Tue POST Sunday, November 7, 2004 7 SportsWeek A.D. cautions against taking outside athletes By CHRIS BELL - , : “We've had some calls from Post Correspondent It has the potential to change the entire landscape Lake-Lehman parents in the past Athiotle Hiroto Tack of an athletic program.” about our swimming team,” said Wolensky cautioned the Dallas School Board at its Nov. 1 meet- ing on the question of students Jack Wolensky Dallas Athletic Director Wolensky. “Typically, we get inquiries about individual sports like wrestling, cross country and swimming.” from private schools participat- “We get a couple of calls every This option is only available if : ing on the district’s athletic year and I thought it should be a school doesn’t offer the stu- i ane to teams. brought to the board’s attention,” dent’s sport of choice and if both accepting outside student-ath- letes, and he expressed those concerns to the board. “My primary concern deals with liability,” he said. “If we had said Wolensky. Students who attend a private school can compete athletically for their home school district through the PIAA’s cooperative schools agree to allow the stu- dent to participate. The program is also open to students in public schools and is subject to the same require- Wolensky said he receives one or two requests per year from parents of students who attend private schools but are interested in having their children play FOR THE POST/DON CAREY John Sobocinski of Dallas was the first male finisher in the Fall Trail Run at Frances Slocum State Park on Now. 1. Coach edges student on Slocum Trail Run Staff report about one mile to go.” KINGSTON TWP. — John Sobocinski ran to vic- tory in the Wyoming Valley Striders 17th annu- al Fall Trail Run, held Oct. 31 at Frances Slocum State Park. The Lake-Lehman High School track and cross country coach broke the With Housenick out of the way, the race turned into a battle between the high school runner and his coach. “I figured that the old man still had, something left in his tank,” said Sobocinski, speaking of himself. And sure enough — he tape of the 5 1/2-miler in did. 37 minutes and 34 sec- onds. One of his Black Knights cross country run- ners, Justin Mazer, 14, of On the women’s side, Helene Strutko, 26, of Harveys Lake, finishing third in 46:24. Shavertown, finished sec- ond, 20 seconds behind Sobocinski. Results for local runners: 1. John Sobocinski, 36, Dallas, “Justin and I decided, 37:34 before the race, that we 2. Justin Mazer, 14, Shavertown, 37:54 sports at Dallas. sponsorship program. ments. See OUTSIDE, pg 9 eT ———r———" Luzerne County winners in 4-H per- formance classes at the 45th annual State 4-H Horse Show included Kristen Boyle, Shavertown, (right photo) first place, walk trot equi- « tation, minimum assistance. In 4-H horse production classes, members breed and raise their own project animal. Christopher Smith, Hunlock Creek, (above) won first in stock type pony filly of this year. Also receiving recognition in the state contest were Lindsay Jayne, Dallas; and Kyle Keiper, Dallas. For more information on the 4-H program in Luzerne County, call 825-1701. SPORTS ROUNDUP Deer hunt Dec. 6 at Frances Slocum The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) will conduct a regulated deer hunt at Frances Slocum State Park, Kingston Township, December 6, to help control the deer population with- in the park. The one-day hunt is for whitetail deer only, and will be con- ducted in areas not normally open to hunting. To ensure the safety of all park visitors, the park will be closed to all other activities this day. To participate, hunters must hold an unfilled Wildlife Management Area 3B antlerless license. Only manually operated shotguns 20 gauge or larger, or muzzleloading firearms will be allowed. The hunt will be limited to the first 40 hunters that arrive at the park starting at 6 a.m., and will not be chosen by lottery drawing. All hunters entering the park will be checked to ensure they have a valid unfilled Wildlife Management Area 3B antler- less license and appropriate firearm, and be asked to fill out a registration and safety orientation form before being assigned a designated parking area. “When the deer population is out of balance with the park land, it affects other wildlife, including the elimina- tion of plant species and destruction of habitats for birds and small mam- mals,” said Roger Fickes, director of the Bureau of State Parks. Fickes explained that the excessive deer herd is destroying park vegetation and needs to be controlled on a yearly would fry to run together ke Hiscox, 19, Daljas, FOOTBALL yard fumble return in the win. yards for the Mountaineers. basi throughout the entire 12. Brandon Hiscox, 16, Dallas a, hunti d race,” said Sobocinski, 36, 41:33 Lake-Lehman 34, Meyers 6, Dallas O Hanover Area 29, 2 27 PE fo Ane WA an p of Dallas. “And we did. We 25>. Helene Btroteo, 26. Nanticoke 7 Oct. 29 — The Dallas Tunkhannock, 21 park bouncarles posted an both passed the leader at the top of the hill with Harveys Lake, 46:24 46. Tom Berezich, 62, Trucksville, 63:13 YOUTH BASKETBALL Bishop Photo 54, Dallas Rotary 46 D.J. Berley led Bishop