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Federal marshals Thursday in
New Jersey arrested the man
wantedinthemacheteattackof a
15-year-oldGARstudent nearthe
highschool last month.
The marshals took Juan Bor-
bon, 20, into custody without in-
cident inPassaic.
Borbon was committed to the
Passaic County Jail in Paterson,
said Bill Maer,
a spokesman
for the Passaic
County Sher-
iffs Office.
He was
brought in by
the U.S. Mar-
shals for the
(Passaic County Sheriffs Office)
Warrant squad, said Maer in an
e-mail.
Borbon is charged as a fugitive
and is held without bail. (He)
will not be extradited until he is
seenbyajudgeinSuperior Court
for an extradition hearing, said
Maer, adding no court date has
beenset.
When returned to Luzerne
County, Borbon faces a number
of charges including aggravated
and simple assault and assault
withadeadlyweaponfor alleged-
lyswingingthemacheteduringa
fight and nearly severing the left
hand of Marquis Allen of Wilkes-
Barre. Law enforcement author-
ities are investigating whether
the fight was gang related.
Allenwas struckwhenhetried
to help a youth knocked down in
the fight, police said. He under-
went emergency surgery at Geis-
inger Wyoming Valley Medical
Center, Plains Township, and is
recovering fromthe injury.
Allens mother, Darlene Burt,
reactedhappily tonews of the ar-
rest.
Asyoucanimaginewearejust
overjoyedthat theyactuallyhave
capturedhiminthetimeframein
whichitwas. Idefinitelyfeel safer
having my children out, said
Burt.
STREET VI OL ENCE Juan Borbon was wanted in connection with assault on GAR student last month
2nd machete attack arrest made
By JERRY LYNOTT
jlynott@timesleader.com
Borbon
See MACHETE, Page 6A
WILKES-BARRE As Lu-
zerne County awaits proposals
for a forensic audit, a court offi-
cial said he has undertaken his
own review of invoices submit-
ted by attorney Angela Stevens
to determine if there are other is-
sues beyond the doubling billing
that already has been exposed.
Deputy Court Administrator
Mike Shucosky said he is review-
ing the bills
to determine
if other irreg-
ularities ex-
ist, as well as
the appropri-
ateness of
charges as
they relate to
billing stan-
dards em-
ployed by at-
torneys.
That in-
cludes ana-
lyzing the
number of
hours
claimed for a
given task to
see if its in
line with in-
dustry stan-
dards a mat-
ter that may
or may not be
addressed in
the forensic audit the county is
seeking.
Stevens was paid more than
$144,000 by the county last year
for representing indigent par-
ents inChildrenandYouthcases.
The countys ad seeking audit
proposals says the auditor will
be asked to identify and quantify
any abnormal financial activity
and to determine its cause and
consequences.
Shucosky said the issues relat-
ing to double billing will be obvi-
ous. Hes focusing on more sub-
tle questions relating to the ap-
propriateness of charges that
maynot be readilyapparent toan
auditor if he or she is not familiar
with standard legal practices re-
COUNTY BI L L I NG
Court
official
initiates
review
Deputy court administrator
checks attorneys invoices for
issues before forensic audit.
By TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER
tmorgan@timesleader.com
See BILLING, Page 12A
The main
criteria is
whether a
bill is in rea-
sonable con-
formity with
legal stan-
dards.
With a fo-
rensic audit,
I would ex-
pect that
would be
part of it.
Judge Thomas
Burke
president judge
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WILKES-BARRE Thanks to
the wet weather and lack of a pro-
longed freeze this winter, the
ground was easily broken Thurs-
day for a $35 million science
buildingonthe Wilkes University
campus.
Wilkes students, staff and
trustees and other members of
the community -- gathered in the
rain outside Stark Learning Cen-
ter for what some called a piv-
otal point in the schools and re-
gions history.
This is the culmination of a
dream, said Michael J. Maho-
ney, atrusteeandtheco-chair of a
$20millioncapital campaignthat
officially kicked off Thursday to
help fund the 72,500-square-foot
building.
An additional $10.5 million has
been raised toward the project.
Funding includes: three dona-
tions in excess of $1 million, an
additional $2 million from the
states Commonwealth Financ-
ing Authority from a portion of
Wilkes U. digs in to launch construction of new science building
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Wilkes University president TimGilmour operates an excavator to
make the first dig for the new science building.
$35 million structure will be
incubator for biomedical and
other types of research.
By ANDREWM. SEDER
aseder@timesleader.com
See WILKES, Page 12A
WASHINGTON A GOP-
led attempt to rollback new
rules requiring insurance com-
panies to provide free contra-
ceptive care was dismissed by
the Senate a rejection of Re-
publicanpivot towardconserva-
tive social issues and a victory
for President
Barack Oba-
mas health
care law.
The 51-48
vote to table
the Republi-
can measure
showed dis-
sent among
the GOP, as several Republican
senators said the legislation
was too broadfor their support.
Joining three Democrats vot-
ing to keep the measure was
Robert Casey of Scranton.
RepublicanssaythenewOba-
ma administration policy is an
affront to religious freedom,
and an example of the adminis-
trations regulatory over-reach.
The U.S. Catholic bishops op-
pose the rule.
The reason that this amend-
ment is being debated right
now is that the administration
issued an order thats just un-
precedented, said Sen. Roy
Blunt, R-Mo., the bills chief
sponsor.
As part of the nations new
health care law, employers
would be required to offer free
preventive care services intheir
insurance policies, including
contraceptives.
Health bill
challenge
blocked
U.S. Senate fails to pass bill
reversing insurance
coverage for birth control.
By LISA MASCARO
Tribune Washington Bureau
Casey
See BIRTH, Page 12A
Luzerne County Manager
Robert Lawton reconsidered a
prison union concession
Thursday to reduce correction-
al system layoffs from 15 to 10,
but attempts to renegotiate a
deal fell
through.
Five newer
prison union
members
were laid off
last week, and
the remaining
10 stop work
today.
Lawton and other adminis-
trators met with prison offi-
cials for about two hours
Thursday morning discussing
the matter, and Lawtons team
came up with a proposal and
presented it to union leaders,
said county Human Resources
Director Andy Check.
The union agreed to give up
3 percent raises for the rest of
the year and not reclaim the
pay hike in future years.
However, Check said union
leaders rejected the countys
proposal because it eliminated
a union clause forcing the
county to repay the raises ret-
roactively for all employees if
there is an alleged violation of
the agreement.
Check said a grievance pro-
cedure to rectify contract dis-
agreements is already part of
the union contract.
When unions win grievanc-
es, the county is typically re-
quired to pay a specific dollar
amount to an impacted em-
ployee. The clause demanded
Prison union deal fails once again
Union clause became a
sticking point in effort to cut
layoffs from 15 to 10.
By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES
jandes@timesleader.com
See LAYOFFS, Page 12A
Lawton
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HAZLE TWP. A Larks-
ville man was arraigned
Thursday in Wilkes-Barre
Central Court on charges he
stole a Kitchenaid stand mix-
er from Boscovs in the Laurel
Mall.
Alexander Joseph Dzoh, 32,
last known address as Carver
Street, was charged with
felony retail theft and misde-
meanor counts of receiving
stolen property and criminal
conspiracy to commit retail
theft. He was jailed at the
Luzerne County Correctional
Facility for lack of $2,000 bail.
State police at Hazleton
allege Dzoh and David Shawn
Pascucci Jr., 29, of Wilkes-
Barre, conspired to steal the
stand mixer, valued at $350,
from Boscovs on Jan. 31,
according to the criminal
complaint.
Pascucci is facing misde-
meanor charges of retail theft,
receiving stolen property and
criminal conspiracy in Lu-
zerne County Court.
A preliminary hearing for
Dzoh is scheduled on March 7
before District Judge James
Dixon in Hazle Township.
PITTSTON A man was
arraigned Thursday in Wilkes-
Barre Central Court on charg-
es he threatened a woman at
Riverview Manor.
Juan Anthony Hernandez,
21, of River Road, Jenkins
Township, with terroristic
threats and defiant trespass.
He was released on $5,000
unsecured bail.
Police investigated a man,
identified as Hernandez,
banging on a door to an occu-
pied apartment at Riverview
Manor just before 1 a.m.
Thursday. Police allege Her-
nandez was found with a
pellet gun, according to the
criminal complaint.
A preliminary hearing is
scheduled on March 7.
HANOVER TWP. Justin
Eck, of Ridge Street, reported
Thursday two windows were
smashed on his vehicle.
NOXEN TWP. State po-
lice at Tunkhannock reported
an employee with Vector
Security was threatened by an
unknown man who aimed a
handgun at him on Stull Road
on Feb. 24.
POLICE BLOTTER
WILKSE-BARRE AHazleton
woman charged in a case in
which police say a 6-year-old boy
was inside a home in deplorable
conditions and locked in a closet
pleaded guilty Thursday to a re-
lated charge.
Kristen Grula, 28, of North Al-
ter Street, entered the plea to a
charge of endangering the wel-
fare of children.
Judge Joseph Sklarosky, Jr.,
said Grula will be sentenced on
April 20.
According to court papers, po-
lice were called to Grulas home
concerning the welfare of the boy
on Sept. 15.
A caller told police Grula and
James John Boyle were keeping
the boy locked in a closet while
Grula and other people were do-
ing drugs and ingesting bath
salts.
Boyle, 26, is the father of the
child, police said.
Police went to the home,
where they could smell urine and
feces and observed flies through-
out the residence. Police said
there was garbage and old food
covering the living roomfloor, no
edible food, and toilets and sinks
were backed up.
There were also large holes in
several walls. The boy told police
they were caused by his father
punching them.
Grula told police she and her
husband were up all night ingest-
ing bath salts and her child was
not registered at any school be-
cause she didnt know who to
contact them.
Boyle pleaded guilty to a
charge of endangering the wel-
fare of children in January and is
scheduled to be sentenced by Se-
nior Judge Hugh Mundy on
March 13.
Woman pleads to endangerment
Kristen Grula, 28, charged in
case in which 6-year-old boy
was locked in a closet.
By SHEENA DELAZIO
sdelazio@timesleader.com
Elections officials in several
states are concerned that the
closing of mail-processing cen-
ters and post offices could dis-
rupt vote-by-mail balloting this
year, a potential problem that
has led some members of Con-
gress to call for a delay until af-
ter the November elections.
The U.S. Postal Service re-
cently announced that it is mov-
ing ahead with plans to close at
least 223 processing centers, in-
cluding the one in Scranton, and
thousands of post offices, adding
to the 153 centers and 965 post
offices that have closed since
2008. The moves are part of a
wide-ranging cost-cutting strate-
gy for an agency that estimates it
will lose up to $18 billion a year
by 2015.
Voting officials are raising a
variety of concerns, depending
on the circumstances in their
states. Meanwhile, postal cus-
tomers have security concerns
about leaving ballots in their
mail boxes to be picked up by
postal carriers.
In California and Arizona, offi-
cials say the closing of process-
ing centers could delay the deliv-
ery of mail-in ballots beyond the
deadline to have them counted.
The state registrar in Ohio
wrote the postmaster general
with concerns about ensuring
the security of ballots sent to
processing centers that will be
across state lines.
And in Oregon, the first state
to require vote-by-mail, the state
registrar says voters in rural ar-
eas where post offices are sched-
uled to be closed may have no-
where nearby to drop off their
ballots. That would be especially
problematic for those who have
become accustomed to mailing
them on the final weekend.
We just have to have a mora-
torium through this presidential
year to avoid disastrous conse-
quences, said California Secre-
tary of State Debra Bowen, who
wrote a letter last week to the
U.S. postmaster general urging a
halt to the closures until after
the November election. Im ask-
ing for a time-out.
The Postal Service has said
the next round of facilities wont
close until August, and it would
then halt the process temporari-
ly at the end of the month to
minimize disruptions ahead of
the general election.
The agency might begin its
closures in states that already
have held their primaries, Postal
Service spokeswoman Patricia
Licata said. She acknowledged
that the consolidation will lead
to longer delivery
times but dismissed
concerns that it
could disenfranchise
voters.
We realize that
election mail is vital
to the country, and
we dont want to do
anything to disrupt
that, she said.
Mindful of the
concerns back home,
some members of
Congress say they
plan to ask for anoth-
er delay, after the Postal Service
agreed last year to a five-month
moratorium on the closures that
ends in mid-May.
According to the Postal Ser-
vice, once the moratorium lifts,
the earliest a mail processing
center could close would be Au-
gust, partly because the mail
agency must work to reassign
employees. The first mail proc-
essing centers to be affected,
which are yet to be determined,
would be a handful of places in-
volving the least difficulty in
transferring employees.
Montana Sen. Jon Tester, a
Democrat who sits on the com-
mittee that oversees the agency,
is working to minimize the ef-
fects of the cuts. Oregon Sen.
Ron Wyden said he plans to file
an amendment seeking to delay
the closures until after the presi-
dential election. He said they
would disproportionately affect
rural voters.
Closing these facilities car-
ries many unintended conse-
quences, Wyden, a Democrat,
said in a statement last week. It
is not a risk worth taking.
Congress is ex-
pected to take up
the overhaul of the
Postal Service in
the coming weeks.
Postal closures
are unpopular with
constituents, but
spokeswoman
Shannan Velayas
said Californias
secretary of state
Bowen is con-
cerned only with
the integrity of
elections and that
her letter to the postmaster gen-
eral was not politically motiva-
ted.
While voting by mail has been
mandatory in Oregon since
2000, it is growing nationwide.
One in five voters cast ballots
by mail in 2010, according to the
U.S. Election Assistance Com-
mission, up from one in eight in
2004. In some states, such as
Washington, ballots must be
merely postmarked by Election
Day to count.
In others, they must be re-
ceived by the time polls close.
The Postal Service changes
worry some voters, who wonder
if their ballots will be delivered
in time or whether they will
have a convenient way to mail
them.
Charles Henze, who has voted
by mail in California since he
first registered, said the cut-
backs have him considering
whether to get off the perma-
nent absentee voter rolls this
year.
Henze, 46, likes to wait until
the last minute to cast his vote.
Now that he may have to mail
his ballot sooner, he is leaning
toward voting in person at his
polling place in the eastern San
Francisco Bay area city of Pleas-
anton.
With primaries in particular,
by the time you get to voting,
the situation can have changed,
he said.
Its a somewhat different con-
cern for Nancy Bowers, who
lives on a farm outside Fort
Rock, Ore., where the post office
is under review for closure. She
is worried there will not be a
drop-box close enough to make
voting convenient.
If they make us go some-
where else, some people may
have to drive 50 miles, said
Bowers, 65. Theyll consider
not voting. A lot of people will.
Fort Rock, about 60 miles
south of Bend in central Oregon,
is nine miles from Bowers farm.
She said if the post office closes,
she would have to drive at least
20 miles to drop off a ballot. For
the November general election,
that could mean driving in snow.
Oregon Secretary of State
Kate Brown is considering ask-
ing county registrars to establish
more ballot drop-boxes at librar-
ies and other public buildings,
including shuttered post offices.
Some in Congress want postal service action delayed until after November
Closures
impact on
elections
examined
AP PHOTO
Elections officials in several states are concerned that the closing of mail-processing centers and
post offices could disrupt vote-by-mail balloting this year.
By HANNAH DREIER
Associated Press
We realize that
election mail is
vital to the
country, and we
dont want to do
anything to dis-
rupt that.
Patricia Licata
Postal Service
spokeswoman
HARRISBURG The
speaker of the Pennsylvania
House said Thursday he
would schedule special elec-
tions to fill six vacancies, but
was sharply critical of the
state Supreme Court order
that mandated the action.
Speaker Sam Smith, R-Jef-
ferson, accused the high
court of a veiled agenda
that had increased its power
at the expense of the Legisla-
ture.
Smith had resisted calling
the elections for the four
Democratic and two Repub-
lican districts because new
district maps for the House
and Senate, based on the
2010 census, were invali-
dated by the Supreme Court
last month.
The high court voted 4-3
on Wednesday to require
Smith to schedule those va-
cancies to be filled April 24,
along with the spring pri-
mary election.
In the face of an over-reac-
hing court, my refusal to call
these six special elections
will only insure a constitu-
tional crisis not of my mak-
ing, Smith said in a two-
page news release that began
with a 1788 quote from the
Federalist Papers.
Let me be clear, the
courts majority has rewrit-
ten the constitution, ignored
the clear intention of the law
to exercise its own will and
advanced its own veiled
agenda at the expense of
thousands of citizens of the
commonwealth, Smithsaid.
Four of the districts were
held most recently by Demo-
crats, two by Republicans.
All six relinquished their
House seats after beingelect-
ed to other offices in Novem-
ber.
The Legislative Reappor-
tionment Commission, is
working to craft a new set of
maps.
GOP state House speaker will schedule special elections to fill 6 seat vacancies
He had resisted
calling the
elections
because new
district maps
were invalidated
by the state
Supreme Court.
By MARK SCOLFORO
Associated Press
PITTSBURGH A Pitts-
burgh-area man has pleaded
guilty to producing and distri-
buting sexually explicit images
of young girls.
Federal prosecutors say 43-
year-old Russell Freed used co-
ercion and deception to pres-
sure15-year-old girls into send-
ing sexually explicit pictures in
2010 and2011.
Once Freed obtained a pic-
ture he would demand more. If
the girls didnt comply, he
threatened to send pictures of
them to family members or
classmates. Prosecutors say
Freeddiddistribute pictures to
family members and others
whenhe didnot get his way.
Sentencing is scheduled for
June 29. Freed faces a possible
sentenceof at least15years and
up to170 years in prison, a fine
of up to $1,750,000, or both.
Man enters guilty
plea in porn case
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WILKES-BARRE
Y opens new training room
The Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA
moved a step closer to completing a
$16 million renovation on Thursday
with the grand opening of its new
Cybex Room.
The Cybex Room boasts 18 new
pieces of circuit resistance training
equipment.
Its much bigger than the previous
room and has a much better layout,
said Meghan Davis, marketing director.
SCRANTON
Cordaro sent to Otisville
Former Lackawanna County Com-
missioner Robert Cordaro has been
transferred to a feder-
al prison in southeast-
ern New York to serve
his 11-year prison
sentence on corrup-
tion charges.
Cordaro, 50, is now
at the Federal Correc-
tional Institution in
Otisville, a medium-
security facility located about 70 miles
from New York City.
Cordaro was sentenced in January
for his conviction on 18 charges, in-
cluding racketeering, bribery, extor-
tion, money laundering and tax eva-
sion. Prosecutors said Cordaro and
former fellow Commissioner A.J. Mun-
chak used their positions to extort
money from companies that did busi-
ness with the county.
WILKES-BARRE
County budget chief resigns
Luzerne County Budget/Finance
Chief Joan Pusateri has submitted her
resignation to accept a finance position
in Butler Township, where she previ-
ously worked, according to County
Manager Robert Lawton.
Lawton has not discussed his plans
to permanently fill that position or
other division head posts created by
the countys home rule charter. Former
Interim Manager Tom Pribula had
applied for the county budget chief
position.
Pusateri worked with former county
Commissioner Maryanne Petrilla be-
fore their county positions. Petrilla,
who finished as commissioner Jan. 2,
was recently hired as Butler Township
manager, a position she formerly held.
SCRANTON
Judge rules on Kulick
A federal judge on Thursday found
probable cause to have a supervised
release revocation hearing for former
mob associate Robert Kulick and or-
dered that he be detained until he can
be transferred to an
in-patient treatment
facility.
U.S. Magistrate
Judge Thomas M.
Blewitt specified that
Kulick would remain
at the in-patient facil-
ity until medically
discharged and then
enter an outpatient treatment facility
until medically discharged.
Federal prosecutors are seeking to
revoke Kulicks supervised release
based on his alleged use of alcohol that
led to his arrest on charges of violating
a protection from abuse order his wife
had obtained.
Kulick pleaded guilty in September
2009 to being a felon in possession of a
firearm. He was released from prison in
March 2011 after serving 17 months.
He was also ordered to serve two years
on supervised release.
DALLAS TWP.
Overpass job complete
Work on the Overbook Road over-
pass on state Route 309 at the Dallas
Township/Kingston Township border
is finished, the Pennsylvania Depart-
ment of Transportation said.
A detour has been removed and
there are no further closures planned
for the highway.
I N B R I E F
SUBMITTED PHOTO
W-B Family YMCA held a grand open-
ing Thursday for its Cybex Room.
Cordaro
Kulick
WILKES-BARRE Two
brothers convicted of second-
degree murder in a deadly
shooting in December 2010
each received two consecutive
life sentences Thursday.
IsiahandIzel Garrett, bothof
Mechanicsburg, also were sen-
tenced to an additional 14 to 28
months on a firearms charge by
Luzerne County Judge Tina Po-
lachek Gartley.
Isiah Garrett, 22, and Izel
Garrett, 20, wereconvictedbya
Luzerne County jury inDecem-
ber of five counts each in a rob-
bery that left 30-year-old Abdul
Shabazz dead.
Investigators say the broth-
ers intended on robbing Sha-
bazz of $300 worth of marijua-
na in December 2010 inside
their fathers West Hazleton
home.
Prosecutors have previously
said evidence points to Izel
Garrett as the man who pulled
the trigger after the two broth-
ers handed over counterfeit
money to Shabazz.
You will spend the rest of
your life in jail because your
actions lead to (Shabazzs)
death, the homicide of another
person, Polachek Gartley told
the brothers.
Each man received a life sen-
tenceonthemurder chargeand
another on a criminal conspir-
acy to commit second degree
murder charge.
Polachek Gartley said the
two life sentences would be
consecutive.
Isiah Garrett spoke briefly
before being sentenced, telling
PolachekGartleyheis innocent
Men get 2 consecutive life terms
Brothers Isiah and Izel
Garrett convicted in 2010
death of Abdul Shabazz.
By SHEENA DELAZIO
sdelazio@timesleader.com
Isiah Garrett proclaimed his
innocence before bring sen-
tenced Thursday.
CLARK VAN ORDEN PHOTOS/THE TIMES LEADER
Izel Garrett arrives Thursday
at the Luzerne County Cour-
thouse. See BROTHERS, Page 6A
One year after a funding agreement
expired for a low-cost health insurance
planfor the workingpoor, healthcare ad-
vocates and state Senate Democrats are
calling for its return.
More than half of the more than
40,000 people who were subscribers to
adultBasic about 1,000 in Luzerne
County are now presumed to be unin-
sured, according to the Pennsylvania
HealthAccess Network, a coalitionof or-
ganizations advocating for affordable
healthcare that hosted a media tele-con-
ference on the issue on Wednesday.
Sharon Ward, director of the Pennsyl-
vania Budget and Policy Center, a mem-
ber organization of the network, said
that before the
states agreement
with the four non-
profit Blue Cross
companies to fund
the program ex-
pired, the state De-
partment of Insur-
ance expected up
to 25 percent of
subscribers to
qualify for Medical
Assistance and en-
couraged those
who werent eligi-
ble to sign up for
the Blues Special
Care health insur-
ance program, as
suggested by Gov.
Tom Corbett.
According to the insurance depart-
ment, only about 3.7 percent qualified
for Medical Assistance and less than 40
percent signed up for Special Care,
which costs about four times more than
adultBasic, which cost $36 monthly.
Erin Gill-Ninehouser, of the network,
said a cut first and ask questions later
approachof Corbetts administrationhas
put the health, security and well-being
of Pennsylvania families at risk.
Lorrie Levitsky, a part-time worker at
Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia who
was on adultBasic, began subscribing to
Special Care and now fears she wont be
able to pay her rent.
Rick Mossinghoff, a part-time worker
Advocates
want return
of adultBasic
More than half of the subscribers
statewide and about 1,000 in
Luzerne County presumed uninsured.
By STEVE MOCARSKY
smocarsky@timesleader.com
According to the
insurance depart-
ment, only about
3.7 percent qual-
ified for Medical
Assistance and
less than 40
percent signed up
for Special Care,
which costs about
four times more
than adultBasic,
which cost $36
monthly.
See ADULTBASIC, Page 6A
WILKES-BARRE A mar-
ket store clerk sprayed win-
dow cleaner in the face of a
teenager who tried to rob the
business only 40 minutes after
the teen had tried to rob an-
other store, according to
charges filed.
City police credited Crime
Coalition President Charlotte
Raup with spotting the sus-
pect, identified as 17-year-old
Anthony Walsh, inside the
Turkey Hill on East Main
Street hours after the attempt-
ed heists on Feb. 18.
Walsh, last known address
as Hutson Street, was ar-
raigned Thursday by District
Judge Martin Kane on two
counts each of robbery, reck-
less endangerment and simple
assault.
He was jailed at the Lu-
zerne County Correctional Fa-
cility for lack of $20,000 bail.
According to the criminal
complaints:
Raup spotted a man match-
ing the description of the gun-
man in the Turkey Hill.
Raup used a cellphone to
take pictures of him and noti-
fied police.
At the time, police were in-
vestigating the attempted rob-
beries at Appliance Parts on
George Avenue at 12:34 p.m.
and Leonards Market on Ka-
do Street at 1:05 p.m. on Feb.
18.
Police allege Walsh came in-
to Appliance Parts and asked
to use the phone. He left and
returned a short time later,
aiming a handgun at an em-
ployee, who screamed to an-
other person to call 911.
Walsh fled the building.
Police said in the complaint
Walsh then went into the mar-
ket and asked about a job.
He brandished a handgun,
demanded money and banged
on a register, the complaint
says.
A clerk then sprayed win-
dow cleaner in Walshs face,
police said.
A preliminary hearing is
scheduled on March 8 in
Wilkes-Barre Central Court.
Coalitions Raup credited with aiding attempted robbery suspects capture
Clerk sprayed Anthony
Walsh, 17, with window
cleaner, police say.
By EDWARD LEWIS
elewis@timesleader.com
For many people in West Pittston,
the short-term goal after the Septem-
ber flooding was cleaning up and re-
pairingtheir damagedhomes andbusi-
nesses.
Withmuchof the workcompletedor
under way, a new initiative called
West Pittston Tomorrow will con-
centrate onlong-termefforts torebuild
and remake the riverfront community.
A town meeting is scheduled for 7
p.m. Monday in the cafeteria of Wyom-
ing Area High School in Exeter.
All borough residents are invited to
attend the meeting, not just those af-
fected by the record flooding of the
Susquehanna River on Sept. 9.
Tom Blaskiewicz, a member of the
outreach committee for the recovery,
said he is among those whose houses
were spared in the flooding.
He compared the borough to the
idyllic Plasticville village with a big
white church, library, car repair garage
andhouses he sets up under his Christ-
mas tree during the holidays.
West Pittston has so many jewels, he
said, Theyre worth coming to the ta-
ble to try and save them.
Judy Aita, meeting chairwoman, en-
couragedpeople to turnout andpartic-
ipate.
It may seem bizarre to use the
words flood and opportunity in the
same sentence after the personal and
financial losses weve suffered, but the
attention weve received does provide
us an opportunity to rebuild better
than ever, said Aita in a press release
announcing the meeting.
The Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency will assist the borough
with the visioning project. The agency,
which is providing similar assistance
to flood-damaged Shickshinny, will
identify county, state, federal and pri-
vate agencies to help with the project.
The topics of housing, business de-
velopment, natural and cultural re-
sources, infrastructure and mitigation
and public safety will be discussed at
the meeting next week. Residents will
have the opportunity to join six com-
mittees and use ideas and information
developed during the session to draw
up a plan for the boroughs future.
Community has eye on future
New initiative, West Pittston
Tomorrow, will concentrate on
rebuilding, remaking borough.
By JERRY LYNOTT
jlynott@timesleader.com
SUBMITTED GRAPHIC
Logo of new initiative in borough
HELPING TO CREATE SPECIAL SPACES
AMANDA HRYCYNA/ FOR TIMES LEADER
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udson Spencer and Brandy Feichter of Pittston write in bids for a piece of childrens art at the Shots
of Leadership Wilkes-Barre Special Spaces NEPA Art Auction fundraiser at the Hoyt Library on
Wednesday night in Kingston. Special Spaces is a nonprofit organization that creates dream bedrooms
for children with life-challenging illnesses.
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BEIRUT
Syrian rebels withdraw
A
fter a punishing, monthlong mil-
itary siege, Syrian rebels made
what they called a tactical retreat
Thursday from a key district in Homs,
saying they were running low on weap-
ons and the humanitarian conditions
were unbearable.
Within hours of the rebels withdraw-
al, President Bashar Assads regime
granted permission for the Internation-
al Committee of the Red Cross to enter
the neighborhood of Baba Amr, which
had become a symbol of the resistance.
Also Thursday, Syrias main opposi-
tion group, the Syrian National Coun-
cil, formed a military bureau to help
organize the armed resistance and
funnel weapons to rebels.
GADSDEN, ALA.
Capital charge for grandma
A woman accused of running her
9-year-old granddaughter to death as
punishment for eating chocolate was
captured on a school bus videotape
saying she planned to run the child
til she cant run no more, a prosecu-
tor told a judge Thursday in announc-
ing capital murder charges.
Joyce Hardin Garrard, who faces a
potential death penalty if convicted,
made the threat as she yanked Savan-
nah Hardin off a school bus that was
equipped with a surveillance system,
said Marcus Reid, an assistant district
attorney in Etowah County.
