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Steele’s Restaurant picked up
three points from SCID in the
George Shupp League paced by
Schultz’s 511. K. Orkwis hit 524 for
the losing five. Fino’s Pharmacy
took three points from Katyl TV led
by R. Bonomo’s 551 and T. Shalata’s
546. C. Glasser rolled 216 to help in
Fino’s win. Harris Associates div-
ided equally with Gino Shoe Store.
S. Bonomo walloped the pins for 580
and D. Purvin knocked them down
for 543. C. Kazokas knocked down
pis for 552 and B. Cyphers rolled
524.
In the Ladies Country League the
Castlettes shut out Gordon Insur-
ance paced by Sylvia Conduff’s 178-
178 (506). Nancy Ide’s 170 (473)
showed the way for Bonomo’s
Sports Center three point win over
Fashion Vending. A. Hospodar scat-
tered pins for 196 for the vending
team. Grotto Pizza copped three
points from G.H. Harris paced by
Diane Garnett’s 184 (485) and Diana
Balliet’s 187 (471). Libby Cyphers
toppled pins for 175 for the Harris
team.
Lombardo’s Bakery took the lead
Friday by shutting out Humphrey's
Apparel, leading 8-0 in the second
week of the second half. J. Clark
with 175 (472) and M. Ritts, hitting
176 led the way. Mahaffey Oil
moved to second by taking three
from Hoof 'N Paw despite the losing
five getting 179 from C. Williams.
Scavone Motors and the Jean Shop
divided 2-2 with Scavone’s K. Sca-
vone and the Jean Shop’s M. Neifert
rolling identical 471 series. B. Dom-
browski added 185 for the Jean
Shop.
In Bonomo’s Mixed League J.
Sandstrom’s 525 aided Ghost Bust-
ers in taking four points from the A
Team whose L. Lavelle was high
with 511. Halfbreeds took all from
Nobody’s with K. Mintzer rolling 176
to show the way.
Two weeks bowling in Our Gang
League had the Stymies taking four
Make way
for ‘Hearts’
The Wyoming Valley has a new
basketball team in the professional
ranks and its the hottest team
around, scoring almost 300 points in
Pro-East Leagues 1983 Champions,
the Scranton Miners.
The team is the Wyoming Valley
Hearts”, and it was formed just
over two months ago after the
Wilkes-Barre Barons folded.
The ‘‘Hearts” are doing some-
thing new for the area too. Instead
of playing all of their home games
in Wilkes-Barre, the ‘Hearts’ are
taking their professional league
games throughout the Wyoming
Valley in order to bring professional
sport closer to the fans.
“Hearts” President Lee Marcino,
a Pittston Area resident who works
for the state, said he felt bringing
the games to different areas of
Wyoming Valley will increase inter-
est in pro basketball and also give
young people a better chance to see
players close up, where they had
only seen them in box scores in the
past.
Some of the “Hearts” players
include former NBA stand-outs
from the Baltimore Bullets, the
Detroit Pistons and College All-
Stars.
Coaching the new ‘‘Hearts” team
\is a familiar name in local circles,
Eddie White, Wilkes-Barre City
Councilman and former Baron
owner and Coach, and ‘‘Chick”
Craig, who starred with the Barons
in the 1950’s and is currently a scout
for the Pistons and Bullets.
Others in the new ‘‘Hearts” orga-
nization include Councilman Bob
DiPietro of West Wyoming, Ronald
from Wheezers and splitting evenly
with Darla. After losing to the
Stymies Wheezers picked up three
from .the Buckwheats. Porky five
took three from Waldo and the next
week copped three from Spanky.
Spanky team earned three from
Darla in their match. After losing to
the Wheezers, Buckwheats copped
three from Alfalfa.
Hitting high scores were Spanky’s
Michele Grossman 171, Darla’s V.
Hudak 200, Stymie’s Lee Isaacs 212,
Waldo’s Marv Carkhuff 505,
Alfalfa’s Nancy Dany 172, Bob Par-
rish 201 (507), Buckwheat’s Eric
Dingle 526 and Porky’s Bo Searfoss
In the Bowlerette League N.
Crane’s 179 set the pattern for
Hoagie Bar’s three points from
Franklinss while N. Moser’s 177 led
Brent Long girls to three points
from Tom Reese.
