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By SHEILA HODGES
Staff Correspondent
John and Andrea Isaac
are a couple of good sports
who have participated in a
number of events, but this
year are branching out
into something new.
This year, the Back
Mountain couple will enter
the Wyoming Valley Back
Mountain Triathlon on Sat-
urday, Aug. 27. This event,
the second of its kind held
in the Back Mountain, con-
sists of a one-mile swim at
bike ride, followed by a 10-
mile run. The three events
are expected to take the
leaders a little over three
hours and will be the cul-
mination of many months
of training.
For the Isaacs, partici-
pation in the triathlon has
meant training five or six
nights a week, and for
many hours at weekends.
They have been swimming
all through the winter and
spring at the YMCA, run-
ning and biking at every
opportunity, and generally
keeping fit.
“It has been very good
for us both and I feel a
great deal better because
of it,” John said. “It is
very hard to motivate one-
self to go out after an
eight-hour day at work,
but that -is part of the
training,” added Andrea.
As part of their training
and as a lead into this
Back Mountain Triathlon,
the Isaacs took part in a
smaller triathlon at
Towanda earlier in the
summer. The distances
were shorter, but the
biking part of it was very
hilly.
Last year, as spectators
at the Back Mountain
event, they really whetted
their interest. They were
host to. some relatives
from New Jersey who
were taking part.
“The day was very cool
the water temperature
must have been terrible.
We certainly hope it is
warmer this year,” said
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There were approxi-
mately 120 triathlon
entrants last year but
almost 400 are expected
this year.
Both John and Andrea
have been oriented
towards sports for some
years as they both played
a variety of sports in both
high school and college. In
addition to the Triathlon
sports, they ski, play golf
and tennis. They both find
that individual sports suit
their current lifestyles
better than team sports.
Both were closely
involved in the Back
Mountain Youth Soccer
Program for its formative
years. They have coached
soccer and John has beer.
coach and head refere2
but has now handed those
duties over in order to
program.
“When I was involved in
soccer, there were so
many other people relying
on my being in a certain
place at a certain time and
I would never have been
able to compete in any-
thing like Triathlon if I
had stayed in soccer,” he
said. “I am still a referee
as I do enjoy the program,
but I wanted to move on to
other things.”
Andrea’s first experi-
ence in soccer was with
the Back Mountain Soccer
Association, as
assisted John as a coach
before taking her own
team. She also played and
had hoped that a women’s
team would be able to be
formed. However, there
was not enough support
and she left soccer.
With all this activity, the
Isaacs do not find they
have the time or the enthu-
siasm for sedentary hob-
bies but they do like tc
travel. They have both
travelled in ‘central
Europe and enjoy travell-
ing in the United States.
After the triathlon, they
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plan to visit Washington,
D.C., spend some time in
Florida and, in the winter,
ski in Vermont. After that,
it will be time to start
training all over again for
next year’s triatholon.
' The Isaacs foresee Tri-
athalon as a growing sport
as it ties in with. the life-
style of many Americans
in keeping fit. They both
urge the public to support
the Triathlon participants
this Saturday.
ACS Will
Benefit
The Second Annual
Back Mountain Triath-
lon, scheduled for Sat-
urday, Aug. 27, will
benefit the Wyoming
Valley Chapter of the
American Cancer
Society.
The triathlon will con-
sist of a one-mile swim
at Harveys Lake, a 37-
mile bike ride through
the Endless Mountains
and a 10-mile run
through the Back Moun-
tain.
The Times Leader is
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the event which is
expected to draw
nearly 400 entrants.
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The local scholastic foot-
ball season officially
opened last week and both
Dallas and Lake-Lehman
are preparing for the
coming season in the heat
of August.
Dallas mentor Ron
Rybak was pleased with
his initial week and has 59
prospects participating in
double sessions.
“We're not going to have
the size in the lines like we
had in previous years and
we don’t have any real
outstanding individuals.
We've got a hard working
group of scrappers. If we
can improve from week-to-
week over the course of
the season, we should be
able to hold our own,”
Rybak said.
