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WILKES-BARRE A search
warrant application that has
been redacted by law enforce-
ment officials could explain the
link between a house and the
shooting death of a city teen.
Elijah Yusiff said he was the
last person known to see Tyler
Winstead alive on the night of
April 5.
Yusiff, living
at 117 Hill St.,
claimed he
heard a gun-
shot and saw a
man driving
away in a red
vehicle.
Tyler, 14,
was found outside Yusiffs house
witha fatal gunshot woundtohis
chest.
Investigators earlier this week
served a search warrant at Yu-
siffs house.
While the three-page search
warrant affidavit was sealed, the
top half of the application was re-
dacted from the sealed envelope
that is in a safe at the county
Clerkof Courts Office. The appli-
cation is usually attached on the
outside of the sealed documents.
A search warrant application
been left open unless there is
goodcause toseal that motionas
well, Melewsky said. If we
dont have access to the motion,
it makes it impossible to chal-
lenge. How do we challenge the
motionif we dont knowwhat we
are challenging?
The Times Leader, through its
lawyers, the Rosenn, Jenkins
in its entirety should be open for
public inspection, said Melissa
Melewsky, media lawcounsel for
the Pennsylvania Newspaper As-
sociation.
The application should have
TYL ER WI NSTEAD CASE Police searched home near site of boys shooting earlier this week
Search warrant creates mystery
By EDWARD LEWIS
elewis@timesleader.com
Yusiff
See WARRANT, Page 11A
An interview with Elijah Yusiff
taken the night of the shooting is
at timesleader.com
VI DEO ONL I NE
Luzerne County Manager
Robert Lawton recently went to
Goldsteins Delicatessen in
Kingston when a passing mo-
torist spotted
him and pulled
over to discuss
county busi-
ness.
Strangers al-
so approach
him at the gro-
cery store and
other places of-
fering encou-
raging words,
he said.
People care
about what
happens in
county govern-
ment here.
People are in-
terested in
making this
work to an ex-
tent Ive never
seen any place
else Ive
worked, he
said.
Lawton re-
layed the experience at a Thurs-
day morning breakfast at the
Genetti Hotel & Conference
Center in Wilkes-Barre spon-
sored the
I NVOLVEMENT
Lawton:
Interest
by public
welcome
Manager says attention to
county government here
means hes well-known figure.
By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES
jandes@timesleader.com
Its not
always
comfort-
able to be
under that
light, but
its always
a good
thing for
what were
doing.
Robert Lawton
County manager
See LAWTON, Page 11A
KINGSTON -- Kingston is con-
sidering closing part of Sprague
Avenue to give Wyoming Semi-
nary a more pedestrian-friendly
campus and improve traffic flow
intheneighborhoodaroundHoyt
Street.
The municipality will host a
public hearing at 7 p.m. Monday
to solicit input on closing
Sprague Avenue between West
Hoyt and Market streets and
opening West Hoyt Street, now a
one-way, to traffic in both direc-
tions between Wyoming Avenue
and Chestnut Avenue.
THEYRE IN THE HABIT TO HELP
PETE G. WILCOX/THE TIMES LEADER
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embers of the group Changing Habits perform during intermission of the Seniors Have Talent program held
Thursday at Mohegan Sun At Pocono Downs in Plains Township. The event was sponsored by Hospice Communi-
ty Care, HCC Home Health/Celtic Healthcare and Mohegan Sun. Proceeds raised from event go toward PA Vent
Camp, one of several camps in the U.S. specifically set up to meet the needs of ventilator-dependent children and
teens.
KINGSTON -- Gene Stilp brought
two of his pink pigs to Thursday
nights debate, but he was asked to
deflate them by Wyoming Seminary
officials.
But Stilps spirits werent deflated,
as he and Bill Vinsko -- the two Demo-
cratic candidates in the 11th Congres-
sional District --
squared off in a debate
before about 100 peo-
ple in the Buckingham
Performing Arts Cen-
ter.
In a show of respect,
Stilp and Vinsko
signed a Clean Campaign Pledge,
noting that with 12 days left until the
April 24th primary, they have not en-
gaged in negative campaigning. The
winner of the primary will face in-
cumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Lou
Barletta of Hazleton in the November
general election.
Good campaigns start at home,
Stilp said. We can set an example for
other races.
Vinsko agreed, saying he will work
with Stilp after the primary regard-
less of who wins.
Mischelle Anthony of the League of
Women Voters, debate sponsor, served
as moderator and the candidates field-
ed questions prepared by the League
and submitted by audience members.
Vinsko, 37, of South Wilkes-Barre,
won the coin toss and opened by say-
ing there are three major issues -- jobs
creation, protection for Social Securi-
ty and Medicare and funding of educa-
tion.
Stilp, 61, of Middle Paxton Town-
ship, Dauphin County, is a native of
Wilkes-Barre. He said his issues are
basically the same as Vinskos -- jobs,
the economy, help for senior citizens
and education.
Vinsko said he has the experience
and qualifications to do the job he
dreamed of as a child. He said he has
WEATHER
Kearney Quinn.
Mostly sunny.
High 60. Low 35.
Details, Page 8B
DEMOCRATI C DEBATE
Agreement, not clash, in 11th District face-off
WILKES-BARRE Thursdays
Wall Street Journal featured a
national story on congressional
redistricting, with Pennsylvanias
11th District the main focus of the
report.
Written by Naftali Bendavid, the
story addresses the GOP-favored
congressional redistricting, result-
ing in U.S. Rep. Lou Barlettas
improved chances for re-election.
Bendavid wrote: In seeking
re-election, Republican Rep. Lou
Barletta might expect to be get-
ting clobbered. Elected in 2010
from a Democratic-leaning district
where he lost twice before, he
proceeded to vote a nearly
straight Republican Party line in
Congress, and faced such hostility
at town-hall meetings back home
that he stopped doing them for a
while.
But at a recent reception here,
Mr. Barletta was greeted by Lou!
signs and constituents who mur-
See JOURNAL, Page 14A
WSJ article
spotlights
race in 11th
By BILL OBOYLE
boboyle@timesleader.com
Gene Stilp and Bill Vinsko vie to face
incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Lou
Barletta in the fall.
By BILL OBOYLE
boboyle@timesleader.com
DON CAREY PHOTOS/THE TIMES LEADER
There is a tsunami ap-
proaching for everyone
who needs health care.
Gene Stilp
Candidate
We have to realize we
have a job to do and we
must get it done.
Bill Vinsko
Candidate
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INSIDE: New redistricting plan OKd, 14A
See DEBATE, Page 14A
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mhughes@timesleader.com
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PAGE 2A FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012 THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com
Bedosky, Dorothy
Cusick, James
Fisher, Joseph
Giambra, Philip
Harris, Donald
Kennedy, Edward Jr.
Kovach, Mary
Macri, James
Nobel, Bishop
Podsczaski, Joseph
Robacheski, Anthony
Steinruck, Thelma
Temarantz, Joseph Sr.
Wilski, Loretta
OBITUARIES
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4,581 players matched three
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player holds a ticket with
one row that matches all six
winning numbers drawn in
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J
ames Michael Cusick, 77, passed
away unexpectedly on Wednes-
day, April 11, 2012.
He was the son of the late Mary
and James Cusick, born on October
6, 1934 in Preston (Hanover Town-
ship). He graduated from Hanover
High School in 1952.
Jimworked at the Huber Colliery
(Blue Coal) prior to serving in the
United States Army from 1954 to
1956, being stationed in Germany.
He then began his 34-year career as
an Ironworker where he received
numerous awards and recognition
for his work on various structures
throughout the area. He is a mem-
ber of Ironworkers Local 489. Jimre-
tired in 1992 from Ironworking and
became a custodian for the Hanover
Area School District until 1999,
when he permanently retired.
Jim was preceded in death by his
wife of 51 years, Rita (Fallon),
whom he missed deeply. He was al-
so preceded in death by his sister,
Ann (Nancy) Antonaitis, and three
brothers-in-law, John Fallon, Ge-
orge Fallon and Louis Fallon; and
three sisters-in-law, Helen Tagnani,
Rosemary Williams, and Evelyn Fal-
lon.
Jim is survived by his two chil-
dren, Maryann Cusick of Mountain
Top, and James Cusick and his wife,
Kathryn, of Harrisburg. He was also
the beloved grandfather of three,
Mary Beth, Brad and Kristin Cusick
of Harrisburg. James is also sur-
vived by his sister, Maureen McCor-
mick, and sister-in-law Andrea Fal-
lon; and brothers-in-law, Joseph
McCormick and John Antonaitis; as
well as many dearly loved nieces
and nephews.
Jims childrenwouldlike tothank
the numerous friends and family
members who helped to support
them through this difficult time; es-
pecially those who helped himwith
his day-to-day necessities after Ri-
tas passing. Your help, love andsup-
port is greatly appreciated.
As per Jims wishes, there
will be no memorial service.
Condolences may be sent to the
Cusick family c/o 550 Fairwood
Boulevard, Mountain Top, PA
18707.
Arrangements are by the George
A. Strish Inc. Funeral Home, 105 N.
Main St., Ashley.
James Michael Cusick
April 11, 2012
B
ishop E. Nobel, 91, a resident of
Wilkes-Barre, died Thursday,
April 12, 2012 at Tiffany Court,
Kingston, following a lengthy ill-
ness.
Mr. Nobel was born in Kingston,
son of the late Harold M. and Nancy
Williams Nobel, and was a graduate
of Kingston High School. He served
as a Private First Class with an anti-
tank company, 11th Infantry Divi-
sion, in Central Europe during
WorldWar II. HeearnedtheEurope-
an African Middle Eastern Theater
Ribbon with one bronze star; the
American Defense Medal; Ameri-
can Theater Ribbon Victory Medal
and overseas service stripes. Fol-
lowing his military service, Mr. No-
bel worked for Stull Brothers, King-
ston, for several years, and prior to
his retirement in1981, he hadbeena
clerkwithWilkes-BarreMackTruck
Distributors at Wilkes-Barre and
Kingston for more than 30 years.
Mr. Nobel had been a member, an
elder, attended the Sunday School
and had been a member of the Ses-
sion of Westminster Presbyterian
Church, Wilkes-Barre, for many
years. He was a member of the Patri-
ot Bowling League, Wilkes-Barre,
and had been a volunteer in the
Emergency Room of the former
Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-Barre. He
especially enjoyed his home and his
garden.
He was preceded in death by his
beloved wife, Ruby Maxine Griffith
Nobel, who died in 2001 after more
than 56 years of marriage.
Several nieces, nephews and in-
laws survive.
Private funeral will be held
from the H. Merritt Hughes
Funeral Home Inc., a Golden Rule
Funeral Home, 451 North Main
Street, Wilkes-Barre, with inter-
ment in Hanover Green Cemetery,
Hanover Township. There will be
no calling hours or public service.
Donations in Mr. Nobels memo-
ry may be made to: Westminster
Presbyterian Church, 2 Lockhart
Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702; the
Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA, 40
West Northampton Street, Wilkes-
Barre, PA18701or to the SPCA, Fox
Hill Road, Wilkes-Barre, PA18702.
Bishop E. Nobel
April 12, 2012
D
orothy T. Bedosky; widow of
Walter S. Bedosky; passed away
on December 24, 2011, at the age of
92, following a fall in which she
brokeher hip. Shewas thelast living
child of Michael and Susan Boretski
of Wilkes-Barre.
She workedinthe garment indus-
try for many years, as a seamstress.
She was a member of the ILGWU,
Dorothy lived with her children for
the last five years, in Ormond
Beach, Florida.
Inadditionto her parents andher
husband, she was preceded in death
by her brothers, John and Michael,
and sisters, Mary, Anna, Helen and
Margaret.
Gravesidememorial service will
be held on Saturday afternoon,
April 14, 2012, at 2 p.m. in Ss.. Peter
& Paul Ukrainian Catholic Cemete-
ry, Plymouth Township.
Funeral arrangements are by the
S.J. Grontkowski Funeral Home,
Plymouth.
In lieu of flowers, contributions
may be made to the Hospice of the
Sacred Heart, 600 Baltimore Drive,
Wilkes Barre, PA18702. Please visit
www.sjgrontkowskifuneralhome-
.com to submit online condolences
to Dorothys family.
Dorothy T. Bedosky
December 24, 2011
HANOVERTWP. Acompany
that makes ceramics for the aero-
space industry says it will add 80
jobs over the next three years by
consolidating an out-of-state fa-
cility with its plant in the Hanov-
er Industrial Estates.
According to the office of Gov.
Tom Corbett, Certech Inc. will
consolidate its molded ceramic
component operations into its
63,000-square-foot local facility,
adding 80 jobs to its existing
workforce of 185.
Certechalsowill purchase new
equipment and train new em-
ployees at the facility.
Mike Kuzdzal, vice president
and general manager for Certech
North America, wouldnt say
where the other facility is locat-
ed, only that it is outside Pennsyl-
vania, or howmany layoffs would
take place there, because the
plant consolidation has not been
announced at that plant.
The Pennsylvania facility is
newer with a good work force
with good performance, Kuzd-
zal said. And its nice to reward
that effort and accomplishment
with additional work and job se-
curity.
The company also received a
total of $346,000 in funding from
the Department of Community
and Economic Development, in-
cluding $160,000 in job creation
tax credits, $36,000 in job-train-
ing assistance and a $150,000
state grant.
Larry Newman, vice president
of Economic andCommunity De-
velopment for the Greater
Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Busi-
ness and Industry, called the ex-
pansion of the Hanover Town-
ship plant a victory for the area
that recognizes the strong manu-
facturing base in Northeastern
Pennsylvania.
Its always critical for our com-
munity to be able to demonstrate
that we have the ability to com-
pete for jobs, he said. And were
happythat inthis casewedemon-
strated that consolidating the op-
erations here in greater Wilkes-
Barre was the better option.
Obviously this community
has a larger percentage of its em-
ployment in manufacturing than
in other areas of the country, he
continued. We believe that
while most manufacturers are
nowfacingthe realities of compe-
tition in a global market we are
finding that many of the areas
manufacturers are able to com-
pete on that global stage but also
able to win.
Kuzdzal said Certech began
hiring some employees earlier
this year, and will phase in hires
in groups of about 10 as equip-
ment is purchased and moved on
site, and as new hires complete
training and certification pro-
grams. Experience and special
skills are not required for most
positions, Kuzdzal said.
Certech prefers a good work
ethic over experience. We will
train for each position, he said.
Most new jobs will be entry-
level positions inthe manufactur-
ing of ceramics for the aerospace
industry and will not require
manufacturing experience or
heavy lifting, though some engi-
neeringandskilledpositions also
will be available. All positions
will be full time, though receipt
of benefits will be contingent on
completion of a training period,
Kuzdzal said.
He said the starting entry level
pay is around $10 an hour.
Company plans 80 jobs for Hanover Twp.
Certech makes aerospace
ceramics, will consolidate in
Hanover Industrial Estates.
By MATT HUGHES
mhughes@timesleader.com
Impressions Media newspa-
pers won 24 Keystone Press
Awards this year for news, fea-
ture and sports stories, photos
and columns, special projects
and design in 2011.
The Times Leader took home
three first-place awards, while
weekly newspapers Go Lacka-
wanna in Scranton captured
eight awards, The Sunday Dis-
patch in Pittston and The
Abington Journal in Clarks
Summit each won four and The
Dallas Post earned three. The
Abington Journal also was
named the Sweepstakes winner
for its division.
Were proud to see all the
news organizations of Impres-
sions Media be recognized in
the 2012 Keystone Press
Awards. Our news organizations
won a total of 24 awards includ-
ing another sweepstakes award
for The Abington Journal.
Thats a three-peat for the Jour-
nal, the third year in a row that
publication won the most award
points in the division, said Ex-
ecutive Editor Joe Butkiewicz.
Butkiewicz said Times Leader
staff should take pride in win-
ning first-place awards for the
biggest stories of the year, win-
ning two top awards for our out-
standing news coverage of the
flooding of last September. And
sports staffer Derek Levarse
won a first place award for his
coverage of the Joe Paterno/
Penn State football events, he
said.
Times Leader staff won first
place in the Spot News category
for Edge of Disaster a story
with multiple sidebars publish-
ed on Sept. 9 about the evac-
uation and emergency prepara-
tions occurring throughout the
Wyoming Valley in anticipation
of severe flooding.
Newspaper staff con-
tinued coverage the fol-
lowing day from a re-
mote newsroom set up
at a local hotel on high
ground as the Susque-
hanna River crested at
a record 42.66 feet and
the powerful, muddy
waters poured over its
banks in several com-
munities, inundating
hundreds of homes and
businesses and leaving
behind a swath of de-
struction.
The community had
not seen such large-
scale devastation since
the flooding that followed Hur-
ricane Agnes in 1972.
For coverage of the Flood of
2011 and its aftermath, begin-
ning with the Sept. 10 story
MOVE OVER, AGNES, The
Times Leader won a first-place
award in the Ongoing News
Coverage category.
Levarse won first place in the
Sports Event Coverage category
for his reporting on the Nittany
Lions returning to the field after
the ouster of iconic head foot-
ball coach Joe Paterno in the
wake of the Jerry Sandusky
child sexual abuse scandal.
The Times Leader competed
in Division II, which includes
daily and Sunday newspapers
with a circulation between
40,000 and 74,999.
In Division V, for non-daily
newspapers with circulations
over 10,000, Go Lackawanna
staff captured first- and second-
place awards for Front Page De-
sign. The staff also won first-
place for Ongoing News Cover-
age for a series of stories on a
memorial to honor Dunmore
native Carol Ann Drazba, the
first American military woman
killed in Vietnam.
In the News Feature Story
category, Go Lackawanna corre-
spondent Stephanie Longo won
first place for her story package
on Drazba.
Go Lackawanna staff writer
Rich Howells won second place
in Feature Writing and
an honorable mention
for Feature Beat Report-
ing. And Go Lackawan-
na sports writer Tom
Robinson won second-
place for Sports/Out-
door Column and an
honorable mention for
Sports Beat Reporting.
Photographer Bill Ta-
rutis won a first-place
Sports Photo award for
a photo in Go Lacka-
wanna. Tarutis also won
first-place for a Photo
Story in The Sunday
Dispatch, first-place for
Feature Photo in The
Dallas Post and an honorable
mention for Sports Photo in
The Dallas Post, which compet-
ed in Division VII for non-dai-
lies with circulation under
5,000.
Dallas Post staff writer Sarah
Hite captured first-place in the
general news category for her
story on holiday homes lighting
up the Back Mountain.
In Division VI, for non-dailies
with a circulation of 5,000 to
9,999, The Sunday Dispatchs
Rick Notari took first-place in
the Sports Story category and
Jack Smiles captured second-
place awards in the Sports Story
and News Beat Reporting cate-
gories.
Also in Division VII, The
Abington Journal staff won first
place for Graphic/Photo Illus-
tration.
Kristie Grier Ceruti, Joan
Mead Matsui, Kelly Leighton,
Liz Baumeister and Joe Croft
won first place for their Abing-
ton Journal special project on
the Borough of Clarks Summit
Centennial.
Also at the Journal, Don
McGlyn took first place for in
both the Feature Beat Reporting
and News Beat Reporting cate-
gories; and Adriane Heine won
second-place for her columns.
Times Shamrocks three daily
newspapers in Luzerne and
Lackawanna counties won a to-
tal of 20 Keystone Press Awards.
Impressions papers win awards
Impressions Media receives
24 Keystone Awards. TL takes
three first-place spots.
By STEVE MOCARSKY
smocarsky@timesleader.com
Were proud
to see all the
news orga-
nizations of
Impressions
Media be
recognized in
the 2012
Keystone
Press
Awards.
Joe Butkiewicz
Times Leader
Executive Editor
BEAR CREEK TWP. -- The
Bear Creek Community Charter
School will have a teachers in-ser-
vice day on the first Friday of ev-
ery month after the schools
board of trustees voted to ap-
provethe2012-13school calendar
Thursday.
In addition to approving the
new in-service schedule, the
board also approved spending
$26,268 for additional salary and
costs associated with the change.
The changes were approved for
the next school year only, subject
to reviewin the future.
In other business, the board:
Approved a proposed amend-
ment to the health and physical
education curriculum related to
human sexuality to teach to the
minimum state standards for the
subject. The curriculum is absti-
nence-based, the board was told,
and similar to what is used in the
Wilkes-Barre Area School Dis-
trict. Parents can opt their child
out of the curriculum, adminis-
trators said.
Eliminated the position of
athletic director and correspond-
ing $1,500 stipend in favor of ad-
justing the schools full-time
physical education teachers
schedule to allow her to absorb
the athletic director responsibili-
ties.
Announced that in anticipa-
tionof aseveretickseasoncaused
by mild winter weather, a non-
toxic tickcontrol spray will be ap-
plied to the schools grounds on
April 29. The spray includes nat-
ural ingredients and works by af-
fecting the insects reproductive
systems, the board was told.
Bear Creek charter school approves calendar
The board also approved
spending $26,268 for
additional salary and costs.
By JANINE UNGVARSKY
Times Leader Correspondent
C M Y K
THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012 PAGE 3A
LOCAL
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WILKES-BARRE TWP.
Robbery under investigation
Township police are investigating a
daylight robbery at Radio Shack in
Wilkes-Barre Township Marketplace on
Thursday.
Police said a black man wearing a
dark-colored hooded sweatshirt and a
scarf covering his face entered the
business at about 11:15 a.m. and de-
manded money. The suspect drove
away in a vehicle.
Police recovered a Ford Focus that
may have been used in the robbery at
about 11:40 a.m. in the Wilkes Plaza
center on Wilkes-Barre Township Bou-
levard.
SCRANTON
Motion filed for pension
The U.S. Attorneys Office on Thurs-
day filed a court motion seeking to
seize $231,732 in contributions former
Luzerne County Judge Mark Ciavarella
made to his state pension to satisfy
$1.17 million in restitution he was or-
dered to pay following
his conviction on
corruption charges.
Ciavarella was con-
victed in February
2011 of multiple charg-
es related to his ac-
ceptance of money
from the builder of
two juvenile detention
centers the county utilized. He was
sentenced in August to 28 years in
prison.
LUZERNE COUNTY
Properties sold in auction
A total of 28 properties were sold in
Luzerne Countys back-tax auction in
the county courthouse Thursday, ac-
cording to Northeast Revenue Service
LLC, the countys tax claim operator.
Bidders paid a combined $169,037 to
purchase the properties. The money
will be split among taxing bodies after
office expenses are covered.
The 100 properties that didnt sell
will advance to another auction or land
in the countys repository, where they
may be purchased.
SCRANTON
Komen grants are named
The Northeastern Pennsylvania
Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the
Cure has announced its 2012-13 grant
award recipients.
Grants totaling $275,000 have been
awarded to: Allied Services Foundation;
Camp Bravehearts Inc.; Cancer Support
Community
Greater Le-
high Valley;
Candys
Place; Cast-
ing for Recov-
ery; Evangel-
ical Commu-
nity Hospital/Thyra M. Humphreys
Center for Breast Health; YMCA of
Dunmore; Hughes Cancer Center at
Pocono Medical Center; Jersey Shore
Hospital; Maternal & Family Health
Services Inc.; Northeastern PA Corp.
doing business as Hazleton General
Hospital; Northeast Regional Cancer
Institute; Physical Activity Intervention
Surviving Breast Cancer; The Weller
Center for Health Education; and The
Wright Center Medical Group.
DALLAS TWP.
Chicken barbecue in Kunkle
Kunkle Fire Company will hold a
chicken barbecue 11 am. to 3 p.m. Sat-
urday at the Fireplace Gallery parking
lot at the intersections of Routes 309
and 29.
Chicken halves will be $5. An all-you-
can-eat buffet breakfast will be held at
the fire hall from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sun-
day in the Kunkle Fire Co. Social Hall
on Kunkle Road. Tickets are $7 for
adults and $4 for children and will be
available at the event. For more in-
formation call 675-3334.
I N B R I E F
W-B Twp. police are probing a robbery
that may have involved this car.
Ciavarella
YATESVILLE Whether an
initiative like one being consid-
ered by Georgia voters to ap-
prove a 1 per-
cent sales tax to
fund transporta-
tion projects in
their region
could work in
Pennsylvania is
not in question.
Whether vot-
ers in either
state would ap-
prove such a
dedicated tax increase is.
About a dozen members of a
House Democratic Policy Com-
mittee held a hearing Thursday
at Pittston Area High School to
discuss funding and infrastruc-
ture deficiencies and to get in-
formation on the Georgia
Transportation Act of 2010.
That plan, approved by the
Georgia Legislature, divides
the state into12 special tax dis-
tricts, allowing
each district to
approve a 1 per-
cent sales tax for
10 years to be
used for local
transportation
projects. If more
money is generat-
ed than needed,
the tax would
end. The planwill
go before voters July 31.
State Rep. Mike Carroll, D-
Avoca, requested Thursdays
committeehearingandis work-
ing to introduce a bill that
would mirror the Georgia plan.
Band-Aid approach
He said for far too long the
state and federal governments
have maintained crumbling
and deteriorating roadways
and bridges rather than rebuild
them.
Were spending money on a
lot of Band-Aids but not really
fixing the problem, said state
Rep. Mike Sturla, D-Lancaster,
the chairmanof the committee.
Carroll said hes seeking via-
ble options to address needs at
a local level since other state-
wide funding opportunities ei-
ther dont seem to be gaining
traction or wouldnt raise
State Democratic panel lays out a Georgia idea for funding road, bridge improvements
Transport funding gets a hearing
By ANDREWM. SEDER
aseder@timesleader.com
CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER
The House
Democratic
Policy Com-
mittee held a
public hearing
Thursday on
the trans-
portation
infrastructure.
The gas tax in-
crease is not wildly
embraced, to put it
mildly.
Mike Carroll
State rep., D-Avoca
See TRANSPORT, Page 4A
HELPING TO EASE THE WAY FOR MILLIONS
CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
M
isericordia Social Justice Committee member Lisa Witkoski, right, ties ankle bracelets on the feet
of Sean Vitale and Megan Phillips during a One Day Without Shoes event Tuesday at the Dallas
Township university. The event is originated by the TOMS shoe company, which donates one pair of new
shoes for every pair bought to millions of children worldwide who have no footwear.
WILKES-BARRE Over the objec-
tions of a few residents, City Council
on Thursday night unanimously vot-
ed to inquire whether anyone would
lease the parking meters, garages
and lots for at least $20 million.
By a 5-0 vote, council agreed to
work in conjunction with the Wilkes-
Barre Parking Authority to issue a
Request for Qualifications from
firms interested in the plan proposed
Monday by Mayor Tom Leighton.
The plan called for a long-term
lease, either 30 or 50 years, of the
parking assets in exchange for an up-
front minimum payment to pay for
public safety, infrastructure im-
provements, blight removal in the
city and other gener-
al government ex-
penses. Among the
terms disclosed the
company leasing the
assets would collect
meter revenue and
the city would re-
ceive the money
from parking tickets
as well as an 8-per-
cent tax on the park-
ing facilities.
But the plan raised
numerous questions
for Karen Ceppa Hir-
ko, a critic of Le-
hightons adminis-
tration.
She pressed council for details on
why the Philadelphia law firm of Fox
Rothschild was handling the deal in-
stead of the city solicitors. She also
wanted to know who would own the
assets at the end of the lease and
what it will cost taxpayers.
Why are we doing a deal like
this? she asked.
Mark Robbins of Forty Fort, anoth-
er critic of the mayor, called the deal
completely bogus and completely
illegitimate.
Before he was ordered led out of
council chambers by a police officer,
Bob Kadluboski asked that the vote
be put off until more facts are avail-
able.
Lets put this on hold until we can
find out exactly whats going on, he
said.
Although he did not oppose the
plan, Frank Sorick, president of the
Wilkes-Barre City Taxpayers Associ-
ation, wanted to know specifics as
well.
Wilkes-Barre
looking to
lease meters
and garages
The plan called for a long-term lease
assets in exchange for an upfront
minimum payment.
By JERRY LYNOTT
jlynott@timesleader.com
There
may be no
one in-
terested in
this par-
ticular
project.
There may
be many.
Bill Barrett
Vice chairman
See PARKING, Page 4A
WILKES-BARRE Details in the ar-
rest affidavit for James Rankin, who
was shot by a city police officer, say it
took police about 50 minutes to arrive
at a reported home invasion after the
first call was made to Luzerne County
911 Monday morning.
Police arrived at 251 Kidder St. at
4:20 a.m. and had trouble finding the
correct apartment from which the call
to 911originated at about 3:30 a.m. Po-
lice discovered the correct
apartment after hearing a
commotion from apartment
8, according to the criminal
complaint.
As soon as police encoun-
tered the tenants, Naeem Ford
and Margarita Martinez, state
police at Wyoming allege Ran-
kin jumped out of a rear win-
dow and over a porch railing.
Rankin refused commands to stop
running and city police chased him to
Scott Street, where he ran around an
apartment building and was confront-
edby police inthe area of Laurel Street
and Jenkins Lane.
State police allege Rankinrefusedto
show his hands and was taken to the
ground by Officer (John)
Majikes, the criminal com-
plaint says.
Rankin got up and made
suspicious hand move-
ments, reaching toward his
waistband when Majikes
fired, striking Rankin in the
torso area, according to the
complaint.
Rankin underwent sur-
gery at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital,
where he is recovering. His mother,
Mary Lee Lawson, said the shooting
left her son paralyzed from the waist
down.
Luzerne County District Attorney
Confusion slowed W-B police
A suspect shot by police when he
refused to halt is recovering after
surgery.
By EDWARD LEWIS
elewis@timesleader.com
Martinez said
Rankin
stunned her
with a Taser
and punched
her about 20
times.
See RANKIN, Page 4A
WILKES-BARRE Chief Public De-
fender Al Flora Jr. on Thursday filed a
motion seeking a court order that
would permit himto immediately hire
six more attorneys and direct Luzerne
County to pay private attorneys to rep-
resent indigent defendants who have
been denied representation by his of-
fice.
The motion, filed by the American
Civil Liberties
Union, requests the
court grant the relief
immediately to ad-
dress the crisis that
has developed with-
in the Public Defend-
ers Office due to a
lack of staffing.
Flora on Tuesday filed a class-action
lawsuit against the county that seeks
to force it to increase funding for his
office so that he can hire additional at-
torneys. The court motion filed Thurs-
day, known as a peremptory writ of
mandamus, would allow Flora to ob-
tain part of the relief he is requesting
while other aspects of the lawsuit re-
main pending.
The class-action suit was filed on be-
half of Flora and criminal defendants
who qualified, but were denied repre-
sentation by the Public Defenders Of-
fice due to a policy Flora implemented
in December that limits the types of
cases his office will accept.
According to the suit, approximate-
ly 300 indigent defendants have been
deniedanattorney. Thecountyhas not
taken any steps to provide them with
alternate legal representation.
That failure to provide representa-
tion has created an extreme hardship
for the plaintiffs as they have been
Flora seeks court order to hire more public defenders
The motion portrays a crisis
in the office, which represents
the indigent.
Flora
See DEFENDER, Page 4A
By TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER
tmorgan@timesleader.com
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ence.
Onewaytoraisemoneyis toin-
crease the states gasoline tax,
something few would stomach
with gas at $4 a gallon.
The gas tax increase is not
wildly embraced, to put it mild-
ly, Carroll noted.
But something needs to be
done, he said.
Fifth of bridges deficient
George Roberts, executive di-
rector for Pennsylvania Depart-
ment of Transportation District
4, whichserves Pike, Wayne, Sus-
quehanna, Wyoming, Lackawan-
na and Luzerne counties, testi-
fied that of the states 2,063
bridges within the district, 429,
or 21percent, are structurally de-
ficient.
He said many are more than 50
years old and have exceeded
their design life. Three bridges
are closed to traffic because
theyre in such poor condition.
Carroll said that in District 4
alone, based on the most recent
annual sales tax figures, the addi-
tional 1 percent tax could gener-
ate $40 million per year.
But the challenge of askingvot-
ers to increase their taxes poses a
challenge, some of those who dis-
cussed the plan noted on Thurs-
day.
How do we fund transporta-
tion while facing the worst eco-
nomic condition since the Great
Depression? asked Doug Call-
away, executive director of the
Georgia Transportation Alliance.
In Georgia we came up with a
different approach. Well know
on Aug. 1 whether we were suc-
cessful, he said.
The way the proposal is sold to
the voters could be the key in
whether it passes or not, Call-
away said.
At the end of the day, its not a
sales tax were talking about. Its
more jobs, safer roads and local
control, Callaway said.
His comment that chambers of
commerce, construction compa-
nies and other firms that could
benefit from added work were
likely to spend more than $4 mil-
lion to market the plan and edu-
cate the public on why they
should vote in favor struck a
chord with state Rep. Phyllis
Mundy, D-Kingston.
That seems like anawful lot of
money to be spending on market-
ing, she said.
Callaway responded by noting
the investment is a drop in the
bucket to the benefits this de-
rives.
Economic development, mod-
ern roads, less traffic congestion
because of ongoing road work
and emergency bridge repairs
and the potential to attract busi-
nesses by selling themon the wil-
lingness to invest in infrastruc-
ture were all reasons Callaway
said voters should want to enact
the tax.
If you dont have the money to
move forward, youre goingtoget
run over by your competitors in
other states, Callaway said.
TRANSPORT
Continued fromPage 3A
If approved by the legislature and
signed into law by the governor,
here are the steps that would be
needed to get a dedicated tax for
transportation projects:
First, a group of regional leaders
would meet with District PennDOT
officials to compile a list of pro-
jects to be funded by the addition-
al 1 percent sales tax.
Then the list would be whittled
down to meet a budget based on
the revenue such a tax would
generate.
Then the voters within the dis-
trict would vote on approving the
tax to be allocated to the projects
on the list only. It would be a dis-
trictwide vote and would not need
to gain approval in a majority of
counties, just a majority of those
casting votes from throughout the
entire PennDOT district.
THE STEPS
StefanieSalavantis saidtheinvestigation
by state police cleared Majikes of any
wrongdoing.
StatepoliceallegeRankinwas discard-
ingitemswhilebeingchasedthat hestole
from the apartment, including a cell-
phone, photographsandinsurancecards.
Ford told police he was awakened
when Rankin forced his way into the
apartment. Ford said Rankin stunned
him with a Taser and kicked his leg on
which he recently had surgery, the com-
plaint says.
MartinezsaidRankinstunnedherwith
a Taser andpunchedher about 20 times.
Lawson said Rankin arrived in Wilkes-
Barre on Saturday to spend the weekend
withher other son, DavidHines, 29, who
was arrested at the same apartment
building by city police at about 4:10 Sat-
urday afternoon.
Hines was wanted by state parole
agents on a violation of a sentence im-
posed in Blair County in 2007, according
to court records.
He did not have possession of a gun
when arrested, but it still is unclear
whether a Taser was recoveredat or near
the crime scene.
Lawson said Hines stayed in a roomin
the apartment building, and Rankin re-
turned to the apartment Monday morn-
ing to retrieve personal belongings.
Its a bad situation, Lawson said.
James didnt do no home invasion. His
brother renteda roomthere.
Ford and Martinez could not be reac-
hedfor comment onThursday.
Rankin was arraigned in the hospital
by District Judge Joseph Carmody of
West Pittston on charges of aggravated
assault, robbery, theft, resisting arrest
and prohibited use of an electronic de-
vice. Bail was set at $100,000.
Hinesisjailedat theStateCorrectional
Institution at Dallas. City police charged
Hines with possession of a controlled
substance when he was allegedly found
with marijuana and crack cocaine, ac-
cording to the criminal complaint.
RANKIN
Continued fromPage 3A
forced to attend court hearings
on their own, the suit says.
A writ of mandamus is a le-
gal action that is brought to
compel a government entity to
fund services it is legally obli-
gated to provide. In this case,
the county is obligated by the
U.S. and Pennsylvania Consti-
tutions to provide legal repre-
sentation for defendants who
cannot afford to hire an attor-
ney.
Floras mo-
tion seeks to
compel the
county to set
aside money to
pay private at-
torneys to rep-
resent the de-
fendants as an
interim solu-
tion while the
lawsuit is
pending.
He also is
asking a judge
to order the county to lift a hir-
ingfreeze, whichwouldpermit
himto fill four vacant positions
that are included in the 2012
budget, as well as twoaddition-
al attorneys to handle appeals
and an additional secretary.
Luzerne County Senior
Judge Joseph Augello has
scheduleda hearingonthe mo-
tion for 10 a.m. May 10.
In a related matter, a federal
judge onThursday scheduleda
hearing for April 20 on Floras
motion for an injunction that
would prevent the county from
firing him in retaliation for fil-
ing the class-action lawsuit.
The motion will be heard at
9:30a.m. by U.S. District Judge
A. Richard Caputo in the feder-
al courthouse in Wilkes-Barre.
DEFENDER
Continued fromPage 3A
According
to the suit,
approxi-
mately 300
indigent
defendants
have been
denied an
attorney.
Sorick asked if the city has the au-
thority to hire the Philadelphia law
firm and wondered if the deal would
chase businesses from the downtown.
