O 4 The Dallas Post LS TNE TA Section 2 Wednesday, August 25, 1993 Dallas Jr. kickoff set for Saturday The Dallas Jr. Football Asso- ciation, a non-profit organization is sponsoring the 1st Annual “Let's Kick Off the Football Season” on Saturday, Aug. 28 with a parade Sports\Week SCOUT ob & bh 4h B School news Hm Classified HM Calendar - Dugan's takes rec ball title with spotless record Dugan's Pub completed an undefeated season with a 74-60 playoff championship win over the Fieldhouse in the Dallas Borough league is growing each summer and league officials are looking forward to the 1994 summer season. ee ————— followed by a carnival. The Dallas Jr. Football Asso- ciation are hoping that they will have the local fire companies, ambulance companies, other foot- ball teams within the Greater Pittston League Football, cheer- leaders, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Irem Temple Shriner Clowns, local personalities and costumed-char- acters for a parade at 10 a.m. followed by a carnival at the Dal- las Area Sr. High School at 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome as there will be food and games for all ages. Some of the specialty booths will be helium balloons, face painting and metal necklace/bracelet engraving. Dallas Jr. Football Association also has Superbowl Football Raffle Tickets, blue & white 60" golf umbrellas and mugs forsale. They are available through any person in the Football Association or at any home game at the concession stand. Softball tourney aids Boy Scouts The home of the Red Barons. will. play. host to ‘an Invitational. 1 Softball Tournament Friday, Aug. 27 through Sunday, Aug. 29, sponsored by First Fidelity Bank, N.A., Pennsylvania. The Tourna- ment features a 32 Team, Slow Pitch, Single Elimination Format. Teams from all of Northeastern Pennsylvania have been invited to participate. Expense monies will be awarded to the top four finishers: with first place earning $1,000 expense, second place $750 and third and fourth place $500 each. Tickets, available at the sta- dium, are priced at $3 each and will allow the holder to watch all games played on the day the ticket is used. Proceeds from the Tournament will benefit the Northeastern Pennsylvania Council, Boy Scouts of America, a United Way Member Agency. wLittle L THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON - Members of the District 16 champion Bob Horlacher 11-12-year-old softball team are, kneeling from left, Sheila Ely, Segan Millington, Rebecca Weis, Lindsay Faux, Aleigh Kvashay. Second row, from left, Carey Ann Newberry, Daisy Boice, Roxanne Mahley, Sherri Kuderka, Desiree Dymond, Krysten Race, Stephanie Case. Back row, Bernie Kovaliski, Mark Millington. A season to remember for Bob Horlacher girls team By DAVE KONOPKI Sports Writer Most of the kids go to the same schools. Their parents shop in © the same markets. They worship in the same churches. But for years Bob Horlacher ue has lived .in the ® pions. “These kids go to the Dal- las schools. It just happens that they live in the rural areas of the Back Mountain. To be honest, when we played Back Mountain, our team was a little intimidated. They were intimidated by the . the "Pa “public address) go, ‘shadows of Back Motintain Base- "8 toh BAM he. Players. Most of ball, Inc. Both literally and figu- ratively. After sitting quietly nearby for years as the bigger Back Moun- tain piled up District 16 baseball and softball titles, the players on the Bob Horlacher Little League girls’ softball team decided to take matters into their own hands this season. They succeeded. Bob Horlacher won their first- ever District16 championship this season. The 11 and 12-year-old girls’ team finished the double- elimination tournament unbeaten and advanced to within one game of playing in the state champion- ship tournament. They finished as one of the top eight teams in the state of Pennsylvania. “Everyone always asks who Bob Horlacher is,” said Bernie Kovale- ski, manager of the district cham- our kids had never heard their name on a loudspeaker before. But we just went out there and played hard.” Horlacher posted some impres- sive wins during the District 16 tourney, scoring 76 runs in just five games. Although he had praise for his entire team, Kovale- ski noted that Sherri Kuderka, Sheila Ely, Kristyn Race, Stepha- nie Case and Segan Millington led the offensive attack. “All 13 girls played in every game,” said Kovaleski. “The rules state that a player doesn’t have to play in an all-star game. But felt that if a player came to practice and played hard, she deserved a chance to play.” Horlacher defeated Back Moun- tain twice in the district tourna- ment, including an extra-inning 11-9 win in the championship game. Horlacher then posted a come-from-behind 11-10 win over Roosevelt Trail, advancing to the Section 3 championship game in Shippensburg, where they were soundly defeated, 28-2. But that loss did nothing to dampen the spirits of the players and coaches. “We have nothing to be ashamed of,” added KovaleskKi, who was assisted by Mark Milling- ton and Bill Race. “Their pitching was phenomenal. I told the girls to hold their heads up. We were just beaten by a better team.” Kovaleski also advised the