The Mountaineers will
be a young team and will
have a solid group of
underclassmen expected to
play prominent roles at
key positions.
Meanwhile, Rybak
received a blow when QB
candidate Tim = Lyons
showed up with a frac-
tured foot from a swim-
ming accident. Young
Lyons has shown progress
and figured highly in
Rybak’s plans. He’s
expected back in a couple
of weeks and has been
attending drills.
Bernie Walsh, a starter
over the last five games
last season, is expected to
be at the helm when the
Big D lads open against
Crestwood. Walsh has
demonstrated confidence
in generating the offense.
Ken Thompson will be
pushing for playing time
and he has shown recently
he can run with the foot-
ball.
Another QB prospect
who has impressed thus
far is Mark Konopki. He i$
around 5-4, but possesses a
heap of athletic ability and
could be a real contributer
down the road.
Before the Big D lads
open their season with the
Comets of Coach Sam
Elias, they will ‘bump
heads with Hazleton and
Williamsport.
Says Rybak, ‘‘Both
Hazleton and Williamsport
are pretty solid programs
and should give us a true
indication of just what
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expected to play a major
role in the Dallas attack is
running back A.J. Bittner.
His dad, Clark, was a very
good athlete at Dartmouth.
Elsewhere, GAR will be
the defending Double A
Champs and Coach Carlie
Fick indicated to me last
week the Hilltoppers will
be most competitive again.
GAR has a rather. small
squad of 40 players, but
the interesting part is that
only five are seniors.
Several coaches around
the WVC have mentioned
Greg Skrepenak’s name to
me. When I asked Fick, he
had a big smile.
“Greg is only 13 years
old, but he’s 6-5 and tips
the scales at 230 pounds.
He’s only going to be a
freshman, but he’s got a
lot of natural ability,” said
Fick.
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After evaluating the Gren-
adiers, I have a hunch that
if you are going to beat
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with the underclassmen
1984-1985 the Blue & Gray
will be right in the hunt.
Local wrestling fans
might want to note that
Coach Roger Sanders’
Bloomsburg mat team will
entertain Michigan on Jan.
6 at 7:30 p.m. Another
unique matchup will have
and-home series this
season. Both teams are
members of the Eastern
Wrestling League.
Dallas Gridiron Club has
tenatively made plans to
take in the Army-Rutgers
football game on Oct. 8.
Over the last seven
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LINDA ROSS
She Enjoys Being
A Soccer Coach
By SHEILA HODGES
Statf Correspondent
To prove that soccer. is a truly co-educational sport,
the Back Mountain Soccer Association has had female
coaches for four years. One of the longest serving
coaches is Linda Ross of Dallas, who has lived in the
area most of her life.
Linda became interested in soccer as a youngster
since she has three brothers, Allen, David and Gerry
Brague who all kicked a ball around in the back yard.
The boys also played soccer in college and Linda often
accompanied them to Philadelphia to watch the Cosmos
play.
When the Back Mountain Youth Soccer Association
with his father, Jim, as assistant coach. The following
year, Linda volunteered to assist Rod Sennett with the
team he was coaching. She had taken her brother,
David, with her and he also volunteered.
In 1981 Linda had her own team as Jonathan, then
nine years old, was playing for his third season. This is
Linda’s third season as head coach. Her team is the
Cosmos and she is assisted by her brother, David and
Fred Ebert.
Qualified as a teacher with a degree in French, Linda
taught for two years in Pottsville, Pa. before marrying
and moving to Ohio for two years. Upon her return to
this area, she taught nursery school and now has a
secretarial job in Wilkes-Barre. Linda has been a
Sunday School teacher with the Dallas United Methodist
Cre for approximately 10 years and is also very
active in the Dallas Scouts.
She envisions herself playing and coaching soccer for
jo years. She is disappointed, however, that
because of a lack of repport, it was not possible to set up
a ladies team in the Back Mountain.
Linda says she enjoys working with the kids as she
Bi. watched them develop skills they didn’t know they
fj had. She very much likes the philosophy of the
B.M.Y.S.A. that each child will play for at least half the
Bre She finds it encouraging to watch the more
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