By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
The Lady Mounts of Dallas High
School | ran their softball league
record to 4-1 last week by trouncing
Northwest, 12-3, on Thursday on the
Rangers’ field and defeating Seton
Catholic, 8-1, last Tuesday on the
Dallas field.
Jill | Radzinski led Dallas at the
plate, driving out a three-run-homer
in the seventh inning after hitting a
triple in the first inning and giving
Dallas a 1-0 lead when Heidi Scholz
knocked out a single.
The Dallas girls added four more
runs in the third inning to maintain
the lead they never gave up. Kim
Rinehimer had two hits for Dallas
and Heidi Scholz added a second
single to her first inning RBI hit.
« Tammy Daveski gave the Lady
Mounts a triple to aid the cause
with Dallas also scoring a run in the
fourth and another in the sixth
before exploding in the seventh.
Tracey Cave picked up the win,
walking three and striking out one
while giving up nine hits. Patti
Kormas was the losing hurler for
the Rangers, giving up eight hits,
striking out four and issuing nine
walks. She also led the Rangers at
home plate going four-for-four.
Jenny Smith drove out a triple for
‘the Rangers in the sixth inning and
‘Robin Confer put two hits i nthe
percentage column.
DAVESKI LEADS
In the game with Seton Catholic,
it was Tammy Daveski who set the
pace at the plate with a two-run
triple but Jill Radzinski and Kim
Rinehimer each contributed two sin-
gles.
Lisa Sharksness helped in the win
by tossing a three-hitter. She
allowed only one extra base hit and
walked only one batter.
Judy Jimola took the loss for
striking out one.
LEHMAN LOSES
Lake-Lehman girls were not as
fortunate last week as Crestwood
remained undefeated by exploding
for 10 runs in the fourth inning to
break open a close game. It was a 9-
7 game going into the fourth when
the Comets pushed 10 runs across to
win 19-7 and end the game under the
10 run rule.
Beth Finn and Sandy Dicton did
the pitching with Finn taking the
Joss. She gave up only three hits and
fanned three but walked 15. Dicton
gave up seven hits and walked five.
Lynn Coslett took the win for the
Comets, striking out seven, walking
three and giving up nine hits.
Dicton and Susie Slocum each had
two-for-three at the plate for Lake-
Lehman.
LOSE TO SEMINARY
Earlier in the week, Wyoming
Seminary defeated the Lady
Knights 4-2, scoring three runs in
the first inning on five walks and a
batter hit by a pitched ball.
Jodi Petrucelli earned the win for
Seminary, giving up six hits, walk-
ing five and striking out three. She
kept the Knights from scoring until
the seventh inning when Cindy
Slocum drove out a two-run homer.
Laura Maturi and Kim Gramlich
had triples for Seminary.
Beth Finn was credited with the
loss but pitched only one inning.
Sandy Dicton pitched the rest of the
way striking out two and walking
one.
Rodgers on sports
By JOHN RODGERS
Sports Columnist
There is quite a story forming
out at Lake-Lehman High School.
It’s one, if looked at, is both close
to the heart and to the mind.,
The : pages: started .to unfold
years ago and what is being
witnessed is still just a preview.
You have to look through the
eyes of a critic to really appre-
ciate its value, scrutinize it, try
to find fault; and if you’re honest,
.you will see, there is none.
Rather, what you will see is
simply true professionalism, with
an accent of maternal care.
Topic at hand
is the new pitcher
for the Lake-
Lehman girls’
softball team,
Beth Finn, and
her coach/
mother, Flossie
Finn, who had an
idea years ago. It
was an idea
which, wasn’t a
forced issue, it
also was one you
can’t just go out
and buy.
This idea came with a mutual
understanding: and an open
honest respect for each other.
Once the feeling was there, if
took a lot of hard work and
patience. Flossie had all the
knowledge and ability to apply it.
Beth had ‘all the raw talent and
willingness to learn.
The idea was to make Beth a
softball pitcher. A good one. And
now it’s all starting to take
shape. The dividends are starting
to show. :
Beth started out last year with
her first look at game situations
where she pitched a varsity con-
test against Hanover. She also
pitched some teener league
games. Through her mother’s
guidance, however, she started
out before that with pitching
drills which included pitching a
sock-ball into a mirror to watch
her motion and release. Now
when her mechanics are off,
Beth realizes it.
Stepping into varsity duty was
no easy task. There were some
big shoes to fill. Last year Jill
Solinski hurled Lehman to a 22-1
record rand the District II title.