Photo with 25 points, Jonathan Orlando followed with 15. Chris Dailey scored 8 points, DYB 7-8 Boys Lee Culver 4 points and Ryan Williams added 2. Scott Skammer led Rotary with 21 points, followed by Bryan Weaver with 14 points and Eric Fritzges had 6 points. David Carey and Taylor Dunn scored 2 points each, while Christo Iliadis added 1. PNC Bank 40, Dr. Jack Ellis 22 Casey Judge and Henry Messinger led PNC with 13 ~ points apiece. Konrad Kraszewski and Gary Verazin had 4 points each, Jeremy Kaleta chipped in a 3-pointer while Joe Evans added 1. Jimmy Brown led Dr. Ellis with 11 points, Jackie Ellis followed with 5 points, Chris Ellis chipped in 4 and Brad Johnson added 2. Fieldhouse 43, Pompey Dodge 28 Josh Backes led the Fieldhouse with 24 points, fol- lowed by Eric Cannon with 6 points, Hunter Englehart with 5, and Alex Slocum with 4. Jared Kern and Andy Ondish chipped in 2 points apiece. Kevin Pierce led Pompey with 8 points, followed by Joe Murray with 7, Mike Diaco with 6, Russell Jenkins with 5, and Cody Plesnar added 2 D.J. Charlie Hayes 57, Burger King 34 Steve Meskers led the D.J’s with 30 points. Mike Mazur followed with 11 points, Joe Osick and Ryan Urzen scored 6 points apiece and Corey Monk chipped in 4 Brian Haughwout led Burger King with 21 points, Scott Gallup followed with 10 points. Chris McAndrew chipped in a 3-pointer while John Kanarr and Vincent Oliveri added 2 points apiece. Januzzi's Pizza 52, Dr. Jack Ellis 37 ) Devon O’Brien led Januzzi’s with 14 points, followed by Derek Martin with 13, and Nick Lombard with 12. David Zurek scored 8 points and Ryan McAndrew had 5. See BASKETBALL, pg 8 Oct. 29 — Derek Shurmanek and Chris Boyle both scored twice in the Black Knights’ vic- tory over Nanticoke Area. Greg Pimm scored on a five yard touchdown run. Ryan Arcangeli sat out the second half due to an injury, but went 9 of 10 for 147 yards. Boyle recorded 103 yards on six catches for the Mountaineers. Stan Brudnicki also tacked on a score with a 35- defense held Meyers in check until the third quarter, when the Mohawks scored the only points of the game on a 61-yard touchdown run. It was the first shutout loss for the Mountaineers in their last 29 games. Dallas outpassed the Mohawks 133 to 10 but were plagued by three turnovers in the loss. Matt Kelly completed 10 of 21 pass attempts for 125 FOR THE POST/S. JOHN WILKIN Mike Race tried to escape the grasp of Meyers’ Shawn Sabalesky during the Oct. 30 game. Race caught four passes for 53 yards, but the Mountaineers were unable to score a sin- gle point in the game. Oct. 29 — Mike Ross scored on the game’s opening drive on a l-yard touchdown run in the Tigers’ loss to Hanover Area. Tigers’ quarterback Ryan Alfieri also scored on a 43-yard touch- down run. On the Tigers’ next possession, Andrew Farr hit Ross on a hook-and-ladder play for a 35-yard touchdown that gave the Tigers’ a 21-17 lead at the half. Alfieri was 9 of 20 for 158 yards for the Tigers in the loss. VOLLEYBALL Nanticoke 3, Lake-Lehman O Nov. 2 — Hannah Sorber posted seven kills, six blocks, 14 service points and 25 assists in the loss to Nanticoke in the District 2 Playoffs Class 2A semi-finals. The scores were 25- 17, 25-19, 25-22. Jessica Turak recorded five kills, 12 service points and three digs, and Marissa Harrison added 19 kills, nine service points, two aces and two digs for the Black Knights. Lake-Lehman 3, North Pocono 2 Nov. 1 — Hannah Sorber led the Black Knights with 28 assists, 16 service points and eight kills in the win over North Pocono. The scores were 25-17, 20-25, 25-28, 23-25, 15-12. Marissa Harrison had 23 kills and 11 service points in the win. Jessica Turak also put forth a great effort, posting 11 kills, 21 service points, two aces and eight digs for the Black Knights. See ROUNDUP, pg 9 strictly enforced. Extra park rangers and Pennsylvania Game Commission personnel will be stationed through- out the park area during this hunt. For more information about the regulated hunt, call the park office at 696-3525. JUNIOR FOOTBALL J teams each from Jr. Mounts, Raiders in Super Bowl Dallas A 22, Duryea 14 The Junior Mounts A team scored early in the first quarter on a 30-yard run by Mitchell Artsma. An intercep- tion by Mason Bullock set up another touchdown by Artsma, followed up by a 2-point conversion by Dean Chopka. Early in the third quarter Artsma ran for a 40-yard touchdown followed by a 2-point conversion by Alex Wilhelm, putting Dallas up 22-0. Duryea scored back-to-back touchdowns in a come- back effort but an interception by P.J. Percone ended their final drive. Dallas will play in the Super Bowl against Forty Fort at the Lackawanna County Stadium on Sunday at 4 p.m. Dallas B 36, Plymouth O The Dallas defense dominated the game, holding the Indians scoreless. On the first defensive series Dallas recorded a safety with a tackle by Adam Goeringer and Brett Wanek. Dustin Siperko grounded the Plymouth quarterback with two sacks and a blocked pass. Buddy Shutlock, Bobby Saba, Garrett Artsma and Byran McDonnell held the Indians to mini- mal yardage, while Patrick Condo had See JR. FOOTBALL, pg 8
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