¢ ¢ O ‘“ > Ng as I) BD AF a ———————— Reds claim 3rd straight Little League crown The Dallas Post The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, July 7, 1993, 1993 7 SportsWeek “Indians are AL champs “All-Stars win first games Doubleheader Wed. » They say all good things come in three's. If you don't believe that, just ask Rich Jumper. For the third consecutive year, the Reds are the major league champions of Back Mountain Baseball. The Reds, champions of the National League under the direction of Jumper, edged the American League champion Indi- ans under manager Herb Fehlin- ger, 7-6, before a large crowd last Thursday night at the W.W. Kubis Memorial Field. The Reds jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the first inning, aided by a two-out, two-run triple by Brad Jumper. The Indians scored their first run of the contest on a two- out single by T.J. Amico. The Indians came back to tie the game 3-3, in the top of the third with Chuck Fehlinger belt- ing a double. But the Reds came back to score the next four runs of the contest, one in the bottom of the third and three in the bottom of the fifth to make it 7-3. But the Indian players showed a lot of character and just why they belonged in the champion- ship game as they came back to tally three runs in the top of the sixth. Fehlinger had the big blow, a two-run double, and would later score to close the gap to 7-6. Jonathan Habrack then came in to retire three straight batters, two via strikeouts, to seal the win for the Reds. Josh Dukas picked up the win for the Reds, striking out 12 in five innings. Fehlinger pitched well despite the loss, striking out 11, including 10 in .the last four. frames. The Reds, with assistant coaches Keith Bicking and Dan Fetko, end their season with an overall record of 18-5 while the Indians, with assistants Tom Hoskins and Kevin Stolarcyk, concluded their campaign with a record of 14-8. American League Championship INDIANS 10 - RANGERS 1 The Indians avenged two regu- lar season losses to the Rangers and handed the Rangers their first setback of the season. Chuck Fehlinger turned in a terrific mound performance in getting the win, striking out 14 and walking just two. Fehlinger and T.J. Amico each had three hits for the Tribe, including a double, while Sean Hoskins had two hits and Mike Cleary added a double. Kevin Pizzano and Mike Fan- eck each had two hits for the Rangers, including a pair of doubles for the former and one for the latter. Mike Ferko added a double for the Rangers. Pizzano struck out 12 and walked just three despite the loss. The Rang- ers, the regular season champi- ons, ended their season at 21-1. National League Championship REDS 7 - ASTROS 4 Jonathan Habrack had three hits while teammates Josh Dukas, Jim Davis and Blake Bicking added a pair apiece to lead the Reds. Habrack got the win, strik- ing out seven in three innings. Greg Stanislow, Mickey Snyder rand Taylor: Wielage had the lone hits: for the -Astros; ‘who plated single runs in the second, third, fourth and fifth innings for the Astros, who ended their season with an overall record of 13-7. Rec basketball Team Straigis runs, guns past Fieldhouse Team Straigis led by Jay Straigis' 22 points defeated The Fieldhouse 79-66 in the Dallas Borough Adult Basketball League on Wednesday, June 30. Straigis's run and gun style proved too much for The Field- house. Clark Van Orden and Tony Welgosh scored 15 each for the winners. Joe Darling had 19 ® or the losers. Dugan's Pub survived a29 point onslaught by Jim-Jons Ken Car- * ter and won 60-51. Frank De- bona led Dugan’s with 17 and Jim Jaster had 14. : Payne Printery used abalanced attack to blast the Mounts 82-46. Bill Jones had 24 and Rob Wilson 23 for Payne. Ed Thomas led the Mounts with 17 including five three-pointers. Earlier last week Stegmaier ~ 1857 tripped Team Straigis 67- @ to 9 @ 52. Mike Luksic had 19 and Jim Lister 18 for Steg. Jay Straigis had 17 for the losers. In other action Payne nipped Jim Jon 45-42. Brett fired in 20 for