Sunday, November 5, 2006 PAGE 7 Tue DALLAS POST SPOrts Mounts, Raiders Super Bowl-bound Dallas A team defender Bobby Saba sacks the Duryea quarterback in a ah Wyoming Valley West Junior Football League game. Dallas won to advance to the Super Bowl. Three youth football teams from the Back Mountain area uscarped berths in their respective divisions of the Wyoming Valley West Junior Football League championships with semifinal wins last weekend. The cham- pionship games will be played to- day at Lackawanna County Stadi- um. In the A division, the Dallas Ju- nior Mounts advanced with a hard-fought 6-0 win against Du- ryea in a semifinal game. No fur- ther information was provided. The Kingston Township Raid- ers advanced two teams to the championships. The C team cruised to a 20-0 win against For- ty Fort, while the D team easily defeated Swoyersville, 36-6. . With the wins, the Raider C and D team advance to the league championship game for the third year in a row. Here’s a recap at the Kingston Township semifinal games. The information was provided by team representatives. C DIVISION Corey Patrick scored two touchdowns and Michael Ole- nginski added another, while Omar Nijmeh scored on a 2-point conversion to lead the Raiders. Adam Niznik, Shawn Spencer, Brandon Wile, and Christian Wargo played well offensively, while James Farrell, Justin Coop- er and Bret Storrs played well on defense. The Raiders will play Plymouth at 11:15 p.m. today in the Super Bowl. D DIVISION Ricky Morgan began a bal- anced attack on the game’s open- ing play with a 60 yard touch- down run. Collin Pert] added the 2-point conversion. Morgan reco- vered a fumble and followed with a 55-yard touchdown run. Christian Roberts and Matt Mathers combined for 51 yards, which set up a 6-yard Pertl rush- ing touchdown. Morgan and Pert] added another touchdown each on runs of 68 yards and 6 yards, respectively. The Raider was led by Jason Culp, Jason An- derson, Devin Robbins and Dal- ton Gattuso, who combined for 11 tackles for a loss. The Raiders Ln Garrett Artsma carries the ball for the Dallas Junior Mounts in a semifinal game against Duryea. Tyler Shutlock, a member of the Dallas A team shakes off a Du- ryea defender. SPORTS BRIEFS Girls basketball clinic will take place Nov. 12 The Dallas High School girls basketball team will hold a clinic Sunday, Nov. 12 in the Dallas Middle School gym. The times are noon to 3 p.m. for players in grades 3-5; and 4-7 p.m. for players in grades 6-8. The cost is $20 per player. To register or for more information, call Sha- ron at 574-9347. Indoor hockey League forming The Roller King Skating Center in Kingston is holding registration for its indoor field hockey league. The cost is $500 per team and umpire fees are included. The league will play at the Roller King Skating Center at 500 Third Avenue. For more informa- tion, call Ed at 283-0606 CURRENT, FORMER COACHES GATHER FOR OLD SHOE BREAKFAST nallAs FOGTRLL Football players from Lake-Lehman and Dallas high schools, along with coaches and past participants, gathered for a pre-game Old Shoe Game breakfast in the clubhouse of Huntsville Golf Club earlier this week. At press time, the teams were preparing to play in the 59th annual Old Shoe Game at Moun- taineer Stadium in Dallas Township. Among those attending the breakfast were former coaches Bob Dolbear and Tony Marchakitus, who of the coaches who began the Old Shoe Game tradition. Dolbear was head coach at Dallas Township High School when the Old Shoe rivalry was founded, while Marchaki- tus was the head coach at Lehman Township High School. The trophy was originally given to the team with the best record against fel- low Back Mountain schools. Attending the breakfast, from left, are Dallas head coach Ted Jackson, Dolbear and Marchakitus. Lake-Lehman head coach Carl Kern could not attend the breakfast.
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