10 The Post SPORTS Sunday, November 23, 2003 Jr. football (continued from page 9) heated debate among many in attendance at the Dallas Township Municipal Building. While those who supported the board’s decision appeared to outnumber those who opposed it, members on both sides of the issue voiced adamant opin- ions during a meeting peppered with raised voices and fiery emotion. “When 1 see something wrong, dammit, I'm going to stand up for it, and this whole election was wrong,” said Don Behm, a losing candidate for a position on the board and one of several members who voiced complaints in recent weeks about the way board members conducted the election. Those asking for a new elec- tion allege that the board failed to make the date of the first election widely known to asso- ciation members who were eli- gible to run and/or vote. They also allege that the names of two people who wished to run were left off the ballot, that the presence of board members at the ballot box may have influ- enced the vote, and that the election was held on a date dif- ferent than the one called for in the organization’s by-laws. The by-laws state that the election should take place at the final home game of the sea- son, which was Oct. 12. In- stead, it happened a week later during a road contest at Ply- mouth. Several audience members countered the complaints by of- fering words of support to An- derson and the other board members. One Dallas resident said he viewed the election issue as a blessing since it brought many people to the meeting and showed that most members do care about how the association is run. “Youre never going to make everybody happy,” said Don Artsma, who was attending his first board meeting. “But every- body arguing and having a problem with the vote and all, that’s a compliment to what you (board members) are do- ing.” The election issue has been an ongoing discussion through the organizations last three meetings. Upset members, in- cluding Behm and board mem- ber Joe Simon, had asked for a re-vote at the Oct. 27 board meeting. The board rejected their requests at the time, but “There was a few people unhappy with it (the vote), but the majority were happy with it.” Kim Anderson President Dallas Junior Football later decided to vote on the possibility of holding a second election. The announcement of the re- sults of that vote at the Nov. 13 meeting sparked flaring tem- pers for more than a half hour before the comments from one Dallas resident helped ease ten- sions on both sides. “lI can’t believe that we as adults can’t get together and mediate a problem as adults without screaming at each oth- er,” said Margaret Baney, a sin- gle parent whose son plays on the B team. She said her child looks up to people on both sides as father figures and would hate to see them divid- ed. “I'm glad he’s not here be- cause if he were to see this, he'd be so upset.” Some audience members suggested ways the board could avoid election problems in the future. One person recommend- ed using an ironclad method to ensure that those who wished to run were included on the ballot. Another said the board should devise an e-mail group to notify members of upcoming elections. Board member Dan Ander- son, the president’s husband, said 78 out of 117 eligible fami- lies cast votes in the election. After the meeting, Kim An- derson, who has served as pres- ident for the last four years, said the organization must fo- cus on the positive and move on. “I think that we've put a foot forward,” she said. “There was a few people unhappy with it, but the majority were happy with it.” Dan Anderson said the new board would select a by-law committee and an election committee in an effort to avoid similar problems with future elections. Officers and the new board will be seated in January. EC title (continued from page 9) The Dallas defense and of- fense — which had accumulat- ed only 105 yards in total be- fore Miller’s play — dominated the rest of the contest. After Honesdale turned the ball over on downs, the Moun- taineers marched 63 yards in 10 plays, taking more than five minutes off the clock. Junior tailback Doug Harris capped the drive with a 2-yard run and Dallas led 22-12 with 3:22 remaining in the game. Defensively, the Moun- taineers allowed 21 yards of to- tal offense after Miller’s play. Dallas held Smith, a Lackawan- na League all-star who entered the game with more than 2,150 rushing yards, to 92 yards on 27 carries. Smith accounted for both Honesdale touchdowns, a 61-yard punt return early in the first quarter and a 10-yard run early in the second quarter. Dallas entered the game with only six seniors in uniform. In addition to Miller, two other seniors scored. Adam Schoonover gave the Moun- FOR THE POST/NIKO J. KALLIANIOTIS Dallas's Matt Brokenshire wraps up Honesdale'’s Shane Smith during Friday's title game. taineers a brief 7-6 lead on an 11-yard touchdown reception from junior quarterback Matt Kelly, and Tommy Van Horn scored on a 20-yard run with 2:21 remaining in the game. “This is a nice accomplish- ment for this team,” said Jack- son, whose squad won six of its last seven games. “This is a very young football team and to win nine games is a great tribute to our assistant coaches (John McNeil, Ted Jackson Jr., Bob Mahle, Dan Natitus, Steve Wengen and Matt Gingo) and all of their hard work. They put in a lot of hours.” All-state (continued from page 9) during his freshman and sophomore seasons at Wyoming Seminary. He added 17 goals and 15 assists the last two years at Lake-Lehman. Eckman is being heavily re- cruted by Penn State, Delaware and Temple. He has received scholarship offers from all three universities, but is leaning toward either Penn State or Delaware. Baltimore, a