Payne while John Thomas led Jim-Jon with 15. In addition The Fieldshouse stopped the Mounts 64-50. George Marut with 18 and Chuck Wilson with 17 led the victors. Ed Thomas had 18 for the Mounts. After a break for the July 4 holiday, play continues on July 7 with 3 games begining at 5:15 at the Borough Recreation Center on Burndale Road in Dallas. LEAGUE STANDINGS Dugan's Pub 2 Payne Printery 2 Fieldhouse 2- Stegmaier 1857 1 Team Straigis 1 Mounts 1 Jim Jon 0 SportsShorts Noxen softball tourney July 17-18 The Big Top Rentals softball team will sponsor a co-ed softball Scott Crispell at 674-6398. urnament at Tannery Yard Field in Noxen, July 17-18. Entry fee is $100 and prize money will be determined by number of entries. For more information, call Dwight Barbacci at 477-2910 or Irem Women's golf results Irem Women's Better Ball Tournament results: First low net was won by Joyce Shaw and Jeannie Francis. Second low net, Ellie McKeage and Leah Flock. Third net, Sun Hee Koo, and Bok Choi. Fourth net by Kay Shinn and Shelly Pearce. Fifth net, Susan Lloyd and Amy Switzer. Sixth net, Kay Goodman and Barbara Vivian. Seventh Net, Arlene Rothstein and Sheila Yaple. Charimen of the event was Connie Lizdas and Jane Malpass. Cheerleading clinic at Misericordia College Misericordia will sponsor its second annual youth cheer- leading clinic in the Anderson Sports-Health Center, July 31 - Aug. 1. Part of Misericoridia’s “Super Sports Summer for Kids,” the clinic will feature proper techniques in stunts, dances and cheers. Cost of the clinic, which is open to all levels of cheerleaders from beginner to advanced, is $25. For more information, call 675-3862. p-m. 3. Send or bring your sports reports to The Dallas Post, 45 Main Road, Dallas PA 18612. Deadline for each Wednesday issue is Monday at 3 Left, Kevin Pizzano struck out 8 North End batters and allowed only one hit on his way to the win in Little League District 16 action District 16 All-Star First Round BMT AMERICAN 18 - NORTH END 0 Kevin Pizzano twirled a one-hit gem and Kyle Droppers led an 18- hit attack with three triples as the ‘American League easily downed North End on the W.W. Kubis Memorial Field. Chuck Fehlinger belted a pair of doubles in two plate appearances while Mike Cleary and Marcus Sowcik each had two hits. Meanwhile, Pizzano was in complete cortrol yielding just an infield single in the third inning. American will host Exeter on Wednesday, July 7 in the first game of a doubleheader. Game time is 5:45 p.m. i 1993 chairman. W-B General golf tourney August 13 The Wilkes-Barre General Hospital campus of Wyoming Valley Health Care System will hold its 15th Annual Golf Tournament on Friday, Aug. 13 at the Irem Temple Country Club, Dallas. (Rain date is Friday, Aug. 27). The tournament will feature a “Captain and Crew” format and will include two tee-off times at 7:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. Afternoon tee-off is limited to first 144 players. Six $500 cash prizes and various other prizes will be randomly awarded. Donation is $125, which includes cart and green fees, refreshments during the tournament, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and a clam-bake dinner at the Irem Temple Country Club Pavilion. Reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, contact Sam Soltis, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, 829-8111, extension 2492. Shown from left: Gene McKeown, past chairman; John Ellis, M.D., past chairman; John Bonchonsky, past chairman and Bob Lorah Slots still available at Wilkes football camp July 12-15 Openings still exist in the first annual Wilkes University Foot- ball day camp tobe held from July 12 -15 at Ralston Field in Ed- wardsville. The camp, under the direction of Wilkes football coach Joe DeMelfi, will run from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon each dayand is open to boys entering grades six through eight. Players will learn the best and most up-to-date techniques of playing the game of football. Emphasis will be