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PAGE 10B www.theabingtonjournal.com The Abington JournalClarks Summit, PA WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
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SPORTS
Clarks Summit, Pa. SEPTEMBER 28 TO OCTOBER 4, 2011 50
FACTORYVILLE- This sea-
son, a pair of underclassmen
have stepped up their games to
lead the Lackawanna Trail Jr.
/Sr. High School boys and girls
cross country teams.
The top runners for the Lions
first three cross country meets
have been sophomore Devon
Clarke for the boys and junior
Mollie Siegle for the girls.
Both members are fairly new
to the team, each in the middle
of the second
year. Both were
great contrib-
utors to the
teamlast year,
but are a little
taken aback on
becoming
leaders so
quickly.
I ampretty surprised. The
only reason Imnot extremely
surprised is because Justin
(Clarke) did so well so I kind of
had high expectations for my-
self, said Clarke.
Clarkes
older brother,
Justin, was a
standout on the
teamwhile
attending
Lackawanna
Trail. Devon
Clarke credited
his success to
his brother Justin, nowa mem-
ber of the Keystone College
cross country team.
He gives me a lot of tips,
said Clarke. If you look at our
form, theyre pretty similar. Just
because he kind of showed me
howto do it.
Clarke ran for the teamin
seventh grade, but opted not to
run in eighth and was not plan-
ning on going out for the team
his freshmen year, until head
coach Keith Youtz, who was
Clarkes geometry teacher that
year, had a talk with him.
After the conversation, Clarke
decided to join the team, and its
a decision which with both are
happy.
Hes really talented, said
Youtz. He came outand he
ended up getting a letter last
year. And, nowhes our top guy.
While Clarke has made a lot
of progress this year already, he
still has some other goals hed
like to accomplish, including
See Lead, Page 3
Cubs
lead the
pack for
Lions
BY DON MCGLYNN
dmcglynn@theabingtonjournal.com
Molly Siegle
Devon Clarke
Abington Heights and Scranton
Prep each advanced all six play-
ers to the Oct. 5 District 2
boys high school golf cham-
pionships with their perform-
ances Sept. 21.
The Comets and Cavaliers
placed their entire lineups in the
top third of the field during the
Lackawanna Leagues district
golf qualifier at Elmhurst Coun-
try Club.
Those players will be among
48 from the league who will
return to Elmhurst for the dis-
trict championship.
Tony Sebastianelli and Alex
Altier of Abington Heights shot
70 and 71 to finish second and
third behind medalist Cody Cox
of Delaware Valley, who shot a
69.
Lakelands Michael Thomas
was fourth with a 72.
North Pocono players took the
fifth through seventh spots. Ken
Sames and Kevin Nardella each
shot 73 and Mark Paradise had
a 74.
Scranton Preps entire team
shot 81 or better.
Ryan Brown tied with Lake-
lands Greg Reeves for eighth
with a 75.
Evan Joyce and Dave Pompey
were part of a tie for 14th with
78s, Nick Johnson shot 79, Joe
Chaudhari shot 80 and Jack
Knowles 81.
Other players to break 80
were: Rich Antonio of North
Pocono, 76; Lance Nealy of
Montrose and Kyle Jackson and
Eric Miller of Wallenpaupack,
77; Chris Cerminaro of Carbon-
dale, Kerry Connors of North
Pocono and Steve Patrick of
Valley View, 78; Sean Conway
of Abington Heights, Tyler Mo-
tisko of Valley View, Corey Pal-
ma of Old Forge, Dominick
Mancinelli of Holy Cross and
Mike Kussoff of Honesdale, 79.
Eric Montella shot 80, Jamie
Egan 83 and Dalton Coldwater
84 to complete the qualifying
Comets, Cavs qualify entire lineups
BY TOMROBINSON
Sports Correspondent
See Qualify, Page 2
TUNNEL HILL With 9.4 sec-
onds remaining in the second
quarter the game still scoreless,
Lackawanna Trail faced a third-
and-goal on the Riverside 1.
Behind fullback Eric Laytos,
Jeremy Greenley punched
through a hole in the Vikings
defense and stormed into the
end zone to give the Lions the
lead heading into the half.
Lackawanna Trail carried the
momentum into the second half
and stopped state-ranked and
District 2 Class A defending
champion Riverside, 26-14.
Last year we played with Riv-
erside a little bit in the first half
but then they totally outmanned
us, Lions coach Steve Jervis
said. I think the difference this
year is that our team has more
big-game experience and our
kids know how to win.
The Lions have won all four
games this season.
Riverside received the opening
kickoff and drove down the field
before stalling in the red zone.
Laytos forced a Riverside field
goal attempt when he tackled
quarterback Nicholas Dranchak
for a two-yard loss on third-and-
goal. Tim Lebiak missed the
field goal.
We had the opportunity on
the first drive of the game and
that comes down on us, River-
side coach Evan Prall said.
Weve got to get that ball in the
end zone.
On Riversides next possession
the Lions deflected a punt giving
Lackawanna Trail bumps
Riverside to stay undefeated
PHOTO COURTESY ALICE STUFFLE
Riverside defenders have a tough time taking down Lackawanna Trails Eric Laytos, shown above.
