12 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, February 16, 1996 ae oe RPM Mike Metz (continued from page 11) loves so. “I'm looking to achieve what I haven't in the past,” said Metz. “Win a district championship and qualify for the state level.” Last year Mike followed up dis- tricts with another second place finish at pre-regionals. Needing a top three finish at regionals to make the trip to states, Mike fell one win short of competing in the consolation bracket. Mike has lost just one league ~ match this winter while spending the majority of the season com- peting at 119. He moved back to 112 recently. You'll have to wait until Friday night to find out where Mike will be competing this post- season. When not wrestling for Steve Kaschenbach's Mountaineers, Metz is active in Greco-Roman wrestling. Greco-Roman wrestling limits the use of a wrestler's legs. The following are forbidden: Seiz- ing an opponent's legs, gripping an opponent with the legs, using the legs to push, lift or expert pressure when they are touching an opponent's body. “It's my favorite type of wres- tling,” said Metz. “It's more up- beat and more intense.” Metz has been successful in that wrestling atmosphere as well the past three years. He's placed second at the Northeast Regional Championships, been invited to wrestle in Sweden and qualified for nationals two years ago. He's also a member of the Pennsylva- nia state team. Mike is also a member of Ameri- can Literature Field Studies at Dallas and has ayounger brother, Matt. Matt plays baseball for the Back Mountain Little League and is a member of the Back Moun- tain Wrestling club. So far the younger grappler has been able to follow his brother's winning ways. Next fall, Mike will be attending Lock Haven University to begin study in elementary education. More than likely he'll be a mem- ber of the renowned Lock Haven wrestling team, but figures on redshirting next season to get more time to adapt to life on campus. “I'd like to wrestle for them after my freshman year,” Metz said. “After that] hope to do more freestyle and Greco-Roman wres- tling on the international level.” Honoring Seniors Lake-Lehman boys' basketball senior players, cheerleaders and their families were honored at a ceremony before the Feb. 8 game. From left, Denise Miscavage, Jeff Castellano, Dr. Thomas Castellano, Scott Spencer, Jill Spencer, Sam Spencer, John Oliver Jr., John Oliver, Carol Oliver, Donna DeCesaris, Angelo DeCesaris Jr., Angelo DeCesaris Sr. Erin Edwards (continued from page 11) Edwards continued her win- ‘ning ways at the 9th annual event Friday by taking the elite giant ‘slalom in her age group. She ‘posted two runs of 39.47 and © 39.04 seconds for the fastest ag- gregate time among females, 78.51 ‘seconds. Erin hails from a skiing family and has spent considerable time ‘on the slopes since the age of ‘three. Occasionally she'll get there ron a weekday, but every winter ‘weekend is set aside for her favor- | ite pastime. Practice typically runs ‘from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. + Saturday and Sunday. Then she'll free ski until 4 p.m. | “Most of my time is spent train- ing,” Edwards said, “but all skiing is fun.” ! The daughter of Ralph and ' Patricia Edwards of Shavertown : credits a great deal of her recent | success to coaches Gary Robb ' and Carrie Molnair. She's amem- ber of the Jack Frost Ski Team as swell as the Pennsylvania Alpine | Racing Association. ' “I thought about skiing in col- ' lege, but right now it looks like I'll ‘be playing field hockey,” said a ——— ‘BMT wrestlers place ‘at YMCA tourney Wrestlers from the Back Mountain Wrestling Club recently participated in the YMCA'’s annual Turkey Shoot Tournament. Members from the club finished as follows: First row, Matthew Davis, Bantam 85, 1st place; Andrew Shaw, Midget 60, 2nd place. Second row, Marc Shaw, Junior 65, 3rd place; Lewis Spurlin, Junior 85, 2nd place; Aaron Kubasik, Junior 70, 3rd place. Absent from photo: Andrew ~ Gramps, Bantam, 2nd place. Doug Zaruta scored eight points and Nathan Yoh and Eric Balti- more led the defense as Virginia topped Florida State 15-14 in ‘Dallas Youth Basketball grade 3- “4 action. Florida State was led by David Heister, John McGeehan and Andrew Giananella. Erich Mahle scored six points and had eight rebounds to lead Maryland over North Carolina 12- 1.. Also scoring for the Terps were Jason Demnicki and Michael Early. North Carolina was led by ‘Bryan Kelly and Bruce Deeble. Kevin Domzalski scored a game high 14 points to lead Florida State ove Georgia Tech 27-18. Edwards. “I'd