Tie DALLASTROST - ~ m School News Wm Classified Ads Mm Calendar Vol. 102 No. 20 | Wednesday, May 22, 1991 Sports\Week \ SUSIE SLOCUM *ocu m wins Misericordia coaches award Susie Slocum, a former stand- out athlete at Lake-Lehman High School, was recently honored along with her College Misericordia soft- ball teammate Cindy Hughes at Misericordia’s winter /spring sports brunch. Slocum, a junior second base- man, was presented with the coaches award for her outstanding dedication while Hughes, a pitcher from Nanticoke, was named the team’s most valuable player. Kevin Lowery selected to play on Dallas track takes silver at districts By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer Dallas High School track team came in second winning the silver medal in Friday's AA district meet at Mid-Valley High School Stadium. The Mountaineers finished behind Dunmorewhich had 98 points against the Mounts 90 2/3 points. Then followed Lakeland, 62; Meyers, 61; Crestwood, 59, and Lake-Lehman 39. Mountaineer Steve Oliver took gold medals inthe 1600 and 3200m runs and a silver medal in the 3200m relay ‘event. Dave Podehl won a gold in the 400m dash and two silvers, one in the 100m and one in the 200m dashes. Mount Jeff Dover picked up sil- ver medals in the 800m run, and in the 3200m relay. Brian Fett and Brian Smith also ran on the 3200m relay team that took the silver medal. Lake-Lehman’s Dave Oatridge took the silver in the 400m dash and Dallas's Matt Samuel took the silver in the 3200m run. Lake-Lehman’s Gary Masters took the silver in the shot put and the Lake-Lehman relay team placed third in the 1600m relay. Dallas’ Rob Morris ‘came in fourth in the 400m run, Brian Fett finished sixth in the 800m run, Jeremiah Van Orden came in fifth in the 110m hurdles and Brian Smith placed fifth in the high jump. Lake-Lehman had Bob Ruggere finishing fourth in the 300M hurdles, Steve Burke second in the long jump, Jim Manzoni fourth in the pole vault and Rick Lam- oreaux sixth in the discus. In the girls meet, Dallas’ Gretchen Schuler took a gold in the 1600m run and silver in the 800m and 3200m runs as well as ‘a bronze in the 3200m relay. Lynn Baluh, Becky Yurko and Jill Kow- alski also picked up a bronze in the 3200 relay. Ann Smaka took a gold by win- | ning the 100m hurdles, a bronze in the 200m dash and a fifth in the 300m hurdles. Becky Yurko took a gold in the javelin and Andrea Shone placed sixth in the long jump. Lake-Lehman'’s Lauren Freder- ick took a gold in the triple jump and in the high jump and a silver in the long jump. Michelle Naugle came in fourth in the 100m dash. All winners and those athletes who met the qualifying standard which was set by last year’s 12th place finish at the state competi- tion will participate in this year's state competition this weekend at Shippensburg University. European soccer tour this summer By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer I ake-Lehmansophomore Kevin, Lojgery has been selected to play forVhe East 16-under Select men’s soccer team in some of the world’s great youth soccer tournaments gatiighout Europe this summer. ®evin said he will play for four weeks, leaving for overseas in the early part of July and returning home August 2. The first week the team will train, then go into com- petition. “I play right halfback and center halfback,” Kevin explained. “I was invited to go down to Philadelphia and try out and I did,” he said. “I tried out and according to the level of trials you're successful at achiev- ing, your scholarship is deter- mijged. The highest scholarship is -~ and the trip. “There are 50 nations repre- sented in the famous Scandinavian Youth Cups,” said Kevin. “These cups include the Gothia Cup in Sweden, Dana Cup in Denmark and the Holland Cup. Among the teams participating will be Italy, France, England, Russia, Belgium, Sweden, Netherlands, and many more. There are 1,800 teams and more than 35,000 participants.” Kevin, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lowery of Market Street, Lehman, has played in the Back Mountain Youth Soccer Associa- tion since he was 12, played soccer ingainior high and the past two years has played on Lake-Lehman High School varisty team coached by Paul Reinert. “It's a great opportunity for Kevin,” said Reinert,. “He's a great kid and a hard worker. I'm proud of him and he will make a great representative for our school and our community. “His international experience will help him when he returns. He KEVIN LOWERY will have experience in much more advanced play. I'm impressed that Kevin made the team. He is the first from Lake-Lehman for Team USA. Brian Kelly played advance soccer but it was with another organization,” Reinert concluded. Kevin is also a member of the North East Select club, coached by Barbara Bruno. Three from area end great season at Wilkes Three Back Mountain residents, Ed Kwak, Jason