Council has questions too, acknowl-
edged Bill Barrett, vice chairman.
But Barrett said council would be
remiss if it didnt explore the possibil-
ity of leasing the assets, and putting
out the RFP could answer some of
those questions.
There may be no one interested in
this particular project, he said.
There may be many.
Not all the meeting was devoted to
the lease.
James Michalesko of Exeter said he
was interested in developing the prop-
erties at 73 and 75 S. Main St. for a
multitude of uses for the citys youth,
including a coffee shop, recording stu-
dio, performance space and transi-
tional living units. He would operate
as a non-profit organization, he said.
Hes already set up a corporation and
would rely on loans, grants and other
sources of funding for the multiphase
project, he said.
PARKING
Continued fromPage 3A
HAZLETON - Police on Thursday
said they are awaiting autopsy results
as they investigate the death of 89-year-
old woman.
The unnamed woman died Wednes-
day at Lehigh Valley Hospital, where
she was flown by helicopter the day
before from Hazleton General Hospital,
police said.
Police were first called to Hazleton
General Hospital on Tuesday at the
request of ambulance personnel who
transported the woman.
An autopsy was performed Thursday
in Lehigh County, and Hazleton detec-
tives, a detective from the Luzerne
County District Attorneys Office and a
member of the state police records and
identification unit were present.
HANOVER TWP. -- A female employ-
ee at Waste Reduction and Recycling
was assaulted during a robbery Thurs-
day morning, township police said.
Police said the suspect, unknown if
it was a male or female, forcibly en-
tered the business on the Sans Souci
Parkway and assaulted a 58-year-old
woman with mace and a grill brush at
about 5 a.m. The suspect fled with the
employees purse.
She was treated at the scene by
township paramedics.
Police described the suspect as hav-
ing a thin build and wearing black
gloves, a black sweater-like ski mask, a
navy blue hooded sweatshirt, black
pants and black shiny loafer shoes.
The suspect drove away in an un-
known type vehicle.
Anyone with information about the
robbery and assault is asked to call
Hanover Township police at 825-1254.
KINGSTON Police are investigating
a burglary at an unoccupied house on
James Street on Tuesday.
Assistant Police Chief Dan Hunsinger
said the burglary in the 100 block of
James Street was discovered by a
friend of the homeowner. A window
was forced open to enter the house,
Hunsinger said.
A Jeep was stolen from the property
and was recovered Wednesday partially
burned under the Market Street Bridge.
Two males of unknown race, wearing
dark hooded sweatshirts and jeans,
were seen in the area of James Street
at the time of the burglary, Hunsinger
said.
WILKES-BARRE Police said Lee
Namey reported Wednesday an ATV
and a trailer were stolen from a park-
ing lot on Plymouth Avenue.
The ATV is a blue Yamaha Bruin
Quad, with a vehicle identification
number 5y4ah09y06024802. The black
trailer has Pennsylvania license plate
XR28519.
PLAINS TWP. -- Township police
reported the following:
Five cast-iron steam radiators were
stolen from 16 Powell St. A Realtor
showing the property on Wednesday
noticed the front door was pried open.
The break-in occurred after March 24.
HANOVER TWP. -- The state police
Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement
reported Thursday two license holders
were cited with use of a loudspeaker
that could be heard beyond the proper-
ty lines.
Fat Kats LLC, doing business as
Mulligans Irish Pub, 41 S. Main St.,
Wilkes-Barre, was in violation on
March 18 and M.S. Soko Inc. doing
business as Kings Pizzeria Restaurant,
511 W. Broad St., Hazleton committed
the violation on Jan. 1, according to
the bureau.
The charges will be brought before
an administrative law judge who can
impose financial penalties and also
issue license revocations or suspen-
sions.
HANOVER TWP. The state police
Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement
reported the following activities for
March in its District Enforcement Of-
fice 2 covering Carbon, Lackawanna,
Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Susquehanna,
Wayne and Wyoming counties:
96 complaints received
240 visits to licensed establish-
ments
17 age compliance checks at licens-
ed establishments
10 underage sales at licensed es-
tablishments
29 administrative citations for
liquor law violations
14 warnings for violations
64 minors arrested
Alcohol seized: 1 liter of liquor; 8
gallons of beer; and 1 liter of wine.
POLICE BLOTTER
Police probing death
of 89-year-old woman
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
Long-range rocket fails
S
outh Koreas foreign minister said
today a North Korean long-range
rocket launch has been confirmed a
failure.
Kim Sung-hwan provided no further
details about what he said was the
Norths failure to launch a rocket the
West has condemned as a cover for a
missile test.
He told reporters Friday in a nation-
ally televised address that Seoul is
strongly condemning North Koreas
new leadership for ignoring interna-
tional warnings to cancel the launch.
South Korean and U.S. officials earli-
er said North Korea fired a long-range
rocket. That was in defiance of in-
ternational warnings against moving
forward with a launch widely seen as a
provocation.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS
JetBlue pilot indicted
A JetBlue Airways captain accused of
disrupting a Las Vegas-bound flight
when he left the cockpit screaming
about religion and terrorists has been
indicted, according to court documents
posted Thursday.
A grand jury in Lubbock indicted
Clayton F. Osbon on one count of in-
terference of a flight crew the same
charge hes been held on since shortly
after the March 27 incident. Osbons
attorney, Dean Roper, declined to com-
ment, the attorneys secretary said
Thursday.
Witnesses on Flight 191 say Osbon
ran through the cabin yelling about
Jesus and al-Qaida. The first officer
locked him out of the cockpit and pas-
sengers wrestled the captain to the
floor.
GREENSBORO, N.C.
Jury selection for Edwards
After years of investigation, denials
and delays, jury selection began Thurs-
day for the criminal trial of former
presidential candidate John Edwards.
Edwards sat at the defense table as
about 180 potential jurors filed into a
Greensboro, N.C., courtroom. U.S.
District Judge Catherine C. Eagles
then asked Edwards to stand and face
them. He grinned and nodded as the
judge introduced him.
The trial had been scheduled to
begin in late January, but was delayed
after Edwards lawyers told the judge
he had a serious heart problem that
required treatment.
Edwards faces six criminal counts
related to nearly $1 million in secret
payments made by two campaign do-
nors to help hide the married Demo-
crats pregnant mistress as he sought
the White House in 2008.
MODESTO, CALIF.
Deputy on eviction killed
A sheriffs deputy was killed Thurs-
day when gunfire broke out as author-
ities tried to serve an eviction notice at
a California apartment complex, au-
thorities said. A civilian also was dead.
The shooter is believed to be holed
up inside an apartment. A SWAT team
has been called in, and authorities have
evacuated residents in surrounding
homes.
Two deputies went to the north
Modesto home to deliver the notice
when the shooting happened around 11
a.m., Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam
Christianson said.
Christianson said its not immediate-
ly clear how the civilian died because
he didnt think his deputies had return-
ed fire.
I N B R I E F
AP PHOTO
One screaming deal on the way
Edvard Munchs The Scream is seen
as it is hung for display Thursday at
Sothebys Auction Rooms in London.
The picture done in pastels is one of
four versions of the composition, and
dates from1895. It will be auctioned in
the Impressionist and Modern Art Sale
in New York on May 2, with an esti-
mated price of $80 million.
BEIRUT Syrian government
forces appeared Thursday largely to
have endedtheir attacks onanti-govern-
ment strongholds, adhering to a United
Nations-brokered cease-fire.
But theUnitedStates, Franceandoth-
ers seeking the ouster of Syrian Presi-
dent Bashar Assad said the government
has yet to implement a provision in the
U.N. plan that called for the countrys
military to return to its barracks, and
the U.S. repeated calls for Assad to step
down.
Anti-Assad activists reported at least
three deaths at the hands of Syriansecu-
rity forces on Thursday, along with a
number of arrests.
The official Syrian government news
service, SANA, reported at least two
government sympathizers killed a
police officer who died when the bus he
was inwas bombednear thecityof Alep-
po, wounding 24 others, and a Baath
party official in southern Daraa prov-
ince who was shot eight times when he
left his hometobuybread. SANAsaid14
members of the security services, killed
in previous violence, were buried.
President Barack Obama and French
President Nicolas Sarkozy held a video
conference, after which the White
House said the two leaders had "con-
demnedthe violence perpetratedby the
(Assad) regime against its own people
and noted that the regime had yet to ful-
ly implement the agreement."
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clin-
ton welcomed the "apparent halt in vio-
lence," but she said it was not enough.
"If it holds, a cease-fire is an important
step, but it represents just one element
of the special envoys plan," she said.
"Assad will have to go and the Syrian
people must be given the chance to
chart their own future."
U.N. Syria envoy Kofi Annan, the au-
thor of the cease-fire plan, made no pub-
lic statement. U.N. Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon, in Geneva, said that with-
out monitors "it was difficult to assess
the situation on the ground."
"Even a small gunshot may give both
sides the pretext to engage in another
fighting," Ban said, according to The
Associated Press.
What happens next is difficult to pre-
dict.
Shaky cease-fire begins in Syria
Anti-Assad activists reported at
least three deaths at the hands of
Syrian security forces on Thursday.
AP PHOTO
An image made from
amateur video ac-
cessed Thursday
purports to show
Syrians holding
revolutionary flags
during a demonstra-
tion in Deir el-Zour,
Syria.
McClatchy Newspapers
HARTFORD, Conn. The
vote to repeal Connecticuts
death penalty brought a mo-
ment of triumph for Elizabeth
Brancato, a lifelong opponent of
capital punishment despite the
murder of her mother in 1979.
Brancatohadlobbiedlawmak-
ers for years, becoming more re-
solved against capital puni-
shment as she met families of
other victims frustrated by end-
less appeals. She also started a
blog to highlight the voices of
other vic-
tims rela-
tives in favor
of repeal
that she felt
were over-
shadowed in
the debate.
She was at
the state-
house
Wednesday
night as the
state legisla-
ture gave fi-
nal approval to a bill that will
make Connecticut the17th state
to repeal capital punishment. A
week earlier, she was in the gal-
lery when it cleared its biggest
hurdle with an early morning
vote in the state Senate.
Brancato is among roughly
180 relatives of crime victims
who pushed for repeal in private
meetings with lawmakers, via
petition drives and at news con-
ferences. Ontheother sideof the
debate, death penalty support-
ers had perhaps the states most
compelling advocate in Dr. Wil-
liam Petit Jr., the only survivor
of a 2007 home invasion in
which two paroled burglars
killed his wife and two daugh-
ters. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, a
Democrat, said he will sign the
bill into lawas soon as it reaches
his desk.
Survivors
help end
executions
in Conn.
State legislatures abolition
of capital punishment is a
victory for an unlikely group.
AP FILE PHOTO
Dr. William Petit Jr., left, ar-
gued to keep death penalty.
Gov. Dannel P.
Malloy, a
Democrat,
said he will
sign the bill
into law as
soon as it
reaches his
desk.
The Associated Press
SANFORD, Fla. The neighborhood
watchman who shot and killed teenager
Trayvon Martin will remain in jail while
awaiting a bond hearing and formal ar-
raignment on second-degree murder
charges, a Seminole County judge ruled
Thursday afternoon.
George Zimmerman, 28, appeared at
the brief, first-appearance hearing hand-
cuffed and dressed in a gray prison jump-
suit. He said little except to answer "Yes,
sir," twice to acknowledge he understood
the charge against himandhis representa-
tion by an attorney.
Zimmermandidnot enter a plea andno
bail was set, but a formal arraignment was
set for 1:30 p.m. May 29.
At Thursdays initial hearing, Mark
OMara, Zimmermans defense attorney,
askedthejudgefor a"completesealing" of
future records in the case.
According to reports in
The Orlando Sentinel, prose-
cutors said in the affidavit
that Zimmerman "confront-
ed Martin and a struggle en-
sued," anapparent contradic-
tion of Zimmermans ac-
count that Martin attacked
him from behind.
The affidavit also states
that Trayvons mother, Sybri-
na Fulton, reviewed 911 calls
made by neighbors and wit-
nesses that night, and that
sheidentifiedthescreams for
help heard in the calls as those of her son.
The document also reveals that investi-
gators interviewed a "friend" who was
talking to Trayvon on his cell phone mo-
ments before the shooting.
"During this time, Martin was on the
phone with a friend and described to her
what was happening," the affidavit states.
"The witness advised that Martin was
scared because he was being followed
throughthecomplexbyanunknownmale
and didnt know why."
Martin tried to run home, the affidavit
states, but "Zimmerman got
out of his vehicle and fol-
lowed Martin," disregarding
a police dispatcher who ad-
vised against that course of
action.
According to the affidavit,
"Zimmerman shot Martin in
the chest."
Earlier Thursday, Trayvon
Martins mother, Sybrina Ful-
ton, said on NBCs Today
show she believed the en-
counter that led to the shoot-
ing death of her son was "an
accident," expressing her opinion in the
case for the first time.
Fulton later clarified her statement on
the family attorneys Twitter account.
"When I referenced the word accident
today with regard to Trayvons death, in
NO way did I mean the shooting was an
accident. We believe that George Zimmer-
man stalked my son and murdered himin
cold blood. The accident I was referring
to was the fact that George Zimmerman
and my son ever crossed paths. It was an
accidental encounter.
AP PHOTO
George Zimmerman, center, is directed by a Seminole County Deputy and his attorney, Mark OMara, during a court hearing
Thursday in Sanford, Fla. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death Trayvon Martin.
Zimmerman awaits arraignment
Man arrested in shooting death of
Florida teen has first day in court.
Affidavit details confrontation.
"During this
time, Martin was
on the phone
with a friend
and described to
her what was
happening."
Description from
affidavit of probable
cause
McClatchy Newspapers
ALLENTOWNAjudgeonThursday
refused to throw out child sex-abuse
charges against Jerry Sandusky but will
allowdefenselawyers for theretiredPenn
State assistant football coachto ask again
to have the case dismissed as more evi-
dence is turned over by prosecutors.
Judge John Cleland ruled on a catch-all
pretrial defense motion that also sought
to have some of the evidence against
Sandusky suppressed, compel additional
disclosure of prosecu-
tion materials, and win
the courts permission
to introduce an alibi de-
fense.
Sandusky, 68, is
chargedwithmore than
50 criminal counts that
allege he sexually
abused10 boys over 15 years, both on the
Penn State campus and elsewhere. He
has denied the allegations. The scandal
led to the ousters of Penn State football
coach Joe Paterno, who died in January,
and Penn State President Graham Span-
ier.
Cleland rejected an argument by Sand-
uskys legal team that the statute of limi-
tations may have run out for eight of the
10 alleged victims.
He also rebuffed defense arguments
that some of the charges against Sandus-
ky were not specific enough, and that evi-
dencewas lackinginothers. But thejudge
said Thursday that Sandusky can raise
those arguments againbefore a June trial.
Judge wont toss Sandusky charges, rejects statute argument
Sandusky
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Associated Press
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WILKES-BARRE TWP. A
woman claimed she was co-
erced into taking part in a bur-
glary at a state police troop-
ers house and a robbery at an
adult night club due to a drug
debt her boyfriend owed, ac-
cording to charges filed.
State police at Wyoming on
Wednesday charged Courtney
Marie Sadusky, 23, of Bear
Creek Township, with crimi-
nal conspiracy to commit bur-
glary at the troopers resi-
dence in Laflin on March 23,
and robbery, crimi-
nal conspiracy to
commit robbery,
criminal trespass,
receiving stolen
property and crimi-
nal conspiracy to
commit theft in
connection to the
robbery at the Ca-
rousel Lounge on
Route 11 in Ply-
mouth Township
on March 15.
Sadusky was ar-
raigned by District
Judge Michael
Dotzel in Wilkes-Barre Town-
ship and released on $20,000
unsecured bail.
State police are continuing
to search for William Gronos-
ky Jr., 29, and Kevin Williams
Jr., 29, for their alleged roles
in the robbery at the Carousel
Lounge. Gronosky is also
charged with burglarizing the
troopers residence with Sa-
dusky.
According to the criminal
complaint:
A state police trooper as-
signed at the Mohegan Sun at
Pocono Downs casino report-
ed his house was ransacked
and numerous guns, ammuni-
tion and electronics were sto-
len while he was at work be-
tween March 22 and March
23. The trooper had a prior re-
lationship with Sadusky and
hadnt talked to her for several
months until she called himin
March.
While the trooper was at
work, he exchanged text
messages with Sadusky, who
asked if he was at work on
March 22-23, the criminal
complaint says.
When the trooper came
home, he noticed his dog had
been placed in a bedroom
with a water bowl and the
window partially opened.
Sadusky admitted to her al-
leged role in the burglary, say-
ing she feared Gronosky
would harm her and her fam-
ily. She said her boyfriend
owed Gronosky
money for drugs,
and Gronosky told
Sadusky she was
responsible for the
money, according
to the complaint.
Sadusky told
state police, ac-
cording to the
complaint, she
drove around
while Gronosky
was inside the
troopers house.
State police al-
lege Sadusky
drove the get-away car when
Gronosky and Williams
robbed the Carousel Lounge
at gunpoint stealing more
than $3,500, the complaint
says.
Gronosky and Williams are
persons of interest in a home
invasion on Church Street,
Hanover Township, on March
26.
Preliminary hearings for Sa-
dusky are scheduled Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Anyone with information
about the whereabouts of Gro-
nosky and Williams is asked
to call state police at Wyom-
ing at 697-2000. They are con-
sidered armed and dangerous.
Woman says she was
forced into robbery
Courtney Marie Sadusky,
23, was charged in
burglary in Laflin.
By EDWARD LEWIS
elewis@timesleader.com
A state police
trooper assigned
at the Mohegan
Sun at Pocono
Downs casino
reported his house
was ransacked and
numerous guns,
ammunition and
electronics were
stolen.
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne
County Correctional Facility in-
mate who had been deemed in-
competent to face a number of
charges in several cases in which
prosecutors say he attacked pris-
on guards pleaded no contest
Tuesday to those charges.
Delacey Pressley, 33, entered
the plea to nine charges of aggra-
vated harassment by a prisoner
and two charges of aggravated as-
sault before County Judge Tina
Polachek Gartley.
Last August, Polachek Gartley
deemed Pressley not competent
to proceed with the charges in the
11 cases he faced, after a psychia-
trist testified Pressley needed to
be hospitalized to restore compe-
tence.
Polachek Gartley ordered
Pressley to be transferred to a
state psychiatric hospital, where
he received mental health treat-
ment.
The judge saidTuesday the hos-
pital informed her Pressley under-
stood the charges against himand
the cases could go forward. Press-
ley will be sentenced on May 22,
Polachek Gartley said.
Pressley had been a state in-
mate serving a two-to-six-year
prison sentence on an aggravated
assault charge and was housed at
thecountyprisonawaitingtrial on
allegations he assaulted officers at
the State Correctional Institution
at Dallas.
According to court records, be-
tween Jan. 30, 2010 and May 4,
2011, Pressley on various occa-
sions spit on, struck and threw fe-
ces at corrections officers at both
the county facility and SCI-Dallas.
Inmate Delacey Pressley had been deemed incompetent to face charges
Man pleads no contest to assault
By SHEENA DELAZIO
sdelazio@timesleader.com
WILKES-BARRE An Exeter
man charged with violating the
terms of his parole onchildpornog-
raphycharges was orderedTuesday
to serve the remainder of his prison
sentence before he can be paroled
again.
Kerry Makalusky, 41, of Orchard
Street, wasorderedbySenior Judge
Hugh Mundy to serve out the re-
maining time on his sentence, until
June7, afterprosecutorssaidhevio-
lated his parole in January and Feb-
ruary.
Mundy originally sentenced Ma-
kalusky inJune 2010totwoyears in
the countys Intermediate Puni-
shment Program, a special proba-
tionaryperiod, withthefirst year on
house arrest with electronic moni-
toring.
Makalusky had been charged in
November 2008 after investigators
uncovereddozensof imagesof child
pornography on Makaluskys com-
puter.
Makalusky had violated the
termsofhisIPPsentence, according
tocourt papers, inMay2011after he
admitted to having a blood-alcohol
level of .17percent. Mundythensen-
tenced himto nine to 23 months in
county prison.
The most recent violation oc-
curred, investigators said, when
Makalusky tested positive for alco-
hol in January and February 2012
andfailedtomakepaymentstoward
supervisionfees.
Prosecutors also say Makalusky
failedtocompletesex-offendereval-
uation and treatment. Makalusky
was ordered at the time of his sen-
tencing to register his address un-
der Megans Law as a sex offender
for10 years.
At his June 2010 sentencing, Ma-
kalusky was orderedtoinstall a bar-
rier that prevents himfromobserv-
inghis neighbors yard. Prosecutors
argued Makalusky had been sitting
onhisporchandwatchinga10-year-
oldneighbor swiminher pool.
A fence separates the neighbors
yard, Makaluskyhadsaid, notinghe
asked permission to install privacy
slots inthe fence.
In November 2011, Mundy al-
lowed Makalusky to take down an
additional barrier.
Exeter child-porn parolee back in prison
Kerry Makalusky is alleged to
have committed alcohol and
other violations.
SHEENA DELAZIO
sdelazio@timesleader.com
Prosecutors also say Makalusky failed to complete sex-offender
evaluation and treatment.
WILKES-BARRE A McAdoo
man charged with robbing a Ha-
zleton food mart and then alleged-
ly using the money to purchase
crack cocaine will stand trial in
December, a county judge said.
David J. Zagata II, 37, of West
Sherman Street, will face a Dec. 5
trial on charges of robbery, crimi-
nal conspiracy, theft by unlawful
taking and receiving stolen prop-
erty, Judge Fred Pierantoni said.
Zagata was chargedinMay 2011
after police said he robbed the
Craigs Food Mart on West Broad
Street, Hazleton, on April 29,
2011.
AstoreclerksaidZagata walked
in shortly before 6:30 a.m. and de-
mandedmoney. The clerksaidZa-
gata appeared to have a weapon in
his pocket, and that money was
taken from the cash register.
Danny Patel, a store manager,
toldpolicebetween$400and$500
was taken during the robbery.
Police later interviewed Pamela
Sterling, 46, of Cross Street, Ha-
zleton, who told police she was
withZagatathedayof therobbery,
andthey hadbeenat her house be-
fore the incident smoking crack
cocaine.
Sterling said they left her home
and went to Hazleton, where Za-
gata told her to go to Craigs Food
Mart so he could get a Gatorade
and rob the place.
Sterling said when Zagata came
out of the store, he came running
toher vehicle yelling, Go, go, go!
She said Zagata threw his sweat-
shirt out the car window, and that
they used the money to purchase
$200 worth of crack cocaine.
Sterling was charged with two
counts of criminal conspiracy in
the case, and in November, ap-
plied to participate in the countys
Treatment Court program.
McAdoo man facing December trial in April 2011 store robbery
By SHEENA DELAZIO
sdelazio@timesleader.com
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ton Street, Wilkes-Barre, died
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, in the
Hospice Unit of Geisinger South
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Arrangements are pending
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ANTHONY ROBACHESKI,
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of Nanticoke, passed away Thurs-
day, April 12, 2012, in Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital.
Funeral arrangements are
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Funeral Home Inc., 14 W. Green
St., Nanticoke.
THELMA L. STEINRUCK, 90,
resident of Mill Street, Benton,
passed away Wednesday, April 11,
2012, in Bonham Nursing Center,
Stillwater.
Funeral arrangements are
pending from the Clarke Piatt Fu-
neral Home Inc., 6 Sunset Lake
Road, Hunlock Creek.
JOSEPHH. TEMARANTZ SR.,
Main Road, Hanover Township,
died Thursday, April 12, 2012, in
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Arrangements are pending
from the Mamary-Durkin Funeral
Service, 59 Parrish St., Wilkes-
Barre.
J
oseph M. Podczaski, 83, of
Wilkes-Barre, Jenkins Township,
passedaway onWednesday April 11,
2012 after an illness at the Depar-
ment of Veteran Affairs Medical
Center Hospice Unit in Plains
Township.
Born in Plains, he was the son of
the late Michael and Apolonia
(Pearl) Loch Podczaski.He was a
1946 graduate of Plains HighSchool
and was a U.S. Army Combat Veter-
anof the KoreanWar.Josephformal-
ly worked as a quality control in-
spector for various aerospace con-
tractors one of which was located in
WillowGrove, Pa. Hewas a member
of the Plains American Legion Post
558. An avid sports fan, his favorite
baseball team was the New York
Yankees. He collected Classic mo-
vies and especially liked Classic
Westerns and War movies.
Joseph enjoyed working out-
doors, going to car and gun shows,
and picking mushrooms.
Joseph was preceded in death by
his brothers Frank A. Podczaski and
an infant brother and sisters, Gene-
vieve Grubbs and Clara Combs.
Surviving are his nieces, Cathe-
rine Ann Podczaski-Suraci and her
husbandFrankSuraci, Exeter; Patri-
cia Grubbs-Griner, Patterson, Geor-
gia; Sandra Pearl Combs-Meadows,
Destin, Florida,and a nephew, Mi-
chael Grubbs, Norwood, Pa. Also
surviving are a brother Edmund B.
(Chickie) Podczaski, Kingston, Pa.
along with nieces, nephews and
great nieces and nephews.
Heartfelt gratitude is expressed
to Josephs faithful and longtime
friends and to his loving and con-
cerned neighbors.
Special thanks to all who were in-
volved in Josephs care at Geisinger
and the V.A.M.C. in Plains Town-
ship.
Also, sincere thanks is extended
to the entire staff at the Summit
Golden Living in Wilkes-Barre for
their dedication, care, and outreach
to Joseph and his family where he
hadbeeninresidence since October
2011.
Funeral services will be held
on Monday April 16, 2012 at
9:30 a.m. from the Gubbiotti Funer-
al Home, 1030 Wyoming Ave., Exe-
ter followed by a Mass of Christian
Burial at 10 a.m. at Holy Trinity
Church, 116 Hughes St., Swoyers-
ville, with the Rev. Joseph Pisanes-
chi, pastor, officiating. Interment
will be in St. Marys ByzantineCath-
olic Cemetery, Plains. Friends may
call on Sunday from 5 to 8 p.m. at
the funeral home.
To send the family an expression
of sympathy or an online condo-
lence please visit www.gubbiottifh-
.com
Joseph M. Podczaski
April 11, 2012
J
oseph F. Fisher, 54, of Wilkes-
Barre, passed away on Wednes-
day, April 11, 2012, at his home.
He was born in Wilkes-Barre, on
November 11, 1957, a son of the late
Joseph L. and Sarah C. Caffrey Fish-
er. He was a graduate of James M.
Coughlin High School, class of
1975, and a graduate of Luzerne
County Community College, class
of 1978. Joe owned and operated
Fishs Barney Inn in Wilkes-Barre.
He was a devoted Notre Dame and
Phillies fan, and his Inn was
adorned with memorabilia from
both teams.
Hewas amember of HolySaviour
Churchandthe Ancient Order of Hi-
bernians, St. John Neumann Chap-
ter. Joe was an avid golfer and mem-
ber of the Barney Inn Sportsmens
Club.
In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by his brother,
James P. Fisher.
Surviving are his wife, Yvonne
Levan Deets Fisher; daughters,
Christy Fisher, Philadelphia; Katie
Fisher, a student at Temple Univer-
sity, Philadelphia; brother Patrick J.
Fisher and his wife, Tina, Laflin; sis-
ter-in-law Elaine Fisher, Pittston;
nieces, Barbara Sciandra and her
husband, Salvatore, Laflin; Ann
Fisher, WoodlandHills, Calif; grand-
niece, Jameson Sciandra, and
grandnephew, Chase Sciandra; un-
cle James V. Fisher, Wilkes-Barre;
aunt Mary Savina, Cheektowaga,
N.Y.; numerous cousins and friends,
and by his beloved dog, Evie
Funeral Services will be held on
Monday at 9:15 a.m. fromthe Nat &
Gawlas Funeral Home, 89 Park Ave-
nue, Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of
Christian Burial to follow at 10 a.m.
in St. Maria Goretti Church, Laflin,
with Msgr. Neil Van Loon officiat-
ing. Interment will be in St. Marys
Cemetery, Hanover Township.
Friends may call on Sunday from
2 to 6 p.m. at the funeral home.
Inlieuof flowers, memorial dona-
tions may be made to Celtic Health
Care Hospice, 601 Wyoming Ave-
nue, Kingston, PA 18704 or to St.
Maria Goretti Church, 42 Redwood
Drive, Laflin, PA 18702 or to the
SPCA of Luzerne County, 524 East
Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA
18702.
Online condolences may be sent
by visiting Joes obituary at
www.natandgawlasfuneralhome-
.com.
Joseph F. Fisher
April 11, 2012
M
ary T. (Macey) Kovach, 95, for-
merly of Swoyersville, passed
away peacefully with her beloved
sister, Margaret Salata, at her side
on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at the
Kingston Commons, Kingston,
where she had been a guest since
2007.
Her first husband was the late
Stephen W. Macey, who passed
away in December of 1948. Her sec-
ond husband was the late Michael
Kovach, who passed away in March
of 1972.
Born in Swoyersville on March
13, 1917, Mary was the daughter of
the late John and Mary (Ritoch) Sa-
lata.
Mary was raised in Swoyersville
and attended the former Holy Trin-
ity School, Swoyersville.
Prior toher retirement, Marywas
employed as a seamstress in the lo-
cal garment industry.
Mary was a faithful member of
Holy Trinity Church, Swoyersville,
where she held membership with
the parishs Confraternity of Chris-
tian Women and Altar and Rosary
Society. In her earlier years, she was
a member of Saint Nicholas Church,
Wilkes-Barre.
A woman of many enjoyments,
Mary especially enjoyed knitting,
reading, working crossword puz-
zles, gardening, cooking and play-
ing bingo.
Marys greatest love in life was
her family, and she treasured each
moment she had with her loved
ones. She will be forever remem-
bered as a beloved mother, grand-
mother, sister, aunt and friend. Ma-
ry will be sorely missed by her fam-
ily.
The family wishes to thank that
staff of the Kingston Commons,
Third Floor, for the loving care they
bestowed upon Mary over her last
five years there.
Inadditionto her parents andher
husbands, Mary was preceded in
death by her brothers, Joseph, Al-
bert and Robert Salata; her sister,
Elizabeth Betty Emershaw.
Mary is survived by her daugh-
ters, Elaine Macey, of Reading; Ma-
rilyn Mason and her husband, Da-
vid, of Williamsburg, Virginia; her
sister, Margaret Salata, of Swoyers-
ville; her most dear grandchildren,
Alison Kreider-Courtemanche and
her husband, Antoine, of Oakland,
California; Allen Kreider, of Boston,
Massachusetts; her sister-in-law, Eve-
lina Salata, wife of her younger broth-
er, Robert, who passed in April 2005;
her several nieces and nephews in the
Salata and Emershaw family.
Relatives and friends are respect-
fully invited to attend a Mass of Chris-
tian Burial which will be celebrated
on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 10 a.m.
in Holy Trinity Church, 116 Hughes
Street, Swoyersville, with the Rever-
end Edward P. Lyman officiating.
Interment withthe Rite of Commit-
tal will follow in Holy Trinity Ceme-
tery, Swoyersville.
There will be no public calling
hours.
The Confraternity of Christian
Womenof HolyTrinityChurchwill re-
cite the Rosary on Saturday at 9 a.m.
and will also serve as honor guard at
the church for Marys funeral.
Funeral arrangements have been
entrusted to the care of the Wroblew-
ski Funeral Home Inc., 1442 Wyoming
Avenue, Forty Fort.
For additional information or to
send the family an online message of
condolence, you may visit the funeral
home web-site www.wroblewskifun-
eralhome.com.
In lieu of flowers, a remembrance
may be made in Marys name to Asera
Care Hospice, 749 Northern Boule-
vard, Clarks Summit, PA18411.
Mary T. (Macey) Kovach
April 11, 2012
ANTISAVAGE Joseph, Mass of
Christian Burial 11 a.m. Saturday in
Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Church, 420 Main Road, Button-
wood, Hanover Township.
BARTLOW Ann, funeral 9 a.m.
today in the Bernard J. Piontek
Funeral Home Inc., 204 Main St.,
Duryea. Mass of Christian Burial
at 9:30 a.m. in Holy Rosary
Church, Duryea.
CALLAHAN Monsignor Francis,
Vigil Mass 7 p.m. today in St.
John the Evangelist Church,
Pittston. Pontifical Mass of Chris-
tian Burial at 10 a.m. Saturday in
St. John the Evangelist Church.
Friends may call 3 to 6:30 p.m.
today in St. John the Evangelist
Church.
CAREY Joseph, funeral 11 a.m.
today in the Lehman Family
Funeral Service Inc., 689 Hazle
Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Friends may
call call 9 a.m. until time of ser-
vice.
CAVANAUGH Florence, Mass of
Christian Burial 10 a.m. today in
the Church of the Nativity BVM,
Tunkhannock.
DYMOND Doris, funeral noon
today in the Reformed Presby-
terian Church of Wyoming Valley,
1700 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort.
Friends may call 10 a.m. until the
time of the service at the church.
FICE Herbert, J., memorial service
1 p.m. Saturday in the Hugh B.
Hughes & Son Inc. Funeral Home,
1044 Wyoming Ave., Kingston.
Friends may call noon until ser-
vice time at the funeral home.
GABB Wilfred, D., funeral 11 a.m.
Saturday at Hanover Green
Cemetery Chapel, Hanover
Green.
GORCENSKI Catherine, funeral
8:30 a.m. Saturday in the Ber-
nard J. Piontek Funeral Home
Inc., 204 Main St., Duryea. Mass
of Christian Burial at 9 a.m. in
Holy Rosary Church, Duryea.
Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. today
HALAT Joseph Sr., funeral 9:30
a.m. today at Kiesinger Funeral
Services Inc., 255 McAlpine St.,
Duryea. Mass of Christian Burial
at 10 a.m. in St. Michaels Byzan-
tine Catholic Church.
HAUGHNEY Martha, memorial
service noon Saturday in Nebo
Baptist Church, 75 S. Prospect
St., Nanticoke.
JONES Kevin, funeral 10 a.m.
Saturday in the Charles L. Cease
Funeral Home, 634 Reyburn
Road, Shickshinny. Friends may
call 5 to 8 p.m. today.
KENNEDY- Edward Jr., funeral 9
a.m. Saturday in the George A.
Strish Inc. Funeral Home, 105 N.
Main St., Ashley. Mass of Chris-
tian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St.
Leos/Holy Rosary Church, Ash-
ley. Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m.
today, 8 a.m. until time of service
Saturday.
LAYAOU Alan, memorial service 4
p.m. Saturday in the Centermore-
land United Methodist Church.
MARCHAK Sophie, funeral 9:30
a.m. Saturday in the Gubbiotti
Funeral Home, 1030 Wyoming
Ave., Exeter. Mass of Christian
Burial at 10 a.m. in the Holy
Mother of Sorrows Polish Nation-
al Catholic Church, Dupont.
Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. today
in the funeral home.
MARKOVICH Paul, funeral noon
today in the John V. Morris-
Charles J. Leagus Funeral Home,
281 E. Northampton St., Wilkes-
Barre. Funeral Mass at 12:30 p.m.
in St. Nicholas Roman Catholic
Church, Wilkes-Barre. Friends
may call 10 a.m. until the time of
services in the funeral home.
MCGEEVER James, celebration of
life 3 p.m. May 13 in the grove at
McGeevers Pond.
MEIER Justin, funeral 10 a.m.
Saturday in the Harold C. Snow-
don Home for Funerals Inc., 420
Wyoming Ave., Kingston. Friends
may call 5 to 7 p.m. today in the
funeral home.
MILLS David Sr., memorial ser-
vices 10 a.m. Monday in St. Tho-
mas More Church, 105 Gravity
Road, Lake Ariel.
NASH Delores, funeral Mass 11 a.m.
Saturday in All Saints Parish (St.
Marys Church on Willow St.),
Plymouth. Friends may call 10
a.m. at the church.
PASCAVAGE Alice, Blessing
Service 7 p.m. today in the An-
drew Strish Funeral Home, 11
Wilson St., Larksville. Friends may
5 to 7 p.m. today.
RORICK Betty, Memorial Liturgy 11
a.m. May 12 in St. Pauls Lutheran
Church, 474 Yalick Road, Dallas.
SIPPLE Margaret, funeral 11 a.m.
today in the Williams-Hagen
Funeral Home Inc., 114 W. Main St.,
Plymouth.
STINE Ann, Mass of Christian
Burial May 12 at Grace Church,
Kingston.
THOMAS Joan, funeral 9 a.m.
today in the Nat & Gawlas Funeral
Home, 89 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre.
Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30
a.m. in St. Leos/Holy Rosary
Church, Ashley.
WILLIAMS Carolyn, memorial
service 10 a.m. Saturday at the E.
Blake Collins Funeral Home, 159
George Ave., Wilkes-Barre.
Friends may call 9 to 11 a.m. at the
funeral home.
YANCHIS Albert, G., Memorial
Service 8 p.m. today in Kiesinger
Funeral Services Inc., 255 McAl-
pine St., Duryea. Friends may call
6 p.m. until time of service.
