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Section 2
Wednesday, January 22, 1997
By BRIAN BAYER
Sports Correspondent
LEHMAN - Five years ago, Lake-
Lehman Black Knights basket-
ball star Dave Milunic was not
even on the school’s seventh grade
basketball team. Now, he is the
leading scorer in the Division 2
_ Wyoming Valley Conference.
“It feels great,” says Milunic
“I have come a long
way.”
His 18.5 points per game aver-
age as of Saturday leads the con-
ference, but might be easily over-
looked as the Black Knights
struggled in the first half of this
season.
“I know we have been losing
quite a bit, but we have really
® come together the past few games
and are starting to play like a
winner,” said the senior center.
* Milunic is more concerned with
a team effort than himself and he
will try to do whatever possible to
help the Knights win. Whether it
be rebounding, blocking shots, or
scoring points, Dave has always
tried to put team first.
Dave did not become interested
in basketball until fifth grade,
‘when he joined Lehman's PTA
(Parent Teacher Association)
youth basketball league.
“I was semi interested and I
played mainly because many of
my friends did,” Dave said. The
turning point in his career came
when he was in ninth grade play-
ing for the school team, and had
his best year to that point.
“I think it was mainly my coach
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Leadings stats,
Milunic wants
| team to succeed
“He has matched
up well against the
other centers in
the league.”
Clarence Ozgo
Lake-Lehman coach
then, Jim Spencer,” remarked
the 18-year-old. “He really had a
great influence on me and made
me realize my potential.”
Since his tenure began in tenth
grade with the high school team,
Dave has improved a great deal.
Lehman's assistant coach,
Clarence Ozgo, was quick to point
out how well Milunic has bettered
his offensive skills.
“He has really improved his
shooting range,” said Ozgo, who
is in his sixth year as a coach for
the Black Knights. “He used to
only be able to shoot 15 feet away
from the basket; now he can make
a three pointer, if needed.”
Dave was one of two returning
starters on the Knights and the
team has built around him for the
future, as there is one sophomore
and one freshman in the starting
lineup.
“He has been our go-to guy,”
added Ozgo. “He has matched up
well against the other centers in
the league in which I think is a
very strong position in the confer-
ence.” :
Milunic, among other things,
See MILUNIC, pg 12
Coach Jim Spencer.
Lake-Lehman freshman basketball team, kneeling from left,
Matt Dunn, John Bebey, Gary Sagan, Dave Hage. Standing,
Drew Salko, Greg Woronko, Chuck DePiero, Eric Messerle and
Missing from the photo: Brian Noler, Matt McMahon, Asst. Coach
Jayme Spencer, Nafty Hage, Sandy Rhodes and Joe Decesaris.
The Lake-Lehman [reshman
basketball team recently won the
first annual Tunkhannock Christ-
mas Basketball Tournament. The
Knights defeated Montrose Area
in the finals 44-38. Lehman was
led by Greg Woronko with 14
points in the champonship game.
Chuck DePiero and Eric Messerle
: chipped in 12 points each. It was
a total team effort as Matt Dunn
and Dave Hage led the team in
passing and defense. Gary Sagan,
John Bebey and Drew Salko did
the job off the bench to lead the
Knights to victory. Coach Spen-
Knight freshmen win tourney
cer said that it was a great team
effort: “These kids are a great
bunch. They give their all and do
what it takes to win games. And,
they have fun doing it.”
Lehman advanced to the finals
by beating Wyalusing 48-36. Greg
Woronko led the Knights in the
first game with 20 points. Tunkh-
annock finished third by defeat-
ing Wyalusing in the consolation
game.
The freshman team would like
to thank Coach Rodger Bearde [or
his help and support.
Manorek named all-tourney, ECAC honor roll
Jeanette Manorek of Shavertown, a freshman on the College Mise:
ricordia women's basketball team, was named to the all-tournament
team at the Patient Care/Lady Monarch Invitational at King's College
over the weekend. A forward out of Bishop O'Reilly, Manorek was also
named to the Holiday ECAC Division III South weekly honor roll. She
averaged 11 points and seven rebounds per game as the Cougars
finished second in the tournament. She is averaging 5.5 points and 3.9
rebounds per game in eight collegiate games. Misericordia is 5-3.
Strikers place six at Towanda
. The Noxen Strikers wrestled in the Towanda tournament onJan. 11
and placed six wrestlers.
In the Bantam division, Chris Barbacci took third at 40 lbs. and
© Michael Stolarick took first at 70 lbs.
In the Midget division, Andrew Shaw took second place at 70 lbs.
* In the Junior division, John Houssock took first at 65 lbs., Perry
Coolbaugh took third at 85 lbs. and Ryan Post took [fourth at 85 lbs.
The Dallas Post
POST PHOTO/JIM PHILLIPS
Dave Milunic went up ro two of his game-high 17 points Saturday
against Seton. He is the leading scorer in Division 2 of the
Wyoming Valley Conference.
