Times Leader 09-23-2011
Times Leader 09-23-2011
Times Leader 09-23-2011
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Golf returned to Atlanta
one month after the PGA
Championship and hardly
anything changed. Keegan
Bradley and Jason Dufner
are still
atop the
lead-
erboard.
Bradley,
who won
the PGA
in a play-
off over
Dufner
about 40 minutes up the
road at Atlanta Athletic
Club, ran off four birdies on
the back nine for a 6-under
64 to build a two-shot lead
in the Tour Championship.
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WILKES-BARRE Author-
ities are continuingtoinvestigate
the death of an elderly Wilkes-
Barre man who was run over by a
Luzerne County Transportation
Authority bus on Thursday
morning as the driver backed out
of a stall at the James F. Conahan
Intermodal Center.
Edward Rehill, 86, of the near-
by Bnai Brith Apartments on
East Northampton Street died
from traumatic injuries, accord-
ing to the county Coroners Of-
fice.
Chief Deputy Coroner William
Lisman said no autopsy will be
conducted.
Several witnesses to the inci-
dent said Rehill, who walked
with a cane, was standing near
therear of thebus No. 607andbe-
gan walking behind it around 11
a.m. when he stopped for an un-
known reason.
The bus driver, Donna Smith,
begantobackout. Witnesses said
numerous people yelled and
waved their arms to try to warn
her, but the driver did not hear
them.
Rehill was knocked to the
ground and appeared to have
been run over by the passenger
PEDESTRI AN ACCI DENT Death occurs when vehicle backs out of stall at Intermodal Center
Man fatally run over by LCTA bus
CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER
County Deputy Coroner WilliamLisman talks with Wilkes-Barre
Fire Department members at the fatality scene Thursday.
By TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER
[email protected]
He stopped in back of the bus, and I
said to myself Mister, you better get
out of there.
Jean Rapshak of Nanticoke
Witness
See BUS, Page 12A
A natural gas company re-
sponded to a legal attempt to
block part of a planned pipeline
project with a $20 million law-
suit of its own Wednesday.
Attorneys for a Chief Gather-
ing LLC, which is seeking to in-
stall a pipeline in Dallas Town-
ship, filed a feder-
al lawsuit seeking
close to $20 mil-
lion in damages
from three fam-
ilies the company
claims interfered
in the project
without grounds and damaged
the companys reputation in
the community.
Chief, a Texas-based natural
gas company, plans to build a
24-inch gathering line to trans-
port gas extracted fromwells in
Susquehanna County to the
Transco interstate pipeline,
connecting at a point near the
Dallas School District Campus
in Dallas Township.
The complaint claims that a
lawsuit filed Tuesday in Lu-
zerne County Court by William
and Patricia Watkins, Scott and
Kelly Watkins and Jeffrey and
Jo Ann Dickson, all residents of
the Goodleigh Estates develop-
ment in Dallas Township, has
delayed the project without
grounds.
The pipeline is planned to
pass through Goodleigh Es-
PI PEL I NE PL AN
Gas firms
suit targets
3 families
Chief Gathering moves
against an attempt to block
its Dallas Township pipeline.
By MATT HUGHES
[email protected]
See PIPELINE, Page 12A
JENKINS TWP. U.S. Rep.
Lou Barletta is determined to
get the U.S. Small Business Ad-
ministration to lower interest
rates to flood-wracked business-
es so the region already facing
high unemployment doesnt
lose more jobs.
One business at a crossroads is
Milazzo Industries of Jenkins
Township, which makes Qik Joe
Ice Melt and employs 50.The
plant sustained severe damage
during the flood inthe millions
of dollars, according to company
principal Joe Milazzo and he
has noidea whenhe will be back,
where his business will be locat-
ed and whether those 50 jobs
will remain in Northeastern
Pennsylvania.
More than 100 truckloads of
debris have been removed from
the Milazzo site and much more
remains.
Barletta, R-Hazleton, said the
current situation is unaccept-
able. He said the U.S. Small
Business Administration must
lower its interest rates from 6
percent as soon as possible to al-
low businesses to come back.
Barletta has saidthe interest rate
should be no more than the 2.9
percent charged to victims of
Hurricane Katrina in New Or-
FLOOD OF 2011: THE AFTERMATH
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
Joe Milazzo stands in front of his business, Milazzo Industries in Jenkins Township, which was destroyed by flood waters. Milazzo
lost most of his product inventory.
Barletta raging over loan rate
Congressman says SBA must
lower interest rates to help
flood-damaged businesses.
By BILL OBOYLE
[email protected]
See BARLETTA, Page 12A
The Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency said Wednesday it
has received 21,122 applications
from the aftermath of Tropical
Storm Lee since a declaration of
disaster was signed by President
Barack Obama on Sept. 12.
Of those, 7,755 have been ap-
proved so far, with $38.5 million in
total disaster recovery payments
issued. The average payment has
been just shy of $5,000.
FEMA spokesman Eugene Brezany
said the agency has not yet bro-
ken down grant data by county.
The FEMA Disaster Recovery
Center at Luzerne County Com-
munity College has received 487
visits since opening Sept. 14, he
added.
F LOOD DAMAGES ESTI MATED
SCRANTON Stripped of the
protections afforded to himin his
first plea deal, former Luzerne
County Judge Michael Conahan
will appear in federal court today
for sentencing on a corruption
charge that could
send him to federal
prison for up to 20
years.
The decision on
the sentence will be
entirely up to U.S.
District Judge Edwin Kosik, who
has wide latitude in determining
the punishment Conahan should
serve for his role in the juvenile
justice scandal that alsoensnared
three others, including former
Judge Mark Ciavarella.
The only assurance Conahan
has is that hell serve less time
than Ciavarella, who was sen-
tenced on Aug. 11 to 28 years in
prison. The statutory maximum
for Conahans charge is 20 years,
meaning the judge by lawcannot
impose a sentence beyond that.
Conahan pleaded guilty in July
2010 to one count of racketeering
conspiracy relating to a scheme
federal prosecutors say he and
Conahan could face up to 20 years at sentencing
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
Judge Michael Conahan enters federal court in Scranton in Febru-
ary 2009. See CONAHAN, Page 12A
Former county judge who
pleaded guilty to a corruption
charge to learn fate today.
By TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER
[email protected]
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WASHINGTON With the
economy sputtering, the war-
ring factions of Congress headed
toward gridlock Thursday night
over the typically noncontrover-
sial steps of delivering disaster
aid or even keeping the govern-
ment from shutting down.
Senate Democrats signaled
theyll reject a House move to
try to force a smaller aid package
upon them and partially pay for
it with cuts to programs Demo-
crats insist create jobs. A top
Senate aide revealed the strate-
gy on condition of anonymity.
The battle erupting on Capitol
Hill sends a discouraging sign as
a bitterly divided Washington
looks ahead to more significant
debates on President Barack
Obamas jobs plan and efforts by
a congressional supercommittee
to slash deficits.
The maneuvering started as
Republicans controlling the
House moved to resurrect a $3.7
billion disaster aid package after
an embarrassing loss Wednes-
day. Instead of reaching out to
Democrats, House GOP leaders
looked to persuade wayward tea
party Republicans to change
their votes and help approve the
assistance and try to force
Senate Democrats into a corner
with little choice but to accept
cuts to clean energy programs
they favor.
Were fed up with this, said
Democratic Whip Dick Durbin
of Illinois. They know what it
takes for us to extend (stopgap
funding) and keep the govern-
ment in business. And this
brinksmanship ... were sick of
it.
Unless Congress acts by mid-
night next Friday, much of the
government will shut down.
More immediate is the threat
that the governments main di-
saster aid account will run dry
early next week.
In Washington, Wednesdays
embarrassing 230-195 defeat of
the disaster aid bill in the GOP-
majority House exposed divi-
sions within the Republican Par-
ty that demonstrated the tenu-
ous grip that Boehner has on the
chamber. Forty-eight Republi-
cans opposed the measure,
chiefly because it would permit
spending at the rate approved in
last months debt pact between
Boehner and Obama, a level that
is unpopular with tea party law-
makers.
GOP leaders said they hoped
to win a vote on a largely identi-
cal measure by convincing way-
ward Republicans that the alter-
native was to give Democrats a
better deal by adding more di-
saster aid or decoupling it from
$1.5 billion in spending cuts.
Democrats appeared poised to
again oppose the legislation.
Homeland Security Secretary
Janet Napolitano said Thursday
that the governments main di-
saster aid account is running on
fumes and could be tapped out
as early as early next week. She
called on Congress to quickly re-
solve the problem or risk delays
in getting disaster projects ap-
proved.
Im hopeful that Congress
will work this out in the next
couple of days, Napolitano said.
Disaster aid center of fight
U.S. government could shut
down if the parties cannot
agree on funding.
By ANDREWTAYLOR
Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. Face to
face in confrontational debate,
Republican presidential hopefuls
Mitt Romney and Rick Perry sar-
castically accused each other
Thursday night of flip-flopping
on Social Security and health
care, flashpoints in their early
struggle for the party nomina-
tion
Romney accused Perry of hav-
ing said the federal government
shouldnt be in the pension busi-
ness, that its unconstitutional,
a reference to Social Security
benefits.
The Texas governor disputed
the charge, saying it wasnt the
first time Mitts been wrong on
some issue before. But Romney
mocked his rivals denial, adding
crisply, You
better find that
Rick Perry and
get him to stop
saying that.
Perry said
Romney
switched his
position on
health care be-
tween editions
of a book he
had published.
In one edition,
Perry said,
Romney advo-
cated expand-
ing the health
care program with an individual
insurance mandate he signed in
Massachusetts to the rest of the
country. Then in your paper-
back you took that line out, so
speaking of not getting it straight
in your book, sir.
Perry gave no ground on his
support for a state law in Texas
that gives the children of illegal
immigrants reduced tuition to
state colleges and universities.
If you say that we should not
educate children who have come
into the state for no other reason
than theyve been brought there,
by no fault of their own, I dont
think you have a heart, he said.
That drew a retort from for-
mer Pennsylvania Sen. Rick San-
torum. No one is suggesting
that students who are illegal in
this country shouldnt go to col-
leges and universities, he said,
adding that he objects to giving
them state subsidies to do so.
In contrast to sometimes-
harsh comments about each oth-
er, the GOP presidential hope-
fuls agreed Obamas handling of
the economy was woeful.
Rep. Michele Bachmann of
Minnesota told one questioner,
You should get to keep every
dollar you earn, then backped-
aled. Obviously we have to give
money back to the government
so we can run the government.
Former House Speaker Newt
Gingrich said those on unem-
ployment should be required to
participate in a business led
job training program. I believe it
is fundamentally wrong to give
people money for 99 weeks for
doing nothing.
Also on stage were Rep. Ron
Paul of Texas, former New Mex-
ico Gov. Gary Johnson, business-
man Herman Cain and former
Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman.
Romney,
Perry spar
in GOP
debate
Immigration, Social Security
and health care points of
contention for candidates.
By PHILIP ELLIOTT
Associated Press
In contrast to
sometimes-
harsh com-
ments about
each other,
the GOP pres-
idential hope-
fuls agreed
Obamas
handling of
the economy
was woeful.
HANLEY HONORED BY NEPA ALLIANCE
BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
U
nited Neigh-
borhood Centers
of Northeastern
Pennsylvania Exec-
utive Director Mike
Hanley accepts the
NEPA Alliance Re-
gional Leadership
Award from NEPA
Alliance board mem-
ber Anna Cervenak
at the 47th annual
dinner at the Genetti
Hotel & Conference
Center in Wilkes-
Barre on Thursday
night. The keynote
speaker was Dr. Lois
Margaret Nora, inter-
im president and
dean of The Com-
monwealth Medical
College, Scranton.
The Alliance is a
regional multicounty
economic devel-
opment agency.
WILKES-BARRE -- A bene-
fit concert for flood victims
will be held at Arts YOUni-
verse at 7 p.m. Saturday to
help the Wyoming Valley
chapter of the American Red
Cross.
Many in West Pittston and
nearby areas lack flood insur-
ance and that has resulted in
many people in need of help.
The Red Cross, as well as
other non-profits, are in need
of financial resources to pro-
vide basic services, such as
free health clinics for flood
victims and assistance with
cleanup efforts.
Kathleen Godwin, execu-
tive director of Arts YOUni-
verse, said this event will al-
low people of all ages to con-
tribute to flood relief.
If they have been wonder-
ing how they can make a dif-
ference. This is one way, she
said.
Godwin and LCCC student
Ryan Hertel dually organized
the benefit concert sponsored
by Music-Go-Round in
Wilkes-Barre.
Featured at the event will
be several local artists and
bands: Caroline Thomas,
KIDZ, Hidden Drive, Tam-
bourine Murder Scene, First
and Goal, Kris Marconi fea-
turing Winter Wenner and
Larson Rice.
The concert, which is
geared toward young people,
will showcase several genres
of music, including acoustic
rock, alternative and hip-hop.
Caroline Thomas and the
other music acts are lending
their talents to the event free
of charge.
Im really happy that I can
do something like this to help
the people of this area whose
lives have been turned upside
down. I hope the funds can
make a difference in the flood
relief efforts, Thomas said
about the opportunity.
Further information on
Arts YOUniverse future
events and programs can be
found at www.artsyouniverse-
.com.
W-B concert to aid flood victims
The event, with local artists,
is set for Arts YOUniverse on
Saturday evening.
By JORDAN RAMIREZ
Times Leader Intern
Where: Arts YOUniverse, 47 N.
Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre.
When: 7 p.m. Saturday
Donation requested: $5 at the
door.
To benefit: Wyoming Valley Chap-
ter, American Red Cross.
I F YO U G O
WILKES-BARRE Kingston
bar owner Michael Dennis
plans to be serving drinks and
dinners in his new location on
Scott Street on Thanksgiving
eve after council on Thursday
approved the transfer of his li-
quor license.
At its regular meeting coun-
cil voted 3-2 to allow Dennis to
move the license so that he can
open Michaels Splash Lounge
in the former Chicken Coop at
531 Scott St.
Council also approved ac-
tions relating to work at Coal
Street Park and street paving
projects in the
city.
Its the lo-
cation, said
Dennis on
why he was
moving from
the West Side.
Dennis,
who said he has been in the bar
and restaurant business for 37
years, said he wants to be near
the Mohegan Sun Casino at Po-
cono Downs, Interstate 81 and
off Main Street, where he oper-
ates Michaels Lounge.
At the new location he will
have bar food as well as sit-
down dinners.
Im moving all of the kitch-
en from Vic-Mars, he said, ex-
plaining that he owns the for-
mer seafood restaurant in Ed-
wardsville and lives there.
Council members Rick Cro-
nauer, Kathy Kane and Tony
Thomas voted in favor of the
transfer. Council members Bill
Barrett and Mike Merritt op-
posed it.
Barrett asked that the vote
be taken separate from the
nine other items on the agen-
da.
He questioned Dennis about
violations issued against the
bar in Kingston. All of them
were administrative and mi-
nor, said Barrett. However
they constitute nuisance viola-
tions, he added. These are
probably the things that we are
most concerned about.
The bar wasnt the only
thing that made a splash at the
council meeting. Council ap-
proved a $6,500 change order
for Bitting Recreation Inc. of
Harrisburg for engineering
drawings outside the original
scope of work for the splash
pad at Coal Street Park.
Among the other agenda
items council approved:
A $238,872 contract with
Panzitta Enterprises of George
Avenue for Phase II construc-
tion at Coal Street Park.
A $238,351 contract with
Popple Construction, the low
bidder for the citys 2011 Com-
munity Development Block
Grant street project.
A $30,034 change order
for American Asphalt Paving
Co. for additional work on
Phase II of the city s paving
program.
An amendment to the
lease agreement with Wash-
ington Street Renewal Associ-
ates that adds 23 parking
spaces for the state Labor and
Industry Building on South
Washington Street.
Kingston bar owner gets OK to relocate near casino
Michael Dennis gets W-B
councils permission to move
liquor license to Scott Street.
By JERRY LYNOTT
[email protected]
Dennis
PLAINS TWP. The time of
the motorcycle run Sunday to
benefit Eddie Derwin has been
moved up to earlier in the day.
Registration will be 9:30 to 10
a.m. at the Polish American Vet-
erans Pavilion on Oak Street and
the run will follow. The fee for
drivers is $15 and $10 for riders.
The run is being held in con-
junction with the Cancer Benefit
Picnic for Eddie Derwin of the
Polka Naturals Band.
Time changed for
Derwin cycle run
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WILKES-BARRE
Toys containers available
Containers for the annual Marine
Corps Reserve Toys for Tots drive are
available for pickup at Boscovs in
Wilkes-Barre at the South Franklin
Street entrance.
Irene Kelly of Boscovs said compa-
nies or businesses can pick them up at
the store and return them when they are
full or finished with them.
For more information, call Dennis
Jones at 709-7092, who will arrange to
pick the toys up.
WILKES-BARRE
District meetings planned
Mayor Thomas M. Leighton has an-
nounced his fall schedule for district
meetings.
Leighton and his senior staff will meet
with residents of North
End, Parsons and Min-
ers Mills on Wednes-
day at the Hollenback
Fire Station, residents
of South Wilkes-Barre
on Thursday at Fir-
wood Methodist
Church and residents
of the Heights, East
End, Rolling Mill Hill, and Iron Triangle
on Tuesday, Oct. 4, at the Coal Street
Complex.
All meetings will be at 7 p.m.
WILKES-BARRE
Drug Take-Back Day set
Saturday, Oct. 29, has been desig-
nated as the third National Prescription
Drug Take-Back Day by the Drug En-
forcement Administration.
The event will run 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sites where expired, unused or unwant-
ed prescription drugs can be dropped off
include the Kingston Township Police
Department, 180 E. Center St., Shaver-
town, and Wright Township Police, 321
S. Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top. The
service is free and anonymous. For more
info, contact the Jewish Family Service
office at 823-5137.
WILKES-BARRE
Panel volunteers needed
Luzerne County District Attorney
Jacqueline Musto Carroll is seeking
applicants to voluntarily serve on sever-
al Youth Aid Panel jurisdictions that
meet once a month
with first-time, non-
violent juvenile offend-
ers.
Individuals who
reside within the
Wyoming Valley West,
Wilkes-Barre Area,
Hanover Area and
Nanticoke Area school
districts are asked to apply. Applications
can be obtained by contacting Youth Aid
Panel Coordinator Bob Stevens at 820-
6335 or by email at bob.stevens@lu-
zernecounty.org.
Applicants will be interviewed and
those selected will be required to com-
plete an extensive training program
before service.
WILKES-BARRE
Drilling companies give aid
Member companies of Marcellus
Shale Coalition have donated approxi-
mately $1 million in monetary and in-
kind gifts to flood relief efforts since
Sept. 6, the natural-gas industry ad-
vocacy group announced Thursday.
Companies contributing included
Cabot Oil & Gas, Chesapeake Energy,
Chief Oil & Gas, EXCO Resources,
Range Resources, Talisman Energy
USA, Williams and XTO Energy.
WILKES-BARRE
Program grants announced
Cancer screenings, diagnostic testing
and pediatric dental services for the
uninsured and trauma services are
among the areas of need being ad-
dressed by $53,600 in grants awarded
recently by The Blue Ribbon Foundation
of Blue Cross of Northeastern Penn-
sylvania.
Among the grants are:
$8,372 to the Northeast Regional
Cancer Institute Cancer Patient Naviga-
tion Program . $10,000 to The Volun-
teers in Medicine (VIM) Clinic.
$9,750 for Ruths Place House of
Hope in Wilkes-Barre.
$5,000 for The Boys and Girls Clubs
of Northeastern Pennsylvania to partner
with medical, legal and emergency
management professionals to offer the
Kids in Control Personal Safety Pro-
gram to 100 youngsters, ages 6 to 11.
I N B R I E F
Musto Carroll
Leighton
The nonprofit CityVest can apply for
public disaster assistancetodemolishthe
Hotel Sterling, but obtainingthat funding
could be a long shot because the build-
ing was minimally flooded
andhaddocumentedstruc-
tural issues before Tropical
StormLee, a federal official
said Thursday.
If a situation exists
where a building needs re-
pairsordemolitionbecause
of prior negligence, we
wouldnt participate in repairs or demoli-
tion, said Dan Smyser, an infrastructure
branchdirector at theFederal Emergency
Management Agency who is overseeing
flood-relatedpublicassistancefundingre-
quests in the county.
CityVest, the property owner of the un-
occupied seven-story structure on North
River Street, must prove the demolition
became necessary because of damage
caused by Hurricane Irene and/or Tropi-
cal StormLee, as opposedto past neglect
and deterioration, Smyser said.
Funding could be availa-
ble if a building is declared
apublicsafetythreat facing
imminent collapse and
condemnation, but the di-
saster, inthiscaseflooding,
would have to be primary
reason, he said.
As I understand, we
didnt have anyreal floodinginthat area,
Smyser said.
The city has retained two engineering
firms that concluded flooding caused ad-
ditional damage to the113-year-old hotel.
An estimated 50 million gallons of wa-
terseepingfromtemporaryfloodgateson
the Market Street Bridge leaked into the
basement of the hotel Sept. 8 and 9, offi-
cials said.
Oneengineerrecommendedthecitydi-
rect CityVest to raze the structure within
30days, andtheother advisedimmediate
demolition.
Until it can be demolished, the engi-
DOWNTOWN L ANDMARK Official: Owner must prove deterioration caused by flooding, not neglect
Grant to raze Sterling unlikely
JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES
[email protected]
CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER
Wilkes-Barre leaders
are eager to have
the old Sterling
Hotel building de-
molished. Engineers
have recommended
that the deteriorat-
ed century-old
building be demol-
ished as a danger to
the public. Concerns
have also been
raised about the
buildings historic
status.
See STERLING, Page 12A
Until it can be demol-
ished, the engineers
recommend lane clo-
sures along North River
and Market streets.
FRESH FINDS AT FARMERS MARKET
CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER
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orb and Joan Sack of Mountain Top buy tomatoes Thursday morning at the Farmers Market on
Wilkes-Barres Public Square from Anthony Richards of Dunns Farm Stand.
NANTICOKE An unemployed man
manufactured methamphetamine for at
least seven months, using proceeds to
pay his bills, authorities allege.
Agents with the state Office of Attor-
ney General Bureau of Narcotics Investi-
gationandNanticokepolicearrestedJef-
frey J. DeLuca, 41, on Thursday after al-
legedly finding medicine and other con-
traband inside his Alden Road
apartment used to cook methampheta-
mine.
This wasnt your
mom-and-pop oper-
ation, said Deputy At-
torney General Tim
Doherty. He certainly
knew what he was do-
ing.
Authorities
searched DeLucas
apartment at 5 Alden
Road just after 7 a.m. and found cold
medicine, chemicals, funnels, iodine,
hot plates, anti-freeze, scales and plastic
tubing.
Dohertysaidtheitems seizedareused
to manufacture methamphetamine.
John Soprano, regional director for
the attorney general, said the lab was
large scale.
Soprano said agents with the AGs
clandestine team safely removed the
chemicals from the apartment.
Afirst-floor apartment was vacant, So-
prano said.
DeLuca was arraigned by District
Judge Joseph Halesey in Hanover Town-
ship on three counts of possession of
chemicals with intent to manufacture a
controlled substance, and one count
each of manufacture of a controlled sub-
stance, possession with intent to deliver
a controlled substance, unlawful posses-
sion of a controlled substance, posses-
sionof drugparaphernalia andriskingor
causing a catastrophe.
DeLucas Toyota Tacoma pickuptruck
was seized, Soprano said, because
agents believe he was using the vehicle
to deliver and sell methamphetamine.
Man operated
meth factory,
officials say
Jeffrey J. DeLuca of Nanticoke said
he ran drug-making operation to
earn a living, say authorities.
By EDWARD LEWIS
[email protected]
See METH, Page 12A
DeLuca
WILKES-BARRE Wilkes-Barre
City Mayor Tom Leightons son has
been hired as a full-time substitute
teacher at Wilkes-Barre Area School
District, but the move was in keep-
ing with district procedures and had
nothing to do with politics, Superin-
tendent Jeff Namey said.
The younger Leighton was recent-
ly hired as a full-time substitute at
Dodson Elementary
School after enroll-
ment in one of the
classes got too high,
and the students
were split to keep
numbers managea-
ble. Statistics have
shown that elemen-
tary students generally do better in
smaller classrooms, and Namey said
some classes had grown as large as
36 students.
Thats unacceptable, said Namey,
who has frequently argued for class
sizes of 20 to about 27 or 28 stu-
dents. As classes get too large, the
plan now is to hire full-time sub-
stitutes rather than a full-time teach-
er until it is clear the need for anoth-
er teacher will last, he added.
The large classes developed be-
cause 13 retiring teachers were not
replaced, Namey said. That move, in
turn, was spawned by the need to cut
roughly $8 million from the prelimi-
nary budget in response to state
funding cuts.
When a teaching position perma-
nent or full-time substitute opens,
the district always gives first prefer-
ence to those who had done some
previous full-time substitute work
Under that system, four people
were in line for any openings this
year, and Leighton Jr. was the second
Mayors son hired as teacher
Leighton
The promotion in substitute status
was strictly by seniority, W-B Area
Superintendent Namey says.
By MARK GUYDISH
[email protected]
KINGSTON A woman alleg-
edly had a blood-alcohol limit
three times above the legal limit
when she was stopped by another
motorist while she was driving a
vehicle with two children inside,
according to charges filed.
Police charged Holly M. Dom-
bek, 27, of North Maple Avenue,
Kingston, with two counts each
of driving under the influence,
reckless endangerment and en-
dangering the welfare of children,
and a single count of reckless
driving. The charges were filed
Wednesday with District Judge
Paul Roberts and mailed to Dom-
bek.
According to the complaint:
Jarrett Evans told police he fol-
lowed Dombek from Church
Street Park onto Third Avenue af-
ter seeing her weaving in traffic
on Aug. 24.
Dombek pulled into a parking
lot in the area of 480 Pierce St.,
where Evans used his vehicle to
block her car.
Police said Dombek displayed
signs of intoxication. A 6-year-old
girl and a 4-year-old girl were on
the rear seat not secured by a seat
belt or a child restraint system.
Dombek was taken to Geisin-
ger Wyoming Valley Medical Cen-
ter in Plains Township, where a
blood test allegedly showed her
alcohol level was .234 percent, ac-
cording to the criminal com-
plaint.
An adult driver in Pennsylvania
is considered legally intoxicated
with a blood alcohol level of .08
percent.
A preliminary hearing is sched-
uled on Nov. 2 before Roberts.
Kingston woman charged with driving drunk while she had kids in her car
A motorist
followed Holly
M. Dombek and
blocked her car
when she
entered a
parking lot,
police say.
By EDWARD LEWIS
[email protected]
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WASHINGTON
Mullen accuses Pakistan
The top U.S. military officer on
Thursday accused Pakistans intelli-
gence agency of supporting Haqqani
fighters in planning and conducting
last weeks attack on the U.S. Embassy
in Kabul.
Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Pakista-
ni duplicity puts in jeopardy not only
the frayed U.S.-Pakistani partnership
against terrorism but also the outcome
to the decade-old war in Afghanistan.
In his final congressional testimony
before retiring next week, Mullen said
success in Afghanistan is threatened by
the Pakistani governments support for
the Haqqani network of militants,
which he called a veritable arm of
Pakistans intelligence agency.
Mullen said Thursday that with
Pakistani support the Haqqanis were
behind not only the Sept. 13 embassy
assault but also a recent truck bomb
that wounded 77 U.S. soldiers and a
June 28 attack against the Inter-Conti-
nental Hotel in Kabul as well as a
host of other smaller but effective
operations.
WASHINGTON
Call for corp. tax reform
The Republican co-chairman of the
deficit-fighting supercommittee said he
wants to tackle corporate tax reform, a
theme the White House has promoted
for months. But big differences remain,
including on the sticky issue of wheth-
er tax reform would lead to higher
taxes.
Texas Republican Congressman Jeb
Hensarling said tax increases should be
off the table. But, he also said that
simplifying the corporate tax code by
lowering the top rate and reducing tax
breaks could help improve the econo-
my, which would lead to more revenue.
PHILADELPHIA
Report blames officials
An investigation by Philadelphias
chief integrity officer has found that a
state lawmaker and the school board
chairman helped scuttle a charter
school contract for political gain.
A report released Thursday said Rep.
Dwight Evans and School Reform
Commission Chairman Robert Archie
Jr. interfered with the contract award-
ed to Mosaica Turnaround Partners.
The report said Mosaica won the
contract to run Martin Luther King
High School through a fair and trans-
parent process earlier this year.
But city investigators found the men
later worked behind the scenes to
thwart the deal in favor of Foundations
Inc., a company tied to Evans.
CHICAGO
Older drivers improve
The Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety reported that in the last decade
elderly drivers reduced their involve-
ment in fatal and nonfatal crashes by a
greater rate than middle-age drivers.
But older drivers are still more likely to
die in police-reported fatal crashes, and
insurance collision claims suggest that
drivers over the age of 70 are lagging
behind overall driver safety gains, the
institute said.
Drivers of all ages recorded an 11
percent drop in fatal crashes between
1997 and 2008, according to the report
by Insurance Institute researchers Ivan
Cheung and Anne McCartt. But each of
three groups of older drivers rang-
ing from 70 to 80 and older had
greater reductions than drivers in the
35-to-54-year-old age group, the re-
search showed.
I N B R I E F
AP PHOTO
Lady Libertys anniversary
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg,
left, and French President Nicolas
Sarkozy converse in front of the Stat-
ue of Liberty before taking part in a
ceremony Thursday in anticipation of
the 125th anniversary of the monu-
ment on Liberty Island in New York.
ATLANTA Georgias execu-
tion of Troy Davis for the murder
of an off-duty police officer has
done little to resolve the debate
over his guilt that capturedtheat-
tention of thousands worldwide,
including a former president and
the pope.
Davis remained defiant even
after he was strapped to a gurney
Wednesday
night in the
states death
chamber, de-
claring his in-
nocence.
I ask my
family and
friends to con-
tinue to fight
this fight, Davis said in his final
statement.
Demonstrators wept during a
candlelight vigil outside the pris-
on. High-profile figures, includ-
ing former President Jimmy Car-
ter, said there was too much
doubt surrounding Davis convic-
tion and that his execution called
the entire death penalty system
into question.
Relatives of the slain officer,
Mark MacPhail, rejected his
claims of innocence.
Hes been telling himself that
for 22 years, said the officers
mother, Anneliese MacPhail.
Prosecutors saidDavis was pis-
tol-whipping a homeless man af-
ter asking him for a beer when
MacPhail, who was working as a
security guard at the time,
rushed over to help. Authorities
said Davis shot the officer in a
Burger King parking lot in Savan-
nah in 1989.
Seven of nine key witnesses to
the shooting have recanted all or
parts of their accounts. Some ju-
rors have said theyve changed
their minds about his guilt.
Executed
mans guilt
debated
Many say too much doubt
surrounded Troy Davis
conviction.
By GREG BLUESTEIN
Associated Press
Davis
WASHINGTON Young
adults are the recessions lost
generation.
In record numbers, theyre
struggling to find work, shun-
ning long-distance moves to live
withmomanddad, delayingmar-
riage and raising kids out of wed-
lock, if theyre becoming parents
at all. Theunemployment ratefor
them is the highest since World
War II, andthey risklivinginpov-
erty more than others nearly 1
in 5.
New2010 census data released
Thursday show the wrenching
impact of a recessionthat official-
ly ended in mid-2009. There are
missed opportunities and dim
prospects for a generation of
mostly 20-somethings and 30-
somethings coming of age in a
prolonged period of joblessness.
We have a monster jobs prob-
lem, and young people are the
biggest losers, said Andrew
Sum, an economist and director
of the Center for Labor Market
Studies at Northeastern Univer-
sity. He noted that for recent col-
lege graduates gettingbyonwait-
ressing, bartending and odd jobs,
they will have to compete with
new graduates for entry-level ca-
reer positions when the job mar-
ket does improve.
Their really high levels of un-
deremployment and unemploy-
ment will haunt young people for
at least another decade, Sum
said.
Recession hits
young adults
the hardest
By HOPE YEN
Associated Press
CINCINNATI Employ-
ing in-your-face politics, Presi-
dent Barack Obama sold his
jobs plan Thursday from the
turf of the top Republicans on
Capitol Hill, combatively call-
ing them out by name to de-
mand action.
Obama stood in front of an
aging bridge that links House
Speaker John Boehners home
state of Ohio with Kentucky,
home to Senate Minority
Leader Mitch McConnell, to
call for passage of his $447 bil-
lion package in tax cuts, job-
less aid and public works pro-
jects.
Mr. Boehner, Mr. McCon-
nell, help us rebuild this
bridge, Obama said. Help us
rebuild America. Help us put
this country back to work.
Pass this jobs bill right away.
