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By ART MICHAELS
Editor, Pennsylvania Angler
Since trout season opens this Saturday, April 12, it’s
only fitting that we offer you some tips on how to
make your fishing trip as successful as it can possibly
be.
Spinners and other lures are good early season trout
offerings. Here are some tactics and tips that can help
you score the most with these offerings early in the
season.
Ultralight and light spinning rods and reels are good
choices for fishing lures. In general, a 5-foot to 6% foot
fast-action rod is a practical option, and it ought to be
matched with 4-pound-test to 6-pound-test line.
Spinners in sizes from 1-32-ounce to about 1-6-ounce
are consistent early-season fish-takers. In clear water,
subdued colors are best; in cloudy water, brighter
colors, like yellow and white, are best.
In addition to spinners, small spoons and ‘metals’
(minnow imitations) are good offerings that take their
share of trout. Spoons and similar lures in sizes of
ounce or smaller are good.
Working lures on spinning tackle lets you fish
stream places that might be inaccessible to fly rod
anglers. Work your offerings close to undercut banks,
near the bottom through deep pools, and through areas
with overhanging shoreline vegetation.
Quiet, calm approaches are best, and you could have
good luck by working the lures upstream, or quarter-
ing across stream and slightly upstream.
For these tiny offerings, use no swivels. Tie the
lures directly to your line by way of an improved
clinch knot. As you work the offerings, watch the line,
strike as soon as you see any hesitation, and hang on!
Spinners and similar lures can get deep quickly into
a big trout’s lair. That's the advantage of using them,
and that’s why they account for so many fine early
season catches.
Lady
Knights
win two
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
Lake-Lehman’s Lady Knights
came through the opening week of
the Wyoming Valley Girls Softball
Conference with two shutouts, both
pitched by junior Beth Finn. The
Knights shut out Meyers Mohawks,
10-0, Tuesday, April 1, then shut out
Bishop Hoban 6-0, Thursday, April
3. At the same time, Dallas Moun-
taineers defeated Crestwood, 11-9,
and . Pittston Area 11-6. Winning
pitcher Tracy Cave went all the way
for the Lady Mountaineers in both
games.
ONLY THREE HITS
In the Lady Knights game with
Meyers, Finn gave up only three
hits struck out four and walked only
three in picking up the shut out. Her
teammates gave Finn all the runs
needed for the win when they scored
four runs in the bottom of the
second. They added two more in the
third and four in the bottom of the
fourth for the 10-0 score. Under the
10-run rule after five innings, the
Mohawks came up in the top of the
fifth but managed only two walks
before going down to defeat. Susie
Slocum led the Knights at the plate
some more Spring-like weather by that time.
pl Dallas
WB rallies
By RICK ROGERS
Staff Correspondent
When Dallas’ diamondmen faced
defending Wyoming Valley Confer-
ence Champions Crestwood Tues-
day, Dallas Coach Jack Wolensky
was concerned - he had good
reason, he’s no Api.l fool.
Dallas would have to face Crest-
wood without the services of its
starting shortstop and second base-
man and go with a third baseman
who was new at the position — not
the most promising way to start the
season against one of the better
teams in the WVC.
COACH WORRIED
“I was worried coming into the
game,” Wolensky said, ‘‘because we
were playing without Mark Ramirez
(who is out with an arm injury),
who starts at short, and Chris
Givens (who has a leg injury), who
starts at second. And the guy we
have at third (Scott Francis) never
played that position in a game
before.”
But a lot of Wolensky’s concern
turned to optimism as his team
extinguished the Comets, 9-6 to
claim the season opener for both
teams.
USE BATS
Dallas, which may have one of the
finer pitching staffs in the confer-
with two doubles. Cindy Slocum,
Lori Pantle, Beth Finn, Debbie Levi
and Kelly Wandel also added hits
(See LADY, page 11)
The Wyoming Valley Catholic
Youth Center will conduct its
Second Annual Open Basketball
Tournament beginning Saturday,
April 19 at the CYC. The finals will
be played on either Sunday, April 20
or Sunday, April 27 depending on
the number of teams entered.
Ed DeMichele, Athletic Director
stated that the Tourney will consist
of two divisions, a small Men’s
Division and an Open Division.
Crew members
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By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
Little did Lake-Lehman graduate Joe Kishkill real-
ize when he entered Brown University as a freshman
that he would spend four years as a member of the
university’s racing crew, and this year, in his senior
year, also be elected captain of the 9 crew shell of
eight oarsmen, and the coxswain.
A 4.0 student at Lake-Lehman, Joe Kishkill was
valedictorian of his class in 1982. While in high school,
he also excelled at basketball and in his senior year he
led the team, averaging 22 points per game. The 6’2”’
senior’s team high in league play was 34 points.