FUNERALS
L
oretta M. Wilski, 91, a resident of
Swoyersville, passed away
peacefully early Thursday morning,
April 12, 2012, in Hospice Commu-
nity Care, Inpatient Unit at Geisin-
ger SouthWilkes-Barre, surrounded
by her loving family.
Her husband was the late Joseph
A. Wilski, who passed away on De-
cember 06, 1989. Together, Joseph
and Loretta shared 44 wonderful
years of marriage.
Born on May 7, 1920, in Wilkes-
Barre, Loretta was one of 12 chil-
dren born to the late Joseph and Ap-
polonia Pauline (Szarek) Rajza.
Raised in Wilkes-Barre Town-
ship, Loretta was a graduate of the
former Wilkes-Barre Township
High School, Class of 1938.
A homemaker most of her life,
Loretta devoted herself to tending
to the daily needs of her home and
family. After raising her children,
she went on to work many different
part-time jobs.
Loretta was a member of Saint Jo-
sephs Roman Catholic Church,
Wyoming, where at one time she
was an active volunteer for the par-
ishs annual bazaar.
She was a past member of the for-
mer Holy Child Parish, Sheatown
section of Nanticoke, where she
served as president of the parishs
Confraternity of Christian Mothers
and also held membership with the
parishs choir and Ladies Auxiliary.
In her earlier years, Loretta was
an active volunteer at the former
Saint Stanislaus Orphanage, where
she was instrumental in organizing
the orphanages annual Orphans
Day Picnic. She also served on the
committee which established the
Wilkes College Polish Room and
was honored to chair the annual
KosciuszkoBall some years ago. Ad-
ditionally, Loretta and her late hus-
band were both active members of
the Ex-Prisoners of War Associ-
ation.
Loretta was enthusiastically in-
volved with her childrens activities
whentheyweregrowingup, leading
her to serve as president of the
Wyoming Valley West Band Parents
Association and serve as both as
Girl Scout and Cub Scout Leader.
After raising her own children, she
became involved with the R.S.V.P.
Program, an in-school tutoring pro-
gram for children.
Most recently, Loretta was a
member of the Red Hot Rollers of
the Red Hat Association and was
currently serving as president of the
UGI Electric Company Retirees, a
position she had held for the past
twenty years.
Loretta enjoyed many things in
life especially traveling and going to
the Mohegan Sun Casino. She was
known for being an excellent cook
and was more than happy to share
her recipes with her family and
friends. She was also known for being
a life-long Democrat.
Family was always at the center of
Lorettas life. She held a special bond
with each one of her family members
and had a precious relationship with
her daughter-in-law and son-in-law.
Her beautiful spirit will forever live on
in the hearts of those she held dear to
her.
In addition to her parents, Joseph
and Pauline Rajza, and her husband,
Joseph, Loretta was preceded in death
by her 11 brothers and sisters.
Loretta is survived by her children,
Fran Hofherr, of Swoyersville; Judith
Blumenthal and her husband, David,
of Miami, Florida; Christopher Wilski
and his wife, Judith, of Pringle; her
grandchildren, David Blumenthal, of
Suwanee, Ga.; Michael Blumenthal, of
OBrien, Fla.; Megan Wilski-Schneid-
er, of Thornhurst; Nicole Wilski, of
Pringle; her great-grandchildren, Aus-
tin Blumenthal; Anna, Lily and Abby
Blumenthal; and Patrick Schneider;
numerous nieces, nephews and
friends.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be
celebrated on Saturday, April 14, 2012,
at 1 p.m. in Saint Monicas Parish,
Saint Josephs Church, 97 East 6th
Street, Wyoming, with the Reverend
Leo J. McKernan, Pastor, officiating.
Interment with the Rite of Commit-
tal will followin Saint Mary of the Ma-
ternity Cemetery, West Wyoming.
Family and friends are invited to
call today April 13, 2012, from 5 to 8
p.m. at the Wroblewski Funeral Home
Inc., 1442 Wyoming Avenue, Forty
Fort. There will also be calling hours
on Saturday from noon until the time
of the Funeral Mass, at Saint Josephs
Church.
For additional information or to
sendthe family of Mrs. Loretta M. Wil-
ski an online message of condolence,
you may visit the funeral home web-
site www.wroblewskifuneralhome-
.com.
Memorial contributions may be
made in Lorettas memory to Saint
Jude Childrens Research Hospital,
501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN
38105 or to CEO-Dinner for Kids Pro-
gram, P.O. Box1127, 165 Amber Lane,
Wilkes-Barre, PA18703.
Loretta M. Wilski
April 12, 2012
P
hilip J. Giambra, a resident of:
Gino J. Merli Center, Scranton,
died Wednesday, April 11, 2012, in
Regional Hospital of Scranton
He was born April 4, 1920, in Ro-
bertsdale, Pa., a son of the late
James Giambra and Antoinette (Lo-
quasto) Giambra.
He was the husband of the late
Martha (Bosworth) Giambra.
Phil was a graduate of Pittston
High School, Class of 1939
Phil proudly served his country
in the United States Air Force for a
total of 22 years. Through his years
of service, he served from Australia
to Japan, which included the South
Pacific area, Philippines Islands,
China and Okinawa. After World
War II, he served in the Berlin Air
Lift in both Germany and England.
The latter part of 1950, he returned
tothe U.S. Whenhe returnedhe was
stationed at various bases through-
out the U.S., includingthree years of
enlisting recruits for the USAF in
the Wilkes-Barre and Scranton ar-
eas.
He was also a member of the Se-
radifalcoSociety, Pittston, as well as
a member of the American Legion
VFW Post in Hollywood, Fla.
Surviving are sisters Jennie
Champi, West Pittston, and Grace
Saito, Tonowanda, N.Y. Also surviv-
ing are numerous nieces and neph-
ews.
In addition to his parents and
wife, he was preceded in death by
brothers, Albert Giambra and Ange-
lo Giambra, and infant sister Mary
Giambra and sister Margaret Bucci.
Funeral Services are entrust-
ed to Graziano Funeral Home
Inc., Pittston Township.
Viewing hours will be held today
from4 to8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Funeral Services will begin at the
funeral home at 9 a.m. on Saturday,
April 14, 2012.
AMass of ChristianBurial will be
held from Corpus Christi Parish
(Immaculate Conception Church)
West Pittston, at 9:30 a.m. on Satur-
day.
Services will conclude at the
church.
Interment Services will take
place at a future date in Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.,
where his wife, Martha (Bosworth)
Giambra, was laid to rest.
Memorial contributions can be
made in Phils name to The Pittston
YMCA (10 N. Main St., Pittston PA
18640) or The Gino J. Merli Veter-
ans Center of Scranton (401 Penn
Ave., Scranton, PA18503).
Philip J. Giambra
April 11, 2012
More Obituaries, Page 2A
MR. JAMES P. MACRI, of Le-
high Street, Mountain Top, passed
into Eternal Life Thursday, April
12, 2012, in the Wilkes-Barre Gen-
eral Hospital following a lingering
illness.
Funeral arrangements are
pending and will be announced
with complete obituary details in
Saturdays edition of the newspa-
per from the John V. Morris-Char-
les J. Leagus Funeral Home, 281E.
Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre.
E
dward J. Kennedy Jr., age 67, of
South Main St., Ashley, Eddies
smiling Irish eyes entered into
eternal rest fromthe comforts of his
home after a long courageous battle
with cancer on Wednesday, April 11,
2012.
Eddie, as he was well known,
was born in Ashley, on June 7, 1944,
son of the late Edward J. and Elea-
nor (Thomas) Kennedy Sr.
He attended the James M.
Coughlin High School, Wilkes-
Barre. He was employed as a heavy-
equipment operator for 26 years
with the Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation, retiring in 2001.
He livedinAshley most of his life-
time, and was a member of St.
Leos/Holy Rosary Church. He was
a member of the Catholic War Veter-
ans Post 274, Ashley; the American
Legion Post 673, Ashley; and the
American Legion Post 815, Wilkes-
Barre Township.
Preceding him in death were sis-
ters Ruth Constantino and Betty
LouKennedy; brother KevinKenne-
dy.
Surviving himare his wife, Helen
Kennedy, at home, whowas the love
of his life; step-son, James Daniel,
White Haven; sister Patricia Fil-
ipowich, Mountain Top; brother
Raymond Kennedy, Wilkes-Barre;
godchild, Kimberly Hillman, Lake
Silkworth; numerous nieces, neph-
ews and cousins; and his loyal and
faithful companion dog, Queenie.
Eddie enjoyed spending time
with his family and friends.
Funeral services will be held on
Saturday at 9 a.m. from the George
A. Strish Inc. Funeral Home, 105 N.
Main St., Ashley. A Mass of Chris-
tian Burial will be held at 9:30 a.m.
fromSt. Leos/Holy Rosary Church,
Manhattan St., Ashley. Interment
will be in St. Marys Cemetery, Ha-
nover Township. Friends may call
today from 5 to 8 p.m. and on Sat-
urday from 8 a.m. until the time of
service.
Edward J. Kennedy Jr.
April 11, 2012
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WASHINGTON Ann Rom-
ney fought back Thursday
against aDemocrat whosuggest-
ed shes no economic expert be-
causeshehasnt workedadayin
herlife.RaisingthefiveRomney
sons, she said, was such a full-
time job that her husband, Re-
publican presidential contender
Mitt Romney, consideredit more
important than his work as the
family breadwinner.
He would say, My job is tem-
porary...Your job is a forever job
thats going to bring forever hap-
piness, Ann
Romney told
Fox News,
wading into a
multimedia fu-
ror over com-
ments by Dem-
ocratic con-
sultant Hilary
Rosen. Mitt
respects wom-
en that make
those different
choices.
Rosen apol-
ogized to Ann
Romney later
Thursday for her poorly cho-
sen words.
As a momI knowthat raising
children is the hardest job there
is, Rosen said in a statement.
Asapundit, I knowmywordson
CNNlast night were poorly cho-
sen.
In response to Mitt Romney
onthecampaigntrail referringto
his wife as a better person to an-
swer questions about women
than he is, I was discussing his
poorrecordontheplight of wom-
ens financial struggles, Rosen
said.
First lady Michelle Obama, a
working mother of two, even
jumped into the fray with this
tweet: Every mother works
hard, andevery womandeserves
to be respected. - mo. Tweets
tagged mo are said to be from
the first lady.
The series of exchanges
brought the Mommy Wars tothe
presidential campaign trail as
bothparties court womenvoters
critical to their prospects in the
November election. President
Barack Obamas high command
had demanded that Rosen apol-
ogize, while the Democratic Na-
tional Committeedisavowedher
commentsandher, reflectingthe
acute sensitivity of both parties
about alienatinganysubgroupof
female voters.
The multimedia furor erupted
Wednesday night when Rosen
said on CNN that Ann Romney,
whose husband is worth mil-
lions, never had to work to pay
the bills and should not be her
husbands surrogate on women
andthe economy.
His wife has actually never
worked a day in her life, Rosen
said. Shes never really dealt
with the kinds of economic is-
sues that a majority of women in
this country are facing.
The backlash was brutal and
swift.
David Axelrod, Obamas top
campaign strategist, tweeted
that Rosens comments were in-
appropriate and offensive. The
presidents campaign manager,
Jim Messina, said Rosen should
apologize. And the Democratic
National Committee down-
played any connection to Rosen
or her firm.
What she said was absolutely
out of bounds, saidDNCExecu-
tive Director Patrick Gaspard on
MSNBC. Ann Romney is some-
one who obviously has worked
hard to raise five good boys and
shes made some tough choices
in her life, Im certain. Families
should be absolutely out of
bounds inthis discussion.
Headded: HillaryRosenisab-
solutely not a paid adviser to the
DNCor tothe Obama campaign,
absolutely not.
Romneys campaign quickly
assembled a conference call for
reporters withthe campaigns fe-
male surrogates, who said Ro-
sens comments pit women who
make different choices in a diffi-
cult economyagainst eachother.
Old firestorm re-erupts when Democratic consultant
says Ann Romney hasnt worked a day in her life
Mommy Wars resume
AP FILE PHOTO
Ann Romney,
wife of Repub-
lican presiden-
tial candidate
Mitt Romney
speaks in
Springfield, Ill.,
in March. She is
firing back at a
Democratic
consultant who
is suggesting
that the wife of
the wealthy
presidential
candidate
shouldnt be
talking about
the economys
toll on women.
The Associated Press
As a mom
I know that
raising
children is
the har-
dest job
there is.
Hilary Rosen
Democratic
consultant
mail, phone calls and TV, radio,
Internet and newspaper ads, he
said.
As the all-but-certain Republi-
can presidential nominee, Rom-
ney hopes to reap the rewards of
the NRAs broad network, which
includes more than 4 million
dues-paying members.
Governor Romney is a strong
supporter of SecondAmendment
rights, said campaign spokes-
man Ryan Williams, referring to
gun rights. Hes always support-
ed the Second Amendment and
as president would continue to
support the Second Amend-
ment.
Yet Romneys alignment with
the NRA also comes at a time
when gun laws have been under
national scrutiny.
The NRA was a main backer of
Floridas stand your ground
law, which gives people latitude
to use deadly force rather than re-
treat from danger. That self-de-
fense law has been much dis-
cussedinrelationto the February
shooting in which a neighbor-
hoodwatchvolunteer fatally shot
an unarmed teenager. After au-
thorities initially declined to
charge him, George Zimmerman
was chargedWednesdaywithsec-
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.
Running for the Senate in Massa-
chusetts, Mitt Romney once as-
suredvoters ina state withstrong
gun-control laws: I dont line up
with the NRA. Now the likely
Republican presidential nomi-
nee, Romney will headline the
National Rifle Associations an-
nual conventiontoday andassure
tens of thousands of gun-rights
activists that hes squarely on
their side.
Coming just
days after rival
Rick Santorum
dropped out of the
nomination race,
the NRA conven-
tion in St. Louis
provides Romney an opportunity
to shore up his credentials with
an important conservative con-
stituencythat badlywants tooust
Democratic President Barack
Obama.
Romney leads a list of promi-
nent Republicans including
Santorum, Newt Gingrich,
House Majority Leader Eric Can-
tor and Wisconsin Gov. Scott
Walker who are scheduled to
address more than 65,000 con-
vention registrants during a ses-
sion billed as a celebration of
Americanvalues. AlthoughOba-
ma has virtually ignored gun is-
sues during his term, the NRA
considers him a foe and plans to
mount an aggressive effort
against him.
The NRAhas spent $20million
to$30 millioninpast presidential
elections, said NRA spokesman
Andrew Arulanandam. It hopes
to exceed that amount this year
inaneffort that is likelytoinclude
ond-degree murder in the death
of Trayvon Martin. Zimmermans
attorney has said the defendant
will plead not guilty and invoke
the stand your ground law.
Romney has said little about
whether he favors such laws,
thoughhe has calledthe shooting
aterribletragedy andhas saidit
was appropriate for prosecutors
to look into the case.
After the shooting, Obama
said, If I had a son, hed look like
Trayvon. And while he said at
the time that he supported the in-
vestigation, he didnt address the
issue of guns.
In fact, Obama has hardly talk-
ed about the issue since a couple
of months after the January 2011
assassination attempt on Rep.
Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson,
Ariz., when the president prom-
ised to develop newsteps on gun
safety.
Romney hasnt always been in
the NRAs good graces.
It was as a challenger to Demo-
cratic Sen. Edward Kennedy in
1994 that Romney professed not
to line up with the group. When
he was running for governor in
2002, the NRA shied away from
making any endorsement and
gave Romneys Democratic oppo-
nent a better rating on gun-rights
issues.
Massachusetts quadrupled its
gun-licensing fee while Romney
was governor. He also signed a
2004 law that made permanent a
ban on assault-type weapons,
though it was coupled with mea-
sures backed by gun-rights
groups, such as a lengthening of
the firearm license period from
four to six years and the creation
of an appeals board for people
seeking to restore their gun li-
censes.
As he was considering his first
presidential run in 2006, Romney
signed up for a lifetime member-
ship in the NRA.
Romney courting gun group
Former Mass. gov. appears to
do about-face from earlier
gun-control positions.
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ELECTION
TIMES LEADER FILE PHOTO
Mitt Romney speaks at a recent
rally in Tunkhannock.
The Associated Press
WASHINGTONRepublican
Rep. Allen West said he believes
75-plus House Democrats are
members of the Communist Par-
ty, a claim that echoed Joe
McCarthys unsubstantiated
1950s charges that communists
had infiltrated the top ranks of
the U.S. government.
Addressing a town-hall meet-
ing Tuesday in Florida, the fresh-
man lawmaker was asked how
many members of the American
legislature are card-carrying
Marxists. West said theres
about 78 to 81 members of the
Democratic Party that are mem-
bers of theCommunist Party. He
did not provide names.
Wests office said Wednesday
that the congressman stood by
the comments and was referring
to the 76 members of the Con-
gressional Progressive Caucus,
the largest group within the
House Democratic caucus.
The Communist Party has
publicly referred to the Progres-
sive Caucus as its allies, said An-
gela Melvin, a spokeswoman for
West. Wests office cited a May
2010 article on health care that
appeared in the Communist Par-
ty USA pre-convention publica-
tion that described the Progres-
sive Caucus and Rep. John Co-
nyers, D-Mich., as allies of the
party but not members. The arti-
cle, however, carried the dis-
claimer that Communist Party
USA takes no responsibility for
the opinions expressed in this ar-
ticle or other articles in the pre-
convention discussion.
Reps. Raul M. Grijalva, D-
Ariz., andKeithEllison, D-Minn.,
theco-chairs of thecaucus, reject-
ed Wests claim.
Allen West is denigrating the
millions of Americans who voted
to elect Congressional Progres-
sive Caucus members, and he is
ignoring the oath they took to
protect and defend the U.S. Con-
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two said in a statement.
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Communist Party.
Allen West says Progressive
Caucus members have been
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for Monday start-up
KINGSTON TWP. After 12
years of construction planning
and delays, the East Center
Street Bridge project will begin
Monday.
Work will include replacing
the bridge between state Route
309 and Main Street, road wid-
ening and the addition of a
left-turn lane from East Center
Street to the southbound lane of
Route 309.
Construction is scheduled to
start at 8 a.m. Monday and
continue through late October.
A detour using East Franklin
Street will be posted.
At its meeting Wednesday, the
board of supervisors approved
several water main replace-
ments within the township,
including one planned for East
Center Street in conjunction
with the bridge project.
In addition, United Water will
replace a water main on West
Center Street and install a fire
hydrant at the corner of West
Center and Route 309.
United Water also will replace
a water main for Roushey
Street, Perrin Avenue and East
Mount Airy Road and install
three fire hydrants in the area.
Pennsylvania American Water
Co. will replace a water main on
South Pioneer and Warden
avenues, and Aqua Pennsylvania
Inc. will replace a water main in
the Westmoreland Hills sub-
division.
The board awarded a bid for
summer recreation transporta-
tion for an amount not to ex-
ceed $6,000 to Student Trans-
portation of America.
United Sanitation Network
Inc., of Duryea, was awarded the
bid for spring cleanup
Sara Hite
Township police officer
promoted to sergeant
HANOVER TWP. The com-
missioners promoted Officer
Robert Orzechowski to sergeant
at Wednesday nights regular
meeting.
Orzechowski is a 12-year
veteran of the townships police
department and will begin in his
new position immediately. The
position carries a one year pro-
bationary period.
Bobs going to do a great
job, said Township Manager
John Sipper.
The commissioners also made
several other appointments by
selecting Fred Karl and Robert
Biscontini as environmental
advisory council members for
two year terms and Matthew
Curry and John Glushefski
received a three year terms.
In other business, the com-
missioners:
Said the township will
establish an account to hold
$177,000 it received in savings
by purchasing health care cov-
erage from a consortium.
Will allow the Preston Hose
Company to use the fire house
for a chicken barbeque fundrais-
er on April 29 from noon to 5
p.m.
Said that the township will
waive all permit fees to demol-
ish the Square H Lumber build-
ings along the Sans Souci Park-
way to make way for the fire
departments new fire house.
Approved a request for
Police Chief Al Walker to attend
the 99th Annual Chiefs of Police
Association Education and
Training Conference in Harris-
burg July 8-12. The cost of the
conference is $884.52.
Scott Gomb
Board, garage owner
agree on compliance
FAIRVIEW TWP. --Township
supervisors and garage owner
Edward Mayka reached an
agreement in a hearing Wednes-
day that will bring Maykas
garage, M and M Auto on South
Main Street, into compliance
with the townships nuisance
ordinance.
Mayka has six months to
construct a 6-foot fence in front
of his property and move visible
dilapidated vehicles behind it to
comply with the ordinanceBe-
fore taking a recess to go view
the property, the supervisors
heard testimony from Larry
Braunstein, who said he lives
with his wife and three children
behind the garage.
Braunstein said he has lived
there for 14 years and, for the
time they have lived there, he
said he never had a problem
with the garage. Township Solic-
itor Donald Brobst probed about
a few specific conditions, like
broken windshields, exposed
engines and extracted chassis
sitting about for extended peri-
ods of time: conditions that
brought about the enforcement
notice.
Braunstein said he could not
effectively testify to their condi-
tions.
The supervisors announced
before taking the recess that
they might try to reach an
agreement outside the meeting
room and then announce it for
the public record.
Upon returning, they in-
formed the public of Maykas
agreement.
Resident Fred Heller asked
why Mayka had been singled
out when other properties that
seem also to be violators are not
being cited.
Chairman Robert Orloski said
that this is not the case and that
supervisors do what they can to
rein in violators.
Mayka would not comment
on whether he felt singled out
by the enforcement notice. He
said he was not satisfied with
the agreement, but now the
problem will go away.
Jon OConnell
West Side Trail plan
gets positive response
WEST WYOMING -- Re-
sponse was favorable from a
group of residents who attended
Wednesdays public meeting
regarding the Phase II of the
West Side Trail Project.
Project Coordinator Karen
Szwast and Borough Engineer
Mike Amato presented plans for
a pedestrian-friendly infrastruc-
ture, which includes eliminating
curbs, replacing old sidewalks
and drive aprons and creating
handicapped access ramps at
various locations in the bor-
ough.
Funding for the project, which
should begin by the end of the
summer, is made possible
through a combination of grants
from the Pennsylvania Depart-
ment of Transportation and the
state Department of Conserva-
tion and Natural Resources. In
keeping with PennDOTs Safe
Routes to School initiative, the
1.46-mile project encourages
families to walk their children
to school. The trails will lead to
Tenth Street Elementary in
Wyoming and the Wyoming
Area Secondary Center and JFK
Elementary School, both in
Exeter.
Phase II, which interfaces
with the trail at Wyoming Ave-
nue, will begin at Daily Park on
the east side of Shoemaker
Avenue and also at Charney
Park on West Eighth Street. It
will continue down both sides of
Eighth Street to Wyoming Ave-
nue. The trail will also continue
along Erie Street from Wyoming
Avenue to Memorial Street and
Penn Avenue in Exeter.
Amato assured residents that
recently installed sidewalks will
not be replaced, and that tree
lawns will be re-seeded and new
trees planted, if needed.
Szwast said parents are en-
couraged to park their cars at
Daily or Charney parks and
walk with their children to
school.
Were trying to encourage a
healthy lifestyle and cut down
on childhood obesity, she said.
Its a great way to encourage
people to get out there and walk
and take care of their health.
Camille Fioti
MEETINGS
WILKES-BARRE A Lu-
zerne County judge saidshe will
soon make a ruling on the post
conviction requests of a Hazle-
ton man sentenced to 20 to 40
years in prison for brutally at-
tackinganelderly Hazletoncou-
ple in a home invasion in No-
vember 2008.
Judge Tina Polachek Gartley
on Wednesday heard testimony
regarding the requests made by
Kevin Fisher, 30, who was con-
victed in November 2009 on
charges from a home invasion
and assault on Nicholas and
Martha Caputo in their South
Pine Street, Hazleton, home.
A jury found Fisher and Da-
niel Pinkney, 25, guilty of charg-
es including aggravated assault,
robbery and conspiracy.
Both men appealed their
cases to the state Superior
Court, but thehighcourt upheld
their convictions and sentences
handed down by then-Judge Pe-
ter Paul Olszewski Jr.
Fisher said in his Post Convic-
tion Relief Act filing that his
then attorney, Robert Buttner,
failed to file an appeal to the
state Supreme Court, a witness
lied about identifying Fisher,
Buttner was not prepared for
thetrial andtwodifferent copies
of the probable cause affidavit
exist, and one is fake.
PolachekGartley saidshe will
soon make a ruling.
There is also a pending Post
Conviction Relief Act pending
for Pinkney, but no hearing has
yet been scheduled.
Pinkney, who was sentenced
by Olszewski to 16 to 32
years in prison, alleges in his fil-
ing that his then attorney, John
Donovan, was ineffective.
Pinkney also alleges Olszew-
ski shouldnot have beenpermit-
ted to preside over his trial be-
cause of a business relation-
ship with former Judge Mi-
chael Conahan, who he alleges
is related to the Caputos. Pink-
ney says he will present testimo-
ny at his post conviction hear-
ing, including the testimony of
an alibi witness.
Fisher and Pinkney request a
new trial or acquittal.
A third man involved in the
case, Joseph Harry Bardi, 41,
was sentenced in November
2009 to nine to 23 months in
prison and five years probation
for his part in orchestrating the
crime. He pleaded guilty to a
charge of criminal conspiracy.
Bardi testified at Pinkneys
andFishers trial that he andAn-
thony Cangiano needed money,
and that plans for robbing the
Caputos, who own Caputos Ice
Plant, started as a joke but got
more serious as the duo talked
about it.
A fourth man, Anthony Can-
giano, 37, was sentenced on a
charge of criminal conspiracy to
3 to 7 years in prison. He
pleaded guilty to the charge.
Judge will rule soon
on invasion, assault
Kevin Fisher was found guilty
in 2009 in connection with an
incident at a Hazleton home.
By SHEENA DELAZIO
sdelazio@timesleader.com
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ber of Commerce and Penn
State Wilkes-Barre Alumni So-
ciety.
The 49-year-old Lawton had
been asked what impressed
him most since he arrived
from California six weeks ago
to take the high-profile manag-
er position created by the new
county home rule government.
A county manager wouldnt
be recognized on the street in
Solano County, where he last
worked as a principal manage-
ment analyst, because no-
body was that tuned in to what
was going on in the county, he
said.
Lawton said Luzerne Coun-
ty residents are invested in
government and urged them to
stay interested and keep the
heat on. He also requested pa-
tience, saying the new admin-
istration is trying to unravel a
lot of things that have taken
years to weave together.
Rebuilding the government
will take time because theres
no owners manual, he said,
vowing to reaffirm voters who
supported home rule and win
over those who didnt.
County finances
Audience member and hotel
owner Gus Genetti asked Law-
ton about county finances.
Lawton predicted more
hardship and reductions in ser-
vices and staff in 2013.
There will be fewer people
working for the county, but I
hope the ones who are here
will be better equipped, better
trained and better able to re-
spond to the needs of citi-
zens, Lawton said.
The administration is devis-
ing a plan to produce more de-
tailed information on person-
nel and benefits, including
hours worked, he said.
Comparable peer counties
also will be identified for each
office so managers can bench-
mark their staffing and ex-
penses, he said.
There are fundamental
tools for management that we
simply havent yet developed
in the county, Lawton said.
You cant manage what you
dont measure, and right now,
were kind of trying to measure
millimeters with a yardstick.
The aging county prison al-
so must be addressed in a long-
range plan because its multis-
tory layout requires more staff,
he said. Past county officials
had scrapped a plan to build a
new prison, largely because
the county owes more than
$400 million from previous
borrowing.
Lawton: Organize better
Some county offices must be
housed together to share re-
sources, he said. For example,
the public should visit only
one office to file or review
deeds, wills and civil and crim-
inal court records, he said.
We combined offices in the
charter. Now we must physi-
cally combine the offices into
one big room, he said.
Lawton said hes trying to
create an atmosphere and
structure encouraging the
countys 1,600 workers to pro-
pose ideas and solve problems.
Maybe folks are finally be-
ing given the opportunity to
work at the level and the qual-
ity theyve wanted to for a long
time, he said.
Former chamber head Ste-
phen Barrouk asked Lawton
his opinion of the intense
media coverage of county gov-
ernment. Lawton said he sup-
ports an active and inquisi-
tive media and the controll-
ers office because both pro-
vide a check and balance.
Its not always comfortable
to be under that light, but its
always a good thing for the en-
terprise, for what were do-
ing, he said.
Getting the new government
off the ground and restoring
public confidence in county
government are top priorities,
he said.
Its absolutely critical we
get this right, he said.
He interjected some of his
trademark wit into his speech,
saying he was repeatedly ques-
tioned before he was hired
whether he had any relatives
or acquaintances in the coun-
ty.
The Orange County, N.Y.,
native said he repeatedly an-
swered no, but confessed he
remembered the other night
his senior prom dates mother
was from Wilkes-Barre.
I have to give that up now,
he said.
LAWTON
Continued from Page 1A
and Greenwald lawfirm, is inquir-
ing why the application is incom-
plete.
In a letter dated Thursday from
attorney Andrew D. Bigda to Lu-
zerne County First Assistant Dis-
trict Attorney Sam Sanguedolce,
Bigda seeks an explanation to
why the top half
of the application
was removed.
A search war-
rant application
contains areas at
the top to be fil-
led out by the in-
vestigating offi-
cer, including
Items to be
searched for and
seized, the address where the
warrant is to be served, name of
property owner and/or occu-
pants and offense violation.
At the bottom of the applica-
tion are listed the signatures of
the investigating officer, the judge
who authorizes the warrant and a
deadline when the warrant is to
be served.
There also is a box checked by
the judge to seal the warrant for
60 days when good cause is
shown by a prosecutor submit-
ting the search warrant.
Pennsylvania Crimes Code gui-
delines regarding the sealing of
search warrants do not include
the sealing of search warrant ap-
plications.
Luzerne County Judge Fred
Pierantoni, who authorized and
sealed the search warrant affida-
vit, said he could not comment
about the application.
Luzerne County President
Judge Thomas Burke could not be
reached for comment Thursday
afternoon. Sanguedolce did not
return a message for comment.
When search warrants were
sealed by Luzerne County Senior
Judge Patrick Toole in the Hugo
Selenski investigation in June
2003, the applications to those
warrants were opened upon a re-
quest by a reporter.
Detectives with the county Dis-
trict Attorneys Office, city police
and three troopers with the state
police Forensic Services Unit
searched Yusiffs house Tuesday
afternoon, five days after Tyler
was killed.
The top half of the application
to the search warrant for 117 Hill
St. would have included what in-
vestigators were seeking fromthe
property.
Yusiff, who was interviewed by
The Times Leader the night his
friend died, said he heard the gun-
shot and saw a man driving away
in a red Ford Taurus.
No charges have been filed.
WARRANT
Continued from Page 1A
A blank search warrant form and
the partial application attached to
a search warrant for 117 Hill St.,
Wilkes-Barre, can be seen online.
VI EW SEARCH
WARRANT
The Wilkes-Barre Vipers will play
the Bloomsburg Marauders in a
memorial game in honor of Tyler
Winstead at 1 p.m. Saturday on the
field at 27 Parkin St., Wilkes-Barre.
Sales of concessions, memorial
bows and a basket raffle will bene-
fit the memorial fund. Members of
Tylers family will be present at the
game to receive special items from
the Vipers and Tylers football
team, the Heights Packers. For
donation information, contact
Tonya Ford at 855-8691 or wilkes-
barrevipers@yahoo.com.
The owners of Cork Bar and
Restaurant, 463 Madison St.,
Wilkes-Barre, will donate 25 per-
cent of sales from the entire day on
Thursday plus wait staff tips and
proceeds from a raffle to the
memorial fund to help Tylers fam-
ily pay for a gravestone and create
a scholarship in Tylers name. The
restaurant will be open expanded
hours that day, from noon to 10
p.m. Call 270-3818 for more in-
formation.
TYL ER WI NSTEAD
MEMORI AL
F UNDRAI SERS
Investigators
earlier this
week served
a search
warrant at
Yusiffs
house.
The portion of Sprague Ave-
nue set to close runs through
the Wyoming Seminary Upper
School campus, and the school
would use the area to provide a
more campus-like environment
for students, Kingston Admin-
istrator Paul Keating said.
Wyoming Seminary spokes-
woman Gail Smallwood said
the project was inspired by
similar pedestrian-only streets
on college campuses, in partic-
ular the cul-de-sac at the end
of North Franklin Street on the
Kings College campus in
Wilkes-Barre.
The way this sort of project
enhances the campus and
beautifies the community is re-
ally why were looking to do
this, Smallwood said. It also
reduces the flow of traffic
through the campus.
Under the proposed plan,
the municipality would main-
tain ownership of the street,
which would remain intact,
but the school would be re-
sponsible for maintenance.
Barriers installed by the
school would bar vehicles from
entering the campus area, but
could be removed to allow
emergency vehicle access.
The barriers would be erect-
ed about a third of the way up
Sprague Avenue from Hoyt
Street, which would continue
to allow access to a school-
owned parking lot and several
homes on the street.
Seminary would shoulder
the entire cost of the project,
including $70,000 to install a
new traffic light at the corner
of West Hoyt Street and
Wyoming Avenue, and will up
its annual payment in lieu of
taxes to the municipality from
$3,500 to $20,200 in consider-
ation of Kingstons vacating
the street, according to Keat-
ing.
Sprague Avenue between
Pringle Street and West Hoyt
Street would remain one-way
but the direction of travel
could change, Keating said.
West Hoyt Street, currently
one-way between Wyoming
Avenue and Chestnut Avenue,
would become a two-way
street. Traffic lights would be
added at the intersection of
Hoyt Street and Wyoming Ave-
nue, which already has lights
pointing in three other direc-
tions, to channel traffic onto
Hoyt Street.
Keating said the plan would
alleviate occasional bottle-
necks on Pringle Street that
form during Wyoming Semina-
ry sports games and business
events in the neighborhood.
Wyoming Seminary would
pay for the traffic lights and
other signage associated with
the project, Keating said.
The municipality has a ob-
tained a highway occupancy
permit for installing the new
traffic lights and is prepared to
move forward swiftly, but the
plan needs to approval from
Kingstons municipal council,
and the municipality will con-
sider concerns and alternative
plans suggested at Mondays
public hearing, Keating said.
Wyoming Seminary is on
Sprague Avenue, Maple Ave-
nue, has a field over on Chest-
nut Avenue, Keating said. So
we want to make sure we have
input from the entire neighbor-
hood to make sure that the
changes we are making on
West Hoyt and Sprague are ad-
equate for servicing the entire
neighborhood.
SPRAGUE
Continued from Page 1A
What: Public hearing on the
closure of Sprague Avenue and
revised traffic patterns
When: Monday, 7 p.m.
Where: Kingston Municipal Build-
ing, 500 Wyoming Ave.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Kate Frances Wisneski, daughter
of Kathy and Mark Wisneski,
Marietta, Ga., is celebrating her
eighth birthday today, April 13.
Kate is a granddaughter of
Martha and Tom Elgar, Marietta,
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SUGAR NOTCH: The Sug-
ar Notch Police Association is
selling discounted tickets to
Hershey Park as a fundraiser.
Adult tickets (ages 9-54) are
$35, a $21.95 savings per ticket.
Child tickets (ages 3-8) are $27.
Tickets are valid for any day
the park is open in the 2012
season. To purchase tickets
email snpoliceassocia-
tion@yahoo.com or call 822-
9283 and leave a message.
Cash or money orders only.
WILKES-BARRE: The
Mesjid Al-Noor is having a
fundraising flea market and
bazaar to benefit the newly
established elementary school
11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday in the
parking lot of the school at
991 Scott St.. The event will
include games, toys, a three-
point shoot out competition
and food.
Vendors can still purchase
tables at the flea market. Cost
is $20 a table and the vendor
keeps the proceeds from all
sales.
IN BRIEF
Sunday
WEST PITTSTON: The West
Pittston Cherry Blossom
committee, 5 p.m. at the
Corpus Christi School build-
ing, 605 Luzerne Ave.
Monday
KINGSTON: The Mozart Club of
Wilkes-Barre, NFMC, 7 p.m. in
the community roomat the
Church of Christ Uniting, Mar-
ket and Sprague streets. The
programs theme is Music in
Poetry and will feature the
original writings of Grace Rose,
local artist and member of the
Mozart Club. A reception will
follow the performance. Event
is free and open to the public.
April 20
NANTICOKE: The Wyoming
Valley MushroomClub, 7 p.m. in
Room104 of the Advanced
Technological Center at Luzerne
County Community College.
Newmembers are welcome. All
attendees may bring in fungi of
any kind that they wish to have
identified. For more information
contact Phil Yeager at 779-3594
or 332-4841.
MEETINGS
Valley Lodge No. 499 is holding an all-you-can-eat pancake and
sausage breakfast 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday at Four Seasons Golf Club
Dining Hall, Slocum Avenue, Exeter. Prices are $7 for adults and
$3.50 for children under 12. Lodge members, from left, are Sam
Reviello, Tom Owens, Sean Gresh, Ki Garzella, Tim Little, John
Pearce, Ken Repsher Jr. and Ken Repsher Sr.
