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Rn,
_ In a battle of the unde-
feteds, Meyers came out
on top last Wednesday
night by downing Coach
Shorty Hitchcock’s Lake-
Lehman squad 24-15
before a crowded gym.
The win gave the
Mohawks sole possession
of the undefeated ranks.
The Knights were
downed for the second
time, Saturday night by a
strong Coughlin squad, 30-
12.
The only bouts won by
the Knights were 98-lb.
Jeff Austin’s 3-2 win over
Ken Serafin, 105-1b. Mark
Yaple’s 7-6 decision over
Dean Robinson, and 185-
Ib. Chuck Garnett’s 7-3
bout with Steve Fasulka.
126-1b. Norman Clancy
wrestled to a 2-2 draw and
155-1b. Quentin Walczak
fought to a 2-2 draw with
Ed Kenzkoski.
Results of other bouts
were 112-1b. John
Zissimos (C) pinned Allan
McDonald 3:37, 119-lb.
Chip Searles (C) dec.
Rusty Coolbauigh 2-0, 132-
1b. Alex Banaszek dec.
Bill Geurin 7-0, 138-1b. Leo
Thompson sup. dec.
Marty Brobst 7-0, 145-1b.
Joe DeFine dec. Chris
Wargo 9-3, 167-1b. Larry
Danko dec. Tracy Slocum
4-1 and Hwt. Dale David
dec. Frank Kutz 1-0.
In the meet with the
Mohawks, the Knights
took a 3-0 lead when 98-1b.
Jeff Austin defeated Dave
Farrell 7-4. The meet was
evened at 3-3 when unde-
feated Mohawk Bob Leeds
took 105-1b. Mark Yaple
12-2.
Knight Rusty Cool-
baugh pulled a reversal in
the final seconds of his
112-1b. bout to take Dan
Williams 8-6 and regain
the * lead for Lake-
Lehman.
The next five bouts went
to the Mohawks as 119-1b.
Jeff Hill topped Norm
Clancy 10-3, 126-1b. Dan
Kratz shut out Bill Geurin
9-0, 132-1b. Lee Miller de-
feated Chris Wargo 11-1,
138-1b. John Fried took
Wayne Rosencrans 5-2
and 145-lb. Dave Kuhl
pulled out a 1-0 bout from
Quentin Walczak. It was
Walczak’s first loss in
dueal meets.
Lake-Lehman’s 155-1b.
Tracy Slocum outdid
Dave Cronauer 8-1 but
167-1b. Tony Schwab
bested Knight Chris
Janusz 6-1.
185-1b. Chuck Garnett
took an 11-9 bout from
Mohawk Mike Smigel and
Hwt. Frank Kutz blanked
Carlo Telesco 6-0 but the
Knights were too many
points behind to pull out
the meet. Kutz remained
undefeated in league
competition by his 6-0 win.
The two losses dropped
the knights to 7-2 in the
East Division standings.
The Dallas Moun-
taineers stayed close to
the Grenadiers in
Tuesday night’s game
until the closing minute of
the first quarter. Then
GAR ran off a string of
goals to take a 41-17 led
into the lockerroom - at
halftime.
“If the Grenadiers are
out to take revenge on
their opponents, I'm glad
we're through with them
for this season,” said
Dallas Coach Clarence
0zgo.
Ed Gorey paced the
Dallas cagers with 14
points and Dave Thomas
came right on his heels
with 13 points. Both
players put six shots each
through the nets. Gorey
put in two from the foul
line and Thomas dumped
in one from the free
stripe.
GAR’s Bob Collins
collected 15 points, put-
ting in five of eight shots
in the first period. Paul
Moran hit six shots
through the nets and
keyed in two from the
charity stripe for 14
points. The Grenadiers
big center, Larry Koretz
had 13 points despite a
hand injury and took 15
rebounds off the boards.
It was the first half that
spelled doom for the
Mountaineers, who kept
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within shooting range the
third period shooting 14 to
the Grenadiers 17 points.
In the final period, the
Mountaineers outshot
GAR 21-16.