Obama said his legislation
would put construction work-
ers back to work around the
country on projects like the
Brent Spence Bridge, but the
White House gladly conceded
that the choice of the aging
span south of Cincinnati was
symbolic. The bridge is sched-
uled to be repaired anyway
starting in 2015.
McConnell and Boehner,
both of whomhave supported
the bridge project, dismissed
the visit as a political ploy.
I would suggest, Mr. Presi-
dent, that you think about
ways to actually help the peo-
ple of Kentucky and Ohio, in-
stead of howyou can use their
roads and bridges as a back-
drop for making a political
point, McConnell said on the
Senate floor Thursday morn-
ing. If you really want to help
our state, then come back to
Washington and work with
Republicans on legislation
that will actually do some-
thing to revive our economy
andcreate jobs. Andforget the
political theater.
SaidBoehner: I ampleased
the president is bringing at-
tention to this much-needed
project. But you know now is
not the time for the president
to go into campaign mode.
President goes to GOP leaders backyard to pitch his jobs plan
Obama issues a challenge
AP PHOTO
President Barack Obama greets supporters Thursday after speaking near the Brent
Spence Bridge in Cincinnati about his American Jobs Act Now legislation. Obama directly
challenged the GOP to work with him to boost jobs.
By JIMKUHNHENN
Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS Israelis and
Palestinians showed no sign Thursday
that they were willing to narrowthe gaps
that have stalled negotiations for years,
an ominous sign for the U.S.-led effort to
curb a Palestinian statehood bid at the
United Nations.
An Israeli official, speaking on condi-
tion of anonymity to discuss diplomacy,
said there was no talk about a freeze of
construction of Jewish settlements. And
a top Palestinian official said they would
not drop their twin conditions for nego-
tiating: That Israel stopbuildingonlands
the Palestinians want for a future state
andagree to base talks onborders as they
existed before the 1967 war.
There will be no negotiations whatso-
ever as long as Israel refuses to freeze set-
tlement constructionandaccept the1967
lines as the terms of reference for the ne-
gotiations, said Azzam Ahmed, a senior
aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud
Abbas.
In a sign of the frustration that led to
the U.N. campaign, Ahmed said the Pal-
estinians were even prepared to consider
dismantling their limited self-rule gov-
ernment, the Palestinian Authority, an
unlikely move that would make Israel re-
sponsible for the welfare and policing of
2.5 million unwanted Palestinian sub-
jects.
If we dont get membership and there
are no negotiations, the existence of the
Palestinian Authority under Israeli he-
gemony cant be justified, Ahmed said.
Handing the keys to the Israeli side has
become a very realistic option. We cant
keep the PA without real power.
Further underscoring the hardening
Palestinian position, negotiator and se-
nior Abbas adviser Nabeel Shaath said
the leadership was not prepared to give
ground.
We made lots of concessions over the
years. Its time the Israelis make the con-
cessions, he told The Associated Press.
He also ruled out a New York meeting
between Abbas and Israeli Prime Minis-
ter Benjamin Netanyahu, who had pro-
posed the two sit down together on the
sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly
session in New York this week.
Israelis, Palestinians wont budge on talks issues
AP PHOTO
U.N. Secretary Gen-
eral Ban Ki-moon,
right, speaks with
Israeli Prime Minis-
ter Benjamin Neta-
nyahu on Wednesday
during the 66th
session of the United
Nations General
Assembly at U.N.
headquarters.
Mideast negotiations appear to
remain elusive as neither side shows
signs of giving ground.
By AMY TEIBEL and
MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH
Associated Press
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HUNGRY HIPPO
AP PHOTO
F
emale hippopotamus Mali, or jasmine in English, eats fruits presented for her 45th birthday celebration
Thursday at Dusit Zoo in Bangkok, Thailand. The third largest land animals, hippos are native to parts of
Africa.
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HANOVER TWP. A group of
students from Meyers High
School discovered a mans body
under a train trestle near Carey
Avenue on Thursday.
Edward Reisser, 45, of Ply-
mouth, died from an accidental
fall, Luzerne County Chief Depu-
ty Coroner WilliamLisman said .
At this time, there appears to
be no signs of foul play, Lisman
said.
We are speculating that he
may have fallen off the trestle,
about 25 to 30 feet.
Lisman said toxicology tests
and X-rays will be taken before a
decision is made to conduct an
autopsy.
We are very early in this in-
vestigation, Lisman said.
He later said no autopsy is
scheduled.
Lexxus Keller, 13, of Wilkes-
Barre, said she was leaving Burg-
er King on nearby West End
Road with friends when she
heard there was a body under
the trestle.
We were coming from Burger
King and walking, and two of my
friends said there is a dead body
back there, Keller said. We
went back there and there really
was.
Keller said she called 911 and
met police at Burger King, lead-
ing authorities to the body.
I was so scared, I was shak-
ing, Keller said.
Students at Wilkes-Barre Ar-
eas Meyers High School had a
half day of school on Thursday.
Township Police Chief Al
Walker said police were notified
about the body at about 1:30
p.m.
The body was under a trestle
for the Canadian Pacific Railway
behind a shopping plaza and a
branch for PNC Bank on Carey
Avenue, and about 100 yards
from Burger King.
Trains were stopped while po-
lice and a trooper with the state
police Forensic Services Unit
were on top of the trestle taking
pictures.
The causeway under the tres-
tle is blocked by rock piles.
Walker said people use the
railroad tracks as a shortcut.
It is trespassing on railroad
property, Walker said.
Plymouth man dies in fall from railroad trestle
By EDWARD LEWIS
[email protected]
EDWARD LEWIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Authorities check the
area near a Hanover
Township railroad trestle
where a Plymouths mans
body was found Thursday.
The man was identified as
Edward Reisser, 45. He
was discovered by some
students from nearby
Meyers High School.
Trains in the area were
stopped as officials se-
cured and investigated
the scene. The trestle is
used by the Canadian
Pacific Railroad.
WILKES-BARRE A local
psychiatrist testified Thurs-
day that John Stone lost it
when he allegedly used a
hatchet to strike 37-year-old
Catherine Tabit in October
2010.
He loses it. His circuit
breaker basically goes off,
Richard Fischbein said of the
incident that he explained
was triggered by depression,
drug and alcohol abuse and
pain medication.
Attorneys in the trial of
Stone, 59, of Shickshinny,
will present their closing ar-
guments to a jury of seven
men and five women this
morning. The jury will then
be instructed on the law they
are to follow before it is sent
to deliberate.
Judge David Lupas said he
will instruct jurors on the
law that applies to first-de-
gree murder, third-degree
murder and voluntary man-
slaughter charges. The judge
said he would not be explain-
ing to jurors the issue of self-
defense because the evi-
dence presented throughout
the week-long trial did not
prove those factors.
Lupas ruling came after
argument from attorneys in
the case.
Stones attorneys, Erik
Dingle and Joseph Albert,
contended Tabit was the one
who introduced the hatchet
into the argument the pair
had in the early morning
hours, because Stone did not
fully remember the encoun-
ter.
Meanwhile, Assistant Dis-
trict Attorney Jarrett Feren-
tino said Stone himself testi-
fied Wednesday that he did
not fear Tabit and that she
was not holding a weapon.
Final witness
Fischbein was the last wit-
ness to be called by Stones
attorneys on Thursday.
The psychiatrist testified
that for decades Stone had a
life of stability, having been
married for 31 years and hav-
ing worked for nearly 20
years delivering propane.
But that stability fell
through when Stone got a di-
vorce and suffered a back in-
jury, rendering him disabled
and unable to work.
Fischbein said Stones de-
pression and drug-and-alco-
hol abuse, coupled with pain
medications,
made Stones
fuse shorter
than normal
that day, and
that fuse was
triggered by
a slap in the
face from Ta-
bit.
Mr. Stone never denies
doing it, Fischbein said.
He just doesnt understand
how it happened.
Details before the homi-
cide occurred could be re-
membered, Fischbein said,
but the actual death of Tabit
Stone did not remember be-
cause it was an impulsive at-
tack.
Fischbein said the attack
was quick, impulsive and
Stone overreacted without
processing what was happen-
ing.
This was not a planned,
organized attack on the vic-
tim, Fischbein said.
Stone had partial aware-
ness of what was going on,
he testified, and knew that
he was responsible, but that
at a certain level Stone could
not comprehend what was
happening.
It was a heat of passion
crime, Fischbein said, add-
ing that that doesnt justify
Tabits death, but explains
why Stone doesnt remember
details about the actual kill-
ing.
Prosecutors called a psy-
chiatrist to rebut Fischbeins
testimony, and he said Stone
knew exactly what hap-
pened, in an intentional act.
(Stone) does not suffer
from a serious mental dis-
ability, John OBrien said.
Grabbing something and us-
ing it (as a weapon) is an
intentional behavior.
Professionals disagree
OBrien said he did not
agree with Fischbeins heat
of passion conclusion and
believed that Stone knew
what he was doing and acted
intentionally.
OBrien said Stone told
him he was unable to erase
the events of that morning,
and he said that he didnt
press Stone on explaining
what happened because his
recollection has changed.
The doctor said he relied
mostly on Stones written
statement to police shortly
after the crime as well as a
911 call to discern what
Stone remembered, rather
than now, 11 months later,
when Stones memory could
be affected by what people
have told him about the
crime.
Doctor says killing
in heat of passion
Prosecution, defense in
murder trial of John Stone
to wrap up cases today.
By SHEENA DELAZIO
[email protected]
Stone
sessment field investigators.
County Controller Walter Grif-
fith and Commissioner Ma-
ryanne Petrilla, who also sit on
the salary board, voted with As-
sessment Appeal Board member
Angelo Terrana to defeat the mo-
tion, which would have provided
$500 raises to the eight workers.
Employees in the office were
supposed to be reclassified be-
cause of additional duties as-
sumed after the countywide reas-
sessment. Griffith said a griev-
ance settlement with some of the
workers could lead to additional
grievances from others in the of-
fice.
Urban directed Alu to come up
with a proposal that covers all
workers in his office who as-
sumed additional responsibili-
ties because of the reassessment.
Terrana said a plan will be pre-
pared, but commissioners will
have to decide how to fund it.
about scheduling the appeals and
calculating the tax reductions, he
said.
An estimated 1,463 properties
in the county were damaged by
flooding, and about 130 of them
were destroyed. Demolished
properties would be removed
from the tax rolls, leaving only
the land as taxable until a new
structure is built.
In other business Thursday,
commissioners agreed to spend
$110,000 fromthe countys Hous-
ing Trust Fund to save a new
mortgage foreclosure mediation
program.
The state and federal govern-
ment cut funding for the foreclo-
sure program, jeopardizing its
continuation.
Commissioners Stephen A. Ur-
ban and Thomas Cooney also
failedtoobtaina thirdvote onthe
county Salary Board needed to
settle a grievance with eight as-
Flood victims may be eligible
for a partial property tax reduc-
tion if they own property in Lu-
zerne County, commissioners
said after their meeting Thurs-
day.
Interested property owners
must obtain an appraisal and file
an assessment appeal. Commis-
sioners are waiving the appeal
fee, which ranges from $25 for a
single-family home to $150 for
commercial structures more
than 75,000 square feet.
Temporary property tax reduc-
tions are permitted by state lawif
a catastrophe reduces a property
value by at least 50 percent, said
Timothy A. Berger, a Media, Pa.,
lawyer who has writtenabout the
subject.
If the assessment appeal is
granted, a property owner will ei-
ther receive a credit against the
following years taxes or a refund,
Berger said.
The assessment appeal must
be filed within six months of the
loss, the law says.
Berger said the reduction typ-
ically ends when a property is re-
occupied and rehabilitated. The
assessment would then return to
the original amount.
Two property owners have fil-
ed flood-related assessment ap-
peals to date, though the asses-
sors office has received numer-
ous inquiries from flood victims,
said county Assessment Director
Tony Alu.
The tax break would apply to
school, county and local taxes,
Alu said. County officials will
meet soon to discuss specifics
Owners of flood-damaged property could see tax cut
Luzerne County will waive the
assessment appeal fee, which
ranges from $25 to $150.
JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES
[email protected]
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orkers remove deteriorating white waterproof coating from the Luzerne County Courthouse dome in Wilkes-Barre
on Thursday afternoon. New coating is needed to stop water from penetrating the terra cotta tiles. The dark gray
tiles have already been stripped and cleaned. The new coating will be light gray, similar to the color used when the build-
ing was constructed a century ago.
DALLAS Council approved
several motions Wednesday in
response to damage sustained
during tropical storms Irene and
Lee.
Officials declared a state of
emergency during both storms.
Borough Manager Tracey Carr
said the borough sustained the
most damage during Tropical
Storm Irene, including downed
trees, creek washouts and storm
basin problems.
Council approved the pur-
chase of two generators at a cost
of $800 each to maintain power
at traffic lights should a similar
situation occur in the future.
She said the borough was able
to keep traffic lights in the five-
corners area and near the
Friendlys restaurant on Route
309 during Irene, but officials
were unprepared to handle out-
ages at the Dallas Shopping
Center intersection and the four-
way intersection at Route 415
and Center Hill Road.
Council approved Carr as an
agent to administer relief appli-
cations to the Pennsylvania
Emergency Management Agen-
cy for both storms. She said the
borough will try to recoup its
expenses.
Carr said she also is keeping
track of residents who have sus-
tained property damage during
Irene and Lee, but she does not
yet have forms for residents to
file with PEMA.
In other matters, council hired
Mark Joseph Liparela as a part-
time police officer, at an hourly
rate of $13.78.
Council also voted to contrib-
ute $1,500 to Kingston Town-
ship in support of the Drug
Abuse Resistance Education
(D.A.R.E.) program. The costs
will be split among the Dallas
School District, Kingston Town-
ship, Dallas Borough, Dallas
Township and Franklin Town-
ship.
Carr announced that during
the week of Oct. 3, the road de-
partment will begin to resurface
areas of Machell Avenue, Deer
Meadow Drive and Fawn Drive.
Dallas council OKs actions to deal with aftermath of 2 storms
By SARAH HITE
[email protected]
The next Borough Council meeting
will be at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19 in the
municipal building.
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Family & Friends
BOLD John, Mass of Christian
Burial 10 a.m. Saturday in the St.
Lawrence OToole Church, 620 S.
Main St., Old Forge.
BROODY George, funeral 11 a.m.
today from St. Marys Antiochian
Orthodox Church, 905 S. Main
St., Wilkes-Barre.
DAVIS Margaret, funeral 11 a.m.
Saturday at the Edwards and
Russin Funeral Home, 717 Main
St., Edwardsville. Family and
friends may call at the funeral
home 9 a.m. until the time of
service.
GILLOW Joseph, funeral 10 a.m.
Saturday from the Kiesinger
Funeral Services Inc., 255 McAl-
pine St., Duryea. Mass of Chris-
tian Burial at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred
Heart of Jesus Church, Duryea.
Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m.
today.
GUILFORD Dora, funeral 11 a.m.
today in the Metcalfe and Shaver
Funeral Home Inc., 504 Wyoming
Ave., Wyoming.
HABERSKI Joseph, celebration of
life Memorial Mass 10 a.m. Sat-
urday in Our Lady of Hope
Church, 40 Park Ave., Wilkes-
Barre.
HILL Barbara, Memorial Mass 7
p.m. Monday in All Saints Church,
66 Willow St., Plymouth.
JEFFERY James Jr., funeral 10
a.m. today at the Clarke Piatt
Funeral Home, 6 Sunset Lake
Road, Hunlock Creek. Military
services at 9:30 a.m. today by the
Shickshinny American Legion
Post 495 at the funeral home and
also by graveside.
KALE Dorothy, funeral 10 a.m.
today from the Kopicki Funeral
Home, 263 Zerbey Ave., Kingston.
Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30
a.m. in St. Ignatius Church.
Friends may call 9 to 10 a.m.
today at the funeral home.
KOVALIK Bernard, funeral 9:30
a.m. today from the Wroblewski
Funeral Home Inc., 1442 Wyoming
Ave., Forty Fort. Mass of Christian
Burial at 10 a.m. in Holy Family
Parish, 574 Bennett St., Luzerne.
LAZO John Sr., funeral 9 a.m.
today at the Simon S. Russin
Funeral Home, 136 Maffett St.,
Plains Township. Requiem Ser-
vices at 9:30 a.m. in Holy Resur-
rection Orthodox Cathedral,
Wilkes-Barre. John was born
August 31, 1928. He was 83.
MEEKES Joseph, funeral 11 a.m.
Saturday in the Metcalfe and
Shaver Funeral Home Inc., 504
Wyoming Ave., Wyoming. Friends
may call 5 to 8 p.m. today.
MRAS Michael, funeral 10:30 a.m.
Saturday from the Curtis L.
Swanson Funeral Home Inc.,
corner of routes 29 and 118, Pikes
Creek. Mass of Christian Burial at
11 a.m. from Our Lady of Mt.
Carmel Church, Lake Silkworth.
Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. today
at the funeral home.
ORAVEC Joseph, funeral 9:15 a.m.
Saturday from the Nat & Gawlas
Funeral Home, 89 Park Ave.,
Wilkes-Barre. Divine Liturgy at 10
a.m. in St. Marys Byzantine
Catholic Church, 695 N. Main St.,
Wilkes-Barre. Friends may call 5
to 7 p.m. today at the funeral
home. Parastas at 7 p.m. today.
PETRO Dolores, funeral 9 a.m.
today from the George A. Strish
Inc., Funeral Home, 105 N. Main
St., Ashley. Mass of Christian
Burial at 9:30 a.m. from St.
Nicholas Church, South Washing-
ton Street, Wilkes-Barre.
RAMEY Michael, funeral 11 a.m.
today at the Harding-Litwin
Funeral Home, 123 W. Tioga St.,
Tunkhannock.
RUBINSTEIN Lois, funeral 11 a.m.
today from the E. Blake Collins
Funeral Home, 159 George Ave.,
Wilkes-Barre.
STOLARICK Susan, funeral 9:15
a.m. today from The Richard H.
Disque Funeral Home Inc., 672
Memorial Hwy., Dallas, and at 10
a.m. at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Church, Hunlock Creek.
STURR Roy, celebration of life 11
a.m. Oct. 1, in the Christ Commu-
nity Church, Kingston.
SURIANO Joseph, Joseph, also
surviving are a brother, Frank;
and step-brother, Frank and his
wife, Nancy.
SZAFRAN Linda, family and
friends call 1 to 3 p.m. today at
the Maple Hill Cemetery Chapel,
68 E. St. Marys Road, Hanover
Township.
USEFARA John, funeral 9 a.m.
Saturday from the Kopicki Funer-
al Home, 263 Zerbey Ave., King-
ston. Mass of Christian Burial at
9:30 a.m. in All Saints Parish, 66
Willow St., Plymouth. Friends may
call 5 to 8 p.m. today.
WALLACE James, funeral 1 p.m.
Saturday in the Betz-Jastremski
Funeral Home, 568 Bennett St.,
Luzerne.
WALSH Gerald, Memorial Mass
1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Holy
Family Parish, 828 Main St.,
Sugar Notch.
WASHINSKI Jerry, funeral 10:30
a.m. today at the Jendrzejewski
Funeral Home, 21 N. Meade St.,
Wilkes-Barre. Mass of Christian
Burial at 11 a.m. in St. Patricks
Church, Parrish Street, Wilkes-
Barre.
FUNERALS
W
alter W. Engler, 77, of Nuango-
la, passed away Wednesday,
September 21, 2011, in Geisinger
Wyoming Valley Medical Center,
Plains Township.
Born December 11, 1933, in
Nuangola, he was a son of the late
Royce and Mildred Spaide Engler.
After serving in the U.S. Army,
Walter worked as a foreman for U.S.
Steel Co. Later, he opened a fishing
lure business in Nuangola. Some of
his greatest joys were his grandchil-
dren and fishing.
He was preceded in death by his
wife, Janet, and brother Royce.
Surviving are his sons, William
and his wife, Brenda, Nuangola; Ed
and his wife, Lori, Mifflinville; and
Brian, Drexel Hill; grandchildren,
Andy, Garrett and Conner; sisters,
Lois Rinehimer, Penndel; Audrey
Fraley, Wapwallopen; and Beverly
Schneblin, Slocum Township;
brothers Charles, Dorrance and
Clarence, Levittown; as well as his
beloved dog, Lacey.
Funeral services will be held
at 10 a.m. Saturday from the
Earl W. Lohman Funeral Home Inc.,
14 W. Green St., Nanticoke. Friends
may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today.
Inlieuof flowers, memorial dona-
tions, if desired, may be made to
The SPCA of Luzerne County, 524
E. Main St., Fox Hill Road, Wilkes-
Barre, PA18702.
Walter W. Engler
September 21, 2011
MICHAELHARRIS, 57, former-
ly of Taylor, died Monday, Septem-
ber 19, 2011, at the Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital. He is survived
by his wife, Mary Kempf Harris. A
1972 graduate of Scranton Tech
High School and a longtime crane
operator for C.P. Railroad, he
loved motorcycles, NASCAR and
the New England Patriots. Also
surviving are his companion, Joan
Brucher of Kingston; 10 children,
Mason and Emily Harris; Heather,
Maureen, Beverly, Matthew, Lu-
cas, Cliff, Frankie and Courtney;
and four grandchildren.
Memorial services will be con-
ducted at 7 p.m. Monday in the
Thomas P. Kearney Funeral Home
Inc., 517 N. Main St., Old Forge.
Services will be conducted by The
Rev. James A. Wert. Visitation will
be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday.
Condolences can be expressed at
ww.KearneyFuneralHome.com.
JAY KRANSON, 60, of King-
ston, died Thursday afternoon,
September 22, 2011, in Wilkes-
Barre.
Funeral arrangements are
pending from the Rosenberg Fu-
neral Chapel, 348 S. River St.,
Wilkes-Barre.
D
orothy R. Richards, 91, of Hi-
Meadows Apartments, Dallas,
passed away Thursday, September
22, 2011, in the Hospice Communi-
ty Care Inpatient Unit at Geisinger
South Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Lackawanna County,
Dorothy was a daughter of the late
James and Mary Hanna Robson
McGinley.
She resided in Kingston most of
her life and had been employed by
the former Youth Center in Ed-
wardsville, a specialty clothing
shop for children.
Dorothy was active in various
groups with the Hi-Meadows
Apartments. She was a member of
St. Stephens Episcopal Church,
Wilkes-Barre.
Preceding her in death, in addi-
tion to her parents, were her hus-
band, J. Hencell Richards; broth-
ers, John, James and Edward
McGinley; and sisters, Leona
McGinley, Rhea Kelly and Thelma
Curry.
Surviving are her daughter, Bar-
bara Burke, and husband Tom,
Dallas; son, John H. Richards, and
wife Gail, Kingston; grandchil-
dren, John Burke, Paul Burke, Me-
redith Vincelli, Jacqueline Rosen-
crans and John MatthewRichards;
11 great-grandchildren; as well as
numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral serviceswill be heldat
10:30 a.m. Saturday in St. Ste-
phens Episcopal Church, 35 S.
Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. The
Rev. Daniel C. Gunn will officiate.
Interment will be made in Marcy
Cemetery, Duryea. Friends may
call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the
Harold C. Snowdon Funeral Home
Inc., 140 N. Main St., Shavertown.
In lieu of flowers, memorial do-
nations may be made to St. Ste-
phens Episcopal Church, 35 S.
Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA
18701.
Dorothy R.
Richards
September 22, 2011
BERNADYNE J. SKWARLO,
89, formerly of Askam, passed
away Thursday morning, Septem-
ber 22, 2011, at Mountaintop Se-
nior Care and Rehabilitation,
where she had been a guest for the
last eight months.
Arrangements for a Monday
funeral are pending fromthe Kear-
ney Funeral Home Inc., 173 E.
Green St., Nanticoke.
JENNIFER G. STOSS, 31, of
Pine Street, Hazleton, died Thurs-
day, August 25, 2011, at home.
BorninKingston, she was a daugh-
ter of the late Michael and Janice
Asay Stoss. Jennifer was preceded
indeathbya brother, Mike. Surviv-
ing are her daughter, Olivia Stoss;
sisters, Janice, Krista, Nicole and
Michelle; and brothers, Paul, Joey,
Charles and Steven.
Celebration of Jennifers Life
will be held at 7 p.m. today at the
YeosockFuneral Home, 40 S. Main
St., Plains Township. Family and
friends may call from 6 to 7 p.m.
today.
R
ose(Leon) (Talipan) Ziobro, 87,
passed peacefully, attended by
family, Wednesday, September 21,
2011, at Taylor Nursing Home. She
was a lifetime Pittston resident and
a graduate of Pittston High School,
class of 1941.
Rose was employed in the Pitt-
ston garment industries, retiring in
1987.
Preceding her in death were her
husband, Louis Talipan, then Ed
Ziobro; brothers, Sam, Paul and
Mike; and sisters, Mary, Connie and
Eleanor.
All of her children, Joey Lefchak
Katz, Lois Graziano, Emilio Talipan
and Rosellen Riddle, give thanks to
the Taylor Nursing Home and Com-
passionate Care Hospice for their
outstanding care.
Surviving are 10 grandchildren:
Lorie Deren, ShellyPubins, Michael
Lefchak, Donna Molina, Mark Gra-
ziano, Kathleen Foster, Emilio Tali-
pan, Eric Talipan, Charles Riddle
and Louis Riddle; and eight great-
grandchildren.
Funeral serviceswill behandled
by Graziano Funeral Home Inc.,
Pittston. Funeral Services will begin
at the funeral home at 8:30 a.m. Sat-
urday. A Mass of Christian Burial
will be held at St. Roccos R.C.
Church, Pittston, at 10 a.m. Satur-
day, with The Rev. Joseph Sibilano,
O.S.J., officiating. Interment will
follow.
She will be missed. God grant
her Eternal Peace.
In lieu of flowers, memorial con-
tributions may be made to the Alz-
heimers Association. Donations
can be made payable to the Alz-
heimers Foundation of America,
322 Eighth Ave., 7th Floor, New
York, NY 10001. 1-866-232-8484.
www.alzfdn.org.
Rose Ziobro
September 21, 2011
John J. Ga-
domski, 84, of
Wyoming,
passed away
Thursday, Sep-
tember 22,
2011, at home.
He was born
in Wyoming on
May 11, 1927, a son of the late An-
thony and Josephine Gadomski.
John was a World War II veteran
of the U.S. Navy. He was a union
laborer and was the last surviving
miner of the Knox Mine Disaster
of January 22, 1959.
He was a member of St. Josephs
Church of St. Monicas Parish,
Wyoming. He was a member of the
Lithuanian Club in Exeter, the To-
wanda Gun Club, a social member
of the Wyoming Hose Co. No. 2
and member of the VFW, Wyom-
ing.
John was preceded in death by
his brothers Anthony, Edward and
Daniel, and sisters Catherine Dobbie
and Jean Milazzo.
He is survived by his wife of 63
years, the former Rosemary Ostrow-
ski; daughter Linda Mazaleski of
Bangor; son, John Paul Gadomski of
Wyoming; and daughter Carol Ann
Gunsior of Wyoming; six grandchil-
dren; six great-grandchildren; broth-
er George Mazur of Harding; sister
Dolores Coar of Florida; as well as
several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held at
10:30 a.m. Saturday from the
Bednarski Funeral Home, 168 Wyom-
ing Ave., Wyoming, with Mass of
Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in St. Jo-
sephs Church of St. Monicas Parish,
Wyoming. Interment will be held in
St. Josephs Cemetery, West Wyom-
ing. Friends may call from 9:30 a.m.
until the time of service Saturday
morning. The AMVETS Honor
Guard will perform military honors.
John J. Gadomski
September 22, 2011
Elwood M.
Woody Ri-
chards, 47, of
Pittston,
passed away
Wednesday,
September 21,
2011, at the
Wilkes-Barre
General Hospi-
tal. Born in Pittston April 10, 1964,
he was a sonof ElwoodandShirley
(Best) Richards.
Elwood was a member of St.
John the Evangelist Church, Pitt-
ston. A1982 graduate of Seton Ca-
tholic High School, he was em-
ployed by the Pittston City Street
Authority, and was the Captain of
the Pittston City Volunteer Fire
Department. Elwood enjoyed golf
andlovedNotre Dame football and
the N.Y. Yankees.
Elwoods devotion to his family
and close friends was extraordin-
ary. For him, family and friends
constituted the very heart of his
life. He was a man who moved
through the world with a great
sense of ease and grace. Those
who knew him knew him to be a
gentle andkindheartedman--a per-
son who exhibited the softest
touch. He navigated through his
life peacefully, and even in the face
of his illness, he never complained
or allowedit tobe his focus. Family
and close friends will remember him
as relaxed and content, personable,
easy to talk with, and as someone
who could always be relied upon.
In addition to his parents, his wife
of 28 years Jody (Ditzler) Richards;
daughters Jaime; Karen, of Pittston,
and Cathy Richards, of Nanticoke,
survive him. His sister Ann DePetro,
of West Pittston, mother-in-law, Bar-
bara Ditzler, father-in-law George
Ditzler and several nieces and neph-
ews also survive him.
A Mass of Christian burial will be
held on Monday, September 26th at
9:30 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist
Church, 35 William St., Pittston, Pa.,
withMonsignor JohnBendikofficiat-
ing. Friends may call Sunday eve-
ning, September 25th, from 5-8 p.m.
at Kiesinger Funeral Services Inc.,
255 McAlpine St., Duryea. Interment
will be held at the parish cemetery.
There will be no procession from the
funeral home to the church. Family
and friends are asked to go directly to
church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contri-
butions may be made to the Ameri-
can Cancer Society, 57 N. Franklin
St., Wilkes Barre, PA 18701 or to the
SPCA, 524 E. Main St., Fox Hill Rd.,
Wilkes Barre, PA18702.
Online condolences may be made
to www.kiesingerfuneralservices-
.com.
Elwood M. Woody Richards
September 21, 2011
M
argaret M. (nee Strome) Dono-
hue, 90, of Ridgewood, N.J.,
and formerly of Hawthorne, N.J.,
passed away Thursday, September
22, 2011.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, a daughter
to E. Byron and Helen M. Strome
(nee Masterson), Margaret gradu-
ated from College Misericordia in
1943. She moved to NewJersey that
year and was employed by PSE&G
as a home economist.
After raising her five children to-
gether with her husband, Margaret
returned to work as a home eco-
nomics teacher at Hawthorne High
School, retiring in 1981. She was a
former parishioner of St. Anthony
R.C. Church, Hawthorne, and a par-
ishioner of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
R.C. Church, Ridgewood, N.J.
Margaret was preceded in death
by her brother, The Rev. Robert L.
Strome, and sister, Helen Chapin.
She was the beloved wife of the
late J. Harry Donohue, who passed
away in 1987; loving mother of Leo
Donohue and his wife, Virginia, of
Livingston, N.J.; Mary Forshay and
her husband, George, of Haw-
thorne, N.J.; Joseph Donohue and
his wife, Punnie, of Hawthorne,
N.J.; Anne Donohue Folco and her
husband, Fred, of Mahwah, N.J.; and
EllenDonohue Cramer andher hus-
band, Wayne, of Ridgewood, N.J.;
cherished grandmother of Lauren
Forshay; Michael Forshay and his
wife, Danielle; Maureen, Matthew
and Michael Donohue; Joseph
Cramer and John Folco; dear step-
grandmother of Melanie Hustead
and her husband, Greg; Sean Cram-
er and his wife, Amanda; Laura,
Christa and Nancy Folco; dear
great-grandmother of Matthew and
CaitlinForshay; anddear step-great-
grandmother of Grant andAlex. She
is also survived by a wonderful ex-
tended family; a niece, nephew and
many cousins.
Funeral will depart at 9 a.m.
Monday from the Browning-For-
shay Funeral Home, 557 Lafayette
Ave., Hawthorne, N.J., for a 9:30
a.m. funeral liturgy at St. Anthony
R.C. Church, Hawthorne. Inter-
ment will follow in Holy Sepulchre
Cemetery, Totowa, N.J. Friends may
visit with the family at the funeral
home from1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Memorial contributions may be
made to St. Josephs Home of Little
Sisters of the Poor, 140 Shepherd
Lane, Totowa, NJ 07512; or Evas
Village, 393 Main St., Paterson, NJ
07505.
www.browningforshay.com
Margaret M. Donohue
September 22, 2011
A
nn C. Bradley, 76, of Wyoming,
passed away Thursday, Septem-
ber 22, 2011, in her home surround-
ed by her family and friends.
Born in Kingston, she was a
daughter of the late Joseph and Ma-
rie Dettmore Clark. She was a grad-
uate of Kingston High School. For
many years she was employedat the
former General Cigar of Kingston
and Kmart of Edwardsville. Ann
was an avid Notre Dame and Yan-
kees fan.
Preceding her in death was her
loving companion, Paul G. Honoos-
ic Jr.
