PAGE 10 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, December 16, 2012 | WINS Continued from Page 9 round out relay teams.” Matt and Chris Edkins, an- other son of Coach Edkins, were part of a 200 freestyle re- lay team that finished sixth in District 2 last season. Chris Edkins and Jon Ellen- berger, both seniors, joined the program last season. Zeiler and Sutton are the oth- er seniors. When the team opened its season Dec. 7 against Valley View, Sutton and Matt Edkins provided the only event wins during a 12845 loss. Sutton won the 200 freestyle and was second in the 500 freestyle. Matt Edkins and Zeiler finished 1-2 in diving. | Junior Chris Herrick and freshman Chris Sabol are new to competitive swimming. Samantha Sabol, senior cap- tain of the girls team, set five school records last season be- fore finishing third in the dis- trict in her best event, the 100 backstroke, and seventh in the 200 IM. “She also does well in the 200 freestyle and 200 IM,” coach Edkins said. “She’s one of those people I can use anywhere.” Edkins said Baur fits the same description, although the butterfly and IM may be her best events. Sabol won the 200 free and 100 backstroke, Baur won the 100 butterfly and Brinley Wil- liams and Amanda Mathers went 1-2 in diving during a 122- 56 opening loss to Valley View. Sabol is one of five experi- enced seniors on the team. Amelia Jenkins, Cassie Stevens, POOL Continued from Page 9 won in the 100 fly and 100 back- stroke while junior Abby Berger won the 500 freestyle. Augustine had several multi- ple-win efforts in dual meets last year as a freshman. “She’s a real standout,” Mo- sier said. “Kaylin’s going to be very versatile for us.” Berger and sophomore Aman- da Schwertdman should make Dallas strong in the distance events. Junior Nell Adams, who was part of a third-place 200 freestyle relay team in the district meet, and sophomore Sarah Fasulka are among the other returnees. Mosier said Joy Nave is a hard- working freshman who has a chance to make an impact on the team. Dallas swept both meets Tues- day when it defeated Tunkhan- nock, 109-74 in boys and 103-80 in girls. Marcus Wagner, who set a pool record, and Brian Stepniak each won two individual and two relay events. Wagner won the 200 and 500 free. Stepniak won PETS Continued from Page 1 3-year-old Golden Retriever, to the event. “We love to support Blue Chip,” she said. “It's a great place.” Brace said Cider is a big part of the family and helps on the orchard as much as she can. “She’s like a ray of sunshine,” said Brace. “She loves living on the farm and helps the guys prune the trees.” Cider seemed a little nervous before meeting Santa Claus. “She wants lots of bones and indestructible toys for Christ- mas,” said Brace. Kristin Fino, of Dallas, is a Blue Chip volunteer and offers homes to the dogs she feels might not have the best chanc- es for adoption. One of those dogs, a Bichon Frise mix named Prada, had a rough start in life but eventu- ally turned out to be a model pup - literally. “Her picture is hanging in the Prada corporate headquarters in Milan, (Italy),” said Fino. “I adopted her and got her picture taken with Prada accessories and sent them to Milan and they loved it so much. they sent me a Prada book and a thank you note.” 5 CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Lake-Lehman swimmer Chris Edkins practices at Misericordia’s Anderson Center. Jolisa Copeman and Mathers are the others. Mathers was ninth in the district diving meet. Senior Carly Gromel is new to the team. Brinley Williams had to miss the district diving competition last season because of an injury. She joins fellow juniors Syman- tha Sharon and Lindsay Wil- liams on the team. Sophomore Kirsten Cope and freshman Ka- rissa Monico are also new to the squad. Lake-Lehman was 1-6 in the Wyoming Valley Conference Southern Division in girls ac- tion and 0-7 in boys last season. The teams also picked up one win each in crossover meets that do not count in the stand- ings. The boys followed Matt Ed- kins’ efforts to a seventh-place finish out of 15 in the District 2 Class AA championships, one year after placing last. The girls were 12th out of 17 teams. Lake-Lehman repeated the crossover sweep of West Scran- ton that it produced last season when it won on the road, 80-35, in boys and, 95-71, in girls on Tuesday. Chris Edkins, who won the 50 and 100 free, and Sutton, who won the 200 and 500 free, also won relay events each. Matt Edkins added wins