PAGE8 THE POST COMMUNITY Sunday, April 2, 2006 be Wioniing Semir fos Vine respective awards during a GROSSMAN, EMERSHAW EARN MVP AWARDS Two Shavertown resi- dents recently earned Most Valuable Player awards for the winter sports season at Wyoming Seminary Preparatory School in Kingston. Sofie Grossman, a senior, was the defensive MVP in girls basketball while fellow se- nior Ashley Emershaw was the MVP in girls swimming. Emershaw, left, and Gross- man, right, received their presentation at the school. Hetro earns Eagle Scout Nicholas John Hetro was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout during a recent Eagle Scout Ceremony. As a mem- ber of Troop 155, sponsored by the Trucksville United Methodist Church, Hetro has earned 47 merit badges throughout his scouting ca- reer. The son of John and Bev Hetro has held many lead- ership positions in the troop, such as Patrol Leader, Den Chief, Scout Guide, Bugler, and Senior Patrol Leader. He is the Junior Assistant Scout- master of Troop 155 and Crew President of the Venturing Crew 155. For his Eagle Scout Project, Hetro planned and construct- ed a fossil box at the Luzerne Conservation District in Jack- son Township. The fossil box, inside, has been used by the Luzerne Conservation District as a hands-on teaching tool to educate people about fossils and archeology. High School. He expects to apply for admission to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland and pursue a career in mechanical LEHMAN Continued from Page 7 Wyoming Valley West and Villa- nova University, calls all the Hor- vath’s pitches — including type of pitch and location — during the game, “It’s so much fun for me to call a game for her,” said the coach. “It makes it easier knowing she’s go- ing to hit the spots.” But Horvath isn’t the only weapon in Lake-Lehman’s arse- nal. The Black Knights return starters Joscelyn Mahon (center field), Jill. Chocallo (second base), Jess Maciejczak (short- stop), Sarah Navin (first base), Tara Whispell (right field), Vicki Lacek (third base), Jackie Hettes (catcher) and Marteen Besteder (left field). And Traci Ragukas, a three-year soccer player who's headed to the University of Vir- ginia on a field hockey scholar- ship, has been added to the team as a designated hitter. Six of the returning starters — Horvath, Navin, Chocallo, Whis- pell and Hettes — are senior three- year starters. Mahon and Lacek are juniors, while Maciejczak is a sophomore. “Our senior leadership is going to be very important,” said Stack. “These girls realize how good they are. We're looking for lead- ership at games and practices. These girls can rise to the occa- sion when they need to, but we're trying to get them to keep the in- tensity level high throughout the entire game.” Although her pitcher has ine @ ability to dominate a game, Stack says the Black Knights are going to need more than Horvath to win WVC Division II and District 2 Class 2A championships. “If we want to take the next step forward, we're going to need to get better offensively,” said Stack, whose team lost against Nanticoke Area in last year’s dis- trict playoffs. “We need to be more aggressive at the plate and we're looking for more produc- tion from the bottom of our li- neup.” Stack expects Dallas and Nan- ticoke Area to be among the best teams in the division. But she quickly adds that her team won’t be intimidated. “For the first time in a while, we really do expect to win.” BASEBALL . Continued from Page 7 of the strongest offensive teams in the Wyoming Valley Confer- ence. And if the players live up to their potential, Kashatus thinks Dallas could be one of the most explosive teams again this sea- son. “In the past few years, we've been able to score a lot of runs,” he said. “Offensively, I think we’ll be similar to previous Dallas teams if the guys produce this year like they produced in the past.” That includes catcher Greg Harris. The junior hit .478 with two home runs and 12 RBI in just 11 games last season. Kashatus says he’s looking for big things from several other members of his junior class, including Tom Parrish, Ryan Konopki, John Giampietro and Gerrid Kohli. “We have some talent in the group of juniors,” said Kashatus. a sand box with fossils hidden = Hetro is a junior at Dallas engineering. SPORTS BRIEFS contact Chuck Garnett at 675- 6575. Hoop shootout set for today A Back Mountain basketball shootout competition will be held April 2 at the Dallas Mid- dle School gym. The competi- tion is a free throw and three- point shooting competition for boys and girls ages 7-16. The registration and warm-up time is noon. For information, call Bob at 675-0066. DYB wins twice in tourney The Dallas Youth Basketball fourth grade boys tournament team recently completed its season by winning two of three games at the Holy Trinity Tour- nament. DYB opened the tour- nament with a 45-10 win against Sacred Heart of Luzerne. Blake Williams scored six points, followed by Chris Behm with four and Brian Drouse with two. DYB next defeated Regis Academy, 48-36, behind 15 points from Kyle Razawich. Matt Saba scored 10 points and Justin Brojakowski added eight. DYB was eliminated with a 57-40 loss against Pittston. Mariano Medico scored 13 points for DYB, while Nigel Stearns added six. Trout stocking details available Trout stocking schedules are available at the district offices of state Rep. George C. Hasay. The office is located at 5313 Main Road in Sweet Valley. For more information, call 477-3752. A total of 600 streams and 123 lakes will be stocked as a part of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s 2006 adult trout stocking program. Stocking occurs year-round, with a total of roughly 4.2 million trout being stocked this year. In most instances, the exact day those waters will be stocked is being announced; however, due to traffic safety concerns, some dates are not being re- leased, and the commission is not widely publicizing the exact spots where stocking trucks will listing. There will no longer be separate preseason and in-sea- son schedules. Tournament aids Cleary Foundation The First Lieutenant Michael J. Cleary Golf Tournament will be held Thursday, June 1 at Irem Temple Country Club in Dallas. The event is being held in honor of Dallas High School graduate Mike Cleary, who was killed in action in Iraq. All proceeds will benefit the First Lt. Michael Cleary Memorial Foundation. The captain and crew tourna- ment includes lunch and a sit- down dinner. Prizes will be awarded in six flights. For more information, please Golf leagues to be formed The Applewood Golf Course on Mount Zion Road in Harding forming leagues for weekday mornings and Friday after- noons. For information about joining a league, call the Pro Shop at 388-2500. Tennis clinics at Newberry Newberry Estate in Dallas is offering junior tennis clinics for players ages 3-17. Private les- sons are also available. For more - information, including prices of the clinics and private lessons, call 675-5762. “Baseball usually comes down to making the pitch- es, making the plays in the field and timely hitting. The teams who can do that should have the best record at the end of the season.” Ken Kashatus Dallas baseball coach “(In addition to the players above) there are a couple of other guys who can contribute. And we have some good young sopho- mores in Pat Murray, Scott Skam- mer and Doug Harding. With on- ly four seniors, our younger kids are going to have to contribute.” Kashatus is hoping his team’s pitching will improve from last season. After Harding, Lambert is the No. 2 pitcher while King is No. 3. The team also has some talented young arms, says the coach. “It was tough on our pitchers last year,” said Kashatus. “We've used some young pitchers in the preseason, so our pitching depth is better than a year ago. We don’t have a (former Dallas standout Ryan) Gryskevicz, but not many teams do.” Kashatus, whose father John was a longtime successful head coach at Nanticoke Area, thinks the game’s little things could make or break his team’s season. “We could finish (with a record of) 104 or 4-10. That’s how com- petitive our division is going to be,” he said. “Baseball usually comes down to making the pitch- es, making the plays in the field and timely hitting. The teams who can do that should have the best record at the end of the sea- ”» SOI. 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