The Dallas Post Dallas, PA July 4, 2003 Tue DALLAS POST Section 2 Lafoca wins Allan, Corbett fourth By KEVIN KAZOKAS Post Correspondent Awesome. Terrific. Amazing. Those are three words golfer Santo Lafoca used to describe his team’s dramatic victory in last weekends John A. Allan tourna- ment at Fox Hill Country Club in Exeter. The Falls resident and his part- er, Jim Gardas, teamed up to win the annual three-day event in come-from-behind fashion. The pair rallied during Sunday’s final round to tie the team of Steven Greenwald and Art Brunn Jr. at 16- under-par on the final hole of regu- I-3tars National wins 2, American bounces back District 16 All-Star play began last week. lation play. Lafoca and Gardas then defeated Greenwald and Brunn on the sec- ond playoff hole to capture the tournament championship. For Lafoca, it marked the third time he played on a championship team in the Allan tournament. His previous tournament victories came in 1986 and 1998. Just as in the past, winning this year’s tour- nament didn’t come easy. “It took a lot to win. It took a lot of perseverance,” said Lafoca, whose team found itself two strokes behind Greenwald and Brunn with two regulation holes left. Lafoca and Gardas cut that deficit by sinking birdies on 17 and 18, while their competitors could only manage to par the final two regulation holes on the 18-hole, par-71 course. That resulted in a sudden death playoff pitting the teams against each other with the championship on the line. For Lafoca, it meant an all-too-familiar situation. During his 1998 Allan win, Lafo- ca and teammate Harry Heck need- ed four playoff holes to lock up the championship. See GOLF, pg 10 The Back Mountain National boys started with a bang, dominating Exter 13-1 on June 28, then squeaked past Bear Buck/Miners Mills 4-3 July 1. Back Mountian American also won its first game, 5-5 over Jenkins Twp., before falling to Duryea 6-3 on June 30. But American bounced back with a 7-1 victory over West Pittston July 1. Games played Thursday, July 3 took place too late to be included in this issue. BMT American 7, West Pittston 1 JULY 1 — Ryan Urzen struck out six and only allowed two hits to help Back Mountain American top West Pittston in a losers bracket game. Cody Plesnar had a two-run home run and a single to lead the offense for American. Tom- my Youells and Darius Fetchko had two sin- gles apiece. Jenkins Township 12, Bob Horlacher 1 JULY 1 — Paul Gattuso was 4-for-4 at the plate and the winning pitcher in Jenkins Townships losers bracket victory over Bob Horlacher on Monday. Jim Mead had two hits for Horlacher, which was eliminated. Heights 7, Harveys Lake 0 JULY 1 — Adam Wayman homered, dou- bled and singled as Heights advanced in the losers bracket with a shutout of Harveys Lake on Monday. Nate Volkel had a double and single for Har- veys Lake. Kevin Price added the other hit. Pitcher Kyle Smith fanned eight. BMT National 4, Bear Buck/Miners Mills 3 JUNE 30 — Joe Osick hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning to help rally Back Mountain National over Bear Buck/Miners Mills in a winners bracket game. Osick’s blast helped erase a 3-0 deficit and sent National to a winners bracket quarterfi- nal game Thursday at Duryea. He also dou- bled. Steve Olshefski doubled, and Russ Jenk- ins, Bobby Peron and Cory Shaver each sin- FOR THE DALLAS POST/FRED ADAMS Santo Lafoca watched his chip onto a green during the Allan Tournament last week. See ALL-STARS, pg 10 POST PHOTOS/JIM PHILLIPS Photos from Back Mountain National's first-round win over Exeter. Clockwise, from top: Joe Osick stole home for one of BMT National's 13 runs; Justin Eimers’ helmet flew off as he knocked out a hit; Steve Olshemski dug for third against Exeter. of the year. White Sox 12 Cardinals 1 White Sox hand Dodgers first loss to take championship Danielle Harding in her first start of the season went the distance striking out five while allowing no earned runs as the White Sox beat the Dodgers 6-3 for the Major League Softball cham- pionship. Leah Kaiser led the way going 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI with help from Ellen Arnaud and Danielle Harding who chipped in two hits each in