Section 2 Wednesday, January 29, 1997 S P The Dallas Post orts\Week Back Mountain student-athletes dominate award finalists £5 By BRIAN BAYER Sports Correspondent WILKES-BARRE - One thing will be certain when the Killer Bees Athletic Club names stu- dent-athlete award winners Sat- urday night — at least one will be from the Back Mountain. The Killer Bees Athletic Club will hold its 14th annual sports banquet at the Ramada Plaza Hotel in Wilkes Barre Feb. 1. Among the awards being given, the student-athlete award is in its inaugural season. The award honors high school students who have excelled in sports and the classroom. All three male finalists are from Dallas and Lake-Lehman: Joe Halowich and Mike Woronko of Lake-Lehman, and JustinJumper of Dallas. Debbie White, who also attends Lehman, is one of three female finalists. Scott Townsend and Emily Schweitzer, both from Dallas, were named semi-finalists in the male and female categories. Joe Halowich ranks in the top 10 in his senior class at Lehman. He is also a member of the school’s golf, wrestling, and baseball teams. Justin Jumper ranks ninth in a senior class of 153 at Dallas, which is in the top six percent. While competing on the school’s golf team this fall, Jumper quali- fied for states. During the spring and summer, he plays baseball. Being nominated meant a great deal to Jumper. “Every school selects a student in the male and female category and it’s great that I was picked out of the large num- ber of students in my class,” Jumper said. He would like to attend Boston College this fall. He was quick to add that he would definitely play golf at the college if he is accepted. As far as juggling sports prac- tices and games with studies, he JOE HALOWICH in control earlier this year. has used a rather simply tech- nique. “I usually call a schedule that allows me to get in two to three hours of homework and studying each night after prac- tices and games,” adds Jumper. Mike Woronko also ranks in the top 10 of his senior class at Lake-Lehman. Mike is very dedi- cated to both athletics and his school work and it shows. He GREAT GRAPPLING 8 7 4 or, DEBBIE WHITE at state championship celebration. plays on the football, wrestling, and baseball teams, and has ex- celled in the classroom. “It's quite an honor to be nominated for the award,” Woronko said. “It shows I work hard both on and off the playing fields.” Mike's greatest influence has come from his parents, who make sure his work is always done. “They are always checking that my school work is completed. If] have an activity after school, I am studying right after dinner,” adds Mike, who would choose Bucknell University over the other schools he applied to. “They offer my intended major, chemical engi- neering, and their football coach has expressed a great deal of in- terest in me.” Debbie White ranks 3rd in a senior class of 138 students. She is very active in the school and its activities. White not only plays on the school’s field hockey and soc- cer teams, she also is a cheer- leader and helps out as a man- ager on the wrestling team. Not all of her time is spent in these activities. Debbie is involved in community and volunteer efforts and shows her leadership by stay- ing busy with the student govern- ment. Rich Klick, a former baseball standout for Dallas who is attend- ing the University of Pittsburgh Lake-Lehman crushed Wyoming Area 67-3 last weekend, winning all but one match against the Warriors. Below, Sam Saylor was about to pin his opponent at 140 pounds. At left, and bottom right, Pat Rogowski stuggled gamely,but eventually became the only Knight to lose during the match, on a 9-8 decision. POST PHOTOS/JIM PHILLIPS DALLAS YOUTH BASKETBALL3-4 SPORTS SHORTS MARYLAND 26 - FSU 13 Maryland defeated Florida State to remain undefeated. . Maryland was led by Ryan Murray with 11 points, Matt Daube 7 points and Steve Brett with 6 points. Florida State was led by Ken Regan, Eric Domzalski and Matt DiBiase all with 4 points each. Defensively Florida State was led by David Harding and Mike Wyberski. GA TECH 34 - VIRGINIA 10 Georgia Tech improved his record to 5-0 with a win over Virginia. Georgia Tech's offense was led by Ben Thomas with 9 points, Bobby Lenahan 7 points, Ronnie Shiner 6 points, Timmy Crossin 6 points, Robbie Tomko 4 points and Justin Orlandini 2 points. The defense played a strong game led by Mike Hazleton, Ronnie Shiner, Justin Orlandini, and Robbie Tomko. Virginia was led by Nick Varela 4 points, John Pall Yanik 4 points and Andrew Gramps 1 point and three re- bounds. The defense was held together by John Pall Yanik. DUKE 31 - NO. CAROLINA 22 Matt Kelly had a game high 21 points to lead Duke to win and go up on their record to 3-2. Sean Leary contributed 10 and Colin Baird had 8 points. Defensively Duke was led by Brian Gibbons. Tommy Hadzor led North Caro- lina with 16 points. Adam King 4 points and Nick Samanas had 2 points and 10 big rebounds. WAKE 28 - CLEMSON 17 Wake Forest continued its win- ning ways over Clemson. They were led by Matt Wilson with a game high 18 points. Mike Race poured in 6 while Justin Singer and lan Van