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By John Rodgers
Staff Correspondent
The Lady Highlanders stepped
into the/N.A.L.A. District 19 playoffs
for the first time in 23 years posting
a 13-5 record.
Wins this past week were over
Baptist Bible, Keystone Junior Col-
lege ard a loss to Cabrini.
In the Keystone match, Sue Sharp
and Liz Eife combined for 20 first
half points to take a 38-30 lead.
In the second half Kim Stetzar
took over for Misericordia and
scored 16 of her 20 points to ice the
victory, by a final of 76-57.
In all four players scored in
double figures for the Blue and
Gold, Sue Sharp 24, Kim Stetzar 20
and Liz Eife and Kim Vermullen 10
apiece.
Doreen Hine had 25 for Keystone.
In their second outing Miseri was
put to the test against Baptist Bible
(N.C.C.CA.A. Champ past 3 years)
and gained a 62-52 overtime win.
Led by a balanced attack and a
packed [2-3 zone defense Baptist
Bible lead at half 21-17.
Fightmg back behind Stetzar’s 8
points and Sharp’s six Miseri forced
an overtime period with the score
knotted 49-49. A desperation shot by
Huckaby of Baptist hit the back of
the rim with 2 seconds remaining in
regulatim.
Four crucial free throws by Stet-
zar and/a big bucket by Kim Ver-
mullen was the key in t he overtime
period as the Highlanders outscored
their ppponent 13-3.
Their next test was against divi-
sion rival Cabrini on their home
floor.
Thel game was a classic regular
seasol finale.
Coning out of the locker to the
tune of ‘‘Celebration” “It’s time to
come together’ the Highlanders
sparked by Terri Middleton's six
straight points, the Miseri gals took
a quick 23-16 lead at the 10 minute
mark and a 41-36 halftime lead.
Miseri maintained their lead until
the 3:52 mark when a bucket by
Kim Kozeniewski put the Cavaliers
aheid 54-53. The lead changed
fond several times when at 1:18
Cavilier Coach Mike Teneglia was
ejected after a technical foul.
During the mele the referee
annaunced Miseri had won, due to
the fact Teneglia would not leve the
gym: :
Showing a fine display of sports-
manship Coach Davis of Miseri
elecled to play the game out. “I
would rather win the game on the
floor, in games this close sometimes
you lose self control, it’s not way to
determine a winner.”
The game ended in an 80-80 dead-
lock after regulation forcing the
second overtime game of the week,
for the Highlanders.
Paced by six points by Kozen-
iewski who led all scorers with 40
points, the Cavs earned a 90-88
viciory.
Terri Middleton poured in 22
points for Miseri mainly on outside
jump shots. Kim Stetzar added 18
and Sue Sharp 15.
Back Mt. Baseball Inc. will hold a
softball meeting on Tuesday, March
5 at the Dallas American Legion
beginning at 8 p.m.
Fitness Test winners
The Dallas Junior High School seventh and ninth grade girls physical education classes, under
the direction of Mrs. Anne Seitz, recently participated in the President’s Council Physical
Fitness Test. In order to receive the award, the girls had to qualify in six fitness components.
Scored varried according to the age of the participants, however, all girls scored in the 80th
percentile or better on the national level. Shown here are those girls who participated in the
program. From left, first row, Veronica Bauter, Jean Novitsky, Roseanne Rostock, Amanda
Kauffman, Megan Kozemchak and Erika Bullock. Second row, Wendy Hozempa, Heather
Davey, Shannon Cleary, Lori Warneka, Lynn Bednar, Mrs. Anne Seitz.
Play Honesdale tonight
By Charlot M. Denmon
Staff Correspondent
“It’s a ‘must win’ situation for each game from now
on,” said Dallas girls basketball coach Kit Karuza.
“We play Honesdale Wednesday (Feb. 27) at GAR and
if we lose we're finished. If we win, we play March 1,
probably against Nanticoke, unless Meyers upsets
them in their game Wednesday.”
Honesdale is the third seed team from the Lacka-
wanna County League and, according to Karuza, is
one of the tallest teams that Dallas has come up
against. They have a girl 6’1”’, one 6’ at point guard,
one 5°11” and sevedral 5’10’’ or 59’.
The Dallas team is also tall but, overall, the Hornets
have a couple inches over the Lady Mountaineers.
Karuza does not consider that a big disadvantage and
said it might be better because sometimes it is
beneficial if teams are comparable in size.
The Hornets are not quite as fast as the Lady
Mountaineers but their point guard, Heidi Robbins, is
very impressive. She is good at rebounding and at
passing the ball and has a good deal of patience.
The Mountaineers will have to be competitive and
try to control Robbins. Honesdale plays man-to-man,
two-three or one-three-one defense but Karuza said his
girls will adjust if and when necessary, something
Dallas has been able to do this season.
“I believe whatever defense the Hornets use, they
will have to go to the zone eventually,” said Karuza:
“We're slightly better than they are at shooting and
have more rounded shooting, even from our bench.
