: i ar pe v “Walters © (continued from page 9) LA) 7 eston, SC, and just missed IE “boys from the eastern part of the ge points apiece. A a di a ad The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Thursday, January 31, 2002 11 Spartans hold off Dallas “ By JOHN ERZAR D. Special to the Post PLYMOUTH — Dallas hasn’t “played like a sophomore-domi- "nated team all season. The ‘Mountaineers came into Friday's ‘game as the Division II first-half ‘champions and with just two losses overall. But Wyoming Valley West fig- ured if it could tweak the ‘younger Mountaineers ever so ‘slightly, its job would be easier. The Spartans did just that to ‘start the third quarter, using a press to get a bit of a cushion and then holding off a few Dal- las outbursts for a 65-60 victory Jan. 25. “Theyre a young team and I think Coach thought if we kept up the tempo and put a lot of 2) (Qpressure on them, they would “get a little nervous,” said Valley West 1 Ohrin. Valley West opened the third quarter with a 12-2 run, to take a 36-27 lead. Defensive pressure led to Dallas turnovers and bas- kets by Annie Ritsick and Tara Matreselva. senior guard Jessica POST PHOTO/JIM PHILLIPS Kelly Brzozowski drover around a Pittston defender in the Lady Mountaineers 77-53 victory last week. Until that point, neither team built a lead bigger than four points. “It was right around there (when the game changed),” Dal- las coach Joe Noon said. “But the kids played tough. Valley West is a good team, but we're just as good. It could have gone our way, too.” The game nearly did. Dallas rallied back within 41- 39 when freshman Cory Patton opened the fourth quarter with an outside jumper, but Valley West's strong = inside offense came to the rescue. Dallas, though, slowly came back within 62-56 with less than. a minute left. Meredith Lacey, whose 12 points was sec- ond to teammate Shannon Thomas’ 14, was fouled on a three-point attempt and con- nected on all three free throws. Ashleigh King put Dallas a tad closer, 63-60 with 20 seconds left on a jumper, but Ohrin hit her free throws and the Spar- tans prevented the Moun- taineers from getting off a good three-point shot. been a good player every year, and ‘a true playmaker for this team.” Walters was selected spokesman for the all-american game, to be held June 15 at Blackbaud Stadium in aking national player of the year honors after a “neck-and- neck” finish with eventual boys : player of the year Joe Ducci, of Lincoln Way Central High School in New Lennox, Ill, ac- jicoraing to the NSCAA web site. The game will pit the top 18 Kelsey Moody scored 16 points and Claire Mitchell made two crucial free throws in the fourth quarter to lead Pace REX IK Physical Therapy to a 32-31 victory over Rosenn Law Firm. Mitchell finished with sev- n points, including six in the last quarter. Stephanie Pace added seven points and Ashley Cleaves finished with two. Lind- sey McCabe led all scorers with a game-high 21 points for Rosenn, which had the lead for the first three quarters. Kathleen Paley added six points, while teammates Courtney Taylor and Balavage scored two Eastern Insurance 39, Burger King 32 Cassie Snider scored a game- high 19 points to lead Eastern Insurance Group to a 39-32 win against Burger King. Brittney Al- lan added 11 points, while Kasey Corbett finished with sev- en. Teammate Kelli Crossin added two for the winners. Nikki Pisacano scored 20 points to lead Burger King. Suzy Kroguls- ki and Amanda Kamarunas added six points apiece. Eastern Insurance led by one point at halftime, but used a big third quarter to outscore Burger King country against the top 18 from the West. Walters was one of only four players from Pennsylvania to be selected to the team, and was the top vote-getter of all Penn- sylvania players, making him the Pennsylvania Player of the Year. “This is a great honor for me,” said Walters. “To be the first spokesman for the national all- star game is a great honor in any sport.” “Making this team makes me proud to be from this area, and especially from Lake-Lehman *Moody, Mitchell lead Pace to victory 16-5 and take a 12-point lead into the fourth quarter. Pace Physical Therapy 37, Diagnostic Imaging 36 Pace Physical Therapy used a 17-point fourth quarter to come away with the win. Kelsey Moody led a balanced offense with 11 