BMT Baseball, Softba
Back Mountain Baseball and Softball will hold reg
_ Saturday, Jan. 25 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Dallas Middle
_ Registration fee will be $25 per child or 840 per family,
_ players will be $20. (A separate check is required for fund raising.)
Registration for adult volunteers for coaching, field maintenance,
refreshment stands and umpiring will also be accepted at this time.
BMT Baseball/Softball slates meeting
Back Mountain Baseball and Softbal will hold a general meeting
Wed., Jan. 22 at 8 p.m. at the Dallas American Legion.
Horlacher Little League signups Jan. 22, 25
Bob Horlacher Little League will hold registration Wednesday, Jan.
22, from 6-8 p.m. and on Saturday, Jan. 25, [rom 10 a.m.-12 p.m., at
the old Beaumont School. Registration will include T-Ball, thru senior
league. New players need to bring a copy of their birth certifictes.
Players must turn 5 on or before August 1. There is also a new division
this year for girls. It will consist of 8 and 9 year oolds. This will be a
minor league.
BMT wrestlers place at Towanda
Wrestlers from the Back Mountain Wrestling Club recently
participated in the Towanda Elementary Wrestling Tournament.
Wrestlers from the club finished as follows: Kyle Wardel, Bantam
50, 2nd place; Derek White, Midget 80, 3rd place; Marty Simms,
Peewee 40, 1st place.
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will hold registration
chool.
registration. A birth certificate is required for all new registrants. A
separate fund raising fee will be collected at registration from those
choosing not to sell fund raiser material. An $18 fee is required for
_ players up to Junior and Senior leagues. The fee for Jr. /Sr. league
oris\Week
Carroll scores 31 as
Magic downs Warriors
Going into week number eight,
there have been five teams tied for
first place, after this Sunday there
is now, a four-way tie for first
place; the Heat, Celtics, Sixers
and Magic.
CELTICS 54 - HORNETS 41
In the first game of the after-
noon, the Celtics defeated the
Hornets by a score of 54-41. In
the first quarter, both teams uti-
lized their big men inside, Matt
Eyet and John Simonitis respec-
tively. The first quarter ended
with the score tied at nine apiece.
The second quarter was much the
same for both teams, with the
Celtics outscoring the Hornets 13-
12, for a one point Celtic lead at
halftime. In the third the Celtics
changed their strategy and started
to use their outside game and
opened the game by outscoring
the Hornets 1-9 to 8 in the third
quarter. In the fourth quarter
each team traded baskets and the
Celtics came away with a hard-
fought victory. The Celtic offense
was led by Jared Karalunas with
a game high 22 points, followed
by Matt Eyet with 15 points and
Seth Yeager with 9 points. The
Hornets offense was led by Patrick
Barnard with 17 points, followed
by John Simonitis with 14 points.
The Celtics record goes to 6-2,
while the Hornets record drops to
2-6.
SIXERS 46 - BULLS 37
In the second game the Sixers
defeated the Bulls by a score of
46-37. The Sixers outscored the
Bulls in the first quarter by a
score of 10-7. The Sixers’ Danny
Fetko caught fire in the second
quarter scoring nine of his game
high 20 points. The Sixers outshot
the Bulls in the second quarter
16-7, to take a 26-14 halftime
lead. The Sixers continued their
hot shooting and stingy defense
in the third quarter to extend their
lead 42-22 at quarters end. The
Bulls mounted a comeback in the
fourth quarter on the torrid shoot-
ing of Paul Dougal. The Sixers
still managed to hang on for the
victory, even through the Bulls
outscored the Sixers 15-4 in the
final quarter. The Sixers offense
was led by Danny Fetko with a
game high 20 points, followed by
Danny Krause with 15 points.
The Bulls offense was led by Paul
Dougal with 18 points, followed
by Lloyd Droppers with 8 points.
The Sixers record goes to 6-2,
while the Bulls record drops to 5-
3.
MAGIC 54 - WARRIORS 42
In the third game of the after-
noon, the Magic kept up their
winning ways by defeating the
Warriors 54-42. The Magic ex-
ploded in the first quarter on the
shooting ofJay Carroll, who scored
15 of his game high 31 points, to
give the Magic a 20-9 first quarter
lead. The Warriors played some
tough defense in the second quar-
ter. The Magic led the Warriors at
halftime 31-17. The Warriors put
on a nice display of shooting in
the third quarter to narrow the
Magic lead at the end of the third
quarter to 41-31. The Magic kept
up the scoring attack in the fourth
quarter and coasted to an easy
victory. The Magic offense was led
by Jay Carroll with a game high
31 points followed by Herby
Bressler with 13 points. The
Warriors’ offense was led by Jus-
tin Bicking with 15 points fol-
lowed by T.C. Harding with 14
points. Vilo and Angelo Recchia
played a fine defensive game for
the Warriors. The Magic's record
goes to 6-2, while the Warriors’
record drops to 0-8.