Surviving are her children, Jo-
seph and his wife, Bernadine Bra-
dley, Edwardsville; Colleen Snell,
Loyalville; Cathy Bradley, Naples,
Fla.; Michelle Hapeman, Wyoming;
David Bradley, Wyoming; and Amy
Honoosic, Wyoming; brothers, Jack
Clark, Nanticoke; Bud Clark, Col-
orado; and Jim Clark, Kingston; sis-
ters, Jean Meyers, Kingston, and
Joan Bienek, Plains Township; nine
grandchildren; five great-grandchil-
dren; as well as her beloved cat,
Murphy.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. Monday in the Metcalfe and
Shaver Funeral Home Inc., 504
Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, with The
Rev. Jeffery Klansek, of the First
Baptist Church of Wyoming, offi-
ciating. Interment will be in St. Ig-
natius Cemetery, Pringle. Friends
maycall from9a.m. until thetimeof
service Monday morning.
In lieu of flowers, memorial con-
tributions may be made to the Blue
Chip Rescue, 974 Lockville Road,
Dallas, PA 18612; or Hospice Com-
munity Care, 601 Wyoming Ave.,
Kingston, PA18704.
Ann C. Bradley
September 22, 2011
F
rederick H. Rost, 59, of Larks-
ville, passed away Tuesday, Sep-
tember 20, 2011, at his residence.
Born in Philadelphia, he was a son
of the late Herbert and Florence
(Lingo) Rost.
He was educated in Dallas
schools andwas agraduateof Dallas
High School, class of 1970.
A veteran of the U.S. Navy serv-
ingfor 20years, hewas formerlyem-
ployed by the Unemployment Bu-
reau of the State of Pennsylvania.
He was preceded in death, in ad-
dition to his parents, by his brother,
Stephen.
Surviving are a son, Greg Rost, El
Paso, Texas; a daughter, Kelly Rost,
Virginia Beach, Va.; wife Joan, Vir-
ginia Beach, Va.; and longtime
friend Barbara Stupak, Larksville.
A viewing will be held from 2
to 4 p.m. Saturday at The De-
siderio Funeral Home Inc., 436 S.
Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top. In-
terment will be at the convenience
of the family.
Frederick H. Rost
September 20, 2011
UNION TWP. The North-
west Area School Board ap-
proved a recommendation of the
building and grounds committee
Wednesday that grants Superin-
tendent Gary Powlus the autho-
rization to sell the vacant Garri-
son Elementary building in
Shickshinny
The authorization comes on
the heels of a decision in August
tolist the structure as beingavail-
able for sale. In conjunction with
these decisions, Daryl Morgan,
chairman of the building and
grounds committee, said there is
an interested buyer, although
Morgan said he is not aware of
the individuals name.
Were just hopeful that this
deal goes through and we can re-
solve this situation, he said.
Morgan said the property is be-
inglistedby Mericle Commercial
Real Estate Services of Wilkes-
Barre. The building was closedat
the endof the 2010-2011termand
has been the topic of some public
controversy since.
In other matters, Powlus, who
is serving on an interim basis,
commended teachers and other
staff personnel who assisted
flood victims in Shickshinny. He
said their response was great and
sincerely appreciated by the
school administration.
Moreover, Powlus told the
school board that a recovery fund
has been created, the Northwest
Recovery Fund, and contribu-
tions are being accepted at the
PNC Bank. He said the Berwick
Health and Wellness organiza-
tion has already contributed
$4,000.
In addition, Ryan Miner, high
school principal, said students
and teachers in the Crestwood
School District have collected
more than 2,000 items for flood
victims in Northwest Area.
On the topic of Powlus, school
director Peter Lanza, acting as
temporary board chairman, said
efforts to finda permanent super-
intendent arecontinuing. Hesaid
the board re-advertised the post
and there are currently six appli-
cants. He added the board is
scheduled to meet next week to
review them.
It was also announced that
Randy Tomasacci, appointed as a
temporary school director in
May, will have his name appear
on the November election ballot
for a two-year term
Tomasacci joined with Gina
Schwartz, Alton Farver and Al-
bert Gordon to deny the athletic
directors request to seek a $2 do-
nation from motorists parking
their cars at football games.
There were seven directors pre-
sent, and the recommendation
failed 4-3.
The board also:
Approved tenure for Lisa
Gasper, Michael Nardelli, Jodi
Babcock, Kandyss Nugent, Lure-
na Gimble, Desiree Boris and Ka-
cey Piatt.
Appointed Andrew Hanadel
as detention monitor.
N O R T H W E S T A R E A
Board OKs
sale of
building
A recovery fund has been
created to aid victims of the
recent flood, the board hears.
By TOMHUNTINGTON
Times Leader Correspondent
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Hannah and Gene Lazarus,
Plains Township; Bonnie Chocal-
lo, Franklin Township; and the
late Mike Chocallo. She is a
great-granddaughter of Gene
Chocallo, Swoyersville. Hannah
has a sister, Allison, 6.
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Ty David Evans, son of Theresa
and David J. Evans III, Newtown,
Hanover Township, is celebrating
his sixth birthday today, Sept. 23.
Ty is a grandson of Dave and
Sandy Evans and Hugh Hess and
the late Joan Hess, all of Ashley,
and the late Thomas and Mary
McGinley Mulligan.
Ty D. Evans
Madison Lois Bullock, daughter
of Lori Bullock, Dallas, is cele-
brating her fourth birthday
today, Sept. 23. Madison is a
granddaughter of Robert and
Phyllis Bullock, Dallas.
Madison L. Bullock
Shayne Douglas Madrigal, son of
Jason and Lisa Madrigal, Tafton,
is celebrating his sixth birthday
today, Sept. 23. Shayne is a
grandson of Mike and Carol
Youells, Wilkes-Barre, and Gary
and Gail Hanson, Mio, Mich. He is
a great-grandson of the late
Albert Trinisewski; the late Basil
and Treva Hanson; the late Fred
Freilinghaus; Stella Trinisewski,
Wilkes-Barre; and Betty Freiling-
haus, Goodrich, Mich. Shayne
has a brother, Kody, 12, and a
sister, Kiana, 2.
Shayne D. Madrigal
HUGHESTOWN: Aprayer
vigil for the needs of flood
victims will be heldat 7 p.m. on
Saturday at St. Peters Lutheran
Church.
The service will include
Scripture, psalms, hymns and
prayers.
LUZERNECOUNTY: Area
A.C. Moore Arts &Crafts, Inc.,
locations througha joint effort
withthe AmericanCancer
Societys Making Strides
Against Breast Cancer program
will holda free event from1to 3
p.m. onSaturday where partici-
pants canmake andtake their
ownpony beadpink ribbonpin
to signify awareness of breast
cancer. Also, customers can
make a donationto the Making
Strides Against Breast Cancer
programat checkout through
Oct. 22.
A.C. Moore stores are located
at 2190 Wilkes-Barre Market
Place, Wilkes-Barre Township,
820-0570, and628 Commerce
Blvd., DicksonCity, 961-5590.
IN BRIEF
Monday
PLYMOUTH: Plymouth Cambrian
Club at 7 p.m. at First Welsh
Baptist Church. The Board
meeting will be held at 6:30
p.m. with Megan Landmesser
presiding over both sessions.
Hosts are Betty Jones, the Rev.
Anita Ambrose and Terri Cease.
New members are welcome.
Thursday
NANTICOKE: Nanticoke Histor-
ical Society at 7 p.m. at the
Historical office, Samantha Mill
House, 495 East Main St. New-
comers are welcome. For more
information, call 258-1367.
MEETINGS
St. Peters Lutheran Church, Hanover Township, held a back-to-school clothing drive for adults and
children in the community. Participants, from left, are the Rev. Michael Erickson, Aiden Erickson, Helen
Erdman, Carol Yeager, Kayla Bond, Daniel Grimm, Stephen Grimm Sr., Stephen Grimm Jr., Cheryl Grimm,
Vi Jones and Butch Jones.
St. Peters Lutheran Church holds clothing drive
The men and women of Parsons Primitive Methodist Church made 36 quilt tops and 18 helmet liners as
part of the churchs Reach Out Ministries. The quilt tops have been sent to Texas where another group
will finish making them into quilts to be given to wounded troops in military hospitals in the United
States and Afghanistan. The knitted helmet liners will be sent to troops in Afghanistan. Representatives,
from left, are Sheila Tempalski, Lorraine Berton, Louise Stuart, Dorothy Coach, Betty Knappman, Vern
Hess, Alisa Scarantino, Art Berton, Sandy Acornley and Miriam Jennings.
Parsons Primitive Methodist members make comfort items for wounded troops
Adam Stofila, 17, of Shaver-
town, has earned his private
pilots license. Stoflia, son of
Sandra and Michael Stofila,
Shavertown, has been flying
since age 15 and completed his
solo flight in 2010. He contin-
ues his aviation studies and
flight training through Tech
Aviation Flight School at the
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton airport.
He is a senior at Dallas High
School, and plans to continue
his aviation studies at Luzerne
County Community College
and Marywood University. His
goal is to become a commer-
cial airline pilot.
Shavertown teen
earns pilots license
The Gas Drilling Awareness Coalition elected new officers at a
recent meeting. Officers include Dr. Al Rodriguez, president, Dallas;
Diane Drier, vice president, Dallas; Nancy Dolan, treasurer, Exeter;
and Mary Rodriguez, secretary, Dallas. Dr. Tom Jiunta, Lehman
Township, is past president. The coalition is comprised of Luzerne
County citizens who are concerned about potential problems from
gas drilling by horizontal fracturing (fracking) and its associated
industries. For more information or to have a speaker from the
GDAC, call 266-51 16 or visit www.gdacoalition.org, emailgdacoali-
[email protected] or Like Gas Drilling Awareness Coalition on Face-
book. Representatives, from left, are Jiunta, Dolan, Dr. Rodriguez,
Mary Rodriguez and Drier.
Gas Drilling Awareness Coalition officers named
Bonnie Haluska was honored by
the American Heart Association at
its Lackawanna County Heart Ball at
Glenmaura Country Club. Haluska,
Allied Rehab assistant vice president
of inpatient services and chief nurs-
ing officer, was one of four nurses
from area hospitals who were honor-
ed. From left are Emil Frati; Virginia
Frati; Haluska, Cathy Rovinsky, as-
sistant director of nursing, Allied
Rehab; nurse Kim Farina, Allied
Rehab; and Sr. Amanda Del Valle,
physical therapy assistant, Allied
Rehab.
Nurse honored at Heart Ball
Price Choppers Golub Foundation has made a $5,000 donation
to the Wyoming Valley Childrens Association, a local nonprofit
providing preschool programs and pediatric rehabilitation services
for local children. The Golub Foundation has made a generous five
year commitment to WVCAs Celebrating Every Childs Next Step
Capital Campaign. From left are Craig Lukatch, former director of
development, WVCA; Maureen Gallagher, WVCA Board of Directors;
Robert Buraczewski, Price Chopper, Wilkes-Barre Township store
manager,
Golub Foundation gives donation to WVCA
The Bear Creek/Buck Township Lions Club presented its annual
scholarship awards to Coughlin High School seniors Peter J. An-
drews III and Jena Youkoski. Andrews graduated valedictorian of
his class with a GPA of 4.065. A member of the Key Club and Span-
ish Club, Andrews will attend Syracuse University, majoring in
aerospace engineering and received a $1,000 scholarship. Youkoski
graduated with a 3.6 GPA and was also a member of the Key Club
and Spanish Club. Youkoski will attend Luzerne County Community
College and received a $500 scholarsip. At the awards ceremony,
from left, are Andrews; Joan McDonald, Lions Club treasurer; John
Yencha, Lions Club president; Bob Zavada, scholarship chairper-
son; Carolyn Burke, Lions Club secretary; Joanne Roberts, Lions
Club member; and Youkoski.
Coughlin students receive scholarships from Lions
I am innocent.
Troy Davis
Convicted for the 1989 slaying of a Georgia police
officer, Davis gave a final statement moments before
he was executed Wednesday night. He urged people
to look deeper into this case and find the truth.
Humane options available
for displaced animals
P
eople arent the only ones to suffer
from major floods. Animals are trauma-
tized and forced to leave familiar hab-
itats. They need food and shelter, too.
My son and I recently learned that the
hard way. A racket in the kitchen attracted
our attention. My son and I tiptoed in,
flipped the light switch, and there, eating
the dogs food, was a small groundhog.
We opened the door and tried to scare it
back outside by banging a broom handle
on the table, shouting, stomping feet
nothing worked. Finally, an awakened
Rottweiler from the other room did the
trick. His loud bark sent the animal in a
spin, trying to find a way out. With the
barking dog between it and the back door,
it disappeared into the dining room.
In the foyer, the little animal was cor-
nered and shivering, obviously scared of
these giants chasing him. I opened the
front door and, lo and behold, the ground-
hog made a beeline toward it, stumbled
across the threshold, raced across the
porch and down the steps. He was free.
We were told that we should have then
called the Penn State Cooperative Exten-
sion, which might provide a humane trap
that would capture the animal alive, so it
could be placed back into the wild. (In
Luzerne County, call the service at 825-
1701).
The flood has forced wild animals to
seek food and shelter; working with the
Extension Service is a much better way
than trying to kill them.
Harriet Clyde Kipps
Glen Lyon
Dont blame flooding
on some higher power
T
o Mr. Alex Partika who claims that all
these disasters are punishment by his
God for the sins of his Gods people
(Writer sees disasters as punishment for
sins, Sept. 17), theres an easy explana-
tion. There is no god.
Nobody is perfect. Everyone has
sinned, as you would call it, Mr. Partika.
To assume that you know what some
supposed higher power has planned for the
people of this beautiful and amazing planet
is arrogance and ignorance beyond belief,
which is staggering in this day and age.
Tommy Urpack
Meshoppen
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ANTHONY TROMBETTA
remains the most invisible
man mentioned in this Our
Age of Endless Corruption.
The saga makes a John le
Carre novel sound simple.
In 2009, the FBI asked
Pittston Area School District for, among
other things, records regarding Trombettas
computer company Intellacom. Our news-
papers review of those records showed
Intellacom had done no-bid work through a
state program, but the paperwork had never
gone to the agency overseeing the program.
Superintendent Ross Scarantino and
school board member Joseph Oliveri ulti-
mately admitted to taking bribes for helping
an unnamed company get district business.
The FBI visited Luzerne County Commu-
nity College in Nanticoke; we found no-bid
work by Intellacom there, awarded while
Scarantino sat on the colleges board of
trustees.
The FBI visited Wyoming Valley West
School District; we found no-bid work by
Intellacom.
A Butler Township resident working for a
college near Philadelphia admitted he took
kickbacks from a computer company that
sold the school equipment. A college official
there confirmed the company was Intella-
com.
Jeffrey Piazza pleaded guilty to a similar
scheme at Wilkes-Barre Area Career and
Technical Center (he was tech coordinator);
we found Intellacom deals there.
Luzerne County Commissioner Greg
Skrepenak and County Redevelopment
Authority Executive Director Allen Bellas
separately pleaded guilty to accepting a
bribe in exchange for helping a developer
get a tax break. No company was named,
but Insignia Point, a development by Trom-
bettas Terra Firma company, was the only
one that matched details in court papers.
Piazza had worked at Portafino, a restau-
rant Trombetta opened with the help of a
county loan. Oliveris son had worked for
Intellacom. Skrepenak and Piazza owned
homes in Insignia Point.
Through it all, Trombetta has never been
accused of wrongdoing by law enforcement.
His businesses, on the other hand, turned
into recurring train wrecks. Portafino went
belly up and Trombetta defaulted on the
county loan. Intellacom disappeared from
its offices and the landlord sued for missed
rent. Terra Firma and other Trombetta com-
panies defaulted on a bank loan.
Sources said that Trombetta had opened
another business called iConfidential. The
website says it offers online storage and
security, but makes no mention of owners.
A search of state corporation records online
likewise sheds no light on the owners.
When I recently got another tip that iCon-
fidential had disappeared from office space
in the Waterfront development in Plains
Township, I used the companys website to
send a query. The reply: There isnt a loca-
tion currently. We have people in NEPA and
New York City that work on our website. Its
an online business. No, Tony Trombetta
isnt a principal owner of iConfidential.
Technically true. I paid to get incorpora-
tion documents from the state. They were
signed by Janet Trombetta.
That would be Tonys wife.
When I stopped by the Waterfront office
complex to look for any remnants of iConfi-
dential, I ran into property owner Ross
Spengler. The amiable developer chatted for
a spell, noting the company had rented a
suite for one year. The lease was under
Janets name, but Spengler said he dealt
with Tony.
While he had read the news articles about
the man, Spengler said that, strictly from
personal experience, thats not the Tony
Trombetta I knew he was always straight
with me, always paid his rent on time.
So now we have a tale of two Tonys: the
mystery man and the model tenant. Ill
make an offer. Come forward, be seen, tell
your side of the story.
Give me a call.
Talk to us, Tony, about the Trombetta we should know
MARK GUYDISH
C O M M E N T A R Y
Through it all, Trombetta has never been
accused of wrongdoing by law enforcement.
His businesses, on the other hand, turned
into recurring train wrecks. Portafino went
belly up
Mark Guydish is a writer for The Times Leader. He
can be reached at 829-7161 or via email at mguyd-
[email protected].
I
STHEBARACKObama of
2008 back?
Its starting to look that
way. The president finally
is ditching his compromiser in
chief shtick and reviving the
fighting spirit that won him the
White House. His proposals to
create jobs and reduce the defi-
cit are strong and sensible, a
contrast with his futile attempts
to win Republican votes by ced-
ing ground from the start.
This is amovetowardtheleft,
but it is not a move to the ex-
treme. A substantial majority of
Americanswant theseprograms
and will benefit from them.
According to GOP economist
Bruce Bartlett, 26 of 27 polls
since last fall showthat a major-
ity an average of 64.5 percent
of respondents favor reducing
the deficit through spending
cuts and tax increases, as Oba-
ma proposes. An average of 30
percent prefer only cuts.
Polls show most Americans
like Obamas $450 billion job
plan, too.
Obamas proposal to ensure
the wealthiest pay a fair share of
taxes has Republicans scream-
ing class warfare. Thats just
batty.
A strong middle class always
has been the backbone of this
nation and economy. If trying to
rebuildandstrengthenit is class
warfare, then bring it on.
San Jose Mercury News
OTHER OPINION: DEFICIT BATTLE
Obama gets his
groove back
G
OT FLOOD insur-
ance?
If you live in a Lu-
zerne County com-
munity near a river, creek or
smaller stream, you most likely
shouldpayfor a policyandthe
accompanying peace of mind.
That point was pounded home
in dramatic fashion during this
months widespread flooding in
NortheasternandCentral Penn-
sylvania.
People whose properties had
never before been touched by
rising waterways found them-
selves soaked literally and
monetarily. Theyre stuck pay-
ing the full replacement costs
for hardwood flooring, furnac-
es, clothes washers and dryers,
water heaters and, in some
cases, entire homes, plus the
contents. Elsewhere, thousands
of Wyoming Valley residents
barely were spared fromsimilar
catastrophe as the Susquehan-
na River pummeled, but didnt
quite penetrate or spill over, the
levees.
In Luzerne County, as of late
July, the National Flood Insur-
ance Program reportedly in-
sured nearly 9,000 businesses
and homes. The rest of the pop-
ulation apparently lacked prop-
er knowledge about the need
for and availability of flood in-
surance, or they had been fool-
ishly relying on luck.
As of Sept. 8, neither is agood
excuse. Thats the day emergen-
cy management officials de-
clared a mandatory evacuation
of Valley communities for the
second time in about five years.
The Susquehanna is, and al-
ways will be, a flood-proneriver.
Moreover, runoff from parking
lots and structures poses ever
more problems for streamside
residents. Dont gamble with
your most expensive posses-
sions.
Get the facts about flood in-
surance even if your mort-
gage holder does not require it
even if you live outside the
traditional flood plain even
if your home is situated behind
a levee even if youre a renter.
Without the facts, you are
risking disaster.
OUR OPINION: FLOOD INSURANCE
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
Floodwater tore through this Shickshinny home, one of hun-
dreds in Luzerne County recently destroyed or damaged.
Dont sit and wait
to get soaked
For facts on the National Flood
Insurance Program, visit
www.floodsmart.gov. Or call
1-888-379-9531.
S A F E O R S O R R Y ?
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N E W S
Its an ongoing case that were
building on, Doherty said. He
had the baking ingredients for a
methamphetamine operation.
DeLuca allegedly told author-
ities he began cooking metham-
phetamine in February from the
apartment. He said he was not
working and needed to pay his
bills and to pay his daily living
expenses, according to the crimi-
nal complaint.
Authorities allege in the com-
plaint DeLuca claimed he ac-
quired the ingredients from vari-
ous people, and last cooked
methamphetamine Wednesday
night.
DeLuca was jailed at the Lu-
zerne County Correctional Facil-
ity for lack of $100,000 bail.
Apreliminary hearingis sched-
uled on Sept. 28.
METH
Continued fromPage 3A
neers recommend lane closures
along North River and Market
streets.
Smyser said the federal gov-
ernment would also have to de-
termine if CityVest is eligible for
public assistance, which is avail-
able to governments, govern-
mentalagenciesandcertainnon-
profit organizations.
Nonprofits typicallymust pro-
vide government-type func-
tions,suchasoperatingahome-
less shelter, to be eligible, he
said. CityVest attempts to devel-
opdeterioratedpropertiestoput
thembackonthetaxrolls.
Disaster assistance could in-
clude allocations that dont have
to be repaid or low-interest
loans, hesaid.
We encourage everyone to
apply. The worst they can get is
that wecant help, Smyser said.
Additionalreviewwouldbere-
quiredfor theSterlingbecauseit
is ina historic riverfront district,
and any federal spending must
complywiththeNationalHistor-
ic Preservation Act, said Aman-
da Ciampolillo, who handles en-
vironmental and historic preser-
vationat FEMA.
The CityVest Board of Direc-
torsisintheprocessof reviewing
theengineeringreportscommis-
sioned by the city and weighing
options.
Wilkes-Barre Mayor Tom
Leighton said any FEMA fund-
ingfordemolitionwouldhelpbe-
causethecitydoesnthavethees-
timated$1millionneededtotear
downthestructure.
County commissioners say
theyalreadyloaned$6millionto
try to preserve and market the
building, andtheywont dipinto
arevolvingbusinessloanfundto
fund demolition without a con-
tributionfromthecity.
STERLING
Continued fromPage 3A
Jean Rapshak, 83, of Nanti-
coke, said she also saw Rehill
walkbehindthebus andfearedhe
was going get struck.
He stopped in back of the bus
and I said to myself Mister, you
better get out of there, Rapshak
said.
Before she could say anything,
the bus backed up and struck
him, she said.
Ive never witnessed anything
side tire. He remained pinned un-
der thebusfor about anhour after
he was pronounced dead as fire
department officials worked to
lift the bus.
The bus terminal, which
openedinJune2010, is locatedon
South Washington Street.
Barry Govlesky, 52, of Hanover
Township, said he had just exited
the bus that struck Rehill min-
utes before the incident. He saw
Rehill walkbehindthebus, which
had no passengers since it had
just returned from a run to Ha-
nover Township and Nanticoke.
I saw this guy, he looked like
he started walking, Govlesky
said. We were yelling to her as
she started to back up. The next
thing I sawthe guy got hit . . . He
rolleddownandhis canewent fly-
ing.
Govlesky said he suspects the
driver did not hear people yelling
because the bus station, which
was filled with several idling bus-
es at the time, is loud and the
doors on her bus were closed.
like this before, Rapshak said.
Im a nervous wreck.
Stanley Strelish, executive di-
rector of LCTA, expressed sor-
row for the mans family.
Its a tough day for LCTA. Our
heart goes out the family mem-
bers, Strelish said.
He said there have been others
accidents involving LCTA buses
that resultedininjuries, but as far
a he knows this is the first time a
person has been killed by a coun-
ty bus.
Strelish said LCTA buses are
equipped with a mechanism that
emits aloudbeepas thebus backs
up.
Drivers are also required to
blow the air horn and check all
their mirrors and a video camera
that transmits an image or the
rear of the bus
before backing
up. Themanap-
parently was in
a blind spot, he
said.
Govlesky
and other wit-
nesses said it
appeared the
driver did fol-
low those pro-
cedures.
She honked
the horn and
did everything else she was sup-
posed to do, Govlesky said. Its
just a tragic accident.
Strelish said LCTAis cooperat-
ingwithpolice andwill conduct a
thorough investigation. He said
at this point he believes sufficient
precautions are inplace toensure
public safety, but the agency will
review whether those policies
need to be altered.
Rapshak, Govlesky and other
witnesses said the driver was dis-
traught after learning she had
struck the man.
She was a mess, Rapshak
said. I feel so sorry for the man,
but I feel sorry for her, too.
Strelish said the driver has
worked for LCTA for five years.
The bus will be taken out of com-
mission and she will be placed on
paid leave of absence pending an
investigation. He said his sympa-
thies were with her, as well as the
victims family.
If sheneedshelp, wewill make
sure she receives all the help we
can get her, he said.
BUS
Continued fromPage 1A
CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER
A hat, a cane and
glasses are seen
on the pavement
near the LCTA
bus that struck
and killed Edward
Rehill, 86, on
Thursday.
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leans.
Maximumloan too low
And the maximum SBA business loan
is $2 million, a figure Milazzo says is
much too low.
Imnot happy at all; infact, Imraging
madover this, Barletta said. AndI have
let my party leaders know.
The freshman congressman from the
11th District said he has petitioned the
SBA and House Speaker John Boehner
andother partyandgovernment officials
to lower the interest rates now.
Weareprovidingtaxpayers dollars to
foreigncountries to buildroads, bridges,
schools and hospitals at zero interest,
Barletta said. But when disaster strikes
America and Americans, we want to
charge 6 percent. People will lose their
jobs if these businesses dont reopen. We
shouldnot behelpingother countries be-
fore we help Americans.
But sofar Barlettahasnot gottenmuch
of a response or even a promise of hope.
With Northeastern Pennsylvania hav-
ing the highest unemployment rate in
the state 9.4 percent Barletta said the
region cant afford to lose any more jobs.
These people are down and out, he
said. Tell Joe Milazzo I will do every-
thing I can to help, but this is what is
available right now. I agree we need to
change it.
Barletta said SBA currently charges 4
percent for business loans if credit is not
available elsewhere. If credit is available,
the SBA rate is 6 percent for loans up to
30 years.
In business for decades
MilazzoIndustriesopenedin1928, but
after several floods this years beingthe
worst Milazzo said he is looking to
move to higher ground.
Were not looking for free money, he
said. But if we have tofinance our entire
loss, howcould we ever pay it back?
Milazzo has flood insurance, but there
arelimitations onhowmuchcoveragehe
can buy. Those limitations, he said, are
imposed on insurance companies by FE-
MA. Other insurance can be purchased,
but Milazzo said those policies can be
cost-prohibitive.
In 1972, there were 1 percent loans
available, Milazzosaid. Nowtheywant
to charge 4 percent to 6 percent. You can
get a mortgage at 3.5 percent these
days.
Milazzo said he and many other busi-
nesses are reaching out for any help
whatsoever. He said the improved levee
systemdidits jobandprotectedthe grea-
ter Wyoming Valley from a disaster that
wouldhave exceededthe Agnes Floodof
1972.
But, he said, the low-lying, unprotect-
ed areas received much more water than
ever beforedrawingadirect correlation
betweenthehigher levees andtheextent
of flooding he and many others experi-
enced.
Im not complaining about the flood
protection, but that protectionwas given
at the expense of many businesses and
homes that areunprotectedinthelow-ly-
ing areas. You dont have to be an engi-
neer to figure that out, he said.
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, U.S. Rep. Tom
Marino and state Sen. John Yudichak
have all vowed to fight for help for all
flood victims.
Rep. Marino is adamant about help-
ingthehurricaneandfloodvictims inhis
district, including individuals, local gov-
ernments, businesses and farms, said
Renita Fennick, Marinos director of
communications. He believes small
business is the backbone of the economy
andtherecent disastersdealt yet another
blowto a struggling economy.
Caseysaidindividuals andfamilies are
facing hardships caused by the flooding,
and business owners are trying to get
backontheir feet andopentheir doors to
customers and employees.
That is why I have urged the Small
Business Administration to lower inter-
est rates on loans for disaster relief,
Casey said.
Yudichak said he has met with many
business owners hit hardbytheflooding.
We are trying to impress upon all of
the federal agencies that many of these
businesses are family owned and have
been a vital part of our community for
many years, Yudichak said.
The flooded businesses are responsib-
lefor hundreds of jobs that support many
families, Yudichak said.
We cant afford to lose any jobs as our
economy continues tostruggle, he said.
BARLETTA
Continued fromPage 1A
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
Milazzo Industries in Jenkins
Township was destroyed by
flood waters. Owner Joe Milaz-
zo has flood insurance, but
there are limitations on how
much coverage he can buy.
Those limitations, he said, are
imposed on insurance compa-
nies by FEMA. Other insurance
can be purchased, but Milazzo
said those policies can be cost-
prohibitive. Milazzo said he and
many other businesses are
reaching out for any help what-
soever. He said the improved
levee systemprotected the
greater Wyoming Valley froma
disaster that would have ex-
ceeded the Agnes Flood of
1972, but low-lying, unprotect-
ed areas received much more
water than ever before.
ment in that dispute.
Kristi Gittins, vice president
of Public Affairs for Chief Oil &
Gas, said Chief felt (the law-
suit) was necessary to protect
our interests in the pipeline
project, but could not com-
ment further because the com-
pany will not comment on on-
going litigation.
Suit contentions
Chief contends the families
have caused torturous interfe-
rence in their contract rela-
tions with right-of-way lease
holders.
The Dickson/Watkins De-
fendants true goal is to stop
Chief Gathering from install-
ing a pipeline not just in Good-
leigh Estates, but in any loca-
tion in Dallas Township, the
suit alleges. The Dickson/
Watkins Defendants argu-
ments about the supposed vio-
lation of restrictive covenants
for Goodleigh Estates is sim-
ply a ruse to effect Dickson/
Watkins Defendants overall
scheme to thwart Chief Gath-
ering from conducting its law-
ful business in Dallas Town-
ship.
Even after Chief Gathering
began contracting for an alter-
nate route that would not go
through Goodleigh Estates,
tates beneath the properties of
Tuula DAnca and Patrick and
Patricia Dougherty. The Wat-
kins and Dickson families filed
suit against DAnca, who they
allege violated neighborhood
covenants by signing a pipe-
line right-of-way agreement.
Chief claims the Goodleigh
Estates covenants do not pro-
hibit or specifically address un-
derground gas pipelines and
that the pipeline and its con-
struction would not constitute
a nuisance, as alleged in the
Watkins/Dickson suit.
The company alleges the
Dickson and Watkins families
are using the covenants to de-
lay and eventually halt the
pipeline project, and Chief is
seeking a declaratory judg-
the Dickson/Watkins Defend-
ants conspired to find the loca-
tion for the Alternate Route
and to block it.
Suit cites Facebook
Chief bases that assertion on
posts the defendants made on
the Facebook page of the Gas
Drilling Awareness Coalition,
a group of local citizens op-
posed to natural gas drilling in
the Marcellus Shale as it is cur-
rently occurring.
I understand that Darling
Farms signed a lease with
Chief recently and that other
residents of Hildebrandt Road
are now being approached by
Chief, one post allegedly
made by Dickson in July reads.
Please, if anyone has heard
anything, let us know so we
can plan to fight and also try
and figure out their revised
plans!
Dickson did not respond to a
reporters request for com-
ment Thursday.
Gas Drilling Awareness Coa-
lition spokesman and co-foun-
der Tom Jiunta declined com-
ment. Chief claims the interfe-
rence of the two families has
forced Chief to purchase right-
of-way options and prepare
permit applications for an al-
ternate pipeline route, costing
the company $683,000 to date.
If the company is forced to
use the alternate route, it
would cost the company an ad-
ditional $1.91million and delay
construction by 8 months be-
cause of permit requirements.
The project is slated to break
ground within 60 days, and
each month the project is de-
layed beyond that start date
would cost the company $2.2
to $3 million, Chief claims.
Punitive damages sought
Chief further alleges that the
families maliciously dispar-
aged the companys reputation
through statements their attor-
ney, Robert Schaub of Rosenn,
Jenkins & Greenwald, made in
published newspaper articles.
The company is seeking puni-
tive damages.
Schaub and Scott Watkins
did not return a reporters re-
quests for comment.
Chief is represented by attor-
neys L. Poe Leggette, Kenneth
Komoroski and Emily B. Tho-
mas of Fulbright & Jaworski
LLP in Pittsburgh and by Jef-
frey Malak of Chariton,
Schwager & Malak, Wilkes-
Barre.
Malak deferred comment to
Komoroski, who did not return
a request for comment.
PIPELINE
Continued fromPage 1A
Ciavarella developed to profit from
two juvenile centers the county uti-
lized.
Authorities alleged the former
judges conspired to shut down the
county-owned detention center to
pave the way for the PA Child Care
and Western PA Child Care centers
that were owned by their one-time
friend, attorney Robert Powell.
