- i “~ . SportsWeek [ A NE NG YI I TR TTR Te ec me ro ee a, Re Loe JS Ear oJ po Yo ss el RGR Ral A TT TY I RR RR Mounts (roll to easy win The Dallas girls’ basketball team trounced Wyoming Area 41-26 Jan. 5. In photo at right, Adri- enne Camp (31) goes up for the shot as Sara Misson (52) looks on. Below, Theresa Paxton lets a jumper fly. At bottom, Holly Baseski is ready to shoot while being guarded closely by two opponents. POST PHOTOS/LYNN SHEEHAN a 2 TA NL I YR TN Ne CL ——————— ———.— ——— Tn ——. —" "TT ."-_»-——m ‘Considine nets :500th point | i Robyn Considine recently i scored her 500th point in her | basketball career at Gate of Heaven School. She is the daughter of Bob and Daria Considine of Shavertown. Robyn is a straight “A” student (in the eighth grade at Gate of i Heaven. | Celebrating this milestone are ' Bob Considine, Robyn Consid- rine, and coach Rick Guntli. i i i i i 4 bY By LEONARD KRYESKI Sports Writer The Meyers Mohawks used a strong inside game and took ad- vantage of some poor shooting by the Black Knights to post an easy 63-46 win over Lake-Lehman in boys basketball action Friday night. Big men Julius Perry and Steve Brominski turned a couple of of- fensive rebounds into buckets and scored six points apiece as Mey- ers took an early 15-3 lead in the Wyoming Valley Conference Divsion II contest. “They just dominated us,” said Lehman head coach Rodger Bearde. “We didn't do much to stop them. I thought we would match up better, but Perry and Brominski just overpowered us. We felt going into the game we would have a problem with pe- rimeter shooting and they went right inside.” Down 35-17 at intermission, Lehman entertained thoughts of a strong second half comeback on the home court, but halftime adjustments from Bearde and assistant coach Clarence Ozgo went for naught. Meyers scored 15 unanswered points to start the second half. “What we were trying to do was double down, when they went inside try to double team from a different angle, but it didn't seem to have much effect,” added Bearde. Again it was the Meyers front court doing the damage as the" tandem of Perry, Brominski and Damon Moore scored 13 of those 15. Lake-Lehman guard Tim Waslick swished a three pointer from above the key to end the streak. Actually Lehman's best chance to play catch up was in the first half. The Black Knights were able to work the ball inside, but had little to show for it and they didn't receive too many second chances. “We got the ball right inside, into the paint and we had a couple of shots blocked, but missed the shots and I think it got worse as we went on,” said Bearde. “I felt the thing that took us out of it was the offense; we just didn't make any shots. Going into the fourth quarter we only had 24 points.” This week Lehman plays host to both Wyoming and Ha- T] D 11 P t The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, January 11, 1995 9 : Knights icy vs. Meyers nover Area, but Bearde believes his team will rebound and doesn't anticipate the same problems. “They just don't have the size, we should do a little better job getting the ball inside. (Tim) Steltz didn't have a point in the Meyers game...he usually gets 12, 14 points a game.” With just one game separating G.A.R., Hanover, Meyers and Lehman, Bearde knows a win over Hanover Area will be important and feels his team has what it takes to avoid being beat two Fri- day nights in a row. “Hanover is an excellent out- side shooting team. They have one player inside, (Jonathan) Gil- dea, a four year starter, who's pretty good, but they seem to be relying more on their perimeter game. It will be quite a bit differ- ent than Meyers. We had no defense at all. They had a hot night, combined with us being cold, we were never in it.” Waslick led all Black Knight scorers with 20 points while for- ward Tim Brislin added 12. Brominski led Meyers with 20 points. The Mohawks alsowon the J.V. game handily, 59-30. Basketball making comeback at local Penn State campus For the first time in almost a decade, Penn State Wilkes-Barre Campus is re-entering the world of collegiate basketball. Athletic Director Jack Monick announced that the campus has hired one of the best-known coaches in the area, Anthony C. Konieski; and that the newly- organized team will play 12 games in 1995. The first game will be at home January 16 against Reading Area Community College. The second game will be against Luzerne County Community College Janu- ary 18, also at home. Five years ago Penn State Wilkes-Barre dedicated a new athletic and recreation building which houses the largest gymna- sium of any Penn State campuses outside of University Park. From that time, the campus has planned to initiate men's basketball. The ‘team will be known as the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Mountain Lions. “Finally, we have the funds and we found the right