8 THE DALLAS POST, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1984
as Post/Ed Campbell
Bottoms up!
Jerry:Kruzska of the GAR wrestling team is upended by Lake-Lehman’s Bill Guerin during the
167-pound weight class bout between the two Wyoming Valley Conference teams. Guerin
pinned his opponent in 3:02 as the Black Knights picked up a:57-3 victory over the Wilkes-Barre
boys.- Lehman, however, was defeated by Coughlin Saturday evening in ‘its quest for a
conference title.
“Coughlin wins, 29-18
The Lake-Lehman wrestling team took an
: 105 and 112. Rusty Coolbaugh came back for
early lead, then lost five of the last six bouts and
Lehman with a pin at 119, followed by decisions
ampoeill
Don’t pinch me!
Lake-Lehman’s J. D. Pallante grabs the wrist of Bob Maharty of GAR din Wyoming Valley
Conference wrestling action last week. Pallante won a 9-4 decision in the 132-pound bout to aid
the Black Knights’ 57-3 victory. The GAR victory came before Lehman's defeat by Coughlin in
the Wyoming Valley Wrestling Conference championship match. ;
Janusz, 9-0; 185 - Werner (C) pin Strattford,
LEHMAN 57, GAR 3 i
3:32; Hwt. - VanGorder (L) dec. David, 5-1.
Three Lake-Lehman wrestlers continued their
- [suffered a 29-18 defeat to Coughlin as the
‘ |Crusaders captured the Wyoming Valley Wres-
tling Conference championship Saturday night at
King’s College.
Both teams entered the wrestle-off with identi-
cal 13-1 regular-season records. Lake-Lehman
had dropped a one-point heartbreaker to Hazle-
ton earlier in the season while Coughlin’s only
defeat was a six-point loss to the Black Knights.
The Back Mountain boys held a 15-11 lead until
Coughlin’s Jim Chernavage avenged an earlier
season loss and grabbed a 15-2 superior decision
over Lehman’s Chris Wargo in the 145-pound
weight class to turn the meet in the Crusaders’
favor.
Lehman’s Jeff Austin put the Black Knights on
the board first with an 8-4 win in the 98 pound
class, but Ken Serafin and Dean Robinson
picked up consecutive decisions for Coughlin at
by J.D. Pallante and Norm Clancy at 126 and
132, respectively.
The Crusaders won the next five bouts as Alex
Banaszek picked up a major decision at 138,
Chernavage got the superior at 145, Ed Kenzako-
ski won a decision at 155, Larry Danko got a
major at 167 and Mike Werner recorded a fall at
185. Lehman’s Chris VanGorder ended. the
match with a 15-1 decision over Dale David in
the heavyweight bout.
"COUGHLIN 29, LAKE-LEHMAN 18
98 - Austin (L) dec. Bonomo, 8-4; 105 - Serafin
(C) dec. Smith, 8-2; 112 - Robinson (C) maj. dec.
Miller, 12-2; 119 - Coolbaugh (L) pin Kruegel,
3:05; 126 - Pallante (L) dec. Larnerd, 7-2; 132 -
Clancy (L) dec. Thompson, 4-3; 138 - Banaszek
(C) maj. dec. Rosencrans, 10-1; 145 - Cherna-
vage (C) sup. dec. Wargo, 15-2; 155 - Kenzakoski
(C) dec. Guerin, 3-0; 167 - Danko (C) maj. dec.
VanGorder at heavyweight.
MacDonald, 13-5;
Hammersley, 4:32; 132 -
(L) pin Kromko, 4:36; 167 -
undefeated individual slates as the Black
Knights picked up a 57-3 victory over GAR
Wednesday, thus setting the stage for the
wrestle-off to determine this year’s Wyoming
Valley Conference champion.
Wayne Rosencrans, Jeff Austin and Norm
its season record to 13-1.
98 - Guzenski (L) won by forfeit; 105 - Austin
(L) won by forfeit; 112 - Regan (G) dec. Smith,
8-1; 119 - MacDonald (L) won by forfeit; 126 -
Coolbaugh (L) dec. Blackwell, 2-1; 132 - Pallante
(L) dec. Maharty, 9-4; 138 - Clancy (L) dec.
Bonomo, 2-0; 145 - Rosencrans (L) won by
forfeit; 155 - Wargo (L) pin Matia, 3:04; 167 -
Guerin (L) pin Kruszka, 3:02; 185 - Janusz (L)
(L) pin
Wargo
Nova, 3:38; Hwt. - VanGorder (L) pin
213, Gromel, 1:24
They love to win!
and third in the Governor Mifflin
Tourney. Joe, at 155, came in fourth
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
~ Dallas grapplers: lose #
in final season match * |.
Staff Correspondent
Joseph and James Patts, juniors
' at Dallas Senior High School, are
twin brothers and are the sons of
Frank and Joan Patts of Orange,
Franklin Township.
Joe and Jim did not always look
so much alike, but as they mature
their likeness becomes stronger. Joe
is the older by eight minutes’ and
the two of them are the youngest of
six children. They have three older
brothers and an older sister, all of
whom are married.
