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THINGS
YOU NEED
TO KNOW
THIS WEEK
>> JUNE CLASSIC: Two of baseballs best teams meet up
this week when the Boston Red Sox visit Philadelphia for a
three-game date with the Phillies. The first game of this poten-
tial World Series preview is set for Tuesday and features a
doozie of a pitching matchup. Bostons Josh Becket and his
1.86 ERA will go arm to arm with Cliff Lee, whos working on a
streak of 24
1
3 scoreless innings. Hold on tight, baseball fans,
this is why they call it the Big Leagues.
>> MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE: Little girls have
their dollies and their rainbow unicorns, but little boys ... ahh,
little boys like big ol metal-fisted, carburetor-crunching, fight-
ing space robots. And Hollywood has been kind enough to
provide the 10-year-old boy in all of us with another Transfor-
mers movie so we can ohhh and ahhh at all the metallic may-
hem. Transformers: Dark of the Moon opens this Wednesday
at a theater near you. It promises to be big, loud, action-
packed, three dimensional and fun. And best of all, theres no
rainbow unicorns in it.
>> WING NUTS: If you believe the legend,
many moons ago, the owners at a
Buffalo, N.Y. bar came up with a
chicken and pepper sauce concoc-
tion and invented one of man-
kinds greatest accomplish-
ments: The chicken wing. And
to celebrate our deep-
friend little bastion of
tastiness, mankind has
come up with Internation-
al Chicken Wing Day. Its
this Friday, July 1. And
while there are no rules
for observing the occa-
sion, scarfing down a
dozen or so extra spicy
wings would seem to be a fitting tribute.
>> PAST IS PRESENT: Few historical sites in the U.S.
carry the significance that the Gettysburg Battlefield site does.
Thousands of Americans died on those fields and hills in
southern Pennsylvania, and a stronger nation was forged from
the carnage. And every year, on the anniversary of the three-
day battle, the site plays host to a re-enactment of the events
of 1863. History will be re-made this weekend in Gettysburg,
beginning on Friday and lasting until Sunday. The battle
re-enactment is obviously one of the highlights, but
other programs will shed light on what life and death
was like 148 years ago. Need more info: check out
www.gettysburgreenactment.com
>> SIS, BOOM, AHHHHHH: Fireworks
displays on the actual 4th of July may be
what you need to know NEXT week, but
many area communities will dabbling with
their pyrotechnics a little. There will be
sky-lighting, cloud-shattering shows
galore this weekend as well. If youd like
to know where, just keep your newspa-
per tuned to The Times Leader and
well let you know.
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NANTICOKE As the citys mayor, Joe
Dougherty might have upset some people, but
not to the point where they would beat him and
steal his car.
Thepart-timemayor was the
victim of a vicious attack Sat-
urday night near his house on
East Green Street that left him
with a broken nose, staples in
his head and bruises over his
body.
I dont think it was anybody
from town, to be completely
honest with you, he said Sun-
day.
Three white males in their
late teens or early 20s assault-
ed him and drove off with a
white, four-door 2011 Chevro-
let Cruze that has the number
192 inblackonthe drivers side
quarter panel. Police are inves-
tigating whether the carjack-
ing and robbery is connected
to the smash-and-dashburglar-
ies of stores in Hanover, New-
port and Union townships.
Dougherty, 44, a full-time, automotive paint
salesman for Colours Inc., said he was sitting in
the car provided by the company doing paper-
work around 11:15 p.m. and waiting for a friend
to come by so that they could go out. The head-
lights were on, the motor running and the interi-
Nanticoke
mayor is
attacked
Joe Dougherty is beaten Saturday in a
crime that might be linked to others.
By JERRY LYNOTT
jlynott@timesleader.com
See MAYOR, Page 12A
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thing you
know Im
drug out of
my car and
Im
thumped.
Joe Dougherty
Nanticoke mayor
The Wyoming Valley Levee will need periodic
enhancements to stay strong, andone is current-
ly under way.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has hired
Fullard Environmental Controls Inc., Ford City,
for $2 million to improve drainage and beef up
the support system in several spots of the levee,
said Luzerne County Flood Protection Author-
ity Executive Director Jim Brozena.
The need for touch-ups was expected, he said.
Initial portions of the raised levee were complet-
edin1999, andthe structure went throughmajor
floods in 2004, 2005 and 2006 when the Susque-
hanna River exceeded 28 feet, Brozena said.
Some portions of the levee are already 12
Work on valley
levee never ends
Reinforcements and drainage improvements
maintain protection, officials say.
By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES
jandes@timesleader.com
See LEVEE, Page 12A
WILKES-BARRE-- Parishioners
linedthewalls, filledeveryseat and
evenspilledout thedoors as St.
ThereseChurchonOldRiver Road
heldits final Mass
Sundayat noon.
Thechurchhas
beenaroundsince
1929, whenBishop
Thomas C. OReilly
establishedit. It currentlyhas rough-
ly1,200parishioners.
Monsignor Francis J. Callahan, the
current pastor, has beenwiththe
churchfor 24years.
Weall haveverymixedemotions
right now, Callahansaid. Youget
veryattachedtoyour parish, your
family. At thesametime, its exciting
St. Therese Church in Wilkes-Barre holds final Mass before
consolidation with St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception
DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER
Monsignor Francis J. Callahan speaks to the parishioners of St. Therese in Wilkes-Barre during the last
Mass at the church on Sunday afternoon. To his left is a statue of St. Therese.
New roots form
DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER
Pastor Emeritus Harry J. Lewis takes part in celebrating the last Mass
at St Therese in Wilkes Barre on Sunday afternoon.
By SARA POKORNY
sporkorny@timesleader.com
See THERESE, Page 12A
INSIDE: Final
Mass for St.
Francis Church,
see page 3A.
HARRISBURGState lawmakers re-
turned to the Pennsylvania Capitol on
Sunday for an unusual weekend session,
as Republicans who control the Legisla-
ture ground slowly toward enacting a
statebudget beforethenewfiscal year be-
gins Friday.
Lobbyists roamed the Capitol, as al-
ways occurs during the final days of bud-
get negotiations, but the only visible ac-
tion on the budget were votes on some
higher-educationfundingbills anda pub-
lic pushby House andSenate Democrats
for ataxor feeonMarcellus Shalenatural
gas extraction.
House Minority Leader Frank Dermo-
dy of Allegheny County said Democrats
wantabill thatwouldraisesignificantrev-
enue and include environmental safe-
guards.
We just cant vote for anything, Der-
mody said.
Meanwhile, in the Senate, Democrats
sought to link a Marcellus Shale tax with
their efforts to ease the expected budget
cuts for state-supporteduniversities.
Before we can go to cut anything, we
need to settle this issue with the natural
gas billionaires, Sen. Michael Stack, D-
Philadelphia, toldcolleaguesinafloorde-
bate.
Senate Appropriations Chairman
Work goes on before Pa. budget deadline
Spending plan bill failed to get a
vote in the Appropriations
Committee over the weekend.
By MARC LEVY and MARK SCOLFORO
Associated Press
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HARRISBURG One player
matched all five winning
numbers drawn in Sundays
Pennsylvania Cash 5 game
will win a jackpot worth
$225,000.
Lottery officials said 61
players matched four num-
bers and won $255.50 each;
2,217 players matched three
numbers and won $11.50
each; and 27,227players
matched two numbers and
won $1 each.
None of the tickets sold
for the Powerball game
Saturday evening matched
all six numbers drawn, which
were:
18-36-39-41-57
Powerball: 12
Power Play: 4
Players matching all five
numbers and the Powerball
would have won or shared
the $63 million jackpot. The
prize goes to an estimated
$76 million for Wednesday.
Tickets that match the
first five numbers, but miss
the Powerball, win
$200,000 each, and there
were two of those. They
were sold in: New Jersey(1)
and Texas(1).
LOTTERY
MIDDAY DRAWING
DAILY NUMBER 2-4-8
BIG 4 8-9-3-3
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WILKES-BARRE - City po-
lice reported the following:
A resident of Carlisle Street
on Saturday said that a Ninten-
do Wii unit and a money bag
containing $100 were taken in a
burglary.
A woman Saturday said
that she left a purse on a table in
a building on South Washing-
ton, returned later and was
unable to locate it.
A Coal Street resident Sat-
urday said a 40-inch Sony televi-
sion was taken from his apart-
ment.
Jesse Rivera was charged
with obstruction of adminis-
tration of law on Thursday after
he allegedly tried to stop police
from arresting another person
on Hazle Avenue.
John Love said Sunday that
his apartment on North Sher-
man Street was burglarized. A
lock box and change jar were
taken and the overall loss was
approximately $130, he said.
Felicia Beasley of West-
moreland, Tenn., was charged
with public drunkenness on
Public Square early Sunday
morning. Police said an officer
said he saw a woman with a
staggered gait, later identified
as Beasley, arguing with another
woman. The officer ordered
Beasley to stop, but she refused.
The officer said Beasley was
intoxicated and taken into cus-
tody, transported to police head-
quarters and held until she was
sober, police said.
James Green Jr. of Madison
Street was charged with harass-
ment Saturday night, police
said, after Denielle North of
East Shawnee Avenue, Ply-
mouth, said he punched her in
the face during an argument.
Anthony Dechant, 46, of
New Grove Street, said Sunday
that a TomTom GPS unit and
Kodak Easy Shot digital camera
were taken from his 2009 Chev-
rolet Silverado pickup while it
was parked overnight near his
residence. He said the doors
were not locked.
Ken Reese, 41, of Kent
Lane, said Sunday there was an
attempt to steal his CharBroil
gas grill from a deck at his resi-
dence. Reese said the grill cover
was taken off and the propane
tank was disconnected and
removed, but the unit was not
taken.
HANOVER TWP. -- Township
police reported the following:
Ronald Visneski, 21, of
Goeringer Avenue, and Dylan
Elston, 21, of Sharpe Street,
Kingston, face charges after
police responded to a reported
fight on Goeringer Avenue on
Saturday. The two men were
charged with public drunk-
enness and Elston faces addi-
tional charges of disorderly
conduct and providing false
identification to law enforce-
ment.
Two businesses were bur-
glarized early Sunday morning.
A front window was smashed to
gain entry to the Sunoco service
station on the Sans Souci Park-
way. A front window also was
broken to get inside Dons Deli
on West End Road.
Police are investigating a
two-vehicle crash on the Sans
Souci Parkway near the Hanov-
er Mall on Sunday. A woman
driver was taken to a local hos-
pital for facial injuries.
Andrea Dudeck, 27, of
Charles Street, Luzerne, faces a
drunken driving charge after her
vehicle struck a utility pole on
Luzerne Street on Saturday
night. Police said Dudeck de-
clined medical treatment on the
scene and admitted that she had
been drinking. She failed a field
sobriety test and was taken to
the Central Processing Center
in Wilkes-Barre for an alcohol
breath test, police said. Police
said the test indicated Dudeck
was over the legal limit.
Two drivers face citations
after a crash Saturday night at
the intersection of West End
Road and Plymouth Avenue.
Police said Kristen Toole, 19, of
Wilkes-Barre, was driving south
on the avenue and made a pro-
hibited left turn onto West End
Road. Ernest Dixon, 30, of
Wilkes-Barre, was traveling west
on West End Road and could
not avoid hitting Tooles car that
pulled out in front of him, police
said.
Tooles car traveled over a
curb, across a parking lot and
struck a fence owned by Grazia-
nos Greenhouse on West End
Road, police said.
Neither driver was injured
and both vehicles were towed
from the scene.
Toole faces a traffic citation
violation of making an improper
left turn and Dixon for driving
with a suspended license, police
said.
PLAINS TWP. Township
police reported the following:
Ann Foster of Wilkes-Barre
said Sunday that someone en-
tered her Chevrolet Venture
while it was parked at the Tubs
Nature Area along state Route
115, between 12:30 p.m. and 1:30
p.m. A black Garmin Nuvii GPS
unit and a beach bag with
clothes were taken.
Carolee Yeninas said the
drivers side window on her
2007 Mazda was smashed while
it was parked in front of her
residence on Maffett Street
between June 14 and Saturday.
Charges are pending
against Nissim Nigri, 19, of
Brooklyn, N.Y., for allegedly
trying to gain access to the
gaming floor of the Mohegan
Sun at Pocono Downs casino on
Saturday night. Township police
said Nigri tried to use a friends
identification.
Anthony Burko said the
dealer registration plate was
taken from a parked vehicle on
East Carey Street between
Wednesday and Sunday.
Daniel Kozar of Shaver-
town, Kingston Township, said
the exterior paint on his Jeep
Commander was damaged
while it was parked at the Mohe-
gan Sun at Pocono Downs casi-
no on Friday.
POLICE BLOTTER
MASS CELEBRATED AT NEWPARISH
FRED ADAMS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
A
colytes Richard and John Morris walk down the aisle during the procession at St.
Andre Bessette Parish, the former St. Stanislaus Church, on North Main Street in
Wilkes-Barre. The Mass celebrated the official birth of the new parish, which is the
merged church including the congregations of Holy Saviour Church in the East End, St.
Stanislaus Kostka in the North End and Sacred Heart Church, also in the North End. For
CLICKS, see page 1C.
PLAINS TWP. -- The Mohe-
gan Sun at Pocono Downs
ushered in its third summer of
concerts Sunday evening with a
sold-out show by 80s rocker
Eddie Money.
Strutting onto the stage in a
white suit and playing his har-
monica, the 62-year-old former
New York City police officer
delighted the large, enthusi-
astic crowd with his string of
late 1970s, early 1980s hits in a
17-song, one-hour-and-twenty-
minute performance.
Money kicked off the show
with No Control, the title
tune from his 1982 album, and
quickly followed with Wanna
Be a Rock and Roll Star from
his double-platinum self-titled
1977 debut.
The singer added a bit of
saxophone to the latter tune,
while his fine four-piece back-
ing band consisting of guitarist
Tommy Girvin, keyboardist
Chris Grove, bassist Lee Bever-
ly and drummer Glenn Sym-
monds showed off its fine
chops.
Third song Baby Hold On
Moneys first Top 40 hit from
1978 got the crowd on its feet
for the first time on Sunday,
and the band kept up the mo-
mentum with a strong version
of 1988s Walk on Water.
Money saved his most impas-
sioned vocals for his new song,
One More Soldier Coming
Home, which benefits the
Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund.
During the second half of the
show, Money sported one of
the T-shirts he is selling to raise
funds for the organization, and
the singer stuck around after
his performance to sign them
for his fans.
Other highlights of Moneys
show on Sunday included nice
renditions of 1986s I Wanna
Go Back, with Money playing
his best saxophone of the eve-
ning, Gimme Some Water
and Ill Get By, which show-
cased Girvins skill on the
acoustic guitar.
After a fine version of the
Smokey Robinson classic
Youve Really Got a Hold On
Me, which Money recorded for
his debut album, the singer
headed down the home stretch
with four of his biggest hits,
beginning with a strong Take
Me Home Tonight, as the
crowd and the Money Man
himself ably filled in for Ronnie
Spector on the Be My Little
Baby hook.
Money and his band capped
the set proper with crowd fa-
vorites Think Im In Love and
Two Tickets To Paradise then
returned to the stage and
launched into a raucous rendi-
tion of Shakin.
Thanks for remembering
the Money Man, the singer
told the crowd at the end of the
evening. You and I, we go way
back. Can you believe we have
been doing this since the 70s?
Local band Lemongelli was
on stage as the large crowd
made its way to its seats. The
official attendance figure for
Sunday was not available at
press time, but officials said it
was sold out, as did the singer
himself.
Money will next appear Fri-
day at Summerfest in Char-
lottetown, Prince Edward Is-
land, Canada. The next concert
at Pocono Downs is country
singer Sara Evans on July 10.
Money registers with Downs crowd
Singer delighted enthusiastic
gathering with his string of
late 1970s, early 1980s hits.
R E V I E W
By BRAD PATTON
For The Times Leader
AMANDA HRYCYNA/ FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Eddie Money performs Sunday night at The Mohegan Sun at
Pocono Downs in Wilkes-Barre.
WILKES-BARRE A man
was struck by a car near the in-
tersection of South River and
West Northampton streets
around 10:15 p.m., and police
were questioning the driver of
the car at press time.
The pedestrian was taken by
ambulance to Geisinger Wyom-
ing Valley Medical Center in
Plains Township with severe
head injuries, said a fire depart-
ment official on the scene. The
victims name and condition
were not available.
The cars windshield was
smashed on the drivers side,
and two shoes and a plastic bag
were in the roadway near the
car.
Police closed a section of
South River Street to recon-
struct the accident.
Pedestrian hit by car in Wilkes-Barre
Times Leader Staff
LOS ANGELES Pixar Ani-
mation remains undefeated at
the box-office races.
The Disney units animated se-
quel Cars 2 cruised to a No. 1
finish with a $68 million opening
weekend, according to studio es-
timates Sunday. That makes 12
wins in a row for Pixar since the
companys first feature film,
1995s Toy Story.
It couldnt be any better than
that. What an unbelievable track
record these guys have, said
Chuck Viane, head of distribu-
tion for Disney.
Cars 2 added $42.9 million in
18 overseas markets, giving it a
worldwide total of $110.9 million.
Domestically, Cars 2 nearly
matched the $68.1 million debut
of Disney-Pixars Up two years
ago, though it was well belowthe
companys record of $110.3 mil-
lion for last years Toy Story 3.
The original Cars had a $60.1
million debut in 2006, but factor-
ing in todays higher admission
prices, it sold more tickets than
Cars 2.
Premiering in second-place
was Cameron Diazs classroom
comedy Bad Teacher with $31
million. The Sony Pictures re-
lease added $12.9 million over-
seas in about 10 countries.
The previous weekends No. 1
flick, RyanReynolds GreenLan-
tern, fell to third-place with
$18.4 million. That was off a
steep 65 percent from its reve-
nues over opening weekend, rais-
ing the domestic total for the
Warner Bros. superhero tale to
$89.3 million.
Both new wide releases came
in ahead of industry projections,
which had pegged Cars 2 at an
opening of around $60 million
and Bad Teacher at about $25
million.
Cars 2 features Owen Wilson
and Larry the Cable Guy repris-
ing their voice roles for race car
Lightning McQueen and tow
truckMater as the twoare caught
up in a spy adventure during an
international racing tour.
The movie overcame unusual-
ly harsh reviews for Pixar, whose
films include such critical dar-
lings as Ratatouille, Finding
Nemo, The Incredibles and
WALL-E.
Disneys Viane said audiences
gave Cars 2 top grades in exit
surveys, a sign that the movie
should have a long life at theaters
like previous Pixar flicks.
Im always concerned when it
comes to dollars and cents. What
does the paying public think?
Viane said.
With global settings that in-
clude Japan, Italy, France and
Great Britain, Cars 2 also has
strong prospects as it continues
to roll out overseas.
The international haul for
Cars 2 included $9.3 million in
Russia, $8.1 million in Mexico
and $7.6 million in Brazil.
AP PHOTO
Lightning McQueen, voiced by Owen Wilson, foreground left, Ma-
ter, Larry the Cable Guy, center, and Finn McMissile, Michael
Caine, right, are shown in a scene from"Cars 2."
Cars 2 revs up the
box office for Pixar
Animation studio can boast 12
wins in a row since it debuted
Toy Story in 1995.
By DAVID GERMAIN
AP Movie Writer
C M Y K
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BUTLER TWP.
Crash kills motorcyclist
A
White Haven man died from
injuries suffered when his motor-
cycle collided with a car pulling out
of the entrance to Beech Mountain
Lakes along state Route 309 Sunday
afternoon.
Michael J. Nagy, 56, was pro-
nounced dead at St. Lukes Hospital
in Bethlehem where he was flown by
helicopter, said Cpl. William Feissner
of the Butler Township police depart-
ment.
Nagy was not wearing a helmet,
said Feissner.
The driver of the car, Judith Shapi-
ro, 75, of Four Seasons Drive, Drums
was treated at Hazleton General
Hospital and released for minor
injuries, said Feissner.
Shapiro was making a left turn
from Edgerock Drive onto the high-
way around 12:20 p.m., Feissner said.
She waited for oncoming traffic and
then pulled out in front of the motor-
cycle that was northbound on the
highway, Feissner said.
The crash is under investigation.
WILKES-BARRE
Riccardi trial continues
Testimony will continue this
morning before a jury of 10 women
and five men in the
capital murder case
of Elvis Riccardi,
33, of Wilkes-Barre.
Prosecutors rest-
ed their case Friday
morning in the
trial. Defense at-
torneys also began
calling witnesses on
Friday, including one-time co-defend-
ant Michael Simonson, who has
since pleaded guilty to second-de-
gree murder and has been sentenced
to life in prison.
The pair were charged in the 2009
killing of Donald Skiff of Plymouth.
PLYMOUTH
Shawnee group to meet
The Shawnee Cemetery Preserva-
tion Association will meet Friday at
6 p.m. at the Plymouth Historical
Society, 115 Gaylord Ave.
All those interested in the historic
cemetery are encouraged to attend-
ed, according to a release from the
group.
For more information, contact
Steve Kondrad at 570-779-5205.
SCRANTON
Church sets activities
Steamtown Church hosts this
years weeklong Faith in Action ou-
treach today through Friday.
According to an emailed release
from the church, it will simultane-
ously take on five days worth of
service projects throughout Scran-
ton.
This years Faith In Action projects
include the Ronald McDonald House
for project work and meal prepara-
tion; the Scranton Rescue Mission
for general fix-ups; the Bangor
Heights Apartments in North Scran-
ton leading a Vacation Bible School
for children and teens; at the COLTS
bus top on Wyoming Avenue near
the Mall at Steamtown for Free Cof-
fee Give-A-ways; at Nay Aug Park for
a general clean up; and on First Fri-
day at the corner of Spruce Street
and Wyoming Avenue providing
Display Art and Music based on
Freedom.
The weeklong Faith in Action
service project begins with special
guest Associate Youth Pastor Jordan
Patrick of Grace Bible Church from
Canton, Ohio, and his group of teen-
age volunteers. Steamtown Church is
committed to helping the local com-
munity.
For more information, correspond
to steamtown-
church.media@gmail.com.
WILKES-BARRE
Gun is stolen from car
Neil Splendido, 24, of Scarboro
Street, Exeter, said that a Kel Tec
P32 semi-automatic pistol, serial
number CGR22, was taken from his
vehicle while it was parked on Chil-
wick Street between 10 p.m. Friday
and 9 a.m. Saturday according to a
press release from Wilkes-Barre
police.
Compact discs and two bottles of
liquor were also taken from the vehi-
cle, said Splendido.
N E W S I N B R I E F
Riccardi
Luzerne County ranks near the bottom
of the list of all counties inthe state whenit
comes to residents living a long life.
AccordingtoanewstudybytheInstitute
for HealthMetrics andEvaluation(IHME)
at the Universityof Washington, the life ex-
pectancyfor amalelivinginLuzerneCoun-
ty was 73.3 years as of 2007. For a female, it
was 79.8 years.
Pennsylvania counties with the longest
life expectancies are Chester, where the av-
erage for men was nearly 78 years old, and
Pike, whereatypical womanlives tosee82.
The city of Philadelphia,
which is also a county unto
itself, has the lowest life ex-
pectancy inthe state for men
and women. Men there live
to be 69.2 years old on aver-
age, while a typical Philadel-
phia women lives to be 77.6.
Other than Philadelphia,
only Schuylkill County
scored worse than Luzerne
County for male life expectancy in Pennsyl-
vania, while Armstrong, Carbon and
Schuylkill counties all had lower life expec-
tancies for females.
Tops in the nation are Fairfax County,
Va., where men live to be 81.1 years old on
average, andCollier County, Fla., wherethe
averagewomantends tolivetobe86. Worst
is Holmes County, Miss., where the life ex-
pectancy is 65.9 years for men and 73.5
years for women.
U.S. behind other countries
The goodnews, accordingtothe study, is
that life expectancy for bothmenandwom-
en has increased in the United States over
the past 20 years by an average of 4.3 years
Longevity in county slips
Region ranks low in life expectancy figures in state
By STEVE MOCARSKY
smocarsky@timesleader.com
See LIFE, Page 10A
Find a link
to the study
at
www.times
leader.com
Two authors with a passion for
the coal mining history of North-
eastern Pennsylvania collaborated
on a newbook that delves into the
practices of the Pennsylvania Coal
Co., which employed up to 12,000
inits day.
BobWolensky, whocurrentlyre-
sides inWisconsin, andBill Hastie,
a resident of West Pittston, wrote
The Anthracite
Wars with a
new look at
mining that was
rough in the
early1900s.
The coal
mining compa-
ny and its sub-
sidiaries owned
15 collieries in
the Scranton,
Old Forge and
Pittston areas.
They were own-
edat onetimebytheErieRailroad,
which used them to gather up the
coal andput it ontrains toshipit to
market, accordingtoWolensky.
Wolensky said the Pennsylvania
Coal Co. used subcontractors to
dig for coal, a practice that ulti-
mately played a role in the Knox
Mine Disaster. Using subcontrac-
tors allowedthe company to break
theunionandpushimmigrantmin-
ers into unsafe work situations, all
for the pursuit of higher profits, he
said.
Wolensky authored two previ-
ousbooksontheKnoxMineDisas-
terandhasdoneextensiveresearch
andnumerous talks onthesubject.
The subcontractors were en-
forcersandpushers,hesaid. Work-
ers who did not comply with their
demands faced being beaten up,
firedorevenkilled, hesaid. In1928,
there were 26 murders in Pittston
alone, hesaid, all tiedtominingac-
tivity.
But the book really focuses on
how the immigrants eventually
stooduptothe miningcompanies.
Even though many were immi-
grants recruited overseas, they
knew the tactics being used in
Northeastern Pennsylvania were
not tobe tolerated, he said.
HepointedtotheItalianandSici-
lian groups as being the most vi-
ciously opposed. They were very
determined, leading a 30-year pro-
test tocleanupthe miningpractic-
es of the Pennsylvania Coal Co., he
said.
What both men want to impart
to the readers is an understanding
of how truly tough working in the
mines could be for the people of
Book
looks at
mining
practices
Local authors uncover the
rough procedures of
Pennsylvania Coal Co.
By RALPH NARDONE
Times Leader Correspondent
See COAL, Page 10A
"It wasnt
as bad as
China, but
it was
pretty
damn
close."
Bob Wolensky
Co-author
WILKES-BARRE -- Kings College is
hosting 15 local Latino high school stu-
dents at the 5th Annual Summer Enrich-
ment Program through the colleges
McGowan Hispanic Outreach Program.
The three-week program runs through
July 8 and features instruction in forensic
biology, reading, writing and literacy, the-
ater and leadership.
The students live here oncampus from
Sunday to Friday each week, said Pro-
gram Coordinator Brother George
Schmitz. It gives them a feel for what its
like to actually live on a college campus.
Schmitz said the program is in its fifth
year and a number of Summer Enrich-
ment graduates actually help to mentor
the current group of attendees.
Were proud to say that nine of the 10
students fromour first class are attending
or have completed college, said Schmitz.
In fact, a number of themreceived schol-
arships to attend Kings.
The McGowan Grant program is open
to Latino students in the Wilkes-Barre/
Scrantonareawhohavesolidacademic re-
cords and are the first in their family to at-
tend college.
The Latino community is such a vital
part of this area, Schmits added. The
McGowanGrant provides a unique oppor-
tunity for Hispanic students in our area.
Kings reaches out to Latinos with program
The three-week program runs through
July 8, features varied instruction.
By STEVEN FONDO
Times Leader Correspondent
CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER
Monica Diaz, 17, of Wilkes-Barre, and Siomara Amigon, 16, of Plains Township, ex-
amine a skull as they take part in a summer enrichment class at Kings on Friday.
See LATINO, Page 10A
WILKES-BARRE -- Debi DeStefano, or-
ganist at St. Francis of Assisi Lithuanian
Roman Catholic Church in Wilkes-Barre,
flitted about the choir loft, passing out
music sheets and giving directions.
On the outside she was calm and orga-
nized, but the constant motion is all she
could do to keep herself from getting up-
set.
Im trying not to cry, the near 30-year
parishmember said. I knowthat if I start,
its going to be hard to stop.
On Sunday, St. Francis of Assisi held its
final Mass. The church formed in 1913.
In 1992 the current pastor, the Rev. Jo-
seph Kearney, took over. It was at that
time that St. Francis was combined with
St. John the Baptist and Blessed Sacra-
ment churches under his pastorate.
It was under Kearney, who had a love of
animals, that anannual blessingof theani-
mals was held at the church on the week-
end closest to St. Francis feast day. The
churchs final animal blessing ceremony
was Saturday.
Kearney has passed many a milestone
at the church.
I celebrated both my 30th and 40th an-
niversary of ordinance here, he said dur-
ing the homily. I became a part of your
lives, and you became a part of mine. You,
the church, you the people, its you that
DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER
Bob Spagnola and Josephine Loomis lock the doors of St. Francis of Assisi Church in the Miners Mills section of Wilkes-Barre
on Sunday afternoon after the last Mass.
Marking memories
St. Francis Church holds final Mass
By SARA POKORNY
spokorny@timesleader.com
See ST. FRANCIS, Page 10A
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NEW YORK Michael Kacer
had been trying to put together a
trip with his nephew, Isaiah, for a
while, and something always
came up.
It turned out to be worth the
wait.
Kacer, a veteran who lost his
left armin a 2008 rocket attack in
Afghanistan, is enjoying the spot-
light after his terrific catch of a
foul ball at Yankee Stadium on
Fridaynight attractednational at-
tention.
Just like a wild roller coaster
ride, he told The Associated
Press in a telephone interviewon
Saturday. Just a thrill.
Kacer, 29, of Scranton, was
watching the game with his 13-
year-old nephew when Yankees
outfielder Curtis Granderson
fouled one back and to the right
of the visitors dugout during the
first inning. The ball took a big
hop and headed toward Kacer,
who was sitting in the first row,
with a railing separating him
from a concrete concourse a few
feet below.
It was quite a stretch, he said.
I actually didnt think I caught it
until I brought it back and real-
ized the ball was in the hat.
Yup, Kacer brought it in and
immediately handed the ball
over to Isiah, a big Yankees fan
who was attending his first major
league game. Then he lapped in
the praise from the impressed
crowd.
It was amazing, said Isaiah
Kacer, whoalsolives inScranton.
I figured they would cheer but I
didnt think they would get as
loud as they did for him.
It was only the beginning.
Video of the great grab quickly
showeduponthe web, andESPN
showed it on SportsCenter dur-
ingits topplays segment a sur-
real experience that left Kacer al-
most speechless as he watched
with his glowing nephew.
I was like Dude, this is unbe-
lievable, said Kacer, a Pitts-
burgh Pirates fan.
Kacer was part of a team of
woundedveterans intownto par-
ticipate in the ninth annual
Achilles Hope & Possibility 5
Mile Race through Central Park.
The race featured about 5,000
able-bodiedanddisabledrunners
fromall over the world and is the
signature event for Achilles Inter-
national, a nonprofit focused on
athletic opportunities for people
with disabilities.
The Yankees game was part of
a weekend of events for the veter-
ans, who are rehabbing at Walter
Reed Medical Center and rode a
bus to New York on Friday. The
group visited ground zero and
the Statue of LibertyonSaturday.
Kacer and his teammates were
recognized on the field before
New Yorks 4-2 loss to Colorado
on Friday night, receiving a loud
ovation from the Bronx crowd of
46,028. Yankees outfielder Nick
Swisher and manager Joe Girardi
alsocame out tothe moundtoex-
tend their best wishes.
Really great guys, saidKacer,
who had his picture taken with
Swisher and Girardi.
Isiah Kacer found a spot in the
lower level to grab some photos
from the stands while his uncle
was the on the field, and the two
decided to stay in the prime seats
until the ticketholders showed
up.
That smart move put them in
the right place for Grandersons
foul popup.
I thought I was going to catch
the ball or go over the railing,
said Kacer, who was in the Na-
tional Guard for 11years. One of
those two things was going to
happen. Fortunately, I caught the
ball.
Video of the great grab by Michael Kacer quickly showed up on the Web
Scranton vet catches Yankee ball
The Associated Press
PHOTO FROM MLB.TV
Michael Kacer, a veteran from Scranton, became a celebrity when
he caught a ball at a Yankees game over the weekend.
STRATFORD, Conn Op-
erators of a Connecticut mu-
seum devoted to trash say it
might have to close if they
cant raise $100,000 in dona-
tions or other funding within
the next week.
