0 PAGE SEVENTEEN [Photo by Mark Moran] The Back Mountain Rebels, member of the Wyoming Valley Woman's Fast Pitch Softball League, came home from the State the second place frophy | in Division B. This season was the first year for the Rebels, coached by Jim and Flossy Finn of Dallas. Although most of the funds for the York trip were raised by the team members, they had some financial help from Connolly Construction, Jim Finn Haircutting and Rita Busch Hairstyling. The Pennsylvania State Tournament at York opened Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. The Rebels were in Division B. : The Rebels won their Nanticoke’s pitching overpowered the heavy hitters of the Back Mountain National All Stars, Wednesday, July 23, and the Nanticoke team defeated the Back Mountain team, 51, to dethrone the ruler of Little League’s District Nanticoke’s pitcher Gary Phillips held the Back Mountain team to only three hits and also aided his team with a homerun and a double. Back Mountain's Ron Dombek also turned in a B ® good pitching per- ; 2) formance giving up only 4 eight hits. Dombek and Phillips went the first three in- ® identical each giving up only three hits in each inning and each team scoring only one run. Nanticoke scored a run in the bottom half of the first inning and the Nationals scored their lone run in the third. Both runs were scored on solo homeruns, Phillips driving his over the right centerfield fence and Jerry Mihalak driving his over the fence in the third. It was in the bottom of the fourth inning that Nanticoke scored their additional four runs. Ken Schinski went to first on an infield error but was tagged out on a fielder's choice by Barry nings with TRADE-IN ALLOWANCES! TRY US YOU'LL LIKE IT! OF KINGSTON 287-2117 694 WYO AVE. Littleford. Joe Timko drove the ball to cen- terfield for a double when the ball bounced over the fence. With runners at first and second, . R. Ferraro grounded to second baseman Rich Long. Long's throw to the plate in an attempt to get Littleford was wide and Littleford scored. Catcher Tim Lyons retrieved the ball but not before Timko rounded third and scored when Lyons throw got by Dombek. Guffrovich hit a single and Ferraros scored when Pavelitz hit a single The 8! summer slo- pitch softball tourney, sponsored by the Noxen Rebels, will be held this year on the weekends of Aug. 23-24 and Aug. 30-31, on the Noxen diamond. Carl Siglin, chairman for this year’s event, an- nounced yesterday. Over the years, the Noxen Rebels slo-pitch tourney has become a classic with some of the best teams in the Tri-County area of Luzerne, Wyoming and Columbia Counties en- tered. Opening round of games in the tourney will get underway on Saturday morning, Aug. 23, with play continuing on Sun- day, Aug. 24. Final rounds of games will be played on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 30-31. As in the past, the tourney will be a double loss eliminations affair a team from further competition. Entry fees are $75 per team. Other rules will include an 18-player limit roster and a pitching arc of three to 12 feet. First place team will receive a trophy and a cash award of $100. Second and, third place teams will receive trophies. Trophies also will be awarded to individual players for most hits, most home runs and to the player selected as the best defensive player of the tourney. Official umpires, as in the past, will be used in all tourney games. Teams interested in entering the tourney are asked to call -any of the following committee Mini-grid practices to begin Dallas mini-football practice will begin, Aug. 4, 6 p.m., at the Dallas Township Elementary field. Anyone wanting to join at that time will be given a registration form. Per- sons having questions concerning registration may call Tom McLaughlin 675-4308. A man. should never be! ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying, in other | words, that he is wiser to- day than he was yesterday. --Pope. members: Carl Siglin, 298-2326; Tom Bean, 298 2347, or Dwight Barbacei at 298-9390. ‘through the middle. Phillips got on base when the Nationals second baseman bobbled the ball. Guffrovich scored but Pavelitz was thrown out at the home plate. Third baseman speared a line drive for the third out. The Nationals scored four errors in the inning, Nanticoke scoring four runs on three hits. Dombek struck out four while Phillips struck” out seven. p Long, Dombek and Mihalak collected the Nationals’ three hits. first ‘game with Lucia’s Tavern, 6-3, with Judy Major and Lynn Busch doing the pitching. In the 3 p.m. game with Brezy’s Builders of Mountaintop, the Rebels .won 51 behind winning pitcher Lynrf Busch. Ann Holland came in to save the win for Busch. winning pitcher in the 9 p.m. contest with Martic: Forge Hotel won by the Rebels 182. Mary Beth Connolly hit three homeruns in the game. Ann Holland came in as relief pitcher. Ina game with the Twin Slope team at noon on Sunday, the Rebels lost a close 3-2 game behind the pitching of Ann Holland. The Rebels went against Maximillans at 2 p.m. winning 11-2 behind strong pitching by Judy Sholtis. Tracey Turner hit two homeruns in the drove out one homerun. Ann Holland took the mound at 4 p.m. in the Rebels second contest with Twin Slope won by the Rebels 84. Sally Galka hit a long homerun. Advancing to the finals, | the Rebels placed second | when they lost 15-7 to Twin Slope with Judy Sholtis on the mound. To have enough is goo luck, to have more than enough is harmful. This is true of all things, but especially of money. Chuang-Tse BILL FRANK ED OLENCHAK JOHN WILSON RON ZILLA FRANK CAVAGNARO JOHN RUSAVAGE WILLIAM MITCHELL 360
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