: POST Sunday, October 17, 2004 11 - Field hockey rivalry has big implications t i £ N “We're excited “I think we're to be in the play- starting to peak . off mix this late at the right | in the season.” time.” MaryKate Stauffer Jean Lipski Dallas coach Lake-Lehman coach Dallas is fighting for playoff slot, while Lake-Lehman looks for first-round bye. By CHRIS BELL Post Correspondent As the 2004 field hockey regular season comes to a close, the annual meeting between Back Mountain rivals Lake-Lehman and Dallas will have added meaning as both teams look to clinch playoff berths. With two games remaining this week, includ- ing Wednesday's trip to Dallas, the Knights of | veteran head coach Jean Lipski hope to secure _ the second seed in the post-season, which would | * ' guarantee a firstround bye. { Under first-year head coach MaryKate * “Stauffer, the Mountaineers are battling for the final playoff spot in Division I of the Wyoming Valley Conference. “We're excited to be in the playoff mix this ! late in the season,” said Stauffer. “We’re hoping to make the playoffs. It would be a great accom- plishment for this team.” Coming off their first loss of the season, Lehman is taking advantage of a lighter sched- ule in order to prepare for the playoffs. “We went through a stretch where we were playing three games a week,” said Lipski. “That ! makes it very tough to find time to make correc- tions and adjustments during practice. We had three great days of practice this week and were able to work on the things that we need to as we prepare for the playoffs.” Not that the Knights are looking past Dallas or their regular-season finale against Nanticoke. “The Lehman versus Dallas game is one of the biggest games of the year,” said Lipski. “It’s for bragging rights in the Back Mountain. You can never underestimate the rivalry because strange things can happen in this game.” Stauffer is preparing for her first meeting of the local rivals and is learning about the intensi- ty of the game from an unlikely source. “We've preached to the kids all year about taking it one game at a time,” said Stauffer. “They haven’t | said much about it, but I'm getting the feeling | from some of our parents that it is a really big i game. I'm looking forward to it.” i Lipski thinks her team is taking the right @ oo for a hopefully long run in the play- offs. “I think we're starting to peak at the right | ; time,” she explained. “We worked really hard in | the pre-season to get ready, but you can’t main- tain that pace for the entire season. Now, we're . starting to build back up as we prepare for the playoffs.” i © Stauffer and the Mounts hope to end the sea- ' son on a high note. “We have a very young . ‘team, but we do have five seniors and they are “very anxious as we head down the stretch,” she said. “They want to make the most of their last - few games and they'd like to end their careers on a positive.” DPR BA SESS 8 Ys SS Lake-Lehman sports physicals .. Lake-Lehman Junior/Senior High School win- © ter sports physicals will be held on Wed., Oct. 20 at 9 a.m. for senior high girls participating in bas- . ketball and swimming. Junior high girls basket- ¢ ball and swimming physicals will be held on . Mon., Nov. 1, at 9 a.m. On Wed., Nov. 3, senior high boys basketball, wrestling and swimming physicals will be held at 9 a.m. Junior high boys basketball, wrestling and swimming will be held at 9 a.m. on Fri., Now. 5. Make-up exams for all students will be at 9 a.m. Yon Tues., Nov. 9. Students must have their physical forms filled out and signed by a parent or guardian prior their exam. g : SPORTS ROUNDUP FOR THE POST/FRED ADAMS Brittney Allen, Caity Green and Erica Kelleher celebrate their Oct. 12 sweep of Meyers. Dallas bounced back from a four-match losing streak by beating the Mohawks, 3-0. GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Dallas 15, GAR 50 Oct. 12 — Jess Jones, Hillary Adams and Lisa Giacometti took first together at 22:06 for the Mountaineers in their 15-50 win over GAR. Pittston Area 25, Tunkhannock 30 Oct. 12 — Betsy Sayre was second in 22:32 in the Tigers’ 25-30 loss to Pittston Area. BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Dallas 18, GAR 37 Oct. 12 — Adam Singer finished at 19:07 and Eric Danko at 19:13 for the Mountaineers in their 18-37 win over GAR. Pittston Area 26, Tunkhannock 31 Andy Hildebrand finished in 17:45 for the Tigers in their 26-31 loss to Pittston Area. FOOTBALL Dallas 35, Hanover Area 23 Oct. 9 — Doug Harris scored three touch- downs on three short runs, Nick Samanas returned a 19-yard interception and Mike Race tacked on a field goal to help the Mountaineers defeat Hanover Area 35-23. The Mountaineers were down 17-7 in the third quarter when they began their comeback, scoring 