2) Lb ¥ e 4 The Dallns Past Section 2 August 12, 1998 Scovells meet, compete at triathlon She usually wins, she says HARVEYS LAKE - The Wilkes- Barre Triathlon is more than a race for Bob and Susan Scovell, it’s the place, they met in 1991. Now, they are married and com- pete together, and she says she usually wins. “I met him in our wet suits,” she said. Sunday, they celebrated the seventh year since that mo- ment by finishing theracein 2:32:25 (she) and 2:32:52 (he). That was good enough to garner second place in BOB AND SUSAN SCOVELL the age 50-54 female division for her, and fourth out of seven in age .55-59 male for him. “He might have beaten me if there was a swim,” she said gra- ciously, before noting that in the past he has only come in ahead of her once. ist Susan has been competing since 1988, while Bob started in 1991, the year they met. “Now that we're happily married I don't race as much,” she said, whereas in the past she raced nearly every weekend. ‘ Even so, their schedule has been filled, and both ran a ‘Half Ironman race in Bath two week- ends ago. “We train a lot, but we don’t race,” she said. Triathlon racing must get in the blood. Susan's son, Mark Kucxek, of Rochester New York; came in fifth in the men’s age 30- 34 bracket in Sunday's Half Ironman. by Ronald Bartizek Sports { POST PHOTOS/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Kristin Augustine gave her dad, Keith, a cool bath at the end of Sunday's race. More photos, pg 10. © 4 i Nl 3, BS for National Patrice Persico set up for the bike seg She was the second local female finisher. Racing buddies before Sunday's triathlon, from left, kneeling, Wayne Devine, Joe Persico, Peter Eckman, Bill Sprau. Standing, Dwight Cummings, Len Romanowski. National beats Avoca/Dupont to claim Kubis title Ryan Bloom pitched four strong innings of relief to lead Back Mountain National to an 11- 8 win over Avoca/Dupont in the championship game of the 10th Annual W.W. Kubis 11-year- old All Star Tournament. Bloom scored three runs in the tournament and played outstanding defense in centerfield. National used a potent hitting attack and outstanding defense to outscore their tourna- ment opponents 74-26. They defeated Ply- mouth, Edwardsville-Larksville, Wyoming and Avoca in two of three meetings to claim the title. Leading the way for National were Matt Straub, 14 runs scored, three extra base hits including a homerun; Brandon Burkhardt, 12 hits, 11 runs, two home runs; Luke Marchakitus, seven runs, seven hits, complete gamed pitched vs. Avoca; Jason Demnicki, three hits four runs; Matt Shiskowski, nine shutout innings pitched, five hits; Eric Kurello, four doubles, six runs; ment. POST PHOTO/JIM PHILLIPS Matt Shiskowski fired in a pitch during Wednesday's game against Avoca/Dupont. National lost that night, but came back to win the championship Thursday. See KUBIS, pg 10 By RONALD BARTIZEK Post Staff SHAVERTOWN - Sean Robbins’s first try at the Half Ironman distance proved to be a pleasant surprise. His second- place finish in Sunday’s race was also inspiring; the 28-year-old is now considering a try at the fa- mous Ironman event, held in Ha- waii. “I didn’t think things would progress this fast,” Robbins said Monday from his Kenilworth Road home. He gives a lot of credit to Mike Tomalis, who has helped him train this year, for preparing him for the race, which consisted of a 50 mile bicycle segment fol- lowed by a 13.1 mile run. “He's really helped me out this year,” Robbins said. Robbins is relatively new to the triathlon scene. He started riding road bicycles in the early 1990's, and decided to take a shot at the Wilkes-Barre Triathlon in 1994. “I didn’t finish all that well,” he said. “But I was hooked.” By 1996 he was the second local finisher, a feat he repeated in 1997. He now keeps up an active race schedule in the sum- mer and fall, and runs in the Penn Jersey Triathlon Grand Prix, a five race series which includes Sunday’s race. Taking advice from Tomalis, Robbins