Conahan reached the plea agree-
ment withprosecutors inApril 2010,
nine months after Kosik rejected the
original plea agreement the judges
reached that called for them each to
plead guilty to honest services fraud
and tax charges in exchange for an
87-month prison sentence.
The new deal did not specify the
sentence that wouldbe imposedand
precludes Conahan from withdraw-
ing his plea if he is unhappy with the
sentence.
Ciavarella, who continues to
maintain his innocence to most of
the charges, opted to go to trial. He
was convicted in February of 12
counts, including racketeering,
money laundering, honest services
fraud and tax evasion. He is now
serving his sentence at a federal pris-
on in Oklahoma City.
Conahan, who has remained free
onbail, is scheduledtoappear before
Kosikat 9:30a.m. inthe federal cour-
thouse in Scranton. The sentencing
is open to the public.
The Times Leader and several
other media outlets asked Kosik to
release any letters he received relat-
ing to Conahans sentencing.
Kosik has declined to release let-
ters writtenbyConahans familythat
contain personal information. He
saidhe will release other letters after
the sentence is imposed.
CONAHAN
Continued fromPage 1A
by seniority, so he got the
second opening.
Told that The Times
Leader has received anony-
mous complaints contend-
ing others with more sub-
stitute teaching experience
in the district were by-
passed when Leighton got
his first assignment as long-
term sub last year, Namey
conceded, There may be
some truth to that I dont
know. He added that he be-
lieved Leighton Jr. had done
some daily substitute work
as well.
But once you get put in
as a full-time substitute
for a semester or a whole
year then you automat-
ically get the next contract,
provided you did well.
The city and school dis-
trict are distinct political
entities, one run by a paid
council and mayor, the oth-
er by an unpaid school
board that hires the superin-
tendent for day-to-day man-
agement.
The two have a deal that
puts some city police into
district high schools, and
School Board Member
James Fisher is a city police
officer.
Mayor Leighton has occa-
sionally approached the
board seeking tax breaks for
properties in need of devel-
opment, but he has faced an
increasingly cool reception,
with many board members
critical of what is often a
last-minute request.
SON
Continued fromPage 3A
NANTICOKE Police said
they are investigating a fight
among family members that
resulted in two men being sent
to a hospital on Monday.
Police allege Zachery Hallas,
28, of Nanticoke, went to Apollo
Circle to speak with Steven
Tagnani, 21, regarding text
messages. The two men en-
gaged in a fight, with each
claiming self defense.
Hallas said he was struck with
a car jack, and Tagnani said he
was stabbed with a knife, police
said.
Hallas and Tagnani were
treated and released from Geis-
inger Wyoming Valley Medical
Center in Plains Township.
Police said they are contin-
uing the investigation. Anyone
with information about the
incident is asked to contact
Nanticoke police at 735-2200
ext. 205 or ext. 206.
DURYEA Police warn resi-
dents to beware of a telephone
scam after they receiving sever-
al reports.
A man and a woman speaking
with a foreign accent claiming
to be from Washington, D.C.,
are explaining changes to Medi-
care and asking for personal
information and checking ac-
count numbers.
HAZLE TWP. State police
at Hazleton cited US Cold Stor-
age with control of alarm de-
vices after 10 alleged false
alarms at its facility in the Hum-
boldt Industrial park within 12
months.
State police said any business
or residence that owns or uses
an alarm device that causes
three false alarms within a con-
secutive 12-month period is
subject to a citation.
WEST HAZLETON State
police at Hazleton said they
cited Dietrich Long, 19, of Hazle
Township, with public drunk-
enness and underage drinking
after an incident in the area of
40 E. Oak St. at 4:50 a.m. Sat-
urday.
BUTLER TWP. State police
at Hazleton said they recently
charged Pilar Lacruz-Monroe,
40, of Freeland, with driving
under the influence after a traf-
fic stop on East Butler Avenue
on Aug. 19.
POLICE BLOTTER
C M Y K
SPORTS S E C T I O N B
THE TIMES LEADER FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
timesleader.com
A quick
glance at the
NFLs weekly
injury report
should make
you wince.
Players, on the
other hand,
scan it with a very specific
purpose. Theyre looking for
targets.
After suffering a cracked rib
and punctured lung, Tony
Romo led the Dallas Cowboys
to a comeback win last week-
end that might have done
more to build his cred with
fans as a tough guy and leader
than all his other accomplish-
ments in six previous seasons
combined. Because Romo and
every other guy in the NFL
routinely plays with pain, its a
tossup whether that says more
about the NFLs macho code
or how clueless fans are about
injuries. Either way, it put
Romo front and center on the
Washington Redskins hit list.
Absolutely, Redskins cor-
nerback DAngelo Hall said
when asked whether he would
go after Romo. Im going to
get a chance to try to put my
helmet on whatevers hurt. If
its Romos ribs, Im going to
be asking for some corner
blitzes.
Turns out Hall was just
warming up.
If I know Felix Jones
shoulder is hurt, Im not going
to be cutting him. Im going
to definitely be trying to hit
him high. Thats just part of it.
If you know somethings
wrong with an opponent,
youre going to try to target in
on that, he said. Were going
to definitely try to get as
many hats on those guys as
possible.
Never mind that Hall is
hardly qualified to run his
mouth. Now in his ninth sea-
son, hes got fewer sacks (1
1
2
career) than thumbs, and more
than a few of the tackles hes
made have been by accident.
Maybe inviting the refs at the
game and the NFLs disciplin-
ary cops watching on TV to
keep an eye on him isnt as
dumb as it sounds as the only
time Hall figures to get close
enough to Romo to deliver a
blow will be during pregame
warm-ups.
Yet none of it should detract
from his message. Hall is say-
ing what everybody else in the
league is thinking every week.
What gave his candor that
little extra oomph, perhaps, is
that it came during a week
when the league seemed more
focused on fake injuries than
the real ones suffered by mar-
quee names such as Romo and
Michael Vick (concussion).
What got the NFLs attention
was a complaint by the Rams
that the Giants Deon Grant
went down with an injury
as if on cue late in their
game last weekend. St. Louis
QB Sam Bradford claimed
several New York defenders
yelled go down in a bid to
buy time against his teams
no-huddle offense. What made
Grants injury more suspicious
still was rookie linebacker
Jacquian Williams cramping up
at same instant, then just as
suddenly popping back to his
OPINION
J I M L I T K E
Fake or real,
NFL injuries
are concern
See LITKE, Page 8B
Normalcy hasnt returned to the
WyomingAreafootball programquite
yet, but its gettingthere.
The players are back in school and
the practice routine is back on sched-
ule. But inneighborhoods aroundthe
football facility, debris from flooding
is piled on curbsides. And a couple
players havent been able to get to
practiceyet.
The Warriors, though, will contin-
ue on with an extremely important
showdownat7p.m. todayastheytrav-
eltoHanoverArea.Thegamewilllike-
ly have an impact on not only the
WyomingValleyConferenceDivision
2A-Achampionshipbut the District 2
Class 2Aplayoff fieldas well.
Adversity has a way of inspiring
and bringing the best out of people.
That was certainly the case with our
kids, said Wyoming Area Randy
Spencer, whose home was flooded.
Players helped him and others in the
communitywiththeclean-up.
I told them before the (Lake-Leh-
man) game I was very proud of them
individually. Andwe were veryhappy
to walk off the football field Friday
night proudof our football team.
Hanover Area (2-1) lost 34-27 last
Friday at Mid Valley. The setback
along with losses by GAR and Nanti-
coke left no unbeatens in the D2-2A
playoff pictureafter threeweeks.
Still the Hawkeyes (80 state points
pergame)remainedaheadoffouroth-
er 2-1 teams. Behind that pack is
Wyoming Area (1-1, 50 state ppg.),
which is tied with Nanticoke. Four
teams make the D2-2A playoffs, and
the standings are certain to jumble
with six of the top eight teams in-
volvedinhead-to-headmatchups.
But the Hawkeyes and Warriors
cant control what happenselsewhere
H . S . F O O T B A L L
Warriors vs. Hawks is pivotal
Todays Games
(7 p.m.)
Crestwood
at E. Stroud. North
Dallas
at Pittston Area
GAR at Northwest
Holy Redeemer
at Lake-Lehman
Meyers
at Nanticoke
Tunkhannock
at Hazleton Area
Williamsport
at Coughlin
Valley West
at Berwick
Wyoming Area
at Hanover Area
W E E K 4
S C H E D U L E
By JOHN ERZAR
[email protected]
Adversity has a way of inspiring and
bringing the best out of people. Thats
was certainly the case with our kids.
Randy Spencer
Wyoming Area coach
See FOOTBALL, Page 3B
Changes arent coming just
yet. But Joe Paterno acknowl-
edged things need to improve.
And soon.
The Penn State coach urged
patience on Thursday during
his taped segment on the teams
weekly radio show. Paterno said
the Nittany Lions have plenty to
work on head-
ed into Satur-
days game
against East-
ern Michigan
but suggested
he wont be
making any
immediate per-
sonnel chang-
es.
Were not
that bad real-
ly, Paterno
said. I think
we gotta keep
getting more
consistent,
make some
plays. Last
week against
Temple, we
made some big
plays but we
had penalties.
We havent re-
ally come to
the front and
felt comfortable that we can
dominate yet.
Having said that people
hate to hear me put it this way
but we played two good football
teams. I think well get better,
well pick it up.
The kicking game is a partic-
ularly big focus for the Lions af-
ter missing three field goals in
last weeks 14-10 win at Temple.
The Lions had a field goal and a
punt blocked in that game, and
the team is just 1-for-6 on field
goals this season.
Penn State will likely give ju-
nior Evan Lewis (1-for-5) anoth-
er chance to kick on Saturday.
If we dont get results, then I
really gotta take a good look at
how were doing things and
whos kicking and how were
P E N N S TAT E F O O T B A L L
Paterno
preaches
patience
Coach reminds fans Lions
have played "two good
football teams."
By DEREK LEVARSE
[email protected]
Were not
that bad
really. I
think we
gotta keep
getting
more con-
sistent,
make some
plays.
Joe Paterno
PSU coach
See PSU, Page 6B
ATLANTA Keegan Bra-
dley and Jason Dufner atop the
leaderboard in Atlanta should
sound familiar.
Only this was the FedEx Cup
finale, not the final major of the
year.
And they were on East Lake,
not 40minutes uptheroadat At-
lanta Athletic Club.
Bradley, who won the PGA
Championship last month in a
playoff over Dufner, ran off four
birdies on the back nine Thurs-
day for a 6-under 64 to build a
two-shot leadinthe Tour Cham-
pionship.
Dufner was surprisingly
crookedoff the tee, yet still man-
aged a 66 and was tied for sec-
ond along with Chez Reavie and
Luke Donald, the No. 1player in
the world and one of five players
in prime position to win the $10
million FedEx Cup bonus.
Bradley and Dufner will be in
the last group today, and it was
impossible to ignore the coinci-
dence.
Yeah, I dont think theres
any big surprise, Bradley said.
He likes this grass, too. He likes
these courses, andI hope I get to
play with himtomorrow. I think
that would be a lot of fun.
It would bring back great me-
mories for Bradley, a 26-year-old
rookie. Not so much for Dufner,
who had a four-shot lead with
threeholes toplayuntil hemade
three straight bogeys and
wound up losing in a three-hole
playoff.
Maybe hes having some of
PRO GOL F
PGA champion ahead of three others by two strokes
AP PHOTO
Keegan Bradley hits his drive from the fourth tee during the first round of the Tour Championship golf tournament at East Lake
Golf Club in Atlanta on Thursday.
Bradley has lead in FedEx finale
By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
See GOLF, Page 8B
NEW YORK Matt Moore
struck out 11in five innings of his
first major league start and the
Tampa Bay Rays unloadedonthe
watered-down Yankees for a 15-8
victory Thursday, a night after
NewYorkclinchedtheALEast ti-
tle.
Hazleton Area grad Russ Can-
zler picked up his first Major
League hit and RBI in the victory
whenhelacedasingletocenterin
the top of the fifth. In the eighth,
the designated
hitter knocked
in Sean Rodri-
guez on a sacri-
fice fly.
Canzler fin-
ished the game
1-for-2. He flied out to right in his
secondat-bat forthesecondout of
the seventh.
The Rays avoided a four-game
sweep and pulled within two
games on idle Boston in the AL
wild-cardrace.
AP PHOTO
Tampa Bays B.J. Upton, right, celebrates with Desmond Jen-
nings after Uptons two-run home run against the New York
Yankees on Thursday in New York.
M A J O R L E A G U E B A S E B A L L
Tampa Bay tops Yankees;
Canzler delivers first hit
Staff and wire reports
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update them promptly. Sports
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S C O R E B O A R D
MEETINGS
Crestwood Football Booster Club
will hold their next meeting on
Wednesday, October 12th, 7PM at
Januzzis. Senior Night will be
discussed. Any questions, call Tony
at 430-7571.
Wyoming Valley Chapters of ASA
Umpires will hold their dinner
banquet Monday, September 26 at
6 p.m. at Konesfals Restaurant in
Edwardsville. Cost of this years
banquet is $10. Call Len Brussock
at 570-817-4503 or Dave Miller at
332-9105 if you plan to attend.
REGISTRATIONS/TRYOUTS
Dallas Youth Basketball Regis-
tration for our winter basketball
leagues will be held Friday Septem-
ber 23 at Wycallis Elementary
Cafeteria from 6 p.m to 9 p.m. All
girls and boys in grades 3rd
through 8th that reside in the
Dallas School District are welcome.
Any questions please call Scott at
570-675-1324.
Krunch Gold Fastpitch Softball is
seeking a left handed slap hitter
with great speed for fall 2011 and
summer 2012. Prospective player
should be a 2012 or later high
school graduate with good aca-
demic standings and strong out-
field skills. If you are looking for
college exposure, we are the team
to play for in Central, Pa. Very little
local play. Team travels to highly
attended events in Colorado,
Florida, New Jersey, North Car-
olina, and Philadelphia region. We
are also building a guest player list
for 2011-2012. If you would like to
showcase your skills to college
coaches as a Krunch guest player
please contact us. Our staff is
available for private tryouts by
appointment. All inquires will be
kept confidential. Contact coach
Steve Mumma at sonnyrrr@com-
cast.net or call 717-542-6578.
Nanticoke Area Basketball Alumni
will hold registration for the Nanti-
coke Area Alumni Golf Classic to
be held at the Rolling Pines Run
Golf Course near Berwick on
Saturday, October 1. The tourna-
ment, which benefits both the
Boys and Girls basketball pro-
grams, is a Captain and Crew
format with a shotgun start at
9:00 AM. There will be prizes
awarded for each flight along with
longest drive and closest-to-the-
pin awards. Sponsorships are
available for those who wish to
support the basketball programs.
For more information or to regis-
ter, please call Ken at 740-6049 or
Alan at 735-2078.
Northwest Boys Basketball will hold
registration for the 14th Annual
Northwest Boys Basketball Golf
tournament will be held at Mill
Race Golf Course, Benton Pa. on
Saturday, September 24th. Regis-
tration begins 7:30am with tee off
at 8:00am. This is an 18 hold event,
even though the course suffered
damage due to flooding. Four man
scramble, $75 per golfer. Any
questions please call Lisa Ma-
zonkey at 570-256-3412.
The Pace Setter Athletic Club of
Northeastern Pa. will sponsor
basketball leagues this fall at the
Greater Scranton YMCA in Dun-
more. Leagues include; Monday
evenings for boys grades 7 - 8,
Tesday evenings adult men,
Wednesday evenings for girls
grades 5 - 6, Thursday evenings
adult men, Saturday & Sunday will
feature tournaments for grade 5
through senior varsity. Please
contact Pace Setter A.C. at (Ph)
347-7018 or 575-0941 or e-mail to
[email protected]
UPCOMING EVENTS
GAR Soccer Booster Club will be
hosting a Celebrity Bartender
Night at McCarthys Tavern on
Northampton Street in the Heights
WB from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Sat-
urday, September 24. Please come
out and support GAR Soccer. We
have gift baskets 50/50, and many
other prizes to be given away.
Come out and have some fun while
supporting our soccer kids. If there
are any questions or concern,
please contact Maggie Height at
570-574-1329.
The Wyoming Valley West Girls field
Hockey Team will be Playing for
the Cure on October 17 at the
Wyoming Valley West stadium in
Kingston. The game will begin at
4:15 against Lackawanna Trail. The
girls will be sporting their pink in
support of breast cancer. Donation
from basket raffles, 50-50 draw-
ing, collections at the gate and
proceeds from our concession
stand will all support the cause.
Administration will participate in a
shout-out dressed in goalie gear.
Students, parents and players will
pay $1 to take a shot at their fa-
vorite administrator
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[email protected] or dropped
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Red Sox 9.0 YANKEES
INDIANS 8.5 Twins
RAYS 7.5 Blue Jays
RANGERS 10.0 Mariners
WHITE SOX 9.0 Royals
ANGELS 7.0 As
National League
NATIONALS 6.5 Braves
Reds 9.0 PIRATES
Phillies 7.0 METS
ASTROS 8.5 Rockies
BREWERS 8.0 Marlins
CARDS 7.5 Cubs
DBACKS 9.0 Giants
Dodgers 6.5 PADRES
NFL
Favorite Open Curr. O/U Underdog
Sunday
BENGALS 1.5 2.5 40.5 49ers
Patriots 9 8 53.5 BILLS
SAINTS 4 4 53.0 Texans
EAGLES 7.5 7.5 NL Giants
BROWNS 3 2.5 41.0 Dolphins
TITANS 5.5 6.5 42.0 Broncos
Lions 3.5 3.5 44.5 VIKINGS
PANTHERS 3 3.5 43.0 Jaguars
CHARGERS 14.5 14.5 45.0 Chiefs
Jets 3.5 3.5 41.5 RAIDERS
Ravens 3.5 3.5 41.5 RAMS
BUCS 1 2 45.5 Falcons
Cards 3 3.5 42.5 SEAHAWKS
Packers 3.5 3.5 46.0 BEARS
Steelers 10.5 10 39.5 COLTS
Monday
COWBOYS 5.5 5.5 NL Redskins
College Football
Favorite Open Curr. O/U Underdog
BYU 3.5 3 43 C Florida
Saturday
OHIO ST 15 16 44 Colorado
DUKE 10.5 10 55 Tulane
SYRACUSE 3 2.5 54 Toledo
E CAROLINA 13 14 60 Uab
S FLORIDA 28 29 49 Utep
ILLINOIS 13 13 53 W Michigan
RUTGERS 5 4.5 50 Ohio U
PENN ST 28.5 28.5 44 E Michigan
MIAMI-
FLORIDA
12.5 13 48 Kansas St
Smu 22.5 22 54 MEMPHIS
MARYLAND 9 9 51 Temple
MICHIGAN
ST
23.5 22 49 C Michigan
Georgia 9.5 9.5 54 MISSISSIPPI
MIAMI-OHIO 6 4 52 Bowling
Green
Army 3 4 50 BALL ST
Virginia Tech 19 20.5 47 MARSHALL
ALABAMA 13 12 51 Arkansas
WASHING-
TON
3 1 58 California
Lsu 5 6 49 W VIRGINIA
MICHIGAN 8.5 10 58 San Diego St
GEORGIA
TECH
5 6.5 59 N Carolina
Florida 16.5 19.5 44 KENTUCKY
Notre Dame 5.5 7 54 PITTS-
BURGH
CLEMSON PK 2.5 50 Florida St
SAN JOSE
ST
9.5 10.5 45 New Mexico
St
Fresno St 6 3 52 IDAHO
Connecticut 10 9 46 BUFFALO
OREGON ST 3 5 50 Ucla
TEXAS TECH 20 17 62 Nevada
S CAROLINA 15.5 16 50 Vanderbilt
MISS ST 18 20 58 La Tech
BAYLOR 18 20.5 67 Rice
VIRGINIA 3 3 53 Southern Miss
TEXAS A&M 3 4 69 Oklahoma St
Nebraska 23 22 59 WYOMING
OKLAHOMA 20.5 21 57 Missouri
UTAH ST 6.5 10 56 Colorado St
BOISE ST 29.5 28.5 62 Tulsa
Oregon 14 16 64 ARIZONA
ARIZONA ST 2.5 2.5 54 Usc
AUBURN 32 32 58 Fla Atlantic
IOWA 18 17 51 UL-Monroe
TROY 12 12.5 63 Middle Tenn
St
Indiana 7.5 6.5 54 NORTH
TEXAS
FLORIDA
INTL
17 17 51 UL-Lafayette
CFL
Favorite Open Curr. O/U Underdog
Montreal 1.5 1 54 EDMONTON
Saturday
SASKATCH-
EWAN
1 1.5 50 Br Columbia
Winnipeg 3 3 49 TORONTO
Sunday
HAMILTON PK PK 53 Calgary
Home teams in capital letters.
AME RI C A S L I NE
By ROXY ROXBOROUGH
CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NFL board, the Texans - Saints circle is for Houston
RB Arian Foster (questionable). On the college football board, the Florida State -
Clemson circle is for Florida State QB E.J. Manuel (questionable); the New Mexico
State - San Jose State circle is for New Mexico State QB Andrew Manley (doubtful).
NO LINE REPORT: On the NFL board, there is no line on the Eagles - Giants game
due to Philadelphia QB Michael Vick (probable/questionable); there is no line on
the Cowboys - Redskins game due to Dallas QB Tony Romo (probable/question-
able), WR Dez Bryant (probable), WR Miles Austin (out), RB Felix Jones (probable).
ON THE MARK
By Mark Dudek
Times Leader Correspondent
Just a terrific $50,000 Open Trot tops a very good Friday evening
programat The MoheganSunat Pocono Downs. This just may be the
finest group of trotters that has ever lined-up across the wings for an
Open. Starting fromthe rail out withCalchips Brute, the five-year old
Credit Winner stallion has won five times this year while bankrolling
$165,720 onthe season. Fromthe two post is Lolique, trainedby John
Wagner this veteran of Tagliabue is approaching $1 million in career
earnings. Arecent additiontothe Tyler Raymer stable, TrottingTroy,
draws post three, hejust wona $40,000ConditionTrot at Yonkers last
week. Getting away frompost four is the winner of the last Open Trot
conducted at PD, Hot Shot Blue Chip. Reined by Joe Pavia this five-
year old is coming off a career best mile of 1:51.3. Scoring down from
post five is one of the all time great trotting mares of all time and
Breeders Crown champ, Buck I St Pat. Then you got the ultra-consis-
tent Looking Hanover drawing the six slot for trainer EdwinGannon.
The Muscles Yankee product has hit the board in 61of 99 career out-
ings. Rounding the field is one of the fastest trotters of this era, Lucky
Jim. Though the SJs Photo gelding has been a tad off his game of
recent he still has made nearly $200,000 in earnings just this season.
Who do you like?
BEST BET: SAND TOP GUN (2ND)
VALUE PLAY: BUDGET GAP (6TH)
POST TIME 6:30 p.m.
All Races One Mile
First-$4,800 Clm.Pace;clm.price $5,000
3 Summerhill Chris A.Napolitano 2-1-1 Gained some consistency 3-1
5 The Rising N T.Buter 2-6-7 Just missed in most recent 4-1
4 Absolutely Michael H.Parker 6-1-8 Parker has gone cold 7-2
8 Baffler M.Romano 5-2-1 Too little, too late 8-1
7 Cole Combustion G.Napolitano 3-8-4 Used up early on 9-2
9 Dont Tell Barbara A.McCarthy 1-3-7 Tough spot to repeat 6-1
1 Lifetime Louie M.Simons 6-3-3 Winless last two seasons 15-1
6 Mysteriosa Hanover M.Kakaley 5-9-3 A mystery for sure 10-1
2 Jellis As Hecht J.Pavia 7-7-3 Anyones guess 20-1
Second-$22,000 Cond.Trot;n/w $17,000 last 5
1 Sand Top Gun A.McCarthy 1-7-2 Right down the road again 3-1
3 Iron Will G.Napolitano 1-7-1 In fairly good form 4-1
5 Hes Spooky M.Kakaley 3-6-3 Halloween is around corner 9-2
2 Tui A.Napolitano 8-8-1 NJSS Champ off a little bit 7-2
4 Habanero T.Buter 5-2-7 Down a bit in class 6-1
9 Jaavos Boy D.Ingraham 4-9-3 Post the main concern 8-1
6 Valdez M.Simons 5-5-1 Tends to get stuck in 10-1
8 Our Last Photo A.Miller 3-1-2 No pictures tonight 15-1
7 M C Felix Tn.Schadel 2-9-4 Ill pass on 20-1
Third-$14,000 Cond.Pace;n/w $9,000 last 5
2 Behind The Scenes A.Miller 1-6-2 Repeater 3-1
4 Barks Like A Dog M.Kakaley 7-2-5 Can grab a share 7-2
6 Perec G.Napolitano 4-5-5 Lightly raced filly 4-1
8 Clear Character M.Simons 7-2-4 Again gets tough draw 8-1
7 People Like Me A.McCarthy 5-5-4 Moves out of claimers 10-1
5 Four Starz Molly J.Pavia 6-5-4 Off her game 6-1
1 Olivette Hanover T.Buter 5-5-4 Not living up to breeding 9-2
3 Mohegan Miss M.Romano 8-1-5 Bounced off the win 15-1
9 Lookinforagoodtime H.Parker 5-4-3 Sad 20-1
Fourth-$25,000 Cond.Trot;n/w $22,000 last 5
3 Di Manggio T.Buter 1-1-1 Very sharp 4-1
4 Ellens Isle A.Miller 3-1-2 Goes for team Miller 5-2
8 Spice It Up Lindy D.Ingraham 1-1-5 Looking for 3 in a row 3-1
1 P J Clark A.Napolitano 7-1-2 Parked out last time5-1 5-1
2 Trotslikethewind A.McCarthy 1-3-3 Never better 6-1
6 Jam And Jelly G.Napolitano 2-4-1 Just missed in most recent 10-1
7 A Crown For Lindy M.Kakaley 4-1-2 Vernon shipper 12-1
9 Boinga J.Pavia 1-4-4 No answers 20-1
5 All About Justice M.Simons 8-8-1 Better earlier in season 15-1
Fifth-$14,000 Cond.Pace;n/w $9,000 last 5
3 Someheartsomewhere A.McCarthy 1-3-3 Keeps on going 5-2
7 Sandy Absolut G.Napolitano 2-2-1 Second to choice last out 3-1
9 Dont Point At T.Buter 3-4-7 Talented mare 12-1
1 Fashion Ruffles A.Napolitano 3-1-2 Hit board all seven starts 10-1
8 Lightning Maddy H.Parker 3-4-5 Parker the new pilot 4-1
4 Tryst J.Pavia 3-1-8 Been racing at Chester 6-1
5 Jolting Kate M.Kakaley 6-4-3 PASS filly 5-1
2 Maggys Art M.Simons 5-5-1 Paint another photo 15-1
6 Hannah Isabel A.Miller 7-8-1 Nothing since that win 20-1
Sixth-$29,000 Open Trot
3 Budget Gap J.Pavia 2-6-2 Worth following 8-1
1 Cold Winner T.Buter 2-3-8 Classy veteran 3-1
5 My Leap Of Faith A.McCarthy 3-4-1 Reunites with Andrew 9-2
6 Coco Lindy M.Kakaley 3-3-1 Antonacci does well here 4-1
7 The Chancellor A.Miller 5-3-6 Risky proposition 7-2
8 Affirmed Action M.Simons 1-6-4 Off since April 10-1
2 Petty Hanover G.Napolitano 2-2-2 Overmatched 5-1
4 Curly Top A.Napolitano 4-6-3 Rolled over 12-1
Seventh-$15,000 Cond.Pace;n/w 4 pm races life
2 Odin Blue Chip A.Napolitano 1-3-2 Amazing in victory 3-1
8 Ourea Hanover J.Taggart 1-2-2 Done well with Taggart 9-2
4 All Summer Long G.Napolitano 4-8-6 Can get decent trip from here 7-2
6 Trottown King A.McCarthy 2-1-6 Went huge trip last time here 4-1
9 Alexpanderthegreat M.Kakaley 3-9-8 Three straight outside posts 15-1
5 Safe Harbor A.Miller 4-5-6 Nothing safe about him 6-1
7 Bittersweet Champ M.Romano 2-3-6 In with solid group 20-1
1 Bonefire Bliss D.Ingraham 6-8-5 Fizzled out 10-1
3 Juxasport M.Simons 8-3-5 Beat down 8-1
Eighth-$29,000 Open Trot
9 Take My Picture J.Pavia 1-1-1 Red hot trotter 7-2
4 Pictures Of Mille M.Simons 7-2-2 Sleeper potential 6-1
6 Dutchess Seelster A.Napolitano 3-1-2 Remains in very good shape 10-1
7 In Focus M.Johansson 1-7-4 Closing in on $1million life 4-1
1 Macho Lindy A.Miller 2-2-2 Case of seconditis 9-2
8 Wind Surfer M.Kakaley 3-1-5 Yonkers import 3-1
5 Pembrook Street G.Napolitano 3-1-1 Hot commodity 15-1
2 Bastille H.Parker 6-5-1 Solid Open trot 8-1
3 Tsmlil Orphan Andy T.Buter 5-8-1 Wheels have fallen off 20-1
Ninth-$18,000 Cond.Pace;n/w $12,000 last 5
8 Fresh Idea J.Pavia 4-8-2 Outclasses them 3-1
5 Cat Cora J.Taggart 2-6-7 Raced gamely to a tiger 4-1
1 Rock N Load G.Napolitano 8-1-4 Robinson barn cooled off 7-2
6 Age Of Consent T.Buter 5-4-2 Real Desire mare 9-2
2 Lizze Mcardle A.McCarthy 2-7-6 Wiggins training at .251 10-1
4 Crown Lady A.Miller 7-2-5 Checks in sixth 6-1
9 Kaylas Dream A.Napolitano 4-6-1 Slim chances from here 15-1
7 For All We Know M.Kakaley 3-5-4 Knows very little 8-1
3 Stash The Cash M.Simons 2-3-6 Save the pennies 20-1
Tenth-$50,000 Open Trot
4 Hot Shot Blue Chip J.Pavia 1-6-2 7-2 was a steal in that victory 7-2
7 Lucky Jim A.Miller 2-8-3 Wont be beat if right 5-2
5 Buck I St Pat M.Kakaley 8-1-2 World class mare 3-1
1 Calchips Brute G.Napolitano 2-2-1 From strong connections 9-2
2 Lolique A.Napolitano 2-1-2 ANap gets strong mount 6-1
6 Looking Hanover T.Buter 3-2-4 Raced toughies all year 12-1
3 Trotting Troy A.McCarthy 1-5-2 Wait for easier 8-1
Eleventh-$7,000 Clm.Pace;clm.price $7,500
9 Kotare Flame N A.Napolitano 1-2-2 Fires off the wings 4-1
3 Tufsun Beach W.Mann 1-9-6 Just won at 53-1 odds 6-1
1 Laverns Art G.Napolitano 8-1-4 This is a head scratcher 3-1
4 Third Day M.Kakaley 2-4-3 Raymer trainee 7-2
6 Hawaiian Rowdy D.Ingraham 3-1-8 Dragon Again veteran pacer 9-2
8 Satire T.Buter 4-4-4 Lacks late fire power 15-1
2 Dr Lon J.Pavia 5-3-6 Needs some nursing 8-1
5 Chase The Sun M.Simons 2-6-2 Keep chasing 10-1
7 Fourth Page A.McCarthy 6-8-2 Look for the fifth 20-1
Twelfth-$15,000 Cond.Trot;n/w 4 pm races life
1 Cora Louise T.Buter 1-5-2 Raced great in the mud 3-1
3 Hollywood Rusty A.McCarthy 1-4-6 Just won at Chester Downs 4-1
2 Andoversure D.Ingraham 3-3-3 Again grabs the show dough 9-2
4 Leonardo Da Lindy M.Kakaley 4-3-6 Superfecta player 7-2
9 Just A Glidin J.Pavia 2-1-4 Needs a better post position 5-1
8 M S Heather M G.Napolitano 6-7-1 Mare tackles the boys 15-1
5 Gasoline H.Parker 6-2-5 Burned 6-1
6 Cantabulous A.Napolitano 8-6-7 Fallen on rough times 10-1
7 Powerlifter Tn.Schadel 5-5-6 Ready for the dumbbells 20-1
Thirteenth-$12,000 Cond.Pace;n/w $6,500 last 5
7 Blue Claw J.Pavia 6-6-3 Kick starts late double 3-1
1 Oyster Bay T.Buter 1-8-5 Qualified well for comeback 7-2
5 Lucky Lucky Leo J.Taggart 3-1-9 Grabs good early position 9-2
3 Success Rocks G.Napolitano 5-6-3 Does keep Nap in the sulky 4-1
8 Dragoon K A.McCarthy 6-4-6 Norris done well at PD 8-1
4 Yankee Devil H.Parker 3-7-2 Parker driving at .197 6-1
6 Artist Point M.Kakaley 5-7-2 A toss 10-1
9 Night Train Shane A.Napolitano 9-9-8 Whipped last several 20-1
2 Air Mcnair J.Siegelman 8-8-4 Never in it 15-1
Fourteenth-$12,000 Cond.Pace;n/w $6,500 last 5
6 All Spirit H.Parker 6-6-5 Won here before 9-2
2 Shayna Baby A.McCarthy 4-7-1 Merits a strong look 3-1
8 Dont Deny Me M.Kakaley 4-6-6 Has most money won 6-1
5 Sammys Magic Girl G.Napolitano 8-2-3 Raced poorly as the chalk 7-2
3 Change Maker T.Buter 2-4-2 Winless in 16 previous 4-1
1 Imperial Flower A.Miller 7-6-6 Struggling girl 8-1
4 Joyful Years A.Napolitano 9-8-5 Missed a few turns 10-1
7 Franciegirl Tn.Schadel 8-7-4 ..next 15-1
9 Tammibest D.Ingraham 9-3-3 See you tomorrow 20-1
T R A N S A C T I O N S
BASEBALL
National League
FLORIDA MARLINSPlaced RHP Leo Nunez on
the restricted list.
