» dee Hittwan MATT MEDURA AMY ASTON evening. with their parents, their achievements. award, the student/athletes. y’s youth, will honor — DOTTY MARTIN Editor, The Dallas Post SANDY DICTON By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Correspondent Editorial staff members of The Dallas Post have selected the four students to be honored at the first-ever Dallas Post Appreciation Banquet tomorrow, May 2, at the Idetown Fire Hall. Sandy Dicton and Dave Janiczek of Lake- Lehman High School and Amy Aston and Matt Medura of Dallas High School are the four seniors selected by The Dallas Post committee. Members of the committee used the following criteria in selecting the above students from their respective school districts: athletic partici- pation, academic achievement, school and com- munity activities, and leadership ability. 3 SANDY DICTON Sandy Dicton is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Dicton of RD, Shavertown. For the past four years, she has actively participated in hockey, basketball and softball. During her junior year, she was named to the Second All- Scholastic Teams in all three sports. This year, to date, Sandy has been named MVP in hockey and All-Scholastic in basketball. She is currently playing first base on the Lady Knights’ softball team and also pitches, occasionally. A member of the Lake-Lehman Chapter of the National Honor Society, Sandy’s academic aver- age is 4.1. She has been named to “Who’s Who Among American High School Students’ and also has received an ‘‘Outstanding Student’ award from the Lake Silkworth. Lions Club. Sandy plans to attend college and major in math. She has narrowed her choice of schools to Ursinus, University of Rhode Island or Wilkes College. Sandy is a member of the school’s Key Club and the Peer Tutor Program. She also is a member of Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas. She likes to run and read. A dedicated, caring person, she supports her teammates, most of them underclassmen. She practices a lot and has a lot of determination. Sandy never says ‘‘I can’t’ but thinks positive; she also transfers this positive thinking to her friends. She is co-captain of the softball team. Sandy has a sister, Susan, who is a college freshman. AMY ASTON . Amy Aston, Dallas High School senior, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Aston, of Trucksville. Until this year, Amy played field hockey, basketball, ran cross-country and was on the track team. This year, however, Amy did not join the hockey or basketball teams, but rather concentrated on running. She spent the summer of 1984 practicing daily, coached by Dallas High School faculty member Lou Isaac. During her junior year, she qualified for state competition in cross country and this year -Amy took the District 2 title and placed fourth in the state event. Amy is presently 5-0 in the 1600m and 3200m races and during her three years as a member of the track team has lost only two events, the 1600 meter in her sopho- more year and the 800 meter this season in the meet with Crestwood. The 800m is not really her event, according to Amy; she excels at the distance races. She runs approximately 30 miles a week, but knows that when it comes to the District competition; it: will. be: Renee Robbins of Honesdale whom she will have to beat. A student in the school’s academic program, Amy has been an honor student throughout her entire high school career with a 3.8 average, She plans to attend either Bloomsburg or Penn State Univesity. Amy is a former member of the Student Council and is a member of the Senior Class Steering Committee. She was this year’s Home- coming Queen and also a member of the Snow Court at Dallas. She is a member of St. ' Therese’s Church, Shavertown, where she grad- uated from CCD. 3 She is respected by her fellow students for her drive and determination. She has been an inspiration to her teammates because of her dedication and the sacrifices she has made in order to achieve the top in her running. Her coaches and teachers say Amy is a modest person, but a quiet contributor and, by her performance, a leader. Amy has a young brother, John. DAVE JANICZEK Dave Janiczek, a senior at Lake-Lehman High School, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Janiczek, RD 4, Dallas. He has been running since he was a ninth grade student and was a member of the cross-country team, the basket- ball team where he played guard position and the track team where he runs the 800 meter and 1600 meter races. During his junior year, Dave took first place in the district track competition and placed fifth in the state competition in the 800m run. Running is the sport he enjoys most and does a lot of running during his leisure time. A B-average student, Dave plans to pursue an Associate Degree in Electronics at Lincoln Technical Institute, Allentown. He is not yet certain whether or not he will transfer to a four- year college. He does a lot of cycling when he has the time and is always willing to help others in the school when needed. Dave is a member of Gate of Heaven, Dallas. He does not like to join organi- zations because his running does not allow him to become actively involved, but he does enjoy volunteering his services to help others. Dave was captain of the cross-country team and is currently captain of the track team. He is respected by other members of the team and his and positive thinking. He is a leader by exam- ple, according to his teammates and coaches. Dave is quiet, but he always has time to help a fellow student. MATT MEDURA Matt Medura, a senior.at Dallas, is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Medura, Shavertown. An excellent athlete, Matt played basketball and baseball for the