scaled back his training for about 10 days prior to the race, which helped him be pre- pared for his first try at the longer distance. A traditional triathlon is a .9 mile swim, followed by a 25 mile bike ride and a 7 mile run. Despite cancellation of the 1.2 mile swim segment due to water pollution, “It was a great race,” Robbins said. Robbins had trained over the entire course for Sunday's race. “I've been swimming in that spot for three weeks,” he said. An attorney working in the of- fice of Luzerne County judge Ann Lokuta, Robbins was back at his desk Monday morning. “I was a little sore, a little tight getting out of bed,” he said, but otherwise none the worse for wear. He'll compete next on Sept. 13 at Clinton, New Jersey in the next Grand Prix event. Local triathlon finishers Overall Place/Name Hometown Time Place/Age Group Amateurs #lineng 29. Kevin Augustine Wyoming 2:00:47 4/28M4044 47. Jim Heintz Shavertown 2:04:24 5/27:M35639..s 53. William Fisk Sweet Valley 2:05:54 9/28 M4044 73. Kurt Moody Dallas 2.09:44 12/28M4044 78. William Sprau Trucksville 2:10:41 7/33 M3034 86. David Mariner Shavertown 2:11:31 15/28 M4044 94. Charles Eckman Dallas 2:13:04 17/28 M4044 106. Wayne Devine Harveys Lake 2:15:40 19/28 M4044 107. Leonard Romanowski ~~ Dallas 2:15:50 20/28 M4044 119. Edward Onzik Trucksville 2:18:03 - 21/28 M4044 128. Keith Augustine Trucksville 2:18:49 7/17 CLYDE 133. Gerard Mehalick Dallas 2:20:19 18/33 M3034 143. Paul Van Hooydonk Trucksville 2:21:43 21/33 M3034 155. David Callahan Harveys Lake = 2:22:59 22/26 M2529 163. Joe Persico Shavertown 2:25:23 11/18 M4549 186. Susan Scovell Harveys Lake 2:32:25 2/2 F4044 189. Bob Scovell Harveys Lake 2:32:52 = 4/7 M5559 195. Patricia Scovell Shavertown 2:33:58 4/4 F3539 212. Robert Murphy. Dallas 2:40:34 25/28 M4044 213. Nadalie Temperine Dallas 2:41:15 4/5 F1419 226. Yorath Evans Trucksville 2:46:50 15/15 M2024 228. David Lawler Dallas 2:49:11 25/27 M3539 239. John Rothschild Harveys Lake 3:02:57 16/17 CLYDE 244. Rebecca Rothschild Harveys Lake 3:10:58 18/19 F2529 Half Ironman : 2. Sean Robbins Shavertown 3:38:50 @2/10M2529 7. Christopher Hackett Trucksville 3:46:10 3/9 M3539 14. Mark Belenski Dallas | 4:00:24 4/9 M3539 40. Jarrod Baranowski Trucksville 4:21:59 3/4 M2024 73. Tom Berezich Trucksville 5:24:28 2/2 M5559 Male Relay 1. Innocent Jesuits Tim Persico, Nick Andrusisian, Joe Fent Female Relay 1:58:11 1. Mak Attack - Kristin Stretanski, Ann Balonis, Maria DeRojas 2:06:00 Saba invited to Nike training camp Jon Saba, who will be entering his senior year at Dallas High School this fall, participated in the National Nike Football Training Camp that was held Aug. 9 at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. The 6-5, 250 pound Saba was one of only 250 players to be invited nationally. Eight camps are being held with the other locations being at the Universities of Stanford, U.S.C., Oregon, Colorado, Texas, Rice, and Miami. Pro Shot lists basketball camps ProShot Basketball Camp has openings for the following August camps: Aug. 9 - 11, Elementary boys, Aug. 26-28, High School girls ProShot specializs in “Shooting and Offensive Skills”. Campers may attend individually or come with a group. There are both resident and commuter spots available and players can register at the door the first day of camp at 5:30 p.m. Camps include instruction, games and competitions with a camp T- shirt and notebook given to each camper. ProShot is located in the beautiful Pocono Mountains. For information contact ProShot Basket- ball Camp, 142 River Road, Thornhurst, PA 18424. Call 717-842-7044 or email: proshot@epix.net. Visit their web site at www.proshotbasketball,com. John Szewla is the ProShot Director. Dallas Gridiron Team Night Aug. 19 The Dallas Gridiron Club will hold a "Meet the Team Night" Wed., Aug. 19 at 6 p.m. at the Dallas High School stadium. All family and friends of the team are encouraged to come out and support the team.
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