Lions continue winning streak
By JOE BARESS
Abington Journal Correspondent
See Lions , Page 3
HAWLEY- Wallenpaupack
rushed for more than 400
yards in a 38-14 win over
defending league champion
Abington Heights in a
LFC Division 1 high
school football opener at
Wallenpaupack Stadium
Sept. 23.
Buckhorns running back
Pat Ingulli led the attack
with 302 yards on 24 car-
ries and three touchdowns
to help Wallenpaupack
pick up its first victory in
the programs history over
Abington Heights.
Its an unreal feeling,
especially our senior year,
he said. Weve wanted
this so bad. Ever since our
sophomore year theyve
been beating on us. It was
time we repayed them.
Wallenpaupack struck
first just two minutes into
the game when Brendan
Downey connected with
Morgen Hatton on a half-
back pass for a 61-yard
touchdown. Caleb Vogler
added the extra point.
We drew it up in prac-
tice earlier in the week,
Downey said. I just had
to make the throw, I knew
the corner was gonna bite
up. It wasnt the best
throw, but Morgen Hatten
got it and ran for the
touchdown. It was great.
The Comets seemed to
get some momentum back
on the ensuing drive when
Corey Degilio returned the
kickoff to the Buckhorns
26-yard line, but quarter-
back Dante Pasqualichio
was intercepted by Ingulli
in the end zone to end the
threat.
The Buckhorns were
unable to take advantage
of the turnover. Ingulli
broke free a 51-yard run to
set up Wallenpaupack in
Comets territory, but
quarterback Will Hendel
was picked off by J.C.
Show four plays later. A
penalty during the inter-
ception return moved the
ball back to the Abington
Heights 5-yard line.
The Comets turned the
ball again on their next
possession when fullback
Jerry Langan was stripped
at the Comets 36-yard
line.
Downey capped a 6-play
drive with a 12-yard touch-
down run. After Voglers
extra point, Wallenpaupack
led 14-0 with 23.9 seconds
left in the first quarter.
The Comets fumble
woes continued on their
next drive when Quinn
Karam lost the ball at the
Buckhorns
too tough
for Comets
BY ROBERT TOMKAVAGE
rtomkavage@theabingtonjournal.com
See Comets, Page 3
Birchwood Tennis and
Fitness Club, voted the
2010 club of the year by
Eastern Pennsylvania Dis-
trict of the Middle States,
held a tennis clinic for high
school tennis players with
the proceeds to benefit
flood victims.
The clinic brought tennis
players from all over north-
east Pennsylvania including
Abington Heights, Scranton
Prep, North Pocono,
Wyoming Seminary, Valley
View, Honesdale, Pocono
Mountain West, Montrose
and Tunkhannock.
The clinic raised $565.
The money was presented
to the American Red Cross
in Tunkhannock.
Birchwood Tennis and
Fitness Club runs the High
School Challengers Tennis
Program every Sunday from
2 - 4 p.m., and is taught by
Tim Haus, a USPTA certi-
fied professional and Birch-
wood Staff Pro.
All high school and col-
lege players are invited to
participating in drills stroke
development and point play.
For more information
about Birchwood Tennis
and Fitness Club tennis
programs, call
570.586.4030 or visit
www.birchwoodtennis.com.
Birchwood Tennis and
Fitness Club is located at
105 Edella Rd., South
Abington Twp.
Birchwood raises money for flood victims
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Birchwood Tennis and Fitness Club held a clinic for high school tennis players with the proceeds going to
the American Red Cross in Tunkhannock. Participants of the clinic are shown above.
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PAGE 2C www.theabingtonjournal.com The Abington JournalClarks Summit, PA WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
SUSQUEHANNA Lake-
lands defense and special
teams shortened the field
by a variety of methods
early in Friday nights high
school football game
against Susquehanna.
The Chiefs took advan-
tage, building a 25-point
lead in less than 16 min-
utes without ever having to
move more than 33 yards
on the way to a 32-8 vic-
tory.
Lakeland used a punt
return, penalty, intercep-
tion and fumble recovery
to set up the scores that
broke open the meeting
between defending Lacka-
wanna Football Conference
division champions.
Susquehanna, the de-
fending Division 3 cham-
pion, got into immediate
trouble when senior quar-
terback Sean Stanley was
knocked out of the game
when Dante DeAntonio
threw him for a loss on
the second play.
That left sophomore
Curtis Mill to try to run
the offense on a muddy
field, in a constant rain
against the one defense
with the most established
success in stopping the
Sabers veer option attack.
I think the quarterback
getting hurt really hurt
them, Lakeland coach Jeff
Wasilchak said. He runs
their offense and its a
very difficult offense to
run.
The Sabers (2-2) did not
manage a first down until
the defending Division 2
champion Chiefs had
opened a 19-0 lead.
After Lakelands first
defensive stop, Ryan Ni-
chols returned a punt 32
yards. The offense needed
to move just 14 yards, cov-
ering the distance in four
plays, for a 6-0 lead on
Tyler Bradys 7-yard run
with 8:17 left in the quar-
ter.
The Chiefs pinned the
Sabers in their own end
and Nichols returned the
next punt 15 yards. Lake-
land had to move just 33
yards this time only 20
after Susquehanna roughed
the punter to restart the
drive for a 12-0 lead
with 4:49 left in the quar-
ter.
Nichols ran 14 yards for
the touchdown.
