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Sunday, October 6, 2013
THE DALLAS POST Sunday, October 13, 2013
GOLF
Medico, Makowski advance
TOM ROBINSON
For The Dallas Post
Like the other 93
players at Tuesday's
District 2 Individual Golf
Championships, Mariano
Medico and Ryan Georgetti
put up the best numbers
they could under the circum-
stances, then hovered around
the scoreboard at Elmhurst
Country Club, waiting to
learn their fate.
Medico knew his cautious
approach had made advanc-
ing into state play very
likely, but received the added
bonus of learning that he had
defended his Class AA cham- :
pionship. Georgetti battled
with the hope of doing
enough to at least get into a
playoff to extend his season,
only to learn after nearly an
hour that he had fallen one
stroke short in Class AAA for
the second straight season.
The two seniors repre-
sented the range of emotions
that go with the scoreboard-
watching portion of the day
that can provide even more
stress than a six-foot putt to
save par.
Medico, a Holy Redeemer
student from Shavertown,
shot 3-over-par, 75 to win his
title. Only a playoff loss as a
sophomore, before the state
split golf into two enrollment
classifications, prevented the
Monmouth University recruit
from winning three District 2
championships.
The hopes of contending
for a state championship
after placing fifth a year ago
made Medico place most of
his concentration on avoiding
the type of error that could
JUNIOR FOO
have kept him from advanc-
ing to the Pennsylvania
Interscholastic Athletic
Association East Regional
Tuesday at Golden Oaks Golf
Club in Fleetwood.
“It makes me play very
protective golf,” Medico said.
“... You want to win every
event you play, but, of course,
you just want to make sure
you advance.”
Georgetti, from Dallas,
understands that goal.
The stronger large school
competition in Class AAA
meant his 77 was one stroke
and one place away from
going to regionals. Needing
to place in the top six, he tied
for seventh among 34 players
who had already survived an
early qualifying process.
“I think I'm going to be
in a playoff,” Georgetti said,
keeping himself ready as the
scores were being posted.
“Pm hoping.”
Ultimately, he was disap-
pointed. Medico birdied the
par-five second hole, his start-
ing hole for the day. He nearly
reached the green in two,
then got up and down from a
bunker for his only birdie.
“I made a lot of good par
saves and had a lot of looks
at birdies that wouldn't go,”
Medico said. “I relied on my
short game to get up and
down in a couple of tough
spots.” Medico expected
that to be the case in windy
conditions that made scoring
difficult. A year ago, he shot
68 while winning his district
championship.
Chase Makowski, another
Back Mountain resident
playing for Holy Redeemer,
also advanced in Class AA
TBALL RESULTS
while shooting 78. Another,
Mike Boland, shot 82 to
place ninth, three shots out
of the playoff for the sixth and
final berth. Holy Redeemer
already made state play as
a team when it won the
District 2 Class AA title Oct.
4 with a 301-327 victory over
Lackawanna League . small
school champion Holy Cross.
Medico shot 74 in that
match at Fox Hill while
Makowski added a 75
and Boland a 76, all beat
ing the top player from the
Crusaders.
Dallas was one step from
reaching the District 2 Class
AAA team championship
match, placing second in a
three-way playoff Sept. 27
to determine the Wyoming
Valley Conference's represen-
tative. The Mountaineers had
a fourplayer team score of
332, five behind Crestwood
and five ahead of Coughlin.
Abington Heights ulti
mately won the District 2
Class AAA team and indi-
vidual titles. Terry Hurst shot
72 Tuesday.
Dallas and Lake-Lehman
each had three players qualify
to participate in the individu-
al championships.
Georgetti played the par-5s
in 1-under with a pair of bird-
ies in his 77.
Justin Brojakowski shot
86 to finish tied for 25th and
Brendan Baloh shot 93 to fin-
ish 31st for Dallas in Class
AAA.
Lake-Lehman’s Nick
Egan shot 91 to tie for 28th,
Ben Pilch shot 98 to place
37th and Adam Motovidlak
shot 105 to place 43rd.
Junior Mounts C team wins battle of unheatens
Dallas 28, WWWE 6
It was a battle of two
unbeaten teams, both
at 6-0, when the Dallas
Junior Mounts C team
took on the Wyoming/
West © Wyoming/Exeter
Panthers.
Dallas received the ball
and methodically moved
the ball downfield with
Alex Hajikowski scoring
a touchdown behind pun-
ishing blocks from Nick
Spencer, Jared Adamski
and Mitch Burgess.
The 2-point conversion
was good and Dallas led,
8-0.
The Panthers were
unable to move the ball
and Dallas took over
on downs. Once again,
the high octane Dallas
offense put the ball in
the endzone with Jared
Adamski scoring the TD.
The 2-point conversion
was no good and Dallas
led, 14-0.
The Dallas defense
totally shut down
WWWE’s offense and
the Junior Mounts
offense scored again with
Adamski tallying his sec-
ond score of the day.
The 2-point conver-
sion was good and Dallas
raced out to a command-
ing 20-0 lead. On the
Dallas kickoff, Panther
returner Rocco Pizano
returned the ball all the
way to the Dallas 20.
The Panthers punched
the ball in the en zone
and Dallas led, 20-6, at
halftime.
In the second half, it
was all Dallas defense as
the Junior Mounts totally
shut down the WWWE
offense, limiting it to
minimal or no gains.