definitely like to play field hockey at a school that also has a ski club.” Edwards, a senior, was one of four girls to see action as a start- ing forward for a Lehman hockey team that went as far as the class AA state semi-finals this past fall. She recorded four goals and an assist during the regular season for the District 2 champions and assisted the only goalin Lehman's eye-opening quarter-final victory. That helped the Knights hand Jenkintown, ranked number one in the state at the time, their first defeat of the season. Erin is a member of the Lady Knights soc- cer team in the fall and also serves on student council. Close games mark grade 3-4 action - Steven Wengen led the defense for State. For Tech, Brian Gate had six points with eight rebounds, while Jeff Pace scored four with seven rebounds. Tyler Droppers had 11 points with nine rebounds to lead Geor- gia Tech over Duke 21-18. Also scoring for Tech were Sean Leary and Colin Baird. Duke was led by Sam Brown and Ben Barbose. Standings after nine games: Florida State 7-2 Maryland 6-3 Georgia Tech 6-3 North Carolina 4-5 Virginia 3-6 Duke 1-8 Lady Knights | (continued from page 11) boards and by ballhawking. The Lady Knights committed just five turnovers in the first half, but “equaled that number in the final 3:30 of the contest. Lehman was outscored 5-2 ‘during the span accounting for ‘the three point loss. “We knew when the season ~ started that all of the other teams had most everybody back,” Mor- - gan said. “We did too, but we have a lot of underclassmen. I still thought at some point we'd beat a ‘Hanover, a Dallas or a Meyers. We lost two three-point games to Meyers." The Lady Grenadiers also spoiled senior night for Rachel Kaufman and Jan Morgan. The good news, however, is that Lehman has lost just three play- ers over the past two seasons. Next year's roster will be loaded with experience as Morgan and assistant coach Mike Sharok regu- larly play as many as 12 girls per contest. Kelly Spencer led the Lehman scoring attack with 12 points and added six steals. Adrienne Miroslaw added nine while Michaels scored eight. Lehman won the j.v. contest . Strikers place at Clarks Summit, Endicott Noxen Wrestlers placed in two tournaments this weekend. On Saturday, Feb. 3 they were at Clarks Summit and placed Bantam: Adam Sulenski, 50 Ibs., 4th; MikeStolarick, 60 lbs., 1st; Matt Dragon, 70 lbs., 1st. Midget: Brad Tompsom, 551bs., 1st; John Houssock, 60 lbs., 1st; Kelby Morgan, 75 lbs., 4th. Junior: Perry Coolbaugh, 76 Ibs., 1st; Dale Radginski, 76 lbs., 2nd; Matt Metz, 85 lbs., 1st. On Sunday, Feb. 4, they placed at Union Enidcott, NY: Pee Wee: Rick Bower, 50 lbs., 2nd. Bantam: Mike Stolarick, 501bs., 2nd; Brian Goeringer, 651bs., 3rd; Matt Dragon, 75 lbs., 3rd. Jr. High: Scott Healy, 112 Ibs., 2nd; Jason Wood, 112 lbs., 3rd; Richie Patton, HWT, 4th. SPORTS SHORTS GOH 8th grade girls win twice, record 9-1 The Gate of Heaven Gators Girls’ 8th grade varsity had their 10th game of the season February 6 at St. Al's. Gate of Heaven was victorious with a score of 41-19 which takes their record to 9-1. The high scorers for Gate of Heaven were Maria Wright with 14 points, and Lindsay Mace with 10 points. Laura Harkins and K.C. Boback came off the bench to score some points for the Gators. Jan Kalafut had six points for St. Al's. The Gate of Heaven Gators Girls’ 8th grade varsity had their 11th game of the season Feb. 11, at Pope John Paul in Nanticoke. Gate of Heaven was victorious 43-20, which takes their record to 10- 3: 7-8 ball (continued from page 11) Woolbert and Tom Byron with 14] points apiece, followed by Mike* Barlow with 10 points. The Bulls’- offense was led by Mike Regan. with a game high 19 points, fol- ! lowed by Randy Knappman with * nine points and John Lukasavage - with eight. The Trailblazers im- | prove their record to 2-7. Baseball clinic features Oliver A baseball clinic will be held at © Lake-Lehman High School, fea-: turing high school All-American. John Oliver, March 9, 1-4 p.m. Cost is $10 if pre-registered, $15 at the door. Open to students in: grades 3-12. : Mail pre-registration to: Chip; Sorber, 20 Maple Tree Road, Dal- las, PA 18612. Phone 477-2303.: Make checks payable to Lake-. Lehman Baseball. . Staffincludes all Lake- Lehman baseball coaches and senior high baseball players. ; f § on > ; St. John's, Miani vie for top © seed in grade 5-6 playoffs Miami coached byJoe Kerestes and St. John's coached by Herb Fehlinger had a game that lived up to expectations in grade 5-6 play Feb. 12. For the second time this year, the game was decided by a single point; this