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Race committee
left,
Coordinator;
The Irish Heritage Games Com-
mittee and sponsors met last Thurs-
day to wrap up final preparations
for the Harveys Lake Run sched-
uled for Saturday, June 22 starting
at 9:30 a.m. at Hanson’s Park. Joe
Manganaro, regional representative
for Genesee Brewing Company for-
mally accepted sponsorship of the
Games on behalf of his company for
the third consecutive year. He
explained that Genesee maintains a
policy of social responsibility and
community involvement and that
sponsorship of the Irish Heritage
Games affords a unique opportunity
to support worthwhile regional
causes.
Tom O’Hara, 1985 Chairman pre-
dicts a record turnout this year. The
runs have grown steadily in popu-
larity since their inception in 1979
and have attracted over 600 compet-
itors from Pennsylvania and sur-
rounding states in recent years. A
one mile “fun run’ was added in
1983 followed by a 5 K intermediate
‘run in 1984. The feature event is the
8:25 mile ‘‘Genesee Run” around
the perimeter of the lake. Last
year’s winners of the Genesee Run
were Tom Doran who posted a
winning time of 41:47 and Sue
Carden of Pittston who finished in
48:24. Top male and female finish-
ers in the 5 K were Bill Ziegler with
16:52 and Theresa Meade who
- posted 18:21.
As in years past, diamond rings
donated by Bartikowsky Jewelers
“and United Penn Bank will be
awarded to the first place male and
female winners in the Genesee Run.
“They will also receive the tradi-
tional Anthracite trophies which are
- also awarded to the 5 K run. Class
winners will receive medals.
Run director Joe Moran attributes
the popularity of the races to the
pleasant shaded runs around the
lake, the exceptional awards and
prizes, and amenities, commemora-
tive T-shirts, for entered runners
and the efficiency of the experi-
enced volunteers. Moran pointed out
that the Genesee Run is one of the
most popular in the Northeast.
As in previous years, proceeds
from the race will be donated to St.
Joseph’s Center for Retarded Chil-
dren.
Advance registration for the
Genesee Run and 5 K Intermediate
is $5.00. The “Walk-in” fee is $6. 00.
Registration for the ‘fun run” is
$2.00. Forms and information can be
obtained by writing Irish Heritage
Games, P.O. Box 1516, Wilkes-Barre
18703.
Kirk
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fulltime position,” said Zaleskas.
Zaleskas said the administration
would probably fill the coaching
position from within the staff.
“We have several very well-quali-
fied people and we are posting the
position from within the district
first for applicants,” said the prinei-
pal. “Over the past number of years
we have had several football
coaches, all of whom stayed only
two or three years, then moved on.
We would like to find someone
dedicated to staying at Lake-
Lehman.”
Reports have it that several Lake-
Lehman teachers are interested in
the head coaching position with
former Knight Coach Rich Gorgone
the leading candidate. Gorgone, on
numerous occasions, has mentioned
he would like to get back into high
school coaching. Bob Roberts is also
a possible candidate for the job. He
and Gorgone are both assistant
coaches at Wilkes College. Bob
Langan is also an assistant football,
baseball and basketball coach at
Lake-Lehman and could be a candi-
date for the position.
In any event, the directors have
the final word and will have to act
on a replacement soon in order tobe
ready for the new season with
practice beginning in late summer.
The second major component of
the Games is the open Wrestling
Competition to be held at: Coal
Street Park Arena on June 15,
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By JOHN RODGERS
Sports Columnist
There still seems to be a little fog
in the air concerning the resignation
of Lake-Lehman head football coach
Mark Kirk.
Coach Kirk, who was rehired by
Lake-Lehman two months ago, was
asked to resign his position by the
school board, seemingly for Kirks’
application for other coaching posi-
tions with other schools. Coach Kirk
applied for an assistant coaching
job at Shippensburg University and
with another school in the Delaware
area with a much larger enrollment
than Lehmans.
Both applica-
tions were as
early as Febru-
ary, but he didn’t
receive word of
acceptance from
Shippensburg
until April.
The stand of
Lake-Lehman’s
board is a solid
one by principles.
According to
Lehman board
president
Joseph “Red” Jones, ‘We were
worried about the kids being hung
out to dry with no direction. If he
gets a teaching position at Shippens-
burg it’s bye-bye we felt, and were
does that leave Lehman?”’
Speculation was also present in
some minds on the incident this past
season when Kirk was brought in
front of the PIAA board for his
actions at a game with the ref-
eree’s, however, Jones denied that
this had anything to do with the
board’s decision.
Coach Kirk also had some solid
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reasons for his applying for other
positions.
“If a coach is at a school with less
than 400 kids in grades 10 through 12
and at my age (30) you're always
trying to improve yourself, but I
would never have left Lehman late
in July or August. I wouldn’t do that
to the kids.”
In this case, it appears there is no
bitterness between the board and
Coach Kirk; it’s rather one of disap-
pointment on both sides. It appears
that both are standing on the right
side towards justification when it
comes to the main concern, that
being the students and both have
the back grounds to prove it. Coach
Kirk put in many long hard hours
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with the Lehman football program,
well beyond the amount one would
expect. The Lehman board, on the
other hand, has always handled
their selection of coaches with
extreme care and consideration and
backed them to the upmost.
It appears, however, the problem
lies in where and how much respon-
sibility a coach has in letting the
board know when he or she is
seeking further improvement and
how much time does the board want
to be notified.
In this particular case, Lake-
Lehman is losing a hard-working
dedicated man in coach Kirk and
it’s a case of two apparent rights
making a wrong.
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