Lucas Shultz and Mitch
Burgess led the Mounts
defense, making several
key stops at or behind the
line of scrimmage. T
he Junior Mounts tal-
lied another score with
Mitch Burgess getting
into the end zone with a
dazzling run.
Schaub, Patel post major tennis upsets
STAFF REPORTS
Grace Schaub and Kajal Patel posted the
two biggest upsets of the District 2 girls
tennis doubles tournament in succession
Tuesday, making the Dallas combination the
only unseeded team in either classification to
Schaub-Patel opened the tournament
with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Veronica Siess-Taylir
nated.
Evans. They each won their first match in
District 2 Class AA singles before being elimi-
“Communication was big,” Schaud told the
Times Leader. “We started off pretty focused,
reach the semifinal round. and that’s what we needed to do.”
District 2 seeded 16 teams for the Class The other Dallas doubles team won a
AAA and Class AA doubles tournaments. Of match before being eliminated.
those seeded teams, 14 made the quarterfi-
nals, with just the seventh and fourth seeds in
Class AA falling short.
Schaub and Patel knocked out fourth-seed-
ed Alex Cuddy-Megan Obeid of Wyoming
Seminary, 6-0, 6-4, in the second of their three
matches Tuesday.
They followed that up with a 6-1, 6-3 vic-
tory over fifth-seeded Meghan McGraw and 6-0
Maddie Ross and Lauren Butruce defeated
Julia Gober-Sam Williams of Wyoming Area,
6-1, 6-3. Patel defeated Taylir Evans of Mid
Valley, 6-1, 6-3 before losing to fifth-seeded
Steph Pudish of MMI Prep, 6-2, 6-3.
Schaub defeated Vanessa Castillo of GAR,
6-1, 6-3, then was shut out by third-seeded
Madison Nardone of Wyoming Semary, 6-0,
Emily Kabalka of Holy Redeemer. Dallas was one of six teams to qualify for
For the opening day of the tournament at the District 2 Class AAA tournament. The
Kirby Park, Schaub and Patel lost just nine Lady Mountaineers were scheduled to begin
games in six sets while advancing through district team tournament play Friday as the
three rounds. fourth seed of six teams.
SPORTS BRIEFS
GRAHAM ON In April of this year, she also The Lake-Lehman cross country
SOCCER TEAM shot a hole in one at Zellwood and track teams will hold a fund-
Jacquie Graham, of Shavertown, Station Country Club. In 2001, raiser from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday,
is a member of the Denison she scored another hole in one Oct. 14 at Leggio’s in Dallas.
University women’s soccer team. at Newberry Country Club by Dinners, takeouts and gift certifi-
A graduate of Scranton MaryAnn. cates count towards the fundraiser.
Preparatory Schoolo, Grahamisa = FLAG FOOTBALL Baket Raffle and Candy Bar sale
member of the Denison University TOURNAMENT will be held during the fundraiser.
Class of 2017. An adult flag football tourna- HOCKEY CLUB
MARTIN SCORES HOLE IN ment will be held on Sunday, Oct. KaPow Hockey Klub is now
ONE 13 at the Noxen field. accepting registrations for win-
MaryAnn Martin, who resides in Eight team flag belts per team ter indoor hockey for players
Zellwood, FL and summers at Mill will be provided. ges U6-U12. Registration clos-
Race Golf Camping and Resort in Prizes will be awarded to the es on N. 1. For more information,
Benton, scored her third career winning team as well as a Most call 570-266-2371.
hole in one when she shot a hole Valuable Player trophy. KaPow Hockey Klub is under
in one at Newberry Country Club For more information, call the direction of local olympian
on Sept. 7 while golfing with her Dwight at 570-417-2797. Lauren Powley.
husband, Alfred.
LEGGIO’S FUNDRAISER
Bill Tarutis photos|For The Times Leader
Holy Redeemer’s Mariano Medico reacts to a missed putt at the Holy Redeemer’s Chase Makowski watches his putt on the ninth
ninth hole during the District 2 Class 2A team championship green during the District 2 Class 2A team championship against
against Holy Cross at Fox Hill Country Club in Exeter. Holy Cross at Fox Hill Country Club in Exeter.
Bill Tarutis photos|For The Dallas Post
The Misericordia Cougars football team stands for the national anthem before the Homecoming game against King's College.
Misericordia University wide receiver Kurt Kowalski rings the new Victory Bell prior to the start of the homecoming game against King's
College at Mangelsdorf Field. Earlier in the day, members of the Class of 2012, donors of the bell, attended a dedication ceremony. The
Cougars went on to lose to King's, 41-40, in double overtime.
Ringing the
Victory Bell
Members of the Misericordia Unviersity footblal team
rang the new victgory bell at Mangelsdorf Field prior to
the beginning of the Homecoming game against King’s
Colllege on Oct. 5. Members of the Class of 2012,
which donated the bell to the university, formed a line
cheering on the football team. .
‘Above: Winning isn’t everything - but wanting to win is,
by legendary NFL coach Vince Lombardi, is shown on the plaque
beneath the new Misericrodia Victory Bell, donated by the Class
of 2012.
Left: The Misericordia University football team leaves the field at
halftime, passing a sign autographed by members of the Class of
2012 who donated the Victory Bell to the school.