8 The Post
SPORTS
Sunday, June 6, 2004
Back Mountain 13's still undefeated
The Back Mountain 13’s went to 3-0 in the league with victories
over Fort Swoyer and Ed-Lark. Henry Messinger, Josh Shaver, and
Bobby Peron combined on a three hitter in a 5-1 win over Fort
Swoyer. Scott Skammer broke open a 2-1 lead with a two RBI dou-
ble in the sixth, Josh Shaver followed with an RBI single. Derek
Martin blasted a home run to deep left center and Tom Youells
made some outstanding defensive plays in left.
Josh Backes and Michael Eckman led the offensive attack as
BMT defeated Ed-Lark 11-3. Backes had two hits and scored three
runs, and Eckman added two hits and three RBI. BMT scored
eight times in the 6th and 7th innings to break open a 3-2 game.
Bobby Peron went five innnings to pick up the win, striking out
nine and only allowing one hit.
Legion Baseball
Tunkhannock tops Plains behind Grey, Rau
June 2 — Corey Rau and Brad Grey combined on a three-hitter
as Tunkhannock defeated Plains 6-3 Wednesday in American Le-
gion baseball.
Grey also had two hits and three RBL
Chad Crispell added two doubles and an RBI for Tunkhannock,
which scored three times in the third to take the lead for good.
Robinson leads Tunkhannock
June 1 — Adam Robinson threw a one-hitter and struck out
five as Tunkhannock defeated Mountain Post 781 6-1 Tuesday in
American Legion baseball.
Robinson was also 3-for-4 at the plate with two RBI. Paul Kint-
ner added two hits and an RBL
Local runners dominate in Bear Creek Run
Five runners from Back Mountain competed in the annual
1/2 mile Bear Creek Run sponsored by the Messiah Primitive
Methodist Church, Bear Creek. Twenty-five runners from all
over Luzerne County competed in the event. Brett Wanek,
Brandon Harding and John Hodle finished in the top seven.
The top 10 finishers received a stuffed bear, in addition to
their medals.
Shown are runners, from left: Abby Downs, 15th place, 3:28;
Brett Wanek, 1 st place, 2:35; Brandon Harding, 3rd place,
2:44; John Hodle, 7th place, 3:02; and Kayla Wanek, 14th
place, 3:25.
Magic wins U-9 championship
The Back Mountain Magic captured the U-9 boys indoor
soccer championship at the Wyoming Valley Sports Dome.
The Magic defeated the Plains Power 5-0 in the semifinal
and the Kingston Warriors 2-1 in the final.
Members of the team and coaches are, from left, first row:
Kris Konicki, Zac Goodwin, Kyle Razawich, Danny Saba,
Dominic DeLuca, Marc Oliver.
Second row: Coach Don Murray, John Murray, lan Richard-
son, Dante DeAngelo, Michael Gallis, Jonathan Barre,
coach Mike Richardson.
Charity golf tournaments
St. Therese’s/Joe Brennan golf tournament
The annual St. Therese’s Joe Brennan Memorial Golf outing will
be held Friday, June 18 at Four Seasons Golf Course, with lunch at
noon and a I p.m. shotgun start. Cost is $60 per golfer. Proceeds
will benefit the church’s capitol campaign fund.
The captain and crew format will include longest drive and clos-
est-to-the-pin prizes and first place winners in six flights. The en-
try fee includes lunch, dinner and refreshments on the course.
A 2004 Nissan Sentra donated by Automobile City will be
awarded to the first golfer to make a hole-in-one on hole # 10.
To play, sponsor a hole or be a patron, call 696-1144.
Legion tournament June 19
The Daddow-Isaacs Dallas American Legion Post 672 will hold
its 13th annual golf tournament with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Sat-
urday, June 19, at Shadowbrook Golf Club, Tunkhannock. Pro-
ceeds will benefit the Legion's scholarship fund. Last year, the Post
awarded three, $1,000 scholarships to Back Mountain students at-
tending a technical school.
Hole sponsorships are $50 and signs will be placed at the hole
on the day of the tournament. For information, call 675-0488.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre Alumni Golf Tournament
Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s Alumni Constituent Society will host
its ninth annual golf tournament on Friday, July 23, at Blue Ridge
Trail Golf Club in Mountain Top. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m.
with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Hole-in-one prizes include a cruise
or vacation trip for two. The first hole-in-one on Hole #15 wins a
Chevrolet 2004 Malibu Maxx from Ken Pollock Chevrolet, Inc.
