I ——— A @ In control defeats By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Correspondent Using a combined team effort ‘Pwith four men in the double figures, Dallas Coach Clarence 0zgo’s Mountaineers rebounded from AR 4 ide Titans, 79-38. In a close first quarter of play, the Mountaineers went in front 12-9 going in to the second period and { \ ol Comets to breeze by the West 18 at the half. Tim Moyer and Dennis Dacosin combined for 14 points in the third quarter to lead the Mountaineers in piling up 23 points while holding the Titans to only eight points. The Dallas offense controlled the ball most of the period out-rebounding the Titans at both ends of the floor. After putting the game on ice in the third period, the Mountaineers continued to score in the final quarter putting 27 points on the board to West Side Tech’s 12. Moyer led in the scoring with 15 points with Dacosin following with en Tim Lyons, back in play the past “week after being out due to injuries, and Tom Shalata had 10 points each. John Thomas added eight points from the field and Tom Perlis put in six points from the field and went one-for-two from the foul line. The win gave the Mountaineers a 2-2 record in Division 2 play. COMETS ROMP In Thursday’s game with the tans Comets, the Mountaineers led 49-46 going into the fourth quarter when Crestwood put in 27 ponts sparked by strong shooting by Tom Benz and Jim McGovern, who combined for 22 of their 33 points in the second half. The Comets also did some great shooting from the foul line putting in 19 of 28 shots. Matt DiGennari carried the Comets in the first half dumping in 14 of his total 19 game points. He tossed in 18 points from the field and went one-for-one from the free stripe. Dacosin led the Mountaineers with 23 points, collecting 20 of them from the field and going three-for- five from the foul line. Shalata tossed in 12 points from the field. Dacosin led the team in rebounding. Tim Lyons, coming into the game for the first time this season, added six points while Thomas contributed seven and O’Donnell putting in eight. DEFEAT TIGERS On Monday, Dec. 30, the Mountai- neers traveled to Tunkhannock where they were downed 50-35 by the Tigers. The Mountaineers have been playing plagued by injuries and are just beginning to begin playing with a full team roster. The Tunkhannock team took the lead in the first quarter and held it throughout most of the game, taking a 24-16 lead into the lockerroom at the half. UNICO TOURNAMENT In the Dallas Unico Tournament, (See DALLAS, page 10) With 30-19 win By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Correspondent Coming off their second place standing in the Selinsgrove Holiday Tournament and a 40-13 win over the Coughlin Crusaders in their Wyoming Valley Conference opener, Coach Ed Ladamus’ veteran Black Knight grapplers lost 30-19 to Coach Harry Cooper’s surprisingly strong Wyoming Area Warriors, Satur- day, before a standing-room only crowd. The Warriors won eight of the 12 bouts, among them Selinsgrove 98-1b. champ Matt Reinert and Selinsgrove heavyweight champ Ed Stratford. It marked the first time in four years that the Black Knights took only four bouts in dual meets. The Warriors chalked up only one pin in turning back the Knights but their ability in picking up points in the final seconds of their bouts gave them a superior decision, major decision and five three-point decisions. 98-1b. Matt Reinert gave up two points to Warrior Pat Heck at the end of the first period, then gave up two more on back points while managing to escape for only one point late in the bout. Senior Jeff Austin tied the match at 3-3 when he decisioned 105-1b. Jeff Randazzo 2-1 and 112-lb. Dave Guzenski gave the Knights the lead when he clamped Warrior John Lukash in 5:27. The Warriors tied it up when 119-lb. Mark Pocceshi flattened Terry Smith in 1:54, then forged ahead by five points when 126-lb. Matt Grubeck took a 13-0 superior decision from Knight Chris Frederick. Fred- erick, a sophomore, is wrestling his first year on the varsity squad, as is Terry Smith. Lake-Lehman’s senior Joe Smith pinned 132-lb. Keith Coolbaugh in 2:54 to add six to the Knights team score but at 138 the Warriors Mark Amato came from behind to pick up six points at the end of the first period and go on to take a 10-8 bout from Bob Guzenski. The Knights fell behind by four more points at 145- Ib. when Mark Yaple lost a major 15-4 decision to Warrior Jim Coolbaugh. 