Lakeland broke open its
third straight win since an
opening loss when Alex
Filarsky scored two touch-
downs in a stretch of 1:39
in the second quarter.
Filarsky jumped in front
of a slant pass and return-
ed the interception 38
yards untouched for a
score.
On the first play after
Lakeland forced a Susque-
hanna fumble, Filarsky
caught a 22-yard touch-
down pass from Kyle Kie-
hart for a 25-0 lead with
8:20 left in the half.
Susquehanna crossed
midfield just once in the
first half before A.J. Rupp,
Cody Delfino and Chris
Burcheri combined to
drive the Sabers back 21
yards and force a turnover.
The Chiefs put together
their only long scoring
drive on the second pos-
session of the second half.
Quarterback J.J. Ro-
jenches ran 1 yard to com-
plete an eight-play, 85-
yard drive in which he ran
for 20 yards on one play
and passed 19 yards to
Filarsky on another.
Susquehanna avoided the
shutout by moving 78
yards in 11 plays to score
on a 1-yard sneak by Mill.
Jesse Pruitt added the two-
point run with 1:57 left.
By that time, Lakelands
top defenders were already
resting for Fridays home
game against unbeaten
Lackawanna Trail.
Delfino had three tackles
for a total of 20 yards in
losses and forced a fum-
ble. He had four tackles
total. DeAntonio also
made four tackles.
As he walked through
thick mud that left an in-
stant footprint for every
step taken after the game,
Wasilchak said the playing
surface was the worst one
of his teams has ever
played on.
Ive never seen it like
this, he said.
Those conditions con-
tributed to a combined
seven turnovers, four by
Susquehanna and three by
Lakeland.
Lakeland tops Susquehanna again
BY TOMROBINSON
Sports Correspondent
Abington Heights defeat-
ed Lakeland 4-0 at Lake-
land High School Sept. 21.
Abbey Burke had a goal
and an assist for the Lady
Comets.
Alex Chapman, Maggie
Scanlon and Emma Black
also scored in the game and
Melanie Coles had three
saves for Abington
Heights.
Lakelands goalie Heath-
er Smith had13 saves.
Lakeland played again
Sept. 26, losing to Wallen-
paupack 2-1.
Emily Williams scored
for the Lady Chiefs.
The Lady Comets were
taking on Honesdale at the
time of this papers publi-
cation Sept. 27
ABINGTON JOURNAL PHOTOS/DON MCGLYNN
Maggie Scanlon scored a goal in Abington Heights 4-0 victory over Lakeland.
Lady Comets
defeat Lady Chiefs
Dana Prudente, shown above,
takes the ball down field for
Lakeland.
Alex Chapman, Abington
Heights, and Isabelle Standef-
er, Lakeland, shown above,
from left, fight for possession.
CLARKS SUMMIT- Two
Clarks Summit residents will
run in the 211 ING NYC Mara-
thon for Ryans Run to benefit
Allied Services Nov. 6.
Both participants, John S.
Farrell, MD and physical ther-
apist Cathy Guzzi, DPT, will
run in the 2011 NYC Marathon
as part of the Ryans Run team
for the second consecutive
year. WNEPs Ryan Leckey
will lead the Allied Services
team.
For Guzzi the reason is per-
sonal. As a child, I knew the
marathon was a big event and
always begged my Dad to go
early so he could watch the
elite runners going by, said
Guzzi. I am so excited to
actually be running in the event
this year. Ive often thought of
running a marathon, but have
always shied away from the
distance. This time is different.
Running with Ryan for Allied
is my motivation.
Guzzi related how working
at Allied and last year having
had a chance to treat Ryan for a
hip flexer injury because he ran
too fast made a difference.
And Ryan has told the world
about his injury and treatment,
so Im not breaking any HIPPA
laws by saying so, said Guzzi.
Guzzi feels the fundraising
part of the race for Allied tech-
nology is key to community
involvement. Were purchas-
ing a Bioness functional elec-
trical stimulation for neurolog-
ically- impaired patients. It
stimulates the muscles to work,
for example, in stroke patients.
There is hope for other tech-
nology as well.
If you had asked Guzzi four
years ago if she could have run
the marathon, she would have
said no. She had two serious
operations, but ran for two
minutes at a time and then
walked a minute until she
could build her endurance and
strength. I enjoy every run I
take now, Guzzi said. And that
includes having competed in
more than10 triathlons and
having just completed a half
Ironman. But, this November
will be her first marathon.
Everyone I work with is on a
mission to help people of
Northeastern Pennsylvania. I
firmly believe in the heart and
soul of this company of doing
their best for their patients.
Guzzi also believes in Leck-
ey as a leader representing this
area. Hes one of the nicest
people Ive met in my life.
What hes doing for Allied he
really believes in and has got-
ten involved with staff and
patients. We could not have
chosen a better person to repre-
sent the marathon. But, wow,
someone made a great deci-
sion.
Dr. Farrell became involved
with the race when a friend and
fellow runner told him how
wonderful it was to raise mon-
ey for Allied Services. He
explained that the race usually
involves 45,000 runners, but
receives 500,000 applicants. Its
a lottery run.
Farrell grew up in the Clarks
Summit and his father and
brother are both physicians. As
a specialist in body muscu-
loskeletal and breast imaging
for Radiological Consultants
and Advanced Imaging Spe-
cialists in Dunmore, he has
seen many patients who have
benefited by Allied Services.