points, while Alyse Miller and Claire Mitchell scored nine points apiece. Teammate Ashley Cleaves scored six of her eight points in the fourth quar- ter. Lisa Giacometti scored a game-high 14 points for the Center for Diagnostic Imaging. Stephanie Konecke and Becca Slavoski added seven points apiece, while Caitlin Green scored six points and Devin Lacey finished with two. Eastern Insurance Group 36, Rosenn Law Firm 23 Kelli Crossin led all scorers with 14 points to lead the win- ners. Cassie Snider added 10 points, while Kasey Corbett chipped in six. Brittney Allan and Chelsea McHale added four and two points, respectively. Kathleen Paley scored a team- high nine points to lead Rosenn. Lindsey McCabe added eight points, while Elysia Balavage and Courtney Taylor scored four and two points, respectively. Knights of Columbus free throw winners * The Knights of Columbus Council 8224 recently held a free throw contest for children ages 10-14. Boys and girls winners included: Jonathan Orlando, 10; Samara H. LaFoca, 10; Joseph Osick, 11; Alyssa Miller, 12; Doug Harding, 12; Carla Reino, 13; Chris Parrish, 13; Casey Harrington, 14 and Alan Sheridan, 14. DYB 6th grade boys win close one The DYB sixth grade boys travel team recently defeated Wyoming Valley West, 66-62, in the Lake-Lehman league. Mark Covert scored 20 points, while Eric Tucker and Michael Kravitsky added 16 points apiece. Michael Gross chipped in with six points and made a key a teal with a few seconds remaining to seal the win. DYB 5th graders top Lehman The DYB fifth grade boys travel team recently defeated Lake- Lehman, 26-13, in the Lake-Lehman league. DYB held the lead throughout the game and used an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter to seal the win. Josh Backes scored 10 points to lead DYB. Derek Mar- tin added five points, while Russell Jenkins and Kevin Pierce scored two points apiece. Send your sports reports by dallaspost@leader.net High School.” Stroney said Walters is not a top goal scorer, but can see things developing on the field, and is a far better as an assist player. “He is a very unselfish player,” said Stroney. “He is very happy to give the the goal to his team- mates and take the assist.” Walters could not agree more. “By nature, I am not a for- ward, I am a midfielder,” said Walters. “But I realized in high school that I had to step it up and do some things I was not al- ways comfortable with.” Walters was recruited by many NCAA Division I programs, including 2001 National Cham- pion North Carolina, Stanford, Penn, Wake Forest and Penn State, who he will sign with Feb- ruary 1. And although Walters said he is only as good as his last game played, the honor does make things a little better for him. “I have wanted to win most of all. This is a great honor, and helps take the sting out of losing a bit,” said Walters. SPORTS ROUNDUP BOYS BASKETBALL Hazleton 54, Lake-Lehman 36 Hazleton started with a 21-9 run in the first and never looked back as they defeated Lehman. Dustin Kapson scored 10. Jared Sadowski added 10 including two three-pointers. Tunkhannock 66, Dallas 51 Chuck Suppon led the Moun- taineers with a game-high 19 points, but it was not enough to prevent a defeat by the Tigers. Blake Saba had 10, including two threes. Dan Mulhern also scored 10. Dallas 55, Pittson 51 Dallas led by 33-13 at half- time, but a 25-10 Pittston run in the third brought the Patriots back into the game. Dallas per- severed in the fourth for the win. John Simonitis scored 16, and Chuck Suppon added 14.20 Lake-Lehman 61, Coughlin 55 Jared Sadowski scored 16 in- cluding two three-pointers as the Black Knights outplayed the Crusaders. Joe Walko had 15, and Joe Yankoski netted 11 in- cluding one three. Dallas 69, WVW 57 John Simonitis scored a game-high 20 as the Moun- taineers cruised past the Spar- tans. Chuck Suppon had 15. Blake Saba netted 13, including two treys.20 Lake-Lehman 48, Berwick 40 The Black Knights led by two at the half, but the Bulldogs stormed back to tie the game at 38 and force overtime. Lehman outplayed Berwick 10-2 in over- time for the win. Joe Walko tossed in 14. Jared Sadowski scored 11, including two threes. Joe Yankoski netted 10 and also had two three-pointers.20 GIRLS BASKETBALL Hazleton 62, Lake-Lehman 33 Hazleton put the game away with a 27-7 run in the third quarter. Lisa Wasser led Lehman with 9 points. Lake-Lehman 66, Coughlin 38 Lehman led by 41-17 at half and continued to dominate for the win. Casey Horvath had a game-high 23, including one three point goal. Dallas 77, Pittston Area 53 Dallas sealed their victory with a 28-24 run in the fourth quarter. Jackie Hardwick scored 17. Meredith Lacey added 15. Shannon Thomas had 11, in- cluding one three. 