es ee ier R " 70 Tie DALLASC0ST E Sports\Week Mounts gear up for strong second half of league play | mented. Medura is also confident that his team can not only improve, not only win the second e half, but go undefeated. “In the second half, t we're looking to go 10-0,” he declared. t a Coach Paul Brown had promised an improved team through the first hall and a contender in the second half. Ifit's confidence that gets a team | there, then Dallas should be in the thick of - things. “The team spirit is good. Coach Brown : gets us psyched up before each game,” Van Ss - Orden commented. He too expects Dallas to be el e Vol. 103 No. 3 Wednesday, January 22, 1992 play, Dallas was within two points of Lehman be- ginning the third quarter. “We seem to break down offensively toward the end of the game,” explained Van Orden. Dallas ranks third in its division offensively, scoring 64.6 points per game, but they seem to play down against teams they should have beaten and up for the potentially tougher teams. During the second half, they are looking for more consis- tency “Our defense is fine. If we can put our heads to it, we can beat teams like Northwest, es- pecially at home,” added Van Orden. Mark Medura believes that Van Orden also adds to the defense of the team. “With Jeremy in By FLORENCE FINN Sports Correspondent “We were leading Northwest and G.A.R. at halftime and should have beaten Meyers, Wyo- ming Seminary, and Lehman,” commented an optimistic Mark Medura who is seventh highest scorer in the division with an average of 16.2 points per game and second in 3-pointers. “Should have” is always easy to say, but the fact is that Dallas lost a squeaker to Meyers without the services of Jeremy Van Orden. They also came very close to upsetting league leaders Northwest and G.A.R. and did beat Lake-Lehman in the Crossin Tournament which the Mounts won. They also lost to Wyoming Seminary by only four points and gave Bishop Hafey all they could The Dallas boys’ basketball team ended the first half of the season with a convincing win over host Bishop O'Reilly on Friday, January 17. The scoring trio of Dave Puz, Todd Paczewski and Mark Medura combined for 58 points. Puz fin- ished the night with 27 while Paczewski added 18 and Medura had 13 in'the 78-58 win. The Mountaineers finished seventh of 11 teams in Division II, but they could very well have been among the leaders if the offense had come through in their close games. Sounds like a big if, but let's the leader of the pack in the secona half. Dallas will begin the second half with Meyers | & examine the record. handle. While they lost to Lake-Lehman in season our lineup, we have more quickness,” he com- away on Saturday, Jan. 25. | \ 4 | { | S | » = i Crunch ti a ch time w Pi Fm Frank Natitus and Glenn Ellsworth provided a couple of wins in Dallas High School's wrestling match with Wyoming Valley West January 18. In the top photo, Ellsworth works on John McLaughlin on the way to a 1-0 decision. Middle, Natitus controlled Chris Matello for a 5-1 decision. Bottom, Chris Updyke matched up with Chad Coslett. (Post photos/Ron Bartizek) By FLORENCE FINN Sports Correspondent Lake-Lehman lost a tough battle to league-leading Northwest 51- 39on Friday, January 17, at home. While the score indicates a con- vincing win for Northwest, the game was more competitive than it ap- pears. At the end of the first quarter, Lehman led 9-6. Lehman, which leads the league defensively in its division, played the usual tough zone defense. They double-teamed Dave Steigerwald, the division scoring leader, and held him to just 11 points while his average is 20-1. The score was 16-13 enter- ing the second half. The Knights played a patient defensive game and stayed within three points of the Rangers mid- way into the third quarter at 22- 19, but the Rangers then scored 10 straight points to take a com- Grand Slam, Payne tied for top | spot in rec basketball league Paul Jobson sank two free throws with nine seconds remain- ing to lift the Fieldhouse to a 60-58 victory over Humphrey's in the Dallas Adult Basketball League. Jobson finished with 23 points, (21 in the second half). Teammate Rick Coslett added 17 with some tough inside play. Frank Debona led Humphries with 27 while P.J. Delaney added 10. The Grand Slam Sports Bar stayed red hot with their third win fortable lead. The score was 34-21 going into the fourth quarter. Rich Davis, who had 12 for the night, began the scoring in the final period with a three-pointer while Mark Shisson grabbed a rebound and put it back up for two to pull the Knights within eight at 34-26. As the seconds ticked away, Lehman was forced to foul North- west who went 15 for 16 at the line in the last minutes to widen the gap 51-39. Lake-Lehman finished the first half of the season in third place with a 7-3 record. “We can beat any team in the league,” remarked senior point guard Jeff Hynick. “We played a lot of games that could have gone either way. It was our defense that did the job.” Lehman is the league leader in defense allowing their opponents an average of 42.8 points per game. But, the other half of the story is that they are second from the in a row a 62-53 tripping of Darling Farms. Dale Faux and Steve Tho- mas each had 15 for Grand Slam while Joe and Paul Darling, and Walt Weir each had 12 for the Farmers. Payne Printery kept their un- blemished streak intact with an easy 99-64 win over Jim-Jon Tomatoes. Brothers Joe and Pat Flaherty each had 20 for the vic- tors while