10 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, June 11, 1997 Umpires ‘(continued from page 9) ‘plenty of great experiences and - great memories,” Withers contin- ~ued. “I thought this would be a - way for me to give something back - to the game.” Giving something back includes “umpiring five or six days a week and spending countless hours on the telephone scheduling and re- . scheduling other umpires. “The worst part of the job is the time I have to spend on the phone trying to schedule umpires,” said ‘Withers. “There really aren't ‘enough umpires to go around.” Overall, Withers enjoys his role ‘and is thankful for his crew. “We've got a group of seven umpires who ‘work on a regular basis,” said ‘Withers. “They are very depend- ‘able and make my job much easier. ‘There are others who help me out ‘when I'm desperate.” In an effort to welcome some new members to the umpiring ranks, Withers recruited some ‘Dallas High School students to try umpiring. Jayson Pope and ‘Brian Bayer, members of the Dal- ‘las baseball team, and Joel With- 1 [] ‘ 1 Ll [} ' 1 ' 1 L] ' Ll ‘ L} 1 ‘ 1] ! A | ] 1 1] 1 L} § \ L] L] 1 ' ' ' L] ' ' ' ' i ' ' f ' | ' i L] ' ¥ L} ' ’ ' } ] ] ’ ' ] ' L } ' ’ 1] 1] ’ 1] 1] L] ’ 1] | 1] \ J] h L] [] ’ [] ¥ ) ' ’ |] 1] [] k L] ) ’ ’ ’ I ’ ¥ i ’ i ' ¥ 1] \ ’ ’ } ’ 1] ¥ ¥ 13 [ i ' ¥ i i ‘ Ll * . § ¥ [} , ' [ ' { b ) i ‘ers, Steve's son, have been work- ing games throughout the sea- ‘son. “I thought this program would ‘help overcome the lack of um- pires which is our biggest prob- lem,” explained Withers. “About 25 percent of our games are worked by one umpire. My goal is to have two umpires at every game.” In its first year, the program has gone pretty well, but the num- ber of participants has dwindled due to verbal abuse. “The biggest drawback to umpiring is getting flack, whether it is from coaches, players or parents,” said Withers. “A few of the kids have backed away because of that. One kid told me he didn’t want to umpire any more because of the abuse he received during a game from a coach.” Actually, Withers says this has been a banneryear as farasleague behavior is concerned. “Overall, we don’t have too many prob- lems,” said Withers. “We have some arguments, butldon’t know of any ejections this season. That's pretty impressive.” : If it were a perfect world, Withers's greatest concern would be having too many umpires. “We are always searching for inter- ested umpires,” he explained. “With more than 1,000 players in our league, we shouldn't have an umpire shortage. I would love to see more people get involved with umpiring. I've grown to love it. It can be a fun way to be part of baseball.” Trem Member-Guest tourney results Irem Temple C.C. Member Guest Golf Tournament held May 31 and June 1: . Low Medalist (69) Atty. Mike - Vough-Jeff Tokash ' Closest to Pin (Sat. #7) Butchy ' Schandra; (Sat. #17) Tom Nagle - Closest to Pin (Sun. #7) Chester ~ Blazick; (Sun. #17) Mike Lazevnick (Hole in One #17). Championship flight 1st, Steve Federici-Dan Federici (Winner-3) 2nd, Jim Blinn-Mark Kopec 3rd, Phil Lipski-Bob Lipski 4th, Harry Dougherty-Jeff Bluhm ~ 5th, Atty. Mike Vough-Jeff Tokash 1st Flight 1st, Chet Blazick-Mike Blazick 2nd, Dr. Charles Brand-John Blum 3rd, Joe Killeen-Jack Zarno 4th, Don Cragle-Mark Brown 5th, Dave Kaschak-Bob Orlando 2nd Flight 1st, Jamie Pearce-Kurent 2nd, Dave Dexter-Jeff Allen 3rd, Ray Lucarella-Mike Lazevnick 4th, Richards-Richards 5th, Henry Pretzman-Sweatra 3rd Flight 1st, Doug Richards-Dr. Joe Carr 2nd, Don Stein-Bob Nafus 3rd, Joe Marut-Fred Lombardo 4th, Jack Mascioli-Don Wolfe BMT ball 5th, Bill Yoh-Dave Monka 4th Flight 1st, Bob Wall-Mike Blandina 2nd, Burt Berrettini-Berrettini 3rd, Alan Evans-J. Williams 4th, John Kennedy-Witherspoon 5th, Clarke Bittner-John Churnetski Fifth Flight 1st, Moe Schonfeld-Jim Schoenfeld 2nd Ray Cecconi-Brett Gauntlett 3rd, Tom Nagle-Nagle 4th Ron Pokrinchak-Ron Pokrinchak Jr. 5th, Henry Evans-J. Nardone Sixth Flight 1st, Joe Bialek-Dr. Wayno 2nd, John Kotis-Pete Kotis 3rd, Ed Mairer-Tamerantz 4th C. Abrogst-Daxton 5th, Tom Ruggere-Lon Cooper Seventh Flight 1st, Don Gosart-Piazza 2nd, Bill Edwards-Dr. Leo Oakchunas 3rd, Don Alexander-Joe Perzia 4th, Howie Sangston-Butch Shandra 5th, Al Larnerd-Lou Scarantino Mike Lazevnick scored his first hole-in-one on June 1 at Irem Temple C.C. on hole #17- 150 yards-using a #8 iron. His playing partners were Ray Lucarella, Jamie Pearce and Mr. Kurent. (continued from page 9) Red Sox 11, Astros 7 Ken Chamberlain and Christo- pher Kester were the winning pitcher in this game. Red Sox 11, Reds 3 SENIOR SOFTBALL Phillies 18, Indians 2 April Naugle and Sarah Stolarick shared duties on the mound for the Phillies allowing only 2 walks with 9 strike outs. Naugle, Kortney Koslosky, and Amanda Stolarick had 3 hits for the winners while Jenelle Perlis and Alana Anzalone had 2 hits in the game. Jessie Territy led the hitting for the Indians with 2 hits while Kate Bernidetti and Stacey Amann added additional hits. Phillies 