past three years. The baseball team this season was undefeated as of Saturday, April 20. Matt plays. centerfield, a position he has played for the past three years. During his junior year, he was named outstanding defen- sive player. This season, Matt is co-captain of the team. A student in the school’s academic program, Matt is an honor student with a 4.2 average. He has been on the honor roll during his three years in senior high school and, for those three years, has a cumulative average of 3.5. He is a nominee for the school’s National Honor Society and is in “Who’s Who Among American High School Students.” He plans to enter Boston College and major in pre-dental. Matt is a member of the Student Council and the yearbook staff. He was also a member of the school’s play, “You Can’t Take It With You’. Matt was an escort in this year’s Homecoming Court and also in the Snow Queen’s Court at the Christmas dance. A member of St. Therese’s for the American Red Cross. He is dedicated and determined to achieve perfection if it is at all possible and he has earned the respect of his peers because he volunteers his time to do whatever needs to be done whether in class or on the playing field. Although he has a quiet personality, Matt is the type person who exudes authority. Wrestlers honored £3 Hoover, Second Michael Geurin, Ray Scott Benza. By CHARLOT M. DENMON ~ Dallas High School girls softball team added three wins to their league record by defeating Hanover 9-7, Thursday, trouncing Bishop O’Reilly 15-2, last Tuesday and coming from behind, Monday, April 22, to take Tunkhannock, 8-4. In their game with Hanover, the Mounts scored two runs in the bottom of the fourth to tie game at six each then Lisa Gable hit a single in the fifth to pace the Mountaineers to three runs on her hit and two Hanover errors. The Hawkeyes pushed one run across home plate in the sixth but Pitcher Tracy Cave cooled them off and the Lady Mounts picked up their third win of the week, 9-7. Jill Radzinski led at the plate with three-for-three and knocked in two runs. Lisa Gable had two hits for the fifth. Cave went all the way on the mound for Dallas, fanning three and losing pitcher for Hanover. QUICK WIN The Dallas girls took only five innings in the game with the Bishop O’Reilly to win the game, 15-2 under the 10-run rule. Radzinski led the power at the plate with a triple and a single and scored three runs. Shelly Kohli drove out a double and single and Heidi Scholze knocked out two sin- gles. Cave earned the win for the Lady Mounts, pitching three innings strik- ing out four and walking four. Lisa Sharksness hurled the final two innings combining with Cave for a three-hitter. Noonan was the losing pitcher for the Queenswomen. The win moved the Dallas girls to a 6-1 record in league play. COME FROM BEHIND On Monday afternoon, Dallas was behind 4-2 in the top half of the fifth inning when Joyce Tinner drove out a two-run three-bagger off Tigers hurler Terry Miller to move Dallas in front 6-4. In the seventh inning, Tinner gave the Mounts two more runs when she drove out her second double. Jill Radzinski hit a home SN run in the second inning with nobody on base and Tammy Dav- eski, knocked out two hits and chalked up a run batted in for the Mountaineers. Lori Cave, who picked up the win for Dallas, walked six and struck out none. Losing hurler Terry Miller fanned nine and walked five. KNIGHTS WIN ALL Lady Knights of Lake-Lehman took all of their games last week scoring more than 10 runs in each contest. The Knights romped over Seton Catholic 17-3, defeated Nanti- coke 13-6 and trounced West Side Tech 30-5 to give the Knights a 5-3 record in league play. Beth Finn started on the mound for the Knights but was relieved by Sandy Dicton in the third inning after Finn walked three batters. Dicton put down the Eaglettes with- out allowing a run to score. Seton was unable to get a hit the rest of the game. Finn came back to the mound to hurl the fifth and sixth innings with the game called in the sixth under the 10-run rule. By JOHN RODGERS Sports Correspondent seven. R.B.L single. by Jubis and a bases loaded walk. an R.B.1. also to lead the offense. allowed two hits. TROJANS WIN Ziolkowski. the victory 4-3. By JOHN RODGERS Staff Correspondent May 6 — Mark it on your calen- dar. On that day, providing Mother Nature cooperates, Lake-Lehman will host Dallas in what may prove to be a very important baseball clash. : Dallas, at 8-0, still must face a very tough G.A.R. and Coughlin squad. Lehman has the likes of North- west and Tunk- hannock. They stand at 6-4 and are still. in the thick RODGERS of things in the AA runner-up spot. Comparisons of the two seem very close. FIRST BASE: Dallas has Dan Ford, who is an adequate glove and is hitting a ton (.591). Lehman has Weidner who is very underrated, he posseses good stick and quickness. SECOND BASE: Dallas, A.J. Bitt- ner, outstanding defensive second sacker, exceptional baseball sense. Lehman, Traver plays hist spot well good base runner. THIRD BASE: Dallas, Moye ade- quate glove, adequate offense, good all around player. Lehman, Fedor: good defensive instincts good discip- line at the plate. OUTFIELD: Dallas, Dombek, Medura, Janosik, Kwak, exceptional speed and strong arms. Medura can be the League M.V.P. no weakness in any position here. Lehman, Boyle, Dunn, George, very under- rated, they compliment each others style. Offensively they possess a definite threat. CATCHER: Dallas, Jubis good catcher with a lot of guts. Can beat you with a hot bat. Lehman, T. Willy Cadwalader, Division I pros- pect, he can do it all, including sparking a team. PITCHING: Dallas, a good needed. Francis and Harris are great control of his pitches. a classic dog fight.