Jill is. now lending her talents to
Bloomsburg University.
Beth was faced with the task of
adjusting to varsity pitcher from
teener league ball and found out
quickly there is a lot more
maturity and discipline in high
school batters.
In her first start of the year,
she raised a few brows, tossing a
no-hitter against Bishop Hoban.
In the game, Beth struck out 13
batters, but allowed 10 walks.
Since, she has gone up and down
mainly because of control, how-
ever, she gained the attention
and respect of her opposition.
Coach/mother Flossie feels
Beth has one more stage to go
through before she is a complete
pitcher.
“The last thing is to get the leg
through, to really explode from
the mound, that’s what we are
working on now,” Flossie said.
With this, comes confidence.
Once Beth can put confidence
and control together, look out!
I have witnessed Beth practic-
ing and playing. She has speed
and poise. She can handle pres-
sure. Combine that with the fact
that the Lady Knights are a team
of sophomores and juniors (just
one senior starter), it seems like
banner years are just around the
corner.
Regardless of the outcome, it
.shows how being a coach of your
child, if done properly, can be
very rewarding. Not just reward-
ing in a won-lost record, but in a
true love and respect for each
other.
As I stated, go ahead, be criti-
cal, try and find fault — rip it
apart. Be honest, though, and be
fair. Witness this class act and, if
you can walk away without
having a certain type feeling,
then I’m nothing but a softie.
Chris Kukosky and Greg Javer
led in the scoring last week to aid
the Lake-Lehman Volleyball team
to remain undefeated as they took
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for the Knights, who ran their
record to 6-0 in the league.
Liners & Covers,
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Enrolls at King’s
Cheryl Gavigan, 5°11’ senior
member of the Dallas High School
girls’ basketball team, will enroll at
King’s College and plans to become
a candidate for the Lady Monarchs
cage squad.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Gavigan; 100 Ridge St.,
Shavertown, Cheryl plans to major
in accounting at the college.
Under Coach Kit Karuza, she
helped the Lady Mountaineers to a
first place finish in their league
division.. The team eventually
bowed to Valley View in the PIAA
playoffs.
In her high school career, the
center forward tallied 1,200 career
points. She scored in double figures
in 52 of 53 games played. As a
junior, Cheryl averaged 20 points
and nine rebounds a game.
In her senior year, her scoring
average was 17.5 points and 10.5
rebounds per. start.iShe averaged 54
percent field goal accuracy and 65
pecent on foul tries last winter.
Coach Karuza says of his co-
captain, ‘‘She is good on offense and
defense, rebounds well, can score
and steal the ball. Gavigan
improved each year she was on teh
team. I felt she was th team and
league MVP.”
The Dallas co-captain played in
the annual East-West All-Star game
held at Bishop Hoban High School
after the season. She led the West
All-Stars with 20 points.
Coach Robin Cummins of King’s
said she is ‘very excited’ about
Gavigan’s decision to play for: the
Lady Monarchs.
“She will help our inside game
and the overall team potential,”
said the coach. ‘“We lost only one
senior to graduation and look for-
ward to having an improved team
with the addition of Cheryl to our
squad.”
Lake-Lehman edged Tunkhannock
4-3 in Northeastern Tennis Confer-
ence Southern Division play last
Tuesday when Bob Moosic and Kim
Kozloski took the second doubles
match 6-3, 6-2 to break the 3-3 tie.
The Knights won three of the
single sets but lost the first doubles
set.
In the singles, Betts of Tunkhan-
nock defeated Stare 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. Don
Buzinkai defeated Tunkhannoek’s
Williams 6-3, 6-4 but Peacock
defeated Knight Bob Moosic 6-3, 6-3.
Knight Joe Lieb took Ungureit 6-4,
6-3 and Kim Kozloski won for the
Knights taking Host 6-1, 6-4.
In the doubles, Moosic and
Kozloski defeated Peacock and
BJ.
Morris 6-3, 6-2 after Buzinkai and
Stare dropped their doubles match
7-6,7-6 to Betts and Williams.
In their match with Pittston on
Wednesday, the Patriots ran their
record to 3-0 by defeating the
Knighfs 6-1.
Results of the match were Joe
Valvonis (P) took Don Stare 6-1, 6-
0; Buzinkai took Bob Midgett 6-4, 6-
3; Kevin Brannon (P) defeated
Moosic 7-8, 6-3; Sean Hannon (P)
won over Joe Lieb 6-1, 6-0; GAry.
