Coach Jerry Stinson’s
Dallas Mountaineers took
three games last week to
take sole possession of first
place at the end of the week
in the Wyoming Valley
Baseball League on the no-
brought the
Mounts to a 7-1 record to
move them in front of the
WVBL’s Division II.
John Reese pitched a one
hit game to lead his
mountaineer nine to a 6-0
win over West Side Tech on
May 3. The only hit was a
single by. John Fron-
zkewicz which bounced off
the glove of Dave Thomas,
the Mounts third baseman.
Steve Skammer, playing
centerfield had a triple and
scored a run for the Back
Mountain boys. Jeff
Supulski scored one run,
Greg Steele came in with
two, Ray Smith accounted
for one and Bruce
Riefenstahl scored.
Reese struck out 12 men
and the Titans’ pitcher
Gilsky fanned four.
On Tuesday, Steve
Skammer pitched the first
no-hit, no-run game of the
season to help his team
defeat St. John’s 6-0. The
win kept the Dallas nine
tied with Crestwood for the
lead in the league. It also
gave Skammer his fourth
win of the season.
He faced 22 batters with
one Johnnie getting on base
on an error. He fanned 11
walking none.
Ray Smith had two hits
in four times bat ome of
them a long triple. Jim
Walsh made it two out of
three at the plate, one of hig
a double. Brian Sickler also
added a double to the
Mounts attack.
St. John’s Baldiga struck
out five and walked two.
Reese and Skammer
Final plans were made
recently for the first
Bicentennial Run. The
event will be a highlight of
the Back Mountain
Bicentennial Weekend
Celebration and will be run
on Sunday, June 6, 1976
A field of 75 to 125 run-
ners is anticipated. In-
terested persons of all
ages, male and female, are
welcome to participate.
Fourteen different
awards will be presented in
various: categories and all
runners ‘who enter will
receive a commemorative
patch signifying their
participation. Planners
expect the turnout will
include athletes and
jogging enthusiasts from
the local community as
well as Northeastern
Pennsylvania.
Although it is a com-
petitive event the run is
also intended to provide a
challenging and enjoyable
course for runners in-
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and finish at College
Misericordia. Spectators
will be able to watch much
of the race as the course
will travel Country Club
Road, Church Street,
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Street.
Maps of the course are
available now at many
local businesses from
members of the Dallas
High School cross country
team, and will also be
available on the day of the
race at the registration
table.
Plans for this event are
under the direction of Tim
Bauman from the ' Back
Mountain Cultural Center
and Lew Isaac, cross-
country coach at Dallas
High School. Present or
former members of the
Dallas cross-country team
have played an important
part in the plans: Tom
Kearney, Bill Kleiner, Joe
Majewski, John Majewski,
Scott Neyhard, and Harry
Vroomen. Lending special
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support to this group’s
efforts are the Wyoming
Valley Striders (A.A.U.) a
local track and field club.
Vince Wojnar, a
representative of the
Striders has pledged their
support and assistance.
Entry blanks and more
information is available
from either Tim Bauman
or Lew Isaac. While early
entries would be ap-
preciated, entries will be
accepted until 10:30 a.m.
on the day of the race.
Registration and course
information will run on
race day from 9 a.m. until
10:45 a.m. Comfort and
first aid stations will be
available along the course
to assist the runners and
also provide refreshments.
Members of the Dallas
cheerleading squad will
serve as safety spotters,
while both the Dallas
Borough and Dallas
Township police forces will
handle traffic control.
The DBack Mountain
Bicentennial Run is
planned to provide the
community with a different
form of sports competition
and enjoyment.
Lake-Lehman Knights
handed the Hanover
Hawkeyes their second loss
of the season in Division II
of the Wyoming Baseball
League and pushed them
into a second place tie’ with
Crestwood.
Hanover was leading 6-2
at the end of the third in-
ning when the Knights
rallied to score two runs in
the fourth, fifth and sixth
innings to move in front 8-7
and hold the Hawkeyes in
the bottom half of the
seventh.
Slocum did the hurling
for Lake-Lehman, striking
out four and walking none.
Chris Yanchik had three
out of four at the plate, one
of them a triple. His twin
brother, Craig, had two for
three and both brothers
nebaul had two for four and
scored two runs for the
Knights.
Kirkpatrick had two hits
for four times at the plate
for Hanover. D. Kirba also
had two for three for the
Hawkeyes.
The win gave the Knights
3-5 record going into this
week in sixth place.
combined their pitching
efforts and came up with a
four hit game to pick up 5-3
win over Crestwood on
Friday. Reese was
credited with the win.
The victory put the
Mounts in sole possession
of first place in Division II.
The Mountaineers scored
all their runs in the third
inning to go ahead 5-0.
Jim Walsh started the
rally with a single, then
Riefenstahl walked. With
one out Skammer walked
to load the bases, then
Greg Steele drove in two
runs by hitting a single
through the middle of the
field. Runs were scored by
Skammer, Steele: Walsh
and Riefenstahl. Reese
helped his own cause by
driving out a two-run
doublé.
The senior had no dif-
ficulty until the sixth when
Crestwood scored a run on
a sacrifice fly and then in
the seventh when Muen-
dlein hit a single and
Fenstermacher came in as
a pinch hitter and drove out
a homerun. When Reese
walked the next batter,
Coach Stinson brought in
Skammer, who fanned the
next three batters.
Reese fanned eight and
Skammer three for 11
strikeouts for the Mounts.
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