MILWAUKEE BREWERSNamed Mike Guerrero
manager and Al LeBoeuf coach of Nashville (PCL);
Darnell Coles manager and Dwayne Hosey coach
of Huntsville (SL); Sandy Guerrero minor league
hitting coordinator; and Don Money special instruc-
tor, player development.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALSAgreed to terms with
OF-1B Lance Berkman on a one-year contract for
the 2012 season.
Can-Am League
BROCKTON ROXReleased INF Tucker Nath-
ans.
NEW JERSEY JACKALSReleased RHP Jairo
Mendez, RHPKyle Gunderson and RHPJosh Ellis.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
DENVERBRONCOS Signed TE Dante Rosario.
Released LB Mike Mohamed.
Canadian Football League
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERSReleased DB Ar-
rington Hicks.
Arena Football League
ORLANDO PREDATORSRe-signed K Mark Le-
wis and DL Mark Robinson.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHLSuspended Calgary F Pierre-Luc Letour-
neau-Leblond for the remainder of the preseason
and one regular-season game for a hit frombehind
to Vancouver F Matt Clackson during a Sept. 20
preseason game.
CAROLINAHURRICANESSignedpresident and
general manager JimRutherfordtoafour-year con-
tract extension through the 2015-16 season. As-
signed D Brett Bellemore, D Kyle Lawson, D Chris
Murray, F Matt Pistilli, F Justin Soryal and G John
Muse to Charlotte (AHL).
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETSAssigned F Petr
Straka to Rimouski (QMJHL).
OTTAWA SENATORSRe-assigned F Shane
Prince to Ottawa (OHL).
ST. LOUIS BLUESAssigned F Cody Beach, D
Brock Beukeboomand GJordan Binnington to their
junior teams.
WINNIPEGJETSAssignedRWAustenBrassard
to Bellville (OHL), C Mike Kirkpatrick to St. Johns
(AHL), LW Adam Lowry to Swift Current (WHL), D
Kendal McFaull to Moose Jaw (WHL), D Sebastian
Owuya to Medicine (WHL), CIvan Telegin to Barrie
(OHL) and D Zach Yuen to Tri-City (WHL). Re-
leased LW Levko Koper.
ECHL
ELMIRAJACKALSSigned F Rob Bellamy, F J.P.
Martignetti, F Matt Moffat and F Mike Sellitto to one-
year contracts.
KALAMZOO WINGSAnnounced an affiliation
agreement with Vancouver (NHL) for the 2011-12
season. Signed D Wes ONeill, F Patrick Asselin, F
Nick Sirota and F David Solway.
UTAH GRIZZLIESSigned D Patrick Cullity.
F O O T B A L L
NFL
At A Glance
All Times EDT
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England........................... 2 0 0 1.000 73 45
Buffalo...................................... 2 0 0 1.000 79 42
N.Y. Jets .................................. 2 0 0 1.000 59 27
Miami ........................................ 0 2 0 .000 37 61
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston ................................... 2 0 0 1.000 57 20
Jacksonville............................. 1 1 0 .500 19 46
Tennessee............................... 1 1 0 .500 40 29
Indianapolis ............................. 0 2 0 .000 26 61
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore.................................... 1 1 0 .500 48 33
Cincinnati ................................... 1 1 0 .500 49 41
Cleveland................................... 1 1 0 .500 44 46
Pittsburgh................................... 1 1 0 .500 31 35
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Oakland...................................... 1 1 0 .500 58 58
San Diego .................................. 1 1 0 .500 45 52
Denver........................................ 1 1 0 .500 44 45
Kansas City................................ 0 2 0 .000 10 89
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Washington ............................. 2 0 0 1.000 50 35
Dallas ....................................... 1 1 0 .500 51 51
Philadelphia............................. 1 1 0 .500 62 48
N.Y. Giants .............................. 1 1 0 .500 42 44
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans.............................. 1 1 0 .500 64 55
Atlanta ........................................ 1 1 0 .500 47 61
Tampa Bay................................. 1 1 0 .500 44 47
Carolina...................................... 0 2 0 .000 44 58
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Green Bay................................ 2 0 0 1.000 72 57
Detroit....................................... 2 0 0 1.000 75 23
Chicago.................................... 1 1 0 .500 43 42
Minnesota................................ 0 2 0 .000 37 48
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Francisco............................ 1 1 0 .500 57 44
Arizona....................................... 1 1 0 .500 49 43
St. Louis ..................................... 0 2 0 .000 29 59
Seattle......................................... 0 2 0 .000 17 57
Sunday, Sep. 25
Houston at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Denver at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Miami at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
Baltimore at St. Louis, 4:05 p.m.
Arizona at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.
Green Bay at Chicago, 4:15 p.m.
Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 4:15 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Indianapolis, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Sep. 26
Washington at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
CFL
At A Glance
All Times EDT
EAST DIVISION
W L T Pts PF PA
Winnipeg................................... 8 3 0 16 265 252
Montreal.................................... 6 5 0 12 340 276
Hamilton.................................... 5 6 0 10 296 308
Toronto ..................................... 2 9 0 4 226 320
WEST DIVISION
W L T Pts PF PA
Calgary ..................................... 7 4 0 14 288 290
T H I S
W E E K E N D S
L O C A L
C A L E N D A R
FRIDAY, SEPT. 23
H.S. FOOTBALL
(7 p.m.)
Crestwood at East Stroudsburg North
Dallas at Pittston Area
GAR at Northwest
Holy Redeemer at Lake-Lehman
Meyers at Nanticoke
Tunkhannock at Hazleton Area
Williamsport at Coughlin
Wyoming Valley West at Berwick
Wyoming Area at Hanover Area
H.S. GOLF
Nanticoke at Crestwood
MMI Prep at Hazleton Area
H.S. BOYS SOCCER
Wyoming Seminary at Crestwood, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Pittston Area
Meyers at Wyoming Valley West
Coughlin at Lake-Lehman, 3:45 p.m.
MMI at Hanover Area
H.S. GIRLS TENNIS
Holy Redeemer at Dallas
MMI Prep at Crestwood
Pittston Area at Coughlin
Tunkhannock at Wyoming Valley West
Wyoming Area at Wyoming Seminary
Hanover Area at Berwick
Hazleton Area at GAR
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Messiah at Misericordia, 7 p.m.
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Misericordia at Baptist Bible, 4 p.m.
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Kings at Carnegie Mellon Tournament
SATURDAY, SEPT. 24
H.S. BOYS SOCCER
MMI at Weatherly, 11 a.m.
Tunkhannock at Nanticoke, 11 a.m.
Hazleton Area at Williamsport, noon
COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY
Kings, Misericordia, Wilkes at Messiah Invitational
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
Misericordia at DeSales, noon
Wilkes at Eastern, 1 p.m.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Albright at Kings, 1 p.m.
Widener at Wilkes, 1 p.m.
MEN'S GOLF
Misericordia at Susquehanna Invitational
MEN'S SOCCER
Elizabethtown at Misericordia, 2 p.m.
Kings at Gwynedd-Mercy, 3 p.m.
Wilkes at Lebanon Valley, 3 p.m.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Kings at Elmira, 2 p.m.
Arcadia at Wilkes, 5 p.m.
MEN'S TENNIS
Lycoming at Kings, 11 a.m.
Wilkes at Susquehanna, noon
Misericordia at Alvernia, 1 p.m.
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Lycoming at Kings, 11 a.m.
Wilkes at Susquehanna, noon
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Albright, Misericordia at PSU-Harrisburg
Kings at Carnegie Mellon Tournament
Montclair State, Wilkes at Penn State-Berks
W H A T S O N T V
AUTO RACING
9:30 a.m.
SPEED Formula One, practice for Singapore
Grand Prix
11:30 a.m.
ESPN2NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practicefor Sylva-
nia 300, at Loudon, N.H.
3 p.m.
ESPN2 NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for
Sylvania 300, at Loudon, N.H.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
8 p.m.
ESPN UCF at BYU
GOLF
1 p.m.
TGC PGA Tour, TOUR Championship, second
round, at Atlanta
12:30 a.m.
TGC European PGA Tour, Austrian Open, sec-
ond round, at Atzenbrugg, Austria (delayed tape)
2:30 a.m.
TGCLPGA, The SolheimCup, second round, at
Dunsany, Ireland
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m.
MLB Regional coverage, Boston at N.Y. Yan-
kees or Toronto at Tampa Bay
PREP FOOTBALL
8 p.m.
ESPN2 De La Salle (Calif.) at St. Thomas Aqui-
nas (Fla.)
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
7 p.m.
Service Electric Cable Wyoming Area at Hanover
Area
WYLN Tunkhannock at Hazleton Area
WHAT'S On The INTERNET
7 p.m.
www.northeastpafootball.com Dallas at Pittston
Area
www.NanticokeFootball.com Meyers at Nanti-
coke
www.wyomingareafootball.org Wyoming Area at
Hanover Area
www.WVWSpartanFootball.com Wyoming Val-
ley West at Berwick
www.wrak.com Williamsport at Coughlin
WHAT'S ON THE RADIO
7 p.m.
FOX Sports THE GAME (1340, 1400 AM) Valley
View at Scranton
WILK (910, 980, 1300 AM; 103.1 FM ) Tunkhan-
nock at Hazleton Area
WHLM (103.5 FM) Wyoming Valley West at Ber-
wick
SATURDAY
WHAT'S ON THE RADIO
1 p.m.
FOXSports THEGAME(1340, 1400 AM) Carbon-
dale at Holy Cross
ON TELEVISION
9 p.m.
WQMY Dallas at Pittston Area (tape delayed)
PCN Cocalico at ManheimCentral (tape delayed)
Edmonton................................. 7 4 0 14 267 250
B.C. ........................................... 5 6 0 10 292 244
Saskatchewan.......................... 4 7 0 8 267 303
Friday, Sept. 23
Montreal at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 24
B.C. at Saskatchewan, 4 p.m.
Winnipeg at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 25
Calgary at Hamilton, 1 p.m.
NCAA
Top 25 Schedule
All Times EDT
Saturday
No. 1 Oklahoma vs. Missouri, 8 p.m.
No. 2 LSU at No. 16 West Virginia, 8 p.m.
No. 3 Alabama vs. No. 14 Arkansas, 3:30 p.m.
No. 4 Boise St. vs. Tulsa, 8 p.m.
No. 6 Wisconsin vs. South Dakota, 3:30 p.m.
No. 7 Oklahoma St. at No. 8 Texas A&M, 3:30 p.m.
No. 9 Nebraska at Wyoming, 7:30 p.m.
No. 10 Oregon at Arizona, 10:15 p.m.
No. 11 Florida St. at No. 21 Clemson, 3:30 p.m.
No. 12 South Carolina vs. Vanderbilt, 7 p.m.
No. 13 Virginia Tech at Marshall, 3:30 p.m.
No. 15 Florida at Kentucky, 7 p.m.
No. 17 Baylor vs. Rice, 7 p.m.
No. 18 South Florida vs. UTEP, 7 p.m.
No. 20 TCU vs. Portland St., 2 p.m.
No. 22 Michigan vs. San Diego St., Noon
No. 23 Southern Cal at Arizona St., 10:15 p.m.
No. 24 Illinois vs. Western Michigan, 3:30 p.m.
No. 25 Georgia Tech vs. North Carolina, Noon
Remaining National Schedule
All Times EDT
(Subject to change)
Thursday, Sept. 22
SOUTH
Murray St. at UT-Martin, 7 p.m.
Hampton at Bethune-Cookman, 7:30 p.m.
MIDWEST
NC State at Cincinnati, 8 p.m.
Today's Game
FAR WEST
UCF at BYU, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 24
EAST
Monmouth (NJ) at CCSU, Noon
Old Dominion at Delaware, Noon
E. Michigan at Penn St., Noon
Notre Dame at Pittsburgh, Noon
Toledo at Syracuse, Noon
Cornell at Yale, Noon
Albany (NY) at Columbia, 12:30 p.m.
Liberty at Lehigh, 12:30 p.m.
UMass at Boston College, 1 p.m.
Wagner at Bryant, 1 p.m.
Georgetown at Marist, 1 p.m.
Fordham at Rhode Island, 1 p.m.
Dartmouth at Sacred Heart, 1 p.m.
Ohio at Rutgers, 2 p.m.
Morgan St. vs. Howard at East Rutherford, N.J., 4
p.m.
UConn at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
Bucknell at Princeton, 6 p.m.
Lafayette at Stony Brook, 6 p.m.
Penn at Villanova, 6 p.m.
Brown at Harvard, 7 p.m.
Duquesne at St. Francis (Pa.), 7 p.m.
Colgate at Towson, 7 p.m.
LSU at West Virginia, 8 p.m.
SOUTH
North Carolina at Georgia Tech, Noon
SMU at Memphis, Noon
Georgia at Mississippi, 12:21 p.m.
Temple at Maryland, 12:30 p.m.
San Diego at Morehead St., 12:30 p.m.
Jacksonville at Campbell, 1 p.m.
Presbyterian at Furman, 1 p.m.
Norfolk St. at Charleston Southern, 1:30 p.m.
The Citadel at Elon, 1:30 p.m.
Delaware St. at SC State, 2 p.m.
Arkansas at Alabama, 3:30 p.m.
Chattanooga at Appalachian St., 3:30 p.m.
Florida St. at Clemson, 3:30 p.m.
Tulane at Duke, 3:30 p.m.
UAB at East Carolina, 3:30 p.m.
Virginia Tech at Marshall, 3:30 p.m.
Kansas St. at Miami, 3:30 p.m.
New Hampshire at Richmond, 3:30 p.m.
Florida A&M vs. Southern U. at Atlanta, 3:30 p.m.
Middle Tennessee at Troy, 3:30 p.m.
Southern Miss. at Virginia, 3:30 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at NC A&T, 4 p.m.
Northwestern St. at Nicholls St., 4 p.m.
Alabama St. at Jackson St., 5 p.m.
Louisiana-Lafayette at FIU, 6 p.m.
W. Carolina at Georgia Southern, 6 p.m.
Alabama A&M at Grambling St., 6 p.m.
Savannah St. at NC Central, 6 p.m.
FAU at Auburn, 7 p.m.
E. Kentucky at Austin Peay, 7 p.m.
Johnson C. Smith at Davidson, 7 p.m.
E. Illinois at Jacksonville St., 7 p.m.
Florida at Kentucky, 7 p.m.
Louisiana Tech at Mississippi St., 7 p.m.
Vanderbilt at South Carolina, 7 p.m.
UTEP at South Florida, 7 p.m.
James Madison at William & Mary, 7 p.m.
Samford at Wofford, 7 p.m.
SE Louisiana at McNeese St., 8 p.m.
SE Missouri at Tennessee Tech, 8 p.m.
MIDWEST
Louisiana-Monroe at Iowa, Noon
San Diego St. at Michigan, Noon
Cent. Michigan at Michigan St., Noon
Drake at Butler, 1 p.m.
Bowling Green at Miami (Ohio), 1 p.m.
Dayton at Central St., Ohio, 1:30 p.m.
VMI at Akron, 2 p.m.
Army at Ball St., 2 p.m.
Youngstown St. at Indiana St., 2:05 p.m.
W. Michigan at Illinois, 3:30 p.m.
South Alabama at Kent St., 3:30 p.m.
Cal Poly at N. Illinois, 3:30 p.m.
Colorado at Ohio St., 3:30 p.m.
South Dakota at Wisconsin, 3:30 p.m.
Clark Atlanta vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff at St. Louis, 4 p.m.
W. Illinois at N. Iowa, 5 p.m.
S. Dakota St. at Illinois St., 7 p.m.
N. Dakota St. at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Black Hills St. at North Dakota, 7 p.m.
Missouri St. at S. Illinois, 7 p.m.
SOUTHWEST
Portland St. at TCU, 2 p.m.
Alcorn St. at Texas Southern, 2 p.m.
Bacone at UTSA, 2 p.m.
Rice at Baylor, 7 p.m.
Indiana at North Texas, 7 p.m.
MVSU at Prairie View, 7 p.m.
Texas St. at Stephen F. Austin, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma St. at Texas A&M, 7 p.m.
Nevada at Texas Tech, 7 p.m.
Cent. Arkansas at Arkansas St., 8 p.m.
Georgia St. at Houston, 8 p.m.
Missouri at Oklahoma, 8 p.m.
FAR WEST
Tennessee St. at Air Force, 3 p.m.
UCLA at Oregon St., 3:30 p.m.
California at Washington, 3:30 p.m.
Weber St. at N. Colorado, 3:35 p.m.
New Mexico St. at San Jose St., 4 p.m.
Fresno St. at Idaho, 5 p.m.
Sam Houston St. at New Mexico, 6 p.m.
Idaho St. at N. Arizona, 6:05 p.m.
Montana St. at E. Washington, 7:05 p.m.
Nebraska at Wyoming, 7:30 p.m.
Tulsa at Boise St., 8 p.m.
Colorado St. at Utah St., 8 p.m.
S. Utah at UNLV, 9 p.m.
Montana at Sacramento St., 9:05 p.m.
Oregon at Arizona, 10:15 p.m.
Southern Cal at Arizona St., 10:15 p.m.
UC Davis at Hawaii, Midnight
T E N N I S
ATP Tour
Moselle Open Results
Thursday
At Les Arenes de Metz
Metz, France
Purse: $616,500 (WT250)
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles
Second Round
Xavier Malisse (6), Belgium, def. Igor Kunitsyn,
Russia, 6-4, 6-2.
Igor Sijsling, Netherlands, def. Philipp Kohlschreib-
er (7), Germany, 6-4, 7-5.
Nicolas Mahut, France, def. Arnaud Clement,
France, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (1), France, def. Mathieu Ro-
drigues, France, 6-3, 6-4.
Richard Gasquet (2), France, def. Olivier Rochus,
Belgium, 6-2, 6-1.
Doubles
Quarterfinals
Lukas Dlouhy, Czech Republic, and Marcelo Melo
(2), Brazil, def. Michael Kohlmann and Alexander
Waske, Germany, 7-6 (5), 6-4.
Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins (4), Britain, def.
Adil Shamasdin, Canada, and Igor Zelenay, Slova-
kia, 6-4, 7-5.
Jamie Murray, Britain, and Andre Sa, Brazil, def.
Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Renavand,
France, 3-6, 6-3, 10-5 tiebreak.
Kenny de Schepper and Arnaud Clement, France,
def. Christopher Kas, Germany, and Alexander
Peya (1), Austria, 6-1, 7-6 (3),
BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy Results
Thursday
At Progresul BNR Arenas
Bucharest, Romania
Purse: $579,200 (WT250)
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Second Round
Joao Souza, Brazil, def. Adrian Ungur, Romania,
4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1.
Filippo Volandri, Italy, def. Marcel Granollers (3),
Spain, 6-1, 6-3.
Albert Ramos, Spain, def. Pere Riba, Spain, 2-6,
6-4, 7-5.
Florian Mayer (2), Germany, def. Carlos Berlocq,
Argentina, 6-2, 0-6, 6-4.
Alessandro Giannessi, Italy, def. Frederico Gil, Por-
tugal, 7-6 (2), 0-6, 6-3.
Pablo Andujar (4), Spain, def. Marius Copil, Roma-
nia, 6-2, 6-3.
Doubles
Quarterfinals
Daniele Bracciali and Potito Starace (3), Italy, def.
Pere Riba, Spain, and Joao Souza, Brazil, 6-3, 6-1.
Frantisek Cermak, Czech Republic, and Filip Pola-
sek (2), Slovakia, def. Andreas Seppi and Filippo
Volandri, Italy, 6-2, 6-3.
C M Y K
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Crestwood
(3-0)
at
East Stroudsburg North
(1-2)
7 p.m. today
The Coaches: Crestwoods Greg Myers (36-41, 7th year); ESNs Chuck Dailey (37-78,
12th year)
Last Meeting: Crestwood 28-14 in 2010
Scouting Crestwood: Crestwood expanded its offense in last weeks 54-31
victory over Pittston Area. QB Nick Aigeldinger took a bit of a backseat as RB Roger
Legg gained 179 yards and WRs Nick Powell and Kota Kishel also ran well on sweeps.
FB Anthony Survilla was also impressive running and catching the ball.
The Comets, though, didnt finish the game strongly. They were up 35-7 early in
the third quarter, but couldnt deliver the knockout punch.
Scouting ESN: Some might not remember, but when ESN started football in 2000
it was in District 2 for two years as a member of the forgettable super conference
that contained all WVC and Lackawanna Conference teams. The Wolves gained ad-
mittance to District 11 in 2002, but still pokes around our parts from time to time.
ESN picked up its first win last week, 54-42 over Honesdale, as it returned two
kickoffs for touchdowns. RB Joe Clouse had a big game on the ground, while QB Joe
Roman threw the ball well.
What To Expect: This could be a tricky game for the Comets because of the long
road trip involved. But once they get their footing, they should be on the way to a
victory.
John Erzar
Dallas
(3-0)
at
Pittston Area
(2-1)
7 p.m. today
The Coaches: Dallas Ted Jackson (220-80-3, 27th year); Pittston Areas Mike
Barrett (2-1, 1st year)
Last Meeting: Dallas 21-7 in 2010
Scouting Dallas: Dallas clamped the mercy rule on its second consecutive
opponent, and the 53-20 victory over Berwick had Jackson feeling much better about
his defense. Whereas Scranton Prep caused some problems two weeks ago, the
Dawgs barely made a whimper.
On offense, QB Ryan Zapoticky has played extremely well, but plenty of credit for
his success goes to big WRs Shane Dunn and Jason Simonovich. RB Jim Roccograndi
was expected to be a bruiser, but had broken an unexpected number of long runs.
WB Paul Brace could be back for this one, adding one of the WVCs top weapons to an
already potent attack.
Scouting Pittston Area: The Patriots attempt for their first third consecutive
victory since 2008 fell flat as Crestwood kept them at arms length to post a 54-31
victory. A good sign was Pittston Area didnt wave the white flag, like it seemed last
season, when falling behind 35-7.
The running game was solid with RBs Mark Romanczuk and Justin Wilk, who
scored twice on the ground. Big-play WR Jordan Houseman had a fine first half, but
played sparingly the final two quarters. Keep an eye on freshman RB Kyle Gattuso,
who looks like he can add a dose of speed to the running game.
What To Expect: Pittston Area appears to be on the right track, but it will be
awhile until the Patriots catch programs like Dallas. That should be evident tonight,
although the Patriots nearly upset the Mountaineers last year.
John Erzar
GAR
(2-1)
at
Northwest
(2-1)
7 p.m. today
The Coaches: Paul Wiedlich Jr. (13-3, 2nd year); Northwests Carl Majer (24-13, 4th
year)
Last Meeting: GAR 21-7 in 2010
Scouting GAR: GAR suffered its first loss of the season as Lakeland RB Ryan
Nichols ran for 235 yards and the game-winning TD in a 34-31 victory. The Grenadiers,
though, were missing two key players injured QB Darrell Crawford and standout DE
Shakir Soto, who missed the game after being ejected a week earlier.
While Corey Moore was outstanding filling in for Crawford, Crawfords overall value
is immeasurable. Sotos value is also very high. On a positive note, WR Lucas Benton
had a big day and he and WR Shaliek Powell can cause plenty of headaches for
opponents.
Scouting Northwest: After posting victories over lesser opponents, Northwest
ran into a very good Old Forge team and lost 35-8. RB Tony Politz was cooled off
after two strong games and managed just 11 yards on six rushes. QB Gunner Majer
never got into a groove. The Rangers prevented a shutout by scoring with 1:58 to
play.
Defensively, Old Forge QB Colin Carey hurt Northwest throughout the game. His
style is similar to Crawford, so if the GAR star plays it could make for a long night for
the defense.
What To Expect: GAR to bounce back for a convincing victory unless Northwests
defense plays beyond expectations.
John Erzar
Meyers
(0-3)
at
Nanticoke
(1-1)
7 p.m. today
The Coaches: Meyers Corry Hanson (0-3, 1st year); Nanticokes Ron Bruza (5-7,
2nd year)
Last Meeting: Nanticoke 44-6 in 2010
Scouting Meyers: The Mohawks lost their fourth in a row and their 11th in their
last 12 games by falling hard to Lackawanna Trail 55-7. The offense managed just 16
yards on the ground and 60 total against the revived Lions. It hasnt scored a touch-
down since the third quarter of a 37-14 season-opening loss to Holy Cross.
The problem is aside from TE Jalen Miller and WR Chris DeMarco all the skill
position kids are new to the lineup. The growing pains have been extensive as the
offense is averaging just 79.6 yards per game. That puts too much pressure on the
defense to make a stop on every opponents possession.
Scouting Nanticoke: After having their game with Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech
canceled due to the flood, the Trojans had a flat performance in a 26-7 loss to
Susquehanna. Power RB Brian Maslowski had just 67 yards on 30 carries and Nanti-
coke finished with 49 yards rushing on 41 totes. The only touchdown came via a
kickoff return by Pat Hempel.
The defense kept Nanticoke in the game by limiting Susquehanna to 192 yards. A
late touchdown sealed the Trojans fate.
What To Expect: Nanticoke knows what Meyers is going through. The Trojans
were in the same boat for years until they started to turn the corner under Bruza.
Theyre not quite where they want to be, but should have more than enough for a
victory.
John Erzar
Holy Redeemer
(0-3)
at
Lake-Lehman
(0-3)
7 p.m. today
The Coaches: Redeemers Joe Ostrowski (0-3, 1st year); Lehmans Jerry Gilsky
(7-7, 2nd year)
Last Meeting: Lehman 27-13 in 2010
Scouting Redeemer: Redeemer lost 49-28 to Holy Cross last week, but looked
like a team that could play good football in the second half. But like its been so far,
the first half was problematic for the Royals as they gave up plenty of yardage and
35 points.
QB David Gawlas posted his second 100-yard rushing game of the season. It will be
interesting to see if the entire backfield can get moving after backup RB Vince Villani
injected some much-needed energy into a dormant running game. Also worth check-
ing out is if Eric Kerr, their best receiver, is 100 percent. He had an ankle injury vs.
Holy Cross and the Royals eventually had to park him on the bench.
Scouting Lehman: This isnt the start Lehman envisioned after returning many
starters from a District 2 Class 2A playoff qualifier last season. Of course, the sched-
ule has been strenuous, but the Black Knights havent been able to stay in games in
the second half.
Something is definitely amiss on offense. QB Jared Novitski is much better than
last weeks 1-of-10 performance in a 43-10 loss to Wyoming Area. WR/RB Nick Shelley
hasnt found as much running room as projected. Whatever the reasons are, the
Black Knights need to find solutions quickly or else there will be no postseason.
What To Expect: Lehman is backed into a corner and the only way to the post-
season could be to run the table from here on out. This is the first of three games
where the Black Knights will be favored to win and wont let victory slip away.
John Erzar
Tunkhannock
(0-3)
at
Hazleton Area
(1-2)
7 p.m. today
The Coaches: Tunkhannocks Rod Azar (0-3, 1st year); Hazleton Areas Jim Drum-
heller (1-2, 1st year)
Last Meeting: Hazleton Area 43-35 in 2010
Scouting Tunkhannock: The young Tigers continued their difficulties last
Saturday, falling 35-6 to Abington Heights. The offense continues to struggle, scoring
just one TD in each game. The touchdowns in the last two games came well after the
opposition had a victory in hand. QB Luke Seaberg has improved statistic-wise, but
the running game is coming off a season-low 73 yards.
The defense has been shaky as well. The Tigers are allowing 42.6 points and 268.7
rushing yards per game.
Scouting Hazleton Area: The Cougars opened some eyes with a 32-21 upset of
Williamsport two weeks ago, but last weeks 44-7 loss to powerful Delaware Valley
tempered the momentum. Brian Campbell led the rushers with just 39 yards.
The defense fell apart in the third quarter, allowing DelVal 27 consecutive points
to pull away. The unit has been OK versus the run, but has been carved up for 156.7
yards passing per game.
What To Expect: Both teams finished 3-7 last year, but Hazleton Area appears
well ahead of Tunkhannock on the learning curve. The Cougars will continue to
outpace the Tigers tonight.
John Erzar
Wyoming Area
(1-1)
at
Hanover Area
(2-1)
7 p.m. today
The Coaches: Wyoming Areas Randy Spencer (15-19, 4th year); Hanover Areas Ron
Hummer (33-27, 6th year)
Last Meeting: Wyoming Area 24-22 in 2010
Scouting Wyoming Area: After a tough week where flooding damaged a
portion of the community including Spencers house, the Warriors played with a lot of
emotion in a 43-10 rout of Lake-Lehman last week. They scored two touchdowns late
in the first half, starting a 33-point onslaught.
QB Nick OBrien rushed for a career-high 218 yards and four touchdowns. Special
teams created a big turnover that turned the momentum. Wyoming Area also in-
serted some new faces on defense and it paid off after a second-half collapse vs.
Western Wayne in the opener.
Scouting Hanover Area: The Hawkeyes three games have been decided by a
total of 12 points, including last weeks 34-27 upset loss at the hands of a reeling Mid
Valley team. The run defense was expected to be a strength, but Mid Valley RB
Antonio Russo blasted through it for 228 yards. He had two long TD runs of 64 and
46 yards in the third quarter that were the difference.
Like its been for years, Hanover Areas offense depends on the running game.
New starting RB Parrish Bennett hasnt disappointed, running for 486 yards and six
TDs through three games. The passing game has shown signs of improvement.
What To Expect: The key for both teams is stopping the others big-play guy. The
trenches could also be significant with Martin Steve and Anthony Dennis giving
Hanover Area the edge. It should be a good one.
John Erzar
Wyoming Valley West
(3-0)
at
Berwick
(1-2)
7 p.m. today
The Coaches: Valley Wests Pat Keating (16-9, 4th year); Berwicks Gary Campbell
(121-46-1, 13th year)
Last Meeting: Valley West 27-15 in 2010
Scouting Valley West: QB Eugene Lewis had a heck of a game in a 47-28
victory over Pleasant Valley, throwing for four TDs and running for two more. RB
Tashawn Bunch rushed for a career-high 193 yards and WR Lucky Williams snagged
two passes for scores.
The Spartans allowed their most points in a regular-season game since Week 2 of
2010, but the defense recorded six sacks. They will try for an unprecedented third
consecutive victory over Berwick.
Scouting Berwick: The Dawgs lost 53-20 last week to Dallas and the score
wasnt as close as it looked. Dallas led 38-0 in the third quarter and thoroughly
dominated all aspects. QB Jared Pierce had respectable stats 10-of-19, 102 yards
but once again there were too many drops by the receivers. RB Jeremy Freeman had
a career-high 229 yards two weeks ago vs. North Pocono, but was held to 20 yards
on eight carries.
A troublesome spot on defense was Berwicks inability to cover Dallas tall receiv-
ers.
What To Expect: Valley West has too much diversity on offense for Berwick to
handle. The Dawgs had trouble handling a balanced Dallas attack and will have much
more tonight if they dont step up.
John Erzar
Williamsport
(1-2)
at
Coughlin
(1-2)
7 p.m. today
The Coaches: Williamsports Tom Gravish (62-67, 12th year); Coughlins Ciro Cinti
(30-28, 6th year)
Last Meeting: Coughlin 20-16 in 2010
Scouting Williamsport: The Millionaires could be 3-0, but blew a fourth-quarter
lead at Hazleton Area two weeks ago and had an inadvertent blown whistle negate a
turnover late in the fourth quarter of a 14-7 overtime loss to Stroudsburg.
Williamsport has been leaning heavily, perhaps too much so, on RB Devin Miller. He
leads the WVC in carries with 89 and is second in rushing with 524 yards. One reason
is the passing game has been streaky. The defense has been solid except for that
fourth quarter vs. Hazleton Area.