Valley Lodge No. 499 hosting breakfast
The Friends of the Mill Memorial Library recently donated several
large-print books to the library. The group raises money through its
annual fall fair and the annual book and bake sale held during library
week. This years book and bake sale will be 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Tuesday
and Wednesday. All proceeds benefit the library. The Friends meet
the second Tuesday of the month and new members are welcome. At
the book presentation, from left, first row, are Clementine Kondracki,
treasurer; Stella King; Bernie Knorek; and Alice Pawlowski, secretary.
Second row: Irene Dugan; Carol Sukowaski, president; Pat Janus-
zeski; Betty Vandermark; and Dorothy Bartley.
Friends of Mill Memorial Library donate books
The Rose Tucker Center in Nanticoke recently celebrated Easter
with a special dinner. Heather Blaine, director of marketing at Birch-
wood Nursing Home in Nanticoke, surprised the members with a
beautiful Easter cake and a carnation for everyone in attendance.
The center is open from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday and
offers a healthy, nutritious meal at noon every day for a $2 donation.
The center also hosts numerous activities such as basic computer,
exercise, Zumba and Tai Chi classes. For more information call Mau-
reen or Gail at 735-1670. At the Easter dinner, from left, first row, are
Stella Kollar, Diane Vanek and Bernadine Macijczak. Second row:
Blaine, Helen Gates, Joann Long, Robert Conwell, Catherine Planas,
Thelma Blockus and Leonard Stigora.
Rose Tucker Center hosts Easter dinner
Pride Mobility and Quantum Rehab recently provided the first funding grant for the Allied Rehab
Hospitals Spinal Cord Injury Fund during Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day hosted at Marywood
University. Through the efforts of Allieds Spinal Cord Injury Team and the funds it raises, many pa-
tients will be able to fulfill life challenges and opportunities such as skiing, basketball, water skiing,
sky diving and more. More details on the program are available at www.allied-services.org or by call-
ing 1-888-REHAB-PA. At the check presentation, from left, are Tom Cox, Jim Batton, Gina Tomassoni,
Sean Barrett, Gina Rozell, Dr. Michael Wolk, Mary Basham, Lonnie Thorpe, Stacey Cox, Marisa Orloski,
Joe Salva, Mike McDonald, Jason Otto and Sherry Ayers of the Allied Forces wheelchair basketball
team.
Spinal Cord Injury Fund receives grant
Little Flower Manor, Wilkes-Barre, recently hosted an Easter party for its residents and staff. Some
of the participants, from left, first row, are residents Pearl Perugino, Marcella Jenkins, Helen Stelmack,
Charlotte Joseph, Mamie George, Myrtle Kaskus and Florence Matta. Second row: Judy Simonovich,
recreation aid; the Easter Bunny; Pat Kinney, recreation aid; and Laura Garron, director of therapeutic
recreation.
Little Flower celebrates Easter with party
Employees of Maternal and Family Health Services (MFHS) at offices throughout Pennsylvania took
part in the Northeast Regional Cancer Institutes ninth annual C.A.S.U.A.L. (Colon cancer Awareness
Saves Unlimited Adult Lives) Day. The event is a dress-down day where individuals purchase and wear
awareness T-shirts and pins to spread the word about colorectal cancer prevention and screening. All
proceeds from C.A.S.U.A.L. Day support the ongoing efforts by the Cancer Institute to raise awareness
about colorectal cancer risk factors and the importance of screening in northeastern Pennsylvania.
Some of the participants, from left: John Konopki, training coordinator and C.A.S.U.A.L. Day team
captain, Maternal and Family Health Services; Richard Mackey, chief financial officer, Maternal and
Family Health Services; Christine Zavaskas, community relations coordinator, Cancer Institute; Midge
Ann Smithburg, office coordinator, Maternal and Family Health Services; Bette Cox Saxton, president
and chief executive officer, Maternal and Family Health Services; and Bob Durkin, president, Cancer
Institute.
MFHS employees support colon cancer awareness effort
You need to ask yourself, what
am I going to do to make the
streets of Wilkes-Barre safer?
The Rev. Michael E. Brewster
The pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church in
Wilkes-Barre posed the question to attendees of
Wednesdays homegoing service for 14-year-old Tyler Winstead, killed
last week by a gunshot.
PennDOT clarifies goal
of transportation merger
I
read with interest the article on April 8
titled, State head looking to merge
transit operations.
I was surprised The Times Leader never
contacted the Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation for comments about the
letter that we wrote explaining our posi-
tion on the Luzerne County/Hazleton
merger of public transportation agencies. I
feel it is imperative we get the facts correct
so that we can proceed with changes that
will benefit taxpayers.
First, it is important to note that Penn-
DOT did not initiate the consolidation
study. Rather, the city of Hazleton, Lu-
zerne County and Lackawanna County
elected officials passed resolutions in 2010
asking PennDOT to analyze the potential
benefits of consolidating public trans-
portation organizations. The results of that
study, conducted by only one consultant
there was no change identified effi-
ciencies and savings that the city and
counties recognized as valuable. Each took
formal action prior to Dec. 31, 2011 to
authorize advancing the consolidation
initiatives.
Sources quoted in the news article ques-
tion the estimated annual savings of
$500,000. The savings are associated pri-
marily with an overall consolidation of
administrative functions across three agen-
cies in Luzerne County: the Luzerne Coun-
ty Transportation Authority, Luzerne/
Wyoming Counties Transportation Depart-
ment and the city of Hazleton. While only
one full-time Hazleton employee is cur-
rently devoted to public transportation,
when the study was done, the city had two
full-time employees and a part-time indi-
vidual supporting public transportation.
The salaries and benefits associated with
those positions are a large part of the origi-
nally projected savings. In addition, these
savings were to be realized over time, only
through attrition and reassignment of staff,
not through termination of staff. In fact,
one previous full-time city employee is
now filling a critical vacancy at LCTA,
consistent with the consolidation process.
PennDOTs goal is to achieve savings
and efficiencies that result in improved
service to the residents and taxpayers of
the region. We are anxious to work with all
parties and have scheduled a meeting with
the mayor, city council, Luzerne County
Council president, Luzerne County manag-
er and LCTA on April 18 to start this proc-
ess.
Toby L. Fauver
Deputy Secretary
Local and Area Transportation
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
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COMING this season on
NEPA-TV:
Everybody Loves Uncle
Louie! Dont let that sad
sack face or those legal
woes fool you; everybody
loves Uncle Louie De-
Naples.
To the media, hes the Henny Youngman
of Dunmore. Well, maybe he cant get no
respect, but hes got a landfill, a scrap yard
and a kid with a casino (he built and owned
until those legal woes). With a background
like that, wouldnt you want him running
your bank?
Whats that? The Federal Reserve says no?
Perhaps the Fed would like a complimentary
drink while playing the roulette wheel.
Have you tried 22?
Skrepy! Critics call this Rocky, with a
twist! Former football star Greg Skrepenak,
once the popular top dog in Luzerne County
government, is down and out when hes
given a crack at redemption: a winner-take-
all bout with prison! Itll make him or break
him.
Watch the first tentative steps as he strug-
gles with a body that once supported but
now betrays him. Listen as his coach cajoles
Youre going to spit lightning and crap
thunder! Revel in the training montage
paced to pulsating music, as Skrepy for the
first time in decades runs up the cour-
thouse steps without feeling winded.
Youll laugh, youll cry, it will become a
part of you when Skrepy realizes that, while
he couldnt beat the rap, he could beat him-
self. Prison, it turns out, was the best thing
that ever happened to him!
And if prison wants a second chance?
Aint gonna be no rematch!
Lawsuit and Disorder. Yes, the familiar,
gavel-like Dah-duhn! is back, only this time
its not cops vs. crooks and a courageous,
perpetually weary-looking, assistant district
attorney (who shills for TD Ameritrade on
the side). No, now its the Public Defenders
Office battling the cheap, justice-denying
Luzerne County Budget Makers.
The countys purse string holders have no
choice but to cut funding due to an utter
lack of money (caused, in part, by Skrepy
and his predecessors; but were revealing
one of the crossover episodes be sure to
watch for it). As a result, the public defender
has no choice but to cut the types of cases
his office can take, thanks to too large a
caseload and too small a staff. And the
ACLU has no choice but to sue on behalf of
the PD
Or does it?
As fans of the original series surely know,
sometimes justice takes a back seat to just
take what you can get.
In the criminal justice system, the people
are represented by two separate yet equally
important groups: The budget makers who
provide money so the system can work fairly
for all, and the public defenders, who sue
because they didnt get enough money to do
their jobs. These are their stories.
Dah-duhn!
Salavant this! Shes young! Shes pretty!
She beat the odds and won election to a job
she barely had any qualifications to hold!
Now follow the earnest and intrepid green-
horn Luzerne County district attorney, Stefa-
nie Salavantis, as she learns the ropes need-
ed to lasso the bad guys! First order of busi-
ness: public speaking.
I want to make sure we follow all the
proper procedures and make sure everything
is done by the book, Salavantis intones for
the umpteenth time since taking office.
No, no, no, no, no! elocutionist Profes-
sor Higgins chides. Well never convince
royalty that you belong among them if you
keep stating the obvious. Now repeat after
me. In Hanover, Hazleton and Hughestown,
homicides hardly happen!
Light on the Piazza. A TV adaptation of
the surprise Broadway musical hit The
Light in the Piazza, this poignant saga
follows the plight of Luzerne County Elec-
tion Bureau Chief Leonard Piazza, the man
with a family name that opens most political
doors the way an addict opens bags of coke.
Yet defying such stereotypes, he dragged
county voters kicking and screaming into
the digital age, converting to electronic
voting machines and providing live and
frequent election results online all while
impartially applying election law arcana.
Suddenly, hes put on leave, then fired!
How can this be? Who did what?
And who will sing Who knows what you
call it, but its there!?
Stay tuned!
Mark Guydish can be reached by calling 829-7161
or via email at mguydish@timesleader.com.
Cue camera: Its must-see TV right here in NEPA
MARK GUYDISH
C O M M E N T A R Y
O
ZZIE GUILLEN, for-
mer manager of the
Chicago White Sox,
has said a lot of offen-
sive things over the years, such
as the time he used a gay slur in
reference to a newspaper co-
lumnist, or when he accused
Americans of being lazy
while claiming the country
couldnt survive without immi-
grant labor. (Guillen was born
in Venezuela.)
But that was in Chicago,
where tolerance for such utter-
ances rose after he managed
the Soxtoa WorldSeries winin
2005. Things are different now
that Guillen is managing the
Marlins of Miami, however, and
a recent unforcedverbal error is
jeopardizing his job.
I love Fidel Castro, Guillen
told Time magazine. After a
beat, he went on to explain: A
lot of people have wantedtokill
Fidel Castro for the last 60
years, but that (expletive) is
still here.
To Floridas Cuban-immi-
grant community, praising Cas-
tro is little different from prais-
ing Adolf Hitler even if youre
only expressing admiration for
his survival skills, not his poli-
tics.
Guillen has apologized for
his comment. That didnt stop
the team from suspending him
for five games, even as protes-
ters and a county commission-
er call for his resignation. This
strikes manynon-Floridians, in-
cluding us, as a gross overreac-
tion, maybe even an assault on
American values: Why should
he be punished for expressing a
minority-held political view?
But then, most communities
have their unique hot buttons.
Los Angeles Times
OTHER OPINION: MARLINS MANAGER
Praise for Castro
major league error
H
OLD ON THERE,
Tim Holden.
You aim to retain
your seat in Con-
gress, convince Democratic vot-
ers in Northeastern Pennsylva-
nia to cast their ballots for you
on April 24 and, in the mean-
time, bash your primary oppo-
nents reputation in the press
and via a barrage of bare-knuck-
led TVadvertisements. But you
wont participate with the guy
in a pre-election debate. Be-
cause, ostensibly,
youre way too busy.
Tsk-tsk.
This kind of cam-
paign chicanery
makes our blood boil
and should cause ev-
ery would-be voter in
the newly reconfigured 17th
Congressional District which
includes parts of Luzerne and
Lackawanna counties to care-
fully consider your motivations.
The Times Leaders editorial
board strongly objected to the
my-appointment-calendar-
wont-permit-it excuse when
state Rep. Karen Boback, a Re-
publican fromHarveys Lake, re-
sorted to it during 2008 seem-
ingly to duck a primary challen-
ger. Its evenmoregallingfroma
10-term congressman.
Challenger Matt Cartwrights
request for six debates one in
each of the counties overlapped
by the 17th Districts latest
boundary lines might have
seemed excessive. But zero
sounds totalitarian.
Skeptics reasonably question
whether you might suffer from
performance anxiety at the
prospect of matching wits with
a longtime trial attorney or,
rather, if this decisionis a power
play from the modern-day in-
cumbents handbook.
No matter the reason, it
stinks.
The winner of this matchup
betweenCartwright, of Moosic,
and yourself, a Schuylkill Coun-
ty resident, probably has a lock
onvictory inNovembers gener-
al election; Republican Laureen
Cummings of Old Forge would
havetoovercomea
huge registration
disparityinthedis-
trict, which favors
Democrats by a
more than 5-to-3
margin.
Debating is a
time-honored part of our demo-
cratic process. To thumb your
noseat it isanaffront not onlyto
Cartwright, but also to poten-
tial voters who value a face-to-
face airing of the issues. For
them, comparison charts in the
newspaper and snippets from
the candidates respective cam-
paign websites wont suffice.
Nor should they.
What makes this situation
even more maddening is your
admission earlier this month
that solicitingdonations tofund
million-dollar congressional
races consumes far too many
hours. You told editors at this
newspaper that if people saw
the amount of time and effort
spent in raising money, instead
of governing, they would be
outraged.
Onthat point, U.S. Rep. Hold-
en, there likely is no debate.
OUR OPINION: 17TH DISTRICT RACE
Shame on Holden
for ducking debate
Debating is a time-
honored part of
our democratic
process.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
PRASHANT SHITUT
President and CEO/Impressions Media
JOSEPH BUTKIEWICZ
Vice President/Executive Editor
MARK E. JONES
Editorial Page Editor
EDITORIAL BOARD
MALLARD FILLMORE DOONESBURY
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public and private sector ex-
perience and has dealt with
the constraints and costs of
health care. He said he knows
public financing and impor-
tance of infrastructure.
Stilp, a well known activist,
inflates a pink pig Penelope
at protests and other events
held to bring
attention to is-
sues of politi-
cal corruption
and wasteful
spending.
There is no
confidence in
government in
Harrisburg or
Washington,
Stilp said.
Stilp said he
has written legislation and ef-
fected change in government
by filing lawsuits that have.
Vinsko and Stilp are lawyers,
but Stilp does not practice
law. Vinsko has a private prac-
tice and is assistant city at-
torney in Wilkes-Barre.
The candidates didnt dis-
agree on any major issues, of-
fering similar fixes to their
perceived wrongs in Con-
gress.
Vinsko said he would look
to create sustainable jobs
one, two, three at a time.
He said he would favor bridge
and road projects that would
last for 10 years instead of
one or two and at slightly
more cost.
Vinsko said Congress will
have to face the issue of
health care regardless of what
the U.S. Supreme Court rules
on the Affordable Health Care
Act, known as Obamacare.
He said parts of the act must
remain and
be built up-
on.
Stilp said
health care is
a challenge.
There is a
tsunami ap-
proaching for
everyone
who needs
health care,
he said. Im
sure the act will be found to
be unconstitutional, but we
must provide for those with
pre-existing conditions and
children up to age 26 who are
still living with their par-
ents.
Stilp also supports preven-
tive health care to keep costs
down.
Both favor enforcing cur-
rent laws regarding illegal im-
migration. Vinsko said the
government cant be the an-
swer for everything, but
must be involved. He would
also crack down on employers
who recruit illegal immi-
grants.
But first we have to en-
force the laws that are on the
books right now, Stilp said.
Vinsko and Stilp are pro-
life, but Stilp said he would
not oppose abortion for a
woman whose health was in
danger or for a victim of rape.
Vinsko said he would never
check his Catholic values at
the doors of Congress but
said decisions should never
be made in a vacuum.
The two Democrats support
protection of the environ-
ment, especially in the Mar-
cellus Shale gas drilling re-
gion. They said protecting
natural resources is an obli-
gation.
Energy development
should never be allowed at
the expense of the environ-
ment, Vinsko said.
Stilp said the drilling indus-
try has been protected and
taxpayers are subsidizing it
because the companies are
not taxed.
We have to stop that give-
away, he said.
Both are opposed to the re-
quired photo ID for voters,
calling it the wrong thing to
do. Stilp said it disenfran-
chises people.
Vinsko and Stilp support
unions, the Second Amend-
ment and gun safety.
The two candidates ex-
pressed concern about Iran
and North Korea possessing
nuclear weapons. Stilp said
they pose a serious threat to
the U.S. and other countries.
Vinsko said he will always
support U.S. troops, but said
the U.S. should not get in-
volved in conflicts that cant
be won or that we cant af-
ford.
They both said they favor
the development of alterna-
tive energy sources. They
said the issue of same-sex
unions and marriages is for
the states to decide.
If Im elected to Congress,
all members should check
their egos at the door, Vin-
sko said. We have to realize
we have a job to do and we
must get it done. We can do
that by working together and
working hard.
Stilp said he has fought for
taxpayers most of his life.
I have been a fighter for
you, taking on all the lost
causes, he said.
Vinsko ended by saying, I
pledge to make sure you are
excited about our future once
again.
The debate ended with a
handshake and with both can-
didates signing the Clean
Campaign Pledge.
DEBATE
Continued from Page 1A
DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER
Bill Vinsko, left, listens as Gene Stilp answers a question during a debate at the Buckingham Per-
forming Arts Center of Wyoming Seminary Thursday. Both men are running for U.S. Representative
in the 11th Congressional District.
Stilp said he has written legis-
lation and effected change in
government by filing lawsuits
that have. Vinsko and Stilp are
lawyers, but Stilp does not
practice law. Vinsko has a pri-
vate practice and is assistant
city attorney in Wilkes-Barre.
mured appreciatively as he told stories
of how he fought against illegal im-
migration.
The story says Barlettas change of
fortune is due to redistricting, the
rough-and-tumble process of redraw-
ing political maps after each census.
The story notes that GOP leaders
shifted the heavily Democratic cities
of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre out of
the 11th and into the 17th District
represented by Tim Holden, a Demo-
crat.
Attorney Bill Vinsko of Wilkes-
Barre, who is running for the Demo-
cratic nomination in the 11th District
against activist Gene Stilp, has said
the Republican National Committee
targeted him when doing the re-
districting.
Despite now living in the 17th Dis-
trict, Vinsko is running in the 11th
against Barletta.
I get that this is part of the game,
Vinsko told The Wall Street Journal.
But this (spot) has been part of the
11th district for 169 years. And on
Dec. 17th, they felt it should no longer
be in.
Barletta said Thursday he had noth-
ing to do with redistricting -- that it
was done by the state House and the
state Senate.
The redrawn 11th District is more
balanced, with a registration that is 44
percent Democrat and 43 percent
Republican, said Shawn Kelly, Barlet-
tas communications director. It
might be one of the most fair districts
in the state, if not the country.
Vinsko said the redistricting was
done to protect Mr. Barletta from
getting clobbered in this election.
They can move my house, or try to
tie me to Democratic leaders I have
never met, but, in the end, I will be
the peoples candidate, Vinsko said.
Vinsko declared his candidacy in
July, months before the lines were
redrawn.
JOURNAL
Continued from Page 1A
A panel tasked every decade
with redrawing the states 50
Senate and 203 House districts
based on population shifts is
hoping its latest version meets
bipartisan approval and with-
stands any potential court chal-
lenges.
The previous plan failed on
both accounts after the same
panel approved it in December.
On Thursday, the Legislative
Reapportionment Commission
voted 4-1 in favor of the com-
promise proposal put forward
by the bodys chair-
man, appellate
court Judge Ste-
phen McEwen.
The revised plan
addressed con-
cerns about split-
ting too many mu-
nicipalities be-
tween districts that
the state Supreme
Court cited when it
tossed the maps
out in a landmark
ruling in January.
The newest Sen-
ate map shows just
two municipalities
split between dis-
tricts.
The court-rejected plan had
four such instances and the
2001plan currently in effect has
three. None is in Luzerne Coun-
ty. The proposed House map
has 68 municipal splits. The re-
jected maps had 108, and there
currently are 121 municipalities
split among districts.
The courts action caused the
legislative districts that have
been in effect since 2001 to be
used for this years election cy-
cle, since the timing ruled out
having new maps approved in
time for the April 24 primary.
New maps approved by the
panel, barring other court ac-
tion, would go into effect next
year and be in place for the 2014
legislative election.
Senate Democratic Leader
Jay Costa cast the long dissent-
ing vote.
A closer look at the proposed
House maps shows that each of
the House and Senate districts
currently serving portions of
Luzerne County would change
and one, the 114th District, now
serving people living in two Lu-
zerne County municipalities
Pittston Township and Yates-
ville would be removed from
the county and placed com-
pletely in Lackawanna County.
State Rep. Mike Carroll, D-
Avoca, said hes fine with his
proposed district that is much
more compact than his current
118th district that sprawls from
Monroe County to the greater
Pittston area. He said the lack
of split municipalities and
keeping school districts mostly
intact should be main goals of
the reapportionment commis-
sion and in the case of the
118th, he believes the goal was
met.
His Democratic House col-
league, Gerry
Mullery, D-New-
port Township,
does not see the
plan quite the
same way.
It appears to
me that the Com-
mission failed to
read, or quite pos-
sibly, failed to
comprehend the
Supreme Court
decision. In Lu-
zerne County,
several legislative
districts have
been geographi-
cally expanded
without good reason and con-
tain unnecessary municipal
splits. I am hopeful, but not at
all confident, the commission
can fix this on their own. With-
out significant amendment to
the preliminary plan, I foresee
this matter once again in the
hands of our Supreme Court.
Senate changes
On the Senate side, major
changes between what was pro-
posed in December and what is
being proposed now are evi-
dent in the four districts repre-
senting Luzerne County.
The plan in December had
the 22nd District, now repre-
sented by John Blake, D-Arch-
bald, picking up a much larger
swath of Luzerne County, in the
Greater Pittston area. The lat-
est plan shows the district serv-
ing only Pittston Township in
Luzerne County.
Currently the district repre-
sents Avoca, Dupont and Du-
ryea in Luzerne County. Those
would be shifted into the 14th
District, now served by John
Yudichak, D-Plymouth Town-
ship.
That district is changed the
most from the current makeup
and the court-dismissed plan.
In addition to picking up
three more municipalities in
Luzerne County, it loses its
Monroe County portions, and
would include all of Carbon
County. The December maps
had that district also moving in-
to portions of Lehigh and
Northampton counties.
27th District expansion
The 27th District, represent-
ed by John Gordner, R-Berwick,
greatly expands into Luzerne
County, picking up six more
county municipalities in the
Nescopeck area that are now
part of the 20th District, repre-
sented by Lisa Baker, R-Leh-
man Township. The commis-
sion will meet May 2 to take
public comment on the pro-
posed maps and must vote to
approve or reject the maps by
May 14.
Redistricting panel awaiting bipartisan approval
Hazleton Hazleton
Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre
SUSQUEHANNA
RIVER
14
20
22
14
27
OLD STATE SENATE DISTRICTS
Hazleton Hazleton
Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre
SUSQUEHANNA
RIVER
14
20
22
14
27
Source: Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission Mark Guydish/The Times Leader
14 John Yudichak (D-Plymouth Twp.) 20 Lisa Baker (R-Lehman Twp.) 22 John Blake (D-Archbald)
27 John Gordner (R-Berwick)
Hazleton Hazleton
Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre
SUSQUEHANNA
RIVER
14
20
22
14
27
PENNSYLVANIA SENATE
Hazleton Hazleton
Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre
SUSQUEHANNA
RIVER
14
20
22
14
27
NEWSTATE SENATE DISTRICTS
r
REDISTRICTING: Luzerne Countys new State Senate districts
OLD STATE HOUSE DISTRICTS
114
Hazleton Hazleton
Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre
SUSQUEHANNA
RIVER
121
117
118
116
120
119
121
NEWSTATE HOUSE DISTRICTS
Hazl
Wilkes-Barre
SUSQUEHANNA
RIVER
Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre
SUSQUEHANNA
RIVER
117
118
116
120
119
121
REDISTRICTING: Luzerne Countys new State House districts
Source: Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission Mark Guydish/The Times Leader
114 Sid Michaels Kavulich (D-Taylor) 116 Tarah Toohil (R-Butler Twp.) 117 Karen Boback (R-Harveys Lake) 118 Mike Carroll (D-Avoca)
119 Gerald Mullery (D-Newport Twp.) 120 Phyllis Mundy (D-Kingston) 121 Eddie Day Pashinski (D-Wilkes-Barre)
The Legislative
Reapportionment Commission
voted 4-1 in favor of it.
By ANDREWM. SEDER
aseder@timesleader.com
The revised plan ad-
dressed concerns about
splitting too many
municipalities between
districts that the state
Supreme Court cited
when it tossed the
maps out in a landmark
ruling in January.
The newest Senate map
shows just two munici-
palities split between
districts.
C M Y K
SPORTS S E C T I O N B
THE TIMES LEADER FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012
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Its been almost a month since
center Matt Rust appeared in a
game, and that will change this
weekend.
As the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Penguins wrap up the regular
season with three games in three
days, beginning with a home
matchup against Binghamton to-
night, Rust is looking forward to
the opportunity to simply play in
a game again.
He appeared in 41 games this
season, posting four goals and 11
points. Rust hasnt played since
March 18 and has been a healthy
scratch for the last 11 games, but
he hasnt let the difficult stretch
have a negative impact.
You have to keep your head
in the game, Rust said. Youre a
professional and part of your job
is to understand the situation
and your role with the team. The
biggest thing is to stay upbeat
and give 100 percent in prac-
tice.
This weekend Rust will get a
chance to give 100 percent in
games. Head coach John Hynes
said he will play the rookie cen-
ter, but he added it isnt an audi-
tion for Rust to earn playoff
time.
They already know what Rust
brings to the table, Hynes said,
hinting that he could be relied
upon in the postseason.
We feel confident hell be able
to contribute for us and hes
shown us what he can do all year
long, Hynes said. He needs to
play well and have a
CLARD VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins held their last practice on Thursday before the regular season
concludes this Sunday. With three games this weekend, the Penguins need one point to gain home
ice advantage for the first round of the playoffs.
W B S P E N G U I N S
Penguins hoping to work off their Rust
WBS center hasnt played for
team in nearly a month, but
will finally get ice time.
By TOMVENESKY
tvenesky@timesleader.com
See PENGUINS, Page 6B
UP NEXT
Binghamton Senators
at WBS Penguins
Mohegan Sun Arena
7:05 p.m. today
BUFFALO, N.Y. A milestone
avoided Dave Miley for a while
week at the start of Scranton/
Wilkes-Barre Yankees season.
But the SWB manager finally
reached the 1,600-win mark on
Thursday in a 7-2 victory over
Buffalo at Coca Cola Field as the
teamimprovedits recordearlyon
this season to 2-5.
Miley, who
has been the
Triple-A man-
ager for the
Yankees since
2006 when the
team was still
in Columbus,
has managed 21
seasons in the
minor leagues, piling up a record
of 1,600-1,219. Being the only
skipper in SWB Yankees history,
he has a 484-378 mark with the
club.
Mileys milestone took the at-
tention off of another shaky out-
ingbytheorganizations toppros-
pect accordingtoMLB.comin
left-hander Manny Banuelos.
The 21-year-old, making his
second start for the Yankees, al-
lowed two first-inning runs and
just three hits, but he walked six
batters and left after the second
inning. He threw74 pitches, with
just 36 of them being for strikes
as his ERA remained high at
10.13. Inhis first outingof the sea-
son, he gave up 11 hits and four
runs in 3 1/3 innings of a loss to
Syracuse on April 7.
But on Thursday, his offense
took him off the hook.
The Yankees took a 3-2 lead in
the top of the second on three
hits, with the big blow being a
two-run double by Ray Kruml,
scoring Brandon Laird and Colin
Curtis.
Steve Pearces first longball for
the Yankees gave the team a 4-2
lead in the top of the fifth.
The Yankees tacked on three
more runs in the seventh to put
the score out of reach. Jack Cust
knocked an RBI-single in the
frame andLairdplatedtwowitha
double as Scranton/Wilkes-
Barre extended its lead to 7-2.
Manny Delcarmen (1-1) picked
upthe wininrelief goingthree in-
nings with two strikeouts. The
Yankees bullpen, which allowed
three runs in 4 2/3 innings dur-
ing Wednesdays loss, tossed sev-
en scoreless frames on Thursday
S W B YA N K E E S
Magical
moment
for the
skipper
Miley gets his milestone
1,600th managing victory as
Yanks rally from rough start.
The Times Leader staff
Miley
See YANKEES, Page 4B
NEWYORKMarian Gaborik
and Brian Boyle scored minutes
apart in the second period to break
open a tight game, and the top-
seeded NewYork
Rangers opened
their first-round
Eastern Confer-
enceseries witha
4-2 victory over
the Ottawa Sen-
ators on Thurs-
day night.
The Rangers,
the No. 1 seed in
the East for the
first time since
they won the
Stanley Cup in
1994, shook off
their1-2-1regular-
season mark
against the Sen-
ators andeasily dispatchedthemin
Game 1.
Ryan Callahan scored in the first
period, Gaborik and Boyle pushed
the lead to 3-0, and Brad Richards
added a goal in the third for the
Rangers. New York will host the
No. 8 Senators again on Saturday
night beforethebest-of-sevenseries
shifts to Ottawa for Games 3 and4.
Henrik Lundqvist was sharp
early, stopping Jason Spezza on a
partial breakaway andthenturning
aside JimOBrien, who weaved his
way through the NewYork defense
before getting off an in-close drive
that was knocked away.
Lundqvistsonlyblemishescame
in the third period. Daniel Alfreds-
son wrecked his shutout bid at
10:05, and Erik Condra made it 4-2
with 2:19 left.
N H L P L AYO F F S
Rangers
rally past
Senators
in Game 1
Second-period surge puts
Senators in too big of a hole
to climb out.
By IRA PODELL
AP Sports Writer
4
RANGERS
2
SENATORS
WRIGHT TWP. The uni-
forms were different a fluores-
cent greenish-yellow more ap-
propriate for construction work-
ers. And, finally, an opponent
scored.
Aside from those anomalies,
it was a typical performance
from the Dallas girls soccer
team.
Ashley Dunbar and Colleen
McDonald continued their tor-
rid assault on opposing defens-
es as each re-
corded a hat
trick in an 8-2
victory over
Crestwood.
Dallas im-
proved to 5-1 in
Division 1-A of
the Wyoming Valley Confer-
ence, while Crestwood fell to
3-2.
Dallas coach Chris Scharff
said the unique jerseys were for
team unity because the peren-
nial powerful Mountaineers we-
rent picked to win the division
after finishing third in 2011. The
statement they made on the
cold night was just as loud.
Not even 15 minutes had ex-
pired and Dallas led 4-0. McDo-
nald from Sabrina Zurek. Dun-
bar unassisted. Dunbar fromVa-
nessa Parsons. McDonald from
Dunbar.
Vanessa is a great athlete,
Scharff said. And Ashley is a
great athlete. And we have Col-
leenwhois a great athlete. Then
you add the skill and all three
can put the ball in the net.
Considering Dallas defense
thus far this season, a four-goal
lead appeared insurmountable.
And it was.
Crestwood, though, contin-
ued to play hard and aggressive-
ly, and Morgan Kile scored 35
seconds into the second half off
an assist from Olivia Termini.
The goal was the first Dallas had
allowed since the ninth minute
of its season-opening victory
H. S. GI RL S SOCCER
New look, old result
BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Dallas goalkeeper Amber Yang makes a diving save on a Crestwood shot in WVC girls soccer in Wright Township on Thursday eve-
ning.
Uniforms aside, a typical victory for Dallas
By JOHN ERZAR
jerzar@timesleader.com
See DALLAS, Page 4B
8
DALLAS
2
CRESTWOOD
KINGSTON One of the few well-hit
balls against Tommy Alexander went
right down the line in left and all the way
to the fence. A one-out double in the top
of the seventh had given Tunkhannock
some life.
Only for a moment.
Alexander, in command all afternoon
long, made quick work of the next two
batters to finish off Wyoming Valley
Wests 1-0 win against Tunkhannock on
Thursday at Spartan Stadium.
The numbers were impressive. Alexan-
der struck out 11and
didnt allow a walk
in a three-hit shut-
out of the two-time
defending district
champions. Valley
Wests ace had his
fastball consistently
in the upper 80s.
Just as telling, however, was his re-
sponse to the Tigers last-chance effort in
the seventh. After Josh McClain ripped
that double the only extra-base hit of the PETE G. WILCOX/THE TIMES LEADER
Spartans first baseman Evan McCue bobbles the baseball attempting to field a
grounder as Mike Leonard backs him up Thursday against Tunkhannock.
H S B A S E B A L L
WVWs Alexander cracks
the mitt, tames the Tigers
By DEREK LEVARSE
dlevarse@timesleader.com 1
VALLEY WEST
0
TUNKHANNOCK
See WVW, Page 6B
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S C O R E B O A R D
MEETINGS
Hanover Area Cheerleading Booster
Club will hold a mandatory meet-
ing April 16 at 7 p.m. in the high
school cafeteria.
REGISTRATION/TRYOUTS
Back Mountain American Legion
Baseball will conduct tryouts for
the 2012 season on Sunday, April
22, and Sunday, April 29. This will
be for both Senior Legion (ages
16-19) and Youth Legion (ages 14-15)
and Prep Legion (age 13); is for
players who live within the Dallas
and Lake-Lehman school districts.
Tryouts will be held at the Back
Mountain Little League upper field
from 5:00 to 7:00 each of the
days, rain or shine. Questions, call
696-3979.
Bear Creek Youth Soccer Regis-
tration will be held on Wednesday,
April 18, from 6-8:30 p.m., and
Sunday, April 29, from11 a.m. to 3
p.m. at Bear Creek Community
Charter School. Registration is
open to anyone born between Aug.
1, 1994 and July 31, 2008. For more
information, contact Billie Jo at
bmondulick@gmail.com or John at
jjkozerski@gmail.com.
Forty Fort Soccer Club, registrations
for the fall season on the following
dates in the basement of the Forty
Fort Borough Building: Sunday
from 3-5 p.m.; April 22 from 5-7
p.m.; and April 29 from1-3 p.m.
Forms and more information can
be found at www.fortyfortpio-
neers.org.
The Greater Pittston Stoners Youth
Soccer fall registrations will be
held April 19, 24, 26 and May 1, 3
and 8 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the
Exeter Scout Home, located in the
rear of the Exeter Borough Bldg.
on the corner of Wyoming Ave. and
Lincoln St. in Exeter. Cost is $48 if
you do NOT need a uniform and
$63 if you DO need a uniform.
There will be no additional signup
dates. For more information, visit
www.stonersoccer.org.
The Swoyersville Little League will
hold a field cleanup on Saturday
from 8 a.m. noon at the Hemlock
Street field. All Manager, Coaches,
Players and families are encour-
aged to attend as little or as much
as possible.
The WB Girls Softball League will
hold registration on Saturday and
Sunday from11:00 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. for the Senior League (born
7-1-94 to 12-31-98) only at the field
complex (Simpson and Willow
Sts).The league begins May 30th
and there is no residency require-
ment. For info call 822-3991 or log
onto www.wbgsl.com.
Wyoming Valley Babe Ruth Teeners
League, sign-ups 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday at Christian
Field in South Wilkes-Barre. Cost is
$85 per player. Eligible players are
ages 13-18. Ages 13-15 contact Rob
at 592-4236. Ages 16-18 contact
Jim at 983-9877. Any child from
the Heights contact John at 817-
3555. Also, full teams in 13 to 15
age bracket needed.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Ashley Area Trout Stocking Associ-
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be held Saturday at Solomons
Creek in the borough beginning at
8 a.m. The Derby for children 15
years of age and younger, runs for
30 consecutive days and is sanc-
tioned by permit granted by Penn-
sylvania Fish and Boat Commis-
sion. All PA Fish and Boat Commis-
sions Rules and Regulations must
be followed. The Association would
like to thank all the businesses,
organizations, clubs, and individu-
als that donated and supported
this derby.
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Dontevenknowmyname looks to avenge a very tough defeat in this
weeks second leg of the Bobby Weiss Series. Trained by Ron Burke,
the four-year old Master Lavec mare was game as nails trying to fend
off the heavy chalk Frost Bites K and a fast closing All Munky Busi-
ness last Friday. That Matt Kakaley driven trotter just couldnt mus-
ter up enough to fend them all off, finishing up a very good third,
despite relentless pressure throughout the mile. Tonight Frost Bites
Kis off and All Munky Business lack of early speed will be what gets
Dontevenknowmynamebacktothewinners circleinthefirst of three
divisions of the Weiss Series.
