2 (0 (0D =u The Dallas Post Section 2 August 16, 2000 Sports } > Katyl just misses ‘Geo 90 3 } ’ — —_ Da ——— state youth golf title in playoff Aaron Katyl finished second in the Boys A, 18-20 group of the Keystone Public Golf Association P.J. Boatwright, Jr. Challenge Cup State Final, played at the Armitage Golf Course, Mechanicsburg. One hundred juniors from throughout Pennsylvania competed. Katyl, Ryan Peffer of Harrisville and three other players each shot scores of 77 in the regular round. In a sudden death playoff, three of the players were elimi- nated on the first hole, leaving Katyl and Peffer. Peffer birdied the next hole while Katyl had a par to finish second in the state. r April Naugle taking her game to King's April Naugle, a standout member of the Lake Lehman High School softball team, will continue her academic and athletic careers at King’s College. A four-year letter-winner, Naugle fin- ished a sold senior year with a .386 (17- 44) batting average with four doubles, 12 RBI, 11 walks, and scored 16 runs. Shewas alsoa top pitcher with a mis- leading 6-8 record as she posted a fine 1.76 earned run average with 45 strikeouts and just 13 walks in 95 innings of work. Naugle also produced the game- ~ APRIL NAUGLE winning hit in the WVC Senior All-Star Game. Naugle is an outstanding student, and was named to the National Honor Society all four years of high school and was ranked 17th in her senior class. She will study accounting. She is the daughter of Gary and Laurie Naugle, Shavertown. Youth basketball signups Dallas Youth Basketball will hold signups for its fall Boys’ League on Wed., Aug. 23 from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Dallas Rec Center. Those entering grades 3-8 who reside within the Dallas School Dis-- trict are eligible. Sessions will be held on Monday and Wednesday nights from Aug. 30-Oct. 18, at the middle school. Space is limited and spots will be filled on a first- come first-serve basis. Call George Gracely at 639-1467 for information. State tourney full of fun for 9-10 softball all-stars The 9 and 10 year old Back Mountain Baseball League Girls' softball team finished the season in second place in the state of Pennsylvania. It was a long road for both the girls and their par- ents. "We're really excited about go- -ing to the state championship games in Shippensburg,” said ‘Megan Youells, before she and her family travelled there. Her father, Tom kept the scorebook for the team. "We're going to check into a motel on Friday night because they have a dinner scheduled for all of the teams. It sounds like it will be a lot of fun," Megan added. The team played four games throughout the week, winning three before the final gamed played : against a team from Upper Darby. | "It really came down to a problem of not having enough pitchers," said Doreen Rice, whose daugh- ter Brittany even ended up on the mound. "There are rules about how often the girls can pitch and, since our team played so many games in just a few days, we sim- ply ran out of pitchers. The team from Upper Darby only played two games during the week, so they weren't in the same trouble,” she added. "It was a lot of fun,’ said Brittainy Rice. "I really enjoyed being out there with all of my friends." Her parents, five sib- lings and her grandmother also travelled to Shippensburg for the tournament. "The games were exciting for the y FO. WE « girls. "We were undefeated after the division and regional games. The best game at 'states' was when we came back to beat the team from Milton," said Becca Banks. "They won the first game we played but in the second we were down by six runs and we came back to win. It was great.” "All of the girls had an impact in the games. They each seemed to have some special plays,” said Mark Rice. “For example, Megan Youells hit a clutch double with the bases loaded to tie up the game. against Milton and Paige Selenski, our shortstop, caught a fly ball and threw it to first to get the runner out in another impor- tant game." "I was really happy when I caught the ball in the outfield," PHOTO COURTESY OF TERI BESECKER Back Mt. 9-10 Girls Softball All-Star Team, from left, front row: Mollie Grossman, Courtney Besecker, Brittany Rice, Julianne Pettit, Cecilia Besecker, Ellen Morgan. Second row: Becca Banks, Rachel Miller, Megan Youells. Third row: Kathleen Paley, Jackie Mahle, Paige Selenski, Allison Evans. said Courtney Besecker. Her twin sister, Cecilia added, "I loved run- ning out onto the field and hug- ging everyone whenever we won a game. We also had some special team cheers that were a lot of fun to do." They all have their favorite memories. "I really liked when we beat the team from West Point," said Kathleen Paley, whose dad Bob was a team coach. "The team had an ice cream party after the game and invited all of