Sports
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staft Correspondent
Dallas Junior High girls captured
the Annual District 2 Track and
Field championship Saturday in
Scranton led by wins in the 1600
meter, 400 meter and 3200 meter
runs and Sue Wells’ win the high
jump turning in a 4-8 mark.
Gretchen Schuler took the 1600
meter run in 5:56.4 for the Mountai-
neers.
The Dallas girls had a total of 59
points, 17% of Pittston Area with
41%, and 21 points in front of third
place Lake-Lehman, who finished
with 38.
The 400 meter team of Sue Wells,
Laura Poynton, Lisa Hite and Pam
Novitsky , came in first in 56.3.
Debbie Drasnin, Wendy Hozempa,
Jennifer Prebola, and Gretchen
Schuler took the 3200 meter run in
11:07.3. Winning time of the 1600
meter was 4:37.6.
The girls were presented with a
plaque engraved with District 2
Junior High champions, which is on
display at the Dallas Junior High.
Lake-Lehman’s Michelle Lukas
set a new record of 65.7 in the 400
meter dash while her teammate
Carolyn James finsihed first in the
3200 run in 13.09.2.
Dallas Junior High boys finished
second in the District 2 competition
10 points behind Pittston Area, who
took first with 54 points.
Dallas set a new record in the
3200 meter relay with a time of
8:55.2, breaking the previous record
time of 9:13.4 set by Tunkhannock.
The young Mountaineers also broke
their own distridct record of 3:52 in
the 1600 meter relay with a time of
3:51.3. Mount Hugh Mundy broke
the 3200 meter run time of 10:59.9
set by Tunkhannock’s Tony Adamo
in 1984, when he (Mundy) finished
the run in 10:52. Mundy also came
in first in the 1600 meter run in
4:50.4 and Mount Jim Evans took
first in the 800 meter run with a
time of 2:11.5.
The junior high girls finished
season competition undefeated with
a 9-0 record and two weeks ago won
the six event Tunkhannock Relays.
The junior high boys squad also
had a successful season with an
overall record of 7-2.
Robert Mitkus is coach of both the
junior high girls and boys track
squads.
Dallas girls took a two-game
sweep over Hazleton and Hanover
in a tri-meet with Maureen Wisneski
and Ann Balonis leading the Moun-
taineers to an 84-57 win over Hazle-
ton and a 107-32 victory over Hano-
ver.
Wisneski took the 200 meter run in
13:52 and the 1600 meter run in
6:10.6. Christy Fairchild and Gigi
Laylo were also double winners for
the Mountaineers.
Hazleton managed to split by
defeating Hanover 103-38.
Results of the meet were 3200
relay-Dallas team of Pawling, Bal-
onis, Friar and Mitchell 11:13.8;
Hazleton, 400 relay-Hazleton 56.8,
Dallas; 1600 relay-Dallas team of
Michael, Ogurkis, Pawling, Nattress
4:41.3; Hazleton; 100 hurdles-
Lawley 18.9, Koral (H), Mattro (H),
Ogurkis (D), D.J. Salbinski (Han);
800 run-Michael 2:41.1, Pawling,
Motel (H), Marchese (H), Leonard
(H); 200 dash-Wisneski 29.8, Gasser
(H), Centelane (H), Spillman (D),
Bove (D); 300 hurdles-Ogurkis 55.2,
Mattro (H), Stelep (H), Dent (D);
1600 run-Balonis 6:10.6, Friar (D),
S. Hudock (Han), J. Hudock (Han),
Bradbenner (H).
400 dash-Motel (H), 68.2, Nattress
(D), Hendreck (Han), Delescavage
(Han), Conahan (H); 100-dash-Wis-
nieski 13.8, Oswald (H), Gasser (H),
Bove (D), Antall (H); high jump-
Starolis 4-4, Kouala (H), Davies
(D); triple jump-Laylo (D) 30-6%,
Williams (Han), Karuza (D), Tima
(H); long jump, Laylo 13-11, Wis-
nieski (D), Williams (H), Slabinski
(Han), Tima (H); 3200 run-Balonis
13:52.0, Friar (D), Bredbenner (H),
rab two
Culp (D); javelin-Slabinski (Han)
100-2, Bonavina (Han), Davies (D),
Pavlick (H), Robertson (H); discus-
Fairchild 103-3, Smith (H), Bona-
vina (Han), Volciak (H), Slabinski
(Han); shot put-Fairchild 31-11%,
McNab (H), Walker (Han), Volciak
(H), Piatkowski (D).
In a tri-meet between Nanticoke,
Meyers and Lake-Lehman, the
young Lady Knights were defeated
108-27 by Nanticoke, and 128-12 by
Meyers.
