Sunday, February 19, 2006 SPORTS THE POST PAGE7 BMWC WRESTLERS NAMED TO ALL-STAR TEAM The Back Mountain Wrestling Club concluded its season Inthe Penn Elementary Wrestling League by placing 12 wrestlers on the league's all-star team. Selection to the team was determined by the results of a league meet held in February at GAR High School. The team will compete against the Northern League all-stars on Sunday, Feb. 19 at Penn State Wilkes-Barre and against the Tri-Valley and East Penn all-star teams Feb. 26 in Quakertown. Members of the all-star team, along with their respective finishes and weight classes, from left, first row are Charles Harry, sec- ond place, unlimited; Jaren Moran, fourth place, 50 pounds; Justin Hutchins, second place, 50; Joe Daniels, fourth place, 46. Second row: Sal Moran, fourth place, 98; Kris Rosencrans, third place, 62; Jude Moran, second place, unlimited; Cole Dixon, first place, 66; and Nick Luzetski, second place, 82. Third row: Connor Martinez, second place, 91; Billy Dixon, fourth place, 82; and Matt Doggett, first place, 86. SWIM Continued from Page 6 shape. I believe in these kids. I ow we'll have a great meet.” The coach was thrilled with the performance of his boys team against Valley West — and during the regular season. De- spite having just 10 swimmers, Dallas finished with a 7-5 record in the WVC. And that doesn’t in- clude senior Alaric Eby, the de- fending Class 2A state cham- pion diver. Eby set a pool record at Valley West last week. “I'm really proud of them,” ANN UAL | | Over 9,000 locations worldwide. Service Fee | said Stretanski, referring to the boys team, which will also com- pete in the district champion- ships. “They had a great (regu- lar) season. Every guy on the team has gone faster than last year or bettered his district time from a year ago. You can’t ask for more than that.” Stretanski is hoping the Mountaineers — boys and girls — can end the season on a high note. © “We'd love tobe able tohang a team championship banner in our pool,” he said. “It’s in the making. We're almost there. It’s just a matter of the kids really ‘wanting it.” FOOD PLAYOFF Continued from Page 6 7TH/8TH GRADE GIRLS Ellen Arnaud scored a game- high 30 points as Integrated Pow- er defeated Burger King 55-33. Sara Muldoon added 10 points for the winners, while Jessica Bolton chipped in six. Dee Szat- kowski scored four points and Taylor Kapral and Melissa Snyd- er added two points each. Lauren Skudalski led Burger King with 16 points and Ashleigh Napier- kowski finished with 12.Team- mate Samantha Martin scored five points. 5TH/6TH GRADE BOYS Hayden Jenkins lead all scorers with 14 points as Dr. Kish used a balanced scoring attack to post a 44-26 win against M&T Bank. Tim Kennedy, Shane Jacobson and Nathan Kish scored eight points” each, while John Paul Bath and Matt Diaco added four and two points, respectively. M&T Bank was led by the hot shooting of Ryan McCarthy with 12 points, while teammate Robby Hoffman added six. ¢ Jason Simonovich scored 22 points as the Dough Company posted a 46-28 win against Dr. Jack Ellis. David Miller added nine points for the winners, while Logan May and Rudy Georgetti chipped in four points each. Mi- chael Banas led Dr. Ellis with 11 points, while Buddy Shutlock added six points. Greg Selenski and John Murray chipped in two points each. ¢ James DelPrior nailed a key basket with less than a minute re- maining as Brace’s Orchard de- feated Rosenn, Jenkins and Greenwald, 34-33. Paul Brace and Dylan Pilger led the team of- fensively while Michael Gallis and Craig Skudulski led the de- fense. Jack Matusiak and Brett Wanek combined for 20 points to lead Rosenn. Shane Panagokus played well defensively. e Shane Dunn scored 13 points and Austin Smith added 12 to lead Eastern Penn Supply Co. toa 36-22 win against PNC Bank. An- thony Gialenella added seven points for the winners. Garrett Artsma led PNC Bank with eight points, while teammate Corey DR 1 VE [EUOREWIANUT SIAINT) 90070) Bring a bag of non-perishable food items between February 27th and March 11th to your local Curves and join with no service fee. All groceries will be donated to local food banks. Curves The power to amaze yourself.” 