team to savor the moment. “Itwas a great experience forall of us,” concluded Kovaleski. “The kids made some good friendships that will hopefully last a lifetime. We had all the girls sign the dis- trict championship flag. We felt like it was history being recorded.” Members of the team were: Segan Millington, Sherri Kuderka, Kristyn Race, Aileah Kvashay, Desiree Dymond, Rebecca Weis, Roxanne Mahle, Stephanie Case, Laura Daniels, Cari Ann New- berry, Sheila Ely, Daisy Boice and Lindsay Faux. Potentate tournament winners Pictured above are winners and runners-up and committee and Cecconi and Kopec were defeated by Brian Corbett and Jim Blinn in an exciting championship game. Paul Roman, veteran Basketball League. Dugan's used Frank Debona'’s 15 first half points to race to a 42- CHAMPIONSHIP BOX SCORE 28 lead and never looked back. pugan’s Pub FG F Total Debona and Nafty Hage each fin- popona *** 5 5 18 ished with 18 and teammate Rick Hi : Hage 8 2.18 Pincofski chipped in 14. Pihcolaki Bhai Paul Jobson, 18; Joe Darling INcoIsky 17 and Mark Farrell 13 paced the Hosey 2 3 7 Fieldhouse. Carey 0 0 0 Earlier in the week the semi- Jaster 5 0" 10 finals saw Dugan's whip Jim-Jon = Messinger 3 i 7 78-54 behind Jim Jaster's 21 28 - 15. 74 points. John Thomas paced Jim- Jon wi a) hed he The Fieldhouse e Fieldhouse reache e Nn Di 4a finals by beating Stegmaier 1857, dobso 5 5 Marut 2... 2 6’ 90-87. George Marut had a big Darling * 7 1 17. night for the Fieldhouse pouring anmg 3 in 33 points. Bill Cuff had 20 for Wilson 0 0 0 Steg. Sutliff 0 0 0 The championship game Millington 0. 1 brought the close to an outstand- Cutter 2: unl 5. ing season of basketball at the Farrell *** 4 GL Te Dallas Borough Rec Center. All 23 9 60. . told, over 40 games of fast-paced action took place on one of the top * Denotes 3 pt. goal outdoor courts in the area. The Officials - Skammer, Wolensky . Valenti wins Irem Club crown Sandy Valenti won the Irem Temple Women's club championship on Tuesday with Ellie McKeage the runner up, 1st low net was Angela Kimm, 2nd low was Sis Ertley. First flight winners were 1st low gross Corrine Sgarlat, 2nd low gross was Kay Goodman; 1st low net was Arlene Rothstein; 2nd low net was Esther Saba. Second flight, 1st low gross was Joyce Shaw; 2nd low gross, was Shirley Evans; 1st low net was Estelle Laux; 2nd low net was Wyma, d Hudock. "'Third flight, was 1st low gross was Jane Kopp, 91d, low gross was Dale Davis; 1st low net was Evelyn Eck; 2nd low net was Theresa Balliet. Weekly prize in “B” was Nancy McAndrew. Putting prize was “B” Nancy McAndrew; “C” Myrna Hudock, “D” Dale Davis. Ladies’ tennis day at Valley Women of the Valley Tennis and Swim Club and their guests recently enjoyed a Ladies’ Day Tennis Invitational. Following a morning of singles and doubles play, the women gathered on the = lawn of the club to enjoy a gourmet picnic lunch served in individ- ual picnic baskets. Louise Moore and Barbara Robins were charimen of the event. Shown above with their picnic baskets are some of the attendees from the Back Mountain. From left, Claudette Banks, Shirley Regan, Rosemary Volinsky, Nancy Slocum, Jan Gunster, Millie Hogoboom, Joanne Runner and Beth Gager. SportsShorts Three from area in tennis playoffs Three Back Mountain residents will be participating in the USTA Adult Tennis Sectional Playoffs in Princeton, NJ, August 27-29. Bill Downs III of Huntsville, along with Doug Foster and Joe McKeown, both of Shavertown are members of the undefeated Kirby Park mens’ 4.5 Tennis Team. They will be competing with other teams from Pennsyl- vania, Delaware, and New Jersey for the right to represent the Middle States Tennis Association at the National Tournament in October in Tucson, Arizona. Lake-Lehman Booster Club meets Aug. 26 The Lake Lehman Football Booster Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 26, at Grotto Pizza, Harveys Lake. All interested* parents of football players and football cheerleaders are invited to attend. persons of the recent Potentate Golf Tournament at the Irem Temple Golf Course in Dallas in one of the largest crowds seen at a local golf tournament. This is one of the top golf events of the year. The big suprise of the tourney was the dethroning of the past two year's champs, Ron Pieczynski and Wally Kuharchick. They were beaten by Bob Kopec and Ray Cecconi in an extra hole playoff Pro at the Irem Temple Golf Course along with the Potentate Golf Committee were congratulated on another fine tourney. Pictured above, from left, Gary Ide, Committee; Carl Jolly, Com- mittee presenting runner-up Potentate Clocks to Bob Kopec and Ray Cecconi, Paul Roman, Golf Pro, Jim Blinn, Brian Corbett receiving winning Potentate Clocks from Bruce Muchler, Al Learned, President of the Irem Golf Association. O'Reilly football kickoff night Aug. 28 Bishop O'Reilly High School is holding a 1993 season Kick-off Night on Saturday, Aug. 28, 7 p.m. in the Bishop O'Reilly Fac- ulty Dining Room. Special guests + ~lude Coach Jim McGovern and staff. Films will be shown, re- freshments will be served. Cost $7 per person. For information and reservations, contact John McGlynn at 288-8512 or Gary Welles at 779-2338. 3
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