Cadwalader and Rob Michaels recently completed their seasons as members of the Wilkes University baseball team. Kwak and Cadwalader, both seniors finished their careers at Wilkes, while Michaels is just a sophomore. Kwak, a Dallas graduate, hit .287 for the Colonels in 1991 with 1 homer, 27 RBI's, 37 runs scored and a perfect 6-6 in stolen bases as the starting centerfielder. For his career Kwak is the Wilkes all-time leader in games played with 121, most at-bats with 420, and singles with 97. Kwak ends his career with a batting average of | .292 and was just 8 hits shy of tying the all-time record for hits in ‘a career. Kwak, a business adminstra- ; tion major at Wilkes, is the son of : Ed and Mary Ann Kwak of Shaver- town. Cadwalader, a Lake-Lehman grad, hit .302 with 8 homers, 32 RBI's, 37 runs scored, and 24 walks as the team’s starting catcher. In three years at Wilkes after transferring from Keystone Junior College, Cadwalader hit 19 hom- ers with 81 RBI's, 80 runs scored and 64 walks. A biology major at Wilkes, Cad- walader is the son of Thomas and Victoria Cadwalader of Shaver- town. Michaels, also a Lake-Lehman grad, was the Colonels starting second baseman in 1991 playing in 32 games. He led the team in hitting with a .432 markand had 2 homers, 18 RBI's and 27 runs scored. An accounting major at Wilkes, Rob is the son of William and Irene Michaels of Dallas. YMCA offers kid's swim classes The Wilkes-Barre YMCA is now taking registration for swimming lessons for children ages 6 years old and older for beginner swim- mers to advanced swimmers. The classes are offered once a week for six weeks, or twice a week for three weeks. : 2.40 hipaa: < 38 Ia Taiiaeny. (Safty The Y also offers a concentrated program, “Learn to Swim". The students are swimming every day for one or two weeks. This pro- gram is great for the non swimmer and the beginner swimmer alike. For days and times please call the SON Wilkes- -Barre YMCA at 823- -2181. rd Lisnow receives scholarship to Millersville Dallas 6’5" senior Damon Lisnow, varsity basketball center has accepted a full scholarship from Millersville University and signed a letter of intent making it official last Friday, at Dallas High School. A leading scorer for the Mountaineers under Coach Paul Brown, Lisnow helped the team advance to the second round of the PIAA Division AA playoffs. Shown at the signing are seated, from left, Frank Lisnow, father; Damon Lisnow, Karen Lisnow, mother; standing, Frank Galicki, high school principal; Paul Brown, head coach; Joe Ellis, asst. coach and Gerald Stinson, athletic director. (Post Photo/C.M. Denmon) 4 Sports roundup LADY KNIGHTS MOVE INTO FIRST Lake-Lehman’'s Lady Knights took only five innings to knock the Coughlin Crusaders out of first place in the Class AAA South Divi- sion 17-2 behind winning pitcher Karen Stefanowicz Monday after- noon on the Crusader’s diamond. The Knights moved into first place as they improved their rec- ord to 12-3 while dropping the Crusaders to 11-4. Jen Cross drove out two two- run singles and Noell Brooks cracked out a double in the fourth inning to send home three runners "and hit a two-run single in the fifth to aid in the Lady Knights big win. Stefanowicz hurled the five innings giving up five hits, striking out one and walking only two. KNIGHTS BEAT TECH BEHIND GORGONE Lake-Lehman Knights defeated West Side Tech 5-3 Monday at West Side behind Troy Strauser and Mike Sholtis who both drove out two hits to lead the Knights. Sholtis went 2-for-2 at the plate and Strauser joined Sam Gorgone and Gouger with doubles. Dave Konopke drove out a triple for the Knights. Sam Gorgone picked up the win for the Knights striking out nine and walking only one but giving up 10 hits. The Knights continue in first place in their division with a 13-2 record. DALLAS BLASTS NORTHWEST 12-5 The Dallas Mountaineers blasted Northwest 12-5 Monday on their home field behind the six- hit hurling of Matt Butler to move themselves into second place be- hind Lake-Lehman with an,8-7 record. The Mountaineers led 7-0 until the fifth inning when the Rangers broke loose and scored five runs to come within two runs of their opponents. The Mountaineers came back in the bottom of the sixth to score five runs and walk away with the 12-5 win. Todd Paczewski was 2-for-2 at the plate and scored three runs for Dallas. His brother Eric went 2- for-3 and picked up an RBI. Ray Russin had 2-for-4 and had one RBI. : Butler went all the way for the Mountaineers striking out seven, walking seven and giving up six hits. DALLAS SOFTBALL TOPS PITTSTON 15-3 Dallas girls softball team de- feated Pittston Area May 17, 15-3 behind Stephanie Kriner's control pitching on the mound. Kriner struck out five and walked none in the game that went only five in- nings under the 10-run rule. Kriner, Ann Faulls and Jennifer Dallas girls Coon had two hits each for the: Dallas’ big inning came in the second when they scored 13 of their 15 runs. Earlier in the week Coughlin girls kept their first place lead by defeating the Lady Mountaineers 7-1 behind the powerful hitting of Marilyn Voelker who went 3-for-4 at the plate and had three RBI's. The Dallas girls scored their only run in the top of the second inning when Faulls drove out a homerun but were unable to get any more runs off Crusader Kim Ferlick who gave up only five hits. DALLAS BOYS WIN ONE, LOSE ONE ON DIAMOND After trouncing GAR 13-1 in five innings, May 15, the Dallas Moun- taineers fell 9-7 to Bishop O'Reilly May 17 at the Queensmen’s dia- mond. In the O'Reilly game Todd Paczewski was the losing pitcher as the Queensmen’s Matt Fenedick had a perfect day at the plate and added five RBI's to set the pace. He had a two-run double in the first inning and three-run triple in the fourth to lead his teammates in power at the home plate. Eric Pieczynski picked up the win for the Queensmen. Pete Kerdesky led the Moun- taineers with 4-for-5 at the plate and Matt Butler drove in two runs. The Mountaineers won May 15 when they defeated GAR 13-1 in five innings as Matt Butler gave up only one hit and Neil Kaiser drove out two homeruns while driving in six runs. Sean Shovlin also helped in the win going 2-for-2 at the plate, picking up five RBI's. The game ended in the fifth under the 10-run rule. LADY KNIGHT SOCCER WINS TWICE Andrea Bunney and Theresa Gulbush each scored two goals to lead the Lady Knights to a 9-0 shut out over Wyoming Area May 16. Also scoring goals for the Lake- Lehman team were Lynn Turner, Melanie Raspen, Sherry Riaubia, Gretchen Dershimer and Mandy Jones. : ~The Lady Knights also defeated Tunkhannock 3-0 May 14 with Erin Loftus scoring the first goal and Heidi Wenrich and James adding two more. All three goals were made by the players unas- sisted. GIRLS SOCCER TAKES DIVISION TITLE The Dallas girls soccer team finished the season May 16 with an 11-0shut out over Seton Catho- lic to finish with a 16-1-1 to take the North Division title. They will now play Wyoming Seminary this week for the overall league cham- pionship since Seminary defeated Crestwood 2-1 Saturday afternoon. Scoring the goals for the Dallas girls in their final game were Pat Shovlin, Sue Richardson, Carrie ¥ Shelley. Rar Millery Tara Killeen, Holly Man- Wisnieski, Celeste Anderson, Jes- sica Kerr and Valerie Prothero. Earlier in the week the Lady Mountaineers shut out Abington Heights 9-0 with Pat Shovlin scor- ing two goals just 69 seconds apart and Carrie Miller scoring four goals. Amy Shelly, Sue Richardson and Natalie Argentati also scored. LADY KNIGHTS SHUT OUT TIGERS : Karen Stefanowicz picked up the 5-0 win over Tunkhannock May 15, after pitching three innings and giving up no hits or runs be- fore Cherub Honeywell came in to relieve her on the mound and gave up only one hit and struck out three. The loss dropped the Tigers to10-3 but they still held Hirsi when Dallas and Wyoming also lost. Catcher Tracy Krupa helped in i the Knights win by throwing out two Tiger runners trying to steals third base while the Knights were able to run the bases and score their five runs. Stefanowicz pitched again Movi 16 and led the Lady Knights toa 2- 0 win over Hazleton. She hurled a | Bi two-hitter for the Lady Knights but struck out six and walked none. She kept the Hazleton girls from bi io hitting by using her change ball keeping it inside the strike zone. She would burn two strikes across the plate then change so the batter would swing before the ball was § halfway there. Earlier in the week Stefanowicz threwa three-hitter against Nanti- coke as the Lady Knights defeated the Trojans 9-2. Stefanowicz struck out 14 and walked only four. Jen Smith and Mindy Main were the power at the plate with Smith going 3-for-4 and Main 2-for-4. JAMES MOVES MOUND RECORD TO 8-0 The Black Knights bounced back bs from their firstlossof theseasonto Hanover May 15 and defeated Wyoming Seminary 11-5 May 16 with DonJames hurling four strong innings before leaving the mound. James was also 2-for-3 at the plate and picked up three RBI's. He hy upped his record to 8-0 as he : fanned six and walked only one. Chuck Finn doubled and Mike Sholtis walked and James sent them both home with a triple. Finn went 3-for-4 at the plateand Jerry Owens had 2-for-2, one of them a double. Hanover ran their record to 13- 0 by defeating the Knights May 16 6-2 todrop them to 11-1 with their pitcher Rich Demchak going all the way for the win. Pitcher Sam Gorgone suffered his first loss of the season for the Knights. Chuck Finn's three-run-homer and support at home plate by Randy Parry, Kris Bowman, Jeff Hynick and Troy Strauser led the Knights to a 13-3 win over Bishop O'Reilly May 14 at the Knights field : while pitcher Don J S struck
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