PAGE 10 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, November 4, 2012 Sem’s Skudalski is NHL draft eligible for NHL Central Scouting re- cently ranked Wyoming Semi- nary ice hockey player Craig Skudalski, of Wyoming, on its Preliminary Futures Prospects list of all North American play- ers eligible for this year’s NHL draft. : Skudalski is listed as a C skat- er who plays for the Wilkes- Barre/Scranton Knights in the Atlantic Junior Hockey League and is a projected fourth- through-sixth round pick in the draft. Last season the 6’6”, 218 lbs. senior forward scored 28 goals and 33 assists for a total of 61 points in 25 games for the Blue Knights, ending the season as the teams leading scorer. Skudalski entered Sem as a freshman and was a role player for the Knights varsity team, re- ceiving the Offensive MVP Award as a junior. He has been playing ice hockey for 10 years and began his ice hockey play with the Pocono Pirates. In addition to his three varsi- ty letters in ice hockey, Skudal- ski has three varsity letters in baseball where he is the starting pitcher and also plays first and third bases. “It has been a pleasure to coach Craig for these past three seasons and I have never met anyone who is more passionate about ice hockey,” said Joshua Morgan, Sem head ice hockey coach. “Craig is a great all- around player who has used his SKUDALSKI plays a physical game when nec- essary and has a great set of of- fensive skills. “More importantly, he plays a defensively-sound game which is what coaches at the next level will be looking for,” Morgan continued. “Craig has worked hard all summer training with the Wilkes Barre-Scranton Pen- guins strength and condition- ing coaches and I am excited to see how he moves up the rank- ings leading up to the 2013 NHL draft.” If Skudalski is drafted, he would be the third former Sem player to be so honored, follow- ing Eric Tangradi (2007 draft), now center for the Pittsburgh Penguins; and Dennis Packard (2001 draft), a former left wing for the Bridgeport Sound Ti- Lake-Lehman’'s Mike Novak goes down in heavy traffic against Dallas. Lehman soccer team upsets Mountaineers BILL TARUTIS PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST large frame to his advantage. He gers. SPORTS BRIEFS The No. 8 seeded Black Knights of Lake-Lehman jumped out to a 4-1 lead over the No. 1 seed Dallas, then held off a late charge to hang on for a 4-3 victory in boys soccer playoff action. Austin Harry had one goal and one assist in the victory for Lehman which defeated Dallas in either a Wyoming Valley Conference of play- off game for the first time in nearly 10 years. The win advanced the Black Knights to play at Crestwood in district semifinals. Matt Saba led Dallas with two goals. The Mountaineers lost in the first round of the tournament as the No. 12 seed for the second time in PSU/WD plans. = Hei*@psucdu. TV Tailgate party Gymnastics The P State Wilkes- Bats Af stint P rogram : begins Society will host its an- registration nual TV Tailgate Party for the Penn State fans in Northeastern Penn- sylvania a half hour be- fore the kickoff the Penn State’s game gainst the Nebraska Huskers on Sat- urday, Nov. 10 at the Riv- er Grille in Wilkes-Barre. The party boasts tail- gate style food and drinks, as well as a half- time raffle and a 50/50 drawing. Cost per person is $27 and all attendees must be 21 or older. For more information and to RSVP, contact Karen Brace-Hodle in the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Alumni and Development Office at 675-9228 or Shooting Starz Gymnas- tics, 250 Johnston St., Wilkes-Barre, will accept enrollment for 2012 on Dec. 22. For more information, contact Joelle Rose at 822-1212. Fastpitch players sought The Endless Mt Blast Ul14 travel fastpitch pro- gram is still looking for a few qualified players to round out its teams for the upcoming season. Anyone interested is asked to call 840-6433 or email ronh@sbsmod.com. three years after being district runner-up last year. Dallas’ Danny Saba, left, and Lake-Lehman's Mike Symeon pre- pare to head the ball. 5 Dallas’ Danny Saba, right, Nate Wood, left, and Lake-Lehman's Mike Novak watch the ball ricochet off the post in a District 2 Class 2A boys soccer playoff game 3 0% 2 Dallas’ Zach Goodwin goes down hard against Lake-Lehman. Misericordia Nursing Department is recipient of Professional Education Award The Misericordia University De- partment of Nursing has been named as the recipient of the 2012 Innovation in Professional Nursing Education Award by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). Representatives of the nursing department received the award at the fall semi-annual AACN meet- ing in Washington, D.C. in October. The Innovation in Professional Nursing Education Award recog- nizes the outstanding work of AACN member schools to re-envi- sion traditional models for nursing education and lead programmatic change. The annual Innovation Award includes a $1,000 monetary prize. AACN is the national voice for baccalaureate and graduate nurs- ing education. Through various educational, research, federal advo- cacy, data collection, publications and special programs, AACN works to establish quality stan- dards for nursing education. It also assists deans and program direc- torsto implement set standards, in- fluences the nursing profession to improve health care, and promotes public support for professional nursing education, research and practice, according to the AACN website. : SANDY Continued from Page 1 vised that, if power was not re- stored by evening, they should seek shelter elsewhere. Manage- ment was concerned about the residents being without heat. Matilda Moreck, Tilly Kalish and Elaine Evansky toured an emergency shelter set up by Red Cross Disaster Services volun- teers at the Dallas Middle School. The ladies wanted to be prepared in the event power wasn’t returned to their apart- ments before nightfall. Dallas Middle School Principal Tom Duffy said, “I hope we don’t see anyone. That means every- thing went well and everyone is alright.” Crews from UGI and Asplundh repaired power lines along Hunstville Road in Dallas Bor- ough. According to Asplundh worker Bob Bevan, lines were damaged near Reservoir Road from the intersection at Hunst- ville Road to the substation locat- ed off Reservoir Road. Residents Allison Freedman and Bob Anstett reported an ex- plosion on Reservoir Road late Monday evening. “I heard a big explosion,” said Anstett. “I called 911 to report the fire, but it went out pretty quick.” Power lines were ripped down in the high winds, causing a brief fire on the unpaved portion of Reservoir Road. Misericordia University was without power, but backup gener- ators did maintain heat and hall- way lighting in the housing areas. Students Jamie Opela, Maria Weidemoyer and Brian Quinlan said that power went out at about 1 a.m. but emergency lights were on immediately. The cafeteria on campus was still open but was serving only cold foods such as sandwiches. Shavertown Volunteer Fire Anprian fed Uri CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Tilly Kalish, Matilda Moreck and Elaine Evansky from Hi-Meadow Apts. in Dallas register for relief at the Dallas Middle School. Company officials said Monday was a slow evening. According to Captain Jeff Biesel, the company had a call about water in a base- ment and two calls about downed trees. Power was back on in Sha- vertown at approximately 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. Dan Downey, a volunteer with the Red Cross, said the shelter repair lines in Dallas. only had two individuals on Mon- day evening. Mina Hontz, a vol- unteer with the Red Cross, said all shelters were closed by Wednesday afternoon. The Dal- Utility crews from Western Energy, a company in Kansas, review work plans with a local UGI representative before setting out to las Middle School had one wom- an stay overnight on Tuesday, but all others seeking shelter return- ed home once power was re- stored.
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