person to be the coach after a long search. Konieski had coached in this area for 29 years and developed four winning basketball programs,” Monick said. Last summer, Monick began talking to prospec- tive students about playing bas- ketball. Team practices began this month. Tony Konieski is a resident of Wilkes-Barre who teaches at Tunkhannock Area High School, where he was head coach for 12 years. Also, he was assistant basketball coach at King's College for 10 years. In the early 1970s, he was the first athletic director at Bishop Hoban High School where he also taught social studies and coached basketball. Konieski has a master’s of sci- ence in guidance and counseling and a master's in secondary administration, both from Uni- versity of Scranton. Known for his self-effacing manner, Konieski's comment about his ambitions for the Wilkes- Barre Campus basketball program was to point to the coach at Luzerne County Community Col- lege, Jim Atherton. “I'd like to reach the level of prominence that Jim has achieved. He is well respected and a great recruiter.” Tony anticipates it will take two or three years to build a team at the Wilkes-Barre Campus. He will be an active recruiter himself. The team will be getting its new uniforms early in the new year. There are 15 players rostered now. Tony and his wife have five children, two still in college. Four of them were basketball players. Tony himself played at Marymount High School and then at the Uni- versity of Scranton. Jan. 21 Baptist Bible JV Jan. 23 Penn State Scranton Jan. 25 Lincoln Tech Jan. 30 Penn State Schuylkill Feb. 6 Baptist Bible JV Feb. 11 Penn State Schuylkill Feb. 15 Lincoln Tech PSU-WB 1995 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Jan. 16 Reading Area Community College Home 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 Luzerne County Community College Home 8:00 p.m. Jan. 28 University of Scranton JV Feb. 13 Luzerne County Community College Away 8:00 p.m. Feb. 20 University of Scranton JV Away 1:30 p.m. Away 7:30 p.m. Home 7:30 p.m. Away 3:00 p.m. Home 7:30 p.m. Home 7:30 p.m. Away 1:00 p.m. Away 9:00 p.m. Home 7:30 p.m. Sports roundup WRESTLING Dallas 51 - Bishop O’Hara 18 Dallas claimed six pins to post victory over O'Hara, January 7. Mike Metz, Mike Hefferon, John Crispell, Aaron Gingo, Dan Nati- tus, Harry Hazeltine all nailed their opponents to the mat. Lehman 39 - Berwick 13 Black Knights Bill Brehn and Mike Budzak each pinned their opponent as Lehman went on to record victory over Berwick 39- 13, January 7. Heavyweight Vito Pilosi won by decision for Lehman. BOYS BASKETBALL Dallas 55 - Wyoming Area 45 The Mounts used a total team effort to claim victory over Wyo- ming Area 55-45, January 6. Four Mountaineers scored in the double figures including Ted Jackson 15, Jason Pieczynski 13, Rich Klick 12, J.P. Cosgrove 11. Dallas shot 15 of 19 from the line. Lehman 46 - Meyers 63 The Knights attempted a late game rally to tighten the score January 6 as they trailed 24-57 at the end of the third. Despite 20 points by Tim Waslick and 15 by Tim Brislin, Lehman went down in defeat 46-63. GIRLS BASKETBALL Dallas 41 - Wyoming Area 26 Robin Suda and Therese Paxton propelled the Dallas offense past the Warriors tallying 14 and 13 points each respectively January 5 as Dallas won 41-26 at home. Adrienne Camp chipped in seven points. Dallas 45 - GAR 38 Dallas held on to a 23-13 lead O"Reilly to host alumni basketball game Bishop O'Reilly High School, Kingston, will host its annual alumni boys basketball game February 11 at 8 p.m. in the school gym. Alumni interested in playing or attending can contact the school development office at 288-1404 or a committee member for informa- tion/reservations. Committee members are Kevin McHale, '75; Dave Mattes (Athletic Director); Lou Marcin, '91; Francine Miller Noonan, '82 (Director of Development); Mike Finnerty, '66; Joe Simkulak, '81 and Ken Krak- oskv '7A: Tom Pieczvnski 'AR: and Tam Shelnlock. 'Q0 at the half to sail to a 45-38 vic- tory over GAR January 9. Robin Suda and the Mount offense marched down the court confi- dently as Suda sank 16 points on the evening. Meyers 51 - Lehman 43 The Lady Knights poor free throw shooting proved costly as they lost 51-43 to Meyers Janu- ary 5. Lehman outscored the Mohawks 18-17 from the field but could only sink six of 13 from the line. Kelly Spenser hit one three- point shot in the game. Lehman 56 - Wyo. Area 55 The Lady Knights overcame a feisty Warrior offense edging out a 56-55 win in overtime January 9. Darby Wolfe hit the deciding shot with three seconds left to clinch the win. Kelly Spenser led the Knightattack dumping in 18 while Amy Rogers hit 17. is Send your i sports reports to The Dallas Post P.O. Box 366 Dallas PA 18612 or drop it off at our office at 45 Main Road, Dallas J — Rd
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