) i ® Sunday, July 30, 2006 Tue POST PAGE 9 SPORTS BRIEFS Lloyd captures first at Firecracker Tournament Joyce Lloyd captured first place as the New- berry Ladies Golf League recently held its annual Firecracker Tournament at Newberry Estate in Dallas. Peg Mihalick finished in second place, while Mary Maher took third. The award for best patriotic was given to Lois Hannigan. Chairpersons of the event were Terry Cook and Joan Britt. ®.C league also held its July outing at Ema- xT, n Country Club with a scramble team play tournament. The winning team was com- prised of Joan Britt, Betty Griesmer, Mary Maher and Judy Schall. Chairpersons of this event were Lillian McManus and Marie Krus- ka. Softball tournament to benefit autism Lake-Lehman High School students Aman- da Kotulski and Katlin Evans will be holding a co-ed softball tournament Aug. 19-20 at Lake- Noxen Elementary School field and the Har- veys Lake Little League field. The fields are across the street from one another on West Point Avenue in Harveys Lake. The time of the games will be determined when the brack- ets are set. Proceeds from the event will be Supporting Autism & Families Everywhere. Kotulski and Evans are organizing the tournament as part of their senior project to raise awareness of autism. There will also be a celebrity auction with memorabilia signed by celebrities in both the acting and sports arenas. The coed adult teams must consist of play- ers ages 17 and older. The cost is $100 per am or $10 per player. For more information, 639-2163 or 639-5606. Triathletes offered free chiropractic care Shavertown chiropractors Shawn Miller and Mark Morris will volunteer their services at the 25th annual Wilkes-Barre Triathlon, which will be held Sunday, Aug. 6 in the Back Moun- tain. Miller and Morris will also have special office hours from 8-11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 5 offering complimentary treatments for ath- letes. Athletes may receive last-minute per- formance care prior to the race meeting at the Penn State Wilkes-Barre campus in Lehman Township. Athletes will receive a full examination, along with treatments such as chiropractic @isioens, therapeutic modalities, and Active Release Techniques, which specifically addresses problems such as shoulder pain, shin splints, knee pain, plantar fasciitis, hip pain, and low back pain. There is no charge for the services, but appointments for the Aug. 5 office hours are recommended. suggested. To make an ap- pointment, call 696-4346. Lake-Lehman sets fall sports physicals Lake-Lehman Junior-Senior High School will hold fall sports physicals in the nurse’s office on the following dates at the school on Old Route 115 in Lehman Township: Aug. 1, 9 a.m. — senior high boys Aug. 4, 9 a.m. — senior high girls Aug. 8, 9 a.m. — junior high boys and girls Aug. 10, 5 p.m. — This will be the final day of physicals for boys and girls in junior and senior high who were unable to make the previous physical dates. | A parent or guardian must sign all forms prior to the exam. Physical forms maybe ob- tained from the main office at the high school during regular school hours. For more in- rmation, call 675-7458. all hoops league olding registration i Dallas Youth Basketball will hold regis- tion for its boys fall league from 6-7:30 p.m. ednesday, Aug. 30 at the W.W. Kubis Memo- ial Little League field on Church Street in allas. The cost is $30and sessions will be held ‘Monday and Wednesday nights from Sept. 6 through Oct. 18 at Wycallis Elementary School. Players in third, fourth, and fifth grades will practice from 6:30-7:45 p.m., while sixth, seventh, and eighth grade players will practice from 7:45-9 p.m. For more information, call George Gracely at 639-1467. CM to host tennis camp College Misericordia will host a Junior Tennis Camp each Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday through Aug. 16 at the tennis complex. The camp will be under the direc- tion of head coach Allison Joanlanne. The camp will feature sessions for four different age groups. The cost for pee wees (3% to 5), ginners (6 and older) and intermediates is 12 per day for one-hour sessions. An ad- vanced academy will be offered in three-hour | sessions for $40 per day. For more informa- tion, call 674-6289. Sports Week BACK MOUNTAIN WINS FORTY FORT LIONS TOURNAMENT Rok [4 TRAMERRE © ww The Back Mountain 13-year-old all-star team recently defeated Conyngham Valley, 10-7 at Lacka- wanna County Stadium to win the 29th annual Forty-Fort Lions Tournament. Steve Ruch was the winning pitcher, while Zack Dirsa recorded the save. Marc Noyalis led Back