It was 3-1 night in the first week
of the second half in the Idetown
Compact League with Aries winning
three from LaBarons, Citations
taking three from Corvettes, Fire-
birds picking up three from Cama-
ros and the Capris copping three
from the Pintos. High scorers were
Connie Doty 199 (520), Fran Rauch
175, L. Lanning 171, B. May 179 and
R. Cross 518.
J. Cobleigh’s 541 paced East
Dallas to shutting out Carverton A
in the Back Mountain Church
League and J. Curtis’ 211 (538) led
Carverton B in taking all from
Trucksville C whose J. Remington
rolled 523. C. Kazokas hit pins for
569 and D. Wright knocked them
over for 566 to lead Shavertown B to
three points from Dallas A. G. Kohli
walloped pins for 206-211 (593) but it
wasn’t enough as his Trucksville B
team dropped three points to
Orange, who had H. Shupp’s 517 and
J. Mitchell’s 512. Maple Grove
picked up three points from Shaver-
town A with none of the men able to
hit high scores.
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
“My brother and I give credit to
the Lord,” said Rocky Bonomo after
he and his twin brother, Ricky, won
the 121 and 129-1b. weight classes in
the Wilkes Tournament recently.
Ricky won the 121-pound champi-
onship by defeating his opponent
Tim Jacoutet of Trenton State in
overtime 6-5, and Rocky was a
repeat winner by defeating his 129-
pound opponent, Dave Crisanti of
Princeton, 6-1.
“They’re good boys,” added their
proud grandfather, Tony Bonomo,
of Dallas. “They are very religious
and put all-their faith in the Lord.”
The Bonomo brothers are the sons
of Richard and Lori Bonomo of
Hunlock Creek and are two of the
first four Back Mountain grapplers
to. bring state wrestling champion-
ships to the Back Mountain area.
They were on the first team to
capture a state title in 1981 under
head coach Floyd ‘‘Shorty’’ Hitch-
cock, Bloomsburg University gradu-
ate, and now coah at Millersville
University.
Hitchcock represented Blooms-
burg at the World University Games
in Moscow where he won a silver
medal and topped his career at
Bloomsburg by winning both the
NCAA Division I and Division II
titles at 177 lbs.
Ricky and Rocky Bonomo’s father
gives much of the credit for his two
sons’ performances to Hitchcock,
who, according to Richard Bonomo,
is an inspiration to the boys.
Now sophomores at Bloomsburg,
Ricky and Rocky’s latest ranking is
fourth and fifth nationally, accord-
ing to the Amateur Mat News.
Ricky had an impressive 26-5-1
record as a freshman at Blooms-
burg and is considered one of the
top 118 pound wrestlers in the coun-
try. His achievements last year
include 20 falls, Pennsylvania Con-
ference Champion, NCAA qualifier,
and named Freshman First Team
All American by Amateur Wrestling
News. According to his father,
Ricky’s key to success this year will
be maintaining his weight.
Last year as a freshman, Rocky
achieved the Bloomsburg Huskies
Outstanding Wrestler Award and
ended the season with a 27-5-0
record. He also won the Wilkes
Open, Pennsylvania Conference and
Eastern Wrestling League Champi-
onship.
He was selected as a Freshman
All American and participated in
the Nationals. Rocky has become a
fine wrestling technician and has
the ability to become an All-Ameri-
can. Both boys are art majors at
Bloomsburg and after graduating
hope to enter the commercial art
field.
The Bonomos are a close Knit
family and grandfather, father,
mother, sisters and Uncle Tony
stand solidly behind the two broth-
ers and their careers, both academi-
cally and athletically.
Their father can cite their
achievements to date this season
without any hesitation.
This season, Rocky’s record is
currently 17-0, Ricky’s 15-0. Both
boys have been seated first and won
in every tournament they have been
in to-date.
In the Sheridan Invitational, both
boys won and Ricky defeated two
boys who defeated James Weisz of
Oregon State. Last year Weisz was
one of the few who defeated Ricky.
Last year Ricky defeated national
champion Carl DeStephanis of Penn
State while Rocky defeated Clarion
State’s top-ranked Foldespy.
