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PAGE 10 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, December 30, 2012 REVIEW Continued from Page 9 Sandy Jackson, wife of former Dallas High School football coch Ted Jackson Sr., and her son, Ted Jackson Jr. were organizing a Mountaineer football player re- union spanning Ted Sr.’s career from 1985-2011 to be held at the Irem Temple Country Club. Members of the Dallas La- crosse Booster Club honored se- nior members of the Dallas High School boys and lacrosse teams prior to the teams’ game against Lake-Lehman. Senior members of the Dallas team were Morgan Cohen, Karsten Leu, Aaron Liss- es, Jake Piskorick, Brett Wanek, Zack Taylor, Emiy Capitano, Brooke Evans, Aubrey Gryskiew- icz, Dana Jolley, Kaylin Russell, Sarah Stewart, Melissa Tucker and Lynn Viercinski. Brian D. Stanchak, Penn State Wilkes-Barre Director of Athlet- ics, announced this year’s induc- tees into the Penn State Wilkes- Barre Athletics Wall of Fame. They are Charles Boughton, Jill Chocallo, James Miliauskas and Phillips Navola. JUNE Jake Chielli, of the Dallas High School swim team, and Sarah Zerfoss, a member of the diving team, won the PIAA Outstanding Swimmer and Outstanding Diver Awards, respectively, for the 2011-2012 season. The Lady Mountaineers from Dallas High School hung tight and nipped arch-rival Lake-Leh- man, 2-1, in the District 2 spring girls soccer seminal game. Hundreds of former Dallas High School football players aged 20, 30 and 40 attended a football reunion honoring Ted Jackson’s 27-year career at Irem Temple Country Club. Jackson’s position as the Dallas High School head football coach was opened to the public due to an unsatisfactory _ performance review in late 2011 and, after a hearing on the mat- ter, the board opted to hire Sha- vertown resident Bob Zaruta to fill the position. But the hundreds of former football players at the reunion gave Jackson a different review. Lake-Lehman’s Jacob Bevan signed a letter of intent to attend Keystone College to continue his academic and running career. Be- van was the District 2 AA 800 me- ter champion, qualifying for states in both the 800 meter run and the high jump. Dave Schuster picked up his fourth win of the season, holding the Athletics to four hits while striking out nine as the Yanks snuck by the A’s, 54, in Back Mountain Baseball action. A recent coaches poll of the Central Susquehanna Lacrosse League selected three Dallas players and one Lake-Lehman player to first team All Confer- ence honors. John Butchko, a se- nior at Lake-Lehman was select- ed as first team defense and first team long stick midfielder for the second year in a row. First team attackman Morgan Cohen, a Dal- las senior, was second in the league in scoring with 31 goals and 24 assists. Senior defense- man Zack Taylor was the anchor of the Dallas defense and led his team in takeaways and scored three goals this season. George Pfeiffer, a sophomore goalie from Dallas, led the league in goals again by only allowing 54 goals this season. JULY Lake-Lehman Tiff Oplinger doubled to center to start the bot- tom of the first inning in the 33rd Annual Robert L. Dolbear All- Stars Softball Game sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Dallas. Oplinger and her West team- mates trounced the East, 12-2, in the game at the Back Mountain Little League field. The Back Mountain Yankees completed the season with a 15-1 winning streak and an overall re- cord of 6-5 to capture the Back Mountain Major League Cham- pionship with an 11-3 win over the Phillies. Members of the Yan- kees team were Bobby Bogumil, Joseph Fioti, Beaudyn Lewis, De- rek Answini, Darren Kerdesky, Dylan Schuster, Mark Roginski, Joseph Brennan, Carl Markow- ski, David Schuster, Collin Pertl and Michael Doggett. Sarah Zerfoss, a 2012 graduate of Dallas High School, an- nounced she would continue her academic and diving career at Clarion University majoring in communications. Caitlin Barry, a Dallas High School swim team captain, decided to continue her academic and athletic career at Westminster College in New Wil- mington while Dallas High School senior Erica Luzetski would continue her diving and academic careers at Ithaca Col- lege. Friends and family of 22-year- old Paige Selenski weren't