9 early registration is advised. July 28-August 1. The Luzerne County Recreation Spring Soccer League moved into the next to last weekend of regular season play with teams trying to solidify playoff berths. In the West, the Back Mountain Gold surprised the Abington Nomads with a 7-4 victory to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Nomads took an early lead in the first period when Matt Gallagher scored an unassisted goal and then assisted on a Jody Rosencrance goal. Then in a second period scoring binge, the Gold got four straight goals, three from Chris Scharff and one from Rick Parry to take the lead for good. Gallagher got his second goal to make it 4-3 at half, but Parry got two more goals to complete his hat trick in the third quarter. Gallagher also scored his third goal, in the period to make 6-4, but Chris Scharff added more dis- tance with his fourth goal late in the game to close out the Gold scoring. Brian Hampel got two assists and John Baranowski one for the Gold. Jeff Tinner led the Gold defense and Gold goalkeeper Mark Rogowski had 12 saves and Nomad goalie Josh MacArthur collected 18 saves. The Back Mountain Braves tight- ened their grip on first place in the West with a 4-0 shutout of the Wyoming Valley Strikers. Eric Mar- shall scored on a penalty Kick. Brent Snowdon scored a goal off an assist from Jim Evans, with Tom Shone and Brett Weyman adding one goal each for the Braves. The Back Mountain Bandits edged the Wyoming Valley Raiders 3-2 to regain sole possession of second place in the West. The Back Mountain Blitz were playoff bound with a 4-2 win over the Pittston Rowdies. Chris Chap- ple, Jonathon Ursiak, Greg Steuben and John Aston scored solo goals for the Blitz with Ursiak getting two assists and Ken Klimovitz one. Ed Pietrowski had a goal and an assist and John Viteritti scored a goal for the Rowdies. WESTERN CONFERENCE Back Mountain Braves 8-0-1 Back Mountain Bandits 6-1-2 Abington Royals 6-2-1 Abington Nomads 6-3-0 Back Mountain Gold 5-3-1 Wyoming Valley Raiders 4-5-0 Wyoming Valley Maroons 3-6-0 Wyoming Valley Strikers 1-7-1 EASTERN CONFERENCE Wyoming Valley Wings 8-0-1 Mountaintop Vigalantes 6-3-0 Plains Plainsmen 6-3-0 Back Mountain Blitz 4-4-1 Wyoming Valley Blast 2-7-0 Mountaintop Orange Crush 1-7-1 Pittston Rowdies 1-8-0 Mountaintop Catajamers 0-8-1 The Dallas Borough Recreation Center will begin its 1986 season on Monday, June 16. The center will be open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Daily activities at the center include: tennis, shuffle board, ping- pong, kickball, baseball, SWAT, train dodgeball, BLOB tagt, basket- ball and wiffleball. Weekly activities are scheduled for the same day each week. These include library hikes and arts and crafts. The scheduled times for these activities will be posted at the center during the week of June 16. Special events are held through- out the summer. They are sched- uled for specific afternoons or even- ings. The schedules for these events will be posted within the community and at the center. Some special evnets which will be held this summer are: D.R.C. Olympics, Lip Sync Contest, Western Night, Movie Mini-Golf, Masquerade Madness, and Roller Skating. All of the activities held at the center are supervised by staff mem- bers. The center employs four staff members and one director. The individuals who work at the center are: Mr. M.J. Pope (Director); Chris Dombek (Assistant Director); Sherri Ciccarelli, Amy O’Donnell and Jill Radzinski. Christ Dombek, the assistant director, is a senior majoring in computer science at Bucknell Uni- versity, Lewisburg, Pa. Chris enjoys working at the center because of the young people, being outdoors is an added bonus. Sherri Ciccarelli is a sophomore majoring in business data process- ing at Luzerne County Community College, Nanticoke. Sherri loves ath- letics and organizing events for the young people who attend the center. Amy O’Donnell is a senior major- ing in elementary education at The Pennsylvania State University, Uni- versity Park, Pennsylvania. Amy enjoys interacting with young people in all environments. The playground is a refreshing atmos- phere for all who attend. Jill Radzinski is a sophomore at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park. Jill plans to enter the field of corporate fitness. Jill loved the recreation center when she was young, now she is able to help other young people enjoy their summer vacations while participat- ing in supervised and fun activities. The staff members have all be employed at the center for several summers and are excited about another summer of activities. The center requests children who are five years and under be accompan- ied by an adult at all times. QA ND \ \ \* dream vacation? at affordable low rates. @ The Pirates remained undefeated at the 10-0 mark with an impres- sibve 9-3 victory over the Yankees. John Morris, on the mound firing 11 strikeouts at Yankee batters, raised his pitching record to 7-0 on the year. Todd Paczewski and Chuck Finn came through with two hits apiece while teammates Joe Kristan and Jason Kaylor drove in key RBI’s. Steve Buckley scored twice for the Pirates. The Orioles, undefeated in the second half, downed the Giants 5-3 giving Brian Karuza a 3-0 record on the mound. Karuza got relief help from Frankie Natitus who came in to strike out five batters while giving up one hit in three innings. Scott Bearley’s two hits, a double and single, and Brian Miller’s double led the Orioles to victory. The