LI, a — CCR re ——AST 12 Dallas Post Dallas, PA Thursday, November 21, 2002 New corner strategy made all the difference By STEVE SEMBRAT AMBLER — Improvisation in October turned into inspi- ration on Saturday for the Lake-Lehman field hockey team. The decisive moments in the Black Knights’ 3-0 victory over Lancaster Mennonite in the PIAA Class 2A state field hockey championship game came when Lisa Wasser and Megan DeCesaris scored in the final 74 seconds of the first half. The goals that snapped a scoreless tie and put Lehman in command came on identical penalty corner plays that the Black Knights didn't start using until the playoffs. “We didn’t have practice the one day and we decided to go out and work on our corners,” Wasser said. “Megan was just fooling around taking shots. (assistant coach Sandy) Boyle was watching and said ‘Wow, that corner re- ally works’ and we've been using it ever since.” A penalty corner in field hockey is comparable to a power play in ice hockey in that the offense is given a dis- tinct advantage as the result of a foul. The offense can bring up all 10 field players. One stands on the end line several yards to the left or right of the goal and starts the play with a hit-out. The rest of the attackers can be no closer than the edge of the scoring circle, which is a semicircle that extends 16 yards from the goal. The defense must face this onslaught with four defend- ers and a goalie starting at the end line. The rest of the players start at midfield and have to sprint back into the play once the hit-out is taken. This gives the offense a distinct advantage for a few sec- onds. The idea is to get the hit-out quickly to an offensive player, who then tries to get off a shot and create a scor- ing chance as soon as possible. On the day Lehman came up with its new play, DeCe- saris was taking shots from between one and two o'clock, if you think of the scoring circle as half of a clock. “Up until that point, we only had six corner plays de- signed,” said Lehman coach Jean Lipski. “That was our seventh.” It turned out to be Lehman's lucky number against Mennonite, as the Black Knights called the play on more than half of their 12 penalty corners. It was effective most of the time and resulted in two goals that changed the complexion of the contest. “Usually I have a lot of time to get a shot off on that play and we have a lot of time to get somebody there to tip it,” DeCesaris said. With 1:14 left in the first half, DeCesaris got off a hard drive that was tipped in by Wasser. Then with 12 seconds left in the first half, DeCesaris misfired, but her rifle shot wound up going just inside the goalpost closest to her. “I'm actually supposed to hit it to the far post,” DeCe- saris said with a laugh, “but it worked out.” Lehman used the momentum it gained from the two dramatic goals to dominate the second half, and win the second state championship in the history of the program. “We had hoped to score one just before halftime to go in with the lead,” Lipski said. “To get two, it makes it very hard for the other team to recover.” This article appeared in original form in the Times Leader. Young people can win prizesin Lehman (continued from page 11) Meredith Edwards pushed the ball against Lancaster Mennonite during Saturday's state championship game, in which Lake-Lehman won its second title. Game Commission essay contest Entries for the Pennsylvania limited edition knife; and Game Commission's Youth Es- say Contest must be postmarked no later than Nov. 30, 2002. The theme for the contest is: “What ‘hunting heritage’ means to me.” The prize list features grand-prize winners in the ju- nior (ages 12-15) and senior (ages 16-18) divisions taking ex- pense-paid trips to Texas and Wyoming. The junior division grand-prize recipient will attend Safari Club International's (SCI) Apprentice Hunter Camp at the YO Ranch in Texas. The senior division grand-prize winner will receive a scholarship to SCI's American Wilderness Leadership School in Jackson, Wyoming. Both of these prizes are being sponsored by the Pennsylvania Chapters of Safari Club International. First prize in both the junior and senior divisions will be two- day youth pheasant hunts at a western Pennsylvania game pre- serve, including overnight ac- commodations. Prizes for entries finishing in second through fourth place in both divisions will include: Tra- ditions .50 caliber flintlock rifles for second place; a Buck Knives Sightron Series II 8x40 binocu- lars. All entries receive a Game Commission “Working Together for Wildlife” embroidered