4 Dodgers 0 Sarah Stolarick pitched 6 in- nings with 8 strike outs for the winners. Amanda Stolarick had a pair of hits for the Phillies while Janelle Perlis hit three doubles in the game. SR.LEAGUE RESULTS Braves 20 - Avoca Dupont #2 8 The senior league Braves won their third game in a row as they defeated Avoca /Dupont #2, 20-8. John Nackley and Mike Regan combined for the win. Brian Vetter led the Braves hitting attack with two triples and a single and 5 RBI's and A. Pisaneschi went 3 for 3 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI's. The Braves scored in every inning. Sr. Braves 15 - Sr. Indiana 11 Mike Domzalski entered the game in relief in the first inning . with no outs and pitched strong into the 7th inning as the Braves . defeated the Indians 15-11. The ly i x Indians make a late try after trail- . ing 15-5 going into the 7th but fell - short as Mike Regan got the save. The Braves scored in all but one inning with a 17 hit attack. Brian Vetter went 3 for 3 and Regan 4 for 5. Regan and John Nackley had 3 RBI's each while Vetter, Al Pisaneschi and Colin McHale each had 2 RBI's. Sr. Braves 13 - Avoca Dupont #1 7 John Nackley and Mike Domzalski combined for the win as Bk. Mt. Braves defeated Avoca #1, 13-7. Nackley struck out 6 in four innings and Domzalski struck 4 while the duo allowed just 7 hits between them. Brian Vetter, Dan Fauerbach and Al Pisaneschi had 3 hits each. Pisaneschi had 3 hits each. Pisaneschi and Domzalski each had clutch hits to knock in key runs to open up the game. State junior girls golf tournament will be held at Glenmaura July 7-9 « Glenmaura National Golf Club in Moosic will be the host site for the 38th annual Pennsylvania Junior Girls’ Golf Championship July 7-9. Kathy Oven, a Country Club of Scranton member, is the chairperson for the event, which is run by the Pennsylvania State Women’s Golf Association. Oven thought Glenmaura would be a great challenge for the Junior Girls’, so she petitioned Glenmaura for the event and se- cured the course for the State Association. To date Oven has received over 10 entries through the State Associaton. She can be Jefferson Avenue, Dunmore, PA 18509 to receive entries directly. Some past tournament winners include LPGA players, Betsy King, Missy Berteotti, Debbie Massey and Nancy Rubin. Players who have reached their 19th birthday by July 7 and with handicaps of 30 or better will be eligible to enter the event. Trish Talerico, a player at Scranton Prep, is among the early entries. Talerico, Lakeland’s Mary Ann Krisa and North Pocono’s Marlena Morel played in the tournament in Philadelphia last year. Additional information can be obtained by calling 346- 4463. POST PHOTO/JIM PHILLIPS Phillip Engler was the Ranger's pitcher Saturday against the Yankees. He was 2-for-3 at the plate. John McGeehan played third. SAE Si Br A Attack in Lehigh Valley tournament The Northeast Attack U-12 girls competed in the Lehigh Valley Tournamen June 7 and 8 in Allentown. The girls are coached by Jan and Dave Elston. The girls pictured, from left, 1st row, Tricia Coombs, Stephanie Jones; 2nd row, Maria Busto, Amy Ruda, Janna Elston, Betsy Pitcher; 3rd row, Vanessa Wengen, Erin Loughney, Deidre Wengen, Megan DeCeesaria, Katy Pitcher, Lauren Miller, Julie Howell, Stephanie Frank. Absent from the photo was Laura Pankratz. ix! contacted at her home at 1701 ® Getz picks Juniata College * Melanie Getz has decided to attend Juniata Collete next fall and compete for the Eagle field hockey pro- gram. Getz, of Kingston Town- ship is currently a senior at Dal- las High School. “Melanie is the type of stu- dent-athleteany coach would love to have on campus” said Juniata Head Coach Jill LaPoint. “She is the total package...a quality student, who has all of the physical and mental tools to be a “major player” in both the classroom and on the playing field. To say that I'm thrilled that she chose Juniata is an under- statement. Year after year I am impressed with Dallas High School students.” MELANIE GETZ She played for the Mountain- eer stick squad for four years and earned four varsity letters. Getz, a forward/midfielder, was a Wyomng Valley Conference First Team All-Star during her scho- lastic tenure. She was alsoa team captain and won both the Defen- sive player of the Year and Most Improved Offensive Player awards during her career. She competed on the softball field for four sea- sons as a third baseman/short- stop and picked up four varsity letters. Among other activities, Getz is a member of the Yearbook Club, Student Council and the Senior Steering Committee. She is the daughter of Kenneth and Mary Ann Getz. Editor's note: This article ap- peared in last week's issue with the wrong photograph. GOLF SCHOOLS FOR MEN AND LADIES Four Seasons Golf Club, Exeter Starting Thursday, June 12th ¢ 6:30-8:30 p.m. For Four Consecutive Thursdays Instructor is PGA Professional Rick Rydzewski Call Golf Shop at 655-8869 to Register J ¢) a
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