The best of three finals series in the postseason playoffs of the National and American Divisions of the Back Mountain Slo Pitch Softball League will open this evening at 6 on the Upper field at Lehman High School athletic field. Other games of the finals series will be played next Thursday, Tim Labar, league secretary, has announced. Still in competition for honors this year, as the Post went to print early this week, were Hear- thstone Pub of Dallas, Pizza Bar, Grotto Pizza of Harveys Lake and Noxen Rebels. Hearthstone had won straight season honors in the American Division of the Back Mountain Eeague, and the Noxen Rebels copped straight season honors in the DECORATE MASONRY WALLS with National Division. In the semi-finals series last week, Hearthstone Pub and Pizza Bar won a game each-Pizza Bar winning last = Tuesday’s game, 13 to 9, and Hear- thstone rallying to win last Thursday’s game, 16 to 6. The deciding game was scheduled for Tuesday with the winner entering the finals this evening. In the National Division, Noxen Rebels copped the opener in their best of three semi-finals series against Grotto Pizza of Harveys Lake, 8 to 6, and Grotto evened the series by winning Thursday’s contest, 13 to 11. Deciding game of the Rebels-Grotto semi-finals was scheduled for Tuesday evening also with the winner entering the finals series this evening against the winner Damp-proofs Dries to a white finish ® © 0 © 0 o building supply center. Distributed by: of the Hearthstone-Pizza Bar American Division semi-finals. Winner of the finals series will receive the trophy donated by the JayCees. In the “B” or losers’ division, Treat Drive-In of Shavertown copped honors last Tuesday with a 10 to 7 win over Wilkes-Barre Con- struction. On Tuesday, Aug. 15, the center sponsored a Stuffed Animal Show. There were approximately 45 entries in this event. Categories were smallest, largest, cutest, most unusual, and funniest. Winners were as follows, smallest, first place winner-Amy Williams, second place Annie Repko, third Joann Smith largest, first place Sherry Ciccarelli, second - Lori Brokenshire; cutest, first place, Janine Conmy; second Matt Repko, third Susie Richardson; most unusual, first place - Max Derby, second, Joanne Zuba; third =~ Mark Steinkirshner; funniest, first, place, John Maniskas; second Eileen Steinkirshner, third, Vernie Repko. Ribbons were awarded. On Wednesday, Aug. 16, movie night was featured. Many children enjoyed “Star Trek’. Next week’s film features Abbott and Costello and the Three Stooges. Show time is 8:30 p.m. There is no admission fee and every one is invited to attend. The annual DRC open tennis tournament is now in the finals. Mens singles have been completed. Dave Williams won the championship. Drew Regan was runner-up. Trophies will be awarded. The Dallas “Recreation Center will officially end thé ‘season, Aug. 25. A party will be held at the Center from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. There will be lots of food and games on hand. Everyone is invited to be there to share the fun. A free preschool im- munization clinic for children entering school will be held just one day, Friday, Aug. 25 at the Wilkes-Barre State Health Center, 100 Hazle Street. Clinic are from 9 a.m. to 11 am. and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. No appointment is necessary. The clinic is set up on a walki-in baisis so that parents can have their children immunized before school starts. Parents must accompany their i per strip--Nonostuats ¢ no later t 1 children and bring with them each childs im- munization record. Immunizations against childhood diseases will be given to preschool and school age children who are well and free from an elevated temperature. This special clinic is being conducted by thie Pennsylvania Department of Health to accomodate families with school age children so that these children are)’ adequately protected against childhood /diseases before school Hurts this fall. BOYD R. WHITE ELT & Furniture FRIGIDAIRE [] LA-Z-BOY Luzerne Shopping Center 288-8535 i WE INSTALL Noxen-Monroe Sport- smens Association which was organized back in 1928, is observing the 50th year of its organization this year and the occasion will be marked with a special Golden ' Anniversary celebration on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 9-10 on the Sportsmens clubgrounds in Noxen. The two-day program will open Saturday mor- ning, Sept. 9, with an ar- chery contest at 9:30, followed by a Childrens Anniversary activities on Sunday, Sept. 10, will open at 1 when a greased pig contest and tug-o-war will take place. This will be followed by an eel sacking contest at 2. Prizes to the winners will be awarded. Except for the archery shoot, greased pig and eel sacking con- tests, no entry fees will be charged for the other events. Highlight at the refresh- ment stand will include a country barbeque in ad- dition to the usual corn on the cob, hot sausages, hot dogs, hamburgs, soda, etc. Officers of the club are president, Charles Kovalick; vice-president, Phil Bellas;secretary, George Woods; treasurer, Shoot. That afternoon at 5, a horseshoe contest will get underway, and will be followed by dancing the rest of the evening with the Fox Fire Blue Grass Band playing for dancing. Twin Mountain