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THE DALLAS POST
Sunday, February 17, 2013
PETE G. WILCOX FILE PHOTO/ THE DALLAS POST
Rachel Olszewski (No. 45) of Dallas gets the rebound in front of
Crestwood’'s Sydney Myers (No. 44). Olszewski is one of four
honored this week.
Senior Lady Mountaineers are honored |
Four members of Dallas girls
basketball season closing
out high school careers.
By TOM ROBINSON
For The Dallas Post
Dallas pounded the ball in-
side from the start Wednesday
night, drawing fouls and con-
verting free throws to take
charge early.
By the time the Lady Moun-
taineers were done, Ashley
Dunbar had sliced through the
Wyoming Valley West defense
to earn 24 free throw at-
tempts.
Dunbar made 16 of the free
throws on her way to a 30-
point effort that led Dallas to a
76-63 victory and allowed it to
finish the Wyoming Valley
Conference Division 1 girls
basketball season tied for first.
Dallas and Pittston Area
were scheduled to square off
Friday night to decide the divi-
sion title after each went 12-2.
The Lady Mountaineers cel-
ebrated Senior Night with sig-
nificant contributions from
their four seniors.
“I'm happy for our seniors
that they played as well as
they did tonight,” Dallas
coach Kelly Johnson said. “I'm
pleased with how each of our
BILL TARUTIS FILE PHOTO/ FOR THE DLALAS POST
Dallas’ Jess Hiscox, left, drives to the hoop as Crestwood’'s Maury
Cronauer defends in WVC girls basketball action. Hiscox is one of
senior members of this year's Lady Mountaineers basketball team four senior members of this year's Lady Mountaineers team.
players played and I was
pleased with our composure at
the foul line.”
Dallas finished 23-for-38
from the foul line.
Dunbar, Jess Hiscox, Tanner
Englehart and Rachel Olszew-
ski are the seniors who played
their final regular-season
home game.
Hiscox added 18 points by
shooting 8-for-13, including 2-
for-5 on 3-pointers.
Englehart had eight re-
bounds and Olszewski seven.
They joined Talia Szatkowski,
who finished with 10 points,
nine rebounds and six assists
to lead Dallas to a 41-33 re-
bounding advantage.
The Lady Mountaineers hit
eight free throws to open a 24-
14 lead after one quarter and
stretched the lead to 58-43 af-
ter three.
Cheyenne Reese led Valley
West with 26 points and 15 re-
bounds.
Dallas’ Ashley Dunbar, right, drives to the basket as Pittston
Area's Mia Hopkins defends from behind. Dunbar and three other
senior members of the Lady Mountaineers basketball team were
honored this week.
Kayley Schinski, of Nanticoke, second from left, collides with teammate Alex Brassington as
Lake Lehman players Karen Yamrick (No. 00) and Emily Sutton (No. 10) look on during a girls
PETE G. WILCOX/ THE DALLAS POST
BRIEFS
Bandits lacrosse
accepts registrations
Registrations are now
being accepted via the web
site at www.laxteams.net/
bmylax for the Back Moun-
tain Bandits lacrosse team
Boys and girls in grades 1-3
may sign up for intramurals.
Boys age groups are U-9,
U-11, U-13 & U-15. Girls age
groups are third and fourth
grade, fifth and sixth grade
and seventh and eighth
grades. cil
The registration feein-
cludes US Lacrosse regis-
tration, US Lacrosse maga-
zine and a team jersey.
Participants should print
the form and mail it, along
with applicable fee to BMYL,
P.O. Box 1746, Shavertown,
PA 18708.
Comedy Night
benefits Bombers
PETE G. WILCOX FILE PHOTO/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
Tanner Englehart, of Dallas, passes the ball around Crestwood'’s
Sydney Myers (No. 44) to Dallas teammate Samantha Missal.
Englehart is one of four seniors on this year's Lady Mountaineers
basketball team.
BILL TARUTIS FILE PHOTO/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
basketball game in Nanticoke. A Comedy Night at Wise Cl cssiAm~
hy ne Kristen Mericle, of Shavertown, a senior at Wyoming Seminary,
def " Soa will continue her academic and athletic career at Villanova Uni-
efonse has te be better, planned for this weekend. on Saturday, March 2 will versity in Villanova in the fall. Seen during her announcement on
“If we get those things, we'll ~~ The first full round of Class benefit the Back Mountain :
Pl, Y FF be fine. b I think 21 b 'S Taced 1 Bombers Signing Day are, from left, seated, Karen Klassner, Sem head field
e fine, because I think we'llget AAA boys is Tuesday. Class * hockey coach and director of athletics; Kristen Mericle. Standing,
Doors open at 8 p.m.; show
starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are
available at the door.