Allied touches your life in
some way or another if you live
in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Were lucky to have such an
organization in our community.
Rehab is such an important
part of the recovery process
and healing process. I see the
value and necessity of rehab,
Farrell said.
Farrell has competed in nu-
merous 5K and trail races and
four half marathons and his
first marathon last October at
Steamtown and admitted that
the training is grueling. A big
part of his reason for participa-
ting in Ryans Run is the char-
ity aspect. The stereotypical
viewpoint is its for stroke pa-
tients, but rehab at Allied is so
much more and so is the tech-
nology they have to purchase.
Thats just the tip of the iceb-
erg. Ive been impressed to
hear how many people I know
that have been touched in one
way or another, Farrell said.
According to Allied Public
Relations Specialist Julie
Judge, because of the success
of last years effort, Allied
moved up from a community
level charity to a bronze level
charity, and as such will have
20 runners in this prestigious
race. All funds raised will be
used to update therapy equip-
ment and technology at Allieds
John Heinz Rehab Hospital in
Wilkes-Barre and Allied Rehab
Hospital in Scranton, which
will benefit both children and
adults with disabilities and
injuries in Northeast Penn-
sylvania. Acquiring state-of-
the-art technological equip-
ment will also help maintain
Allied Rehab and Heinz Rehab
as rated in the top four percent
of rehabilitation hospitals na-
tionwide.
Readers who would like to
make a pledge, in either Farrell
or Guzzis name, can visit
www.allied-services.org/ryans-
run. For a pledge of $26.20,
donors will receive an official
Ryans Run 2011 exercise shirt
and wristband. For questions or
to make a donation, call Allied
Foundation at 570.348.1407
Ryans Run
on the horizon
BY KELLY MCDONOUGH
Abington Journal Correspondent
players from Abington
Heights.
Other players to ad-
vance by shooting 86 or
better were: Western
Waynes Kevin Karabin,
80; Riversides Carl Pu-
gliese and Dunmores
Joe Belliccu, 81; River-
sides Mike Munley,
Montroses Jordan
Smith, Honesdales Dil-
lon Gavin and Owen
Walsh and Wallenpau-
packs John Pillar, 82;
Lakelands Mike Bren-
nan and Riversides Ja-
ron Vishnesky, 83; Val-
ley Views Gary Geldhof
and Montroses Casey
OReilly, 84; Dunmores
Egan May and Mountain
Views Tyler Salak, 85;
Montroses Mason Legg,
Wallenpaupacks Alex
Jackson, Western
Waynes Bob Dyer, Dun-
mores David Lopatka
and Mountain Views
Chad Wescott, 86.
QUALIFY
Continued from Page 1
The Abington
Heights Comets
and Scranton Prep
Cavaliers placed
their entire lineups
in the top third of
the field during the
Lackawanna
Leagues district
golf qualifier at
Elmhurst Country
Club.
The Abington Heights
Comets and Scranton Prep
Cavaliers football players
and coaches will team up
with The Delta Medix
Foundation for Cancer Care
to beat cancer, specifically
prostate cancer.
All spectators are encour-
aged to sport light blue dur-
ing the football game Oct.
15, beginning at 1:30 p.m. at
Scranton Memorial Stadi-
um.
Blue T-shirts and wrist-
bands commemorating the
event will be available for
purchase.
All funds raised through
the Comets/Cavaliers pros-
tate awareness initiative will
be used to provide compli-
mentary care, transportation
and financial assistance for
prostate cancer patients.
Often these services are
not covered by insurance
and can be costly to some-
one with large medical bills.
The mission of The Delta
Medix Foundation for Can-
cer Care is to aid cancer
patients and their families
from diagnosis through sur-
vivorship, to be a resource
for all cancer patients
through assistance with fi-
nancial, physical, and psy-
chological needs, specifical-
ly to enable cancer patients
to receive complimentary
services including but not
limited to: psychological
counseling, nutrition coun-
seling, acupuncture massage
therapy, exercise therapy,
physical therapy, lymph
edema therapy, support ser-
vices and art therapy.
Cavaliers,
Comets
team up for
cancer care
Sean Burke of Abington
Heights High School finished
fifth to lead three runners from
Abington Heights and one
from Scranton Prep who fin-
ished among the top 13 in their
races at the PIAA Foundation
Cross Country Invitational
Sept. 24 in Hershey.
Burke was fifth out of 230
runners in the Gold race for
Class AAA teams.
The PIAA Foundation In-
vitational brings many of the
top teams in the state to the
Parkview Course for a preview
of what they will face on the
same course at the state cham-
pionships.
Tessa Barrett, a Scranton
Prep sophomore from Waverly,
was ninth out of 214 runners in
the Gold girls race.
Taylor Ross of Abington
Heights was 11th in the same
race, two spots in front of
teammate Erin Jaeger.
The Abington Heights boys
were 22nd out 33 teams and
the girls were 17th out of 31
teams.
Scranton Prep did not send a
full team.
A strong group of District 2
runners included an individual
Blue (Class AA) girls title for
Marissa Durako of Holy Re-
deemer.
Abington Heights runner
finishes in the top five at
cross country invitational
BY TOMROBINSON
Sports Correspondent
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011 THE ABINGTON JOURNALCLARKS SUMMIT, PA WWW.THEABINGTONJOURNAL.COM PAGE 3C
creased by 2.5 feet and
the depth by 3 feet.
