The Dallas Post Dallas, PA March 20, 2003 ’ THE DALLAS POST Section 2 Final quarter collapse ®looms O’Reilly By DAVE KONOPKI For The Dallas Post POTTSVILLE — Just when it appeared a berth in the PIAA Class A Eastern Final was with- in its grasp, the qualities that carried the Bishop O'Reilly boys basketball team through the postseason outstanding perimeter shooting and an ag- gressive defense — disappeared. Muncy broke a 43-43 dead- lock with a 14-2 run and the Queensmen made just two bas- kets in the final 4:55 — includ- ing a half-court heave at the buzzer in a 59-48 loss against the Indians in a PIAA D A state quarterfinal March 1 night at Martz Hall. Bishop O'Reilly, which cap- tured the District 2 champi- onship, ends its season at 21-9. “We made some crazy deci- sions on defense and I don’t know where that came from,” said Queensmen head coach Mark Belenski, whose team was supported by a large contingent of O'Reilly faithful in the pro- gram’s Martz Hall debut. The Indians and Queensmen See O'REILLY, pg10 Tim Crossin hooked a Muncy defender on his way around. FOR THE DALLAS POST/MADALYN RUGGIERO Level 7 Gymnasts medal at Lancaster Recently Mariel Adams and Sara Skammer competed in a Level 7 gymnastic meet held at Prestige Gym in Lancaster. They are members of Northeast Gym- nastics Academy, Wilkes-Barre. They are coached by Lori Dex- ter. Mariel Adams, age 12 placed 3rd on floor with a score of 9.375, 7th on vault with a score of 9.3, 12th on uneven bars a score of 8.35 and 8th All- ound with a score of 35.375. Mariel is a sixth grade student at Dallas Middle School. She re- sides in Dallas. Sara Skammer, age 11 placed 3rd on beam with a score of 9.0, placed 5th on floor with a score of 9.1, and placed 9th All- Around with a score of 34.35. Sara is a fourth grade student at Dallas Elementary. She also resides in Dallas. Berley going to state championship Michelle Berley, 13 of Shaver- town has qualified to compete in the Level 9 state gymnastics championship meet to be held March 22-23 in Williamsport. Michelle qualified at her first lev- el 9 meet this season. Berley is qualified to compete at nationals this summer in Connecticut. She is coached by Lori Dexter at Northeast Gym- astics. Berley is a seventh de student at Wyoming Semi- nary Lower School and the daughter of Fred and Bev Berley. Mountaineers state playoff run ends in quarters By JOE PETRUCCI For The Dallas Post OREFIELD — When leading scorer Jackie Hardwick scored with one second to play in regulation to force overtime against Nazareth Academy on Wednesday at Parkland High School, the Mountaineers’ trend of comeback wins appeared ready to continue. Four turnovers in the four-minute extra session, however, were too much for Dallas to overcome, as the Fighting Pandas escaped with a second-round 54-52 victory. “I'm so crushed for these girls,” said a dis- traught Joe Noon, Dallas coach. “They never gave us a chance. They never thought we'd get past North Pocono. What can you say? We had a great season.” That season, however, comes to a heart- breaking end for the Mountaineers (23-6), the D-2 champs. Nazareth Academy (21-8) will face District 11 gold medalist and two-time defending state champ Allentown Central Catholic (29-1) on Saturday. Five-foot-five sophomore guard Cory Patton came up big for Dallas in the overtime, scor- DYB 5-6 girls champions Dr. Kurt Maas defeated Rosenn, Jenkins and Green- wald in the Girls 5th and 6th grade level championship game held at Wycallis Elemen- tary School on February 26. Pictured above are, from left: Elena Habersky, Maria Maas, Leigh Ann Amico, Molly Gilli- gan, Amanda Thompson, Jen- na Woychick, and Brittany Kneal. Kevin Kneal, coach of the Pink Flamingoes, is pic- tured in the rear. The team cel- ebrated their victory with an ice cream sundae party. DALLAS : Fag pk ; HskETBH) ing all six of her team’s points in the extra session on impressive drives to the hoop. Nazareth Academy, which got a combined 25 points from senior post players Lauren Wixted and Katie Quintus in regulation, also relied on its guards in overtime. Dallas led three times in overtime, 48-46, 50-48 and 52-51, but Fighting Pandas sopho- more guard Mary Kate McDade scored on a drive inside and hit one of two free throws with 15 seconds left to seal the win. Dallas missed a layup, got the rebound, but missed again as time ran out. The Fighting Pandas took the contests largest lead, 41-36, two minutes into the fourth quarter. After two Patton free throws cut the lead to 42-38, Shannon