Giants Ern Chamberlain rapped a double and single as Donny James and Shawn Kelly nailed a base hit each. The O’s then downed the Reds 12-9 when Jeff Masley smoked a double and a single, Scott Bearley banged out two hits and Frank Natitus and Billy Dover hammered a triple each. Other Oriole hitters were Brian Miller and both Kevin and Kenny Chapple. The Reds were led by three big hits from Pat Joyce, a Nick Cave double and singles by Dave Podehl, Jason Mattey and Rich Jones. MAJORS Rita Busch Salon Pirates 10-0 R.N. Fitch & Sons Orioles 9-4 Isaacs CYR-GMC Tigers 8-4 Mahaffey Oil Yankees 8-5 L.A.D. Dodgers 7-6 Dryden Oil Co. Astros 5-5 Suburban Propane Phillies 4-8 Arthur Shelley Inc. Reds 4-9 Franklin’s Family Rest. Indians 3-9 Daddow-Isaacs 672 Giants 2-10. SCORES: tigers 16, Yankees 4; Some things in sports just go together: Strawberries and cream at Wimbledon, the Celtics and the NBA title, mint julips and the Kentucky Derby, professional sports and drugs. Wait a minute, drugs and pro sports? By the results of Sports Illustrated survey, many Americans believe that the last twosome, beauty and the beast, are part and parcel. Eighty-six percent of the respondents to SI's investigation of Americans and their attitudes about sports believe pro athletes use illegal drugs. This is a mind altering statistic even to a cynic. The survey found 64 percent of Americans 65 or older believe athletes use illegal drugs; whereas, an incredible 93 percent in the 18-34 bracket, a bracket that includes most pro athletes, believe likewise. Seventy-three percent of those polled want mandatory random drug tests for athletes. In addition, those polled believe that the drug rate in football and baseball, sports’ answer to the Big Three, is 62 percent and 54 percent respectively. Percentages and statistics are cold things; they never caught a fly or sacked a quarterback. Think of it this way. The next time you’re in a crowd of 35,000 fans at a baseball game, 30,100 of them will have in the back of their minds that 13 players on each team are high on something other than life. Twenty-five thousand, five hundred fifty of your peers want the players tested, and the other 9,450 probably want the telephone number of the player’s dealer. Fans believe that some athletes are drugged, they believe in mandatory random drug testing, they believe something should be done. But they buy the tickets, fill the stadiums and cheer the athletes without reservation. Not one RENT A NEW CAR Plymouth Horizon DAILY...WEEKEND... WEEKLY...MONTHLY... RATES HOWARD ISAACS Rt. 309, Trucksville 696-1111 .r 283-0049 —— ast wimper out of them about what they believe. From an unkind angle, the poll says more about Americans’ tolerance to vice and involvement than it does about perceived drug abuse among athletes. Some fear that the drug problem could undermine sports. I fear the opposite, that not strike, drugs or anything else will bring sports to heel. In a cheering crowd of 35,000 there are a lot of accomplices. BITS AND PIECES This was a great weekend for favorites and underdogs. The Celtics took Houston in six games to win their 16th NBA title, and Chris Evert-Lloyd beat Martina Navratilova to win her second consecutive French Open. Evert- Lloyd has won the French seven times. -0- Larry Bird deserved to win the MVP in the championship scenes, but they wouldn’t have gotten there without Bill Walton and Kevin McHale. Orioles 5, Giants 3; Dodgers 6, Reds 1; Tigers 6, Astros 5; Pirates 9, Yankees 3; Orioles 12, Reds 9; Dodgers 2, Giants 1; Phillies 12, Indians 2. MINORS D.A.G. Rentals Dodgers 6-0 MacGeorge Auto-Truck Yankees 5-1 Custom Management Pirates 4-2 Cardinals 3-3 Dr. Watkins & Medura Orioles 2-3 Fay Broody Studio Phillies 2-3 Back Mt. Police Assn. Reds 2-3 Jack’s Collision Serv. Indians 2-4 John M. Randolph Sr. Giants 1-4 Kingston Twp. Lions Tigers 1-5. SCORES: Cardinals 11, Reds 7; Orioles 11, Tigers 10; Phillies 11, Giants 5; Yankees 9, Pirates 5; Dodgers 16, Indians 6. SOFTBALL DIVISION II American Party Favor Yankees 5-2 Wyo.-West Wyo. Eagles 5-4 Dallas Lions Indians 3-3 Jim Jon Tomatoes Cardinals 3-4 Bonner Chevrolet Phillies 3-5 SCORES: Yankees 20, Phillies 17; Yankees 10, Cardinals 7; Cardinals 10, Phillies 9 (8 innings); Eagles 16, Yankees 13. SOFTBALL DIVISION I Pittston Sewing Center Pirates 6-1 BJS A’s 5-2 Gunn Bros. Garage Cardinals 4-3 College Misericordia White Sox 3-4 Red Sox 2-4 Bk. Mt. Sporting Goods Dodgers 2-4 Phillies 2-6 SCORES: Cardinals 12, Pirates 7; Dodgers 17, Phillies 16; A’s 11, Cardinals 2. Eagles QB to speak at event Ron Jaworski, quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles, will be Unico’s guest in conjunction with its Annual East-West Classic to be held on Thursday, June 26, at Wyoming Valley West Stadium, according to Game Chairman Joe Nardone. “Jaws” will be at Public Square in Wilkes-Barre on the day of the game on the traditional Band Show and available at the contest that evening where he will sign auto- graphs while serving as Unico’s Honorary Captain. SERVICE PRESENT THE IF YOU OR SOME, COUPLE YOU KNOW ARE HAVING A 50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR, ENTER THE WORLD OF ERTLEY'S 50th’ ANNIVERSARY CONTEST. SIMPLY BRING OR SEND THE FORM BELOW TO THE ERTLEY DEALERSHIP. EACH MONTH A COUPLE WILL BE AWARDED DINNER AT THE STATION AND THEY WILL BE TAKEN TO THE STATION IN OUR CHAUFFEUR DRIVEN 1936 State Zip. OLDSMOBILE. Sud min ER | NORD | & Gh Name. Address | ; City. 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