Tue POST Sunday, April 3, 2005 7 Sports Photo men come back to claim title Bishop Photo used a balanced scoring attack and furious second- half comeback to nip Goeringer, 30-26, in the champi- DYB onship game. Devin 5-6 Boys Taylor, Zach Dutter and Bobby Saba combined to score 23 points, 14 in the second half. Donnie Behm added six points and Scott Napkora scored a bucket. Adam Goeringer had a season- high 11 points, while Chris Dillon and Tyler Shutlock each had four points for the Dentists. . Tim Kennedy, Ryan Hogan, Zach Smith and Zach Berger each had two points to round out the scoring. SEMI FINALS Goeringer Family Dentistry 40, McCarthy Tire 39 (3 OT) In a classic playoff game, Goeringer defeated McCarthy Tire 40 to 39 in triple overtime. Leading the Dentists were Tyler Shutlock with 13 points while Chris Dillon added 10 points and Zach Smith was hot from the outside with six. Adam Goeringer dominated the boards and chipped in five points while Tim Kennedy added four. Ryan Hogan hit a long range jumper to round out the scoring. McCarthy Tire was led by Travis Debona with 22 points and John McCarthy knocked in 12. Kurtis Manganella added five points and Robby Hoffman played great zone defense for the tire men. Bishop Photo 34, Pompey Dodge 33 (OT) Bobby Saba hit both ends of a one and one with only seven sec- onds remaining in overtime to pro- pel Bishop Photo to victory over the previously undefeated number one seed, Pompey Dodge. Devin Taylor led Bishop with 20 points, while Zach Dirsa finished with six, including two big points in the overtime. Donnie Behm added two points and Zach Ditter had a free throw. Pompey was led by the outstand- ing play of Hayden Jenkins, who scored 18 points while Jordan Stephens was big, scoring nine points, three in overtime. Austin Smith added four points and Kevin Muldoon and Brian Wise dominat- ed the glass. Charity event at Lehman mixes good fun and a good cause LEHMAN TWP. — Local youths got together March 26 to hurl and evade vol- leyballs, all in the name of charity. The event, termed “Dodge for Dollars,” benefited Home of Their Own, a program that provides special housing for families with sick children in Hershey. Children recovering from bone-marrow transplants need a sterile environment, and without such facilities, can be forced to stay in the hospital for weeks or even months. The tournament was organized largely by Lake-Lehman High School juniors Jess Callahan and Denise Fabian, who attracted sponsors, got the fee for using their school’s gym waived and even set up a Web site, dodgefordollars.com, to promote the event. Approximately 20 teams of six players each participated, and raised over $1,000. Teams composed of boys, girls and a mix- ture all competed, some more seriously than others. Junior Leadership, a program overseen by Leadership Wilkes-Barre, sponsored the event as the charity component of the pro- gram, which gets high school students period. Home of Their Own was founded by Blake and Mona Schomas in 2001 after the _.couple’s daughter, Libby, died from leukemia at the age of 17 months. Organizers also raised money by selling raffle tickets for a collection of gift baskets and other products. According to program director Kim Koehl, other Junior Leadership groups have raised money for the American Red Cross, worked for more breast cancer awareness, helped out with the juvenile involved in community activities and teaches leadership skills over a nine-month DODGING FOR DOLLARS diabetes cause and tutored other children this year. FOR THE POST/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Mike Davies hurls the ball for the Schwangs at charity dodgeball tournament held last Saturday. Sean Bayle for the Schwangs of Lake-Lehman hurls a dodgeball. More hunting considered at Frances Slocum Park The State’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) will conduct a public meeting April 29 at Frances Slocum State Park, to discuss control methods which may be utilized to better manage the deer and geese population within the park. The meeting will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Environmental Interpretive Center. A detailed map displaying the proposed changes will be on hand. Discussion topics will focus on expanded hunting opportunities for Canada geese and white-tailed deer. Opportunities for goose hunting will be con- sidered along the extreme western shoreline of the lake. This will greatly increase the opportu- nity for hunters to help control the goose popula- tion, which is currently affecting the water quali- ty and raising health concerns. Archery hunting for white-tailed deer will be proposed for areas outside the day-use or heavily used areas of the park. All hunting within the confines of the park will be subject to the rules and regulations estab- lished by the Pennsylvania Game Commission and the Department of Conservation of Natural Resources. A 30-day. public comment period will follow the meeting. All comments should be directed to Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mt. Olivet Rd., Wyoming, Pa. 18644 via mail, telephone, in per- son, or e-mail. For more information, call the park office at 696-3525. GATE OF HEAVEN BASKETBALL Gators finish successful season The Gate of Heaven varsity boys basketball team finished the Wyoming Valley Catholic League sea- son with a record of 14-7. In the playoffs, GOH beat St. Mary’s of Pittston, 41-32, behind Pat DeRojas, 12 points, and Casey Judge, 10 points. The Gators also beat Wyoming Area Catholic, 53-44. Judge scored 18 points, DeRojas had 13 and Tom Horn scored 12. Holy Rosary topped Gate of Heaven, 60-45, in the semifinals. Nick Latosek led the Gators with 15 points, Horn added 11 and DeRojas scored 10. The Gators won the Wyoming Area Tournament, beating Wyoming Area, 41-29, and beating St. Mary’s Pittston, 44-38. Bishop O'Reilly Sk The Bishop O'Reilly 5k will be held April 9, beginning at 9:30 a.m. The entry fee is $15. The race will begin and end at Bishop O'Reilly High School in Kingston. All proceeds will benefit a stu- dent-to-student scholarship fund. For more infor- mation, contact Bishop O'Reilly at 288-1404. i 1 wg i he h i 1 pl 5h d Cy Msi Ro dis da 20 Mares La ch RE awe so SLE EMERSHAN AI D1 Super swimmer Ashley Emershaw, a junior from Shavertown, was named the Wyoming Seminary Upper School Most Valuable Player in girls swim- ming. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Emershaw. From left, seated: Jordan Jiunta, Mike Kornoski, Wade Howell, Kyle Shefler. Kneeling: Chris Barbacci, Shane Stark, Andrew Chorba, Tyler MacDonald, Mark Pachamovitch, Chad Brudnicki, Frankie Castrignano, Aaron Setzer, Adam Shefler. Standing: Volunteer, Jim Jiunta; Volunteer, Dom Castrignano, Coach, Alex Wilson; Josh Pfieffer, Mike Prater, D.J. Heller, Neil Dierolf, Wally Simko, Nathan Walsh, Mike Lipski, Volunteer Ken Shefler Sr.; and Coach Scott Carter. Not pictured: Adam Harry, Roger Jayne, Justin Hossage and Andrew Payne. Jr. Black Knights reign on the mat The Lake-Lehman Jr. High wrestling team recently concluded a very successful 2004-2005 season. The team was unbeaten versus District 2 opponents, recording a 21-1 overall dual meet record and capturing the Wyoming Valley Conference Championship. The Black Knights were also Pittston Dual Meet Tournament champi- ons, Meyers Mohawk Holiday Tournament champions, District 2 West Sectional champions and runner-up in the District 2 tourna- ment. Head Coach Scott Carter was named District 2 “Coach of the Year,” an honor bestowed on him via a district-wide poll of junior high coaches. The team is shown here displaying the District 2 Western Sectional Championship plaque following a February 12 competi- tion at Tunkhannock High School. The Black Knights easily outdis- tanced the 13-team field as individual Lake-Lehman wrestlers placed first through sixth in each of the 18 weight classes.
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