The Dallas Post Section 2 April 25, 2001 Rygsronrs Rowno-ve | SOCCER Lake-Lehman 6, Nanticoke 0 Several first-half goals proved to be more than a safe cushion as the Knights routed the Trojans in action April 17. Betsy Pitcher got Lake-Lehman on the scoreboard seventeen minutes into the game when she took a pass from Vanessa Wengen and put the ball in the back of the net. Janna Elston scored minutes later off a Stephanie Frank assist to give Lake-Lehman command. On the next goal Elston returned the favor in setting up a goal for Frank. Elston then scored unassisted on the fourth goal. Joelle Lussi and Amy Ruda added the fifth and sixth goals. Frank finished with a goal and two assists, while Elston had a pair of goals plus an as- sist. Lake-Lehman 6, Crestwood 1 Lake-Lehman's winning streak continued as it defeated Crest- wood 6-1 over the weekend. Stephanie Frank's hat trick was only part of her outstanding day. Besides scoring the team's first, ® ini, and fourth goals, she also assisted on the second and fifth in finishing the day with three goals and two assists. Katie Britt, Amy Ruda, and Betsy Pitcher each added one-goal performances. Courtney Cosletti, Janna Elston, and Callie Carsman had the re- maining assists. Crestwood's lone goal came when it was already too far behind to come back from. Dallas 10, Hanover Area 0 The girls soccer team at Dallas seems to be following in the footsteps of the boys team as its impressive season continued with a 10-0 win against Hanover Area. Laura Loeffler, Jackie Hardwick, and Jen Raub each tallied a pair of goals in the blowout. The Mounts scored eight times in the first half. In addition to Hard- wick's unassisted goal, she had four assists on the game's first six goals. Devon Rother assisted on two goals in the second half. Jen Toth, Jill Youngblood, Rachel Kukosky and Melonie Sappe added single goals. Dallas 3, Crestwood 0 The Mountaineers used momentum gained from a goal in the twelfth minute to knock off the Comets Friday afternoon in Moun- taintop. Jill Youngblood scored the first half goal for Dallas, which as assisted by Jackie Hardwick. In the opening moments of the second half, Dallas struck again. This time it was Halli Williams from Jill O'Brien. Five minutes later O'Brien scored off a Hardwick pass to put the game out of reach. Keeper Melonie Sappe pre- served the shutout by making all possible saves. VOLLEYBALL Lake-Lehman 2, Pittston Area 0 The rout was on as Lake-Lehman easily handled the Patriots of ®::tston Area. The Knights earned the 15-1, 15-7 in almost no time, preserving their undefeated record for yet another game. Matt Dunn had three blocks and ten kills in dominating along the front line. Josh Baranowski had a pair of kills in addition to 17 assists. Lake-Lehman 2, Abington Heights 0 The Knights cruised again, this time defeating the Comets of Abington Heights by scores of 15-6 and 15-3. Matt Dunn again played a huge factor in the front, killing eleven and blocking three. He also had four points and a pair of digs. Josh Gregg was next in kills with seven. Josh Baranowski followed with six kills and ®.cd points on serve including an ace. He also had 14 assists. BJ Lewis had six points and 12 assists, while Cory Spencer had three kills and two blocks. Baranowski and Aaron Pagoda led the team in points, each with eight. SOFTBALL Dallas 11, Lake-Lehman 1 The Dallas offense erupted for six runs in the top of the fourth to @° its Back Mountain rivals in Lehman. Three runs in the sec- ond inning gave the Mounts control early, and then the six runs in the fourth gave Dallas a 9-0 lead. Amanda Stolarick got the win on the mound despite walking six Lake-Lehman girls. Carla Chi- ampi gave up four hits and six walks in four innings in suffering the loss. For Dallas, Carrie Thimot and Stolarick both doubled. Stolarick also drove in two runs to help her own cause. Kelly Bro- zowski finished with two hits in the game for Dallas. Colleen Ma- hon was the star hitter for the Knights, going 2-for-3. Wyoming Area 3, Dallas 2 Wyoming Area's run in the bottom of the sixth proved to be enough to earn the one-run win on Thursday in conference play. @.0. scored in the first and fourth innings, while the Warriors got one run in each of the first, third, and sixth. Erin Swepson tripled and finished 2-for-3 to lead the Mountaineer offense. Shannon Thomas pitched a nice game despite taking the loss. She pitched all six innings, striking out five and throwing a two-hitter. Bishop Hoban 3, Dallas 1 The Argents scored one run in each of the first three innings in beating the Mountaineers last week. Dallas' offense came in the bottom of the fourth, but by then Hoban had already scored three uns so the deficit was only cut to 3 to 1. Shannon Thomas took the loss despite pitching very well. She gave up seven hits and three walks while striking out two in tossing a complete game. Dallas 8, Hanover Area 4 The Mountaineers broke their losing streak in their win at home against Hanover Area on Saturday. Shannon Thomas was the winning pitcher, giving up four runs and five walks in five in- nings. She struck out five Hawkeyes. Amanda Stolarick, Carrie Strasser, and Kelly Brozowski were among the Mountaineer hitters who had multiple-hit afternoons. Hanover Area held the lead after half an inning of play, but the Dallas girls rallied in the