exact- ly surprised when the 2008 Dal- las High School graduate was re- cently named to the U.S. Olympic Field Hockey Team. For Selenski, a University of Virginia senior majoring in English, making the team was a long time coming. Brian Selenski said his daughter was first introduced to the sport as a seventh-grader at Dallas Middle School by her late mother Judy’s suggestion to join a field hockey camp, Back Mountain American held off an improbable rally by Green Ridge to hang on for a 10-9 victo- ry to win the Section 5 Little League major baseball tourna- ment and a spot in the state play- offs. AUGUST It was a great ride for the Bob Horlacher 9-10 year-old softball team but a heartbreaking 3-2 de- feat to Canal of Delaware in the Eastern Regional Tournament was a bit hard to take. Two quadragenarians raced to first-place finishes in the 31st an- nual Wilkes-Barre Triathlon, known for its tricky Back Moun- tain hills and unpredictable weather. Sean Robbins, 43, of Shavertown, and Amy Rummel, 41, of Kalamazzo, Mich., crossed the finish line first in the men’s and women’s divisions, respec- tively. The Dallas High School foot- ball team, under new head coach Bob Zaruta, was preparing for its regular season opener against Wyoming Valley West while Lake-Lehman, under the direc- tion of head coach Jerry Gilsky, was ready for its home opener against Old Forge High School. Jack Snyder was recognized by his fellow Back Mountain Little League Board members and was presented with a senatorial docu- ment issued by Senator Lisa Bak- er, congratulating him on over 35 years of service to the organiza- tion. Logan Paczewski, 8, of Dallas, finished in the top 10 for the sec- ond consecutive year at the U.S. Kids Golf World Championship, placing ninth of 115 golfers from 18 countries can across the U.S. in his age group. He placed fourth in CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK FILE PHOTO/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Sarah Zerfoss dives for Dallas, earning scores of 6 and 61/2 for this attempt. 2011. SEPTEMBER The Dallas Jr. Mounts contin- ued their winning ways with a 32-8 win over the Plymouth Indi- ans in Wyoming Valley Youth Football Conference action. Ja- cob Esposito opened the scoring for the Jr. Mounts with a 15-yard run around the right side. Steven Newell added another with a run around the left behind key blocks by Sean Cuba and Blaine Rex. Wyoming Valley West junior quarterback Mike Baur ran for three touchdowns and accounted for 25 yards of offense as Wyom- ing Valley West knocked off Dal- las, 28-14, spoiling the debut of Mountaineer coach Bob Zaruta. Although Lake-Lehman and Old Forge were tied in the closing minutes of the first half, things fell apart so quickly for the Black Knights that it seemed Old Forge drove the ball into the end zone just as fast as the Black Knights gave it away. The Blue Devils scored four touchdowns, all off turnovers, to turn a three-point lead at halftime into a 50-14 victo- ry at Lake-Lehman High School. The 2012 Wyoming Valley Flames 1-U girls fast pitch team finished a successful 2012 season by winning The Vipers Back to School Bash in Dallas. Members of the team were Alessia Mangan, Aleigha Parnell, Gabby Rakow- ski, Erin Dunn, Elizabeth Mendr- zycki, Madison Stashak, Sarah Tuzinski, Lauren Mullery, Sa- mantha Kern, Emilee Bobos, Jen- na Simmons, Kaehler Kivler and Tiffany Eustice. The newly-formed Misericor- dia University football team made history — just by setting foot on Mangelsdorf Field in front of about 2,200 fans. Not even a 67-0 thrashing by Widener could dampen the spirits of the Miser- icordia faithful. The Cougars were held to just 170 yards of of- fense while Widener amassed al- most 700 yards. The loss dropped Misericordia to 0-3 on the season. OCTOBER Children from ages 3-13 and several parents ran “The Ring” at Newberry Estate, including the hill by the No. 1 hole, around the scenic pond with quacking ducks and returning to cheers from all at the pavilion. Hunter Landon was the first runner to complete the one mile “ring” through New- berry. He was followed closely by Liz Shoemaker. Molly VanScoy was crowned the 2012 Lake-Lehman Home- coming Queen prior to the Black Knights football game with Meyers. The Black Knights scored 30 third-quarter