i : 1 : iki Tue DALLAS POST sansek ve Sports BMT AMERICAN ADVANCES TO CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 9-10YEAROLD [EH PENNSYLVANIA DIST, 31 JS | CHAMPIONS moa NE Dalton Simpson picked up the win while Michael Anderson led the 12-hit BMT offense, going 3-4 with a home run and four RBI as Back Mountain American defeated West Pittston, 12-7. | Mason Gattuso and Simpson both had two hits and two RBI while Ethan Zawatski and Michael Doggett both doubled and drove in two. With the win, BMT American advances to the Section 5 championship beginning next week in North Pocono. Members of the Back Mountain Americagy team are, from left, kneeling, Derek Answini and Mason Gattuso. Second row, Darren Kerdesky; John Betzko, Michael Collins, Michael Doggett, Zane Nardone, Michael Luksic, Michael Ander- son, Kyle McAndrew, Ethan Zawatski and Dalton Simpson. Third row, Scott Answini, Jeff Dog- gett and Mike Luksic, coaches. : Ss S. JOHN WILKIN PHOTOS/ THE DALLAS POST BMT wins AL title Brian Stepniak returned to the pitcher’s mound for Back Moun- tain and hurled his team to a 6-0 drubbing of Plains to win the Wyoming Valley American Le- gion championship. Stepniak’s throwing hand was hit with a line drive off the bat of a Plains hitter during a regular- season game. He left that outing immediately and was worried his right hand was broken. Turns out, he was fine. The juniorto-be at Dallas High School was in perfect con- dition as he tossed a complete game, seven-hgit shutout to lead Back Mountain to its first league title since 1991. The win snapped the longest current Back Mountain's Brian Stepniak delivers a pitch against Plains. BMT LIGHT BLUE ALL-STAR TEAM championship drought of teams Members of the Back Mountain Light Blue 8 & 9-year-old All-Star Team are, from left, first that have remained active since | row, Tyler Osipower, Zach Holthaus, Matt Dolan, Matt Maransky, Kyle Sincavage. Second row, ee es wpe. : J then. Jake Connolly, Nick Solinsky, Tanner Saracino, Ryan Maloney, Everett Klusmeyer, Brett Ostros Back Mountain's Zack Yursha takes a cut while batting against Both teams advanced to the | i Third row, Jeff Connolly, assistant coach; Dan Maloney, head coach: and Ray Ostroski, assist- Plains during the Wyoming Valley American Legion playoff game. Region 5 Tournament which was ant coach scheduled to begin Saturday. : Fre 0 i Carley Perloff, of Dallas, puts one into the box with the advice of Kyla Saracini, of Shavertown, and Morgan Vincelli, of Dallas, face Madeleine Ross, Dallas, of practices her skills at the field hockey |, Maggie Gilbertson, Shavertown. off in front of the goal during a filed hockey clinic for girls. clinic. Learning the game of field hockey oungsters learned the fundamentals of field hockey at the Mounts Field Hockey Camp held recently at the Cleary Soccer Field on the campus of ) Dallas High School. Dallas field hockey coach Kylie Rosengrant conducted the camp. Jennifer Cave, left, of Shavertown, talks about field hockey strategies to camper Angelena Allen, of Dallas. CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
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