key situations. Rachel Miller pitched six innings for the Dodgers, striking out 15. Lu- cianna Kocher doubled and led a Dodger rally in the bottom of the sixth helping to the load the bases until a great defensive play by Leah Kaiser off the bat of Nicole Redinski at first base saved the game for the Sox. The White Sox finished the season 15-2 while the Dodgers lost their fist game June 19 — White Sox pitchers combined for their second no hit game of the season with Erica Morgan picking up the win. Stephanie Ashley and See WHITE SOX, pg 10 Dallns The Back Mountain Major League softball White Sox, won the championship game against the Dodgers, who had been unbeaten in regular season play. The White Sox team are, from left, front row: Asst. Coach Cindy Trudgeon, Mary Kate Osick, Katelyn Kennedy, Erica Morgan, Blair Constantino, Alexa Decker and Coach Jim Kaiser. Standing: Taylor Trudgeon, Leah Kaiser, Stephanie Ashley, Danielle Harding, Ellen Arnaud, Emily Sisk and Miranda Baur. Phillies prevail In title tilt The Yankees were denied for the third straight year as the Phillies won the overall championship by a 4-1 score. The solid Phillies team was led by Hunter Englehart, who pitched a complete-game two hitter, striking out 11 Yankees. Josh Shaver was on the losing end, but struck out eight and scattered only four hits. The Phils attack was led by singles by Carson Baker, Ryan Naugle, Scott Daube and Mike Ryan. The Phillies relied on their solid defense and pitching as coach Gary Naugle’s squad cruised to the win. Coach Mark Shaver’s Yankees were led by Josh Shaver and Ryan Williams, who each had a single. AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP Yankees 9, A's 8 The Yankees captured their third straight American League champi- onship with a victory over the A's. Henry Messinger picked up the com- plete game win, striking out seven. Pat Healy struck out 10 Yanks on the mound for the As. The Yankees jumped out to a commanding 9-3 lead on the hitting of D.J. Berley, Josh Shaver and Messinger, who each had three hits. Derek Martin led the come- back for the A's with a grand slam over the left field fence in the fifth to cut the lead to 9-7. The A’s also rallied in the sixth, picking up a run and had the bases loaded with two outs before Messinger got a ground ball to Shaver to end the game. Pat Healy and Jere- my Bess also added two hits each in the game for the As. See TITLE, pg 10 Tennis camps for youth at Valley Tennis & Swim The Valley Tennis & Swim Club, Inc., Trucksville, is offering youth ten- nis camps for beginner and intermedi- ate players running six weeks, begin- ning July 5. A camp for 4- to 6-year- olds will run six Saturdays, July 5 through August 16, from 11-11:45 a.m. The camp for beginner and inter- mediate players ages 8 to 13 will also run Saturdays from 9-10 a.m. A third camp, for those 13 and older, will run Sundays from 3-4 p.m. from July 6 through August 17. Each camp includes tennis instruc- tion and a chance to cool off in the club’s pool. Instruction will be provid- ed by tennis professional Mike Balu- tanski. Registration is required. Fee for each camp is $25. Valley Tennis & Swim Club, inc. is located at 211 Harris Hill Road, Trucksville and features 10 Har-Tru clay courts, two hard surface courts, and a platform tennis court. For infor- mation, contact Jack Monick at 696- 1414. Lake-Lehman seniors to host football camp Lake-Lehman seniors will host a pass, punt, kick football camp for fourth through ninth grade students on August 2 and 3, from 12 noon-4 p.m. Registration is $25. Call 696- 1546 for more information or to regis- ter by July 16. High school coaches will be present. Lake-Lehman cheerleading camp The Lake-Lehman Cheerleaders will host a Communter Cheerleading Camp at the high school in Lehman. The camp will be held July 14, 15, 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. It will in- volve elementary, junior high and high school cheerleaders throughout Pennsylvania. Camp is open to teams or individu- als. Registration can be made by call- ing 1-888-CHEERUCA or contact the lake-Lehman Cheerleading Coach, Sandy Dobrowolski at 477-3979.
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