1999 Dallas Mountaineers From left: First row; Joe Saraka, John James, Chris Arnaud, Ben Russoniello, Matt Simpson, Nick Harris, Joe Youngblood, Ryan Gryskewicz, Blake Saba; 2nd row; Mitch Onzik, Justin Tamanini, Adam Harris, Ben Coslett, Luke Miller, Kevin Yurko, Randy Knappman, Darrell Evans, Jonathon Lorah, John Nackley, Matt Acri, Paul Grundowski; 3rd row; Paul Hiller, Shane Schoonover, Joe Rogers, Brian Vetter, Mike Senausky, Nick Lopuhovsky, Matt Jackson, Joe Stuppino, Jeff Mattie, Jeff Parrish, Matt Simpson, Cory Gallant, John Barbose; 4th row; Jake Walter, Mike Dombroksi, Paul Wisnieski, Chuck Suppon, Matt Douglas, Matt Eyet, John Simonitis, Jason Race. POST PHOTOS/JIM PHILLIPS Youth and experience form potent mix for Mountaineers By KASIA McDONOUGH Post Staff DALLAS - A balanced offensive attack means Dallas could be in the hunt for a Division II championship this season. Right now, Ted Jackson's squad is hungry for play to begin. “We're excited about the season,” he said. “We put a lot of work in during the winter. The guys spent a lot of time in the weight room even before we got out here to start our drills and now were looking forward to playing some games with a Dallas captains for 1999, from left, kneeling; Joe Stuppino, Jeff Parrish. Standing; Matt Jackson, Matt Acri. few people in the stands.” The Mounts are considered one of the top teams in the Wyoming Valley Conference despite having lost 10 players from last year’s roster. “We have a good group of kids who have been waiting their turn and we think we can i i EE lis ii i ial “It's a joy to coach this group.” Ted Jackson Head coach be a contender,” said Jackson. One of those who is ready to step up is sophomore quarterback Chuck Suppon. “Chuck has a good arm and we are going to give him a chance to make some plays but we don’t expect him to win games by himself,” said Jackson. “We have two returning starters in our backfield who can help us move the ball.” Tailbacks Matt Acri and Matt Jack- son, the coach's son, will keep opposing defenses guessing and their speed should open things up for the passing game. “Our backfield combined for over 2,000 yards rushing last year so they are definitely one of our strengths,” said Jackson. While the offense appears potent, the See DALLAS, pg 4 1999 Dallas Mountaineers Roster No. Name Ht. Wit. Yr. Position 1 Matt Acri : 5-9 178 12 TB/DB 2 Cory Gallant 6-2 215 11 TB/DE 3 Kevin Yurko 5-9 170 12 QB/S 4 Jonathon Lorah 5-10 165 11 TB/DB 5 Matt Douglas 6-4 190 12 K/OLB 7 Randy Knappman 185 12 SE/DB 8 Jeff Parrish +7180 12 WB/OLB 9 Jeff Mattie -2 190 12 FB/LB 10 Chuck Suppon -5 230 10 QB/S 11 Matt Jackson -1 215 12 TB/S 14 Ryan Gryskewicz -10 160 9 QB/DB 15 Brian Vetter -2 200 1] WB/OLB 17 John Barbose -1 190 9 QB/DB 21 John James -8 175 12 WB/LB 23 Joe Saraka -6 150 12 WB/DB 24 Justin Tamanini -10 180 12 WB/DB 25 “Nick Harris -9 180 11 FB/OLB 30 Ben Russoniello -10 165 11 FB/OLB 31 Shane Schoonover -10 185 11 WB/DB 34 John Nackley -10 195 11 FB/OLB 35 Darrell Evans 190 11 SE/DB 36 Paul Grundowski -2 190 11 SE/DE 44 Adam Harris -10 = 220 10 FB/LB 52 Mike Senausky 54 Nick Lopuhovsky 56 Matt Simpson 63 Brian Downey 200 12 G/B 230 12 GIDE 220° 12° ‘TIDY 225-10 TDT DONO NANTDONIOIOONOONTNANNNNOIDADIDD OOD nN 64 Mitch Onzik -1 240 11 G/DT 65 Kyle Wicht -9 175 11 C/LB 66 John Simonitis -3 260 10 T/DT 68 Joe Stuppino -2 202 12 C/DE 70 Paul Hillwe -9 210 11 G/LB 72 Jake Walter -9 170 12 C/LB 73 Joe Youngblood -9 190 11 T/IDT 75 Joe Rogers -1 180 11 T/DE 77 Paul Wisnieski -4 275 11 T/DT 78 Ben Coslett -9 220 10 T/DT 80 Luke Miller 180 11 SE/S 81 Jason Race -2 190 - 11 SE/DB 86 Matt Eyet -3 220 11 TE/DE 88 Blake Saba 165 10 SE/DB 91 Chris Arnaud 5-9 180 10 G/DT 99 Mike Dombroski 6-4 225 10 TE/DE Head Coach: Ted Jackson. Asst. Coaches: Bill Silvi, John McNeil, Pat Patte, Gordy Kutz, Ted Jackson Jr. Fd & C Fall Sports Preview The Dallas Post September 8, 1999 y os ANS, 11 AE I — ® 2 5 corey rm = : —— soon Top players gone, Dallas spikers will rely on depth By JEFF FANECK Post Correspondent VOLLEYBALL Losing three outstanding seniors to graduation on a volleyball court is not exactly the easiest thing to deal with. However, this is the situation Dallas head coach Richelle Straka is faced with this fall. One of those seniors, Tara Holly, is now attending King's College on a scholarship. “She is certainly going to be difficult to replace,” said Straka. “There just is no way to make up for her loss in one person.” Seniors Kerry DeAngelo and Jen Hardwick look to be the main contribu- tors for this group of Mountaineers. “Kerry's strong point is defense. She's also a good passer, and we'll definitely benefit from that,” said the coach. “Jen may be our best hitter. Serving, though, is her thing. She is the best server on the team and hopefully will provide us with some aces.” Junior Amber Koes is also being noticed. Amber can play anywhere on the floor comfortably, Straka says. “Amber is a good all-around player. She can hit, pass, and serve.” New to the team this year is sopho- more Kristen Vodzak. “She does a lot of things well, especially impressive for a walk-on. We'll use her a lot on the front line for hitting,” Straka said. Senior Jen Roman also will be relied upon to provide some senior leadership in the experience and ability areas. “She's an excellent setter, so we hope to take advantage of that.” With 22 players out for this year’s team, Straka will certainly have depth. The size of the team will allow for junior varsity games so some of the younger kids can develop their talents. Coach Straka is entering her seventh year at the helm at Dallas and will be assisted by her husband Kevin, who is head coach for the Dallas boys team. “We're looking to improve upon last year's record (5-11) and finish in the middle of the pack this year,” Straka said. “If my key players can step up, we'll do fine. 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