Worosilla defeated Kim Kozloski 6-
1, 6-1.
In doubles Stare and Buzinkai lost
8-7 to Valvonis and Brannan. Moosic
and Koslosky lost to Midgett and
Hannan 8-6. The Knights are 1-3 in
the league.
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Schedule thinned
By JOHN RODGERS
Staff Correspondent
With Mother Nature playing its
own games, the baseball schedule
given a chance, Back Mountain
teams rose to the occasion.
Lake-Lehman scored four runs in
the first inning to aid the fine
pitching performance of P.J. Malak
(3-0) to defeat Pittston Area, 5-1.
P.J. limited the Patriots to just
three hits, striking out seven and
issuing three walks.
Dan Fedor (3b) got Lehman off to
a fine start leading off the first with
a base hit, then he stole second. Ron
Traver (2b) scored Fedor with a
shot to left. Fred Gunn (CF) then
banged out a double to put men on
second and third. T. Willy Cadwa-
lader (c) then hit a shot just fair
down third to score both runners.
Bill George (rf) brought in T. Willy
when his ground ball was booted by
the Patriot third baseman. Patriot
coach Murphy then went to his
bullpen as John Maria came on to
replace Chuck Sperrazza.
In the Patriots’ half: of: the first,
John Bologa led: off with a:infield
hit, he then stole second: and: moved
to.third on a bad.throw; Bob Bartoli
then hit a towering drive to-left for
a double and scored Baloga. Malak
then bared down: and got out of the
inning.
The remainder; of the: ame
became a classic pitching iduel
between Malak and Maria, -match-
ing inning for inning. .
The only other run of the game
came in the seventh when Fedor
reached first on an error, stole
second and was driven in by a base
hit from Traver.
Coach Dwight Barbacci felt the
key was Malak’s pitching teamed
with the Knights defense. Malak
kept theball low in the strike zone,
which forced a lot of ground balls.
The Knights are now 4-3 on the
year. ;
Good old Mother Nature wasn’t so
kind to league leading Dallas, who
sits on top of the heap with a 5-0
record. Their game with Bishop
O’Reilly was drowned out and will
be rescheduled.
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
Dallas High School cindermen
pulled an 81-69 win over Meyers last
week to hand the Mohawks their
first defeat of the season.
Ron Ostrowski and Steve Brace
put together eight first place wins to
lead the Mountaineers in the upset.
Ostrowski took the 100 and 200-
meter dashes while Brace placed
first in' the 110 and 330 hurdles and
the long jump. Ostrowski also ran a
leg of the first place 400 and 1600
meter relay teams and Brace ran a
leg of the 1600 meter relay.
Other first place winners for
Dallas were Bob Oliver, 800m run,
2:12; Kern, pole vault, 9-6; Mark
Wright, high jump, 5-4; Matt Liva,
shot put, 48-9. Brace ran the 110m
hurdles in 15:9; Ostrowski, 100m
‘dash, 11.8; B. Farrell, W. Gauthier,
S. Starolis and Ostrowski,
relay, 49.5; Brace, 330m hurdles,
42.7, Ostrowski 200m dash, 24.4;
Brace, Oliver, Farrell and
Ostrowski, 1600m relay, 3:49; and
Brace, long jump, 18-5.
Placing second were Wright,
1600m run; M. Lipo, 400m. run;
Wright, 3200m run; Kern, ‘high
jump; and Gauthier, long jump and
triple jump. Matt, Mihal came in
second in the discus. :
Third place winners. for .Dallas
were Eric Supey, 110m, hurdles;
; Gritman, 400m: run;.:Piavis,. pole
vault; Liva, discus; and Hislop,
javelin.
GIRLS ‘LOSE ol
Dallas girls were not so fortunate
losing 80-61 to the Lady Mohawks.
Amy Aston was, top. winner. for the
Mountaineers with. three firsts and
. Brenda Harvey took:two:
Results of the girls. competition
were 3200m relay, Dallas (King,
Michael, Nattress and Aston)
10:33.8; 110m urdles,, Phillips ;(M);
Harvey (D) Demiller.. MDs; 100m
dash, Starolis (D) 13.9; “Gimble (M)
Murray (M); 1600m run; Aston
25:50; Kapsales! (M); Gardner! (M)
100m run, D.: Moran (M), Murray
(M), King (D); 400m relay,
Meyers; 300m hurdles, Ogurkis (D)
55.2; Demiller. (M) Orlando (D);
800m run, Kapsales (M), Nattress
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