Garrard, 46, and Savannahs step-
mother, 27-year-old Jessica Mae Har-
din, are both charged in the childs
death last month. Authorities say the
older woman made the child run for
three hours as punishment.
LAPORTE, PA.
Court ends pipeline halt
A federal court has lifted an order
that briefly halted construction and
tree clearing on a natural gas pipeline
in northern Pennsylvanias Endless
Mountains.
The ruling from a three-judge panel
of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Ap-
peals means that work on the 39-mile
MARC1 pipeline can resume. An indi-
vidual appeals court judge had grant
pipeline opponents a temporary stay in
mid-February.
Some landowners say Central New
York Oil & Gas refused to negotiate in
good faith on either monetary compen-
sation or the pipelines route.
The company says it has reached
agreement with the vast majority of
landowners.
WASHINGTON
Tea party steamed with IRS
The Internal Revenue Service is
embroiled in battles with tea party and
other conservative groups who claim
the government is purposely frustrat-
ing their attempts to gain tax-exempt
status.
The fight features instances in which
the IRS has asked for voluminous de-
tails about the groups postings on
social networking sites like Twitter and
Facebook, information on donors and
key members relatives, and copies of
all literature they have distributed to
their members, according to docu-
ments provided by some organizations.
Over the years, the IRS has period-
ically been accused of political vendet-
tas by liberals and conservatives alike,
usually without merit, tax experts say.
I N B R I E F
AP PHOTO
Cuban cigar sales smokin hot
A worker organizes cigars by color in
Cohibas cigar factory Thursday dur-
ing a press tour as part of the annual
Cigar Festival in Havana, Cuba. Sales
of Cubas famed cigars are hot, de-
spite continued recession fears in
Europe, and a U.S. embargo that bars
American aficionados from legally
lighting up. While Europe remains the
top market for such signature Cuban
brands as Cohiba, Montecristo and
Romeo y Julieta, sales in Asian na-
tions including China are growing
rapidly.
CHARDON, Ohio A teenager was
charged Thursday with killing three
students in a school shooting, the first
step in proceedings that could see him
charged as an adult and facing the pos-
sibility of life without parole if convict-
ed.
The charges filed in Geauga County
juvenile court accuse T.J. Lane, 17, of
killing three students and wounding
two others in the shooting Monday
morning at Chardon High School,
about 30 miles east of Cleveland.
He is charged with three counts of
aggravated murder, two counts of at-
tempted aggravated murder and one
count of felonious assault.
Students say the gunman was chased
from a cafeteria by an assistant football
coach, Frank Hall, who has been
praised as a hero. Hall spoke shortly
after the charges were filed and said he
wants the victims families to know he
was with their children and wiped
away their tears.
I dont know why this happened,
he said. I only wish I could have done
more. Im not a hero. Im just a football
coach and a study hall teacher. The
emergency responders at the scene
were the real heroes, he said.
No motive has been determined.
Prosecutor David Joyce has said that
victims were selected at random and
that Lane is someone whos not well.
Lanes attorney, Robert Farinacci,
couldnt immediately be reached for
comment on the charges. A message
was left at his office.
Children convicted of juvenile
crimes in Ohio are typically behind
bars only until they turn 21 in the most
serious cases. But Joyce has already
said he plans to charge Lane as an
adult, meaning he could face life in
prison without parole if convicted of
similar adult charges.
Minors are not eligible for the death
penalty in Ohio, whether they are con-
victed as juveniles or adults.
Lane, who attends an alternative
school for students who havent done
well in traditional schools, admitted
taking a .22-caliber pistol and a knife to
Chardon High and firing 10 shots at a
group of students sitting at a cafeteria
table Monday morning, Joyce said.
Killed were Demetrius Hewlin, 16,
Russell King Jr., 17, and Daniel Parmer-
tor, 16.
Gunfire Monday at an Ohio school near Cleveland left three students dead
Teenager charged in shootings
By THOMAS J. SHEERAN
Associated Press
AP PHOTO
Two students hug on
the town square
Thursday in Char-
don, Ohio, before
marching to the
high school to honor
the three students
who were killed in a
shooting there Mon-
day. The school
re-opened to par-
ents and students
Thursday and class-
es resume today.
KABUL, Afghanistan Two
U.S. troops were gunneddownby
two Afghan soldiers and an ac-
complice Thursday, the latest of
six American service members
killed by their Afghan partners
since the burning of Muslimholy
books at a U.S. base last week
sent anti-Americanismsoaring in
a nation that has long distrusted
foreigners.
The killings come at a time
when international troops have
stepped up training and mentor-
ing of Afghan soldiers, police and
government workers so the Af-
ghans can take the lead and the
foreign forces go home. Success
of the partnership, the focus of
the U.S.-ledcoalitions exit strate-
gy, is threatened by a rising num-
ber of Afghan police and soldiers
or militants disguised in their
uniforms who are turning
their guns on their foreign allies.
The latest victims were killed
on a joint U.S.-Afghan base in
Zhari district of southern Kanda-
har province by two Afghan sol-
diers and Afghan civilian literacy
instructor who fired from a sen-
try tower, according to U.S. and
Afghan officials. NATO forces
shot and killed two of the assai-
lants, apparently the soldiers,
said Pentagon press secretary
George Little.
On Feb. 25, two U.S. military
advisers were found dead with
shots to the back of the head in-
side the Afghan Interior Ministry
in Kabul. Two U.S. troops were
killed Feb. 23 by an Afghan sol-
dier during an anti-Western pro-
test over the Quran burning.
Afghans
kill more
Americans
Two Afghan soldiers and
accomplice gun down 2 U.S.
troops, the latest of 6 killed.
By DEB RIECHMANN
Associated Press
ATLANTA Republican presi-
dential candidate Rick Santorum
said Thursday that Mitt Romneys
initial reaction to a question about
a contraception measure in the
U.S. Senate shows hes not conser-
vative at the core.
At a campaign rally Thursday in
Atlanta, Santorum
said Romneys gut
reaction should
have been to support
the bill by Sen. Roy
Blunt of Missouri,
who is backing Romneys bid to be-
come the GOPs presidential nomi-
nee. Critics said the measure
would have limited insurance cov-
erage of birthcontrol. It was defeat-
ed Thursday in the Senate.
On Wednesday, Romney told
one interviewer that he opposed
the measure, then reversed himself
hours later in a subsequent inter-
view, saying he misunderstood the
question.
Santorum said Romney only
changed positions after speaking
with his campaign consultants.
Santorum also said voters deserve
a GOP candidate like him, some-
one who at the core believes in
conservative issues and wont put
them on the back burner.
Romney spokeswoman Andrea
Saul challenged Santorums claim
of beinga core conservative, saying
his gut reaction is to take one for
the team insteadof standingupfor
what he says he believes in.
Santorum takes jab at Romney
Romney
Santorum
Former Pa. senator focuses on
rivals answer to a question
about contraception.
By DORIE TURNER
Associated Press
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ELECTION
HARRISBURG, Ill. Crews
clearedsplinteredplywoodand
smashed appliances from
small-town neighborhoods
Thursday, adayafter tornadoes
killed13 people in the Midwest
andSouth. But theforecast held
a menacing possibility: More
twisters may be coming, and
they couldbe evenstronger.
Damaged communities tried
to take advantage of the brief
breakintheweather, mindful of
one meteorologists warning
that by Friday, both regions
would again be right in the
bulls eye.
Skies were sunny in the
southern Illinois community of
Harrisburg, where Darrell Os-
man was back in the rubble of
his dead mothers home, trying
to salvage what he could before
morestormsroll in. Whenhear-
rived, a neighbor handed him
his mothers wallet, which the
storm had deposited in a truck
near her home.
If another twister hit the
same area, the blowtothe town
wouldbe grave, he said.
On a personal level, I think
Ive been hit as hard as I can be
hit, but it would be dishearten-
ing for this community, Os-
mansaid.
National Weather Service
meteorologist Beverly Poole
saidseverestormsareexpected
to roll through the region again
after midnight Thursday and
lingerintoearlyFriday, possibly
bringing hail andrain.
Then yet another system is
expected to arrive Friday after-
noon.
Poolesaysbothroundsof vio-
lent weather carrythepotential
of more tornadoes.
Damaged towns could get hit again
AP PHOTO
Jacob Brugger, 14, helps to salvage and clean up what he can
Thursday in Ridgway, Ill., after a pre-dawn Wednesday twister.
By JIMSUHR
Associated Press
SILLY WALKS, ANYONE?
AP PHOTO
M
embers of the In and Out Club celebrate the clubs 150th anniversary with a parade Thursday in central
London. Officially know as the Naval and Military Club, it was established in 1862 and is one of Londons
oldest and most prestigious private members clubs. The anniversary festivities were presided over by Prince
Philip, the clubs president.
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PPL Electric Utilities Corp. (PPL Electric) plans to replace the wires on
the 12.8-mile Susquehanna-Harwood 230 kVTransmission Line. The
transmission line begins at PPL Electrics Susquehanna 230 kV Switchyard
in Conyngham Township, Luzerne County, and terminates at the Harwood
Substation located in Hazle Township, Luzerne County. The transmission
line also traverses portions oI Hollenback and SugarloaI Townships, Luzerne
County. The entire project will be contained within existing PPL Electric
right-oI-way.
This project is required to correct conductor splicing issues that have
resulted in line outages and jeopardized electric service to customers in the
area.
On February 6, 2012, PPL Electric fled a Letter oI Notifcation with the
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC), which must approve
the project beIore work can begin. Acopy oI this Letter oI Notifcation is
available Ior public inspection on weekdays during business hours at the
Iollowing locations:
Public Notice
Transmission Line Construction
II you wish to participate in the proceeding beIore the PUC, you should
contact:
Rosemary Chiavetta, Esquire
Secretary
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
P.O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA17105-3265
As a reIerence aid, be sure to include the projects docket number, which
is A-2012-2287279. II you would like more inIormation about this project,
please contact Martha Herron at 570-459-7314.
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SugarloaI Township
Municipal Building
154 North Main Street
Sybertsville, PA18251
Hollenback Township
Municipal Building
660 East County Road
Wapwallopen, PA18660
Hazle Township
Municipal Building
101 W. 27th Street
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PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE
The City of Wilkes-Barre will hold a public hearing at 3:00 p.m.
on March 12, 2012 in City Council Chambers, Fourth Floor,
Wilkes-Barre City Hall, and 40 East Market Street, PA. The
purpose of this hearing is:
To review progress as required by the Citys
Consolidated Plan covering the following
programs: Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant
(ESG), and HOME Investment Partnership
(HOME).
To present proposal amendments to the City
of Wilkes-Barres Ofce of Economic &
Community Development (CDBG) budgets.
(Years 2011-2012)
To present proposal amendments to the City
of Wilkes-Barres 2012 Home Program.
To provide notice for a substantial
amendment to 2011/2012 Action Plan for
the allocations of Emergency Solutions
Grants funding and is seeking input on the
use of these funds. Eligible activities include
rapid-re-housing and housing relocation and
stabilization for persons at risk of
homelessness / Homeless; homelessness
prevention; HMIS; street out reach and
emergency shelter
The public as well as any interested agency, are invited to
attend. Comments for the amendments to the budgets will be
accepted until April 11, 2012 and will be submitted to HUD
with the nal report.
Wilkes-Barre City Hall is a facility accessible to persons with
disabilities. Non-English speaking and/or disabled persons who
require special accommodations should notify Melissa Popson
at (570) 208-4194 or TDD (570) 821-1111
Thomas M. Leighton, Mayor
City of Wilkes-Barre
The City of Wilkes-Barre is an
Equal Opportunity/Afrmative Action Employer
of the charges.
I still proclaim my inno-
cence, Isiah Garrett said, not-
ing he was not able to tell his
side of the story. I did not com-
mit this crime.
Isiah Garretts attorney, Rob-
ert Mozenter, of Philadelphia,
said he will file post-sentence
motions on behalf of his client.
Those requests must be raised
before an appeal to a higher
court can be filed.
Izel Garrett did not speak be-
fore being sentenced, but his at-
torney Brian Corcoran spoke on
his behalf.
Corcoran told the judge his
client suffers from dyslexia, at-
tention deficient hyperactivity
disorder and bi-polar disorder.
Shabazzs mother, Sheila
Stansbury, said Thursday she
feels sorry for the Garretts
mother, and it was hard for her
to speak.
Her son had three children,
Stansbury said, who will now go
on with their lives not knowing
their father.
Stansbury thanked investiga-
tors for their work in capturing
and prosecuting her sons killers
A third man charged in the
shooting, Tyrek Smith, is sched-
uled to be sentenced on a relat-
ed robbery charge today.
Smith, 25, of Harrisburg, faces
a maximum of 20 years in pris-
on.
During their December trial,
the Garretts defense attorneys
accused Smith of being the
shooter, claiming he has made
up several stories about the
shooting and that the bullet that
killed Shabazz came from the di-
rection Smith was standing.
A moment in time can
change a persons life forever,
said Assistant District Attorney
Frank McCabe, who prosecuted
the case with fellow ADA Jill
Matthews Lada.
I think its a reflection of so-
ciety. People settle their differ-
ences with guns to show pow-
er. (The Garretts) had an oppor-
tunity to let (Shabazz) go
they chose to shoot him.
McCabe acknowledged Sha-
bazz was engaged in question-
able activity, but that no one de-
serves to die the way he did.
Every choice we make has a
consequence, Polachek Gartley
told the brothers. (That was) a
wasted night that will cost you
life in prison.
BROTHERS
Continued from Page 3A
from Allegheny County, said
physical therapy for his hip
ended when adultBasic did be-
cause Special Care doesnt cov-
er it. He said he used all four of
the office visits allowed annual-
ly under Special Care for his
hip problems and fears he
wont be able to afford any
more.
Physician Cheryl Bettigole
said shes seen more and more
people with chronic conditions
like diabetes, high blood pres-
sure and heart disease who
have gone without care after
adultBasic ended and she pre-
dicts there will be an upswing
in people losing kidney func-
tion and vision and having
strokes and heart attacks that
were all going to pay for.
State Sen. John Blake, D-
Lackawanna County, joined
Sen. Mike Stack, Democratic
chairman of the Senate Bank-
ing and Insurance Committee,
and senators Judy Schwank and
Lisa Boscola at a press confer-
ence Thursday in Harrisburg to
call for a revival of adultBasic.
Stack suggested using tobac-
co settlement money to fund
the program, as was done previ-
ous years.
Blake, former chairman of
the Tobacco Settlement Invest-
ment Board, agreed. These re-
sources could have been avail-
able. The ending of adultBas-
ic does not improve the quality
of life of Pennsylvanians and it
could have been avoided, he
said.
Stack also recommended
pausing the capital stock and
franchise tax phase-out for one
year to generate $275 million
and fund the adultBasic pro-
gram until the health exchange
is implemented under the fed-
eral Patient Protection and Af-
fordable Care Act in January
2014.
Boscola has scheduled a Sen-
ate Democratic Policy Commit-
tee panel discussion to examine
the impact of the end of adult-
Basic Thursday in Philadelphia.
ADULTBASIC
Continued from Page 3A
These resources could have been available.
The ending of adultBasic does not improve the
quality of life of Pennsylvanians and it could have
been avoided.
State Sen. John Blake
D-Lackawanna County
OnFeb. 17, policearresteda16-year-oldboyas
anaccompliceandchargedhimasanadult inthe
attackonAllen. YansyAbreuof WyomingStreet,
Wilkes-Barre, is beingheldintheLuzerneCoun-
ty Correctional Facility for lack of $250,000 bail.
At his arraignment, Abreu said he was from
the Dominican Republic and moved to the area
about a year ago. He was enrolledat the Alterna-
tive LearningCenter inPlains Townshipbut did
not attendclasses.
In arrest papers filed against Abreu, police
said: Abreu and his mother went to police head-
quarters the night of the attack. He told police a
male he knewonly as Juancito jumpedout of a
vanandstruckthevictimwithamachete. Theat-
tacker was aDominicanwholivedinNewJersey
withhis wifeandchild, andalsohada sister who
attendedGAR.
But inthearrest papers, awitnesstotheattack
contradicted Abreus statement, saying Abreu
had book bag with a knife with black handle
sticking out of it. The witness said Abreu ap-
peared upset because Borbon took the book bag
and chased after a group of black youths on Le-
high Street. As Allen tried to help one of the
youths Borboncame frombehindandstruck his
wrist. AllenrantoanearbypolicecarandBorbon
looked around before fleeing down Lehigh
Street towardSouthHancock Street
Police recovered a black-handled machete in
the area of 201Lehigh St. on Feb. 14. Three days
later, police useda photoof BorbonfromWyom-
ing Valley West High School in an array present-
ed to the witness and Abreu. They picked out
Borbons photo and identified himas the attack-
er, police said.
Wilkes-Barre police asked for assistance on
Feb. 22, saidU. S. Marshal MartinPane of Scran-
ton. Deputies fromhis officedevelopedinforma-
tiononBorbons whereabouts andsought assist-
ance from the marshals New York/New Jersey
Regional Fugitive Task Force.
MACHETE
Continued from Page 1A
WRIGHT TWP. The
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat
Commission hopes to talk to
Luzerne County officials
about possible options to
keep Moon Lake Park open
for the upcoming trout sea-
son.
This week it was learned
that the county will be clos-
ing the park during the week,
effective this weekend, due
to a lack of county security
workers. The park will be
open on Saturday and Sun-
days from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
That may not be enough to
justify stocking the lake with
trout. The commission has
three trout stockings sched-
uled for Moon Lake this sea-
son a preseason release on
April 5 followed by two in-
season stockings April 28
and May 5.
During a public meeting
with commission officials on
Thursday at Crestwood High
School, Executive Director
John Arway said that when a
waterway is removed from
the stocking schedule, the
agency tries to find another
locationnearby torelease the
trout that is open to public
fishing.
With trout season a little
more than a month away,
such a move might be diffi-
cult, Arway said.
This is goingtobe a tough
one to adjust, he said. We
just found out about it today,
and wed like to work with
the county to discuss some
options to keep Moon Lake
open for fishing.
State Rep. Gerald Mullery,
who organized Thursdays
meeting, said if the lake cant
be stockedhedlike to see the
trout that were allocated for
MoonLakebereleasedsome-
where else in the county.
The ultimate solution,
Mullery said, would be to
have a private entity take
over the park and keep it
openwithall of theservices it
used to provide.
Kingston resident Norm
Gavlick, who is a fish and
boat commissioner repre-
senting the northeast region,
suggested the county turn
the lake over to the commis-
sion and let them the agency
manage it.
If the agency isnt able to
stock Moon Lake this year,
Arway said it will result in a
financial loss to the area.
The anglers that use the
lake bring a lot of money to
the local communities, he
said. Im sure the county
doesnt want to lose that eco-
nomic value the lake has as a
stocked trout water.
Approximately 50 people
attended the meeting and
questioned Mullery and the
commission officials on a va-
riety of topics, including the
impacts last Septembers
flood had on the river and
streams, Marcellus shale
drilling, fishing license sales,
invasive weeds in area lakes
and access for boaters on the
river.
Mullery held a similar pub-
lic forumwith the Pennsylva-
nia Game Commission last
October and he hopes to con-
tinue to holdtwo meetings in
the area each year to give
hunters, anglers and boaters
an opportunity to pose ques-
tions and concerns directly
to agency officials.
I serve on four commit-
tees, including the House Game
and Fisheries Committee, and
my staff receives more inquiries
on game and fish issues than the
other three committees com-
bined, Mullery said. We found
these meetings to be an over-
whelming success and some-
thing that will grow every year.
Fish agency eyes Moon Lake Park changes
By TOMVENESKY
tvenesky@timesleader.com
ORGANIZING FOR OBAMA
CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Maggie Snyder, Scranton, shares a laugh with Organizing for America Pennsylva-
nia volunteer John Hudanish, Carbondale, as she signs in at the grand opening
of the campaigns Scranton field office at 216 Wyoming Ave. on Wednesday. Ap-
proximately 90 people turned out to the event organized to build momentum
behind the re-election campaign for President Barack Obama.
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WILKES-BARRE City police
charged a man Thursday with as-
saultinganothermanwhooffered
himarideandthenstealinghisve-
hicle, which was later wrecked in
Larksvilleduringapolicepursuit.
George Barnes, 22, of King-
ston, was arraigned in Wilkes-
Barre Central Court on robbery,
conspiracy andassault charges.
He was jailed at the Luzerne
County Correctional Facility for
lack of $10,000 bail.
Police allege Barnes and a man
known as Leaf pistol-whipped
andthreatenedRobertTolbertbe-
fore stealing his 2002 Lincoln on
Dec. 22.
According to the criminal com-
plaint:
Tolbert told police he spotted
Barnes, whomheknows, walking
and offered hima ride. When Tol-
bert reachedthe area of Park Ave-
nue and Dana Street, he said Leaf
struck him several times in the
head with a handgun and Barnes
punchedhim.
Tolbert said he was forced into
the back seat. He escaped out a
rear door andhidbehinda parked
car.
Arrest records say an Edwards-
ville officer on Route 11 spotted
the Lincoln on Wyoming Avenue
onDec. 23.
Abdur-Raheem McCoy, 20, of
Wilkes-Barre, was driving and
sped away at a high rate of speed
before crashing into an SUV near
East MainStreet inLarksville, ac-
cording to arrest records.
Barnes, sitting in the front pas-
senger seat, allegedly assaulted
officers while he was being freed
from the wreck, arrest records
say.
A cigarette pack containing
crack cocaine and an unloaded
.40-caliber handgun allegedly
was found in the Lincoln. The
handgun had been reported sto-
len to the Easton Police Depart-
ment, accordingtoarrest records.
McCoy is facing charges of
reckless endangerment, fleeing,
receiving stolen property and
drivingoffensesinLuzerneCoun-
ty Court.
Barnes is facing drug and fire-
armcharges incounty court.
A preliminary hearing for
Barnes on the latest criminal
complaint is scheduled on March
8 inCentral Court.
Man charged with
assaulting an officer
George Barnes, 22, of
Kingston, was arraigned
Thursday on several charges.
By EDWARD LEWIS
elewis@timesleader.com
Go to donate blood this month
andyoucouldwinaweek-longva-
cation to South Carolina and
$500 to spend there.
Hoping to draw attention to
National Red Cross Month and
the need for blood donations, the
American Red Cross Blood Ser-
vices Northeastern Pennsylvania
Region is offering an eight-day/
seven night getaway and a $500
VISA gift card courtesy of Sun-
dance Travel to anyone who at-
tends a blood drive or shows up
at a collection center to donate.
Even if no blood is drawn, the
goodintentionis rewardedwitha
chance towin, saidShannonLud-
wig, communications manager
for the American Red Cross
Blood Services Northeastern
Pennsylvania Region.
Depending on which vacation
the winner chooses, he or she can
visit Myrtle Beach or Hilton
Head and possibly bring up to
five guests, Ludwig said.
Ludwig and Donna M. Morris-
sey, director of communications
for the Northeast Division of
American Red Cross Blood Ser-
vices, met withTimes Leader edi-
torial staff recently to discuss the
Red Cross mission, what the or-
ganization has to offer and what
its needs are.
Addressing Geisingers an-
nouncement in December that
the health system would switch
to Pittsburgh-based ITxM for its
blood and platelets, Morrissey
said the Red Cross works well in
communities that are supported
by multiple blood donation orga-
nizations.
Its important to note that we
operate a rare blood inventory
24 hours a day. So whether youre
a hospital that we send blood to
daily or someone who calls us in
the middle of the night and
says, We have a need for a rare
blood type, were on call and
available to respond, she said.
The Geisinger organization is
entrenched in this community,
and we will remain available to
provide themany blood products
they may need going forward be-
cause thats part of our mission,
andwe wishthemwell, she said.
Anddespitethefurloughof five
full-time and 21 part-time em-
ployees at the bloodservices tele-
recruitment center in Hanover
Township in August, Morrissey
said the Red Cross also is com-
mitted to the region.
Consolidation into a central-
ized call center affected the local
center and others in Massachu-
setts, Connecticut and northern
New England as well.
We did it because it made
good business sense. We were
able to maximize on the efficien-
cy, Morrissey said. As a non-
profit, its even more important,
especially in this economic envi-
ronment that we are good stew-
ards of the dollar and that we are
operating in the best way possi-
ble.
Morrissey noted Red Cross
Blood Services continues to em-
ploy a host of local folks who
help us set up blood drives, man-
ufacture blood products and dis-
tribute them. We are a fabric of
the community. Weve been here
for a long time, we intend to con-
tinue tooperate andwe believe in
neighbor helping neighbor.
She noted the organization
needs tocollect 341units of blood
here daily, and 3,000 units across
27counties intheNortheast Divi-
sion. Its a daily need because
theres ashelf lifeonbloodandwe
have to constantly replenish it.
We also face challenges
some of our World War II-aged
veterans, who are some of our
most loyal donors, are becoming
recipients. When you have other
issues, whether its the onset of
the flu season or the flooding you
faced last fall, these things can
impact our ability to collect,
Morrissey said.
BLOOD SERVI CES Organization needs to collect 341 units of blood here daily, 3,000 units across 27 counties in the Northeast
Red Cross tries to up donations with vacation contest
By STEVE MOCARSKY
smocarsky@timesleader.com
CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER
Donna M. Morrissey, director of
communications for the North-
east Division of the American
Red Cross Blood Services.
Visit www.redcrossblood.org or
call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-
2767) to find a blood drive near
you.
TO DONATE
BLOOD
Cleaning up after W-B fire
DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER
An excavator scoops up debris after a contractor razed a house on East Main Street in Wilkes-Barre that was heavily
damaged in an accidental fire on Dec. 30. Joe Pradel of Stell Enterprises Inc. is seen cleaning up debris on Tuesday.
WILKES-BARRE A Ha-
zleton man charged with
raping an unconscious 16-
year-old girl was sentenced
Thursday to four to eight
years in state prison.
Izrael Nazario, 30, of West
3rd Street, was sentenced on
a charge of rape of an un-
conscious victim by County
Senior Judge Hugh Mundy.
Nazario pleaded guilty to the
charge in December, but
changed his plea to no contest
Thursday.
Nazario must register his
address under Megans Law
for his entire life and must
attend counseling.
According to court papers,
in July, a 16-year-old girl re-
ported to police she had been
raped by Nazario while she
was unconscious and unaware
Nazario was having sexual
intercourse with her.
WILKES-BARRE Prose-
cutors in the case of an 18-
year-old charged in the shoot-
ing death of his great-grandfa-
ther have asked a judge to
reconsider a previous ruling,
and allow a psychiatrist to
testify in the case if called.
Assistant District Attorneys
Michael Melnick, Shannon
Crake and Mamie Phillips,
said in court papers they
would like a judge to recon-
sider a ruling that barred
John OBrien from testifying
at Cody Lees court hearings
because he reviewed sup-
pressed statements.
The prosecutors say they
will only use OBrien if a
defense expert, Richard Fisch-
bein, also testifies. Lee is
charged in the December
2009 shooting death of his
great-grandfather, 80-year-old
Herbert Lee.
Lee is scheduled for a hear-
ing on whether his case
should be heard in juvenile
court on May 29.
WILKES-BARRE A Ply-
mouth man scheduled to
stand trial next week on
charges he neglected and
sexually abused a 13-year-old
boy over a several-year period
asked that his trial be contin-
ued.
Judge Tina Polachek Gar-
tley granted the request of
Robert Caravella, 52, on
Thursday, scheduling his trial
to begin on April 23.
Caravella and Carol Ann
Hann, 44, were charged in
August 2010.
The boy alleged at an Au-
gust preliminary hearing that
Caravella introduced him to
pornography when the boy
was 8 years old, and shortly
thereafter Hann began forcing
him to perform lewd sex acts
on her. If the boy did not
perform well, he stated, Cara-
vella would "coach" him. The
two face charges of rape, child
endangerment and corruption
of minors.
COURT BRIEFS
WARRIOR RUN The borough
has appointed Greg Gulick as code
enforcement officer. Also, the
borough has adopted the 2006
International Property Mainte-
nance Code.
Gulick of G & R Consulting will
enforce the building codes and
respond to property maintenance
complaints filed by residents.
Building permit packets and com-
plaint forms are available at the
office or by calling 825-4929 to
make arrangements to pick up or
have the forms mailed.
Residents are reminded that
with spring approaching yards
must be cleaned up and grass and
weeds should be cut. Yard waste
pickup will begin April 30 and will
continue until Oct. 29. Yard waste
should be curb side on Monday by
8:30 a.m.
Council will meet 7 p.m. March
12 at the borough building, Front
and Hanover streets.
MUNICIPAL BRIEF
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WALTER H. KREIDLER, 65, a
resident of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs Medical Center Nurs-
ing Home, Plains Township, for-
merly of High Street, Hanover
Township, passed away on Thurs-
day, March 1, 2012, at the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center, Plains Township.
Funeral arrangements are
pending from the Nat & Gawlas
Funeral Home, 89 Park Ave.,
Wilkes-Barre.
