> Tie SDALLASC[20ST yu Vol. 102 No. 51 Tuesday, December 24, 1991 SportsWeek Lehman girls suffer first loss But they vow to win next game with O'Reilly By FLORENCE FINN Sports Correspondent -_~Lake-Lehman girls’ basketball team lost to Bishop O'Reilly 64-56 on Dec. 21 at the winner's court. The (game ended Lake-Lehman's four: game winning streak and continued Bishop O'Reilly's unde- feated status. : +. In the first quarter the Knights kept pace with O'Reilly who was having foul problems. Lake- Lehman was unable to take ad vantage of the Queenswomen'’s mistakes due to some sloppy play themselves. “We just couldn't get our offense going,” explained jun- ior Knight Dyan Dymond. “We a lay-ups. We were just plain Se py.” O'Reilly went into the locker room at halftime with a comfort- able 14 point lead, but the Knights came out ready to play. They fed senior Jen Gabel, who was hot low in the corner for five straight buck- ets. Gabel was a perfect six for six in the game. Lehman had a 19-4 run which put them ahead 37-36. However, O'Reilly regrouped and began their scoring attack once again with the help of a three-point basket by O'Reilly's Lee Ann Aza- rewicz. Despite the scoring efforts of Jen Smith with 15, Heidi Wenrich with 18 and Cherub Honeywell with five, Lake-Lehman could not outscore O'Reilly. “We should have won the game,” commented Dymond. “When we meet them next time, we can beat them.” The two teams will meet in the Queen- swomen's holiday tournament next Friday night. According to Lake-Lehman's Coach Joe Martini, the team lost the intensity with which they en- tered the second half, but, “I was never prouder of a team than I was when they came back from a 14- point deficit.” Not only will Lake-Lehman play Bishop O'Reilly in the tournament, but the two will meet again in the second half of the season. It will be interesting to see which team will win the best of three. Dallas girls optimistic despite slow start By FLORENCE FINN Sports Correspondent Dallas girls’ basketball team defeated Wyoming Seminary 50- 360on Dec. 21 for their first win of the season. Tara Killeen scored 22 points for the winners aided by Wendy Cave with 16. The Mountaineers led by four at halftime and controlled the game throughout. Coach Kit Karuza substituted often in the game to give players much needed experi- ence. Whenever Seminary threat- ened to come back, Karuza re- plaged his substitutes with the onal players. «During the third quarter, Jen Deveski came up with two key baskets to keep Dallas in control in spite of Trish Clark's 20 points for Wyoming Seminary. Coach Karuza had predicted that Dallas would take its knocks in the begining of the season and take it they have. “We're going to be a decent team. We don't have the experience to do what needs to be done, but we're learning.” The only senior starter, Wendy Cave, echoed her coach's com- ments, “We're young, but we're going to surprise some teams as players get experience and confi- dence. It's sometimes frustrating to be the only senior, but we're getting used to playing with each other now.” The young players towhom Cave and Karuza refer are freshman Laura Seidel, sophomores Tara Killeen and Jen Deveski. “Deveski is just beginning to come on be- cause she never played,” explained Karuza. “The younger players often come to junior Missy Pomrinke and me for help with plays,” Wendy Cave remarked. “January will bring us good teams the first week, but our kids are still mentally up and we should be okay for the remainder of the season.” Sports roundup ~,.ADY KNIGHTS FALL { O'REILLY nm Saturday, Dec. 21, Bishop O'iyilly defeated Lake-Leman girls’ basietball team 64-56 ending an undefeated streak for the Knights. Heidi Wenrich was high scorer with li§points while Jen Gabel was six foisix for the night. Lake-Lehman is now four and one. LEHMAN GIRLS BLAST SEM, HANOVER On Thursday, Dec. 19, the Lady Knights defeated Wyoming Semi- nary 82-36. Heidi Wenrich scored 14 points in the first half along with Cherub Honeywell who added 12 first-half points. Each added two more in the remainder of the game before Coach Martini put in the, subs. The Knights led at had#ime 40-19. Jen Smith led the scoring with 21 points. Monday, Dec. 16, saw another victory for Lake-Lehman's girls when they defeated Hanover Area 74-32. The Knights led 24-6 at the end of the first quarter and, by the end of the game, five players were in double figures: Heidi Wenrich had 17, Jen Smith 15, Jen Gabel 12 and and Cherub Honeywell 10. DALLAS BOYS LOSE SQUEAKER TO GAR Dallas boys’ basketball team lost a close one on Friday night, Dec. 19, to G.A.R. 55-51. Dave Puz was