20 Dallas 54, Lake-Lehman 40 Shannon Thomas had a game-high 20 points, including two threes, to lead Dallas to their second vic- tory over their rivals from Lehman. Jackie Hardwick and Rosalyn Wentko both added 12 for Dallas. For Lehman, Lisa Wasser scored 14, and Megan DeCesaris tossed in 13. WRESTLING Lake-Lehman 72, Wyoming 6 Lehman had 12 wins, includ- ing nine forfeits. John Schutz (119), Matt Stuart (160), and Bob Morris (171) recorded pins. Tunkhannock 42, Dallas 26 For Dallas, John Hettes (119) and Todd Jones (145) pinned their opponents. Perry Cool- baugh (152) won by technical « fall. Pittston Area 58, Dallas 9 Dallas’ only win came from a pin by John Walter (171). BOYS SWIMMING Dallas 123, Elk Lake 52 Dallas beat Elk Lake with first, second, and third place finishes in the 200 Medley, 200 IM, and the 100 Breaststroke. GIRLS SWIMMING Dallas 132, Elk Lake 37 Dallas placed first in 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, and 400 Free Relay. Annie Sav- age finished first in the 200 Free and the 500 Free. BMT Baseball & Softball meeting Feb. 4 Back Mountain Baseball will conduct a general meeting at 8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 4 at the Dallas American Legion. All in- dividuals who wish to manage a baseball or softball team at any level should submit a letter expressing that interest to President Jack Snyder at the meeting. All board members, coaches, volunteers and other interested individuals should at- tend. Bankers put hurt on Eye Care Brad = Fagula and Mike Clemente combined to score 38 of their team’s 42 points as PNC Bank topped DYB Eye Care Spe- cialists 42-32. Fagula led all scorers with 22 points, while Clemente added 16 for ‘the win- ners, who raised their record to 10-3. Eric Domzalski scored a team-high 20 points to lead Eye Care, which dropped to 8-5. Teammate J.J. Durr added 10 points. 7-8 BOYS Wilkes-Barre Pallet 58, House of Nutrition 51 Bobby Lenahan and Brandon Wills combined for 37 points as Wilkes-Barre Pallet Co. posted a 58-51 win against House of Nu- trition. Lenahan finished with 20 points, while Wills added 17. Teammate Connor Lenahan tossed in 12 points for the win- ners, who raised their record to 4-9. Nick Samanas scored a game-high 23 points to lead House of Nutrition (6-7). Chris Parrish added 18 points, while Jesse Swartwood added seven. DYB 8th crushes GAR Dean Witter 48, Gilroy Realtors 27 Ben Thomas and Sean McAn- drew combined for 37 points as Morgan, Stanley, Dean Witter raised its record to 11-2. Team- mate Adam Singer added six points for the winners. Mike Race scored a team-high 12 points to lead Gilroy Realtors (1- 12). Mike Wyberski added eight points, while Adam King fin- ished with seven. Gordon Insurance 59, Sneaker King 40 Robbie Myers scored a game- high 33 points as Gordon Insur- ance raised its record to 8-5. Joe Bailey added 12 points for the winners, while Robbie Tomko chipped in nine. David Harding scored a team-high 22 points to lead Sneaker King (4- 9). David Luksh and Robert Monk added six and four points, respectively, while Adam Besecker and Sage Price tossed in three points apiece. David Harding led a balanced scoring attack as the DYB eighth grade boys travel team recently defeated GAR, 49-25, in a battle be- tween two of the top three teams in the Plains-Solomon League. Harding finished with 13 points, while Robbie Myers added 10. Ben Thomas and Bobby Lenahan scored nine and eight points, respec- tively, while Eri¢ Domzalski chipped in seven. The win raised the team’s record to 7-2. The victory, combined with Solomon-Plains’ 34-29 win against previously undefeated Meyers, moved DYB to within one game of first place. GAR dropped to 6-2. Builders edge Renaissance Center Michael Gross and Casey Judge combined for 44 points to lead Summit Pointe Builders over Renais- sance Center 5-6 = 104s 57-55. © Gross finished with 23 points, while Judge