senior, scored 15 goals and added eight as- sists to lead Dallas to the D2 Class 2A semifinals. Dallas fin- ished the regular season 12-0 and won the Wyoming Valley Conference Division I title. Baltimore, who has 30 ca- reer goals, played a defensive sweeper position last year be- cause of injuries to a team- mate before switching back to forward this year. Baltimore scored 11 goals as a sopho- more forward, but just one last year. Jaguars win County Cup The Back Mountain Jaguars defeated an excellent Plymouth team 2-1 to win the U-18 girls A Division County Cup Championship in a very well-played game. Caroline Motyka scored both goals for the Jaguars. The winning goal came with 1:30 left in the game. Mascot: Zoe From left, front row: Caroline Motyka, Cassie Backes, Alia Pyros, Kristen Evans. Second row: Elizabeth Sullivan, Diana Glicini, Lauren Adamchak, Tasha Hennings. Third row: Coach Fred Sullivan, Megan Strunk, Lizzy Mar- tin, Missy Strunk, Sara Trosky, Ashley Bronson. Absent: Ashlie Morris, Libby Rackleff. Jackson (continued from page 9) vened “to try to separate the two with the end result being contact with Adam Schoonover, leading to a cut on his lip.” Ted Jackson Sr. would not comment on the incident be- fore Monday’s practice for the upcoming UNICO All-Star game. The report states Jack- son spoke with Schoonover’s mother, Nancy Kuffa, after the game on the field and also in the locker room. Kuffa said she was not aware of the report to the School Board and had no further com- ment. Schoonover was also not available for comment. Wolensky declined comment and referred all calls to Dallas Superintendent Gilbert Grif fiths. Griffiths left a phone mes- sage with The Post declining to comment, and stating the dis- trict’s response to the incident was a personnel matter. High school principal Frank Galicki did not return a call left at his office. Michael ' Speziale, assistant superintendent ‘at Dallas, said the investigation into the inci- dent was done by Wolensky and Galicki. Speziale would not comment further on the matter. The report does not address the issue of guilt or responsibil- ity, nor does it explain what, if any, further action will be taken by the district in the matter. Board members Deborah Morgantini, Maureen Matiska and Dave Usavage said no de- termination of guilt or respon- sibility for the altercation was relayed to them during Wolen- sky’s presentation. The report states Schoonover’s recount of the in- cident is “very similar” to the statement read by Wolensky. It also states Schoonover is not sure how his lip ended up bloody, but that he “wants to play the rest of the season and finish up his career on a posi- tive note playing in the UNICO game.” Usavage said the School Board is trying to honor the family’s request to not address the situation until the football season is over. Schoonover is on the West team, which is coached by Jackson and Wyoming Valley West coach Ed Michaels. The UNICO game is on Thanksgiving morning. “We're looking at what the mom has asked and she’s said, You know, we'll deal with it when the season is over,” Usav- age said. Matiska is hoping more peo- ple come forward with informa- tion about the incident. “I do think something hap- pened, but no one in the com- munity has called to tell me how they feel, or what they think happened,” Matiska said. “Until they do, our (the board’s) hands are tied.” “Otherwise, we have to go on what administration says,” Ma- tiska added. “And not much happened is, I guess, the way they're looking at it.” Jackson Sr. just completed his 19th season as coach of the Mountaineers. He has been criticized for several years about his abusive and vulgar language toward players and of- ficials during games. Jackson and his sons are both teachers in the Wilkes- Barre Area School District. Jackson Sr. is a physical educa- tion teacher at Solomon-Plains Memorial School in Plains Township. Jackson Jr. is a sci- ence teacher at GAR High School. Wilkes-Barre Superintendent Jeff Namey said he was un- aware of the incident at Dallas. Namey said it would be “up to Dallas” to hand down any pun- ishment if it deemed it neces- sary. Namey said he has never heard any complaints about Jackson Sr. in the classroom. “They’re all highly compli- mentary,” Namey said. 7-8 boys —@ | (continued from page 9) added 3. Peter Steve led Dal- las Rotary with 17 points, Matt Alfano followed with 16 points. Justin Rice scored 6 and Gar- rett Hann added 2. Penn State Seed 58, Lino’s Pizza 46 Mike Kravitsky led Penn State with 32 points, Kevin Buckman scored 11. Ryan Urzen and Chuck Youngman split 8 points. Kyle Williams had 5 and Jeremy Kaleta added 2. Pat Murray led Lino’s Pizza with 25 points. Michael gross, Jason Darling, Aaron Hogan scored 6 points apiece and Bruce Sobocinski added 3. Burger King 42, Sneaker King 35 Burger defeated Sneaker in the battle of the Kings. Steve Meskers led Burger King wi 13 points, Joe Kaiser follo with 12. Brian Haughwout ha 6 points and Joey Evans added 3. Henry Messinger led Sneak- er King with 12 points followed by his brother Myer Messinger with 11. Preston Balavage scored 7 points and Konrad Kraszewski added 5. | Slot available for 3-4 boy Dallas Youth Basketball has | an opening for a 3rd or 4th grade boy who is interested in playing in the league this year. If interested contact Scott Jenkins at 675-1324. Eligible boys must reside in the Dallas School District. Game Commission open Saturday DALLAS TWP. — T Pennsylvania Game Co sion’s Northeast Regional Of- fice will be open on Saturday, November 29, for the sale of hunting licenses$. Office hours will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both Saturdays. 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