GEORGE A. (VITEK) VITACK,
92, formerly of Port Griffith, died
Monday, February 27, 2012, at the
Osprey Ridge Health Care Center,
Carbondale, where he resided for
the past four years. He was the hus-
bandof the former Rose Rufsheski,
who died in 1987. He was a Navy
veteran of World War II.
A Mass of Christian Burial will
be held Monday at 9:30 a.m. in St.
John the Evangelist Church, 35
William St., Pittston. Interment
will followat Mt. Olivet Cemetery,
Carverton. Arrangements are by
the Parise Funeral Home Inc., Car-
bondale. For online condolences,
visit www.parisefuneralhome-
.com.
EDNA STACKHOUSE, 65, for-
merly of Plymouth, passed away
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, in
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medi-
cal Center, Plains Township. She
resided in Dan Flood Apartments
inKingston. We are lookingfor her
daughter, Maize Mae Stackhouse.
Arrangements are by the Wil-
liams-Hagen Funeral Home Inc,
114 W. Main St ., Plymouth. Please
call with any information.
M
ary Angela Aufiere, 56, of Pitt-
ston, passed away Wednesday,
February 29, 2012 in St. Lukes Villa,
Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Pittston on May 11, 1955,
she was the daughter of Maria Car-
mella Parente Aufiere, West Pitt-
ston and the late Felice Aufiere.
Mary was a member of St. Joseph
Marello Parish at Our Lady of
Mount Carmel Church, Pittston.
In addition to her father, she was
preceded in death by a brother, Phi-
lip (Sonny) OFier.
Surviving, in addition to her
mother, are her brothers, Michael
Aufiere and his wife, Patricia, and
their daughters, Linnae and Alana
of West Pittston and Gerald OFier
and his wife, Genevieve, Hughes-
town; sister, Rita. Also surviving are
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Satur-
day, March 3, 2012 at 11a.m. from
the Peter J. AdonizioFuneral Home,
251 William Street, Pittston, with a
Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30
a.m. in St. Joseph Marello Parish at
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church,
Pittston. Entombment will beinMt.
Olivet Cemetery. Friends may call
Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. at the fu-
neral home.
Onlinecondolences maybemade
at www.peterjadoniziofuneral-
home.com.
Mary Angela Aufiere
February 29, 2012
R
oger P. Strouse, 74, of Heisz
Street, Edwardsville, died Tues-
day at the Department of Veterans
Affairs Medical Center, Plains
Township.
Roger was born in Stroudsburg
,on December 19, 1937. He was the
sonof the late James andJean(Dev-
lin) Strouse.
Roger was a graduate of East
Stroudsburg High School. He
served with the U.S. Army in the
Troop B 3rd Recon Armored Divi-
sion and with the U.S. Coast Guard
as a Seamen E-C. Honorably dis-
charged in 1965. He was employed
as a businessmanfor several compa-
nies.
Roger was preceded in death by
his son, Erik Winslow Strouse.
Surviving are a daughter; Stepha-
nie Pucci, and her husband, Mi-
chael, of Muhlenberg; grandson,
Justin Strouse, Larksville; brother,
Doug Strouse, and his wife, the Rev.
Cathy Strouse, Kunkletown.
Private funeral services for
Roger were held from the Ge-
orge A. Strish Inc. Funeral Home,
105 North Main Street, Ashley. In-
terment will be held at the conve-
nience of the family.
Memorial donations in his mem-
ory may be made tothe Department
of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
Plains Township.
Roger P. Strouse
February 28, 2012
A
nna L. Smith, 89, formerly of
Exeter and West Pittston,
passedawayWednesdaymorningin
theOldOrchardHealthCareCenter
of Easton.
Born in West Pittston, she was
the daughter of the late Willard Ri-
chards and Pearl Rother Bugeholl.
She was educated in the West Pitt-
ston schools. For many years, Anna
and her husband, the late Albert F.
Smith, resided in West Pittston and
Easton before relocating back to
Exeter in 1991.
Preceding her in death were her
husband, Albert F. Smith, brother,
SidneyBugeholl, andsister, Eleanor
Wall.
Surviving are her sons, Richard
Smith and his wife Fay, Easton;
Stanley Smith and his wife, Hatsu-
ko, Tucson, Ariz.; grandchildren,
DeirdreAllenandJeff Smithof East-
on, and Larry Smith and Nanae Lo-
porto, both of Tucson, Ariz.; nine
great-grandchildren; three great-
great grandchildren; nieces and ne-
phews.
Funeral services will be held
Monday, March 5, at noon in the
Metcalfe and Shaver Funeral Home
Inc., 504 Wyoming Avenue, Wyom-
ing, with the Rev. Jeffery Klansek of
HospiceCareof theVNAofficiating.
Interment will be in the Moun-
tain ViewBurial Park, Exeter Town-
ship.
Friends may call Monday from11
a.m. until time of service.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the American Cancer So-
ciety, 712 S. Keyser Avenue, Taylor,
PA18517.
Anna L. Smith
February 29, 2012
T
homas G. Pealer, 45, of West
Wyoming, passed away Tues-
day, February 28, 2012.
He was born in West Wyoming,
son of Beverly Cheskewicz Pealer of
West Wyomingandthe late Thomas
Pealer. He was a graduate of Wyom-
ing Area High School and Luzerne
Community College, and was em-
ployed by the Dallas School Dis-
trict. He was a member of St. Mon-
icas Parish, West Wyoming.
Tom was an avid hunter and
loved the outdoors. He had been a
huge Oakland Raiders fan since
childhood. He cherished his three
daughters, who were the light of his
life. He became a friend to whomev-
er crossed in his path. Tom had
many dear friends who will sadly
miss his company, conversationand
whimsical sense of humor. He was
very active inhis family life andvery
proud to be a husband and father.
He is survivedby his wife, the for-
mer Melissa Martin; daughters, Ly-
dia, Sara and Gwynall, at home; sis-
ter, Michelle Welenc, and her hus-
band, Patrick; nephew, Tyler, Flor-
ida; paternal grandmother, Muriel
Pealer; uncle, Robert Pealer; aunt,
Susan Pealer; mother-in-law, Patri-
cia Martin; sister-in-law, Renee Mar-
tin; many aunts, uncles andcousins.
Mass of Christian Burial will be
celebrated Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in
Our Lady of Sorrows Church, St.
Monicas Parish, 363 W. Eighth
Street, West Wyoming. Friends may
call Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until
time of service at the church.
Thomas G. Pealer
February 28, 2012
SERGEY G. SVINTOZELSKIY,
78, of East Northampton Street,
Wilkes-Barre, died Wednesday,
February 29, 2012, surrounded by
his family. Born in Dubno, Uk-
raine, he was the son of the late
Gregory and Melania Svintozel-
skiy. He was a member of Full Gos-
pel Slovak Church, Edwardsville.
Surviving are his wife, Matrena;
daughter, Galina, and husband
Ivan; sons, Victor and wife Svetla-
na; Alexander and wife Nadia;
daughter-in-law, Zoya; brother, Le-
onid; sisters, Faith, Olga; grand-
children, Sergey, Pavel, Bogdon,
Alex, Sergey, Igor, Vitaliy, Svetla-
na, Inna.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Satur-
day from the Yeosock Funeral
Home, 40 S Main St., Plains Town-
ship. Friends may call today 6 to 8
p.m. and Saturday 9 to10 a.m. The
family would like to thank Drs. Ed-
ward Carey, B. Saidman, M. Schul-
man, C. Burns Jr. and staff and
Hospice Community Care for their
excellent care.
M
ary Elizabeth Ostrowski (nee
Savokinas), age 72, of Wayne,
N.J., died Wednesday, February 29,
2012.
She was born in Luzerne and
raised in Pittston, having graduated
from the Pittston High School with
the Class of 1958. In 1962, she
moved to Wayne, N.J., after marry-
ing D. Stanley Stan Ostrowski af-
ter a chance meeting in a cemetery.
Stan had been married previously
and lost his first wife to an early
death. Being proper in social terms
he insisted that he wait three years
before looking for a girl. After their
meeting in the cemetery they soon
fell in love and married on April 28,
1962 at Sacred Heart Church in Lu-
zerne. They enjoyed 48 years of lov-
ing good buddies marriage to-
gether before Stans passing in No-
vember of 2010.
She was the lovingwife of the late
D. Stanley Ostrowski (2010); loving
mother of David Ostrowski of
Scranton; Kevin Ostrowski of
Wayne, N.J.; Marlaine Brunner and
her husband, Jeff, of Pequannock,
N.J.; Krista Toth and her husband,
Tom, of Wayne, N.J., and Kristen
Snook and her husband, Nick, of Pe-
quannock, N.J.; cherished grand-
mother of Brett and Madalyn Brun-
ner, JustinandOlivia Toth, andBen-
jamin Snook; she was blessed with
two sets of parents, Arthur and El-
izabeth (nee Fey) Clemens, and Jo-
seph and Madeline (nee Fey) Savo-
kinas; loved sister of Rosemarie and
Jasper Butera of Jenkins Township,
the late Lawrence andDeanna Savo-
kinas of West Lake Village Calif., Jo-
seph and the late Nancy Savokinas
of Pittston, James and Dianne Savo-
kinas of Hughestown, Michael and
Georgia Savokinas of Pittston, Ray-
mond and Marie Savokinas of West
Pittston, Dorothy and Robert Kroll
of Plains, and Cynthia and B. Wil-
liamHrobuchak of Old Forge, many
loving nieces and nephews; and two
devoted aunts, Christine Dogal and
Agnes Stuckart.
Friendsmayvisit withthefamily
onFriday, March2, 2012andfuneral
services will be held Saturday,
March 3, 2012 at the Vander May
Colonial Funeral Home Inc., 567
Ratzer Road, Wayne, N.J. For a pho-
to and more information, visit
www.vandermay.com or call the fu-
neral home at 973-696-2900.
Mary Elizabeth Ostrowski
February 29, 2012
AMROWSKI Julius, military
funeral 11 a.m. today in the Stan-
ley S. Stegura Funeral Home Inc.,
614 S. Hanover St., Nanticoke.
BENSON Gerald, funeral 9:30
a.m. Saturday in the Mamary-
Durkin Funeral Service, 59
Parrish St., Wilkes-Barre. Mass of
Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St.
Aloysius Church, Wilkes-Barre.
Friends may call 4 to 7 p.m.
today
DANIEL Michael, celebration of
life 9 a.m. today in McLaughlins,
142 S. Washington St., Wilkes-
Barre. Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in
the Church of Ss. Peter and Paul.
DETWILER Vivian, funeral 11 a.m.
today in the Hugh B. Hughes and
Son Inc. Funeral Home, 1044
Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort.
Friends may call 10:30 a.m. until
service time.
DOLL Paul Jerry, funeral 1 p.m.
Saturday in the Harding-Litwin
Funeral Home, 123 W. Tioga St.,
Tunkhannock. Friends may call 6
to 8 p.m. today and noon until
service time Saturday. Military
service at 12:45 p.m. Saturday in
the funeral home.
HARDIK Paul, memorial service
11:30 a.m. Saturday in Holy Fam-
ily Parish, 574 Bennett St.,
Luzerne. Family and friends are
asked to meet at the church for
the service.
HECK Rita, funeral 10 a.m. Sat-
urday in the Lehman Family
Funeral Service Inc., 689 Hazle
Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Friends may
call 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 p.m. today.
JONES OMALLEY Carol Ann,
Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m.
Saturday in St. Faustina Kowal-
ska Parish / Holy Trinity Church,
520 S. Hanover St., Nanticoke.
Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m.
today in the Davis-Dinelli Funeral
Home, 170 E. Broad St., Nanti-
coke. Wake at 7 p.m. today
KRATZ Mary, celebration of life
8:30 a.m. Saturday at in
McLaughlins, 142 S. Washington
St., Wilkes-Barre. Funeral Mass at
9:30 a.m. in the Church of St.
Leo the Great. Friends may call 6
to 8 p.m. today.
ORLANDO James, religious
service 10 a.m. Saturday in the
Wyoming Presbyterian Church,
Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming.
Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m.
today at the Peter J. Adonizio
Funeral Home, 251 William St.,
Pittston. The family will receive
friends from 9 a.m. until the
time of service Saturday in the
Wyoming Presbyterian Church.
WILCOX Elizabeth, memorial
service 11 a.m. Saturday at Cor-
nerstone Christian Fellowship,
3577 Church Road, Mountain
Top. A luncheon will follow.
Friends may call 5 to 7 p.m.
today in the Desiderio Funeral
Home Inc., 436 S. Mountain Blvd,
Mountain Top.
FUNERALS
Prescription drug peril stressed
PETE G. WILCOX/THE TIMES LEADER
Phil Bauer
presents a slide
show, Prescrip-
tion Drug Peril;
a dads per-
spective, to
several dozen
people Thurs-
day at the East
Mountain Inn in
Plains Town-
ship. Bauer, a
nationally
known presen-
ter on prescrip-
tion drug
abuse whose
son Mark died
in 2004, pro-
vided an in-
depth look into
the conse-
quences of
prescription
drug abuse.
The Wyoming
Valley Alcohol
and Drug Ser-
vices spon-
sored the talk.
SCRANTON Few industries
have spurred as much growth in
Northeastern Pennsylvania in so
short a spanas the development of
the Marcellus Shale.
Sothetopicof drillingwasfitting
for the first in a series of entrepre-
neurship-focused
public forums host-
ed by a consortium
of local colleges at
The University of
ScrantononThurs-
day evening.
Lackawanna
College, The University of Scran-
ton and the dozen other colleges
comprisingtheNortheast Pennsyl-
vania Technology Insti-
tute invited representa-
tives of gas companies,
utilities and ancillary in-
dustries to offer insight
on how entrepreneurs
can best capitalize on
the opportunities of-
feredbythegasindustry.
We want toalert peo-
ple who want to take ad-
vantage of the opportu-
nities that have opened up in the
community, said University of
Scrantonbusinessschool DeanMi-
chael O. Mensah. Anything to do
withextractionindustries has a lot
of spinoffs for services that the
shale drilling or whatever process
will require.
These oil and gas companies;
they dont want to own anything,
said Rick Marquardt, director of
the Natural Gas Technology Pro-
gram at Lackawanna College.
Theyvegotengineers, theyvegot
geologists, theyve got leases that
theyown, buttheywanttocontract
everything out. Owning drilling
rigs even is a new
concept that Che-
sapeake is trying
out. We can do
this, but as entre-
preneurs its all
about doing your
homework.
Stephen Pen-
drak of UGI Utili-
ties added that
opportunities
abound for service providers in in-
dustries including banking and
wealth management, accounting,
legal services, recruiting, advertis-
ing and media, geology, trucking
and entertainment, as well as for
providers of tangiblegoods suchas
concrete, liquidfuels, pipe, drilling
equipment and sand, among oth-
ers.
But breaking into the industry
requires time and planning, espe-
ciallybecausethedecliningpriceof
gas has recently caused drilling
companiestoscalebacktheir oper-
ations.
I dont thinkthisindustrysever
goingaway, but itsdefinitelygoing
to slow down, said Adam Diaz,
owner of several companies that
provide services to the gas indus-
try, including forestry, trucking,
disposal and well drilling services.
Its happeningright now... Alot of
these companies are going back to
Texas. Were sort of going through
a bust right now.
Tobest market acompanytothe
gas industry, Ryan Stalker of gas
transportation company Williams
said, its important to first gain an
understandingof whodoeswhat in
the industry and how companies
hire contractors. Williams doesnt
contract for portable toilets at job-
sites, for example, but the compa-
nies it contracts with might, Stalk-
er said.
Gas opportunities forum focus
JASON RIEDMILLER/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Ryan Stalker of gas transportation company Williams addresses
public forum on gas drilling Thursday evening in Scranton.
Event first in a series of
entrepreneurship-focused
forums hosted by colleges.
By MATT HUGHES
mhughes@timesleader.com
Stephen Pendrak of
UGI Utilities added
that opportunities
abound for service
providers in industries
including banking and
wealth management.
PHILADELPHIA Federal
authorities have charged a fifth
person in a fraud case involving
the Philadelphia Sheriffs Office.
Investigators say 32-year-old
Jesseca Batton conspired with
former accounting employee Ri-
chard Bell and obtained five bo-
gus checks that totaled nearly
$30,000 drawn on the offices
bank accounts.
Court documents filed Friday
claim Batton cashed the checks
or deposited them into her per-
sonal bank account, then divided
the proceeds with Bell.
Bell pleaded guilty in January
for his role in the fraudulent
scheme.
Three other men prosecutors
said conspired with Bell also
have pleaded guilty.
Fifth charged in
sheriff office fraud
Associated Press
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WILKES-BARRE A man
registered as a lifetime Megans
Law offender was arraigned
Thursday on charges he failed
to register his address with au-
thorities.
Michael Moses Durant, 49,
last known address Davis Place,
Wilkes-Barre, was charged with
four counts of failure to comply
with registration requirements
as a lifetime sexual offender. He
was arraigned by District Judge
Rick Cronauer and jailed at the
Luzerne County Correctional
Facility for lack of $10,000 bail.
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According to the criminal
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drivers license
showing his
residence as
Davis Place,
the complaint
says.
Durant told
state police he
traveled from
Philadelphia to
Wilkes-Barre in July and was
kicked out of the Davis Place
building due to drinking. While
in the area, he obtained work
through an employment agency,
according to the complaint.
A preliminary hearing is
scheduled on March 7 in
Wilkes-Barre Central Court.
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with registration rules as a
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Stella Rose Guesto, daughter of
Sam and Jennifer Guesto, Ha-
nover Township, is celebrating
her first birthday today, March 2.
Stella is a granddaughter of
Michael and Beverly Rebovich,
Bear Creek Township; Connie
Guesto, Hanover Township; and
the late Sam Guesto. She is a
great-granddaughter of Jo-
sephine Guesto, Ashley.
Stella R. Guesto
Jude Ardmond Sargent, son of
Elizabeth and Cayle Sargent,
West Hartford, Conn., is cele-
brating his ninth birthday today,
March 2. Jude is a grandson of
Noreen Fisher Draht, Hanover
Township; Al Draht, Wilkes-Barre;
and Gordon and Pearl Sargent,
Otis, Mass. He has a sister, Alexis
Noreen, 10.
Jude A. Sargent
Juliana Paige Ziomkowski,
daughter of Stan and Bonnie
Ziomkowski, Sugar Notch, is
celebrating her fifth birthday
today, March 2. Juliana is a
granddaughter of Frank and Effie
Patts and Bernice Ziomkowski,
all of Sugar Notch. She is a
great-granddaughter of Frank
Patts and the late Joan Patts,
Dallas. Juliana has a brother,
Blake, 2.
Juliana P. Ziomkowski
EDWARDSVILLE: The
Wilkes University Polish Room
Committee will meet at 5 p.m.
March 13 at Costellos, Wyom-
ing Avenue, Edwardsville. Or-
ders will be taken from the
menu. Members and guests are
invited. For information or
reservations, call Joyce at 823-
5743.
The Polish Room Committee
is planning a cookbook. Every-
one attending the meeting is
asked to bring recipes.
The Polish Room is located
on the Wilkes University cam-
pus at the Eugene S. Farley
Library. The room contains
many Polish artifacts and is
open to the public during some
university events and by ap-
pointment.
WILKES-BARRE: Polish
Womens Alliance of America,
Council 40, has scheduled its
quarterly meeting for noon
Saturday at Grotto Pizza,
Wyoming Valley Mall.
Council 40 and 44 will con-
duct a Bal Polonaise committee
meeting immediately after the
quarterly meeting. The Bal
Polonaise is scheduled for April
14 at the Ramada Inn, Wilkes-
Barre. Proceeds benefit the
scholarship fund.
Committee members include
Bernadine Regis, Bernardine
Borinski, Felicia Perlick, Cheryl
Hillard, Joanne Jones, Dorothy
Talipski, Arlene Skrzysowski,
Helen Lopez, Jean Scupski and
Marilyn Mazzarella.
IN BRIEF
Sunday
WEST PITTSTON: The West Pitt-
ston Cherry Blossom Committee,
1 p.m. at the Corpus Christi
School Building, 605 Luzerne
Ave. Members should note the
change in meeting time.
MEETINGS
Debbie Grossman has been
named president of the Fine
Arts Fiesta
Board of
Directors
for 2012.
Grossman
has been
volun-
teering
with the
Fine Arts
Fiesta since 1985. She has
served on various commit-
tees throughout her tenure
and is co-chairperson for the
Poster Contest Committee
this year and is serving on
several other committees.
Grossman is a graduate of
the Parsons School of De-
sign, New York City, and has
worked in the fashion design
industry. She is also a mem-
ber of the F.M. Kirby Center
for the Performing Arts
Board of Directors. Gross-
man and her family reside in
the Back Mountain. The Fine
Arts Fiesta will be held May
17-20 on Public Square,
Wilkes-Barre.
NAMES AND FACES
Grossman
Oakwood Terrace memory care community in Moosic recently
celebrated Valentines Day with a party attended by The Kings and
Queens court. Enjoying the festivities, from left, first row are Queens
Peggy James and Bernice Hinkle. Second row: Kings Mike Bopper
Novitski and Stanley Sheloski.
Oakwood Terrace holds Valentines Day party
The auxiliary of the Meadows Nursing and Rehab Center, Dallas, sponsored a Mardi Gras party on
Feb. 21. Residents celebrated the occasion by wearing beads and masks, enjoying special donuts and
entertainment by George Rittenhouse. At the event, from left, first row, are residents Jule Harlen, Alex-
ander Apanovich and Norma Allabough. Second row: Mary Bershee, volunteer; Leicha Cilvic, activity
staff; Betty Sorchik, volunteer director; Rittenhouse; Margaret Smith; Jamie Aldrich; Emily Harchar;
Joan Doran; and Mary Law, volunteers.
Meadows auxiliary holds Mardi Gras party
Dave Golias from Meals on Wheels was the guest speaker at a
recent luncheon meeting of the Wyoming Valley Womans Club. Go-
lias presented a program on the volunteer, meal-delivery organiza-
tion. The Wyoming Valley Womans Club is observing 107 years of
service to many cultural and social service organizations in the
Wyoming Valley. New members are welcome. For information call
Anna Elmir at 823-5984. At the luncheon, from left: Audrey Milford,
board member, Wyoming Valley Womans Club; Golias; Joan Hudak,
first vice president; and Edna Morgan, president.
Meals on Wheels representative speaks to Womans Club
Employees of TMG Health, the leading national
provider of business process outsourcing to govern-
ment-sponsored health plans, recently participated
in the National Wear Red Day on Feb. 3 to raise
awareness and funds for the fight against heart
disease in women. Employees fromall four TMG
Health locations, King of Prussia, Dunmore, Scranton
and Amarillo, Texas, participated in the American
Heart Associations Go Red campaign, wearing red
garments in support of the effort. Employees from
TMG Healths Scranton Data Center, fromleft, first
row, are Jimmy Khan, Justin Roman, Carl Hesser,
Robert Mancuso, Richard Dunkailo and Alex Olivetti.
Second row: Melanie Travis, Rosemary Catalano,
Denise Carlin, Barbara Webster, Gail Nasser, Jerry
Brelish and Ruth Volski. Third row: Erin Howells, Gail
Ciavarella, Beckie Samuel, Robin Guratosky, Linda
Luallen, Carol Olecki, Ann Cole, Joann Mavus, Carol
Daniels, Brenda Vaughn, Mary Fran Purdy, Janeen
Holmes and Sandra Lavelle.
TMG Health employees support Wear Red Day
We, of course, will be watching
closely and judging North Koreas
new leaders by their actions.
Hillary RodhamClinton
The U.S. secretary of state recently addressed a
congressional hearing after North Korea agreed to
suspend uranium enrichment at a major facility and refrain from missile
and nuclear tests in exchange for a mountain of critically needed U.S.
food aid.
Writer questions merger
of med school, university
T
he people of Northeastern Pennsylva-
nia need to respond publicly to secret
negotiations between The Common-
wealth Medical College and the University
of Scranton regarding a future affiliation/
merger. Sensible connections between
medical providers and educators certainly
can be beneficial, but the imposition of
Catholic dogma on the policies of a public
medical school would not be beneficial for
the majority of our residents.
More than 51 percent of state residents
are women. Catholic doctrine specifically
prohibits providing women with a full
range of reproductive health care, even for
victims of rape. More than 15 percent of
state residents are 65 or older. Catholic
doctrine specifically limits the range of
options available for end-of-life-care. About
47 percent of state residents are not Ca-
tholic. These residents could find that the
health care available to them in Northeast-
ern Pennsylvania would incorporate doctri-
nally determined policies to which they
may or may not subscribe.
Why is secrecy necessary? Our tax dol-
lars fund the medical school. We all know
that these are difficult economic times; but
why not seek affiliation/merger with a
secular institution, such as Geisinger
Health System, nationally recognized for
the quality of its care and its success at
cost management?
Make no mistake; these meetings be-
tween TCMC and the University of Scran-
ton could have a profound effect on the
medical care available in this region. If the
residents of Northeastern Pennsylvania
wish to live by the health care mandates of
the Catholic Church, then all will be well.
But if there are those people who wish
not be have their health care options deter-
mined by Catholic doctrine, then it is our
responsibility to speak up and support
alternative approaches to funding the
medical college, a truly invaluable resource
for our region.
Jennie Congleton
Dallas
Reader believes Obama
has no regard for voters
A
lthough Im encouraged that the
church has temporarily stopped turn-
ing the other cheek in regard to being
forced to be part of Obamacare, my feel-
ings about being made into a slave to
King Obama are just as strong and pure.
The Constitution spoke about God-given
rights! For Obama and his leftist comrades
to think that they can dismantle the Con-
stitution without cries of outrage from
many sectors of our population clearly
demonstrates just how little he thinks
about us.
But then again, his parents seemingly
had little love for this country either; and
they say that coconuts dont fall too far
from the tree.
Joseph DuPont
Towanda
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THE PERSON who con-
ducts the forensic audit of
bills submitted to Luzerne
County by attorney Angela
Stevens had better find a
Harry Potter-style time
turner. Its hard to imagine
any other explanation for her workdays that
lasted, in some cases, 23 to 46 hours.
If youre not a part of Pottermania, the
time turner allowed wizard-in-training
Hermione Granger to attend two magic
lessons held in separate places at the same
time. Such a gizmo would be one of the few
viable explanations for Stevens bills.
Well, that or Mr. Peabodys WABAC ma-
chine, but that also would require finding a
talking beagle with a penchant for puns
which seems as likely as finding a plausible
explanation for this fiasco.
Reporter Terrie Morgan-Besecker discov-
ered all this after asking a simple question:
How did the county spend $209,000 more
than allotted to assure that parents got
representation when the Children and Youth
agency took away their kids? First, Terrie
looked at total bills from lawyers, and found
Stevens out-billed everybody by a factor of,
oh, lets call it Holy cow! Stevens billed
$144,554 in one year; only one other at-
torney had topped even $30,000.
At $55 an hour, Stevens total bill would
equate to working more than 50 hours a
week every week of 2011 no vacation, no
holidays.
Next, Terrie looked at invoices. Turns out
Stevens was billing for round trips to the
courthouse to deliver and process her bills,
which is legal, though ethically annoying to
many of us who dont work under such
rules. Stevens apparently delivered dozens
of bills in one trip, but billed as though she
had made dozens of separate trips.
Her explanation?
Travel time was included in each bill as a
matter of course. When petitions were
delivered in groups, the final bills should
have been adjusted to reflect a single charge
for delivering all the petitions. Unfortunate-
ly, these adjustments were not made.
Ignore that this unfortunate error cost
taxpayers more than $38,000 for all those
alleged trips. Focus on the mindset you
need to make a bill for work that you havent
done, and to do that as a matter of course.
In three separate days, Stevens billed an
average of 34 minutes for 91 round trips of
2.2 miles across the bridge from her King-
ston office in Riverside Commons to the
county courthouse in Wilkes-Barre.
I took a little stroll. Walking one way from
the courthouse to her office building lasted
all of seven minutes at a casual pace. Which
would have given Stevens 20 minutes to
wend through the courthouse and do what-
ever dropping off or picking up she needed
to do. Presumably, driving would have af-
forded even more time in the courthouse.
Stevens charges for time spent on cases
appear almost as egregious. There are nu-
merous invoices on which she billed for 12
to 23 hours of work in a single day.
Best-case scenario (other than a time
turner or WABAC machine): Stevens is a
hardworking attorney who got caught up in
massive billing errors of her firm. Or she
sloppily drew up bills that reflected accurate
hours but lumped them into a single day for
the sake of expedience.
But this case is so galling because even if
those explanations are true, they are in-
sufficient for obvious reasons.
First, how could a county judicial system
struggling to overcome the stench of a cor-
ruption overlook such glaring over-billing?
Second, Stevens signed documents legally
attesting to the accuracy of the bills. If its
all clerical error, she: a) signed without
actually checking for accuracy, b) signed
knowing they were inaccurate, or c)
couldnt tell the difference.
Any way you look at it, its a mockery of
public trust.
Mark Guydish can be reached at 829-7161 or email
mguydish@timesleader.com.
County taxpayers deserve diligence as a matter of course
MARK GUYDISH
C O M M E N T A R Y
W
ITH THE deeply
troubling disclo-
sure that Cardinal
Anthony J. Bevi-
lacqua ordered aides to shred a
memo identifying 35 suspect-
ed predator priests, theres no
longer any question that Penn-
sylvania should give victims of
long-ago abuse an avenue to
have their day in court.
