The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Thursday, June 13, 2002 9 THE DALLAS POST ® From the bullpen Timothy J. Raub | ‘Nice’ Tyson is finished He was battered and bruised He looked beaten and abused. Once seemingly untouchable, former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has gained more na- tional media attention over the past few years for his animalis- tic out-of-the-ring problems than his once down-and-dirty, beat-you-until-you-can-no- @/o cr stand fighting style. But Saturday night, a clearly humbled Tyson put on his Dr. Jekyll face for the world, and all but admitted his boxing career is over — at least his fighting career in the ring, that is. Iron Mike threw the bouquet to heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, giving him credit for absolutely beating him into the canvas, and thanked the @ champ for giving him one more payday. Tyson never really stood a chance against a clearly stronger and more prepared Lewis, and it is almost sad that an athlete who dominated the sport for so long has been re- duced to nothing more than a second-level fighter at best. & Tyson virtually put an end to his career years ago. Imprisonment and suspension have destroyed the career of one ofithe most feared fighters in the past 20 years, and if only he could have realized his God-giv- en talents maybe Tyson would be in a different position today. Tyson is a perfect example of fallen glory, and he has no one to blame but himself. His multi-million dollar purse from the match just about brings him out of debt, and it looks as though the only oppo- nent Tyson will face for the rest of his life will be himself. Iron Mike's demons have fi- nally overcome him, and no amount of medication will ever rekindle the flame that made him the best of the best. It is a shame, it is truly a shame. But if you ask me, this animal should have hung it up a long time ago, and the boxing world will be far better off without a problem the caliber of Mike Tyson. Timothy J. Raub, a Dallas Post staff writer, can be reached at traub@leader.net, or by phone at 674-4658. By TIMOTHY J. RAUB anything. Gryskevicz, Kapson shine at Legion workout Post Staff SCRANTON — Ryan Gryskevicz could not wait to measure his talents against those of some of the top American Legion baseball players in Northeastern Pa. The wait was clearly worth it. Gryskevicz, along with 13 other Wyoming Valley players and 14 more from throughout the northeast, moved on to Tuesday's regional all-star game at Danville High School. “It is more like a self-confidence builder for me,” said Gryskevicz, a junior stand- out on the mound for Dallas this spring. “It is really important to be at your best here. You are seeing top-notch players.” The Dallas High School senior was im- pressive on the mound. In his inning of work, Gryskevicz re- tired three batters and got two to pop out, but he hung a pitch over the plate that West Scranton’s Chris Jones sent over the right-field fence for a home run. But that home run didn’t faze Gryske- vicz, who otherwise looked dominant. “I've been doing that this year,” he said. “I just didn’t bend and left one up (over the plate). (Jones) is a good hitter, and he got me.” The game was more of a tryout than Fifty players from the northeastern por- tion of the state worked out in front of a panel of judges for 90 minutes before the game, and each got one at-bat and at least one inning of work on the field to show why they should move on. Each pitcher got an inning of work in front of seven batters. Back Mountain teammate Dustin Kap- son also impressed the judges, and joins Gryskevicz on the team. “It's a good chance for me to compare myself against better players. I just hope I can keep going (through the games),” Gryskevicz said. a NE , It was an interstate rivalry in miniature last week when the Phillies met the Pirates. In photos, clockwise from top: Ryan Naugle slid safely into home as Chuck Young- man tried to get a handle on Kapitula strikes out 10 as Indians defeat Januzzi’s Mark Kapitula struck out 10 batters over four innings of work as the Back SENIOR [seas W=y.(e]8] = feated SINT \ MW Januzz's Pizza 13-3 in senior league baseball action recently. Chris Bertinelli and Frank Buzin led the Indians with three and two hits, respectively, and Ryan Besteder had a double in the winning effort. BMT Rockies 14, Heights Mariners 0 Mike English had three hits with a double and drove in six runs to lead the Rockies over the Mariners 14-0. Ryan Marascio and Jonathan Wood each added two hits with one of Woods being a double. Matt Shiskowski picked up the win striking out eight. W. Pittston/Exeter 9, BMT Rockies 8 Gracjan Kraszewski led the Rockies with a home run and three singles and three RBI. Scott Carter added four hits and Chris Katyl and Jonathan Wood each had three hits with one a triple. Ryan Marascio had two hits. Wood took the loss. BMT Rockies 11, Januzzi’s Pizza 9 Gracjan Kraszewski led the Rockies with five hits, including two doubles in a win over Wyoming /West Wyoming's Januzzi's Pizza 11-9. Winning pitcher Matt Shiskowski and Ryan Marascio chipped in three hits each and Nate Yoh and See