The 16-year-old Garbage
Museum in Stratford had al-
most 31,000 visitors and pro-
gram participants last year to
learn about recycling, view its
massive dinosaur built of trash
and visit other exhibits.
The museums operator, the
Connecticut Resources Recov-
ery Authority, said it only has
about $60,000 of the approxi-
mately $300,000 needed to
keep it open for another year.
A spokesman for CRRA says
funding for the Garbage Mu-
seum plummeted when sever-
al municipalities pulled out of
a committee that sent recy-
cling materials to the regional
facility.
Trash museum is running out of cash
The Associated Press
PITTSBURGHThe number
of children injured in the states
767 licensed residential pro-
grams is decreasing, but hun-
dreds of children were still hurt
in such facilities since 2005, a
newspaper found.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
reviewed 361 reports which de-
tail at 264 injuries to children
from January 2005 through De-
cember 2010 at residential facili-
ties that house abusedor neglect-
ed children, as well as those
placed by courts for delinquency
and other issues.
The injuries included 21 frac-
turedor brokenbones and18cuts
that required stitches and, ac-
cording to the newspaper, most
were caused by staff who re-
strained the children for misbe-
havior or other reasons.
The Department of Public Wel-
fare began a program in 2006 to
reduce incidents inwhichstaff re-
strained children, in hopes of re-
ducing such injuries. The news-
paper said injuries reported to
the state declined 7 percent from
2008 to 2010 but saidthe num-
ber of juveniles in residential pro-
grams also decreased over the
same period.
Nobody goes out andwants to
hurt kids. I believe that in my
heart, Angela Logan, the welfare
departments policy director said
in a story published Sunday.
Licensed home injuries are on decrease for children in the state
The Associated Press
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N A T I O N & W O R L D
BAGHDAD
2 U.S. troops among dead
T
wo civilians were killed and 17
people, including nine police offi-
cers, were wounded when a suicide
bomber on a wheelchair blew himself
up inside a police station north Bagh-
dad early Sunday.
Also Sunday, two U.S. service mem-
bers were killed in northern Iraq, ac-
cording to a U.S. military statement.
No details of the deaths were provid-
ed.
The suicide attack targeted the po-
lice station of Tarmiyah, one of the
Sunni neighborhoods in north Bagh-
dad.
JERUSALEM
Israel warns journalists
Israel said Sunday that any foreign
journalist caught on board a Gaza-
bound flotilla could face deportation
and a 10-year ban from the country, in a
move that threatened to worsen the
nations already strained relationship
with the international media.
Journalists said they should be al-
lowed to cover a legitimate news story,
but Israel said the media would be
complicit in an illegal breach of its
naval blockade of a hostile territory
ruled by a terrorist group.
The announcement reflected Israeli
jitters about the international flotilla,
which comes just more than a year
after a similar mission ended with the
deaths of nine Turkish activists in
clashes with Israeli naval commandos
who intercepted them. Each side
blamed the other for the violence.
Israel is eager to avoid a repeat of
last years raid, which drew heavy in-
ternational condemnation and prompt-
ed Israel to ease its blockade on the
Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
NEW YORK
Boredom disbands hackers
A member of a publicity-seeking
hacker group that sabotaged websites
over the past two months and has
announced it is dissolving itself says
his group wasnt disbanding under
pressure from the FBI or enemy hack-
ers.
Were not quitting because were
afraid of law enforcement, the LulzSec
member said in a conversation with
The Associated Press over the Internet
voice program Skype. The press are
getting bored of us, and were getting
bored of us.
The groups hacking has included
attacks on law enforcement and releas-
es of private data. It said unexpectedly
on Saturday it was dissolving itself.
BEIRUT
Syrias critics will meet
Three months into Syrias bloody
political showdown, about 200 critics
of President Bashar Assads regime
prepared to convene in an unpreceden-
ted opposition gathering today in Da-
mascus, after another deadly weekend
for anti-government protesters.
Activists reported Sunday that Syr-
ian forces opened fire when funerals for
slain demonstrators in a Damascus
suburb turned into protests on Sat-
urday. Two people were killed, said
Rami Abdul-Rahman, the London-
based director of the Syrian Observ-
atory for Human Rights.
The meeting among opposition
figures and intellectuals, the first such
inside Syria during the current upheav-
al, is meant to discuss strategies for a
peaceful transition to democracy, said
Louay Hussein, a prominent dissident.
I N B R I E F
AP PHOTO
Putting a little spring into their step
Pedestrians walk Saturday on the
newly opened Slinky Springs to Fame
bridge over the Rhine-Herne channel
in Oberhausen, western Germany.
MINOT, N.D. The Souris
River begana slowretreat from
Minot on Sunday with no fur-
ther flood damage in the city,
but officials warned danger
would remain for several days
until the highest water passed.
Were still at full alert until
the water starts going down,
said Shannon Bauer, a spokes-
woman for the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers. Its still a
war.
The citys levees were rein-
forced with plastic sheeting to
help them withstand the sus-
tained exposure to high water.
Forecasts called for the Souris
to fall nearly 2 feet by Wednes-
day.
Meanwhile, a berm holding
the flooded Missouri River
back from a Nebraska nuclear
power station collapsed early
Sunday, but federal regulators
said they were monitoring the
situation and there was no dan-
ger.
The Fort Calhoun Nuclear
Station shut down in early
April for refueling, and there is
no water inside the plant, the
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Com-
mission said. Also, the river is
not expected to rise higher
than the level the plant was de-
signed to handle. NRC spokes-
man Victor Dricks said the
plant remains safe.
More than 4,000 homes and
hundredsof businessesflooded
when the Souris flowed over
levees Friday. Bauer said crews
had dealt only with isolated
problems since then, including
a leakydike that was reinforced
Saturday night.
About a fourth of Minots
40,000 residents were evacuat-
ed early last week in anticipa-
tion of flooding. Smaller cities
along the Souris also warned
residents to leave.
FEMA and the federal Small
Business Administration have
loan and grant programs for
some businesses and individu-
als.
Another potential source of
aidis theNorthDakotaLegisla-
ture, which is likely to consider
flood-relief measures during a
special sessionthis fall, andthe
state-owned Bank of North Da-
kota, which already has a low-
interest disaster relief loan pro-
gram to help businesses, farm-
ers and ranchers.
The state has a $386 million
rainy day fund and $136 mil-
lion in school aid reserves that
could be used for disaster relief
if lawmakers agree.
River levels begin retreat
Despite no further flood
damage in Minot, N.D.,
danger remains.
By JOHN FLESHER
and DALE WETZEL
Associated Press
AP PHOTO
A part of the Monument to Labor statue juts out of the
rising waters of the Missouri River in Omaha, Neb., Sunday.
WASHINGTON In promis-
inga U.S. military pullout fromAf-
ghanistan will begin in July, Presi-
dent Barack Obama is permitting
his commanders to decide critical
details, including the number of
troops to depart first and whether
any of those will be combat forces,
administration
and military of-
ficials said Sun-
day.
Providing
that leeway is
important to
Army Gen. Da-
vid Petraeus,
the top U.S.
commander in
Afghanistan. It
allows him to
pace this years phase of the with-
drawal in a way that preserves
combat power through the end of
the traditional fighting season in
October or November.
Obama said in a national ad-
dress Wednesday that he was or-
dering 10,000 troops home by
years end; as many as 23,000
more are to leave by September
2012.
The 33,000 total is the number
that Obama sent as reinforce-
mentsinDecember 2009aspart of
an effort to reverse the Talibans
momentumandhastenaneventu-
al political settlement of the con-
flict. The U.S. and its allies plan a
full combat withdrawal by the end
of 2014.
Starting next month, we will
be able to remove 10,000 of our
troops from Afghanistan by the
end of this year, Obama told the
nation last week.
He didnot sayhowmanywould
leave in July.
In congressional testimony
Thursday, neither Petraeus nor
Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chair-
man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
provided details on what the July
pullout would look like.
Petraeus, whoisleavinghispost
this summer, said he was return-
ing to Kabul to work out details of
how he will fulfill the order to re-
duce by 10,000 by years end and
by an additional 23,000 next year.
There currently are about
100,000 U.S. troops in Afghanis-
tan.
Mullen indicated Obama was
giving commanders wide latitude
to shape the withdrawal, so long
as they meet the presidents broad
timelines.
Obamas troop withdrawal plan
was criticizedSundaybythechair-
man of the House Intelligence
Committee, Rep. Mike Rogers, R-
Mich.
Unfortunately I think this was
more written by the political shop
than by the Pentagon, Rogers
said on CNNs State of the
Union.
Obama
allowing
Afghan
leeway
President is letting
commanders decide critical
details in U.S. military pullout.
By ROBERT BURNS
AP National Security Writer
There cur-
rently are
about
100,000
U.S. troops
in Afghan-
istan.
STOCKHOLM At the
Egalia preschool, staff avoid
using words like him or her
and address the 33 kids as
friends rather than girls and
boys.
From the color and place-
ment of toys to the choice of
books, every detail has been
carefully planned to make sure
the children dont fall into gen-
der stereotypes.
Society expects girls to be
girlie, nice and pretty, and boys
to be manly, rough and outgo-
ing, said Jenny Johnsson, a 31-
year-old teacher. Egalia gives
thema fantastic opportunity to
be whoever they want to be.
The taxpayer-funded pre-
school which opened last year
in the liberal Sodermalm dis-
trict of Stockholmfor kids aged
1to 6 is among the most radical
examples of Swedens efforts to
engineer equality between the
sexes from childhood onward.
Breaking down gender roles
is a core mission in the national
curriculum for preschools, un-
derpinned by the theory that
even in highly egalitarian-
minded Sweden, society gives
boys an unfair edge.
To even things out, many
preschools have hired gender
pedagogues to help staff iden-
tify language and behavior that
risk reinforcing stereotypes.
Some parents worry things
have gone too far. An obsession
with obliterating gender roles,
they say, could make the chil-
dren confused and ill-prepared
to face the world outside kin-
dergarten.
Different gender roles arent
problematic as long as they are
equally valued, says Tanja
Bergkvist, a 37-year-old blog-
ger and a leading voice against
what she calls gender mad-
ness in Sweden.
Those bent on shattering
gender roles say theres a hie-
rarchy where everything that
boys do is given higher value,
but I wonder who decides that
it has higher value, she says.
Why is there higher value in
playing with cars?
At Egalia nearly all the books
deal with homosexual couples,
single parents or adopted chil-
dren. There are no Snow
White, Cinderella or other
tales seen as cementing stereo-
types.
Sweden preschool shuns references to boys, girls
Breaking down sexual
barriers is a mission in the
national curriculum.
By JENNY SOFFEL
Associated Press
AP PHOTO
Children play in the garden of "Egalia," a preschool aiming at
gender stereotypes, in Stockholm, Sweden.
NEW YORK One of the worlds ol-
dest and largest gay pride parades turned
into a carnival-like celebration of same-
sex marriage Sunday as hundreds of
thousands of revelers rejoiced at New
Yorks new law giving gay couples the
same marital rights as everyone else.
This year, the revelry went beyond
floats, music and dancing. It included
wedding plans.
Weve been waiting to get married in
Central Park for years, and now we got
here just in time for history to be made,
said Bryce Croft of Kettering, Ohio, who
attended the parade with her partner,
Stephanie Croft.
The two women are not yet legally
married although they share the same
name, and they are planning to move to
New York and get married. They were in
a restaurant when they learned that the
same-sex marriage bill had passed.
We cried over dinner, right into the
mozzarella sticks, Stephanie Croft said.
Throngs of cheering supporters greet-
ed Gov. Andrew Cuomo as he led off the
parade two days after signing the historic
bill that made NewYork the sixthstate to
extend full marriage rights to gay cou-
ples.
New York has sent a message to the
nation, Cuomo said before the march
down Fifth Avenue. It is time for mar-
riage equality.
Revelers hoisted signs that said
Thank you, Gov. Cuomo and Promise
kept.
Parade organizers said a half-million
people participated.
Cuomo marched with his girlfriend,
Food Network personality Sandra Lee,
New York City Mayor Michael Bloom-
berg and openly gay elected officials in-
cluding New York City Council Speaker
Christine Quinn.
You couldnt hear yourself think, it
was so loud, Quinn said at the end of the
parade route.
The crowd, standing a dozen people
deep behind police barricades, whooped
and screamed as hundreds of motorcy-
cles roared down the avenue.
The law signed by Cuomo takes effect
in 30 days. It was passed amid opposition
from influential religious groups in the
state.
Attendees rejoice in passage of historic N.Y. same-sex marriage bill
AP PHOTO
Paola Perez, left, and her partner, Linda Collazo, march Sunday in the annual gay pride parade in Greenwich Village in New
York.
All bliss at NYCs pride parade
By VERENA DOBNIK
Associated Press
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HILLIARD, Ohio Carla Gil-
kerson, a 54-year-old school bus
driver, sits at a table with friends
at Abners diner onMainStreet in
this small Ohio town. Shes never
been to New York City and
doesnt know a soul who died on
Sept. 11 but talk of the terror
attacks a decade agoimmediately
moves her to tears.
Step outside of Abners and
there, across the roadat Mainand
Center streets, is one of the large-
st Sept. 11 memorials outside the
attack sites; a granite monument
etched with all the victims
names, surrounded by four giant
pieces of World Trade Center
steel.
Gilkerson often walks and
bikes past the memorial, stop-
ping to run her finger over the
names. I feel like I knew them,
she said. And that I can keep
their memory alive.
A decade of public mourning
for the nearly 3,000 people killed
in the nations worst terror attack
hasnt abated; in fact, it thrives in
this country, from the steel me-
morial parks to the fake Statue of
Liberty outside a Las Vegas casi-
no to a tiny chapel by ground ze-
ro. The attacks have spawned a
ritual of extravagant public
mourning that hasnt waned;
even Americans who didnt lose a
loved one on Sept. 11 are still
grieving as if they had.
Gilkerson says it best: I think
well always mourn our losses
from that day.
Experts in grief say the out-
sized sorrow for our losses is
Americans way of processing the
most devastating public event of
their lifetimes, which they need
to do before they can begin to let
go. This, says Michael Katov-
ich, a Texas sociology professor
who teaches on death and dying,
is aprocess of solidifyingour me-
mories.
Theyre still grieving in Hill-
iard, a suburb of the state capital
of Columbus, and an eight hours
drive from New York City. None
of its 28,000 residents died on
Sept. 11, yet the people who live
in the newsubdivisions and work
in the small brick buildings that
line the downtown still mourned.
Mayor Don Schonhardt was one
of the mourners, and he went to
NewYork to ask authorities there
for trade center steel for the citys
memorial.
We felt it was important to be
a community in middle America
that would say to the U.S. and the
world, that wedoremember what
happened that day, Schonhardt
said.
The memorial fills a city block
in the center of town with its two
pieces of rusted track from the
subway that ran underneath the
World Trade Center, and two oth-
er large hunks of twisted metal
from the towers themselves.
Las Vegas has a permanent me-
morial at the fake Statue of Liber-
ty outside the New York, New
York-Hotel Casino. Theres a ro-
tating exhibit of items that were
left at the casino in the days after
theattacks. Recently, about adoz-
en fire department and police T-
shirts from around the U.S. were
on display in the shadow boxes,
which are lighted at night. The
hundreds of other items are ar-
chived and stored at the Universi-
tyof NevadaLas Vegas. Inacityof
excess and fantasy, the memorial
which is across the street from
the MGM Grand casino and its
golden Lion statue and from Ex-
calibur, a medieval-themed gam-
bling hall is a sober reminder
of reality, and visitors stop and
peer into the shadowboxes while
walking from one casino to the
next.
The small western Pennsylva-
nia town of Shanksville is tou-
ched like no other by the attacks;
its believed to have been an at-
tack site by accident, but one
whose residents had little con-
nection to the 40 people who per-
ished aboard the hijacked jetliner
that crashed at more than 500
mph into the lush, green land-
scape.
A $60 million memorial is be-
ing built in the field. Inside a tem-
porary visitor center, people
write messages on slips of paper.
A message signed by Cathy on
June 18 reads, Almost ten years
and I still can keep back the tears
when I visit any of the three me-
morials or watch a TV show
about 9/11. So truly, we never for-
get.
Psychologists andso-
ciologists who study
grief and public mourn-
ing say that most of us
at least for those
who didnt lose a loved
oneintheattacks are
still processing the
pain, which will dwin-
dle with each succes-
sive generation.
Its part of our de-
fense mechanism to
distance ourselves, said Katov-
ich, aprofessor at Texas Christian
University.
Carla Ross, an expert on grief
and forgiveness from Raleigh,
N.C., said many Americans are
still actively mourning 9/11.
Theres two things that make
it really complicated for people,
said Ross, a communication pro-
fessor at Meredith College. Peo-
ple dont know who to forgive.
They dont knowhowto let it go.
And instead of grieving and let-
ting go, were blaming a whole
culture of people. People are real-
ly struggling with that.
Gilkerson and her friends dont
want to stop. They say if we do,
well forget what happened and
the sacrifices made by first re-
sponders andsoldiers whofought
in the wars the attacks
wrought.
Brad Fetty, a 34-year-
old firefighter-in-train-
ing and a bus driver
with Gilkerson, said
that his citys memorial
conjures up complicat-
ed emotions and ques-
tions about that day.
While looking at the
twisted and rusted
steel beams, he said he
wonders, What am I
lookingat? Was there blood, were
there tears, actually on this piece
of metal?
Ross thinks that societies that
have experienced large tragedies
never really stop grieving, but
that the mourning becomes soft-
er, less edgy.
Usually when people get to
the end of the grieving process,
they start making sense of things,
how its impacted their lives for
the positive, she said.
Karl Glessner is a 60-year-old
volunteer ambassador at the
Flight 93 memorial in Shanks-
ville. He spends entire days at the
public viewing area that over-
looks the field where the 40 peo-
ple aboard the plane died, and ex-
plains what hesawandheardthat
day. Glessner stands at the view-
ing area when its raining and
when its sweltering, telling peo-
ple how he felt the ground shake
from the planes impact and saw
the smoke cloud from the crash.
He still sometimes chokes up
when talking about the day. Talk-
ing to hundreds of people a day at
the somber viewing area has
made him a better person, he
said. This is basically the best
thing I do, he added.
Schonhardt said he pushed to
build the Hilliard memorial after
talking about Sept. 11 at local
schools, andrealizingsome of the
second-graders werent evenborn
when the attacks happened.
It was designed to help chil-
dren of our community under-
stand what happened, he said.
This park helps us put the whole
thing in perspective. When you
losethat muchinnocence, its pro-
found. I think this is one we dont
want to forget.
Country still mourns 9/11 tragedy after decade
Even Americans who didnt
lose a loved one on Sept. 11
are still grieving.
By TAMARA LUSH
Associated Press
AP FILE PHOTO
Flags frame the crash site of United Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2010, at the temporary Flight 93 memorial
in Shanksville.
AP PHOTO
Victor, left, and Ben Ortega, brothers from El Paso, Texas, walk
along the Sept. 11 memorial in Las Vegas.
I feel like I
knew them.
And that I
can keep
their memo-
ry alive.
Carla Gilkerson
Ohio resident
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24, 2011. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he
was a son of the late Fabian and
Frances Brown Lauer and lived in
Kingston most of his life. He is sur-
vived by his brother, Wesley, and
his wife, Lolli Lauer of PalmBeach
Gardens, Fla., and several nieces
and nephews.
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BETTY M. IVANS, 92, of Plains
Township, died Saturday, June 25,
2011, at Manor Care, Sunbury.
Funeral arrangements are
pending fromthe Yeosock Funeral
Home, 40S. MainSt., Plains Town-
ship.
WILLIAM J. POEPPERLING,
100, of Franklin Township, died
Sunday, June 26, 2011, in the
Meadows Nursing and Rehabilita-
tion Center, Dallas
Arrangements are pending
from the Metcalfe and Shaver Fu-
neral Home Inc., 504 Wyoming
Ave., Wyoming.
ALFONSO J.F. AL ROSSI, 70,
Bear Creek, died Saturday, June
25, 2011 in Wilkes-Barre General
Hospital following a long illness.
Alfonso was a son of William and
Rose Ritza Rossi. He was preceded
in death by son, Joseph R. Rossi,
and sister, Rose Ann McGowan.
Surviving are his wife, Dr. Patricia
V. Rossi; sons, Alfonso F. Rossi Jr.
and David R. Rossi; brother, Wil-
liamRossi; sisters, Frances Colum-
bus, Jo Jean Gilligan and Mary An-
gela Rossi; step-mother, Rose Baiz
Rossi, two grandchildren, several
nieces and nephews.
A funeral Mass will be at 10
a.m. Tuesday, at St. Elizabeths
Church, Route 115, Bear Creek
Township. Interment will be in St.
Marys Cemetery, Hanover Town-
ship. Family will receive friends
from 9:30 a.m. to service time
Tuesday at St. Elizabeths Church.
Memorial donations may be made
to St. Elizabeths Church.
JASON WEISKERGER, 41, of
Wilkes-Barre, died unexpectedly
Sunday, June 26, 2011, at the Geis-
inger Wyoming Valley Medical
Center.
Funeral arrangements are
pending fromthe Gubbiotti Funer-
al Home, 1030 Wyoming Ave., Exe-
ter.
C
arol Ann Pryor Frail, 75, a life-
long resident of Wilkes-Barre,
passed away Saturday, June 25,
2011, in the presence of her loving
family and the dedicated staff of
Heritage House and Hospice Care
of the VNA.
Born December 20, 1935 in
Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter of
the late HermanandFlorence Bank-
er Pryor.
Carol graduated from Meyers
High School in 1953 and, after a
brief modeling stint in New York,
married her high school sweetheart
in1954. They were blessedwithsev-
en children.
She loved being a stay-at-home
mom, but some might say she en-
joyed being a grandmother even
more with her nine wonderful
grandchildren and five great-grand-
children.
Carols other passions were quite
diverse and included making holi-
day wreaths, rescuing Siamese cats
and Labrador retrievers, wearing
lipstick, pretty earrings, organizing
class reunions, playing Pinochle,
winning big on slot machines,
watching horse racing, and tending
to her many house plants.
If Carol was not at home, she was
often shopping at the downtown
farmers market, Boscovs, or Wash-
ington Square Apartments rum-
mage sales.
In addition to her parents, she
was preceded in death by her hus-
band, Robert A. Frail, on April 28,
1989; son Robert A. Frail Jr. on July
7, 1989; infant daughter Carol; and
brother Clark Pryor.
Carol is survived by daughter-in-
law, Jane, and her children, Steve;
Mary Jo and her husband, Mike
Hromchak; Jeff and his wife, Berna-
dette; Charlene and her husband,
JimMcGeever; and Michael; grand-
children, Bob, Katie, Kelly, Nicole,
Kerri, Jeffrey and Meghan Frail; Mi-
chael and Matthew Hromchak;
great-grandchildren, Ethan, Jayla,
Riley, Chase and Alivia; and brother
Laing Batchler.
Celebration of Carols Life will
be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday at
McLaughlins, 142 South Washing-
ton St. in Wilkes-Barre. Visitation
will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on
Wednesday at McLaughlins.
Memorial donations are pre-
ferred and may be made to SPCA,
524 East Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA
18702-6911, or Hospice Care of the
VNA, 486 Northampton St., Ed-
wardsville, PA 18704-4599. Perma-
nent messages and memories can
be shared with Carols family at
www.celebrateherlife.com.
Carol Ann Pryor Frail
June 25, 2011
B
ernard Z. Koterba, 95, formerly
of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on
Saturday, June 25, 2011, at Little
Flower Manor, Wilkes-Barre.
Born on February 24, 1916, in
Wilkes-Barre, he is a son of the late
Joseph and Catherine Wilpiszewski
Koterba.
Bernard was a graduate of GAR
Memorial High School and a U.S.
Army veteran who served during
World War II, in the European and
North African Theaters.
He was awarded the American
Defense Service Medal, the Good
Conduct Medal and the European
African Middle Eastern Service
Medal with three Bronze Stars.
Bernard was a self-employed
watchmaker, having learned the
trade fromhis father. He owned and
operated The Jewel Box in Wilkes-
Barre for more than 40 years.
He was a member of Holy Trinity
Church in Wilkes-Barre. Also, he
was a member of the American
Watchmakers Association, the
Gemological Institute of America,
the Veterans of Foreign Wars and
American Legion Post 132 in
Wilkes-Barre.
Married for 56 years, Bernard
was preceded in death by his wife,
Regina (Jean) Tunaitis in 2001and
by his brothers, Edward and Joseph
Koterba.
Surviving him are sons, Joseph
Koterba and his wife, Nancy, North
Eastham, Mass.; John Koterba and
his wife, Linda, Eastham, Mass.;
daughters, Kathleen Goobic and
her husband, Peter, Fairfax, Va.;
Christine Lodge and her husband,
John, Wilmington, Del.; grandchil-
dren, Jamie Koterba Clarke and her
husband, James; Jeff Koterba and
his wife, Julie; JonahGoobic andhis
wife, Jessica; Adam Goobic and his
fiance, Brooke; Timothy Goobic
and his wife, Mary Theresa; great-
grandchildren, James, Grace and
Audrey Clarke; Page, Jacob and
Nathan Koterba; sisters, Irene Bro-
zowski, Wilkes-Barre; Theresa Ur-
ban, Wilkes-Barre; Sister Juanita
(Genevieve) Koterba O.S.F., Penn-
sylvania; Sister Charlotte Marie Ko-
terba O.S.F., Michigan; Marian Ko-
viak, and her husband, Steve, Ten-
nessee; andseveral nieces andneph-
ews.
A Mass of Christian Burial
will be held at 9 a.m. on
Wednesday in the Chapel of Little
Flower Manor, 200 South Meade
St., Wilkes-Barre. Interment will be
in Holy Trinity Cemetery, Bear
Creek. Friends may call from 6 to 8
p.m. on Tuesday at the Nat and
Gawlas Funeral Home, 89 Park
Ave., Wilkes-Barre, and from 8 to 9
a.m. on Wednesday in the Chapel of
Little Flower Manor.
In lieu of flowers, memorial con-
tributions may be made to The
SPCA of Luzerne County, 524 East
Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA18702 or
to Little Flower Manor, 200 South
Meade St., Wilkes-Barre, PA18702.
Online condolences may be sent to
www.natandgawlasfuneralhome-
.com.
Bernard Z. Koterba
June 25, 2011
G
eorge J. Kostick, 89, of Jackson
Township, passed away Thurs-
day, June 23, 2011, in Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital.
He was born in Kingston, a son
of the late George and Magdalene
Schuldaski Kostick.
George was formerly employed
by Worthington Corporation in
Harrison, N.J., as a cost controller.
He was an U.S. Army veteran of
World War II, and was a life mem-
ber of the DAV Bellesville-Nutley
Chapter 22, and a member of
American Legion Post 395, King-
ston.
Georgewas anavidsoftball play-
er, and did many minstrel shows
with the Irish-American Club in
Kearny, N.J.
In addition to his parents, he
was precededindeathbyhis broth-
ers and sisters, Florence Puciloski,
Frank Kostick, Bernard Kostick,
Helen Maleski, Joseph Wallace,
Victoria Thomas, WilliamWallace,
Peter Wallace andVeronica MacIn-
tosh.
George is survived by his wife,
the former Helen Zigich; son, Ke-
vin Kostick, and his wife, Cynthia,
Wawatosa, Wis.; daughter, Ca-
mille; brother Raymond Kostick
and his wife, Peggy, Pringle.
The family wouldespecially like
to thank Professor James Siberski
of Misericordia University, Hazel
Ockenhouse and Homebound Ser-
vices nurses Ann, Diane and Chris
for their professional care and
kindness.
Funeral services will be
heldat10a.m. onWednesday
in the Kopicki Funeral Home, 263
Zerbey Ave., Kingston. Interment
will be in St. Marys Annunciation
Cemetery, Pringle. Friends may
call from6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at
the funeral home.
George J. Kostick
June 23, 2011
R
obert H. Kugler, 86, of Braden-
ton, Fla., passed away Sunday,
June 26, 2011, at the home of his
stepson in Trucksville.
Born in Scranton, he was a son of
the late Henry andAgnes Fitzgerald
Kugler.
Robert was a graduate of Scran-
tonHighSchool andThe University
of Scranton with a bachelor of sci-
ence degree in accounting finance.
He was a member of St. Thereses
Church, Shavertown, anda member
of the Holy Name Society.
Robert enlisted and served in the
U.S. Air Force during World War II.
He was employed by Bell Tele-
phone for 37 years, retiring in 1984.
Robert was an active member of
The Bell Telephone Pioneers.
He enjoyed volunteering with his
friends and co-workers for the Spe-
cial Olympics and helping children
with special needs. He was a Scout
Master with Boy Scout Troop 155,
and was a member of the Big Band
Society. Robert was also an avid gol-
fer.
Inadditiontohis parents, Robert,
was preceded in death by his first
wife, Marie Dougherty Kugler.
Surviving are his wife, Rita Wei-
gel Wisnieski Kugler; sons, Robert
T. Kugler, Shavertown; John H. Ku-
gler, Dallas; Kerry C. and his wife,
Inez Mullany-Kugler, Wyoming;
daughters, MaryFrantzandher hus-
band Gary, Dallas; Carol Hartranft
and her husband, Dennis, Catawis-
sa; step-children, Thomas and his
wife, Cheryl Wisnieski, Mississippi;
James Wisnieski, Trucksville;
grandchildren, Robert and Bruce
Kugler, Nicholas and Kristina Har-
tranft, Katie Kugler; great-grand-
children, Alicia, Brett, Alyson, Brad-
ly Kugler; andseveral nieces andne-
phews; step-grandchildren, Kelly
Ann Hall, Leigh Ann, Nicholas,
James Thomas and Paul Wisnieski;
step-great-grandchildren, Seth Wis-
nieski and Natalie Hall.
Funeral services will be held
at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday at
the Richard H. Disque Funeral
Home Inc., 672 Memorial Highway,
Dallas. A Mass of Christian Burial
will be held at 10 a.m. at St. There-
ses Church, 64 Davis St., Shaver-
town. Interment will be in Mt. Ol-
ivet Cemetery, Carverton. Friends
may call at the funeral home from 7
to 9 p.m. on Tuesday.
In lieu of flowers friends may
makeadonationinRoberts nameto
St. Thereses Church, 64 Davis St.,
Shavertown, or the American Can-
cer Society, 190 Welles St., Suite118
Kingston, PA18704.
Robert H. Kugler
June 26, 2011
C
arol L. Sickler, 64, of Eatonville,
passed away Friday, June 24,
2011, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley
Medical Center in Plains Township.
She is survived by her husband of
46 years John G. Sickler.
Carol was born in Binghamton,
N.Y., on March 18, 1947. She is a
daughter of the late Robert and
Louise Matthews Sutton.
She worked as a nurses aide at
the Carpenter Care Center in Tunk-
hannock and helped as a teachers
aide at the Pilgrim Holiness School
in Tunkhannock.
Carol was active in the Pilgrim
Holiness Church in Tunkhannock.
She is survived by her sons, John
and wife Loretta, of Syracuse, N.Y.;
Tim and wife Susanna, of Lacey-
ville; andStephen, of Tunkhannock;
grandchildren, Erica, Shane, Bran-
don, Monty, Jamilyn, Mara, Britta-
ny and Racquel brother, Robert Sut-
ton of Dallas, Texas.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. on Tuesday in the Pilgrim
Holiness Church in Tunkhannock
withPastor Joel Bye. Interment will
be in South Eaton Cemetery.
Friends and family may call at the
churchfrom10a.m. until the time of
service on Tuesday.
Those wishing may make memo-
rial contributions to the Endless
Mountains Christian Academy, 135
W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, PA
18657. For directions and online
condolences, please visit www.shel-
donkukuchkafuneralhome.com.
Carol L. Sickler
June 24, 2011
S
ally Ann Palmer, of Lake Winola,
passedaway onSunday, June 26,
2011, at Mercy Hospital, Scranton.
She was born Stephanie Eliza-
bethMatylewicz onJuly 27, 1937, in
Scranton. She was a daughter of the
late AdamR. and Helen Kazmierski
Matylewicz.
Sally was the second youngest of
nine children and was raised near
Lake Winola. She was educated at
Falls Overfield High School.