Miller burst on the scene in last years game, running for 162 yards as an injury
replacement.
Scouting Coughlin: Coughlin ran into a buzzsaw in losing 28-0 to Valley View,
the District 2 team with arguably the best chance to make some noise in the state
playoffs. RB Joe Parsnik, one of the WVCs best, managed just 4 yards on nine carries
and took some snaps at quarterback. But the Crusaders passing game is close to
non-existent as it could be.
The usually stout defense gave up two long TD runs in the second quarter. Valley
View ran 68 plays to 33 by the Crusaders.
What To Expect: Miller vs. Parsnik in a matchup of very good running backs.
Elsewhere, the teams match up pretty evenly, so this one could come down to the
wire, with the losers playoff hopes taking a beating.
John Erzar
this weekend. Their focus is on
each other, and particularly one
player on each team that could
sway the outcome.
Wyoming Area junior Nick
OBrienhasmadeasolidtransition
from running back, where he led
the team in rushing the past two
seasons, to quarterback. He
rushed for a career-high 218 yards
andfour touchdowns inlast weeks
43-10 victory over Lehman. He
leads the division with seven rush-
ing TDs even though the Warriors
haveplayedoneless gamebecause
of the flood.
OBrien has also tossed two
touchdown passes, but its his run-
ning and howit triggers the rest of
the offense that are the main con-
cerns.
They have keepers of every run
play they have, Hanover Area
coach Ron Hummer said. They
run a dive, they have a keeper.
They run their option, he keeps it.
Its stressful onthedefense, believe
me.
So is Wyoming Areas overall
speed. Hummer cited running
back Corey Popovich and receiv-
er/running back Ahmad Bouie as
other players who his defense
must corral. TheWarriors will also
insert JordanZezza at quarterback
andmove OBrientothe backfield.
Itsnosecret what makesHanov-
er Areas offense go the tailback
position. Junior Parrish Bennett
has continued a long line of strong
runners at the school. Bennett
leads WVC Division 2A-A in rush-
ing with 486 yards and is second
with six rushing touchdowns.
Bennett benefits from an out-
standing offensive line led by Mar-
tin Steve, a 6-foot-7, 300 pounders
who is drawing Division I interest,
and Tony Dennis.
Youcant allowthemto play on
our side of the ball, Spencer said.
You cant allow them to create
running lanes, seal off and get to
thesecondlevel. Its asimilar situa-
tion we had last year and we have
to attack it the same way. We have
to win that battle up front.
While Hanover Area was rather
one dimensional on offense last
season, the improvement of senior
quarterback Joe Ksiazkiewicz has
helped expand the gameplan.
Ksiazkiewicz was thrust into the
starting role last year after moving
fromMissouri.
Hesmakingtheright readsand
getting the ball to the receiver,
Hummer said. Now its the job of
the receiver to catch the ball. Hon-
estly, Joe has really matured from
last year that nowwe can pass the
ball to give Parrish a break or get
Parrish in the passing game. Were
not afraid to throwthe ball now.
Wyoming Area has won the last
three meetings, including two vic-
tories last year in the regular sea-
son and Eastern Conference play-
offs.
FOOTBALL
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S P O R T S
DALLAS TWP. Wyoming
Valley West clinched its second
straight Wyoming Valley Confer-
ence North Division champion-
ship on Thursday by defeating
MMI and Hazleton Area.
The Spartans defeated the
Preppers 156-208 and the Cou-
gars 156-173 to finish the season
at 10-1 and tied Dallas for the
division title.
Leading the way for Valley
West at Irem Golf Club (par 36)
was Chris Nixon, who earned
medalist of both matches with a
36. He was followed by Chris
McCue, who carded 39. Colin
Harrison shot 40 and Evan Piril-
lo rounded out the scores with a
41.
For MMI, Sam Harman (45),
Casey McCoy (50), Jeff Lotz
(53) and Emily Morrison (60)
all scored.
The Cougars were paced by
Jared Piskoriks 38. Rich Gawel
and Matt Alshefski followed
with 43s and T.J. Chirico added
a 49.
Valley West and Dallas ad-
vance to the WVC team playoffs
Friday, Sept. 30, at Fox Hill. The
two teams will be joined by
Central division champion Holy
Redeemer and East champion
Pittston Area. Crestwood and
Berwick, which are currently
tied for the South Division lead,
are also expected to compete in
the team event.
Wyoming Area 288, Hanover
Area 290
Wyoming Areas Nick Ryd-
zewski shot a 42 to capture
co-medalist honors with Hanov-
er Areas Matt Kocher at the
par-35 Wyoming Valley Country
Club to help the Warriors win a
match that went down to the
sixth player for each team.
Zak Mulhern shot a 46 for
Wyoming Area and was fol-
lowed by Jake Wysocki (48),
Courtney Melvin (49), Mike
Carey (51) and Colin Herron
(52).
Matt Kuhl carded a 45 for the
Hawkeyes and John Yurkoski
(48), Chris Jones (50), Dominic
Vitale (51) and Fred Schiel (54)
all followed.
Berwick 155, Wyoming
Seminary 200
Ty Morzilla shot an even-par
36 to pace Berwick to a victory
over Wyoming Seminary.
Brian Bridge and Matt Dalo
each had a 39 and Kyle Miller
shot a 41 to round out the
Dawgs scoring at the Berwick
Golf Course.
Frank Henry had a 39 for
Seminary followed by John
Zirnheld (51), Gabi Coslett (53)
and Andrew Golden.
Crestwood 176, Nanticoke 214
Keith Novatnak shot a 5-over
41 to win medalist honors for
Crestwood at Blue Ridge Golf
Course.
Also scoring from Crestwood
were Thomas Goyne (43), Zach
Ciavarella (45) and Drew Mu-
nisteri (47).
Mike Malshefski had a 44 for
Nanticoke. Ricky Ultsh (51),
Shawn Boyle (56) and Brian
Bevan (63) also figured in the
scoring.
Holy Redeemer 190,
Pittston Area 191
The Royals won the battle of
unbeatens on Wednesday at Fox
Hill Country Club as the contest
had to go down to the fifth gol-
fers.
Chase Makowski shot a 1-
under 34 to lead Redeemers
scorers. Mariano Medico shot
an even-par 35 while Wil Fulton
(40), Mike Boland (40) and Eric
Jones (41) also scored for the
Royals.
Defending PIAA champion
Brandon Matthews led the Pa-
triots and earned medalist hon-
ors shooting a 4-under 31. His
teammates Ryan Tracy (38),
Matt Carroll (40), Calvin
OBoyle (40) and Chris Lynch
(42) also scored.
H I G H S C H O O L G O L F
Valley West shoots
to division crown
The Times Leader staff
YATESVILLE Anna Boeck-
er had10 kills to pace Tunk-
hannock to a 3-1victory over
Pittston Area in Wyoming
Valley Conference girls volley-
ball on Thursday.
The Tigers won 25-6, 19-25,
25-13, 25-16. Erica Swenson
aided the victory with five kills,
nine points and three aces.
Jackie Rabender had five
kills, four digs and two blocks
for Pittston Area. Kaitlyn Si-
myan had eight points, four
digs, three kills and two aces.
Nanticoke 3,
Lake-Lehman 0
Nanticoke rolled past Lake-
Lehman by the game scores of
25-12, 25-13, 25-20 for a sweep.
Nicole Novakoski led the
Trojans with nine assists, seven
service points and three aces.
Kayla Koziol and Tiffany
Oplinger each had14 digs for
Lake-Lehman.
MMI 3, Wyoming Area1
MMI took the first game
25-19 and rebounded from
Wyoming Area topping the
second game 25-21to come
back with wins of 25-18 and
25-22 to earn a victory at home
over the Warriors.
Alyssa Triano led the win-
ners with 31assists and Kirsten
Young notched15 service
points, 14 digs, eight kills and
seven aces.
Monica Wessel added15
digs and12 kills, and Kristen
Purcell chipped in with11digs,
eight kills and five service
points.
Audrey Hiedacavage led the
Warriors with 23 assists and
eight service points while Sam
Acacio added11kills.
Hanover Area 3,
GAR0
Hanover Area swept GARat
home by the scores of 25-8,
25-3, 25-4.
Hanover Area was led by
Shawna Rabbas 12 service
points and four kills while Kim
Ozmina added six service
points and two assists.
H . S . G I R L S V O L L E Y B A L L
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
Nanticokes Alexandra Krysiuk, No. 2, hits the ball as Lake-
Lehmans Tiffany Oplinger and Bethany Williams defend dur-
ing a high school volleyball match Thursday night.
Tigers get victory
over Pittston Area
The Times Leader staff
CLARKS GREEN Michael
Turner scored the game-win-
ner 35 seconds into the first
overtime as Wilkes University
pulled out a 2-1 victory at
Baptist Bible in non-conference
mens soccer game Thursday.
Colby Gehers also scored for
Wilkes.
PSU Altoona 3, Kings 0
Kings surrendered its first
goal of the season in suffering
its first loss as well at Penn
State Altoona.
PSU Altoona broke the
scoreless tie with a goal in the
15th minute. Kings fell to
5-1-1 overall.
FIELD HOCKEY
Kings 5, Neumann College 0
Jackie Sikora and Shawna
Walp scored two goals each as
the Kings scored a victory at
home.
Jenera Quinones also scored
for Kings.
WOMENS VOLLEYBALL
PSU Wilkes-Barre 3,
PSU Hazleton 0
Meghan Murtagh had 24
assists and seven kills to pace
Penn State Wilkes-Barre over
Penn State Hazleton by scores
of 25-10, 25-6 and 25-14.
Abigail Collins from Wyom-
ing Valley West had 10 kills
and five aces for the winners,
Michelle Vowler added 10 kills
and four aces and Kellie Yekel
from GAR had 16 kills.
H.S. Cross Country
In a Wyoming Valley Cross
Country cluster meet Wednes-
day at Lake-Lehman, Dallas
won all three of its boys
meets and girls meets.
Leading the Mountaineers
boys were Chris Ehret, Domin-
ic Deluca, Alex Zubro and Jess
Adams. Ehret was second
overall in the meet also con-
sisting of runners from Lake-
Lehman, Crestwood, Meyers,
MMI Prep, Crestwood and
Tunkhannock. Deluca, Zubro
and Adams were fourth, fifth
and sixth, respectively. The
top boys runner was Tunk-
hannocks Ben Robinson.
The Dallas girls wereled by
Regan Rome, who was first of
all the female runners. Her
teammates Maggie Fannick
and Lindsey Oremus took
third and fourth.
At Lake-Lehman
Boys top 30
1. Ben Robinson (TUNK) 16:18; 2.Chris
Ehret (DAL) 16:25; 3.Jake Siegel (TUN) 16:33;
4. Dominic Deluca (DAL) 16:44; 5.Alex Zubro
(DAL) 16:51; 6.Jess Adams (DAL) 17:01; 7.Tom
Damiani (TUN) 17:15; 8. Carson Ayers (TUN)
17:26; 9. Kyle Borland (DAL) 17:29; 10. Bren-
den Ehret (DAL) 17:47; 11. Jake Bevan (LL)
17:48; 12.Ben Siegel (TUN) 17:49; 13.Alex Nole
(TUN) 18:05; 14.Kieran Sutton (LL) 18:14;
15.Jack Tidball (TUN) 18:25; 16.John Loomis
(TUN) 18:27; 17. Jared Kotsko (CRE) 18:44;
18.Nick McQuire (CRE) 18:50; 19. Travis
Matson (DAL) 18:54; 20.Ryan Thomas (DAL)
18:58; 21. Brian Knorr (CRE) 18:59; 22.Ryan
Schwartz (CRE) 19:05; 23. David Polashenski
(MMI) 19:22; 24. Harley Nay (CRE) 19:22;
25.Bryce Matson (DAL) 19:26; 26. Jake Bo-
zenka (DAL) 19:27; 27. Nick Ide (TUN) 19:28;
28.David Pomfret (DAL) 19:30; 29. Zack
Vanloon (LL) 19:33; 30. Matt Snyder (MEY)
19:39
Girls Top 30
1.Regan Rome (DAL) 19:08; 2. Emily Sutton
(LL) 20:14; 3. Maggie Fannick (DAL) 20:17;
4.Lindsey Oremus (DAL) 20:37; 5. Kaylee
Hillard (LL) 20:43; 6.Hannah Coffin (CRE) 21:17;
7. Morgan Gilhooley (DAL) 21:19; 8. Allison
Grose (DAL) 21:43; 9. Katie Metcalf (DAL)
21:45; 10.Amelia Ayers (TUN) 21:54; 11. Allison
Kachel (CRE) 21:59; 12. Alexia Perbola (TUN)
22:18; 13. Flo Kwok (MEY) 22:21; 14. Nell
Adams (DAL) 22:29; 15. Katie Heindel (LL)
22:32; 16.Allie Jayne (LL) 22:39; 17.Chelsea
Martin (DAL) 23:13; 18. Sam Frear (TUN)
23:18; 19. Shelby Foster (LL) 23:21; 20. Faith
Schafer (CRE) 23:22; 21.Nicole Hunt (TUN)
23:25; 22.Brianna Simpkins (MMI) 23:26; 23.
Christina Valenti (DAL) 23:33; 24.Alison Amos
(DAL) 23:38; 25. Hanna Sulkowski (CRE) 23:48;
26. Brittan Fisher (MMI) 23:58; 27. Natalie
Sulkowski (CRE) 24:16; 28. Meg Ostrum (DAL)
24:21; 29. Emmalie Langan (MEY) 24:33;
30.Katlyn Frey (MMI) 24: 41
GIRLS TENNIS
Wyoming Valley West 4,
Wyoming Area 1
Wyoming Valley West swept
singles play in a defeat of
Wyoming Area.
SINGLES
1. Christa Talpach (WVW) def. Valerie Bott
(WA) 6-2, 6-1; 2. Cathy Burns (WVW) def. Lisa
Chihorek (WA) 6-1, 6-1; 3.Devin Byman (WVW)
d. Emily Lukasavage (WA) 6-1, 6-1
DOUBLES
Danielle Patterson / Nicole Henderson
(WVW) def. Brina Platt / Julia Gober(WA)3-6,
6-4, 6-2; 2. Alicia Pizano / Morgan Bilbow
(WA)7(3)-6, 7-5 def. Megan Tanner / Brandi
Zikowski (WVW) 7(5)-6, 6-4
L O C A L R O U N D U P
Wilkes strikes quickly
to post overtime win
The Times Leader staff
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S P O R T S
OAKLAND, Calif. Coco
Crisp hit a go-ahead single in
the eighth inning and the Oak-
land Athletics beat the first-
place Texas Rangers 4-3 on
Thursday to avoid a series
sweep.
The reigning AL champion
Rangers began the day with a
magic number of three to
clinch their second straight AL
West crown. The Angels were
playing at Toronto in a night
game.
Texas, which started the day
with a five-game lead over Los
Angeles, headed home for three
games with the Mariners before
ending the regular season at
Anaheim.
Grant Balfour (5-2) pitched a
1-2-3 eighth for the win, then
AndrewBailey finished for his
21st save in 23 chances as the
As snapped Texas four-game
winning streak.
Crisps hit came against Mike
Adams (1-3) and helped stop a
three-game skid.
Rangers catcher Yorvit Tor-
realba left in the eighth after
experiencing a headache fol-
lowing a foul tip.
Twins 3, Mariners 2
MINNEAPOLIS Rene
Tosoni hit an RBI double with
two outs in the ninth inning
and the Minnesota Twins
snapped their 11-game losing
streak, beating the Seattle
Mariners.
The Twins avoided another
sweep and won for just the
second time in17 games. This
was the third-longest skid in
Minnesotas 51-season history,
behind a 14-game slide in1982
and a 13-game drought in1961,
the first year the franchise
moved fromWashington.
Orioles 6, Tigers 5
DETROITJ.J. Hardy and
AdamJones homered and the
Baltimore Orioles ruined the
Detroit Tigers homecoming
with a victory.
Back home froma road trip
during which they clinched
their first division title since
1987, were given a standing
ovation when they took the
field for the first inning. The
crowd of 28,847, though, was
the smallest at Comerica Park
since June 29.
Zach Britton (11-10) gave up
five runs, six hits and four
walks in five innings.
Vladimir Guerreros RBI
single scored Hardy in the first,
and Hardys 29th homer made
it 2-0 in the third.
Indians11, White Sox 2
CLEVELANDAsdrubal
Cabrera drove in five runs and
Jeanmar Gomez won his fifth
straight start for Cleveland as
the Indians beat the Chicago
White Sox to remain in second
place in the AL Central.
Gomez (5-2) gave up one
earned run and four hits over
six innings. Since being re-
called fromTriple-A Columbus
on Aug. 30, the right-hander is
5-0 with a 1.80 ERA.
Cabrera hit a three-run
homer and tied his career-high
for RBIs. Kosuke Fukudome
added three RBIs and Travis
Hafner singled for his 1,000th
career hit as Cleveland moved
1
1
2 games ahead of the White
Sox.
Fukudomes two-out, two-
run single off Phillip Humber
(9-9) in the fifth inning broke a
2-2 tie.
Blue Jays 4, Angels 3
TORONTOEdwin Encar-
nacion hit a game-ending home
run in the 12th inning and the
Toronto Blue Jays beat Los
Angeles 4-3 Thursday, dealing
the Angels another blowin
their chase for a playoff berth.
Encarnacion led off the 12th
with a drive down the left field
line off Garrett Richards (0-2),
his 17th homer of the season.
Encarnacion turned to watch
the ball and with his right arm
kept trying to wave it fair. The
ball ended up just inside the
foul pole.
Shawn Camp (5-3) worked
one inning for the win as the
Blue Jays improved to11-0 in
extra inning games at home.
A M E R I C A N L E A G U E R O U N D U P
Crisps hit lifts
Athletics to win
The Associated Press
ST. LOUIS The St. Louis
Cardinals blew a four-run lead
in the ninth inning and hurt
their wild-card hopes when
shortstop Rafael Furcal mis-
played a potential double-play
grounder, allowing the New
York Mets to rally for an 8-6
win Thursday.
Ahead 6-2, the Cardinals
walked three batters in helping
the Mets take the lead with a
six-run burst. Willie Harris
drew a walk to begin the in-
ning and capped it with a tie-
breaking, two-run single with
two outs.
The loss dropped St. Louis
two games behind idle Atlanta
for the wild card. Each team
has six games left.
Peacock and Morse lead
Nats to sweep of Phillies
Nationals 6, Phillies 1
PHILADELPHIA Brad
Peacock, making just his sec-
ond major league start, pitched
5 2-3 scoreless innings and
Michael Morse hit a three-run
homer to lead the Washington
Nationals to a 6-1 victory over
the Philadelphia Phillies, com-
pleting a four-game sweep.
Roger Bernadina drove in
two runs for the Nationals
(76-79), who handed the divi-
sion champions their sixth
straight loss. Washington has
won five straight overall and
eight in a row on the road, and
needs to win five of its last six
for the organizations first sea-
son over .500 since 2003.
N AT I O N A L L E A G U E R O U N D U P
Cardinals collapse;
Mets rally for victory
The Associated Press
STANDINGS/STATS
HUGHESTOWN Rebecca
Weinstock scored twice and
added an assist for Pittston
Area, which held off a rally
by GAR for a 4-3 victory
Thursday in Wyoming Valley
Conference field hockey.
Marina Barnak and Made-
line Dworak also scored for
the Patriots.
Brea Seabrook, Jordan Li-
guori and Candice Hartman
scored for the Grenadiers.
GAR ...................................................... 1 2 3
Pittston Area......................................... 2 2 4
First half: 1. GAR, Brea Seabrook 26:18; 2.
PA, Rebecca Weinstock (Gabby Vaxmonsky,
Dana Maurizi), 10:28; 3. PA, Marina Barnak
(Weinstock) 2:09 Second half: 4. PA, Madeline
Dworak (Emily Herron) 28:11; 5. PA, Weinstock
20:04; 6. GAR, Jordan Liguori 14:13; 7. GAR,
Candice Hartman (Seabrook) 13:08
Shots: GAR 13, PA 14; Saves: GAR 10
(Elissa Domzalski), PA 11 (Ariel Ardo); Cor-
ners: GAR 6, PA 6.
Northwest 8, Berwick 1
The Rangers jumped out to
a 5-0 lead after the first half
and earned a road win.
Kirsten Walsh and Morgan
Price each finished with two
goals and an assist to lead
Northwest. Colleen McCoy
added a goal and two assists.
Sydney Lynn had the lone
score for the Bulldogs.
Northwest ............................................. 5 3 8
Berwick ................................................. 0 1 1
First half: 1.NW, Kirsten Walsh (Colleen
McCoy) 27:36; 2. NW, Walsh 17:59; 3. NW, Mor-
gan Price (McCoy) 16:47; 4. NW, Kelsey Yustat
(Glenn Carr) 13:00; 5. NW, Taylor Perlis (Price)
Second half: 6. NW, Price (Walsh) 27:10; 7.
NW, Carr 24:10; 8. NW, McCoy 23:01; 9. BER,
Sydney Lynn (Brittany Sheets) 7:42
Shots: NW 29, BER 4; Saves: NW 1 (Alivia
Womelsdorf), BER 13; Corners: NW 5, BER 3.
Lake-Lehman 3, Delaware
Valley 0
Kait Yoniski found the back
of the cage twice for the
Black Knights in the victory,
while Korrie Wandel also
scored and Marissa Moosic
had two assists.
Delaware Valley ................................... 0 0 0
Lake-Lehman........................................ 2 1 3
First half: 1. LL, Korrie Wandel (Marissa Moos-
ic) 29:00; 2. LL, Kait Yoniski (Moosic) 18:52 Sec-
ond half: 1. LL, Yoniski (Cassie Keiper) 25:24
Shots: DV 8, LL 10; Saves: DV 7 (Faith Tor-
kildsen), LL 8 (Nikki Sutliff); Corners: DV 13, LL
2.
Wyoming Seminary 9,
Hazleton Area 3
AshLeigh Sebia figured in
on five Wyoming Seminary
goals, finishing with two
goals and three assists in the
Blue Knights victory.
Kristian Stefanides added
two goals and two assists,
while Ann Romanowski also
had a pair of goals with an
assist.
Selena Garzio scored twice
for the Cougars and assisted
on another goal.
Hazleton Area ...................................... 1 2 3
Wyoming Seminary.............................. 4 5 9
First half: 1. HAZ, Selena Garzio 2:00; 2. WS,
AshLeigh Sebia 5:00; 3. WS, Kristen Mericle
19:00; 4. WS, Ann Romanowski 22:00; 5. WS,
Mallory Lefkowitz (Sebia) 28:25 Second half: 6.
WS, Sebia (Kristian Stefanides) 6:00; 7. WS,
Stefanides (Romanowski) 8:10; 8. WS, Stefa-
nides (Sebia) 14:00; 9. WS, Marra Wagner (Se-
bia) 15:10; 10. WS, Romanowski (Stefanides)
19:10; 11. HAZ, Lexie Henchenski (Garzio)
24:00; 12. HAZ, Garzio 27:00
Shots: HAZ 7, WS 25; Saves: HAZ 10 (Leeca
Baran), WS 5 (Ellie McDougal, Hannah Dressler,
Mackenzie Gagliardi); Corners: HAZ 3, WS 8.
H I G H S C H O O L F I E L D H O C K E Y
Weinstock scores two goals as Pittston Area holds off Grenadiers
The Times Leader staff
S T A N D I N G S
All Times EDT
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
x-New York.................................... 95 61 .609 6-4 L-1 50-28 45-33
Boston............................................ 88 68 .564 7 3-7 L-2 45-36 43-32
Tampa Bay..................................... 86 70 .551 9 2 4-6 W-1 42-33 44-37
Toronto........................................... 79 77 .506 16 9 6-4 W-1 42-39 37-38
Baltimore........................................ 66 90 .423 29 22 8-2 W-3 37-41 29-49
Central Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
x-Detroit........................................ 90 66 .577 6-4 L-1 45-30 45-36
Cleveland ..................................... 77 78 .497 12
1
2 10
1
2 5-5 W-1 41-36 36-42
Chicago ........................................ 76 80 .487 14 12 3-7 L-1 33-42 43-38
Kansas City.................................. 68 88 .436 22 20 8-2 L-1 40-41 28-47
Minnesota .................................... 60 95 .387 29
1
2 27
1
2 1-9 W-1 31-47 29-48
West Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Texas ............................................. 90 66 .577 8-2 L-1 49-29 41-37
Los Angeles .................................. 85 71 .545 5 3 5-5 L-1 44-31 41-40
Oakland.......................................... 70 86 .449 20 18 4-6 W-1 43-38 27-48
Seattle ............................................ 66 90 .423 24 22 5-5 L-1 38-43 28-47
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
x-Philadelphia.............................. 98 58 .628 3-7 L-6 52-29 46-29
Atlanta........................................... 88 68 .564 10 4-6 L-1 47-31 41-37
Washington.................................. 76 79 .490 21
1
2 11
1
2 8-2 W-5 42-35 34-44
New York...................................... 74 82 .474 24 14 3-7 W-1 31-44 43-38
Florida........................................... 71 85 .455 27 17 4-6 W-1 30-45 41-40
Central Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Milwaukee.................................. 91 65 .583 6-4 L-1 52-23 39-42
St. Louis ..................................... 86 70 .551 5 2 7-3 L-1 43-35 43-35
Cincinnati.................................... 76 80 .487 15 12 5-5 W-2 42-39 34-41
Chicago...................................... 69 87 .442 22 19 5-5 W-1 39-42 30-45
Pittsburgh................................... 69 87 .442 22 19 3-7 L-1 34-44 35-43
Houston...................................... 53 102 .342 37
1
2 34
1
2 4-6 L-2 28-46 25-56
West Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Arizona ......................................... 90 66 .577 5-5 W-1 47-28 43-38
San Francisco.............................. 84 71 .542 5
1
2 3
1
2 9-1 W-1 44-34 40-37
Los Angeles................................. 77 77 .500 12 10 5-5 L-1 41-39 36-38
Colorado....................................... 70 85 .452 19
1
2 17
1
2 2-8 L-7 38-43 32-42
San Diego..................................... 68 88 .436 22 20 6-4 W-3 32-43 36-45
x-clinched division
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
N.Y. Yankees 4, Tampa Bay 2, 1st game
Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland 4
N.Y. Yankees 4, Tampa Bay 2, 2nd game
L.A. Angels 7, Toronto 2
Baltimore 6, Boston 4
Detroit 6, Kansas City 3
Seattle 5, Minnesota 4
Texas 3, Oakland 2
Thursday's Games
Minnesota 3, Seattle 2
Oakland 4, Texas 3
Baltimore 6, Detroit 5
Cleveland 11, Chicago White Sox 2
Tampa Bay 15, N.Y. Yankees 8
Toronto 4, L.A. Angels 3, 12 innings
Friday's Games
Baltimore (Simon 4-9) at Detroit (Porcello 14-9),
7:05 p.m.
Boston (Lester 15-8) at N.Y. Yankees (F.Garcia
11-8), 7:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Pavano 8-13) at Cleveland (Masterson
12-10), 7:05 p.m.
Toronto (Morrow10-11) at Tampa Bay (Price12-12),
7:10 p.m.
Seattle(A.Vasquez1-4) at Texas (M.Harrison13-9),
8:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Chen 11-8) at Chicago White Sox
(Z.Stewart 2-5), 8:10 p.m.
Oakland (G.Gonzalez 14-12) at L.A. Angels (Weav-
er 18-7), 10:05 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Minnesota at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m., 1st game
Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 4:10 p.m.
Seattle at Texas, 4:10 p.m.
Baltimore at Detroit, 7:05 p.m.
Minnesota at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m., 2nd game
Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.
Toronto at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.
Oakland at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Baltimore at Detroit, 1:05 p.m.
Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m.
Toronto at Tampa Bay, 1:40 p.m.
Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m.
Seattle at Texas, 3:05 p.m.
Oakland at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
Cincinnati 2, Houston 0
Chicago Cubs 7, Milwaukee 1
San Diego 4, Colorado 0
Arizona 8, Pittsburgh 5
Washington 7, Philadelphia 5
Florida 4, Atlanta 0
St. Louis 6, N.Y. Mets 5
San Francisco 8, L.A. Dodgers 5
Thursday's Games
N.Y. Mets 8, St. Louis 6
Washington 6, Philadelphia 1
Colorado at Houston,(n)
San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, (n)
Friday's Games
Atlanta (T.Hudson15-10) at Washington (Strasburg
0-0), 7:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Volquez 5-6) at Pittsburgh (Locke 0-2),
7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Hamels 14-9) at N.Y. Mets (Dickey
8-13), 7:10 p.m.
Colorado (Pomeranz 1-0) at Houston (Myers 6-13),
8:05 p.m.
Florida (Volstad 5-12) at Milwaukee (Gallardo
17-10), 8:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Dempster 10-13) at St. Louis
(C.Carpenter 10-9), 8:15 p.m.
San Francisco (Surkamp 2-0) at Arizona (Collmen-
ter 9-10), 9:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Lilly 10-14) at San Diego (LeBlanc
4-5), 10:05 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Atlanta at Washington, 1:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 1:10 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
Colorado at Houston, 7:05 p.m.
Florida at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.
San Francisco at Arizona, 8:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 8:35 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.
Atlanta at Washington, 1:35 p.m.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m.
Colorado at Houston, 2:05 p.m.
Florida at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco at Arizona, 4:10 p.m.
A L B O X E S
Rays 15, Yankees 8
Tampa Bay New York
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Jnnngs lf 3 3 1 0 Jeter ss 2 0 0 0
DJhnsn 1b 2 1 0 0 Dickrsn rf 4 1 1 0
BUpton cf 4 4 3 3 ENunez 2b 4 2 2 0
Guyer lf 1 1 0 0 Teixeir dh 2 0 0 0
Longori 3b 2 2 1 1
AuRmn
ph-dh 2 1 1 0
SRdrgz 3b 2 0 1 0 Swisher rf 1 0 1 0
Joyce rf 4 0 1 2
R.Pena
ph-ss 4 2 2 2
Fuld rf 0 0 0 0 AnJons lf 5 2 2 3
Damon dh 2 2 2 3 JMontr c 3 0 3 2
Canzler
ph-dh 2 0 1 1 Posada 1b 5 0 1 0
Zobrist 2b 4 2 3 3 B.Laird 3b 5 0 1 0
EJhnsn pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Golson cf 5 0 0 0
Ktchm 1b 3 0 1 0
Ruggin lf-cf 2 0 1 0
Jaso c 6 0 1 0
Brignc ss 6 0 1 1
Totals 43151714 Totals 42 814 7
Tampa Bay....................... 322 510 020 15
New York......................... 000 002 420 8
EE.Johnson (2), Jeter 2 (12), Swisher (1), Dick-
erson (2). DPNew York 1. LOBTampa Bay 14,
New York 11. 2BLongoria (26), J.Montero (2).
3BB.Upton (4). HRB.Upton (22), Damon (15),
Zobrist (17), An.Jones (12). SFDamon, Canzler,
Zobrist.
IP H R ER BB SO
Tampa Bay
M.Moore W,1-0....... 5 4 0 0 1 11
D.De La Rosa.......... 1
1
3 8 6 6 0 2
Al.Torres .................. 1 2 2 1 2 1
B.Gomes..................
1
3 0 0 0 1 0
McGee......................
1
3 0 0 0 0 1
J.Cruz....................... 1 0 0 0 0 0
New York
Colon L,8-10............ 3 7 7 5 1 1
Proctor...................... 1 4 5 3 2 0
Laffey........................ 1
2
3 4 1 1 0 1
Brackman................. 1
1
3 1 0 0 1 0
Betances ..................
2
3 0 2 2 4 0
Kontos ...................... 1
1
3 1 0 0 0 1
HBPby Colon (B.Upton), by Betances (Joyce).
WPM.Moore, D.De La Rosa.
.
Athletics 4, Rangers 3
Texas Oakland
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Kinsler 2b 4 0 1 0 JWeeks 2b 3 3 3 1
Andrus ss 3 0 1 0 Crisp cf 4 0 1 1
JHmltn lf 4 1 2 0 Matsui dh 4 0 0 0
MiYong 1b 4 1 2 0 Wlngh lf 4 0 1 1
ABeltre 3b 4 1 1 1 DeJess rf 2 1 0 0
DvMrp rf 4 0 1 1 Pnngtn ss 3 0 1 0
N.Cruz dh 3 0 0 1 Allen 1b 2 0 0 0
Torreal c 3 0 2 0 SSizmr ph 1 0 0 1
Napoli c 1 0 0 0 Rosales 1b 0 0 0 0
Gentry cf 3 0 0 0 KSuzuk c 3 0 0 0
EnChvz ph 1 0 0 0 Sogard 3b 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 310 3 Totals 29 4 6 4
Texas.................................. 020 001 000 3
Oakland.............................. 100 001 11x 4
DPTexas 1. LOBTexas 6, Oakland 3.
