) bs i | Tue DALLAS POST PAGE 7 ee SPOrts SEASON ENDS FOR MOUNTAINEERS The playoff run for Dallas came to an end last week- end with a 32-20 loss against West Scranton in the District 2 Class 3A semifinals. The Mountaineers (7-4) were able to amass 355 yards of total offense, but had trouble stopping a solid Invader offensive attack. Brad Fag- ula, Robert Hayes and Pat Murray each scored a touchdown for Dallas, including receptions by Fagula and Mur- ray from quarter- back Fred Mihal. Hayes finished the season with more than 1,300 rushing yards, tops in the Wyom- ing Valley Confer- ence Class 3A. Dallas head coach Ted Jackson Sr. reached the 189- win mark for his career. At right, Fagula gains sev- eral yards after a catch. The Dallas Middle School boys cross country team recently concluded its perfect season by winning the PIAA Class 3A District II champion- ships. The Mountaineers finished the season with a 17-0 record. They were the first-place team at the Lackawanna County Commissioners Invitational and Endless Mountains Invitational, as well as division and Wyoming Valley Conference champions. Dallas also took first place at the Ed Narkeiwicz All-League Meet Championships. In the district meet, the boys were led by Chris Dailey’s third place finish in 10:25, followed by Jimmy Brown in sixth, Mitch Cohen in ninth, Griffin Adams in fith, Kevin Gilbert in 19th, Jake Reinert in 26th and Mike Calkins in 27th. The boys outdistanced the second place team by 15 points. In addition, the Dallas boys B team dominated the B division race placing five runners in the top 10. Jess Adams led the way with a second-place finish. Chris Dillon finished fourth, Carl Zimmerman came in seventh and Tanner Baloh crossed the line in eighth. In the photo, from left, Dallas runners Chris Dailey, Mike Calkins, Griffin Adams, Kevin Gilbert, Jimmy Brown, @: Reinert and Mitch Cohen take off at the start of the District 2 championships. Snyder to play at Miami U. Trucksville resident Kaitlyn Snyder, a senior at Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School, recently announced she will continue her academic and athletic careers at Miami University. The NCAA Division I school is lo- cated in in Oxford, Ohio. Snyder hopes to play on the forward line for the Miami Red Hawks, who are coached by Jill Reeve. The daughter of Colin and Karen Snyder of Trucksville began playing field hockey in sixth grade as a student at the Wyoming Seminary Lower School and played defense for several years before switching to forward. Snyder a tri- captain of the Blue Knights, who advanced to the PIAA Class 2A championship game. The game was being played at press time. During the season, Snyder recorded 14 goals and 11 assists for the Blue Knights, who are un- defeated in conference and non-conference play. She also has been active in Futures play as a Futures Elite player and competed in the Na- tional Futures Championship Tournament for two years as a member of the U-16 and U-19 teams. She also played in the Keystone State Games, the National Field Hockey Festival, and the Junior Olympics. A versatile player with great speed and stick skills, Snyder is a four-year varsity letterwin- ner and a three-year starter, said head coach Karen Klassner. “Because of her play in national and state tournaments, she has a lot of experience at a high level of competition,” said Klassner, who is also the school’s athletic director. “She is the first Blue Knight to play at Miami University where she will fit in just fine. She will make a difference on the field for the Red Hawks.” In addition to playing field hockey, Snyder also plays varsity lacrosse as an attack wing at Wyoming Seminary. Trucksville resident Kaitlyn Snyder, a senior field hockey player at Wyoming Seminary, recently announced she will continue her academic and athletic careers at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Attending the signing ceremony, from left, first row is Snyder. Second row: Karen Snyder, mother; and Karen Klassner, Wyoming Seminary field hockey coach. SPORTS BRIEFS Dallas boys soccer holding alumni game The Dallas High School boys soccer team will hold its annual Alumni Game at 11 a.m. Saturday Nov. 25 at Neuman Field on Conyng- ham Avenue in Dallas Township. The field is located near Wycallis Elementary School and Dallas Elementary School. All former and current players, as well as coaches, are encouraged to participate. For more information, call Al Kornak at 675-2382. Soccer league seeks teams, players Back Mountain Youth Soccer Association’s winter indoor soccer/Futsal league is seeking teams and individual players. The games are j layed weekends from Jan. 5 through March 12. All games are played at the Penn State ‘Wilkes-Barre gym in Lehman Township with the new low bounce Fustal ball. There will be intramural and competitive 4 Wl divisions from U-6 through U-18. All area teams and players are welcome. To register or for more information, visit the Web site www.bmysa.org. The registration is $400 for a team of eight or $50 for individual. T-shirts and referee fees are included with registration. The registration deadline is Nov. 27. Game Commission to sell hunting licenses The Pennsylvania Game Commission North- east Regional office will sell hunting licenses from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25 at the office, located at the intersection of routes 118 and 415 in Dallas Township. Anyone wishing to purchase a hunting li- cense is reminded that proof of residency is required in order to secure a hunting or trap- ping license, and first-time hunters and trap- pers should bring their hunter-trapper educa- tion certificate. Anyone wishing to purchase a bear license only must have their current 2006 hunting license backtag information. Bear licenses must be purchased prior to the start of the regular firearms deer season. Dallas Youth Basketball opens season Kevin Muldoon and Brandon Harding scored 10 points each as Dr. Jack Ellis defeated Dougherty, Lev- enthal and Price, 40-31, in Dallas Youth Basketball seventh and eight grade boys action. Ryan Hanson added nine points, while Ryan Thomas and Garrett Artsma chipped in six points each. DLP was lead by Stephen Zapoticky’s 19 points. Spencer Youngman added 10 points and James Kelly added a basket. ® oo 0 Austin Carr scored 20 points and Drew Schaub added 12 to lift Rosenn, Jenkins and Greenwald to a 57-28 win against Cohen Chiropractic Clinic. Carr hit four three-pointers and Schaub nailed three. Chris Ostrum finished with eight points and Adam Goer- inger chipped in seven. Bobby Saba scored 12 points to lead Cohen Chi- ropractic. Chris Dillon and Morgan Cohen added four points each. ® Oo Scot Riccetti led the way with 14 points as DJ Char- lie Hayes defeated Dr. Jack Ellis, 29-25. Ethan Pen- salk added seven points for the winners. Ellis trailed by 13 points after the first quarter, but fought back before losing by only four. Brandon Hard- ing scored five points and played a solid inside game, while Ryan Hanson and Mike Mulea added nine and two points, respectively. ® 0 0 Marc Noyalis led all players with 14 points in only 2 quarters as Eyecare Specialists defeated Bishop Pho- to, 47-22. FJ Constantino fired in 12 points, while Alex Zubko added 11 points and Harry Parkhurst tossed in six for the winners. Bishop Photo was led by Kevin Gilbert’s 12 points. Teammate Kurtis Manganella chipped in with eight. ® 0 0 Cohen Chiropractic Clinic defeated Drs. Kim, By- ron and Banas, 46-28, behind the 19 points by Jacob Simons. Chris Dillon added 15 points and Tim Rein- ert finished with 10. The doctors were led by Aaron Weir and Kohnor Rice, who scored seven points each. David Miller added six points. ® 0° Jordan Stephens scored 19 points and Ryan Zapot- icky chipped in 13 as Brace’s Orchard defeated Dougherty, Leventhal and Price, 38-35. DLP was led by Spencer Youngman, who finished with a game- high 27 points. Jason Schilling added four points.
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