Both won at Millersville, Ship-
pensburg and at Wilkes.
Local fans follow the Bonomo
brothers with great interest for they
became well-known through out the
Wyoming Valley for their perform-
ance on tghe mat. The boys are
excellent athletes, in the peak of
physical condition, strong, agile,
and mentally alert. They combine
strength, finesse and agility in
vying with their opponents.
And, above all,they put their faith
in the Lord. ‘‘He gave us our ability
— we’ll use it to the utmost,” said
Rocky.
Back Mountain fans will be hear-
ing more from the Bonomo brothers
before the season is over, of that
we're certain.
Pro-East loop.
Ley, an accountant from Hanover,
Jim McCarthy, Jr., a former news
correspondent with CBS who now
resides in Wilkes-Barre and oper-
ates a tavern there, John Dudascik
of Plymouth, Dave Sirkin of Kings-
ton and ‘‘Yogi’’ Jagodzinski of
Georgetown.
The ‘‘Hearts” play their next
game in Pittston Area, on Sunday,
Jan. 27 and will honor a former
NBA basketball star, Gene Guarilia,
who played for the world champion
Boston Celtics basketball team in
the early 1960’s and now teaches at
Pittston Area High School.
Tickets for ‘‘Hearts’’ home games
are available at several area outlets
including Boscov’s Department
Store, Lewis-Duncan Sporting
Goods, Patte Sports Bar, Leo Matus
Newstand on Public Square, Sport-
Jes Sporting Goods and Jim
McCarthy’s Tavern on the Hill.
Tickets and more information can
also be had by writing ‘‘The
Hearts”, P.O. Box 2093, Wilkes-
Barre, Penna. 18702-2093.
Winter months and the Pocono
Northeast combine for a skier’s
adventure. With an ever increasing
interest in skiing there is a concur-
rent rise in injuries associated with
this sport. As in most recreational
activity, skiers are not always in
optimum condition for the slopes,
physical activity, or ever-changing
environment. The skier, ski equip-
ment and the skiing environment
are three factors which influence
injury in this sport.
ski areas in Vermont report that
young inexperienced female skiers
sustain a greater than average
number of knee sprains. Experience
also influenced the injury rate. It
was found that individuals who
skied less than 15-17 days per
season sustained a higher than
average number of minor to moder-
ate knee sprains. There has been,
however, a decrease in the incid-
ence of ski injuries in the last few
years especially with the develop-
ment of properly functioning ski-
boot-binding systems.
As in any sport, conditioning is an
important took in preventing injury
to the skier. A basic program of
activities in flexibility to the quad-
racep hamstring, calf and low back
muscles is most effective. Stretch-
ing of these muscle groups should
be done very slowly holding the
stretch for a count of 10 and repeat-
ing the exercise. An excellent way
cles is by standing an arm’s length
away and facing a wall. Keep your
knes straight and bend forward
kéeping the body erect and bending
your arms.
Strengthening should be done to
the leg muscles as a heavy demand
is placed on the quaeraceps and hip
muscles during downhill skiing.
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Use caution
Sledding has always been a big
part of the winter scene and so have
the accidents that follow. Lying on
the landscape, snow is very decep-
tive. It is soft and fluffy, just
perfect for diving or falling into
with no thought of getting hurt.
According to Matt Matthiesen,
acting director of the state Health
Department’s Division of Emer-
gency Health Services, some 50,000
Americans are treated at hospital
emergency departments annually
for injuries resulting from sled,
toboggan and snow disc accidents.
“These injuries range from
sprains to broken bones, and when
those broken bones are in the head
or spine, they can be permanently
disabling or fatal,” Matthiesen said.
He said each type of sledding
device presents its own hazards.
“Snow discs and similar devices
are usually used by small children
with little experience®in handling
suited to older children and adults,
and should be operated by more
difficult to control.
“Sleds with metal runners do
have steering mechanisms, but no
brakes and are alsmost exclusively
used where snow is hard packed,
such as streets, roads and side-
walks.”
Mattiesen advised parents to
supervise younger children while
sledding and to teach older children
these few simple rules:
—. Don’t, sled on the street unless
it has been closed for that purpose.
— Check ‘‘off-street” hills for
rocks, tree stumps and other hidden
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