The Grenadiers outshot
the Mountaineers 23-7 in
the second period with
Collins hitting from the
outside and Moran hitting
off inside handoffs from
both Collins and Koretz.
The Mountaineers were
scheduled to host West
Side Tech Tuesday night
and Wyoming Seminary
Thursday night. They
travel to Crestwood
Saturday with game time
set for 2:30 p.m.
The Noxen Athletic
Club Wrestlers traveled to
Tunkhannock Area High
School on Saturday, Jan.
29 and brought home nine
winners.
First place winners
were Dave Konopke-50
lbs, nine and ten years;
Bob Zacharias-120 lbs., 11
and 12 years.
Second place winners
were Dory Zacharias-110
Ibs.; 11 and 12 years;
Randy Zacharias-unli-
mited, nine and ten years;
and Ron Nulton-85 Ibs.,
nine and ten years.
Third place awards
went to Ray Rosencrans-
75 1bs., nine and ten
years; and Kevin Weaver,
unlimited, eight and
under. Placing fourth
were Dave Yatsko-
unlimited, eight and
under; and Ray Slader-
133 lbs. junior high.
RADIANT 36
Wilkes-Barre Fats
By Lee Richards
It’s Strictly My Opinion
Meyers defeating Lake-Lehman in wrestling last week
is a tribute to the superb feeder program the Mohawks
enjoy. Their young kids are receiving a lot of instruction
before they reach the varsity level.
I thought the media covering the Soup Bowl overdid the
bit about Skins Coach Joe Gibbs outcoaching Don Shula. I
thought it was simply a case of the champs overpowering
them in the trenches on both sides of the football.
It gets my dander up when I see and hear how
schoolboy athletes string along college recruiters. I'd
like to see the NCAA take even stronger steps regarding
recruiting practices. Some of the athletes get to thinking
they're pretty important. The parents make complete
jerks out of themselves, too.
Speaking of recruiting, Syracuse’s Gary Blaekney,
while coming up empty locally, is really a competent
recruiter. Best way to find out about a coach’s ability is
to talk with other coaches.
It’s always interesting to hear how Penn State reacts
when it gets turned down by a recruit. St. Joe lost a
couple of athletes this year because he had some
negative things to say about the other programs. Doesn’t
St. Joe know when you're on top of the heap you don’t
have to bad-mouth your foes?
According to early reports, Penn State, Pitt, Syracuse,
Boston College and West Virginia are landing some top-
notch prospects.
Would you believe West Virginia is allegedly having its
prospects picked up by limousine and driven to the
airport. This supposedly is the practice in New Jersey
with several recruits. That’s getting too carried away.
‘Early reports indicate Notre Dame has made strong
inroads in the East this season.
This is a rare season of mediocrity for Coach Rodge
Bearde’s Lake-Lehman roundballers. I guarantee whol
the talent is developed, the Knights will be winners.
It’s annoyed me to hear how each coach that wins a
Soup Bowl over two seasons is described as a genius?
Scientists, yes; football coaches, no. Most scribes
belabor the word.
I’ve got a hunch there’s a split in the ranks of the 49’ers
about now. Bill Walsh, 1982’s ‘genius’, has canned
several of his coaches and labeled some of his players as
‘druggers’. It’s sort of strange that the ‘genius’ has not
accepted any of the blame for the collapse?
Several Cowboys fans still can’t believe the supposed
Soup Bowl team came up short for the third straight
time. What it tells me is they've got to sit back and
examine every aspect of the organization and its per-
sonnel. Especially when you consider on paper neither
the Eagles, 49’ers or Skins were supposed to stack up
talent-wise?
Dick Vermeil’s ‘burnout’ is simply a matter of his
inability to manage his preparation time and put his
priorities in proper perspective, claims one pretty
successful coaching pal of mine. I have to believe there
was more to it than was made public.
There are very few college roundball teams that can
afford to perform badly and win. Only those very
superior teams who are matched against a much inferior
opponent can afford a bad game any more. It’s amazing
the quality of talent around the country this season.
