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By RICK ROGERS
Staff Correspondent
Before Friday’s baseball game
between Dallas and Bishop O’Reilly,
Dallas Coach Jack Wolensky gave
simple instructions to his batters:
put the ball in play.
“Bishop O'Reilly is not a good
defensive team. I felt that if we just
hit the ball,” Wolensky continued,
po we would win. We didn’t do
at.”
The problem was that O'Reilly
didn’t need much defense; they had
pitcher Mark Mullery instead. He
was enough.
The rangy right-hander, who has
been plagued early this season by
shaky fielding by his teammates,
struck out 16 Mountaineers in a
complete game, 9-0, victory that
knocked Dallas from the ranks’ of
the unbeatens and into second place
QUEENSMEN SCORE
O’Reilly scored quickly off Dallas
starter Rob Dombek by taking a 2-0
lead in the first inning.
After Dombek opened the game
with a walk to Jon Kopka, Kopka
took second on an infield out and
scored one out later on a Jim
Heffers single. Steve Bogdon then
hit a two-out single up the middle to
score Heffers for the 2-0 lead.
With Mullery keeping the host
Mountaineers bats mum, O’Reilly
increased its lead to 5-0 by scoring a
one run in the second and’ two more
in the third.
“I felt good today,” an elated
Mullery said after the game. ‘We
worked our humps off this week
because we wanted to beat Dallas.”
OUT OF REACH
O'Reilly put the game out of
reach in the fourth when they
scored three more runs for an 8-0
lead. Queensmen Bogdon had the:
big hit in the inning, a two-run
single for his second and third RBI
on the day.
O’Reilly scored once more in the
seventh to take the game 9-0.
“He (Mullery) was very impres-
sive, overpowering. It was as
simple as that,’ Wolensky said.
“We just couldn’t hit the ball.”
O’Reilly Coach Bill Smedley said
this was just the kind of game that
could turn things around for his
team and his ace pitcher.
“In the early games that Mark
pitched in, we were giving up a lot
Sun.’
day.
Something had to break. It did.
The loss drops Lehman to 2-4.
— RICK ROGERS
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
Despite last week’s inclement weather, both the
Dallas and Lake-Lehman girls’ softball teams man-
aged to get in two games each with hurler Tracy Cave
winning two for Dallas, and Beth Finn taking two for
Lake-Lehman.
The Lady Mountaineers shut out Bishop O’Reilly 13-
0, Friday, at Edwardsville Recreational field behind
the five-hit pitching of Cave and defeated Seton
Catholic, 8-0, Monday, at the Eagles field with Cave
giving up only two hits.
THREE-HITTER
Lady Knight Beth Finn tossed a three-hitter, Friday,
to lead Lake-Lehman to a 6-1 win over Pittston Area at
the Patriettes field and, Monday, she gave up only
three hits in the Knights 13-4 win over Wyoming
Seminary.
In Friday’s game with the Queenswomen, the Lady
Mounts were not exceptional at bat but the fine
pitching by Cave and an outstanding defense were the
key factors in the Dallas win. Three of the hits given
up by Cave never got out of the infield and three
superb plays by the Dallas defense closed down any
rally threatened by O’Reilly.
TINNER IS EXCEPTIONAL
Third baseman Joyce Tinner made ‘a leaping back-
handed catch of what looked like a sure single between
third and short, then threw it to second baseman Kim
Rinehimer for a double play. Later Chris Legenz
stopped a hard hit ball down the third base line and
threw out Queenswoman Kerri Hlavec and left fielder
Tracy Hunter made a running catch in foul territory to
put out a runner. Second baseman Rinehimer ended
the sixth inning threat by the Queenswomen by
stopping a fast grounder to her left.
The Dallas girls scored a run in the first inning on a
walk by Lisa Sharkness, who stole second and scored
on a single by Tammy Daveski. In the second inning,
the Mountaineers scored a second run when Heidi
Scholz went to first on a walk, advanced to second and
third on wild pitches, then stole home.
SCORE 11 RUNS
In the seventh inning, the Mountaineers scored 11
runs, starting when O’Reilly’s hurler Lisa Bergevin
walked five consecutive batters to push home two
runs. Cave knocked in runs with a single, then Legenz
walked and Sis Oakshunas came in to relieve Ber-
gevin.