Sally loved the area and people of
the lake that she happily lived there
her whole life. Always an extremely
good writer, she was the Lake Wino-
la news correspondent for the
Wyoming County Press Examiner
for 29 years. She also worked as the
Overfield Township secretary for
eight years.
Although she suffered from vari-
ous health issues over the years,
ending her writing career among
other activities, her mind stayed
strong, and her upbeat personality
never wavered.
Sally was well taken care of in her
later years by her devoted children,
most especially by her son John and
daughter-in-lawSandra andalso her
caregiver, Marilyn Coolbaugh.
She was a lifelong and dedicated
member of St. Marys of the Lake
Catholic Church, Lake Winola. She
worked endless hours arranging
flowers for the church Masses, set-
tingupfor the annual rummage sale
and helping out at all the different
events until health issues prevented
her from doing so. She was also a
member of St. Marys Altar andRos-
ary Society.
Always a political enthusiast, Sal-
ly was also an active member of the
Wyoming County Democratic
Womens Society for many years.
Although she loved being home,
Sally had the opportunity to take a
cherished, once-in-a-lifetime trip to
Europe and traveled extensively
through Germany, France, Yugosla-
via, and visited her son Jerry, who
was stationed in Germany.
She also traveled to Florida with
her family and enjoyed trips, includ-
ing a cruise, with her sister and
brother-in-law Thelma and Phil
Shebby and loyal friends, Peg and
Norm Ball.
The most important things in life
to Sally were her family and friends,
of which there were many. She also
cherished her beloved dog Smokey,
who passed away this past January
and her cat Peaches.
She was preceded in death by her
beloved husband of 38 years, Jack
Palmer, who passed away in 2005;
brothers, Leonard, Carl, Bernie,
Adam and Jerry Matylewicz; and
sister, Eleanor Puza.
She is survived by son Gerald W.
Marish and his wife, Janet Schmidt,
Clarks Summit; son John P. Palmer
and his wife, Sandra, Lake Winola;
daughter Colleen Palmer Ell, and
her husband, David, Tunkhannock;
daughter Stephanie Palmer Jones
andher husband, David, Lake Wino-
la; brother Robert Matylewicz, Lake
Winola; sister Thelma Shebby, Lake
Winola; grandchildren, Morgan,
Molly and Carla Palmer, all of Lake
Winola, and Ryan and Jessica Ell of
Tunkhannock; and many nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services will be held at
10 a.m. on Wednesday with a Mass
of Christian Burial from St. Marys
of the Lake Church, Lake Winola.
Family and friends are requested to
go directly to the church. Interment
will be in Pieta Cemetery, Tunkhan-
nock. Friends may call from 5 to 8
p.m. on Tuesday at the Sheldon-Ku-
kuchka Funeral Home, 73 W. Tioga
St., Tunkhannock.
Memorial contributions can be
made to St. Marys of the Lake
Church, Lake Winola.
Sally Ann Palmer
June 26, 2011
BATOR Leo, Mass of Christian
Burial 9:30 a.m. today in St.
Ignatius Loyola Church, 339 N.
Maple Ave., Kingston. Relatives
and friends are asked to go
directly to the church.
BONAWITZ Evan, funeral 11 a.m.
Wednesday at the Church of
Christ Uniting, corner of Market
Street and Sprague Avenue,
Kingston. Friends may call 4 to 7
p.m. Tuesday at The Harold C.
Snowdon Funeral Home Inc., 140
N. Main St., Shavertown.
BUCHOWSKI Rita, funeral and
Panachida 9:15 a.m. today from
the John V. Morris Funeral Home,
625 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre.
Office of Christian Burial with
Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m. in St.
Marys Protection Byzantine
Catholic Church. .
CHICALLO Norman, military
funeral 10 a.m. Wednesday from
the Andrew Strish Funeral Home,
11 Wilson St., Larksville. Mass of
Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. in
All Saints Parish. Family and
friends may call 5 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday and 9 to 10 a.m. Wednes-
day.
CIANILLI Michael, funeral 10 a.m.
Wednesday at the Bernard J.
Piontek Funeral Home Inc., 204
Main St., Duryea. Friends may call
5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
COLLINS James, funeral 10:30
a.m., today in the main site of St.
Faustinas Parrish, formerly Holy
Trinity Church, Hanover Street,
Nanticoke.
DIVERONICA Nancy, friends call 7
to 9 p.m. today at the Curtis L.
Swanson Funeral Home Inc.,
corner of routes 29 and 118, Pikes
Creek.
DUNLAP Bertha, Mass of Chris-
tian Burial 10 a.m. today at St.
Robert Bellarmine Parrish, St.
Aloysius Church, Division Street,
Wilkes-Barre. Visitation 9 a.m.
until the time of service at the
Desiderio Funeral Home Inc., 679
Cary Ave., Hanover Township.
GELB Irwin, Shiva 2 to 4 p.m. and
7 to 9 p.m. today through Thurs-
day.
LIPPERINI Lena, funeral 9 a.m.
Tuesday from Anthony Recupero
Funeral Home, 406 Susquehanna
Ave., West Pittston. Mass of
Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St.
Roccos Church, Pittston. Friends
may call 5 to 8 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
LUSAITIS Mary, Mass of Christian
Burial 1 p.m. today in the Chapel
of Little Flower Manor, 200 S.
Meade St., Wilkes-Barre. Friends
may call noon to 1 p.m. today in
the Chapel at Little Flower Manor.
PINENO Thomas, funeral 9 a.m.
today from the Anthony Recup-
ero Funeral Home, 406 Susque-
hanna Ave., West Pittston. Mass
of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in
St. Anthony of Padua Church,
Exeter.
RITZ Angeline, celebration of life
8:30 a.m. today from McLaugh-
lins, 142 S. Washington St.,
Wilkes-Barre. Funeral Mass at
9:30 a.m. in the Church of St.
Nicholas.
ROOD Erma, funeral 11 a.m. today
from the Hugh B. Hughes & Son
Inc. Funeral Home, 1044 Wyoming
Ave., Forty Fort.
SAILUS Rose, funeral 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday from the Michael J.
Mikelski Funeral Home, 293 S.
River St., Plains Township. Mass
of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St.
Aloysius Church, 143 W. Division
St., Wilkes-Barre. Friends may call
8 a.m. until the times of service
Tuesday morning.
SERINO Frank, funeral 9 a.m.
today from the Peter J. Adonizio
Funeral Home, 802 Susquehanna
Ave., West Pittston. Mass of
Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in
Corpus Christi Parish, Immac-
ulate Conception Church, Lu-
zerne Avenue, West Pittston.
TROCHYMCZUK Lillian, services
10:30 a.m. July 16 at Sacred Heart
of Jesus Church, 215 Lackawanna
Ave., Dupont.
VARGO Paul, funeral 9:30 a.m.
today at the Kiesinger Funeral
Services Inc., 255 McAlpine St.,
Duryea. Mass of Divine Liturgy at
10 a.m. at St. Michaels Byzantine
Catholic Church, Pittston.
YURKO George Jr., funeral 10 a.m.
today from the Harold C. Snow-
don Funeral Home Inc., 140 N.
Main St., Shavertown.
FUNERALS
PHOENIX One of three ma-
jor wildfires burning in Arizona
was declaredfullycontainedSun-
day, a second was nearly out, and
a third was growing only in a rug-
ged area with only a handful of
residents.
Authorities saidthe Horseshoe
Twowildfire near Portal insouth-
eastern Arizona was completely
surrounded after burning more
than348square miles of the Chir-
icahua mountains in seven
weeks. All evacuation orders
have been lifted.
The huge blaze started May 8
and burned across one of the
states so-called sky island
mountain ranges, which rise
from the surrounding desert and
grasslands and arent connected
to other ranges. The fire essen-
tially burned the entire Chirica-
hua range, which is part of the
Coronado National Forest.
The forest supports a huge di-
versity of plants and animals and
is a world-renowned bird watch-
ing area. The blaze did only mini-
mal damage to the most well-
known birding area, Cave Creek
Canyon.
Its fairly mosaic in much of
the area, although when you look
at the map it appears the whole
Coronado forest burned, fire in-
formation officer Jack Conner
said. Some areas did burn pretty
intense, mainly in the bottoms of
the gulches. But it is mosaic. It is
a not a totally complete burn.
The fire destroyed nine homes
and 14 other buildings.
More than 400 firefighters
were doingmop-upworkSunday,
rehabilitating firebreaks and fix-
ing cattle guards, Conner said. At
one point, more than 1,500 fire-
fighters were battling the flames.
Asecondfire near the southern
Arizona city of Sierra Vista was
85 percent contained Sunday,
and officials said the blaze was
showing little activity as ground
crews and helicopters were work-
ing to put out the rest of the fire.
The Monument fire has burned
nearly 47 square miles and de-
stroyed 57 homes, a five-unit
apartment building and five busi-
nesses.
At one point nearly10,000 peo-
ple were evacuated from areas
southof the city, but the last were
allowed to return home Friday
night.
The 30,000-acre fire began
June 12 and is believed to be hu-
man-caused.
Meanwhile, the largest forest
fire in Arizona history continued
to slowly chew though parts of
the Apache-Sitgreaves National
Forest, although it was nearly 80
percent contained Sunday.
The 841-square-mile Wallow
fire was officially 77 percent con-
tained and growing slowing
along its southeast perimeter. It
tooforcednearly10,000peopleto
evacuate, but all but a handful are
now back in their homes.
There are still more than 2,300
firefighters working on the blaze,
which has burned 538,043 acres.
About 15,400 acres of the burned
area is in New Mexico.
The fire, which broke out May
29, destroyed 32 homes and four
rental cabins. Its believedtohave
been caused by a campfire, and
authorities say theyve identified
two people who may be respon-
sible. However, officials had not
named them as suspects or filed
any criminal charges.
Crews
contain 1
Arizona
wildfire
More than 400 firefighters
were doing mop-up and
rehabilitation work.
By BOB CHRISTIE
Associated Press
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BOSTON When James
Whitey Bulger ruledthe streets
of South Boston, the New En-
gland crime scene was a battle-
ground for a bloody turf war be-
tween the Italian Mafia and Irish
street crews.
But some observers say the or-
ganized crime landscape that
took shape during Bulgers 16
years on the lam ending with
his capture days ago in California
is a shell of its former self, hob-
blingalongwitholdmenindiap-
ers at the helm.
Its over, said Boston defense
attorney Joseph J. Balliro Sr.,
who represented crime figures
Vincent Jimmy the Bear Flem-
mi, an FBI informant believed to
have killed at least eight people,
and Henry Tameleo, the reputed
consigliere of the New England
Mafia.
Flemmi andTameleobothdied
in prison decades ago.
A string of prosecutions, gang
warfare and time have sent many
made men to prison or the grave.
The syndicates powerfully de-
picted in movies including The
Godfather and The Departed
have seemingly lost much of
their box office luster in real life.
And even the chase of mobsters
has been splintered by the terror-
ismfocus put onlawenforcement
by the Sept. 11 attacks.
They got their hands full with
terrorism, said former Bulger
associate John Red Shea.
These mob families have been
taken apart.
Bulger, 81, was captured
Wednesday inSanta Monica, Cal-
if., where he apparently had been
living for most of the time he was
a fugitive. Bulger, who appeared
Friday afternoon inside a heavily
guarded federal courthouse in
Bostontoanswer for his rolein19
murders, told a judge he could
pay for a lawyer if prosecutors
would give him back money
seized from him.
Carmen The Cheeseman Di-
Nunzio, the reputed former un-
derboss of the New England
mob, pleaded guilty to federal
bribery charges and is serving a
six-year federal prison sentence.
Another former boss, 83-year-old
Luigi Baby Shacks Manocchio,
is locked up awaiting trial on
charges he extorted thousands of
dollars from strip clubs in Provi-
dence, R.I. Manocchio, who has
denied the charges against him,
was among 120 suspected mob-
sters and associates arrested in
January.
Gennaro Jerry Angiulo, who
ran the rackets for the Patriarca
crime family in Boston from the
1960s to the early 1980s, died in
2009 at age 90. The site of Mar-
shall Motors in Somerville,
whichservedas the headquarters
for the Winter Hill Gang once led
by Bulger, is now a church.
They keep chasing old men in
diapers, said Rhode Island de-
fense attorney and former Drug
Enforcement Administration
agent Raymond Mansolillo, who
briefly represented Manocchio.
I think its a waste of taxpayer re-
sources.
The Italian crime operation La
Cosa Nostra, however, remains
the top organized crime threat in
New England, said FBI supervi-
sory senior resident agent Jeffrey
S. Sallet. TheRhodeIsland-based
Sallet heads up organized crime
investigations for the FBIs Bos-
ton division.
Because somebody is not a
youngmandoesnt meantheyare
not dangerous and cannot order
acts of violence, said Sallet, who
arrested Bonnano family crime
boss JosephMassinoinNewYork
in 2003. Massino, who later was
convictedof orchestratinga quar-
ter-centurys worth of murder,
racketeering and other crimes,
this year became the highest-
ranking NewYork Mafia member
ever to testify for the govern-
ment.
Sallet said law enforcement
put a dent in the mob at the same
time that sea changes in tradi-
tional Italian neighborhoods
such as the North End and East
Boston shrank the talent pool.
Thereareethnic organized-crime
groups with roots in Asia and Eu-
rasia that have set up in Boston,
Springfield and Lowell, but they
havent had the chance to get en-
trenched, Sallet said.
We gave (La Cosa Nostra) a
substantial head start before we
started putting themin jail, said
Sallet, noting that racketeering
laws were passed in the 1970s.
Theyve been in operation since
the 1930s.
Rhode Island state police Col.
Steven G. ODonnell said the
poor economy andthe tightening
of legitimate credit markets are
other reasons to keep the heat on
organized crime.
Especially in a bad economy,
they have dirty money working
for them. Theyput it onthestreet
at shylocking rates, said ODon-
nell, who infiltrated Irish orga-
nized-crime crews in Massachu-
setts and Rhode Island as an un-
dercover officer in the 1990s.
I dont think law enforcement
would close the books until its
eradicated, ODonnell said. It
will never be eradicated.
Some critics of law enforce-
ments mob obsession say the
public would be better served if
attention were paid to lucrative
drug operations, street violence
and emerging ethnic crime
groups.
I thinkthats a lot of bluster on
behalf of law enforcement to jus-
tify their budgets. The olddays of
so-called organized crime have
been dead for some time, said
Boston defense attorney Antho-
ny Cardinale, who represented
DiNunzio and Francis Cadillac
Frank Salemme, a former Pa-
triarca family boss believed to be
in the federal witness protection
program. Instead of going after
an old man for getting a couple
hundred dollars a week from a
strip club, they should be going
after true criminal behaviors like
drug cartels.
Shea, 45, says the mob faltered
inpart becauseits members grad-
ually gave up on their golden
rule: a code of silence.
Bulger, mob both showing their age
New Englands organized
crime scene not what it was
By LAURA CRIMALDI
Associated Press
AP PHOTO
This booking photograph, ob-
tained by WBUR 90.9 - NPR
Radio Boston, shows mob boss
James "Whitey" Bulger today.
AP PHOTO
This 1953 Boston police book-
ing photo shows James
"Whitey" Bulger after an ar-
rest.
ALLENTOWN Two unex-
pected gushers in Northeastern
Pennsylvania are helping to illus-
trate the enormous potential of
the Marcellus Shale natural gas
field.
Each of the Cabot Oil & Gas
Corp. wells in Susquehanna
County is capable of producing
30 million cubic feet per day
believed to be a record for the
Marcellus andenoughgas tosup-
ply nearly1,000 homes for a year.
The landowners attached to the
wells, wholeasedthewell access,
numbering fewer than 25, are
splitting hundreds of thousands
of dollars in monthly royalties.
There was definitely excite-
ment among the team that
planned out these wells and exe-
cuted their completion, said Ca-
bot spokesman George Stark.
Drilling companies knew the
Marcellus held a lot of gas. They
just hadto figure out a way to get
it out, and they say theyre get-
ting better at it all the time.
The result is that the Marcel-
lus, a rock formation beneath
Pennsylvania, New York, West
VirginiaandOhio, has turnedout
tobeanevenmoreprolificsource
of gas than anyone anticipated.
Energy firms are boosting their
production targets, not only be-
cause new wells are coming on
line but also because theyre ma-
naging to coax more gas from
each well.
Operators saytheyhaveagrea-
ter understanding of the compli-
cated geology of the Marcellus,
allowing them to land their drill
bits in the sweet spot of the for-
mation. Theyre drilling horizon-
tally at greater distances, giving
them access to more of the gas
locked within the rock. And
theyre tweaking howthey break
apart the shale.
Its like batting practice, said
Matt Pitzarella, spokesman for
Range Resources Corp. The
more you swing the bat, the bet-
ter you get.
Fort Worth, Texas-based
Rangehas boostedits estimateof
the amount of natural gas it will
ultimately be able to harvest
from its Marcellus Shale wells,
telling investors this month that
it plans to triple production to
600 million cubic feet per day by
the end of 2012.
Another major player, Chesa-
peake Energy Corp., has likewise
reported a dramatic increase in
expected well production. Early
on, the Oklahoma City-based
driller predicted that each well
would yield 3.5 billion cubic feet
of gas over its life span. That
amount has since doubled, to
more than 7 billion cubic feet,
and continues to go up.
Growing confidence in re-
serve quality is a major reason
why many of the largest, most-
successful, domesticandinterna-
tional energy companies are
heavily investing in the Marcel-
lus and other American shale
plays, said Jeff Fisher, Chesa-
peakes senior vice president of
production.
Indeed, major oil companies
like ChevronCorp., ExxonMobil
Corp. andRoyal DutchShell PLC
have placed multibillion-dollar
bets on the Marcellus, a 400-mil-
lion-year-old rock formation that
geologists say holds the nations
largest reservoir of natural gas
andperhapsthesecond-largest in
the world.
Fracking has raised environ-
mental concerns, andtheU.S. En-
vironmental Protection Agency
is studying its impact on ground-
water. The industry insists the
process is environmentally safe.
Gushers highlight
Pa. gas potential
Drilling companies say they
are improving on harvesting
gas from shale wells.
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM
Associated Press
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Ill carry with me in memory.
The ceremony began with a
reciting of the rosary, which
were supplied by the St. Michael
the Archangel Rosary Makers, a
group formed after the 9/11 ter-
rorist attacks that was to make
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Over the years, the group pro-
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for not only troops, but also oth-
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Judy Shovlin, 92, is the par-
ishs oldest member, and was on
hand to lock the doors after the
closing rites were given.
This is just a very sad occa-
sion, she said. I almost didnt
want to come, but how could I
not?
Her son, Harry, read the sec-
ond reading at the Mass.
Though this marked the final
Mass for the parish, the last regu-
larly scheduled Sunday Mass
took place on Sept. 20, 2009. Af-
terwards, the church was open
solely for special events, such as
weddings and funerals.
The congregation is now a
part of St. Benedicts in Wilkes-
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ST. FRANCIS
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for men and an average of 2.4
years for women.
The bad news is that the gains
in life expectancy in the United
States are falling significantly be-
hind other countries such as Ja-
pan and Canada.
IHME researchers, in collabo-
ration with researchers at Imperi-
al College London, found that be-
tween 2000 and 2007, more than
80 percent of U.S. counties fell in
standing compared to the aver-
age of the10nations withthe best
life expectancies in the world,
known as the international fron-
tier.
Whencomparedtothe interna-
tional frontier for life expectancy,
U.S. counties range frombeing16
calendar years ahead to more
than 50 behind for women. For
men, the range is from 15 calen-
dar years ahead to more than 50
calendar years behind. This
means that some U.S. counties
have a life expectancy today that
nations with the best health out-
comes had in 1957.
We are finally able to answer
the question of howthe U.S. fares
in comparison to its peers global-
ly, said Dr. Christopher Murray,
IHME director and one of the pa-
pers co-authors. Despite the fact
that theU.S. spends moreper cap-
ita than any other nation on
health, eight out of every10 coun-
ties are not keeping pace in terms
of health outcomes. Thats a stag-
gering statistic.
The researchers suggest that
the relatively low life expectan-
cies in the U.S. cannot be ex-
plained by the size of the nation,
racial diversity or economics. In-
stead, the authors point to high
rates of obesity, tobacco use and
other preventable risk factors for
an early death as the leading driv-
ers of the gap between the U.S.
and other nations.
More cancer-related deaths
Dr. Daniel Flynn, associate
dean for Research and Economic
Development at The Common-
wealth Medical College in Scran-
ton, saidhe has examineddata on
life expectancy in the region be-
cause NortheasternPennsylvania
has a very highpercentage of resi-
dents over the age of 65.
The average age of a person liv-
ing in the United States is 35.5
while the average Northeastern
Pennsylvanian is 41.3 years old,
he said.
Flynn also noted that North-
eastern Pennsylvania has a high-
er incidence of cancer-related
deaths thanPennsylvania andthe
United States.
Andcancers clearlyassociated
with smoking are much higher in
Northeastern Pennsylvania
esophageal, lung, bladder, oral
and others. Thats a behavioral
risk factor here, Flynn said.
Flynnalso saidthe incidence of
colon cancer is substantially
higher in Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania than the rest of the country.
This is a preventable disease if
people get regular screenings a
colonoscopy, Flynn said.
Economy could be factor
Access to health care and
health insurance and an individu-
als ability to pay for it or the
lack thereof could be a factor.
If life expectancy is linked to
per capita income, then you
might predict life expectancy
might be lower for the county,
Flynn said.
In Wilkes-Barre, the per capita
income is 62 percent of the U.S.
average, Flynnsaid, whichmeans
it could be considered econom-
ically distressed. Per capita in-
come in Scranton is 70 percent of
the U.S. average.
When people are living at or
below the poverty line, it could
limit their access to health care,
he said.
Flynn said it would make sense
for insurance companies to cover
regular health care screenings
with low-cost health insurance
policies. The cure rate for stage-
one cancer is 90percent while the
rate for stage-three cancer is less
than 50 percent. Its much easier
to treat stage-one cancer than
more advanced cases, but its also
harder to detect, he said.
LIFE
Continued from Page 3A
NortheasternPennsylvania, Wo-
lensky said. And, to educate
them on how the miners perse-
veredtobuildlocal communities
andculture.
It wasnt as badas China, but
it was pretty damn close, he
said.
Anyone interested in reading
the book will be able to get it in
this fall, Wolensky said. It is be-
ing published by the National
Canal Museum Press based in
Easton.
He promises readers the book
will break new ground, giving
details about some bad coal
mining practices that past resi-
dents of Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania sufferedthrough.
COAL
Continued from Page 3A
This is what happens when you
cheat on your wife. Its karma.
Donna Kocher
The 52-year-old Wilkes-Barre woman, her 48-year-old
husband and his 28-year-old girlfriend were arrested
late last week as part of an investigation into the sale
and manufacture of methamphetamine.
K
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S E RV I NG T HE P UB L I C T RUS T S I NC E 1 8 81
Editorial
ONCE UPON A time, the
favorite Republican insult
was tax-and-spend liberal.
I know they meant the
Democrat being ridiculed
loved to keep raising taxes
and spending money, but
semantically tax and spend is a statement
of obvious logic more than criticism. Its sort
of like saying cook and eat, or wash and
dry. By definition, the one pretty much is
supposed to follow the other.
The jokey alternative: Would you rather
your elected official tax and save?
The jokes on me. Apparently thats exact-
ly what Gov. Tom Corbett does want to do.
For that matter, its what the General
Assembly has done for years.
Citing a budget gap of around $4 billion,
Tom Corbett (Whose intellectual friends
get to call him T.C. sorry, I was a big Top
Cat fan as a kid) logically proposed an aus-
tere budget of $27.3 billion. He took a cleav-
er to spending, particularly education.
Fair enough. As Ive noted here previously,
for me its not how much he cut, its how he
divvied up the pain. His ed cuts are hurting
poorer districts (and students) most, while
Harrisburg lawmakers need not even wince
at their losses.
But since T.C. put that proposal on the
table, the economy got a tad rosier, and the
state has amassed a $540 million (and grow-
ing) surplus. The governor -- so far -- refuses
to use that money to soothe some of the
budget pain. Which begs the question: What
is he going to use it for?
As near as I can tell, hes taking our mon-
ey, and rather than spend it or give it back,
stuffing it into a Harrisburg mattress.
Correct me if Im wrong, but a fiscal con-
servative who takes your money and saves it
is still taking your money. When I balance
my checkbook, the dollars I paid in taxes are
absent regardless of whether a politician
spent it or stowed it.
The obvious thing to do with that surplus
is to ratchet back the cuts a bit. Let everybo-
dy get used to the new era of austerity. Use
the money to smooth the transition from
what school districts were getting to what
they can expect to get.
One alternative is to give it back to the
taxpayers. Send everybody a check, or
knock a few bucks off our income tax bills
next year. While youre at it, chip in that
roughly $200 million surplus the General
Assembly amassed by not spending all of its
annual operations budget.
Democracy Rising, an advocacy group
pushing for transparency in government,
estimated that the $200 million alone would
provide $60 to every Pennsylvania family of
four. Add the surplus of $540 million, and
were talking some serious cash for strug-
gling families.
A second alternative would be to use the
$540 million to pay down state debts.
My suspicion is that T.C. doesnt want to
discuss the surplus because it doesnt fit his
Were out of money narrative. Oops!
Found some!
Until he does propose a use, hes just a
tax and save conservative.
Spend or save, youre wallet doesnt
know the difference.
It does, however, know tax.
Spend or save, we still have to pay those pesky taxes
Mark Guydish can be reached at 829-7161 or via
email at mguydish@timesleader.com.
MARK GUYDISH
C O M M E N T A R Y
T
HEGLOBALcommu-
nitys attempts to re-
spond to the blood-
shed and repression
inSyria have beenundermined
by the over-stretched interpre-
tation and application of
the United Nations Security
Council resolution on Libya,
intended to protect civilians.
President Dmitry Medvedev
of Russia, for example, said
that a good resolution on Li-
bya had been turned into a
scrap of paper to cover up a
pointless military operation.I
wouldverymuchnot likeaSyr-
ian resolution to be pulled off
ina similar manner. Evidently
he believes that Russias ab-
stentioninMarchhas beentak-
enadvantageof; henceforth, he
wouldexercise Russias Securi-
ty Council veto to prevent sim-
ilar results.
The contrast between the
treatment of Libya and the
treatment of Syria is not easy
to account for. The simplest
explanation is that the Libyan
protests, and consequently the
repression, came earlier than
the comparable events in Sy-
ria. The West, in its flirtation
with regime change in Libya,
now feels overcommitted. An-
other reason may be that Syria
is to a considerable degree a
client-state of Iran, whereas
Colonel Gadhafi is more or less
a freelancer. And the stakes
may be higher with Syria, giv-
en its borders with Israel and
Lebanon. On the other hand,
Libya has a lot of desirable
light crude oil.
But the nations active in the
skies over Libya can still re-
verse their mission creep and
enforce a no-fly zone as origi-
nallyplanned. Inthat case, oth-
er countries might well be
more willing to participate in
putting concerted, coherent
pressure on the ruthless re-
gime in Damascus.
The Globe and Mail, Toronto
WORLD OPINION
Libya, Syria get different
international response
C
ERTAINLY NO coun-
try anywhere in the
Western world is ex-
posed to anything re-
motely resembling the threats
Israel faces be they of nuclear
attack from the ayatollahs of
Tehran or a rain of convention-
al rockets from Irans proxies,
Hezbollah in Lebanon and Ha-
mas in Gaza. Syria, too, pos-
sesses a terrifying weapons ar-
senal, and the current instabil-
ity in Damascus only height-
ens the potential threat.
Nonetheless, hardly any in-
ternational attention was paid
to the fact that Iran has just
demonstrated, yet again, that
it assiduously upgrades its
rocketry. The technology that
propels satellites into space
can be adapted and used for in-
tercontinental ballistic mis-
siles.
Still greater indifference
greeted the first glimpses of
the massive underground shel-
ter constructedto offer protec-
tion to thousands of Israelis in
a variety of doomsday scena-
rios -- nuclear, chemical and
conventional. ...
Were Israel surrounded by
sincere peace partners, of
course, no such dire maneu-
vers would be required.
This should be patently ob-
vious to all truly objective ob-
servers overseas. Were the
family of nations really as high-
minded as it professes to be, it
would direct its righteous in-
dignation against the undis-
guised menacing of a geo-
graphically tiny democracy
whose civilian population is
vulnerable like no other.
The JerusalemPost
Wheres the indignation?
I
NTERVENTIONS BY
both the Chancellor, Ge-
orge Osborne, and the
Mayor, Boris Johnson,
suggest a rising anger among
Tories about the prospect of
another Greek bailout. It goes
against the grain to allow gov-
ernments to throw good mon-
ey after bad and to protect
banks from the consequences
of their poor judgment.
As for Britain, our exposure
to Greek debt is actually fairly
modest: we hold just more
than 2.1 billion of Greek gov-
ernment debt and just over 9
billion to Greek banks and oth-
er institutions. But like it or
not, the financial markets are
interconnected; Britain is no
island when it comes to the
banking system....
Osborne is right to take a
tough line: successive Greek
governments are largely re-
sponsible for the mess the
countrys finances are in, and
the present ones must now
take the painful measures nec-
essary to restore its credit-wor-
thiness.
London Evening Standard
Getting tough with Greece
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MALLARD FILLMORE DOONESBURY: FLASHBACK
Reader thinks WBASD
needs long-range plan
I
have been questioned why I have put
forth considerable effort and personal
expense to assist the school district that
apparently does not want help, with the
exception of our tax dollars. I am con-
cerned about the quality of education and
facilities for our children and my grand-
children. I am a homeowner, retired and
tired of paying for the fraud and waste. A
hundred million dollar new central school
scares the heck out of me, and I am sure,
many other retired citizens and over-taxed
businesses. If this is what we need for our
children I will support it. But is there accu-
rate data available to identify the needs?
The Wilkes-Barre Area School District
has spent countless dollars studying the
condition of the schools. The problem is
the studies and the findings are fragment-
ed. We need to know student population
(growth/decline), curriculum needs, facil-
ity and equipment needs. Student pop-
ulation and curricular needs establish
facility requirements. An integral part of
the evaluation is scheduling, which can
impact the square footage needed. At the
estimated cost of $150 per square foot,
accuracy of facility needs is critical.
The possible closure of Meyers High
School may in fact be the best possible
solution. But it may be a SWAG, Scientific
Wild A-- Guess. Considering the district
might spend $100 million to renovate or
build district facilities, SWAG is not in the
best interest of the taxpayers or the stu-
dents. An in-house study will not hold the
credibility needed to pass a referendum of
this size. Take a look at the continual dete-
rioration of South Wilkes-Barre. There are
too many schools, churches, and busi-
nesses closings; add to that Meyers, and
we are destroying the neighborhood. It
may be important enough to the citizens
and health of the city to maintain the
school. As such, the decisions by the
school board must go beyond bricks and
mortar.
This school district is facing fiscal limita-
tions, aging facilities, declining enroll-
ments, low-achieving students and distrust
by the taxpayers. School districts have
utilized the task force approach to improve
image and it has worked. A task force is a
select group of community leaders. These
leaders have to be at least three years re-
moved from any direct involvement with
the district They are presented detailed
information relative to the district oper-
ations, and given the responsibility to
develop a district-wide, long-range master
plan. This plan should be presented to the
board for action.The missing long-range
plan is partially responsible for the $7
million spent on Meyers, which the district
is now studying for possible closure!
Under the present system, the school
board generates the plan and attempts to
sell it to the community. Considering the
events of the past four years and the econo-
my, this would be near impossible. Any
discussion on school closings that are not
emergencies is premature. It further shat-
ters the credibility of the board.
Utilizing the taskforce method, the
board receives a long range plan which it
then presents to the community. You then
have the citizens petitioning the board to
take action, not the board trying to sell the
community on its solutions. The citizens
task force functions as the core of the cam-
paign committee and plays a major role in
helping the board successfully pass the
bond issue.
Richard A. Holodick
Wilkes-Barre
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years old, Brozena said. Those
three high-water events were
great tests, and we conducted in-
spections and found some areas
that needed additional work.
Seepage berms are being built
on the portions of the levee near
the Wyoming Valley Airport in
Forty Fort, the Wyoming Valley
Sanitary Authority sewage treat-
ment plant in Hanover Township
and Flat Road in the Plymouth ar-
ea, Brozena said.
These berms are basically sta-
bilizing material placed at the
base of the levee, he said.