Just as two Philadelphia
grand juries concluded, Bevi-
lacquas reported 1994 shred-
ding directive, brought to light
only last week, appears to con-
firm that there was a carefully
orchestrated effort by Archdio-
cese of Philadelphia officials to
shield predators.
Similarly, it has been re-
vealed that Bevilacqua joined
with other Pennsylvania bish-
ops to examine how the dio-
ceses canbetter protect their
secret archives from civil-law
discovery, according to court
records. The cardinal died Jan.
31, on the eve of the sex-abuse
trial of a former church admin-
istrator and two former parish
priests.
Indeed, the conspiracy
charges against Monsignor
William J. Lynn, a top aide to
Bevilacqua, and the counts be-
ing pursued against former
priests James J. Brennan and
EdwardAveryfor allegedlymo-
lesting a boy in the 1990s, are
the exception. But victims
would have another route to
uncover the truth if they could
file lawsuits under so-called
civil-window legislation,
which would relax the states
statute of limitation for a spe-
cific period.
State Rep. Michael McGee-
han, D-Philadelphia, has intro-
duced a bill in Pennsylvania
that mirrors the civil-window
laws in California and Dela-
ware. But Catholic officials
continue to stymie Harris-
burgs efforts to act onthe civil-
window bill, with Philadelphia
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput
among its most vocal andvehe-
ment opponents.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
OTHER OPINION: CHURCH ABUSE
Open window
to discover truth
B
ID GOODBYE TO the winter blahs during this first
weekof Marchbycommittingtodosomethinguplifting
for your soul and your community.
Skip work, show you care.
Support the United Way of Wyoming Valley as it marks a mile-
stone this year, coordinating its 20th annual Day of Caring. Dur-
ing this volunteer-driven event, area residents many of whom
are given a day off by their employers blitz the areas nonprofit
organizations to lend a hand. They paint, sweep, landscape, file,
arrange and otherwise assist charitable groups throughout Lu-
zerne County.
Collectively, these Day of Caring laborers boost the ability of
oftencash-strappedcharities todoprojects that might otherwise
go unfinished. Day of Caring is scheduled for June 21; its not too
early to make arrangements with your co-workers or fellowclub
members to participate.
First, however, leaders of area nonprofits are encouraged to
submit their project proposals to the United Way. The deadline
for those submissions is March 16.
Visit www.unitedwaywb.org or call 829-6711 ext. 237 (John
Winslow) or ext. 222 (Amy Zawada).
Tidy the planet, clean your neighborhood.
Astatewide, antilitter campaignis againunder way, withtrash
pickup projects planned through May 31. Chip in at any of the
eight events scheduled, so far, in Luzerne County, including
Wilkes-Barres cleanuponApril 21. Groups that properly register
their garbage-ridding projects and hold them between April 21
and May 7 are eligible for free landfill disposal. Visit the Great
American Cleanup of PAs website: www.gacofpa.org.
Stock shelves, feed the less fortunate.
During National Nutrition Month in March, contribute to a
food drive such as the one conducted by Geisingers Clinical Nu-
trition Team. Donations of healthy, nonperishable items are be-
ing accepted through March 23 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley
Medical Center in Plains Township and Geisinger South Wilkes-
Barre, at 25 Church St.
Separately, a food drive organized by an area tax-preparation
business is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Thomas Food-
town locations in Dallas and Shavertown.
This list only hints at the many ways you can do something
during 2012 to improve your community. Whats stopping you?
OUR OPINION: COMMUNITY HELP
Take a day (or 2)
to show you care
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N E W S
the casino revenues generated at
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs
in Plains Township and $1 mil-
lion fromthe Pennsylvania Rede-
velopment Assistance Capital
Program.
The school will issue tax-ex-
empt bonds to finance the re-
maining $15 million.
400 attend ceremony
Before the ceremony, more
than 400 people gathered in an
auditorium inside
Stark Learning Center,
which serves as the cur-
rent home for many of
the majors that will
move into the new
building when it opens
in the fall of 2013.
Wilkes President
Tim Gilmour said the
newbuildingis goingto
transformscience edu-
cationat Wilkes andthe
region, opening new
opportunities as an incubator for
biomedical and other types of
cutting-edge research with part-
ners such as The Common-
wealth Medical College and re-
gional health care organizations
like Geisinger Health System
and Community Health Care
Inc.
It will bring state-of-the-art
collaborative learning spaces
that will enhance the already ex-
cellent science education Wilkes
offers and it will increase our
ability to attract the best and
brightest students, said Gil-
mour.
He operated the excavator
used for the groundbreaking and
movedthe first patchof dirt toof-
ficially breakground. He brought
with him the shovel that was
used to break ground for the
Stark Learning Center in 1956.
Appeals to students
Two current Wilkes freshmen
said theyre excited that theyll
be able to take advantage of the
new lab space and modern class-
rooms and were excited for fu-
ture students and research pro-
jects the facility might attract.
Kristen Lapatofsky, a chemis-
try/pre-dental major from Way-
mart, said that while the schools
science programs are top notch,
lab space is crowded.
Kelsea Kleinbauer, a pharma-
ceutical science major fromMay-
field, said that while she was
drawn to the school for the phar-
macy program, she is sure the
new building will strengthen the
sales pitch the school
can make to future stu-
dents.
Brian Whitman,
chairman of the envi-
ronmental engineer-
ing and earth science
department, said that
while equipment cur-
rently used is up to
date and though
Stark Learning Cen-
ter has served us very
well, we need lab facil-
ities that are up to date.
When complete, the building
will be located on South River
Street between Stark Learning
Center and Conyngham Hall. It
will house the departments of
biology and health sciences,
chemistry and biochemistry and
environmental engineering and
earth sciences.
Those departments now share
Stark Learning Center along
with mathematics and computer
science, an art gallery and the
campus television/telecommu-
nications facility.
Well encounter some fences,
some loud noises but it will be
worth it, said William Eggles-
ton, a pharmacy major and stu-
dent government president.
We will sacrifice for the stu-
dents whofollowinour footsteps
so they can achieve greatness.
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
An excavator, with Wilkes President Tim Gilmour at the controls, breaks ground Thursday for the new science building. The $35 mil-
lion, 72,500-square-foot project will be completed in 2013.
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Artists rendering of the Wilkes University science building. Sor-
doni Construction Services of Forty Fort is construction manager.
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
Local dignitaries listen Thursday as the announcement is made
about the new science building at Wilkes University.
WILKES
Continued from Page 1A
This is the
culmination
of a dream.
Michael J.
Mahoney
a trustee and the
co-chair of a $20
million capital
campaign
garding billing.
Its very difficult to second guess a
lawyers decisions. Its hard to say, You
spent one hour when you should have
only spent a half hour with a client,
Shucosky said.
Questionable charges
The county is seeking an audit based
on a Times Leader investigation that re-
vealed Stevens had repeatedly double
billed the county for delivering fee pet-
itions to the courthouse in 2011. The
newspaper foundStevens chargeda trav-
el fee for eachpetition, eventhoughthey
appeared to have been delivered in one
trip.
The newspapers review also uncov-
ered other questionable billing practic-
es, including excessive hours billed on a
single day and separate fees charged for
taking documents from one office to an-
other in the same building.
For instance, on Oct. 13 Stevens
charged $33 for .6 hours for round-trip
travel from her office picking up a fee
petition from Judge Tina Polachek Gar-
tleys chambers. She charged another
round-trip travel fee of $33 for .6 hours
for delivering it the Clerk of Courts Of-
fice, eventhoughthat office is locatedon
the floor belowPolachek Gartleys in the
courthouse.
Those charges were included on 26
separate invoices, earning her a total fee
of $1,716, according to The Times Lead-
ers review.
Stevens did not respond to an email
seeking comment. Inanemail last week,
she admitted she made billing errors re-
lated to the travel and said she would
rectify the mistakes.
Shucosky said its less clear whether
other types of fees she charged were
within the standard of reasonableness.
Stevens was among 18 attorneys who
were appointed last year to represent
parents whose children were taken from
them by Children and Youth Services.
A Times Leader review of invoices
submitted by Stevens and the other at-
torneys showed wide disparities in the
types of services for which they billed.
Stevens invoices showed she charged
for virtually every moment she spent on
a case. For instance, on Oct. 18 she
charged a $5.50 fee for accepting a
phone call from Polachek Gartleys sec-
retary that advisedher that a court order
was ready to be picked up.
Other bills submitted
Other attorneys also billed for calls,
but only for those that were made to cli-
ents or others directly connected to a
case, such as other attorneys, Children
and Youth officials or counselors.
Stevens also routinely charged sepa-
rate fees to fax identical letters to mul-
tiple people associated with a case. On
May 6, for instance, Stevens charged .10
hours, or $5.50, four times to fax a letter
regarding her appointment to a case to
four different attorneys, netting a total
fee of $22.
None of the other attorneys charged
fees for eachindividual faxor letter sent.
President Judge Thomas Burke said
he expects the forensic audit being
sought by the county will identify those
issues. It will likely be up to court offi-
cials to determine whether those fees
were appropriate, he said.
The main criteria is whether a bill is
inreasonable conformitywithlegal stan-
dards, Burke said. With a forensic au-
dit, I would expect that would be part of
it. If not, there are trained people (in
the courts) who will potentially take a
greater role.
BILLING
Continued from Page 1A
An exemption was made for
churches and other religious or-
ganizations who object on moral
grounds, and whose employees
largely adhere to their beliefs.
Facing blowback from sought-
after Catholic voters, the White
House crafted a further compro-
mise that tasked insurance com-
panies with paying for the free
care.
The American Cancer Socie-
tys Cancer Action Network and
others support the new rule as a
way to ensure Americans have
access to what they call life-sav-
ing preventive health care.
The foray intosocial issues has
divided the GOP at a time when
socially conservative presiden-
tial candidate Rick Santorum
continues to challenge Mitt
Romney.
Many Republicans believe the
party should remain focused on
jobs and the economy, issues
most pressing among voters.
Democrats have capitalizedon
the debate by portraying the
GOP as out-of-touch with most
women and turning back the
clock on womens health care.
The principle mantra of Re-
publicans on the campaign trail
is that they seek more freedom
for the American people, Sen.
Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., said.
With women, the Republicans
have a different idea about free-
dom. They want the government
to interfere in the most personal
aspects of womens lives.
The measure also divided
Democrats, as three Democrats,
Casey, Sen. Joe Manchin of West
Virginia and Sen. Ben Nelson of
Nebraska voted for to keep the
measure. One Republican, retir-
ing Sen. Olympia Snowe of
Maine, joined Democrats in
turning it back.
Some on both sides of the aisle
decried what they considered a
political sideshow. Sen. Michael
Bennet, D-Colo., noted that the
measure was an amendment to a
transportation bill. How is this
conversation relevant to job cre-
ation or to infrastructure? he
asked.
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine,
said she hoped the chamber
would move forward to address
the many important, pressing is-
sues facing in our nation, and
stop engaging in what is clearly
an election-year ploy.
Earlier this week Romney
stumbled on the issue, first ap-
pearing to oppose the GOP mea-
sure sponsored by Blunt before
his campaign clarified that he
had misunderstood the ques-
tion.
Im in favor of the Blunt
amendment, he told CBS News
while working the rope line and
signing autographs with voters
in Fargo, N.D.
BIRTH
Continued from Page 1A
The reason that this amendment is being debated
right now is that the administration issued an or-
der thats just unprecedented.
Sen. Roy Blunt
R-Mo., the bills chief sponsor.
by the union concession could trigger
3 percent retroactive pay to all prison
union employees, even if only one
was alleging a violation, Check said.
The pay raise would total about
$400,000 for the rest of the year and
$500,000 in 2013.
The trigger is too high and too
risky, and the existing collective bar-
gaining agreement already had a pro-
cedure to resolve disagreements,
Check said.
The prison layoffs, which include
three non-union workers, are among
59 county staff cuts required as part
of a downsizing to balance the 2012
budget.
The county had offered to halt the
prison layoffs for two weeks if the
union leaders would have agreed to
recommend the agreement to their
members for a vote, he said. If the
union leadership needed more time,
the county agreed to recall the em-
ployees when an agreement was reac-
hed, he said.
Prison union representative Tom
Boram said prison inmates will likely
become aggravated over some of the
changes caused by layoffs, which in-
crease safety concerns for guards.
The prison is losing two counsel-
ors, three maintenance workers, a
supply employee, commissary worker
and three K-9 officers in addition to
the five newer correctional officers,
Boram said.
Counselors help inmates with fam-
ily matters, mental health concerns
and problems with pending court
dates and paperwork, Boram said.
The county will now have two coun-
selors at the main prison, which has
about 500 inmates, and one counselor
for the roughly 100 inmates typically
at the minimal offenders unit, he said.
The counselors often resolve court
paperwork glitches that help inmates
get out faster and help inmates devel-
op plans for what theyll do after
theyre released, he said.
Maintenance workers check win-
dows and repair everything from door
security controls to broken cell
bunks, he said. With layoffs, the pris-
on system will be left with six mainte-
nance workers covering three shifts
every day of the year, he said.
If a blocked toilet in an inmates
cell can get handled more quickly,
theres less stress, Boram said.
The prison will have one supply
person to handle the tracking and dis-
tribution of sheets, toilet paper and
other items for all inmates, he said.
The remaining commissary worker
must oversee all inmate accounts for
purchases from the prison store,
which will slow resolution of inmate
disagreements over how much money
they have left, he said.
K-9 patrols to detect contraband
will be reduced because only two offi-
cers with dogs will remain, he said.
Prison Warden Joe Piazza said
most of the cuts were in ancillary po-
sitions because he wanted to keep the
same number of correctional officers,
with the exception of the five newer
ones.
I wholeheartedly believe we will
meet safety standards with the cuts,
he said.
Inmates may have to wait a few
more hours or an extra day for suppli-
es or a meeting with a counselor, he
said. Maintenance projects will be
tackled as they come up, he said.
Nothing is affected in food service.
Medical treatment will stay the same.
Everything thats essential should be
normal, he said.
Piazza said he expects guards to ad-
just.
Im very confident that my staff
will rise to the occasion and do what-
ever is needed to run the facility in a
safe and secure manner to keep the
community protected and treat in-
mates in a safe and humane manner.
PETE G. WILCOX/THE TIMES LEADER
Robert Lawton, the
new county manag-
er, is seen here on
his first day on the
job Wednesday. Law-
ton on Thursday
reconsidered a pris-
on union concession
to reduce correc-
tional system lay-
offs, but ultimately
the offer fell
through. Five newer
prison union mem-
bers were laid off
last week, and the
remaining 10 stop
work today as part
of the countys ef-
forts to cut the 2012
budget.
Prison union representative Tom Bo-
ram said prison inmates will likely
become aggravated over some of the
changes caused by layoffs, which
increase safety concerns for guards.
LAYOFFS
Continued from Page 1A
C M Y K
SPORTS S E C T I O N B
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timesleader.com
After a promisingjunior high
seasonendedwithaninjury, Ha-
nover Areas SteveRadzwilla
struggledas a sophomoreonthe
varsityprogram.
Now, a senior, Radzwilla has
comea longwayandis participa-
tinginhis secondstraight Class
2ANortheast Regional Tourna-
ment, lookingtoadvancetothe
PIAAChampionships for thefirst
time.
TheHawkeyes standout has
piledup78wins inhis threesea-
sons at thevarsitylevel. If youadd
inhis 21fromhis freshmanyear in
thejunior highprogram, Radz-
willa is closinginon100duringhis
highschool career.
EveninthepracticeroomIve
beenworkingharder withthe
timeImspending, Radzwilla
said. Its morequalitypractices.
Thecoachingstaff wehavehereis
helpingme, andeverylittlething
Imdoingwrong, theyrepointing
it out andImgettingbetter and
morestrength.
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
Hanover Areas Steve Radzwilla, fresh off his first District 2 Class
2A championship, is the No. 2 seed at 182 pounds for this week-
ends Northeast Regional Tournament at Williamsport H.S. See RADZWILLA, Page 5B
Hanover Area senior
ready for regionals
By DAVE ROSENGRANT
drosengrant@timesleader.com
Its well-known throughout
the Wyoming Valley Conference
that wrestlers from District 4
and 11 dont respect opponents
from District 2 when it comes
time for the Northeast Regional
tournaments.
That will be the case again
this weekend when 55 wrestlers
fromthe WVCparticipate in the
regional events at Williamsport
High School (Class 2A) and
FreedomHigh School in Bethle-
hem (Class 3A).
Make a name for yourself
that you wrestled tough and it
wasnt just another District 2
guy, because thats kind of men-
tality down there, they think
were not even worth of being
down there, said Dallas coach
Mike Richards, whose teamwill
participate in the 2A regional
this year before moving to Class
3A next season. So whether
you win or lose, they know you
made a mark.
The top three from each re-
gional event will advance to the
PIAA Championships March 8-
10 at Hersheys Giant Center
with four WVC grapplers look-
ing for another appearance at
the state tournament.
In Class 2A, Meyers Vito Pa-
sone (113 pounds) and Lake-
Lehmans Austin Harry (126)
NORTHEAST REGI ONAL WRESTL I NG TOURNAMENTS
Wyoming Valley Conference grapplers have point to prove this week
By DAVE ROSENGRANT
drosengrant@timesleader.com
See WRESTLING, Page 5B
INSIDE: Regional capsules, 4B
WILKES-BARRE The Hazle-
ton Area girls swimming teamhas
been thinking about that half-sec-
ond for the past year.
A year ago, Wyoming Valley
West pulled a legendary come-
from-behind victory on the final
leg in the final race of last years
District 2-3 Class 3A swimming
championships to narrowly take
the regional title.
This weekend, the Cougars will
have their chance toredeemthem-
selves once and for all.
I think they want to overcome
that bitter taste of that 1.5-point
loss last year, Hazleton Area
coach Michele Yakubowski said.
The swimming district cham-
pionships begin today at noon at
the Wyoming Valley Catholic
Youth Center in Wilkes-Barre
whenthefirst nineraces of theDis-
trict 2 Class 2A division kicks off.
The Class 3A regionals begin at 6
p.m., andthebothcompetitionsre-
sume Saturday at the same times.
The top two finishers in Class
2Awill reserve a place at the PIAA
swimming and diving champion-
ships at Bucknell University
March 16-17. In Class 3A, only the
race winner will qualify for the
state meet in Lewisburg March14-
15.
Class 3ABoys
Favorite: Wyoming Valley West
returned its entire team this sea-
sonandbreezedthroughthe WVC
Southern Division this season.
With a 26-point lead after diving,
the Spartans already have a
healthy leadonits way to a region-
al title.
Dark Horses: Unlike in past
years, the WVC teams have not
competed against the defending
regional champion Williamsport
squad prior to regionals. Snow
forced the Millionaires to sit out
the Ray Wills Invitational in Ply-
mouth, and Williamsport sports
thetopseedinseveral races nota-
bly the two free relays. Hazleton
Area is particularly fast in the
sprints and relays.
Who to watch: Tunkhannocks
Ben Spencer returns as a defend-
ing two-time regional champion
and seeks to capture a berth to Le-
wisburg. Spencer is a slight favor-
ite inthe 200 IManda four-second
leader in the 100 back. Delaware
Valleys DavidLarsenowns the100
breast andcouldbeathreat totake
gold.
H . S . S W I M M I N G
Cougars
chance at
revenge
arrives
Hazleton Area lost regional
title by 1.5 points to Wyoming
Valley West.
By JAY MONAHAN
For The Times Leader
See SWIMMING, Page 6B
ARCHBALD As regulation
rushed toward the buzzer Thurs-
day night, Dallas was again
poised to shoot a tying buzzer-
beater.
Unlike Saturdays quarterfi-
nal, where Ash-
ley Dunbar hit a
shot along the
baselinetoforce
overtime, Katy
Comitz un-
leashed a 17-
footer from the
right wing after taking a kickout
pass from Tanner Englehart.
The jumper caught the back of
the rim, popped up, then fell
away, ending the Mountaineers
season. Dallas lost to Honesdale
53-51ina District 2Class 3Agirls
basketball semifinal at Valley
View.
We got a good shot, Dallas
coach Kelly Johnson said.
These are great kids. They up-
set Pittston Area, upset Holy Re-
deemer last Saturday, upset
Scranton Prep. Im really proud
of what this group accom-
plished.
The game had nine lead
changes and seven ties until Ho-
nesdale (20-6) began pulling
away late in the third quarter.
The leadstrucksix(40-34) when
the Hornets went into their
weaving stall with more than 10
minutes remaining.
They were the first team all
year that tore through our press
the way they did, Honesdale
coach Tracy Ludwig said. I
knewour girls weregettingtired.
It may have been a gutsy call, but
I have complete confidence in
my girls that they can handle it.
Dallas (14-8) forcedmore turn-
overs (five) than field goals al-
lowed (three) down the stretch,
finally tying the game at 51 with
45 seconds to play. Englehart
snared a missed free throw and
outletted to Talia Szatkowski.
The freshman ran the break to
perfection to tie the game.
Shes a great player, Johnson
said of Szatkowski, who had 11
points. Shes provided us with a
sparkall season. Youcant askfor
H . S . G I R L S B A S K E T B A L L
Time finally runs out on Mountaineers
Dallas falls to Honesdale in
playoff game that went down
to final seconds.
By JOHN MEDEIROS
jmedeiros@timesleader.com
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HONESDALE
51
DALLAS
See DALLAS, Page 3B
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.
Davis Love III looked more like
a player than a Ryder Cup captain
Thursday at the Honda Classic.
Love made a hole-in-one on the
197-yard fifth hole and tied the
course record at PGA National
with a 6-under 64, giving him a
two-shot lead. He took advantage
of soft and relatively calm condi-
tions in the morning.
Rory McIlroy was in the group
at 66, needing a win this week to
go to No. 1 in the world.
Tiger Woods needs a good
round just to have a chance going
into the weekend. Playing the
Honda Classic for the first time as
a pro, Woods twice lost momen-
tum with sloppy bogeys and failed
to convert a routine up-and-down
on the par-5 18th for a 1-over 71.
He was seven shots out of the
lead, right on the cut line going
into Friday.
But he played in tougher condi-
tions, with stronger wind, in the
afternoon and still hit the ball
well, as he has been doing.
I didnt get a whole lot out of
my round, Woods said. I hit the
ball a lot better than I scored, and
I certainly putted well, and I
didnt hardly get anything out of
the round. Hopefully, tomorrow it
will be better.
Woods missed only three
greens, but took 34 putts.
The 47-year-old Love has been
around long enough to know that
one round is nothing more than a
good start, and he was happy to
have that after a 5-iron to 18 feet
for birdie on the 17th and a bunker
shot to tap-in range for birdie on
the par-5 18th.
He hasnt won since Disney at
the end of 2008, and the last time
he was atop the leaderboard after
one round was at Bay Hill in 2010.
If I had not birdied the last two
holes, it still would have been a
good start, Love said. Its fun to
tie the course record. And its fun
to shoot low scores.
Nine other players have shot 64
at PGA National, the most recent
Graeme McDowell a year ago.
PRO GOL F
A Honda Love-in
AP PHOTO
Davis Love III tees off on the 11th hole during the first round of the Honda Classic in PalmBeach Gardens, Fla.
Ryder Cup captain ties course record
By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
YATESVILLE Meyers Eugene Lewis was
quite impressive Thursday night.
Eighteen points, six rebounds, four dunks,
three blocks and three steals. And that was just
in the first half against the feisty by clearly over-
whelmed Lakeland Chiefs.
Lewis capped the onslaught
with his fifth dunk early in the
fourth quarter as Meyers rolled
to the District 2 Class 2A boys
basketball championship game
with a 78-37 victory.
Meyers (22-2) will play Holy
Cross (22-4) for the title at 3
p.m. Saturday at Holy Redeemer High School.
The game is a rematch of a Dec. 13 game won by
Holy Cross 57-35. However, Lewis didnt play be-
cause his transfer from Wyoming Valley West to
Meyers wasnt approved by District 2 until a few
days later.
H . S . B OY S B A S K E T B A L L
Mohawks roll
into D2 final
Eugene Lewis has 27 points, including a
handful of impressive dunks, in the rout.
By JOHN ERZAR
jerzar@timesleader.com
78
MEYERS
37
LAKELAND
See MOHAWKS, Page 3B
YATESVILLEIt wasnt thepoints that Hazle-
tonArea was puttingupinthe first half Thursday
night. The Cougars were on a
pretty good roll, especially in
the first quarter.
It was those missed opportu-
nities that had coach Mike Jo-
seph concerned. The ones that
could have made for a much
more comfortable halftime lead
and, perhaps, broken the spirit
of Delaware Valley.
In the end, the missed chances came back to
haunt Hazleton Area as DelVal completed a
painstaking rally for a 54-47 victory in the Dis-
Hazleton sees
lead slip away
Delaware Valley rallies to claim the District
2 championship and a trip to states.
See COUGARS, Page 3B
By JOHN ERZAR
jerzar@timesleader.com
54
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VALLEY
47
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AREA
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S C O R E B O A R D
MEETINGS
Nanticoke Area Little League will
hold its monthly meeting at 7:30
p.m. on March 7 at Nanticoke High
School. Board Members are to
meet at 7 p.m.
Dallas Softball Booster Club will be
holding a meeting on Tuesday,
March 6 at Leggios in Dallas at 7
p.m. Parents of girls in grades 7
through 12 who will be playing this
season are urged to attend. Any
questions, please call Bill Kern at
498-5991 or Brent Berger at 793-
1126.
The Wyoming Area Boys Soccer
Parents Association will hold its
next meeting on Monday, March 12
at 7 p.m. at the Wyoming Area
Secondary Center. All are invited
to attend.
South Wilkes-Barre Little League
will meet Sunday at 6 p.m. at the
Riverside Caf on Old River Rd.
Any person interested in managing
or coaching a team should plan on
attending as vacancies will be filled
at this meeting.
West Side United Soccer Club
Parents/Coaches Committee will
hold its monthly meeting on Mon-
day, March 5 at 6:30 p.m. on the
second floor of the Plymouth
Borough Building. All coaches and
parents are encouraged to attend
and get involved. On agenda will
be preparations for signup events.
Visit www.wsusc.org for additional
information or call Matthew at
779-7785.
REGISTRATION/TRYOUTS
Back Mountain Little League will be
holding their final registration for
baseball and softball players
Monday from 6-8 p.m. at the
Dallas American Legion. If there
are any questions about regis-
tration, please leave a message on
the Hotline, 696-9645, and some-
one will get back to you.
Kingston Rec. Center has openings
for its Summer Softball League.
The games will be played on Mon-
day, Tuesday and Wednesday in
the evening and Sunday in morn-
ing. League fee is $260. Coed
Leagues are Sunday afternoon
and evenings and are the same
price. The League is expected to
begin play on April 1. For more
information, call the Rec. Center at
570-287-1106.
Wilkes-Barre Girls Softball League
will hold registration on Saturday
at Rodanos on Public Square from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more informa-
tion, call 822-3991 or visit
www.wbgsl.com.
Wyoming Valley Babe Ruth Teeners
League is having sign-ups on
Saturday and Sunday from 3-5
p.m. at Stanton Lanes in Wilkes-
Barre. Cost is $85 per player.
Eligible players are ages 13-18. Ages
13-15 contact Rob at 592-4236.
Ages 16-18 contact Jim at 983-
9877. Any child from the Heights
contact John at 817-3555, for
further information.
South Wilkes-Barre Little League
will be holding its final scheduled
sign ups for this season on Sat-
urday from10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sign
ups will be held at two locations:
Firwood church, 130 Old River
Road and at Stanton Bowling
Lanes. Players ages 4 through 14
are elgibale to play. Cost is $45 per
player, $60 per family for t-ball
through little league and $55 or
$80 for family for Junior league.
There will also be a $30 deposit
for lottery ticket fundraiser. More
information on our web site at
www.swblittleleague.com.
Swoyersville American Legion
Baseball will hold its registration
on Sunday, March 11 at Roosevelt
Field in Swoyersville. Registrations
will be for Prep Baseball, ages 12-13;
Jr. Baseball, ages 13-15 (can not
have reached age 16 before April
Bulletin Board items will not be
accepted over the telephone. Items
may be faxed to 831-7319, emailed to
tlsports@timesleader.com or dropped
off at the Times Leader or mailed to
Times Leader, c/o Sports, 15 N, Main
St., Wilkes-Barre, PA18711-0250.
BUL L E T I N BOARD 30, 2012); and Sr. Baseball, ages
16-19. Anyone who resides in the
Wyoming Valley West School
District (excluding Courtdale) is
eligible to sign up regardless of
what school you attend. Birth
Certificates are required at the
time of registration.
Swoyersville Little League Baseball
and Softball ages 5 12, Jr. LL
ages 13 14, Sr. LL ages 13 16, will
hold registrations Saturday from
11a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesday
from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Bor-
ough building. Costs are $30
(T-Ball, 4-5), $50 players (6 16).
Family rate is $10 for each addi-
tional child, but doesnt apply to
JR or SR LL. For more information,
call Dave at 899-3750.