Mountain with three hits, Brandon Harding added two hits and Kyle Caffrey chipped in with a hit and two runs scored. Zack Dirsa added a two-out double for the winners. Members of the team, from left, first row are Brandon Harding, Andrew Ondish, Josh Everett, Travis DeBona, Mark Malloy, Tony Bevevino, Zack Dursa and Drew Schaub. Second row: coach Ted Ruch, Matt Bevan, Spencer Youngman, Marc Noyalis, Adam Goeringer, Kyle Caffrey, Steven Zapoticky, Kevin Muldoon, Steve Ruch, coach Chuck Youngman, man- ager Mike Caffrey. Kevin Cope and coach Tom Cope are also members of the team. STEVE CHOSEN TO ATTEND PRESTIGIOUS CAMP Peter Steve, a junior at Dallas Senior High School, was recently selected to attend the Youth Profes- sional Training Soccer Camp at St. Andrew's School in Dela- ware. Only 45 total players in three age groups were selected to attend the in- vitation-only camp. The train- ing staff at the YPT residence program is 100 percent Europe- an academy trainers. Past trainers have included profes- sionals from Manchester United, InterMi- lan, Real Madrid and Bayern Mun- ich. Steve is the son of Judy and Peter Steve Jr. of Dallas. He is the goalkeeper at Dallas High School and plays for the U-17 West Chester United Soccer Club, as well as the U-19 United Soccer Training Acade- my. He is trained locally by Bob Zanicky of USTA. Pollock attends top-notch 0B camp By DAVE KONOPKI Post Editor Kenny Pollock has learned a lot of valuable information while attending the prestigious Manning Passing A- cademy - including the fact that it takes more than a strong, accurate arm and the ability to read defenses to be a good quarterback. The Lake-Lehman junior recently returned from the four-day camp, which was held at Nicholls State Uni- versity in Thibodaux, La. Pollock was one of more than 500 high school foot- ball players from across the nation who attended the camp. The 11th annual camp is under the direction of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning and his three sons, Peyton, Eli and Cooper. The instruc- tors included some of the best college quarterbacks in the nation, including JaMarcus Russell of LSU, Florida's Chris Leak and Drew Stanton of Michi- gan State. And despite their It's a cool different mechanics camp. You and styles, they all have something in get the common, said Pol- chance to joe wil . “They’re re be with good leaders,” said some of the 17-year-old. the best “They're. all well- spoken people. You college and always have to be - composed when pro guaj . youre a quarter- terbacks in pack” the coun- At the camp, each n quarterback re- try. + ceived instruction in stance, exchange, drops, set-up, sprint out, play action, screens, ball hand- ling, option, reading defenses, and field leadership. The in- struction began around 8 a.m. each day and concluded at approximately 9 p.m. In addition to the quarterbacks, there were other sta- tions of instruction for running backs, wide receivers and tight ends “I think (the camp) has helped im- prove me a lot,” said Pollock, who hopes to be the starting quarterback when Lake-Lehman opens its season next month. “The instruction is really good. It’s a cool camp. You get the chance to be with some of the best col- lege and pro quarterbacks in the coun- try.” Although they don’t talk to the campers, dozens of college coaches at- tend the camp. Pollock has received letters from schools such as Michigan and Oregon State since he began at- tending the camp three years ago. “They had a couple of assemblies and the college players talked about what it’s like to play in college,” said Pollock. “(Indianapolis Colts quarter- back) Peyton talked with us about what it’s like to play in the NFL. There are a lot of great players at the camp.” The 6-foot-3, 215-pound Pollock said he was impressed with the physically- imposing Russell. The LSU quarter- back is listed at 6-6, 260, but many ob- servers feel he’s closer to 280 pounds. “He’s huge,” said Pollock. “I've never seen a quarterback that big.” The son of Ken and Eileen Pollock of Shavertown, who also plays lineback- er, is hoping to put what he’s learned at the camp into use on the field — and in the Lake-Lehman locker room. “I'm a drop-back, pocket-type passer and I think I do a good job reading de- fenses,” he said. “But I need to work on being a better leader. You have to be a very good leader to be a good quarter- back. We had a lot of seniors graduate and we need a couple of players to step up and be the leaders. I want to be one of those players.” Kenny Pollock Lake-Lehman quarterback
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