The levee wall has a clay core
that absorbs water like a sponge.
The ground beneath the levee
wall is a mix of sand and gravel,
andtheberms prevent water from
eroding the layer beneath the
clay.
You dont want an undertow
digging a tunnel underneath the
levee, Brozena said.
Additional trench drainage is
also being installed in Forty Fort
and around Kirby Park to prevent
water from pooling at the base of
the levee, he said.
You dont want a saturation
system which weakens the levee.
You want to keep a levee as dry as
possible, Brozena said.
Additional relief wells and pip-
ing are being installed near Third
AvenueinKingstontocontrol wa-
ter runoff around the levee, he
said.
Drainage improvements are al-
sounderwayaroundPierce Street
to redirect water, he said.
The work should be completed
by the end of the year, he said.
The 15-mile levee runs from
Exeter to Plymouth on the west
side and from the county cour-
thouse in Wilkes-Barre to Hanov-
er Township on the east.
Its designed to protect against
a flood comparable to Tropical
Storm Agnes in 1972, or a river
level of 41 feet, Brozena said.
Thefloodcontrol portionof the
levee was completed in 2005,
with recreational improvements
along the River Common wrap-
ping up in 2009, he said. The
whole package totaled roughly
$200 million, including rehabil-
itation of pumping stations, he
said.
The giant Toby Creek im-
pounding basin that prevents
Pringle and Kingston flooding
was also added to the levee sys-
tem. Thebasincollects water run-
off from the Back Mountain and
was enhanced last year, he said.
Everybody thinks we were
done with the levee project five
years ago. Work on the system
will be ongoing. Were constantly
vigilant, Brozena said.
LEVEE
Continued from Page 1A
Jennifer Learn-Andes, a Times
Leader staff writer, may be reached
at 831-7333.
tostart ona newpath.
Aparishislikeafamilyinmany,
manyways. Therootsareall sacra-
mental: baptisms, First Communi-
on, Confirmation, marriages, fu-
nerals.
The churchs former pastor, the
Rev. Harry Lewis, served from
1970to1987. Hewasalsoinattend-
anceat thecelebration. Hewill cel-
ebrate his 100th birthday in Sep-
tember.
Yet the oldest parishioner is
Rose Rossi, whois101. Per closing
rite tradition, Rossi locked the
doorsof thechurchafterriteswere
given on various areas of the
church, suchas the baptismal font
and altar, and everyone processed
out.
Callahan said Rossis first name
is symbolic tothe parish.
Its fitting that our oldest par-
ishioner is named Rose, because
St. Therese is known as the little
flower, and the little flower is the
rose.
At the closing of the Mass, the
congregation processed to St. Ma-
ry of the Immaculate Conception
Church on South Washington
Street in Wilkes-Barre, bringing
with them several items from St.
Therese, such as the banner from
the church, statue anda relic of St.
Therese, andall thenecessarysac-
ramentalandfinancialbooksofthe
parish.
The two parishes will combine
under anamethat alsoholds great
significance.
When there was a call to name
the new congregation, Callahan
said they would have liked to take
the name of Pope JohnPaul II, but
hehasonlybeenbeatified, not can-
onized, required of someone de-
clared a saint. The congregation,
though, received the next best op-
tion.
InMay1981, inthe Square of St.
Peters, there was anassassination
attempt on Pope John Pauls life.
Whatresultedwasapapacyinhigh
devotiontothe BlessedMother.
When they removed the bullet
andPopeJohnPaul hadrecovered,
he took the bullet to the statue of
Our Lady of Fatima and had it
placed in her crown, Callahan
said. He attributes his life to the
intervention of the Blessed Moth-
er.
Andso, thenewparishwill bear
the name of Our Lady of Fatima,
while the church itself still retains
themoniker of St. Maryof Immac-
ulate Conception.
THERESE
Continued from Page 1A
DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER
There was a large turnout Sunday for the final Mass at St. Therese Church in Wilkes-Barre. The
church has been around since 1929, when Bishop Thomas C. OReilly established it.
or dome light was on as well. He
saw three males pass by and he
didnt give them a second
thought.
Next thingyouknowImdrug
out of my car and Im thumped,
he said.
It was so quick. They pulled
me out of the car. My keys were
still in the ignition. I was listen-
ingtothe radio. I sawsomething.
It looked like a club.
Dougherty said his attackers
didnt say anything and they
didnt take his wallet.
He remembered calling Lu-
zerne County 911 and handing
his phone to his friend who had
arrived by then.
Nanticoke Police Detective
Capt. William Shultz corrected
Dougherty, saying the mayor did
call 911, but at one point lost
consciousness. The friend
picked up the phone, said Shultz.
Dougherty was taken to Geis-
inger Wyoming Valley Medical
Center in Plains Township,
where he was treated.
The mayor struggledtofindan
answer for the attack.
Ive lived in this neighbor-
hood all my life, he said, adding
he plans to stay put.
Shultz, however, offered an ex-
planation, calling it a crime of
opportunity.
Doughertydidnot knowhis at-
tackers and they might not have
known him, said Shultz.
The detective said a neighbor
reported seeing Dougherty sit-
ting inside the car with the head-
lights on.
He didnt think anything of
it, Shultz said of the neighbor.
The neighbor also recalled hear-
ing the car speed off.
The car was last seen traveling
north on South Chestnut Street.
A car matching that descrip-
tion was involved in a burglary
around1:30 a.m. at Sorbers Stop
& Go Country Side Quick Mark
gas station on Main Road in
Union Township, according to
state police at Shickshinny.
A glass door was smashed and
two white males went inside,
state police said. A third white
male waited outside the store.
Cigarettes, lottery tickets and an
empty cash register were taken,
state police state.
The three males drove away,
heading south on Main Road to-
wardHunlockTownshipandU.S.
Route 11, state police said.
Windows weresmashedinbur-
glaries at Dons Deli on West End
Roadandthe Sunoco Service sta-
tion on the Sans Souci Parkway,
Hanover Township police said.
There were no descriptions of
the suspects in either of those
break-ins.
Anyone with information
about the carjacking and robbery
is asked to contact Nanticoke po-
lice at 570-735-2200.
State police at Shickshinny
asked that anyone with informa-
tion about the break-in at Sor-
bers Stop & Go contact them at
570 542-4117.
MAYOR
Continued from Page 1A
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. A
school bus transporting children
to camp overturned on a rural
Pennsylvania interstate Sunday
afternoon, injuring about two
dozen people and closing the
northbound highway lanes for
hours.
Pennsylvania State Police said
the bus from Cumberland Valley
Christian School in Chambers-
burg collided with a passenger
vehicle on Interstate 81 at about
4:40 p.m. near Chambersburg.
All of the occupants of bothve-
hicles were taken to nearby hos-
pitals.
Summit Health spokeswoman
Jessica Walter said18 adults and
children from ages 9 to 12 were
taken to Chambersburg Hospi-
tal, and seven others were taken
to Waynesboro Hospital.
All of them were reported to
be in stable condition and there
were no life-threatening injuries,
Walter said.
Trooper Tom Pinkerton gave
slightly conflicting numbers of
victims, saying there were 16
children and six adults on the
bus, and a lone driver in the oth-
er vehicle, a Cadillac.
He described the injuries as
minor to moderate.
He said it was too soon to
know if charges would be filed.
However, preliminarily, the
driver of the Cadillac is the per-
son that contributed to this
crash, Pinkerton said.
He said the students had been
travelingtoMen-o-LanChristian
Camp in Quakertown, but the
Chambersburg Public Opinion,
citing a pastor associated with
the school, said their destination
was a church camp in Elizabeth-
town.
Pastor Mike Sanders of the
OpenDoor ChurchinChambers-
burg said injuries appeared to in-
clude some broken bones,
bumps and bruises.
School bus crash injures more than 2 dozen
Bus with camp children
collides with car on I-81 near
Chambersburg.
The Associated Press
AP PHOTO
A child is taken to an awaiting ambulance after school bus and automobile were involved in a crash
Sunday on Interstate 81 in Chambersburg.
HARRISBURG-- Gov. Corbett
played a game of give and take
throughout this years budget
negotiations and appears to be
walking away, for now, with
most of the big-ticket items on
his wish list: no new taxes,
sharply reined-in spending, and
no drama.
The $27.15 billion budget deal
struck late last week with the
legislature is on the fast track to
be approved before the deadline
Thursday, a feat not accom-
plished for the last eight years.
The compromise plan is about
3 percent less than this years
budget and would do what few
elected officials and interest
groups thought was politically
prudent or possible: It would
not raise a sin-
gle tax or even
impose a levy
on the extrac-
tion of natural
gas from the
Marcellus
Shale, which
was cham-
pioned by a growing number of
legislators, not to mention the
majority of Pennsylvania voters.
Though he had a lot of help
from Republicans who control
both legislative chambers, it is
not a bad start for a governor in
his first six months in office --
particularly one with little expe-
rience in the hard-core policy
and politics arena.
Sure, he had to make some
concessions, but if this sticks, Id
say hes had a pretty successful
spring, said political analyst
and pollster G. Terry Madonna.
It sends a message that he can
get it done.
To be sure, the budget agree-
ment comes at a cost. No new
revenue from higher taxes or
fees has translated into steep
cuts in most areas of state gov-
ernment.
And Corbett has had to com-
promise on that end.
In the budget he proposed in
March, the governor advocated
axing hundreds of millions of
dollars from public schools and
state-related universities, in-
cluding Temple and Lincoln.
Republicans who control the
legislature restored some of
those cuts. For instance, Corbett
had proposed slicing money for
the state-related universities
more than 50 percent. Now
those schools would get a19 per-
cent cut.
Corbett also had called for
chopping more than $1 billion,
or 10 percent, for public schools.
The budget deal would restore
about $265 million of that, al-
though the exact number was
kept tightly under wraps late
last week.
That is still a moving target,
Rep. Bill Adolph Jr., R-Dela-
ware, chairman of the Appropri-
ations Committee, said Friday
afternoon. We are trying to
help out the poorer school dis-
tricts at this point in time with
whatever available funds we
have.
Corbett is not likely to get at
least one major schools bill that
he pushed to get done with the
budget: the student tuition
voucher bill, on which he cam-
paigned.
There appears to be little ap-
petite in either chamber to rush
through voucher legislation in
the next four or five days.
And it is unclear whether Cor-
bett was able to restore some of
the cuts that House Republicans
wanted to make to the Depart-
ment of Public Welfare.
GOP leaders in the House
wanted to cut about $470 mil-
lion from the department.
But Corbett likely will get his
way on the question of whether
to tax natural-gas extraction,
beating back a strong push by
Senate President Joe Scarnati,
R-Jefferson, to impose a so-
called impact fee on Marcellus
Shale drillers.
Scarnati believed the impact
fee should be considered togeth-
er with the budget. Corbett did
not, saying he wanted to wait for
his Marcellus Shale Advisory
Committee to issue its report on
the matter.
The disagreement had the po-
tential to muddle budget nego-
tiations, but Scarnatis office sig-
naled Thursday that the issue
was on hold.
Going through a contentious
battle on the issue without all
parties working toward a final
product is not, in his opinion, a
worthwhile exercise, said Drew
Crompton, a top aid to Scarnati.
The General Assembly may
also hand Corbett another win.
Legislators are poised over the
next few days to pass a bill that
Corbett has said is necessary to
ensure that school districts do
not sharply increase taxes to off-
set the sting of dwindling state
aid.
Thomas J. Gentzel, the exec-
utive director of the Pennsylva-
nia School Boards Association,
called the move mischief.
To try to fast-track this legis-
lation without an adequate de-
bate is, at the very least, very
poor public policy, he said.
The bill would make changes
to Act 1, a 2006 law that says
school-district tax increases
above a state-set inflation rate
must be placed before voters for
approval. The act allows many
exceptions, so only a few dis-
tricts have had referendums.
The legislation would elimi-
nate some or all of those excep-
tions, giving voters a much grea-
ter say.
As Corbett put it in his March
budget address: "When youre
spending someone elses money,
its easier to say yes than no. . . .
If school boards cant say no,
maybe the taxpayers will."
This week is shaping up to be a good one for Gov. Corbett
Legislature poised to enact a
budget that gives Republican
most of what he wanted.
By ANGELA COULOUMBIS
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Corbett
Jake Corman, R-Centre, contend-
ed that the expected aid for Penn
State and other state-supported
universities was better than the
significant, devastating cut that
Gov. Tom Corbett had proposed
in March.
Republicans have not said yet
whether they plan to bring up a
Marcellus Shale revenue bill for a
vote before a study group, empa-
nelled by the governor, reports
back to him next month with its
recommendations.
In Sunday floor action, Repub-
licans in the House easily defeat-
ed Democratic amendments to a
bill, supportedbybusinessgroups
andopposedbytrial lawyers, toal-
ter civil lawsuit rules.
On Friday, Senate Republicans
hadexpecteda budget bill toget a
vote in the Appropriations Com-
mitteeonSunday, but that didnot
happen. It was rescheduledfor to-
day. Its just amatter of gettingall
the numbers correct ina 300-page
document that took a little longer
than we thought it would, said
DrewCrompton, chief counsel for
Senate President Pro Tempore
Joe Scarnati, R-Jefferson.
Rep. Joe Markosek of Alleghe-
ny County, the ranking Democrat
on the House Appropriations
Committee, saidhis staff was told
to be ready at a moments notice
once the majority party provides
the line-item breakdowns that
show where the money will be
spent.
Corbett andRepublicanleaders
said in recent days that they have
reachedanagreement for a$27.15
billionspendingplan, but manyof
the details remain under wraps,
and the mid-June timeframe for
budget enactment they had previ-
ously targeted has come and
gone.
Republican leaders of both
chambers said Sunday they re-
mained confident the budget
would be completed before Fri-
day.
BUDGET
Continued from Page 1A
C M Y K
SPORTS S E C T I O N B
THE TIMES LEADER MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2011
timesleader.com
His epic fight
with Thomas
Hearns was 30
years ago this
September,
which brings
back some
sweet memo-
ries for Sugar Ray Leonard.
Without question my most
defining moment, period, Leo-
nard said. That fight told me
there is a reservoir of strength
we all possess but very few can
activate. I activated that thing
and pulled it out. It was all heart
and determination.
Theres another upcoming
anniversary just as important to
Leonard. The anniversary of his
biggest fight ever.
Come July 4 he will have been
clean and sober for five years.
My way was drinking and
cocaine, which I did a lot, Leo-
nard said. Even a lot is not the
right word to describe how
much I consumed.
A lot would be $250,000 spent
on cocaine which Leonard
would refer to
as his med-
icine in one
year alone. A
lot would be
the nights
when one
triple Absolut
vodka and
cranberry juice
after another
would be con-
sumed until
the memory of
the evening
was erased
from his mind.
Its all de-
tailed in his
new autobiog-
raphy written
with Michael Arkush, a book as
candid as any youll ever read
from a former athlete. He even
tells of being sexually abused by
a coach while in the amateurs,
something that has haunted him
all his life and part of the reason
he turned to alcohol and drugs.
He did it to sell books, yes.
But it was also part therapy,
baring his soul to help with a
long and painful recovery.
Leonard does tell some good
tales of his big fights, particular-
ly his 1987 bout with Marvin
Hagler. But there are more sto-
ries of the relentless pursuit of
drugs, alcohol and women that
tore apart his family and nearly
ruined his life.
I couldnt do it halfway,
Leonard said. If I dont reveal
these things at some point its
going to catch up with me and
nail me. I knew all hell would
break loose because its contro-
versial, its crazy, its deep. But I
had to say it, had to get it off my
chest. Ive suppressed this for
over 30 years now.
To understand how torment-
ed Leonard was, its important
to remember him in his prime.
He was supposed to be the
next Muhammad Ali, a welter-
weight with fast hands and
smooth feet who shot to star-
dom after winning a gold medal
in the 1976 Olympics. In many
ways he tried to emulate Ali,
and his charismatic smile
brought him into Americas
living room selling 7-Up along-
side his equally charming son,
Ray Jr.
He brawled with the great
Roberto Duran and lost, only to
come back and beat him in the
infamous no mas fight. He
took on Hearns when nobody in
their right mind wanted to fight
the fearsome slugger, and he
came back to beat Hagler in a
fight he was never supposed to
win.
I found the Hagler stuff quite
intriguing, as Im sure Hagler
might, too, should he choose to
read a book written by a man he
OPINION
T I M D A H L B E R G
Tough times
came outside
of the ring
See TOUGH, Page 5B
"My way
was drink-
ing and
cocaine,
which I did
a lot. "
Sugar Ray
Leonard
NEW YORK At 36,
Christie Rampone is in a place
shed never imagined: leading
a talented U.S. national team
from the top end of the generation gap.
For me, its going out to team dinners
and seeing the big style difference be-
tween what Im wearing as a mom to
what the young kids are wearing these
days, said Rampone, who has two little
girls at home and is two years older than
any other player on the Americans
World Cup squad.
Just getting
into skinny
jeans and dif-
ferent styles
that theyre bringing
on. And the music is al-
ways interesting for me, since Im more
into the Disney, having-kids music. I try
to act like I know what song it is, and
Im like Who sings this?
More than 14 years after she made
her national team debut, Rampone is
the bridge between past and present
At 36,
Christie Ram-
pone is in a place
shed never
imagined: leading
a talented U.S.
national team
from the top end
of the gener-
ation gap.
WOMEN S WORL D CUP
Rampone is U.S. soccers link
between the past and present
UP NEXT
USA vs. N. Korea
11:45 p.m. Tuesday
ESPN/ESPN3.COM
By RACHEL COHEN
AP Sports Writer
See LINK, Page 7B
AP PHOTO
SINSHEIM, Germany On a great day
for womens soccer, it was a good day for
Europes teams.
The World Cup started Sunday with two
stadiums overflowing with goodwill, color
and the cheer of nearly 100,000 fans. There
were also four goals, including one stun-
ner.
Germany, the two-time defending cham-
pion, survived opening-game jitters to beat
Canada 2-1 in Berlin and showed that the
hosts will be the team to beat.
It is fantastic, said Germanys No. 1
Spirited crowds
usher in openers
See CUP, Page 7B
By RAF CASERT
AP Sports Writer
EXETER The first 18 holes in the final round of
Sundays championship flight were not enough to
determine a clear leader heading into the last nine
holes.
As it turns out, neither were the back nine or the
three playoff holes.
The foursome of Don Crossin, Bill Briggs, Joe
Mulhern and Len Coleman remained tied at 14-un-
der par in the 65th annual John A.
Allan Tournament better-ball
stroke play format at Fox Hill
Country Club. The third playoff
hole was completed, with both
Crossin-Briggs and Mulhern-Cole-
man making par on the 18th green.
Neither team was able to convert
on potential match-winning putts
and the match was called due to
darkness.
An 18-hole playoff will be at noon
this coming Sunday to determine the winner.
Crossin and Briggs were in a similar situation in
last years championship event, eventually losing to
Brian Corbett and Bob Gill on the third playoff
hole.
Needing to make a 4-foot putt to win the tourna-
ment on the third playoff hole, Crossins ball lipped
around the edge of the hole.
I wanted to make it badly, said Crossin, whose
team made seven birdies in the final round.
Crossin and Briggs were in a three-way tie head-
ing into the last nine holes of regulation at 10-under
203 with Mike Hirthler Jr. and Bill Burke, as well as
2010 PIAA state champion and Pittston Area senior
Brandon Matthews and Rick Laneski.
Hirthler Jr.-Burke finished 9-under par while
Matthews-Laneski finished at 12-under.
J O H N A . A L L E N T O U R N A M E N T
Not over just yet
BILL TARUTIS PHOTOS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Don Crossin hits his shot on the 11th fairway in the championship flight of the John A. Allan Tournament Sunday evening.
Tie forces an 18-hole playoff this Sunday
Bill Briggs hits the 11th green at Fox Hill Country Club in the championship
flight of the John Allan Tournament Sunday evening.
By RYAN KONOPKI
For The Times Leader
I wanted
to make it
badly.
Don Crossin
On a missed putt
that would have
won the
tournament
See ALLAN, Page 5B
DURHAM, N.C. Kei Igawa
was good enough to keep the
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees
in a tight game with the Durham
Bulls on Sunday afternoon.
The bullpen was not quite as
good.
The Bulls jumped on reliever
Andrew Brackman who played
his college ball
at nearby N.C.
State for five
runs in a third of
an inning to
start the sev-
enth, sparking
Durham to an
11-3 romp at
Durham Bulls
Athletic Park.
The win was
Durhams first
in three tries in
their current
four-game series
with the Yan-
kees.
The Yankees,
led by Terry Tif-
fees second homer in as many
nights and a double and a single
from Kevin Russo, outhit the
Bulls 10-8. But 10 walks turned
out to be the Yankees Achilles
heel.
Durham got a homer, a dou-
ble, a single and five RBI from
Felipe Lopez, while Jose Loba-
ton doubled twice for three RBI
and Brandon Guyer doubled and
singled for three RBI. Reliever
Dane De La Rosa (4-3) got the
win.
We let a close game get out of
hand, Yankee manager Dave
Miley said. When you walk 10
guys and hit two that can hap-
pen, especially against a club like
that. Kei did a good job. He bent
a little bit but didnt break, but
he walked six himself. Overall
six innings was what we were
looking for.
We had some opportunities
and didnt cash in. We saw Tiffee
a couple of years ago and had
seen him in years past. Its well-
documented what he can do. He
plays hard and were happy to
have him in the middle of the
lineup.
Igawa got a quality start in his
first Triple-A appearance since
April, going six innings and al-
lowing three runs on three hits
with six walks against three
strikeouts.
I didnt have much command,
but I tried to stick with it and it
turned out all right, Igawa said
through his interpreter. I walk-
ed a ton of guys, but the results
were good. Im working on my
two-seam and sinker a little bit
and got a few ground balls with
that. Im just hoping to stay at
I L B A S E B A L L
Bullpen
dooms
Yankees
Durham roughs up Yankees
reliever to turn close game
into a laugher.
By MIKE POTTER
For The Times Leader
11
BULLS
3
YANKEES
See YANKS, Page 5B
K
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S C O R E B O A R D
on staff. Registration forms are
available at The Ranchwagon and
Newells Fuel Mart. For more in-
formation, call 696-3748.
Plains Twp. Recreation Camps for
Basketball, Wrestling, Football, and
Field Hockey will be held June
27-30. Applications can be picked
up at the Plains Twp. Admin.
Building 126, North Main Street. For
more information, call Bill at 825-
5574.
instructional games, and hands-on
drills. The camp will run from 9:30
a.m. 2:30 p.m. daily. For more
information or to register, go to
www.kingscollegeathletics.com and
click baseball.
Mini Football Fundamentals and
Drill Camp presented by Dallas
varsity football coach Ted Jackson
will be held from 9 a.m.-noon July
18-20 at Dallas High School. Jack-
son, his coaching staff and current
and former Dallas players will be
the instructors. The camp is open
to players ages 6-13. Cost is $50
per camper or $75 for two from
the same family in advance. Cost is
$60 at the door. Checks should be
made payable to the Dallas Gridi-
ron Club. The camp includes fun-
damentals on blocking and tack-
ling, position drills and weightlift-
ing exhibition and instruction.
Camp T-shirts and drinks will be
provided. An athletic trainer will be
CAMPS/CLINICS
Crestwood Comets Boys Basketball
Camp has applications available.
The camp is under the direction of
Head Coach Mark Atherton. The
camp will be held the week of June
27-July 1. Morning sessions will be
for boys entering 3rd grade though
5th grade and the afternoon
session will be for boys entering
6th grade though 9th grade. Both
sessions will be held at the Crest-
wood Middle School. For more
information, call Coach Artherton
at 825-4116 or e-mail him at
mark.atherton@csdcomets.org.
Kings College will be hosting a
baseball camp in Wilkes-Barre
Twp., from June 27-30 with July 1
as a weather make-up day, at
Kings College Betzler Fields. The
camp is open to all players ages
5-12 and will feature small group
instructions, demonstrations,
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Times Leader, c/o Sports, 15 N, Main
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BUL L E T I N BOARD
HOT DOG REPORT
Odds to win the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating
Contest
J.Chestnut 1/3
T. Kobayashi 3/2
T. Eater X Janus 12/1
P. Bertoletti 25/1
B. Shoudt 30/1
S. Thomas 50/1
J. Reeves 50/1
J. Lee 60/1
E. Denmrk 60/1
B. Booker 60/1
Crazy Legs Conti 70/1
Gravy Brown 70/1
P. Davekos 70/1
S. Gordon 70/1
M. Collins 80/1
M. Marquez 100/1
BASEBALL
Favorite Odds Underdog
American League
TIGERS -$165 Blue Jays
National League
Rockies -$120 CUBS
Interleague
RAYS -$110 Reds
TWINS -$115 Dodgers
DBACKS -$170 Indians
PADRES -$135 Royals
ANGELS -$132 Nationals
MARINERS -$110 Braves
NBA
Odds to win the 2011/12 NBA Championship
Team Open Current
Heat 2/1 2/1
Lakers 5/1 5/1
Bulls 6/1 6/1
Mavericks 8/1 8/1
Thunder 8/1 8/1
Celtics 10/1 10/1
Spurs 15/1 15/1
Magic 18/1 18/1
Knicks 20/1 20/1
Blazers 30/1 30/1
Hawks 35/1 35/1
Grizzlies 40/1 40/1
Hornets 40/1 40/1
Nuggets 50/1 50/1
76ers 50/1 50/1
Jazz 60/1 60/1
Rockets 60/1 60/1
Nets 60/1 60/1
Suns 60/1 60/1
Clippers 75/1 75/1
Bobcats 75/1 75/1
Pacers 75/1 75/1
Warriors 100/1 100/1
Bucks 100/1 100/1
Cavaliers 100/1 100/1
Wizards 100/1 100/1
Pistons 100/1 100/1
Kings 100/1 100/1
Timberwolves 125/1 125/1
Raptors 150/1 150/1
AME RI C A S L I NE
By ROXY ROXBOROUGH
BOXING REPORT: In the IBF/WBA/WBO/IBO heavyweight title fight on July 2 in
Hamburg, Germany, Wladimir Klitschko is -$220 vs. David Haye at +$180.
L O C A L
C A L E N D A R
TODAY
SENIOR LEGION BASEBALL
(5:45 p.m. unless noted)
Mountain Top at Wilkes-Barre
Northwest at Plains
Back Mountain at Hazleton
Nanticoke at Swoyersville
Old Forge at Tunkhannock
LITTLE LEAGUE
(6 p.m.)
District 16 Major Baseball
Hanover at Pittston
Nanticoke at North Wilkes-Barre (The Bog field)
Plains at Mayflower
Ashley/Newtown at South Wilkes-Barre
Pittston Twp. at Jenkins Twp.
Mountain Top at Avoca/Dupont (Avoca field)
District 31 Major Baseball
Kingston/Forty Fort at Back Mountain National
West Pittston at Northwest
Bob Horlacher at West Side
Wyoming/West Wyoming at Swoyersville
District 16 Major Softball
Jenkins Twp. at Nanticoke
Mountain Top at Plains
District 31 Major Softball
Back Mountain at West Pittston
Kingston/Forty Fort at Bob Horlacher
Tuesday
SENIOR LEGION BASEBALL
(5:45 p.m. unless noted)
Hazleton at Greater Pittston
LITTLE LEAGUE
(6 p.m.)
District 16 Minor Softball
Plains at Duryea/Pittston Twp.
Nanticoke at Mountain Top
District 31 Minor Softball
Greater Wyoming Area at Bob Horlacher
Northwest at West Pittston/Swoyersville
District 16 Minor Baseball
Newport Twp. at Nanticoke
Pittston at Pittston Twp.
Ashley/Newtown at North Wilkes-Barre
District 31 Minor Baseball
Back Mountain American at Northwest
West Side at West Pittston
Swoyersville at Kingston/Forty Fort
Harveys Lake at Back Mountain National
W H A T S O N T V
COLLEGE BASEBALL
8 p.m.
ESPN World Series, finals, game 1, Florida vs.
South Carolina, at Omaha, Neb.
GOLF
3:30 p.m.
TGCPGAof America, PGAProfessional Nation-
al Championship, second round, at Hershey, Pa.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN2 Cincinnati at Tampa Bay
SOCCER
8:45 a.m.
ESPN FIFA, Womens World Cup, Group B, Ja-
pan vs. New Zealand, at Bochum, Germany
11:45 a.m.
ESPN FIFA, Womens World Cup, Group B,
Mexico vs. England, at Wolfsburg, Germany
TENNIS
7 a.m.
ESPN2 The Championships, round of 16, at
Wimbledon, England
10 a.m.
NBC The Championships, round of 16, at Wim-
bledon, England (live and same-day tape)
1 p.m.
ESPN2 The Championships, round of 16, at
Wimbledon, England
T R A N S A C T I O N S
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGOWHITE SOXPlaced LHP John Danks
on the 15-day DL. Called up LHP Hector Santiago
from Birmingham (SL).
MINNESOTA TWINSPlaced OF Delmon Young
on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Rene Tosoni from
Rochester (IL).
National League
CINCINNATI REDSActivated RHPHomer Bailey
fromthe15-day DL. Optioned RHPCarlos Fisher to
Louisville (IL).
MILWAUKEE BREWERSOptioned RHP Mark
DiFelice to Nashville (PCL).
SAN DIEGO PADRESRecalled RHP Anthony
Bass from San Antonio (Texas). Optioned RHP
Evan Scribner to Tucson (PCL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALSNamed Davey
Johnson manager.
Eastern League
READING PHILLIESAnnounced C John Suomi
was assigned from Lehigh Valley (IL).
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
LOS ANGELES KINGSTraded LW Ryan Smyth
toEdmontonfor CColinFraser anda2012seventh-
round draft pick.
I N T E R N A T I O N A L
L E A G U E
At A Glance
All Times EDT
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Lehigh Valley (Phillies) ........... 44 32 .579
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
(Yankees) ................................. 40 34 .541 3
Pawtucket (Red Sox) .............. 39 36 .520 4
1
2
Buffalo (Mets)........................... 33 45 .423 12
Syracuse (Nationals)............... 31 43 .419 12
Rochester (Twins) ................... 30 44 .405 13
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Durham (Rays)......................... 42 34 .553
Gwinnett (Braves) ................... 40 36 .526 2
Charlotte (White Sox) ............. 38 38 .500 4
Norfolk (Orioles) ...................... 29 47 .382 13
West Division
W L Pct. GB
Columbus (Indians)................ 52 25 .675
Louisville (Reds) .................... 44 34 .564 8
1
2
Indianapolis (Pirates) ............. 40 38 .513 12
1
2
Toledo (Tigers)....................... 31 47 .397 21
1
2
Saturday's Games
Syracuse 10, Rochester 3
Charlotte 6, Lehigh Valley 4
Louisville 9, Toledo 2
Rochester 6, Syracuse 2, 1st game
Indianapolis 6, Pawtucket 5
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 2, Durham1
Buffalo 6, Norfolk 5, 11 innings
Gwinnett 5, Columbus 1
Rochester at Syracuse, 2nd game, ppd., rain
Sunday's Games
Buffalo 5, Norfolk 3
Lehigh Valley 5, Charlotte 2
Indianapolis 7, Pawtucket 5
Durham11, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 3
Syracuse 9, Rochester 2
Gwinnett 8, Columbus 5
Toledo 4, Louisville 2
Monday's Games
Louisville at Toledo, 12 p.m.
Pawtucket at Indianapolis, 7:05 p.m.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Durham, 7:05 p.m.
Syracuse at Rochester, 7:05 p.m.
Charlotte at Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m.
Norfolk at Buffalo, 7:05 p.m.
Gwinnett at Columbus, 7:05 p.m.
Tuesday's Games
Indianapolis at Syracuse, 7 p.m.
Lehigh Valley at Buffalo, 7:05 p.m.
Rochester at Pawtucket, 7:05 p.m.
Gwinnett at Louisville, 7:05 p.m.
Toledo at Columbus, 7:05 p.m.
Durham at Charlotte, 7:15 p.m.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m.