us to it. They were really nice to us. They had posters up for their team but after we beat them they changed the name on the posters to our name," she added. The team was managed by Beth Morgan and Tom Miller was an- other coach. A new season begins Official practice sessions for fall sports began Monday. Dallas and Lake- Lehman football players reported early in the morning for the first double sessions under the watchful eye of coaches. In photos, clockwise from left: Lehman linemen take a stance; Dallas assistant coach Bill Silvi makes a point to lineman Mike Dombroski; Dallas quarterback Chuck Suppon looked for a receiver over a charging defensive back; new Lake-Lehman coach Bob Langan barked out instructions. Killeen, Choi tie for Irem Chairman's Prize The Irem Women's Golf Association held on of their major tournaments com- peting for the Chairman's Prize, which resulted in a tie between Gail Killeen and Bok Choi. The winner will be determined by an 18-hole playoff to be scheduled at a future date. Putting prizes were won by the follow- ing: First Flight: Kay Shynn Second Flight: Corrine Sgarlat Fourth Flight: Jane Kopp Chip-In- Joann Freeman L-L Football Club to meet The Lake Lehman Football Club will meet on Thursday, August 17 at Grotto Pizza, Harveys Lake at 7:30 p.m. Plans for the upcoming football season are be- ing made. Parents of football players and cheerleaders are asked to attend. Kick-Hers win U-10 Pocono Cup The Back Mountain Kick-Hers U-10. girls travel soccer team recently won the. 2000 Pocono Cup premiere division by: defeating Syracuse Blitz Twisters (3-2) in: overtime. The Kick-Hers recently com- pleted the 1999-00 season by taking 2nd place in the Stroudsburg Fall Festival, 2nd place in the Scranton University, Indoor Tournament and after defeating Back Mountain Storm (2-1) in the first game playoffs, they finished 2nd to Lower Valley in the final game of the Spring; Outdoor League. Kick-Hers, from left, first row: Kelly Bronson, Lauren (Fred) Zimniski, Samantha Elston, Laura Kurello, Ellen Morgan, Amy Sperling. Second row: Samantha Swingle, Megan Youells. Third row: Michelle Gibbons, Melissa Gorski, Danielle Kabosky, Kelci Gibbons, Rebecca Banks, Nicole Mitkus, Ashley VanScoy. Back row: Ray Gibbons, assistant coach; Jeff : Kabosky, head coach; and Tom Youells, assistant coach. Absent from | photo: Megan Daris. POST PHOTOS/JIM PHILLIPS Nat'l 8-9 plays in two tournaments The Back Mountain National 8-9 all-star team competed in both the Ed/Lark and Plains tourna- ments, placing fourth in Ed/Lark and fifth in Plains. After winning + a tough game against rival Bmt American, they dropped a tough game to North End. National then won three games in a row against Swoyersville, Wyoming/West Wyoming, and North End, before losing to Kingston. In the Plains tournament, Na- tional beat Hanover, before drop- ping tough games to Plains and Ed/Lark. The pitching was held down by Mike Eckman, Bobby Peron, Tommy Horn and Justin Eimers, with Jimmy Dalkiewicz and Hunter Englehart in relief. Other members of the team who contributed with key hits and tough defensive play were Casey Judge, Ryan Shannon, Shauna Phillps, Ryan Naugle, Nick Latosek, Carson Baker. The team was coached by Gary Naugle and Joe Phillps and the manager was Bob Peron. Our Lady of Victory golf tourney Our Lady of Victory Church, Harveys Lake, will be holding their annual George Appel Memorial Golf Tournament on Friday, Sep- tember, 15, at Four Seasons Golf Club, Exeter. Lunch will be at noon, with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. The format will be Captain and Crew. A trip to the Bahamas will be awarded for the first hole-in-one on hole 8. The S50 fee includes 18 holes, cart, lunch, social hour, barbe- cue dinner and prizes. To regis- ter, call 639-1535.; Kiwanis golf tourney honors Kozemchak The Dallas Kiwanis Club members recently initiated an annual golf | scholarship to be presented to a senior member of the Dallas High | School Golf Team. The Scholarship has been established in memory of Kiwanis member Walter Kozemchak, recently deceased. Kozemchak was past chairman of the Dallas Kiwanis annual golf tournament and served on the tournament committee since its inception. This years Dallas Kiwanis Tournament will be held on Friday, September 15. The Tournament will be dedicated in memory of 1 Kozemchak. ; Pictured receiving the first Kozemchak Scholarship is Matt Hoover, a recent Dallas High School graduate. He will attend Arizona State in the fall. | Presenting the award is Kiwanian Robert Dolbear, brother-in-law of Kozemchak. From left, are: Susan and Ken Hoover (Matt's parents), Matt Hoover, Robert Dolbear and Roy Stair, Kiwanis President. Co NEE #5 Send your sports reports by dalpost@epix.net I= —
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