Ei ER TTT. I mS Se. serio umn Regyin x CORY Sunday, April 18, 2004 7 By JOHN ERZAR For The Post LEHMAN TWP. — Lake-Lehman volleyball standout Cory Spencer has decided to continue his academic and volleyball pursuits as a member of the fourth-ranked Divi- sion I tearh in the nation, Pepperdine University i in Malibu, California. Division I men’s volleyball is limited to four full scholar- Ships and one partial scholarship for its 18 players. Spencer won't be getting either, but Pepperdine put together an attractive financial package to secure the 6-foot-5 middle hitter. | “It is kind of weird for someone around here to get this kind of expo- sure and treatment,” Spencer said, “be- cause I've never heard of anything like this from this area and Pennsylvania i in general.” The last Lehman player to play Divi- sion I volleyball was 1988 graduate Allen Andes, who played for Ohio State. | So how did a university on the other side of the country find Spencer? Lehman coach John Baranowski said Pepper- dine had Spencer on its radar for a while, but it was a se- Cory Spencer FOR THE POST/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Caroline Motyka (17) of Lake-Lehman tries to block Sem’s Christina Brown (23) at the sideline during the April 14 game at Lake-Lehman. The Black Knights shut out Sem 5-0. ries of events that solidified the union. Fe Spencer played for a club team in Lancaster that quali- fied for the national tournament in Phoenix, where a num- ber of college coaches were in attendance. Some of his club teammates, several of whom played for defending PIAA champion Hempfield, then decided to at- tend a volleyball camp at Pepperdine. Spencer decided to go as well. “Then the whole recruiting process started,” he said. Pepperdine and Long Beach State jointly flew Spencer to the West Coast in October. He visited both campuses. He also considered Penn State and Hawaii as well 2 as Division III Juniata. “I gave up basketball because I had to concentrate on vol- leyball all during the winter. It was a good decision i in my opinion,” he said. Spencer was a Pennsylvania Volleyball Coucius Associa- tion second-team all-state selection last season. He has led the Black Knights in kills since his sophomore season, but Baranowski said Pepperdine is getting more than just a strong player at the net. “D-I is tough,” Baranowski said. “The wing is, he has a ean ke So A dad such natural talent and knowledge of the game. It's almost like having a coach out there. He figures things out well, he reacts to things well. He has a sense for the game.” Jackie Thomas (20) Wyo ning Seminary can only look on after ball is kicked away by Chrisse Kazmierski. Lake-Lehman’s Brittany Hillard tries to beat Sem’s Christina Brown (23) and Vanessa Balder to the ball. FOR THE POST/AIMEE DILGER In left photo, Lake-Lehman’s Craig Thomas returned the ball over the net against Wyoming Valley West April 12. He had eight kills in the match. Right photo, Kenny David dove for a dig against Wyoming Valley West last week. Dave Harrison backed him up. BOYS VOLLEYBALL GIRLS SOCCER Lake-Lehman 3, WWW 0 Apr. 13 — The Black Knights remained undefeated by sweeping Wyoming Valley West on the road. Cory Spencer and Craig Thomas each had eight kills and Kenny David added four kills as Lake-Lehman swept Wyoming Valley West 254, 25-13 and 25-16 in Wyoming Valley Conference boys volleyball action on Tuesday. Dave Harrison posted three kills for the Black Knights. Lake-Lehman 5, Wyoming Sem 0 Apr. 14 — Five Lake-Lehman players scored goals as the Black Knights defeat- ed Wyoming Seminary 50 Wednesday to remain tied for first place in Division A of Wyoming Valley Conference girls soccer. The Lehman defense held Seminary (0- 4) without a shot as the Black Knights improved to 5-0. Callie Carsman opened the scoring in the 18th minute, and Lehman built the lead to 3-0 by halftime as Caroline Moty- ka and Chrissie Kazmierski also found the net. Allison Culver scored early in the sec- ond half and later assisted Claire Apaliski for the final goal. Dallas 6, Meyers 0 Apr. 14 — Caitlin Dukas scored four goals to lead undefeated Dallas (5-0-0) to the victory over winless Meyers (0-5-0) in a Division A game. Ashleigh King added a goal and an as- sist for the Mountaineers while Megan McDonald scored one goal and Halli Williams had two assists. Rosalyn Wentko made just one save for the shutout. Youth Run and Walk at Harveys Lake The 2004 Youth Run and Walk, organized by the Jewish Commu- nity Center of Wyoming valley, will be held at the Jewish Commu- nity Center Day camp site near Harveys Lake on Saturday, June 6. The event is for children 14 and under and includes three sepa- rate categories: two-mile for girls and boys ages 813, one-mile for girls and boys ages 7-14 and 1/2 mile for girls and boys ages 5-10. Entry fee is $10 if received before the day of the event. Awards will be presented. For more information call 824-4646. | : ; ; Lehman Lightning captures second The fourth grade Lehman “Lightning” boys basketball team recently took second place in the 2004 Gate of Heaven Bas- ketball Tournament. From left, first row: Justin Salvatti, Noah Kustrin, Jordan Thomas, Matt Wolman. Second row: Assistant Coach Kevin Bohan, Kevin Bohan, Jay Dawsey, Timmy Piatt, Cody Poepperling, Coach Dwayne Poepperling. Camp St. Andrew for girls Camp St. Andrew in Tunkhannock will run its 31st annual bas- ketball camp for girls in July. The first clinic rans July 11-16 and the second clinic runs from July 18-23. The camp is for girls enter- ing grades 5-10 and the cost is $275 per week. Fundamentals will be emphasized through instruction and daily competitions. Campers will play two league games daily. The direc- tor is Bernie Kozlowski, a graduate of Lackawanna Trail High School and Lehigh University. She played professionally in Bel- gium in 1990 and is a member of the NE Chapter of the PA Sports Hall of Fame. The assistant directors will include Renee Casterline, head coach of Wyoming Seminary.. For a brochure, call 226-4606 or e-mail campstandr@aol.com.
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