I of AN V4 | 2% a | ® Wednesday, May 17, 1995 Rupr oped) ea Repmmmmprrs Section 2 By LEN KRYESKI Sports Writer Mike Viglone sparked a six-run - Dallas rally in the bottom of the ird inning and the Mountain- ““eers went on to defeat Hanover 7- 4 Monday at the high school field. The win improves the Mounts record to 7-5 in AAA division 2 of Wyoming Valley Conference. Dallas banged out six hits and sent eleven men to the plate dur- ing the rally. Viglone, who had two hits during the inning, started the uprising with a double and stole third base. Shortstop Rick | @Klick was hit by a pitch between outs number one and two, put- ting runners at first and third. Senior Rich Butcofski then singled in Viglone and also stole a base. Aaron Getz redeemed himself for leaving the bases full in the first, by singling home two more to make the score 3-0. Getz scored when desiginated hitter Chris Stolarcyk reached pl @ se on an error. The lefty hit a | I ® shot that was too hot to handle for Hawkeye second baseman Mike Nice. After Justin Jumper singled to left, senior third baseman Ja- son Seward knocked in run number five with another base hit. Viglone's single drove in Jumper with the final run of the inning. With their playoff hopes hang- ng in balance since a mid-season slide, Dallas has posted three consecutive victories in must-win situations. Monday's win also served as a little redemption for an earlier 8-6 loss to the Hawkeyes. ~ “Thatwas a big win for us,” said Dallas coach Jack Wolensky. “We've had so many disappoint- ments this year, to win three in a ow and hang in like we have it's real big for us and I'm real proud. We did a nice job offensively.” Wolensky's squad will close out the regular season Thursday af- ternoon at Crestwood. The Mounts can do noworse than a tie for first in their division by post- ing a win. “(Crestwood) will be a tough game,” said Monday's winning itcher Jeff Kunkle. “They’ll be ready like Hanover was today.” The junior pitcher was better prepared than the Hawkeyes on Monday. Kunkle allowed only The Dallas Post SportsWeek 6-run explosion eys Mount win ‘Jeff (Kunkle) was the best player in the league last year, and I think he still is now.” Jack Wolensky Dallas baseball coach four hits, didn't walk anyone and struck out three. All four Hawkeye runs were unearned including three in the top of the fourth. The Hawks managed to mix in two of their hits with three Dallas errors in the inning. Kunkle allowed only two batters to reach base over the final 3 1/3 innings, one via an error. “Jeff was the best player in the league last year,” said Wolensky, “and I think he still is now. To come out like that and dominate a real good Hanover team, I was pleased with him.” “My curve ball was working well,” said Kunkle who was the league’s Most Valuable Player as a sophomore. “I used it to keep them guessing.” The Mountaineers added a run in the fourth, once again with two out. Mike DeFrancesco walked, stole second and scored when Getz blooped a single to right. The sophomore left fielder went 2-for- 4 on the afternoon and drove in three runs. “Aaron had a great game,” Wolensky said. “He just got in the lineup a little while ago. For him to come in today, in a real pres- sure spot, he’s going to be a good one here.” Viglone also manged to break out of his slump. The senior second baseman batted 3-for-4 with a double, scored a run, drove in another and stole two bases. Seward went two for three for the Mounts, who managed to steal six bases during the contest. Wolensky and assistant coaches Scott Francis and Jason Cadwal- ader have had the Mounts run- ning more lately to help generate some runs. “That's what we're going to have to do to try and shake things up,” Wolensky said. “We had a little bit of a problem scoring runs for a while.” baseball HB School news HM Classified HB Calendar Top team The Lake-Lehman Black Knights took their time on the way to a 4-2 win over Bishop Hoban last Thursday. Hoban scored the first goal and then responded with a second after Lehman's first score. But the Knights came alive in the second quarter, scoring twice and then adding an insurance goal in the fourth. The win kept Lehman on top of the standings. In the action, Adrian POST PHOTOS/RON BARTIZEK Miroslaw, above, split a pair of Hoban defenders early in the contest. Below left, Missy Birt, left, and Nikki Bouthot went for a steal. Below right, Carrie Llewellyn, left, was congratulated by Nikki Bouthot, center, and Mary Brislin. Llewellyn had just made a brilliant pass to Kelly Spencer, who kicked in the third Lehman score. Major League | | | 5 | _ PIRATES 9 - ASTROS 6 RANGERS 2 - PHILLIES 0 ~ @ Lloyd Droppers pitched three The Ranger pitching combina- By LEN KRYESKI Sean first took an interest in strong innings of relief, striking tion of Shawn Whalen and Darryl ~~ Sports Writer track in eighth grade because of | ~~ outfivein leading the Pirates over the Astros. Jordy Spencer, Pat Velde and Tyler Droppers each had doubles for the Astros. Dave Neiman led the Astros with two hits, while Burkhardt added a double. PHILLIES 4 - GIANTS 3 (8innings) John Slaby singled home the winning run in the bottom of the eighth to lift the Phillies over the Giants. Slaby had three hits for the Phillies and picked up the mound win. Josh Katyl added two hits for the winners. The Giants had five hits in the game, singles by J.B. Bucha, Matt Eyet, Mike Domzalski, Justin DiGuiseppe and Jim Belles. The game featured an outstand- ing pitchers’ duel between start- ers Domzalski and Katyl. Domzal- ski struckout 12 and walked none through the first six innings, while Katyl struck out 13 and