PAGE 10 THE DALLAS PosT SUNDAY, JANUARY 23, 2011 Sports » Mario J. Oliveri of Trucksville, a member of Misericordia University's class of 2010, poses for a picture at Yankee Stadium after securi- ng full-time employment with the storied franchise. Oliveri served an internship with the Yankees organization to complete his bache- lor's degree in sport management. ; Wow! He works for the Yankees Misericordia University graduate Mario J. Oliveri, of Trucksville, still has trouble believing he works for the New York Yankees and gets to watch batting practice while having lunch. The 2010 sports manage- ment graduate parlayed an in- ternship with the storied fran- chise into a permanent ap- pointment in October, joining fellow MU alumnus Alfred San- tasiere III, class of 2001, direc- tor of publications, in the cor- porate offices in Yankee Stadi- um. Oliveri was slated to start his internship in July when a mid- season position opened up in the season tickets department. Instead of a typical entry-level internship start, Oliveri was able to make his mark as an ac- count executive intern, placing telephone sales calls and help- ing provide customer service to 3,000 of the team’s season- ticket holder accounts that he was assigned to manage. Making easy work of the in- tense learning curve, he was soon recognized by his super- visors for his enthusiasm and energy, which translated into a high volume of successful sales calls. “I have three brothers and a sister, and we have always been huge Yankees fans,” Oliveri said, who was selected from among 1,000 applicants for the permanent position as sales representative. “I have been going to games since I was lit- tle.” While he was a student at Mi- sericordia, Oliveri volunteered with the Penguins for four years, doing anything he could to get experience in team man- agement. “lI did a little bit of every- thing, interning and shadow- ing and working with the Pens at the ice rink where they prac- ticed,” he said.” It was then that I developed this great mentor relationship with Gr ) Petorak and he was the on who reached out to Al Santa- siere and helped me make the most of the Misericordia-Yan- kee connection.” See YANKEES, Page 11 The winning Free Throw Championship contestants are shown with Knights of Columbus volun- teers who assisted in making the event successful. First row, Nicole Cavanaugh. From left, sec- ond row, Marty Lukas, trustee; Zach Connolly, Jonathan Sabatini, Lee Eckert, Nick Kocher, An- drew Kovalick, Jack Cacozza, Grand Knight; and Bob Lukas, trustee. Third row, Jim O'Donnel, Paul Reich, Stanley Zamerowski, Ed Sholtis, Deputy Grand Knight; and Bill Roberts, free throw chairman. Six locals win free throw contest Five boys and one girl from the Back Mountain area were named local winners of the 2011 Father O'Leary Knights of Co- lumbus #8224 Free Throw Championship and have earned the right to compete at the dis- trict level in February. The Back Mountain Knights of Columbus sponsored the lo- cal competition at the Gate of Heaven School gymnasium. All area youngsters ages 10 to 14 were eligible to participate. #) ER Andrew Kovalick was the win- ner of the 10-year-old boys’ divi- sion. Nicole Cavanaugh was the 11-year-old girls’ champion and Nick Kotcher, a returning 2010 champion, was the winner of the 11-year-old boys’ division. In the 12-year-old boys’ brack- et, Lee Eckert was the cham- pion. The 13-year-old boys’ divi- sion was won by Jonathan Saba- tini and the 14-year-old boys champion was Zach Connolly. Each contestant was allowed 15 free throw attempts in the contests. Ties were settled by successive rounds of five free throws per contestant until a winner emerged. Each of these winners will compete in the district competi- tion to be held on Sunday, Feb. 6 at West Side Career & Technol- ogy Center, Pringle, with an eye toward moving on to the state and international levels. Accepting the 2010 Pennsylvania Good Housekeeping Grand Champion award were Devon and Eva Fine, Sweet Valley, members of Showin’ Blue 4-H Club. 4-Hers compete at state horse show Twenty two Luzerne County 4-H horse members participated in the 51st Annual Pennsylvania State 4-H Horse Show held at the State Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. To be eligible for the show, members must advance through qualifying competitions at coun- ty, regional and district levels. Members participating in 4-H performance classes were: Lind- say Jayne, Dallas; Kristen Boyle, Shavertown; Thomas Boyle, Sha- vertown; Kyle Keiper, Dallas; Mallory Lefkowitz, Courtdale; Tyler Linde, Kingston; Kayla Fine, Sweet Valley; Devin Fine, Sweet Valley; Samantha Zimmer- man, Dallas; Amy Polachek, Dal- las; Hannah Corcoran, Dallas; Grace Federro, Plymouth; Megan Lee, Noxen; Nina Leeds, Wyom- ing; Kaitlin Ingram, Dallas; Brooke Evans, Dallas; Kathryn Barilla, Dallas; Alicia Remetz, Dallas; and Maggie Fraley, White Haven. In 4-H horse production class- es, participants were: Kianna Spencer, Dallas; Lindsay Jayne, Dallas; Kaitlin Ingram, Dallas; Brittany Galli, Wilkes-Barre; and Celeste Vitkoski, Trucksville. Luzerne County was this year’s recipient of the Good Housekeep- ing Grand Champion award and was presented with a perpetual trophy. The 4-H youth program is ad- ministered through Penn State Cooperative Extension. For more information on 4-H Youth Development Programs in Luzerne County, contact Donna Grey at 825-1701, 602-0600, or 1- 888-825-1701. DALLAS YOUTH BASKETBALL Michael Anderson explodes for 18 points Fieldhouse Sporting Goods 40 Diversified Payroll Solutions 32 Michael Anderson dumped in 18 points to lead Fieldhouse to a 40-32 victory over Diversi- fied. Michael Luksic had 24 points for Diversified while Dylan Schuster scored five in the losing effort. Coon Industries 25 Abstract Resources 20 Ben O’Connell had 16 and Justin Marshall scored seven as Coon Industries defeated Abstract Resources, 25-20. Nick Whitsell keyed the de- fense. Jay Bittner scored 12 for Ab- stract while Carl Markowski added four. Ryan and Connor Phillips were the key defensive players for Abstract. Harry and Carlos 36 DeLuca Law Offices 18 Mason Gatusso and Cole Wyffels led the offense for Har- ry and Carlos as it picked up a 36-18 win over DeLuca Law Of- fice. Joey Irvin and Ryan Kos- telnick played hard on defense. Jimmy Powell and Jacob Stritzinger keyed the offense as Chris Allen and Thomas Marsola managed the defense. Drs. M & M Kovalick 34 Jeff Thompson Trucking 30 In an exciting game, Chris Hadsell and Andrew Kovalick led offensively for The Drs. Who won a 34-30 squeaker over Jeff Thompson Trucking. David Schuester and Justin Thompson led the offense for Thompson Trucking. Chris Dautrich, Josh Jardin, Evan McLain and Joey Chacke hus- tled on defense for their teams. Orthopaedic Consultants Inc. 31 Abstract Resources 30 In an’ exciting close game from start to finish, Chris Mur- ray led with 21 points and Paul Zablotney added 10 as Ortho- to lead Field paedic squeaked by sources, 31-30. Michael Farrel scored 14 with Jay Bittner and Carl Mar- kowski each adding six. Do- minic Angelicola, Michael Mesko, and Nathan Maransky played a great defense for their teams. Thrifty Beverage Inc. 28 Belrick Corp. 16 Lee Eckert led the offense with 24 points with Ethan Szcsecinski, Owen Sprau and Michael Krakowski playing awesome defensively for Thrif- ty’s 28-16 win over Belrick Corp. Consultants Inc. Abstract Re- ouse Sporting Goods win Josh Holdrege and Collin Gleco each scored four for Bel- rick. Justin Phillips played a great game on defense. Coon Industries 34 Jeff Thompson Trucking 22 Mikail Krochta and Ben O’Connell each scored 10 and Justin Marshall added eight to lead Coon Industries to a 34-22 victory over Jeff Thompson Trucking. Connor Maloney and Ryan Cohen keyed the defense. Jus- tin Thompson and Adam Bor- ton each had eight points in the loss. Andrew Grabowski played well on defense. DeLuca Law Offices 40 Orthopaedic Consultants Inc. 33 Jacob Stritzinger and Nico DeLuca had 14 points apiece to lead DeLuca Law to a 44-37gn victory over Orthopaedic Cor sultants. 4 Stone Manello, Matt Blaum and Jake Weiland played great offensive games while Brosy Stickland and Matt Bloom played well on defense. Drs. M&M Kovalick 24 Harry & Carlos 20 Andrew Kovalick and Matt Mathers led the offense as Drs. M&M Kovalick defeated Harry See DYB, Page 11 0
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