Kryk had 2 points each. Wake Forest defense was led by Matt Adler, Ryan Gilroy and Jonathan Baker. WRESTLING Lehman 34, Coughlin 21 The Knights’ middle weights tallied three consecutive pins as Lehman leveled Coughlin 34-21 Jan. 22 in Wilkes-Barre. Eric Maciejczak (135), Sam Saylor (140) and Joe Halowich (145) each dropped their opponents. Nick Raczkowski (103) also scored a pin for the victors. Lehman 67, Wyoming 3 The Knights muscled out seven pins en route to a 67-3 whipping of Wyoming Jan. 25. Jason Maciejczak, Bill Breha, Matt Magee, Sam Saylor, Tom Patton, Ned Walsh and Mick Konigus all registered falls. Pittston 54, Dallas 16 Dallas forfeited four of the thir- teen bouts to Pittston Jan. 25 as the Patriots rolled past the Mounts 54-16 in Dallas. Dallas also took two to forfeit but were only able to scrape out one decision, Matt Gingo a major decision at 160. GIRLS BASKETBALL Dallas 50, Seton 48 The Lady Mounts outscored Seton 13-7 in the final quarter to squeeze out a 50-48 win Jan. 23 in Pittston. Adrienne Camp and Nicole Nackley lead the way for Dallas each hitting 14 points. The win increases Dallas’ record to 3- 0 in the second half standings. Lehman 58, Hafey 47 Kim Spencer dished out 20 points including two three-point- ers as Lehman dumped Hafey 58- 47 Jan. 23. Darby Wolfe chipped in 13. The Knights share a three way tie for second place in Div. II with a 2-1 record. Dallas 66, Meyers 53 Adrienne Camp was the big gun for Dallas hitting a game high 31 points as Dallas downed Meyers 66-53 Jan. 27 to keep their sec- ond half win streak alive at 4-0. Katie Austin also delivered for the Mounts with 14 and Nicole Nackley hit 10. BOYS BASKETBALL Dallas 70, Seton 48 The Mounts never looked back from a 55-16 lead at the half and went on to dump Seton 70-48 Jan.23. J.J. Smith bucketed a game-high 27 points followed by Jonathan Saba with 12. Seton contributed to the Mounts lead as Dallas drew 31 fouls converting 19. Bishop Hafey 62, Lehman 53 James Lyons and Matt Morris combined for 31 points but it wasn't enough to take Hafey as Lehman gave in to their guests 62-53 Jan 23. Seton outscored the Knights 22-13 in the final quarter . on a baseball scholarship, shares the Pete Gray award for overcom- ing adversity with Mike Bellas of Bishop Hoban, nounced. KBAC has an- “If I have an activity after school, I am studying right after dinner.” | Mike Woronko Up for student-athlete award Klick fractured several bones in his leg at the beginning of the 1995 football season. After exten- sive and dedicated rehabilitation, Rich returned in the spring to become an all-star short stop in baseball for the Mountaineers. Tickets for the banquet can be purchased at $25 each by con- tacting any KBAC member. Sixers, Heat share top spot The four teams that were tied for first place, paired off and last weekend played each other. After the dust settled, the Heat and Sixers share the first place spot going into week number 10. SIXERS 53 - MAGIC 30 In the first game of the after- noon, the Sixers soundly defeated the Magic by a score of 53-30. In the first quarter both teams played fine defense and traded baskets. The quarter ended with a 6-6 score. The second quarter was much the same, however the Sixers outscored the Magic 12-8 to take a 18-14 halftime lead. The third quarter saw each team put- ting on scoring spurts, but at quarter's end it was still the Sixers up 27-21. The Sixers’ big man David Finn caught fire in the final stanza and scored 12 of his game high 19 in this quarter. The Sixers ran away with it in the final quar- ter by outscoring the Magic 26-9. The Sixer offense was led by Finn with 19 points, followed by Danny Fetko with 12 points with Danny Krause and Buddy Shah each chipping in with 7 points Nate Hoffman played a fine defensive game for the Sixers. The Magic offense was led by Jay Carroll with 16 points, followed by Herb Bressler with 6 points. The Sixers . record goes to 7-2, while the Magic record drops to 6-3. ; BLAZERS 37 - HORNETS 34 In the second game of the after- noon the Trailblazers squeaked by the Hornets by a score of 37- 34. The Hornets started the game off strong by outscoring the Trail- blazers 16-6 at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter had each team matching baskets with the Hornets holding a 24-14 half- time lead. The third quarter had the Trailblazers turning the tide and outscoring the Hornets 8-6 to narrow the Hornets third quarter lead to 30-22. Down by eight going into the third quarter, the Trailblazers didn’t quit. They put on a well balanced attack and played a fine defensive fourth quarter to outscore the Hornets 15-4 to seal the win. The Trail- blazers offense was led by Blake Saba with a game high 13 points followed by Andrew George with 11 points and John Nackley with 7 points. The Hornets’ offense was led by Patrick Barnard with 12 points, followed by Andrew Dale and John Simonitis with 6 points apiece. The Trailblazers record goes to 2-7, while the Hor- nets record drops to 2-7. BULLS 58 - WARRIORS 33. In the third game of the after- See 7-8 BALL, pg 10
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