Sunday, May 21, 2006 © Tue POST PAGE 7 Sports By DAVE KONOPKI Post Editor KINGSTON TWP. — They've heard the stereotypes. Skateboar- ders are drug-using juvenile delin- quents who love to spend all of their time doing nothing but hanging around. But that doesn’t stop Matt Fuhr, Mike Purdy, Mike McHutchison and the rest of their friends by doing the thing they love the most. “It doesn’t bother me too much,” said Purdy, a 17-year-old senior at Dallas High School. “We're no different than the guys our age who play football or base- ball. We like to skateboard and have fun . with our friends. Most skateboarders are really nice guys.” | Jennifer Noon agrees. | “1 think In fact, the owner of ! vir HOPE Skateboards in it's more Shavertown says Fuhr, art thana Purdy and McHutchison "” are the opposite of the sport. coy ! Matt Fuhr,17 ~~ “Matt Fuhr and Mike Skateboarder McHutchison are plan- ning on attending college after graduating,” she said. “Mike ' Purdy’ has plans of becoming a chef. All three are great kids. Mike McHutchison went to Honduras in February to help in the building of a medical clinic. Matt Fuhr works at The Meadows and also helped raise over $1,000 for a children’s charity who made quilts for traumatized children. Mike Purdy orga- nized a petition for a skate park. They real- ly are good kids and don’t deserve the ster- eotypes that they are given. I think anyone would agree if they spent a little time with any of them.” And Noon says they’re not the only good kids who enjoy skateboarding. “Our experience with skateboarders has been great,” she said. “They just need a place where they don’t get fined or chased.” Fuhr admits that he’s no stranger to be- ing fined for skateboarding. The 17-year- old Lake-Lehman senior has been fined See SKATE, Page 8 nk gg are A ~ Wi sagan A Mike : McHutch!” son, a Dallas High school S ophomore: erforms an Ollie Melon rab while practicing: TIMES LEADER STAFF PHOTO/AIMEE DILGER Lake-Lehman's Jackie Hettes tagged out by Stephanie Pace of Dallas. Knights wear softball crown The Lake-Lehman softball team captured the Wyoming Valley Conference Division II championship with a thrilling 1-0 win against rival Dallas earlier this week. The Black Knights, under head coach Stacey Stack, raised their record to 14-1 with the win. The team’s lone loss was a 1-0 setback against Dal- las earlier in the season. Winning pitcher Sheree Horvath was in con- trol throughout the game, allowing just three hits while striking out seven. Vicky Lacek pro- vided the game’s only run, an RBI single to score Joscelyn Mahon in the sixth inning. Dallas entered the game with an opportuni- ty to join Lake-Lehman atop the standings. De- spite the loss, head coach Joyce Tinner and her ‘squad had a fine regular season, finishing with See SOFTBALL, Page 8 Lake-Lehman pitcher Sheree Horvath fired a three-hitter against Dallas. SNIDER SIGNS WITH LOCK HAVEN Dallas High School track and field standout Cassie Snider recently decided to continue her aca- demic and athletic careers at Division Il Lock Haven University. Snider was an outstanding per- former for head coach Matt Samuel at Dallas. Attending the announcement, from left, first row are Scott Snider, father; Cassie Snider, and Donna Snider, mother. Second row: Samuel, assistant coach Ed Radzinski and athletic director Jack Wolensky. x Dallas High School football players Rob Tomko and Nick Samanas recently decided to continue their academic and athletic careers at King's College. The two were standout players for head coach Ted Jackson Sr. at Dallas. Attending the announcement, from left, first row are Tomko, Jackson Sr.,, and Samanas. Second row: Ted Jackson Jr., assistant coach; Bob Mahle, assistant coach; and Jack Wolensky, athletic director.
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