E A S T E R N
L E A G U E
At A Glance
All Times EDT
Eastern Division
W L Pct. GB
New Hampshire (Blue Jays) . 46 27 .630
Trenton (Yankees) ................. 43 32 .573 4
New Britain (Twins) ............... 39 32 .549 6
Reading (Phillies)................... 36 39 .480 11
Binghamton (Mets) ................ 27 46 .370 19
Portland (Red Sox) ................ 25 47 .347 20
1
2
Western Division
W L Pct. GB
Harrisburg (Nationals)............. 43 31 .581
Richmond (Giants) .................. 39 35 .527 4
Bowie (Orioles) ........................ 37 36 .507 5
1
2
Akron (Indians)......................... 37 39 .487 7
Erie (Tigers) ............................. 36 38 .486 7
Altoona (Pirates) ...................... 34 40 .459 9
Saturday's Games
Binghamton 4, Bowie 1
Trenton 12, New Britain 5
Richmond 6, Erie 2
Harrisburg 3, Altoona 1
Akron 2, Reading 1, 10 innings
New Hampshire 9, Portland 5
Sunday's Games
Akron 12, Reading 2
Trenton 6, New Britain 2
New Hampshire 7, Portland 3
Harrisburg 6, Altoona 0
Bowie 6, Binghamton 4
Richmond 10, Erie 1
Monday's Games
New Britain at Portland, 7 p.m.
Reading at Altoona, 7 p.m.
Binghamton at Erie, 7:05 p.m.
Bowie at Akron, 7:05 p.m.
New Hampshire at Trenton, 7:05 p.m.
Harrisburg at Richmond, 7:05 p.m.
H A R N E S S
R A C I N G
Pocono Downs Results
Saturday June 25
First - $22,000 Trot 1:53.3
2-RingsideLauryn(GeNapolitanoJr)3.602.202.10
6-Hope Reins Supreme (Br Sears)...........2.10 2.40
9-Master Buckin Uhl (Ro Pierce).......................3.60
EXACTA (2-6) $8.00
TRIFECTA (2-6-9) $25.20
SUPERFECTA (2-6-9-5) $262.00
Scratched: The Windsurfer A
Second - $4,800 Pace 1:54.0
1-Sammy Savannah (La Stalbaum) .4.20 2.60 2.20
4-Dont Tell Barbara (Ma Kakaley) ...........4.40 2.40
6-Riverpath (Ma Romano) ..................................4.20
EXACTA (1-4) $17.20
TRIFECTA (1-4-6) $104.80
SUPERFECTA (1-4-6-9) $954.00
DAILY DOUBLE (2-1) $9.40
Scratched: Pulsation N
Third - $9,800 Pace 1:54.1
5-Ode To Willie (Ma Kakaley).........17.20 7.20 6.20
2-Star Artist (Ge Brennan) .........................4.00 3.40
8-Kaydon Begone (Jo Pavia Jr).........................4.60
EXACTA (5-2) $85.40
TRIFECTA (5-2-8) $751.40
SUPERFECTA (5-2-ALL-ALL) $182.40
Scratched: Matts Pick
Fourth - $22,000 Trot 1:55.0
1-Twin B Caviar (Br Sears)..............11.60 6.40 4.40
4-M C Felix (Ro Pierce)..............................8.20 5.00
7-Nights Fleet (La Stalbaum) ............................4.00
EXACTA (1-4) $123.80
TRIFECTA (1-4-7) $984.00
SUPERFECTA (1-4-7-ALL) $674.20
Fifth - $15,000 Pace 1:51.4
2-Skeleton Key (Br Sears)..............30.20 9.80 6.40
7-Ccs Lover N (La Stalbaum) ....................6.00 5.00
5-Outlaw Blues (Ma Kakaley).............................6.00
EXACTA (2-7) $205.00
TRIFECTA (2-7-5) $3,533.40
SUPERFECTA (2-7-5-ALL) $2,320.80
PICK 3 (5-1-ALL) $62.80
PICK 3 (ALL-1-2) $62.80
Scratched: Real Motivation
Sixth - $22,000 Pace 1:50.1
2-B N Bad (Jo Pavia Jr) ..................22.40 7.00 5.20
8-All Speed Hanover (Ro Pierce)..............2.80 2.10
3-Southern Sport (Ti Tetrick) .............................3.00
EXACTA (2-8) $93.00
TRIFECTA (2-8-3) $195.60
SUPERFECTA (2-8-3-4) $2,172.20
Seventh - $22,000 Pace 1:51.4
7-Zander Massimo (Ge Napolitano Jr) 4.20 4.20
4.20
2-Night Train Shane (Ma Kakaley) ...........5.20 3.80
1-Caviart Spencer (An Napolitano)....................8.20
EXACTA (7-2) $30.40
TRIFECTA (7-2-1) $270.60
SUPERFECTA (7-2-1-3) $1,261.60
Eighth - $14,000 Pace 1:53.3
2-Telemecanique N (Ge Brennan)...6.20 4.20 3.40
9-Runaway Tray (An Napolitano) ..............5.60 3.40
1-For All We Know (Ma Kakaley).......................3.00
EXACTA (2-9) $37.80
TRIFECTA (2-9-1) $75.20
SUPERFECTA (2-9-1-5) $1,762.60
Ninth - $15,000 Pace 1:51.3
7-Chaco Hanover (Ge Napolitano Jr)3.80 2.20 2.20
4-Segundo Hanover (Ti Tetrick) ...............2.60 2.60
6-Pick A Trail (La Stalbaum)...............................3.60
EXACTA (7-4) $11.80
TRIFECTA (7-4-6) $57.20
SUPERFECTA (7-4-6-3) $127.60
PICK 4 (2-7-2-7 (4 Out of 4)) $940.40
Tenth - $29,000 Pace 1:49.4
8-Drop Red (Br Sears).....................14.80 4.00 2.80
5-Valentino (Ge Brennan)..........................4.40 3.20
3-Sheer Brilliance (Ti Tetrick).............................5.20
EXACTA (8-5) $49.20
TRIFECTA (8-5-3) $359.40
SUPERFECTA (8-5-3-ALL) $970.40
Eleventh - $22,000 Pace 1:52.1
2-Grinning Breed (Ge Napolitano Jr)2.60 2.10 2.20
9-Prestissimo (La Stalbaum) .....................9.40 2.20
7-Basilio Blue Chip (Ti Tetrick)...........................4.20
EXACTA (2-9) $14.60
TRIFECTA (2-9-7) $260.80
SUPERFECTA (2-9-7-3) $3,037.80
Twelfth - $24,000 Pace 1:50.1
6-Jetty (Br Sears).............................20.60 6.80 4.40
8-Alilability (Ti Tetrick)................................9.00 4.80
7-New Release (Ge Napolitano Jr) ...................2.40
EXACTA (6-8) $73.40
TRIFECTA (6-8-7) $284.40
SUPERFECTA (6-8-7-5) $2,568.00
PICK 3 (8-2-6) $1,237.40
Thirteenth - $9,800 Pace 1:53.0
2-Dr Lon (Jo Pavia Jr)......................15.80 7.60 5.40
3-Mountain Air (La Stalbaum) .................. 4.00 2.80
1-Fourth Page (Ge Napolitano Jr) .....................3.40
EXACTA (2-3) $75.20
TRIFECTA (2-3-1) $213.00
SUPERFECTA (2-3-1-5) $1,134.20
Scratched: Warrawee Iceman
Fourteenth - $500,000 Trot 1:52.2
2-Dejarmbro (Da Palone)..................5.20 3.00 2.80
8-Pastor Stephen (Ro Pierce)...................3.00 2.80
6-Broad Bahn (Ge Brennan)...............................4.60
EXACTA (2-8) $18.00
TRIFECTA (2-8-6) $77.40
SUPERFECTA (2-8-6-3) $521.20
Fifteenth - $15,000 Trot 1:56.4
8-Nonverbal Hanover (Lu Porfilio) .27.40 7.40 6.80
2-Not Nice (Ro Pierce) ...............................4.60 5.20
1-Andoversure (Da Ingraham) .........................27.80
EXACTA (8-2) $71.00
TRIFECTA (8-2-1) $530.60
SUPERFECTA (8-2-1-ALL) $670.00
Sixteenth - $9,700 Trot 1:57.4
4-Peaceful Path (Ma Kakaley)..........3.20 2.80 2.60
8-Broadways Heir (Da Ingraham) ............7.60 3.80
3-Kieran Kan (Mi Simons)...................................3.80
EXACTA (4-8) $26.00
TRIFECTA (4-8-3) $190.80
SUPERFECTA (4-8-3-1) $653.80
LATE DOUBLE (8-4) $91.60
Scratched: Mister Windswept
Total Handle-$421,206
L P G A T O U R
Wegman's LPGA
Championship Scores
Sunday
At Locust Hill Country Club
Pittsford, N.Y.
Purse: $2.5 million
Yardage: 6,534; Par: 72
Final Round
(a-amateur)
Yani Tseng, $375,000 ................66-70-67-66269
Morgan Pressel, $228,695 ........69-69-70-71279
Suzann Pettersen, $132,512.....72-72-69-67280
Paula Creamer, $132,512..........67-72-72-69280
Cristie Kerr, $132,512 ................72-72-67-69280
Meena Lee, $77,630 ..................68-73-70-71282
Stacy Lewis, $77,630.................69-72-70-71282
Maria Hjorth, $53,840.................71-71-70-71283
Pat Hurst, $53,840 ......................70-67-75-71283
Mika Miyazato, $53,840 .............72-72-68-71283
Azahara Munoz, $53,840...........70-71-71-71283
Amy Yang, $42,445.....................70-69-74-71284
I.K. Kim, $42,445 ........................73-70-69-72284
Amy Hung, $33,765 ....................69-73-73-70285
Heather Bowie Young, $33,765 72-70-73-70285
Inbee Park, $33,765...................73-69-71-72285
Katie Futcher, $33,765...............75-68-69-73285
Hee Young Park, $33,765 .........69-69-72-75285
Cindy LaCrosse, $33,765..........70-69-69-77285
Brittany Lincicome, $26,795......74-72-71-69286
Sun Young Yoo, $26,795...........73-72-72-69286
Paige Mackenzie, $26,795........72-73-70-71286
Karrie Webb, $26,795 ................74-69-71-72286
Candie Kung, $26,795................71-71-71-73286
Hee-Won Han, $22,162 .............71-72-74-70287
Anna Nordqvist, $22,162...........73-70-74-70287
Jimin Kang, $22,162...................71-70-73-73287
Pornanong Phatlum, $22,162....71-72-71-73287
Tiffany Joh, $22,162...................71-70-72-74287
Jennifer Song, $18,531..............72-72-72-72288
Reilley Rankin, $18,531.............73-68-74-73288
Angela Stanford, $18,531..........68-72-74-74288
Momoko Ueda, $18,531 ............72-69-71-76288
Karen Stupples, $14,232...........72-74-78-65289
M.J. Hur, $14,232 .......................70-75-76-68289
Jiyai Shin, $14,232 .....................75-71-73-70289
Se Ri Pak, $14,232.....................78-68-72-71289
Juli Inkster, $14,232 ...................74-70-73-72289
Catriona Matthew, $14,232........73-69-75-72289
Michele Redman, $14,232.........73-70-73-73289
Yoo Kyeong Kim, $14,232.........72-72-71-74289
Hee Kyung Seo, $14,232...........71-73-71-74289
Taylor Leon, $10,285..................75-70-75-70290
Eun-Hee Ji, $10,285...................70-76-73-71290
Mindy Kim, $10,285....................70-75-74-71290
Mi Hyun Kim, $10,285................75-67-76-72290
Na Yeon Choi, $10,285..............73-70-74-73290
Jennifer Johnson, $10,285........69-76-72-73290
Karin Sjodin, $10,285.................72-70-73-75290
Shanshan Feng, $8,138.............75-66-80-70291
Kristy McPherson, $8,138 .........72-74-74-71291
Sarah Jane Smith, $8,138 .........73-72-75-71291
Julieta Granada, $8,138.............73-73-73-72291
Sarah Kemp, $8,138 ..................74-71-74-72291
Beatriz Recari, $8,138................71-74-73-73291
a-Danielle Kang...........................74-70-72-75291
Becky Morgan, $6,249 ...............75-71-78-68292
Christel Boeljon, $6,249.............73-72-77-70292
Sophie Gustafson, $6,249.........73-72-76-71292
Ryann OToole, $6,249 ..............69-76-76-71292
Leta Lindley, $6,249...................72-72-75-73292
Dewi Claire Schreefel, $6,249 ..73-72-74-73292
Lorie Kane, $6,249......................73-72-73-74292
Laura Davies , $6,249 ................75-71-70-76292
Jeehae Lee, $6,249....................74-72-69-77292
Stacy Prammanasudh, $6,249..68-73-74-77292
Katherine Hull, $6,249................70-72-72-78292
Jennie Lee, $5,196.....................72-71-78-72293
Jenny Shin, $5,196.....................72-70-79-72293
Natalie Gulbis, $5,196 ................71-73-72-77293
Minea Blomqvist, $5,196 ...........69-69-77-78293
Kyeong Bae, $4,883 ...................72-74-75-73294
Michelle Wie, $4,883..................72-72-75-75294
Haeji Kang, $4,883 .....................74-72-71-77294
Sherri Steinhauer, $4,729..........73-73-76-73295
Silvia Cavalleri, $4,729 ..............75-69-77-74295
Grace Park, $4,641 ....................73-73-73-77296
Diana DAlessio, $4,582.............68-77-80-76301
P G A
Travelers Championship Par
Scores
Sunday
At TPC River Highlands
Cromwell, Conn.
Purse: $6 million
Yardage: 6,841; Par: 70
Final Round
(a-amateur)
Fredrik Jacobson (500),
$1,080,000.............................65-66-63-66260-20
John Rollins (245),
$528,000 ................................65-68-65-63261-19
Ryan Moore (245),
$528,000 ................................64-70-64-63261-19
Michael Thompson (135),
$288,000 ................................67-65-68-62262-18
James Driscoll (110),
$240,000 ................................69-64-64-67264-16
Kevin Streelman (92),
$201,000 ................................66-70-63-66265-15
Andres Romero (92),
$201,000 ................................64-67-67-67265-15
Bryce Molder (92),
$201,000 ................................65-66-64-70265-15
Tom Gillis (73), $156,000.....66-69-66-65266-14
Brian Davis (73), $156,000..65-67-68-66266-14
John Merrick (73), $156,00067-66-66-67266-14
Blake Adams (73),
$156,000 ................................66-66-66-68266-14
Bo Van Pelt (57), $112,500..66-65-69-67267-13
Brendan Steele (57),
$112,500 ................................68-64-67-68267-13
Nick Watney (57), $112,500 65-65-68-69267-13
Webb Simpson (57),
$112,500 ................................66-65-67-69267-13
David Toms (51), $78,514 ...69-66-69-64268-12
Chris Stroud (51), $78,514 ..66-69-67-66268-12
Heath Slocum (51), $78,51470-63-68-67268-12
David Mathis (51), $78,514..67-65-68-68268-12
Tommy Gainey (51),
$78,514...................................66-69-65-68268-12
Johnson Wagner (51),
$78,514...................................65-63-71-69268-12
D.J. Trahan (51), $78,514....69-62-68-69268-12
Steve Flesch (43), $46,425 .68-68-70-63269-11
Bud Cauley (0), $46,425 ......68-67-69-65269-11
Zach Johnson (43), $46,42565-68-70-66269-11
Ian Poulter (43), $46,425 .....68-68-66-67269-11
Carl Pettersson (43),
$46,425...................................68-68-65-68269-11
Brandt Snedeker (43),
$46,425...................................70-63-67-69269-11
Aaron Baddeley (43),
$46,425...................................67-67-66-69269-11
J.J. Henry (43), $46,425.......68-67-65-69269-11
a-Patrick Cantlay....................67-60-72-70269-11
Jhonattan Vegas (36),
$33,960...................................69-67-68-66270-10
Chris DiMarco (36),
$33,960...................................66-66-70-68270-10
Martin Laird (36), $33,960 ...68-67-66-69270-10
Vaughn Taylor (36),
$33,960...................................65-66-69-70270-10
Alexandre Rocha (36),
$33,960...................................65-66-69-70270-10
Bubba Watson (31),
$27,000...................................66-69-69-67271 -9
Tim Petrovic (31), $27,000 ..66-69-68-68271 -9
David Hearn (31), $27,000 ..66-67-70-68271 -9
Jerry Kelly (31), $27,000......69-66-67-69271 -9
Spencer Levin (31),
$27,000...................................67-68-66-70271 -9
Shane Bertsch (24),
$18,840...................................67-63-75-67272 -8
Vijay Singh (24), $18,840.....67-68-69-68272 -8
Morgan Hoffmann (0),
$18,840...................................68-67-68-69272 -8
D.J. Brigman (24), $18,840..68-67-68-69272 -8
Tag Ridings (24), $18,840 ...65-68-69-70272 -8
Charley Hoffman (24),
$18,840...................................67-67-68-70272 -8
Ricky Barnes (24), $18,840 .68-65-68-71272 -8
Colt Knost (24), $18,840......67-68-65-72272 -8
Hunter Mahan (24), $18,84071-63-66-72272 -8
Scott Verplank (18),
$14,310...................................67-69-69-68273 -7
Joseph Bramlett (18),
$14,310...................................68-67-69-69273 -7
Aron Price (18), $14,310......69-66-68-70273 -7
Joe Durant (18), $14,310 .....67-68-68-70273 -7
Chris Couch (14), $13,680...65-69-68-72274 -6
Paul Stankowski (14),
$13,680...................................67-68-66-73274 -6
Brandt Jobe (14), $13,680...65-69-67-73274 -6
Carl Paulson (11), $13,260..69-66-71-69275 -5
J.B. Holmes (11), $13,260...68-67-71-69275 -5
Ben Crane (11), $13,260......66-70-69-70275 -5
Fran Quinn (11), $13,260.....71-63-69-72275 -5
Padraig Harrington (7),
$12,780...................................69-67-71-69276 -4
Michael Bradley (7),
$12,780...................................65-69-72-70276 -4
Keegan Bradley (7),
$12,780...................................71-65-68-72276 -4
Sean OHair (7), $12,780 .....66-67-68-75276 -4
Lee Janzen (2), $12,240 ......66-67-75-69277 -3
Nate Smith (2), $12,240 .......71-65-70-71277 -3
Dean Wilson (2), $12,240 ....68-68-70-71277 -3
Briny Baird (2), $12,240........70-66-68-73277 -3
Michael Putnam (2),
$12,240...................................65-70-69-73277 -3
John Daly (1), $11,880.........69-67-71-74281 +1
Zack Miller (1), $11,760 .......70-66-76-72284 +4
Daniel Summerhays (1),
$11,640...................................69-67-75-74285 +5
C H A M P I O N S
T O U R
Dick's Sporting Goods Open
Par Scores
Sunday
At En-Joie Golf Course
Endicott, N.Y.
Purse: $1.75 million
Yardage: 6,974; Par: 72
Final Round
John Huston (263), $262,500 ..65-70-65200 -16
Nick Price (154), $154,000.......66-71-66203 -13
Mark Wiebe (126), $126,000 ...65-68-71204 -12
Jim Gallagher, Jr. (95),
$94,500 .......................................74-66-65205 -11
Joey Sindelar (95), $94,500.....68-69-68205 -11
Peter Senior (60), $59,500.......70-69-67206 -10
Peter Jacobsen (60), $59,500..67-71-68206 -10
Ted Schulz (60), $59,500 .........71-67-68206 -10
Jay Don Blake (60), $59,500....68-68-70206 -10
Jim Rutledge (39), $38,850......69-71-67207 -9
Hale Irwin (39), $38,850............70-70-67207 -9
Lee Rinker (39), $38,850..........72-68-67207 -9
David Frost (39), $38,850.........73-66-68207 -9
Mark Calcavecchia (39),
$38,850 .......................................71-68-68207 -9
Tom Lehman, $28,875..............71-71-66208 -8
Gil Morgan, $28,875..................69-71-68208 -8
Phil Blackmar, $28,875.............70-69-69208 -8
Joe Ozaki, $28,875....................72-67-69208 -8
Steve Lowery, $22,444 .............67-73-69209 -7
Brad Bryant, $22,444.................70-70-69209 -7
Lonnie Nielsen, $22,444...........70-68-71209 -7
Hal Sutton, $22,444...................67-70-72209 -7
Tom Pernice, Jr., $17,938 ........74-71-65210 -6
Olin Browne, $17,938................72-70-68210 -6
John Cook, $17,938 ..................67-71-72210 -6
Ronnie Black, $17,938..............66-72-72210 -6
Chien Soon Lu, $14,204...........75-70-66211 -5
Tom Jenkins, $14,204...............71-71-69211 -5
Fred Funk, $14,204 ...................71-71-69211 -5
Tim Simpson, $14,204..............71-67-73211 -5
Dick Mast, $14,204....................72-66-73211 -5
Bobby Wadkins, $14,204..........68-69-74211 -5
Mike Goodes, $11,025..............73-71-68212 -4
Jim Thorpe, $11,025 .................71-72-69212 -4
Fuzzy Zoeller, $11,025 .............71-71-70212 -4
Mark Brooks, $11,025...............71-70-71212 -4
Robert Thompson, $11,025 .....71-69-72212 -4
Gary Koch, $8,575.....................68-75-70213 -3
Steve Pate, $8,575.....................72-72-69213 -3
Keith Fergus, $8,575.................70-73-70213 -3
Keith Clearwater, $8,575...........70-72-71213 -3
Mike Reid, $8,575......................72-70-71213 -3
Larry Mize, $8,575.....................71-70-72213 -3
Tom Watson, $8,575 .................72-67-74213 -3
Jay Haas, $6,125 .......................74-73-67214 -2
David Eger, $6,125....................76-69-69214 -2
Andy Bean, $6,125 ....................71-72-71214 -2
Rod Spittle, $6,125....................72-70-72214 -2
Mark McNulty, $6,125 ...............74-68-72214 -2
Tommy Armour III, $6,125........71-70-73214 -2
Bill Glasson, $6,125...................68-71-75214 -2
Tom Kite, $4,235........................75-71-69215 -1
Bobby Clampett, $4,235 ...........70-74-71215 -1
Bob Gilder, $4,235.....................71-72-72215 -1
Chip Beck, $4,235 .....................71-72-72215 -1
Bruce Fleisher, $4,235..............70-71-74215 -1
Jay Sigel, $3,413........................72-76-68216 E
Wayne Levi, $3,413...................73-69-74216 E
Scott Simpson, $3,413..............70-71-75216 E
Dana Quigley, $3,413................70-71-75216 E
D.A. Weibring, $2,800...............76-72-69217 +1
David Peoples, $2,800..............74-73-70217 +1
Morris Hatalsky, $2,800.............74-69-74217 +1
Jeff Sluman, $2,363...................77-70-71218 +2
Fred Holton, $2,363...................69-75-74218 +2
Vicente Fernandez, $1,925 ......73-74-72219 +3
Roger Chapman, $1,925...........76-72-71219 +3
John Morse, $1,925...................74-73-72219 +3
Jim Roy, $1,593 .........................74-77-69220 +4
Dan Forsman, $1,593................69-75-76220 +4
Tom Purtzer, $1,286..................78-74-69221 +5
Mike Hulbert, $1,286.................74-77-70221 +5
J.L. Lewis, $1,286......................74-73-74221 +5
James Mason, $1,286...............74-71-76221 +5
Fulton Allem, $1,085 .................78-68-76222 +6
Tom Wargo, $980......................76-76-71223 +7
Allen Doyle, $980.......................75-72-76223 +7
Gary Hallberg, $875 ..................80-70-74224 +8
Ken Green, $805........................76-75-76227+11
N A S C A R
S P R I N T C U P
Toyota/Save Mart 350 Results
Sunday
At Infineon Raceway
Sonoma, Calif.
Lap length: 1.99 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (11) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 110 laps, 142.6 rating, 48
points, $293,300.
2. (13) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 110, 92.6, 42,
$234,486.
3. (23) Carl Edwards, Ford, 110, 98.1, 41, $204,791.
4. (9) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 110, 116.5, 41,
$179,508.
5. (8) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 110, 110.2, 39,
$141,066.
6. (1) Joey Logano, Toyota, 110, 92.2, 39, $131,250.
7. (12) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 110, 108.5, 37,
$148,561.
8. (14) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 110, 101.2, 36,
$104,325.
9. (26) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 110, 83.4, 36,
$139,111.
10. (15) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 110, 94.8, 34,
$117,758.
11. (19) KyleBusch, Toyota, 110, 97.1, 33, $134,491.
12. (29) David Gilliland, Ford, 110, 80.7, 33,
$105,333.
13. (7) A J Allmendinger, Ford, 110, 88.5, 31,
$125,511.
14. (33) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 110, 69.6, 30, $123,761.
15. (2) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 110, 82.8, 29,
$122,464.
16. (24) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 110, 70.5, 29,
$110,920.
17. (3) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 110, 71.4, 27,
$92,400.
18. (28) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 110, 57.1, 26,
$97,408.
19. (16) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 110, 61.9, 25,
$90,625.
20. (6) Kasey Kahne, Toyota, 110, 86.3, 24,
$101,658.
21. (25) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 110, 60.3, 23,
$90,525.
22. (17) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 110, 85.3,
23, $118,533.
23. (22) Greg Biffle, Ford, 110, 51, 21, $96,275.
24. (32) David Reutimann, Toyota, 110, 63.2, 20,
$107,533.
25. (5) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 110, 76.4, 19,
$118,700.
26. (43) Andy Pilgrim, Chevrolet, 110, 46.6, 18,
$78,475.
27. (42) Chris Cook, Ford, 110, 38.9, 17, $78,825.
28. (30) Boris Said, Chevrolet, 110, 59.8, 16,
$86,797.
29. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 110, 49.7, 15, $84,625.
30. (38) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 110, 42.5, 14,
$75,475.
31. (36) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 110, 47, 13,
$73,800.
32. (39) Terry Labonte, Ford, 110, 35.7, 12,
$73,630.
33. (40) Brian Simo, Ford, 109, 38.6, 11, $74,470.
34. (27) Casey Mears, Toyota, 108, 32.2, 10,
$73,405.
35. (41) Andy Lally, Ford, 104, 32.2, 9, $82,770.
36. (10) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 103, 58.1, 8,
$100,374.
37. (4) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 99, 102.8, 8,
$121,350.
38. (21) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 91, 47.9, 6,
$99,255.
39. (20) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, accident, 88,
93.1, 6, $118,208.
40. (31) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, transmission, 66,
29, 0, $72,625.
41. (18) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, overheating,
45, 54, 3, $80,450.
42. (37) Mike Skinner, Toyota, ignition, 10, 28.3, 0,
$72,355.
43. (35) P.J. Jones, Dodge, suspension, 5, 29.4, 0,
$72,724.
Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 75.411 mph.
Time of Race: 2 hours, 54 minutes, 10 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 2.685 seconds.
Caution Flags: 5 for 17 laps.
Lead Changes: 12 among 9 drivers.
Lap Leaders: J.Logano 1-5;D.Hamlin
6-12;Ku.Busch 13-31;D.Hamlin 32-36;Ku.Busch
37-50;C.Bowyer 51;Ku.Busch 52-71;T.Stewart
72-74;J.Montoya 75-76;D.Gilliland 77;K.Harvick
78-82;R.Smith 83-87;Ku.Busch 88-110.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led):
Ku.Busch, 4 times for 76 laps;D.Hamlin, 2 times for
12 laps;J.Logano, 1time for 5 laps;K.Harvick, 1time
for 5 laps;R.Smith, 1 time for 5 laps;T.Stewart, 1
time for 3 laps;J.Montoya, 1 time for 2 laps;C.Bo-
wyer, 1 time for 1 lap;D.Gilliland, 1 time for 1 lap.
Top 12 in Points: 1. C.Edwards, 573;2. K.Harvick,
548;3. J.Johnson, 540;4. Ku.Busch, 539;5. Ky-
.Busch, 536;6. M.Kenseth, 521;7. D.Earnhardt Jr.,
508;8. C.Bowyer, 496;9. J.Gordon, 480;10. R.New-
man, 475;11. D.Hamlin, 463;12. T.Stewart, 460.
NASCAR Driver Rating Formula
A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.
The formula combines the following categories:
Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running
Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under
Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Fin-
ish.
W I M B L E D O N
Show Court Schedules
Monday
At The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet
Club
Wimbledon, England
Play begins on Centre Court and No. 1 Court at
8 a.m. EDT;
all other courts at 7 a.m. EDT
Centre Court
Andy Murray (4), Britain, vs. Richard Gasquet (17),
France
Venus Williams (23), United States, vs. Tsvetana
Pironkova (32), Bulgaria
Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, vs. Juan Martin del Potro
(24), Argentina
No. 1 Court
Marion Bartoli (9), France, vs. Serena Williams (7),
United States
Michael Llodra(19), France, vs. Novak Djokovic (2),
Serbia
Mikhail Youzhny (18), Russia, vs. Roger Federer
(3), Switzerland
No. 2 Court
Peng Shuai (20), China, vs. Maria Sharapova (5),
Russia
Caroline Wozniacki (1), Serbia, vs. Dominika Cibul-
kova (24), Slovakia
Mardy Fish (10), United States, vs. Tomas Berdych
(6), Czech Republic
No. 3 Court
Nadia Petrova, Russia, vs. Victoria Azarenka (4),
Belarus
Lukasz Kubot, Poland, vs. Feliciano Lopez, Spain
DavidFerrer (7), Spain, vs. Jo-WilfriedTsonga(12),
France
N H R A
Summit Racing Equipment
Nationals Results
Sunday
At Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports
Park
Norwalk, Ohio
Final Finish Order
TopFuel 1. Del Worsham. 2. Spencer Massey. 3.
Larry Dixon. 4. Morgan Lucas. 5. Brandon Bern-
stein. 6. Antron Brown. 7. Tony Schumacher. 8.
Shawn Langdon. 9. David Grubnic. 10. Ike Maier.
11. Luigi Novelli. 12. Doug Kalitta. 13. Scott Palmer.
14. Pat Dakin. 15. Bob Vandergriff. 16. Terry McMil-
len.
Funny Car 1. Mike Neff. 2. Ron Capps. 3. Cruz
Pedregon. 4. John Force. 5. Daniel Wilkerson. 6.
Jack Beckman. 7. Robert Hight. 8. Matt Hagan. 9.
TimWilkerson. 10. Melanie Troxel. 11. Paul Lee. 12.
Tony Pedregon. 13. Jeff Arend. 14. Jim Head. 15.
Bob Tasca III. 16. Bob Bode.
Pro Stock 1. Vincent Nobile. 2. Larry Morgan. 3.
Jason Line. 4. Greg Stanfield. 5. Allen Johnson. 6.
Rodger Brogdon. 7. Ronnie Humphrey. 8. Mike Ed-
wards. 9. Ron Krisher. 10. Greg Anderson. 11.
Shane Gray. 12. V. Gaines. 13. Richard Freeman.
14. Erica Enders. 15. Warren Johnson. 16. Kurt
Johnson.
Pro Stock Motorcycle 1. . Eddie Krawiec. 2. Matt
Smith. 3. Hector Arana. 4. David Hope. 5. GT Ton-
glet. 6. Michael Phillips. 7. Steve Johnson. 8. Jim
Underdahl. 9. Jerry Savoie. 10. Angie Smith. 11.
Mike Berry. 12. Shawn Gann. 13. AndrewHines. 14.
Hector Arana Jr. 15. Chip Ellis. 16. Karen Stoffer.
Final Results
Top Fuel Del Worsham, 3.905 seconds, 298.14
mph def. Spencer Massey, 3.931 seconds, 297.42
mph.
Funny Car Mike Neff, Ford Mustang, 4.211,
289.94 def. Ron Capps, Dodge Charger, 4.259,
279.09.
Pro Stock Vincent Nobile, Dodge Avenger,
6.615, 208.26 def. Larry Morgan, Ford Mustang,
6.657, 209.30.
ProStock MotorcycleEddieKrawiec, Harley-Da-
vidson, 7.077, 187.81def. Matt Smith, Buell, 11.385,
67.65.
Top Alcohol Dragster Marty Thacker, 5.403,
263.26 def. Brandon Booher, 6.465, 107.66.
Top Alcohol Funny Car Fred Hagen, Ford Mus-
tang, 5.571, 259.01def. Todd Veney, Chevy Impala
SS, 5.693, 253.71.
Pro Modified Mike Castellana, Chevy Camaro,
5.896, 243.24 def. Danny Rowe, Camaro, 5.960,
244.78.
Competition Eliminator David Rampy, Bantam
Roadster, 7.351, 148.64 def. Sal Biondo, Chevy
Cavalier, foul.