Lisa Gabel hit Oakshunas’ first pitch with a two-run
single then she scored when O’Reilly’s left fielder
misplayed the ball. Kristen Dougherty drove out a
long triple to score two runs and scored the 11th run of
the inning when she came across home plate on a
fielder’s choice.
Cave went all the way, striking out five and walking
only three. Bergevin pitched six innings striking out
three and walking 17, Oakshunas walked only one but
gave up three hits and four runs in the final inning.
BIG INNINGS
neers scored in six of the seven innings as Cave gave
up only two hits. The Mountaineers scored a run in the
first and third, two runs each in the fourth and fifth
and one each in the sixth and seventh. They had only
four hits, all of them singles but knocked in three runs
on six sacrifices. They also took advantage of seven
walks by Seton’s losing pitcher.
Cave struck out six and walked two while giving up
only two hits.
Kim Rinehimer had two hits for Dallas, Lori Cave
and Heather Bachman hit the other two singles.
PITCHERS GO DISTANCE
Both Cave and the Eagles hurler, Annette Gorazcka,
threw out Dorothy Roche at home plate with a strong
throw. Roche had knocked out a bunt single, stole
second and attempted to score on a single by
Gorazcka. ]
Beth Finn hurled a three-hitter against Pittston
Area, Friday, and Noel Kuznicki assisted her in the
win by driving out two hits and knocking in three runs.
Finn went the seven innings, striking out six and
walking six, while picking up her fourth win of the
season.
SCORE THREE
The Lady Knights scored three runs in the top of the
first inning on a single by Sue Slocum and a two-run
triple by Kuznicki and an infield error by the Patriots.
Pittston scored their lone run in the bottom of the
first on an infield error putting Lisa Mullen on first.
Mullen advanced on a catcher’s interference and
scored on a grounder.
In the third inning, the Lady Knights scored a run
when Cindy Slocum and Kelly Wandel hit singles.
of unearned runs because of errors.
Mark was losing and getting frus-
trated because there wasn’t any
defense behind him,” the burly
coach said. “But this win will give
him and the entire team confidence.
1 see this as a turning point in the
season.”
The win pushes O’Reilly to 3-2.
The loss puts Dallas at 4-1.
NOTES: Mullery struck out the
side fourtimes in the game... Mul-
lery’s win over Dallas was his first
of the year...He is 1-2...Dallas could
put but four runners in scoring,
runners on second or third, all
game.
BOUNCE BACK
Dallas’ baseball team bounced
back form its first loss in the
Friday to defeat Northwest 5-2 at
the losers field on Saturday.
The Mountaineers were led to the
win by the complete game, six
hitter of pitcher Mark Konopki, and
the three RBI performance by des-
ignated hitter Rick Jurosky.
In the second inning, Dallas came
up with all the runs it needed, when
it scored three times.
MOYER DOUBLES
Tim Moyer started the inning by
doubling. Jurosky sent Moyer home
with a single to right. Northwest
then allowed two mroe runs to score
when it committed an error and
botched a relay throw from the
outfield for a 3-0 Dallas lead.
Dallas added lone runs in the
fourth and fifth. The first run as the
result of Juroski RBI and the latter
when Northwest pitcher Gary Bob-
erick walked home Ed Kwak, who
had singled earlier in the inning.
* Northwest nicked Konopki for two
runs in the bottom of the fifth when
it connected on three hits. The big
hit in the inning was an RBI triple
by Boberick.
Dallas goes to 5-1 with the win;
Northwest falls to 2-4.
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Planning dance
Monick, Athletic Director.
By RICK ROGERS
Sports Columnist
Some things I think I think:
Professional boxing should be
banned from the face of the
earth. There is simply no good
reason why people should get
their entertainment watching
men trying to pound each other
into submission.
Boxing is a
brutal and a
senseless prac-
tice that has as
its goal the physi-
cal beating of one §.
man by another.
Violence is not a fis
by-product of this fi
thing, as in foot-
ball where vio-
lence is the prod-
uct.
People go to boxing matches not
so much to see skill and deftness as
they do to see some one knock
someone else down. If there is
blood, all the better. People get a
vicarious thrill from boxing that is,
no doubt, part of their darker
natures.
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No one expected that Dallas’
baseball team would go undefeated
throughout the season, but the way
they lost to Bishop O’Reilly was
disturbing at best.