Penn State’s clobbering of Wilkes is an indication thajge
the Nittany Lions wrestling team is still tops in the A
PSU was ranked No. 1 in recent Eastern Mat Poll and
should remain there despite being tied by Navy recently.
Lions topped Syracuse and Lehigh which are ranked in
top slots in the poll.
Dallas grapplers
“We lost a couple
matches I thought we
could take,” said Dallas
Coach Larry Schuler,
after his grapplers secnd
“Earlier in the week,
Dave Hislop was leading
in the Hanover meet but
lost in the last seven
Wychock. 185-1b. Joe Matchett.
Walsh overturned Charlie 126-1b. Mount Mike
Sobolewski in 1:29 and Borton outwrestled
Hwt. Greg Dukinas CArmine Augello 6-4, 167-
loss last week. The Mount
wrestlers dropped a 31-17
meet to Crestwood
Saturday night and went
down to defeat 33-20 to
Hanover Wednesday
night.
“The kids have given up
too many points in the
final periods of their bouts
in the last couple of
meets. In the Crestwood
meet, Bagley’s loss at 105,
and Matchett’s pin at 119
hurt us. So did Andy
Prynn’s 14-1 loss at 158.
seconds when he was put
on his back to give his
opponent three points.
Craig Rome wrestled to a
5-5 draw with Kaminski. I
was sure Rome could
win.”
In the Crestwood meet,
the Mountaineers dropped
the first seven bouts, six
by decisions and one by a
pin.
145-1b. Craig Rome gave
Dallas their first points by
taking Randy Hurst 7-2.
167-1b. Bill Griffin fought
to a 6-6 draw with Steve
flattened Russ Joseph in
1.44.
Dukinas’ win ran his
record to 23-1 for the
season.
In the Hanover meet,
98-1b. Mount Chris Evans
was pinned in 2:30 -by
Tony Morio. Mount T.J.
Bagley pinned 105-lb.
Scott Mangan in :38
seconds.
112-1b. Tom. Clark (H)
bested Dave Hislop 6-3
and 119-lb. Tom Bleich
took an 11-2 major
decision from Ken
Ib. Bill Griffin defeated
Jeff Politz 7-3 and Hwt.
Greg Dukinas gave Dallas
six points by a forfeit.
The Hawks 132-1b.
Frank Golowski
decisioned Kevin Feeney
7-3, 138-lb. Matt Politz
clamped Jim Patts in
3:48, 155-lb. Gary Lee
3:33 and 185-1b. Sta
Kimball outdid Joe Walsh
6-4.
fought to a 5-5 draw with
Steve Kaminski.
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Coach Joe Martini’s
Lady Knights opened the
second half of the Girls
Basketball ~~ Conference
with two wins, taking
Meyers 76-51 and Hanover
77-18.
The Lady Knights met
Meyers Friday afternoon
and took an early 19-9 lead
at the end of the first
quarter. They extended it
to 31-19 at halftime paced
by Rebecca Clifford, who
collected 21 points 17 of
them in the second half.
The Lady Knights out-
scored the Mohawks 45-32
in the third and fourth
periods.
The Lake-Lehman girls
outscored Meyers 19-15 in
the third quarter and 26-17
in the final quarter. They
put in 32 shots from the
field to the Mohawks 19.
Rhonda Hudzik hit eight
of her 15 points in the first
quarter to spur the Lady
Knights to a 19-9 lead.
Gail Austin and Jill
Solinski scored 15 points
each to assist in the win.
In Tuesday’s game, the
Lady Knights had five
players hit the double
figures as they defeated
Hanover 77-18 at the Lake-
Lehman gym.
Rhonda Hudzik hit for
17 points, putting seven
shots through the nets and
dumping in three from the
foul line. Jill Solinski and
Sandy Dicton hit for 12
points each, Dicton
putting six through the
nets and Solinski putting
four shots through the
nets and hitting for four
from the charity stripe.
Gail Austin and Kim Fey
each made four shots
from the field and hit for
two fouls each to collect 10
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a 25-2 lead into the second
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first half with a 38-4 lead.
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the big win.
Going into this week
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Knights were scheduled to
host Crestwood Tuesday
and Seton Catholic
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