WEST PITTSTON Back
Mountain swept two games
from Greater Pittston on Sun-
day to move into first place in
American Legion baseball.
Back Mountain used five RBI
from Steve Ruch and three from
Mark Noyalis to win the com-
pletion of a game suspended
earlier this month 15-12 in 10
innings. It then scored five
times in the third to take the
regularly schedule game 7-3.
Brian Stepniak pitched a com-
plete game for the win and also
drove in two runs.
Kody Nowicki, Ron Musto
and Chris Murphy each had two
RBI for Greater Pittston in the
opener.
Back Mountain improved to
12-2 with the sweep while Grea-
ter Pittston fell to 10-2.
FIRST GAME
Back Mountain Greater Pittston
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Malloy cf 7 3 2 2 Craey rf 6 2 3 0
Everett 2b 3 3 1 0 McDrmtt 2b 6 2 1 1
Ruch 3b 5 3 3 5 Nowicki 3b 4 2 1 2
Noyalis 1b 5 1 3 3 Walkwiak lf 1 0 0 0
Strausser 1b 1 0 0 0 Musto c 5 1 4 2
Yurcha lf 5 0 1 1 Harris pr 0 1 0 0
Peterlin rf 0 0 0 0 Poder rf 1 0 0 0
Ringsdorf dh 5 1 2 0 Murphy ss 4 2 2 2
Narcum c 4 1 2 2 Bone lf 4 1 0 0
Petorak 2b 1 1 0 0 Evans p 2 0 0 0
Condo ss 4 2 1 0 Bellino p 1 0 0 0
Stepniak p 2 0 1 0 Carroll lf 2 0 1 1
Ritsick p 1 0 1 0 Drahus 1b 0 0 0 0
Wasylyk p 0 0 0 0 Grove c 5 0 1 1
Patel ss 1 0 0 1 OBrien 2b 5 1 1 0
Totals 49151714 Totals 461214 9
Back Mountain .............. 241 012 200 3 15
Greater Pittston............. 400 115 100 0 12
2B Malloy, Noyalis, Ritsick, Carey, McDermott,
Murphy, Grove, OBrien. HR Noyalis, Narcum,
Musto, Murphy.
IP H R ER BB SO
Back Mountain
Stepniak.................... 4.0 6 5 0 0 5
Ritsick........................ 1.1 6 6 4 1 0
Wasylyk..................... 0.0 1 0 0 2 0
Condo (W) ................ 4.2 1 1 1 3 3
Greater Pittston
Eramo........................ 4.0 9 7 7 2 1
Bellino........................ 2.0 4 3 3 2 0
Nowicki ...................... 1.0 1 2 2 1 1
Murphy (L) ................ 3.0 3 3 2 4 3
SECOND GAME
Greater Pittston Back Mountain
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Carey 2b 4 1 1 0 Malloy cf 4 0 1 1
McDermtt ss 4 0 0 0 Everett rf 4 0 1 0
Murphy p 4 0 0 0 Ruch 3b 3 2 2 0
Bone lf 3 0 0 0 Peterlin c 1 0 0 0
Grove c 4 1 0 0 Ringsdrf dh 3 1 3 1
Eramo rf 3 0 1 0 Yursha lf 2 1 1 1
Drahus 1b 1 0 0 0 Ritsick 1b 3 1 1 0
Harris p 1 1 1 0 Patel 2b 1 1 0 1
OBrien cf 3 0 3 0 Condo ss 3 1 0 0
Bellino 3b 2 0 1 2 Stepniak p 3 0 1 2
Totals 29 3 7 2 Totals 27 7 10 6
Greater Pittston....................... 110 100 0 3
Back Mountain......................... 105 010 x 7
IP H R ER BB SO
Greater Pittston
Murphy (L) ................ 2.2 5 6 6 3 2
Harris......................... 3.1 5 1 1 1 4
Back Mountain
Stepniak (W) ............ 7.0 7 3 2 2 4
Plains 6, Hazleton 3
Dave Marriggi pitched a com-
plete game, striking out 10, as
Plains defeated Hazleton.
Julian Martinez had two RBI
for Plains, with one coming on a
solo homer in the seventh.
Josh Bayzick was 3-for-3 with
a two-run double for Hazleton.
Plains Hazleton
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Graziosi cf 2 1 1 0 Stawick 3b 4 1 1 0
Marriggi p 4 1 1 0 Sullivan dh 4 0 0 0
JParsnik ss 3 1 1 1 Gimbi p 0 0 0 0
Gulius c 4 0 2 1 Chirico dh 1 0 0 0
Martinez dh 4 1 2 2 Karmnick p 2 0 0 0
DParsnik lf 0 0 0 0 Barletta cf 2 1 0 0
Champi 1b 3 0 0 0 Benyo ss 3 0 1 0
Rivera ph 1 0 0 0 Rubaski c 3 1 0 1
Concini 3b 4 2 3 0 Bayzick 2b 3 0 3 2
Sod 2b 2 0 0 0 Vigna 1b 2 0 0 0
Okun rf 2 0 1 1 Klein rf 2 0 0 0
Ell rf 1 0 0 0 Schech lf 1 0 0 0
Siegendall lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 11 5 Totals 28 3 5 3
Plains........................................ 003 101 1 6
Hazleton................................... 000 003 0 3
2B Concini, Bayzick. HR Martinez.
IP H R ER BB SO
Plains
Marriggi (W).............. 7.0 5 3 3 4 10
Hazleton
Gimbi (L) ................... 5.0 9 4 4 1 4
Sullivan...................... 0.2 1 1 1 3 1
Karmonick................. 1.1 1 1 1 0 0
Nanticoke 9, Mountain Post 4
Cody Tsevdos belted a two-
run home run to lead host Nan-
ticoke past Mountain Post.
Mountain Post Nanticoke
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Lamore ss 3 1 2 0 Kohlar ss 4 1 1
Quintiliani 2b 3 1 0 1 Yudichak c 2 1 1 0
Reinart 1b-2b 3 0 0 1 Iona p 4 2 1 1
Berg c 4 0 0 0 Hauer cf-p 4 1 0 1
Engler p-1b 4 0 1 0 Polcr 3b-2b 2 1 0 0
Piavis cf 4 0 1 0 Ivan 1b 0 0 0 0
Hmnck 2b-p 2 0 0 0 Ferrence dh 3 1 2 2
Williams lf 2 0 0 0 Jezewski lf 2 0 0 0
Rineheimer lf 1 1 1 0 Decker cf 2 0 0 0
Muprhy rf 1 1 0 0 Zwiebel 2b 3 1 2 0
Rienheimer rf 1 0 1 0 Tsevdos rf 3 1 2 2
Totals 28 4 6 2 Totals 29 9 8 6
2B Iona. HR Tsevdos
Mountain Post IP H R ER BB SO
Visitor
Engler ........................ 4.2 7 8 5 2 1
Humanick.................. .2 0 0 0 0 0
Nanticoke
Iona............................ 6.1 6 4 3 2 4
Hauer ......................... .2 0 0 0 0 0
L E G I O N B A S E B A L L
Back Mountain
wins two games
The Times Leader staff
F I G H T
S C H E D U L E
July 1
At Songkha, Thailand, Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
vs. TakuyaKogawa. 12, for Wonjongkams WBCfly-
weight title.
At San Antonio (ESPN2), Mark Melligen vs. Robert
Garcia, 10, junior middleweights.
July 2
At Hamburg, Germany (HBO), Wladimir Klitschko
vs. David Haye, 12, for IBF-WBA Super World-
WBO-IBO heavyweight titles;Ola Afolabi vs. Terry
Dunstan, 12, for Afolabis WBO Inter-Continental
cruiserweight title.
At Mendoza, Argentina, Jonathan Barros vs. Celes-
tino Caballero, 12, for Barros WBA World feather-
weight title.
At Hermosillo, Mexico, Hernan Marquez vs. Edrin
Dapudong, 12, for Marquezs WBA World flyweight
title;Daniel Rosas vs. Federico Catubay, 10, ban-
tamweights.
July 8
At the Celebrity Theater, Phoenix (ESPN2), Jesus
Gonzales vs. Henry Buchanan, 12, for the vacant
NABF super middleweight title.
July 9
At Bucharest, Romania, Lucian Bute, vs. Jean-Paul
Mendy, 12, for Butes IBF super middleweight title-
;Jun Talape vs. Viorel Simion, 12, for Tapales WBC
International featherweight title.
C M Y K
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M A J O R L E A G U E B A S E B A L L
PHILADELPHIA Roy
Halladay pitched his NL-lead-
ing fifth complete game and
Jimmy Rollins went 4 for 4 as
the Philadelphia Phillies de-
feated the Oakland Athletics,
3-1, Sunday.
Halladay (10-3) gave up eight
hits and walked none in tying
for the major league high in
victories. He struck out four,
raising his NL-leading total to
123 before the Dodgers Clay-
ton Kershaw fanned 11 to pass
him later in the day with 128.
The Phillies have won each
of Halladays last eight starts
and the right-hander is 5-0 with
a 2.64 ERA during the stretch.
He improved to 30-3 in a Phila-
delphia uniform in the 35
starts in which the Phillies
have given him the lead.
Rollins scored twice, Placido
Polanco had two hits and Hal-
laday added a single for Phila-
delphia. Conor Jackson had
three hits for the As, who have
lost four of five.
Dodgers 3, Angels 2
LOS ANGELES Clayton
Kershaw outlasted Jered Weav-
er in a matchup of Los Angeles
aces and the Dodgers rallied
for two runs in the bottom of
the ninth inning to beat the
Angels, preventing a Freeway
Series sweep.
Pinch-hitter Aaron Miles,
batting for Kershaw, drove in
the tying run in the ninth on a
sacrifice fly and Tony Gwynn
Jr. won it with a two-out single
off Jordan Walden. The Dodg-
ers ended a three-game skid,
though they remain nine
games below .500.
Tigers 8, Diamondbacks 3
DETROIT Miguel Cabre-
ra hit a go-ahead single and the
Detroit Tigers scored seven
runs with two outs in the
eighth inning.
The Tigers trailed 2-1 when
pinch-hitter Don Kelly singled
with one out in the eighth off
reliever Aaron Heilman (4-1).
After Austin Jackson struck
out, Casper Wells drew a walk.
Red Sox 4, Pirates 2
PITTSBURGH Andrew
Miller got his first win with
Boston, scattering five hits
over six innings and Boston
the Red Sox snapped a four-
game losing streak.
Miller (1-0) struck out four
and allowed just one earned
run. Recently promoted from
the minors, he earned his first
AL victory since 2007 with
Detroit.
Jonathan Papelbon pitched
the ninth for his 14th save in 15
chances.
Tim Wood (0-2) lost as Pitts-
burghs normally reliable bull-
pen showed signs of stress
following a busy week.
Orioles 7, Reds 5
BALTIMORE Derrek Lee
and Mark Reynolds homered in
a four-run fourth inning, and
Luke Scott added a solo shot in
the seventh.
Baltimore totaled nine home
runs in taking two of three
from the sputtering Reds. The
team combined for 16 homers
in the series, including 14 in
the last two games.
Yankees 6, Rockies 4
NEW YORK Eduardo
Nunez hit a tiebreaking single
in the seventh inning after
shortstop Troy Tulowitzki
made an error and Nick Swish-
er and Jorge Posada hit consec-
utive homers for New York.
Mark Teixeira homered for
New York and Alex Rodriguez
drove in a run for his sixth
straight game.
Ty Wigginton connected
twice for his second multihom-
er game this week and Chris
Iannetta also homered for
Colorado.
It was New Yorks first series
win against the Rockies since
sweeping a three-game set at
the old Yankee Stadium in
2004. New York improved to
22-4 in day games.
Rays 14, Astros 10
HOUSTON Evan Longo-
ria homered twice and drove in
five runs and pinch-hitter Matt
Joyce delivered a go-ahead
double in the eighth inning to
give the Rays a three-game
sweep.
B.J. Upton homered for the
third straight day and drove in
four runs for the Rays, who
have won four in a row.
Royals 6, Cubs 3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Alex
Gordon extended his hitting
streak to 13 games with an RBI
double in a four-run first inning
and Luke Hochevar won anoth-
er afternoon start as the Kan-
sas City Royals beat the Chica-
go Cubs 6-3 Sunday.
Hochevar is 9-3 with a 4.43
ERA in 14 day starts the past
two seasons, compared to 2-11
with a 5.28 ERA in 21 appear-
ances at night. He picked up
just his second victory in his
last 10 starts, with both coming
in afternoon games.
Brewers 6, Twins 2
MILWAUKEE Ryan Braun
extended his hitting streak to
17 games with a tiebreaking
home run and the Milwaukee
Brewers beat the Minnesota
Twins 6-2 Sunday.
Braun connected for a two-
run shot in the fifth inning.
Chris Narveson (5-5) helped
himself with an RBI double.
The punchless Twins, using
a watered-down lineup deci-
mated by injuries, have scored
only eight runs in losing five
consecutive games.
Nationals 2, White Sox 1
CHICAGO Danny Espino-
sa hit a two-run homer in the
seventh inning to send off
interim manager John McLa-
ren with a win.
Hours after the Nationals
hired Davey Johnson as manag-
er, they won their final game
with interim skipper McLaren
at the helm. The move came
three days after Jim Riggleman
stunned the team by resigning.
Mets 8, Rangers 5
ARLINGTON, Texas Jose
Reyes had four hits and scored
three runs, and rookie Dillon
Gee pitched six effective.
Gee (8-1) recovered from a
shaky start in the follow-up to
his only loss of the season.
Making his first appearance
against the Rangers, he al-
lowed three runs and eight hits
with two walks.
Gee, who walked a career-
high six over four innings in
his previous outing, has given
up only eight earned runs in
five June starts. He grew up in
north Texas and played college
ball at Texas-Arlington.
Blue Jays 5, Cardinals 0
ST. LOUIS Ricky Romero
threw a four-hitter for his sec-
ond career shutout and helped
break it open with the first hit
of his career.
Giants 3, Indians 1
SAN FRANCISCO Madi-
son Bumgarner bounced back
from a one-out, eight-run per-
formance with one of his best
starts, striking out a career-
high 11 batters in seven innings
to help the San Francisco Gi-
ants beat the Cleveland Indians
to complete a three-game
sweep.
M A J O R L E A G U E R O U N D U P
Halladay goes
distance again
The Associated Press
Nationals make
Johnson manager
CHICAGO Davey Johnson
has been hired as manager of
the Washington Nationals,
three days after Jim
Riggleman stunned the team
by resigning.
Johnsons hiring was
announced Sunday and his
first game in charge will be
Monday against the Los
Angeles Angels. He has been
a senior adviser with the team
since 2009. He last managed
in the majors in 2000.
Interim manager John
McLaren ran the team for a
third straight game in
Sundays series finale against
the Chicago White Sox.
McLaren, Rigglemans bench
coach and friend, will leave
the team after the game and
be reassigned to scouting
duties within the organization.
STANDINGS/STATS
A trio of skippers
AP PHOTO
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi, left, shares a mo-
ment with former Yankees managers Lou Piniella and Joe
Torre, right, during Old Timers Day ceremonies on Sunday
at Yankee Stadium in New York.
S T A N D I N G S
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
New York ....................................... 45 31 .592 7-3 W-2 25-18 20-13
Boston............................................ 45 32 .584
1
2 5-5 W-1 22-16 23-16
Tampa Bay..................................... 44 34 .564 2 1
1
2 8-2 W-4 18-18 26-16
Toronto........................................... 39 39 .500 7 6
1
2 5-5 W-3 17-18 22-21
Baltimore........................................ 35 40 .467 9
1
2 9 5-5 W-1 22-19 13-21
Central Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Detroit............................................. 42 36 .538 5-5 W-2 24-15 18-21
Cleveland....................................... 40 36 .526 1 4
1
2 4-6 L-3 24-14 16-22
Chicago.......................................... 38 41 .481 4
1
2 8 5-5 L-1 19-20 19-21
Kansas City ................................... 33 45 .423 9 12
1
2 3-7 W-2 23-24 10-21
Minnesota...................................... 32 44 .421 9 12
1
2 5-5 L-5 14-16 18-28
West Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Texas............................................... 41 38 .519 5-5 L-2 23-16 18-22
Los Angeles.................................... 39 40 .494 2 7 6-4 L-1 15-20 24-20
Seattle.............................................. 38 39 .494 2 7 4-6 L-1 21-18 17-21
Oakland ........................................... 35 44 .443 6 11 6-4 L-1 19-16 16-28
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Philadelphia................................... 49 30 .620 6-4 W-1 30-13 19-17
Atlanta............................................ 44 35 .557 5 6-4 L-1 22-17 22-18
Washington ................................... 40 38 .513 8
1
2 3
1
2 8-2 W-1 22-13 18-25
New York ....................................... 39 39 .500 9
1
2 4
1
2 5-5 W-2 18-20 21-19
Florida............................................ 34 43 .442 14 9 2-8 W-1 17-25 17-18
Central Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Milwaukee...................................... 44 35 .557 5-5 W-3 29-11 15-24
St. Louis......................................... 41 38 .519 3 3 3-7 L-3 21-18 20-20
Pittsburgh ...................................... 39 38 .506 4 4 5-5 L-1 19-20 20-18
Cincinnati ....................................... 40 39 .506 4 4 4-6 L-1 22-19 18-20
Chicago.......................................... 31 46 .403 12 12 4-6 L-2 16-22 15-24
Houston ......................................... 28 51 .354 16 16 3-7 L-3 13-28 15-23
West Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
San Francisco.............................. 44 34 .564 5-5 W-5 24-13 20-21
Arizona ......................................... 43 36 .544 1
1
2 1 6-4 L-2 22-17 21-19
Colorado....................................... 38 39 .494 5
1
2 5 6-4 L-2 19-19 19-20
Los Angeles................................. 35 44 .443 9
1
2 9 4-6 W-1 19-24 16-20
San Diego..................................... 34 45 .430 10
1
2 10 4-6 W-1 16-27 18-18
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Saturday's Games
N.Y. Yankees 8, Colorado 3
San Francisco 1, Cleveland 0
L.A. Angels 6, L.A. Dodgers 1
N.Y. Mets 14, Texas 5
Chicago White Sox 3, Washington 0
Detroit 6, Arizona 0
Pittsburgh 6, Boston 4
Cincinnati 10, Baltimore 5
Oakland 4, Philadelphia 1
Tampa Bay 7, Houston 2
Kansas City 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Milwaukee 11, Minnesota 1
Toronto 6, St. Louis 3
Florida 4, Seattle 2
Sunday's Games
Detroit 8, Arizona 3
Boston 4, Pittsburgh 2
Baltimore 7, Cincinnati 5
Philadelphia 3, Oakland 1
N.Y. Yankees 6, Colorado 4
Tampa Bay 14, Houston 10
Kansas City 6, Chicago Cubs 3
Milwaukee 6, Minnesota 2
Washington 2, Chicago White Sox 1
Toronto 5, St. Louis 0
N.Y. Mets 8, Texas 5
L.A. Dodgers 3, L.A. Angels 2
San Francisco 3, Cleveland 1
Seattle at Florida, 10:10 p.m.
Monday's Games
Toronto (Z.Stewart 0-1) at Detroit (Scherzer 9-3),
6:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Leake 6-4) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson
7-6), 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 6-6) at Minnesota (Black-
burn 6-5), 8:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Talbot 2-4) at Arizona (I.Kennedy 8-2),
9:40 p.m.
Kansas City (Francis 3-8) at San Diego (Latos 4-8),
10:05 p.m.
Washington(Lannan5-5) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana
3-8), 10:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Beachy 2-1) at Seattle (Bedard 4-5), 10:10
p.m.
Tuesday's Games
Boston at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
Milwaukee at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Detroit, 7:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.
Cincinnati at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.
Texas at Houston, 8:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.
Cleveland at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
Florida at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.
Kansas City at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.
Washington at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Saturday's Games
N.Y. Yankees 8, Colorado 3
San Francisco 1, Cleveland 0
L.A. Angels 6, L.A. Dodgers 1
N.Y. Mets 14, Texas 5
Chicago White Sox 3, Washington 0
Detroit 6, Arizona 0
Pittsburgh 6, Boston 4
Cincinnati 10, Baltimore 5
Oakland 4, Philadelphia 1
Tampa Bay 7, Houston 2
Kansas City 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Milwaukee 11, Minnesota 1
Toronto 6, St. Louis 3
Atlanta 10, San Diego 1
Florida 4, Seattle 2
Sunday's Games
Detroit 8, Arizona 3
Boston 4, Pittsburgh 2
Baltimore 7, Cincinnati 5
Philadelphia 3, Oakland 1
N.Y. Yankees 6, Colorado 4
Tampa Bay 14, Houston 10
Kansas City 6, Chicago Cubs 3
Milwaukee 6, Minnesota 2
Washington 2, Chicago White Sox 1
Toronto 5, St. Louis 0
N.Y. Mets 8, Texas 5
San Diego 4, Atlanta 1
L.A. Dodgers 3, L.A. Angels 2
San Francisco 3, Cleveland 1
Seattle at Florida, 10:10 p.m.
Monday's Games
Colorado (Chacin 8-4) at Chicago Cubs (Garza
3-6), 2:20 p.m.
Cincinnati (Leake 6-4) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson
7-6), 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 6-6) at Minnesota (Black-
burn 6-5), 8:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Talbot 2-4) at Arizona (I.Kennedy 8-2),
9:40 p.m.
Kansas City (Francis 3-8) at San Diego (Latos 4-8),
10:05 p.m.
Washington(Lannan5-5) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana
3-8), 10:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Beachy 2-1) at Seattle (Bedard 4-5), 10:10
p.m.
Tuesday's Games
San Francisco at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m., 1st
game
Boston at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
Milwaukee at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Detroit, 7:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.
Cincinnati at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.
San Francisco at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m., 2nd
game
Texas at Houston, 8:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.
Cleveland at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
Florida at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.
Kansas City at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.
Washington at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
Phillies 3, Athletics 1
Oakland Philadelphia
ab r h bi ab r h bi
JWeeks 2b 4 0 0 0 Rollins ss 4 2 4 0
Pnngtn ss 4 0 0 0 Polanc 3b 4 1 2 0
Crisp cf 4 1 2 0 Victorn cf 4 0 1 1
Matsui lf 4 0 0 0 Howard 1b 2 0 0 0
CJcksn 1b 4 0 3 0 BFrncs rf 3 0 1 1
Sweeny rf 4 0 2 1 Ruiz c 4 0 0 0
SSizmr 3b 3 0 1 0 Ibanez lf 4 0 1 0
Powell c 3 0 0 0 WValdz 2b 4 0 0 0
Outmn p 2 0 0 0 Hallady p 4 0 1 0
DeJess ph 1 0 0 0
Ziegler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1 Totals 33 310 2
Oakland.............................. 000 100 000 1
Philadelphia....................... 200 010 00x 3
DPOakland 1, Philadelphia 2. LOBOakland 5,
Philadelphia 9. 2BCrisp (17), C.Jackson (8),
S.Sizemore (5), Rollins (13), Polanco (11). SBHo-
ward (1).
IP H R ER BB SO
Oakland
Outman L,3-2 .......... 6 8 3 3 2 4
Ziegler ...................... 2 2 0 0 1 1
Philadelphia
Halladay W,10-3 ..... 9 8 1 1 0 4
PBPowell.
UmpiresHome, Angel Campos;First, Chad Fair-
child;Second, Joe West;Third, Angel Hernandez.
T2:14. A45,863 (43,651).
Yankees 6, Rockies 4
Colorado New York
ab r h bi ab r h bi
CGnzlz cf 2 1 0 0 Gardnr lf 4 1 1 0
JHerrr 2b 4 0 0 0 Grndrs cf 3 0 0 0
Helton 1b 2 0 0 1 Teixeir 1b 4 1 1 1
Tlwtzk ss 4 0 0 0 AlRdrg 3b 4 0 1 1
Giambi dh 4 0 0 0 Cano 2b 4 1 1 0
S.Smith rf 4 0 1 0 Swisher rf 4 1 1 2
Wggntn 3b 4 2 3 2 Posada dh 2 1 1 1
Blckmn lf 4 0 1 0
Dickrsn
pr-dh 0 1 0 0
Iannett c 4 1 2 1 Martin c 3 0 0 0
ENunez ss 3 0 1 1
Totals 32 4 7 4 Totals 31 6 7 6
Colorado ............................ 010 021 000 4
New York ........................... 000 031 11x 6
ETulowitzki (4), Martin (5), E.Nunez (9). DP
Colorado 1, New York 2. LOBColorado 5, New
York 3. HRWigginton 2 (12), Iannetta (10), Teixei-
ra (23), Swisher (9), Posada (8). SBC.Gonzalez
(12), Iannetta (2), Gardner (16). SFHelton.
IP H R ER BB SO
Colorado
Nicasio ..................... 5 4 4 4 1 2
Belisle L,5-3 BS,5-5 1
1
3 2 1 0 1 0
Mat.Reynolds...........
2
3 1 1 1 0 0
Lindstrom................. 1 0 0 0 0 1
New York
Nova ......................... 6 6 4 4 3 4
Ayala......................... 0 1 0 0 0 0
Logan W,2-2............ 1 0 0 0 0 1
Robertson H,15....... 1 0 0 0 0 2
Ma.Rivera S,20-23 . 1 0 0 0 0 3
Ayala pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Nicasio pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.
Mat.Reynolds pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
UmpiresHome, Brian ONora;First, Alfonso Mar-
quez;Second, Ed Hickox;Third, Ed Rapuano.
T3:11. A47,894 (50,291).
Mets 8, Rangers 5
New York Texas
ab r h bi ab r h bi
JosRys ss 5 3 4 1 Kinsler 2b 4 1 0 0
Turner 3b 5 0 1 0 EnChvz cf 5 1 2 1
Beltran dh 4 0 1 2 MiYong dh 5 1 2 3
Bay lf 5 0 0 1 ABeltre 3b 5 1 1 0
Hairstn rf 5 0 1 0 N.Cruz rf 5 0 1 0
RPauln c 4 2 2 0 Morlnd 1b 3 0 1 1
DnMrp 1b 4 2 3 1 DvMrp lf 3 0 0 0
Pagan cf 4 1 1 0 Tegrdn c 4 0 1 0
RTejad 2b 4 0 1 1 ABlanc ss 4 1 2 0
Totals 40 814 6 Totals 38 510 5
New York ........................... 140 002 001 8
Texas.................................. 200 010 002 5
ETurner (6), R.Tejada(2), A.Beltre(9), D.Holland
(1). DPNew York 1, Texas 1. LOBNew York 6,
Texas 9. 2BR.Paulino (5), Dan.Murphy (12), En-
.Chavez 2(6). 3BJos.Reyes (14). HRMi.Young
(7). SBJos.Reyes (28). CSDan.Murphy (4),
Pagan (4).
IP H R ER BB SO
New York
Gee W,8-1 ............... 6 8 3 3 2 1
Beato......................... 1 0 0 0 0 0
Byrdak ......................
2
3 0 0 0 0 0
Isringhausen............
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
Fr.Rodriguez ........... 1 2 2 2 1 0
Texas
D.Holland L,6-3....... 6 12 7 3 0 0
Tateyama ................. 1 0 0 0 0 2
Rhodes.....................
1
3 1 0 0 0 0
M.Lowe..................... 1
1
3 1 1 1 1 1
Feliz ..........................
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
D.Holland pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
PBTeagarden.
UmpiresHome, Andy Fletcher;First, Tim Welke-
;Second, Jim Reynolds;Third, Mike DiMuro.
Red Sox 4, Pirates 2
Boston Pittsburgh
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Ellsury cf 4 0 1 0 Tabata lf 1 0 1 0
Pedroia 2b 5 0 1 1
GJones
pr-rf 4 0 1 0
AdGnzl 1b 3 0 2 0 dArnad 3b 4 0 1 0
Youkils 3b 3 1 1 1 AMcCt cf 4 0 1 1
J.Drew rf 1 0 0 0 Walker 2b 3 1 0 0
DMcDn rf 4 0 0 0 Diaz rf-lf 4 0 0 0
Sltlmch c 3 1 1 0 Overay 1b 4 0 0 0
Reddck lf 3 0 0 1 Cedeno ss 2 0 1 1
Scutaro ss 3 1 0 0 Fryer c 3 0 0 0
AMiller p 2 0 0 0 JMcDnl p 1 1 0 0
Ortiz ph 0 1 0 0 BrWod ph 1 0 0 0
Aceves p 0 0 0 0 TiWood p 0 0 0 0
Bard p 0 0 0 0 Moskos p 0 0 0 0
Camrn ph 1 0 0 0 Resop p 0 0 0 0
Papeln p 0 0 0 0 DMcCt p 0 0 0 0
Paul ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 3 Totals 32 2 5 2
Boston................................ 000 101 200 4
Pittsburgh .......................... 000 110 000 2
EScutaro (5), Reddick (1), Ja.McDonald (1),
A.McCutchen (5), Moskos (2), dArnaud (1). LOB
Boston 10, Pittsburgh 8. 2BSaltalamacchia (12).
SBEllsbury (25), Pedroia (15). CSD.McDonald
(2). SEllsbury. SFYoukilis, Reddick, Cedeno.
IP H R ER BB SO
Boston
A.Miller W,1-0.......... 6 5 2 1 2 4
Aceves H,5 .............. 1 0 0 0 0 0
Bard H,15................. 1 0 0 0 0 1
Papelbon S,14-15... 1 0 0 0 1 1
Pittsburgh
Ja.McDonald ........... 6 5 2 0 2 5
Ti.Wood L,0-2.......... 0 0 1 1 1 0
Moskos..................... 0 0 1 0 1 0
Resop....................... 1 0 0 0 1 0
D.McCutchen .......... 2 1 0 0 1 1
Ti.Wood pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Moskos pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
HBPby A.Miller (Walker).
Blue Jays 5, Cardinals 0
Toronto St. Louis
ab r h bi ab r h bi
YEscor ss 4 0 2 1 Theriot ss 4 0 0 0
A.Hill 2b 5 0 1 0 Valdes p 0 0 0 0
Bautist rf 5 0 1 0 Schmkr 2b 4 0 1 0
Lind 1b 4 1 1 0 Hollidy lf 3 0 0 0
JRiver lf 4 0 2 0 Brkmn 1b 4 0 1 0
RDavis pr-cf 1 0 0 0 Jay pr 0 0 0 0
Encrnc 3b 4 1 1 0 ABrwn rf 4 0 1 0
JMcDnl 3b 1 0 0 0 Rasms cf 2 0 1 0
CPttrsn cf-lf 3 1 0 1 T.Cruz c 3 0 0 0
Arencii c 3 2 1 1 Descals 3b 2 0 0 0
RRomr p 4 0 1 2 McCllln p 2 0 0 0
MBggs p 0 0 0 0
Motte p 0 0 0 0
Kozma
ph-ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 510 5 Totals 28 0 4 0
Toronto............................... 010 004 000 5
St. Louis............................. 000 000 000 0
EBerkman (5). DPToronto 2. LOBToronto
11, St. Louis 5. 2BY.Escobar (10), J.Rivera (11),
A.Brown (1). HRArencibia (11). SBJ.Rivera (3).
SRasmus.
IP H R ER BB SO
Toronto
R.Romero W,7-7..... 9 4 0 0 2 5
St. Louis
McClellan L,6-4....... 5
1
3 8 5 5 3 4
M.Boggs................... 1
2
3 1 0 0 1 2
Motte......................... 1 0 0 0 0 0
Valdes ...................... 1 1 0 0 0 2
HBPby R.Romero (Holliday), by Valdes (Lind).
UmpiresHome, D.J. Reyburn;First, Ted Barrett-
;Second, Tim McClelland;Third, Marvin Hudson.
T2:27. A36,542 (43,975).
Orioles 7, Reds 5
Cincinnati Baltimore
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Heisey rf 6 1 2 1 Hardy ss 4 0 0 0
BPhllps 2b 4 2 2 1 Markks rf 5 0 3 2
Votto 1b 2 0 0 0 AdJons cf 4 1 2 0
JGoms dh 3 0 0 1 Guerrr dh 4 1 1 0
FLewis lf 3 0 0 1 D.Lee 1b 4 1 1 3
Stubbs cf 5 0 1 0 Scott lf 3 1 1 1
RHrndz c 5 1 2 1 Pie lf 0 0 0 0
Cairo 3b 5 1 2 0 MrRynl 3b 3 1 1 1
Janish ss 4 0 0 0 BDavis 2b 2 2 2 0
Rolen ph 1 0 0 0
Andino
ph-2b 1 0 0 0
Tatum c 2 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 9 5 Totals 32 711 7
Cincinnati ........................... 000 013 001 5
Baltimore............................ 001 401 10x 7
EMar.Reynolds 2 (18). LOBCincinnati 14, Balti-
more 7. 2BCairo (5), Ad.Jones (14). HRB.Phil-
lips (6), R.Hernandez (8), D.Lee (6), Scott (9), Mar-
.Reynolds (14). SBMarkakis (6), B.Davis (1).