31 points in the last 19 minutes of the ball game. The Mountaineers rushed for 221 yards and passed for 155 in the win. Williamsport 41, Tunkhannock 21 Oct. 8 — Mike Ross scored twice for Tunkhannock, one on a 83-yard kick return and another on a 1-yard run in the Tigers’ 41-21 loss to Williamsport. Andrew Solanick had the other score for Tunkhannock. GAR 28, Lehman 24 Oct. 8 — David Harrison nailed a 32-yard field goal and Scott Carter returned a blocked punt 25 yards for a score in the Black Knights’ 28-24 loss OR THE POST/PETE G. WILCOX Dallas quarterback Matt Kelly was stopped by Eric Mech and the Hanover Area defense in their Oct. 9 game. The Mountaineers pulled out a 35-23 win after going in to the fourth quarter trailing by a score of 23-14. to GAR. Greg Pimm scored on a 9-yard run to close the gap to 21-16. Derek Shurmanek scored two minutes later and Ryan Arcangeli tacked on a two point conversion to make the score 24-21, but the Black Knights could not hold on. FIELD HOCKEY Lehman 2, Tunkhannock O Oct. 11 — Traci Ragukas and Allison Boris scored in the Black Knights 2-0 win over Tunkhannock. Sara Crimmel made 11 saves for the Tigers. Lackawanna Trail 2, Dallas 1 Oct. 11 — Laura Collini scored the lone goal for the Mountaineers in their 2-1 loss to Lackawanna Trail. Lindsay Davenport made 14 saves for Dallas in the loss. Crestwood 2, Lehman O Oct. 8 — Lake-Lehman lost their first of the season to Crestwood 2-0. Shannon Prescott made 8 saves for the Black Knights in the loss. Honesdale 1, Tunkhannock O Oct. 8 — Sara Crimmel made 10 saves for the Tigers in their 1-0 loss to Honesdale. SOCCER Crestwood 3, Dallas 1 Oct. 13 — Ben Rother scored unassisted for Dallas, which edged the Comets in shots but could not find the goal. Nanticoke Area 2, Lake-Lehman 1 Oct. 13 — Pat McMahon scored an unassisted goal for the Black Knights. Wes Kinter recorded 12 saves in goal. Hazleton Area 1, Tunkannock O Oct. 13 — Tiger keeper Mike Aguilar made eight saves. as the Tigers were outshot 10 to three. Tunkhannock 2, Nanticoke 2 Oct. 12 — Tyler Meeks scored twice for Tunkhannock in a game that ended in a 2-2 tie. Dallas 3, Lehman 2 Oct. 7 — Ryan Murray scored twice for Dallas in the Mountaineers 3-2 victory over Lake- Lehman. Jordan Krawetz also put forth a superb effort, scoring twice for the Black Knights. Billy DeAngelo also tacked on a goal for Dallas. Ryan Gilroy had six saves for Dallas and Wes Kinter had nine for Lehman. See ROUNDUP, pg 12 Harveys Lake Yacht Club Sam Alaimo, a senior at Dallas High School, collected all major sailing awards from the Jack Barnes Invitational, Joan Williams Regatta and the Commodores Handicap, races sponsored by the Harveys Lake Yacht Club for the 2004 season. From left, Barry Rosen, Alaimo, Bill Wentz, race committee member; and Scott Schuster, race committee chairman. 31. All entries for the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Youth Essay Contest must be postmarked no later than Oct. The theme for the contest is: “Why Game Commission youth essay contest deadline is Oct. 31 will include: Magellan SporTrak GPS Unit for second place; a Sightron 3x9 rifle scope; and a Buck Knives limited- edition knife. All entries receive a Game Commission “Working Together for Alaimo takes sailing awards at I'm the future of hunting!” The prize list features grand-prize winners in the jun- ior (ages 12-15) and senior (ages 16-18) divisions taking expense-paid trips to Texas and Wyoming, respectively. The junior division grand-prize recipi- ent will attend Safari Club International’s (SCI) Apprentice Hunter Camp at the YO Ranch in Texas. The senior division grand-prize winner will receive a scholarship to SCI's American Wilderness Leadership School in Jackson, Wyoming. Both prizes are being sponsored by the Pennsylvania Chapters of Safari Club International. First prize in both the junior and sen- ior divisions will be .50 caliber muzzle- loader rifle from Knight. Prizes for entries finishing in second through fourth place in both divisions Wildlife” embroidered patch. Entrants must be Pennsylvania resi- dents, have successfully completed an accredited hunter-trapper education course and possess a current hunting or furtaker license. Entries must include: full name; mail- ing address with zip code; telephone number and area code; year, state and county where hunter-trapper education course was successfully completed; cur- rent hunting or furtaker license number; and age and date of birth. Essays must be printed or typed, dou- ble-spaced and contain no more than 300 words. Mail entries directly to: Pennsylvania = Game Commission, Hunter Education Youth Essay Contest, 2001 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797.
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