By the third inning, Dallas was
down 5-0; O'Reilly pitcher Mark
Mullery was mowing down Mountai-
neers like the Grim Reaper himself,
he would finish the game with 16
whiffs.
For all intent and purposes they
should have called the game then
and there. Dallas, which had been
so tough in earlier games when it
had the lead, had decided they could
not win the game. You could see the
fire go right out of them. The bench
was as silent as a funeral parlor.
There was very little chatter
coming from the field. The batters
x
through the motions. The fielding
dropped off. Dallas was beat in the
third inning, even though there were
four more innings to be played.
If Dallas doesn’t pick up the idea
that you are not out just because
you're down, then, sure, they’ll still
beat most of the teams in the
Wyoming Valley Confrence on sheer
talent alone, but they won’t beat the
best teams, the teams that don’t
quit until the final out, and they
won’t beat the teams that happen to
play over their heads against them,
like O’Reilly.
Bits & Pieces:
If it is true that offense sells
tickets, but defense wins champion-
ships, then the St. Louis Cardinals
should start having their finger
sizes checked now for World Series
rings. They field as well as any
team, ever.
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Michael Jordan’s 63-point per-
formance against the Celtics was
one of the most amazing feats I’ve
ever seen. One wonders’ how well
the Chicago Bulls would have done
if they had a full year of Air Jordan.
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It is admittedly early in the base-
ball season, but Reggie Jackson has
four home runs and is swinging a
.412 bat. The California Angels are
tied for first place.
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We may all get a chance to see if
Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda
really does bleed Dodger blue. With-
out superstar Pedro Guerro, the
Dodgers have the third worse
record in baseball. I'm sure Tommy
is glad that they have 150 more
games to play.
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Mistake Department: In a column
I said that Steve Carlton had won
three Cy Young awards. I am told
by fervant Phillie fans that ‘Lefty’
has four such awards. This is the
last time that I listen to anymore
Pizza Bar barflies for any column
information.
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Surprising enough, I’ve heard
people ask what Howard Cosell
would say about the decision
afforded Michael Spinks over Larry
Holmes Saturday night in Las
Vegas. It just goes to show, out of
sight doesn’t always mean out of
mind.
(Rick Rogers is a sports column-
ist for The Dallas Post. His column
appears weekly)
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
Lady Mountaineers Christie Fair-
child and Anne Balonis turned in
outstanding performances last week
to lead the Dallas track team to 6-0,
taking meets from Coughlin, North-
west and Bishop Hoban.
In a tri-meet with Northwest and
Bishop Hoban, Dallas girls took
Northwest 74-69 and defeated Bishop
Hoban, by a convincing 96-45 score.
3200 meter runs and Fairchild con-
tinued her strong performances in
the field events by winning the
discus and the shotput. Northwest
defeated Bishop Hoban 79%-60%
with Jennifer and Lisa Bomboy and
Marcy Davis posting three wins
each.
Results of the meet were 3200
meter relay-Dallas 11:40; 100-meter
dash-Bomboy (NW) 13.6, M. Wisne-
ski (D), Powell (NW); Harrison
(NW), Daches (BH); 100 high hur-
dles-Davis (NW), C. Lawley (D),
Harrison (NW), Ducali (BH),
Ogurkis (D); 1600 meter run-Bal-
onis (D) 5.54, Psczeniczy (NW),
Pawling (D), Lamoreaux (BH),
Ducios (BH); 400 meter relay-
Northwest 56.4; 400 meter run-
Bomboy (NW) 1:06, Daches (BH),
Nattress (D) Stout (BH), Coulver
(NW); 300 IM hurdles-Greieski
(NW) 53.2, Moore (BH), Friar (D),
Eckman (NW), Schultz (BH); 200
meter run-Bomboy (NW) 29.1, Wis-
neski (D), Starolis (D), Stout (BH);
3200 meter run-Balonis (D) 12.50,
Pszeniczny (NW), Pawling (D),
Lamoreaux (BH); 1600 meter relay-
Dallas 4.38; shotput-Fairchild (D)
32-3, Kelley (BH), Schwer (BH),
Hough (NW), Mithelavage (NW);
javeline-Mithelavage (NW) 86.9,
Jenikins (NW), Davies (D), Hough
(NW); high jump-Kirchner (D) 4-10,
Bomboy (NW), Starolis (D), Ducois
(BH), Comiskey (BH), tied; long
jump-Wisneski (D) 14-2, Davis
(NW), Kirchner (D), Volanski
(NW), Scocozzo (BH); triple jump-
Scocozzo (BH) 30-7%, Masters
(NW), Karuza (D), Volanski (NW)
and Dougherty (NW).