The key factor will be who is getting the offensive
rebounds.”
Karuza said he saw the Hornets play and they used
only two players off the bench in the entire game.
That is typical of the league in Lackawanna County,
where most of the teams go with six kids, according to
Karuza.
“The teams in the Scranton League play differently.
They press a lot more than the teams in our league
and use it all of the time even when they are way
All girls softball managers,
Back Mt. Baseball Inc. will con-
|duct a meeting on Monday, March 4
lat the Dallas American Legion
beginning at 8 p.m.
All managers, coaches and inter-
are asked to attend.
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ahead. Their philosophy is ‘Make yourself competitive
or get burned,” said Karuza.
In Division 2 of the Wyoming Valley Conference,
Crestwood and Dallas are the only two teams who
used the press a lot so the Mountaineers are used to it.
Scranton teams play at night so Honesdale girls are
accustomed to large crowds and more cheering which
could give them a slight advantage, at least in the
opening period. :
Although Robbins is a stronger point guard than the
Mountaineers’ point guard, Dallas has made some
changes to combat that. Both teams are good at
getting offensive rebounds but Honesdale appears to
have a little trouble handling the press which Dallas
can use to advantage.
Karuza said Dallas will try to play consistently for
the four quarters rather than go for the big one. He
expects a high-scoring game, about 60 points which is
unusual for a girls game.
He is optimistic about the game and believes the
Hornets will have trouble handling Dallas in the
middle, especially Gavigan and Vleedman. The Dallas
girls areloose, they’re not worried, which is to their
advantage.
“We're taking one game at a time,” said Karuza.
“If we lose, we're out. If we win, wo go for the next
round March 1.”
Honesdale, coached by Bill Bush, has a 17-5 record.
They have at leasttwo seniors but like Dallas, they are
a young team. They do not have as much playoff
experience as Dallas.
Dallas, coached by Kit Karuza and assistant Mich-
elle Kravitsky, is 17-2 in league this season. For some
of the seniors on the team, the playoffs are their last
games. Some are going to colleges where they won’t
play and some are not going to college.
If the team gets through Districts, it will be one of 32
teams remaining from a total of 180, who were in the
first round of competition.
Their first task is to win over Honesdale in the first
game of a triple-header, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 6 p.m.,
at GAR. They can’t look beyond that.
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By Charlot M. Denmon
Staff Correspondent
Dallas High School boys basket-
ball team finished the Wyoming
Valley Conference Division 2 season
with a 14-4 record to give it'a second
seeding in the AAA playoffs with
Lackawanna County for the District
II title.
Coach Clarence 0Ozgo’s Mountai-
neers will play third seed North
Pocono, Thursday, Feb. 28, at the
CYC in Scranton. “If we win we
play against the winner of another
game on March 5; if we lose we're
finished,” said Ozgo. “There is no
second chance.”
Ozgo has seen the North Pocono
team play and said that physically
they are a strong team. Under the
direction of their new coach, Daniel
Kopcza, the Pocono boys played a
zone defense for most of the game
Ozgo scouted, but in the last period
switched to a man-to-man defense.
“They have three kids inside, who
are very good,” said 0zgo. “A boy
by the name of Pehanick, 6’1”,
plays inside and is their best. He did
a lot of the scoring. They also have
a boy 6’2”’ by the name of Huff, who
is good on the inside. P.J. Kelly,
5’10”, a guard, plays ‘outside and is
a fine shooter. He handles theball
very well and could give us some
trouble.”
The Dallas Mountaineers are
taller than the Scranton team but
the Pocono boys are heavier. Ozgo
said his boys are a little quicker and
will try to counteract their oppo-
nents strength by using speed.
“Our kids will have to be aggres-
sive and keep them (North Pocono)
off the boards,” said Ozgo.
He does not believe North Pocono
is as strong at guard positions as
Dallas but concedes that Pocono
may be slightly stronger on the
inside. If his boys execute, get the
offensive rebounds and play aggres-
sive defense, 0zgo believes they can
win.
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North Pocono has an overall
entire season.
has not had an opportunity to see
a scoutingreport from someone
before the game,” he said. ‘I
understand that they are a good
team and are well coached.” °
dominantly seniors, two of them
does not consider them a young
team.
Both teams know that it will be a
ing for it.
Back Mountain
Baseball sets
registration
Back Mountain Baseball Inc. will
conduct its final registration of
players on Saturday, March 9, 1985
from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the
Shavertown United Methodist
Church.
Children are eligible to register
12; girls softball, ages 9-15, and
teener league, ages 13-15. Any 13
year old not making the teener
league team will play on the 13 year
old team. First time players must
present birth certificates and all
players must be accompanied by an
adult.
Twelve year old Little League
palyers from the 1984 season may
pick up their pins at this registra-
tion.
Managers, coaches, umpires and
organization.
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