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Wednesday, June 03, 1998     Page:

Top area athletes name college choices
   
Darby Wolfe, a Lake-Lehman High School softball standout, will continue her
academic and athletic pursuits at Wilkes UniversityWolfe, a four-year letter
winner in softball and basketball, was an All-Wyoming Valley Conference
selection in both sports.
    On the softball field this past season, she helped the Lady Knights win the
Wyoming Valley Conference title and a get berth in the District 2 playoffs by
hitting .777.
   
The talented third baseman also played a pivotal role in the playoffs for
Lake-Lehman’s basketball run to the District 2 title this winter. She was
recently awarded the Marine Corps Athletic Excellence Award.
   
She is the daughter of Larry and Joyce Wolfe, Hunlock Creek.
   
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John Jezorwski, of Riverside High School, will continue his academic and
athletic pursuits at Susquehanna University.
   
The 6-0, 180-pound Jezorwski was a three-year letter winner in football,
baseball and basketball at Riverside, where he was one of the area leaders in
interceptions last season. He is projected as a defensive back at Susquehanna.
   
He is the son of Edward and Josephine Jezorwski.
   
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Danville High School senior Matt Buckenberger will continue his academic
and athletic pursuits at Wilkes University.
   
As a member of Danville’s wrestling team, Buckenberger suffered a
season-ending knee injury his sophomore season. He returned his junior year,
but tore ligaments in his elbow, forcing him to sit that season out as well.
As a senior, he posted a 13-6 record, earning third team All-Central
Susquehanna Conference honors.
   
Buckenberger will major in pre-medicine.
   
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Chad Rovner, a wrestling standout at Notre Dame High School in New Jersey,
will continue his academic and athletic pursuits at Wilkes University.
   
This past season, Rovner posted a 22-3 mark, advancing to the regional
quarterfinals. He was second in the district championships, and won the county
championships, going unbeaten in both the county and regular season.
   
He was named to the Colonial Valley Conference first team, and also earned
the Fighting Irish’s Most Valuable Wrestler award. Rovner set a record this
past season with 16 pins. He also earned the fastest pin award (0:09).
   
Rovner, who earned a berth in last season’s State Freestyle championship
bout, recorded a 50-13 record during his three high school seasons. 34 of his
50 wins came by pin.
   
Rovner will major in art education.
   
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Erin Timlin, a four-year starter on the Scranton High School girl’s
basketball team, will continue her academic and athletic pursuits at Wilkes
University.
   
Timlin was named the Scranton Area Schools Team Player of the Year this
past season, after helping the Lady Knights to a 24-6 record.
   
The 5-foot-10-inch center/forward was a second team Lackawanna League
Southern Division All-Star as a senior, and was voted the South’s Most
Valuable Player at the league’s all-star game.
   
During her four seasons at Scranton, Timlin amassed 860 career points and
810 rebounds.
   
A National Honor Society member, Timlin plans to major in pharmacy at
Wilkes. She is the daughter of Dennis and Zita Timlin, Scranton.
   
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Former Hanover Area softball and basketball standout Tami Thomas has
decided to transfer from Goldey-Beacon