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.
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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
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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.