CSMar.Reynolds (1). STatum.
IP H R ER BB SO
Cincinnati
H.Bailey L,3-2.......... 5 9 5 5 2 5
Arredondo................ 1 1 1 1 1 1
Chapman ................. 1 1 1 1 1 2
Cordero.................... 1 0 0 0 1 0
Baltimore
Guthrie W,3-9.......... 5
2
3 6 4 4 4 5
Rapada..................... 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ji.Johnson H,12...... 1
1
3 2 0 0 2 1
Uehara H,9 .............. 1 0 0 0 1 1
Gregg S,14-18 ........ 1 1 1 1 0 0
Rapada pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
WPArredondo.
T3:10. A27,809 (45,438).
Padres 4, Braves 1
Atlanta San Diego
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Schafer cf 4 0 1 0 Venale rf 4 0 2 0
Heywrd rf 4 0 0 0 Bartlett ss 4 1 2 1
C.Jones 3b 4 0 0 0 OHudsn 2b 5 0 1 2
Fremn 1b 4 0 0 0 Headly 3b 3 0 1 1
Uggla 2b 4 0 0 0 Rizzo 1b 3 0 0 0
D.Ross c 3 0 0 0 Ludwck ph 1 0 0 0
AlGnzlz ss 3 0 0 0 MAdms p 0 0 0 0
McLoth lf 1 0 1 0 AlGnzlz ph 1 0 0 0
THudsn p 1 0 0 0 H.Bell p 0 0 0 0
OFlhrt p 0 0 0 0 Denorfi lf 2 1 1 0
Linernk p 0 0 0 0 Maybin cf 3 1 2 0
Hinske ph 1 1 0 0 KPhlps c 3 0 0 0
Venters p 0 0 0 0
RJhnsn
ph-c 0 0 0 0
Proctor p 0 0 0 0 Luebke p 1 0 0 0
Richrd ph 1 0 1 0
Spence p 0 0 0 0
Qualls p 0 0 0 0
Guzmn
ph-1b 1 1 1 0
Totals 29 1 2 0 Totals 32 411 4
Atlanta ................................ 000 000 010 1
San Diego.......................... 000 000 04x 4
EAle.Gonzalez (7), D.Ross (1), Venable (2).
DPAtlanta 1. LOBAtlanta 4, San Diego 13.
2BSchafer (4), McLouth (11), Guzman (2). SB
Bartlett (15), Denorfia (6). CSBartlett (5). SBar-
tlett, Ro.Johnson.
IP H R ER BB SO
Atlanta
T.Hudson ................. 6 6 0 0 3 8
OFlaherty ................
2
3 1 0 0 1 1
Linebrink ..................
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
Venters L,4-1
BS,2-5 ......................
2
3 4 4 4 2 0
Proctor......................
1
3 0 0 0 0 1
San Diego
Luebke ..................... 5 1 0 0 2 6
Spence..................... 1
1
3 0 0 0 0 2
Qualls .......................
2
3 0 0 0 0 2
M.Adams W,3-1 ...... 1 1 1 0 1 1
H.Bell S,20-21......... 1 0 0 0 0 0
HBPby OFlaherty (Venable).
Dodgers 3, Angels 2
Los Angeles (A) Los Angeles (N)
ab r h bi ab r h bi
MIzturs 2b 4 0 1 0 GwynJ lf 5 0 3 2
Aybar ss 3 1 1 0 Blake 3b 4 0 0 0
HKndrc lf 4 0 1 1 Ethier rf 4 0 2 0
V.Wells rf 4 1 1 1 Kemp cf 4 0 1 0
Trumo 1b 4 0 0 0 Loney 1b 4 0 0 0
Callasp 3b 3 0 0 0 Uribe 2b 3 0 0 0
Bourjos cf 2 0 1 0 DGordn pr 0 1 0 0
Mathis c 3 0 1 0 Navarr c 2 0 0 0
Weaver p 2 0 0 0 Oeltjen pr 0 1 0 0
Abreu ph 1 0 0 0 Carroll ss 3 0 1 0
SDowns p 0 0 0 0 Kershw p 3 1 1 0
Walden p 0 0 0 0 Miles ph 0 0 0 1
Totals 30 2 6 2 Totals 32 3 8 3
Los Angeles (A) ................ 000 000 101 2
Los Angeles (N) ................ 000 000 102 3
Two outs when winning run scored.
ELoney (3). DPLos Angeles (N) 2. LOBLos
Angeles (A) 3, Los Angeles (N) 8. 2BAybar (14),
Mathis (7), Ethier (20). 3BGwynn Jr. (2). HR
V.Wells (9). SBD.Gordon (5). SAybar, Carroll.
SFMiles.
IP H R ER BB SO
Los Angeles (A)
Weaver..................... 7 7 1 1 1 4
S.Downs................... 1 0 0 0 0 1
Walden L,1-2
BS,5-22....................
2
3 1 2 2 2 0
Los Angeles (N)
Kershaw W,8-3........ 9 6 2 2 0 11
HBPby Kershaw (Bourjos).
Rays 14, Astros 10
Tampa Bay Houston
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Damon lf 6 3 4 0 Bourn cf 5 1 1 1
Zobrist rf-2b 5 4 3 1 Kppngr 2b 3 3 3 2
Longori 3b 6 3 4 5 Melncn p 0 0 0 0
BUpton cf 5 2 2 4 Escaln p 0 0 0 0
SRdrgz 2b 2 0 0 0 Michals ph 1 0 0 0
Joyce ph-rf 2 1 1 2 Pence rf 5 1 1 0
Ktchm 1b 5 0 2 2 Ca.Lee lf-1b 4 0 2 3
Shppch c 3 0 0 0 CJhnsn 3b 4 1 1 0
Jaso ph-c 2 0 0 0 Wallac 1b 3 1 1 0
EJhnsn ss 4 1 1 0 WLopez p 0 0 0 0
Howell p 0 0 0 0 MDwns 2b 1 1 1 2
JoPerlt p 0 0 0 0 Barmes ss 4 1 2 1
ARussll p 0 0 0 0 Corprn c 3 1 1 0
WDavis ph 1 0 1 0 Happ p 1 0 0 0
Frnswr p 0 0 0 0 Bourgs lf 2 0 1 0
Niemnn p 1 0 1 0
Ruggin ph 1 0 0 0
CRams p 0 0 0 0
Fuld ph 1 0 0 0
J.Cruz p 0 0 0 0
Brignc ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 46141914 Totals 361014 9
Tampa Bay....................... 301 102 043 14
Houston ........................... 122 200 120 10
EShoppach (2). DPTampa Bay 1. LOBTam-
pa Bay 9, Houston 2. 2BZobrist (25), Longoria
(13), Joyce (17), Kotchman (14), E.Johnson (3),
Keppinger (6), Pence (22), Ca.Lee (20), C.Johnson
(18), Wallace (19), Barmes (11), Corporan (1).
3BCa.Lee (3). HRLongoria 2 (9), B.Upton (11),
Keppinger (2), M.Downs (6). SBBourn (33).
CSBourgeois (4). SCorporan, Happ. SF
Keppinger.
IP H R ER BB SO
Tampa Bay
Niemann................... 3 7 5 5 0 2
C.Ramos.................. 1 2 2 1 0 0
J.Cruz....................... 2 1 0 0 0 2
Howell W,1-1........... 1 1 1 1 0 0
Jo.Peralta................. 0 2 2 2 0 0
A.Russell H,2........... 1 1 0 0 0 0
Farnsworth............... 1 0 0 0 0 1
Houston
Happ......................... 5 9 5 5 3 8
W.Lopez L,1-4
BS,3-3 ...................... 2
1
3 4 4 4 0 2
Melancon BS,3-9 .... 1
1
3 6 5 5 1 2
Escalona..................
1
3 0 0 0 0 1
Jo.Peralta pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
WPNiemann, W.Lopez, Melancon. BalkW.Lo-
pez.
Brewers 6, Twins 2
Minnesota Milwaukee
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Revere cf 4 0 1 0 RWeks 2b 4 0 0 0
ACasill 2b 4 0 0 0 Morgan cf 3 1 1 1
Cuddyr rf-1b 4 0 1 0
CGomz
ph-cf 1 0 0 0
Valenci 3b 4 1 1 0 Braun lf 4 2 1 2
LHughs 1b 3 1 0 0 Fielder 1b 4 0 1 1
Perkins p 0 0 0 0 McGeh 3b 4 0 0 0
Repko lf 4 0 1 1 C.Hart rf 4 0 1 0
Nishiok ss 4 0 2 0 YBtncr ss 4 1 3 0
Butera c 1 0 0 0 Lucroy c 3 2 2 1
Mauer ph-c 2 0 1 0 Narvsn p 2 0 1 1
Pavano p 2 0 0 0 Hwkns p 0 0 0 0
Thome ph 1 0 1 1 Loe p 0 0 0 0
Dunsng pr 0 0 0 0 JoWilsn ph 1 0 0 0
Mijares p 0 0 0 0 Axford p 0 0 0 0
AlBrntt p 0 0 0 0
Tosoni rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2 Totals 34 610 6
Minnesota.......................... 010 000 100 2
Milwaukee.......................... 000 032 10x 6
EL.Hughes (3), A.Casilla (8). DPMilwaukee 1.
LOBMinnesota 7, Milwaukee 8. 2BCuddyer
(16), Lucroy (8), Narveson (1). 3BValencia (1),
Lucroy (1). HRBraun (16). SBRepko (3), Braun
(17), Y.Betancourt 2 (2). SNarveson.
IP H R ER BB SO
Minnesota
Pavano L,5-6........... 6 8 5 5 1 5
Mijares......................
1
3 1 1 0 0 1
Al.Burnett .................
2
3 0 0 0 0 2
Perkins ..................... 1 1 0 0 1 1
Milwaukee
Narveson W,5-5...... 6
2
3 5 2 2 2 7
Hawkins H,8.............
1
3 1 0 0 0 1
Loe............................ 1 0 0 0 0 1
Axford....................... 1 2 0 0 0 1
HBPby Pavano (Morgan). WPPavano.
UmpiresHome, John Tumpane;First, Derryl Cou-
sins;Second, Ron Kulpa;Third, Dan Bellino.
T2:44. A41,624 (41,900).
Nationals 2, White Sox 1
Washington Chicago
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Berndn cf 3 0 0 0 Pierre lf 5 0 2 0
Werth rf 4 0 0 0 Vizquel ss 4 1 1 0
Zmrmn 3b 4 0 0 0 Quentin rf 3 0 2 0
L.Nix dh 4 0 0 0 Konerk 1b 4 0 1 1
Morse 1b 3 1 0 0 A.Dunn dh 4 0 0 0
Espinos 2b 3 1 1 2 Rios cf 4 0 0 0
WRams c 2 0 0 0 Przyns c 4 0 1 0
HrstnJr lf 3 0 2 0 Teahen 3b 2 0 1 0
Cora ss 2 0 0 0 Lillirdg ph 1 0 0 0
Dsmnd ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Bckhm 2b 3 0 0 0
AlRmrz ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 3 2 Totals 35 1 8 1
Washington ....................... 000 000 200 2
Chicago.............................. 001 000 000 1
DPChicago 1. LOBWashington 4, Chicago 9.
2BPierre (6), Quentin (22). HREspinosa (14).
IP H R ER BB SO
Washington
L.Hernandez W,5-8 6
2
3 8 1 1 2 9
Clippard H,21 ..........
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
S.Burnett H,9........... 1 0 0 0 0 1
Storen S,19-22........ 1 0 0 0 0 1
Chicago
Humber L,7-4.......... 6
2
3 3 2 2 3 4
Sale........................... 2
1
3 0 0 0 0 3
HBPby Humber (Bernadina). BalkHumber.
UmpiresHome, Marty Foster;First, Bill Welke-
;Second, Jeff Nelson;Third, Mike Estabrook.
T2:56. A24,057 (40,615).
Royals 6, Cubs 3
Chicago Kansas City
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Fukdm rf 4 0 0 0 MeCarr cf 5 1 2 0
SCastro ss 4 0 1 0 Hosmer 1b 4 1 2 1
ArRmr dh 3 0 0 0 Butler dh 4 1 1 1
C.Pena 1b 4 0 1 0 AGordn lf 4 1 2 1
RJhnsn cf 4 1 1 0 Francr rf 4 0 3 1
DeWitt 3b 4 1 2 1 Mostks 3b 3 0 0 0
ASorin lf 2 0 0 0 Treanr c 2 1 1 1
Soto c 3 1 3 2 AEscor ss 3 0 1 0
LeMahi 2b 4 0 0 0 Getz 2b 3 1 1 1
Totals 32 3 8 3 Totals 32 613 6
Chicago.............................. 001 200 000 3
Kansas City ....................... 400 200 00x 6
EC.Carpenter (1), Hosmer (5). DPChicago 1,
Kansas City 3. LOBChicago 7, Kansas City 7.
2BRe.Johnson (11), Soto (13), A.Gordon (23).
HRSoto (7). CSA.Gordon (5), Francoeur 2 (2).
SA.Escobar. SFTreanor.
IP H R ER BB SO
Chicago
R.Wells L,1-2........... 6 10 6 6 2 2
J.Russell .................. 1 0 0 0 0 1
C.Carpenter............. 1 3 0 0 1 1
Kansas City
Hochevar W,5-8...... 5
2
3 7 3 3 3 5
L.Coleman H,3 ........ 1 0 0 0 1 3
Collins H,4 ...............
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
Crow H,8.................. 1 0 0 0 0 2
Soria S,13-18 .......... 1 1 0 0 0 1
R.Wells pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
HBPby L.Coleman (Ar.Ramirez).
UmpiresHome, Mark Ripperger;First, Tim Tim-
mons;Second, Jeff Kellogg;Third, Eric Cooper.
T2:43. A28,401 (37,903).
Tigers 8, Diamondbacks 3
Arizona Detroit
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Blmqst 2b 4 0 1 0 AJcksn cf 4 0 0 0
S.Drew ss 3 0 0 0 C.Wells rf 3 1 0 0
J.Upton rf 5 0 2 1 Ordonz dh 3 1 1 0
CYoung cf 5 1 2 0 MiCarr 1b 4 1 2 2
Monter c 4 1 3 1 VMrtnz c 4 1 1 1
W.Pena dh 4 0 0 0 JhPerlt ss 4 2 3 2
Nady 1b 4 0 0 0 Boesch lf 4 1 1 0
GParra lf 4 0 1 0 RSantg 2b 0 0 0 0
RRorts 3b 4 1 3 1 Inge 3b 4 0 1 2
Raburn 2b 2 0 0 0
Kelly ph-lf 2 1 1 0
Totals 37 312 3 Totals 34 810 7
Arizona............................... 000 000 201 3
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Arizona 10, Detroit 5. 2BC.Young (21). HR
Jh.Peralta (12). SBBloomquist (8), C.Young (9),
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UmpiresHome, Chris Guccione;First, Mark Carl-
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UmpiresHome, Hunter Wendelstedt;First, Brian
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T H I S D A T E I N
B A S E B A L L
June 27
1917Catcher Hank Gowdy of theBraves became
the first major league player to enter military service
in World War I.
1939 The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston
Braves played a 23-inning, 2-2 tie. Whit Wyatt
pitched the first 16 innings for the Dodgers. Both
clubs played a 26-inning tie in 1920 at the same
Braves Field.
1958 Billy Pierce of the Chicago White Sox re-
tired 26 straight Washington batters before pinch-
hitter Ed Fitzgerald hit a double just inside the right-
field line for the only hit. Pierce then struck out Albie
Pearsononthreepitches andbeat theSenators 3-0.
Todays birthdays: Angel Pagan 30;Nyjer Morgan
31;Greg Dobbs 33.
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JOHN A. AL L AN TOURNAMENT
The father-son team of Mariano and Larry Medico, of Shavertown, arrives at the ninth green in the John A. Allan Tournament at the Fox Hill Country Club in Exeter.
Jon Melvin, of West Pittston, watches his drive on the first tee Sunday. Mark Ambrose, of Tannersville, reads the 18th green Sunday afternoon.
Joe Coccia, of Pittston, puts his club back in his bag. Mike Baloga chips out of the sand trap on the ninth hole. Joe Marranca, of West Pittston, putts on the ninth green.
Bill Tarutis Photos/For The Times Leader
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S P O R T S
still believes stole the decision
from him. Leonard was coming
out of yet another retirement to
face him in a middleweight title
fight at Caesars Palace, and his
plan all through training camp
was to slug it out with the stron-
ger Hagler.
That changed a week before
the fight, when Leonard was
roughed up by a sparring part-
ner who nearly dropped him in
a workout watched by many
members of the media. I was
there that day and couldnt
believe how bad Leonard
looked, though none of us real-
ized how bad he had been hurt.
Leonard switched to Plan B,
which was to box, and he won a
decision that so infuriated Ha-
gler that he never fought again.
For years, Hagler would not
even speak to Leonard, certain
that he had been robbed by
judges blinded by Leonards
bright smile.
If he believes that, fine,
Leonard said. I like Marvin but
it will be debated the rest of our
lives. Now we shake hands and
embrace. Its easier now for him,
just like its easier now for me to
talk about sexual abuse or what-
ever.
Fighting was always the eas-
iest thing for Leonard, who took
solace in the ring. When he
trained, he trained hard. When
he fought, he fought hard.
In between, he partied hard.
The women were countless,
even while he was married to
his childhood sweetheart, Juan-
ita, and had fathered two boys
with her. One morning in Las
Vegas he woke up with $35,000
in jewelry and cash stolen in a
trick roll, and pleaded with
hotel security not to file a police
report so his wife wouldnt find
out.
I wanted instant gratifica-
tion, Leonard said. I knew I
needed help, but after the next
drink I didnt need it.
He would give up cocaine in
the 1980s, but the alcohol took
longer. Drinking helped him
hide the pain, made him Sugar
Ray again instead of just being
Ray Leonard.
He finally quit five years ago
with the help of Alcoholics
Anonymous. Now he attends
AA meetings almost every day,
hoping to help others younger
than him put the bottle down.
He has two more children
with his second wife, Berna-
dette, does motivational speak-
ing and competed on Dancing
With The Stars. Unlike many
former fighters, hes well off
financially and his biggest addic-
tion now is golf at Riviera Coun-
try Club in Pacific Palisades,
Calif.
My story is not a sad story. I
had an illustrious boxing career,
wonderful wives, marvelous
family, Leonard said. But Im
just fixing myself. I can finally
put my guard down now.
TimDahlberg is a national sports
columnist for The Associated Press.
Write to him at tdahlberg(at)ap.org
and follow him at http://twitter.com/
timdahlberg
TOUGH
Continued fromPage 1B
DISTRICT 16
MINOR BASEBALL
Mountain Top 11, Newport 0
Kevin Frisbie pitched four
shutout innings and struck out
10 as host Mountain Top Area
blanked Newport in a winners
bracket game shortened to four
innings.
Jeff Schmude went 3-for-3
with two doubles for Mountain
Top, while Michael Palmiero
made a diving catch in center
field to stop a Newport rally.
Plains 12,
North Wilkes-Barre 2
Kyle Costello had a pair of
inside-the-park home runs to
lead host Plains past North
Wilkes-Barre in the winners
bracket.
Costello finished with three
hits and four RBI.
Jamie Pahler and Garrett
Wardle also contributed hits to
Plains balanced attack that saw
10 different players score runs.
Zack Jarnot got the win on
the mound, going the distance
while striking out seven.
Jeremy Hull, Brad Mont-
gomery, Derek Whitesell and
Josh Rhodes all had hits for
North Wilkes-Barre.
Hanover 16, Avoca/Dupont 1
Collin Cook went 4-for-4 at
the plate and picked up the win
on the mound to lead host
Hanover past Avoca/Dupont in
a winners bracket game short-
ened to four innings.
Also contributing for Hanov-
SWOYERSVILLE Michael
Featherstone drove in Matt
Zasada with the game-winning
run in the bottom of the sixth
inning as Swoyersville defeated
Bob Horlacher 9-8 Sunday in a
District 31 Little League minor
baseball elimination bracket
game.
Also contributing for
Swoyersville were Zack Hospo-
dar and Danny Gibbons with
three runs each and Ethan
Socci with a single and a dou-
ble.
Horlacher was led by Robert
Phillips with two hits, Tommy
Traver with a double and two
runs scored and Tyler Faux
with two runs scored.
West Side 13, Harveys Lake 7
Kenny Vought had a double
and drove in four runs as host
West Side defeated Harveys
Lake in the winners bracket.
Terrell Anderscavage picked
up the win, going four innings
while striking out five. Colin
Lupcho pitched the final two
innings while striking out four.
Also contributing for West
Side were David White with
two RBI and Jacob Shusta with
a single and an RBI.
Matt Kurtz led Harveys Lake
with a single, a triple and three
RBI. Jake Steph had a double
and C.J. Cercone had two hits,
including a double, and two
RBI.
Northwest 9,
Kingston/Forty Fort 6
Dave Piestrak came in on
relief and retired all 11 batters
he faced to help Northwest to a
winners bracket victory.
Starting pitcher Brandon
Hardiman also contributed at
the plate with a triple and two
RBI. Austin Ford and Elijah
Schnee each had a double and
two RBI. Jaxson Yaple added a
single and scored twice.
Mykolas Bozentka led KFF
with a double and two RBI.
West Pittston 9,
Back Mountain National 6
Colby Thomas was 4-for-5
with four RBI and Kyre Zielin-
ski had a triple, single and three
RBI to lead West Pittston in a
winners backet contest.
Jake Hogan, Anthony Scalzo,
Greg Godlewski, Brycen Fox
and Marc Minichello also con-
tributed to the offense. Mini-
chello picked up the win on the
mound, with relief help from
Hogan and Zielinski.
Mike Huntington was 3-for-4
with two RBI for National. Jack
Farrell had a single and two
RBI. Ian Evans also singled and
knocked in a run.
er were Owen Davis (2-for-2,
double, two runs), Darren Mar-
tinez (2-for-3, two runs), Jere-
my Callahan (2-for-3, two runs)
and Shaun Gurnari (2-for-3, two
runs).
Avoca/Dupont was led by
Alex Hass with a hit and run
scored and Aiden Joyce, who
had a single.
Jenkins Twp. 11, Pittston 2
Joe Stella picked up the win
on the mound as host Jenkins
Township defeated Pittston in
the winners bracket.
A.J. Gorto was the top hitter
for Pittston.
DISTRICT 31
MAJOR SOFTBALL
Bob Horlacher 12,
Greater Wyoming Area 6
Pitcher Maddie Kelly struck
out eight and had two hits at
the plate as Bob Horlacher
eliminated Greater Wyoming
Area.
Breanna Weidner had three
hits for Horlacher. Breezy Cool-
baugh, Rachel Johnson and
Sarah Traver added two hits
apiece.
Kingston/Forty Fort 19,
Northwest 4
Chloe Ruckle picked the win
up on the mound and clubbed a
grand slam to lead Kingston/
Forty Fort past Northwest.
Melinda Holena, Karissa
Levenoskie and Madison Blej-
was all had multi-hit games for
Kingston/Forty Fort.
Alexa Smith had two hits for
Northwest.
DISTICT 16
MAJOR SOFTBALL
Mountain Top 9, Newport 3
Paige Allen threw a complete
game, striking out seven, as
Mountian Top defeated visiting
Newport.
Recording hits for Mountain
Top were Allen, Brianne Fetter-
man, Autumn Kaminski, Bran-
die Kuhar, Mady Heller and
Emily Van Fossen.
Getting hits for Newport
were Venassa Toskec, Jenna
Lipowski and Kelsey Novak.
Plains 12, North
Wilkes-Barre/Bear Buck 0
Brittany Nastawa went three
for three at the plate and picked
up the win on the mound to
lead Plains to a victory.
Torey Gogick had two RBI
for Plains.
Emily Andrews went one for
two for North Wilkes-Barre/
Bear Buck.
DISTRICT 31
MINOR SOFTBALL
Bob Horlacher 12,
West Pittston/Swoyersville 2
Hope Jones and Delaney
Romanchick combined to shut
down West Pittston/Swoyers-
ville.
Mia Dixon and Jones led
Horlacher at the plate.
Sara Holweg was West Pitt-
stons top hitter.
Greater Wyoming Area 10,
Northwest 7
Winning pitcher Gwen Glatz
was 4-for-4 with a double to
help out the offense as well in
GWAs victory.
Aubrey Mytych was 2-for-4
for GWA, while Abigail Gober,
Tinsley Sarnak and Aleah Kran-
son all hit safely.
Brooke Harvey was 3-for-4 for
Northwest. Trista Babcock had
a double and Sarah Sorber
singled.
Harveys Lake 6,
Back Mountain 5
Chloe Van Gorder hit a bases-
loaded triple to tie the score in
the bottom of the sixth and
then scored the winning run on
Corinna Scoblicks single as
Harveys Lake rallied for the
win.
Scoblick and Hunter Kline
finished with three hits each for
the victors. Abbey Hogan had
two hits and pitched a complete
game with nine strikeouts.
Courtney Henninger, Paige
Motovidlak, Kiana Price, Izzy
Radel and Samantha Spencer
also provided offense.
Kaitlin Connelly had three
hits for Back Mountain. Megan
Borton and Olivia Johnson also
had hits.
L I TTL E L EAGUE
NIKO J. KALLIANIOTIS PHOTOS/FOR THE TIME LEADER
West Pittsons Colby Thomas slides safely into second base while Ian Evans of Back Mountain attempts to make the play during
Sundays Little League baseball game in West Pittston.
Swoyersville gets past Horlacher
West Pittstons Marc Minichello pitches against Back Mountain
during Little League action Sunday in West Pittston.
The Times Leader staff
this level as long as I can this
time.
Brackman (2-6) relieved Iga-
wa to start the seventh with the
score tied 3-3 and got one out
before getting into big trouble
with two walks and a hit bat-
sman before Guyer stroked a
two-run double down the third-
base line. He then issued the
fourth walk of the night to Dan
Johnson before Josh Schmidt
came on and gave up a two-run
double to Lopez to start the
rout.
Tiffee, a 2006 U.S. Olympian
who has played in 97 Major
League games, continued his
hot hitting in four games since
being signed from Lancaster in
the Atlantic League.
Imfeeling good, Tiffee said.
Ive got a pretty good approach
right now and am just trying to
put that into play, hit the ball
hard and see what happens.
Im back to where I was be-
fore I got hurt (sitting out all of
last season following back sur-
gery.) If Im not there, Im pretty
close.
YANKS
Continued fromPage 1B
However, it was Mulhern
and Coleman 7-under with
nine to play who stole the
show as they captivated the
gallery following them Sun-
day.
Mulhern was the first to
send the crowd in a frenzy
with his first-career hole-in-
one. His hybrid 3-iron shot off
the 13th tee traveled 242 yards
and landed about 10 feet to the
right of the pin. It broke left,
down the slope of the green
and into the cup for the ace.
My father just passed away
in December, said Mulhern.
It was odd not seeing him
here this weekend. That ace
on No.13 was for him.
Not to be outdone by his
teammate, Coleman sent his
second shot from 150 yards
out on the par-4 No. 17 to the
top on the green. The ball
slowly descended from the
fringe and fell in for eagle.
My partner has been saying
all weekend, we call the Allan
(tournament) Christmas in
June, Mulhern said. The
adrenaline was really flowing
after that one.
The duo went 7-under dur-
ing the last nine holes of regu-
lation to tie Crossin and
Briggs, forcing the first of
what would be three playoff
holes.
Championship Flight
T1st Joe Mulhern-Len Coleman
T1st Don Crossin-Bill Briggs
3rd Rick Laneski-Brandon Matthews
4th Dave Kluger-Eric Williams
5th Bob Gill-Brian Corbett
6th Bill Burke-Michael Hirthler Jr.
First flight
1st B. Lombardo-R. Petrillo
2nd T. Gill-P. Johnson
3rd G. DeSanto-B. Medico
Second flight
1st L. Medico-M. Medico
2nd J. Angelella-J. Petrosky
3rd B. Gill-T. Vonderheid
Third flight
1st C. Robinson-J. Cicon
2nd F. Lombardo-F. Lombardo
3rd W. Kuharchik-A. Brunn Jr
Fourth Flight
1st C. Tracy-R. Tracy
2nd J. Joyce-E. Joyce
3rd C. Baloga-T. Biscotti
Fifth Flight
1st T. Romanowski-J. Karcutskie
2nd R. Crossin-J. Leighton
3rd J. Anzalone-J. Anzalone
Sixth Flight
1st D. Strach-M. Pleban
2nd M. Nobile-V. Nobile
3rd M. Miller-B. Semko
Seventh Flight
1st C. Turco-L. Benfante
2nd A. Nobile-A. Nobile
3rd D. Pavlico-T. Ziegler
Eigth Flight
1st S. Selenski-J. Coleman
2nd L. Bonita-A. Bonita
3rd F. Berman-J. Berman
Ninth Flight
1st T. Sharkey-D. Loughney
2nd J. Mantione-G. Reimiller
3rd S. Gartley-S. Gartley
Tenth Flight
1st T. Crossin-T. Crossin
2nd J. Coccia-G. DePalma
3rd D. Harris-M. Harris
Eleventh Flight
1st B. Davis-D. Barilla
2nd J. Richards-D. Banko
3rd L. Medico-L. Rosati
Twelfth Flight
1st J. Burke-M. Burke
2nd L. Answini-S. Answini
3rd J. Ashley -J. Biago
Thirteenth Flight
1s t R. Nemetz-R. Nemetz
2nd W. Ostroskie-C. Blight
3rd J. Richards-A. Melone
Fourteenth Flight
1st S. Menn-T. Gorman
2nd C. Coates-J. Deluca
3rd W. Lauer-E. Lauer
Fifteenth Flight
1st Judge Dalessandro-A. Dalessandro
2nd A. Terrana-M. Hirthler
3rd K. Sorick-K. Sorick Jr
Sixteenth Flight
1st S. Opeka-J. Gilroy
2nd F. Valenti-M. Valenti
3rd M. Yanuzzi-A. Cardoni
Seventeenth Flight
1st E. Fumanti-B. Cherundulo
2nd L. Jake-R. Albanesi
3rd T. Burke-A. Vezendy
Eighteenth Flight
1st K. Smith-S. Artiz
2nd G. Kornblau-J. Oschal
3rd G. Gibbons-B. Gibbons
Ninteenth Flight
1st J. Valenti-D. Valenti
2nd B. Martin-E. Clark
3rd J. Joyce--A. Joyce
Twentieth Flight
1stJ. Bruno-D. Bruno
2ndT. Hannigan-J. Moses
3rdJ. Solano-J. Solano
Twenty-First Flight
1st J. Crossin-M. McCue
2nd G. Nahas-R. Fitzer
3rd S. McDermott-J. Morgan
Twenty-Second Flight
1st J. Marranca-J. Marranca Jr
2nd T. Yurek-J. Tedesco
3rd B. Anzalone-B. Anzalone Jr
ALLAN
Continued fromPage 1B
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.
Nobuhiro Tajima lowered his
own record in the Pikes Peak In-
ternational Hill Climb on Sun-
day, becoming the first driver to
break 10 minutes in winning the
race for a sixth straight time.
This is what I wanted and
what motivated to come back,
said Tajima, who leaped out of
the car and pumped his fists
above his head. I would have
been very disappointed if I didnt
win.
The 60-year-old Japanese cov-
ered the 12.42-mile course in 9
minutes, 51.28 seconds inthe Un-
limited Division, surpassing the
record of 10:01.41 he set on July
21, 2007.
Tajima overcame an overheat-
ed engine and wind gusts of up to
40 mph, driving his 2011Monster
Sport SX4 Hill Climb Special
through 156 turns from the start
at 9,390 feet to the 14,110-foot
summit.
I took my car to the limit, Ta-
jima said. And it held up to ev-
erything I asked of it.