Game Schedule Sept. 9 Jets at Dallas Lake Lehman at Cardinals Kingston Twp. at Newport Sept. 17 Jets at Lake Lehman Kingston Twp. at Cardinals Newport at Dallas Sept. 24 Jets at Kingston Twp. Newport at Cardinals Dallas at Lake Lehman Oct. 1 v Newport at Jets Wy Cardinals at Dallas Kingston Twp. at Lake'Lehman Oct. 8 Cardinals at Jé@ts Dallas at, Kingston Twp. Lake We€hman at Newport OX” 15 J playoff games between; 1st place and 2nd place teams 3rd place and 4th place teams 5th place and 6th place teams The pee wee teams of the Dolphins and the Raiders will follow the same schedule of the Jets and the Cardinals repectively. Games will be played on Sundays at 2 p.m. with the knee high game to follow. Jets and Cardinals home games will be played at Crestwood High School stadium. PLUMBING & HEATING REPAIRS New Installations Gas - Electric - Oil FREE Estimates on NEW Heating Work or Bathroom & Kitchen Replacement Fixtures MONK PLUMBING & HEATING SHAVERTOWN 696-1333, Hot Water — Warm Air 288-3636 who will serve in that post until November when the annual club election of officers will take place. Mrs. Marie Visneski, who succeeded Mrs. Diane Kovalick as treasurer earlier this month, and Sports Notes Vince Sodrosky, ithe six foot, 190 back, who starred at the fullback positicn for Jack Jones’ Dallas High Eleven last fall, enrolled ‘on Monday at Shippensburg State Teachers College. Vince will begin studies for an engineering degree next month, and also reported for football practice with the Shippensburg Frosh on Monday. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vince Sodrosky of Demunds Road, accompanied him to Shippensburg on Sunday. Three of Rich Gorgcne’s graduating grid players at Lake-Lehman are enteied or heading for higher institut- ions of learning. Bert "Balliet, who quarterbacked the Black Knights last season, has enrolled at Bloomsburg State, where he is a cancfidate for the Frosh football team. Dana Sutliff, the big tackle on the Black Knights squad last Fall, has enrolled at Wilkes College in Wilkes-Barre, where he also will be a ¢andidate for the Colonels grid squad. 3 Jack Swire of Sweet Valley, who starred for Lake- Lehman at the half back spot, will enter Rutgers Univer- sity at New Brunswick, N.J., later this month. All three played splendidly in the recent West victory over the East ‘All Stars in the annual UNICO game. Two busloads of Noxen Little Leaguers, accompanied by their parents and Noxe a Little League officials, will take in the Little League Vi{orld Series at Williamsport on Saturday. Ceremonies are slated to begin at noon with the World Series game startiag shortly after. The trip is a ‘treat’ for the Noxen Little Leaguers from Noxen LL officials, and about 75 Litt fe Leaguers, parents and league officials will make the trim. « « =" ‘Dick’ Hislop of Orange, his wife and children, David and Cathy of Orihge, spent an enjoyable day Sunday at Baseball’s-%izil of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. Dick, a rearpber of the Dallas area school board, is president of the Bob Horla¢her Memorial Little League, and also an officer in the Jenks Athletic Club at Jenks, which sponsors athletic programs in the Back Country area. The annual Noxen Slo Pitch Softball tournament that was concluded on Saturday was the most successful held to date, and Tourney Directors Jim and Dwight Barbacei, Carl Siglin and Tom Bean, were pleased with the large number of entries this year, as well as the turnout of fans to witness the 30-odd games played during the past three weekends. The tourney ended on Saturday with seven games played and winners determined in the winners’ and losers’ divisions. Tourney results will be found on the Sports page of this issue. Jim Barbacci told a Post representative the tourney was the most successful held to date. Umpiring by Wyoming Valley Umpires Association members was superb. The turnout by fans and the sportsmanship dis- played by the 16 teams that competed in the tourney was tops, Barbacci said. “We're sure all of the 16 teams that entered the tourney enjoyed it, and we are looking forward to an expansion of the tournament next year,” he concluded. Noxen Rebels, who sponsor the tourney, will use proceeds to promote basketball this fall and softball next summer, for that team. Tourney shorts: Noxen Rebels had the only shutout of the tourney when the Rebels blanked the Jenks entry in a no-hit, no-run affair...Noxen folk are still talking about the two ‘long balls’ hit during the tournament, a long drive by Steve Meskers of the Hilltop Inn team, which hit near the top of the Case home, which is located in deep left field at the Noxen diamond, and the clout by Bob Lussi of the Grotto nine, which sailed into the top of the big tree in the Case yard-both drives going for homeruns and traveling about 350 feet each. Only other homerun during the tourney was hit by Jack Coslett, also of the Grotto team. FISHER WOOD STOVES ONE OF THE | Wood Burner | Grand Opening Special *50 Off any FISHER WOOD STOVE World's Finest 7 HEATING CAPACITIES FROM 900 TO 2000 SQ. FT. OF HOME WILL HOLD FIRE UP TO 24 HRS. THREE SIZES IN WOOD STOVES & TWO SIZES IN FIREPLACES VALLEY WOOD STOVES INC. 550 E. MAIN ST. PLYMOUTH, PA. Phone 779-2828 5
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