ae YAR Sunday, May 28, 2006 Tue POST PAGE 7 Sports Week SPORTS BRIEFS Tennis tournament to be held June 3-4 The Valley Tennis and Swim Club in Trucksville is taking registrations for the inaugural VTSC Scholarship Tournament. The two-day singles tennis tournament for boys and girls 18 and under will be held June 34 at the club on Harris Hill Road. The tournament is open to all Luzerne County residents and the deadline for applications is May 31. For more informa- tion, call Jack Monick at 696- 1414. Applications and informa- tion are available online, along with the schedule of tournaments and activities, at www.valleytennisandswim- club.com. Thunder looking for soccer players The Back Mountain Thun- der U-11 boys travel soccer team is looking for players to fill its roster. Interested play- ers born after Aug. 1, 1995 should contact Vito at 574- 2180 or 333-5271 for more information. Soccer club seeks players The Wyoming Valley Soccer Club is holding registrations for its developmental teams and fall travel teams. All teams are professionally coached and trained. The teams are open to boys and girls ages 4-18. For more in- formation, contact Jerry McDonald at J-McDo- nald@msn.comor 333-4814. You may also contact Chris Scharff at CoachScharff@aol- .com. Soccer camp taking registrations Penn State Wilkes-Barre is accepting registrations for its annual soccer camp, which will be held June 26-30 at the campus in Lehman Township. Boys and girls in kindergarten through fourth grade will participate in the camp from 9 a.m. to noon, while boys and girls in grades 5-8 will take the field from 12:45-3:45 p.m. The cost of the camp is $89. Emphasis will be on tech- nical skills, such as shooting, passing, dribbling, trapping and heading, as well as game tactics including proper posi- tioning, creating space, at- tacking and defending. Goa- lie, advanced defensive and advanced offensive skills will be taught in drills for all in- terested players. There are special discounts available for teams bringing eight or more players. For more information or to register, contact Ellen Grego- rio at 675-9220 or e-mail her at wbsummeryouth@psu.edu. Golf tournament seeks registrations The First Lieutenant Mi- chael J. Cleary Golf Tourna- ment will be held Thursday, June 1 at Irem Temple Coun- try Club in Dallas. The cap- tain and crew tournament is being held in honor of Dallas High School graduate Mike Cleary, who was recently killed in action in Iraq. The entry fee is $125 per - player, which includes lunch, dinner and prizes. There will also be an opportunity to win a new truck with on a hole in one, a $2,500 putting contest and a $100,000 par 3 shoo- tout. Proceeds from the tour- nament will benefit the First Lieutenant Michael J. Cleary Memorial Foundation. Registration forms are available at the Ranch Wagon on Route 309 in Dallas and Minuteman Press in King- ston. For more information, call Chuck Garnett at 675- 6575. Staying in the hunt At press time, Dallas, Lake-Lehman teams remain alive in district playoffs By DAVE KONOPKI Post Editor h district cham- pionships and state playoff berths on the line, it’s not too hard to find motivated high school athletic teams at this point in the season. The Dallas girls soccer team is one of them. : At press time, the Mountaineers (13-2-1) were preparing to play un- beaten Berwick (14-0) for the District 2 championship at College Miser- icordia. Dallas is the defending dis- trict champion. The Mountaineers entered the sea- son as the No. 10 team in the state, according to a statewide ranking committee. But a pair of one-goal losses against Bishop Hoban and a tie against Coughlin during the regular season forced Dallas to enter district play as the No. 3 seed. “During the season, we felt we had the best team,” said head coach Chris Scharff, whose team finished behind Coughlin in the Wyoming Valley Conference A Division, despite beat- ing the Crusaders “We're and playing them to 3 a tie. “But those peaking a losses (to Hoban) the right hurt us. All of a sud- H den, the other time. Our - teams are talking players about Dallas being really be- the third seed and . not being that good. lieve we That made the girls can win.” = hungry. It motiva- ted them. We came Brian Gorski into the playoffs wanting to make a point and to prove we're a very good team. Unfortunately, it took the oth- er teams in our league to motivate us.” The Dallas girls soccer team wasn’t the only Back Mountain team alive in the District 2 playoffs when The Post went to press. Hardly. The Mountaineer softball team (15-3) was preparing to play River- side in a Class 2A semifinal contest. Lake-Lehman baseball coach In the other softball “We came semifinal, Lake- . Lehman (17-1) was into the preparing for its playoffs showdown against : top-seeded Lake- wanting to |. 1130) make a Dallas advanced : to the semifinals pointand ling 32 to prove win against Elk r Lake in 13 innings. were Winning pitcher Sa- very good ra Swepston record- team". ed 23 strikeouts and the game-winning Chris Scharff single as the Moun- Dallas taineers avenged soccer coach last season’s playoff loss to the Warriors. Lake-Lehman’s Sheree Horvath tossed a four-hitter and Jill Chocallo had the game-win- ning hit as the Black Knights downed Nanticoke Area, 4-3. “At this point of the season, we have a different mindset,” said Lake- Lehman softball coach Stacey Ruddy. “Our goal is to survive and advance. I don’t think we've played out best game in the playoffs yet. But we've done enough to win.” In baseball action, beth Back Mountain teams remained alive. Dal- las (9-6) cruised to a 12-2 win against Wyoming Seminary to advance to a quarterfinal game against top-seeded ~ Lackawanna Trail (13-2). Dave Hard- ing was the winning pitcher and Dal- las banged out 12 hits, including three home runs. Dallas entered its game against Lackawanna Trail coming off impres- “Our goal is to survive. | don't think we've played out best game in the play- offs yet. But we've done enough to win." Stacey Ruddy Lake-Lehman softball coach “..when things start going your way, there's a spring in your step. Your spirits are lifted. | think that's how are guys are feeling right now.” Ken Kashatus Dallas baseball coach Jackson Township resident Dylan Seeley, a member of the Wyoming Seminary baseball team, fires a pitch during a playoff game against Dallas. sive wins against WVC Division II champion Bishop Hoban —in the final game of the regular season — and Wyoming Seminary. Before those victories the Mountaineers had lost four of its last five games. “When you lose a couple of games in a row, sometimes you come into a game with a negative approach,” said “head coach Ken Kashatus. “You're TIMES LEADER STAFF PHOTO/AIMEE DILGER TIMES LEADER STAFF PHOTO/PETE G. WILCOX Kayla Caruso of Dallas, left, and Krissy Stanks of Bishop Hoban battle for the ball in a District 2 girls soccer game. putting in the time, but you're not seeing the results. But when things start going your way, there’s a spring in your step. Your spirits are lifted. I think that’s how are guys are feeling right now.” Lake-Lehman (11-5) rode the arm of right-hander Scott Davis, who See PLAYOFFS, Page 8 » TIMES LEADER STAFF PHOTO/PETE G. WILCOX Kiley Williams of Dallas is sur- rounded by her teammates follow- ing a second-period goal. TIMES LEADER STAFF PHOTO/AIMEE DILGER Dallas senior Mike Race safely steals a base against Wyoming Seminary.
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