mmTrTTe=,. By JOHN ROGERS Special to The Dallas Post The basketball season at Mis- ericordia this year is looking up, to say the least. After the 1983-84 season, it isn’t hard to see this will be a rebuilding year for the Highlanders. The 82-84 year saw the women’s team finishing with a dismal 2-13 slate, with their only wins being a one point victory over L.C.C.C. and a win over Gwynedd Mercy. The men’s , team went 6-17, but finished with a a respectable 4-2 in the Key- stone Athletic Conference. Behind the work of Athletic Director Al Clocker, both pro- grams are looking much improved with some minor shakeup moves. in coaching and some recruiting actions. Clocker not only has the programs look- ing better, but has probably put a solid foothold on some big things in the near and far future. In the first move, the newly- appointed Clocker turned the women’s coaching duties over to longtime colleague Craig Davis, who shared duties most recently with Clocker at the Scranton E.B.A. Franchise who won the championship last year. This move enables Clocker to concen- trate mainly on the men’s team. With this, Coach Davis finds himself with a team that has grown from last year’s six girls to 13. The Lady Highlanders have four girls who scored 1,000 points or better in their respec- tive high school careers, includ- ing Kim Vermuelen from Tunk- hannock High School who scored close to 2,000. Also on this year’s Johnson High School in Clark, N.J. who has all the potential of a team all-star. This, combined with returning captain and lead- ing scorer Terry Middleton (15.4 ppg) and asistant leader Liz Schlegel, could spell trouble for its oppostion quickly. Coach Craig is very optimistic and “feels very good’ about his girls, but realizes it takes time to blend talent together. “The goal of a 500 season and continuous improvement is my style,” said Davis. ‘“We will improve on last year’s record and have some teams take notice. Depth and a pro style fast moving appraoch are our biggest assets over last year.” As for the men, Coach Clocker has to feel good. Also finishing the 1983-84 season with just six men, this year’s roster includes 13 players. This team is returning only one starter from last year in captain Monte Deyo who, at 6’6”’ and with great leaping ability, was the seventh leading N.A.I.A. scorer with an 18.4 points per game average. Misericordia has also obtained Steve Daniels of Forest Hills High School in Queens, N.Y. where the 66” forward was named All City All- Star. Also being counted on are and John Wright and impressive | point guard Tyrone White. There is also some good local talent in two young players, Steve Tigue of Wyoming Area and Paul Kro- piewnicki of Nanticoke. When asked if he expects a winning season, Coach Clocker replied, ‘Yes, but a winning season now isn’t. the won-lost record, but improvement every game and better overall play than previous years. We can expect to see the men’s team going on all cylinders about mid- season.” This year should be a pleasant sight for Misericordia basketball fans since the men’s team, in only its fifth year, may be on the upswing. Most people find all the labels warning us about this and that boring or disgusting. It seems that there is little in life to be enjoyed that a danger is not attached to. It’s true - people die in their homes from simple falls or on our high- ways from accidents. If we took the to our daily lives we would probably highly documented that many. of us die in our sleep. It is then, with apprehension, that this article delves into~one of. the truths of life — water-related fatali- ties. Sure, fatalists claim that too much fatty red meat in’ your diet can cause high cholesterol, 'alochol can damage your liver, and ciga- rettes your lungs. But the hard truth is that they can. Likewise, water- related fatalities can and do occur. There is that fine line between awareness and fear. One should not fear going onto the water for a weekend’s worth of recreation, but should be aware that there are dangers in doing so--and that aware- ness can save lies, perhaps yours or a loved one’s. According dauJoe Greene, the Pennsylvania Fish Commission’s boating accident investigator, there have been 18 boating accidents resulting in 19 fatalities within the Commonwealth to date this year. Seven invovled powerboats. Two of the boats involved in the accidents five involved boats of less than 16 feet. Eleven accidents involved non- powered boats (eight canoes and three rowboats). It is important to point out that many feel that boating accidents are usually the result of high-pow- ered craft that go zipping up and down our waterways. Statistics as shown above, prove otherwise--it is the small craft that is most often involved in boating accidents and fatalities in Pennsylvania. Fatality reports are seemingly cold and calloused, and a typical one reads as follows: ‘Four men under. the influence of alcohol cap- sized 'a 12-foot rowboat. The over- persons changed places or wee involved in horseplay. Ther were no PFDs on board, ‘and a 24-year-old male nonswimmer lost his life as a result of this accident.” The accident as reported indi- that could have been easily resolved and saved a person’s life. Overloaded boat--Most boats have capacity plates indicating the number of persons allowed aboard and the total weight the craft is capable of handling. Perhaps the capsizing would not have occurred if the boat had not been overloaded. --Alcohol involvement--Alcohol could have certainly contributed to the accidenmt. (According to a national survey, alochol is involved in 50 percent of all boating acci- dents.) --No PFDs (personal flotation devices) on board - The Use of PFDs in this case would have prob- ably saved the young man’s life. The group broke two laws--one, overloading the boat, and two, the absence of PFDs. The fact that the accident took place prior to the new drunk boating law going into effect is the only reason that a third violation did not occur. 