Last year Buraffaldi had
many different ideas for
her senior project, but
knew she wanted to do
something for the commu-
nity, she said. She decided
to re-build the dugouts
when she came to the
field for her sister Annas
softball games. She said
the other fields her sisters
team played on had much
nicer dugouts, but, When
I came here for the
games, I realized it didnt
look nice. She said shes
glad the girls now have a
SOUTH ABINGTON - In
September 2010, Gina Ba-
ruffaldi of South Abington
Township, now 17, and a
senior at Abington
Heights High School, be-
gan a senior project to
rebuild the dugouts at the
Abington Area Community
Park field, Route 307.
One year and a lot of
cooperation, meetings,
fundraising letters, phone
calls, waiting and hard
work later, the project is
complete. The original
target date, Baruffaldi
said, was April of last
year, but because of un-
cooperative weather, it
was delayed. On Sept. 19,
however, she was finally
able to stand on the field
observing the new dugouts
with satisfaction and
pride.
Im happy its done,
she said. I like them.
Theyre a big change from
what it was.
The old dugouts had
wooden floors and walls,
which Baruffaldi said were
falling down. The new
ones sit atop concrete
floors, have metal frames,
chain link fencing and
solid wooden roofing.
Steve Smith, General
Contractor, said not only
are the new dugouts a
better quality than the
previous, they are also
larger, with the width in-
safe place to play in
which they can be proud.
Many businesses, orga-
nizations and individuals
from the community do-
nated to the project, in-
cluding the Abington Area
Girls Softball League, JJ
Bridjes, A+ Signs, Abing-
ton Heights Civic League,
Paulette Soltis Hamilton
DMD, Gerritys Super-
market, Sproul Construc-
tion Inc., Nails 1st, Brown
Builders, Penn Security
Bank, Summit Diner, Pine
Creek Traditions, Betsy
Cooper, Sandi Phillips and
Carl and Connie Baruf-
faldi. Smith said credit is
also due NEB Fencing in
Uniondale and Masters
Concrete in Kingsley for
providing materials at a
cost within the budget.
Baruffaldi said what she
liked most about working
on the project was what it
taught her about having
to be cooperative with
everyone and having to
listen to everyone. She
said the hardest part was
waiting on the weather,
but it was definitely worth
it.
Smith said he was im-
pressed with the project.
She was thinking out of
the box, he said. When I
was approached about
someone doing a dugout
for their senior project,
there was no way I could
say no. It just blew me
away.
Baruffaldi is currently
looking into a few differ-
ent colleges she would
like to attend and said she
is thinking about majoring
in a design program such
as graphic design.
Senior completes dugout project
The home team dugout at Abington Area Community Park prior to the
senior project rebuild by Abington Heights student Gina Baruffaldi.
ABINGTON JOURNAL PHOTO/ELIZABETH BAUMEISTER
Gina Baruffaldi, 17, of South Abington Township, stands with General
Contractor Steve Smith, of Harford in one of the new dugouts built for
Baruffaldis Abington Heights High School senior project.
BY ELIZABETH BAUMEISTER
lbaumeister@theabingtonjournal.com
Crossword answers from Page A9
BOWLING
Alley Cats Bowling
League scores from Sept.
20
Team Standings: Sia-
mese, 8.5; Wildcats, 7.5;
Manx, 7; Calicos, 7; Bob-
cats, 7; Tigers, 6; Lynx,
5.
High Individual Game:
Carole Hamersly, 211;
Karron McGowan, 179;
Judy Wolfe, 164.
High Individual Series:
Karron McGowan, 503;
Carole Hamersly, 489;
Maxine Gilligan, 446.
High Team Game:
Manx, 750; Siamese, 691;
Wildcats, 678.
High Team Series:
Manx, 2044; Siamese,
1960; Tigers, 1891.
Community
Box Scores
Abington Heights 24-yard
line.
Vogler added to the
Buckhorns lead with a
38-yard field goal to give
Wallenpaupack a 17-0 ad-
vantage with 8:37 remain-
ing in the second quarter.
Pasqualichio threw his
second interception of the
game on the Comets next
possession which was re-
turned for a touchdown by
Downey, but a block in
the back penalty during
the return brought the ball
back to the 15-yard line.
Ingulli scored two plays
later on a 12-yard run to
give the Buckhorns a 24-0
lead with 7:41 left in the
second quarter.
We challenged the kids
to play hard-nosed foot-
ball, Wallenpaupack head
coach Mark Watson said.
Abingtons had our num-
ber, but we came out and
executed. We caused a few
big turnovers, that defi-
nitely helped us. We went
out an played physical
football. Im very proud
of our kids.
Abington Heights put
together an impressive
14-play 68-yard drive on
their next possession,
capped by a Degilio 2-
yard touchdown run. After
Brandon Pacynas extra
point, the Comets trailed
24-7 with 2:11 remaining
in the first half.
Wallenpaupack stopped
Abington Heights on a
fourth down attempt early
in the second half, then
scored on 44-yard run by
Ingulli. Voglers extra
point was good and the
Buckhorns led 31-7 with
8:17 left in the third quar-
ter.