the game high scorerwith 22 points followed by Mark Medura and Jim Moran with 11 and 10. NORTHWEST EDGES MOUNTAINEERS On Tuesday, Dec. 17, Dallas lost a heart breaker to Northwest 76-70. After leading at halftime by five, Dallas was unable to hold on to bring home the big win. Mark Medura was high scorer with 22; Todd Paczewski followed with 18 while Dave Puz contributed 13. “Six-one Puz had been playing against 6'5" opponents and has been scoring in double figures,” commented Coach Paul Brown. The Mountaineers will play in the Wyoming Valley West tournament on Friday, Dec. 27. KNIGHTS COME BACK FOR WIN OVER SEM Lake-Lehman boys’ basketball team played Wyoming Seminary on Thursday, Dec. 19, and brought a big win by upsetting Seminary 60-53. The Knights trailed at halftime 24-23 but outscored the Blue Kights 15-12 in the third quarter and 22-17 in the final quarter. Rich Davis led Lake- Lehman with 27 points while Jeff Hynick and Dave Clancy each scored 10. “The team played well ‘West Side Vo-Tech presented with car for auto classes West Side Area Vocational-Technical School was presented a 1991 Chevrolet Caprice to be used for against Seminary. It was a big win for us,” beamed a happy coach Bearde. KNIGHTS TROUNCE HANOVER 51-37 On Tuesday, Dec. 17, Lake- Lehman had a little trouble han- dling Hanover on the loser’s court where they defeated the Hawkeyes 51-37. Dave Clancy was high for the Knights with 18 points fol- lowed by Rich Davis with 13. “Our wins have all been team efforts. Everyone is working hard and we're capable of beating any of the teams who beat us this first half,” com- mented Rich Davis. DALLAS GIRLS SCORE SEASON'S FIRST WIN On Saturday, Dec. 21, Dallas girls’ basketball team enjoyed its first win by defeating Wyoming Seminary 50-36. Tara Killeen was high for the winners with 22 fol- lowed by Wendy Cave with 10. Dallas will play Tunkhannock Dec. 26 and Coughlin Dec. 30 at home. LADY MOUNTS LOSE TO NORTHWEST On Monday, Dec. 16, Dallas lost to undefeated Northwest 61-24. Wendy Cave scored 10 points in- cluding two three-pointers for Dallas while Killeen added eight. “a training center for auto body and auto mechanic students. The automobile was donated by General “Motors through Bonner Chevrolet. General Motors is interested in educating students in the repair of ‘their new model cars. “Pictured above, from left, Ken Kirk, State Department of Education Representative; Robert Eyet, Business Manager; Jack Walsh, Service Manager at Bonners; Steven Stahl, Director; Gary Richards, “Auto Body Instructor; Peter Halesey, Director of Vocational Education; Joseph Barush, Auto Mechancis Instructor. RUNNING WITH THE BEST - Pictured from left, Co-Captain Matt Samuel, Co-Captain Eric Williams and Brad Barket. Dallas Cross Country runners sprint to the area's top honors Three members of the 1991 Dallas Boy's Cross Country team were recently honored when two local All-Star teams were chosen by local papers. Senior Co-Captain Eric Williams was chosen for first team All-Stars by the Citizen Voice. Williams completed an excellent season for the 1991 Dallas harriers, who completed an outstanding 17-1 season and also captured league honors in the Wyoming Valley Conference AA Division. Freshman sensation Brad Barket also completed a very suc- cessful season for Dallas and cap- tured first place at the Cliff Rob- bins Invitational at Kirby Park. Barket was chosen first team All- Star on both the Citizens Voice and Times Leader All-Star teams. Barket placed third at Districts, qualifying him for the State Cham- pionship meet, in which he was one of the top freshmen runners in the entire state. Junior Co-Captain Matt Samuel was the third Dallas runner hon- ored. Samuel led the Mount run- ners throughout most of the 1991 season. He placed second at the District Championship meet this past year. Samuel was voted the Most’ Valuable Player Award on both of the All-Star teams, and in doing so took over the same posi- tion on the All-Stars team that previous Dallas graduate and State Medal winner Steve Oliver achieved in 1990 for the Mount runners. Coach Bill Kvashay has led the Dallas team to a 33-2 record over the past two yars and won two consecutive AA Conference Cham- pionships. Kvashay noted that he is expecting a fine squad returning next year, as he will only lose one senior runner on the entire team. Some fine freshmen and sopho- more runners will be returning and with the leadership of Samuel and Barket, Kvashay expects to have another very fine squad in 1991. "Consistent advertising 1s one of the factors in our success." 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