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The shad are in the Delaware, and action for
smallmouth bass, rock bass and crappies is fast and
furious throughout the Keystone State.
If that’s not enough, the reports of all those big trout
stocked by the Pennsylvania Fish Commission are
being confirmed by the large numbers of citation-sized
fish being registered with the Commission’s angler
recognition program.
Reports from Fish Commission personnel indicate a
“pile of shad” in the Delaware with good catches
reported as far upriver as the Lackawaxen pool. Roe
shad are being taken in good numbers as far up as the
Delaware Water Gap with an occational catch
reported up to Lackawaxen. Shad anglers should
concentrate on the Stroudsburg to Port Jervis section
of the river during the coming week.
Crappies and panfish are hitting about two weeks
ahead of schedule this year. Excellent catches by both
shore and boat fishermen are being reported through-
out the Susquehanna River and the North Branch on
minnows and small white or chartreuse twisters. The
Susquehanna is also producing exceptional catches of
smallmouth bass on medium-sized orange or white
Mr. Twisters.
Reports from all sections of the Commonwealth
indicate really super trout fishing. There was an
exceptionally large number of citation-sized catches
entered in the Fish Commission’s Angler Recognition
Program during the first week of the trout season.
Mealworms, spinners and minnows were the top
producers for brook trout; doughballs, spinners,
salmon eggs, minnows and worms for brown trout and
salmon eggs, minnows and worms were best for the
‘big rainbows.
. Morning and evening hours are producing the best
catches. Anglers should use light leaders (2 1b. test or
lighter) and be very cautious when approaching the
stream as fish are easily ‘‘spooked’’ when the water is
low and clear.
According to Mike Bickler, Director of the Commis-
sion’s Office of Information, ‘The nice weather we
have been experiencing has sent more families to the
streams and lakes than in recent years. Fishing gives
parents a chance to teach their children new skills
that will afford them a lifetime of pleasure.”
Bickler said everyone needs a change of pace and
more people are learning that fishing offers that
change.
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WADERS CAUTIONED
Wading a stream is a favorite method of fishing for
many Commonwealth anglers. However, the Pennsyl-
vania Fish Commission cautions fishermen to take
extra precautions when wading as slippery walking
surfaces and visual distortions of underwater surfaces
can be dangerous.
The Commission recommends the following basic
rules for a safe fishing trip when wading.
— Do not fish alone. Take a family member or
friend along. You'll enjoy the companionship and if
you do take a sudden spill in the water, help is close
by.
— Wear appropriate equipment such as cleated or
felt-soled waders or boots for maximum traction.
— Check each step for sudden drop-offs, holes,
slippery rocks and submerged sturnps or roots. Test
the footing ahead by using a shuffle step, keeping most
of your weight on the safely grounded foot.
— Wear a personal flotation vest when wading
larger streams and rivers.
— If suddenly immersed by a fall, keep calm. Don’t
try to remove your boots or other clothing. Try to
maneuver to a floating position on your back. Keep
your feet up, close to the water’s survade, with your
knees bent towards your chest. In this position you can
paddle to shore and safety.
Fishing is a lot of fun and one of the safest sports for
people of all ages. However, it’s always wise to be
prepared for any emergencies. A few simple precau-
tions can make every fishing tip an enjoyable one.
Grotto Pizza girls received the
league championship trophies, Tues-
the title by defeating Porky’s 2330-
2124 paced by Tom Haggerty’s 512.
Rodgers on sports
day, May 14, at a dinner held at
Countryside Inn.xDorothea Gordon,
secretary of the Ladies Country
League presented the trophies to D.
~ Balliet, Diane Garnett, Debbie
Zurinski, Kay Kalafsky and Rose
Radzinski, members of the team,
who defeated G.H. Harris Asso-
icates, 2180 to 2040 in the rolloff.
High scorers for the champs were
Junior high
tracksters get
double wins
The Lake-Lehman Track and
Field sport has been extended to
“include a Junior High team. Friday,
April 26, they hosted Plains and
GAR earning their first victories of
th season over the two teams with
scores of 72-70 and 83-54 respec-
tively.
Outstanding double winners were
Bo Kreller mile run at 5:47.4; Scott
Shafer, shot put 421” and Javelin
122’0”; Chris Maranski, pole vault
9'0;; and Clark, long jump 16’3%"".
Single winners were, Jurus, triple
jump; Yensha, 330 yd. Doefler 220
yd. dash and Powell in the 2 mile
run.
Cheerleaders
take second
Wearing their newly-designed uni-
forms, the Dallas High School Var-
sity Cheerleaders captured second
place honors at the Pennsylvania
~ Invitational Cheerleading Competi-
tion held in Harrisburg recently.
s competition attracts squads
roughout the state.
~ The Dallas squad performed their
cheers, chants and exciting new
musical routine with exacting preci-
sion. Their program which consisted
of gymnastics, pyramid building,
precision moves and dance was
created entirely by the girls. A
practice workout before the mir-
rored walls of Great Beginnings
proved especially beneficial, as did
the support given the girls by their
parents, teachers, friends and class-
‘mates.
Being a Dallas high School cheer-
| leader is an awesome responsbility.
~ She must support the athletic
teams, be a gymnast, be a dancer,
be a teacher, be well disciplined,
have better than average grades.
In the rolloff for the title in the
Imperialette League Scavone
Motors won the first place trophies
by out-bowling the Jean Shop 2120 to
1844. K. Scavone led the way with
175-185 (511) and L. Macieczak hit
186 (505). D. Garnett rolled 183 for
the Jean Shop. Trophies were
presented to the champs at a dinner
dance, May 11, held atthe Flamingo
Room, West Pittston, Kay Scavone
was honored in a “This Is Your
Life” Roast by members of the
league.