On the next Comets
possession, Show took a
reverse handoff from De-
gilio seven yards for a
touchdown. After the extra
point, Wallenpaupack led
31-14.
After stopping the
Comets on fourth-and-10
from the Wallenpaupack
23-yard line, Ingulli out-
raced the Abington
Heights defense for a
72-yard touchdown run
giving the Buckhorns a
38-14 lead with 10:47 to
go in the fourth quarter.
The line played like
Ive never seen them play
like before, Ingulli said.
They wanted it the whole
night. They were sticking
to their blocks and open-
ing a hole for me and
Brendan to run through.
Buckhorns defensive
back Scott Sullivan forced
Abington Heights fifth
turnover of the night when
he intercepted Pasqual-
ichio with 6:05 left in the
game.
Abington Heights (2-2,
0-1 LFC Division 1) will
host Delaware Valley at
Comets Stadium Oct. 1 at
3 p.m. Wallenpaupack
(4-0, 1-0 LFC Division 1)
will travel to Valley View.
COMETS
Continued from Page 1
Lackawanna Trail the ball
in the Vikings territory.
However, when Laytos
fumbled on the second
play, Riverside recovered.
Riverside took over and
moved the ball into Lacka-
wanna Trail territory but
Pete Murazzi halted the
Vikings drive when he
picked off Dranchaks pass.
Lackawanna Trail started
its last possession of the
half at its 44. Marvess Ro-
siak highlighted the games
first scoring drive with 30
yards on two carries.
The Lions picked up
where they left off in the
second half, scoring on a
10-play, 58-yard touch-
down drive to give Lacka-
wanna Trail a 14-0 lead.
Rosiak scored on a 9-yard
run with 6:39 left in the
third quarter.
Early in the fourth quar-
ter, the Lions faced a
fourth-and-17 in Riverside
territory. Jervis elected to
put the ball in Caleb Dar-
lings hands and the senior
delivered. Darling threw a
30 yard touchdown pass
between two defenders,
into the hands of Rosiak,
giving Lackawanna Trail a
20-0 lead.
On the ensuing posses-
sion, Dranchak capped a
63-yard drive with an 11-
yard touchdown run on
fourth down, cutting the
lead to 13 with 7:26 left.
The Lions answered with
a touchdown drive of their
own capped by Laytos
1-yard run.
Down 26-7, the Vikings
continued to fight. Dran-
chak scored his second
rushing touchdown of the
night from 4 yards with
2:05 remaining in the
game.
Riverside then recovered
an onside kick, giving the
Vikings the ball at mid-
field with two minutes left
in the game.
Theyve got huge
hearts, Prall said. As
long as long as theres a
second on that clock,
theyre going to fight until
the very end.
The loss dropped River-
side to 2-2.
Lackawanna Trail moves
into another matchup with
a defending champion
when it plays at LFC Divi-
sion 2 titlist Lakeland.
I love our kids, Jervis
said. They play hard and
it really is a team effort
every week.
Riverside moves into a
big rivalry game on the
road at Old Forge.
LIONS
Continued from Page 1
PHOTO COURTESY OF ALICE STUFFLE
Marvess Rosiak, shown above left, finished with three touchdowns in
the Lions win over Riverside Sept. 23.
beating his best time of 18:48
before the season ends.
In addition to the cross coun-
try team, Clarke is also a mem-
ber of the band, plays violin,
saxophone, is a member of the
soccer team, track and field
teamand indoor track and field
team. He is also preparing to
compete in Lion Idol, the
schools version of talent contest
American Idol.
The15-year-old Factoryville
resident is the son of Robert and
Christy Clarke.
Siegle said her success this
year also came as a surprise, but
something Youtz credited to a
lot of effort paying off.
Shes a hard worker, said
Youtz.
She shows up in the summer.
Alot of the kids dont do much
until the season actually starts
and then they showup and start
running, but she works hard and
shes getting better. Thats why I
think she moved up to the front.
Siegle played field hockey her
freshmen year, but decided to
switch and join the cross coun-
try teamas a sophomore.
I liked running a lot more, it
was something I was passionate
about, said Siegle.
I decided my senior and
junior year I was going to do
cross country, but I went to a
track camp in Shippensburg,
and decided I should start earli-
er.
The move paid off. Last year
she was the top finisher for the
Lady Lions at the district tour-
nament, finishing in 44th place
overall.
This year, Siegle said her goal
is to improve at districts and
finish in the top 30. She also
said she is hoping to finish a
race under 23 minutes. So far
this season her best time is
24:45.
In addition to the cross coun-
try team, Siegle is also a mem-
ber of track and field team,
student council, Interact Club
and Recycling Club.
The16-year-old Nicholson
resident is the daughter of Ta-
bitha and Phillip Siegle.
Lackawanna Trails next meet
will be Oct. 4, at Mountain
View, where they will take on
Western Wayne, Carbondale,
Forest City and Honesdale. The
race begins at 4 p.m.
LEAD
Continued from Page 1
Lackawanna County
Commissioners Michael
J. Washo, Corey D.
OBrien and Bruce A.
Smallacombe announced
that the Lackawanna
County Commissioners
19th Annual Youth Fish-
ing Derby at Merli-Sar-
noski Park, Greenfield
Township will be held
Oct. 8 from 11 a.m. -
1:30 p.m.
The derby is open to
all children ages four to
12.
