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Starts April 1
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
With the opening day of the Wyo-
ming Valley Girls High School Soft-
ball season, Monday, April 1, var-
sity coaches of Dallas and Lake-
Lehman Senior High Schools are
making final selections for their
starting lineups and putting daylight
practices to good use.
Coach Jay Pope,
School, has 21 members on the
squad but only two returning senior
lettermen, Jill Radzinski and Joan
Hilstolsky. Juniors Jennie Parduski,
Kim Rinehimer and Lisa Gabel are
also returning lettermen as are
sophomores Heidi Scholze and
Tammi Daveski.
MOSTLY SOPHOMORES
Shelley Kohli, senior, came out
for the team this year for the first
time, and the rest of the girls are
sophomores.
It appears that this season, Dallas
will: field the youngest team ever
starting at the local school. Pope is
pleased with the team, however, for
although the girls are inexperienced
they have a lot of talent and are
working hard. He finds them a very
coachable team and says they have
set a goal to make the Division AAA
playoffs. The top four teams move
into the playoffs in Division AAA
and Pope says he believes his team
has a decent shot at one of the four
spots.
“They have a lot of potential,” he
said. “It depends on how they
develop as they go along. Our
strength will be in our defense. The
hitting has been sporadic. The key
to our success will be our pitchers.”
RADZINSKI LEADS
Co-captain Radzinski will play
third base this season and Hilstol-
sky will be in the outfield. Parduski
and Rinehimer will probably take
turns at second at the beginning of
the season and Gabel will be in the
outfield. Daveski will play first base
and Scholze will be tapped for the
catcher. Kohli will probably get
some play at second.
Starting pitchers will be Lisa
Sharksnes and Tracey Cave and
Pope will probably go with a desig-
nated hitter for these girls. For
power at the plate he will depend on
Radzinski, Rinehimer, Gabel,
Scholze, Daveski and Joyce Tinner,
who will start at shortstop. Tinner
(See DIAMOND, page 12)
set for this
Boys and Girls Little League
Hardball and Girls Softball will hold
final tryouts on Saturday, March 30,
(raindate March 31).
Hardball-Dallas,
Trucksville:
Hardball tryouts will be held at
the complex, East Center Hill Road
and Church St., with the American
League (Shavertown-Trucksville)
utilizing the lower field and the
National League (Dallas area)
using the upper field. Any player
wanting to be eligible to move-up
must attend one tryout, and all 11
and 12’s must tryout beginning this-
year.
Players 12 years old, report at 9
am. 11 years old at 2 p.m., 10
years at 3 p.m. and 8 and 9 year
olds at 4 p.m.
Hardball-Lehman Area:
Shavertown,
Saturday
Lehman hardball tryouts will take
place at the Lehman Jr. High with
12 and 11 year olds reporting at 2:30
p.m. and 10, 9 and 8 year olds at
3:30 p.m.
In case of rain, 12 and 11’s report
the following day at 1 p.m. and 10, 9
and 8 year olds at 2:30 p.m.
Girls softball:
Softball tryouts will be held on the
same date as above. All girls from
Trucksville, Shavertown and Dallas
will report to the Dallas Jr. High at
2:30 p.m. while Lehman area girls
of all ages will report to Lehman
High School at 2:30 p.m.
In case of rain, girls of all ages
should report to their respective
fields the following day at 1 p.m.
Late registrations will be taken on
day of tryouts.
Back Mountain Baseball will con-
duct an umpires clinic for anyone
connected with any District 16 Little
League on Friday evening and Sat-
urday, March 29 and 30. Conducting
the clinic will be Mr. Frank Rizzo,
Rules Comm. Chairman of Little
League Baseball, Williamsport. Dis-
trict 16 administrator, Doc Oliver
and his assistant, Jack Rinker will
be in attendance.
Certifications will be given those
who attend both sessions and com-
plete both successfully.
Session one on March 29 will be a
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p.m. at the Dallas American legion,
Dallas Highway. Session two on
Saturday, March 30 from 10 a.m.
unitl 2 p.m., will be the field experi-
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Back Mountain Little League field
in Dallas.
fee of $3.00 per person will be
charged for the clinic. Reservations
may be made by contacting Tom
Brody at 696-3183.
All officers, manager, coaches
and umpires are invited to attend.
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QUANTITIES LIMITED
By JOHN RODGERS
Sports Correspondent
Once again, the Back Mountain
area has provided a parochial
school in the Wyoming Valley Con-
ference with a fine athlete as well
as a fine student. This time the
benefactor is Bishop O'Reilly High
School and the person is John
Luksic.
Luksic, a well above average stu-
dent, has already been accepted at
both King’s college and Scranton
University. His willingness to
accept competition is proven by the
fact that he plans on majoring in
either medical technology or ocean-
ography. J
Jim Mahon, head basketball
coach for the Queensmen, was
blessed with John’s basketball
skills. (Luksic averages approxi-
mately 12 points per game and is
the court general playing point
guard.)
“John was a hard worker and a
good solid player,” said Mahon.
‘‘He had excellent hands, good
speed and good jumping ability. He
went to summer camps, and
although we do not tolerate missing
practice (if practice is missed you
didn’t play), I know John would
always be there.”
Although John would have been
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admitted Coach Mahon he played
point guard where he was more
needed, and adjusted admirably,
where he was a two-year starter.
John also was a starter for Bishop
O’Reilly’s soccer team, where he
averaged 23 saves a game — quite a
feat for a first year goalie.
Amidst all his athletic and scho-
lastic prouse, Luksic also helped
part time job at the Mark II Restau-
rant.
King’s and Scranton. I’m not com-
pletely sure which one I will attend,
but ’m leaning towards King’s, "
stated John. When asked if he would
continue to play basketball, his
reply was, “I will give it a try; I
love the game.” 1
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