) aR BY MIKE POLK Dwight Barbacci Dwight Barbacci of Noxen began duties as instructor of elementary physical ed at the Lake- Noxen grade school last week. He is a graduate of Lake-Lehman High School and received “his bachelor’s degree in physical ed in June from Lock Haven State College. At Lock Haven, Barbacci was a member of the varsity baseball team for four years at the second base spot. Dwight also is active in sports in the Back Mountain. He played with the Back Mountain Hawks in baseball -and cavorted at the second base spot for the Noxen Rebels in the Back Mountain Slo-Pitch Softball League. Dwight also is one of the ‘Big Three’ arranging the fifth annual Noxen Rebels softball tourney, which will be played this week end at Noxen. The Back Mountain Youth Soccer league’s Division I (7 to 9 year olds) completed its third week of play Saturday with shut out victories being posted by the Roughnecks, the Surf, and the Kicks; while the Timbers and Whitecaps scored one goal victories in tight contests. In Division II (10 and 11 year olds) play Saturday, the Tornadoes, the Sounders, and the Tim- bers blanked their op- ponents; © while the Whitecaps squeaked by Tigers When the Tunkhannock Tigers opened their 1981 high school - football season Friday evening at Tunkhannock against Mid-Valley, Mike Ondish of Centermoreland and Bob Gillespie of Vernon had varsity spots on the Tigers’ squad. Ondish is one of four co-captains of the Tiger ‘11’ and is in his fourth year of varsity football at Tunkhannock Area. He tips the scales around 165 and is just shy of six feet. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ondish. Gillespie’s return as a varsity man at Tunkhannock is a per- sonal success story in determination. Injured early during the 1980 grid season, Gillespie was told by three doctors that he would never be able to play football again. But through personal effort and some of that ‘never the Chiefs 3-2° and the Surfs and Cosmos battled to a 2-2 tie. In week-night play, the Sounders, Surfs, Tornadoes, Timbers, and Roughnecks all scored victories. DIVISION I--7 to 9 YEAR OLDS Mike DePolo’s goal mid-way through the fourth quarter put the first time in a tight game with “ the Chiefs. The | | ~~. say die’ spirit, he’s back on the varsity this year at a linebacker spot. Gillespie scales at 192 and is 5’9”’ in height. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Troy Gillespie of Vernon. Kiwanians lose For those area fans who follow the Back Mountain Kiwanis softball squad - the team was eliminated from further competition in the Kopko tourney on Saturday, losing to" the Adams Family by a 5 to 3 score on the Coal Street no.4 diamond. It was Kiwanis’ second loss in the double eliminations tourney. Galka bats 500 Sally Galka, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Galka of Noxen, had a 600 batting average with Finn’s Rebels in softball. Sally, who starred on the softball and basketball opened the scoring on a pass from Pat Morris and Bill Gauntlett tied the Tomaine scored again in the third quarter, but the Timbers’ Stephen Gregor answered with a penalty kick to knot the score 2-2 and set up DePolo’s goal. The Roughnecks rolled over the Aztecs 5-0 with all the goals being provided by Aaron Tillman’s three goals and Rob Miroslaw’s two. Goals by Eric Pac- zewski and Maggi Manzoni gave the Surf a 2- teams at Lake-Lehman High during her high school days, left on Sunday to begin her junior year at Lock Haven State where’ she is pursuing studies for a bachelor’s ‘degree in physical ed. Softball popular in Back M t. Many of the Back Mountain Area’s softball * players just can’t seem to get enough of the sport. A quartet of Back Mountain players are members of Leo’s A. C., which is entered in the Businessmen’s Fall Softball League in Wilkes- Barre. The league plays its games on Mondays and Wednesdays at the Coal Street and Morgan B. ‘Williams Parks in Wilkes- Barre. Area players on ‘the squad include Carl Derhammer, who is a pitcher; Mike Sutton at shortsop; John Doziak at second base and Bob 0 victory over the Strikers. The Kicks downed the Sounders 3-0 with Frank Shray scoring twice and Mike Farris once. In the day’s other close match, the Whitecaps edged the Cosmos 2-1 as Brian Hampel scored the decisive goal. = Jason Popeck scored the Cosmos goal and Mike Fino provided the