155-1b. Knight Don Spencer Dallas Post/Earl Weidner basketball team taking a 9-1 major decision from Wyoming's Ed Pietiukiewicz. Knight Bill George gave the Warriors a five point lead in the score when 167-1b. Brian Hines defeated him 13-7. Going into the third period, 185-1b. sopho- more Scott Shafer was leading Warrior Frank Klein, 9- 6, but Klein picked up a take-down and a near-fall to pick up a 10-9 win over the young Knight. In a close bout, Lake-Lehman’s Heavyweight Ed Stratford went down 6-5 to Warrior Marvin Gilpin. ~ KNIGHTS WIN NINE In Friday night’s win over Coughlin, the Knights took nine of the 12 bouts with 98-lb. Matt Reinert winning by forfeit, 105-1b. Austin taking a 7-1 decision from Scott Hoffman and 122-1b. Dave Guzenski outwrestling Dave Kelly 12-3. Coughlin’s 119-lb. Chuck Conklin picked up the Crusaders first points on a 4-0 win over Terry Smith and 126-Ib. Dave Bonomo took a 15-0 superior decision from Chris Frederick. \ The next four bouts went to the Black Knights with 132-1b. Joe Smith decisioning John Bonita 5-3, 138-lb. Bob Guzenski pinning Joseph Teberio in 3:40, 145-1b. Mark Yaple flattening Mark Kaye in 3:58 and 155-lb. Don Spencer taking Sean Brian 6-3. points for Coughlin with a 13-5 win over 167-1b. Bill George. 185-Ib. Scott Shafer turned over Coughlin’s Mike Revitt in 3:23 and Hwt. Ed Stratford decisioned Ed Lapinski 7-2. PRE-SEASON In pre-season competition, the Knights defeated West Scranton 34-27 and placed second in the Selins- grove Holiday Tournament where Reinert (98), Austin (105), and Hwt. Stratford won titles. Second place runnersup were D. Guzenski (112), J. Smith (132), B. Guzenski (138), and Yaple (145). D. Spencer (155), B. George (167) and S. Shafer (185) came in third. DALLAS HAS DEPTH With 30 grapplers out for the team this season, Coach Larry Schuler and his assistant, Harp Heffer- (See KNIGHTS, page 10) AR, ian SH Also visible in the photo is several of our starters out, our PN NN IN Be REE : b Fancy Ss tu f f Dallas Post/Ed Campbell iq Debi Levi of the Lake-Lehman girls’ basketball team shows some fancy dribbling action as she scoots around a GAR defender last week in a Wyoming Valley Conference game between the two teams. : & : lis f Dallas Post/Ed Campbell Let ’er rip | Pam Coolbaugh of the Lake-Lehman girls’ basketball team lets the ball roll off her fingertips as she attempts a shot at goal last week against the Lady Grenadiers of GAR High School. Lady Knights also visible in the photo are Donna Zampetti (No. 30) and Diane Jachimowicz (No. 40). i) By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Correspondent Dallas girls’ basketball team, playing without several regulars out with injuries, continued undefeated this past week by downing West Side Tech 68-38, Saturday, Jan. 4 and Crestwood, 60-52, Thursday, Jan. 2 to run their league record to 4-0. The Lady Mountaineers had little trouble handling the young Titans who lack the experience and the depth of the Dallas squad. Kim Rinehimer scored 18 points, a career high; and Karen Vloedman tossed in 16 to lead the Lady Moun- taineers in the win. R. Balberchak and M. Sabol went into the game off the bench and Balberchak scored her first varsity game points. The girls ran the ball well and pushed the ball up the court. They controlled the rebounding through- out the game although they did not play as well as they are capable of doing defensively. Coach Kit Karuza played a lot of the jayvees during the game and most of the fourth quarter was played by a full roster of the younger girls. “Qur goal was to win the game and we did,” said Karuza. ‘With 3 younger girls are gaining experi- ence. We’ve been using a different starting lineup just about every game.” COOK SCORES 19 In the Crestwood, a key game for the Mountaineers, six-foot Joann Cook scored 19 points, followed by Karen Vleedman with 13, to lead the Mountainers to the 60-52 win. Leading by a one-point 14-13 first quarter, Dallas girls combined for 30 points in the second and third quarters, outscoring the Comets 30- 17 and leading 44-30 going into the final period. Crestwood, paced by Lynn Coslett, rallied to lead the Comets to a 22-16 score over the Mountaineers in the fourth period, cutting the Dallas win to 60-52. Cook played the best game of her high school career in the Crestwood game and excelled in rebounding. Sophomore Eileen Kalinowski went int othe game and scored six points for the Mountaineers. FOUR SHORT The Lady Mountaineers fell four points short of matching South Wil- liamsport on the Dallas court, Dec. 30, Isoing 55-51. Down by 15 points, in the second quarter, the Lady Mountaineers ral- lied to trail 29-28 at the half. Their (See STREAK, page 10) ¥ 3 7
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