SR. LEAGUE, pg 10 McDonald’s arm leads Bob Horlacher Megan McDonald scattered 10 strikeouts and four hits in four innings of MAJOR work, and LEAGUE helped her Yo A:T HN cause at the plate, going 3-for-3 as the Bob Hor- lacher Brewers rolled past the Back Mountain Dodgers 13-5 in major league softball action. April Dulsky went 2-for-4, and Kelly Evans, Noel Sidorek and Denise Nerozzi also added hits for the Brewers in the win. Horlacher 16, White Sox 15 Sarah Szczucki and Megan McDonald combined to strike out 11 as Bob Horlacher edged the White Sox. Szczucki, Noel Sidorek, Alicia English, and Grace Hubbell each had three hits for Horlach- er, while Stephanie Ashley recorded two hits for the White Sox. Cardinals 17, Horlacher 1 Laura Kurillo blasted a home 17-1 in Back Mountain Major League softball action. Courtney Besecker and C. C. Besecker each had two hits and Julianne Pettit allowed only one hit on the mound to lead the Cardinals. White Sox 21, Harvey's Lake 11 Ellen Arnaud, Erica Morgan, Stephanie Ashley and Becca Banks each had three hits to lead the Back Mountain White Sox past Harveys Lake. Leah Kaiser, Diana Smith and Taylor Trudgen added two hits apiece, including a Trudgen double, for the White Sox, and Arnaud and Kaiser combined to fan six. For Harvey's Lake, Rachel Lichtman and Leanne Kneaur each had two hits. Cardinals 23, Harvey's Lake 2 Laura Kurillo had three hits and Megan Youells struck out seven to lead the Back Mountain Cardinals to a win over Harveys Lake. Lindsay Stephenson had two 4 . . run, doubled and had two sin- hits and Rama Williams fanned Dallas Summer Gir Is te sero Si nd hich in gles as the Back Mountain Car- four Cardinals for Harveys Lake dinals rolled t Bob Horlach in the losi ffort. Basketball League — Hie inning: Corson Baker frees rolled past Bob Horlacher in the losing effo v 3 | whipped a throw to first. SIgnups Saturday WA, POST PHOTOS/JIM PHILLIPS The Dallas Summer Girls Bas- ketball League will be holding signups at 11 a.m. Saturday, | une 15 at the Dallas Rec Cen- Plesnar’s home run proves game-winner lead the Cardinals to a win over ter. Play begins June 24. Games will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. Monday and Thursday at the Dallas Rec Center. Players en- tering grades 6-7 are eligible. Cost is $10 which includes a t- shirt. For more info call Jeff Besecker 675-6137 after 6 p.m. or John Cybulski 675-6135. Harveys Lake Syictory Run June 22 “The Harvey's Lake Victory Run 2002 will be at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 22 at Har- veys Lake. The 8.1 mile foot race will benefit Our Lady of Victory Church and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Also included is a alf mile fun run for children 14 years of age and younger. For information, contact Race Direc- tor, Dan Bartley, at 639-1358. Cody Plesnar belted a game- winning home run to lead the Red Sox to an 11-10 win over the Tigers in Back Mountain Baseball Major League action. Tommy Youells doubled and had two singles, and Dave Zurek, Devon Albrecht and Kevin Little each collected two hits for the Red Sox in the win- ning effort. Plesnar and Youells combined to strike out five. P. J. Precone led the Tigers with a double and a single, while Richard Wengryznek and Jonathan Orlando added dou- bles in the losing cause. Chris Klaiss fanned six Red Sox. Reds 12, Phillies 1 P Mike Prater smashed two home runs as the Reds romped over the Phillies. Winning pitcher Joe Bevevino struck out seven and helped his own cause with a triple, and Joe Olsick added three hits for the Reds. Astros 10, A’s 4 Justin Eimers smacked a dou- ble and three singles for the As- tros to lead the Astros past the A's. Mike Eckman collected two doubles and a single for the win- ners while teammates Mike Lips- ki, Jeremy Fike each singled twice, and Wally Simko and Kyle Parsons each added doubles for the Astros. Derrick Martin doubled and had two singles, and Zack Aciukewicz and Joe Hayes each doubled in a losing cause. Hayes, Martin and Andy Besecker combined to strike out two. Cardinals 14, Reds 11 Pat Murray struck out eight to the Reds. Mark Covert singled twice to pace the winning attack with help from Aaron Cusma’s double and Eric Davis's key single. Mike Prater and Tom Perry each had three hits, including a homer and a double by Prater, and Prater fanned seven Cardi- nals in the losing effort. Rangers 19, Tigers 9 Matt Ruch recorded five hits, including two home runs and a triple, to lead the Rangers past the Tigers. Josh Backes added a homer, triple and single, while Kevin Engler, who tossed a complete game and struck out six, con- tributed two doubles and a sin- gle to the winning attack. For the Tigers, P. J. Precone, See BMT BALL, pg 10 Physical Therapy reaches final four Pace Physical Therapy recently advanced to the final four in the Dallas Youth Basketball Girls 7th and 8th Grade League. They fin- ished the season 6-3. Pictured from left are: first row: Ashley Cleaves, Julianne Pettit, Megan Baker. Second row: Alyse Miller, Stephanie Pace, Claire Mitchell, Coach Jeff Pace. Absent from photo were: Kelsey Moody and Jackie Lowe.
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