Nanticoke Area Little League will be
holding tryouts on Saturday at the
Ed. Center cafeteria from 9 a.m. to
noon for girls and 1-4 p.m. for boys
and Sunday from noon to 3 p.m.
for boys and 4-7 p.m. for girls.
Players eight years old and up not
on a Major League Roster must
tryout on one of the days listed.
Registrations will also be accepted
during this timeframe. Anyone
who did not sign up may do so 20
minutes before times. This is the
final signup for 7-12 year olds.
Please contact Wade at 735-0189
with any questions or if you can-
not make it.
Plymouth Little League will be
holding its final signups on Sunday
from1-3 p.m. at the Plymouth
Borough Building. You will need to
bring a copy of birth certificate
and copies of three current proofs
of residency as these are required.
Registration fees are $35 per
player or $50 per family. For more
information, please contact Mike
Spece at 328-4612.
CLINCS
Electric City Baseball & Softball
Academy will hold a hitters video
clinic for boys and girls ages 8-18
at their new facility at 733 Davis
St. in Scranton on April 14 and 15.
Hitters receive instruction, drills
and video analysis. Cost is $75 for
both days; $65 is post-marked by
March 15. For more information,
call 955-0471 or visit www.electric-
citybaseball.com.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Athletes for Better Education
(AFBE) will be hosting a regional
basketball tournament in the
Hazleton area March 24-25. There
will be seven age groups for both
boys and girls: U10, U12, U13, U14,
U15, U16 and U18. Each team will be
guaranteed four games. There are
a limited number of spots available
in each division, so a quick re-
sponse is advised. The deadline is
March 18. For more information or
to register, visit www.afbe.org or
contact Jason Bieber at 866-906-
2323 or e-mail jbieber@afbe.org.
The Inaugural Big Blue Devil Golf
Classic will take place May 20 at
the Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club. Cost
for the Captain and Crew event will
be $125 per golfer or $500 per
foursome. Cost includes lunch, cart
and green fees, tournament dinner,
cash prizes to flight winners and
runners-up, scats, prizes and
tournament golf shirt. To register
your team, email BigBlueDevilClas-
sic@gmail.com or call 570-650-
9356. Spots in the tournament are
expected to go fast, so reserva-
tions are required as soon as
possible.
L O C A L
C A L E N D A R
TODAY'S EVENTS
DISTRICT 2 BOYS BASKETBALL
CLASS 3A
Final
Abington Heights vs. Scranton Prep, 7:30 p.m. at
Lackawanna College
CLASS A
Final
Old Forge vs. Susquehanna, 7 p.m. at Scranton
High School
DISTRICT 2 GIRLS BASKETBALL
CLASS 4A
Final
Abington Heights vs. Wallenpaupack, 5:30 p.m. at
Lackawanna College
CLASS 2A, Championship
Dunmore vs. Montrose 7:45 at Carbondale High
School
Third-place game
Riverside vs. Mid Valley, 6 p.m. at Carbondale High
School
HS WRESTLING
Northeast Regional Championships: Class 2A at
Williamsport H.S.; Class 3A at Freedom H.S., Be-
thlehem
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
NCAA Division III tournament
First round
SUNY Oneonta at Kings, 7:30 p.m.
Misericordia at Tufts, 8 p.m.
WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOFTBALL
York College at Wilkes (in Virginia Beach), Noon
John Jay College of Criminal Justice at Wilkes (in
Virginia Beach), 2 p.m.
COLLEGE TENNIS
Kings at Kissimmee, FL., TBA
COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD
ECAC Indoor Championships, TBA
SATURDAY, MAR. 3
DISTRICT 2 BOYS BASKETBALL
CLASS 4A
Final
Williamsport vs. Delaware Valley, 2 p.m. at Wyom-
ing Area High School
CLASS 2A
Final
Meyers vs. Holy Cross, 3 p.m. at Holy Redeemer
High School
Third-place game
Riverside vs. Lakeland, 1 p.m. at Scranton High
School
DISTRICT 2 GIRLS BASKETBALL
CLASS 3A
Final
Nanticoke vs. Honesdale, 2 p.m. at Pittston Area
High School
CLASS A
Final
Old Forge vs. Forest City, 2:45 p.m. at Scranton
High School
HS WRESTLING
Northeast Regional Championships: Class 2A at
Williamsport H.S.; Class 3A at Freedom H.S., Be-
thlehem
WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Franklin and Marshall College at Wilkes (in Virginia
Beach), 10 a.m.
North Carolina Wesleyan College at Wilkes (in Vir-
ginia Beach), Noon
MEN'S COLLEGE BASEBALL
Manchester at Wilkes (in Myrtle Beach), Noon
Danville Area Community College at Kings (in Myr-
tle Beach), 3 p.m.
Manchester College at Kings (in Myrtle Beach), 6
p.m.
Johnson & Wales University at Kings (in Myrtle
Beach), 6 p.m.
WOMEN'S COLLEGE LACROSSE
Wilkes at Sweet Briar College, 4 p.m.
MEN'S COLLEGE LACROSSE
Kings at Susquehanna, 1 p.m.
COLLEGE TENNIS
Kings at Kissimmee, FL., TBA
SUNDAY, MAR. 4
WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOFTBALL
College of New Jersey at Misericordia, 9 a.m.
Moravian at Misericordia, 11 a.m.
Randolph College at Wilkes (in Virginia Beach), 2
p.m.
MEN'S COLLEGE BASEBALL
RoanokeCollegeat Wilkes (inMyrtleBeach), 9a.m.
Alvernia at Misericordia (in Myrtle Beach), 10 a.m.
Roanoke College at Kings (in Myrtle Beach), 12:30
p.m.
Penn State Abington at Wilkes (in Myrtle Beach),
12:30 p.m.
Catholic University of America at Kings (in Myrtle
Beach), 3 p.m.
COLLEGE TENNIS
Kings at Kissimmee, FL, TBA
MONDAY, MAR. 5
WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOFTBALL
St. Vincent at Misericordia (in Myrtle Beach), 9 a.m.
Penn State-Harrisburg at Kings (in Myrtle Beach),
9:30 a.m.
Penn State College of Technology at Kings (in Myr-
tle Beach), 11:30 a.m.
Muhlenburg at Misericordia (in Myrtle Beach), 11
a.m.
MEN'S COLLEGE BASEBALL
Catholic University of America at Wilkes (in Myrtle
Beach), Noon
Roanoke College at Kings (in Myrtle Beach), 12:30
p.m.
Penn State-Harrisburg at Kings (in Myrtle Beach),
3:30 p.m.
Ursinus at Misericordia (in Myrtle Beach), 7:30 p.m
WOMEN'S COLLEGE LACROSSE
Susquehanna at Kings (in Baltimore, Md), tba
COLLEGE TENNIS
Kings at Kissimmee, FL, TBA
TUESDAY, MAR. 6
WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Elizabethtown at Misericordia (in Myrtle Beach), 9
a.m.
Immaculata at Kings (in Myrtle Beach), 9:30 a.m.
Swarthmore College at Kings (in Myrtle Beach),
11:30 a.m.
WOMEN'S COLLEGE LACROSSE
Wilkes at Trinity Washington, Noon
Catholic University at Misericordia 2 p.m.
MEN'S COLLEGE BASEBALL
Penn State Berk at Kings (in Myrtle Beach), 9 a.m.
Penn State-Harrisburg at Wilkes (in Myrtle Beach),
9 a.m.
Lebanon Valley at Misericordia (in Myrtle Beach), 4
p.m.
MEN'S COLLEGE LACROSSE
Berry at Misericordia 7 p.m.
COLLEGE TENNIS
Kings at Kissimmee, FL, TBA
W H A T S O N T V
(All times Eastern)
AUTO RACING
1 p.m.
SPEED NASCAR, Nationwide Series, practice
for Bashas Supermarkets 200, at Avondale, Ariz.
2:30 p.m.
SPEED NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Sub-
way Fresh Fit 500, at Avondale, Ariz.
4 p.m.
SPEEDNASCAR, Nationwide Series, final prac-
tice for Bashas Supermarkets 200, at Avondale,
Ariz.
5:30 p.m.
SPEEDNASCAR, Sprint Cup, Happy Hour Se-
ries, final practice for Subway Fresh Fit 500, at
Avondale, Ariz.
BOXING
9 p.m.
ESPN2 Junior welterweights, Jesus Pabon
(17-2-0) vs. Joan Guzman (31-0-1), at Hollywood,
Fla.
GOLF
3 p.m.
TGC PGA Tour, The Honda Classic, second
round, at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
MEN'S COLLEGE
BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN2 Akron at Kent St.
WOMEN'S COLLEGE
BASKETBALL
11:30 a.m.
BTN Big Ten Tournament, quarterfinals, Ohio
State vs. TBD
2 p.m.
BTN Big Ten Tournament, quarterfinals, Iowa
vs. TBD
6 p.m.
BTN Big Ten Tournament, quarterfinals, Penn
State vs. TBD
8:30 p.m.
BTNBig Ten Tournament, quarterfinals, Purdue
vs. TBD
MEN'S COLLEGE HOCKEY
7:30 p.m.
NBCSN Denver at Nebraska-Omaha
NBA
7:30 p.m.
YES New Jersey at Boston
8 p.m.
ESPN, CSN Golden State at Philadelphia
10:30 p.m.
ESPN L.A. Clippers at Phoenix
NHL
7 p.m.
PLUS New Jersey at Washington
7:30 p.m.
MSG, NHLN N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay
T R A N S A C T I O N S
BASEBALL
American League
TEXAS RANGERS Agreed to terms with LHP
Kelvin De La Cruz, RHP Cody Eppley, OF Craig
Gentry, C Luis Martinez, 1B/OF Mitch Moreland,
RHP Neil Ramirez, INF Brandon Snyder and RHP
Matt West.
National League
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Agreed to terms with C
Yadier Molina on a six-year contract.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
ATLANTA HAWKS Signed C Erick Dampier for
the remainder of the season.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CHICAGO BEARS Released DT Anthony
Adams and OL Frank Omiyale.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Signed WRZeke Mark-
shausen.
NEW YORK GIANTS Named Sean Ryan quar-
terbacks coach. Promoted offensive quality control
coach Kevin M. Gilbride to receivers coach.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES Designated WR De-
Sean Jackson their franchise player.
SANDIEGOCHARGERSAnnounced the retire-
ment of G Kris Dielman.
HOCKEY
American Hockey League
DETROIT RED WINGS Reassigned D Gleason
Fournier from Toledo (ECHL) to Grand Rapids
(AHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS Released D Brandon
Gentile. Signed G Nick Niedert to a professional
tryout agreement.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING Reassigned F Mike
Angelidis to Norfolk (AHL). Signed F Cory Conach-
er to a two-year contract.
American Hockey League
GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS Recalled D Bryan
Rufenach from Toledo (ECHL).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
COLUMBUS CREW Agreed to terms with D Au-
brey Perry and M Kirk Urso.
MONTREAL IMPACT Signed D Matteo Ferrari.
COLLEGE
EAST CAROLINA Named Dave Nichol outside
receivers coach.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN Moved wide receivers
coach Lamont Seward to running backs coach.
Named Brett Gilliland receivers coach and Sean
Saturnio tight ends coach. Promoted quarterbacks
coach Mitch Ware to assistant head coach.
HOWARD PAYNE Named Randy Miller offen-
sive line coach.
STANFORD Named David Kotulski inside line-
backers coach.
NBA
Favorite Points Underdog
Grizzlies 3.5 RAPTORS
CELTICS 6.5 Nets
HAWKS 6 Bucks
Bulls 8.5 CAVALIERS
Mavericks (NL) HORNETS
ROCKETS (NL) Nuggets
76ERS (NL) Warriors
SPURS 13 Bobcats
Heat (NL) JAZZ
Clippers 1.5 SUNS
LAKERS 10 Kings
(NL)-denotes a circle game. A game is circled for a
variety of reasons, with the prime factor being an in-
jury. When a game is inside a circle, there is limited
wagering. The line could move a fewpoints in either
direction, depending on the severity (probable,
questionable, doubtful, out) of the injury.
College Basketball
Favorite Points Underdog
KENT ST 3 Akron
Ohio U 4.5 MIAMI-
OHIO
Harvard 7.5 COLUMBIA
CORNELL 10 Dartmouth
PENN 15 Brown
PRINCETON 5.5 Yale
NOTRE DAME 11.5 Providence
BALL ST PPD No Illinois
W Michigan 1.5 C MICHI-
GAN
Colonial Conference Tournament
James Madison 2 NC-
Wilmington
Delaware 12 Towson
Northeastern 4.5 William &
Mary
Georgia St 5.5 Hofstra
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
Wichita St 9.5 Indiana St
OR
Wichita St 14.5 So Illinois
Northern Iowa 1.5 Illinois St
Creighton 7.5 Drake
OR
Creighton 14.5 Bradley
Missouri St 1.5 Evansville
Horizon Conference Tournament
Detroit 5 Youngstown
St
Butler 1.5 Wisconsin-
Milw
West Coast Conference Tournament
Loyola-Mmount 7 Portland
OR
San Francisco 1 Loyola-
Mmount
Byu 13 San Diego
OR
Byu 15.5 Pepperdine
Southern Conference Tournament
Charleston 5.5 Appalachian
St
W Carolina 6.5 Citadel
Furman 1.5 Samford
Ga Southern 1.5 Tenn-Chatt
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
Murray St 7 Tennessee
Tech
OR
Murray St 10.5 SE Missouri
St
TENNESSEE ST 3 Jackville St
OR
TENNESSEE ST 4 Morehead
St
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament
Marist 5 St. Peters
Niagara 6 Canisius
NHL
Favorite Odds Underdog
SENATORS -$135/
+$115
Blackhawks
CAPITALS -$125/
+$105
Devils
Rangers -$150/
+$130
LIGHTNING
RED WINGS -$250/
+$200
Wild
OILERS -$110/-
$110
Stars
DUCKS -$175/
+$155
Flames
Home Teams in Capital Letters
AME RI C A S L I NE
By ROXY ROXBOROUGH
CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NBA board, the Mavericks - Hornets circle is for
Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki (questionable); the Nuggets - Rockets circle is for
Denver forward Danilo Gallinari (doubtful), center Nene Hilario (doubtful) and guard
Rudy Fernandez (questionable); the Warriors - 76ers circle is for Golden State
guard Stephen Curry (questionable); the Heat - Jazz circle is for Miami forward
Chris Bosh (out) and Utah guard Raja Bell (questionable) and guard Jamaal Tinsley
(questionable).
BOXING REPORT: In the WBA super welterweight title fight on May 5 in Las
Vegas, Nevada, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is -$650 vs. Miguel Cotto at +$450; in the
WBA/IBF welterweight title fight on May 19 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Amir Khan is
-$450 vs. Lamont Peterson at +$350; in the WBO welterweight title fight on June 9
in Las Vegas, Nevada, Manny Pacquiao is -$400 vs. Timothy Bradley at +$300.
B A S K E T B A L L
National Basketball
Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia................... 21 15 .583
Boston ............................ 17 17 .500 3
New York ....................... 18 18 .500 3
Toronto........................... 11 24 .314 9
1
2
New Jersey.................... 11 25 .306 10
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami............................. 27 7 .794
Orlando ......................... 23 14 .622 5
1
2
Atlanta........................... 20 15 .571 7
1
2
Washington.................. 7 28 .200 20
1
2
Charlotte....................... 4 29 .121 22
1
2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago.......................... 29 8 .784
Indiana............................ 22 12 .647 5
1
2
Milwaukee...................... 14 21 .400 14
Cleveland ....................... 13 20 .394 14
Detroit ............................. 12 25 .324 17
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio ................... 24 11 .686
Dallas.............................. 21 15 .583 3
1
2
Houston.......................... 21 15 .583 3
1
2
Memphis ........................ 20 15 .571 4
New Orleans.................. 8 27 .229 16
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City ............. 29 7 .806
Denver .......................... 19 17 .528 10
Portland......................... 18 17 .514 10
1
2
Minnesota..................... 18 18 .500 11
Utah............................... 16 18 .471 12
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers.................. 20 12 .625
L.A. Lakers..................... 21 14 .600
1
2
Golden State.................. 14 18 .438 6
Phoenix .......................... 14 20 .412 7
Sacramento ................... 12 22 .353 9
Wednesday's Games
Orlando 102, Washington 95
Oklahoma City 92, Philadelphia 88
Golden State 85, Atlanta 82
Boston 102, Milwaukee 96
Detroit 109, Charlotte 94
New York 120, Cleveland 103
Toronto 95, New Orleans 84
Memphis 96, Dallas 85
Denver 104, Portland 95
Utah 104, Houston 83
Chicago 96, San Antonio 89
L.A. Lakers 104, Minnesota 85
Thursday's Games
Oklahoma City 105, Orlando 102
Minnesota at Phoenix, late
L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, late
Miami at Portland, late
Today's Games
Memphis at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Denver at Houston, 8 p.m.
Dallas at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Golden State at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.
Charlotte at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Miami at Utah, 9 p.m.
Sacramento at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Oklahoma City at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Washington, 7 p.m.
Indiana at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Utah at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Portland, 10 p.m.
NCAA MEN
Top 25 Upcoming Schedule
All Times EST
Today's Games
No. 12 Murray State in OVC semifinals at Municipal
Auditorium, Nashville, Tenn., 7 p.m.
No. 15 Wichita State vs. Indiana State or Southern
Illinois at Scottrade Center, St. Louis, 1 p.m.
No. 20 Notre Dame vs. Providence, 7 p.m.
No. 25 Creighton vs. Drake or Bradley at Scottrade
Center, St. Louis, 7 p.m.
Saturday's Games
No. 2 Syracuse vs. No. 19 Louisville, 4 p.m.
No. 3 Kansas vs. Texas, 9 p.m.
No. 4 Duke vs. No. 6 North Carolina, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Missouri at Texas Tech, 4 p.m.
No. 8 Marquette vs. No. 11 Georgetown, 2 p.m.
No. 9 Baylor at Iowa State, 7 p.m.
No. 17 UNLV vs. Wyoming, 10 p.m.
No. 21 San Diego State at TCU, 7 p.m.
No. 23 Temple at Fordham, 4 p.m.
Remainder of schedule TBD
Sunday's Games
No. 1 Kentucky at No. 16 Florida, Noon
No. 5 Michigan State vs. No. 10 Ohio State, Noon
No. 13 Michigan at Penn State, Noon
No. 14 Wisconsin vs. Illinois, 1 p.m.
No. 18 Indiana vs. Purdue, 6 p.m.
No. 22 Florida State vs. Clemson, Noon
No. 24 Virginia at Maryland, 2 p.m.
Remainder of schedule TBD
Thursday's Scores
SOUTH
Delaware St. 82, SC State 71
Florida St. 63, Virginia 60
Morgan St. 74, Florida A&M 68
NC Central 60, Hampton 45
Norfolk St. 72, NC A&T 65
Savannah St. 73, Md.-Eastern Shore 54
Shorter 85, Mobile 64
MIDWEST
Michigan 72, Illinois 61
St. Xavier 87, Ind.-South Bend 67
NCAA WOMEN
Women's Top 25 Upcoming Schedule
All Times EST
Today's Games
No. 5Dukevs. FloridaStateor N.C. Stateat Greens-
boro (N.C.) Coliseum, 3 p.m.
No. 6 Maryland vs. Virginia or Boston College at
Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum, 8 p.m.
No. 7 Miami vs. Wake Forest or Virginia Tech at
Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum, 6 p.m.
No. 9 Penn State vs. Minnesota or Wisconsin at
Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, 6 p.m.
No. 10 Kentucky vs. Florida or Auburn at Bridge-
stone Arena, Nashville, Tenn., 1 p.m.
No. 13 Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt or Mississippi
State at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn., 3:30
p.m.
No. 14 Ohio State vs. Michigan or Illinois at Bankers
Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, 11:30 a.m.
No. 15 Georgia Tech vs. North Carolina or Clemson
at Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum, 11 a.m.
No. 16 Georgia vs. No. 25 South Carolina or Alaba-
ma at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn., 10 p.m.
No. 21Purduevs. MichiganStateor Indianaat Bank-
ers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, 8:25 p.m.
Saturday's Games
No. 1 Baylor vs. Iowa State, Noon
No. 11 Green Bay at Illinois-Chicago, 4 p.m.
No. 19 St. Bonaventure vs. La Salle or Xavier at Mi-
chael J. Hagen 85 Arena, Philadelphia, Noon
No. 22 Gonzaga in WCCsemifinals at Orleans Are-
na, Las Vegas, 3 p.m.
Remainder of schedule TBD
G O L F
PGA Tour
Honda Classic Par Scores
First Round
Davis Love III ........................................30-3464 -6
Rory McIlroy..........................................34-3266 -4
Justin Rose ...........................................32-3466 -4
Ryan Palmer .........................................32-3466 -4
Dicky Pride............................................32-3466 -4
Martin Flores.........................................33-3366 -4
Kevin Stadler ........................................33-3366 -4
Seung-Yul Noh.....................................33-3366 -4
Harris English .......................................32-3466 -4
Tom Pernice Jr. ....................................34-3367 -3
Ken Duke...............................................35-3267 -3
Ben Crane .............................................33-3467 -3
Keegan Bradley....................................33-3467 -3
Louis Oosthuizen .................................34-3367 -3
Jimmy Walker .......................................34-3367 -3
Bob Estes..............................................33-3467 -3
Carl Pettersson.....................................33-3467 -3
Erik Compton........................................34-3367 -3
Greg Chalmers .....................................34-3468 -2
Brendon de Jonge................................35-3368 -2
Brian Davis............................................33-3568 -2
Jim Furyk...............................................34-3468 -2
Charles Howell III .................................34-3468 -2
Brendan Steele.....................................34-3468 -2
Tom Gillis ..............................................34-3468 -2
K.T. Kim.................................................33-3568 -2
John Huh...............................................35-3368 -2
Vaughn Taylor.......................................34-3468 -2
Rory Sabbatini.......................................36-3369 -1
Rocco Mediate......................................34-3569 -1
Matt Bettencourt ...................................34-3569 -1
Stuart Appleby......................................35-3469 -1
Richard H. Lee......................................36-3369 -1
Kris Blanks.............................................34-3569 -1
Rickie Fowler ........................................34-3569 -1
Nick OHern...........................................34-3569 -1
Rod Pampling .......................................34-3569 -1
William McGirt.......................................34-3569 -1
Bo Hoag.................................................34-3569 -1
George McNeill.....................................36-3470 E
Hank Kuehne ........................................34-3670 E
Marc Leishman.....................................36-3470 E
Jason Bohn...........................................35-3570 E
Kenny Perry ..........................................35-3570 E
Y.E. Yang ..............................................34-3670 E
Henrik Stenson.....................................36-3470 E
Fredrik Jacobson..................................35-3570 E
Mark Wilson ..........................................36-3470 E
Michael Bradley....................................34-3670 E
Ryan Moore...........................................35-3570 E
J.B. Holmes...........................................33-3770 E
Brandt Jobe...........................................36-3470 E
Chris Couch ..........................................34-3670 E
Kevin Streelman...................................34-3670 E
Scott Langley ........................................34-3670 E
Matt Every..............................................35-3570 E
Chris Stroud..........................................35-3570 E
Troy Matteson.......................................35-3570 E
Anthony Kim..........................................33-3770 E
Lee Westwood......................................36-3470 E
Ernie Els ................................................34-3670 E
Sean OHair...........................................37-3370 E
Heath Slocum........................................36-3470 E
Padraig Harrington...............................38-3270 E
Stewart Cink..........................................36-3470 E
Sang-Moon Bae....................................36-3470 E
Michael Allen ........................................35-3671+1
Jeff Maggert ..........................................35-3671+1
Thomas Bjorn .......................................35-3671+1
David Hearn..........................................35-3671+1
Jhonattan Vegas...................................36-3571+1
Chad Collins..........................................35-3671+1
Jason Kokrak........................................34-3771+1
Charlie Wi ..............................................36-3571+1
Richard S. Johnson .............................34-3771+1
Tim Herron ............................................37-3471+1
Jeff Overton ..........................................35-3671+1
Chris Kirk...............................................37-3471+1
Cameron Beckman ..............................36-3571+1
Tiger Woods..........................................35-3671+1
D.A. Points ............................................34-3771+1
Charl Schwartzel ..................................37-3471+1
H O C K E Y
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Rangers............... 62 41 15 6 88 172 126
Pittsburgh .................... 63 37 21 5 79 202 166
Philadelphia ................ 63 35 21 7 77 209 191
New Jersey ................. 63 35 23 5 75 175 174
N.Y. Islanders.............. 64 26 29 9 61 151 193
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston.......................... 62 38 21 3 79 204 143
Ottawa.......................... 65 34 23 8 76 199 192
Toronto ........................ 64 29 28 7 65 191 200
Buffalo.......................... 63 28 27 8 64 156 180
Montreal....................... 65 25 30 10 60 169 181
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida.......................... 62 30 20 12 72 158 172
Washington................. 63 32 26 5 69 172 178
Winnipeg...................... 65 30 27 8 68 166 186
Tampa Bay................... 63 29 28 6 64 176 213
Carolina ....................... 64 24 27 13 61 168 193
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
St. Louis....................... 64 40 17 7 87 166 128
Detroit .......................... 64 42 19 3 87 202 151
Nashville...................... 64 37 20 7 81 181 165
Chicago........................ 65 34 24 7 75 198 193
Columbus .................... 63 18 38 7 43 146 212
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver ................... 64 40 16 8 88 204 156
Colorado...................... 64 33 27 4 70 168 173
Calgary ........................ 63 28 24 11 67 151 173
Minnesota.................... 64 28 26 10 66 143 172
Edmonton.................... 63 25 32 6 56 169 189
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Phoenix........................ 63 33 21 9 75 166 156
San Jose...................... 62 33 22 7 73 178 159
Dallas ........................... 64 33 26 5 71 168 175
Los Angeles ................ 64 29 23 12 70 138 137
Anaheim ...................... 64 27 27 10 64 161 180
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime
loss.
Wednesday's Games
Pittsburgh 4, Dallas 3, SO
Chicago 5, Toronto 4
St. Louis 5, Edmonton 2
Buffalo 2, Anaheim 0
Thursday's Games
Montreal 5, Minnesota 4, SO
Boston 4, New Jersey 3, OT
Philadelphia 6, N.Y. Islanders 3
N.Y. Rangers 3, Carolina 2
Florida at Winnipeg, late
Columbus at Colorado, late
Calgary at Phoenix, late
St. Louis at Vancouver, late
Buffalo at San Jose, late
Today's Games
New Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Calgary at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Saturday's Games
N.Y. Islanders at Boston, 1 p.m.
Toronto at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Buffalo at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Anaheim at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
St. Louis at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
American Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
St. Johns .............. 54 33 14 5 2 73 177 155
Manchester ........... 59 29 27 0 3 61 153 171
Worcester.............. 54 24 20 4 6 58 141 146
Providence............ 57 26 25 3 3 58 142 160
Portland ................. 56 25 25 3 3 56 157 188
East Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Norfolk ................... 58 37 18 1 2 77 204 156
Penguins.............. 57 32 18 2 5 71 183 172
Hershey................. 57 29 19 4 5 67 192 171
Syracuse............... 55 22 25 4 4 52 172 180
Binghamton........... 56 22 30 2 2 48 153 179
Northeast Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Bridgeport ............. 54 30 18 3 3 66 164 148
Connecticut........... 56 28 18 5 5 66 167 155
Albany.................... 55 26 21 5 3 60 142 158
Springfield............. 56 27 25 2 2 58 162 169
Adirondack............ 55 26 26 2 1 55 150 159
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Midwest Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Charlotte................ 56 31 19 2 4 68 160 150
Chicago................. 56 30 21 2 3 65 157 142
Peoria .................... 58 30 25 2 1 63 172 161
Milwaukee ............. 55 29 22 2 2 62 155 144
Rockford................ 57 24 26 2 5 55 159 185
North Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Toronto.................. 57 32 19 4 2 70 171 138
Rochester.............. 56 26 21 6 3 61 164 168
Lake Erie............... 57 27 25 2 3 59 141 164
Grand Rapids........ 53 23 21 5 4 55 171 170
Hamilton ................ 56 25 26 1 4 55 143 172
West Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Oklahoma City...... 55 35 15 2 3 75 161 121
Abbotsford ............ 56 30 21 3 2 65 136 142
San Antonio .......... 57 31 23 2 1 65 144 154
Houston................. 55 26 17 3 9 64 150 149
Texas..................... 55 24 27 2 2 52 163 179
NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point
for an overtime or shootout loss.
Wednesday's Games
Norfolk 2, Hershey 1
Toronto 4, Hamilton 2
San Antonio 2, Chicago 1
Milwaukee 3, Peoria 2
Abbotsford 3, Rockford 2, SO
Thursday's Games
No games scheduled
Today's Games
Connecticut at Portland, 7 p.m.
Rochester at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.
Bridgeport at Albany, 7 p.m.
Adirondack at Providence, 7:05 p.m.
Springfield at Norfolk, 7:30 p.m.
Lake Erie at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m.
Binghamton at Syracuse, 7:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Peoria, 8 p.m.
Rockford at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Texas at Abbotsford, 10 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Adirondack at Albany, 5 p.m.