Rock Rec basketball
season begins
AAA girls conduct their first
round, with Dallas and Lake-
Lehman at home on Wednesday.
The remainder of the Class
AAA boys tournament has the
quarterfinals Friday, the semifi-
nals Feb. 26 and the finals
enough offense from (Cayle)
Spencer, (Emily) Sutton and
(Danae) Sutliff.”
Lake-Lehman and Dallas are
also in Class AAA for the Dis-
trict 2 boys basketball playoffs.
Both teams found themselves
Kim Mericle, mother; Robert Mericle, father; Robert Mericle,
brother.
Mericle to Villanova
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ond seed.
“Im pleased with our per-
formance the last few contests
we've had,” Johnson said. “We
have a good group that works tied for key spots as they en- March 1. The Rock Recreation Cen-
hard and we have inside and out- tered the last game of league = The remainder of the Class ter is accepting registration Kristen Mericle, of Shaver- Star teams for 2012. she was
side balance.” play. AAA girls tournament has the applications for the 2013 town. a senior at Wyoming Sem. lected to COMPELS in the ini
Lavan thinks Lake-Lehman, Lake-Lehmanwastiedamong quarterfinals Saturday, the Upward basketball season. patv Collorie PreparitoreSchool. ‘Bhite A ent for 2011
which finished 94 in league the teams trying for the eighth semifinals Feb. 27 and the finals | The league is open to girls EE a Oe Lm
play, is close to being ready for seed and a home game inthe 17- March 2. and boys Pre-K through sixth thi . Hue i a en uy bt A - : ii uw
its playoff challenges. game field. Both Class AAA events in- grade. ! ‘ ii og hi wg irk se t ie i ony he also
“We're trying to make sure Dallas was tied for the 16th clude a third-place game be- The final game is set for versity yAnova Mm Lie conpeicd. in the hor
; : t : Shit Saturday, March 16. where she will play for Villanova Olympics.
we're at our best at this stage,” spot, which would be required cause the district sends three a : veteran field bockev head coach A Blue Knights co-captain
Lavan said. “Our team’s guard to play a preliminary game just teams into Pennsylvania Inter- For more information, x NE Rey : : gts co-captam {
play has to improve, we have to to reach the round of 16 scholastic Athletic Association contact The Rock Rec Center Joanie Milhous in the NCAA Div. - senior, she helped lead the &
? : ; at 696-2769. I Big East Conference. to a 17-5-2 record in 2011 an
work on boxing out and our man
The preliminary games were
tournament action.
KaPow hockey club
This fall, Milhous embarks on
her 19th season with a 183-167 all-
time record after finishing the
the PIAA state quarterfinals in
2012. Her 2010-2012 record at
Sem is 18 goals and 20 assists.
Jody Dutton, the Dallas ing Area, Wyoming Area Ca- offers training 2012 season at 7-12. Shehastwice = In addition to field hockey,
eighth-grade coach, is leading tholic and Wyoming Valley KaPow Field Hockev Klub been named Big East Coach of Mericle is a four-year varsity let-
¥ the fifth-grade team. It in- West. is Arsh a Se ey =u the Year. ter winner in girls lacrosse and
cludes Laura Charlton, Morgan Practices begin March 3 and and tonne he 2 je grou 8 As a member of the Blue will serve as team captain in her
Continued tion Pa MacNeely and Samantha Mi- tournament play starts March U6. US. U10 and U12 Rt d Knights’ 2010 and 2011 state AA senior year. She plays at the at-
ge 9 PC ’ H an ecte . . os .
chael from Dallas and Livia 23. by Olympian Lauren Poweley championship teams, she was tack position for the team, which
las; Angelina Allen, Emily Far- Moore from Good Shepherd. Part of the training at Rock April 14-19 at Wyoming Semi- named to the Second Team All- won the District II championship
rell, Haley Fennell, Sarah Ku- The program also draws Rec will include the use of The nary, Kingston. State in her junior and senior in 2011.
derka, Gabriella Olenginski players from Crestwood, GAR, Gun, a basketball shooting ma- For a registration form, years and was an Academic All- Mericle, who plans to attend
and Synday Strickland from Nanticoke, Pittston Area, St. chine that returns shots to email Icomiskey@ka- State Squad member as a senior. Villanova’s School of Business, is
Dallas; and Gianna Centrella Nick’s/St. Mary’s in Wilkes- players to help them develop powfh.com. Deadline is A member of the Citizens’ the daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Rob-
from Good Shepherd. Barre, Scranton Prep, Wyom- their skills at game speed. March 31. Voice and The Times Leader All- ert Mericle, of Shavertown.