fori Tae DALLAS POST ea! Lehman girls track team wins D2 title School girls track and field team won the DISTRICT II AA Championship on Saturday, May 16. The team was led by state qualifiers Kelsey Amy (long jump), Nikki Snyder (tri- ple jump) and Marina Orrson (1600 meter run). Brook Matza, Leigh Hillman and Christie Si- moson chipped in with key per- formances as well. Nikki Snyd- er led all Lake-Lehman ath- letes with four district medals. Members of the team are, from left, first row, Michelle Lipski, Christie Simoson, Leigh Mul- hern, Colleen McCoy and Leigh Hillman. Second row, Phil Kasper, coach; Brooke Matza, Marina Orrson, Devon Boyle, Olivia Pyskoty, Sarah Tomayko, Kelsey Amy (holding plaque), Nikki Snyder, Ellen Matza, Sa- rah Hauze, John Sobocinski, head coach; Shelby Foster, Al- lie Jayne and William Kvashay, coach. BACK MOUNTAIN LITTLE LEAGUE RESULTS GIANTS 10 ASTROS 5 Greg Skrepenak had two hits and picked up the win on the hill as the Giants doubled up the As- tros, 10 -5. Tommy Williams, Frankie Be- vevino, Jackson Shaver and Isaiah Miscavage all had hits in the win. Nick James had three hits with a double for the Astros. Noah Gorski and Patrick Newhart also had hits in the loss. GIANTS 8 DODGERS 7 Tommy Williams was the win- ning pitcher with eight strike- outs, as the Giants came from be- hind to nip the Dodgers, 8 -7. A clutch triple by Anthony Huntington and a double by Greg Skrepenak turned the game around. Tommy Williams, Fran- kie Bevevino, Jackson Shaver and Aaron Becker also contribut- ed hits for the Giants. Hitting safely for the Dodgers was Jimmy Barlow with a single and Chris Knecht with a triple. Pitching well for the Dodgers was Cameron Shaner and Adam Si- monette. RED SOX 9 PIRATES 7 Jayson Strausser smashed four hits, including two doubles, as the Red Sox got by the Pirates, 9 7. Josh Orlandini had three hits, including two doubles and three runs scored; Jayson Anderson had three hits, including a dou- ble; and Ryan Martin doubled in the win. Defensively, Jacob Kolo- jejchick made a great catch in centerfield. The Pirates were led by Joh- nathon Wilson with four hits and Ryan Chesciewicz, who dubbed a three-run homer. Byron Ol- deack, Chris Menning and Kyle James also added hits for the Pi- The A’s defeated the Pirates, 14-9, as Aaron Napkora and Omar Nijmeh led the attack with three hits each. Chris Ferrara and Mike Minarik added two hits apiece. Napkora was the winning pitcher. Kyle James and Jonathon Wil- son each had two hits to lead the Pirates. Nick Romanofski took the loss. YANKEES 11 PIRATES 10 Curtis Evans led the 16-hit Yan- kees’ attack, going with a home “run, a double and four RBI as the Yankees nipped the Pirates, 11-10. Cody Coolbaugh picked up the win and combined with Zach Connolly, Curtis Evans, Owen Sprau and John Kane to strike out six. Coolbaugh and Kane added three hits each while Connolly and Nick Muldoon added two hits in the win. Aidan Martinez, Matt Smith and Mike Kovalic each had hits for the Yankees. Kyle James paced the Pirates’ attack with two hits while Brian Drouse and Jesse Kincer each The Astros picked up their first win of the season by defeating the Phillies, 54, behind the solid pitching of Alec Jones who struck out seven batters in five innings. Offensively, the Astros were led by Patrick Newhart’s four hits, including a double. Anthony Pace added an RBI single and Ni- cholas Eury scored the winning run on a pass ball in the bottom of the fifth. The Phillies were led by Jere- my Jayne’s two singles and Chad Phillips’ two runs. Corey Long was the loser on the mound, but added a double offensively. SENIOR LEAGUE BACK MOUNTAIN 9 NEWPORT TWP. 8 . Back Mountain Senior League defeated Newport Twp., 9-8. Adam Goeringer pitched the fi- nal three innings for the win. Goeringer had a key two-out two RBI hit in the bottom of the sixth Adam Paulaskas had two hits, Kyle Caffrey had a double and Zack Yursha scored three runs for BMT. Dave Passetti took the loss for Newport Twp. Dave Mitchell and Jeff Miller had two hits each in the loss. Astros win one for the coach - their first! By CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Dallas Post Correspondent Chuck James, as invested as any parent coach