BEST BET: ACT ONE (2ND)
VALUE PLAY: DREAM LAKE (6TH)
POST TIME 6:30 p.m.
All Races One Mile
First-$14,000 Cond.Pace;n/w 4 pm races life
1 Shady Breeze M.Simons 1-1-1 Prepped well, ready 4-1
3 Great Dragon G.Napolitano 8-5-2 One to catch 5-2
2 Artist Vista J.Pavia 1-7-5 Never better 5-1
4 No Foreign Xchange M.Kakaley 1-4-10 Went big mile at Yonkers 8-1
5 Oriental Carpet A.McCarthy 1-7-4 Wont be 50-1 again 6-1
6 Prudence Jolt T.Buter 2-4-1 Tired last few in final stages 7-2
7 Top Notch Hanover A.Napolitano 2-5-2 May need a start 10-1
8 Arts Delight J.Morrill 8-1-2 No smiles tonight 12-1
Second-$6,000 Clm.Trot;clm.price $7,500
2 Act One B.Simpson 6-3-3 Plunges in class, cruises 3-1
5 Tameka Seelster J.Morrill 5-4-1 Fits well with these 9-2
1 Playa Tulum J.Taggart 4-2-2 Fast off the wings 7-2
3 Mackgun Mamie D.Ingraham 6-6-6 Little else left 8-1
6 Judith A.Napolitano 8-3-6 Weak ANap trainee 4-1
7 O-Georgie A.McCarthy 6-7-6 Off since Nov 6-1
4 Wildfire Bo M.Kakaley 8-9-8 Swallowed up 10-1
8 Crystal Sizzler G.Napolitano 7-6-5 Burned 20-1
9 SJs Leo M.Romano 8-4-1 An also ran 15-1
Third-$11,000 Cond.Pace;n/w 2 pm races life
5 Bittorsweet Terror J.Morrill 2-9-6 Down the road 4-1
9 Save Your Best H.Parker 2-7-1 A danger if shes right 3-1
3 Steppin Hanover D.Ingraham 1-6-5 Just won her first pm race 6-1
8 Dragons Jojo G.Napolitano 8-3-2 Been fading at Yonkers 7-2
2 All Star Player M.Kakaley 1-4-2 Matt gets catch drive 9-2
4 Little Native Girl A.Napolitano 4-8-2 Small chances 8-1
7 Speed And Grace A.McCarthy 8-8-9 Staggers 20-1
6 Charismatic Kelsey T.Buter 4-7-1 Slow in the morning 10-1
1 Lexus Artist T.Gale 4-2-6 Truman just 23 yrs old 15-1
Fourth-$15,000 Bobby Weiss Series
6 Dontevenknowmyname M.Kakaley 3-2-9 Digs in and fends them off 3-1
7 All Munky Business J.Morrill 2-6-2 Late on the scene 5-1
5 Hardrock Kid B.Simpson 2-3-2 Grabs good early seat 4-1
4 Upfrontstrikesgold T.Buter 1-5-3 A leg one winner 5-2
9 Maxine The Mighty G.Napolitano 4-2-1 Fairly weak effort last wk 10-1
3 By A Nose Hanover T.Schadel 4-1-5 Defeated again 6-1
8 Stir Me Up C.Callahan 5-2-4 Floats over the bowl 15-1
1 Pilgrims All In A.McCarthy 5-1-8 Hes out 12-1
2 Opinion Hanover M.Simons 4-2-9 Overmatched 20-1
Fifth-$10,000 Clm.Pace;clm.price $12,500
4 Tamayo A.McCarthy 6-4-3 Adams barn been hot 9-2
5 Persuader Raider J.Morrill 1-5-2 Robinson off to strong start 7-2
9 Rockrockwhosethere G.Napolitano 2-1-6 Post the main knock 3-1
2 Literate Hanover M.Kakaley 8-1-7 Back in for a tag 4-1
1 One Tough Hombre T.Buter 6-3-6 Dull 6-1
3 Exterminator H.Parker 9-7-1 Empty in most recent 10-1
6 Jersey Dan B.Simpson 4-4-5 In from the Bronx 8-1
7 Joey Hackett Tn.Schadel 8-4-2 A certain longshot 20-1
8 Erichs Best J.Pavia 7-5-8 Worst of these 15-1
Sixth-$15,000 Cond.Trot;n/w $13,000 last 5
7 Dream Lake A.Napolitano 4-7-5 Likes this track 8-1
3 A Gentleman G.Napolitano 5-2-7 Probable favorite 3-1
2 Berkshire J.Morrill 3-1-7 Morrill is still hot 7-2
5 Eight Bells H.Parker 1-7-8 From the Raymer barn 4-1
8 Pembroke Street J.Pavia 3-6-4 Classy, but needs one 6-1
4 Folk Tails M.Kakaley 8-6-7 Not in top form 9-2
1 Caponi B.Simpson 7-4-3 Reaching 15-1
6 Get Chipped J.Taggart 1-5-1 Chopped 20-1
9 Macs Bad Boy M.Simons 1-3-3 Stuck with the nine slot 10-1
Seventh-$14,000 Cond.Pace;n/w 4 pm races life
1 Bittersweet Champ G.Napolitano 2-8-3 Hope to get that 5-1 price 5-1
5 Gotta Love Him A.McCarthy 4-8-10 Grey pacer 5-1
4 Bettor Win J.Morrill 4-7-2 Been racing in Sagamore at YR 7-2
6 Majority Rules J.Pavia 5-1-2 Pavia trains and steers 9-2
3 Gas It Cam It E.Carlson 1-4-1 Monti invader 4-1
8 Fameous Western M.Kakaley 4-4-1 Loves to rough it 8-1
7 The Real Buckeye C.Callahan 6-5-5 Lost a few steps 6-1
9 Tiza Mojo M.Simons 3-6-1 Swept away 20-1
2 Major Speed J.Taggart 3-4-8 Time for a tire change 10-1
Eighth-$18,000 Cond.Trot;n/w $18,000 last 5
6 Ax Man J.Morrill 1-2-1 Chops them down to size 3-1
7 Speed Bomb M.Kakaley 1-4-2 No slouch 7-2
1 Hoboken Sunny H.Parker 3-1-1 Should be a bit tighter 9-2
4 Jaavos Boy D.Ingraham 2-2-3 Consistent type 4-1
8 Sun Of A Victory A.McCarthy 2-5-8 In with a quality field 10-1
9 Eggipus Complex J.Taggart 7-1-5 In from Pittsburgh 20-1
5 Pretty Paper G.Napolitano 4-1-1 Cut up 15-1
3 Curly Top M.Johansson 4-1-7 Ill pass on 8-1
2 Tia Maria Kosmos T.Buter 7-8-1 Hopeless 6-1
Ninth-$15,000 Cond.Pace;n/w $13,000 last 5
5 Lorrie Please C.Callahan 1-4-4 Fast mare 3-1
3 Billie Bluechip J.Pavia 2-4-1 Has made Pavia a lot of coin 9-2
6 Ideal Nectarine E.Carlson 3-1-3 Winner of over $560k life 6-1
2 Love This Place B.Simpson 4-8-3 Inside draw helps 7-2
8 Artsy Princess M.Kakaley 4-2-1 New one from Burke 8-1
9 Shanghai Lil T.Buter 5-2-2 Wait for better post 20-1
4 Im Just Special J.Morrill 8-1-3 Very weak at Yonkers 4-1
1 Ace Of Pace A.McCarthy 5-8-6 Trying to regain stride 15-1
7 Five Star Gazer T.Jackson 1-3-1 In way too deep 10-1
Tenth-$21,000 Cond.Trot;n/w $25,000 last 5
2 Windsun Galaxie G.Napolitano 1-4-1 Powers away 3-1
7 Pembroke Heat Wave J.Morrill 1-3-3 Went some mile in that score 7-2
1 Definitely Mamie M.Kakaley 3-3-5 Chased better in the Open 4-1
8 Waldorf Hall H.Parker 1-5-7 Trotted big back half in Q 8-1
3 No Doze A.McCarthy 6-1-4 One level below these 9-2
5 Luvyabutleave M.Simons 4-6-2 Left behind 10-1
6 Big Boy Lloyd E.Carlson 6-1-1 Went rough mile last Fri 5-1
4 Photo King T.Buter 5-8-7 Take a different picture 12-1
Eleventh-$15,000 Bobby Weiss Series
9 P L Eureka M.Johansson 1-2-3 Wrapped up in that win 7-2
4 Quantum Confident J.Morrill 2-1-10 The one to beat 3-1
7 Outlaw C.Callahan 1-2-8 Reason Corey is here 4-1
6 Victors Cowboy Joe M.Kakaley 4-1-4 Very good division 8-1
5 New York Attitude J.Pavia 4-1-7 Looking for a check 6-1
3 In Nomine Patri A.McCarthy 3-2-6 McCarthy driving at .203 9-2
8 Connie Lauxmont G.Napolitano 7-x-9 Bad habits 15-1
1 Psyched T.Buter 8-9-6 Broke in his most recent go 10-1
2 Keystone Silencer T.Schadel 9-4-5 Stakes trotter in tough 20-1
Twelfth-$15,000 Bobby Weiss Series
2 Em El Cash M.Kakaley 2-1-1 Steady as they come 5-2
8 Blazin Benny J.Morrill 1-4-6 Surprised many with big effort 3-1
4 Powerful Spur D.Irvine 5-1-1 Better than last 5-1
3 Mojito C.Callahan 3-2-1 Hit board three straight 4-1
1 Overandovervictory G.Napolitano 5-1-4 Raced better in Midwest 6-1
9 Miss Lee A.McCarthy 2-4-4 Lot to overcome 12-1
7 Keystone Wild Card T.Schadel 8-4-3 Look for another deck 15-1
6 House On Fire M.Simons 3-6-1 Cooled off 10-1
5 Cologio T.Buter 8-7-2 Keeps breaking stride 20-1
Thirteenth-$15,000 Cond.Pace;n/w $13,000 last 5
6 Townslight Hanover A.McCarthy 3-2-7 Out-kicks them all 3-1
5 Cinderella Guy E.Carlson 4-3-1 May be on the engine 7-2
4 Mustang Art M.Kakaley 2-4-8 Chased fast one last Fri 4-1
8 Benns Superman J.Pavia 3-3-2 Rounds out the super 15-1
7 Vincent Fra G.Napolitano 6-3-1 In live hands 20-1
1 White Mountain Top T.Buter 6-1-8 The pole a plus 6-1
2 Cash Cab H.Parker 3-4-1 Very competitive race 9-2
3 Sheer Brilliance B.Simpson 7-4-1 next 8-1
9 Drive All Night A.Napolitano 5-5-4 One more race to go 10-1
Fourteenth-$13,000 Cond.Pace;n/w $9,500 last 5
8 Four Starz Trace M.Kakaley 3-6-3 Burke-Kakaley team for the W 3-1
5 Born To Rockn Roll M.Simons 4-8-7 Down a peg in class 4-1
9 Colossal J.Pavia 1-5-4 Hard used early in mile 10-1
7 Mr Salming A.McCarthy 3-1-3 Will strike soon 8-1
6 Eagle Jolt G.Napolitano 6-5-2 Fords had solid year so far 9-2
4 Caerleon Hanover C.Callahan 1-3-8 Close early, not late 6-1
1 Hacienda A.Napolitano 6-2-8 Not worthy of that 7-2 ml 7-2
2 Ideal Danny E.Carlson 4-1-8 Couldnt beat easier 15-1
3 The Bad Deputy E.Sager 1-3-4 See you tomorrow 20-1
ON THE MARK
By Mark Dudek
For The Times Leader
BASEBALL
Favorite Odds Underdog
American League
YANKEES (Kuroda) 9.5 Angels (E.Santana)
RED SOX (Beckett) 8.5 Rays (Price)
Tigers (Scherzer) 8.5 WHITE SOX
(Peavy)
ROYALS (Hoche-
var)
8.0 Indians (Lowe)
BLUE JAYS
(Morrow)
8.5 Orioles (Hunter)
Rangers (Harrison) 8.5 TWINS (Swarzak)
MARINERS
(Hernandez)
6.5 As (Colon)
National
League
CARDS (Wainw-
right)
7.5 Cubs (Samardzija)
GIANTS (Cain) 6.5 Pirates (McDonald)
PHILLIES (Lee) 6.5 Mets (Dickey)
NATIONALS
(J.Zimmerman)
7.5 Reds (Arroyo)
MARLINS (No-
lasco)
7.5 Astros (Harrell)
BRAVES (Jurrjens) 7.5 Brewers (Wolf)
ROCKIES (Nicasio) 8.5 Dbacks (D.Hudson)
DODGERS
(Harang)
7.0 Padres (Richard)
NBA
Favorite Points Underdog
PACERS 12 Cavaliers
MAGIC (NL) Hawks
Celtics 6.5 RAPTORS
76ERS 12 Nets
KNICKS 10.5 Wizards
HEAT 16 Bobcats
ROCKETS 4 Suns
THUNDER 14 Kings
Bucks 4.5 PISTONS
Jazz NL HORNETS
Mavericks 1.5 BLAZERS
LAKERS (NL) Nuggets
NHL
Favorite Odds Underdog
Devils -$120/
even
PANTHERS
PENGUINS -$210/
+$175
Flyers
PREDATORS -$125/
+$105
Red Wings
CANUCKS -$175/
+$155
Kings
Home Teams in Capital Letters
AME RI C A S L I NE
By ROXY ROXBOROUGH
CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NBA board, the Magic - Hawks circle is for Orlando
forward Dwight Howard (doubtful); the Lakers - Nuggets circle is for Los Angeles
guard Kobe Bryant (out).\
NO LINE REPORT: On the NBA board, there is no line on the Hornets - Jazz game
due to numerous injuries on both sides.
BOXING REPORT: In the WBA super welterweight title fight on May 5 in Las
Vegas, Nevada, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is -$700 vs. Miguel Cotto at +$500; in the
WBA/IBF welterweight title fight on May 19 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Amir Khan is
-$500 vs. Lamont Peterson at +$400; in the WBO welterweight title fight on June 9
in Las Vegas, Nevada, Manny Pacquiao is -$400 vs. Timothy Bradley at +$300.
L O C A L
C A L E N D A R
TODAY'S EVENTS
H.S. BASEBALL
GAR at MMI Prep, 4:15 p.m.
Meyers at Hanover Area, 4:15 p.m.
Wyoming Seminary at Lake-Lehman, 4:15 p.m.
H.S. GIRLS SOCCER
Hanover Area at GAR, 4:15 p.m.
Honesdale at Meyers, 4:15 p.m.
North Pocono at MMI Prep, 4:15 p.m.
Pittston Area at Wyoming Area, 4:15 p.m.
Wyoming Seminary at Tunkhannock, 4:15 p.m.
H.S. SOFTBALL
GAR at MMI Prep, 4:15 p.m.
Meyers at Hanover Area, 4:15 p.m.
Wyoming Seminary at Lake-Lehman, 4:15 p.m.
H.S. BOYS TENNIS
Hazleton Area at Tamaqua, 4 p.m.
MMI Prep at Jim Thorpe, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
DeSales at Misericordia, 3:30 p.m.
Kings at Wilkes, 3:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, APR. 14
H.S. GIRLS SOCCER
Delaware Valley at East Stroudsburg North, 12:30
p.m.
H.S. SOFTBALL
Lackawanna Trail at Tunkhannock, 11 a.m.
Wallenpaupack at Hazleton Area, noon
H.S. BOYS LACROSSE
Danville at Dallas, 11 a.m.
H.S. GIRLS LACROSSE
Dallas at Mifflinburg, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Kings at Wilkes, 1 p.m.
Misericordia at DeSales, 1 p.m.
PSUWilkes-Barre at PSUWorthington (DH), 2 p.m.
MEN'S COLLEGE GOLF
Misericordia at Gettysburg, noon
MEN'S COLLEGE LACROSSE
FDU-Florham at Kings, 1 p.m.
Misericordia at Manhattanville, 1 p.m.
WOMEN'S COLLEGE LACROSSE
Kings at Eastern, noon
Manhattanville at Misericordia, 1 p.m.
Wilkes at Arcadia, 1 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Wilkes at Kings, 1 p.m.
DeSales at Misericordia, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE TENNIS
FDU-Florham at Misericordia, 1 p.m.
Kings at Wilkes, 1 p.m.
COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD
Misericordia at Bucknell
B A S K E T B A L L
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston........................... 34 24 .586
Philadelphia ................. 31 27 .534 3
New York...................... 30 28 .517 4
New Jersey .................. 21 38 .356 13
1
2
Toronto ......................... 20 39 .339 14
1
2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
x-Miami ......................... 40 16 .714
Atlanta........................... 34 24 .586 7
Orlando ......................... 34 24 .586 7
Washington.................. 14 44 .241 27
Charlotte....................... 7 50 .123 33
1
2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
x-Chicago....................... 44 14 .759
Indiana............................ 36 22 .621 8
Milwaukee...................... 28 30 .483 16
Detroit ............................. 22 36 .379 22
Cleveland ....................... 19 37 .339 24
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
x-San Antonio................ 40 16 .714
Memphis ........................ 34 23 .596 6
1
2
Dallas.............................. 32 26 .552 9
Houston.......................... 32 26 .552 9
New Orleans.................. 16 42 .276 25
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
y-Oklahoma City.......... 42 16 .724
Denver .......................... 32 26 .552 10
Utah............................... 31 28 .525 11
1
2
Portland......................... 28 31 .475 14
1
2
Minnesota..................... 25 35 .417 18
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers..................... 37 22 .627
L.A. Clippers.................. 36 23 .610 1
Phoenix .......................... 30 28 .517 6
1
2
Golden State.................. 22 35 .386 14
Sacramento ................... 19 40 .322 18
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Wednesday's Games
Indiana 104, Cleveland 98, OT
Philadelphia 93, Toronto 75
Utah 103, Houston 91
L.A. Clippers 100, Oklahoma City 98
New Orleans 105, Sacramento 96
Memphis 104, Phoenix 93
New York 111, Milwaukee 107
Boston 88, Atlanta 86, OT
L.A. Lakers 98, San Antonio 84
Denver 113, Minnesota 107
Portland 118, Golden State 110
Thursday's Games
Detroit 109, Charlotte 85
L.A. Clippers 95, Minnesota 82
Miami at Chicago, late
Memphis at San Antonio, late
Dallas at Golden State, late
Today's Games
Cleveland at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Boston at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Orlando, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Houston, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Utah at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Milwaukee at Detroit, 8 p.m.
Denver at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Dallas at Portland, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Washington, 7 p.m.
Boston at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Utah at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Indiana at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Phoenix at San Antonio, 9 p.m.
G O L F
PGA Tour
RBC Heritage Scores
First Round
a-denotes amateur
Chad Campbell .........................................32-3567
Vaughn Taylor ...........................................32-3567
Colt Knost ..................................................35-3267
Jim Furyk ...................................................35-3368
Charlie Wi ..................................................34-3468
Harris English............................................34-3468
Matt Every ..................................................33-3568
Blake Adams .............................................36-3369
John Mallinger...........................................34-3569
Chez Reavie..............................................36-3369
Tommy Gainey..........................................35-3570
Jason Bohn................................................37-3370
Rory Sabbatini ...........................................34-3670
Kevin Na.....................................................34-3670
Tom Gillis...................................................33-3770
Joe Durant..................................................35-3570
Kevin Chappell ..........................................36-3470
John Rollins...............................................35-3570
Boo Weekley .............................................35-3570
Carl Pettersson .........................................34-3670
John Daly...................................................37-3370
Will Claxton................................................34-3670
Glen Day ....................................................36-3470
Greg Chalmers..........................................33-3871
Chris Couch...............................................33-3871
Hunter Haas ..............................................37-3471
Heath Slocum............................................37-3471
Stephen Ames...........................................37-3471
Kyle Stanley...............................................35-3671
Brandt Snedeker .......................................36-3571
Marc Leishman..........................................37-3471
Michael Thompson...................................35-3671
Lee Janzen ................................................35-3671
Trevor Immelman......................................35-3671
Webb Simpson..........................................37-3471
Zach Johnson............................................35-3671
Bud Cauley ................................................36-3571
Robert Garrigus ........................................34-3771
Fredrik Jacobson......................................36-3571
Bob Estes...................................................36-3571
Brian Harman.............................................36-3571
Gary Christian............................................35-3671
Brendon de Jonge ....................................35-3772
Troy Matteson............................................36-3672
Shaun Micheel...........................................37-3572
Robert Karlsson........................................37-3572
J.J. Henry...................................................36-3672
Alex Cejka..................................................36-3672
Martin Laird................................................36-3672
Charles Howell III......................................38-3472
Ernie Els.....................................................34-3872
James Driscoll ...........................................36-3672
J.J. Killeen .................................................37-3572
Kevin Stadler .............................................36-3672
Ken Duke ...................................................35-3772
Brian Davis.................................................36-3672
Jerry Kelly ..................................................36-3672
Lucas Glover .............................................37-3572
Matt Kuchar................................................36-3672
Rickie Fowler.............................................36-3672
Billy Mayfair................................................35-3772
a-Corbin Mills ............................................35-3772
Rocco Mediate...........................................36-3773
Bryce Molder .............................................35-3873
Mark Wilson...............................................36-3773
Jeff Overton...............................................39-3473
Chad Collins ..............................................36-3773
Mark Anderson..........................................36-3773
Daniel Summerhays .................................35-3873
Spencer Levin ...........................................35-3873
Hank Kuehne.............................................36-3773
Tim Clark....................................................37-3673
Scott Verplank...........................................39-3473
Matt Bettencourt ........................................37-3673
Stuart Appleby...........................................35-3873
Cameron Beckman...................................35-3873
W H A T S O N T V
(All times Eastern)
AUTO RACING
3 p.m.
SPEEDNASCAR, Sprint Cup, Happy Hour Se-
ries, final practice for Samsung Mobile 500, at Fort
Worth, Texas
5 p.m.
ESPN2 NASCAR, Nationwide Series, pole qual-
ifying for OReilly Auto Parts 300, at Fort Worth,
Texas
6:30 p.m.
SPEEDNASCAR, Sprint Cup, polequalifyingfor
Samsung Mobile 500, at Fort Worth, Texas
8:30 p.m.
ESPN2 NASCAR, Nationwide Series, OReilly
Auto Parts 300, at Fort Worth, Texas
2 a.m.
SPEED Formula One, qualifying for Grand Prix
of China, at Shanghai
BOXING
11 p.m.
ESPN2 Junior welterweights, Michael Katsidis
(28-5-0) vs. Albert Mensah (19-3-1), at Las Vegas
GOLF
9 a.m.
TGCEuropean PGATour, Malaysian Open, sec-
ond round, at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (same-day
tape)
12:30 p.m.
TGC Champions Tour, Pro-Am of Tampa Bay,
first round, at Lutz, Fla.
3 p.m.
TGC PGA Tour, The Heritage, second round, at
Hilton Head Island, S.C.
MLB
1 p.m.
YES L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees
3 p.m.
MLB Regional coverage, Chicago Cubs at St.
Louis or Tampa Bay at Boston (2 p.m. start)
3:05 p.m.
WGN Chicago Cubs at St. Louis
4:30 p.m.
ROOT Pittsburgh at San Francisco
7 p.m.
SNY N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia
7:30 p.m.
MLBRegional coverage, Milwaukee at Atlanta or
Houston at Miami (7 p.m. start)
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m.
SE2, WYLN Syracuse at Lehigh Valley
NBA
7 p.m.
CSN, YES New Jersey at Philadelphia
7:30 p.m.
MSG Washington at New York
8 p.m.
ESPN Phoenix at Houston
10:30 p.m.
ESPN Dallas at Portland
NHL
7:30 p.m.
NBCSN Playoffs, conference quarterfinals,
game 2, Philadelphia at Pittsburgh
8 p.m.
CNBC Playoffs, conference quarterfinals, game
2, Detroit at Nashville
10 p.m.
NBCSN Playoffs, conference quarterfinals,
game 2, Los Angeles at Vancouver
T R A N S A C T I O N S
BASEBALL
American League
KANSAS CITY ROYALSPlaced OF Lorenzo
Cain on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Jarrod Dyson
from Omaha (PCL).
National League
HOUSTON ASTROSOptioned INF Brian Bixler
to Oklahoma City (PCL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATESPromoted INF Greg Pi-
cart to Indianapolis (IL). Assigned OF Anthony Nor-
man to Altoona (EL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
HOUSTON ROCKETSSigned F Diamon Simp-
son for remainder of the season.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CINCINNATI BENGALSTraded LB Keith Rivers
to the N.Y. Giants for a 2012 fifth-round draft pick.
Agreedtoterms withCBTerenceNewman. Waived
CB Rico Murray.
NEWORLEANS SAINTSNamed Joe Vitt interim
coach.
NEW YORK JETSWaived C Taylor Boggs.
OAKLAND RAIDERSSigned TE Andre Hardy.
PITTSBURGH STEELERSAgreed to terms with
WR Jerricho Cotchery and OL Trai Essex.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHLFined Nashville D Shea Weber $2,500 for
slamming Detroit F Henrik Zetterbergs head
against the glass at the end of Wednesdays game.
CALGARY FLAMESFired coach Brent Sutter
and assistant coach Dave Lowery.
NASHVILLE PREDATORSAssigned G Jeremy
Smith to Milwaukee (AHL). Recalled G Chet Pick-
ard from Milwaukee.
NEWYORK ISLANDERSAssigned DMarc Can-
tin from Reading (ECHL) to Bridgeport (AHL).
American Hockey League
GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINSSigned D Chad Bil-
lins.
WORCESTER SHARKSSigned F Jay Silvia.
H O C K E Y
NHL
Daily Playoff Glance
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-7)
Wednesday, April 11
Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 3, OT, Philadelphia
leads series 1-0
Nashville 3, Detroit 2, Nashville leads series 1-0
Los Angeles 4, Vancouver 2, Los Angeles 1-0
Thursday, April 12
NY Rangers 4, Ottawa 2, NY Rangers leads series
1-0
San Jose at St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.
Boston 1, Washington 0, OT, Boston leads series
1-0
Chicago at Phoenix, late
Today
New Jersey at Florida, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Nashville, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Saturday, April 14
Washington at Boston, 3 p.m.
Ottawa at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
San Jose at St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Sunday, April 15
Nashville at Detroit, Noon
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.
New Jersey at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Monday, April 16
NY Rangers at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Boston at Washington, 7:30 p.m.
St. Louis at San Jose, 10 p.m.
Tuesday, April 17
Florida at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Chicago, 9 p.m.
Wednesday, April 18
NY Rangers at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.
Thursday, April 19
Florida at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Boston at Washington, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Chicago, 8 p.m.
St. Louis at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
C M Y K
THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012 PAGE 3B
M A J O R L E A G U E B A S E B A L L
PHILADELPHIA Shane
Victorino and Ty Wigginton
homered, Joe Blanton pitched
seven strong innings and the
Philadelphia Phillies beat
Miami 3-1 on Thursday night
in the Marlins second game
without suspended manager
Ozzie Guillen.
Blanton (1-1) allowed three
hits and a run in his first
start following an injured-
plagued season. Blanton had
two lengthy stints on the
disabled list and pitched in
only 11 games in 2011, the
lowest for a full season in his
career.
Blanton is often overlooked
in a Philadelphia rotation
that boasts three aces.
Against the Marlins, he was
as effective as he was during
his first two seasons in Phila-
delphia.
The Marlins lost their sec-
ond straight game without
Guillen. He was suspended
five games by the Marlins on
Tuesday for saying he ad-
mired Cuban dictator Fidel
Castro.
Nationals 3, Reds 2
WASHINGTON Ryan
Zimmerman scored on Alfre-
do Simons wild pitch with
two outs in the 10th inning,
helping the Nationals extend
their best start since moving
to Washington with a victory
over the Cincinnati Reds.
The Nationals improved to
5-2, good for first place in
the NL East and treating an
announced sellout crowd of
40,907 to a win w in the
home opener for the first
time since 2008.
Simon (0-1) hit Zimmer-
man with a pitch leading off
the 10th, and one out later,
Jayson Werth singled. A
groundout pushed the run-
ners to second and third with
two outs. With Roger Berna-
dina at the plate, Simon
threw an 0-1 pitch in the
dirt, and Zimmerman slid
under the tag after catcher
Devin Mesoraco collected the
ball and threw to Simon.
Cubs 8, Brewers 0
CHICAGO Matt Garza
pitched three-hit ball for 8
2-3 innings, and the Chicago
Cubs sent Zack Greinke to
his worst beating in 1
1
2 years
in a victory over the Mil-
waukee Brewers that prevent-
ed a four-game sweep.
Helping the Cubs improve
to 2-5, Garza (1-0) struck out
nine and walked two both
in the first two innings. He
induced Cesar Izturis to hit
into an inning-ending double
play in the second, starting a
stretch in which he retired 16
of 17 batters.
Giants 4, Rockies 2
DENVER No win for
the ages. Or, for that matter,
the aged.
Madison Bumgarner scat-
tered four hits over 7 1-3
innings and took a no-hit bid
into the sixth Thursday in
the San Francisco Giants win
over the Colorado Rockies.
At 49, Moyer failed in his
second attempt to become
the oldest pitcher to win a
major league game.
Moyer (0-2) surrendered
four runs, two of them
earned, and eight hits in 5
1-3 innings. He walked one,
struck out three and hit a
batter before leaving to a
standing ovation in the sixth.
N AT I O N A L L E A G U E R O U N D U P
Blanton stymies
Oz-less Marlins
The Associated Press
Burrell will
retire a Phillie
PHILADELPHIA Former
Philadelphia Phillies outfielder
Pat Burrell will sign a one-day
minor league contract and
retire with the organization.
Burrell will officially retire
as a Phillie during the Boston
Red Sox series in May at
Citizens Bank Park. Hell be
honored May 19 and throw out
the ceremonial first pitch.
The Phillies selected Burrell
with the No. 1 overall pick in
the 1998 draft. He played nine
seasons with the Phillies and
is fourth in team history in
home runs (251), eighth in
RBIs (827), and ninth in
extra-base hits (518). He
helped lead the Phillies to a
World Series championship in
2008.
He also played for the
Tampa Bay Rays and San
Francisco, winning another
World Series with the Giants
in 2010.
DETROIT Brennan
Boesch drove in four runs on
his 27th birthday, leading the
Detroit Tigers to their fifth
win in six games to start the
season, 7-2 over the Tampa
Bay Rays on Friday.
Drew Smyly gave up a run
in four-plus innings in his
major league debut. Despite
having the American Leagues
best record, Tigers starters
have not earned a win.
Collin Balester (1-0) won
this one with two innings of
relief.
The Tigers trailed 1-0 until
scoring three runs off Jeff
Niemann (0-1) in the fifth.
Alex Avila walked and scored
on Andy Dirks one-out triple.
Ryan Raburn struck out, but
Austin Jackson walked and
stole second before Boeschs
two-run single.
Twins 10, Angels 9
MINNEAPOLIS Justin
Morneau hit a two-run, go-
ahead homer in the eighth
inning and Minnesota rallied
from six runs down to beat
Los Angeles.
Joe Mauer went deep, too,
hitting a three-run shot off
Dan Haren in the fifth that
cut into a 6-0 lead the Angels
built against Francisco Lir-
iano. Every Twins batter had
at least one of the teams 20
hits, enough to make up for
the 14 men left on base, in-
cluding eight in scoring posi-
tion.
Denard Span had four hits,
including an infield single
that tied it at 6 in the seventh
inning. On the play, he reac-
hed first at the same time as
Scott Downs, stomping down
on top of the relievers foot
with his cleat. Downs right
ankle rolled awkwardly and
he left the game with what
the team called a bruise.
Rangers 5, Mariners 3
ARLINGTON, Texas
Michael Young hit a two-run
homer and had four RBIs to
back Derek Holland, leading
the Texas over Seattle.
Young had an RBI single in
the first. With Texas leading
1-0 in the fifth inning for the
third straight game, Young hit
an opposite-field homer into
the first row in right for a 3-0
lead against Jason Vargas
(1-1). Young added a run-
scoring single in the eighth
off Erasmo Ramirez.
Holland (1-0) allowed two
runs and five hits in 7 1-3
innings, struck out eight and
walked none. He extended a
scoreless streak by Texas
starters to 22 2-3 innings
before Alex Liddis RBI single
in the sixth. Kyle Seager add-
ed a 438-foot homer into the
right-field upper deck in the
seventh.
A M E R I C A N L E A G U E R O U N D U P
Boesch celebrates
birthday with a bash
The Associated Press
STANDINGS/STATS
W E D N E S D A Y S
L A T E B O X E S
Dodgers 4,
Pirates 1
Pittsburgh Los Angeles
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Presley lf 4 0 1 0 DGordn ss 5 1 1 0
McLoth rf 4 0 1 0 M.Ellis 2b 4 1 1 0
McCtch cf 4 0 1 0 Kemp cf 4 1 3 0
Walker 2b 4 0 0 0 JRiver 1b-lf 4 1 3 2
GJones 1b 4 0 2 0 Jansen p 0 0 0 0
Barajs c 3 0 0 0 Guerra p 0 0 0 0
PAlvrz 3b 3 0 0 0 Ethier rf 4 0 2 1
Barmes ss 3 1 1 1 HrstnJr lf-3b 3 0 1 0
Bedard p 2 0 0 0 GwynJ ph-lf 1 0 1 1
Resop p 0 0 0 0 Uribe 3b 3 0 0 0
Watson p 0 0 0 0 Guerrir p 0 0 0 0
Meek p 0 0 0 0
Sellers
ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Navarr ph 1 0 0 0 A.Ellis c 3 0 0 0
JHughs p 0 0 0 0 Blngsly p 2 0 0 0
Loney
ph-1b 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1 Totals 36 412 4
Pittsburgh .......................... 001 000 000 1
Los Angeles....................... 001 001 20x 4
EP.Alvarez (2). DPLos Angeles1. LOBPitts-
burgh 4, Los Angeles 10. 2BG.Jones (1), D.Gor-
don (2), Kemp (2). HRBarmes (1). SBD.Gor-
don (5).
IP H R ER BB SO
Pittsburgh
Bedard L,0-2............ 5 8 2 2 1 3
Resop.......................
2
3 0 0 0 1 0
Watson .....................
1
3 1 1 1 0 0
Meek......................... 1 3 1 1 0 2
J.Hughes.................. 1 0 0 0 0 1
Los Angeles
Billingsley W,2-0..... 6 5 1 1 0 4
Guerrier H,2............. 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jansen H,1............... 1 1 0 0 0 3
Guerra S,4-4............ 1 0 0 0 0 1
Bedard pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.
Watson pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
BalkBedard.
UmpiresHome, Mike Winters;First, Wally Bell-
;Second, Mark Wegner;Third, Brian Knight.
T2:47. A29,729 (56,000).
Braves 6, Astros 3
Atlanta Houston
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Bourn cf 5 0 0 0 Schafer cf 4 1 2 0
Prado lf 3 1 1 0 Altuve 2b 5 0 2 0
Fremn 1b 5 0 2 0 JMrtnz lf 4 1 2 2
C.Jones 3b 5 1 2 0 Ca.Lee 1b 4 0 1 1
Uggla 2b 5 2 1 0 T.Buck rf 3 0 0 0
Heywrd rf 4 2 3 2 MDwns ph 1 0 0 0
D.Ross c 4 0 2 2 FRdrgz p 0 0 0 0
JWilson ss 3 0 0 1 Wrght p 0 0 0 0
Delgad p 2 0 0 0 Lyon p 0 0 0 0
JFrncs ph 1 0 0 0 CJhnsn 3b 4 0 2 0
CMrtnz p 0 0 0 0 JCastro c 2 0 0 0
OFlhrt p 0 0 0 0
CSnydr
ph-c 1 0 0 0
Hinske ph 1 0 0 0 MGnzlz ss 4 1 1 0
Venters p 0 0 0 0 WRdrg p 1 0 0 0
Kimrel p 0 0 0 0 Bixler ph 1 0 0 0
R.Cruz p 0 0 0 0
Maxwll ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 611 5 Totals 35 310 3
Atlanta ................................ 010 300 011 6
Houston.............................. 100 010 100 3
EC.Jones (1), W.Rodriguez (2), T.Buck (1), Max-
well (1), M.Gonzalez (1). DPAtlanta 2, Houston1.
LOBAtlanta 8, Houston 10. 2BFreeman (1),
D.Ross (1). HRHeyward (1), J.Martinez (2). SB
Heyward (2). SJ.Wilson.
IP H R ER BB SO
Atlanta
Delgado W,1-0........ 5 5 2 2 2 6
C.Martinez H,1........ 1 2 0 0 0 0
OFlaherty H,2......... 1 2 1 1 2 1
Venters H,2.............. 1 0 0 0 0 1
Kimbrel S,2-2 .......... 1 1 0 0 1 3
Houston
W.Rodriguez L,0-1 . 5 6 4 3 1 5
R.Cruz ...................... 2 2 0 0 0 2
Fe.Rodriguez...........