time Miami won 23-22. Blake Saba led Miami with nine points and Chris Heister had eight including the game win- ner with four seconds left. Matt Carey, Christan Cobleigh and Tim Kerestes also scored. For St. John's, Herb Bressler had a game high 15 while Mike Fehlinger added seven. Brian Downey had five blocked shots and a fine de- fensive game. Georgetown coached by Paul McCue, defeated Boston College, coached by Tony Barbose, by a score of 39-23 with Donny Murray scoring 15 points. John Simonitis and Paul McCue each added 10 points. Others who contributed to the win were Angelo Recchia, Frank Oatridge, and Bobby Hadzor. John Barbose scored a high of 14 points for Boston Col- lege with Mike English scoring eight points and Ryan Mark add- ing a basket. Kevin Arnaud had a good defensive game. Pittsburgh coached by Mike Dombrsoki, beat Syracuse coached by George Gracely, 29- 25. Mike Dombroski led the game with 13 points while Ryan Love added eight. The high scorer for Syracuse were Bobby Zaruta and Bobby Gebhart. Seton Hall, coached by John Pambianco, won its seventh game against Villanova, coached by Dr. Jack Ellis, 34-7. High scorer for Seton Hall was John Pambianco with 12 points, Tim Faneck added nine points. Dennis Ellis was the top scorer for Villanova with six points, B.J. Lewis added three points and Ben Coslett had one point. Mike Smith had a good defensive game. Blake Saba proved to be un- stoppable as he poured in 22 points to lead Miami over Seton Hall 36-25. Matt Carey and Chris Heister both chipped in with six points while controlling the boards. Tim Faneck and John Pambianco played five games for Seton Hall, with Pambianco scor- ing 11 points and Faneck scoring nine. St. John's kept a one game lead over Miami as Herb Bressler had the hot hand, scoring 18 points to lead St. John's over Boston Col: lege 28-15. Mike Fehlinger played a fine game chipping in with six points. For Boston College Jonathon Barbose and Chris Smith each scored four points and had 13 rebounds between them. Georgetown used a balanced scoring attack to beat Pittsburgh 41-34. Donny Murray had a game high 16 points, followed by John Simonitis with 14 points. Frank Oakridge chipped in with five points. Pittsburgh had a fine game from Ryan Love with 13 points, Mike Dombroski 11 points and Andrew Dale eight points to keep the game close. Bobby Zaruta proved to be too much to handle as he had a game high 21 points to lead Syracuse over Villanova 36-28. Bobby Gebhart and Jeff Singer played well for Syracuse, scoring eight points and four points respec- tively. Villanova was paced by Dennis Ellis, who scored 12 points; while teammates Greg Mascoliand Mike Smith scored eight points and four points respectively. STANDINGS St. John’s 10-2 Miami 9-3 Georgetown 8-4 Seton Hall 7-5 Pittsburgh 6-6 ' Boston College 5-7 Syracuse 3-9 Villanova 0-12 Send your sports reports to The Post ¢ Ps 4 The high scorers for Gate of Heaven were Lindsay Mace with 10 points, Bridget Narcum with nine points, Maria Wright had several assists. Christina Lopez had nine points for Pope John Paul. The Gators’ next game is Tuesday, Feb. 13 at Regis Academy in Swoyersville. JV boys top St. Judes, varsity falls The Gate of Heaven JV boys team beat St. Jude's gold team on Feb. 7 at St. Jude's gym by a score of 46 to 35. The JV team was led by J.C. DeRojas, 15 points, and Andrew Lohin, 14 points. Their record is 11- 0 The Gate of Heaven varsity team lost to St. Jude's by a score of 88- 46. Their record is 5-6. GOH boys Green splits pair of games Gate of Heaven 7-8th grade boys Green basketball team defeated Wyoming Seminary and lost to Wyoming Area. Leading the scoring in the WS game was C.J. Adamchak, 15; Rob Bradbury, 12 and Lorne Trapani, six. In the Wyoming Area game, Russell Susko and Lee Stevans led the offense helped by steals by Mike Kashnicki. Assists from Rob Neher and rebounding by Joe Latosek and Rob Neher and P.J. Spigarelli. Brian Wagner played outstanding defense. 6th grade girls miss win by single point In an exciting game, the 6th grade Lady Gators lost by one point to St. Al's of Wilkes-Barre in Regis League action. High scorers were Katie Delaney and Jennifer Bjelich. The team lost to Pope John Paul II at Nanticoke. Leading the scoring were Sarah Armand and Courtney Dombroski. Rebounding by Lauren Davis, Monica Latoaek, and Ce-Ce Moen Williams. Megan Peeler, Kim Celusniak and Jeanne Herman led the defense. There's one sure way to get your money fast! Rapid ¢ Refund HeR BLOCK Electronic filing | Fast. | Easy. Certain. 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