4 —) 4 k | ; = Tue POST St ; Sports ; "2004 All-Stars 11-year-old American Local girl rides into national rodeo By CHRIS BELL “ro . in the Keystone Junior Rodeo Associa- Post Correspondent I've always loved j USL tion for several years. She was pleas- TWP : 1 r ; antly surprised by her success, since FRANKLIN . — According to being around horses she spent the season on a new horse, a popular John Fogarty song, “Some- but now I really enio “Cash » times you think life is like a rodeo.” Y enjoy Cash or Charged. Zack Dirsa 4 Travis DeBona Adam Goeringer +¢ Brandon Harding Marc Malloy ¢. John McCarthy Kevin Muldoon : : HH ” “I really wanted to get to nationals,” Aaron Perez y While ses probably too Jong ro the competition. said Tricia, who competed at rodeos Brandon Roberts en ro Fo oe B lif nm Tricia Bump across the state throughout the 2003- ownship resident Iricia Bumps life is Franklin Twp. 04 school year. “I wasn’t sure what to ¢ © Steve Ruch Bob Saba © Jim Youngman Coaches: John Perez and Ted Ruch a rodeo ; : ii ’ ; Cee : ; expect since the competition is very The Dallas High School student re- Rodeo Association standings in barrel tough, We got better as the season cently qualified for the National High racing. She will represent Team Penn- ent along and we knew we had a shot School Rodeo Association champi- gylvania when she competes against going into the state finals.” / u 0 i ur American League 9-10 District All-Stars Stephen Bell F. J. Constantino Shane Dunn Nicholas Michalisin Jake Piskorik Kohner Rice Jordan Stephens Ryan Thomas Mathew Trautlein Nathan Vario Eric Zawatski Alex Zubko National League 9-10 District All-Stars Michael Banas Drew Brandt Tommy Donovan William Fulton Noah Kustrin Cody Poepperling Jason Schilling T.J. Schultz Austin Smith Joe Stepanski Brian Stepniak Jordan Thomas Volleyball camp § June 28July I A volleyball camp for boys and girls entering grades 7-9 will be held June 28 to July 1, from 9 a.m. to noon each day, at Lake-Lehman High School. Participation fee is $25, with all proceeds donat- ed to the Luzerne County Head Start Birthday Book/Literacy Project. To register or for more informa- tion, call Savannah at 639- 2699. Major League Softball All-Stars Ellen Arnaud Erin Belles Blair Constantino Taylor Dougherty Monica Esopi Danielle Harding Gabrielle Henry Kaitlin Kennedy Chelsea Kon Kylie Kustrin Colleen Lehigh Brigid McGovern District 16 Softball | I-Year-Old All-Stars Jennifer Corbett Tori Cramer Alexa Decker Cameron Ferdinand Alicia Kaiser Sara Kohli Sarah Konopki Meghan Martin Mary Kate Osick Mikayla Rosencrans Danielle Shaver Emily Sisk Sara Skammer Emily Spring 9-10 Softball All-Stars Morgan Decker Tanner Englehart Chelsea English -Sara Flaherty Alexandra Heltzel Christine McCarthy Kassondra Michno Alyssa Monaghan Kelly Monaghan Sarah Perry Emily Prater Paige Pyskoty Lauren Scafidi A —! onships in Gillette, Wyoming next other racers from throughout the Unit- Tricia Bump, on “Cash or Charged,” month. ed States, Canada and Australia begin- has qualified for the National High A sophomore-to-be, Bump earned a ning July 19. School Rodeo Association champi- trip to nationals with a fourth place fin- The 15-year-old is in her first season onships in Gillette, Wyoming. ish in the Pennsylvania High School on the PSHRA circuit after competing Tricia and her 7-year-old quarter horse clinched the fourth and final qualifying spot in the last round of the See RODEO, pg 9 waa we FOR ™E FOS TICHARLOTTE BARTIZEK A leap, a slide Hayden Jenkins of the Dodgers slides into second base as the ball gets past Jonathan Thomas during Wednesday's National League championship game. Jenkins went on to third. The Phillies won the game, 3-2, and went on to the overall Back Mountain title game, which was played too late for this issue. More photos of this game on page 9. Mould honored for achievements at Misericordia College Misericordia Athletic Di- rector Michael Mould was recently presented with the GeneralSports TURF Systems AD of the Year Award at the annual National Associ- ation of Collegiate Directors of Ath- letics Convention in Dallas, Texas. Mould will retire this summer af- ter 42 years as an athletics adminis- trator. He was one four Division III honorees. The award highlights the efforts of athletics directors at all levels for their commitment and contributions to campuses and their surrounding communities. Mould spearheaded Misericordia’s transition from the NAIA ranks to the NCAA Division III in the early 1990s and its eventual memberships in the Pennsylvania Athletic Confer- ence and Eastern College Athletic Conference. Under Mould, the college added the Anderson Sports-Health Center, Mangelsdorf Field at the Anderson Outdoor Athletic Complex and a new tennis complex to its facilities. In conjunction with the Alumni Affairs Department, Mould was a driving force behind the develop- ment of the College Misericordia Athletics Hall of Fame, which in- ducted its first class in 2003. In addi- tion to a stint as president of the PAC, he has served on numerous PAC, ECAC and NCAA committees. Fireballs win Mountain Major ons in a game cut short Tuesday night due to heavy rain. They ended their sea- Blair Costantino and Mary Kate Osick. Second row: Erin Koscelansky, Emily Sisk, Alicia Kaiser, Katelyn Kennedy, and Golf softball title | Sharok wins Lehman Match ie Firebalis Back | Play Classic Tournament League softball team Mike Sharok defeated Bill Callahan in the finals captured first place in of the championship flight of the annual Match regular season and Play Classic Tournament held at the Lehman Golf became the overall Club held last weekend. 2004 playoff champi- Sharok defeated Gene Eyerman, Ed Ladamus and Ed Krystofosky Jr. before meeting Callahan in the finals. Callahan reached the finals with victo- ries over Fred Adams, Dave Wisnosky and Jim Yascur. In the First Flight, Gary Williams defeated : Walt Narcum in the finals. son with only two Williams defeated Joe Munster, Sam Spencer losses and one tie. and Frank Picchi to reach the final match. Narcum This is the team’s sec- reached the final by defeating Debbie Kanarr, ond championship. John Rogers and Rich Smith. At left, Chelsea Kon of the Tornadoes U-12 Rebels tryouts forces out Danielle Harding at third base. The Back Mountain Rebels U-12 boys travel soc- The Fireballs are, cer team will hold open tryouts on Tuesday, June from left, first row: 29 at 6 p.m. The tryout will be held at the Dallas Middle School track field. Interested players should contact Dennis Gochoel at 674-9058 with questions or in the event that they are interested in trying out but are unable to attend. Cheerleading day camp at Lake-Lehman More photos, page 8. Miranda Bar. A UCA Commuter Cheer Camp will be held Third Row: Coach July 12-14, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day, at Cindy Trudgen, Lake-Lehman High School. There is an $85 fee Danielle Bloomfield, per person. The camp will include the complete Alexa Decker, UCA program and staff. To register, call 1-888- Danielle Harding, and CHEERUCA, Kerri at 479-2739, or e-mail to Lauren Scafidi. : KFey@varsityspirit.com. Fourth Row: Assistant Coaches Jim Harding Send your sports reports by and Del Decker. Absent from photo, >a “aa Ellen Arnaud. thepost@leader.net
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