2
3 2 1 1 0 0
W.Wright .................. 1 1 1 0 1 1
Lyon..........................
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
WPDelgado, W.Rodriguez 2.
UmpiresHome, Sam Holbrook;First, Paul Em-
mel;Second, Gary Darling;Third, Jerry Meals.
T3:21. A18,225 (40,981).
Rockies 17, Giants 8
San Francisco Colorado
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Pagan cf 4 1 0 0 Scutaro 2b 4 3 1 1
MeCarr lf 4 1 2 1 Fowler cf 5 2 3 0
Hensly p 0 0 0 0 CGnzlz lf 5 4 3 4
Posey ph 1 0 0 0 Colvin lf 0 0 0 0
BrWlsn p 0 0 0 0 Tlwtzk ss 6 2 2 2
Sandovl 3b 5 1 2 1 JHerrr ss 0 0 0 0
A.Huff 1b 1 0 0 0 Helton 1b 6 1 3 1
Otero p 0 0 0 0 Cuddyr rf 5 2 3 2
GBlanc ph 0 1 0 0 RHrndz c 6 1 2 2
Mota p 0 0 0 0 Nelson 3b 4 1 3 2
Pill 1b 2 0 0 0 Guthrie p 2 0 0 0
HSnchz c 5 0 1 2 MtRynl p 0 0 0 0
Schrhlt rf 4 2 2 3 EYong ph 2 1 2 1
BCrwfr ss 4 1 2 1 Belisle p 0 0 0 0
Burriss 2b 4 1 3 0 Chatwd p 0 0 0 0
Linccm p 1 0 0 0
Belt 1b 1 0 0 0
Affeldt p 0 0 0 0
Theriot ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 812 8 Totals 45172215
San Francisco ................. 000 700 100 8
Colorado.......................... 213 370 01x 17
EBurriss (1), Pill 2 (2). DPSan Francisco1, Col-
orado 1. LOBSan Francisco 7, Colorado 11.
2BMe.Cabrera (2), Sandoval 2 (3), Scutaro (1),
Fowler 2 (2), Helton (2), Cuddyer 3 (5), Nelson (1).
3BC.Gonzalez 2 (2), E.Young (1). HRSchier-
holtz 2 (2), B.Crawford (1). SBBurriss (1), Scutaro
(1), E.Young (2). SFowler. SFSchierholtz.
IP H R ER BB SO
San Francisco
Lincecum ................. 2
1
3 8 6 6 2 3
Otero.........................
2
3 0 0 0 0 0
Mota L,0-1................ 1 6 5 4 0 0
Affeldt ....................... 2 6 5 2 1 1
Hensley .................... 1 1 0 0 1 0
Br.Wilson ................. 1 1 1 1 1 1
Colorado
Guthrie ..................... 3
1
3 9 6 6 2 1
Mat.Reynolds
W,1-0........................ 1
2
3 1 1 1 2 1
Belisle....................... 1 0 0 0 0 1
Chatwood S,1-1 ...... 3 2 1 1 0 0
Mota pitched to 2 batters in the 5th.
HBPby Hensley (Scutaro). WPLincecum 2,
Br.Wilson.
UmpiresHome, Bob Davidson;First, Ron Kulpa-
;Second, Jim Wolf;Third, Derryl Cousins.
T3:43. A30,337 (50,398).
Mariners 4, Rangers 3
Seattle Texas
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Figgins lf 5 0 1 0 Kinsler dh 5 1 2 1
Ackley 2b 4 0 2 1 Andrus ss 4 1 1 1
ISuzuki rf 4 0 0 0 Hamltn cf-lf 4 1 1 0
Smoak 1b 4 1 2 0 Beltre 3b 3 0 0 0
Seager 3b 4 0 1 0 MYong 2b 4 0 2 1
Kawsk pr-3b 0 1 0 0 N.Cruz rf 3 0 0 0
JMontr c 3 0 1 1 DvMrp lf 3 0 0 0
MSndrs cf 4 1 2 1 Gentry cf 1 0 0 0
Ryan ss 4 0 0 0 Torreal c 3 0 1 0
Jaso dh 4 1 2 1 Morlnd 1b 4 0 1 0
BSnydr pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 411 4 Totals 34 3 8 3
Seattle ................................ 000 000 013 4
Texas.................................. 100 000 200 3
DPTexas 1. LOBSeattle 6, Texas 8.
2BAckley (1), Smoak (1), Seager (2), M.Saun-
ders 2 (3), Kinsler (2), Hamilton (1). 3BJaso (1).
HRKinsler (3), Andrus (1). SBM.Saunders (2),
Torrealba (1). SAndrus. SFJ.Montero.
IP H R ER BB SO
Seattle
Millwood................... 6 4 1 1 3 7
Delabar.....................
2
3 2 2 2 0 1
Luetge W,1-0........... 1
1
3 1 0 0 0 2
League S,3-3........... 1 1 0 0 0 1
Texas
Lewis ........................ 6
2
3 5 0 0 0 6
Ogando H,3 ............. 1
1
3 2 1 1 0 2
Nathan L,0-2
BS,1-3 ...................... 1 4 3 3 0 2
WPLeague.
UmpiresHome, Kerwin Danley;First, Doug Ed-
dings;Second, Paul Nauert;Third, Dana DeMuth.
T3:20.
A32,342 (48,194).
Rangers 5, Mariners 3
Seattle Texas
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Figgins cf 4 0 1 0 Kinsler 2b 4 3 3 1
Liddi 3b 4 0 1 1 MYong dh 4 1 3 4
ISuzuki rf 4 0 1 0 Hamltn lf 4 0 0 0
Smoak 1b 4 0 0 0 Beltre 3b 3 0 0 0
JMontr dh 4 1 1 0 N.Cruz rf 4 0 0 0
Seager 2b 4 1 1 1 Napoli 1b 3 0 0 0
Olivo c 4 0 1 1 Torreal c 4 1 2 0
C.Wells lf 3 0 0 0 AlGnzlz ss 3 0 1 0
MSndrs ph 1 0 0 0 Gentry cf 3 0 0 0
Ryan ss 3 1 1 0
Totals 35 3 7 3 Totals 32 5 9 5
Seattle ................................ 000 001 101 3
Texas.................................. 100 020 20x 5
EKinsler (1). LOBSeattle 5, Texas 5.
2BFiggins (2), Olivo(1), Ryan(3), Kinsler (3), Tor-
realba (1). HRSeager (1), M.Young (1). SBKin-
sler (1), Beltre (1). CSGentry (1).
IP H R ER BB SO
Seattle
Vargas L,1-1............ 6
2
3 7 4 4 1 6
E.Ramirez................ 1
1
3 2 1 1 0 0
Texas
D.Holland W,1-0...... 7
1
3 5 2 2 0 8
Uehara H,1 ..............
2
3 0 0 0 0 0
Adams S,1-1............ 1 2 1 1 0 1
HBPby E.Ramirez (Napoli).
UmpiresHome, DougEddings;First, Paul Nauert-
;Second, Dana DeMuth;Third, Kerwin Danley.
T2:33. A31,513 (48,194).
Tigers 7, Rays 2
Tampa Bay Detroit
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Jnnngs cf 3 1 0 0 AJcksn cf 3 1 0 0
C.Pena 1b 3 1 2 1 Boesch rf 4 0 2 4
Longori 3b 4 0 2 1 MiCarr 3b 4 0 0 0
Kppngr dh 5 0 0 0 Fielder 1b 4 1 2 0
Zobrist rf 3 0 0 0 DYong lf 4 0 1 0
SRdrgz ss 4 0 0 0 RSantg 2b 0 0 0 0
Loaton c 3 0 1 0 Avila c 3 2 2 1
JMolin c 1 0 1 0 JhPerlt ss 4 1 1 0
EJhnsn 2b 3 0 1 0 Dirks dh 4 2 2 1
Joyce lf 4 0 0 0
Raburn
2b-lf 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2 Totals 33 710 6
Tampa Bay......................... 001 000 100 2
Detroit................................. 000 030 22x 7
DPDetroit 1. LOBTampa Bay 11, Detroit 4.
2BLongoria (3), J.Molina (2). 3BAvila (1), Dirks
(1). HRC.Pena (3). SBA.Jackson (1), Avila (1).
IP H R ER BB SO
Tampa Bay
Niemann L,0-1......... 5 4 3 3 2 6
Howell....................... 1 1 0 0 0 1
W.Davis....................
2
3 2 2 2 0 0
McGee......................
1
3 1 0 0 0 0
Jo.Peralta................. 1 2 2 2 0 1
Detroit
Smyly........................ 4 4 1 1 3 4
Balester W,1-0......... 2 0 1 1 2 2
Villarreal H,1............
2
3 1 0 0 0 0
Coke H,1..................
1
3 0 0 0 0 1
Benoit H,1................ 1 2 0 0 0 2
Valverde................... 1 0 0 0 0 0
Smyly pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.
Balester pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
HBPby Balester (Jennings), by Smyly (C.Pena).
WPJo.Peralta.
UmpiresHome, Mark Carlson;First, Ed Hickox-
;Second, Ed Rapuano;Third, Cory Blaser.
T3:23. A30,288 (41,255).
A M E R I C A N
L E A G U E
Twins 10, Angels 9
Los Angeles Minnesota
ab r h bi ab r h bi
MIzturs ss 4 1 2 2 Span cf 5 1 4 1
HKndrc 2b 4 0 0 0 JCarrll ss 4 1 1 0
Pujols 1b 5 1 1 0 Mauer c 5 2 3 3
TrHntr rf 5 1 1 0 Mornea dh 5 1 1 2
Trumo dh 4 2 2 2 Wlngh lf 5 2 3 1
V.Wells lf 5 1 2 1 Parmel 1b 5 1 2 0
Callasp 3b 5 1 1 1 Valenci 3b 5 2 3 1
BoWlsn c 2 1 2 0 Revere rf 5 0 1 0
KMorls ph 1 0 0 0 ACasill 2b 3 0 1 0
Iannett c 1 0 0 0 Brrghs ph 0 0 0 0
Bourjos cf 3 1 2 2
LHughs
ph-2b 1 0 1 2
Totals 39 913 8 Totals 43102010
Los Angeles .................... 050 010 012 9
Minnesota........................ 000 030 34x 10
EMauer (2). LOBLos Angeles 8, Minnesota13.
2BV.Wells (1), Bourjos (1), Span (1), Parmelee
(1), Valencia (1). HRTrumbo (1), Mauer (1), Mor-
neau (1), Willingham (4). SBM.Izturis 2 (2),
H.Kendrick (2), Trumbo (1), Bourjos (1), Span (1),
L.Hughes (1). SBourjos. SFL.Hughes.
IP H R ER BB SO
Los Angeles
Haren........................ 5 9 3 3 1 7
Takahashi H,1.........
2
3 2 0 0 1 0
Jepsen H,1 ..............
2
3 3 3 3 0 0
S.Downs BS,1-1 .....
1
3 1 0 0 0 0
Thompson L,0-1...... 1
1
3 5 4 4 1 2
Minnesota
Liriano....................... 5 7 6 5 3 2
Al.Burnett ................. 2 1 0 0 0 3
Burton.......................
1
3 1 1 1 0 0
Duensing..................
1
3 1 0 0 1 0
Gray W,2-0 ..............
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
Capps S,2-2 ............ 1 3 2 2 0 0
WPHaren, Duensing.
UmpiresHome, D.J. Reyburn;First, Brian ONo-
ra;Second, Alfonso Marquez;Third, Tom Hallion.
T3:44. A31,782 (39,500).
AP PH OTO
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Jamie Moyer throws against
the San Francisco Giants during the fifth inning of a game on
Thursday in Denver. Moyer, at 49, was attempting to become the
oldest pitcher to win a major league game. He was tagged with the
loss.
S T A N D I N G S
All Times EDT
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Tampa Bay ....................................... 4 2 .667 4-2 L-1 3-0 1-2
Toronto ............................................. 4 2 .667 4-2 W-2 2-1 2-1
Baltimore........................................... 3 3 .500 1 1 3-3 L-3 3-3 0-0
New York.......................................... 3 3 .500 1 1 3-3 W-3 0-0 3-3
Boston............................................... 1 5 .167 3 3 1-5 L-2 0-0 1-5
Central Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Detroit ............................................... 5 1 .833 5-1 W-1 5-1 0-0
Chicago ............................................ 3 2 .600 1
1
2
1
2 3-2 W-2 0-0 3-2
Kansas City...................................... 3 3 .500 2 1 3-3 L-1 0-0 3-3
Minnesota......................................... 2 4 .333 3 2 2-4 W-2 2-1 0-3
Cleveland.......................................... 1 4 .200 3
1
2 2
1
2 1-4 L-2 1-4 0-0
West Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Texas ................................................ 5 2 .714 5-2 W-1 5-2 0-0
Seattle............................................... 4 4 .500 1
1
2 1 4-4 L-1 0-0 4-4
Oakland ............................................ 3 4 .429 2 1
1
2 3-4 W-1 3-4 0-0
Los Angeles ..................................... 2 4 .333 2
1
2 2 2-4 L-2 1-2 1-2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Washington...................................... 5 2 .714 5-2 W-3 1-0 4-2
New York.......................................... 4 2 .667
1
2
1
2 4-2 L-2 4-2 0-0
Philadelphia ..................................... 3 3 .500 1
1
2 1
1
2 3-3 W-2 2-1 1-2
Atlanta............................................... 2 4 .333 2
1
2 2
1
2 2-4 W-2 0-0 2-4
Miami................................................. 2 5 .286 3 3 2-5 L-2 0-1 2-4
Central Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
St. Louis............................................ 5 2 .714 5-2 L-1 0-0 5-2
Milwaukee ........................................ 4 3 .571 1 1 4-3 L-1 1-2 3-1
Houston............................................ 3 3 .500 1
1
2 1
1
2 3-3 L-2 3-3 0-0
Cincinnati .......................................... 3 4 .429 2 2 3-4 L-1 3-3 0-1
Pittsburgh......................................... 2 3 .400 2 2 2-3 L-2 2-1 0-2
Chicago ............................................ 2 5 .286 3 3 2-5 W-1 2-5 0-0
West Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Los Angeles ..................................... 5 1 .833 5-1 W-2 2-0 3-1
Arizona ............................................. 4 1 .800
1
2 4-1 L-1 3-0 1-1
Colorado........................................... 2 4 .333 3 2
1
2 2-4 L-1 1-2 1-2
San Diego......................................... 2 4 .333 3 2
1
2 2-4 W-1 2-4 0-0
San Francisco.................................. 2 4 .333 3 2
1
2 2-4 W-1 0-0 2-4
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
Chicago White Sox 10, Cleveland 6
Toronto 3, Boston 1
Tampa Bay 4, Detroit 2
Oakland 5, Kansas City 4, 12 innings
N.Y. Yankees 6, Baltimore 4, 10 innings
Seattle 4, Texas 3
Minnesota 6, L.A. Angels 5
Thursday's Games
Detroit 7, Tampa Bay 2
Minnesota 10, L.A. Angels 9
Texas 5, Seattle 3
Friday's Games
L.A. Angels (E.Santana 0-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuro-
da 0-1), 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Price1-0) at Boston (Beckett 0-1), 2:05
p.m.
Detroit (Scherzer 0-0) at ChicagoWhiteSox (Peavy
0-0), 2:10 p.m.
Cleveland (D.Lowe 1-0) at Kansas City (Hochevar
1-0), 4:10 p.m.
Baltimore (Tom.Hunter 1-0) at Toronto (Morrow
0-0), 7:07 p.m.
Texas (M.Harrison1-0) at Minnesota(Swarzak 0-1),
8:10 p.m.
Oakland (Colon 1-1) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 1-0),
10:10 p.m.
Saturday's Games
L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.
Texas at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Boston, 4:05 p.m.
Baltimore at Toronto, 4:07 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 4:10 p.m.
Cleveland at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.
Oakland at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Baltimore at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Boston, 1:35 p.m.
Cleveland at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m.
Texas at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m.
Oakland at Seattle, 4:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees, 8:05 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
Cincinnati 4, St. Louis 3
Washington 4, N.Y. Mets 0
Milwaukee 2, Chicago Cubs 1
San Diego 2, Arizona 1
Philadelphia 7, Miami 1
Atlanta 6, Houston 3
Colorado 17, San Francisco 8
L.A. Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh 1
Thursday's Games
Washington 3, Cincinnati 2, 10 innings
Chicago Cubs 8, Milwaukee 0
San Francisco 4, Colorado 2
Philadelphia 3, Miami 1
Arizona at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.
Friday's Games
Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 1-0) at St. Louis
(Wainwright 0-1), 3:15 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 0-0) at San Francisco
(M.Cain 0-0), 4:35 p.m.
Cincinnati (Arroyo 0-0) at Washington (Zimmer-
mann 0-1), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Dickey 1-0) at Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 0-0),
7:05 p.m.
Houston (Harrell 1-0) at Miami (Nolasco 1-0), 7:10
p.m.
Milwaukee (Wolf 0-1) at Atlanta (Jurrjens 0-1), 7:35
p.m.
Arizona (D.Hudson 1-0) at Colorado (Nicasio 0-0),
8:40 p.m.
San Diego (Richard 1-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Harang
0-1), 10:10 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 1:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at Washington, 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m.
Houston at Miami, 7:10 p.m.
Milwaukee at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.
Arizona at Colorado, 8:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 9:05 p.m.
San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Houston at Miami, 1:10 p.m.
Cincinnati at Washington, 1:35 p.m.
Milwaukee at Atlanta, 1:35 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m.
Arizona at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 4:10 p.m.
N A T I O N A L
L E A G U E
Nationals 3, Reds 2
Cincinnati Washington
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Stubbs cf 5 0 0 0 Dsmnd ss 5 1 3 0
Cozart ss 5 0 0 0 Espinos 2b 3 1 0 0
Votto 1b 3 1 0 0 Zmrmn 3b 4 1 0 0
Rolen 3b 4 1 1 0 LaRoch 1b 5 0 2 2
Bruce rf 3 0 1 0 Werth rf 5 0 2 0
Ludwck lf 4 0 1 2 Nady lf 4 0 0 0
Valdez 2b 4 0 1 0 Berndn cf 4 0 0 0
Mesorc c 4 0 1 0 Ramos c 4 0 1 0
Latos p 2 0 0 0 BCarrll pr 0 0 0 0
LeCure p 0 0 0 0 Flores c 0 0 0 0
Heisey ph 1 0 0 0 GGnzlz p 2 0 1 0
Arrdnd p 0 0 0 0 Tracy ph 1 0 0 0
Harris ph 1 0 0 0 Clipprd p 0 0 0 0
Simon p 0 0 0 0 Lidge p 0 0 0 0
DeRosa ph 0 0 0 0
Stmmn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 5 2 Totals 37 3 9 2
Cincinnati ...................... 000 000 002 0 2
Washington.................. 000 020 000 1 3
Two outs when winning run scored.
EZimmerman (1). DPCincinnati 1. LOBCin-
cinnati 6, Washington10. 2BRolen (2), Bruce (2),
Valdez (1), Mesoraco (1), Ramos (2).
IP H R ER BB SO
Cincinnati
Latos ......................... 5 5 2 2 3 1
LeCure ..................... 2 0 0 0 0 1
Arredondo................ 2 3 0 0 1 0
Simon L,0-1.............
2
3 1 1 1 0 0
Washington
G.Gonzalez ............. 7 2 0 0 0 7
Clippard H,2 ............ 1 1 0 0 0 2
Lidge BS,1-2............ 1 2 2 2 2 0
Stammen W,1-0...... 1 0 0 0 0 3
HBPby Simon (Zimmerman). WPSimon.
UmpiresHome, Mike Everitt;First, Paul Schrie-
ber;Second, Tim Welke;Third, Laz Diaz.
Cubs 8, Brewers 0
Milwaukee Chicago
ab r h bi ab r h bi
RWeks 2b 4 0 0 0 DeJess rf 3 2 2 0
Morgan cf 4 0 2 0 Barney 2b 3 1 1 1
Braun lf 3 0 0 0 SCastro ss 4 1 2 2
Hart rf 3 0 0 0 ASorin lf 3 1 1 2
Aoki rf 1 0 0 0 Mather lf 1 0 0 0
Gamel 1b 3 0 0 0 IStewrt 3b 4 0 2 1
Dillard p 0 0 0 0 LaHair 1b 4 0 1 0
Kottars ph 1 0 0 0 Clevngr c 4 2 3 0
AlGnzlz ss 3 0 0 0 RJhnsn cf 4 1 1 1
Lucroy c 2 0 1 0 Garza p 4 0 0 0
CIzturs 3b 3 0 0 0 Camp p 0 0 0 0
Greink p 1 0 0 0
MParr p 1 0 0 0
Ishikaw 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0 Totals 34 813 7
Milwaukee.......................... 000 000 000 0
Chicago.............................. 006 200 00x 8
EAle.Gonzalez (3), Garza (1). DPMilwaukee 3,
Chicago 1. LOBMilwaukee 5, Chicago 4.
2BClevenger 2 (3). SBA.Soriano (1).
IP H R ER BB SO
Milwaukee
Greinke L,1-1 .......... 3
2
3 9 8 8 1 5
M.Parra .................... 2
1
3 2 0 0 0 4
Dillard ....................... 2 2 0 0 0 1
Chicago
Garza W,1-0............ 8
2
3 3 0 0 2 9
Camp........................
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
HBPby M.Parra (DeJesus). WPGreinke.
UmpiresHome, Fieldin Culbreth;First, Adrian
Johnson;Second, Gary Cederstrom;Third, Lance
Barksdale.
T2:47. A36,311 (41,009).
Giants 4, Rockies 2
San Francisco Colorado
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Pagan cf 5 1 1 1 Scutaro 2b 5 0 0 0
MeCarr lf 4 0 2 2 Fowler cf 2 0 1 1
Sandovl 3b 5 1 1 0 CGnzlz lf 4 0 1 0
Posey c 4 0 1 0 Tlwtzk ss 3 1 1 0
Pill 1b 3 0 1 1 Cuddyr rf 4 0 1 0
Schrhlt rf 4 0 0 0 Rosario c 4 0 0 0
Theriot 2b 4 1 0 0 Pachec 1b 2 0 0 0
Burriss 2b 0 0 0 0 Rogers p 0 0 0 0
BCrwfr ss 4 1 2 0 EYong ph 1 0 0 0
Bmgrn p 4 0 0 0 Brothrs p 0 0 0 0
Romo p 0 0 0 0 RBtncr p 0 0 0 0
JaLopz p 0 0 0 0 Giambi ph 1 0 1 0
BrWlsn p 0 0 0 0 JHerrr pr 0 0 0 0
Nelson 3b 3 0 1 0
Helton ph 1 0 0 0
Moyer p 1 0 0 0
Colvin 1b 2 1 1 1
Totals 37 4 8 4 Totals 33 2 7 2
San Francisco.................... 001 102 000 4
Colorado ............................ 000 001 001 2
ENelson (2), Fowler (1). DPSan Francisco 1.
LOBSan Francisco 8, Colorado 8.
2BMe.Cabrera(3), B.Crawford(3), Tulowitzki (1).
3BColvin (1).
IP H R ER BB SO
San Francisco
Bumgarner W,1-1... 7
1
3 4 1 1 2 2
Romo H,1.................
1
3 0 0 0 1 0
Ja.Lopez H,1 ...........
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
Br.Wilson S,1-1....... 1 3 1 1 1 1
Colorado
Moyer L,0-2 ............. 5
2
3 8 4 2 1 3
Rogers...................... 1
1
3 0 0 0 0 2
Brothers ................... 1 0 0 0 0 1
R.Betancourt ........... 1 0 0 0 0 1
HBPby Moyer (Pill).
UmpiresHome, Ron Kulpa;First, Jim Wolf;Sec-
ond, Derryl Cousins;Third, Bob Davidson.
T3:20. A25,860 (50,398).
Phillies 3, Marlins 1
Miami Philadelphia
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Reyes ss 4 0 0 0 Victorn cf 4 1 1 1
Bonifac cf 4 0 1 0 Polanc 3b 4 0 1 0
HRmrz 3b 2 0 0 0 Rollins ss 4 0 1 0
Stanton rf 4 0 0 0 Pence rf 4 1 2 0
Morrsn lf 4 0 1 0 Mayrry lf 3 0 1 1
GSnchz 1b 4 0 0 0 Wggntn 1b 3 1 1 1
Infante 2b 4 1 2 0 Ruiz c 3 0 0 0
J.Buck c 4 0 2 1 Galvis 2b 3 0 1 0
Buehrle p 2 0 0 0 Blanton p 2 0 0 0
Choate p 0 0 0 0 Thome ph 1 0 0 0
Cishek p 0 0 0 0 Qualls p 0 0 0 0
Dobbs ph 1 0 0 0 Papeln p 0 0 0 0
Mujica p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1 Totals 31 3 8 3
Miami .................................. 000 010 000 1
Philadelphia....................... 000 200 10x 3
EStanton (2), Galvis (1). DPPhiladelphia 1.
LOBMiami 7, Philadelphia 4. 2BInfante (3),
J.Buck (2), Pence(2). HRVictorino(1), Wigginton
(1).
IP H R ER BB SO
Miami
Buehrle L,0-2........... 6
1
3 8 3 3 0 2
Choate......................
1
3 0 0 0 0 1
Cishek ......................
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
Mujica....................... 1 0 0 0 0 0
Philadelphia
Blanton W,1-1.......... 7 3 1 1 1 3
Qualls H,1................ 1 1 0 0 1 1
Papelbon S,2-2....... 1 2 0 0 0 0
UmpiresHome, Jeff Nelson;First, Bill Welke;Se-
cond, Chris Guccione;Third, Tim Tschida.
T2:20. A44,751 (43,651).
N L T O P T E N
G AB R H Pct.
Freese StL ........................... 7 28 5 12 .429
Furcal StL............................. 7 27 4 11 .407
Desmond Was..................... 7 32 6 13 .406
Kemp LAD ........................... 6 25 7 10 .400
Pence Phi............................. 6 23 3 9 .391
Bloomquist Ari ..................... 4 18 4 7 .389
MeCabrera SF..................... 6 26 6 10 .385
Cuddyer Col......................... 6 24 3 9 .375
Berkman StL........................ 5 16 5 6 .375
Ruiz Phi ................................ 6 16 2 6 .375
Home Runs
Beltran, St. Louis, 3;Bruce, Cincinnati, 3;Freese, St.
Louis, 3;Hart, Milwaukee, 3;Infante, Miami, 3;13tied
at 2.
Runs Batted In
Ethier, Los Angeles, 10;Freese, St. Louis,
10;Kemp, Los Angeles, 9;LaRoche, Washington,
8;CaLee, Houston, 7;Sandoval, San Francisco, 7;5
tied at 6.
Pitching
Billingsley, Los Angeles, 2-0;Halladay, Philadel-
phia, 2-0;Chapman, Cincinnati, 2-0;Lohse, St.
Louis, 2-0;Breslow, Arizona, 1-0;ASanchez, Miami,
1-0;WLopez, Houston, 1-0.
A L T O P T E N
G AB R H Pct.
Longoria TB......................... 6 21 5 10 .476
Konerko CWS ..................... 5 20 3 9 .450
Sweeney Bos ...................... 5 18 1 8 .444
AJackson Det ...................... 6 23 9 10 .435
CPena TB ............................ 6 21 5 9 .429
Willingham Min.................... 6 22 5 9 .409
Avila Det ............................... 5 18 6 7 .389
MiCabrera Det..................... 6 21 6 8 .381
Jeter NYY............................. 6 27 3 10 .370
Kinsler Tex........................... 7 27 9 10 .370
Home Runs
Willingham, Minnesota, 4; MiCabrera, Detroit, 3;
Cespedes, Oakland, 3; Kinsler, Texas, 3; CPena,
Tampa Bay, 3; 13 tied at 2.
Runs Batted In
MiCabrera, Detroit, 9; CPena, Tampa Bay, 8; Ces-
pedes, Oakland, 7; Willingham, Minnesota, 7;
MYoung, Texas, 7; 9 tied at 6.
Pitching
Gray, Minnesota, 2-0; Below, Detroit, 2-0; Rodney,
Tampa Bay, 1-0; Atchison, Boston, 1-0; Hochevar,
Kansas City, 1-0; Balester, Detroit, 1-0; Janssen,
Toronto, 1-0.
T H I S D A T E I N
B A S E B A L L
April 13
1914 The first Federal League game was played
in Baltimore and the Terrapins defeated Buffalo,
3-2, behind Jack Quinn. A crowd estimated at
27,000 stood15 rows deep in the outfield to witness
the return of big league baseball to Baltimore.
1933 Sammy West of St. Louis went 6-for-6 in an
11-inning win over the Chicago White Sox. He had
five singles and a double off Ted Lyons.
1953 For the first time in half a century, a newcity
was represented in the American or National
leagues. TheBraves movedfromBostontoMilwau-
kee and opened in Cincinnati, where Max Surkont
set down the Reds, 2-0.
1954 Henry Aaron made his major league debut
in left field for the Milwaukee Braves and went
0-for-5 in a 9-8 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Cincin-
natis Jim Greengrass hit four doubles in his first
major league game.
1963 Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds tripled off
Pittsburghs BobFriendfor his first major leaguehit.
1972 The first player strike in baseball history
ended.
1984 Pete Rose got his 4,000th hit, a double off
Philadelphia pitcher Jerry Koosman. The hit came
exactly 21 years after his first hit.
1987 The San Diego Padres set a major league
record when the first three batters in the bottom of
the first inning hit homers off San Francisco starter
Roger Mason in their home opener. The Padres,
trailing 2-0, got homers from Marvell Wynne, Tony
Gwynn and John Kruk.
1993 Lee Smith became the all-time saves lead-
er as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles
Dodgers 9-7. Smith got his 358th save, surpassing
Jeff Reardon of the Cincinnati Reds.
1999 Texas catcher Ivan Rodriguez drove in nine
runs in the Rangers 15-6 victory at Seattle. Rodri-
guez hit a three-run homer in the first, a two-run sin-
gle in the second and his first career grand slam in
the third as Texas took a 13-0 lead.
2004 San Franciscos Barry Bonds hit his 661st
homer, passingWillieMays totakesolepossession
of third place on baseballs career list.
2006 Cody Ross hit a grand slamand a three-run
homer to help Los Angeles beat Pittsburgh 13-5.
2007 Carlos Lee hit three homers, including a
grand slam, and drove in six runs, helping Houston
to a 9-6 win at Philadelphia.
2008JoeCredeandPaul Konerkoeachhit grand
slams for the White Sox against the Tigers, the third
time Chicago has had multiple grand slams in the
same game in its history.
2009 Orlando Hudson hit for the cycle as Los An-
geles beat Randy Johnson and San Francisco 11-1.
2009 Chicagos Jermaine Dye and Paul Konerko
reached 300 career homers with consecutive
drives in the second inning of the White Soxs 10-6
win over Detroit. They became the first teammates
to hit century milestone home runs of at least 300 in
the same game.
2009 Jody Gerut christened the Mets new
home, Citi Field, with a leadoff homer in San Die-
gos 6-5 win over New York. Geruts shot off Mike
Pelfrey marked the first time in history that the first
batter homered in a regular-season opener at a ma-
jor league ballpark.
2011 A federal jury convicted Barry Bonds of a
single charge of obstruction of justice, but failed to
reach a verdict on the three counts at the heart of
allegations that he knowingly used steroids and hu-
man growth hormone and lied to a grand jury about
it.
Today's birthday: Hunter Pence 29.
C M Y K
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S P O R T S
LEHMAN TWP.Carl Daub-
ert finished first in three sep-
arate events to lead Hanover
Area to a 93-57 victory over
Lake-Lehman on Thursday
afternoon. Daubert won the 110
hurdles in a time of 17.1 before
taking the 100 (11.4) and the
300 hurdles (42.4).
For Lake-Lehman, Jake Be-
van captured the 1600 and the
high jump.
3200 RELAY -- 1. LL, (Austin, Vanloon,
Sutton, Daly) 9:35; 2. HAN; 110 HURDLES -- 1.
HAN, Daubert 17.1; 2. HAN, Williams; 3. HAN,
Tomko; TRIPLE JUMP -- 1. HAN, Clemmons
29-4
1
2; 2. LL, Novitski; 3. LL, Dawsey; 100 -- 1.
HAN, Daubert 11.4; 2. LL, Novitski; 3. LL, Eury;
1600 -- 1. LL, Bevan 4:47; 2. LL, Sutton; 3. HAN,
Hawkins; SHOT PUT -- 1. HAN, Dennis 51-0; 2.
HAN, Steve; 3. LL, Jones; 400 -- 1. HAN,
Wolsieffer 55.5; 2. LL, Vanloon; 3. LL, Shaw;
400 RELAY -- 1. HAN, (Lukachioski, Adams,
Tencza, Westawski) 48.5; 300 HURDLES -- 1.
HAN, Daubert 42.4; 2. LL, Eury; 3. LL, Edkins;
POLE VAULT -- 1. HAN, Redmond 10-6; 2. HAN,
McFadden; 3. HAN, Hagler; DISCUS -- 1. HAN,
Steve 147-2; 2. HAN, Dennis; 3. LL, Jones;
LONG JUMP -- 1. LL, Novitski 17-11; 2. LL,
Dawsey; 3. HAN, Cole; 800 -- 1. HAN, M. Williams
2:08; 2. LL, Bevan; 3. HAN, D. Williams; 200 -- 1.
HAN, Wolsieffer 24.1; 2. HAN, Westawski; 3. LL,
Poepperling; 3200 -- 1. LL, Sutton 10:33; 2. HAN,
Hawkins; 3. HAN, Temperine; JAVELIN -- 1.
HAN, Dennis 141-5; 2. HAN, Steve; 3. LL, Hizny;
1600 RELAY -- 1. HAN, (Wolsieffer, Williams,
Westawski, Daubert) 3:43; 2. LL; HIGH JUMP --
1. LL, Bevan 5-10; 2. LL, Shaw; 3. HAN, Clem-
mons.
Redeemer 124, Nanticoke 18
David Gawlas won the shot
put event with a distance of
41-9 to help pace Holy Re-
deemer to a win over Nanti-
coke.
3200 RELAY -- 1. HR, (Villani, Cudo, Kabacin-
ski, Frazek) 12:05; 110 HURDLES -- 1. HR, Mark
18.4; 2. HR, Pahrer; 3. HR, Kane; TRIPLE JUMP
-- 1. HR, Wert 37-11
1
4; 2. HR, Pohler; 3. HR,
Bond; 100 -- 1. HR, Ross 12.2; 2. HR, Villani; 3.
NAN, Maslowski; 1600 -- 1. HR, Murthy 5:09; 2.
HR, Ford; 3. HR, Kabacinski; SHOT PUT -- 1.
HR, Gawlas 41-9
1
2; 2. HR, Fulton; 3. NAN,
Stevenson; 400 -- 1. HR, Sutphen 60.1; 2. HR,
Faust; 3. NAN, Fisher;
400 RELAY -- 1. HR, (Heiser, Bond, Ross,
Wert) 57.3; 300 HURDLES -- 1. HR, Mark 47.4;
2. HR, Kane; 3. HR, Gdovin; POLE VAULT -- 1.
NAN, Colatoski 7-0; DISCUS -- 1.HR, McManus
100-6; 2. NAN, Hamilton; 3. HR, Ambevlavag;
LONG JUMP -- 1. HR, Wert 17-3
1
4; 2. HR, Bond;
3. HR, Banas;
800 -- 1. HR, Frazee 2:16; 2. HR, Villani; 3.
HR, Cudo; 200 -- 1. HR, Ross 26.3; 2. NAN,
Balderama; 3. HR, Heiser; 3200 -- 1. HR, Ford
12:40; 2. HR, Kabacinski; 3. NAN, Dirocco;
JAVELIN -- 1. HR, Martin 117-10; 2. NAN,
Stevenson; 3. HR, Tarselli; 1600 RELAY -- 1. HR,
(Kane, Mark, Cudo, Gdovin) 4:03;
HIGH JUMP -- 1. HR, Banas 5-0.
GAR 86, Meyers 63
Darrell Crawford placed first
in the triple jump with a dis-
tance of 41-12 and long jump
with a distance of 21-5 to give
GAR a victory over Meyers.
Joey Arnone picked up sec-
ond place finishes in the 100
and the 200 for Meyers.
3200 RELAY -- 1. MEY, (Wilson, Snyder,
Robertson, Rodriguez) 9.31; 2. GAR; 110
HURDLES -- 1. GAR, Chintalla 15.7; 2. GAR,
Crawford; 3. MEY, DiMaggio; TRIPLE JUMP -- 1.
GAR, Crawford 41-12; 2. MEY, Brown; 3. MEY,
Townes; 100 -- 1. GAR, Benton 11.5; 2. MEY,
Arnone; 3. GAR, Thanas;
1600 -- 1. GAR, Oldziejewski 5.29; 2. MEY,
Robertson; 3. GAR, Height; SHOT PUT -- 1.
