PAGE 10 Tue DALLAS POST SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2011 Sports Jeanne Williams of Lehman Town- ship collects discarded water cups. a corner during the bicycle portion. inners of the past 29 Wilkes-Barre Triathlons hailed from across the country and the globe. This year, for the first time ever, a local man won the swimming, biking and run- ning event held on Sunday, Aug. 14. Sean Robbins, of Shaver- town, won on the 30th anni- versary of the triathlon as the first Wyoming Valley resident ever to do so. Robbins crossed the finish line in Lehman Township with a time of FINISH Sean Robbins is the first to cross the finish line at the triathlon. 2:08:26 — a win 17 years in the making. Kelly Ciravolo, also of Sha- Sean Robbins of Shavertown attacks Doug Alter of Berwick pours water over his head. Locals win top spots at 30th Triathlon Ao BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE DALLAS POST The first wave of triathletes plunge into Harveys Lake to start the 30th annual Wilkes-Barre Triathlon on Sunday. Local Leaders vertown, placed first in the women’s contest with a time of 2:16:59. Participants started the race with a 1.5 kilometer swim at Harveys Lake and hopped on their bicycles for a 40 kilome- ter trek through Harveys Lake, Noxen, Kunkle, Dallas Town- ship, Dallas, Jackson Town- ship to the Penn State Wilkes- Barre Campus in Lehman Township. The last part of the triath- lon, an 11 kilometer run, be- gan and ended at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. PUZILE ANSWERS — King Crossword — — Super Crossword ———— terre 30) Figure! RS TRL Answers Answers : Bowe pas ; AKT INEM PAI sTA Mle Leo lMIM[E answers Solution time: 27 mins. 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She wants to place second. That’s because this year, the Dallas Middle School student placed first in the competitions youth division, dubbed the large- st amateur fishing contest in northern New York. There are 15 places in the youth division and more than 50 youngsters come out to compete every summer. Wilson took third place when she was 9 years old, so her goal is to earn each placing at least once before she graduates to the adult contest. “My cousin Tommy got first, second and third,” she said. “He took third with me this year. We were hoping to get first and sec- ond, but there was a 0.05 (weight difference) in between.” Her trophy-winning small- mouth bass weighed in at 5.05 pounds and was measured at more than 20 inches long, which she said wasn’t too far off from the cash prize-winning fish caught by an older man in the adult division that weighed at 5.24 pounds. Wilson’s fish would have earned her second place in the adult division. “It weighed almost as much as (my cousin) Connor when he was born,” she said. The contest is a family affair — Wilson said it’s a tradition for family members to enter at age 9. So far, Wilson, her cousin Tom- my Kulikowski, uncle Bobby Hivish and grandfather (or “Pa,” as Wilson calls him) Bob Hivish all placed in the youth division over the years. Wilson said her grandmother usually makes breakfast sand- wiches and snacks for the family of fishermen, who start around 4 a.m. and cast their lines for about 12 hours. The contest closes at 5 p.m. The story about catching the winning fish is a bit dramatic, but Wilson enjoys retelling the jaun- ty tale, as most proud fishermen do. “We were in Hart’s Gravel, and ... ] was fishing in the back with my Uncle Tom. I lift my pole and it bends, and I cast it out far and it was extremely windy,” she said. “So, a minute or two before we see this huge fish jump out of the water and it looked like it had something in its mouth. We didn’t even think to realize that (it was mine), and my father claims it was his fish. “I lifted it and I said, ‘Pa, I think I'm stuck on your motor or the bottom of the boat.’ So he lifted it and it wasn’t the bottom, it wasn’t the motor. It was diagonal so it couldn’t be the boat. So my r prize CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Jordan Wilson, of Shavertown, is proud of the trophy she re- ceived for winning a bass tour- nament in upstate New York. grandfather starts reeling it in and it just goes.” She said everyone in the boat was excitedly shouting at this point, and her uncle Tom Kuli- kowski prepped a net for snatch- ing the fish while cheering Wil- son on. “I reeled it in and I was like, ‘Yay, I'm done, I finally caught the fish!” she said. “I hadnt caught anything all morning and I was like, Tm determined to catch this fish,” and I just kept saying that and saying that.” When she caught the winning bass, Wilson said she dropped her pole and suntanned for the rest of the fishing venture. “I got a nice tan that day,” she said. Wilson’s been fishing since she was about 4 or 5 years old, and she said her competitive nature is fueled by the sport. She wasn’t kidding when she said her father Jason thotight the 5-pound bass was his own — the two avid fishers often spar and tease each other during trips. “She cut my line,” he laughed. While the family always wins big in the youth division, Wilson said a member of her clan has yet to place in the adult division, in which winners receive a moneta- ry prize. Wilson received a trophy and mountain bike for her fishing ef- forts. She’s also going to get her prize-winning bass mounted to keep at home. Wilson’s mother, Jennifer, said she’s proud of her daughter but was surprised to learn about the extent of her enjoyment for the sport. : “For her birthday...four years ago, my brother said, Tm getting Jordan a good fishing pole and tackle box,” and I think that’s when it finally hit me that she ac- tually liked to fish,” she said. Now fishing is a pleasurable pastime for Wilson, though she said the virtue of patience and waking up early are just part of the sport and not everyday life. “It’s somewhat taught me pa- tience while fishing,” she said. “It doesn’t apply to the non-fishing world.” SPORTS BRIEFS Firm A.C. forming varsity league for fall A Varsity Boys Premiere Fall Basketball League hosted by the Firm A.C.will start Sept. 4 and run every Sunday in September at the Lake-Lehman High School. Anyone interested in joining the league is asked to contact James Perez at 235-4832. Free boys basketball clinic slated for Sept. Firm A.C. Basketball will conduct a free boys basketball clinic from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. every Sunday in September at Lake-Lehman High School. For more information, contact Coach Perez at flashgor- don3367@gmail.com. Girls clinic scheduled for today A free basketball session will be held for girls in grades seven through 12 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. today, Aug. 21 at Lake-Lehman High School. For more information, contact Coach D at ford.darnell@ya- hoo.com. Boys cage clinic planned for Aug. 28 A free basketball session for boys in grades seven through 12 will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 28 at Lake- Lehman High School. For more information, contact Coach D at ford.darnell@ya- hoo.com. () Girls basketball clinic planned for Sept. 18 A free basketball clinic for girls in grades four through nine will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18 at Lake-Lehman High School. For more information, contact Coach D at ford.darnell@ya- hoo.com.
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