Kishkill joined the schopl’s basketball program when
he was in eighth grade and played on the junior high
team. As a sophomore, he played on the senior high
jayvees and, after recovering from an injury in his
junior year, he was sixth man on the varsity team. He
was named MVP in the East-West game and also
named to all of the local All Star teams. He also
played baseball at Lake-Lehman and pitched and
played shortstop for the Knights.
Academically, Kishkill excelled in high school,
taking Advanced Placement Courses. He won first
place in the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Campus JETS
Test and at graduation he received a medal for having
the highest average in mathematics. He also won the
Bausch-Lomb Award for academic achievement.
He applied to only two colleges - Brown University
and University of Pennsylvania - with Brown his first
choice. Kishkill was elated when he received the letter
of acceptance which came the same day as the letter
of acceptance from University of Pennsylvania.
When he first went to Brown, Kishill, who is the only
son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kishkill of Oak Hill, planned
to play basketball. He met Steve Gladstone, coach of
the boating program at Brown University, who talked
to Joe about trying out for the racing crew. Joe
decided to give it a try and, to his surprise, was
accepted as a member of the freshman crew. The
acceptance meant a lot to Joe since most of those in
the rowing crew at Brown have had experience in the
sport during high school.
As a member of the freshman crew, Joe soon found
out that the only sport he would have time for would
be the rowing program for they practiced two sessions
daily year-round. When other students went home on
breaks, the boat racing members stayed at school and
practiced two times daily. 5
Joe’s major is electrical engineering, a course
where he is achieving honors and he finds studying for
his classes coupled with the boat (shell) racing is
sufficient.
sophomore and junior year made the second boat. This
year, as a senior, he has made the varsity and was
elected captain by other members of the crew. They
call him “Captain Joe”.
The crew members train year-round. During the
winter months, they train in the large boathouse
where they sit in large tanks filled with water and
practice rowing. When the weather is nice, they go out
on the water in the shell. Their home waters are the
Seekonk River. In January, they go to Florida for two
weeks where they train during their Christmas break.
adjustments. “It’s hard, demanding but rewarding,”
said Joe.
Joe is in Seat No. 3 in the shell and is left oarsman.
The oarsmen’s sneakers are nailed to the boards in the
shell and their seats move back and forth as they row.
The oars are 12 feet in length and the school colors are
painted on the flat blade of the oars.
When the crew members take the shell to the water,
they carry it over their heads and when they get to the
pier they put the shell down by the pier, put in one
foot, push the shell out, get in, sit down and then tie
their sneakers. The coxswain’s commands are heard
(See ROWING, page 11)
Any player six foot one inch and
under is eligible for the Small Man’s
Division. If a player is eligible for
the Small Man’s Division, he may
also participate in the Open Division
if he so desires. However, no roster
changes will be allowed following
the start of the first game. The only
other requirement is that the partic-
ipant must be a high school gradu-
ate or at least 18 years of age to
play in either division.
Rogers on sports
Ah, spring and baseball, baseball
and spring. What a lovely couple. I
can see it now: the stands are full of
fans, the players are in their neat
uniforms; the white ball on the
green grass. I love it. It’s baseball.
But there is the other side: fans
yelling for the umpire’s head for an
adverse call; getting on managers
for not playing their favorites; base
ball players wan
throwing their
gloves and bats
after a fielding
miscue or strike-
tunately it is also;
Little League .
baseball. a
While I was doing my seven-year
spring cleaning (something akin to
the seven year itch), I came upon a
picture of my minor Little League
team, the Rotary Reds.
We went undefeated that year, 10-
0, and won the championship. In the
same box with the picture of little
boys with their caps slightly askew,
was a slip of paper with the 10
Commandments of Sports. I don’t
remember who gave it to me;
however, I'm sure it was someone
who knew what a terrible sport I
was.
These years later, the 10 Com-
mandments are more relevant than
ever.
1. Thou shalt not quit.
2. Thou shalt not alibi.
3. Thou shalt not gloat over win-
ning.
4. Thou shalt not be a rotten loser.
5. Thou shalt not take unfair
advantage.
6. Thou shalt not ask odds thou
are unwilling to give.
7. Thou shalt always be ready to
give thine opponent the shade.
8. Thou shalt not under-estimate
an opponent, nor over-estimate
theyself.
9. Remember the game is the
thing, and he who thinketh differ-
ently is no true sportsman.
10. Honor the game thou playest
for he who playeth the game
straight and hard wins even when
he loses.
When I think of the 1977 Rotary
Reds, I think about the thrill of
competition, not the thrill of victory.