570-585-7200 715 N. State St. Clarks Summit, Pa. 18411 570-207-7373 1136 Moosic St. Scranton, Pa. 18505 *Offer based on first visit enrollment, minimum 12 mo. c.d. program. Not valid with any other offer. 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Jessi- ca Missal and Jacquie Graham added two points each, while Alyssa Belskis, Liz Kravitz, and Jen Yannuzzi played well defen- sively. Tanner Englehart led Eye- care Specialists with 12 points. Katie Yanchuk added 10 points and Bryanna Latona chipped in four. 3RD/4TH GRADE BOYS The Fieldhouse clinched the regular season championship Saturday, posting a record of 11-1. The team will open the playoffs at noon Saturday, Feb. 25 at Wy- callis Elementary, the site of all playoff games. McCarthy Tire will be the second seed and will open the playoffs at 1 p.m. Feb. 25. The play-in game between the eighth and No. 9 seeds has Pom- pey Dodge facing Dallas Rotary at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19. The records of other teams in the division are Darling Graphic Design, 6-5; Drs. Banas, Byron, Kim, 5-5; MetLife Securities, 5-5; Medico Industries, 5-6; and Quad Three Group, 5-6. LAKE-LEHMAN PTO/PTA The Lake-Noxen Shorties held off a furious comeback attempt by previously undefeated Ross Elementary to post a 26-25 win in Lake Lehman PTO/PTA fifth and sixth grade boys basketball action. Lake-Noxen grabbed a 10-point lead early in the game before Ross attempted to come back in the second half. Christopher O'Connor scored 14 points to lead Lake-Noxen. Christopher Edkins added six points, while Ryan Higgins and Jarred Orlando scored four and two points, re- spectively. Jared Novitski scored a game high 21 points for Ross, while Zack Manganella added two points. Ross Elementary finished the regular season with an 8-1 re- cord and will face the Lehman- Jackson champion in a semifinal game. The game will be played at Lake-Lehman High School, but a time and date was not an- nounced. ¢ Cody Poepperling scored a game-high 29 points as Lehman- Jackson Gold posted an exciting 36-35 win against the Lake-Nox- en Shorties II in Lake-Lehman PTO/PTA fifth and sixth grade basketball action. Kevin Bohan chipped in with six points for the winners, while Alex Draghicescu added a basket. Chris O'Connor led the scoring for Lake-Noxen with 14 points. Ryan Higgins added nine and J. Orlando finished with six. Kevin Katchko and Chris Edkins chipped in four and two points, respectively. MADNESS Continued from Page 6 likely face No. 13 seed West Scranton (2-13), which knocked Dallas out of the district play- offs last year. Head coach Dave Clancy's Lake-Lehman squad should en- ter the 2A tourney as the No. 10 seed with a 4-8 league record and an overall mark of 4-18. The Black Knights are expected to The Choice is Yours...Dallas! 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The Dallas girls, under head coach Joe Noon, finished league play with a 5-8 record and should enter the playoffs as the No. 7 seed. If so, the Mountain- eers (10-12 overall) will face No. 10 West Scranton (4-11). Head coach Jim Spencer will most likely take his Lake-Leh- man (15-9, 4-7) squad into the playoffs as the No. 8 seed. If so, the Black Knights will host Tunkhannock (4-10). CHARITON & SCHWAGER ANNOUNCES AV AVY L72N 28 AV] 24 28 Chariton & Schwager is pleased to announce that Attorney Jeffrey J. Malak has become a partner of the firm. Mr. Malak practices in the areas of general civil litigation, business and corporate law, estate p anning and administration, estate and other orphans’ court litigation, and municipal, zoning and land use law. Mr. Malak serves as corporate general counsel for the Polish Union of the United States of North America, a national fraternal life insurance company, and is a member of its Board of Directors. 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