in diving, the 100 backstroke and a relay. Ellenberger was on two winning relays while Chris Sa- bol won the 100 breaststroke and Herrick was on one win- ning relay. Jenkins, who won the 100 breaststroke and 50 free, and Samantha Sabol, who won the 200 IM and 500 freestyle, each added two relay wins while leading the girls. Brinley Williams won the div- ing. The girls swept all three re- lays with Copeman swimming on three of the teams, Sharon two and Baur, Mathers and Cope one each. BILL TARUTIS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Dallas’ Jack Matusiak swims the breast stroke in the boys 200 yard individual medley. the 50 free and 100 free. Matusiak, who won the 100 butterfly, and Porter Luksic were each on two winning re- lays. Madaya won diving and Reid Luksic won the 100 breast. Augustine won the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke and was part of the winning 400 freestyle re- lay team for the girls. Adams won the 100 freestyle and was on the relay win. Megan Parsons the 50 freestyle and Kendra Va- nesko diving. Berger and Amanda Lopez were also on the winning relay team. The division portion of the schedule begins with a meet at Holy Redeemer Jan. 3. BILL TARUTIS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Santa poses with ‘Duke,’ a black lab owned by Major Moore, of Lake Silkworth, at Dymond's Farm in Dallas in a benefit for Blue Chip Farms Animal Refuge. Fino found Prada the pup on- line at a Poconos-based shelter. The dog was underweight and had a broken jaw - Fino thought for sure she wouldn't have found a suitable owner other- wise. “Now she is the best dog,” she said. And what does Fino’s four- dog brood want for Christmas? “They want there to be no more homeless animals,” she said. DALLAS MOUNTAINEER AQUATIC CLUB Local swim club boys and girls win against Berwick The Dallas Mountaineer Ag- uatic Club won a dual meet with Berwick on Dec. 8 in the North- east PA Age Group Swim League. The girls won, 186-52, and the boys won, 173-32. The following swimmers placed in their events: GIRLS 8 & UNDER 25 Free - Gabriella Spaciano, first; Brook Martin, second 50 Free - Jordan Bond, first; Gabriella Spaciano, second 25 Fly - Victoria Spaciano, first; Jocelyn Mattinly, second 25 Back - Evelyn Toennes, first; Morgan Sakulich, third 25 Breast - Brook Martin, first; Jordan Bond, second 10 & UNDER 100 IM - Melissa Leonard, first 50 Free - Sydney Bittner, first; Gabriela Krochta, second 50 Fly - Kaitlyn VanEtten, first; Gabriela Krochta, second 50 Back - Sydney Bittner, first; Hannah Kline, second 50 Breast - Kaitlyn VanEtten, first; Emma Thomas, second 100 Free - Melissa Leonard, first; Lauren Hurst, third 12 & UNDER 100 IM - Madison Federici, first; Jordyn Miller, second 50 Free - Holly Holthaus, first; Emma Berger, second 50 Fly - Hunter Kline, first; Peyton Ross, second 50 Back - Annalise Cheshire, first; Madison Federici, second 50 Breast - Abby Zolner, first; Ava Baur, second 100 Free - Peyton Ross, first; Abigail Bartuska, second 200 Free - Annalise Cheshire, first; Hannah Thomas, second 14 & UNDER 200 Free - Abby Zolner, first; Madison Hurst, second 50 Free - Julia Baur, first; Lind- sey Hoover, second 100 Fly - Julia Baur, first; Ann Metzloff, second 100 Free - Ava Baur, first; Tay- lor Cercone, second 100 Back - Madison Hurst, first; Lindsey Jorda, second 100 Breast - Holly Holthaus, first; Jessica Ravert, second 200 IM - Taylor Cercone, first BOYS 8 & UNDER 25 Free - Thomas Doran, first; Tanner Manzoni, second 25 Fly - Thomas Doran, first 50 Free - Gary Weaver, first; Tal Richards, second 25 Back - Stephen Brdaric, sec- ond; Aidan Chapple, third 25 Breast - Gary Weaver, first; Tanner Manzoni, second 10 & UNDER 50 Free - Shane Szczecinski, first; John Andrews, second 50 Fly - Zachary Blockus, first; Logan Stambaugh, second 100 Free - Shane Szczecinski, first; Dennis Dukinas, third 50 Breast - Logan Stambaugh, first 50 Back - Zachary Blockus, first; John Andrews, second 100 IM - Dennis Dukinas, first 12 & UNDER 100 IM - Garrett Pall, first 50 Free - Donovan McCall, first 50 Fly - Mikail Krochta, first; Donovan McCall, second 100 Free - Dylan Lisnow, first; Issa Dahdal, second 50 Back - Dylan Lisnow, first; Bobby DeLuna, second 50 Breast - Garrett Pall, first; Evan Sabecky, second 200 Free - Mikail Krochta, first; Issa Dahdal, second 14 & UNDER 200 Free - Thomas Manzoni, first 50 Free - Tyler Manzoni, first; Conner McAndrew, second 200 IM - Porter Luksick, first 100 Fly - Troy Reinert, first; Andrew Herrick, second 100 Free - Thomas Manzoni, second; Andrew Herrick, third 100 Back - Troy Reinert, first; Conner McAndrew, second 100 Breast - Porter Luksick, first; Tyler Manzoni, third The team travels to the Valley View today, Dec. 16. ROME Continued from Page 9 she made progress on by making it to San Diego. “I hope to return next year and improve on my place and time,” she said. “ ... I was just looking around down there and seeing coaches from 50 Division I colleg- es walking around.” Rome, who was also a state bronze medalist in track season in the 3200-meter run, spent six days a week running a total of 45 miles a week throughout the summer to prepare for a season full of accomplishments. After fighting an illness during her third-place state finish to com- plete the Dallas High School por- tion of her season, she was ecstat- ic to make it to the top half of the field at nationals. In addition to the competition, qualifying for the race gave Rome the chance to meet and seek ad- vice from elite runners like Deena Kastor, the American women’s marathon record holder and a sil- ver medalist in the event at the 2004 Athens Olympics, and R Hall, who was 10th in the m: thon at the 2008 Beijing Olym-*" pics. “They had the Foot Locker alumni there and they had a panel where we got to ask questions of the Olympians, people that were in the same place I am just 10 or 15 years ago,” Rome said. “Being around all the top runners in the country and being part of the Foot Locker history is just such an honor.” SPORTS BRIEFS Sullivan is named All-American Senior Cat Sullivan, a gradu- ate of Lake-Lehman High School and a member of the RIT volleyball team, earned 2012 Co-SIDA/Capital One Academic All-American third team honors. She has a 3.94 grade-point average in computer science and computational math. Sullivan became RIT’s fifth Academic All-American. A mid- dle hitter, she has earned several regional and national honors this season. In November, she was named to the 2012 Amer- ican Volleyball Coaches Associ- ation (AVCA) All-New York Region team and was an All- Liberty League first team selec- tion. Previously, she was a 2011 LIGHT Continued from Page 1 set up the computer software, in- cluding for the Four Firs, a sing- ing quartet of lights mounted on a greenhouse that plays holiday songs from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday.” The entire display, which in- cludes nearly 40,000 lights, is lit from dusk to 10 p.m. and will run through New Year’s Eve. Plans are already in the works to make the display bigger and better in the future. Along with the help of Kukuch- ka’s parents, his wife Sherri, Jef- frey and his wife Jenilee, brother Eric and his wife Gretchen and their son Grayson, 8, and mem- bers of the Creekside Gardens staff, the project became a reality. “We worked four days into the evening to set up the display,” Ke- vin Kukuchka said. “We were like a bunch of kids running around with a sparkle in our eyes.” All-Liberty League honorable mention and Co-SIDA/ Capital One Academic All-Region selec- tion. Academically, she was nomi- nated for RIT’s Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar Award, is nine-time Dean’s List recip- ient, and two-time Liberty League All-Academic selection. Rock Rec basketball season begins The Rock Recreation Center is accepting registration applica- tions for the 2013 Upward bas- ketball season. The league is open to girls and boys Pre-K through sixth grade. Practice begins the week of Jan. 2. Games begin Saturday, Jan. 19 with the final game set for Saturday, March 16. For more information, contact The Rock Rec Center at 696- 2769. Futsal league planned for PSU/WB Back Mountain Youth Soccer will host an indoor Futsal/ Soccer league Jan. 11 through March for ages U6 to high- school age at the Penn State/ Wilkes-Barre campus gymnasi- um. FIFA futsal ball and rules will be used. Games will be played on weekends. All area intram- ural and travel teams are wel- come All area individual players seeking a team can sign up online as well Divisions will be set to insure fair competition. More information and sign up sheets available online at www.bmysa.org. Registration closes Dec. 31. JASON RIEDMILLER/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Sherri, Tom and Kevin Kukuchka are the owners of Creekside Gardens in Tunkhannock which offers an extensive holiday light display. L
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