patch. In ,addition to the Pennsylva- nia Chapters of SCI, corporate prize sponsors are: H&R 1871, Inc.; Traditions; Buck Knives; Marlin; and Sightron Optics. Entrants must be Pennsylva- nia residents, have successfully completed an accredited hunter- trapper education course and possess a current hunting or furtaker license. Entries must include the fol- lowing information: full name; mailing address with zip code; telephone number and area code; year, state and county where hunter-trapper education course was successfully com- pleted; current hunting or fur- taker license number; and age and date of birth. Essays must be printed or typed, double-spaced and con- tain no more than 300 words. Mail entries directly to: Pennsyl- vania Game Commission, Hunter Education Youth Essay Contest, 2001 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797. Stampede takes 2nd at Hempfield The Back Mountain Stampede U-12 Boys Travel Soccer team, took second place this past weekend at The Hempfield Fall Classic Tour- nament in Lancaster. The Stampede won their games by scores of 10-0 and 4-1. The tournament was canceled late Saturday night.due to severe weather and field conditions. Although the Stampede took first in their bracket and won both their games played, they weren't able to win the overall championship due to the tie breaker rules. Members of the team are: Andy Besecker, Duncan Campbell, Mitch Cohen, Tyler Coleman, Sean Dickinson, Chris Ellis, Jackie Ellis, Adam Fleisher, Andy Hughes, Russ Jenkins, Brad Kabosky, Shane Kitzmiller, Nick Latosek, Jonathon Orlando, Joe Osick, Bobby Peron, Graham Speace and Tommy Youells. Tom Youells is the coach and Dave Coleman is the assistant coach. Send your sports reports by dallaspost@leader.net Lar CROSSWORD CORNER FOR THE DALLAS POST/FRED ADAMS Super Crossword HELLISH-TOSIS Valley won titles as members of District 12, which became part of District 2 during the mid-1990s. “This is a community thing,” Lehman coach Jean Lipski said of the victory. “Our community is very good to Lake-Lehman field hockey. Our parents and our administration are just so supportive, and that was reflected in the effort on the field.” The Black Knights broke open a game that was tightly played for the first 28 minutes with a pair of goals in the final 74 seconds of the first half. Lehman controlled the opening minutes, then Men- nonite (17-7-1, District 3 runner-up) had its or scoring chances in the latter stages of the first half. = won inc a shut After Lehman broke up one of those opportunities by the Blazers, the Black Knights counterattacked and took a 1-0 lead. DeCesaris took the initial shot on a penalty cor- ner, and Lisa Wasser deflected the ball past Men- nonite goalie Kelsey Feerrar 1:14 before halftime. “We finally finished our season with a bang,” Wasser said. “It feels great.” The bigger bang, though, was yet to come. DeCe. saris scored with 12 seconds left in the first half the same penalty corner play, giving Lehman a 2-0 lead heading into halftime. “As soon as the ball hit the back of the cage and Megan scored that second goal, I knew the game was ours,” Black Knights senior goalie Tracey Hu- dak said. “We just had to keep it up for the rest of the game.” During halftime and at every stoppage during the second half, Lipski reminded her team to keep Play ing offense. “When you start playing defense you get back on your heels,” Lipski said. “We wanted our kids to stay aggressive.’ Lehman dominated the second half and made it 3-0 when Meredith Edwards deflected a pass from Amanda Sagan past Feerrar at 13:27. “That finalized things,” Edwards said. “It was like the cherry on top of an ice cream sundae. That was it. It was done.” All that was left to do was celebrate once the final whistle sounded. When that final tweet pierced the cold, damp air, it unleashed a flood of tears and e phoria that lingered with the Black Knights on the bus trip home, the ride back into the Back Moun- tain escorted by fire engines, and the post-game cel- ebrations that lasted into the night. “This makes the whole season feel complete,” Hu- dak said. “We won the gold. We won in a shutout. It feels unbelievable.” This article appeared in original form in the Times Leader. H ROSSNUMBER GAME challenger ® hi INTERNATIONAL ACROSS 54 Nationality 88 Shain s 4 Beyond 41 Lifesaver 79 Actress 1 Toady suffix “— of balmy flavor Sommer 7 Pants 55 “Baloney!” Angels” 5 Aberration 43 Type of 80 Singer — Straw- 56 Eye 89 Clutches, 6 When machete Dottie berries” opener? eg. 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