Section 2 Pro bowler hopetul rolls 300 By SCOTT VINNACOMBE II Post Correspondent SHAVERTOWN — Robert bhardt Jr. is 19 going on 300. ually, he’s already there; just last week he rolled a perfect game in his bowling league. For those who may not know, it isn’t possible to score any higher than 300 when shooting for those all-elusive pins. What does one have to do to attain this? The answer is sim- ple: don’t miss — at all. In order to do what Robert has done, a bowler must roll a strike in nine of 10 frames and three strikes in the tenth. Robert, those who know him call him Bobby, has been an avid bowler since he was 9 years old. “I've been bowling since I was 6,” Bobby says. “But my parents couldn't get me to go (to leagues) between 6 and 9.” “If a person likes bowling enough and sticks with it, they can keep getting better.” Robert Gebhardt Jr. Shavertown Bobby admits that when he was younger something turned him off to league play. “I was signed up for Saturday morning leagues,” he explains. “I guess with all the people there I didn't. want™o go.” Bobby really bégan to enjoy the sport when he was In league play, bowlers roll three games; that is, three sets of ten frames. On this fateful icht, Bobby scored a 182, a O and then a 246. The 300 was a first-ever for the pro-bowl- ing hopeful. ‘I'm actually late getting to 300,” he says. “I know a guy who is 18 and has already thrown five 300s.” Bobby says he’s known for the longest time that if he could throw the first 10 strikes, he'd be able to get the final two and therefore achieve the perfect score. Bobby says everyone in his family has participated in bowl- ing leagues at one time or an- other in their lives. It was natur- al for him to follow the same route. Throughout his develop- See BOWLER, pg 10 Wrestling Club members Pell medals Back Mountain Wrestling Club recently competed in the Wilkes- Barre YMCA Tournament. Ten boys placed first through fourth. Pictured are the 10 winners, from left, first row: Cody Long, Pee Wee Hwt, 2nd place; Cole Dixon, Pee Wee 46 [b., 3rd place; Brian DeLuca, Midget 55 Ib., 2nd place; Connor Mar- tinez, Pee Wee 55 Ib., 3rd place; James Rosencrans, Junior 75 Ib., 4th place. Second row: Zach Hilstosky, Midget105 [b., 4th place; Mitch Artsma, Junior 80 Ib., 2nd place; Adam Goeringer, Midget 90 Ib., Ist place; John Young, Junior 70 lbs, 3rd place; Darren Otway, Midget 80 Ib., 3rd place. THE DALLAS POST Sports 1 is POST PHOTOSNIM SILL Knights biank Meyers The Lake-Lehman girls soccer team had an easy time of it against Meyers last week, scoring three goals and holding the Mohawks to a single shot. : In photo above, Lisa Wasser tried to get off a shot through a swarm of Meyers defenders. Julia Covert, below left, let go of a shot that was the second Lehman goal. Tracy Ragukas, below right, broke away from a defender. The Dallas Post Dallas, PA April 10, 2003 Monday will be key In Back Mountain Cup race Monday will be a big day, when the Dallas and Lake-Lehman varsity squads play each other in softball, baseball and tennis. Two days later the girls soccer teams will meet at Lehman. The out- comes of the four contests will have big impact on the winner of the inaugural Back Mountain Cup. Lake-Lehman leads the stand- ings with a 9-5 record against their Back Mountain rivals. The Black Knights won the first sev- en events before Dallas got its first victory in the Old Shoe foot- ball game. After losing in wrestling, the Mountaineers reeled off four consecutive vic- tories in basket- ball to make the race competitive. The Cup is not intended to di- minish the importance of the Old Shoe football game, or the more recent awards given by Back Mountain Youth Soccer to the winning soccer team. It in- cludes every regular-season game, match and meet in which the schools play one another, See CUP, pg 10 SPORTS ROUNDUP GIRLS SOCCER Lake-Lehman 3, Meyers 0 LEHMAN TWP. — Claire Agaliski, Julia Covert and Traci Ragukas scored and the Black Knights defense held the Mo- hawks to just one shot. Abington Heights 5, Wyoming Seminary 2 WYOMING — Seminary trailed 3-0 nine minutes into the game before Tamra Morris tallied twice to move the Blue Knights within a goal, but it was not enough. Lake-Lehman 8, North Pocono 0 LEHMAN TWP. — Julia Covert and Traci Ragukas each recorded hat tricks for Lake- Lehman. Stephanie Frank scored the other two goals. Keeper Deidre Wengen made four saves to record the shutout. SOFTBALL Nanticoke 3, Lake-Lehman 0 NANTICOKE — Casey Hor- vath pitched well, giving up six hits over six innings and strik- ing out three, but the Black Knights offense sputtered. Dallas 2, Crestwood 0 WRIGHT TWP. — Lauren Collini struck out seven and gave up only three hits to claim the win. Kelly Brzozowski went 2-for-3 at the plate. BASEBALL Dallas 7, Crestwood 3 WRIGHT TWP. — Mike Race’s pinch-hit single was the key hit in a four-run rally in the fifth in- ning. Ryan Gryskevicz went the distance, scattering six hits and striking out six. Gryskevicz, Adam Tkaczyk, Ryan Bolton and Adam Schoonover each had two hits. VOLLEYBALL Lake-Lehman 2, WVW 0 LEHMAN TWP. — Cory Spencer racked up 12 kills and Zack Deubler had 12 service points, as the Black Knights prevailed 15-5, 15-9. See ROUNDUP, pg 10 Trout stockings scheduled locally The PA Fish and Boat Commission will stock trout in local waters on the following dates: Week of April 14: Frances Slocum Lake, Harveys Creek 2, Harveys Creek 4, Harveys Creek 5. Week of April 26: Frances Slocum Lake, Irena Lake, Saturday 12:30 p.m.; April 28: Harveys Creek 5. Week of May 3: Moon Lake, Saturday 12:30 p.m. Week of May 17; Moon Lake, FE Walter Reservoir, Saturday 12:30 p.m.; May 19: Harveys Creek 2, Harveys Creek 5. Youth Soccer signups Back Mountain Youth Soccer Association will hold for the fall, 2003 intramural soccer season on Saturday, April 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Dallas Senior High School cafeteria. Age groups U-6 through U-18 will be accepted. Eligible players must be at least 5 years of age before August 1, 2003. Social Security numbers and proof of age required. YMCA basketball tournament The Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA is currently taking entries for the 73rd annual Rogers Basketball Tournament. This modified double elimination tournament is being held through April 30. Boys and Girls divisions are available for 5th thru 8th grade teams. Tourna- ments will run a week and a half for each division. 5th/6th grade boys play begins April 14th; 5th/6th grade girls play begins April 21. Spots are limited to 6 teams per grade per division. For more information call Nicky at 823-2191 ext 141.
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