bottom of e first to take a 3-2 lead, a lead which they would never relin- quish. BASEBALL Lake-Lehman 10, Nanticoke 7 Offense was the name of the game early before defense prevailed over the final innings in the Knights' three-run win over the Tro- jans on Thursday in Nanticoke. Lehman jumped out early with two runs in the top of the second and added five more in the sec- nd. In all the Knights pounded out 14 hits. Gaise Lacek, Chris Navin, and John Sharkus each went 3-for-4 Local skier on Penn State championship By SANDY PEOPLES si Post Correspondent | SHAVERTOWN - Erin Ed- wards of Shavertown, and nine other skiers on the Penn State University Ski Team, recently competed in the United States Collegiate Ski Association Na- tional Championships at Bo- gus Basin in Boise, Idaho. The team, composed of five women and five men, finished eleventh out of a field of 30 teams from all over the United States. Erin is a senior at Penn State and is majoring in adver- tising and marketing. This is her third national champi- onship. Penn State has won the Allegheny Conference for the past three years and Erin has received All Conference Honors in 1999, 2000 and 2001. The teams compete in slalom and giant slalom events with finish points for each team member. A graduate of Lake-Lehman High School, where she played dad, an avid skier, instructor and let- and coach tered in SiShe started at the piiself field hock- has ey, Erin is bottom, and she has worked an alumna : with Erin of the Jack worked hard to p erfect since she Frost Ju- her style. She loves the was five or nior Racin six years Program. ; sport and has a lot of old. . "She She was a fun tith it.” | started at Snielier of Ralph Edwards the ; bot- at group tom, he for 10 proud dad said, "and years. : she has Erin's proud parents are worked hard to perfect her Ralph and Pat Edwards. Her style. She loves the sport and Erin Edwards recently competed in the U.S. Collegiate Ski Association National Championships has a lot of fun with it." Erin attended Radford Col- lege in Virginia for two years, and played on their field hock- ey team. "Erin wanted to transfer to Penn State to be on the ski team and be closer to home," her mother said. "She made all conference. When the ski team coach asked her dad and me about her strengths, we both said the same thing. Erin is a person who gives whatever she does 110 per cent. She gives her all. She is a very determined person, and we are proud of our wonderful daughter. She has been a great joy to us and a lot of fun to be with." In addition to field hockey and skiing, Erin enjoys many other activities. "She loves the beach, the ocean, rock climb- ing and hiking," said her mother. "She loves to be out- side." Erin will graduate from Penn State in May. "That will be a proud day for all of us," her mother said, "especially for her Dad, the coach, and her Mom, the cheerleader." " i Championship Xtremes take uio The Back Mountain Xtremes recently took the U10 Girls’ Championship in the Nether Field of Dreams Spring challenge 2001 Tourna- ment held in Media, Pa. Members of the tournament team are from left, front row: Erica Morgan, Serena Fulton, Jill Jackson, Alyssa Pyros, Leighann Amico, Eri- ca Miller. Back row: Coach Fred Sullivan, Katee Pelleschi, Julie Manorek, Nicole Clemson, Olivia Marquart, Catherine Sullivan, Marina Orrson, Jessica Jaikes, Coach Jeff Pyros. SPORT'S ROUND-UP in the meat of the order positions in the lineup. The trio com- bined to score seven runs and drive in another seven. Lacek, Sharkus, and Dustin Kapson each doubled in the game. Winning pitcher Zach Ragukas pitched four innings and struck out four Trojans. Dallas 10, Hanover Area 5 A key six-run bottom of the second enabled the home Moun- taineers to escape with a 10-5 win against Hanover Area. The Harris brothers, Adam and Jeremy, each went yard and combined to go 7-7 in the game. Jeremy Harris also got the win, throwing the complete game, striking out 13 despite walking eight. Only three of the five runs he gave up were earned. Offensively, Adam Harris went 4-4 with four runs batted in, while Jeremy went 3-3 with three driven in and another two scored. Josh Katyl went 2-4 with two scored and two batted in. Ryan Gryskevicz went 3-for-4 in the game and scored a run. Darrell Evans led the team in runs scored with three. Wyoming Area 6, Lake-Lehman 3 Wyoming Area's six runs in the bottom of the sixth broke a scoreless tie and pushed the Warriors to a key win in conference play over the weekend. Lake-Lehman responded with three runs in the top of the seventh to make the game close, but it was too little too late. The Knights offense could only manage three hits in the gae. John Sharkus went 1-3 with a run scored and another batted in. His RBI in the seventh accounted for the first Lehman run. Dallas 6, Nanticoke 3 Dallas came up with three runs in the fifth and sixth innings to break a 3-3 tie on their way to a 6-3 win over the Trojans. Darrell Evans was the winning pitcher, giving up seven hits and no walks in six innings. The Harris brothers again proved to be hard to stop in the heart of the lineup, combin- ing to go 4-for-7 with three runs scored and three driven in. Ryan Gryskevicz and Jason Race each went 2-for-3 with a run driven in to help the Dallas cause.
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