Sports ART MORGAN Dallas “The psychos will keep the Old Shoe at Dallas.” “They better buckle off.” TODD CHAMBERLAIN Dallas “We're going to dominate on the line.” SCOTT FRANCIS Dallas “It’s the game to remember.” MARK CHESTER Dallas “It’s my last game as a senior and it’s important to win this one for Dallas.” PAUL MIHOLCHICK Dallas “It’s going to be stylish.” By JOHN HOINSKI Staff Writer Penn State University/Wilkes- Barre campus soccer coach Donald Hosey says he can real- istically envision at least a .500 season for his team next year. That may not seem like such a big deal to most people, but considering the status of the program when Hosey took over the reigns in 1986, it is a goal he and his squad look forward to with pride. “When I took over this year, the sport was sort of in a do-or- die situation,” Hosey explained. There wasn’t much time for recruiting and we finished the year with only 12 players. But we were competitive and were never down by more than a goal at halftime in any game we played. I really can see us going 6-6 or even 7-5 next year.” After going through a 1-11 campaign in 1985, the team doubled its win output in 1986 in just the first two games. Oddly was poor and Hosey knew some- thing would have to be done. “There were some players who would show up for practice only when they felt like it and it was disrupting to the team,” Hosey noted. ‘‘About five or six games into the season we decided to go with eight-to- eleven guys. After that, the morale became much better.” Unfortunately, the record didn’t. Winning just one game the remainder of the season, Penn State finished at 3-9, but “This year, we became more offensive minded,” said Dale Goodine, a sophomore and cap- tain of the team. ‘The year before we were mostly just trying to keep the other team from scoring. We weren’t aggressive offensively.” In addition to Goodine, from Downingtown, Hosey will be counting on Kevin Blasi, from Sullivan County, and Kurt Farr, from Millville, to be key per- formers. The first-year coach said he also expects to have five or six players return next year, and will be counting on a good freshman class to step in and provide immediate help, too. “If I can get 30 kids to say they are coming out for the team and have at least half of them actually try out we’ll be in good shape,”” Hosey said. “Right now I'm looking for two goalies and three fullbacks.” But recruiting is also a prob- lem. Penn State/Wilkes-Barre is a two-year school and many players who can compete in Division I, II or III at a four- year school often favor that option. “The kids we have usually are having some difficulty finan- cially or they have a goal of eventually getting down to the main campus,” Hosey noted. “But now that we are in the process of building a $2 million hi-tech center and a gymna- sium, which is in the workings, we have more fo offer a stu- dent.” (See PSU, page 15) STUCCIO’S PIZZA Corner Church & Market Streets Nanticoke Fresh Homemade Pizza & Stromboli Sunday Beer Sales 735-5150 JACK'S COLLISION SERVICE Expert Body Work Rear W. Sixty St., W. Wyoming 693-0444 675-2143 pr NAPA) BACK MOUNTAIN MUSIC CO. Memorial Highway Trucksville 696-2440 GUITAR LESSONS Weekdays 10-8 Saturday 10-6 Bus. Phone 717-333-4849 Res. Phone 717-333-4689 Jeffrey C. Townsend Agency Manager The Franklin Life Insurance Co. Springfield, Illinois P.O. Box 580 Dallas, PA 18612 - FAMILY PHARMACY 401 W. 8th St. West Wyoming 693-2050 9-9 daily 8 a.m.- 9 p.m. Sunday GOOD LUCK! Magistrate & Mrs. Earl Gregory LUZERNE NATIONAL BANK 118 Main St. 801 Main St. Luzerne Swoyersville 288-4511 287-1141 MEMBER F.D.I.C. Best Wishes From COTTMAN TRANSMISSION CENTER 181 Market Street Kingston 287-3148 MAPLE HILLS NURSING HOME BOX 391 R.D. # 2, Dallas, Pa. 675-1787 BALUT’S FURS Hotel Sterling Wilkes-Barre 822-1451 “If You Don’t Know Furs, Know Your Furrier”
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