GAR, Soto 41-4
3
4; 2. MEY, Havard; 3. MEY,
Krepich;
400 -- 1. GAR, Benton 54.3; 2. MEY, Wilson;
3. MEY, Labatch; 400 RELAY -- 1. MEY, (Ed-
ward, Hernandez, Blake, Arnone) 47.3; 300
HURDLES -- 1. GAR, Soto 42.3; 2. GAR, Powell;
3. MEY, DiMaggio; DISCUS -- 1. GAR, Gresham
98-5; 2. MEY, Kropp; 3. MEY, Kropp;LONG
JUMP -- 1. GAR, Crawford 21-5; 2. MEY, Brown;
GAR; Taylor; 800 -- 1. GAR, Oldziejewski 2:21; 2.
MEY, Labatch; 3. MEY, Wilson;200 -- 1. GAR,
Benton 23.4; 2. MEY, Arnone; 3. GAR, Thomas;
3200 -- 1. GAR, Oldziejewski 11:26; 2. MEY,
Snyder; 3. GAR, McCarny; JAVELIN -- 1. MEY,
Kropp 133-2; 2. MEY, Townes; 3. MEY, Taylor;
1600 RELAY -- 1. GAR, (Benton, Powell,
Soto, Crawford) 3:46; HIGH JUMP -- 1. MEY,
Robertson 5-8; 2. GAR, Chintalla; 3. GAR,
Powell.
Hazleton Area 102, Wyoming Valley West
483200 RELAY 1. HA (Fetterman, Brennon,
Steiner, Minnick) 9:07. 110 HURDLES 1. WVW,
Kilheeney 16.5; 2. HA, Ventura; 3. HA, Chura.
TRIPLE JUMP -- 1. WVW, Yoshinski 40-2 1/4; 2.
WVW, Bunch; 3. HA, Zarowsky. 100 -- 1. WVW,
Ortiz 11.4; 2. HA, Campbell; 3. HA, Barlow. 1600
-- 1. HA, Fetterman 4:59; 2. HA, Pecora; 3. WVW,
Williams. SHOT PUT -- 1. WVW, Dibuo 39-6 3/4;
2. HA, George; 3. HA, Shafer. 400 -- 1. HA,
Barlow 50.6; 2. HA, Pataki; 3. WVW, Butkiewicz.
400 RELAY -- 1. HA (Campbell, Finnicum,
Hischar, Osadchy) 46.0. 300 HURDLES -- 1. HA,
Petrilla 43.8; 2. WVW, Kilheeney; 3. HA, Ventura.
POLE VAULT -- 1. HA, Campbell 11-0; 2. HA,
Radosta; 3. WVW, Moran. DISCUS -- 1. HA,
Finkelstein 117-3; 2. HA, Kokinda; 3. WVW,
Dibuo. LONG JUMP -- 1. HA, Zarowsky 19-5 1/2;
2. WVW, Bunch; 3. HA, Minnick. 800 -- 1. WVW,
Butkiewicz 2:10; 2. HA, Steiner; 3. HA, Minnick.
200 -- 1. HA, Barlow 23.5; 2. WVW, Ortiz; 3. HA,
Finnicum. 3200 -- 1. HA, Fetterman 10:43; 2.
WVW, Williams; 3. HA, Pecora. JAVELIN -- 1.
HA, Kokinda 155-2; 2. WVW, Kilheeney; 3. HA,
Seigendall. 1600 RELAY -- 1. HA, (Fisher,
Petrilla, Pataki, Barlow) 3:53. HIGH JUMP -- 1.
HA, Osadchy 5-8; 1. HA, Hischar 5-8; 3. WVW,
Moore.
GIRLS TRACK & FIELD
Hanover Area 100, Lehman 41
Amy Viti led Hanover Area to
a win over Lake-Lehman with
her first place finishes in the
1600 (6:32), the 400 (62.5) and
the 800 (2:34).
For Lake-Lehman, Amanda
Mathers took the 100 with a
time of 13.0.
3200 RELAY -- 1. HAN, (Kaminski, Antall,
McGovern, Viti) 11:16; 2. LL; 110 HURDLES -- 1.
HAN, Pena 18.3; 2. LL, Faux; TRIPLE JUMP -- 1.
LL, Mathers 31-1
3
4; 2. HAN, Maldonado; 3. HAN,
Harris; 100 -- 1. LL, Mathers 13.0; 2. HAN,
Keegan; 3. LL, Novitski; 1600 -- 1. HAN, Viti 6:32;
2. LL, Sabol;
SHOT PUT -- 1. LL, Runner 29-10; 2. HAN,
Early; 3. LL, Spencer; 400 -- 1. HAN, Viti 62.5; 2.
HAN, Keegan; 3. LL, Bartuska; 300 HURDLES --
1. HAN, Maldonado 53.2; 2. HAN, Pena; 3. LL,
Faux; POLE VAULT -- 1. HAN, McPeek 6-6; 2.
HAN, Smith; 3. HAN, Rogers; DISCUS -- 1. HAN,
Early 92-10; 2. HAN, Saraka; 3. LL, Spencer;
LONG JUMP -- 1. LL, Mathers 15-3; 2. HAN,
Maldonado; 3. HAN, Ercolani; 800 -- 1. HAN, Viti
2:34; 2. HAN, Kaminski; 3. LL, Gromel;
200 -- 1. HAN, Keegan 28.2; 2. LL, Novitski; 3.
LL, Lindley; 3200 -- 1. HAN, McGovern 13:51; 2.
HAN, Sudo; JAVELIN -- 1. LL, Spencer 113-5; 2.
HAN, Saraka; 3. HAN, Smith; 1600 RELAY -- 1.
HAN, (Kaminski, Maldonado, Keegan, Fuller)
4:10; 2. LL; HIGH JUMP -- 1. HAN, Fuller 4-2; 2.
HAN, Pena.
Redeemer 135, Nanticoke 13
Julia Wignot took the triple
jump with a distance of 31-3
before winning the long jump
with a distance of 14-8.
Alyssa Cruz chipped in with
a victory in the 800 with a time
of 2:39.
3200 RELAY -- 1. HR, (Cruz, Kusakavitch,
Durako, Gill) 13:03; 110 HURDLES -- 1. HR,
Warnagis 18.1; 2. HR, Mirra; 3. NAN, Englehart;
TRIPLE JUMP -- 1. HR, Wignot 31-3
1
2; HR,
Slavoski; 3. HR, Williams; 100 -- 1. HR, Kusaka-
vitch 13.6; 2. HR, M. Kusacavitch; 3. HR, Ell;
1600 -- 1. HR, Gill 5:34; 2. HR, Durako; 3. NAN,
Morgis; SHOT PUT -- 1. HR, Hilenski 28-7; 2. HR,
Boich; 3. HR, Nicholas; 400 -- 1. HR, Mifra 75.9;
2. HR, Pikul; 3. HR, Kuksosky; 400 RELAY -- 1.
HR, (Kusakavitch, Wignot, Ell, Kuskavitch) 56.7;
300 HURDLES -- 1. HR, Warnagis 57.6; 2. HR,
Mirra; 3. HR, Fromel; POLE VAULT -- 1. NAN,
Medura 6-6; 2. NAN, Swanberry; DISCUS -- 1.
HR, Boich 102-8; 2. HR, Turosky; 3. NAN,
Dougherty; LONG JUMP -- 1. HR, Wignot 14-8;
2. HR, Kusakavitch; 3. HR, Slovoski; 800 -- 1.
HR, Cruz 2:39; 2. HR, Kusakavitch; 3. HR,
Ligofski; 200 -- 1. HR, Kusakavitch 29.6; 2. HR,
Ell; 3. NAN, Cobb; 3200 -- 1. HR, Durako 13:45;
2. HR, Gill; 3. HR, Nitowski; JAVELIN -- 1. HR,
Boich 112-7; 2. HR, Desiderio; 3. NAN, Gur-
zynski; 1600 RELAY -- 1. HR, (M. Kusakavitch,
Cruz, Gill, Wignot); HIGH JUMP -- 1. HR, Wignot
4-4; 2. HR, Williams.
Meyers 73, GAR 61
Kyra Wolsieffer won three
events to help lead Meyers to a
win over GAR. Wolsieffer cap-
tured the shot put with a dis-
tance of 24-10 before throwing
the discus 73-8. She then added
her final win in the javelin
(94-6).
For GAR, Nashae Caruso
placed first in the 400 with a
time of 65.7.
3200 RELAY -- 1. MEY, (Kwork, Moses,
Hernandez, Martinez) 11:42; 110 HURDLES -- 1.
GAR, Gross 15.8; 2. MEY, Konopki; 3. MEY,
Quinones; TRIPLE JUMP -- 1. MEY, Quinones
30-0; 2. GAR, Ralal; 3. MEY, Monalak; 100 -- 1.
GAR, Q. Gross 13.1; 2. GAR, Taylor; 3. MEY,
Savers; 1600 -- 1. MEY, Moses 6.02; 2. MEY,
Martinez; SHOT PUT -- 1. MEY, Wolsieffer 24-10;
2. GAR, Hartman; 3. MEY, Brown; 400 -- 1. GAR,
Caruso 65.7; 2. GAR, Oldziewski; 400 RELAY --
1. GAR, (Q. Gross, Twyman, Quin. Gross, Taylor)
52.2; 2. MEY; 300 HURDLES -- 1. MEY, Konopki
54.4; 2. GAR, Luckey; POLE VAULT -- 1.
DISCUS -- 1. MEY, Wolsieffer 73-8; 2. GAR,
Hartman; 3. MEY, Brown; LONG JUMP -- 1.
GAR, Twyman 16-10; 2. Oldziewski; 3. GAR,
Caruso; 800 -- 1. MEY, Hernandez 2.37; 2. GAR,
Rocha; 200 -- 1. MEY, Sauer 27.4; 2. GAR,
Gross; 3. GAR, Taylor; 3200 -- 1. MEY, Kwok
13:36; JAVELIN -- 1. MEY, Wolsieffer 94-6; 2.
GAR, Hartman; 3. MEY, Brown; 1600 RELAY --
1. MEY, (Mahalak, Sauer, Konopki, Wilson) 5:10;
HIGH JUMP -- 1. MEY, Mahalak 4-8; 2. GAR,
Rocha.
TUESDAY TRACK
RESULTS
Haz. Area 102, Valley West 48
The Hazleton Area boys
squad came up big against
Wyoming Valley West.
3200 RELAY 1. HA (Fetterman, Brennon,
Steiner, Minnick) 9:07. 110 HURDLES 1. WVW,
Kilheeney 16.5; 2. HA, Ventura; 3. HA, Chura.
TRIPLE JUMP -- 1. WVW, Yoshinski 40-2 1/4; 2.
WVW, Bunch; 3. HA, Zarowsky. 100 -- 1. WVW,
Ortiz 11.4; 2. HA, Campbell; 3. HA, Barlow. 1600
-- 1. HA, Fetterman 4:59; 2. HA, Pecora; 3. WVW,
Williams. SHOT PUT -- 1. WVW, Dibuo 39-6 3/4;
2. HA, George; 3. HA, Shafer. 400 -- 1. HA,
Barlow 50.6; 2. HA, Pataki; 3. WVW, Butkiewicz.
400 RELAY -- 1. HA (Campbell, Finnicum,
Hischar, Osadchy) 46.0. 300 HURDLES -- 1. HA,
Petrilla 43.8; 2. WVW, Kilheeney; 3. HA, Ventura.
POLE VAULT -- 1. HA, Campbell 11-0; 2. HA,
Radosta; 3. WVW, Moran. DISCUS -- 1. HA,
Finkelstein 117-3; 2. HA, Kokinda; 3. WVW,
Dibuo. LONG JUMP -- 1. HA, Zarowsky 19-5 1/2;
2. WVW, Bunch; 3. HA, Minnick. 800 -- 1. WVW,
Butkiewicz 2:10; 2. HA, Steiner; 3. HA, Minnick.
200 -- 1. HA, Barlow 23.5; 2. WVW, Ortiz; 3. HA,
Finnicum. 3200 -- 1. HA, Fetterman 10:43; 2.
WVW, Williams; 3. HA, Pecora. JAVELIN -- 1.
HA, Kokinda 155-2; 2. WVW, Kilheeney; 3. HA,
Seigendall. 1600 RELAY -- 1. HA, (Fisher,
Petrilla, Pataki, Barlow) 3:53. HIGH JUMP -- 1.
HA, Osadchy 5-8; 1. HA, Hischar 5-8; 3. WVW,
Moore.
Haz. Area 110, Valley West 40
Wyoming Valley Wests girls
track and field team could do
little to combat the strong
performance shown by Hazle-
ton Area.
3200 RELAY -- 1. HA, (Kozel, B. Papp, C.
Papp, Marchetti) 10:32. 100 HURDLES -- 1.
WVW, Norris 15.9; 2. HA, Boyer; 3. WVW,
Narines. TRIPLE JUMP -- 1. HA, Sitch 33-6 1/2;
2. HA, James; 3. HA, Walser. 100 -- 1. HA,
Malone 13.1; 2. HA, Franzosa; 3. WVW, Solt.
1600 -- 1. WVW, Plant 5:46; 2. HA, Marchetti; 3.
HA, Plaza. SHOT PUT -- 1. HA, Franzosa 32-11;
2. WVW, Stanislow; 3. HA, Cabrera. 400 -- 1. HA,
Bachman 63.0; 2. HA, Walser; 3. HA, Willis. 400
RELAY -- 1. HA, (Malone, Bachman, Dedics,
Franzosa) 53.5. 300 HURDLES -- 1. WVW,
Narines 52.1; 2. HA, Sitch; 3. HA, Jarnutkowski.
POLE VAULT -- 1. HA, Malone 8-0; HA, Petrone;
3. WVW, Tooley. DISCUS -- 1. HA, Crawford
76-10; 2. WVW, Grodomski; 3. HA, Perez. LONG
JUMP -- 1. HA, Sitch 16-3 3/4; 2. HA, Boyer; 3.
WVW, Tamerantz. 800 -- 1. HA, Kozel 2:40; 2.
HA, C. Papp; 3. WVW, Paddock. 200 -- 1. HA,
Malone 28.2; 2. WVW, Solt; 3. HA, James. 3200
-- 1. WVW, Plant 13:03; 2. HA, B. Papp; 3. WVW,
Mericle. JAVELIN -- 1. HA, Franzosa 119-7; 2.
WVW, Gradomski; 3. WVW, Stanislow. 1600
RELAY -- 1. HA, (Kozel, Reed, Willis, Walser)
4:38. HIGH JUMP -- 1. HA, Boyer 4-10; 2. HA,
Smith; 3. WVW, Tamerantz.
H S T R A C K
DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER
Quieterriua Gross of GAR finishes first during the 100 meter hurdles during a meet with Meyers
on Thursday.
Daubert hurdles to the top
Matt Snyder of Meyers finishes first during the final leg of the
4X800 relay during a meet with GAR on Thursday.
The Times Leader staff
and have now allowed just seven
earned runs in 33 1/3 innings for
a1.89 ERAso far this season. Pri-
or to Wednesdays performance,
thepenhadnt allowedarunin14
2/3 innings.
KevinRussoandCust eachhad
two hits for the Yankees, while
Dewayne Wise went 1-for-4 with
two runs scored. Wise is nowbat-
ting .417 this season in his three
games.
Yankees 7, Bisons 2
Yankees Buffalo
a r h bi a r h bi
Russo 2b 5 0 2 0 Valdespin cf 5 1 1 0
Cervelli c 5 1 0 0 Scales ss 3 0 1 0
Pearce 1b 3 1 1 1 Satin 1b 2 1 0 0
Cust dh 5 1 2 1 Pascucci dh 2 0 1 0
Wise rf 4 2 1 0 Rottino lf 3 0 0 1
Laird 3b 3 1 1 2 Lutz 3b 3 0 1 1
Curtis cf 0 1 0 0
Tuiasosopo
rf 3 0 0 0
Pena ss 4 0 1 1 May c 4 0 0 0
Kruml lf 4 0 1 2 Fisher 2b 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 9 7 Totals 28 2 4 2
Yankees............................... 030 010 300 7
Bisons .................................. 200 000 000 2
E Laird (4); LOB SWB 10, BUF 8; 2B Wise (2),
Kruml (2), Scales (3); HR Pearce (1); SB Valdes-
pin (1); CS Tuiasosopo
IP H R ER BB SO
Yankees
Banuelos.................... 2 3 2 2 6 0
Venditte..................... 1 0 0 0 0 1
Delcarmen (W, 1-1). 3 0 0 0 1 2
Eppley ....................... 2 1 0 0 1 2
Whelan ...................... 1 0 0 0 0 1
Buffalo
Schwinden (L, 1-1).. 4 3 3 3 5 4
Herrera...................... 2 1 1 1 1 3
Stevens ..................... 2 4 3 3 3 0
James........................ 1 1 0 0 1 1
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 4,360
YANKEES
Continued fromPage 1B
Costantino headed to Wilkes
PETE G. WILCOX/THE TIMES LEADER
Jay Costantino (center) of Dallas High School an-
nounced that he will continue his academic and football
careers at Wilkes University. Looking on are Jays parents
Karen Karboski and Patrick Costantino. Back row, from
left: Former Dallas football coaches Bob Mahle, Ted Jack-
son Sr., and John Saba.
versus Holy Redeemer a spanof
a little over four hours of on-field
play without surrendering a goal.
The three-goal deficit doubled
over the next 27 minutes as Dun-
bar and McDonald completed
their three-goal nights and Ken-
dra Vanesko scored her first of
the season.
It was a tough game, a couple
little breakdowns, Crestwood
coach Russ Kile said. Were play-
ing good soccer. Were just not
consistently playing good soccer.
If we can work on more consis-
tency, well be fine.
Dallas ............................................................ 4 4 8
Crestwood.................................................... 0 2 2
First half: 1. DAL, Colleen McDonald (Sabrina Zu-
rek), 3rd min; 2. DAL, Ashley Dunbar, 5th; 3. DAL,
Dunbar (VanessaParsons), 11th; 4. DAL, McDonald
(Dunbar), 15th; Second half: 5. CRE, Morgan Kile
(Olivia Termini), 41st; 6. DAL, Dunbar (Parsons),
52nd; 7. DAL, McDonald (pen kick); 8. DAL, Kendra
Vanesko (Dunbar), 68th; 9. CRE, Gabby Termini,
69th; 10. DAL, Ashley Strazdus (Parsons), 73rd.
Shots: CRE 15, DAL 16; Saves: CRE 10
(Megan White), DAL 10 (Amber Yang/Gabby Olive-
ri); Corners: CRE 6, DAL 7.
DALLAS
Continued fromPage 1B
WYOMING Persistence
paid off just enough for the
Wyoming Area girls soccer
team on Thursday afternoon.
And just not enough for
Tunkhannock.
The Warriors scored two
second-half goals and then held
off a Tunkhannock rally at-
tempt for a 2-1 victory in a key
early-season Wyoming Valley
Conference Division 2-B game.
Wyoming Area improved to
4-0 with its third one-goal
victory of the season. Tunk-
hannock, considered the divi-
sional favorite with nine re-
turning starters, fell to 0-2-1.
I knew we were capable of
it, said Mike Sokolas, Wyom-
ing Areas third new coach in
as many seasons. I came into
it with expectations we would
start slow. I thought it would
be a bit of a process of me
getting used to these 34 play-
ers I have. Its surprising, yes
its surprising, but its a good
surprise.
Wyoming Area made little
use of six first-half corner kicks
as the teams played a scoreless
opening 40 minutes. Big saves
by Tunkhannock keeper Spen-
cer Corby denied Wyoming
Areas Jenna Skirnak and Vale-
rie Bott at the start of the sec-
ond half.
The save on Botts shot, a
liner to the upper left corner,
was particularly impressive.
Skirnak, though, finally put
the Warriors on the board in
the 55th minute with her
eighth goal of the season. The
senior forward was able to
poke in a loose ball from close
range just before Corby could
gather it.
Sophomore Danielle Stillarty
made it 2-0 about three min-
utes later. The Tunkhannock
defense had to sag over to stop
a Warrior attack on the left,
but the ball ended up to the
right where Stillarty scored her
first goal of the season.
The two-goal lead looked
safe until Tunkhannocks Mara
Sickler one-hopped a 25-yard
direct kick into the goal with
about 10 minutes left.
I think we were playing
competitively, Tunkhannock
coach Kaaron Yablonski said.
There were just a lot of people
back there on defense to get
through.
The Tigers nearly did,
though, once more after a
restart. Janel Kalmanowicz
took control of the ball in the
middle of the penalty area and
turned and ripped a shot that
Wyoming Area keeper Jordan
Chiavacci speared over her
head.
The game was the second in
two days for Tunkhannock,
which plays its third in a row
today against visiting Wyom-
ing Seminary.
Tunkhannock............................................ 0 1 1
Wyoming Area.......................................... 0 2 2
Second half: 1. WA, Jenna Skirnak, 55th min; 2.
WA, Danielle Stillarty, 58th; 3. TUN, Mara Sickler,
70th.
Shots: TUN5, WA 15; Saves: TUN12 (Spen-
cer Corby), WA 5 (Jordan Chiavacci); Corners:
TUN 0, WA 6.
Nanticoke 2,
Wyoming Valley West 1
Britt Sugalski scored the
game-winning goal with just
3:50 left in the second half to
propel Nanticoke to a victory
over Wyoming Valley West.
Jessica McMahon added a
goal for Nanticoke.
For the Spartans, Stephanie
Serafin netted an unassisted
goal.
Nanticoke.............................................. 0 0 1 1 2
Wyoming Valley West ........................ 0 0 0 1 1
First half: 1. NAN, Jessica McMahon (Meagan
Markowski) 35:22
Secondhalf: 1. WVW, StephanieSerafin7:09;
2. NAN, Britt Sugalski (Markowski) 3:50
Shots: NAN 7, WVW 14; Saves: NAN 11
(Shelbie Divers), WVW 5 (Paige Heckman); Cor-
ners: NAN 3, WVW 6.
Meyers 5, Honesdale 1
Aubree Patronick scored two
goals to lead Meyers to a victo-
ry against Honesdale.
Ingrid Ritchie contributed to
the win with a goal and an
assist.
For Honesdale, Seneca
Propst netted the lone goal for
her team.
Honesdale.................................................... 1 0 1
Meyers.......................................................... 2 3 5
First half: 1. MEY, Leanne McManus (Amanda
Tredinnick) 7:05; 2. HON Seneca Propst 7:42; 3.
MEY, Aubree Patronick 8:28
Second half: 1. MEY, Riley Conahan (Ingrid
Ritchie) 47:33; 2. MEY, Ritchie (Emmalie Langen)
47:55; 3. MEY, Patronick (Kyra Wolsieffer) 69:52
Shots: HON11, MEY18; Saves: HON13(Alli-
son Martin 12, Nicole Malling 1), MEY 10 (Alivia
Weidler); Corners: HON 4, MEY 9.
Berwick 4,
Holy Redeemer 0
Caty Davenport scored two
goals and tallied an assist to
help give Berwick a win
against Holy Redeemer.
Carly Montecalvo contrib-
uted with a goal while Karleigh
Hartman picked up two assists.
Berwick ................................................. 0 0 2 2 4
Holy Redeemer ................................... 0 0 0 0 0
First half: 1. BER, Caty Davenport (Karleigh Hart-
man) 37:42; 2. BER, Davenport (Hartman) 21:48
Second half: 1. BER, (HRown goal) 31:20; 2.
BER, Carly Montecalvo (Davenport) 13:23
Shots: BER 14, HR 8; Saves: BER 2 (Sarah
Wilczynski), HR 8 (Becker); Corners: BER 4, HR
1.
Lake-Lehman 2,
Hazleton Area 0
Shoshana Mahoneys early
goal proved to be the differ-
ence in a home win for the
Black Knights. Morgan Good-
rich added an insurance mark-
er before halftime for Lake-
Lehman.
Denae Sutliff made four
saves for the shutout.
Hazleton Area........................................... 0 0 0
Lake-Lehman............................................ 2 0 2
First half: 1. LL, Shoshana Mahoney (Morgan
Goodrich) 6th min; 2. LL, Goodrich (Emily Sutton)
33rd
Shots: HAZ 5, LL 23; Saves: HAZ 15 (Megan
Baranko), LL 4 (Denae Sutliff); Corners: HAZ1, LL
4.
Meyers 7, MMI Prep 0
Ingrid Ritchie netted a game-
high three goals and added an
assist to help lead Meyers to a
win against MMI Prep in a
game that was played on
Wednesday afternoon.
For MMI Prep, Lexi Van
Hoekelen recorded nine goalie
saves.
Meyers.......................................................... 4 3 7
MMI Prep...................................................... 0 0 0
First half: 1. MEY, Ingrid Ritchie (Leanne McMa-
nus) 11:01; 2. MEY, McManus 15:01; 3. MEY, Ri-
ley Conahan (Ritchie) 18:27; 4. MEY, Aubree Pa-
tronick 21:37
Secondhalf: 1. MEY, KyraWolsieffer (Emma-
lie Langen); 2. MEY, Ritchie (Amanda Trzesniow-
ski); 3. MEY, Ritchie (MacKenzi Winder)
Shots: MEY 13, MMI 2; Saves: MEY 2 (Alivia
Weidler), MMI 9 (Lexie Van Hoekelen); Corners:
MEY 4, MMI 3.
H S S O C C E R
Unbeaten Warriors
hold off the Tigers
By JOHN ERZAR
jerzar@timesleader.com
Its surprising, yes its
surprising, but its a
good surprise.
Wyoming Area coach Mike Sokolas
On his teams 4-0 start
WILKES-BARREThe
Wilkes University baseball team
(10-18) exploded for a season-
high 26 runs on 22 hits in a 26-3
win over Penn State Wilkes-
Barre (4-10) Thursday after-
noon.
Scott Skammer led the way
for the Colonels, finishing 4-
for-6 with a double and a triple
while driving in four runs. Bob-
by Schappell also added four
hits and a career-high six RBI.
Matt Ruch and Stephen Ruch
each posted two hits, including
long home runs. Nick Craig,
Dan Pisanchyn and William
Klinger each reached base safely
twice in the victory.
A.J. Mihaly picked up the win
on the mound, going five in-
nings and allowing one run on
five hits while striking out five
batters for Wilkes.
SOFTBALL
Wilkes swept
Wilkes held a late lead in
game one only to see it slip
away in a 3-2 loss before falling
12-2 in five innings in the night-
cap at Susquehanna University.
In game one, Kait Brown,
Jordan Borger and Dayna Finch
posted two hits each to lead the
offense. Alysha Bixler went 6
1/3 innings, allowing seven hits
and three runs (two earned)
while suffering the loss.
In the nightcap, Mandy Seccia
plated both Wilkes runs in the
contest.
WOMENS TENNIS
Misericordia 7, Messiah 2
Misericordia won five of six
singles matches en route to a
7-2 win at Messiah.
Michelle Cameron, Breanne
Phillips, Emily Boro and Cassie
Foy were all double winners for
the Cougars while Emily
Gherghel added a win at sixth
singles.
C O L L E G E R O U N D U P
Ruch brothers
power Wilkes
The Times Leader staff
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DALLAS
1981 RANSOM RD
4/14 & 4/15
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Must sell! Tools,
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WILKES-BARRE
220 Bradford St
Saturday & Sunday
April 14 & 15
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Sat., April 14th, 9-1
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jewelry, furniture,
electronics, books,
baskets, linen,
quilts, sleeping
bags, glassware,
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PLAINS
38 Warner St.
Saturday 4/14, 8-2
Something for
everyone! Toys,
household, clothes,
sporting equipment,
wedding items,
video games, and
much more!
FORTY FORT
62 WESLEY STREET
Saturday April 14th
8 am to 1 pm
AWESOME
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tons of teen girls &
womens clothing,
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177 Main St.
Fri.,April 13th
10 am - 5 pm &
Sat., April 14th
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Huge selection of
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New merchandise
arriving daily.
Everything
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121 Sandwedge Dr
Blue Ridge
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Saturday & Sunday
10am-2pm
Plumbing supplies,
electrical & bath-
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doors, tile, Lawn-
mowers, snow-
blowers, house-
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No earlybirds.
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(Hudson Section)
R. 74 Skidmore St.
Saturday & Sunday
April 14 and 15
8am - 1pm
Leather furniture,
lawn equipment,
TVs, kitchen items,
household furniture,
childrens items,
exercise equipment
Something for
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12 SIMON STREET
Behind Martys
Blue Room
Sun., April 15th, 9-2
Rain Date Sun. 4/22
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Dolls, housewares,
toddler boy clothes,
decorations, bed-
ding, & much more!
TRUCKSVILLE
47 S. Pioneer Ave.
1 block South of
St. Thereses
Friday & Saturday
8:00am - 4:00pm
Many items left
from 50+ years of
accumulations plus
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WILKES-BARRE
315 Moyallen St
Sat., April 14th
9 am - 2 pm
Huge Yard Sale
Wide Variety
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WYOMING
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941 Apartments/
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149 River Street.
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parking, laundry,
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WEST PITTSTON
- Boston Ave. -
Spacious, private
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Refrigerator,
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removal, and park-
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$425 month
rent. Call
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3 bedrooms, 1
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MAINTENANCE FREE!
2 Large Bedrooms.
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NANTICOKE
Single Cape Cod
6 room, 3 bed-
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carpeting, washer
provided, off-
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plus utilities +
security deposit.
Call 570-788-6265
PITTSTON
Newly remodeled
single family Ranch
home. Excellent
condition with 3
bedrooms, 1.5
baths. Hardwood
floors, granite
counter tops, cen-
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driveway, full base-
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not included.
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SWOYERSVILLE
Spacious 4 bed-
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drive, gas heat,
modern kitchen and
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doors between liv-
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Hardwood floors.
MLS 12-1304
$44,270
Ann Marie Chopick
570-760-6769
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PLYMOUTHJohn
Butchko scored 17 service
points with two aces and 10
assists to lead Wyoming
Valley West to a 3-0 win
against Berwick by final
scores of 25-15, 25-18 and
25-22 on Thursday. Dylan
Saneholtz contributed with
six points, eight digs and 28
assists while Mark Burridge
had five points and eight
kills.
For the Bulldogs, Kyle
Venditti notched five points
and 11 kills and Matt Cash-
man added eight points and
six kills.
North Pocono 3,
Delaware Valley 0
Winning 25-17, 25-14,
25-13, the Trojans got a nice
performance from Ryan
Rinaldi, who posted 18
service points, 10 digs,
three aces and two kills.
Corey Rinaldi (four kills,
three points, six digs) and
Russell Lang (12 digs, nine
points) also contributed in
the win for North Pocono,
which remained unbeaten
at 4-0.
Hazleton Area 3,
Hanover Area 0
Brett Barron finished
with 11 service points, five
aces, five digs and 23 as-
sists to help lead Hazleton
Area to a victory against
Hanover Area by final
scores of 25-14, 28-26 and
25-7.
Eduin Medina followed
with 11 points, two aces and
24 digs while Alex Gregoire
had two points and six kills.
For Hanover Area, Elido
Veras notched 26 digs and
Tom Bogarowski chipped in
with four points and eight
kills.
H.S. BOYS LACROSSE
Lake-Lehman 5, Belfonte 2
Mike Novak, John Butch-
ko, Liam Rabaudo and
Jordan Lindley each scored
as Lake-Lehman defeated
Belfonte to improve to 2-3
on the season.
Jake Yaple picked up 17
saves in the victory.
H S V O L L E Y B A L L
Butchko serves up
victory for Valley West
The Times Leader staff
HAZLETON Holy Redeem-
er jumped out to a seven-run
cushion after an inning and a
half against Hazleton Area on
Thursday in a Wyoming Valley
Conference softball game, but
the Cougars overcame the
deficit with eight late, unan-
swered runs to pull off the 8-7
victory.
The Cougars plated five runs
in the fifth, two more in the
sixth to tie the score and won
it in the seventh.
Catherine LaBuz won the
game for Hazleton Area with a
single in the bottom of the
seventh. Shannon Salvaterra
had another big hit for the
Cougars with a two-run home
run.
Holy Redeemer ...................... 340 000 0 7
Hazleton Area......................... 000 052 1 8
WP Becky Demko, 7IP, 8H, 7R, 5ER, 6BB, 6K;
LP Stacey Warga, 1.2IP, 7H, 3R, 3ER, 3BB,
2K; Abby Staskel 4.1IP, 6H, 5R, 4ER, 3BB, 4K
2B HAZ, Justine Rossi, HR, Stacey Warga.
3B HAZ, Carly Rossi, HR, Stacey Warga,
Alexis Shemanski. HR HAZ, Shannon Salvater-
ra . Top hitters HAZ, J. Rossi 3-for-4, 3RBI;
Salvaterra, 2-for-3, 3RBI; C. Rossi 2-for-4, Becky
Demko 2 hits, Hailey Kendall 2 hits. HR, Warga
2 hits, Shemanski 2 hits
Nanticoke 10,
Coughlin 2
Ange Hillan and Katie Wolfe
each hit a home run to lead
Nanticoke to a victory over
Coughlin.
Hannah Rubasky picked up
the win on the mound, work-
ing seven innings while scatter-
ing six hits and striking out
nine.
For Coughlin, Jess Luton
went 2-for-3 with a home run.
Nanticoke............................... 220 042 0 10
Coughlin................................. 000 002 0 2
WP Hannah Rubasky, 7 IP, 6H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB,
9K; LP Jess Luton, 7 IP, 12H, 10R, 8ER, 0BB,
5K;
2BNAN, Maggie Gola. HR NAN, Hillan,
Katie Wolfe; COU, Luton. Top hitters NAN,
Ange Hillan 2-for-4, Lindsay Roberts 3-for-4,
Katie Wolfe 2-for-4; COU, Luton 2-for-3, Marissa
Ross 2-for3
Crestwood 6,
Pittston Area 0
Alyssa Davies tossed seven
scoreless innings and struck
out 10 as the Comets defeated
Pittston Area.
Juliet Witherspoon picked up
two RBI while Davies added
another for the Comets.
For Pittston Area, Marissa
Nardone went 2-for-3 at the
plate and hit a double.
Pittston Area....................... 000 000 000 0
Crestwood........................... 002 310 000 6
WP Alyssa Davies, 7 IP, 3H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB,
10K; LP Lauren Dragon, 6 IP, 9H, 4R, 2ER,
4BB, 5K;
2BPA, Marissa Nardone. Top hitters PA,
Marissa Nardone 2-for-3; CRE, Melanie Snyder
2-for-2, Juliet Witherspoon 2-for-3 (2 RBI),
Davies 1-for-1 (RBI)
H S S O F T B A L L
LaBuz and Cougars
stage a comeback
The Times Leader staff
WILKES-BARRE Holy
Redeemer swept the dou-
bles matches and got wins at
No. 2 and 3 singles from Pat
Dockeray and Dan McGraw
to defeat Meyers 4-1 on
Thursday in a Wyoming Val-
ley Conference boys tennis
match.
Matt James won in
straight sets at No. 1 singles
for the Mohawks.
SINGLES-- 1. Matt James (MEY) def. Pat
Loftus 7-5, 6-2; 2. Pat Dockeray (HR) def.
Branden Ott 6-2, 6-1; 3. Dan McGraw (HR)
def. Mia Scocozzo 6-2, 6-2
DOUBLES-- 1. Pat Duffy/Cameron Pinto
(HR) def. Nick Fonzo/Alez Muniz 6-0, 6-4; 2.
Zack Januziewicz/Mike DuPre def. Frances
Kwock/Stephanie Witkowski 6-0, 6-1
Tunkhannock 5,
Coughlin 0
The Tigers earned the vic-
tory winning every match in
straight sets.
SINGLES-- 1. Jordan Herbert (TUN) def.
Greg Stankiewicz 6-0, 6-4; 2. Josh Herbert
(TUN) def. Josh Stankinas 6-2, 6-0; 3. Rob
Hug (TUN) def. Ben Manarski 6-0, 6-0
DOUBLES -- 1. Brent Christy/Cory Dul-
sky (TUN) def. Troy Bankus/Teddy Wampole
6-1, 6-0; 2. Mat Stroney/Colby Rome (TUN)
def. John Skursky/Ben Lenkofsky 6-4, 6-0
Crestwood 4,
Pittston Area 1
Ross Gladey and Alex Ma-
chalick won at No. 1 and No.
2 singles, respectively, to
help the Comets pick up the
win.
Jeremy Homschek
notched a victory at No. 3
singles for the Patriots.
SINGLES -- 1. Ross Gladey (CRE) def.
Trent Woodruff 6-1, 6-2; 2. Alex Machalick
(CRE) def. Tyler Woodruff 6-2, 6-1; 3. Jeremy
Homschek (PA) def. Brandon Hacken 6-3,
6-4
DOUBLES -- 1. Neil Patel/Nikhil Patel
(CRE) def. Terry Briggs/Suraj Pursiani 6-2,
6-0; 2. Briley Marchetti/Steven Waskie
(CRE) def. JustinCoe/Taylor Powers6-1, 6-1
Dallas 4, MMI Prep 1
The Mountaineers raced
to the victory as Ryan
McCarthy and Blake Dono-
van won their singles match-
es.
Zachery Bowman was the
lone victor for the Preppers
winning at No. 2 singles.