2BJ.Hamilton (31), A.Beltre (33), J.Weeks (24),
Willingham (26), Pennington (25). HRJ.Weeks
(1). SBKinsler (27), Crisp (43). CSAndrus (12).
SFN.Cruz.
IP H R ER BB SO
Texas
C.Lewis .................... 6
1
3 4 3 3 2 7
D.Oliver BS,4-6.......
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
Uehara .....................
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
M.Adams L,1-3........ 1 2 1 1 0 1
Oakland
Cahill......................... 6
2
3 10 3 3 1 1
Breslow....................
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
Balfour W,5-2........... 1 0 0 0 0 0
A.Bailey S,21-23 ..... 1 0 0 0 0 1
UmpiresHome, Greg Gibson;First, Angel Her-
nandez;Second, Todd Tichenor;Third, Gerry Da-
vis.
T2:30. A14,090 (35,067).
Indians 11,
White Sox 2
Chicago Cleveland
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Pierre lf 4 0 2 1 Fukdm rf 4 2 2 3
AlRmrz ss 3 0 0 0 Kipnis 2b 4 1 1 1
EEscor ph-ss 1 0 0 0 ACarer ss 5 1 3 5
Przyns c 4 0 0 0 Hafner dh 4 1 1 0
Rios cf 4 0 1 0
Phelps
pr-dh 1 1 0 0
A.Dunn dh 4 0 0 0 CSantn c 4 0 1 0
Viciedo 1b 3 0 0 0 GSizmr cf 4 0 1 1
De Aza rf 1 1 0 0 Crowe lf 0 0 0 0
Morel 3b 3 1 1 0 LaPort 1b 4 0 1 1
Bckhm 2b 4 0 0 0 Hannhn 3b 2 2 0 0
Carrer lf-cf 3 3 2 0
Totals 31 2 4 1 Totals 35111211
Chicago............................ 000 020 000 2
Cleveland......................... 200 021 42x 11
EA.Cabrera (15). DPChicago 1. LOBChica-
go 7, Cleveland 5. 2BHafner (15), Carrera (8).
HRFukudome (5), Kipnis (7), A.Cabrera (25).
SBCarrera (10).
IP H R ER BB SO
Chicago
Humber L,9-9.......... 6 8 7 7 2 4
A.Reed ..................... 1 3 2 2 0 2
Kinney ...................... 1 1 2 2 2 1
Cleveland
J.Gomez W,5-2....... 6 4 2 1 2 3
J.Smith H,16............ 1 0 0 0 1 0
Putnam..................... 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kluber....................... 1 0 0 0 2 1
Humber pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
HBPby Kinney (Kipnis).
UmpiresHome, Bill Welke;First, Jeff Nelson;Se-
cond, Tim Tschida;Third, Marty Foster.
T2:36. A21,487 (43,441).
Orioles 6,
Tigers 5
Baltimore Detroit
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Andino 2b 5 0 0 0 AJcksn cf 3 0 1 0
Hardy ss 5 2 2 1 Ordonz rf 4 1 1 1
Markks rf 4 0 2 0 DYong lf 3 2 1 3
Guerrr dh 3 0 0 1 MiCarr 1b 2 0 1 0
Wieters c 4 1 1 0 VMrtnz dh 4 0 0 0
AdJons cf 4 2 2 2 Raburn 2b 4 0 3 0
MrRynl 1b 3 1 0 0 JhPerlt ss 4 0 0 0
C.Davis 3b 4 0 2 0 Inge 3b 2 1 0 0
Reimld lf 3 0 1 2 Kelly ph 1 0 0 0
Angle lf 0 0 0 0 OSants c 3 1 1 0
Avila ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 610 6 Totals 31 5 8 4
Baltimore............................ 101 301 000 6
Detroit................................. 000 140 000 5
EC.Davis (6), Mi.Cabrera (13). DPBaltimore 3,
Detroit 1. LOBBaltimore 5, Detroit 4.
2BMi.Cabrera (46), Raburn (21). HRHardy
(29), Ad.Jones (24), D.Young (10). SBAd.Jones
(12). SA.Jackson. SFGuerrero, Reimold.
IP H R ER BB SO
Baltimore
Britton W,11-10....... 5 6 5 5 4 1
Berken H,4............... 2 1 0 0 0 1
Strop H,4.................. 1 1 0 0 0 2
Gregg S,21-28 ........ 1 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit
Ja.Turner.................. 3 7 5 4 1 0
Alburquerque........... 1 0 0 0 0 2
Pauley L,5-6 ............ 2 2 1 1 0 1
Perry......................... 2 0 0 0 0 1
Coke ......................... 0 1 0 0 0 0
Benoit ....................... 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ja.Turner pitched to 4 batters in the 4th.
Coke pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
WPBritton 2.
UmpiresHome, Paul Schrieber;First, Chad Fair-
child;Second, Angel Campos;Third, SamHolbrook.
T2:34. A27,847 (41,255).
Twins 3, Mariners 2
Seattle Minnesota
ab r h bi ab r h bi
ISuzuki rf 4 1 1 1 Revere cf 4 0 2 0
LRdrgz ss 4 0 1 0 Dnklm 2b 4 0 0 0
Liddi 3b 0 0 0 0 Cuddyr rf 4 0 1 0
Ackley 2b 4 0 2 0 Parmel 1b 3 0 0 0
Carp 1b 5 0 1 0 LHughs pr 0 0 0 0
Smoak dh 4 0 3 1 Valenci 3b 4 0 0 0
W.Pena
pr-dh 1 0 0 0 Plouffe ss 3 1 0 0
Seager 3b-ss 3 0 1 0 Tosoni dh 4 2 3 1
TRonsn lf-cf 3 0 0 0 Benson lf 3 0 1 0
CGmnz c-lf 3 1 2 0 Butera c 2 0 1 1
MSndrs cf 3 0 1 0 Tolbert ph 0 0 0 0
Olivo ph-c 1 0 1 0 RRiver c 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 213 2 Totals 31 3 8 2
Seattle ................................ 110 000 000 2
Minnesota.......................... 001 010 001 3
Two outs when winning run scored.
ECarp (6), T.Robinson (5). DPSeattle 2.
LOBSeattle 12, Minnesota 5. 2BSmoak (24),
Tosoni 2 (5). SBAckley (6), Seager (2), M.Saun-
ders (6). CSC.Gimenez (1), Valencia (6). S
Seager, T.Robinson. SFI.Suzuki.
IP H R ER BB SO
Seattle
Beavan ..................... 7 6 2 2 0 4
C.Jimenez................
1
3 1 0 0 1 0
Delabar L,1-1........... 1
1
3 1 1 1 2 0
Minnesota
Swarzak ................... 6 9 2 2 2 4
Mijares...................... 1 1 0 0 0 0
Perkins ..................... 1 2 0 0 1 1
Nathan W,2-1........... 1 1 0 0 0 0
Blue Jays 4, Angels 3
Los Angeles Toronto
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Aybar ss 5 1 1 0 McCoy ss 6 0 1 0
HKndrc 2b 5 1 2 1 EThms lf 6 2 2 1
BAreu dh 3 0 1 0 Bautist dh-rf 4 1 3 1
MIzturs ph-dh 2 0 1 0 Lind 1b 5 0 1 0
TrHntr rf 5 0 0 1 Encrnc 3b 5 1 2 1
Trumo 1b 5 0 0 0 KJhnsn 2b 4 0 0 0
Callasp 3b 5 1 1 1 Rasms cf 3 0 0 0
V.Wells lf 5 0 0 0 JMolin c 4 0 0 0
Bourjos cf 4 0 1 0 Loewen rf 2 0 0 0
BoWlsn c 3 0 1 0 Arencii ph 1 0 0 0
Branyn ph 1 0 0 0 Frncsc p 0 0 0 0
Mathis c 1 0 0 0 Carren p 0 0 0 0
Teahen ph 1 0 0 0
Litsch p 0 0 0 0
Camp p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 3 8 3 Totals 41 4 9 3
Los Angeles............. 010 002 000 000 3
Toronto..................... 000 010 200 001 4
No outs when winning run scored.
ETrumbo (10). LOBLos Angeles 6, Toronto13.
2BE.Thames (23), Bautista (24), Encarnacion
(36). 3BH.Kendrick (5). HRCallaspo (6), E.Th-
ames (12), Encarnacion (17). SBK.Johnson (3).
SJ.Molina.
IP H R ER BB SO
Los Angeles
E.Santana ................ 6 6 2 2 5 5
Cassevah BS,1-1....
1
3 1 1 1 1 0
Takahashi ................
2
3 0 0 0 0 0
S.Downs................... 1
1
3 1 0 0 1 0
Walden..................... 1
2
3 0 0 0 1 1
Ho.Ramirez..............
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
Richards L,0-2.........
2
3 1 1 1 0 1
Toronto
H.Alvarez ................. 7 7 3 3 0 4
Janssen.................... 1 1 0 0 0 1
F.Francisco.............. 1 0 0 0 0 1
Carreno.................... 1 0 0 0 0 1
Litsch........................ 1 0 0 0 0 0
Camp W,5-3 ............ 1 0 0 0 1 0
E.Santana pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Richards pitched to 1 batter in the 12th.
WPCassevah.
UmpiresHome, Tim McClelland;First, Marvin
Hudson;Second, Brian Runge;Third, Vic Carapaz-
za.
T3:43. A22,769 (49,260).
N L B O X E S
Mets 8, Cardinals 6
New York St. Louis
ab r h bi ab r h bi
JosRys ss 4 1 1 1 Furcal ss 5 1 1 0
RTejad 2b 4 2 2 3 Craig lf 4 1 2 2
Pagan cf 3 0 0 0 SRonsn lf 0 0 0 0
DWrght 3b 5 0 0 0 Pujols 1b 5 1 1 1
Parnell p 0 0 0 0 Brkmn rf 4 1 1 0
Harris lf 3 1 1 2 Motte p 0 0 0 0
Evans
1b-rf-1b 5 1 0 0 Rzpczy p 0 0 0 0
Thole c 4 1 2 0 Salas p 0 0 0 0
Baxter rf 2 0 1 0 Punto ph 1 0 0 0
Satin ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Freese 3b 3 0 2 0
Pridie ph-rf 0 1 0 0
Descals
pr-3b 1 1 0 0
Capuan p 2 0 0 0 YMolin c 5 1 2 2
Igarash p 0 0 0 0 Theriot 2b 4 0 1 0
Pasccc ph 1 0 0 0 Jay cf 2 0 1 0
Stinson p 0 0 0 0 Greene ph 1 0 1 1
DHerrr p 0 0 0 0 Chamrs cf 0 0 0 0
Acosta p 0 0 0 0 Westrk p 2 0 0 0
JuTrnr ph-3b 0 1 0 1 CPttrsn ph 0 0 0 0
Rhodes p 0 0 0 0
T.Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
Dotel p 0 0 0 0
Schmkr rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 7 7 Totals 38 612 6
New York ........................... 000 010 016 8
St. Louis............................. 200 020 200 6
EFurcal (14), Schumaker (7), Chambers (1).
DPSt. Louis 1. LOBNew York 7, St. Louis 9.
2BR.Tejada (15), Thole (17), Craig (14), Freese
(14), Y.Molina (31), Theriot (26), Jay (23). HR
Craig (9), Pujols (37). SBPagan (32). SC.Pat-
terson.
IP H R ER BB SO
New York
Capuano................... 4
2
3 8 4 4 2 4
Igarashi .................... 1
1
3 1 0 0 1 0
Stinson .....................
2
3 2 2 2 0 0
D.Herrera.................
1
3 1 0 0 0 0
Acosta W,4-1........... 1 0 0 0 0 0
Parnell S,6-11 ......... 1 0 0 0 0 1
St. Louis
Westbrook ............... 6 3 1 1 4 4
Rhodes H,4.............. 1 0 0 0 0 1
Dotel ......................... 1 1 1 0 0 2
Motte.........................
1
3 0 4 3 3 0
Rzepczynski L,0-3.. 0 1 1 1 0 0
Salas BS,6-30.........
2
3 2 1 1 1 1
Rzepczynski pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
WPDotel. PBY.Molina.
Nationals 6, Phillies 1
Washington Philadelphia
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Dsmnd ss 4 2 2 1 Rollins ss 3 0 0 0
Berndn rf 4 1 2 2 Victorn cf 4 0 0 0
Zmrmn 3b 3 1 0 0 Utley 2b 3 0 0 0
Morse lf 4 1 1 3 Ibanez lf 4 0 0 0
Bixler lf 0 0 0 0 Gload 1b 2 0 0 0
L.Nix 1b 3 0 0 0
Mayrry
ph-1b 2 1 1 0
Clipprd p 0 0 0 0 Ruiz c 4 0 3 1
Slaten p 0 0 0 0 Bowker rf 2 0 0 0
Coffey p 0 0 0 0
BFrncs
ph-rf 2 0 0 0
Espinos 2b 4 0 0 0 Orr 3b 3 0 0 0
Ankiel cf 4 1 2 0 Oswalt p 1 0 0 0
Flores c 4 0 0 0 Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Peacck p 2 0 0 0 Moss ph 1 0 0 0
Grzlny p 0 0 0 0 Savery p 0 0 0 0
Matths p 0 0 0 0
Cora ph 1 0 0 0
Marrer 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 7 6 Totals 31 1 4 1
Washington ....................... 002 000 040 6
Philadelphia....................... 000 000 001 1
EBernadina (1), Zimmerman (11). DPPhiladel-
phia 1. LOBWashington 2, Philadelphia 6.
2BDesmond (25), Bernadina (12), Ankiel 2 (20),
Mayberry (17). HRMorse (28). SBBernadina
(17).
IP H R ER BB SO
Washington
Peacock W,2-0........ 5
2
3 1 0 0 2 2
Gorzelanny H,3.......
2
3 1 0 0 1 0
Mattheus H,7 ...........
2
3 0 0 0 0 0
Clippard.................... 1 0 0 0 0 0
Slaten........................
2
3 0 0 0 0 1
Coffey.......................
1
3 2 1 1 0 0
Philadelphia
Oswalt L,8-10.......... 7
2
3 7 6 6 2 4
Lidge.........................
1
3 0 0 0 0 1
Savery ...................... 1 0 0 0 0 1
UmpiresHome, Eric Cooper;First, Mark Carlson-
;Second, Jeff Kellogg;Third, Tim Timmons.
W E D N E S D A Y S
L A T E B O X E S
Giants 8, Dodgers 5
San Francisco Los Angeles
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Christn cf-rf 5 0 3 3 DGordn ss 5 1 2 0
Kppngr 2b 5 0 1 0 JCarrll 2b 4 1 2 1
Burriss pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Kemp cf 4 2 2 3
Beltran rf 2 1 1 0 JRiver lf 4 0 0 0
AnTrrs cf 1 1 1 0 Loney 1b 5 0 3 1
Pill 1b 5 2 3 2 Miles 3b 5 0 2 0
Belt lf 3 1 0 0 Sands rf 4 0 1 0
DeRosa 3b 3 2 2 1 A.Ellis c 4 0 1 0
Fontent ss 4 0 1 2 Evelnd p 1 0 0 0
JaLopz p 0 0 0 0 Hwksw p 0 0 0 0
Romo p 0 0 0 0 Velez ph 0 1 0 0
PSndvl ph 1 0 0 0 Lindlm p 0 0 0 0
SCasill p 0 0 0 0 Oeltjen ph 1 0 0 0
BrWlsn p 0 0 0 0 Kuo p 0 0 0 0
CStwrt c 3 1 0 0 Guerrir p 0 0 0 0
Vglsng p 1 0 0 0 Troncs p 0 0 0 0
Gillaspi ph 0 0 0 0 Barajs ph 1 0 0 0
Mota p 0 0 0 0 Ely p 0 0 0 0
RRmrz p 0 0 0 0
BCrwfr ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 812 8 Totals 38 513 5
San Francisco.................... 300 201 200 8
Los Angeles....................... 000 040 001 5
EBelt (3), Miles (9). DPSan Francisco 1, Los
Angeles 4. LOBSan Francisco 8, Los Angeles10.
2BChristian (3), Beltran (39), Pill (2). HRKemp
(35). SBBurriss (11), D.Gordon (23). CSPill (1).
SVogelsong, J.Carroll. SFDeRosa.
IP H R ER BB SO
San Francisco
Vogelsong W,12-7.. 5 9 4 4 1 3
Mota H,4 .................. 1 0 0 0 0 1
R.Ramirez................
2
3 1 0 0 0 2
Ja.Lopez ..................
2
3 1 0 0 0 1
Romo........................
2
3 0 0 0 0 2
S.Casilla...................
2
3 1 1 1 1 0
Br.Wilson S,36-41 ..
1
3 1 0 0 0 0
Los Angeles
Eveland L,2-2 .......... 4 6 5 5 3 1
Hawksworth ............. 1 1 0 0 0 2
Lindblom.................. 1 2 1 1 1 1
Kuo ...........................
1
3 1 2 2 1 0
Guerrier ....................
2
3 0 0 0 0 0
Troncoso.................. 1 0 0 0 0 1
Ely............................. 1 2 0 0 1 1
HBPby Vogelsong (Velez), by Eveland (Beltran).
UmpiresHome, Ron Kulpa;First, Jim Wolf;Sec-
ond, Derryl Cousins;Third, D.J. Reyburn.
T3:45. A32,334 (56,000).
Rangers 3, Athletics 2
Texas Oakland
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Kinsler 2b 4 1 2 1 JWeeks 2b 4 0 2 1
Andrus ss 4 0 0 0 Crisp cf 4 0 0 0
JHmltn lf 4 1 1 1 Matsui dh 4 0 1 0
MiYong 1b 4 1 2 0 Wlngh lf 3 0 0 0
Morlnd 1b 0 0 0 0 JaMillr pr 0 0 0 0
ABeltre 3b 4 0 2 0 SSizmr 3b 2 0 0 0
Napoli c 4 0 2 0 Pnngtn ss 4 1 1 0
DvMrp rf 4 0 1 0 KSuzuk c 4 0 0 0
N.Cruz dh 4 0 1 0 Allen 1b 3 1 1 1
EnChvz cf 4 0 0 0 Taylor rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 311 2 Totals 30 2 5 2
Texas.................................. 010 000 020 3
Oakland.............................. 000 020 000 2
EJ.Hamilton (5), J.Weeks (13). DPTexas 2,
Oakland 3. LOBTexas 6, Oakland 5.
2BPennington (24). HRKinsler (30), J.Hamil-
ton (24). SBKinsler (26), Dav.Murphy (10), S.Si-
zemore (4), Pennington (14). CSJ.Weeks (11).
IP H R ER BB SO
Texas
C.Wilson................... 6 5 2 2 3 8
Uehara W,2-3.......... 1 0 0 0 0 2
M.Adams H,7........... 1 0 0 0 0 1
Feliz S,29-35........... 1 0 0 0 1 0
Oakland
McCarthy ................. 7 6 1 1 0 1
Balfour L,4-2
BS,5-7 ...................... 1 3 2 2 0 0
Fuentes ....................
1
3 1 0 0 0 1
De Los Santos.........
2
3 1 0 0 0 0
UmpiresHome, Gerry Davis;First, Greg Gibson-
;Second, Angel Hernandez;Third, Todd Tichenor.
T2:59. A19,589 (35,067).
A L L E A D E R S
BATTINGAdGonzalez, Boston, .341;MiYoung,
Texas, .335;MiCabrera, Detroit, .333;VMartinez,
Detroit, .323;Ellsbury, Boston, .319;DOrtiz, Boston,
.312;Kotchman, Tampa Bay, .309.
RUNSGranderson, New York, 134;Kinsler, Tex-
as, 115;Ellsbury, Boston, 114;AdGonzalez, Boston,
107;Bautista, Toronto, 104;MiCabrera, Detroit,
102;Cano, New York, 101;AGordon, Kansas City,
101;Pedroia, Boston, 101.
RBIGranderson, NewYork, 119;Cano, NewYork,
116;AdGonzalez, Boston, 116;Teixeira, New York,
104;MiYoung, Texas, 104;Konerko, Chicago,
103;Bautista, Toronto, 101.
HITSAdGonzalez, Boston, 208;MiYoung, Tex-
as, 205;Ellsbury, Boston, 201;MeCabrera, Kansas
City, 196;AGordon, Kansas City, 185;Cano, New
York, 184;Pedroia, Boston, 183.
DOUBLESFrancoeur, Kansas City,
47;MiCabrera, Detroit, 46;Cano, New York,
46;Ellsbury, Boston, 45;AdGonzalez, Boston,
45;AGordon, Kansas City, 45;Zobrist, Tampa Bay,
45.
TRIPLESAJackson, Detroit, 11;Bourjos, Los An-
geles, 10;Granderson, NewYork, 10;Aybar, Los An-
geles, 8;AEscobar, Kansas City, 8;Gardner, New
York, 8;JWeeks, Oakland, 8.
HOME RUNSBautista, Toronto, 42;Granderson,
New York, 41;Teixeira, New York,
37;MarReynolds, Baltimore, 36;Kinsler, Texas,
30;Konerko, Chicago, 30;Hardy, Baltimore,
29;DOrtiz, Boston, 29;Trumbo, Los Angeles, 29.
STOLEN BASESGardner, New York, 46;Crisp,
Oakland, 43;ISuzuki, Seattle, 40;Ellsbury, Boston,
37;Andrus, Texas, 35;RDavis, Toronto, 34;Revere,
Minnesota, 33.
PITCHINGVerlander, Detroit, 24-5;Sabathia,
New York, 19-8;Weaver, Los Angeles, 18-7;Nova,
New York, 16-4;CWilson, Texas, 16-7;Haren, Los
Angeles, 16-9;DHolland, Texas, 15-5;Lester, Bos-
ton, 15-8;RRomero, Toronto, 15-10;Shields, Tampa
Bay, 15-12.
STRIKEOUTSVerlander, Detroit, 244;Sabathia,
New York, 230;Shields, Tampa Bay,
221;FHernandez, Seattle, 220;Price, Tampa Bay,
208;CWilson, Texas, 206;Weaver, Los Angeles,
190.
N L L E A D E R S
BATTINGBraun, Milwaukee, .330;JosReyes,
New York, .329;Kemp, Los Angeles, .322;Votto,
Cincinnati, .313;Pence, Philadelphia, .313;SCastro,
Chicago, .307;ArRamirez, Chicago, .306.
RUNSKemp, Los Angeles, 106;Braun, Milwau-
kee, 104;JUpton, Arizona, 103;Pujols, St. Louis,
102;JosReyes, New York, 98;Votto, Cincinnati,
98;CGonzalez, Colorado, 92;Stubbs, Cincinnati,
92.
RBIKemp, Los Angeles, 116;Howard, Philadel-
phia, 113;Fielder, Milwaukee, 112;Tulowitzki, Col-
orado, 105;Braun, Milwaukee, 104;Pujols, St. Louis,
98;Votto, Cincinnati, 98.
HITSSCastro, Chicago, 199;Bourn, Atlanta,
187;Kemp, Los Angeles, 184;Pence, Philadelphia,
183;Braun, Milwaukee, 180;Votto, Cincinnati,
179;BPhillips, Cincinnati, 175.
DOUBLESBeltran, San Francisco, 39;JUpton,
Arizona, 39;Pence, Philadelphia, 38;Votto, Cincin-
nati, 37;CYoung, Arizona, 37;Braun, Milwaukee,
36;CaLee, Houston, 36;Tulowitzki, Colorado, 36.
TRIPLESJosReyes, New York, 16;Fowler, Col-
orado, 15;Victorino, Philadelphia, 15;Bourn, Atlan-
ta, 10;SCastro, Chicago, 9;SSmith, Colorado,
9;Maybin, San Diego, 8;Parra, Arizona, 8.
HOME RUNSPujols, St. Louis, 37;Kemp, Los
Angeles, 35;Uggla, Atlanta, 35;Fielder, Milwaukee,
34;Stanton, Florida, 34;Howard, Philadelphia,
33;Berkman, St. Louis, 31;Braun, Milwaukee,
31;Bruce, Cincinnati, 31;JUpton, Arizona, 31.
STOLEN BASESBourn, Atlanta, 56;Kemp, Los
Angeles, 40;Bonifacio, Florida, 39;Maybin, San
Diego, 38;Stubbs, Cincinnati, 38;JosReyes, New
York, 36;Pagan, New York, 32.
PITCHINGIKennedy, Arizona, 20-4;Kershaw,
Los Angeles, 20-5;Halladay, Philadelphia,
18-6;Gallardo, Milwaukee, 17-10;ClLee, Philadel-
phia, 16-8;DHudson, Arizona, 16-11;Greinke, Mil-
waukee, 15-6;THudson, Atlanta, 15-10.
STRIKEOUTSKershaw, Los Angeles,
242;ClLee, Philadelphia, 232;Lincecum, San Fran-
cisco, 217;Halladay, Philadelphia,
217;AniSanchez, Florida, 197;Gallardo, Milwau-
kee, 196;IKennedy, Arizona, 194.
C M Y K
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Sept. 2^ Eastern Mich. Noon
Oct. at !ndiana Noon
Oct. 8 !cwa 1BA
Oct. 5 Purdue Noon
Oct. 22 at Ncrthwestern 7 p.m.
Oct. 29 !IIincis 1BA
Nov. 2 Nebraska 1BA
Nov. 9 at 0hic State 1BA
Nov. 26 at Wisccnsin 1BA
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Beaver Stadium(07,282), State Colleqe
Penn State
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SATUR0AY
Lastern Michiqan at Penn State, noon (LSPN2)
Central Michiqan at No. 23 Michiqan State, noon (LSPNU)
San Dieqo State at No. 2 Michiqan, noon (B1N)
UL Monroe at lowa, noon (B1N)
Colorado at Ohio State, 3:30p.m. (ABC)
Western Michiqan at lllinois, 3:30p.m. (B1N)
South Dakota at No. 7 Wisconsin, 3:30p.m. (B1N)
lndiana at North 1exas, 7 p.m. (LSPN3.com)
North Dakota State at Minnesota, 7 p.m. (B1N)
No. 9Nebraska at Wyominq, 7:30p.m. (VS)
I0LE: Northwestern, Purdue
0AMES THIS WEEK
Sept. ^ Hcward W, 41-9
Sept. 0 AIabama State W, 14-7
Sept. 7 at Michian L, 33
Sept. 2^ at Penn State Noon
Oct. Akrcn p.m.
Oct. 8 at TcIedc 3 p.m.
Oct. 5 at CentraI Mich. 3 p.m.
Oct. 22 Western Mich. p.m.
Nov. 5 BaII State Noon
Nov. 2 BuffaIc p.m.
Nov. 9 at Kent State p.m.
Nov. 25 at N. !IIincis 1BA
TV: LSPN2(BethMowins, Mike Bellotti)
RA0I0: WlLKFM: 03., WlLKAM: 90, 980, 300
(Steve Jones, Jack Ham)
WEB: www.CoPSUsports.com
LINE: PennState by 29
REC0R0S: PennState (2), LasternMichiqan(2)
SERIES HIST0RY: 2nd meetinq, PennState leads 0
LAST MEETIN0: 992, PennState won527 inState Colleqe
KEY MATCHUP: LasternMichiqanwill try to minimize the
number ol possessions inthe qame by runninq the ball and keep
runninq the ball. 1hat will be tricky to do aqainst a PennState
lront seventhat held a muchbetter tailback 1emple's Bernard
Pierce to |ust 50yards last week.
PLAYER T0 WATCH: Wide receiver Derek Moye has been
workinq to smoothout the problems inthe Lions' passinq qame.
He cauqht a careerhiqhsevenpasses aqainst 1emple lor 2
yards and evenhad animpressive 52yard catchand runlor a
touchdownnullilied by a holdinq penalty.
TELLIN0 NUMBERS: PennState is |ust one ol live teams inthe
country without a touchdownpass this season, |oininq Florida
Atlantic, SanJose State, UABand UCF.
0I0 Y0U KN0W: Withthe ^0winover 1emple last week,
PennState improved to 0533 inqames decided by seven
points or less under Joe Paterno.
0UTL00K: 1he Lions ollense was undeniably awlul aqainst
1emple, needinq some excellent play lromthe delense to bail the
teamout and avoid anembarrassinq loss. lt's temptinq to blame
everythinq onthe stillunsettled quarterback situation, but the
Lions have other issues to work out as well. 1he results will be
muchbetter this week aqainst a worse opponent lromthe MAC,
but questions will still linqer headinq into Biq 1enplay.
PRE0ICTI0N: PennState, 357
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Theres little Drew Astorino
enjoys more than returning home
to Edinboro. The small town in
northwest Pennsylvania hasnt
changed much since he left for
Penn State in 2007. And thats
the way he likes it.
Astorino is in his third season
as a starting safety for the Nitta-
ny Lions elected a team cap-
tain, no less but still gets the
same treatment at home from the
same people he has always
known.
He wouldnt have it any other
way.
Its great, Astorino said. I
really am from a small town
where everybody knows everybo-
dy. I have so much fun when I
go home. Im not treated like a
celebrity or anything, and thats a
great thing about going back to
Edinboro.
Im still the same person I was
in high school.
Its a humble mentality that
has served him well since his
days at General McLane High
School, where he won state
championships in football and
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When Astorino picked up the
phone and had Joe Paterno on
the other end, he committed
instantly to the Lions.
He redshirted his first year on
campus and made an impact on
Penn States 2008 Big Ten title
team as the nickelback. Since
2009, he has been a fixture as a
starter in the defensive backfield.
While much has been made
about Astorinos rapport with the
rest of the secondary, his influen-
ce carries over to the rest of the
defense. Especially now as a
captain.
Drew is a guy who I communi-
cate with a lot on my side, said
strongside linebacker Michael
Mauti. He made some real good
plays this weekend that a (strong
safety) should make. Hes a de-
pendable tackler, he gets on the
ball and makes plays.
Going down to another level of
the defense, defensive end Jack
Crawford, who has started for the
Lions since 2008 along with
Astorino, spoke very highly of
the safety.
Since Ive been here, hes been
a leader and a character and
someone you like to be around,
His size likely worked against
him in the recruiting process.
Most of his scholarship offers
came from the FCS ranks and
from the Mid-American Confer-
ence.
Youre always gonna get that
just because of your height,
Astorino said. I embrace it. I
love it. Look, theres nothing I
can do about how tall I am. But I
can worry about how tough I am.
How smart I am. How quick I
am.
All those things you can work
on a daily basis. I take pride in all
of it.
That determination eventually
paid off. Astorino was originally
headed to Kent State, giving a
verbal commitment to the Gold-
en Flashes after Thanksgiving
during his senior year.
Then came an offer from the
Big Ten. Not from Penn State but
from Iowa, as Hawkeyes coach
Kirk Ferentz grew up in western
Pennsylvania and still has many
connections to the region.
But when Penn State came
calling at the end of January
just days before national signing
day the choice was easy.
basketball as a senior in 2006-07.
More than that, he scored the
winning touchdown in McLanes
win in the PIAA Class 3A football
championship and then a few
months later hit the winning shot
with two seconds left in the 3A
state basketball finals at Penn
States Bryce Jordan Center.
Its the same mentality that has
taken him from a recruiting after-
thought to a Penn State scholar-
ship and a spot in history as a
team captain.
Just thinking about how far he
has come headed into Saturdays
game against Eastern Michigan
makes him laugh.
I really do (think about it) all
the time, especially talking to my
parents about it, Astorino said.
I just step back and sometimes I
cant even believe I got this op-
portunity and made what I have
of it. Its been so great, so fun for
me and my family.
Im cherishing every moment
of it.
Competitive as he was in high
school, he stood just 5-foot-10 and
weighed somewhere in the neigh-
borhood of 175 pounds for much
of his time at McLane.
Astorino goes from small-tow
PSU safety wasnt recruited much, but has becom
By DEREK LEVARSE
[email protected]
kicking, Paterno said. Right
now its a little too early for us
to panic.
The problem we have is we
have kids who have got good
legs. Theyre just so inconsis-
tent. They hurt themselves.
They dont seem to have the
kind of confidence that they
can go out there and make kick
after kick exactly the same.
You hate to give up on them.
But if we dont get better pret-
ty quick, were gonna have to
(make some changes).
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Continued from Page 1B
SOUTH BEND, Ind. With
his first college sack Saturday,
Aaron Lynch fulfilled the hyster-
ical yearning of Notre Dame
faithful: The prized freshman de-
fensive end missile-launched in-
to the backfield with pestilent in-
tent, taking down the quarter-
back and forcing a fumble to
boot.
Some perspective on this mo-
ment of arrival: It helps when no
one blocks you, as a Michigan
State lineman had set Lynch
free, and this was one snap more
than Lynch had played a week
earlier, too unrefined and prone
to freelancing to be trusted with
a single rep at Michigan.
Well, they toldme I wasnt go-
ing to play if I didnt do it right,
Lynch said with a smile when
asked what clicked after that
night. So that definitely helps. I
just did the (pass-rush) games
anddideverything right, andIm
getting my shot.