The girls placing and earning
points for Lake-Lehman were 100
dash-Rish, 4th; 200 dash-Rish, 4th;
400 dash-Wilson, 5th; 100 hurdles-
Kukosky 2nd, Pavlick 4th; long
jump-Kukosky 4th; triple jump-
Kukosky 4th; discus-Pavlick 4th,
Stempleski 5th; javelin-Stempleski
3rd, Yatsko 4th.
— CHARLOT M. DENMON
With the Memorial Day holiday
fast approaching most of the
leagues at Bonomo’s Sports Center
are coming to a close. Only one or
two have rolloffs left to decide the
season’s championships. The others
are looking forward to their end of
the year banquets, dinner-dances or
picnics where they will be presented
with awards they have won. A few
of the more dedicated bowlers have
enrolled in the Summer League
which will begin right after the
holiday.
In the Imperialette League
Mahaffey Oil took the season’s
championship last Wednesday night
when they defeated first half
champs, Humphrey’s Apparel by
more than 300 pins. G. Bachman led
the oil team to the title with 181-214
(530). F. Marth added 175 and
Captain M. Neifert rolled a big 188.
J. Clark was high for the apparel
team with 172 (479) and C. Williams
added 171. The league will hold its
dinner-dance, May 24, at the Flam-
ingo Room in West Pittston.
No roll-off was necessary in the
Ladies Country League since
Bonomo Sports Center took the first
and second half title with Fashion
Vending placing second. Grotto
Pizza came in thrid and the last
night of bowling, Castlettes moved
from last to fourth place while
Gordon Insurance dropped from
fourth to sixth. G.H. Harris finished
in fifth spot.
L. Maciejczak took high single
game the last night by hitting the
pins for 171-244 (574) to lead Fash-
jon Vending to three points from
Gordon’s L. Cyphers followed with
176 (500). K. Scavone’s 187 (492)
showed the way for Bonomo’s three
point win from Grotto Pizza, whose
high bowler was D. Zurinski’s 476.
J. Mekeel’s 473 and B. Strazdus’ 170
aided the Castlettes in taking three
points from G.H. Harris to move
into fourth spot. K. Kalafsky’s 187-
172 (490) was high for the Harris
team.
Tom Reese girls picked up three
points from Franklin’s in the Bow-
lerette League with none of the girls
able to break high scores. M. Brown
rolled 182 (471), D. Long hit pins for
183 and C. Badman added 181 to
lead Brent Long to three points
from Hoagie Bar girls, whose high
bowler was M. Reese with 171. |
In the Community Service League
Bayo’s Ice shut out IGA paced by B.
Weaver’s 215 (590) and F. Cornell’s
212 (584). Fino’s Pharmacy took
three from Gino’s Shoe Store II led
by R. Bonomo’s big 216-210 (592)
and K. Youngblood’s walloping 243
(587). C. Kazokas posted 537 for
Gino’s. G.H. Harris Associates
copped three from Gino’s Shoe Store
I sparked by Frank’s 244 (601) and
R. Shoemaker’s 566. J. Roan
knocked down pins for 595 and C.
Kyttle toppled them for 217 (584)
but toppled them for 217 (584) but it
wasn’t enough as Besecker’s Realty
picked up three from Pickett’s
Charge. Back Mountain Inn divided
evenly with Smith’s Country Store
aided by Glen Mazer’s 230 (540) and
G. Mazer’s 548. T. Halowich rolled
562 for the country team store.
Back Mountain Sporting Goods
shut out Sweet Valley Outfitters in
Bonomo’s Major League aided by
R. Harned’s 221. The Outfitters
were led by R. Bonomo’s 237 (555)
but it was in vain. Monk Plumbing
blanked Brown's Oil paced by F.
Tregan’s 537 and B. Harris’ 515 and
Hambo’s picked up four points by
forfeit. Back Mountain Inn took
three points from K Boom with K.
Orkwis hitting 220 (571), F. Cornell
rolling 202-200 (570) and S.. Vigorito
posting 220 (566). G.H. Harris and
Bermudas split 2-2 with Harris’ T.
Doughton’s 561 high for both teams.
C. Kazokas added 532 to the Harris
win.
Forty Back Mountain bowlers left
this week to compete in the Penn-
sylvania Women’s Annual Bowling
Tournament in Erie.
They will bowl in two different
houses, Rolling Meadow Lanes and
Eastway Lanes. Those competing in
singles, doubles and team events
are Elsie Nulton, Rosalie Naugle,
Diane Garnett, Janet Lamoreaux
and Dorothea Gordon, Gordon
Insurance; Diane Balliet, Fay
Perry, Lois Hummel, Linda
Maciejczak, Rose Gula, Tome
Reese; Donna Long, Rachel
Dymond, Susann Tereska, Marcy
Brown, Chirs Badman, Brent Long;
Martha Reese, Marie Ritts, Annette
Tregan, Nadine Katyl, Nita Moser,
Hoagie Bar.
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