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Tuesday, July 29, 1997 Page:
EVERGREEN HAS NEW POINTS LEADER: After surviving a 12-car pileup on the
opening lap, Hazleton’s Mike Hosier motored his way to a victory for the
second time this season Saturday in the Modified Class at Evergreen Raceway in
St. JohnsHosier, the defending class champion and the points leader for
this season, eluded the pileup, which involved more than half the starting
field. On lap 16, Hosier took the lead for good.
In other races, Mountaintop’s Rodney Aton got his fifth victory of the
season in the Pro Stock Class, rookie Tom Flanagan of Bethlehem won for the
second time in the Late Model Class, Barry Callavini of Humbolt won his second
race of the season in the Thril ler Class, and Dave Hower of Lehighton
recorded his fifth victory in the four-cylinder Modified Class.
PA. PRIDE 2-0 IN JUNIOR NATIONALS: Melissa Dymek and Kristen Cuff are
leading the Pennsylvania Pride 14-and-under AAU basketball team in the U.S.
Junior National Basketball Tournament in the Washington, D.C. area.
After Saturday’s games, the Pennsylvania Pride is 2-0.
Against the Philadelphia Belles, Dymek, of Hazleton Area, scored 16 points
and Cuff, of Pottsville Nativity, added 13. GAR High School product Sara
Chmielewski scored 10 in the 71-46 victory.
In the team’s second game, a 56-50 victory, Cuff scored 17 points and Dymek
added 11. Bishop Hoban standout Chelsey Ostrowsky scored four points and had
12 rebounds.
WVW PLAYERS ON ALL-STAR TEAM: Wyoming Valley West basketball standouts Amy
Kachinko, Jess Pieczynski and Robyn Duda were recently named all-stars at the
Keystone State Invitational Tournament at Albright College, in Reading.
Kachinko and Pieczynski are juniors at Valley West, and Duda is a
sophomore.
KING’S LANDS DELAWARE STAR: Denise Igo, a three-time Delaware All-State
girls basketball player, has announced she will continue her academic and
athletic careers at King’s College.
A graduate of Padua Academy, in Wilmington, Igo concluded her high school
career by earning first-team All State status as a senior. A 5-foot-9- inch
point guard, Igo averaged 11 points, eight rebounds and four assists last
season. She connected on 45 percent of her field goals and 72 percent of her
free throws.
She was named honorable mention All State as a sophomore and third-team All
State as a ju nior. She also played in the Delaware Senior All-Star Game.
SCRANTON-AREA DUO GOING TO LJC: Two for mer Lackawanna County football and
baseball standouts have transferred from NCAA football programs to play
baseball at Lackawanna Junior College.
West Scranton’s Corey Joyce started four games at quarterback for Hofstra
University last fall and Dunmore’s Sean Gallagher was a reserve receiver at
Bloomsburg University.
Joyce suffered a knee injury in Hofstra’s spring game this year and
underwent surgery.
Both players were shortstops in high school but could wind up at different
infield positions with the Falcons.