other tally for the Whitecaps. DIVISION II--10 and 11 YEAR OLDS Cosmos kicked off Saturday’s action with a 2-2 tie. Tyler Wilson and Brian Zupko scored for the Surfs and Scott Schaffer and Paul Malone scored for the Cosmos. The Tornadoes downed the Roughnecks 2-0 on goals by Tom Shane and Judy Wilson. Hugh Mundy’s hat trick and Jim Lister’s single tally propelled the Sounders to a 4-0 Whitewash of the The Timbers defeated the Kicks 5-0 as Dale Root Widener at the right center field spot. The team won its opener last week, 7 to 3, beating the Pittston Local-Yokels. Leo View is the team sponsor. The league plays a 10-game schedule on Wednesday evenings. Church League Back Mountain Church Bowling League opened its 1981-82 season Thursday evening at Bonomo’s Lanes with 12 teams rolling the pins. The league is one of the oldest bowling loops in the Back Mountain. Some bowlers are needed to fill in for two additional teams and anyone interested in making up the 13 and 14th teams are asked to contact either Ron Witkowski of Cen- termoreland or Matt Evans, secretary, at 675- 2050. scored three goals and Steve Niewinski and Jeff Paczewski added single tallies. The day’s final game saw Ron Post score all three of his team’s goals as the Whitecaps were victorious over the Chiefs, 3-2. David Morris and John Aston provided the Chiefs scoring. Earlier in the wee, the Sounders downed the Cosmos,” 4-2. Ken Kozel and Hugh Mundy scored single goals and Jim Lister added two for the Sounders. Scott Schaffer scored both Cosmos’ goals. The Surf roll to an 8-2 win over the Kicks.. Tyler Wilson and Lauri War- neka both scored three Surf goals. © Brad Wall also scored for the Surf. B.J. Mannix and Scott Randolph scored the Kick goals. The Tornadoes edged the Strikers 2-1'as‘Tommy Shone and Brian Fréeman found the nets. Robert Mainwaring . had, score for the Strikers. Dale Root scored five times to lead the Timbers to a 5-1 win over the dr TE ® Swoyersville FRIDAYS Rg) LV 34410] LT ES you control the cost. 4 & ¢ CALL | 822-1684 LL TTI = ILL Where you control the cost gt CALL | 675-5211 HL NY 3 : ’ Widener at PSU Bob Widener of Lehnian left Thursday to enter his degree in architecural engineering © at- Penn State’s main’ campus at 1977 graduate -of Lake- Lehman and starred on the basketball and tennis Mr. and Mrs. don man) Dallas. McCafferty optimistic Soccer Coach John hopes for his Dallas Area High soccer team, which opens its 1981 season Friday afternoon at 4 at home against Benton High. The soccer team is a new sport at Dallas Area. The, team meets Bishop Hafey at home on Friday, September 18, in the second of an 11-game schedule. - The booters Whitecaps. Ron Post scored the Whitecaps goal. ; / Amy Rosentel provided the only goal in a tough defensive match between the Roughnecks and the Roughnecks. Action continues in both full schedule of games on Saturday. Division I games are played at Dallas Intermediate School and Division II plays at College Misericordia. Division ITI games begin on Saturday at Lake-Lehman: fourth year, has over 450 Back: Mountain boys and girls participating.- > say it, and stop. when you've done. --Tryon Edwards. WitS “WITH A CLASSIFIED AD : INTHE. : DALLASPOST. Gon Whether you're buying <i of solling, .: the Classifiads work every § time] : have been practicing since August 11 and ac- cording to McCafferty ‘have come along way’ in learning the finer points of the sport. _ Carbon Sales wins Bob Eggleston, whose i family owns the ‘Eggleston Orchards and cider-making plant at Vernon, has his Carbon Sales team entered in the ~ Wilkes-Barre Recreation Board’s fast pitch league, which plays its games on on the Kirby Park and Coal Street diamonds. ‘Carbon Sales, a coal dispensing outfit, opened its season with an 11-1 win over O‘Neil’s of Hazleton. winning hurler «© and ..Dwight Barbacci’s home run with Gary Naugle of Shavertown aboard proved to be the winning PAGE NINE a 10-game Fall schedule. Picks top “10” honors in football for the 1981 | season. Bo Schem- becker’s Michigan University rates the No. 1 rest of our ‘Top Ten’ collegiates fall Oklahoma Sooners in No. Lions at Penn State No. 6; No. 7; Georgia’s Bull-dogs No. 8; Ohio State in No. 9; BE Oi i | 3 | | i J No. 10. Pitt has a big > Daily ’til 5 Thurs. & Fri. ’til 8 i “ T Si ih J 3
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