In the Bonomo Major League
rolloff for the league title, G.H.
Harris men defeated Sweet Valley
Outfitters 2861-2785, to take the first
place trophies. A. Wendel paced
Harris men with 232-210 (605), D.
Purvin hit 555, C. Kazokas rolled 551
and T. Doughton added 541. Glen
Mazer posted 213 (567) and Gary
Mazer 535 for the Sweet Valley men.
Brent Long girls shut out Tom
Reese five and the Hoagie Bar split
2-2 with Franklins in the Bowlerette
League. N. Moser hit pins for 175
(476) for Long's and R. Gula scat-
tered pins for 177-176 for Franklin's.
In Our Gang League Waldo’s took
In the final night of the second
half, Wheezers took three from the
Spanky five, Waldo blanked Buck-
wheat, Alfalfa picked up three from
Stymie, and Darla lost three to
Porky. Hitting high scores were
Marie Carkhuff 173, Lee Isaac 507,
Dan Bevan 200 (510), Paul
McAndrew 510 and Michele Gross-
man 195.
In the George Shupp League
Gino’s Shoe Store shut out SCID
aided by R. Daubert’s 583 and T.
Doughton’s 538. K. Orkwis rolled 512
for SCID. Steele’s Restaurant took
all from Fino’s Pharmacy led by J.
Steele’s 210 (551) and S. Wickard’s
533. A. Wendel rolled 245-237 (649) to
lead Harris Associates to taking all
from Katyl TV. G. Harris hit pin for
561 and R. Bennett knocked them
down for 527.
In the Pennsylvania Women’s
State Tournament underway in
Wilkes-Barre, Back Mountain’s K.
Scavone and Flo Allabaugh continue
in fourth place in the doubles class
and C. Doty and N. Taylor remain
in the fifth spot. Back Mountain
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By JOHN RODGERS
Sports columnist
This week I'm going to talk about
a few things, seeing I have an
opportunity since there were no
major breakthroughs or events but
numerous others of a smaller
nature.
The first issue
at hand is a very
big congratula-
tions to both
Dallas and
Lehman for cap-
turing honors in
tennis and volley-
ball respectively. :
Not that these RODGERS
honors are small or less important,
rather they don’t receive the atten-
tion of your major sports like base-
ball or basketball.
Dallas walked away with District
II P.I.A.A. honors in tennis this past
Friday at Kirby Park. Chris Lawley
a senior defeated hard hitting John
Emiliani of Riverside 6-3, 6-2 for the
District championship in singles
competition. In doubles competition,
Dave Dillon and Jack Albert cap-
tured District II gold by defeating
Teal Gilbert and Bill Nichols of
Abington Heights 6-3, 3-6 and 6-4.
Lawley, Dillon and Albert will rep-
resent District II May 24 and 25 for
state honors.
Lake-Lehman just keeps on win-
ning as they conquered the Wyo-
ming Valley Conference with a 12-0
mark nosing out Tunkhannock who
finished 11-1.
The Knights, led by Captain Dave
Janiczek, will be the number one
seed from District IT May 24 and 25
marbles at States. The Knights
were ranked as high as third in the
state by some polls.
Topic number two: As I stated
last week, do your homework before
you stick your foot in your mouth.
Well 1 did my homework, now it’s
foot-sticking time.
Entering the last week of W.V.C.
baseball, Dallas, Crestwood and
Wyoming Valley West are tied for
first place at 11-4. Lake-Lehman is
behind G.A.R. for class AA honors
and only game up in the loss column
over Northwest.
Prediction time! Dallas to win the
overall championship. The Mountai-
neers have some very tough games
remaining, but they will rise to the
occasion. They will dump Valley
West in a head to head contest
today at Valley West and O’Reilly
on Friday while Crestwood will be
upset by a strong Tunkhannock
squad Thursday.
The reason being, Dallas has been
the team everyone was after and
lost some heartbreakers with the
exception of the Lehman contest. I
see Coach Wolensky getting his boys
sky high and the Mountaineers get-
ting back on track.
In the case of Lake-Lehman, they
are just a little too far behind to win
the AA championship, but they will
gain a playoff spot. After their
victory over Dallas, Coach Bar-
bacci’s troops are believers in them-
selves and I predict even a District
II AA championship. Sound kind of
far-fetched, huh? Don’t laugh yet,
though, it’s very possible. I did my
homework.
In girls softball, Crestwood should
win the W.V.C. title, standing at 15-0
while Dallas is at second place with
a 12-3 record. Watch for the Lady
Mountaineers, however, in districts
as they played Crestwood to a 3-2
loss, but looked very good.
Lehman, on the other hand, will
win the AA title and if Beth Finn
can gain some control and Sandy
Dicton plays her usual game they
can lead the Knights to a District II
championship and make a fine
showing on the state level.
My last subject is one that, as
DON’T
they say ‘You had to be there.” I
had the fortune of going to Chase
Prison in Dallas to play a softball
game against their in team.
We started out by meeting at the
Farmer’s Inn, because you had to
go in as a group. Upon arrival, we
entered the visitor’s vestibule where
we had to sign in and check our
belongings as well as going through
a metal detector unit.
After all that, we were met by an
escort who read us a heading of a
letter we all had to sign. Here is
what he read (unquote):
You will be playing on the
grounds where men are serving
time for violent crimes among other
things and will be walking among
you freely.
We all kind of gulped and pro-
ceeded onward passing a few prison
mates we were asked for things,
such as our hats, sunglasses, sweat
bands, but all in a nice way. Then
the moment of truth. We rounded a
corner to where the field was and
there was what seemed to be a
thousand inmates awaiting our
arrival (gulp). They took advantage
of our shaky knees for the first two
innings and jumped out to an 8-2
lead, then proceeded to beat us.
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