DEFEAT CRUSADERS
In the meet earlier in the week
with Coughlin, the Dallas girls
easily defeated the Crusaders 99-41
as Fairchild set a school record at
the Dallas field with a discus toss of
110-1. Fairchild, a junior, also
placed first in the shotput with 30-14
and second in the javelin. Stefanie
Michael was a triple winner in the
meet, coming in first in the 800
meter run and on the winning 1600
placed first in the 1600 meter run
and was on the 1600 meter relay
team.
Coach Bill Straitiff has no seniors
on the girls track team but is
classmen are making with each
meet.
Results of the meet were 3200
meter relay-Dallas (Pawling, Friar,
Linski
Ogurkis (D);
(C) 13.8, Wisneski (D), Starolis (D);
1600 run-Balonis (D) 5:58, Pawling
(D), Culp (D); shotput-Fairchild
(C) 17.5, Lawley (D),
400-relay-Couglin (Healy, Quinn,
Liaski, Shimshock) 57.3, Dallas; 400
(D), Boyer (D); discus-Fairchild
J. Albert (C), Spellman (D); 300 IM
hurdles-Linski (C) 53.9, Ogurkis
(D), Dent (D); javelin-Davies (D)
(D); 800 run-Michael (D) 2:51, Bal-
onis (D), McInaw (D);
Shimshock (C), Karuza (D); 3200
relay-Dallas (Ogurkis, Michael, Bal-
onis, Nattress) 4:47.2; high jump-
Kirchner (D) 5, J. Albert (C),
Starolis (D).
The Luzerne County Recreation
Spring Soccer League second week-
end of play saw three teams come
out of the pack to take leads in their
respective conferences.
In the Western Conference, the
Back Mountain Bandits downed the
Abington Royals 4-1 and the Back
Mountain Braves shutout the Abing-
ton Nomads 6-0 to share first place
in the West.
GET TWO GOALS
The Bandits got two goals from
Hugh Mundy and one goal each
from Reese Finn and Mike Dzanko.
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Mark Richardson had two assists
and Eric Rosentel and Dale Morris
each had one. The Royals score
came from Todd Chapin off a Chris
White assist. Brad Wall and goalie
Mike McDermott led the defense for
the Bandits. For the Braves, John
Sheehan got his second shutout with
defensive help from Chris Fetter-
man. Braves scoring was Paul
Clemm 2 goals, Brett Weyman, a
goal and assist, Jason Maniskas,
Shane Fegly, Brent Snowdon one
goal Soon and Scott Marshall an
ass
Kevin Vincent had 15 saves in
goal for the Nomads.
: EVENS RECORD
The Back Mountain Gold evened
their record with a 2-0 shutout of the
Wyoming Valley Raiders.
Aaron Dennis, Jim Edwards, and
Brian Kmetz led the Gold defense
with Mark Rogowski and Sean Strak
combined in goal for the shutout.
Scores for the Gold came on a
Jeff Tinner header off a cross from
Rick Parry, and a Chris Scharff
breakaway.
The Raiders stayed in the game
on the efforts of Tom Imperiale,
Hampel. :
BLITZ LOSES
The Mountaintop Vigalantes
blanked the Back Mountain Blitz 3-
0. .
Chris Dolfi had 2 goals, one on an
assist by Joe Garrison, the other on
a penalty kick. Chuck Attardo
added the other goal.
Goalkeeper Howard Naugle had
10 saves to earn the shutout.
Adam and Aaron Tillmen led the
CRUSH LOSES
The Mountaintop Catajamers
came from behind to tie the Moun-
taintop Orange Crush 3-3.
Jose DeBosque had the hat trick for
Rodda.
Dennis Jumper had 2 goals, David
Myers one with Karen Dock and
.CAts. Goalie Rob Eckhart had a
‘good game for the Cats.
ROWDIES WIN
Wyoming Valley Blast 5-0.