I think of fine boys that turned into
fine young men because they under-
stood, in a vague way, that years
later all they would have to remem-
ber of childhood baseball would be
an old picture, a championship
patch and the memories of how they
played the game - hard and
straight. This I love.
BITS AND PIECES
Dallas sophomore catcher John
Wertman is one of the finest catch-
ers in the Wyoming Valley Confer-
ence. Going into the West Side Tech
game, Wertman was 4 for 7 and had
not allowed a stole base while
throwing out three base runners.
-0-
I could hear the cries of anguish
coming from Phillie fans as they
watched the Reds hammer their
silent stoic hero Steve Carlton.
-0-
The NCAA adopting the three-
point play in college basketball can
only make the game more exciting,
which is saying something.
National League pitchers beware.
It appears that The Cobra, Dave
Parker, is back in Lumber Com-
pany form.
-0-
There are a few things sadder
than an over-the-hill pitcher embar-
rassing himself by pitching for a
lousy team. C’mon, Phil Neikro,
give it up. Do you really want to end
a 300-win career in Cleveland?
-0-
For the first time this season,
Dallas’ diamondmen will get a look
they face Nanticoke on Thursday.
Both teams should be undefeated.
While Dallas will go with Mark
Konopki, the Trojans will counter
with either Jim McDermott or Steve
Distasio.
-0-
Dallas’ sports teams won two out
of three last week. While the Lady
Mountaineers were beating Crest-
wood 11-9 in softball, their male
counterparts deposed of the Comets,
9-6. The lone setback occurred to
the boys’ track team as they lost to
Pittston Area, 84-66. The last time
Pittston lost, Jimmy Carter occu-
pied the White House.
(Rick Rogers is a sports column-
ist for The Dallas Post. His column
appears weekly.)
Back Mountain Baseball Teener
League tryouts for the Dallas, Shav-
ertown and Trucksville areas will
be held Wednesday, April 16 (Rain-
date April 17) beginning at 5 p.m.
and Saturday, April 19 (Raindate
April 20) beginning at 1 p.m. at the
Dallas Junior High School.
All players including 13 year olds
wishing to be selected must attend
at least one tryout.
Lehman Area tryouts will be held
Wednesday, April 16 (Raindate
April 17) beginning at 5 p.m. at the
Lehman Senior High School.
ence, used its bats which had been
something of a question mark
coming into the season, to stake
itself to a quick 4-0 lead in the first,
and then relied on the 10 strikeout
performance of Mark Konopki for
the win.
Ramirez led a four-run Dallas
first inning bustout by singling. Tom
Perlis followed with another single,
before Ed Kwak smacked a ball to
center, which was misplayed for a
two-base error. The error enabled
Ramirez to score. Rob Dombek then
touched Comet pitcher Matt Yeager
for a two run double, before being
knocked in when Johnny Harris
tripled to deep center.
Crestwood scored three runs in
the third on five singles. The big hit
in the inning ws a two-run single
delivered by Tony DiGennarri,
which cut the Mountaineer lead to 4-
3.
BIG COMEBACK
Dallas came back with three runs
of its own in the fourth inning.
John Wertman led off the inning
by singling to left center. A walk
later, Comet catcher Mike Olean
committed a throwing error on a
Ramirez bunt that scored Dallas’
first run. Perlis then brought in a
run on a squeeze bunt and Ed Kwak
another on a single to make the
score 7-3. ;
Crestwood, however, came right
back with three runs in the top of
the fifth on three singles, a double
and a sacrifice fly to cut the margin
to 7-6.
Dallas added lone runs in the
bottom of the fifth and sixth innings.
The first run came when new
Comet pitcher Steve Wasco, who
didn’t start due to an injury, walked
in a run with the bases loaded.
The final Dallas run came on a
Crestwood error and made the final
(See DALLAS, page 11)
Knights
drop one
It was a black opening week for
the Lake-Lehman Black Knights’
baseball team as they lost to
Meyers, 12-2, and then tied Bishop
Hoban, 8-8.
In the Wyoming Valley Confer-
Lehman pitchers came down with a
bad case of the walks and Mohawk
pitcher Jay Bottger added to their
miseries with a 12 strikeout per-
formance that carried Meyers to the
win.
Three Lehman pitchers combined
for 16 free passes and gave up 11
hits.
The Black Knights trailed only 3-1
before Meyers exploded for five
runs in the fifth to put the game out
of reach.
Black was the in color in
Lehman’s 8-8 tie with Bishop Hoban.
The Black Knights were playing.
The game was at Coal Street Park.
The game was called because of
darkness. It makes sense.
On the lighter side, Lehman did
rally from an 8-3 deficit in the last
two innings for the tie.
The game will be completed at a
future date.
— RICK ROGERS