ea aad a a I a a a a 2 a aly i ——— py a andes a By lg | Tl oar og lle np. gn at AAP A rr Ay PAGE 10 SPECIAL SECTION, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2006 ‘ FOR THE POST/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK A strong nucleus has the Dallas girls volleyball team all smiles as it enters the season. DALLAS VB Continued from page 5 21 players on this year’s roster. ‘They don’t realize that last season was a rebuilding year.” Dallas will be led by senior cap- tains Theresa Hines and Vicki Piontkowski. Senior Brittany Al- lan and sophomore Shauna Phil- lips also return to the starting li- neup. Allan is back in action after suffering a knee injury during bas- ketball season. Fellow senior Jack- ie O’Brien saw significant playing time last season and sophomore Sarah Flannery is one of the team’s talented underclassman. Last year, Dallas suffered a huge blow even before the regular sea- son began. All-star senior Caity Green — one of the top players in the conference — tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee during an August practice. Al- though she attempted to come back late in the season, she wasn’t nearly close to 100 percent. “That injury devastated is,” Wil- liams said. “It really shook up the girls.” Williams says the strength of this year’s team — and the key to making a run at the playoffs — is its ability to serve. Hines and Piont- kowski have been the team’s best servers since they were sopho- mores. “They’ve been serving great,” he said. “We put a lot of focus into it. In girls volleyball, serving is very important. If teams can’t return the serve, you get points. A good serve keeps the other team on their heels. It all starts with the serve.” Williams also said team chemistry and confidence will go a long way in determining the team’s success this season. “We need to keep up the com- munication and follow the ball,” he said. “If we play as one unit, we can go a long way. Our younger players aren’t nervous anymore. They got over that last year when they got experi- ence. We were competitive last year, we just didn’t finish. The top eight teams make the play- offs. That's very much a goal this year.” Lackawanna County Stadium 963-6441 4 = A Jordan Krawitz (forward) and Justin Amy (midfielder). That trio is joined by junior goal- keeper Jeremy Stull. Kostrobala knows leader- ship is the key to his team’s success. LL SOCCER Continued from page 8 ers and they are learning from each other and that will be a key to how we pick up the new . system, it’s a different process system. So if our seniors can but they are picking it up,” he pick it up, we are optimistic.” added. “I think our senior lead- Two of Lake-Lehman’s three ership and how well they adapt wins last year came against a to everything and lead the oth- Nanticoke Area team that went winless. The team re- The Black Knights began turns its strong point, Jake their quest for a Wyoming Val- Precone, who was the Knights’ ley Conference Division I leading scorer last season with Championship on Friday, when they opened up against Tunkhannock. Lake-Lehman seven points. The senior mid- fielder tallied two goals and three assists. will play Dallas on Thursday, Other key players returning Sept. 7 (home) and Thursday, for Lake-Lehman are seniors Oct. 5 (away). Aaron Smolow (defender), LL HOCKEY Continued from page 7 Class 2A title in 2002. “That team was so focused and deter- mined. That’s what this group is like.” For the sixth consecutive sea- son, Lipski will have a daughter playing on the field. But with Ja- mie Lipski entering her senior year, her mother knows that streak is coming to an end. “I'm going to try to enjoy her senior year,” said Jean Lipski. “I've gotten so used to having a daughter with me. When Lau- ren (graduated in 2004), I still had Jamie. This time it will be tough. It’s going to be real odd not having a daughter on the team.” lI TIITIIIIIIITIIIII FIFI ITI III 77777777777 777777777777, * Over 30 televisions with 10 flat screens * NFL Ticket and College Football every weekend * Draft Specials every football weekend : * Prize giveaways every NFL Sunday OnoSssions Groups & Children Welcome * Open 7 days a week for Lunch & Dinner AP A A — a. i Tm - ~ — — LTLHET HE ET TT Ti Tt tT ti Tt i ti TT i ti Tit THUMM A ALARA LLL LALLA LLU LORRY BIRKENSTOCK Boston Clog Taupe Suede ae Mocha Suede Wo p Black Suede Met Nas re Pink Suede 3 & & Navy Leather Me geet Now With Soft Footbeds Taupe Sude Mocha Suede HUMPHREYS' ii @ ED Bootery & Bags 1-800-49-SHOES Back Mt. Shopping Center * Shavertown “They're picking up the new ers will be the key to our year.” - LEIIPIPPV II FIIIIII III IFFT III F777 7777777777777 777277, As i POI ATI a athe Seh=3 Sx Kaas ik . a EY a I, he Se iin callie Ml ss
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