Both boys are members of the
high school varsity wrestling team,
having begun their wrestling
careers during their freshmen year.
At that time, Jim wrestled 120 and
Joe wrestled 138 lbs. In their fresh-
man year, Jim's record was 19
wins, five losses and Joe’s was eight
and eight.
Last year, Jim wrestled varsity at
138 lbs. and ended the season with a
500 record. Joe wrestled on the
junior varsity team, with the excep-
tion of three meets, two of which he
won.
This season, the boys seemed to
switch weight classes. Jim started
at 145 Ibs. but moved up to 155,
while Joe was at 155 lbs. and went
down to 145. At 145, Jim placed
fourth in the Berwick Tournament
by default in the Governor Mifflin
Tourney when he was injured in his
third match.
The twins became interested in
wrestling out of sheer curiosity -
they just wanted to find out what
wrestling was all about. They
enjoyed it because it was an individ-
ual sport rather than a team effort.
“We don’t care for team sports
very much,” said Jim. “We like to
compete as individuals, winning or
losing on our own. We have a mat at
home where we work out. We also
do some weight lifting.
“There’s a lot more to wrestling
than participating in the meet,” he
added. “There’s losing weight, con-
ditioning, discipline, practice, and
learning to appreciate the other
members of the squad. When you go
out on that mat in a meet, you're on
your own. You make up your mind
you're the one who is going to win
or lose — no help from anyone else
— so you'd better be ready.”
The boys’ parents attend every
meet and are enthusiastic about
their sons’ achievement. It is evi-
dent that they are very proud of the
boys.
The twins’ likenesses end on the
wrestling mat, however, as the boys
are not in ‘the same programs in
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identical twins. Jim is the extrovert,
is quick-tempered and does most of
the talking and quick-tempered
while Joe is more the introvert, is
quiet and is inclined to think things
over.
One thing they have in common,
however, is their competitiveness
and their desire to win.
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The Dallas wrestling team ended
its regular season with a 28-25 loss
to Montrose Saturday night. The
Mountaineers, who finished the
Wyoming Valley Conference with an
8-5 record, won the first three bouts.
Paul Burke picked up a major
decision in the 105 pound weight
class, unbeaten Craig Rome drew
with Pip Flaherty, 6-6, at 167, Joe
Walsh won a major decision at 185
and heavyweight Tim Finnegan fin-
ished the meet with a decision.
MONTROSE 28, DALLAS 25
98 - Kriner (D) won by forfeit; 105
- Burke (D) maj. dec. Quinn, 14-6;
112 - Mathers (D) dec. Wilcox, 6-0;
119 - Raynor (M) maj. dec. Burke,
10-2; 126 - Cole (M) pin Hocken-
berry, 1:12; 132 - Borton (D) dec.
Worrick, 9-3; 138 - Lagg (M) pin
Graham, 4:23; 145 - Ford (M) maj.
dec. Joe Patts, 12-1; 155 - Russell
(M) pin Jim Patts, 1:19; 167 - Rome
(D) drew with Flaherty, 6-6; 185 -
Walsh (D) maj. dec. Baker, 9-1;
Hwt. - Finnegan (D) dec. Fair, 6-2.
HAZLETON 32, DALLAS 21
The Hazleton wrestling team
picked up three pins and two major
decisions in defeating Dallas 32-21,
Thursday night in the final regular
wrestling match.
Bill Mathers recorded the only
fall for Dallas when he pinned his
opponent in 1:40 in the 105 pound
weight class.
HAZLETON 32, DALLAS 21
98 - S. Fisher (H) dec. Kriner, 8-2;
105 - Mathers (D) pin Tolerico, 1:40;
112 - Seiwell (H) pin P. Burke, 4:53;
119 - Colangelo (H) dec. J. Burke, 7-
3; 126 - Greshner (H) pin Hocken-
berry, 5:10; 132 - Borton (D) won by
forfeit; 138 - B. Thomas (H) pin
Graham, 1:05; 145 - Joe Patts (D)
dec. Sahaida, 10-8; 155 - Forte (H)
maj. dec. Jim Patts, 10-2; 167 w
Rome (D) dec. A. Thomas, 4-1; 185 ¥*
B. Fisher (H) maj. dec. Walsh, 9-1;
Hwt. - Finnegan (D) dec. D. Fisher,
8-6. ’
The District 2 wrestling tourna-
ment is scheduled to begin tomor-
row, March 1, and the Lake-Lehman
grapplers are expected to be strong
contenders this year. With the PIAA
ruling that four places in each
weight class advance to Regional
competition, there is a possibility
that the entire Black Knights squad
will advance.
Lake-Lehman will get its toughest
competition from Coughlin, a team
it just lost to in the championship
match for the Wyoming Valley Con-
ference wrestling title Saturday
night.
Dallas, with its 8-5 season record,
is also expected to score some
points in Districts, as is Tunkhan-
nock, which also sports an 8-5 sea-
sonal slate.
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