Rochester at Toronto, 5 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.
Binghamton at Hershey, 7 p.m.
Worcester at Providence, 7:05 p.m.
Springfield at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m.
Charlotte at Lake Erie, 7:30 p.m.
St. Johns at Syracuse, 7:30 p.m.
Houston at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Rockford at Peoria, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
A U T O R A C I N G
NASCAR Sprint Cup
Schedule and Standings
x-non-points race
Feb. 18 x-Budweiser Shootout, Daytona Beach,
Fla. (Kyle Busch)
Feb. 23 x-Gatorade Duel 1, Daytona Beach, Fla.
(Tony Stewart)
Feb. 23 x-Gatorade Duel 2, Daytona Beach, Fla.
(Matt Kenseth)
Feb. 26 Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Matt
Kenseth)
March 4 Subway Fresh Fit 500, Avondale, Ariz.
March 11 Kobalt Tools 400, Las Vegas
March 18 Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn.
March 25 Auto Club 400, Fontana, Calif.
April 1 Goodys Fast Relief 500, Ridgeway, Va.
April 14 Samsung Mobile 500, Fort Worth, Texas
April 22 STP 400, Kansas City, Kan.
April 28 Richmond 400, Richmond, Va.
May 6 Aarons 499, Talladega, Ala.
May 12 Southern 500, Darlington, S.C.
May 19 x-Sprint Showdown, Concord, N.C.
May 19 x-Sprint All-Star, Concord, N.C.
May 27 Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C.
June 3 Dover 400, Dover, Del.
June 10 Pocono 400, Long Pond, Pa.
June 17 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400,
Brooklyn, Mich.
June 24 Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif.
June 30 Quaker State 400, Sparta, Ky.
July 7 Coke Zero 400, Daytona Beach, Fla.
July15 Lenox Industrial Tools 301, Loudon, N.H.
July 29 Your Heros Name Here 400 at the
Brickyard, Indianapolis
Aug. 5 Pennsylvania 400, Long Pond, Pa.
Aug. 12 NASCARSprint Cup Series at The Glen,
Watkins Glen, N.Y.
Aug. 19 Pure Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
Aug. 25 Irwin Tools Night Race, Bristol, Tenn.
Sept. 2 AdvoCare 500, Hampton, Ga.
Sept. 8 Wonderful Pistachios 400, Richmond,
Va.
Sept. 16 Geico 400, Joliet, Ill.
Sept. 23 Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H.
Sept. 30 AAA 400, Dover, Del.
Oct. 7 Good Sam Club 500, Talladega, Ala.
Oct. 13 Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C.
Oct. 21HollywoodCasino400, Kansas City, Kan.
Oct. 28 Tums Fast Relief 500, Ridgeway, Va.
Nov. 4 AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas
Nov. 11 Kobalt Tools 500, Avondale, Ariz.
Nov. 18 Ford 400, Homestead, Fla.
Driver Standings
1. Matt Kenseth, 47.
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 42.
3. Greg Biffle, 42.
4. Denny Hamlin, 42.
5. Jeff Burton, 40.
6. Paul Menard, 39.
7. Kevin Harvick, 37.
8. Carl Edwards, 36.
9. Joey Logano, 36.
10. Mark Martin, 35.
11. Clint Bowyer 33.
12. Martin Truex Jr., 33.
13. Marcos Ambrose, 31.
14. Bobby Labonte, 30.
15. Dave Blaney, 30.
16. Tony Stewart, 29.
17. Kyle Busch, 27.
18. Terry Labonte, 27.
19. Tony Raines, 25.
20. Ryan Newman, 23.
NASCAR Nationwide Series
Schedule and Standings
Eds: Updates standings.
Feb. 25 DRIVE4COPD 300, Daytona Beach,
Fla. (James Buescher)
March 3 Bashas Supermarkets 200, Avondale,
Ariz.
March 10 Sams Town 300, Las Vegas
March 17 St. Patricks Day 300, Bristol, Tenn.
March 24 Royal Purple 300, Fontana, Calif.
April 13 OReilly Auto Parts 300, Fort Worth, Tex-
as
April 27 Richmond 250, Richmond, Va.
May 5 Aarons 312, Talladega, Ala.
May 11 Darlington 200, Darlington, S.C.
May 20 Iowa Spring 250, Newton, Iowa
May 26 History 300, Concord, N.C.
June 2 5-hour Energy 200, Dover, Del.
June16 Alliance Auto Parts 250, Brooklyn, Mich.
June 23 Road America 200, Elkhart Lake, Wis.
June 29 Feed the Children 300, Sparta, Ky.
July 6 Subway Jalapeno 250, Daytona Beach,
Fla.
July 14 New England 200, Loudon, N.H.
July 22 STP 300, Joliet, Ill.
July 28 Indy 250, Indianapolis
Aug. 4 Iowa Summer 250, Newton, Iowa
Aug. 11 Zippo 200 at The Glen, Watkins Glen,
N.Y.
Aug. 18 NAPA Auto Parts 200, Montreal
Aug. 24 Food City 250, Bristol, Tenn.
Sept. 1 Atlanta 300, Hampton, Ga.
Sept. 7 Virginia 529 College Savings 250, Rich-
mond, Va.
Sept. 15 Dollar General 300, Joliet, Ill.
Sept. 22 Kentucky 300, Sparta, Ky.
Sept. 29 Dover 200, Del.
Oct. 12 Dollar General 300, Concord, N.C.
Oct. 20 Kansas Lottery 300, Kansas City, Kan.
Nov. 3 OReilly Auto Parts Challenge, Fort
Worth, Texas
Nov. 10 Wypall 200, Avondale, Ariz.
Nov. 17 Ford 300, Homestead, Fla.
Driver Standings
1. Elliott Sadler, 42.
2. Cole Whitt, 40.
3. Austin Dillon, 39.
4. Tayler Malsam, 38.
5. Trevor Bayne, 34.
6. Benny Gordon, 32.
7. Danny Efland, 31.
8. Blake Koch, 27.
9. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 25.
10. Sam Hornish Jr., 25.
11. Johanna Long, 23.
12. Eric McClure, 22.
13. Joe Nemechek, 22.
14. T.J. Bell, 20.
15. Jeremy Clements, 19.
16. Michael Annett, 17.
17. Mike Wallace, 16.
18. Joey Gase, 15.
19. Kenny Wallace, 15.
20. Ryan Truex, 13.
C M Y K
THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2012 PAGE 3B
S P O R T S
There are days when an engi-
neering degree especially pays
off for a college basketball
coach.
His team at the mercy of the
NCAA tournament selection
committee this weekend,
Kings coach Brian Donoghue
sat down and went through all
15criteria usedtoselect at-large
teams.
Strength of schedule. Com-
mon opponents. Weighted win-
ning percentages.
There was a lot of Division
III bracketology on Friday, Sat-
urday and Sunday, said Do-
noghue, acivil engineer inapre-
vious life. We went through it
all. All the sudden were caring
about Louisiana College. Liter-
ally, they were the last game.
They were a ranked team that
got beat in their tournament.
I spent most of Saturday and
Sunday watching (results).
Not only did Kings pick up
an invitation to the tourna-
ment, the school was selected
to host a four-team pod, which
will see the Lady Monarchs
host Oneonta State at 7:30 p.m.
today at Scandlon Gymnasium.
William Paterson and Salve Re-
gina will tip off first at 5:30 p.m.
The Lady Monarchs had mis-
sed out on an automatic bid
early Saturday afternoon with a
loss to Misericordia in the Free-
dom Conference champion-
ship.
From there it was sitting
down at the computer to watch
tournament final after tourna-
ment final roll in, trying to fig-
ure out the teams chances for
one of the 20 at-large spots from
across the country.
When Kings name popped
up on Monday on the NCAAse-
lection show video online, it
was a moment four years in the
making for a senior class that
was thrown into the fire long
ago.
Heading into the 2009-10 sea-
son, the Lady Monarchs found
themselves without a single up-
perclassman on the roster
thanks to injuries, internships
and other personal decisions.
That left Kings with a pair of
sophomores Paige Carlin and
Brittany Muscatell as the cap-
tains. Fellow second-year play-
ers Nina Magan and Abby Mal-
loy were two others who came
into the year as the experienced
ones on the team.
Now those four along with
transfer Samantha Simcox
make up a senior class that has
the programonthe big stage for
the first time in nine years.
That 2009-10 season also saw
four freshmen join up who have
made an impact on getting this
teamto the tournament in 2012
starters Katlin Michaels and
Lindsay Atchison along with
top reserves Celia Rader and
Molly Dahl.
Theyve had the leadership
role for a long time, Donoghue
said. Theyve started, theyve
come off the bench. Theyve
gotten a lot of minutes, some
minutes. But theyve always
found a way to lead. And I think
were seeing that success right
now, especially in end-of-game
situations.
I think our program right
now understands how to win.
All five seniors have been spec-
tacular. The box score doesnt
need to show that for us to
know that. Thats the biggest
thingtheir teammates andthe
coaching staff know how good
our senior class has been this
year. Not just on game day.
Of the five, only Simcox
joined the program after her
freshman year, transferring
across town fromWilkes to play
her final two seasons. But she
has been am important part of
the roster in that time, joining
the starting lineup as a senior.
In the conference semifinals
against Eastern she came up
with the rebound and the buck-
et with two seconds left to give
Kings the win.
Aloss inthat roundinsteadof
the finals may very well have
cost the Lady Monarchs their
NCAA bid.
I think a big part of it has
been Abby and Nina and Brit
and Paige played a lot of min-
utes intheir first twoyears, Do-
noghue said. They had mixed
results, but I think they went
through the process well. Obvi-
ously they had a good year last
year.
And the addition of Sam her
junior year has been a great ad-
ditional piece. Theyre all just
mature. Theyre just a bunch of
really mature 21- and 22-year
olds. And thats helping this
whole thing come together.
W O M E N S C O L L E G E B A S K E T B A L L
Lady Monarchs NCAA
bid long in the making
By DEREK LEVARSE
dlevarse@timesleader.com
NCAA Division III tournament
Womens first round
Oneonta St. at Kings, 7:30 p.m.
Misericordia at Tufts, 8 p.m.
Kings Scandlon Gymnasium
plays host to a four-team pod in
the first two rounds. Salve Regi-
na plays William Paterson at
5:30 p.m. today before the Kings
game. Tickets are $6 for adults
and $3 for seniors, students and
children.
U P N E X T
ONEONTA STATE (19-8)
No Player Pos Ht PPG Yr
21 Grace Schilling G 5-8 5.0 So.
22 Kristin Pappalardo G 5-7 6.8 So.
20 Madison Slagle G/F 5-11 12.0 Sr.
33 Samantha Szkotak F 6-0 13.7 Sr.
42 Sarah Longto C 6-3 3.7 Fr.
Nickname: Red Dragons
Coach: Daphne Thompson
Auto bid: SUNYAC champion
Third NCAA appearance
KINGS (22-5)
No Player Pos Ht PPG Yr
12 Brittany Muscatell G 5-7 4.8 Sr.
21 Katlin Michaels G 5-7 9.9 Jr.
22 Lindsay Atchison G 6-0 5.6 Jr.
5 Samantha Simcox G/F 5-8 10.9 Sr.
25 Marissa Manning F 6-0 7.2 Fr.
Nickname: Lady Monarchs
Coach: Brian Donoghue
At-large bid: Freedom Conference runner-up
Fifth NCAA appearance
M AT C H U P
CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER
Kings College players
prepare on Thursday
afternoon for tonights
NCAA tournament open-
er against Oneonta
State. The Lady Mon-
archs received an at-
large bid into the field of
64.
SCRANTON After waiting
some 15 days to play a meaning-
ful game, the Old Forge girls bas-
ketball team figured waiting an-
other eight minutes wouldnt be
such a big deal.
And it wasnt.
The Blue Devils overcame a
sluggest start on both ends of the
floor to reach its fifth straight
District 2 Class A final after they
dominated the second-half of a
48-28 victory over Northwest on
Thursday at Scranton High
School.
The Rangers got off to a quick
start as Sarah Shaffer knocked
down two three-pointers the
secondwith41seconds left inthe
opening stanza -- to push North-
west to an 8-4 lead.
But that lead disappeared in
the second quarter as Old Forge
used a decided advantage on the
boards to offset a horrid 7-for-32
shooting effort from the field in
the first half including a1-for-16
performance from beyond the
three-point line.
The Blue Devils had a double-
digit rebounding edge in the first
16 minutes and used that advan-
tage to take a 16-15 lead at inter-
mission. Old Forge scored seven
points on three offensive re-
bounds, including a bucket and a
free throw from Lauren Carey to
put the Blue Devils ahead 16-12
with 31 seconds left in the half.
Only Alivia Womelsdorfs lay-
up at the second-quarter buzzer
kept Northwest (14-9) withinone
at the break.
The two-week layoff hurt,
Old Forge coach TomGatto said.
We pickedthe pressure up inthe
second quarter and the second
half, and changed up our presses.
The half-court trap seemed to
shake them up.
In the second half when we
decided we didnt want to throw
up three-pointers, we hit the
short corner and
were able to put
the ball in the
basket.
That second-
half pressure
forced 13 North-
west turnovers
and limited Womelsdorf -- the
Wyoming Valley Conferences
leading scorer to just three
points in the final 16 minutes.
Offensively, Old Forge (16-6)
went inside against the North-
west 2-3 zone, attacking the base-
line to create easy buckets for se-
nior center Morgan Malia and ju-
nior forward Lauren Carey.
The inside duo scored 19 of
Old Forges points during a 21-5
run to open the second quarter
that saw the Blue Devils take a
37-20 lead with 7:15 remaining in
the game.
I knew our shots werent fall-
ing (in the first half) so I needed
to go to the basket, said Malia,
who scored a season-high 17
points while grabbing 10 re-
bounds. We knewwe were going
to be able to attack them down
low, so we just needed to a better
job of working the ball inside.
Carey finished with 15 points,
six rebounds and four steals for
Old Forge who will take on de-
fending champion Forest City in
the District 2 Class A champion-
ship Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at
Scranton.
Shaffer finished with a team-
high 14 points for Northwest, in-
cluding four three-pointers. Wo-
melsdorf, who averaged more
than 21 points per game, was
held to just 10 points.
NORTHWEST (28): Yustat 0 0-1 0, Shaffer 4
2-2 14, Buerger 0 0-0 0, Womelsdorf 4 2-6 10,
Koehn10-02, Rollo00-00, Bosak 10-02, Gill 00-0
0, Chapin 0 0-0 0, Sotelo 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 4-9 28.
OLDFORGE (48): Vieira 0 0-0 0, Barnic 2 0-0 6,
Pascolini 0 0-0 0, Malia 8 1-1 17, Zambetti 1 0-0 3,
Carey 6 3-7 15, Lee 2 0-0 4, Bieryla 0 0-0 0, Nemetz
00-20, Wolfe00-00, Souryavong01-21, Tansley 1
0-0 2. Totals 20 5-12 48.
Northwest ....................................... 8 7 3 10 28
Old Forge ....................................... 4 12 17 15 48
3-Point Field GoalsNW4 (Shaffer 4); OF 3 (Bar-
nic 2, Zambetti)
D I S T R I C T 2 C L A S S A G I R L S B A S K E T B A L L
Second-half surge
bedevils Northwest
By RICK NOTARI
rnotari@psdispatch.com 48
OLD FORGE
28
NORTHWEST
trict 2 Class 4A boys basketball
semifinals.
Although the game was a semi-
final, since DelVal (19-5) will play
District 4s Williamsport for the
tournament title the Warriors al-
so captured the D2 champion-
ship. That game will be 2 p.m.
Saturday at Wyoming Area.
It feels amazing, DelVal
coach Kris Holtzer said. Sixteen
years we havent won it. The last
time we wonit, it was oldDistrict
12 and I was a freshman in high
school.
Hazleton Area (20-4) ended its
season with its second loss in its
last three games, although it
didnt appear early on the season
was in jeopardy. Sophomore Sal
Biasi sizzledfromtheoutsideand
senior Travis Buckner dominat-
ed inside as the Cougars built an
18-7 lead at 1:10 of the opening
quarter.
But turnovers became more of
a factor in the second quarter, al-
lowing the Warriors to pull with-
in 27-20 at halftime.
We left points off the score-
board, Joseph said. It was more
than an up-seven-at-halftime ef-
fort by us in the first half. In the
second quarter, we became a
jumpshooting team for about
four minutes. We werent getting
offensive rebounds. It was one-
and-done, and they were starting
to run some of their stuff in their
end.
The Cougars were just 1-of-6
fromthree-point range in the sec-
ond quarter and were 1-of-5 five
in the second half.
Meanwhile, DelVal begantore-
group methodically. The War-
riors caught Hazleton Area twice
in the third 33-33 and 39-39 on
the final basket of the quarter.
They finally took the lead, 43-41
with 4:43 left in the game, on
Brent Fragolas inside basket.
They were really physical and
were not used to playing that
way, DelVal coach Kris Holtzer
said. Once we settled down we
realized that we had to take care
of the ball and stop looking at the
officials for a call.
Hazleton Area managed to tie
the score 45-45 at 1:54 when
Buckner recorded a steal and
completeda three-point play. But
a four-point burst put DelVal up
for good.
Delaware Valley 54, Hazleton Area 47
DELAWARE VALLEY (54): Fragola 7 3-4 17,
Smith20-05, Stauffer 22-27, Schor 10-02, Angradi
4 5-6 15, Kasser 1 0-0 2, Decker 3 0-0 6. Totals 20
10-12 54.
HAZLETONAREA(47): Plaksa 5 0-1 10, Biasi 3
3-4 11, Joseph 0 0-0 0, Vito 1 1-2 4, Hauze 1 0-0 2,
Buckner 9 1-2 20, Karmonick 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 5-7
47.
Delaware Valley .......................... 9 11 19 15 54
Hazleton Area.............................. 18 9 12 8 47
3-Point Field Goals DV 4 (Angradi 2, Smith,
Stauffer); HAZ 4 (Biasi 2, Vito, Buckner)
COUGARS
Continued fromPage 1B
more from a freshman.
Morgan Biermans driving lay-
up with 13 seconds remaining
gave Honesdale the lead for
good. Dallas had two more shots
from the line with seven seconds
left, but missed both.
The big thing was we didnt
shoot the line, Johnson said of
her team, which was 6-of-16 from
the line a game after going 24-
of-32 against the Royals. When
you lose by two points, free
throws can kill you. We missed
too many and thats the game.
Englehart rebounded yet an-
other miss on a one-and-one by
Honesdale, and Dallas had a
chance after calling a timeout
with two seconds remaining.
Dunbar (18 points) inbounded
from just inside midcourt to En-
glehart in the paint. With no
opening to shoot, Englehart dis-
hedto the first shooter she sawin
position Comitz who got off a
quality attempt for the tie.
Honesdale advances to play
Nanticoke inthe district final Sat-
urday at 2 p.m. at Pittston Area.
Our goal, late in the season,
was lets go to the district cham-
pionship, Ludwig said. If you
had asked me in November if
wed be here, Id have said no
way. Nanticoke Im going to
walk into the gym a little confi-
dent.
Mary Martin led the Hornets
with 17 points. Kacie Johannes
had 14 points and Katie Miller
added 11.
DALLAS (51): Dunbar 7 4-6 18, Englehart 4
0-4 8, Szatkowski 5 1-4 11, Hiscox 2 0-0 4, Missal 2
0-0 5, Comitz 1 0-0 2, Zurek 0 0-0 0, Michael 0 1-2 1,
Flaherty 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 6-16 51.
HONESDALE (53): Martin 6 5-9 17, Birmelin 1
4-86, Miller 34-411, Johannes60-014, Hart 00-00,
Pfeil 1 0-0 2, Rickard 2 0-0 5. Totals 18 13-21 53.
Dallas ............................................ 15 9 13 14 51
Honesdale.................................... 13 10 18 12 53
3-Point Field Goals DAL 1 (Missal); HON 4 (Jo-
hannes 2, Miller, Rickard).
DALLAS
Continued fromPage 1B
SCRANTON Through the
first quarter of the District 2
Class A girls basketball semifinal
between Forest City and MMI
Prep, the Preppers were only
downbytwopoints tothetourna-
ments top seed and defending
champion.
By the time the second quarter
hadracedby, MMI hadwatcheda
two-point deficit stretch to 13 for
a Foresters lead that would not
be overcome in Forest Citys 47-
20 win Thursday night at Scran-
ton High School.
With the win, Forest City (12-
10) advances to the tournament
final against Old Forge on Satur-
day at 2:45 p.m. at Scranton
High. MMI (4-20) concludes its
season.
It feels good to be moving on
and to get a chance to play Sat-
urday, Forest City coachCarl Ur-
bas said. Its been us and Old
Forge going back and forth for a
couple years now for the district
championship. Were going to
have to play a good game to get
past them.
While Forest City will definite-
lyhavetoplayasoundgameover-
all to defeat Old Forge, the For-
esters at least knowthat if points
are neededinbunches, Carly Erd-
man can handle it.
Erdman scored 11 of Forest
Citys 15 points in the second
quarter, spurring runs of 7-0 and
8-0before the Foresters tooka 23-
10 lead at the half. The sopho-
more forward knocked down a
pair of threes, scoredona drive to
the basket and went 3-for-3 from
the free-throw
line while MMI
struggled its
way to four
points inthe sec-
ond quarter.
Im an out-
sideshooter, thats myshot, thats
where Im comfortable, said
Erdman, whoscoreda game-high
26 points. Im doing what I can
to support my teammates when
Imout there some nights I just
have to be patient and let it come
to me.
While Erdman slowed down in
the third quarter to the tune of
three points, the Foresters re-
ceived another take-over-a-quar-
ter performance, this time cour-
tesy of Liz Heller.
The senior point guard opened
up the third quarter with three
steals that leadto six consecutive
points for Forest City, running
the lead up to 29-10 before an
MMI timeout.
I think defense is one of the
biggest keys in basketball and I
think offense will come along
with that, Heller said. Staying
aggressive defensively is definite-
ly going to be a big help to us.
Heller added four more steals
in the quarter and finished the
game with 11, along with five re-
bounds and three assists.
We just couldnt get into a
rhythm during the game, MMI
coach Patty Medvecky said. I
think it was definitely (Forest
Citys) man-to-man defense, we
just couldnt get anything going.
Forest City 47, MMI Prep 20
FOREST CITY (47): Heller 0 0-0 0, McGraw 0
0-0 0, Saul 0 0-0 0, Erdmann 9 4-5 26, Zymbrycki 2
3-5 7, Bendyk 5 0-0 10, Tommerro 1 0-1 2, Martines
0 0-0 0, Pollard 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 7-11 47.
MMI PREP (20): Purcell 2 0-0 5, Stanziola 2 0-0
4, Carrato 1 0-4 3, Shearer 0 1-2 1, Karchner 1 1-2 3,
Lara20-04, Ferry00-00, Lobitz00-00. Totals82-8
20.
Forest City ...................................... 8 15 13 11 47
MMI Prep........................................ 6 4 4 6 20
3-Point Field Goals FC 4 (Erdmann 4); MMI 2
(Purcell, Carrato)
C L A S S A G I R L S B A S K E T B A L L
Preppers playoff run
ends against Foresters
MMI Prep was coming off a
quarterfinal victory in
overtime against Blue Ridge.
By MATTHEWSHUTT
For The Times Leader
47
FOREST CITY
20
MMI PREP
Were more of a team now,
Meyers junior forward Rasheed
Moore said. Were not individ-
uals. At the start of the season,
we werent playing much as a
team.
Lakeland (18-10) had little
chance keeping up withthe Mo-
hawks from the onset. Lewis
left-handed dunk made it 8-0
less than three minutes into the
game. By the time the Penn
State football recruit and
Moore were done carving up
the Chiefs defense, Meyers was
ahead 19-6 after one quarter.
We had to show them as
soon as the game started that
they hadnt played anybody as
athletic as us, Meyers coach
Pat Toole said. We had to es-
tablish pace. We knew they
would want to push the tempo
on offense, but we had to push
the tempo on offense and play
transition D.
Missionaccomplished. Lewis
and Moore continued to reign,
and Meyers took a 44-18 lead in-
to halftime with some offensive
assistance from guards Alex
Pape and Fabian Smith.
Guard Ryan Krawczeniuk
was the only Meyers starter
struggling from the field in the
first half. He turned that around
with four buckets in the third.
A few minutes after Lewis
fifth dunk, Meyers turned over
the game to the reserves. Back-
up forward Tyriek Steward
started the seldom-seen, 40-
point mercy rule with a basket
with 4:50 to play.
Lewis finished with a game-
high 27 points. Moore had 16
and Krawczeniuk added 11.
Meyers 78, Lakeland 37
LAKELAND (37): Grabowski 0 1-2 1, Ro-
jenches 0 0-0 0, Bylotas 0 0-0 0, Nichols 1 1-2 3,
Brady 1 0-2 2, Burke 0 0-0 0, Kiehart 7 4-6 19, Fil-
arsky 0 0-0 0, Piatt 0 0-0 0, Clauss-Walton 0 0-0 0,
Striefsky 6 0-1 12, Morgan 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 6-13
37.
MEYERS (78): Smith 2 3-3 8, Pape 3 1-2 7,
Krawczeniuk 5 1-2 11, Lewis 12 3-6 27, Moore 7
2-3 16, Brominski 0 0-0 0, Szafran 0 0-0 0, John-
son 0 0-0 0, Pittman 0 0-0 0, Smallcomb 0 0-0 0,
Havard 0 0-0 0, Steward 4 0-0 8, Labatch 0 0-0 0,
Kendra01-21, Wilson00-00. Totals3311-1878.
Lakeland ..................................... 6 12 17 2 37
Meyers ........................................ 19 25 25 7 78
3-Point Field Goals LAK 1 (Kiehart); MEY 1
(Smith)
MOHAWKS
Continued fromPage 1B
DISTRICT 2 PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
TODAY
CLASS 3A BOYS FINAL
Abington Heights vs. Scranton Prep, 7:30 p.m. at Lackawanna College
CLASS A BOYS FINAL
Old Forge vs. Susquehanna, 7 p.m. at Scranton H.S.
CLASS 4A GIRLS FINAL
Abington Heights vs. Wallenpaupack, 5:30 p.m. at Lackawanna College
CLASS 2A GIRLS FINAL
Dunmore vs. Montrose 7:45 p.m. at Carbondale H.S.
CLASS 2A GIRLS THIRD PLACE
Riverside vs. Mid Valley, 6 p.m. at Carbondale H.S.
SATURDAY
CLASS 4A BOYS FINAL
Williamsport vs. Delaware Valley, 2 p.m. at Wyoming Area H.S.
CLASS 2A BOYS FINAL
Meyers vs. Holy Cross, 3 p.m. at Holy Redeemer H.S.
CLASS 2A BOYS THIRD PLACE
Riverside vs. Lakeland, 1 p.m. at Scranton H.S.
CLASS 3A GIRLS FINAL
Nanticoke vs. Honesdale, 2 p.m. at Pittston Area H.S.
CLASS A GIRLS FINAL
Old Forge vs. Forest City, 2:45 p.m. at Scranton H.S.
C M Y K
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Five days after goaltender
Scott Munroe left after the
first period during Satur-
days 2-1 loss to Syracuse,
the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Penguins situation in net re-
mains cloudy.
As of Thursday, Brad
Thiessen
remained
up in Pitts-
burgh after
earning a
win in his
first NHL
start Sunday. After a brief
practice Wednesday, coach
John Hynes said Munroe is
still considered day-to-day
(lower body), but the injury
wont keep him out long.
That leaves rookie Patrick
Killeen, who stopped 21 of
24 shots in his first AHL
start during Sundays 3-2
loss to Norfolk, as the teams
starter and rookie Brad Fo-
gal as his backup.
Hynes said Killeen, who
has been in the organization
for two years, has improved
his game and hes comfort-
able using the young netmin-
der as his interim starter.
Hes a good young pros-
pect, fits in well here, and if
it winds up that he has to
play some games for us, Im
confident hes going to be
able to do a good job, Hynes
said.
Fogal was signed to a PTO
on Sunday after posting a 4-
4-0 record with the Cincin-
nati Cyclones of the ECHL.
During four seasons at
Adrian College (2007-11) Fo-
gal posted a record of 93-11.
Hynes was happy to sign Fo-
gal on such short notice.
He was on a team that
had three goalies, he was go-
ing to be able to get re-
leased, Hynes said. He had
a good track record at
Adrian, played at a pretty
good level of hockey and hes
a high-character kid.
As far as Thiessens re-
turn, Hynes didnt expect for
anything to happen this
week.
There really is no answer
yet, he said. It has to play
out a little bit.
NOTES
Bryan Lerg is still listed
as day-to-day but wont be
out for the long-term, Hynes
said.
Hynes said Keven Veil-
leux wont return for the
playoffs as he continues to
rehabilitate from knee sur-
gery. His rehabilitation will
continue through the sum-
mer, Hynes said.
A H L
Pens still
uncertain
in goal
Thiessens call-up, Munroes
injury leaves the situation
unsettled for WBS.