points, erasing a halftime deficit and any hopes of a Meyers’ upset in their 50-29 victory. Lehman improved to 4-1 overall, maintaining its top spot atop the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2A-A and District 2 Class 2A standings. Plans were underway for the Sixth Annual Cheer for a Cause with proceeds to be split between Candy’s Place and Children’s Car- diomyopathy Foundation. The event was started in 2007 by two Lake-Lehman students when one of the Junior Knights coaches was diagnosed with breast can- cer. This year, Ashlee Barker and Sommer Sereka, seniors at Lake- Lehman, took on Cheer for a Cause as part of their senior grad- uation project. Dallas High School football captains Logan Bullock, Kris Roccograndi, Zach Macosky and Buddy Shutlock presented a wreath to the captains of the Pitt- ston Area team in memory of two recent Pittston Area suicide vic- tims. The Mountaineers reached out to their Pittston Area coun- terparts prior to the Dallas High School Homecoming game. Dallas dominated every aspect of its Homecoming game against Pittston Area, handling the Patri- ots a 35-0 loss in a Wyoming Val- ley Conference Division 3A con- test. Jenna Morgan was crowned 2012 Homecoming Queen and Buddy Shutlock was named 2012 Homecoming King. Dallas native Laura Canfield, now of Langhorne, was inducted into the 2012 United States Ten- nis Association Middle State Ten- nis Hall of Fame at the Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethle- hem. Canfield is the only female player to capture back-to-back Wyoming Valley championships (triple crowns), winning singles, doubles and mixed doubles in the same year. NOVEMBER Kieran Sutton, a senior at Lake-Lehman, crossed the finish line first in the boys AA District 2 cross country meet at Elk Lake High School, beating Dominic BILL TARUTIS FILE PHOTO/ FOR THE DALLAS POS Members of the Suns and Knicks converge on a loose ball in the grade 3-4 Dallas Youth Basketball championship game at the Dallas High School gymnasium. DeLuca of Dallas by just nine sec- onds. Regan Rome of Dallas fin- ished first in the AA girls divi- sion, running the 3.1 mile course in 20:17. The Dallas Jr. Mounts conclud- ed their fifth straight perfect sea- son with their fifth consecutive Super Bowl championship by de- feating the WWWE Panthers, 14-6. Ashley Dunbar hit a milestone, scoring four times to reach 100 goals for her soccer career at Dal- las High School in a 12-0 route of the Preppers of MMI Prep. Dallas defensive tackle Logan Bullock and Buddy Shutlock led a defense that held Lake-Lehman to minus 17 yards on 31 carriers as Dallas posted a 51-6 victory to clinch the final District 2 Class 3A spot and earn the right to take the coveted Old Shoe trophy back to Mountaineer territory. The Dallas Junior High Cheer Team captured first place at the College Misericordia Cougars Challenge Cheer competition. Members of the squad were An- gela Bendick, Ashlie Alves, Brianna Rinehimer, Kiley Brit- tain, Maddie Hurst, Lauren Alves, Ariyonna Martin, Sara Schwartz, Aneilia Cummings, Er- ica VanEtten, Marissa Roberts, Tori Landon, Jayden Dinardi, Frankie Treslar, Savannah Goe- chel, Mia Greenwood, Katelyn DeAnthony and Olivia Rinaldi. DECEMBER Dallas High School alumni soc- cer players met at Lt. Michael Cleary Field for the annual alum- ni soccer game held in memory of former Mountaineer soccer coach John McCafferty. Dallas junior Regan Rome proved she could keep up with the best high school distance run- ners in the country. Concluding her season in the Foot Locker Cross Country National Finals in San Diego, Rome finished 19th out of the 40 girls who had qual- ified through regional competi- tion after finishing high in their various state meets. The Dallas High School base- ball program was getting new du- gouts and the students of West side Career and Technology Cen- ter in Pringle were getting valua- ble experience. Misericordia linebacker Kurt Gildea celebrates a sack of Widener quarterback in the first quarter of the home open- er of Misericordia’s newly- formed football team. BILL TARUTIS FILE PHOTO/ FOR THE DALLAS POS Lake-Lehman's Mallory Wilson, left, looks to pass as Bethlehem Freedom's Lauren Musselman defends in girls lacrosse. 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