allowed just two hits. INDIANS 14 - RED SOX 1 . John Nackley and Kevin Pie- kara combined on a no-hitter as the Indians downed the Red Sox. «© Piekara had four hits for the win- ners. No further information was available. TIGERS 14- A'S 0 Brian Phillips and Randy Knappman combined on a no- hitter as the Tigers blanked the A's. Phillips and Knappman pitched three innings apiece and combined for 13 strikeouts, with Knappman registering nine. y @ Knappman, Phillips, John Simo- nitis, Paul Wisniewski and Rob- bie Amann each had mutliple hits for the Tigers. i) Evans outdueled the Phillie pitch- ing combination of John Slaby and Colin Donnelly. Whalen and Evans combined to strike out five, allowing just five hits and walking just three. Slaby and Donnelly combined on a three-hitter, strik- ing out 12. Tim Faneck had two hits for the Rangers, while T.C. Harding had a pair of hits for the Phillies. TIGERS 8 - ASTROS 4 John Simonitis had a home run and Randy Knappman added a pair of singles to lead the Tigers over the Astros. Knappman and Brian Phillips combined to strike out 11 batters, with Phillips pick- ing up the win, Rick Branco had two hits for the Astros. RANGERS 5 - ORIOLES 4 Darryl Evans scored Tim Fan- eck with the winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning to lift the Rangers to a come-from-be- hind win over the Orioles. Trail- ing 4-3, T.J. Davesky led off the Ranger sixth with a double and scored on a single by Faneck be- fore Evans drove home Faneck. Davesky and Faneck each fin- ished with a pair of hits, while Ed Krasniak pitched five strong in- nings and had a double and single for the Orioles. STANDINGS Amer. League Nat'l League Rangers 8-0 Giants 6-1 Yankees 4-4 Dodgers 7-2 Tigers 4-5 Reds 6-2 Orioles 3-4 Phillies 6-3 indians 3-5 Pirates 3-5 Red Sox 3-6 Astros 1-7 A's 2-6 Cardinals 1-7 It’s hard to keep up with Sean Callahan. The Dallas senior track star posted 30 wins during conference play for the Mountaineers, Wyo- ming Valley Conference Class AA champions, this past season. Sean finished first in the 200 and 400 meter dash, the 300 meter hurdles, the triple jump and as part of the 400 and 1600 meter relay teams at various meets throughout the season. During his three years on the varsity he’s also competed in the 100 meter dash, the 800 run, the 110 hurdles, the long and high jumps and the 3200 relays. While in ninth grade he set and still holds the junior high record for the 400 meter dash and 4 by 4 relay. Sean has twice been named all scholastic for his efforts on the soccer field at Dallas and most important, he's a leader in the classroom. He's has taken ad- vanced placement classes, and is a member of the National Honor Society. He's also served on the student council at Dallas and isa member of senior steering. Sean may have had his share of successes for the Mountaineer track program, but even with his career winding down he still takes practice very seriously and is always trying to improve his skills. Everyone on Bill Kvashay's team is competitive and the Dallas cindermen make it a point to push one another. Sean is one of the hardest workers. “Itrytoworkas hardaslcanin’ practice.” said Callahan. Tp his experience in youth soccer. He always was able to run fast and decided to give track a try. Speed is still his strength and the Dallas Township native contin- ues to make a diligent effort to overcome his weaknesses. “I'm not able to finish as strong as I'd like,” Callahan explained. “I lose my form and can't keep my composure. As far as hurdling, Everybody is real close this year. It's great to be a part of a team like this.” Sean Callahan Dallas senior track star my form could be better.” Sean calls the 200 meter dash his favorite event because he loves to sprint and the 200 allows him to sprint the longest. His favorite moment in a Dallas track uniform occurred at districts last year and displays his dedication to the team. The Dallas 4 by 400 relay team pulled out a second place finish behind Meyers despite a couple of injuries and some fa- tigue. Callahan ran on a twisted ankle, teammate Joe Ankenbrand was suffering from an injured hamstring while Greg Hodne and Brian Crispell were tired from competing in a number of events. “That managed toshow or pride and strength that we put together,” Callahan said. As far as the post-season this year, Sean is looking forward to POST PHOTO/RON BARTIZEK Dallas senior Sean Callahan warmed up before practice Monday. He and his teammates will compete for the district title Thursday. competing in the 300 hurdles because of the strong field of competition District II has to of- fer. He'd like to win a state medal, giving no preference to any event in particular. He's also hopeful the Dallas 4 by 100 relay team will «go far. That team of Callahan, Ankenbrand, Hodne and Bob Lorah holds the school record of 44.0 seconds, and will truly be a force to be reckoned with. Sean also holds the Mountaineer rec- ord in the 300 hurdles and the triple jump. Dallas finished 14-1 this spring and has won the conference class AA championship every year that Callahan has performed under Kvashay. They could perform the same feat with a team win at this year's District II competition. “Coach Kvashay is great,” added Callahan. “He puts everything he has into track. He's helped me a lot on the hurdles and taught me a lot to be good in track.” Sean has played mainly for- ward and a little midfield during his four years of varsity soccer for coach Paul Callahan, his dad. “When I'm playing soccer, Idon't think about track,” said Callahan. See CALLAHAN, pg 10
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