By TOMVENESKY
tvenesky@timesleader.com
UP NEXT
Penguins at
Adirondack
3 p.m. Sunday
Heres a look at the 55 Wyoming
Valley Conference participants at
the Northeast Regional tourna-
ments and some of their career and
season highlights:
CLASS 3A
At FreedomH.S., Bethlehem
Berwick (2)
Kevin Laubach (132) Grade: 11
Record: 33-5; First round: Blue
Mountains Cody Kievman (39-5),
who is a senior. Notes: He was dis-
trict runner-up after a third-place
finish last year to qualify for his sec-
ond regional tournament. He was al-
so runner-up at the WVC Tourna-
ment. He enters with 97 career wins
for the Bulldogs and picked up three
wins in last years regional.
Jake Jola (220) Grade: 12 Re-
cord: 26-12; First round: He will see
Pottsville junior Stanley Burke (28-
13) in the preliminaries. Notes: Jola
advanced to his first regional tour-
nament last weekend when he
placed third at districts.
Coughlin (5)
Bill Poray(113) Grade: 10Record:
29-9; First round: Northamptons
ZachValley (29-5). Notes: Poray, the
No. 3 seed fromD2, was district run-
ner-up last year and is participating
in his second regional tournament.
In 2011, he went 1-2 at regionals. He
enters with 54 career wins.
Ed Ciprich (120) Grade: 11 Re-
cord: 24-15; First round: Eastons Pe-
ter Stanley (27-4). Notes: Ciprich is
inhis first regional tournament after
claiming his first district medal with
a fourth-place showing last week-
end. He has racked up 66 career
wins.
Frankie Mahmoud (138) Grade:
12 Record: 26-6; First round: White-
hall senior Josh Henninger (33-8).
Notes: Making his second straight
regional, Mahmoud is a two-time
district runner-up and is one win
away from100 for his career.
Paul Cole (170) Grade: 10 Re-
cord: 23-14; First round: Pottsville ju-
nior Shawn Cicero (34-3). Notes:
Cole is in his first regional tourney
after taking fourth at districts.
Brad Emerick (285) Grade: 11
Record: 36-0; First round: He has a
bye in the prelims and will see either
William Allen sophomore Brandon
Vigo (26-8) or Freedom junior Tyler
Peerson (32-5) in the quarters.
Notes: Emerick, who placed third in
the district in 2011, picked up his first
district title last weekend and
earned the top regional seed in the
process. A two-time regional quali-
fier, Emerick went 3-2 at regionals
last year falling one win shy of the
state-qualifying match. He is the on-
ly unbeaten wrestler from District 2
in Class 3A.
Crestwood (5)
Bob Gray (113) Grade: 12 Record:
21-15; First round: Liberty junior Mi-
chael Connelly (20-15). Notes: Gray
was runner-up at districts to qualify
for his second straight regional
showing in his second year with the
Comets as hes racked up 54 wins
during his time at Crestwood.
Dan Ritz (126) Grade: 9 Record:
24-13; First round: Easton sopho-
more Jose Roche (8-1). Notes: Ritz is
spending his freshman season as a
regional qualifier after placing
fourth at the District 2 Tournament.
He took third at the WVC Tourna-
ment.
Kyle Hankinson (145) Grade: 12
Record: 25-2; First round: He has a
bye until the quarterfinals where he
will face either Northamptons Bob-
by Fehr (20-10) or Parklands Mi-
chael Marano (30-8). Notes: A four-
time regional qualifier, Hankinson is
a two-time district champ and two
third-place finishes at districts. Last
year, he took fourth at regionals and
enters this weekend with 93 career
wins.
Matt Hammerstone (152)
Grade: 11 Record: 32-3; First round:
He has a bye in the prelims and will
see either Eastons Kyler Kilpatrick
(17-13) or East Stroudsburg Souths
Kevin Finn (21-10) in the quarters.
Notes: Hammerstone went 1-2 in his
first regional appearance last year
after a third-place finish at districts.
Now, a district champ, he enters
with73career wins. Teammate Han-
kinson defeated Finn in last years
regional event. Hammerstone also
won the WVC Tournament in Janu-
ary.
Roger Legg (182) Grade: 12 Re-
cord: 22-9; First round: He has a bye
in the preliminaries and will match
up with either Emmaus Thomas Al-
caro (28-7) or Jersey Shores Colton
Thompson (7-6) in the quarters.
Notes: A two-time District 2 runner-
up, Legg is in the regional tourna-
ment for the third consecutive sea-
son. He enters regionals with 84 ca-
reer wins.
Hazleton Area (2)
Larry Romanchik (113) Grade: 9
Record: 23-6; First round: He has a
bye in the first round and will see
wither Blue Mountains Bryant Pen-
berth (28-12) or Shikellamys Jake
Witmer (25-6) in the quarters.
Notes: Romanchik won the district
title and the WVC Tournament
championship. He has just one loss
since the middle of December.
Chad Hoffman (195) Grade: 12
Record: 31-3; First round: He has a
byeinthefirst roundandwill takeon
either Parklands Dennis Atiyeh (15-
14) or Dieruffs JovonReyes (28-3) in
thequarters. Notes: TheNo. 1 seedin
his bracket, Hoffman claimed his
first district championship last
weekend. Last year, he placed third
at regionals and followed that with
aneighth-placeshowingat thePIAA
Championships and enters with 105
career victories. He will play football
in college at Division II Bloomsburg.
Pittston Area (6)
Jamie Scarantino (106) Grade:
12 Record: 27-5; First round: Bye in
the preliminaries and will see either
Pleasant Valleys Kenny Yanovich
(37-4) or Libertys John Ritter (24-
13) in the quarters. Notes: Scaranti-
no, who has tallied 108 career wins,
faced Yanovich in last years quar-
ters. Scarantino was just one win
away from the state-qualifying
match in last years regionals and is
a three-time district champ. He was
runner-up at the WVC Tournament.
Tyler Lutecki (120) Grade: 10
Record: 21-10; First round: Strouds-
burg senior Jeffrey Hernandez (26-
14). Notes: Hes making his first trip
to regionals with a third-place finish
at districts, improving on last years
sixth-place showing. In his first two
seasons, he has 39 career wins.
Angelo Lussi (145) Grade: 11 Re-
cord: 23-8; First round: He has a bye
in the preliminaries and will see ei-
ther Williamsport senior Alec Emick
(17-11) or East Stroudsburg South ju-
nior NickMusa(23-11) inthequarters.
Notes: The D2 runner-up has im-
proved his district finish every year.
He was sixth at districts as a fresh-
manandfourthlast year. His current
career win total stands at 67.
SamFalcone (160) Grade: 11 Re-
cord: 13-11; First round: Stroudsburg
senior Aaron Transue (24-8). Notes:
Falcone is making his first regional
appearance after finishing in fourth
place at districts.
Pat Nallin (182) Grade: 12 Re-
cord: 14-17 First round: Stroudsburg
junior Robert Karstendiek, who en-
ters with a 30-10 record. Notes: Nal-
lin advanced to his first Northeast
Regional Tournament after a third-
place finishat the District 2Class 3A
Tournament.
Chris Wesolowski (285) Grade:
12 Record: 18-11; First round: He will
take on Whitehalls Brian Fang (24-
10). Notes: Wesolowski, the No. 2
seed fromD2, is making his first trip
to Bethlehem for regionals. If you
disregard his four losses to Cough-
lins Brad Emerick, the only unbea-
ten remaining fromthe WVC, Weso-
lowski hasnt lost since the end of
December. He has 45 wins in his last
three seasons.
Tunkhannock (2)
Charlie Generotti (170) Grade:
12 Record: 33-2; First round: Naza-
rethsophomoreNicolinoSevi (13-12).
Notes: Now a three-time regional
qualifier, Generotti was district run-
ner-up after taking third last year
and fourth in 2010. Since his sopho-
more year, Generotti has picked up
77 wins for the Tigers. As a fresh-
man for Scranton Prep, Generotti
took fifth at D2 2A districts ending
the season with 15 wins.
Casey Drake (285) Grade: 12
Record: 21-6; First round: Pleasant
Valleys Mike Benner (25-13). Notes:
After finishing fourth at last years
districts to qualify for regionals,
Drake improved this season to take
third. In his last two seasons, Drake
has won44matches. Hewas athird-
place finisher at the WVC Tourna-
ment.
Wyoming Valley West (6)
Kyle Krasavage (126) Grade: 11
Record: 28-3; First round: He has a
bye in the preliminaries and will see
either Shikellamy senior Evan Witm-
er (16-9) or East Stroudsburg South
sophomore Mason Byrne (22-10) in
the quarters. Notes: Krasavage took
fourth at regionals last year after
taking third as a freshman. He is a
three-time district runner-up and
regional qualifier. He begins the
event with 92 career wins. He won
the WVC Tournament in January.
Nathan Cheek (132) Grade: 10
Record: 30-12; First round: Eastons
Robert Rizzolino (27-11). Notes:
Cheek enters as the No. 4seed from
D2 for the second straight season.
He has tallied 48wins in his first two
seasons.
Derrick Simms (138) Grade: 11
Record: 23-8; First round: He has a
byeinthefirst roundandwill takeon
either Alex Gosch (36-11) from Blue
Mountain or Pleasant Valleys Alex
Yanovich (34-9) in the quarters.
Notes: Simms, now a three-time re-
gional participant, is going this time
as the district champion. His previ-
ous twoappearances, hewas theNo.
4 seed from districts. He has 74 ca-
reer wins entering this event.
Cody Cordes (145) Grade: 9 Re-
cord: 31-8; First round: Southern Le-
high freshman Matthew Mirth
(27-4). Notes: Cordes enters as the
No. 3 seed from D2 and has pulled
off some big victories along the way.
Trey Cowman (170) Grade: 11 Re-
cord: 18-11; First round: Stroudsburg
senior Ryan Barry (30-10). Notes:
Participating in his first regional
tournament, Cowman is the No. 3
seed from District 2 after taking
sixth in 2011. He has totaled 49 wins
in his high school career. He placed
fifth at the WVC Tournament.
Brandon Baird (220) Grade: 11
Record: 14-16; First round: Freedom
junior Evan Kauffman (18-2). Notes:
Baird advanced to his first regional
event withafourth-placeshowingat
districts. He entered the scene for
the Spartans as a freshman and has
put up 41 wins since his freshman
season.
CLASS 2A
At Williamsport H.S.
Dallas (7)
Dominic Degraba (106) Grade: 11
Record: 39-8; First round: Central
Columbias Taylor Johnson (30-8).
Notes: A two-time regional qualifier,
Degraba claimed his first district ti-
tle last week and placed fourth at
the WVC Tournament in January at
113. He went 1-2 in last years event.
His 39wins are the most of any WVC
wrestler this season. In his first two
varsity seasons, he has 77 wins.
Zach Macosky (138) Grade: 11
Record: 28-14; First round: Sean
Heggs, a junior from East Juniata
with a record of 34-2 and is the No. 3
seedfromD4. Notes: Makinghis sec-
ond straight regional appearance,
Macosky was second at districts this
year, followingathird-placeshowing
last year and fifth in 2010. He enters
with 73 career wins.
Kris Roccograndi (152) Grade: 11
Record: 22-7; First round: Bentons
Jeric Kasunic, a sophomore who en-
ters with a mark of 26-8 as the third
seed fromD4. Notes: A two-time re-
gional qualifier, Roccograndi fin-
ished as district runner-up for the
second straight season. In his last
two seasons, he has 40 victories.
Bill Dixon (160) Grade: 12 Re-
cord: 28-6; First round: Meyrick
Lamb (22-7), a senior from Mount
Carmel. Notes: After winning a dis-
trict title in 2011, Dixon was runner-
up last weekend falling to another
defending champion, Nick Shelley
fromLake-Lehman. Nowa two-time
regional qualifier, he has posted 79
wins in his last three seasons.
Connor Martinez (170) Grade:
10 Record: 19-8; First round: Asenior
from Mount Carmel, Brett Przekop,
who sports a 26-2 mark and is the
runner-up from D4. Notes: Making
his first regional appearance, Marti-
nez advanced by placing third at the
district tournament.
Garrett Artsma (182) Grade: 12
Record: 16-8; First round: Anthony
Clark (36-5), a senior from Wyalus-
ing. Notes: Artsmais makinghis first
trip to Williamsport for regionals af-
ter his second-place finish at last
weekends District 2 Tournament.
Ryan Monk (195) Grade: 9 Re-
cord: 28-15; First round: Lewisburgs
Brandon Smith (29-3), who was re-
gional runner-up last year and en-
ters as D4 runner-up as a junior.
Notes: Monk is entering his first re-
gional event after beatingLake-Leh-
mans Curt Barbacci in the third-
place match at the district tourna-
ment.
GAR (2)
A.J. Luton (113) Grade: 10 Re-
cord: 26-11; First round: Bentons Matt
Welliver, the District 4 runner-up
sporting a 27-6 record. Notes: Luton
is in his second regional event after
his secondstraight third-placefinish
at districts. His 26 wins are more
than his total from last year and he
has 47 wins in his first two seasons.
Zac Faust (220) Grade: 9 Re-
cord: 25-7; First round: North Penn
senior Nathan Stettler, who went 1-2
inlast years event andhas a33-3re-
cord. Notes: Faust is the second
freshman in as many years from
GAR to advance to regionals joining
teammate A.J. Luton. He defeated
Hanover Areas Dillon Ropietski in
the third-place match at districts to
advance and was runner-up at the
WVC Tournament in January. He
has gone 14-2 since the WVC event.
Hanover Area (2)
Brad Glazenski (106) Grade: 10
Record: 20-9; First round: Line
Mountain freshman Cameron New-
man(26-14). Notes: Glazenski placed
second in the district and took
fourth at the conference tourna-
ment.
Steve Radzwilla (182) Grade: 12
Record: 29-4; First round: Canton
sophomore Garrett Wesneski
(30-8), who is the No. 4 seed from
D4. Notes: Radzwilla, now a two-
time regional qualifier, picked up his
first district title after a runner-up
showinglast year andafourth-place
finishin2010. At the 2011 regional, he
went 1-2 and has piled up 78 wins
over his last three seasons.
Lake-Lehman (5)
JimmyStuart (113) Grade: 9Re-
cord: 29-6; First round: Montours-
villes Caleb Pearson (33-2). Notes:
Stuart is district runner-up and has
put upa17-2recordsincetakingthird
at the WVC Tournament.
Austin Harry (126) Grade: 10
Record: 34-1; First round: Montgom-
ery senior Jacob Kramer (30-8),
who is the No. 5 seed from D4.
Notes: Harry is coming off his sec-
ond straight district title and was re-
gional runner-up in 2011. He enters
this weekend with a 70-9 career re-
cord.
JakeWinters(138) Grade: 12Re-
cord: 26-8; First round: Mifflinburg
senior Alan Miller (29-12), who is the
No. 4 seed from D4. Notes: After a
fourth-place finish the last two
years at districts, Winters claimed
his first district gold medal to ad-
vance to regionals for the first time.
He has tallied 82 wins the last three
seasons.
BryanCarter (152) Grade: 12Re-
cord: 18-2; First round: Line Moun-
tain junior Britton Heim, who enters
at 18-15 seeded fourth from District
4. Notes: Carter claimed his second
straight district title last weekend
and has 44 wins over the last two
seasons.
Nick Shelley (160) Grade: 12 Re-
cord: 24-3; First round: Line Moun-
tain senior Cody Rebuck (30-14), No.
4 seed from D4. Notes: Shelley is a
two-time district champion and is
advancing to his second straight re-
gional event. He went 1-2 at last
years regionals.
Meyers (7)
Sean Bergold (106) Grade: 12
Record: 15-15; First round: Noah Ku-
ba, a sophomore from Mifflinburg
witharecordof 24-11. Notes: Bergold,
the No. 3 seed fromD2 is making his
first regional appearance. He has 63
wins in his last three seasons.
Vito Pasone (113) Grade: 12 Re-
cord: 30-4; First round: Canton
sophomore Daniel Killian (26-13),
who is the D4 No. 6 seed. Notes: Pa-
sone, in his fourth regional tourna-
ment, is looking for his first regional
championship and third trip to the
PIAA Championships. A four-time
district champ, he holds the Meyers
recordfor most career wins with139.
Justin Elick (120) Grade: 11 Re-
cord: 32-5; First round: SouthernCo-
lumbia freshman Kent Lane (29-4).
Notes: Hes a two-time regional
qualifier and his first appearance
sincehis freshmanseasonat Hanov-
er Area. The district runner-up en-
ters the event with 92 career wins
and was second at the WVC Tourna-
ment.
Kashif Alston(126) Grade: 11 Re-
cord: 20-10; First round: Line Moun-
tains Mason Zimmerman (30-11),
who Lake-Lehmans Austin Harry
defeated in last years quarterfinals
but eliminated Alston in the conso-
lations. Notes: Alston, the No. 3seed
fromDistrict 2, is participating in his
second regional event and enters
with 54 wins the last two seasons.
Jeff Nealon (132) Grade: 12 Re-
cord: 27-10; First round: Bucktail
freshman Demetri Probst (23-3),
whois thethirdseedfromD4. Notes:
Nealon is making his first trip to re-
gionals after finishing as runner-up
at last weekends district tourna-
ment. He improved on his district
finish from last years fifth-place.
Hes posted68victories over his last
three seasons.
Darren Stucker (145) Grade: 12
Record: 21-4; First round: Wyalusing
senior Joe Champluvier, who enters
as the No. 5seed fromDistrict 4and
has a record of 28-11. Notes: Stucker
claimed his second consecutive dis-
trict title last weekend and earned
the top seed in his bracket. Now a
three-time regional qualifier, last
year he placed fourth in the region
and he enters with 84 career wins.
Johntae Nelson (160) Grade: 10
Record: 16-16; First round: District 4
runner-up Ty Walter (20-2). Notes:
Nelson, the No. 3 seed from District
2tomake his first appearance at the
regional event, finished sixth in the
district as afreshman. Inhis first two
seasons, hes posted 23 wins.
Nanticoke (2)
Josh Allabaugh (126) Grade: 12
Record: 18-10; First round: Jared
Watson, a Warrior Run senior with a
record of 36-2. Notes: Allabaugh is
makinghis first regional appearance
taking second at districts after a
fourth-place finish in 2011. He has 53
wins over his last three seasons.
Pedro Bracero (195) Grade: 12
Record: 24-2; First round: Blooms-
burg senior Ryan Longenberger
(27-5). Notes: Bracero was runner-
up at districts after finishing third
last year and is now a two-time re-
gional participant. One of his two
losses is to Hazleton Areas Chad
Hoffman, ahighly-rankedwrestler in
thestateinClass 3A. Bracerowas al-
so runner-up at the WVC Tourna-
ment. He went 1-2 in last years tour-
nament and over the last three
years, he has 66 victories.
Wyoming Area (2)
Carmen Mauriello (120) Grade:
11 Record: 17-14; First round: William-
son junior Logan Everett, who won
the region at 103 last year and is the
No. 2seedfromD4this timearound.
Notes: He earned his first regional
appearance by taking third at dis-
tricts and has posted 27 victories
dating back to last season.
Andy Schutz (132) Grade: 11 Re-
cord: 27-2; First round: Sayre senior
JesseBuck(32-4), whoenters as the
fourth seed from District 4. Notes:
Schutz wrapped up his third district
championship last weekend and
currently has 93career wins. His on-
lytwolossesthis seasonaretoLake-
Lehmans Harry, but he avenged
those and is accountable for the on-
ly loss on Harrys mark. In 2010,
Schutz placed fourth in the region.
Last year, he went 1-2 finishing a win
shy of the state-qualifying bout.
Dave Rosengrant
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wereregional finalists ayear ago
to secure a spot in Chocolate-
town. Pasone, asenior, wasalsoa
state qualifier as a freshman and
wasseventhinthestatelast year.
Harry was a freshman last year
and advanced to states. They
weretheonlytwofromtheWVC
last year in 2Ato get past the re-
gional round.
From 3A, Hazleton Areas
Chad Hoffman (195) finished
third in the region last year and
followed that with an eighth-
place showing at the PIAA
Championships. Wyoming Val-
ley Wests Kyle Krasavage is an-
other past state qualifier from
the conference. The 126-pound
junior moved to the PIAAs dur-
ing his freshman season and
took fourth in the region last
year.
Every other WVC grappler is
lookingfor their first triptoHer-
shey for the states final tourna-
ment of the season.
It wont be easy for any of the
leagues wrestlers to keep their
seasons alive, but a few have a
stronger chance thanothers.
Coughlins Brad Emerick en-
ters the3A285-poundbracket as
the top seed, is the only unbea-
ten in his bracket at 36-0 and his
win total are at least four more
than any other grappler at his
weight class. He also won three
matchesatregionalslastyearbe-
fore his seasonconcluded.
Berwicks Kevin Laubach
(132) joins Emerick with three
wins in last years event, while
Pittston Areas Jamie Scarantino
(106), Coughlins Bill Poray
(113), Crestwoods Kyle Hankin-
son (145) and Matt Hammer-
stone(152)pickedupexperience
wins last year and an improve-
ment on that performance could
meanextendingtheir season.
In 2A, Wyoming Areas Andy
Schutz (132) and Meyers Dar-
ren Stucker (145) took fourth at
regionals in 2010 and 2011, re-
spectively. Dallas Dominic De-
Graba (106), Lake-Lehmans
Nick Shelley (160), Hanover Ar-
eas Steve Radzwilla (182) and
Nanticokes PedroBracero(195)
were all one win away from the
state qualifying match last sea-
son.
WRESTLING
Continued from Page 1B
In2010whenhewas a10th-
grader, theHawkeyes wereoneof
thetopteams inDistrict 2Class
2A, finishingrunner-upindistrict
duals andthird-placeat theindi-
vidual tournament just behinda
pair of co-champions. Hanover
Area advancedsevenwrestlers to
regionals that year, but it also
helpedRadzwillas progress.
Wehadsomegoodleaders on
that teamandtheytaught me,
Radzwilla said. Thats whereI
developedmystyleof wrestling.
Thats what reallygot mein-
terestedinwrestling.
Twoyears later, the182-poun-
der is comingoff of his first dis-
trict championshipafter defeat-
ingDallas Garrett Artsma inlast
weekends finals, runninghis
recordthis seasonto29-4. Healso
wontheWyomingValleyConfer-
enceTournament inJanuaryand
has wrestledmanyDistrict 4
competitors alongthewaytoget
readyfor this weekend.
Inhis last twodistrict matches,
Radzwilla wonbypin. Last year
at regionals, hewas onewinaway
fromgettingtothestatequalify-
ingmatch.
I always feel likeI coulddo
moreandalways feel likeI could
get better, Radzwilla said.
Thats whats helpingmeget
better andbetter andkeepwin-
ning. Youcant let thewins get to
you. Youhavetojust keepgoing
until youwinit all.
Oneof thebiggest factors in
Radzwillas success this season
stems fromanoffseasonworkout
campwithWyomingSeminary
andPittstonArea intheSham-
rock570WrestlingClub. Hesaid
helearneda lot about wrestling
fromtheneutral position.
Now, hes hopingtoneutralize
opponents this weekendandget
tothestatetournament.
RADZWILLA
Continued from Page 1B
Northeast Regional schedule
CLASS 2A
(at Williamsport H.S)
Today
6 p.m. Quarterfinals
Saturday
9:30 a.m. Semifinals and consolation quarterfinals followed by
consolation semifinals
4:30 p.m. Parade of champions followed by finals and third-place
bouts
CLASS 3A
(at Freedom H.S., Bethlehem)
Today
5 p.m. Preliminaries followed by quarterfinals
Saturday
9:30 a.m. First round consolations
11 a.m. Semifinals and second round of consolations followed by
the third round of consolations
5 p.m. Third-place bouts
6:15 p.m. Parade of champions followed by finals
At Stake: The top three placewinners in each classification
advance to the PIAA Championships March 8-10 at Giant Center,
Hershey
NEWYORKThe Braves are
remembered for one of baseballs
epic collapses.
Toobadfor Atlanta the playoffs
werent expanded a year earlier.
Negotiators for baseball play-
ers and owners are working to-
ward an agreement to increase
the postseason field to 10 teams
this season. They had hoped to
reach a deal by Thursday, but
both sides said talks could con-
tinue if they needed additional
time to deal with the details of
adding a second wild-card team
in each league.
The sides spoke on condition
of anonymity to The Associated
Press because the talks have not
been public.
If there had been additional
wild-card teams last season, the
Braves would have made the
playoffs in the NL, while the Bos-
ton Red Sox would have qualified
in the AL. Instead, each missed
the postseason by a game, both
going down with historic Sep-
tember swoons.
I wouldve taken it last year,
Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez
said Thursday.
The sides have said for weeks a
deal is likely. When players and
owners signed their agreement
for a new labor contract in No-
vember, the section covering the
postseason established a March1
goal for deciding whether the
playoffs would increase by two
teams for 2012 or 2013.
The deal wouldestablisha new
one-game, wild-card round in
each league between the teams
with the best records who are not
division winners, meaning a
third-place team could win the
World Series.
Dont count on it, said Braves
pitcher Tim Hudson.
The wild-card winner would
face a major disadvantage going
through the rest of the playoffs,
according to Hudson. Last sea-
son, St. Louis passed the Braves
for the wild card on the final day
and went on to capture the World
Series. Hudson said it wouldve
been much harder for the Cardi-
nals or the Braves to advance if
they had played an extra game
against each other first.
The only good thing about it
is one more team (in each
league) gets in the playoffs, he
said. But it totally handicaps the
wild-card team. Both teams will
probably have to expend their
best pitcher to win that game.
Plus, its another day they have to
use their bullpen. Even if you get
by that one game, the chances of
winning the next round are not
very good.
The Cardinals became the fifth
wild-card team to win the World
Series since the playoff field dou-
bled in1995, going fromtwo divi-
sion winners in each league to
three division winners and a wild
card. Other wild-card champions
were the Florida Marlins in 1997
and 2003, Anaheim in 2002 and
Boston in 2004.
Adding two more playoffs
teams this year has been compli-
cated because the regular-season
schedule was drafted last spring
and summer, and the extra game
has to be put in place in a manner
that doesnt disrupt the WorldSe-
ries schedule. Ina further compli-
cation, the sides reached a con-
sensus that ties for division titles
wouldbe brokenonthe fieldwith
a tiebreaker game under the new
format, and not by head-to-head
record.
Head-to-head record has been
usedsince1995todetermine first
place if both teams are going to
the postseason. But the sides de-
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game, winner-take-all wild-card
round, the difference between
first place anda wild-cardberthis
too important to decide with a
formula and that a tiebreaker
game should be played.
Late last month, Commission-
er Bud Selig said playoff expan-
sion for this season was on track.
M A J O R L E A G U E B A S E B A L L
Sources: No deadline for deal on MLB playoffs
By RONALD BLUM
AP Sports Writer
PHILADELPHIA The Ea-
gles on Thursday placed the fran-
chise tag on wide receiver De-
Sean Jackson.
Jackson, a 2008 second-round
pick out of Cal, who led Philadel-
phia with 961yards receiving last
season, was scheduledtobecome
a free agent on March 13.
We want DeSean to be an Ea-
gle for the long haul and this is a
step in the right direction to ac-
complish that, general manager
Howie Roseman said. DeSean is
a talented player and a proven
playmaker in this league and we
look forward to him continuing
his career in Philadelphia.
N F L
Eagles franchise
DeSean Jackson
The Associated Press
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S P O R T S
Class 3AGirls
Favorite: Led by sisters Felicia
and Shaina Grego, Hazleton Area
featuresthemost balancedteamin
Class 3A and is favorites to win a
majority of the races. The Cougars
could pick up a tremendous
amount of points during the relay
events all three of whichthey are
favoredin. Moreover, HazletonAr-
ea is on a mission to reclaim a re-
gional title it barely lost a year ago.
Dark Horse: Wyoming Valley
West may not be top-heavy this
year but it certainly could garner
extra points with its substantial
depth. Morgan Hanadel owns the
top seed in the 100 back.
Who to Watch: Wallenpaupack
sophomore Baileigh Vanderhoof
carried a top seed time in the 100
breast and 100 fly. Delaware Val-
leys Kendall Glaster enters this
weekend as the fastest sprinter in
the field.
Class 2ABoys
Favorite: Dallas is the projected
favorite in nine of the 12 events.
The Mountaineers are led by Mar-
cus Wagner, who shared a 19-sec-
ond lead differential over the sec-
ond-fastest swimmer in the 500
free. Jake Chielli eyes the top spot
in the 50 free and 100 fly.
Dark Horses: With its program
dissolved just weeks before the
season, Crestwood is largely the
biggest unknown. Save invitation-
al meets, it has not competed
against the field. Joseph Grzech
became the Comets first district
championa year agointhe 50 free.
ScrantonPrepandHolyRedeemer
should battle it out for second
place. The Cavaliers could start
things onthe right pathwitha win
in the 200 medley relay.
Who to Watch: Elk Lakes Adam
Phillips is the favorite in the 100
breast.
Class 2AGirls
Favorite: Holy Redeemer pos-
sesses a wealth of talent that
shouldenableit tocaptureits third
straight district title. The Royals
rest on their relay teams remain as
the keystone to their success, and
ElizabethFinneganshouldcontest
for a spot to states in the sprints.