The car spewed water fromthe
radiator over the final 500 yards
of the race.
A U T O R A C I N G
Nobuhiro Tajima breaks own
Pikes Peak Hill Climb mark
The Associated Press
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for womens soccer in the United
States, the lone player left from
the 1999 World Cup champions
who enthralled American fans
and energized the sport.
That makes her the only ros-
ter member who knows how it
feels to win a World Cup title as
she leads the current group into
this years tournament in Ger-
many. The Americans open
group play Tuesday against
North Korea.
I would say I never would ev-
er see myself in this situation,
Rampone said. But Im here.
Growing up in a less special-
ized athletic era, Rampone was a
two-sport star. She also was a
starting point guard on the bas-
ketball team at Monmouth, a
small school thats not exactly a
soccer powerhouse.
The defender played in only
one game at the1999 WorldCup,
but she was able to soak in the
lessons from the core of veteran
stars on that team and the at-
mosphere of packed stadiums
rocking through tense games.
Rampone became U.S. captain
in 2008. Goalie Hope Solo re-
called recently going to her
room to talk and have a glass or
two of wine. Over the course of
the evening, eight other players
came in to ask Rampone some-
thing.
Solo told her: I dont know
how you do this.
Christie is the best captain I
have played for. Ever, Solo said.
She takes an interest in every
player and takes into account
what is best for every player. Its
not an easy position to be in.
Seems like shes always fighting
for something for us. It can be
incredibly exhausting, and she
does it with so much grace and
patience.
Rampone would like to play
through the 2012 Olympics be-
fore retiring. She insists she can
bounce back as quickly from a
hard practice as younger players
do, but veteran Abby Wambach
doesnt buy it.
Youre a freak of nature in
some ways, Wambach told
Rampone.
Shes a phenomenal athlete,
Wambach said. I dont know
how she does it, truthfully.
Indeed, Rampone can seem
like a bit of a super hero. In 2009,
she took over as player-coach for
her New Jersey-based Womens
Professional Soccer team late in
the seasonwiththe club clinging
to playoff hopes. Rampone led
the squad not only to the post-
season but to an unlikely cham-
pionship while pregnant.
Reece was born6
1
2 months lat-
er in March 2010; Rylie is almost
6. Rampone struggled a bit to
lose weight after her younger
daughters birth, but was more
prepared for the balancing act
the second time around.
She figures playing in the
World Cup as the mother of two
isnt a big deal. Her role model,
former U.S. star Joy Fawcett, did
it with three.
Joy was a momand playing at
the highest level, and how she
played the game and the charac-
ter she has, the way she quietly
led, I really looked up to her,
said Rampone, the only soccer
mom on this years squad. We
all did. Her patience and calm-
ness in all situations, she never
seemed to be rattled. Shes able
to balance everything, with
three kids and also performing
on the field every day, taking
nothing for granted. Thats the
type of player and woman I as-
pired to be Plus, shes definitely
the best defender I have ever
seen or played with.
One of Rampones younger
teammates may say that about
her someday.
LINK
Continued from Page 1B
fan in the stands, Chancellor
Angela Merkel.
France won the opener
against Nigeria 1-0 in Sinsheim
to leave the continental neigh-
bors in charge of Group A. The
United States begins play in the
16-team tournament Tuesday,
facing North Korea in Group C
in Dresden.
Beyond the games them-
selves, the upbeat spirit of the
womens game stood out Sun-
day. Riding the spirit of the
crowds, the atmosphere ap-
proached that of the mens 2006
World Cup also in Germany
even if the action rarely did.
One clear exception came at
Berlins Olympic Stadium. Cana-
das Christine Sinclair, playing
with a broken nose for most of
the second half, highlighted the
day with a stunning, perfectly
curled free kick late in the
game. That briefly gave Canada
hope, but Germany survived on
grit.
The doctors told me her
nose was broken, but she asked
me to let her play, Canada
coach Carolina Morace said. I
asked if it would be dangerous,
but Christine is a smart player
she knows what she can do
and what she cant do.
It was the first goal Germany
had conceded in the World Cup
since 2003.
At the site of the mens final
five years ago, hundreds of
German flags came out as Ker-
stin Garefrekes scored Germa-
nys first goal in the 10th minute
and the home team support
continued the rest of the eve-
ning.
The fans were great, Neid
said. People had the feeling it
could be getting close and they
really got behind us. I thought it
was a brilliant reaction.
In the opening ceremony, a
globe was revealed to have
mirrors that reflected some of
those in the sellout crowd of
73,680. Before the game started,
waves rippled across the stadi-
um.
From Berlins daunting stadi-
um, the contrast could hardly be
greater nearly 400 miles south
of the capital the bucolic
setting of the Rhein-Neckar-
Arena, surrounded by wheat-
fields and an old hilltop castle.
There was hardly an empty
seat as Nigeria and France ush-
ered in the tournament before
25,475 fans under an azure sky
dotted with puffy clouds.
Used to performing before
hundreds instead of thousands,
players loved it as much as the
fans. With the crowds behind
both nations and a Nigerian
brass band adding relentless
rhythm, this was a stage most
players had never enjoyed.
It is really nice to have them
cheering for both sides, Nige-
rias Perpetua Nkwocka said.
France striker Marie-Laure
Delie scored the first goal of the
tournament in a scrappy goal-
mouth scramble, controlling a
low cross and stabbing the ball
home.
We have three points in our
pocket and no one can take
them away from us, coach
Bruno Bini said.
Sinclair might have scored
the best goal of the day, but
France had the performer of the
day in Louisa Necib, a smooth
playmaker who makes difficult
passing look dead easy, much
like Zinedine Zidane did in
Germany half a decade ago.
She is an artist, Bini said.
Germanys start was much
more workmanlike. Up 2-0 at
halftime through goals by Gare-
frekes and Celia Okoyino Da
Mbabi, the hosts squandered
several easy chances to put the
game away. Sinclairs great
strike ensured the match was
fraught with tension until the
end.
We didnt pass the ball
enough in the first half, we
didnt keep it low and thats why
we had trouble getting into the
game, Germany coach Silvia
Neid said. And in the second
half, we forgot to score. It got
dangerous when they pulled one
back close to the end.
Birgit Prinz was unable to add
the her World Cup tally of 14
career goals, but received thun-
derous applause when she was
replaced in the 56th minute.
CUP
Continued from Page 1B
SONOMA, Calif. The
turnaround for Kurt Busch
continued Sunday with a
dominating run at Infineon
Raceway that led to his first
career road course victory.
Busch led a race-high 76
laps and beat Jeff Gordon by
almost 4 seconds for his first
win of the season. Its a
marked turn for Busch, who
unraveled over his team radio
at Richmond last month be-
cause of how poorly his
Dodge had been running.
The rant led to behind-the-
scenes changes at Penske
Racing that have sparked
both Busch and teammate
Brad Keselowski, who won at
Kansas earlier this month.
Busch, despite three consec-
utive poles, was winless but
inching closer and closer.
It finally came on a road
course, of all places. Busch
was winless in 10 career
starts at both Sonoma and
Watkins Glen, the only two
road courses on the Sprint
Cup circuit.
To get a road course win,
its a big check mark on my
list, Busch said. Its just re-
ally neat to bring home that
W.
Beating Gordon made it ex-
tra special for Busch, who
was one of many drivers
wrecked by Gordon here last
year. It was fresh in his mem-
ory when he arrived, and one
of the first things Busch said
was Gordon had apologized
to every driver he wrecked
last year but Busch.
It was a definite boost at
the end of the day, to see him
finish second, Busch smiled.
Gordon congratulated
Busch in Victory Lane, but
said I still didnt apologize.
Carl Edwards, who decided
Friday to skip Saturdays Na-
tionwide Series race at Road
America, finished third.
Im glad I stuck around for
practice, said Edwards, who
was scheduled to miss both
of Saturdays practice ses-
sions so he could be in Wis-
consin for that race.
Sundays race featured sev-
eral on-track flare-ups, most
notably Brian Vickers pay-
back spin of Tony Stewart.
Stewart knocked Vickers
out of his way early in the
race, and Vickers gave it
right back later. The bump
sent Stewarts car spinning
into a stack of tires, and the
rear of his Chevrolet came to
a rest on top of the stack.
Stewart didnt seem angry
over the retaliation, but he
wasnt apologetic, either.
I probably had it coming
because I dumped him earli-
er, but I dumped him because
he was blocking, Stewart
said.
While Stewart was calm,
tempers were flaring across
the rest of the garage. Juan
Pablo Montoya was mad at
Keselowski, Kasey Kahne
was mad at Montoya, Joey
Logano was mad at Robby
Gordon and Denny Hamlin
was mad at AJ Allmendinger.
(Seventh) week in a row
Ive had a winning car and
then Boom. We get Din-
gerd, Hamlin posted on
Twitter immediately after the
race.
Hamlin, who led 12 laps
and was competitive with
Busch, wound up 37th.
Man, it was nuts out
there, Jeff Gordon surmised.
Clint Bowyer finished
fourth, Marcos Ambrose was
fifth and pole-winner Logano
was sixth.
It was a huge turnaround
for Logano, who used coach-
ing from Max Papis to score
his career-best road course
finish. He also showed some
mettle in intentionally mov-
ing Robby Gordon out of his
way midway through the
race.
Defending race winner Jim-
mie Johnson was seventh,
and Martin Truex Jr. came
back from an early spin to
finish eighth.
Kevin Harvick and Kese-
lowski rounded out the top
10.
N A S C A R
AP P HOTOS
Kurt Busch does a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint
Cup Series race Sunday at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.
Dominating day
for Kurt Busch
By JENNA FRYER
AP Auto Racing Writer
Kurt Busch hoists a glass of
the champions cabernet wine
in the winners circle after his
victory Sunday.
PITTSFORD, N.Y. Top-ranked Yani
Tseng has run away to win the LPGA
Championship by 10 strokes and, at 22,
become the youngest player to win four
LPGA Tour majors.
Tseng closed with a 6-under 66 on Sun-
day to finish at 19-under 269 at Locust Hill
Country Club, matching the LPGA record
low score at a major. And her dominating
performance came a year after Cristie Kerr
shot the same score to win the tournament
by a whopping 12 strokes.
Tseng bettered Se Ri Pak, who was 24
when she won her fourth major. For Tseng,
it was her eighth career LPGA Tour victo-
ry, second in a row and third of the season.
She has three other victories this year,
sweeping the Australian Open and Masters
and winning in Taiwan.
Morgan Pressel (71) finished second.
Kerr (69), Suzann Pettersen (67) and Paula
Creamer (69) tied for third at 8 under.
Huston wins 1st Champions Tour event
ENDICOTT, N.Y. John Huston shot a
7-under 65 to win his first Champions Tour
event Sunday, taking advantage of three
straight bogeys by Mark Wiebe to capture
the Dicks Sporting Goods Open.
Huston finished at 16-under 200 in his
third Champions Tour start since turning
50 on June 1, earning a three-shot victory
over Nick Price, who had a 66. Wiebe was
another shot back after a 71.
Wiebe won two weeks ago at Rock Barn
and began the day with a two-shot lead
over Huston, but his string of bogey-free
holes stopped at 75 when he bogeyed Nos.
12, 13 and 14 to drop out of the lead.
Wiebe rallied with two straight birdies
and almost had another at 17.
Huston also birdied No. 16 and sealed
the victory after hitting his tee shot at the
par-3 17th to within a foot of the pin.
Jacobson wins Travelers
CROMWELL, Conn. Fredrik Jacob-
son closed out his first PGA Tour title on
Sunday, shooting a 4-under 66 in the Trav-
elers Championship for a one-stroke victo-
ry over John Rollins and Ryan Moore.
Jacobson, a 36-year-old Swede who
joined the tour eight years ago and has
three European Tour victories, had just one
bogey in the tournament and finished at 20
under, two shots off the course record.
I was hitting so many fairways, said
Jacobson, 14th last week in the U.S. Open
at Congressional. It started clicking the
end of last week. The last two days I struck
the ball the best I ever have at the U.S.
Open.
Jacobson hit all 28 fairways over the
weekend.
Rollins and Moore closed with 63s.
Moore missed a 4-foot par putt on 18.
Im not beating myself up over that
putt, he said. That happens in golf.
Nineteen-year-old Patrick Cantlay, the
UCLA star who had a 60 on Friday to break
the tour record for an amateur, finished
at 11 under after weekend rounds of 72 and
70.
He arrived to a loud ovation on the 18th
green, but bogeyed the hole.
I just learned what its like to have a
week on the PGA Tour, to make the cut
and to compete with all the guys, said
Cantlay, the low amateur at Congressional
last week. This was just my second go-
around and it was a lot of fun. The ovations
are special every time.
Michael Thompson, who came out of
qualifying school this season, shot the best
round of the day, a 62, including a 29 on
the back nine. He finished fourth at 18
under.
P R O G O L F
Tseng runs away with LPGA Championship
AP
Yani Tseng acknowledges the crowd after
making a birdie on the third hole during
the final round of the Wegmans LPGA
Championship in Pittsford, N.Y., on Sun-
day.
The Associated Press
WIMBLEDON, England
About 18 months removed from
his last Grand Slam champion-
ship, Roger Federer figures its
about time for another his re-
cord-tying seventh at Wimble-
don.
Despite nearly a year away
fromthe game because of a series
of health scares, Serena Williams
warns that she wouldnt bet
against herself.
And even though hes yet to
drop a set through three matches
something hed never man-
aged to do at the All England
Club Rafael Nadal keeps talk-
ing up his opponents chances.
As the 125th edition of the
grass-court Grand Slam tourna-
ment heads intoWeek2, all of the
principal players are still around,
as are the story lines that drewin-
terest at the start, from the Wil-
liams sisters comebacks to the
dominance of the leading men.
After Sundays traditional day
of rest at Wimbledon, action re-
sumes Monday with all 16 mens
and womens fourth-round
matches. Two stand out in partic-
ular: Top-seeded Nadal faces No.
24 Juan Martin del Potro of Ar-
gentina, while No. 23 Venus Wil-
liams faces No. 32 Tsvetana Pi-
ronkova in a rematch of a 2010
quarterfinal won by the Bulgar-
ian.
The Williams sisters have com-
bined to win nine of the past 11
Wimbledon singles titles, and
while Serena has played only five
matches in the past 11
1
2 months,
and Venus missed about five
months witha hipinjury, bothare
clearly capable of producing top-
level tennis.
Yeah, Im still alive, and it
feels good, said Serena Wil-
liams, whocouldbecomethefirst
woman since Steffi Graf in 1991-
93 to win Wimbledon three years
in a row. You know, Im hoping
to be around and planning to
be around a lot longer.
Also in the picture are top-
seeded Caroline Wozniacki, hop-
ing for her first Grand Slam title,
and 2004 Wimbledon champion
Maria Sharapova.
Well, theres no doubt you
have to improve with the second
week coming. I think thats al-
ways the toughest part, said
Sharapova, whos won three ma-
jor titles but none since 2008.
Thats where you hope you raise
your level.
The top four men Nadal,
No. 2 Novak Djokovic, No. 3 Fe-
derer and No. 4 Andy Murray
filled out the semifinals at the
French Open, and no one would
be too surprised if they did that
again at Wimbledon. They lost a
total of three sets during Week 1.
Djokovic and Murray are two-
time semifinalists at Wimbledon,
but neither has been to the final.
Murray hopes to give Britain its
first male championat the All En-
gland Club well, at any Grand
Slam site, actually since 1936.
Djokovic, whose43-matchwin-
ning streak ended with a loss to
Federer in the French Open semi-
finals, takes on No. 19 Michael
Llodra, at 31 the oldest man left
and finally in the fourth round on
his 11th appearance at Wimble-
don. Murray meets No. 17 Ri-
chard Gasquet, while the last
American man in the field, No. 10
Mardy Fish, plays 2010 runner-up
Tomas Berdych.
One thing to keep an eye on
Monday: Nadals fitness. He
slippedbehindthe baseline a cou-
ple of times during his third-
round victory over Gilles Muller,
and afterward acknowledged he
was bothered by a right leg mus-
cle. But he also said he can play
with that, without problems.
T E N N I S
Stars all still alive
as Week 2 begins
By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Tennis Writer
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Dublin 73/59/.00 62/50/sh 63/45/pc
Frankfurt 79/59/.00 84/61/s 88/68/s
Hong Kong 86/82/.00 87/79/t 86/81/t
Jerusalem 86/63/.00 85/63/s 79/63/s
London 79/59/.00 83/64/t 68/55/sh
Mexico City 77/57/.00 68/55/t 68/55/t
Montreal 75/64/.00 81/66/s 82/57/c
Moscow 79/64/.00 78/61/t 84/68/t
Paris 86/57/.00 91/66/s 86/55/t
Rio de Janeiro 88/68/.00 75/65/sh 70/54/sh
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Rome 82/66/.00 88/66/s 91/72/s
San Juan 89/79/.00 87/76/t 88/76/t
Tokyo 72/68/.00 83/71/sh 84/70/pc
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Moonrise Moonset
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After some
foggy conditions
this morning, a
dome of high
pressure over-
head will allow
the skies to par-
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some passing
clouds will be
out there, but as
far as any rain,
that holds off
until later
Tuesday.
Humidity will
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be on the rise
over the next
couple days. But
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knife. The soupy
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lived, with clear
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day weekend
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showers and thunderstorms over parts of the Rockies and Southwest. Meanwhile, high pressure will
take over the Northeast and much of the western United States.
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Cooling Degree Days*
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VA benefits. Veterans who were
injured during active duty and
have a residual disability from
that injury may be entitled to
benefits. In addition to diseases
such as prostate cancer, diabetes
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diseases caused by exposure to
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claim. Surviving spouses of
Vietnam veterans who died from
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entitled to survivor benefits. For
further assistance, call Jim
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one of seven Wilkes University
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MILITARY
The following volunteer opportuni-
ties are for individuals 18 years
and older. To volunteer, use the
contact information included in
the details for each opportunity.
To have your organization listed,
visit the United Way of Wyoming
Valleys Volunteer page at
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American Red Cross, Wyoming
Valley Chapter
Campaign Assistant: to work with
upcoming fundraising campaigns
by preparing mailings of in-
formation and other materials.
Hours: Monday to Friday; various
hours between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Contact: Wayne Wolfe at 823-7161
Fundraisers: assist with soliciting
of donations for the chapter.
Hours: Monday to Saturday; vari-
ous hours
Contact: Wayne Wolfe at 823-7161
Special Events: assist with all
aspects of coordination of the
chapters special fundraising
events
Hours: various depending on event
Contact: Wayne Wolfe at 823-7161
Local Disaster Volunteers: assist
with disaster response in own
community
Hours: various
Contact: Wayne Wolfe at 823-7161
Office Support/Data Entry: aid
the department with various
office tasks
Hours: Monday to Friday; various
between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Contact: Wayne Wolfe at 823-7161
Water Safety Instructors: respon-
sible for teaching students to
swim and water safety
Hours: various
Contact: Wayne Wolfe at 823-7161
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schools and communities about
being prepared for emergencies
and how to care for common
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Hours: various
Contact: Wayne Wolfe at 823-7161
Community/Facts Instructors:
educate the community on
diseases and disease prevention
Hours: various
Contact: Wayne Wolfe at 823-7161
Grant Writer: aid the department
with various office tasks
Hours: various
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Front Office Support: work the
front desk at the chapter to
include answering the main
phone line and directing calls to
various departments, greeting
clients/customers, aid the de-
partment with various office
tasks
Hours: Monday to Friday; flexible
between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Contact: Wayne Wolfe at 823-7161
Health Fairs/Public Awareness
Events: assist with Red Cross
informational tables at various
events throughout the communi-
ty
Hours: various
Contact: Wayne Wolfe at 823-7161
American Red Cross Blood
Services
Blood Center Volunteers: greet,
register and serve refreshments
to blood donors at the fixed site
in the Hanover Industrial Park
Hours: Friday to Sunday; hours
vary based upon need and avail-
ability
Contact: Amber Young at 823-7164
Blood Services Escorts:d assist
blood donors from donor tables
to the canteen area
Hours: flexible
Contact: Amber Young at 823-7164
Fixed Donor Site Volunteers:
volunteer at blood drives at the
Blood Center in Hanover Indus-
trial Park. These drives are on a
set schedule; same day/times
every week. Volunteers can work
as one of the following: greeter,
escort, or canteen
Hours: Tuesdays and Wednesdays
1-6 p.m.; Thursdays: 1-7 p.m.;
every other Saturday 8:30 a.m.-1
p.m.
Contact: Amber Young at 823-7164
Greeters: welcome blood donors to
the drive, checking in donors
upon arrival, ensuring proper
flow of donors
Hours: flexible
Contact: Amber Young at 823-7164
Refreshments/Canteen Volun-
teers: serve blood donors a
beverage and snack after donat-
ing blood; monitor donors; en-
courage donors to pre-sign for
their next eligible blood drive
Hours: flexible
Contact: Amber Young at 823-7164
Commission on Economic
Opportunity
Food Packers: volunteers pack
boxes of supplemental food for
area low-income seniors.
Hours: Saturdays; flexible shifts
between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Contact: Maura Modrovsky at
826-0510
Homework Helpers: help children
in grades kindergarten through
sixth grades with homework at
the Kids Cafe afterschool pro-
gram. Volunteers may stay and
eat dinner from 4:45 to 5:15 p.m.
Hours: Monday to Friday; shifts
available 3-4:30 p.m. at the Kids
Cafs at Heights-Murray Ele-
mentary School and 4:45-5:30
p.m. at Dodson Elementary
School
Contact: Maura Modrovsky at
826-0510
Summer Meal Deliverers and
Servers: individuals are needed
for the CEO Summer Lunch
Program. Deliver coolers
throughout Wyoming Valley
from CEOs kitchen in the
Heights. Servers are in greater
need in the Kingston area. Vol-
unteers are matched with the
best locations.
Hours: June 13 Aug. 19; Monday
to Friday; flexible. Deliveries
usually begin by 10 a.m.; lunches
are served 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Contact: Maura Modrovsky at
826-0510
Compassionate Care Hospice
Telephone Support: provide tele-
phone support to patients and
caregivers. Must enjoy convers-
ing with people and have a
positive outlook. Orientation
training necessary regarding the
hospice philosophy
Hours: Sunday to Saturday; one to
three hours per week based on
commitment
Contact: Becky Klepadlo at 346-
2241 or 317-8817
Music Therapy Volunteers: pro-
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volunteer support to patients in
facility or residential settings.
Must have previous experience
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philosophy training provided
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Companions: based on patients
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Volunteers must have a natural
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to document events of each visit
Hours: Sunday to Saturday; one to
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commitment
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Volunteers: assist the 15th Annual
Fundraising Dinner Program.
Scrapbooking, creation of large
photo prints of EPCAMRs 15
years of success through a
collage, creation of a computer
generated photo history of the
people, places, and rivers and
streams restored throughout the
Anthracite Region over its 15
year history
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p.m.
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The Dallas Lions Club participated in the Memorial Day parade in Dallas and Lion Don Berlew
spoke about the Lions project Hometown Heroes. The club and Frontier Communications placed 27
banners on poles throughout the downtown area that display photographs of local servicemen from
World War II to Iraq and Afghanistan. The banners will remain in place until Veterans Day before
being presented to sponsors of the poles. Some of the members of the club who marched in the
parade, from left, are Dan Corbett, Robert Shaffer, Dave Fitch, Bob Burke, Tom Doughton, Joe Dwin-
chick, Eileen Yurish, District Governor 14-W, Jack Williams, Frank Rollman, Sean McGrath, club presi-
dent, Dave Spring and Don Berlew.
Dallas Lions march in parade, continue Hometown Heroes project
Catholic Wars Veterans Post 1601, Swoyersville, honored four mem-
bers of the Wyoming Valley West High School Class of 201 1 for their
academic achievements. Each student was presented $200. At the
presentation, from left, are John Shemo, constable, Vincent Savoca,
Anthony Molino, Amanda Pepsis, Rose Polney, and Donald Rakus,
commander.
WVW students receive scholarships from vets post
An installation of officers was conducted at Dupont Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4909 followed
by a dinner. Jack Heine, judge advocate, was the installing officer. New officers, first row are Edward
Zielinski, quartermaster; John Phillips, chaplain and outgoing commander; James Jones, sergeant
at arms; John Brogna Sr., vice commander; Heine; and David L. Burrier, incoming commander. Sec-
ond row: Gary Carawardine, trustee; John Kunicki, junior vice commander; Joseph OHara, adjutant;
and Ronald Godfrey.
Dupont Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4909 inducts officers
PJ Comedy group organizers held a Comedy Night for Pancreatic
Cancer with proceeds benefiting the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre affiliate
of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. To learn more about pan-
creatic cancer and upcoming events, visit www.pancan.com. At the
presentation, from left, are Paul Spratt, Jeremy Pryal, P&J Comedy,
Paul Savage and Taryn Jones, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
volunteers.
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Hannah Alley Evans, daughter of
Neil and Elizabeth Evans, Still-
water, is celebrating her fourth
birthday today, June 27. Hannah
is a granddaughter of John and
Diane Goss, Plymouth, and Kevin
and Ann Evans, Orangeville. She
is a great-granddaughter of
Robert and Mildred Smith, Larks-
ville; Glen and Roxy Goss, Hun-
lock Creek; the late Verna and
Clark Evans, Bloomsburg; and
the late Allen and Alma Hess,
Orangeville. Hannah has two
sisters, Norah Beth, 5, and the
late Michaela Belle Goss.
Hannah A. Evans
Brian Scott Steinruck, son of
Brian and Abbie Steinruck,
Wilkes-Barre, is celebrating his
10th birthday today, June 27.
Brian is a grandson of Judith
Mellott and the late Dean Smith,
Wilkes-Barre, and Ed and Kate
Steinruck, Plymouth. He has a
sister, Kaitlyn, 7.
Brian S. Steinruck
Michael Brian Elgonitis Jr., son
of Michael and Erica Elgonitis,
Dallas, is celebrating his third
birthday today, June 27. Michael
is a grandson of Paula Oscielow-
ski, Kingston, and Len and Mar-
lene Elgonitis, Miners Mills. He
has a sister, Catherine, 5.
Michael B. Elgonitis Jr.
The Back Mountain Bloomers will conduct its 201 1 Tour of Back Mountain Gardens
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The Anthracite Scenic Trails Association will receive the
proceeds. The tour will include six private gardens, the new Shakespeare Garden at
Misericordia University, workshops, demonstrations, an Expressions of the Bard flower
show and special exhibits. A tour brochure, ticket request form, and more information
is available at www.backmountainbloomers.org. Tickets are $25 per person and will be
sold on Saturday at the Back Mountain Library and at Insalaco Hall at Misericordia.
Some of the event organizers, seated, are Jean Kolojejchick, sponsors chair; and Lisa
Lindquist, garden tour chair. Standing: Julie McMonagle, executive director of the An-
thracite Scenic Trails Association; Louise Mattas, flower show vice chair; and Lora
Freifeld, flower show chair.
Bloomers hosting garden tour Saturday
Allied Services and the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins raised
more than $3,700 for pediatric rehab services at Allied Rehab and
John Heinz Rehab through the first Pens and Pins bowling event.
Children are treated at the center regardless of their insurance
status or their parents ability to pay. Allied Services was the offi-
cial 201 1 rehabilitation provider for the hockey team. At the check
presentation, from left, are Jeff Barrett, Wilkes-Barre Scranton
Penguins president; Jackie Brozena, senior vice president/chief
operating officer; Mike Avvisato, senior vice president/chief fi-
nancial officer; and attorney Bill Conaboy, president and chief
executive officer.
Penguins help raise money for pediatric rehab services
Cub Scout Pack 100 of Plains Town-
ship performed the national anthem at
the Irem Shrine Circus with the Irem
Shrine Color Guard. The scouts also
sang with the master of ceremony.
Participants, first row, are John Syms,
Zarak Getz, Cody Belles, Daniel Marti-
nez, Gideon Rosado, and Mason Kupris.
Second row: Luke Kenzaloski, Matt
Syms, Zack Popish, Jacob Urbanski,
David Sikora, and Joshua Doran. Third
row: Tommy Chan, Bobby Brenner,
Wilson Kunkel, DJ Kenzakoski, James
Hannigan, Christian Kosik, Caullen
Kupris, Nathan Searfoss, Jason Isely,
and Richard Myers, the circus master of
ceremony and assistant director, Irem
Temple Chanters. Fourth row: Dawn
Kenzakoski, Wolf den leader; Karen
Kosik, Pack 100 committee chairperson,
and Dave Searfoss, Webelos den leader.
Plains Township Scouts sing
national anthem at circus
InterMetro sponsored the recent 201 1 Wyoming Valley RiverFest
by presenting a $1,000 donation for the community event. Repre-
sentatives, from left, are Helene Flannery; Vincent Cotrone, River-
front Parks Committee; John Nackley, president, InterMetro; John
Maday and Marleen Troy, Riverfront Parks Committee.
InterMetro supports RiverFest
The Wilkes-Barre and Scranton
Elks installed new officers and
members at a recent meeting.
Elks Lodge 109 was established in
January 1889 in Wilkes-Barre.
Representatives, first row, are
Lois Sporinsky, secretary; Barba-
ra Stone, Joyce Evans, Dorothy
Peters, and Edward Novroski Jr.
Second row: Dennis Garvey,
trustee chairman; Robert Leo-
nardi, loyal Knight; attorney
Patrick Paralis; Malcolm Barber,
exalted ruler; Gail Brennan, trust-
ee; Phillip Kolendowicv, trustee;
Connie Kostelac, chaplain; Cathy
Brojakowski, leading Knight; and
Bill Gafney, tiler.
Elks install new officers
LUZERNECOUNTY: NEPAMoms &Tots is
a local playgroup for area mothers and their
children who are looking to meet for play dates
and other kid-friendly and family activities. The
group is open to all mothers and their infants
and toddlers in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area.
The group meets at least once a month for play
dates and other activities. Membership is free
but some events may require a fee for attend-
ance, food, etc.
To join, send email to nepa-
moms@gmail.com.
WYOMINGVALLEY: Abus trip sponsored by
Dr. Carol Sabatini and Mary Ann Zerra is
planned for July 20 to NewYork City. Participa-
nts will depart at 7 a.m. fromWegmans, Wilkes-
Barre Township. Participants can plan their own
itinerary or choose to see Pompeii The Exhibit:
Life and Death in the Shadowof Vesuvius
and/or Harry Potter: The Exhibit. Both have
limited showings on exhibit at the Discovery
Museum. Prices are $35 for transportation only;
$63 for transportation plus one event; or $90 for
transportation and both events.
An auction will take place on the bus. Dona-
tions of unused, interesting items for the auction
are sought. All proceeds will be donated to the
American Cancer Society for breast cancer
research. Reservations can be made by contact-
ing Sabatini at 696-1410 or 239-8042 or car-
olsab@yahoo.com, or Zerra at 654-9814 or
299-9739.
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11:30AM, 12:40PM, 1:50PM, 3:00PM,
4:10PM, 5:20PM, 6:30PM, 7:40PM,
8:50PM, 10:00PM
CARS 2 (3D) (G)
11:20AM, 12:00PM, 2:00PM, 2:40PM,
4:40PM, 5:20PM, 7:20PM, 8:00PM,
9:55PM
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10:40AM, 12:35PM, 1:20PM, 3:20PM,
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BRIDESMAIDS (DIGITAL) (R) 10:45AM,
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GREEN LANTERN (DIGITAL) (PG-13)
12:10PM, 12:50PM, 2:50PM, 3:30PM,
5:30PM, 6:10PM, 8:10PM, 8:55PM
THE HANGOVER 2 (DIGITAL) (R)
12:15PM, 2:45PM, 5:15PM, 7:45PM,
10:25PM
KUNG FU PANDA 2 (DIGITAL) (PG)
11:05AM, 1:30PM, 3:45PM, 6:25PM
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (DIGITAL) (PG-13)
11:00AM, 1:15PM, 3:25PM, 5:45PM,
8:05PM, 10:20PM
MR. POPPERS PENGUINS (DIGITAL)
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3:35PM, 4:45PM, 5:55PM, 7:10PM,
8:35PM, 9:50PM
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4:55PM, 6:20PM, 7:35PM, 9:05PM,
10:15PM
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Super 8 - PG13 - 120 Min.
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X-Men: First Class - PG13 - 140 Min.
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Hangover 2 - R - 115 Min.
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