Saturday at Pittsburgh, veter-
ans Ethan Johnson and Kapron
Lewis-Moore will continue to as-
sume the bulk of the workload.
But openings remain for respon-
sible part-time help, and Lynch
offered that last weekend.
He posted the sack, the forced
fumble and a whopping six quar-
terback hurries, at last marrying
his gift for marauding quarter-
backs with technical expertise.
In pass-rusher parlance, it was a
good first step.
Buying into what were
coaching hasnt been easy, de-
fensive line coach Mike Elston
said. It hasnt worked for himin
practice because hes not doing it
right. Hes back and forth on us-
ing the proper technique. But in
the game he used it, and it
worked out well.
This was predictable: The 6-
foot-6, 265-pound phenom, who
treated high schoolLynch seeing
the light for Notre Dame tackles
like turnstiles, scuffles with col-
lege-level nuances.
But harnessing a gift is differ-
ent than manufacturing one. Ac-
cording to Irish coach Brian Kel-
ly, visiting NFL scouts said
Lynch physically looks like an
NFL player right now, and his
pass-rush knack augments the
raw material.
Its just his being relentless,
Kelly said. He has a great hand
strike. He can really beat you
with speed, or he can bull rush
you. So if you set as a tackle, he
can walk you back and he can
beat you off the edge. Thats a
pretty good one-two punch.
He just has to do what hes
told.
In the spring, where I didnt
do anything right, I just played
football, Lynch said. The rea-
son I came off the edge so many
times (against Michigan State)
is because I was doingwhat I was
supposed to do. It worked out.
Coach Elston was right.
Freshman defensive end Lynch seeing the light for Fighting Irish
By BRIAN HAMILTON
Chicago Tribune
C M Y K
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and 5:00 p.m.,
Tuesday, November
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of a Combined Ses-
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November 17, 2011,
starting at 5:00
p.m., in City Council
Chambers, 4th
Floor, City Hall, 40
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18519
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738 Pardeesville Rd.
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938 Apartments/
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2nd floor. Beautiful
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the same feelings very com-
fortable on this type of golf
course ... with the conditions
maybe a little more severe at At-
lanta Athletic Club off the tee,
Dufner said. But hes having a
good day. Hopefully, well be
paired tomorrow. That will be a
little interesting, I guess. Maybe
some thoughts here or there will
come back and forth.
The Tour Championship is
more about memories, however.
Along with this being the end
of the FedEx Cup, theres another
cuponBradleys mind. He is not a
lock to be a captains pick for the
Presidents Cup, despite having
won twice this year, including a
major. U.S. captain Fred Couples
has said he would consider the
Tour Championship as one last
audition.
Bradley could not have asked
for a better start.
He holed a bunker shot from
across the green on his second
hole to fire up the fans, most of
whomnowknowhis name. After
a sloppy three-putt bogey on the
eighth, he hammered a 3-wood
from 281 yards that rolled past
the hole at No. 9 andset up a two-
putt birdie, then really put it to-
gether on the back nine. He had a
pair of short birdie putts, along
with a two-putt birdie on the15th
and was feeling the good vibes
from a month ago.
He is a long shot to win the Fe-
dEx Cup especially with Do-
naldplayingwell but thePresi-
dents Cup is right in front of him,
and Bradley feels it.
The clich is to say that Im
not thinking about it, but literally
probably every third hole or
maybe even less it pops into
my mind, Bradley said. I really
want tobeontheteam, but I want
to earn my way onto the team,
just like Im going to have to. If
the captain and assistant cap-
tains think Ive done enough to
get on the team, theyre going to
pick me.
And if they dont, thats totally
fair, too.
The conditions at East Lake
were relatively tame until the fi-
nal hour, when sprinkles turned
to rain and even halted play with
the final two groups not finished.
Donald returned to play the 18th
in a driving rain, and did well to
escape with par from the bunker
on the par-3 closing hole.
Charles Howell III, who ap-
pearance at East Lake guarantees
another trip back to Georgia in
April for the Masters inhis home-
town, was at 67 along with Adam
Scott, Hunter Mahan, Jason Day
and Matt Kuchar.
The group at 68 included an-
other batch of Presidents Cup
hopefuls, from Aaron Baddeley
on the International team to Bill
Haas andBrandt Snedeker onthe
American side.
Phil Mickelson also shot a 68
andis onBradleys side not be-
cause he wants himas a captains
pick, but because they appear to
share an affinity for golf in Geor-
gia. Mickelson has won the Tour
Championship twice at East
Lake, along with three Masters
andthreeregular PGATour stops
in the Atlanta area.
Webb Simpson, No. 1in the Fe-
dEx Cup, bogeyed the last hole
for a 69. Of the top five players in
the FedEx Cup, Dustin Johnson
(No. 2) was the only player not to
break par. He shot 70.
GOLF
Continued from Page 1B
feet. By midweek, an NFL
sent a memo to all 32 teams
that warned of fines, suspen-
sions and even the loss of
draft picks if it determined
players faked injuries during a
game.
Giants teammate Mathias
Kiwanuka labeled the warning
a dangerous path to go
down, and hes right. Too
many guys are playing with
real injuries and risking last-
ing damage to their bodies as
it is, and thats before you
take into account how little
we still know about concus-
sions. Vick, who already had
his helmet modified last sum-
mer to lessen the force of
blows to the head, went back
to the same firm for more
work this week as part of a
bid to get back on the field.
The NFL responded to a
growing body of evidence on
concussions by putting a
league-wide protocol in place
midway through the 2009
season. The number of con-
cussions reported last year
was 260, up considerably from
the 200 reported in 2008. Dr.
Thom Mayer, who advises the
NFL Players Association on
concussion-related issues,
conceded hes been very
busy monitoring the first two
weekends of the 2011 season.
Weve got to look at a lot
more games to see if theres a
trend here or not, he said in
a telephone interview Thurs-
day.
But Mayer also said he
believes the numbers reflect
cooperation from players in
reporting concussions as
much as an increasingly vio-
lent game.
Weve educated the med-
ical staffs, coaches and train-
ers and put this battle buddy
concept in place ... so guys
who know each other can get
involved. We saw a great
example of that last season
with Aaron Rodgers and Do-
nald Driver.
Rodgers, the Packers QB,
was concussed during a game
against the Redskins last sea-
son and sat down. After his
return, he took another big
hit against the Lions and
likely would have gone back
in risking a more severe
concussion until Driver
asked him a few questions
about the snap count and
realized his pal needed med-
ical attention.
It meant sitting another
game or two, Mayer said.
But when you consider
Green Bay goes on to win the
Super Bowl, then go back and
look at Rodgers chances of
getting hurt in the Lions
game, it probably had an
enormous impact on their
entire season.
The problem is that few
injury stories end that happi-
ly. Keep that in mind the next
time your teams star goes
down and the only thing you
care about is how soon he
gets back in.
LITKE
Continued from Page 1B
Jim Litke is a national sports co-
lumnist for The Associated Press.
Write to him at jlitke(at)ap.org.
Follow him at http://twitter.com/
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Wyoming Valley Conference
Division III title, Hanover Area
scored two unanswered goals
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Thursday.
Austin Bogart netted both
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period was unassisted and tied
the score at 1-1. The second was
assisted by Dominic Gagliardi.
Richard Umana scored unas-
sisted for the Bulldogs (2-3)
12:21 into the match.
Hanover Area............................................. 2 0 2
Berwick ....................................................... 1 0 1
First half: 1. BER, Richard Umana 12:21; 2. HAN,
Austin Bogart 14:56; 3. HAN, Bogart (Dominic Ga-
gliardi) 34:29
Shots: HAN12, BER27; Saves: HAN16 (Dan
Tomko), BER 11 (Alex Buck); Corners: HAN 4,
BER 8.
GAR 5, Nanticoke Area 2
Jesus Tlatenchi found the
back of the net three times for
GAR as it picked up its first win
of the season to improve to 1-6.
Tlatenchi also added an assist
Jeremy Soto and Edgar Tapia
rounded out the scoring for the
Grenadiers.
Dave Stecco and Rees Ro-
berts both scored for Nanti-
coke.
GAR............................................................... 2 3 5
Nanticoke Area............................................. 1 1 2
First half: 1. NAN Dave Stecco (Andrew Blank)
35:28; 2. GAR Jesus Tlatenchi (Joharky Santo)
32:30; 3. GAR Jeremy Soto 2:28.
Second half: 1. GAR Edgar Tapia (Tlatenchi)
38:37; 2. NAN Rees Roberts (Jake Niewinski)
30:52; 3. GAR Tlatenchi 16:13; 4. GAR Tlatenchi
:49.
Shots: GAR 28, NAN 15; Saves: GAR 8 (Ni-
cholas Rybitski), NAN 15 (Mike Mavus); Corners:
GAR 8, NAN 2.
Wyoming Seminary 2,
Meyers 0
Julius Rodatz scored the
winners in the first half and
Andre Gonzalez added an in-
surance goal for the Blue
Knights in the second half.
Reilly Breig made six saves
for the shutout. Malcolm Lu-
mia assisted on both goals for
Seminary.
Both teams are now 2-3 in
Division II.
Meyers........................................................ 0 0 0
Wyoming Seminary.................................. 1 1 2
First half: 1. WS, Julius Rodatz (Malcolm Lumia)
20:24
Second half: 2. WS, Andre Gonzalez (Lumia)
10:59
Shots: MEY 7, WS 13; Saves: MEY 4 (David
Oram), WS 6 (Reilly Breig); Corners: MEY 3, WS
1.
Crestwood 6, Tunkhannock 1
Alex Machalick netted three
tallies for the Comets, who
improved to 3-1 in Division I.
A.J. Krysicki contributed for
Crestwood with a goal and
three assists, while Marty Ry-
man and Sammy Skonieczki
added a goal apiece.
Tunkhannocks Jacob Hughes
scored off a pass from Dean
Mirabelli, but the Tigers fell to
3-3.
Tunkhannock............................................. 0 1 1
Crestwood.................................................. 2 4 6
First half: 1. CRE, Alex Machalick (Alex Buchholz)
36:15; 2. CRE, A.J. Krysicki 22:33
Second half: 1. CRE, Machalick (Krysicki)
39:30; 2. TUN, Jacob Hughes (Dean Mirabelli)
27:50; 3. CRE, Marty Ryman (Krysicki) 11:44; 4.
CRE, Machalick (Krysicki) 9:14; 5. CRE, Sammy
Skonieczki 6:13
Shots: TUN 11, CRE 34; Saves: TUN 20 (Zac
Daniels), CRE 5 (Steve Rerick); Corners: TUN 0,
CRE 4
Wyoming Area 6, MMI Prep 5
Nate Brague scored four
times to help the Warriors pull
out a road win over the Prep-
pers.
Sean OMalley also scored
for Wyoming Area.
Alex Van Hoekelen and Noah
Beltrami led the attack for
MMI.
Shots: WA 22, MMI 32; Saves: WA 10 (Aaron
Carter), MMI 7 (Greg Yannes); Corners: WA 2,
home 2.
Pittston Area 5, Hazleton
Area 1
The Patriots improved to 4-1
on Wednesday with the victory
as Jordan Consagra netted a
hat trick.
Pietro Colella and Matt Ta-
vaglione also scored for Pitt-
ston Area, while Max Pozzess-
ere found the back of the net
for the Cougars.
Pittston Area .............................................. 4 1 5
Hazleton Area............................................ 0 1 1
First half: 1. PA, Jordan Consagra (Eric Fino) 12th
minute; 2. PA, Consagra 20th; 3. PA, Consagra
(Matt Tavaglione) 30th; 4. PA, Tavaglione :30
Second half: 1. HAZ, Max Pozzessere 45th; 2.
PA, Pietro Colella (Tavaglione) 50th
Shots: PA 26, HAZ 5; Saves: PA (Taylor Ro-
berts), HAZ (n/a); Corners: PA 8, HAZ 3.
H . S . B OY S S O C C E R
Hawkeyes win Division III battle
The Times Leader staff
BrianStrait feels like hes being
watched.
Whether its during practice or
a scrimmage, Strait cant helpbut
feel a few pairs of eyes lurking
from somewhere.
And thats a good thing.
Strait, 23, is entering his third
season with the Pittsburgh Pen-
guins organization and the stea-
dy defenseman is one of the blue-
liners on the teams radar.
As a result, the Pittsburgh
brass is watching his every move
ontheiceas Strait works todevel-
op into an NHL defenseman.
Youre always being watched.
Youre definitely not forgotten,
he said. Its one thing that a
young player might get a little
nervous about, but after a while
youget usedto it. Its a chance for
you to make an impression.
Pittsburghs third round draft
pick in 2006, Strait has been the
model of consistency since he
joined the organization in 2009
after completing three years at
Boston University. Strait spent
all of the 2009-2010 season and
most of last year with Wilkes-
Barre/Scranton, playing in 78
and 75 games, respectively. Each
of those two years Strait posted a
plus-22 ratingas he was reliedup-
on to shut down the top forwards
on other AHL teams.
His effort earned Strait three
NHL games with Pittsburgh last
season, and the small taste has
left him wanting more.
I know that Im close, but Im
not content on where I am,
Strait said. I know theyre al-
ways strides to be made and I
have a lot of things to work on to
get to where I want to be.
While Straits brief stint in the
NHL last season has fueled his
hunger for more, it has also al-
lowed him to come into third
Pittsburgh training camp with a
heightened level of confidence.
Obviously Immore confident
than I was two years ago, even
last year. I knowwhat theyexpect
out of meandI knowwhat its like
to play in these (NHL) games
now, he said. I have a pretty
good grip of what its like to be an
NHL player.
And if Strait is to be on the
NHL roster to start the season,
hell have to leapfrog a couple
blueliners to claimthe seventh D
spot inPittsburgh. But if hehas to
wait and open the year in Wilkes-
Barre, Strait is fine with that as
well.
After all, he and his Wilkes-
Barre/Scranton teammates from
last season have some unfinished
business after an abrupt playoff
exit.
It stung for a while. We knew
we hada really goodteam, Strait
said. But it is what it is and once
you get back on the ice you can
put it behind you. Its over with.
W I L K E S - B A R R E / S C R A N T O N P E N G U I N S
Strait path could lead to NHL
TOMVENESKY
[email protected]
The Big 12 dumped its embat-
tled commissioner Thursday and
said nine schools had pledged to
give their TVrights to the confer-
ence for the next six years, a step
intended to preserve a fractured
league that has lost twomembers
inthe past year andis expectedto
lose another by next summer.
The bottom line is we
achieved substantial reforms,
OklahomaPresidentDavidBoren
said after school presidents met
by telephone for more than an
hour. We feel extremely good.
Anil Gollahalli, Oklahomas
general counsel, saidnocontracts
had been signed yet in part be-
cause some schools must get the
approval of their governing
boards.
Commissioner Dan Beebe is
goneafter fiveup-and-downyears
that included securing a 13-year,
$1.2 billion contract with Fox
Sports but sharpcriticismfor fail-
ing to keep Nebraska (Big Ten)
and Colorado (Pac-12) from leav-
ingover thesummer. Texas A&M
plans to leave by July for the
SoutheasternConference.
C O L L E G E AT H L E T I C S
Big 12s Beebe out, revenue sharing on table
The Associated Press
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Neb., for the companys annual meeting. It will cap a tough
week for the maker of Chef Boyardee and other foods. On
Monday, ConAgra withdrew its buyout bid for rival Ralcorp
Holdings, after the maker of Post cereal and private-label
foods said it wasnt
interested in the
$5.17 billion offer. On
Tuesday, ConAgra
said its fiscal first-
quarter profit fell 42
percent on higher
costs for ingredients
and fuel.
KB Home reports earnings
The homebuilder is expected to
report a loss for its fiscal third
quarter. Many of its target cus-
tomers are first-time buyers
and seniors. And many of them
arent willing or financially able
to buy right now. KB is likely to
report an increase in orders
from a year earlier, when the
expiration of homebuyer tax
credit sent home sales plung-
ing. But business is still drasti-
cally below levels that can be
considered healthy.
The IMF and World Bank gather
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank hold their annual
meetings today and during the weekend, faced with an increasingly
troubled global economy.
There is little optimism that
any big solutions to problems
like Europes debt crisis will
come out of the gatherings.
The plunge in world stock
markets Thursday showed
how pessimistic investors
are. And IMF head Christine
Lagarde says the global
economy has entered a dan-
gerous phase.
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Rite Aids loss narrows
Rite Aid Corp. said Thursday its
fiscal second-quarter loss narrowed
as a customer rewards program im-
proved sales and Hurricane Irene
brought the drugstore operator more
business at the end of the quarter.
The Camp Hill, Pa., company also
trimmed its projected loss for fiscal
2012.
Rite Aid lost $94.7 million, or 11
cents per share, after paying pre-
ferred dividends in the quarter that
ended Aug. 27. A year ago it lost
$199.3 million, or 23 cents per share,
when it absorbed a $44-million
charge tied to refinancing. Revenue
climbed nearly 2 percent to $6.27
billion.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet ex-
pected, on average, a loss of 18 cents
per share.
CEO John Standley told analysts
Thursday morning that the compa-
nys Wellness Plus customer rewards
program was a key factor behind the
growth.
HP tabs Whitman CEO
Hewlett-Packard Co.s decision to
fire CEO Leo Apotheker after just 11
months and replace him with former
eBay chief Meg Whitman is another
dizzying turn of the executive merry-
go-round at a company whose lead-
ership issues are tearing it apart.
Swapping Apotheker with Whit-
man, a billionaire who ran for Cali-
fornia governor, is a decision de-
signed to stem investor fury over a
series of questionable strategy moves.
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PITTSTON TWP. The increased
passenger activity created by the boom-
ing Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling
industry was cited as a reason the
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International
Airport needed to build a new parking
area. The recent flooding disaster is be-
ing blamed for possibly holding up the
parking lot project.
Because seven companies picked up
plans and five of those companies at-
tendedaSept. 9pre-bidmeetingtolearn
more about the project that couldaddas
manyas130additional parkingspacesto
the more than 1,100 currently on the
property, airport officials expected a
competitive bidding process.
But at a bid opening on Monday, only
one proposal was received, and it came
inmorethan$300,000morethantheair-
port anticipated.
The bid, by Popple Construction of
Laflin, wasfor $766,000. Theairport had
less than $500,000 budgeted for what it
believes will be a 45-day project, accord-
ing to Director Barry J. Centini.
Centini said he cant say for sure why
the total number of bidders was so low,
since most projects in recent years have
drawnadearthof bids. But heandassist-
ant airport director Michael W. Conner
said they believe the flooding caused by
heavy rainfalls generated by Tropical
Storm Lee had an impact. The flooding
of the Susquehanna River occurred be-
tweenthepre-bidconferenceandthebid
opening.
The plan would be to convert one em-
ployee-onlyparkinglot intoa passenger-
paidlot andthenaddspaces tothe other
employee-only lot on the property.
Centini said he had hoped to have the
project started and completed this fall,
but its now unclear when, or if, it will
begin. When the airports board meets
Oct. 4, the director will make a recom-
mendation that the board either accept
Popples bid or reject it and re-bid it in
the future with the hope more bids will
come in.
If the rebidding happens and the bids
still come in to high, he said the project
could be scaled back or completed in
phases.
The spaces are needed because of an
increased use of the airport by contrac-
tors andnatural gas drilling-relatedcom-
panies. Centini said vehicles parked at
theterminals garageandsurfacelots are
commonly bearing tags from states
where gas drilling companies are based,
including Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas
and Tennessee.
Wedont thinkits averycomplicated
job, Centini said, adding that hell take
a closer look at the bid line by line to see
why it came in much higher than antici-
pated. He said that although the airport
has some time to wait out the flood re-
pairs and perhaps get a lower bid, its a
project that cant wait too long.
Right now, its a toppriority, Centini
said, adding that the parking spaces are
often close to capacity and theres a con-
cern business will use other airports if
parking becomes an issue at Wilkes-
Barre/Scranton.
The airport board was supposed to
have met Thursday, but a conflict with
the Lackawanna County commissioners
who comprise half of the bi-county
board, necessitated the postponement
until Oct. 4.
Flood blamed for dearth of bids for airport lot
By ANDREWM. SEDER
[email protected]
The bid, by Popple Construction of
Laflin, was for $766,000. The air-
port had less than $500,000 bud-
geted for the project.
ALLENTOWNElmer Goris
spent a year working in Amazon-
.com Inc.s warehouse in the Le-
high Valley, where books, CDs
and various other products are
packedandshippedto customers
who order fromthe worlds large-
st online retailer.
The 34-year-old Allentown res-
ident, who has worked in ware-
houses for more than 10 years,
said he quit in July because he
was frustrated with the heat and
demands that he work mandato-
ry overtime. He got light-headed,
he said, and his legs cramped,
symptoms he never experienced
in previous warehouse jobs. I
never felt like passing out in a
warehouse and I never felt treat-
edlike a piece of crapinany other
warehouse but this one, Goris
said. They can do that because
there arent any jobs in the area.
Goris complaints are not
unique.
In the past two months, The
Morning Call interviewed 20 cur-
rent and former warehouse work-
ers who showed proof of employ-
ment. They offered a behind-the-
scenes glimpse of what its like to
work in the warehouse on Route
100 near Interstate 78, where
temperatures soar on hot sum-
mer days, production rates are
difficult to achieve and the per-
manent jobs sought by many
temporary workers hired by an
outside agency are tough to get.
Only one of the employees in-
terviewed described it as a good
place to work.
The Morning Call forwarded
concerns of workers to Amazon.
The company didnt answer spe-
cific questions about the turn-
over rate or the working condi-
tions. Instead, Amazon spokes-
woman Michele Glisson emailed
a statement, which she attribut-
ed to Vickie Mortimer, general
manager at the Upper Macungie
warehouse.
The safety and welfare of our
employees is our No. 1priority at
Amazon, and as the general man-
ager, I take that responsibility se-
riously, the statement said. We
go to great lengths to ensure a
safe work environment, with ac-
tivities that include free water,
snacks, extra fans and cooled air
during the summer. I amgrateful
to work with such a fantastic
group of employees from our
community, and we partner with
them every day to make sure our
facility is a great place to work.
Amazon
workers
complain
By SPENCER SOPER
The Morning Call
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EW YORK Investors on Wall
Street and around the world sold
stocks with abandon Thursday,
more convinced than ever that a global re-
cession is under way. The Dow Jones in-
dustrial average lost almost 400 points.
The sell-off began in Asia, intensified in
Europe and rattled markets in the United
States all day. Stocks inNewYorkstageda
small rally before the end of trading but
still finished near their lows for the year.
One financial indicator after another
showed that investors are quickly losing
hope that the economy can keep growing.
The price of oil and metals, both of which
dependoneconomic demand, fell sharply.
Traders bought bonds for safety.
FedEx, a company that ships so many
goods it is considered a barometer of the
U.S. economy, had to lower its earnings
forecast for the year because its customers
areputtingoff purchasesof electronicsand
other gadgets fromChina.
The Dow fell 391.01 points, or 3.5 per-
cent, and closed at 10,733.83. The selling
was not just steep but broad: Nineteen
stocks on the New York Stock Exchange
fell for every one that rose. At one point,
the Dowwas down more than 500 points.
Markets rely on confidence and cer-
tainty. Right now there is neither, said
John Canally, an economic strategist at
LPL Financial, an investment firmin Bos-
ton.
It wasthesecondconsecutiverout inthe
stockmarket sincetheFederal Reservean-
nounced a change in strategy for fighting
the economic slowdown a bid to lower
long-term interest rates and get people
and companies to spend more money.
Economic news was bad around the
world. AcloselywatchedsurveyinEurope
indicated a recession could be on the way
there, and a manufacturing survey sug-
gested a slowdown in China, which has
been one of the hottest economies.
The probability of going back into re-
cession is higher nowthan at any point in
therecovery, saidTimQuinlan, anecono-
mist at Wells Fargo. He put his odds of a
recession at 35 percent, the highest yet.
ChristineLagarde, theheadof theInter-
national Monetary Fund, said the world
economy was entering a dangerous
phase. She told an annual meeting of the
IMF and World Bank that nations need
credible plans to get their debt under con-
trol.
In the United States, investors poured
money into American government debt,
which they see as less risky than stocks
even as the nation wrestles with how to
tame its long-termbudget problems.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note
hit1.71percent thelowest sincetheFed-
eral Reserve Bank of St. Louis started
keepingdaily records half a century ago. It
was 3.66 percent as recently as February,
when the economic forecast was brighter.
Yields fall as investors buy bonds and
sendtheir prices higher. Small yields are a
sign that investors are just looking for a
safe place to park their cash.
They want to get their money back,
said Guy LeBas, chief fixed income strate-
gist at Janney Capital Markets. How
much they earn is secondary.
The Dow almost matched its lowest
close of the year, 10,719 on Aug. 10. The
stock market was seized by volatility last
month, and at one point strung together
four consecutive days of 400-point moves
up or down.
Ina signof what a rocky year it has been
for the stock market, Thursdays decline
isnt even close to the biggest in 2011. The
Dow fell 634 points on Aug. 8, 519 points
on Aug. 10 and 512 points on Aug. 4.
It would have to fall 485 more points to
reach the traditional definition of a bear
market a 20 percent decline from the
markets peak since the financial melt-
down in 2008. That peak was in April.
Dow drops 391 points
AP PHOTO
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Stocks plunged Thursday, extending a rout
around the world. Indicators across the financial markets had investors concerned that theres no clear way the U.S. will
avoid another recession.
By FRANCESCA LEVY AP Business Writer
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REGIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL FORECAST
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Forecasts, graphs
and data 2011
Weather Central, LP
Yesterday 76/64
Average 70/50
Record High 94 in 1931
Record Low 31 in 1904
Yesterday 0
Month to date 69
Year to date 77
Last year to date 82
Normal year to date 106
*Index of fuel consumption, how far the days
mean temperature was below 65 degrees.
Precipitation
Yesterday 0.35
Month to date 6.87
Normal month to date 2.86
Year to date 45.57
Normal year to date 27.87
Susquehanna Stage Chg. Fld. Stg
Wilkes-Barre 3.96 -0.42 22.0
Towanda 2.33 -0.20 21.0
Lehigh
Bethlehem 2.86 0.54 16.0
Delaware
Port Jervis 4.46 0.04 18.0
Todays high/
Tonights low
TODAYS SUMMARY
Highs: 68-73. Lows: 54-62. Showers will
develop today, then expect rain and a
few thunderstorms tonight.
The Poconos
Highs: 74-77. Lows: 63-68. Showers and
scattered thunderstorms will be likely
today and tonight.
The Jersey Shore
Highs: 68-74. Lows: 56-60. Expect show-
ers and isolated thunderstorms today
and tonight.
The Finger Lakes
Highs: 74-77. Lows: 62-65. Showers and
thunderstorms may produce heavy rain
today and tonight.
Brandywine Valley
Highs: 75-78. Lows: 66-72. Expect periods
of heavy rain and scattered thunder-
storms today and tonight.
Delmarva/Ocean City
Anchorage 53/44/.00 55/42/pc 53/39/sh
Atlanta 80/69/.13 78/60/sh 76/57/s
Baltimore 80/64/.01 77/67/t 77/63/t
Boston 73/64/.05 69/66/sh 74/65/sh
Buffalo 73/65/.02 71/60/sh 70/51/sh
Charlotte 76/69/.12 81/63/t 81/57/t
Chicago 63/52/.00 61/51/c 62/53/sh
Cleveland 74/57/.01 66/56/sh 66/54/c
Dallas 79/67/.00 85/63/s 92/68/pc
Denver 77/41/.00 83/48/s 83/51/s
Detroit 73/53/.00 64/51/r 63/51/sh
Honolulu 86/75/.00 88/72/s 86/71/s
Houston 94/70/.00 90/70/pc 92/73/s
Indianapolis 71/53/.00 66/47/pc 64/47/c
Las Vegas 98/73/.00 100/76/s 96/74/pc
Los Angeles 71/61/.00 72/64/pc 70/63/pc
Miami 90/79/.00 91/79/t 89/79/t
Milwaukee 60/54/.00 58/50/sh 61/50/sh
Minneapolis 57/46/.00 63/43/pc 65/45/s
Myrtle Beach 84/72/1.52 83/71/t 81/67/t
Nashville 83/60/.00 72/51/sh 74/56/c
New Orleans 89/72/.35 86/68/t 85/68/s
Norfolk 82/72/.11 80/72/t 82/66/t
Oklahoma City 70/53/.95 83/57/s 86/61/pc
Omaha 65/44/.00 68/47/s 70/51/s
Orlando 91/75/.33 92/77/t 91/77/t
Phoenix 106/78/.00 107/78/s 106/78/pc
Pittsburgh 76/66/.04 71/54/sh 67/49/sh
Portland, Ore. 78/57/.00 83/60/s 85/60/s
St. Louis 64/56/.03 69/51/pc 68/48/sh
Salt Lake City 83/52/.00 84/58/s 84/61/s
San Antonio 95/69/.00 90/66/pc 95/70/s
San Diego 71/62/.00 74/65/pc 73/63/pc
San Francisco 73/54/.00 73/55/pc 67/55/pc
Seattle 74/63/.00 78/59/pc 77/60/s
Tampa 91/75/.69 91/77/t 91/74/t
Tucson 98/70/.00 100/72/s 98/72/pc
Washington, DC 77/68/.00 76/65/t 78/62/t
City Yesterday Today Tomorrow City Yesterday Today Tomorrow
Amsterdam 63/52/.00 63/51/pc 68/53/pc
Baghdad 100/68/.00 105/78/s 102/73/s
Beijing 82/48/.00 78/50/s 82/52/s
Berlin 66/50/.00 61/46/pc 68/50/s
Buenos Aires 66/52/.00 64/47/sh 69/49/pc
Dublin 61/48/.00 59/49/pc 61/48/pc
Frankfurt 70/52/.00 63/46/pc 71/49/s
Hong Kong 84/75/.00 83/75/sh 82/75/sh
Jerusalem 88/64/.00 80/63/t 80/62/pc
London 66/54/.00 68/53/pc 69/53/pc
Mexico City 73/57/.00 71/56/t 72/56/t
Montreal 72/64/.00 72/57/c 74/57/pc
Moscow 63/46/.00 59/45/sh 55/44/sh
Paris 66/52/.00 70/51/pc 75/50/pc
Rio de Janeiro 75/68/.00 84/69/pc 74/65/t
Riyadh 99/73/.00 106/75/s 108/76/s
Rome 79/61/.00 83/64/pc 80/62/t
San Juan 90/79/.37 88/77/pc 88/76/t
Tokyo 84/66/.00 78/66/sh 79/65/pc
Warsaw 66/50/.00 62/44/pc 63/44/pc
City Yesterday Today Tomorrow City Yesterday Today Tomorrow
WORLD CITIES
River Levels, from 12 p.m. yesterday.
Key: s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sn-snow, sf-snowurries, i-ice.
Philadelphia
77/64
Reading
76/61
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
69/62
70/62
Harrisburg
74/61
Atlantic City
75/67
New York City
74/64
Syracuse
74/59
Pottsville
71/61
Albany
71/61
Binghamton
Towanda
69/59
67/59
State College
68/57
Poughkeepsie
71/61
85/63
61/51
83/48
88/63
63/43
72/64
70/55
71/49
90/51
78/59
74/64
64/51
78/60
91/79
90/70
88/72
53/42
55/42
76/65
Sun and Moon
Sunrise Sunset
Today 6:52a 6:59p
Tomorrow 6:53a 6:58p
Moonrise Moonset
Today 2:14a 4:31p
Tomorrow 3:25a 5:04p
New First Full Last
Sept. 27 Oct. 3 Oct. 11 Oct. 19
The biggest chal-
lenge we've had
lately is trying to
be optimistic
about this week-
end's weather.
The lackluster
outlook is due to
having a stalled
weather pattern
here in the east
with a steadfast
owof converg-
ing wind cur-
rents transport-
ing warm and
humid air north-
ward along the
coast. For us,
that means more
clouds than sun
and more rain.
The greatest
chance for rain
will come later
today and
tonight. Over the
weekend, more
showers will
form but most of
the time will be
rain free with
intervals of sun-
shine. We will
continue to have
warm afternoons
and warm nights.
Oh, and by the
way, autumn
arrived at 5:05
this morning.
- Tom Clark
NATIONAL FORECAST: Numerous showers and thunderstorms are in store for the East today, and
heavy rain will be likely in portions of the region. Expect showers over parts of the Ohio Valley and
Great Lakes, as well. Meanwhile, a ridge of high pressure will bring mainly sunny skies and above nor-
mal temperatures to the majority of the West.
Recorded at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl Airport
Temperatures
Heating Degree Days*
Precipitation
TODAY
Cloudy, showers
SATURDAY
Cloudy,
showers
75
63
MONDAY
Partly
sunny
73
63
TUESDAY
Cloudy,
showers
73
55
WEDNESDAY
Partly
sunny
65
55
THURSDAY
Partly
sunny
65
55
SUNDAY
Cloudy,
showers
76
63
70
63