Julie Ann Mahle will vie for a trip
to Lewisburg in the backstroke.
Dark Horse: Scranton Prep
boasts three of the four fastest
swimmers inthe district; however,
its lackof depthproves tobe its pe-
rennial downfall. Katie Voitik be-
camethetopfreshmanintheWVC
this year, and Rebekah Campo
holds a five-second edge in the
breast.
Who to Watch: The Classics
Mia Nonnenberg claims a very
likely chance at setting district re-
cords in the 200 IM and 500 free.
The100freeshouldbethemost in-
teresting race to watch. Four
swimmers Preps Maria Telin-
cho, HolyCross MeganCarey, and
Holy Redeemers Melissa Cruz
and Rachel Finnegan are within
one secondof the eachother at the
top of the field.
SWIMMING
Continued from Page 1B
PHILADELPHIA Matt
Read scored twice and Jaromir
Jagr had the go-ahead goal to
lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a
6-3 victory over the New York
Islanders on Thursday night.
Andrej Meszaros and Scott
Hartnell also scored for Phila-
delphia, which had been slump-
ing. The Flyers had lost five of
eight, but moved into fifth
place in the Eastern Conference
with the win.
Josh Bailey scored two goals
and Kyle Okposo had one for
the Islanders, who have the
fourth-lowest point total in the
NHL.
Evgeni Nabokov stopped just
24 of 29 shots for New York.
Nabokov was sensational in a
1-0 shootout win over the Flyers
last month. He turned aside 47
shots, including two in the
shootout. But the veteran goa-
lie clearly wasnt the same this
time against a team that had
been shut out in two of its three
previous games.
Ilya Bryzgalov made 21 saves
to earn the win in his fifth
straight start.
Jagr and Read scored 39
seconds apart in the second
period to put Philadelphia
ahead 4-2.
First, it was the 40-year-old
Jagr making a move reminis-
cent of his glory days in Pitts-
burgh. Jagr carried the puck
down the right side, skated
around the net, fended off a
defender and backhanded a
shot past Nabokov for his 663rd
NHL goal.
It was Jagrs 1,642nd career
point, moving him ahead of Joe
Sakic into eighth place on the
NHL career list. Former team-
mate Mario Lemieux is ahead
of Jagr at 1,723 points.
Read then gave the Flyers a
two-goal cushion by streaking
down the center and deflecting
a perfect crossing pass from
Wayne Simmonds in for his
18th goal. Read is tied with
Colorados Gabriel Landeskog
for the most goals among roo-
kies.
Bruins 4, Devils 3
BOSTON David Krejci
completed his second career
hat trick at 2:59 of overtime to
give the Boston Bruins a 4-3
victory over New Jersey on
Thursday night that finished
their first season sweep of the
Devils since 1985-86.
Tyler Seguin also scored for
the defending Stanley Cup
champions, who opened a
three-point lead over second-
place Ottawa in the Northeast
Division and sent New Jersey
to its fourth straight loss.
Krejci, who had three goals in
his previous 23 games, picked
up a loose puck in front of goa-
lie Martin Brodeur and scored
his 16th of the season, trigger-
ing a cascade of hats onto the
ice. Krejci had not scored more
than one goal in a game this
season.
Rangers 3, Hurricanes 2
RALEIGH, N.C. Marian
Gaborik scored his 30th goal of
the season and Brandon Prust
netted the game-winner in the
Eastern Conference-leading
New York Rangers victory over
the Carolina Hurricanes.
Gaborik reached the 30-goal
mark for the seventh time in his
NHL career. He gave the Rang-
ers a 2-1 lead with 5:07 left in
the second period when he
poked the puck in at the left
post after it sailed high and
landed in the crease.
New York won its third
straight despite playing without
captain Ryan Callahan, who
missed the game because of a
bruised right foot.
Artem Anisimov also scored
for the Rangers (41-15-6), who
have a nine-point lead in the
East. New York has 21 home
wins and 20 road wins this
season.
Canadiens 5, Wild 4
MONTREAL David Desh-
arnais scored in regulation and
in a shootout as the Montreal
Canadiens pulled out a win
over the Minnesota Wild, de-
spite blowing a three-goal lead
in the third period.
The Wild trailed 4-1 going
into the final four minutes of
regulation and scored three
times. Matt Kassian got his
second of the game, and Dany
Heatley scored before Devin
Setoguchi tied it with the Wild
playing with six attackers with
9 seconds to play.
Boos poured down from the
seats for a team that has blown
leads repeatedly this season.
But Desharnais got the only
shootout goal and Setoguchi
lost the puck, then fell on the
Wilds last attempt to give Mon-
treal the win, ending a season-
high five-game losing streak.
P.K. Subban, Lars Eller and
Max Pacioretty scored as Mon-
treals 29th-ranked power play
got three for the first time this
season.
NBA
Thunder 105, Magic 102
ORLANDO, Fla. Kevin
Durant scored 38 points, in-
cluding 18 in the fourth quarter,
and Russell Westbrook added
29 points and 10 rebounds as
the Oklahoma City Thunder
erased a 14-point deficit to hold
on to beat the Orlando Magic.
The Magic had a chance to
tie it in the final seconds, but
Jason Richardsons long 3-
pointer bounced off the back-
board at the buzzer.
The Thunders win was their
seventh straight, matching a
streak from earlier in the sea-
son.
Dwight Howard scored 33
points and grabbed nine re-
bounds to lead all five Magic
starters in double figures, but
they struggled to shoot from
the field down the stretch. The
Magic dropped to 0-2 against
the Thunder this season, fol-
lowing their season-opening
loss at Oklahoma City on
Christmas night.
N H L / N B A R O U N D U P
AP PHOTO
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen, left, celebrates
with right winger Jaromir Jagr after Timonens goal in the sec-
ond period of an NHL game against the New York Islanders on
Thursday in Philadelphia.
Read, Jagr carry
Flyers over Isles
The Associated Press
The second half opened with
an emphatic Misericordia dunk,
and the Cougars were looking for
another strong finish.
But some 30 minutes later, Mi-
sericordias NCAA tournament
debut was over, done in by an un-
characteristically rocky perform-
ance down the stretch.
Host NYUdispatched the Cou-
gars 84-65 on Thursday night in
the first round of the NCAA Divi-
sion III tournament, outscoring
them 47-29 in the final 20 min-
utes.
I thinkit was mostlytheir abil-
ity to get inside on us and phys-
ically overpower us in the second
half, Misericordia coach Trevor
Woodruff said. We couldnt run
any offense and we couldnt keep
them out of the paint.
Misericordias season came to
an end at 21-7, having won 12
straight games to win the teams
first Freedom Conference cham-
pionship.
NYU advances to Saturdays
second round against Amherst,
the No. 2-ranked team in the
country.
It was thefinal gameinaMiser-
icordia uniformfor seniors Ethan
Eichhorst, Jeff Slanovec and
Chris Undersinger. Eichhorst,
the conference player of the year,
led all scorers with 22 points.
Our senior class has been as
hard-working, as classy, as com-
mitted, as dependable as any
group that any coach has ever
coached, Woodruff said. They
will be sorely missed. Any suc-
cess we have will be based on
what they taught our younger
guys this year.
Freshman Joe Busacca, a New
York native who played his high
school ball on nearby Staten Is-
land, was 10-for-12 from the foul
line and finished with 17 points.
Having rallied to take a one-
point lead into halftime, the Cou-
gars came out of the break with a
slam from junior forward Steve
Artzerounian, giving his squad a
jolt.
Little went right for the Cou-
gars from there.
Two quick fouls on Artzerou-
nian, the teams best post pres-
ence, gave him four total with 15
minutes still to play. That ce-
mented himto the bench for a10-
minute stretch, helping the Vio-
lets take over.
It definitely affected us,
Woodruff said. I dont knowif we
would win regardless, but if hes
able to play in the second, maybe
you keep it close and have a shot
at the end.
What had been a back-and-
forth game suddenly became a
20-point NYUlead with the Man-
hattan crowd chanting, We-
want-Am-herst.
The Violets (21-5) shot a
scorching 60 percent (33-of-55)
from the field. Misericordia fin-
ished at 39 percent (21-of-54).
Eichhorst took control for the
Cougars in the first half, scoring
11 straight points and hitting
from all over the court.
The Hazleton Area grad had17
in the opening 20 minutes and
Misericordia led 37-36 at the
break.
But the Violets capitalized on
turnovers in the second half, us-
ing an 8-0 run to grab the lead
back for good.
They were so balanced that
they were difficult to guard,
Woodruff said. Once they got
out in front in the second half, we
had to chase them around. Once
it came to that, there wasnt
much of a chance for us.
MISERICORDIA (65): Greene 3-10 0-1 9, Un-
dersinger 1-5 0-0 3, Artzerounian 2-3 0-0 4, Eich-
horst 8-20 4-5 22, Slanovec 1-7 0-0 3, Busacca 3-3
10-12 17, Reilly 0-1 0-0 0, Bieski 0-1 0-0 0, Sergio
0-0 0-0 0, Stone 0-0 0-0 0, Evans 3-4 1-1 7. Totals
21-54 15-19 65.
NYU (84): Tana 2-4 2-2 8, K. Stockmal 3-10 2-2
10, Yaffe 9-12 2-3 21, Wein 3-5 0-0 7, Stein 7-10 0-0
14, Sanderson 0-0 0-0 0, Tate 0-0 2-2 2, C. Stockmal
0-0 0-0 0, Dworaczyk 0-0 0-0 0, Borovik 0-0 0-0 0,
Dorman 4-8 0-1 10, Karch 5-6 2-4 12. Totals 33-55
10-14 84.
HalftimeMisericordia, 37-36
3-point field goals MU 8-26 (Greene 3-8,
Eichhorst 2-5, Busacca1-1, Undersinger 1-5, Slano-
vec 1-6, Reilly 0-1); NYU 8-23 (Tana 2-4, Dorman
2-4, K. Stockmal 2-8, Wein 1-2, Yaffe 1-4, Stein 0-1)
N C A A D I V I S I O N I I I M E N S B A S K E T B A L L
MU debut ruined in
a New York minute
The Times Leader staff
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.
IamMiller made a 3-pointer
with0.8 seconds left andNo. 22
Florida State ralliedfrom11
points downinthe last 41/2
minutes to stunNo. 24 Virginia
63-60 onThursday night, spoil-
ing a stellar Senior Night for the
Cavaliers Mike Scott.
Miller scored15 of his18
points inthe secondhalf, and
got just free enoughfromSam-
my Zeglinski inthe final seconds
to make the shot fromdeep in
the right wing. It was Millers
fifth3-pointer andthe seventh
for the Seminoles (20-9, 11-4
Atlantic Coast Conference).
No. 13Michigan72, Illinois 61
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Tim
Hardaway Jr. had25 points and
11rebounds to help keep Michi-
ganinthe Big Tentitle race with
a victory over Illinois.
Trey Burke added21points
for Michigan(22-8, 12-5).
M A J O R C O L L E G E B A S K E T B A L L
Florida State rallies past No. 24 Cavs
The Associated Press
C M Y K
Pa. unemployment at 7.6%
Pennsylvanias seasonally adjusted
unemployment rate was 7.6 percent in
January, down from 7.7 percent in
December 2011, the Department of
Labor & Industry announced Thurs-
day.
The seasonally adjusted civilian
labor force the number of people
working or looking for work was
down 7,000 from December to
6,381,000 and 19,000 below January
2011. Resident employment was down
2,000 to 5,896,000, and the number of
unemployed residents fell 4,000 to
485,000. Pennsylvanias labor force was
19,000 below its January 2011 level.
There were 5,703,800 jobs in Penn-
sylvania during January, a decrease of
9,000 from December and 37,000 more
than a year earlier.
U.S. jobless claims steady
New applications for U.S. unemploy-
ment benefits were barely changed last
week and appear to have settled in a
range consistent with modest hiring
trends.
The Labor Department said on
Thursday that initial claims fell by
2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 351,000
in the week ended Feb. 25.
The four-week average of claims
dropped to 354,000, a four-year low.
Hiring usually picks up when appli-
cations for jobless benefits drop below
400,000, based on historical patterns.
Air Products in Russia
Air Products announced plans Thurs-
day for two new significant invest-
ments in Russia.
Air Products will construct and oper-
ate a more than 200-ton-per-day ox-
ygen, nitrogen and argon liquefier and
a cylinder gases depot in Krasny Sulin
in the Rostov region. The total value of
both investments is more than $30
million. Both projects are expected to
be on-stream in early 2014.
Apple most admired
Apple and Google topped Fortunes
list of the most admired companies in
the United States, with Apple taking
the top spot for the fifth consecutive
year and Google in second for a third
straight year, the magazine reported
Thursday.
Technology companies took the top
three spots on the 50 Most Admired
Companies list, as Seattle-based Ama-
zon.com moved up from seventh in
2010 to third. Coca-Cola and IBM
rounded out the top five.
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Harbor
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AT&T Inc 30.63 +.04 +1.3
AbtLab 57.32 +.71 +1.9
AMD 7.51 +.16 +39.1
Alcoa 10.27 +.10 +18.7
Allstate 31.28 +.07 +14.1
Altria 30.02 -.08 +1.2
AEP 37.73 +.12 -8.7
AmExp 53.57 +.68 +13.6
AmIntlGrp 29.45 +.23 +26.9
Amgen 67.59 -.42 +5.3
Anadarko 85.81 +1.69 +12.4
Apple Inc 544.47 +2.03 +34.4
AutoData 54.87 +.55 +1.6
AveryD 29.91 -.59 +4.3
Avnet 36.04 +.30 +15.9
Avon 18.81 +.12 +7.7
BP PLC 47.84 +.68 +11.9
BakrHu 50.76 +.48 +4.4
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Baxter 58.30 +.17 +17.8
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CSX s 21.09 +.08 +.1
CampSp 33.16 -.16 -.2
Carnival 30.50 +.21 -6.6
Caterpillar 113.39 -.82 +25.2
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CntryLink 39.90 -.35 +7.3
Chevron 109.76 +.64 +3.2
Cisco 19.88 ... +10.3
Citigrp rs 34.13 +.81 +29.7
Clorox 67.75 +.14 +1.8
ColgPal 92.85 -.33 +.5
ConAgra 26.18 -.07 -.8
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ConEd 58.29 +.19 -6.0
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Cooper Ind 61.14 -.08 +12.9
Corning 12.97 -.07 -.1
Cummins 121.65 +1.08 +38.2
DTE 54.41 +.42 -.1
Deere 83.08 +.15 +7.4
Diebold 38.69 -.44 +28.7
Disney 42.39 +.40 +13.0
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Dover 64.05 +.03 +10.3
DowChm 34.10 +.59 +18.6
DryShips 3.51 +.03 +75.5
DuPont 51.33 +.48 +12.1
DukeEngy 20.99 +.07 -4.6
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34.67 25.39 AmWtrWks AWK .92 34.19 -.09 +7.3
48.74 36.76 Amerigas APU 3.05 45.00 -.22 -2.0
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17.24 2.23 BonTon BONT .20 5.12 +.32 +51.9
45.36 31.30 CVS Care CVS .65 45.21 +.11 +10.9
52.95 38.79 Cigna CI .04 44.54 +.43 +6.0
71.77 61.29 CocaCola KO 2.04 69.60 -.26 -.5
29.92 19.19 Comcast CMCSA .65 29.45 +.05 +24.2
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42.74 29.57 CoreMark CORE .68 40.58 +.50 +2.5
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9.55 3.81 FrontierCm FTR .40 4.50 -.08 -12.6
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62.38 51.41 Hershey HSY 1.52 61.12 +.42 -1.1
39.06 30.43 Kraft KFT 1.16 38.01 -.06 +1.7
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90.76 66.40 M&T Bk MTB 2.80 81.23 +.31 +6.4
102.22 72.89 McDnlds MCD 2.80 99.25 -.03 -1.1
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64.37 42.70 PNC PNC 1.40 60.29 +.77 +4.5
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40.48 32.28 VerizonCm VZ 2.00 38.43 +.32 -4.2
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Japanese Yen 81.08 -.10 -.12% 76.78 81.95
Mexican Peso 12.7353 -.0886 -.70% 12.2912 12.1177
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Palladium 715.00 706.65 +1.18 -9.33 -12.01
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Schwab
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Scout
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THE TIMES LEADER FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2012
timesleader.com
EYE CARE SPECIALISTS OPENS IN NEWSPOT
O
ptician Lori Dokas, at right, arranges
glasses Thursday inside the new Eye
Care Specialists office in the Dallas Shop-
ping Center. Formerly in the Twin Stacks
Center, the office occupies space vacated
by Geisinger Medical Group when it
moved to a new building in Dallas Town-
ship. Eye Care Specialists offers eye ex-
ams, contact lens fitting and a wide varie-
ty of eyeglass frames and sunglasses as
well as more specialized services. Shown
below in the first row as the grand open-
ing ribbon is snipped, from left: Ann Ho-
wanitz, Dr. Rob Lloyd, Eye Care Specialists
CEO Tom Ferris, Dr. Tara Farrell and Claire
Parkhurst, representing the Back Moun-
tain Chamber of Commerce.
CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre tied for
ninth place nationally for the most
new or expanded corporate sites in
2011among like-sized metro areas, ac-
cording to an industry magazine.
Site Selection magazine, the senior
publication in the corporate real es-
tate and economic development field,
releases annual analyses of corporate
expansion that corporate real estate
analysts regard as the industry score-
card, according to a news release.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre tied with
Shreveport-Bossier City, La., and
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, N.C., as
eachsecond-tier metropolitanstatisti-
cal area boasted 23 new or expanded
corporations. Baton Rouge, La.,
ranked first with 38.
The magazines managing editor
and local economic development offi-
cials attributed the performance to re-
gional cooperation.
Other like-sized Pennsylvania
MSAs in the top 10 are Allentown-Be-
thlehem-Easton, which ranked fourth
with 28, and Harrisburg-Carlisle,
which came in fifth with 27. Second-
tier MSAs have populations of
200,000 to 1 million. There are 163 of
them in the United States, according
totheU.S. Census Bureau, withScran-
ton/Wilkes-Barre the 40th largest
with 563,331 residents.
Pennsylvania ranked third among
states for corporate expansion in 2011
with 453 sites, trailing Ohio with 498
and Texas with 464.
The magazines analysis focuses on
projects with significant impact. It
does not track retail or government
projects, schools or hospitals. Newfa-
cilities andexpansions includedinthe
analysis must meet at least one of
three criteria involve a capital in-
vestment of at least $1 million, create
at least 50 new jobs or add at least
20,000 square feet of new floor area.
Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of
Business & Industry Vice President
Larry Newman said there have been
several job-creation announcements
locally in 2011, including Lord & Tay-
lor in Wilkes-Barre Township and the
C3i at CenterPoint Commerce and
Trade Park East in Jenkins Township.
I think what the ranking shows is
that the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area
continues to have some fundamental
advantages as a business location be-
cause of our relationship to such a
large percentage of the nations pop-
ulation on the East Coast of the Unit-
ed States, Newman said.
Penny Cannella, president of Penns
Northeast, saidcooperationis a key to
success.
Economic development is not
about one organization or one person,
its all of these things working togeth-
er. Its your communities, your
schools. We work in cooperation with
four counties, NEPA Alliance and all
the economic development organiza-
tions tomeet clients needs. Thats the
most important thing, Cannella said.
Bruns said no matter how many ec-
onomic development agencies there
are, if theyre banding together in a
regional way, it bears good results.
Having a truly regional approach, not
just in marketing, but in the way you
communicate with a corporate pros-
pect can work wonders.
Areas corporate site ranking high
By STEVE MOCARSKY
smocarsky@timesleader.com
Your economic leaders
are paying attention to
what they should be paying
attention to
AdamBruns
Site Selection Managing Editor
DETROIT With gasoline prices
spiking 30 cents last month, demand
soared in February for compact cars
like the Focus and Civic. That lifted
U.S. sales for Ford, Honda and other
major automakers that reported Febru-
ary sales on Thursday.
Erich Merkle, Fords top U.S. sales
analyst, says small cars made up
around 19 percent of industry sales in
December. That rose to 21 percent in
January and could go as high as 24 per-
cent in February, once final sales are
tallied.
Other trends are also helping sales.
The average car on U.S. roads is now a
record 10.8 years old, so there is an in-
creasing need to replace them. Credit
availability is improving, bringing
more people back into the market. Ja-
panese automakers have largely reco-
vered from last years earthquake and
now have more cars to sell. And con-
sumer confidence rose dramatically in
February, making people more likely to
consider a big-ticket purchase.
That could add up to a third straight
year of improving sales for the industry.
January started strong as sales hit an
annual rate of 14.2 million. That pace
could accelerate in February. Toyotas
U.S. sales chief projected that it could
hit 15 million, the best in almost four
years. Last years sales reached 12.8
million.
Big winners last month were Volks-
wagen and Chrysler.
Volkswagen sales rose 42 percent,
led by the redesigned Passat midsize
sedan. Chrysler sales jumped 40 per-
cent. The tiny Fiat 500 had its best
month ever, but sales were strong
across the companys lineup. Rampick-
up sales climbed 21 percent. And sales
of the Chrysler 200 midsize sedan more
than quadrupled from a year earlier.
Ford sales rose 14 percent, mostly on
demand for the Focus. Its sales more
than doubled to 23,350, making it the
best February for the car in 12 years.
At GM, sales of the Chevrolet Cruze
compact rose 10 percent to top 20,000
for the month, while the new Chevy
Sonic subcompact saw its best sales
month ever at almost 8,000. The
strength of those sales helped General
Motors, which was expected to see
sales drop. Instead, it eked out a 1 per-
cent increase.
Consumers continued to pay higher
prices for cars in February, mainly be-
cause theyre buying well-equipped
small cars, according to the TrueCar-
.com automotive website.
Vehicles sold for an average of
$30,605 last month, up almost 7 per-
cent from a year earlier, TrueCar said.
Small cars
lead surge
in auto sales
By TOMKRISHER
and DEE-ANN DURBIN
AP Auto Writers
C M Y K
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Yesterday 42/35
Average 41/23
Record High 68 in 1972
Record Low 2 in 1980
Yesterday 26
Month to date 26
Year to date 3875
Last year to date 4720
Normal year to date 4654
*Index of fuel consumption, how far the days
mean temperature was below 65 degrees.
Precipitation
Yesterday 0.12
Month to date 0.12
Normal month to date 0.07
Year to date 3.05
Normal year to date 4.47
Susquehanna Stage Chg. Fld. Stg
Wilkes-Barre 3.27 0.02 22.0
Towanda 2.24 0.25 21.0
Lehigh
Bethlehem 3.07 0.75 16.0
Delaware
Port Jervis 3.19 0.09 18.0
Todays high/
Tonights low
TODAYS SUMMARY
Highs: 43-51. Lows: 37-44. Mostly cloudy
today. Expect a good chance of showers
and scattered thunderstorms tonight.
The Poconos
Highs: 46-50. Lows: 44-50. Skies will be
mostly cloudy today. Showers and thun-
derstorms will develop tonight.
The Jersey Shore
Highs: 43-52. Lows: 38-45. Expect a
chance of showers late today. Showers
and thunderstorms likely overnight.
The Finger Lakes
Highs: 52-53. Lows: 48-49. Skies will be
cloudy most of the day, then expect
showers and thunderstorms tonight.
Brandywine Valley
Highs: 51-61. Lows: 51-58. Mostly cloudy
and mild today. Showers and thunder-
storms will be possible tonight.
Delmarva/Ocean City
Anchorage 18/6/.00 31/17/c 26/12/c
Atlanta 76/61/.46 75/60/t 63/41/t
Baltimore 66/52/.04 54/51/c 64/38/t
Boston 37/35/.54 37/36/pc 53/35/t
Buffalo 42/36/.19 50/41/c 46/29/sh
Charlotte 79/62/.00 70/60/t 69/38/t
Chicago 40/36/.00 51/32/sh 39/29/sf
Cleveland 48/37/.00 60/40/t 43/29/rs
Dallas 80/47/.00 75/42/s 63/41/s
Denver 40/25/.02 35/18/sn 48/26/pc
Detroit 43/35/.01 54/34/sh 40/27/sn
Honolulu 79/71/.00 81/69/s 81/68/s
Houston 80/70/.00 81/54/c 70/42/s
Indianapolis 52/34/.00 67/33/t 42/29/c
Las Vegas 62/48/.00 56/43/pc 65/48/s
Los Angeles 60/52/.00 70/49/s 76/51/s
Miami 84/72/.00 85/74/pc 86/73/pc
Milwaukee 38/34/.00 39/29/sh 36/26/sf
Minneapolis 36/29/.00 36/22/c 32/16/sf
Myrtle Beach 75/64/.00 74/62/pc 74/50/t
Nashville 69/40/.00 78/43/t 57/34/pc
New Orleans 82/71/.00 80/61/t 70/45/t
Norfolk 80/65/.01 64/58/t 73/44/t
Oklahoma City 76/37/.00 57/32/pc 57/36/s
Omaha 51/24/.00 43/26/pc 41/27/c
Orlando 86/65/.00 87/66/pc 87/60/t
Phoenix 68/46/.00 68/43/pc 75/49/s
Pittsburgh 57/39/.00 65/44/t 51/28/pc
Portland, Ore. 45/32/.21 46/39/sh 52/40/sh
St. Louis 66/37/.00 63/35/sh 47/32/pc
Salt Lake City 36/25/.00 35/27/sf 45/33/c
San Antonio 73/58/.00 84/48/s 66/38/s
San Diego 59/55/.00 69/51/s 75/52/s
San Francisco 53/45/.08 61/45/s 63/47/s
Seattle 40/34/.00 49/41/sh 53/44/sh
Tampa 80/68/.00 84/65/pc 85/59/t
Tucson 70/39/.00 66/39/s 72/44/s
Washington, DC 70/51/.05 58/52/c 65/41/t
City Yesterday Today Tomorrow City Yesterday Today Tomorrow
Amsterdam 52/45/.00 54/44/pc 55/44/c
Baghdad 64/53/.00 59/42/sh 56/38/pc
Beijing 41/25/.00 41/22/pc 40/24/c
Berlin 50/46/.00 47/30/s 48/32/pc
Buenos Aires 77/63/.00 81/64/s 85/68/s
Dublin 55/41/.00 53/45/c 52/39/sh
Frankfurt 50/41/.00 52/44/c 57/44/pc
Hong Kong 70/59/.00 71/67/c 72/67/c
Jerusalem 41/38/2.73 42/36/sh 46/39/sh
London 57/39/.00 54/43/sh 54/41/sh
Mexico City 81/48/.00 81/49/pc 80/48/s
Montreal 27/21/.00 31/30/c 40/29/sh
Moscow 27/21/.00 29/20/pc 28/18/pc
Paris 52/45/.00 58/40/c 62/44/pc
Rio de Janeiro 97/77/.00 94/74/s 89/73/t
Riyadh 79/59/.00 80/53/s 66/41/s
Rome 70/41/.00 68/45/s 65/45/s
San Juan 81/73/.19 83/72/pc 83/73/pc
Tokyo 52/39/.00 53/43/sh 50/38/pc
Warsaw 45/34/.00 41/29/rs 42/29/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
53/49
Reading
54/44
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
49/38
51/44
Harrisburg
55/46
Atlantic City
50/50
New York City
49/48
Syracuse
50/40
Pottsville
50/41
Albany
41/37
Binghamton
Towanda
50/43
52/42
State College
54/41
Poughkeepsie
44/39
75/42
51/32
35/18
68/39
36/22
70/49
60/47
47/30
38/25
49/41
49/48
54/34
75/60
85/74
81/54
81/69 38/29
31/17
58/52
Sun and Moon
Sunrise Sunset
Today 6:36a 5:56p
Tomorrow 6:34a 5:57p
Moonrise Moonset
Today 12:04p 2:27a
Tomorrow 1:03p 3:12a
Full Last New First
Mar. 8 Mar. 14 Mar. 22 Mar. 30
Over the past
three months,
known as mete-
orological winter,
the average tem-
perature was
34.0 degrees,
marking the
third warmest
winter on record
in our area. Our
March is expect-
ed to be warmer
than normal and
that would make
seven months in
a row being
above normal
with tempera-
ture. Southerly
winds tonight
will come with
more rain fol-
lowed by a west
wind tomorrow
and clearing.
Spring-like tem-
peratures on
Saturday will be
followed by a
cold wave lasting
into Tuesday. A
fine spell of
weather will
come later next
week with a sig-
nicant warming
trend.
- Tom Clark
NATIONAL FORECAST: A rapidly intensifying low pressure system will produce an outbreak of severe
thunderstorms from portions of the Ohio Valley into the Gulf states today. Strong tornadoes may
affect parts of this area. Meanwhile, a narrow stripe of heavy snow will accompany the colder portion
of this system from northeast Iowa into northern Michigan.
Recorded at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl Airport
Temperatures
Heating Degree Days*
Precipitation
TODAY
Cloudy, rain tonight
SATURDAY
Partly
sunny
55
43
MONDAY
Sun, a
urry
35
22
TUESDAY
Sunny
40
15
WEDNESDAY
Sunny
50
25
THURSDAY
Mostly
sunny,
warmer
55
35
SUNDAY
Cloudy,
colder
43
30
47
32