Thomas scored her first points of the game on a three- pointer to pull the Mountaineers within 42-41 with 2:25 to play in regulation. “We hit a three when we needed it. That's what great players do,” said Noon. “They shut her down, but when it came down to it, she did it.” Wixted then hit one of two free throws be- fore two Dallas turnovers resulted in McDade Daz) ASKED, i” Dallas Youth Basketball banquet tickets on sale Dallas Youth Basketball will hold its year- end banquet on Sunday, April 13 at 6 p.m. at Genetti's in Wilkes Barre. All girls and boys awards and trophies will be presented and a family style dinner will be served. The cost is $13 for adults, $10 for children 12 and under, and age 4 and under are free. Players attending with a paying adult are free but are required to have a ticket to gain admittance. Tickets can be purchased at all DYB playoff games. Due to the large turnout in previous years, it is suggested to buy your tickets early. For more informa- tion, contact Peggy Lacey at 696-4603. hitting two of three free throws for a 45-41 lead with 1:19 to play. Again, Dallas came back with a long ball, as Meredith Lacey knocked down a trey to pull within one. “We came back and fought hard,” said Noon. “It was a tough game. But I'm proud of this team.” Dallas missed on its next two trips down the floor, but Nazareth Academy could only hit one of four foul shots and the game was still within reach. With one second left, Hard- wick grabbed her own rebound and converted the layup to tie the score 46-46 and force overtime. Nazareth Academy's frontcourt play sur- prised Dallas. “When we saw the tape of them, they had no inside game at all,” said Noon. “What a dif- ference. I thought we played them tough.” Hardwick led Dallas with 16 points, Patton finished with 12 and Lacey scored eight. Nazareth Academy attempted 21 free throws to Dallas’s six. This article appeared in original form in the Times Leader. * ALLAS ml YOUTH SHETBALL Byron wins two medals at states Caroline Byron won two medals in the PIAA State Swim- ming Championships last week, capping a brilliant sea- son for the Argents. Byron won silver in the 50- yard freestyle and anchored the 200-yard freestyle relay squad shared with Julie McLaughlin, Justine Gritz and Bryn Mesko. Two Dallas swimmers fin- ished in the top 12. Jen Arthur, who was seeded 15th in the 50 freestyle, finished 12th. The boys 200 freestyle team, seeded 19th, also finished 12th. Eby finishes 14th in state diving Dallas freshman Alaric Eby finished 14th with 215.65 points for eight dives in the PIAA Class 2A Boys diving competition, held March 13 at Penn State, University Park. Eby finished first and Hanover Area senior Joey Ru- ane was second at the district meet, which featured just three competitors. The two automati- cally qualified for states, where they distinguished themselves in a 25-diver field. Eby was 13th and Ruane 14th following preliminaries. Then Ruane moved up to make the cut for the final 12. Swimming, div I clinics at DMS Dallas Middle Sck hold competitive and diving clinics through 8. The swimmin, ic will provide com; swimming instructio students will learn th competitive strokes, turns and training regi The diving program will on basic diving inst and the safe operati diving area. Dates: Monda and Thursda Basketball shootout location changed The Kingston Township Recreation Commission an- nounces the 8th Annual Back Mountain Basketball Shootout Competition will take place Sunday, March 23 at the Wycallis Elementary School Gym. The event was originally scheduled for the Dallas Ele- mentary School. The Shootout is a Free Throw and Three Point Shooting Com- petition for boys and girls be- tween the ages of 7 and 16. Each event will have multiple age flights with shooting dis- tances ‘modified accordingly. Prizes will be presented to the top three finishers in each flight and overall champs. There will also be a parent-child team shooting competition giving parents and their children a fun-filled opportunity to team- up and compete. Registration and warm-up time will begin at noon. The event will start at 12:30 p.m. A donation will be collected for participants not residing in Kingston Township. For more information call Bob Zaruta at 675-0066. Trout stocking at Harveys Lake Back Mountain pre-season trout stockings will be at the fol- lowing time and location. Apr. 4, 12:30 p.m., Harveys Lake PFBC parking lot, for Har- veys Lake, 4,100 fish.
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