Ryan Swank led the Tomato men with 18. bottom in points scored, averaging | 48.7. | The Knights were riding high ! after their big win against Wyo- | ming Seminary, but they lost an § unexpected one against Bishop | Hafey before facing Northwest. “The loss to Hafey hurt us,” commented Hynick. They had hoped to have } only one loss when they played Northwest, then upset Northwest, # and come out in a three-way tie for ¥ first. If Lake-Lehman can get its of- fense together and maintain its 4 defense, the Knights should pro- £ vide competition for any team in the second half. Since they are | traditionally a second-half team, they should be an interesting team | to watch. The Knights will begin the half with West Side Tech at home on January 23. On Satur-. day, Jan. 25, G.A.R. will test the second-half theory on its home court. Play continues on February 2 after a one week break for the Super Bowl. STANDINGS Grand Slam 3-0 Payne Printery* 3-0 Fieldhouse 2-1 Darling Farms 1-2 Humphrey's 0-3 Jim-Jon Tomatoes 0-3 * Denotes first half winner Sports roundup MOUNTAINEERS BLAST HANOVER BEHIND 23 BY PUZ, PACZEWSKI The Dallas Area boys boosted their record this week with a 66-48 win over the host Hawkeyes of Hanover in basketball competition. Dave Puz and Todd Paczewski led the scoring with 23 points apiece for the Mountaineers. Their next competition is away on Saturday, Jan. 25, against Meyers. VALLEY WEST PINS MOUNT GRAPPLERS The luck of the Mounts ran short in wrestling this week. Dallas lost to the 3-0 Wyoming Valley West Spartans on Saturday, Jan. 18, by a 57-9 outcome. For Dallas, But- fiewicz (125), Natitus (140) and Ellsworth (145) earned three deci- sions to add points to their de- feated score. Their next meet is at home against Hanover on Wednes- day, Jan. 22. KNIGHT WRESTLERS KEEP ON WINNING The grapplers of Lake-Lehman boosted their overall record to 6-2 and their Western WVC Division record to a perfect 3-0 this week by defeating two squads. The most recent victory occurred on Satur- day, Jan. 18, over Berwick High School by a score of 58-9. No. 1 Cheryl Travis has sports article published | Lake-Lehman High School graduate Cheryl Travis has had an article published in the interna- tional journal “The Sports Psy- chologist.” Travis, the daughter of Charlott Travis of Lake Silkworth, is finish- ing her Ph.D. degree in sports psychology at Temple University in Philadelphia. “Mainly what we do is use psy- chological methods to improve their performance,” said Travis, “trying and No. 2 Pa. ranked wrestlers, Charlie Jacoby (140) and Mike Geurin (171), recorded falls in the meet along with Knights Finnegan (103), Roper (135) , Moyer (140), Naugle (160) and Sims (Hwt,). Thursday, Jan. 14, led to the same results for the Lake-Lehman High School wrestling squad. They defeated Southern Columbia 45- 12. Wrestlers Finnegan, Morgan, McDade, Roper, Jacoby, Naugle, Geurin and Gizenski all contrib- uted to Lehman's victory. The next meet is at home on Wednesday, Jan. 22, against Crestwood. BLACK KNIGHTS LOSE ONE TO HAFEY The boys’ basketball team of Lake-Lehman fell to host Bishop Hafey on January 14, by a six point deficit. Rich Davis led the Knights with 19 while Dave Clancy contributed 8, but the 7-2 Knights were still defeated in a 43-37 con- test final. The Knights will oppose West Side Tech on Thursday, Jan. 23 at home. LADY KNIGHTS LOSE 2 Lake-Lehman’s Lady Knights were outscored twice this week. On Thursday, Jan. 16, the Black and Gold Knights were defeated by neighboring Northwest Area by a 49-36 outcome despite the efforts to get an athlete to harness their mental skills like a coach does their physical skills.” For her article, Travis researched the effectiveness of sports pyschol- ogy on mentally retarded athletes, and found the results were favor- able. Travis, who now lives outside Philadelphia, graduated from Lake- Lehman in 1979 where she was a basketball player. She later coached Junior High field hockey for points by Jen Smith with 10 and Dyan Dymond with 8. Earlier | this week, the girls were also pre-| sented a loss. The Lady Knight. squad fell to Bishop Hafey, 73-59, on Monday, Jan. 13. This high- scoring game was produced by leading scorers Heidi Wenrich with 20, Jen Gabel, 10 and Cherub: Honeywell, 8 but the Knights were: defeated in the end by the Vikings. | Lake-Lehman is left with a 6-4; record as they face West Side Tech, on the opponent's court on Thurs- day, Jan. 23. b DALLAS GIRLS BEATEN BY O'REILLY, HANOVER | The girls of Dallas High School! were handed two losses in basket-| ball competition last week. On! Thursday, Jan. 16, the hosting Mounts were pounded by the Queenswomen of Bishop O'Reilly’ (10-0) by a 74-31 score. Wendy, Cave and Tara Killeen led the scor-| ing with 8 and 6 points respec-: tively but the Mountaineers still fell short as they did on Monday, Jan. 13, to the Lady Hawks of Hanover. Cave and Kelly Janosky! were scoring leaders, each with] 14, but the Hanover girls won 53-/ 51. In their next match on Satur-| day, Jan. 23, the Dallas girls face Meyers on the opponent's court. | { t and basketball. She played softball at Susquehanna University, where she earned her bachelors degree in psychology. In 1985, she was a | member of the Dallas Rebels, the summer softball league team which won the national championship. | She was an assistant softball coach at Lehman, as well as at Temple and is now an assistant coach at Trenton State College.
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