19 fatalities recorded so far this year, Greene’s accident figures MVP award lives were lost when the victims were caught in strainers, hydrau- lics, or died of natural causes-- situations where a PFD is of little help. By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Correspondent Frank Joyce, president of Back Mountain Baseball, Inc., and repre- sentatives of the organization met recently with Dallas Acting Superin- tendent Gerald Wycallis, and Jay Pope, faculty member and girls’ softball coach at Dallas High School, to discuss renovations to the baseball field on Church Street adjoining the Dallas Township Ele- mentary School. The Back Mountain Baseball organization’s request (to make some changes in the field was approved by the Dallas School Board at a meeting last spring prior to Dr. Richard Shipe’s resignation as superintendent of the Dallas School District. The meeting held between both groups last week was to go over the renovations to the field and to deter- mine whether or not it was possible to extend the field to 200 feet, large enough to become a regulation soft- ball field for the girls high school team. Pope explained the expense involved in enlarging the field was too costly, so the school will apply to the P.I.LA.A. for a waiver to play on- the Church Street field for another year. It is hoped that will give the school district sufficient time to put the field behind the high school in proper playing condition for the high school softball team. Trying to enlarge the present field on Church Street would mean putting in new dugouts, fencing, enlarging the field and taking land away from the parking lot. In the meantime, it is tentatively approved that the Back Mountain Baseball Inc. officials will go ahead with plans to renovate the field which is used by the Little League teams and the girls softball teams. They will increase the area of the field, put in a warning track and install a new fence. Work on the field will start this week with weather permitting and everything including grading should be done before the playing season opens in the spring, according to Joyce. G.H. Harris took four points from Hambos in the Bonomo Major League led by T. Doughton’s 551, D. Purvin’s 547 and A. Wendel's 223 (536). S. Bonomo rolled 527 for the Hambos. Charlies All Stars shut out the Bermudas paced by F. Cornell who hammered the pins for 231-216 (617). K. Spencer walloped the woods for 229 (584) and K. Orkwis hit 545. Beach Combers took three from Sweet Valley Outfitters aided by H. Garris’ 536 helped Back Mt. Sporting Goods earn three from Brown's Oil whose J. Roan posted 526. Dallas Post/Ed Campbell Two honored Dave Janisczek became a AA District Champion by capturing the 800 meter run in a time of 1:59.5. Dave is a senior and is looking forward to another successful track season in 1985. Tom Kukosky attained his AA Division Championship by winning the 110 meter high hurdles. His time of 15.2 set a new AA District record. Tom is now an engineering major at Wilkes College. The Lake-Lehman All Sport Booster Club supports all sports programs at Lake-Lehman and acknowledges the success of all athletes at the school. . The Lake-Lehman All Sport Booster Club made two presenta- tions preceding the Lake-Lehman Football game on Saturday when Pete Austin, president, and Harold Coolbaugh, vice-president, awarded plaques to Dave Janiczek and Tom Kukosky. Janiczek and Kukosky were awarded for bringing honor to Lake- Lehman during the 1984 track season and also for their own per- sonal achievements during the track season. College Misericordia men and women’s basketball teams open the 1984 roundball season on Nov. 17 with a doubleheader at the Dallas campus. The Lady Highlanders, under new head coach, Craig Davis, play Gwy- nedd Mercy College at 1 p.m. Immediately following, the men’s squad will take on their Gwynedd Mercy counterparts. The games are part of Parents’ Appreciation Day sponsored by the Athletic Depart- ment. ‘“‘We have various activities planned to honor the player’s par- ents including a reception in McHale Hall following our victo- ries,” said Al Clocker, director of athletics and men’s coach. The public is invited to attend both games without charge. In the Ladies Imperialette League Humphrey’s Apparel shut out Lom- bardo Bakery with I. Katyl’'s 191 (487) showing the way. Hoof 'N Paw copped three from Mahaffey Oil aided by L. Johnson’s 197. T. Denmon’s 175 was wasted for the losing five. Jean Shop took three from Scavone Motors whose K. Sca- vone hit 183. . Darlene Hudak’s 174 led the Wheezers to four points over Porkey in Our Gang League. Waldo took all from Stymie with Marv Carkhuff’s 191 high for both teams. Nancy Daney’s 182 aided Alfalfa in earning three from Spanky and Darla picked up three from Buckwheat. In the Bowlerette League Brent Long and Tom Reese divided evenly with Chris Badman rolling 176 (476) for Reese girls. Franklins took three from the Hoagie Bar despite the Hoagie Bar’s Rena Carter posting hj Peg Williams 171 paced G.H. Harris Associates to taking all from Fashion Vending in the Ladies Country League and the Castlettes blanked Grotto Pizza saided by C. Smith’s 475 and R. Carroll’s 179. K. Kalafsky hit 189 (490) for the pizza team. K. Scavone’s 196 (504) set the pace for Bonomo Sports Center’s three points from Gordon Insur- ance. In the George Shupp League SCID shut out Katyl TV whose R. Shoe- maker rolled 213 (571) and Dave Katyl hit 528. J. Shalata’s 563, K. Youngblood’s 558 and R. Bonomo’s 545 took Fino’s Pharmacy for four points from Harris Associates who had D. Purvin’s 220 (570). Gino’s Shoe Store took three from Steele’s Restaurant sided by C. Kazokas’ 536. Carverton B blanked Trucksville C with no one breaking high scores in the Back Mt. Church League. Shavertown A picked up three points from Maple Grove whose G. Mazer rolled 534. Shavertown B took three from Dallas A led by L. Newhart’s 559 and D. Wright's 528. Trucksville B copped three from Orange A with S. Hoover's 526 showing the way. East Dallas and Carverton A divided 2-2 with R. Witkowski’s 534 high series for both teams. In the Idetown Compact Pintos shut out the Camaros, Corvettes took all from Aries, Citations split 2- 2 with LaBarons and Firebirds div- ided with the Capris. Hitting high scores were B. ‘May 192, A. Edwards 515, E. Lamoreaux 512, C. Doty 190 (491) W. Rauch 505 and D. Cross 500. LEGALS LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Letters. of Administration C.T.A. have been granted in the following Estate. All persons indebted to said Estate are required to make payment, and those having claims and demands to present the same without delay to the Co-Adminis- trators named: Estate of EMMETT J. 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