Cost is $5 per child,
which includes refresh-
ments and trophies.
Registration forms are
available at the McDade
Park Office; for more
information call
570.963.6764, visit Mer-
li-Sarnoski Park and
www.lackawannacoun-
ty.org.
The event is sponsored
by the Lackawanna
County Department of
Parks and Recreation.
County to
hold annual
youth
fishing
derby Oct. 8
C M Y K
PAGE 4C www.theabingtonjournal.com The Abington JournalClarks Summit, PA WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
Keystone College has re-
ceived a prestigious national
ranking for being one of the
most environmentally respon-
sible institutions of higher
learning in the nation.
Sierra Magazine, published
by the Sierra Club, a national
environmental organization,
has ranked Keystone in its list
of the nations top cool
schools because of its com-
mitment to creating and pre-
serving a green environment.
Keystone ranked 107th in
the nationwide list, just ahead
of Baldwin-Wallace College,
the University of the District
of Columbia, and Pepperdine
University. Finishing just
ahead of Keystone was Wash-
ington and Lee University,
Kenyon College, and Centre
College.
Sierra Club is Americas
oldest grass roots environ-
mental organizations. Sierra
Magazine reaches a nation-
wide audience from all walks
of life.
Keystone
earns Sierra
ranking
Casey Phillips of Clarks
Summit is serving an intern-
ship at Modern Language
Studies at Susquehanna Uni-
versity, Selingsgrove. Phillips
is a senior majoring in cre-
ative writing at Susquehanna.
Phillips responsibilities
include editorial assistance,
logging reports, meeting with
the editor for regular feed-
back, writing short summary
of experiences and giving
recommendations at the se-
mesters end. Through the
course of the internship, Phil-
lips will gain experience as-
sisting with various projects
pertaining to Modern Lan-
guage Studies.
Phillips is a 2008 graduate
of Abington Heights High
School and is the daughter of
Robin Phillips.
C.S. student
interns at
Selingsgrove
National 4-H Council
announced the fall 4-H
Paper Clover Campaign in
partnership with Tractor
Supply Company . The
nationwide, in-store fun-
draiser will benefit state
and local 4-H program-
ming in each of the com-
munities where a TSC
store is located, such as
the one in Route 6 Plaza,
Tunkhannock.The fall 2011
4-H Paper Clover Cam-
paign will take place
through Oct. 2, ending at
the start of National 4-H
Week. Shoppers at all
Tractor Supply Stores
store will have the oppor-
tunity to support 4-H in
their community by pur-
chasing paper clovers for
just $1 at checkout. All
funds raised will be donat-
ed to 4-H, and will sup-
port local 4-H youth de-
velopment program activ-
ities.
This year, funds donated
during the national cam-
paign will be tracked on-
line and recorded by state
and by store. Visit
www.tractorsup-
ply.com/4-H, for more in-
formation on the 2011 4-H
Paper Clover Campaign
and to view the donation
tracker.
Campaign
aids 4-H
youth
The Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC) will host its third annual Gala October 14 from 6:30 p.m. - midnight at The Scranton
Cultural Center, 420 North Washington Avenue in Scranton. Proceeds will benefit TCMCs scholarship fund. Tickets are $150; black tie
optional. Dinner will be catered by The Westmoreland Club and music will be provided by Which Doctor and Soul. For more information
or to become a sponsor, call Tanya Radocesky at 570.504.9650 or visit www.thecommonwealthmedical.com/gala. Shown are TCMC
3rd Annual Gala committee members, first row from left: Amy Lingobardo, Andrea Gerko, Mary Roman, Margie Ufberg, Emily Perry,
Tracy Bannon, Co-chair Patti Lynett, Lynda Lynett, Sheila Stallman, Mary Tracy, Mary Beth DAndrea and Tanya Radocesky. Second row:
Co-chair Patrice Persico, Sharon LaBelle, Anne Green, Mary Joan Bannon, Brian Campbell, Sharon Byrne and Marilyn Millington.
TCMC to host gala
Olyphant resident Timmy Walsh, creator of Camera For A Cure
and student at Wyoming Seminary Lower School, recently had
the opportunity to meet the members of rock band, Thousand
Foot Krutch, after a concert in Buena, N.J. Shown is Thousand
Foot Krutch, back, and Timmy Walsh
Camera for a Cure
creator meets band
First Liberty Bank & Trust, a division of Community Bank, N.A.,
recently made a $12,500 donation to Wyoming Seminary in
support of its scholarship funds, through the Educational Im-
provement Tax Credit Program. Seen during the check presenta-
tion are John Shafer, Vice President of Advancement, Wyoming
Seminary, at left, and Robert P. Matley, First Liberty president,
First Liberty Bank donates
to Wyoming Seminary
Members of the Great Valley Technology Alliance (GVTA) and Northeastern Pennsylvania Technology Institute (NPTI) conducted an orga-
nizational meeting at Keystone College recently and formally welcomed Rev. Kevin P. Quinn, S.J., the new president of The University of
Scranton.