The cost is $100/person. Proceeds benefit Penn State Wilkes-
Barre student programs. Call Michele Zabriski, alumni & develop-
ment specialist, at 675-9202 or mtz3@psu.edu to register or for
more information. Final deadline for registration is July 9.
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BMT Ball
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Youngman ripped a single
and a double with two RBI
Mark Mally had two hits in-
cluding a double and Tanner
Baloh singled for the victors.
Tyler Patton had two hits for
Horlacher and Josh Gilford
doubled in the loss.
Phillies 5, Pirates 0
Robby Evans and Hunter En-
glehart delivered key hits in the
bottom of the second inning to
unlock a scoreless game and
lead the Phillies to victory.
Evans doubled of the base of
the left field wall, scoring
Jonathan Thomas and Adam
Paulauskas. Englehart followed
with a single scoring Evans.
The Phillies added two insur-
ance runs in the third.
In the Pirates fourth, Marc
Noyalis and Griffin Adams sin-
gled, but an outstanding defen-
sive play by the Phillies’ Jordan
Thomas cut the rally short.
Adam Paulauskas led all hit-
ters going 2-for-3 and Matt Be-
van added a double, RBI and
scored a run to round out the
Phillies’ offense. Carson Baker
pitched three hitless innings,
striking out seven, to pick up
the victory.
Noyalis suffered the loss. The
game was called after four in-
nings due to rain.
Giants 7,
Horlacher Phillies 1
Chris Dailey pitched a com-
plete game as the Giants shut
down the Horlacher Phillies.
Adam Holena and Kyle Caffrey
both had triples in the win, and
Austin Smith delivered a key
hit for the big men.
Red Sox 7, Rangers 1
The Red Sox cruised past the
Rangers in an American
League showdown, improving
their record to 9-2. The combi-
nation of Cody Plesnar and
Matt Shaver on the mound
handcuffed the Rangers, strik-
ing out eight and allowing only
four hits. Brandon Harding had
two hits for the Red Sox includ-
ing a double. Scott Riccetti also
collected two hits and knocked
in two runs. Plesnar helped
himself with a double picking
up three RBI. Matt Shaver also
singled and drove in a run. Eric
Baines doubled and Tyler Mor-
gan had a key hit for the Red
Sox. James Youngman and Tan-
ner Baloh made some spectacu-
lar catches in the outfield to
stop the Rangers’ rally at-
tempts.
Steve Ruch pitched well for
the Rangers in the defeat, strik-
ing out five and picking up two
hits. Travis DeBona doubled
and Kyle Weaver added a single
for the Red Sox.
Dodgers 6,
Harvey’s Lake 2
T.J. Stepanski pitched three
innings while striking out sev-
en batters and earning the win
as the Dodgers slipped past
Harvey’s Lake. Austin Carr
pitched the final three innings
and did not allow a base hit for
the save. Konrad Kraszewski
went deep for the second con-
secutive game while Austin
Carr was a perfect 3-for-3 at the
plate. Mike Diaco belted a long
double against the left field
fence and Andrew Sabol, Keith
Cusma, and T.J. Shultz each
had base hits.
Pirates 8,
Harvey’s Lake #2 2
Tom Smith and Marc Noyalis
combined to pitch a one-hitter
and struck out 13 batters as the
Pirates topped Harveys Lake.
Noyalis collected three hits, in-
cluding a double and triple,
while ‘Smith belted a double.
John Patrick Henry had two
hits and Peter Long added a
single.
Curtis Burbacei pitched well
for Harvey's Lake, striking out
A few games were played be-
tween last week's storms, in-
cluding a softball matchup
of the Back Mountain Slid-
ers and the Harveys Lake
Blue Lightning, a particular-
ly appropriate name, since
the game was interrupted by
a storm. Results were not
avaiable.
Cassandra Michno is out at
second.
Cassandra Michno fires a
pitch for the BMT Sliders.
FOR THE POST/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK
three. Ray Margaray had a sin-
gle in the loss.
Pirates 8
Horlacher Phillies 7
Griffin Adams hit a double in
the ninth inning to lead the Pi-
rates. Jason Schilling, Joey
Murray, and John Patrick Hen-
ry each had two hits to lead the
offense. Tyler Patton led Hor-
lacher with two singles.
BMT Flame U-12 girls
schedule tryouts
The Back Mountain Flame girls travel soccer team will conduct tryouts for the U-12 Girls
2004/2005 season on the following dates:
Monday, June 7, 6 p.m., Outlet Rd. Field, Lehman
Saturday, June 12, 9:30 a.m.
, Outlet Rd. Field, Lehman
For additional information, call the coach at 696-6845.
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