HEAT 41 - BLAZERS 16
In the final game of the after-
noon, the Heat overcame a slow
start to coast to a 41-16 win over
the Trailblazers. The Heat
outscored the Trailblazers 6 to 2
in the first quarter. The Heat
opened up the game in the second
quarter with their inside game.
The Heat outscored the Trailblaz-
ers 8 to 2 in the second quarter, to
give the Heat a 14-4 halftime ad-
vantage. The Heat exploded in
the third quarter by scoring 17
See 7-8 BALL, pg 12
DALLAS YOUTHBASKETBALLS5-6
ST. JOHN’S 31 - SETON
HALL 17
Brett Sprau had 10 points and
5 rebounds to lead unbeaten St.
John’s over Seton Hall 31-17.
David Lohin had 8 points and
Mark Kertesz 7 for St. John's (5-
0). Seton Hall (3-2) was led by
Ryan Gryskewicz with 5 points,
10 rebounds and 3 blocked shots
and Gene Lispi with 6 points.
Nate Yoh led the defense.
Georgetown 32 - Pitt 29.
Paul McCue scored 14 points
and Greg Mascioli 10 to lead
Georgetown over Pitt 32-29. Also
scoring for the Hoyas (3-2) were
William Siglin, Matt Muldoon and
Eric Petrow. Pitt (0-5) was led by
Adam Tkaczyk with 14 points and
‘Tyler Droppers with 9.
BC 38 - U. CONN. 26
Jon Barbose had 27 points and
16 rebounds to lead Boston Col-
lege over U. Conn. 38-26. Mike
English had 7 points and Corey
Hine led the defense for B.C. (2-3).
U. Conn (3-2) was led by Todd
Kerestes with 16 points and
Charlie Stajewski with 6 re-
bounds.
MIAMI 48 - SYRACUSE 20
Miami stayed unbeated with a
viclory over Syracuse. Miami (5-
0) was led by Donny Murray, 26
points, Chase Susko 15 and Cory
Schultz. Syracuse (1-4) was led
by Mitch Mitchell with 6 points
and 4 rebounds, Phil Saxon with
6 points and 8 rebounds, Chris-
tian Cobleigh 5 points and Joe
Austin with 2 points and 4 re-
bounds.
VILLANOVA 27 - NOTRE
DAME 19 ty
Stephen Luksh had 12 points
to lead Villanova (3-2) over Notre ~~
Dame (0-5). The Wildcats were
also led by Andrew Gialanella,
B.J. Lewis and Phil Miller. The
Fighting Irish were led by Kevin
Domezalski with 8 points, Bobby
Hadzor with 6 and Sam Brown
with 4.
DALLAS YOUTHBASKETBALL3-4
WAKE FOREST 22 - DUKE 18
Wake Forest came up with their
first win of the season with a
strong offensive game by Mike
Race scoring 14 and Matt Wilson
with 8 points. They were led
defensively by Ian Van Kryk and
Chris Parrish. Wake Forest led
after one, 9to4. Duke came back
with 6 in the second to only be
down one at half time. The third
quarter went back to Wake Forest
scoring 4 to keep the lead at 15-
12. Both teams came out scoring
in the fourth as Wake Forest held
on for the win. Duke was led by
Sean Leary with 14 and Colin
Baird with 4 points. The boards
were controlled for Duke by Ben
Barbose with 7.
MARYLAND 35 - NORTH
CAROLINA 18
Maryland defeated North Caro-
lina to stay undefeated. They
were led by Matt Daube with 10
points and 8 rebounds. Ryan
Murray contributed 11 points and
Ryan Marascio had 8 points.
Conor Judge and Steve Brett led
the way defensively. North Caro-
lina was led by Tommy Hadzor
with 12 points and Kyle Mahle
had 4 points. Adam King led the
defense for North Carolina.
GEORGIA TECH 24 -
CLEMSON 15
Georgia Tech went 4-0 led by
Ben Thomas with a game high 17
points. Tim Crossin had 5 points
and Bobby Lenahan had a good
defensive game along with Justin
Orl~adini. Clemson was led by
Mike Lloyd with 8 points and Steve
Wengen with 4 points. Brian Kelly
and Jeremy Weinstock played a
strong defensive game.
FLORIDA STATE 34 -
VIRGINIA 9
Florida State had a great offen-
sive game by Ken Regan with 20
points togoto 3-1. Eric Domzalski
poured in 10 and David Harding
had 4 points. Mike Wyberski
played a good defensive game.
For Virginia, Andrew Gramps. 1
point and 7 rebounds. Jonathan
Pall 4 points and 4 rebounds.
Nick Verella 2 points and 2 re-
bounds and John Yanik had 6
rebounds.