placed on im- proving individual ability and {c.g skills, developing individual strengths, strengthening individ- ual weaknesses-all aimed at making each camper a better football player while promoting values for daily living, team spirit and the will to win. Joining DeMelfi on the camp staff will be the Wilkes football assistant coaches as well as sev- eral outstanding high school coaches. For more information or a camp brochure, call the Wilkes football office at 283-4750. POST PHOTOS/RON BARTIZEK Monday. Right, BMT second baseman Justin Hoover snagged a high hopper, one of several fine defensive plays on the day. BMT NATIONAL 8 - PLYMOUTH 1 With his teammates playing flawless defense behind him, Matt Morris tossed a two-hitterto'lead the National” League’ over Ply-" mouth. Morris struck out just three but the defense, anchored by the play of Mike McHale at second base, did not commit an error during the contest. Rich Samanas, Josh Dukas, J.J. Smith, Blake Bicking, Matt fcmrmmcome cams Sut rane i a A A 4 pp eS A AS HA SiS A St ES HA 8 Marchakitus and McHale each! had singles for the National. They will host Pittston on Wednesday, July 7, in the second game of a doubleheader. Game time is 7:45 p.m. competition: MAJOR LEAGUE Katie Austin Sarah Benedetti Gail Buzin Robyn Considine Kristen Czwalina Melissa Decesaris Amy Kapral Erika Knappman Gwen Langdon Jennifer Noon Maureen Paley Scooter Perlis Tara Slocum Maria Wright. Back Mountain softball all-stars Back Mountain Baseball Inc., has announced that the follow- ing girls have been selected to participate in District 16 All-Star SENIOR LEAGUE Rebecca Beisel Susan Benedetti Shannon Caboot Cari Cave Kathy Ferko Suzanne Fisher Melanie Getz Sandra McCloud Michele Molesky Mary Ann Selenski Alicia Son Lisa Tomaine Susan Walters Kristy Woolbert. Basketball, softball camps for girls at Misericordia College Misericordia’'s “Super Sports Summer for Kids" will offer two outstanding camps for female athletes in July. The Misericordia Girls’ Basket- ; ball School will be held in the new Anderson Sports-Health Center July 19-23 followed by the Cou- gar Softball Camp July 26-30. “These camps provide area female athletes with the opportu- nity to improve their skills and learn from some outstanding coaches and players,” said Julie Oja, basketball camp director. Oja's camp will feature Tina Martin, the top women's assis- tant st Seton Hall University as guest lecturer. The Cougar softball camp, under the direction of head coach Charlotte Slocum, will feature a local flavor with a pair of former Wyoming Valley High School standouts on the staff. Cindy Slocum and Kim Maguire, both Bloomsburg University standouts, will be among the coaches. Cost for each camp is $80 in- cludes a t-shirt, lunch, individu- alized instruction and an optional daily swim in the Anderson Cen- ter pool. For more information, contact the Continuing Educa- tion Office at College Misericor- dia, 675-3862. Registration open for Wilkes University wrestling camp Wilkes University wrestling coach John Reese will hold his 36th annual wrestling clinic from August 9 - 13, at the Marts Center on the Wilkes campus. The camp will run from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. each day. Among those who will assist Reese at the clinic will be Wilkes assistant coaches Al Zellner and Ron Miller along with a special guest coach Artzur Manasyan. Manasyan is a former cham- pion in the Soviet Union and will specialize in takedown moves and free style wrestling. Reese who will enter his 41st year of coaching, is one of this nation's all-time winningest coaches and is just nine wins shy of 500 for his career. He has coached numerous All-Americans and was coach of the Wilkes 1974 NCAA Division III national cham- ~ pionship squad. To obtain a camp brochure or to get more information call the Wilkes wrestling office at (717) 831-4034. : : - LERW | v 7 AE TERETE EEA ETA TEE ETRE EERE ERE PE CIEE G TERETE E EER BETS TELE
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