Attending the meeting were, seated, from left: Kristine Augustine, Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce; Sister Anne Munley, I.H.M,
president, Marywood University; John Augustine, Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry; Dr. Edward G. Boehm, Jr., pres-
ident, Keystone College; Tiffany Cross Luciani, NPTI. Standing: Jerry DeSanto, University of Scranton; Larry Newman, Greater Wilkes-Barre
Chamber of Business and Industry; Mary-Beth Krogh-Jespersen, chancellor, Penn State Worthington Scranton; Rev. Quinn; Ken Okrepkie,
Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Pocono Northeast Region; and Dr. Tim Gilmour, president, Wilkes University.
GVTA/NPTI meets at Keystone
The Lackawanna/Susquehan-
na Office of DrugandAlcohol
Programs, alongwithMothers
Against DrunkDriving, Lacka-
wanna CountyDistrict Attorney
AndrewJ. Jarbola III, Allied
Services andWachovia Bank,
announcedthe winners of the
25thannual Lackawanna Coun-
tyHolidayCampaign.
The campaign, designedto
educate students about the dan-
gers of drugandalcohol abuse,
features a poster contest for high
school students anda calendar
contest for elementaryschool
students. The calendar will be
distributedtoschool districts
throughout the countycourtesy
of the Lackawanna County
District Attorneys Office.
OLP students
art winners
Winners are:
Cover design: Joanna Tierney,
Grade 7, Carbondale Jr. /Sr. High.
January Grade 8, 1st Place,
Josh Jackson, Marian Catholic;
Honorable Mention, Lauren
Pizzichemi, Carbondale Jr. /Sr.
High. February Grade 8, 1st
Place, Taira Tonkin, Carbondale
Jr. /Sr. High; Honorable Mention,
Brittney Sales, Carbondale Jr. /Sr.
High. March Grade 7, 1st Place,
Shaina Scott, Carbondale Jr./Sr.
High; Honorable Mention, Erin
Feeney, Our Lady of Peace. April
Grade 7, 1st Place, Anya
Maximov, La Salle Academy;
Honorable Mention, Patrick
Capitano, Marian Catholic. May
Grade 6, 1st Place, Brandon
Rusin, Carbondale Jr./Sr. High;
Honorable Mention, Mary Ann
Carachilo, La Salle Academy.
June Grade 6, 1st Place, Annie
Wesolowski, Our Lady of Peace;
Honorable Mention, Dagny
Rippon, Our Lady of Peace. July
Grade 5 , 1st Place, Isabel Lopez,
All Saints Academy; Honorable
Mention, Alyssa Bielinski,
Dunmore Elementary. August
Grade 5, 1st Place, Emma
Connolly, Sacred Heart; Honorable
Mention, Lizzie Gumula, Our Lady
of Peace. September Grade 4,
1st Place Jeremy Fick, Marian
Catholic; Honorable Mention,
Angelina Wheeler, John Marshall
Elementary. October Grade 3,
1st Place, Maeve Mariotti, St.
Clare/St. Paul; Honorable
Mention, Francesca Villano, Valley
View Intermediate. November
Grade 2, 1st Place, Rose Granet,
St. Clare/St. Paul; Honorable
Mention, Alice Jones, La Salle
Academy. December Grade 1,
1st Place, Heidi Hughes, Our Lady
of Peace; Honorable Mention,
Maria Belardi, Marian Catholic.
Lois Margaret Nora, MD, JD,
MBA, InterimPresident and
Dean of The Commonwealth
Medical College, was awarded
The Phillips Medal of Public
Service August 13, by the Ohio
University Heritage College of
Osteopathic Medicine
The award was presented
during the colleges annual
Convocation and White Coat
Ceremony, in which the140
members of the Class of 2015
received their short white coats
symbolizing their induction into
the osteopathic
medical pro-
fession. In
addition to
receiving the
award, Dr.
Nora delivered
the keynote
address for the
ceremony,
during which she discussed the
significance of the white coat
presentation.
The Phillips Medal of Public
Service is OU-HCOMs highest
honor established in1976 that
recognizes individuals who have
made outstanding contributions
to health care, education and/or
public service. Dr. Nora joined
The Commonwealth Medical
College in May 2011. She is also
a fellowof the American Acad-
emy of Neurology and a fellow
of the American Association of
Neuromuscular and Electro-
diagnostic Medicine as the
organizations president.
Nora
Dean earns
medal
Allied Services employees recently participated in Bring Your
Child to Work Day. Front from left: Caleb Diltz, Jacob Brennan,
Abbey Steenback, and Morgan Steenback. Back from left: Donna
Diltz, Community Liaison, John Heinz Rehab; Jane Brennan,
Business Development Coordinator, John Heinz Rehab; and Ken
Steenback, Executive Director, John Heinz Senior Care Unit.
Allied hosts Bring Your
Child to Work Day
Tobyhanna Federal Credit Union recently participated in the
2011 Komen NEPA Race for the Cure. The event took place
Sept. 10, in downtown Scranton. The Credit Union coordinates a
team, shown, and collects money to support the cause. This
year they created their own T-shirt design for the design con-
test and is also making shirts available for sale in their branch
offices. TobyFCU is also sponsoring an accessory and gift fun-
draiser in which all proceeds with benefit the NEPA Komen Race
For The Cure Foundation. The sale is free to the public. It will
take place Nov. 6, at the St. Marys Center, Mifflin Avenue,
Scranton from 1 - 4 p.m. For details, contact Sherry Domozych
at 1-866-TOBYFCU ext. 182 or Nina Waskevich at ext. 109.
Tobyhanna Credit
Union supports Komen