9 The Dallas Post SPORTS Sunday, March 6, 2005 ® WRESTLING Continued from Page 7 Western Wayne's Dan Vogel in the 152-pound final and was named the tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler. Dragon and six other local wrestlers earned places in this weekend's Northeast Region tournament at Williamsport High School. The top three fin- ishers in each weight class at districts advanced to regionals. Results were not available in time for this issue. Dragon’s Lake-Lehman team- mates Jeremy Schutz and Andy Josuweit won the 140- and 145- pound classes, respectively. Dallas’ John Hettes captured the 130-pound championship Third-place winners were Joe Hayes (112) and Brian Goeringer (171) of Dallas, and Lake-Lehman’s Stan Brudnicki @cv. ~ Hettes beat top-seeded Louis Villella of Blue Ridge in a battle of two returning district champs. The second seed trailed early in the match before using three back points to even the score at 5-5. Villella escaped to make it 6-5, but Hettes recorded a two-point takedown with 37 seconds left in the match to earn the title. “I knew I had to do whatever I could to get the job done,” said Hettes, who won a Class 3A championship last year. Schutz began the parade of Lake-Lehman champions to the winner’s podium. The top-seed- ed senior pinned No. 2-seed Jim Histed of Western Wayne in 1:13 for his second consecutive title. . Josuweit followed with anoth- er dominating performance, capturing his third district championship with a 3:58 pin of Mountain View’s Greg Nixon. The performance by the : Lake-Lehman senior trio almost allowed the Black Knights to capture the team championship. West Scranton had a comfort- FOR THE POST/DON CAREY Brian Goeringer of Dallas struggled against Hanover's Dan Paveletz during their 171 Ib. match during the District 2 Class 2A Wrestling Championships. Paveletz won this bout, but Goeringer bounced back to take third place and earn a trip to regionals. chipping away in the consola- tion rounds. The Invaders finished with 156. points to Lake-Lehman’s 139. Dallas finished a respectable seventh in the 16- team field. Hayes earned his trip to regionals with a 4-2 overtime win over Lake-Lehman’s Ed Donahue. Goeringer recovered from a technical fall loss to pin Scranton Prep’s Jess Cornachione in the third-place final match. Brudnicki wrestled back to the third-place match and won an 8-5 decision over Chris Cavanaugh of Susquehanna. Finishing in fifth place were Lake-Lehman’s Brandon Brown (171) and Joe Kleumunes (189), and Dallas’ John McCue (215) and Alan Pugh (275). Tunkhannock’s Brent Richter won third place at 189 Ib. in Class 3A, earning a spot at regionals. ; TRIO Continued from Page 7 In addition to eclipsing the 100-win plateau earlier this season, Schutz entered the Northeast Regional tourna- ment with 99 career pins to his credit. “He is so tough on top. He is never out of a match because of his ability to pin anybody,” said Lipski. Unlike his classmates, Josuweit didn’t compete at the varsity level as a freshman and won't reach 100 career victo- ries. “Andy went to states as a sophomore and is really: com- ing into his own this season,” said Lipski. “He has the poten- tial to place high in Hershey.” Lipski has tried his best to prepare his team for the rigors of the post-season. “We tried to wrestle the best competition “They have been leaders and motivators and have really raised the bar for the future.” Phil Lipski Lake-Lehman coach throughout the year. I think the kids are ready. They know this is their last opportunity.” In addition, the trio has earned added confidence from grappling with each other in practice throughout their careers. “It’s a great asset for them to know they face some of the best wrestlers in the state every day at practice,” said Lipski. Golf tournament aids autism fight Wilkes University students, working for the student-run Zebra Communications firm, will assist the Autism Golf Classic planning committee with its marketing and promo- tions effort in 2005. The golf event, scheduled for Monday, June 13 at the Huntsville Golf Club, will benefit the John Heinz Institute Autism pro- gram. Members of the 2005 Autism Golf Classic planning commit- tee are: Stuart Bell, Tom Bevevino, Jim Brogna, Lee Eckert, Mark Korlishin, John McCarthy, Bob Morgan, Tom Pugh, Mark Rowan, Mike Raymond, Alex Rogers, Jack Simpson, Doug Straub, Phil Straub and Susan Yelen. Proceeds from the event will once again benefit the charita- ble services and technology investments in the Pediatric Autism Program at the John Heinz Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine. The golf event has raised nearly $200,000 over the past eleven years for pediatric services at John Heinz Institute. In addition to the golf tourna- ment, a silent auction will be held during the event, featuring a golf trip to the Villa at the Westin Resort in Hilton Head, South Carolina, donated by - Michael Raymond, Ph.D. For more information on the Autism Golf Classic or auction, call 826-3836, or e-mail Jim Brogna at jbrogn@allied-servic- es.org. Wilkes University students, representatives of the Zebra Communications organization, met with members of the plan- ning committee for the 2005 Autism Golf Classic to be held at Huntsville Golf Club on June 13. From left, seated, are planning committee members John McCarthy, Jack Simpson and Alex Rogers. Standing: Wilkes University students Neil Nowakowski, Katie Thompson, Jennifer Marks and Bridget Giunta, with committee members Tom Bevevino, Stuart Bell, and Mike Raymond. Volleyball tournament at LCCC The Luzerne County Community College Health and Physical Education Department will hold its 19th annual volleyball tourna- ment on Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3, beginning at 8:30 a.m., at the college’s gymnasium. Saturday’s tournament will be co-ed with at least two females - per team. An all-male tournament will be held on Sunday. The | able lead before Lehman began tournament will be round-robin play followed by single elimina- tion play-offs. Teams may be responsible for supplying up and ” ’ down officials. | : : Tell our advertisers you saw them Tournament cost is $100 per team, per day. in The Post. For more information, or to register, call LCCC at 740-0237 or They'll appreciate it, and so will we. 740-0566 or e-mail egurtis@luzerne.edu NNUAL FOOD DRIVE FOR THE POST/PETE G. WILCOX I Chris DeRojas, above, of Bishop O'Reilly flies | past Nico Fricchoine of Bishop Hannan during ERE the boys District 2 Class A basketball final at | ill King's College on Feb. 18. 8118 Tim Crossin puts up a runner during the game. | i He led Bishop O'Reilly with 35 points. { ~_OREILLY ®.... from Page 7 Join This Week $ Service Fee? Bring a bag of nonperishable food items this week to your local Curves and join with no service fee. All groceries will be donated to local food banks. PHOBOS SIAN SHITE) Queensmen an 81-56 lead. Crossin likes O’Reilly’s chances of repeating as state champs. “We're just as good as last year’s team.” 64-46 after three quarters. Crossin was a one-man show in the final period. He scored the first five points of the frame and his three-point play gave the layup just before the buzzer. « Aciukewicz, a 6-5 junior cen- il ter, scored 15 points in the first i | half, and Crossin had 14. O'Reilly extended the lead to curvesinternational.com Curves The power to amaze yourself.” Black Knights sixth graders win two titles The sixth grade Lake-Lehman Knights recently won champi- onships in the Holy Trinity Youth Basketball League and the Lake-Lehman Youth Basketball League. From left, kneeling: Brandon Roberts, Zack Yursha, Adam Weaver, Justin Cornell. Standing: Coach Dan Yursha, Chad Wandel, Chad Carey, Andrew Sabol, coach Mike Carey. 270-6622 270-4554 740-2777 270-5588 674-5588 Wilkes-Barre Twp. Plains Nanticoke Hanover Lehman x any other offer.
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