue to supply the vol- unteers needed for this exciting and humanitarian work, they report: rr————————— Intelligence increases mere physical ability one half. The use of the head abridges the labor of the hands. and vests of this color. A hunter is permitted to take only one deer per year in Pennsylvania, and he cannot legally kill, or attempt to kill, a second deer. To be a legal target during the antlered season, a deer must have two or more points to one antler or have one antler at least three inches long. Not more than 25 persons are permitted to hunt deer in a single party, and groups of five or more hunting deer in unison must maintain a big game hunting roster. : Hunters must tag their deer within one hour of killing and before the animal is removed from the spot where it was killed. The rk big game tag is attached to license. A deer must be properly tagged to be tran- temporarily placed in cold storage. A change in the regula- tions this year states that each person killing a deer shall report such killing to the Commission at Harrisburg, within five days following the killing of a deer. 21” T0 26” 4 To 8 H.P. YOUR GIFT WITH EACH PURCHASE FREE SET OF TIRE CHAINS BUY NOW FOR EASY FI, | STOW PEMOVAL hidden within weekend.
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