added 21. Teammate Zach Halbing chipped in two points. Eric Tucker scored a game-high 27 points to lead the Renaissance Center for Plastic Surgery. Joey Collini added 20 points, while Tommy Golightley chipped in six. Dr. Jack Ellis 39, Smith Barney 34 hil Peter. .Steve «scored a. game-. added nine as Dr. Jack Ellis clinched an opening-round play- off bye with a 39-34 win over Smith-Barney. Garrett Hann added six points, while Vince Oliveri played well defensively. Chris Klaiss scored 18 points to lead Smith-Barney. Teammate Devon O’Brien played well defen- sively. Dallas Lions 28, Commonwealth Telephone 15 Mark Covert scored 14 points and Scott Daube chipped in four points apiece, highs20 peintsiand Joe Bevevino: three points to lead the Lions. Joe Osick scored five points for Commonwealth, while Bobby Vojtko played well defensively. Pompey Dodge 35, WV Auto Sales 27 Doug Harding scored a game- high 21 points to lead the win- ners. Tommy Youells added six points, while Matt Alfano and Russell Jenkins finished with four and two points, respective- ly. The win gave Pompey Dodge sole possession of third place in the division. D.J. Berley led Wyoming Valley Auto Sales with five points. Andrew Besecker “and Brad'Johnson finished with ha Ba he a Bus Dallas Lions 47, Dough Company 42 The Dallas Lions clinched an opening-round playoff bye with the win. Tommy Oswalt led the Lions with 13 points, while Ja- son Darling added eight. Team- mate Josh Clay played well de- fensively. Kyle Arnaud scored a game-high 30 points to lead the Dough Company. Bruce Sobocinski added four points, while Eddie Stredney played well defensively. 5-6 boys skills competition winners Dallas Youth Basketball held skills competition in the fifth and sixth grade boys division. In the fifth grade layups, Casey Judge took first place, Jackie Ellis finished second, and Lee Culver took third. Scott Skammer won first place in the free throw competition, while Brian Haughwout was second and Steven Meskers finished third. In sixth grade, Mark Covert won the layup competition, fol- lowed by Eric Tucker and Mike Kravitsky in second and third place, respectively. Peter Steve won the free throw competition, while Michael Gross took second, and Tommy Golightley finished third. Defense rules as Rotary holds off Rosenn In a defensive battle, Erin Crossin and Ashley Myers scored four points apiece to lead Dallas Rotary over Rosenn CEN C2 { MS Law Firm, 11- 9. Teammate Jessica Flaherty added three points. Samantha Backus and Kaley Roberts scored three points each for Rosenn, Jenkins, and Greenwald. Carrie Bailey added two points, while Kailey Peters tossed in a free throw. Penn State Seed 33, Quality Collision 29 Melissa Gorski scored 21 points and Penn State Seed held off a fourth quarter rally by Quality Collision to capture a 33-29 win.. Kristina Toussaint tossed in seven points, while Shauna Phillips and Carli Men- zel added three and two points, respectively, for Penn State Seed. Allison Evans led Quality Collision with 18 points. Emily Polachek and : Erica Slocum added four points apiece, while Paige Selenski chipped in two points and Margo Aideius scored one. WYV Prosthetics 14, Dr. Jack Ellis 4 Sisters Katherine and Kristen O'Brien scored four and six points, respectively, for the win- ners. Courtney Besecker and Laura Kerpovich each added a bucket, while Cecelia Besecker and Adria Eckert played well de- fensively. Jill Jackson scored all four points for Dr. Jack Ellis. Nicole Redinski and Stephanie Kiluk each grabbed several re- bounds. Dallas Lions 27, Parente Randolph 10 Alyssa Cybulski scored a game-high 14 points to lead the Lions. Lauren Zimniski added eight points, while Krysta Ker- rick and Sara Kuffa chipped in three and two points, respective- ly. Hillary Schaub led Parente Randolph with four points. Chelsea Martin added three points, while Rosemary Shaver and Elena Habersky finished with two points and one point, respectively. CSI 33, Bonner Chevrolet 22 Erin Delaney led all scorers with 18 points to lead the win- ners. Becca Banks added nine points and Rachel Miller fin- ished with six. Danielle Krawetz led Bonner Chevrolet with a team-high 12 points. Tara Dom- bzalski added eight points, while Stacey Stepniak finished with two.
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