could be, thought he might have an inter- esting Saturday morning game coaching his team, the Back Mountain Astros. He thought they might even win. He just never imagined how much a win would cost him. The Astros went up against the Phillies who were 6 and 2 — the best in the National League. The Astros had not yet won a game. Nevertheless, James thought his American League team had a chance. “We had been up against them before and had come close, 7 to 5,” he said. The game slogged on until the bottom of the second inning tied 2-2 with undistinguished play by both teams. Then it happened. There was blood on the field, Clorox bottles and rolls of paper towels after as- sistant Coach James was hit be- tween the eyes by an errant prac- tice ball. “He turned to face the field and got hit on the nose,” recalls head coach Brian Gorski who, along with veteran umpire Har- ry Kaskey, rushed over with ba- sic first-aid and slowed the bleeding. Sandy James ran for ice, Beth Calpin called 911 and Dallas Am- bulance members wheeled Coach James off the field with two black eyes, a concussion and a broken nose. And now the rest of the sto- Kaskey spoke to the shocked team and tried to explain the in- juries and Gorski huddled the shaken ball players. “I wanted to see if the kids were okay,” he said. “They had never seen anything like this be- fore.” Gorski had options. He knew he could suspend the game - the president of the league was in the audience. Go SEN CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Coach Brian Gorski rallies his team, the Back Mountain Astros, after the team's other coach, Chuck James, was taken to the hospital with a mild concussion and a broken nose. The team votes here to win the game for their coach. The Astros won, 5-4, gaining confidence and their first win of the season. “I said to them, OK, I know this has been overwhelming, but are you willing to continue to play the game?” Gorski asked the team. The 10-12 year old boys, one-by-one, raised their hands slowly, shyly. And so did James’ son, Nicholas, the team’s shortstop. Gorski remembers what the boys said - “We want to win it for Coach James.” And win it they did - taking home a 54 victory — their first of the season. The win was in hon- or of James and the boys present- ed him with the game ball. The swelling on James’ nose has gone down now but he is bursting inside with pride for his team. “I was amazed that they won,” he said. “I give them all the cred- See COACH, Page 13 lo, A A SN SA STS £40, I, Chuck James, coach of the Astros team in the Back Mountain Little League, is wheeled off the field after being hit by a ball. SPORTS BRIEFS Ladies Golf League holds opening luncheon The Newberry Estate Ladies Golf League held its openinglun- cheon on Monday, April 27, atthe Appletree Terrace. League play Scheduled tournaments for this year include a Firecracker Tournament on July 6 and the ev- er popular Pink Ball Tournament on August 3. Three tournaments will be played at local golf cours- es throughout the season. Officers for 2009 are Susan Ber- dis, president; Jane Jones, vice- president; Libby Sutton, Secreta- ry; Marie Kruska, treasurer. Sandy Richardson will be the vice-president in 2010. Roc Center sponsors basketball sessions The Rock Recreation Center is now accepting applications for its Sixth Annual Summer Basket- ball Camp sessions. The camps are open to boys and girls pre-k through sixth grade and run Monday through Friday with two sessions for each age group. An early registration discount is offered to those who register prior to June 1. For more infor- mation, call 696-2769. Basketball clinic slated oe ., The Holy Redeemer Boys Bas- ketball Clinic will be held June 18, 19 and 20 at Holy Redeemer High School gym, 159 S. Pennsyl- vania Blvd., Wilkes-Barre. A clinic for seventh, eighth and ninth grade players will be held from 8 a.m. to noon while a clinic for fourth, fifth and sixth grade players will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Cost is $50 per player and checks should be made payable to Holy Redeemer boys basket- ball team. For more information, contact Coach Mark Belenski at 262- See BRIEFS, Page 13
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