Section 2 THE DALLAS POST The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Thursday, September 13, 2001 9 : Lake-Lehman scored a 4-1 victory over HazletonFriday in the first soccer game of the new season. The Black Knights dominated in shots on goal, 27-10 and in corner kicks, 9-1. The next home game is Saturday, when Lehman hosts Wyoming Valley West. nd In photos, from left: Craig Kasper tried to elude a trip as he raced to the goal; Nate Coleman looked like a juggler on this header; Josh Johnson kept ahead of a Cougars defender. POST PHOTOS/JIM PHILLIPS Dallas bounces back with big win over Tunkannock The Mountaineers overcame the dis- appointment of forfeiting a victory over Valley West by crushing the Tigers 55- 21. Quarterback Chuck Suppon com- pleted 7 of 12 passes for 120 yards, while the Dallas offense rushed for 270 yards. Jeremy Harris led the way with 131 rushing yards on 18 carries. After a slow start, Dallas scored first on a Harris 1 yard run. The Tigers answered with a touchdown, but Suppon com- pleted another Dallas touchdown with a run from 2 yards out. At the end of the first quarter, the Mountaineers led by 14-7. Tunkannock scored again in the sec- ond quarter, but the Dallas defense blocked the extra point attempt. Ryan Gryskevicz and Harris both scored on passes from Suppon giving Dallas a 28- 13 halftime lead. The Mountaineers scored three touchdowns in the third: a 9 yard carry by Harris, a 1 yard run in by Suppon, and a 12 yard carry by Ryan Bolton. The third quarter ended with a score of 49-13. Tunkannock ral- lied for a final touchdown in the final See ROUNDUP, pg 10 Cross country coaches heap praise on competitors By BETTY HINDS Post Correspondent BACK MOUNTAIN - “Cross- country is one of the most diffi- cult and challenging sports, and the runners don’t get a lot of glo- ry. The kids who join are out- standing.” With these words, Dallas Varsity Coach Reginald Thomas summed up his feelings for his cross-country team. Lake-Lehman varsity coach Ed @ Ronski also has words of praise for his team. “Our team members are super,” he said. “At our workouts, which are very demanding, they give me every- thing they've got.” At both Lake-Lehman and Dallas, the cross-country season officially began Sept. 12. Dallas was at home against Wyoming Area while Lehman traveled to Nanticoke. Both teams will con- tinue to compete every Wednes- day through mid-October. All Wednesday meets start at 4:15 and consist of a 5 kilometer (3.1 mile) run. On Saturdays, both teams also participate in non- league Invitationals. In cross-country, the runners compete individually and as a team. The team competition re- quires five runners, and both @ schools find it difficult to field a girl's team. Radzinski explained, “There are so many sports for girls now, few girls choose cross country.” NT at Ra For Bk : ah i Te TEEN POST PHOTOS/BETTY HINDS Dallas cross country runners, from left, front row: Maria Bednash, Jamie Stanish, Ryan Beberus, Colin Conrad, Harry Hiscox, Whitney Adams. Second row: Reginald Thomas (coach), Chris Mounce, Mike Hiscox, Peter VanLoon, Pat Haradem, Pete Miller, Michael Yenason. Led by captains Ryan Post and Kelby Morgan, Lake-Lehman’s team consists of 8 boys and 3 girls. Ryan and Kelby are both juniors who have been part of the team for the past three years. Lehman's Jr. High team is coached by John Sobocinski. Last year the Lake-Lehman cross-country team placed first in the conference and league, and as a team they placed third in Districts against 32 other schools. Individually, four male runners qualified for states. Radzinski expects this year’s Lehman team to do well. “They are very experienced. All the boys have run in big meets. They train hard and have confi- dence in themselves.” He contin- ued, “We hope to reach our top performance in districts. We want to finish first and go on to states. We have the potential to be one of the top 10 teams in the state.” Last weekend both Lehman and Dallas participated in an in- vitational meet at Kirby Park. In the boys’ division, Lehman run- ner Brad Baird placed 15th while Dallas runner Pete Miller placed 27th. Dallas runner Whitney Adams placed 11th in the female division. Power failure The Dallas field hockey lost it second game of the season by a 1-0 score, in agame played Sept. 6 against Coughlin. The Lady Mountaineers were shut out in their opening game by Honesdale. But the Dallas girls bounced back to whip Meyers 3-0 and GAR 2-0 to even their season record. Tunkhannock comes to visit this Friday. In photos from the Coughlin game, from left: Shannon Thomas raced ahead of the defense; Amanda Coleman battled for control with two Coughlin players; Halli Wiliams kept con- trol; Rachel Kukosky fired off a pass. Coach Thomas was pleased with Dallas’s performance. “Whitney was great,” he said. “She was competing against two of the best!girls in the state. Whitney and Pete are both out- standing athletes and real strong points on our team.” Ten boys and three girls com- pete for Dallas. The team has two captains, Pete Miller and Maria Bednash. Dallas’ Jr. High team is coached by Marjorie Adams. Last year four girls from Dal- las qualified for states. Whitney Adams gave the best perfor- SRG Ky & Toth “eg Lake-Lehman cross country, from left, mance, placing 4th in Districts and first among all female par- ticipants from the Wyoming Val- ley. This will be a rebuilding year for Dallas. “We have five brand new runners, and only two of our members are seniors,” Thomas said. Both Radzinski and Thomas are always looking for more team members. Radzinki said, “I'd like to increase the team by five runners each year.” Thomas agreed. “Cross-coun- try is a great sport. I wish more kids would participate.” front row: Ed Radzinski (coach), Kelby Morgan, Brad Baird, Corey Norton. Back row: Brian McMahon, Dan Evans, Ryan Post. Absent: Dave Walters and Chuck Kopetchne. POST PHOTOS/JIM PHILLIPS
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