SINGLES-- 1. RyanMcCarthy (DAL) def.
Balaganesh Natarajan 7-5, 7-6; 2. Zachery
Bowman (MMI) def. Francois Ross 6-1, 5-7,
6-1; 3. Blake Donovan (DAL) def. Justin
Sheen 6-1, 2-6, 6-0
DOUBLES-- 1. Tyler Tuck/Aleksey Gitel-
son (DAL) def. Ryan Twardzik/Corey Sisock
6-0, 6-3; 2. Zach Downs/Brandon Scharff
(DAL) def. Andy Mhley/Billy Spear 6-4, 6-0
H I G H S C H O O L T E N N I S
Redeemer defeats Meyers
The Times Leader staff
BOSTONChris Kelly scored
on a long slap shot 1:18 into over-
time and the defending Stanley
Cup champion Boston Bruins beat
the Washington Capitals 1-0 Thurs-
day night in the opener of their
first-round playoff series.
Braden Holtby made 29 saves
for the Capitals.
TimThomas stopped all 17
shots he faced for Boston.
The game was physical and
scoreless until Thomas turned
back a Washington attack early in
the extra period. Brian Rolston
dropped it for Benoit Pouliot to
clear the zone and he pushed it up
to Kelly, who slapped it over Holt-
bys glove for the game-winner.
The reigning Vezina and Conn
Smythe Trophy-winner, Thomas
had an easy game for much of the
night, including a middle period in
which Washington managed just
two shots on goal.
Instead, the goaltending star
was Holtby, a third-stringer mak-
ing his playoff debut because To-
mas Vokoun and Michal Neuvirth
were injured. But he kept Washing-
ton in the game while the Bruins
peppered himwith shots.
After Holtby was beaten for the
one and only time, Washington
star Alex Ovechkin consoled him
on the ice before heading to the
locker room.
N H L P L AYO F F S
AP PHOTO
A pane of glass falls onto Boston Bruins center David Krejci as
Bruins players and fans celebrate the Bruins 1-0 victory in overtime
against the Washington Capitals Thursday in Boston.
Kelly ends it in overtime
as Bruins beat Capitals
The Associated Press
CHICAGO C.J. Wat-
son scored 16 points, in-
cluding the game-tying
3-pointer at the end of
regulation, and the Chicago
Bulls pulled away in over-
time to beat the Miami
Heat 96-86 on Thursday
night.
Carlos Boozer led the
Bulls with 19 points and
Kyle Korver added 17
points for the Bulls, who
outscored Miami 12-2 in
overtime to boost their lead
in the Eastern Conference
to four games.
LeBron James scored 30
points for Miami, but mis-
sed a free throw that would
have made it a two-posses-
sion game late in regu-
lation. Dwyane Wade added
21 points, Chris Bosh
scored 20, but the Heat lost
for the sixth time in 11
games.
Pistons 109, Bobcats 85
CHARLOTTE, N.C.
Greg Monroe had 25 points
and 11 rebounds to help the
Detroit Pistons salvage a
four-game road trip with a
rout of the woeful Charlotte
Bobcats.
Brandon Knight added 21
points and seven assists
while Jason Maxiell was a
perfect 8-for-8 from the field
and finished with 17 points.
Monroe was 11-for-14
from the field.
The Pistons had won six
of seven games before em-
barking on a road trip that
included losses to Atlanta,
Miami and Orlando, the
final two by a combined
margin of 53 points.
Clippers 95,
Timberwolves 82
MINNEAPOLIS Blake
Griffin had 19 points and 13
rebounds and Caron Butler
scored 17 points to lead the
Los Angeles Clippers to a
victory over the Minnesota
Timberwolves.
Mo Williams had 14
points and five assists in his
return for the Clippers, who
entered the night 1
1
2 games
behind the Lakers for the
third seed in the West and
just a half-game ahead of
Memphis for the fourth
seed.
Spurs 107, Grizzlies 97
SAN ANTONIO Tim
Duncan had 28 points and
12 rebounds and the San
Antonio Spurs snapped out
of a funk to top the surging
Memphis Grizzlies.
Manu Ginobili added 20
points and Tony Parker
scored 13, redeeming them-
selves a night after being
humiliated by the Kobe
Bryant-less Los Angeles
Lakers.
N B A R O U N D U P
Boozer scores 19;
Bulls defeat Heat
The Associated Press
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C.
(AP) Chad Campbell used a fast
start, and Vaughn Taylor and Colt
Knost had strong finishes to share
the first-roundleadat 4-under 67 in
the RBC Heritage on Thursday.
Campbell birdied four of his first
seven holes, Knost birdied three of
his last five, and Taylor holed out
fromthe fairway for a closing eagle
on the par-4 ninth hole.
Campbell held steady on a
windy, unseasonably cool morning
at Harbour Town Golf Links.
Campbell and Knost got going as
conditions softened in the after-
noon.
Jim Furyk, the 2010 winner, was
a stroke back along with Harris En-
glish, Charlie Wi and Matt Every.
P R G O L F
Trio shares 1st-round lead at RBC Heritage
C M Y K
PAGE 6B FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012 THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com
S P O R T S
The Bobby Petrino saga has
drawn attention to an often over-
looked aspect of big-time college
football: the relationship be-
tween coaches and the police
who handle security for them.
Around the Southeastern Con-
ference, providing sideline secu-
rity for SEC programs is consid-
ered coveted duty. Some officers
travel to away games, a cost paid
for mostly by the schools. It can
range fromvolunteer duty to part
of the officers regular schedule.
Arkansas State Police Captain
LanceKing, whoprovidedsecuri-
ty for Petrino at Razorback
games, got the call from the
coachs phone when he wrecked
his motorcycle.
King was cleared of any wrong-
doing and its not unusual for
marquee college coaches to have
at least a casual relationship with
the law enforcement officials
who work closely with the pro-
gram.
We consider it an honor be-
cause college football is such a
public part of life in the south,
said Mississippi Highway Patrol
Maj. Billy Mayes, a 31-year veter-
an of the MHP who graduated
from Ole Miss in 1981. But from
my point of view, the relationship
is strictly business. Some coach-
es are more personable than oth-
ers. Ed Orgeron didnt talk to us
much. Houston Nutt did.
In the Petrino case, the coach
felt comfortable enough with
King to have the officer handle
the crucial minutes following the
crash.
Since the incident, Petrino has
been fired with cause in the wake
of explosive details of the crash
and attempted cover-up, includ-
ing lying about details of the acci-
dent, infidelity and workplace fa-
voritism. Arkansas athletic direc-
tor Jeff Longfoundthat the coach
made a conscious decision to
mislead the university in the af-
termath of the crash, including
that 25-year-old Jessica Dorrell
was on the motorcycle with him
during the accident.
Longs role in that aftermath
was examined by the Arkansas
State Police, but the department
concludedhe didnot violate any
State Police policy or state laws.
At LSU, the state police escort
began back in the late 1970s
when Jerry Stovall was coach, ac-
cording to State Police Capt.
Doug Cain. The trooper for cur-
rent LSU coach Les Miles is Sgt.
Bryan Madden, who has handled
the assignment since 2008. He
was an LSU player in the early
1990s, and has been with the
State Police for more than a dec-
ade.
One thing a lot of people dont
realize is its a volunteer assign-
ment, Cain said. Those troop-
ers are not paid (by the depart-
ment), and up until a couple
years ago they had to take vaca-
tion time when they went out of
town with the team.
LSU compensates Madden for
any hotel rooms and travel ex-
penses, which was a common ar-
rangement according to re-
sponses from police in Mississip-
pi, Tennessee, Georgia andSouth
Carolina. All of the departments
said the service did not cost tax-
payers inextra money inthe form
of overtime or special benefits.
LSU Vice Chancellor for Com-
munications Herb Vincent said
Madden is paid $40 an hour by
the school for home games.
The Alabama Department of
Public Safety declined to provide
information or comment citing
security concerns.
Many of the officers have been
doing the job for years. Gordy
Wright, Director of Public Infor-
mation for the Georgia State Pa-
trol, said Lt. Steve Rushton has
handled the assignment of pro-
viding security for coach Mark
Richt for all 11 seasons.
Mayes has handled security for
Mississippis football teamfor the
past six seasons.
C O L L E G E F O O T B A L L
Providing safety and security on the sidelines
Heading up security detail for
SEC football programs has
become coveted police duty.
By DAVID BRANDT
AP Sports Writer
playoff-type mentality in these
games. Other than that, he
made a statement all year long
and hes going to be an impor-
tant guy for us.
Rust said he is excited to get
back into game action this
weekend and added that while
his playoff ice time is un-
known, its important to pre-
pare as if hes in the lineup.
Im pretty confident in my-
self and I know when the time
comes and coach needs me to
fill a role, Ill be ready, Rust
said.
One more point
With three games left in the
regular season, the Penguins
need one point to lock up
home ice advantage in the first
round of the playoffs. They are
currently five points ahead of
the Hershey Bears for fourth
place in the Eastern Confer-
ence, and are likely to meet
their division rival in the first
round.
But clinching home ice isnt
the Penguins primary focus
this weekend, Hynes said.
We want to try and win the
games, thats the biggest thing.
We have to take another step,
Hynes said. If we do that,
hopefully we can get that point
early in the weekend.
New faces
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Penguins added six players
from the Wheeling Nailers of
the ECHL on Thursday. For-
wards Chris Barton, Cody
Chupp, Ryan Schnell and de-
fenseman Andrew Hotham
have been recalled from loan,
while goaltender Patrick Kil-
leen has been assigned to
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton by
Pittsburgh. In addition, defen-
seman Peter Merth has been
assigned to a professional try-
out agreement.
Tough guy coming to town
On Saturday former Philadel-
phia Flyer and Pittsburgh Pen-
guin Dave Schultz will attend
the Penguins game against the
Bridgeport Sound Tigers to
sign autographs and drop the
puck during a ceremonial face-
off.
While the ex-Broad Street
Bully will be signing auto-
graphs for a limited time dur-
ing the game, you can guaran-
tee your chance to meet Dave
Schultz himself by attending
the Penguins Hockey 101. Fans
will have the opportunity to at-
tend a special VIP Meet and
Greet with Schultz prior to the
game.
A limited amount of tickets
are available for this unique op-
portunity, beginning at 2 p.m.
at Mohegan Sun Arena at
Casey Plaza. Cost of the tickets
is $30 and includes admission
to the event, a tour of the arena
and the Penguins locker room,
a Hockey 101 and a Behind the
Scenes session, a ticket to the
game that evening, an 8x10 col-
or photo of Schultz.
Tickets can be purchased by
contacting Emily Kain at the
Penguins Front Office at 208-
5415.
PENGUINS
Continued from Page 1B
FORT WORTH, Texas
The BuschBrothers are adding
anewdynamictotheirrelation-
ship.
When Kurt Busch gets in the
car for Friday nights NASCAR
Nationwide race in Texas,
where he ran in that series for
the first time and won six years
ago, it will be his debut driving
for younger brother Kyles new
stock car team.
It is owner-driver, but it is
brother-brother, andits unique
withme havingthe upper hand
onage,33-year-oldKurt Busch
said Thursday. But I respect
him for the guts that he has to
jump into this endeavor, to be
the owner.
After the first of about 17 Na-
tionwide races driving for his
brother, they will be competi-
tors againSaturdaynight inthe
Sprint Cup race.
It was at Texas last Novem-
ber when NASCAR barred 26-
year-old Kyle Busch from driv-
ingfor JoeGibbsintheCupand
Nationwide races. That came
after Busch, driving the truck
he owned, deliberately
wrecked championship con-
tender Ron Hornaday Jr. dur-
ing a caution in the race that
started a tripleheader week-
end.
Since NASCARs last trip to
the 1 1/2-mile high-banked
track, Kurt Busch has changed
Cup teams. He split with
PenskeRacingaftersixseasons
in what was called a mutual
parting of the ways and is with
the newmuchsmaller andless-
funded Phoenix Racing team.
Both teams that Im with
this year are very unique cir-
cumstances, he said. Well
have chances at winning in the
Nationwide car, were going to
havetoclawandscrapandfight
real hard with the Cup car. But
were going to have our oppor-
tunities to have fun every
week.
After the Easter break, NAS-
CAR resumes this weekend
with the first scheduled night
Cup race of the season, though
not the first one. (Dont forget
that rain-postponed Daytona
500 that was run on a Monday
night).
Greg Biffle, who has seven
consecutive top-10 finishes in
Texas and won at the track in
2005, is therelaxedpoints lead-
er.
Biffle took advantage of the
time off with a Bahamas vaca-
tion, chartering a big boat that
hestayedonduringtheweek. It
was peaceful, withcrystal clear
water, pristine beaches and re-
ally no one else around.
I havent been on a vacation
in quite some time like that,
Biffle said. Man, Im ready to
go. Imfiredup. ... Imprettyex-
cited about getting going.
N A S C A R
A lineup
of Buschs?
Oh brother
Older brother Kurt Busch
will drive for Kyle during
Nationwide race in Texas.
By STEPHEN HAWKINS
AP Sports Writer
HAZLETON Down a run
with two outs in the eighth
innings, Hazleton Area rallied to
post a 3-2 win over Holy Re-
deemer on Thursday in a WVC
baseball game at Antinozzi
Field.
Matt Barletta and A.J. Greco
each had a pair of hits for the
Cougars (4-1), who kept pace
with Coughlin and Pittston Area
for first place in Division I East.
Hazleton Areas Erik Johnson
pitched into the eighth inning,
scattering six hits and striking
out three. Nick Thrash picked
up the win in relief.
All three runs against Re-
deemers Pat Condo were un-
earned, as the Royals starter
also went into extra innings,
fanning eight. Jim Strickland
doubled for the Royals (0-5).
Holy Redeemer Hazleton Area
a r h bi a r h bi
Policare 2b 4 1 1 0 Cara ss 4 1 1 0
Condo p 4 0 1 0 Rubasky c 2 1 0 0
Cavanaugh p 0 0 0 0 Barletta cf 4 0 2 0
Choman 1b 4 0 0 0 Vigna 1b 4 0 0 0
Peterlin c 0 0 0 0 Biasi 3b 4 0 0 0
Ringsdorf dh 3 0 1 0 Wolfe rf 3 0 0 0
Tsevdos lf 3 0 0 1 Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Ell rf 4 0 1 0 Thrash p 0 0 0 0
English 3b 2 0 0 0 Gawel dh 3 0 0 0
Strickland ss 3 1 1 0 Greco lf 3 1 2 0
Kerr cf 1 0 0 0 Klein 2b 2 0 0 0
Triblett ph 1 0 1 1 Seach ph 0 0 0 0
Worlinski ph 1 0 0 0
Kosik cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2 Totals 29 3 5 0
Holy Redeemer .................... 000 010 01 2
Hazleton Area....................... 001 000 02 3
2B Strickland
IP H R ER BB SO
Holy Redeemer
Condo (L, 0-2) .......... 7.1 4 3 0 3 8
Cavanaugh................ 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Hazleton Area
Johnson..................... 7+ 6 2 1 0 3
Thrash (W, 1-0)........ 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Pittston Area 19,
Crestwood 9 (5 inn.)
Anthony Schwab had the
biggest day at the plate so far in
the WVC season as the Patriots
(4-1) won in five innings.
Schwab topped 10 Patriots
who had a hit on the afternoon,
finishing 4-for-4 with a double
and six RBI. Other standout
performances came from Felix
Mascelli (2-3, double, four RBI),
Tyler Loftus (2-4, triple, two
RBI), Brian Delaney (3-4, triple,
two RBI) and Michael Schwab
(2-2, double, RBI).
Anthony Caladie led Crest-
wood (2-3) with three hits. Mike
Sweeney (triple) and Dom Sarti-
ni (double) both drove in two
runs.
Crestwood Pittston Area
a r h bi a r h bi
Munisteri cf 1 0 0 0 Housmn 2b 2 1 2 0
Chupka cf 1 1 1 0 Mascelli 2b 3 2 2 4
Snyder 2b 3 1 2 0 MShwb p-cf 2 4 2 1
Dotzel 2b 1 1 1 1 Razvillas 1b 4 1 3 0
Caladie ss 4 1 3 0 ASchwb 3b 4 2 4 6
JEngler 1b 4 1 1 1 Loftus c 4 2 2 2
Piavis rf 3 1 1 0 Kielbasa lf 2 2 2 0
Sweeney lf 2 1 1 2 Rowan cf 0 0 0 0
Casey p 0 0 0 0 Pernot p 0 0 0 0
EMarkowski p 0 0 0 0 Aston p 0 0 0 0
Goyne p 0 0 0 0 BDelany dh 4 3 3 2
Sartini dh 3 1 1 2 Hahn rf 4 1 1 1
Yenchik c 1 0 0 0 McGinty ss 3 1 1 1
JRinehimr c 1 1 1 0
Wychock 3b 2 0 1 1
ERinehimr 3b 1 0 1 1
Totals 27 914 8 Totals 32192217
Crestwood............................. 303 03 9
Pittston Area......................... 40(13) 11 19
2B Sartini, Wychock, Mascelli, MSchwab,
ASchwab; 3B Sweeney, Loftus, BDelaney,
McGinty
IP H R ER BB SO
Crestwood
Casey (L, 1-2) .......... 2.1 12 12 8 3 4
EMarkowski .............. 0.1 5 4 2 3 0
Goyne........................ 1.1 5 3 3 0 0
Pittston Area
MSchwab.................. 2.2 5 6 3 5 4
Pernot (W, 1-0) ........ 1.1 9 3 1 0 1
Aston.......................... 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Coughlin 10,
Nanticoke 2
Kyle Lupas went 3-for-3 with a
double and two RBI while Dylan
Concini homered and drove in a
pair of runs for the Crusaders
(4-1).
Josh Featherman and Ryan
Sypniewski both had two hits in
the win.
Nanticoke (1-4) got two hits
and two RBI from Joe Yudichak.
Nanticoke Coughlin
a r h bi a r h bi
Briggs 2b 4 0 1 0 Sod 2b 2 1 1 0
Myers 3b 3 0 0 0 JParsnik ss 2 2 0 0
Scott ph 1 0 0 0 Gulius c 3 2 1 1
Yudichak p 3 0 1 0 Concini 3b 1 2 1 2
Ioanna ss 3 1 1 0 Cnninghm lf 4 1 1 1
Higgs c 4 0 2 0 Heffers p 0 0 0 0
Jezewski cf 4 1 1 0 Fthrmn dh-p 3 2 2 1
Ivan 1b 4 0 2 2 Lupas 1b 3 0 3 2
Maul rf 1 0 1 0 LePore 1b 1 0 0 0
Malshefski lf 3 0 0 0 Sypnwski rf 3 0 2 1
Francis ph 1 0 0 0
DParsnik rf 0 0 0 0
Marriggi cf 3 0 0 0
Avila cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 20 2 9 2 Totals 271011 8
Nanticoke............................... 000 020 0 2
Coughlin................................. 005 410 x 10
2B Yudichak, Ioanna, Ivan, Lupas; HR Concini
IP H R ER BB SO
Nanticoke
Yudichak (L, 0-1) ..... 4.1 11 9 6 6 4
Ivan............................. 1.2 0 1 0 2 3
Coughlin
Heffers (W, 1-0) ....... 5.0 8 2 2 2 2
Featherman............... 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Berwick 8,
Dallas 1
The Bulldogs (2-2) scored
eight unanswered runs after the
second inning, getting hits from
eight different players. Eric May
(double), Kyle Miller and Hun-
ter Stout all finished with two
hits each.
Clay DeNoia held Dallas to
five hits in six innings while Ben
Bower struck out the side in the
seventh.
Nigel Stearns went 2-for-3
with a double for the Mountain-
eers (0-4).
Dallas Berwick
a r h bi a r h bi
Stearns cf 3 0 2 0 Morales cf 4 1 0 2
Patel ss 2 0 1 1 May lf 4 2 2 1
Narcum c 3 0 1 0 Lashock 3b 3 1 1 1
Stpniak p-1b 3 0 0 0 Miller ss 3 1 2 1
Zawatski rf 3 0 0 0 DeNoia p 0 0 0 0
Goode rf 0 0 0 0 Bower p 0 0 0 0
Brjkwski 2b-p 2 0 0 0 HStout dh 4 1 2 1
Shaver lf 0 0 0 0 Kyttle pr 0 0 0 0
Napkora pr 0 0 0 0 Melito 2b 3 0 1 1
Gallagher ph 0 0 0 0 Laubach 2b 0 0 0 0
Saba 3b 2 0 0 0 Favata rf 2 1 1 0
Pilger ph 1 0 0 0 Calovi rf 1 1 1 0
Oliveri lf-p 2 0 0 0 Curtin c 2 0 1 0
Ridilla ph 1 0 0 0 Kuchka 1b 1 0 0 0
Gately 1b 3 1 1 0 Berkes ph 1 0 0 0
Murray 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 25 1 5 1 Totals 28 811 7
Dallas........................................ 001 000 0 1
Berwick..................................... 001 223 x 8
2B Stearns, Narcum, Gately, May, Lashock
IP H R ER BB SO
Dallas
Stepniak (L, 0-3) ...... 4.2 7 5 5 2 4
Brojakowski .............. 1.0 3 3 3 0 0
Oliveri ........................ 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Berwick
DeNoia (W, 1-1)....... 6.0 5 1 1 1 2
Bower ........................ 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
H I G H S C H O O L B A S E B A L L
BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Pittston Areas Michael Schwab slides safely under Crestwood catcher Kurt Yenchik to score in a
WVC baseball game in Hughestown on Thursday afternoon. Pittston Area won the game, 19-9, in five
innings.
Cougars rally past Royals
The Times Leader staff WVC STANDINGS
(Through Thursday)
Division I East
Team W L GB RS RA
Coughlin............................ 4 1 32 7
Hazleton Area................... 4 1 17 9
Pittston Area..................... 4 1 54 25
Crestwood......................... 2 3 2.0 26 40
Nanticoke .......................... 1 4 3.0 19 43
Holy Redeemer ................ 0 5 4.0 20 44
Division I West
Team W L GB RS RA
Wyoming Valley West ..... 3 1 16 8
Tunkhannock .................... 3 1 21 3
Berwick.............................. 2 2 1.0 16 14
Wyoming Area.................. 2 2 1.0 9 17
Dallas................................. 0 4 3.0 3 23
Division II
Team W L GB RS RA
Wyoming Seminary ......... 3 0 30 8
Hanover Area.................... 2 0 0.5 19 2
Lake-Lehman.................... 2 1 1.0 30 21
Meyers............................... 1 1 1.5 17 11
Northwest .......................... 1 2 2.0 19 25
MMI Prep........................... 0 2 2.5 2 14
GAR................................... 0 3 3.0 7 43
SCHEDULE
All times 4:15 p.m.
Today's games
GAR at MMI Prep
Meyers at Hanover Area
Wyoming Seminary at Lake-Lehman
game Alexander got the next
batter to pop up a bunt attempt,
keeping the runner at second.
He then picked up his 11th
and final strikeout on three
pitches to move the Spartans
(3-1) into a first-place tie with
the Tigers (3-1) in Division I
West of the WVC.
He wants the ball, Spartans
coach John Milius said of his se-
nior right-hander. He wants the
ball. I was watching his pitch
count very closely and(he said),
Coach, youre not taking me
out. Youre not taking me out.
Im finishing it. This is mine.
Alexander, who will play in
college at Old Dominion, fin-
ishedat under100 pitches to im-
prove to 3-0 with 36 strikeouts
to go with an 0.78 ERA through
18 innings.
Tunkhannocks McClain was
equally stubborn on the mound,
also surrendering just three hits
in six innings of work. The Ti-
gers junior struck out four and
walked one.
Im very impressed with
Josh, Tunkhannock coach Ga-
ry Custer said. His mental ap-
proach to the game has really
matured. Imreally pleasedwith
what I see with him. Hes a gam-
er.
The lone run on the day came
in the bottomof the fourth cour-
tesy of some small ball by the
Spartans. A leadoff single from
Joe Pechulis anda sacrifice bunt
by Alexander put a rare runner
in scoring position.
Josh Husted then came on as
a pinch runner at second, and
for a brief moment the Tigers
appeared to get a pickoff to end
the threat. But the infield um-
pire ultimately ruled that Hust-
ed was obstructed from getting
back to the bag and was award-
ed third.
Nick Hogan (2-for-2) then de-
livered with his second single of
the game tobringhome the win-
ning run.
Though Husted likely would
have still scored from second,
the Tigers had already gunned
downa runner at the plate inthe
same situation in the first in-
ning.
Pechulis and Hogan were the
only Spartans to record a hit.
McClain, Jeremy Lee and Alex
Zaner had the hits for Tunkhan-
nock.
Tunkhannocks a quality
team. I knewruns were going to
be at a premium, Milius said.
They have top-notch pitching.
I just felt it was going to be a
one-run ballgame.
I just wish, Custer said,
that we had the one.
Tunkhannock Wyoming Valley
West
A r h bi a r h bi
Lee rf 3 0 1 0 Dosiak ss 3 0 0 0
Knott 3b 2 0 0 0 Zielen cf 3 0 0 0
Custer c 3 0 0 0 Pechulis 3b 3 0 1 0
Condeelis 1b 3 0 0 0 Husted pr 0 1 0 0
JMcClain p 3 0 1 0 Alexander p 2 0 0 0
Ash lf 0 0 0 0 Hogan lf 2 0 2 1
Weiss dh 2 0 0 0 Leonard 2b 2 0 0 0
Sherry ph 1 0 0 0 Flaherty rf 1 0 0 0
Zaner ss 3 0 1 0 EMcCue 1b 1 0 0 0
Saylor 2b 2 0 0 0 Harrison c 2 0 0 0
Thompson cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 24 0 3 0 Totals 19 1 3 1
Tunkhannock........................ 000 000 0 0
Wyoming Valley West ........ 000 100 x 1
2B JMcClain
IP H R ER BB SO
Tunkhannock
JMcClain (L, 1-1).... 6.0 3 1 1 1 4
Wyo. Valley West
Alexander (W, 3-0). 7.0 3 0 0 0 11
WVW
Continued from Page 1B
I was watching his
pitch count very closely
and (he said), Coach,
youre not taking me
out. Youre not taking
me out. Im finishing it.
This is mine.
Spartans coach John Milius
On Tommy Alexander
C M Y K
Charlotte flight added
US Airways will add a third daily
flight to Charlotte (N.C.) Douglas
International Airport starting July 11,
the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Internation-
al Airport announced Thursday. The
new flight will depart Wilkes-Barre/
Scranton at 6:55 p.m. and arrive in
Charlotte at 8:44 p.m. The departure
from Charlotte will be at 4:30 p.m.,
with local arrival at 6:19.
The route will be served by a 50-seat
Canadair regional jet, the airport said.
Airlines more on time
Mild winter weather helped U.S.
airlines greatly improve their on-time
rates in February, the government said
Thursday, and the rate of lost or dam-
aged bags reached a 24-year low.
The nations largest airlines operated
86.2 percent of their flights on time
during the month. That compares to
the stormy February in 2011 when 74.5
percent of flights were on time.
Virgin America was most likely to
get passengers to their destinations on
time, with 91.7 percent of its flights
arriving within 15 minutes of the
scheduled time.
Google plans stock split
Google Inc. plans to split its stock
2-for-1 to preserve its leaderships con-
trol over the company and maintain its
long-term focus.
The online search leader said Thurs-
day that it is issuing a new class of
stock to shareholders, but the new
shares wont have any voting power. All
current stockholders will get shares in
the new Class C stock.
Google also said it earned $2.89
billion, or $8.75 per share, in the first
quarter. Thats up from $1.8 billion, or
$5.51 per share, a year earlier.
Total revenue was $10.65 billion, up
24 percent.
Food basket price up 6.9%
A basket of meats, cheese and other
grocery store products cost 6.9 percent
more in the first quarter of 2012 than it
did a year earlier, according to the
American Farm Bureau Federation.
The cost of meats such as sliced deli
ham and bacon were up due to strong
demand and tight supplies, the Amer-
ican Farm Bureau Federation said.
Flour, russet potatoes, apples and
toasted oat cereal have all become
pricier for consumers, according to the
report. Only three items in the basket
have gotten cheaper: whole milk, white
bread and boneless chicken breasts.
I N B R I E F
$3.96 $3.77 $3.74
$4.06
07/17/08
JohnJn 64.15 +.02 -2.2
JohnsnCtl 31.83 +.97 +1.8
Kellogg 53.20 +.19 +5.2
Keycorp 8.35 +.06 +8.6
KimbClk 74.17 +.23 +.8
KindME 82.00 +.90 -3.5
Kroger 23.62 +.16 -2.5
Kulicke 12.47 +.24 +34.8
LSI Corp 8.33 +.19 +40.0
LancastrC 63.82 +.40 -8.0
LillyEli 39.58 +.11 -4.8
Limited 47.81 +.44 +18.5
LincNat 24.70 +.91 +27.2
LizClaib 13.17 +.19 +52.6
LockhdM 90.17 +1.68 +11.5
Loews 39.43 +.64 +4.7
LaPac 8.73 +.32 +8.2
MarathnO s 30.34 +1.11 +3.7
MarIntA 37.57 +.23 +28.8
Masco 12.57 +.37 +19.9
McDrmInt 11.69 +.19 +1.6
McGrwH 49.03 +.74 +9.0
McKesson 91.34 +3.44 +17.2
Merck 38.27 -.22 +1.5
MetLife 36.34 +1.01 +16.5
Microsoft 30.98 +.63 +19.3
NCR Corp 21.65 +1.24 +31.5
NatFuGas 45.08 +.81 -18.9
NatGrid 51.47 +.46 +6.2
NY Times 6.42 +.10 -16.9
NewellRub 17.24 +.35 +6.7
NewmtM 49.55 +1.55 -17.4
NextEraEn 62.52 +.12 +2.7
NiSource 23.90 +.17 +.4
NikeB 108.65 +.40 +12.7
NorflkSo 67.91 +1.74 -6.8
NoestUt 35.72 ... -1.0
NorthropG 61.29 +1.10 +4.8
Nucor 42.25 +1.10 +6.8
NustarEn 57.31 +.63 +1.1
NvMAd 14.56 -.18 -.8
OcciPet 91.12 +2.31 -2.8
OfficeMax 4.95 -.10 +9.0
PG&E Cp 42.65 +.46 +3.5
PPG 96.83 +2.29 +16.0
PPL Corp 27.10 +.03 -7.9
PennVaRs 26.09 +.24 +2.2
PepBoy 14.93 +.01 +35.7
Pfizer 21.92 -.04 +1.3
PitnyBw 17.07 +.30 -7.9
Praxair 113.62 +2.25 +6.3
ProgrssEn 51.49 +.11 -8.1
PSEG 29.41 +.05 -10.9
PulteGrp 8.66 +.27 +37.2
Questar 19.04 +.14 -4.1
RadioShk 6.11 +.09 -37.1
RLauren 171.80 +.95 +24.4
Raytheon 52.70 +1.19 +8.9
ReynAmer 41.79 +.13 +.9
RockwlAut 80.18 +3.06 +9.3
Rowan 33.99 +2.99 +12.1
RoyDShllB 69.90 +.77 -8.0
RoyDShllA 67.86 +.11 -7.2
Ryder 51.00 +.60 -4.0
Safeway 20.67 +.48 -1.8
SaraLee 21.31 +.09 +12.6
Schlmbrg 70.34 +2.22 +3.0
Sherwin 115.58 +.76 +29.5
SilvWhtn g 32.03 +1.45 +10.6
SiriusXM 2.26 +.01 +24.2
SonyCp 18.73 -.02 +3.8
SouthnCo 44.76 +.26 -3.3
SwstAirl 8.14 +.19 -4.9
SpectraEn 30.45 +.28 -1.0
SprintNex 2.75 ... +17.5
Sunoco 38.41 +.79 +12.6
Sysco 29.44 +.16 +.4
TECO 17.33 +.22 -9.5
Target 57.93 +.73 +13.1
TenetHlth 5.35 +.27 +4.3
Tenneco 37.23 +1.19 +25.0
Tesoro 24.55 +.64 +5.1
Textron 27.35 +.42 +47.9
3M Co 86.86 +1.51 +6.3
TimeWarn 36.03 +.31 -.3
Timken 50.20 +1.55 +29.7
Titan Intl 23.58 +1.07 +21.2
UnilevNV 32.51 -.08 -5.4
UnionPac 108.80 +3.00 +2.7
Unisys 16.87 +.37 -14.4
UPS B 79.42 +.63 +8.5
USSteel 29.37 +2.06 +11.0
UtdTech 81.17 +1.54 +11.1
VarianMed 67.82 +.76 +1.0
VectorGp 17.45 ... -1.7
ViacomB 47.08 +.68 +3.7
WestarEn 27.06 +.16 -6.0
Weyerhsr 21.07 +.55 +12.9
Whrlpl 71.97 +.03 +51.7
WmsCos 31.82 +.80 +18.0
Windstrm 11.38 +.04 -3.1
Wynn 126.28 +2.01 +14.3
XcelEngy 26.15 +.15 -5.4
Xerox 7.96 +.11 0.0
YumBrnds 70.87 +.76 +20.1
Mutual Funds
Alliance Bernstein
BalShrB m 15.62 +.15 +8.0
CoreOppA m 13.51 +.18 +11.7
American Cent
IncGroA m 26.82 +.37 +10.7
ValueInv 6.10 +.08 +8.0
American Funds
AMCAPA m 20.94 +.28 +11.2
BalA m 19.49 +.20 +7.5
BondA m 12.68 ... +1.8
CapIncBuA m50.86 +.38 +4.3
CpWldGrIA m34.91 +.52 +9.1
EurPacGrA m38.92 +.69 +10.7
FnInvA m 38.77 +.61 +9.9
GrthAmA m 32.46 +.48 +13.0
HiIncA m 10.98 +.02 +5.2
IncAmerA m 17.29 +.14 +4.1
InvCoAmA m 29.45 +.35 +9.2
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NewPerspA m29.46 +.49 +12.6
NwWrldA m 51.45 +.78 +11.6
SmCpWldA m38.23 +.58 +15.2
WAMutInvA m30.02 +.37 +6.3
Baron
Asset b 51.53 +.75 +12.8
BlackRock
EqDivI 19.39 +.24 +6.6
GlobAlcA m 19.39 +.20 +6.8
GlobAlcC m 18.03 +.18 +6.5
GlobAlcI 19.48 +.20 +6.8
CGM
Focus 29.28 +.73 +14.2
Mutual 28.05 +.41 +14.9
Realty 29.35 +.58 +9.5
Columbia
AcornZ 31.14 +.49 +13.0
DFA
EmMktValI 29.60 +.51 +14.0
DWS-Scudder
EnhEMFIS d 10.40 +.01 +5.6
HlthCareS d 26.41 +.21 +9.3
LAEqS d 41.80 +.79 +12.1
Davis
NYVentA m 35.83 +.56 +10.2
NYVentC m 34.52 +.53 +10.0
Dodge & Cox
Bal 73.15+1.01 +9.1
Income 13.58 ... +3.1
IntlStk 31.88 +.63 +9.0
Stock 112.21+2.04 +10.9
Dreyfus
TechGrA f 35.77 +.63 +19.8
Eaton Vance
HiIncOppA m 4.36 +.01 +5.2
HiIncOppB m 4.36 ... +4.7
NatlMuniA m 9.88 ... +6.4
NatlMuniB m 9.88 ... +6.2
PAMuniA m 9.11 ... +4.2
Fidelity
AstMgr20 13.11 +.04 +3.4
Bal 19.64 +.17 +8.4
BlChGrow 50.01 +.73 +17.9
CapInc d 9.15 +.03 +7.3
Contra 77.36 +.94 +14.7
DivrIntl d 28.23 +.45 +10.6
ExpMulNat d 23.14 +.27 +11.9
Free2020 14.07 +.11 +7.2
Free2030 13.94 +.14 +8.6
GNMA 11.87 -.02 +1.0
GrowCo 97.05+1.34 +20.0
LatinAm d 54.46+1.13 +11.4
LowPriStk d 40.01 +.58 +12.0
Magellan 72.23 +.98 +14.7
Overseas d 29.97 +.53 +13.2
Puritan 19.28 +.16 +9.4
StratInc 11.04 +.02 +3.4
TotalBd 11.02 ... +1.8
Value 71.17+1.16 +12.1
Fidelity Advisor
ValStratT m 26.40 +.49 +13.3
Fidelity Select
Gold d 39.68+1.38 -6.0
Pharm d 14.17 +.07 +4.3
Fidelity Spartan
500IdxAdvtg 49.21 +.67 +11.0
500IdxInstl 49.21 +.67 +11.0
500IdxInv 49.21 +.67 +11.0
First Eagle
GlbA m 48.10 +.47 +6.6
FrankTemp-Franklin
CA TF A m 7.32 ... +4.1
GrowB m 47.58 +.63 +11.6
Income A m 2.14 +.01 +4.1
Income C m 2.16 +.01 +3.9
FrankTemp-Mutual
Beacon Z 12.68 +.13 +8.6
Discov Z 29.04 +.28 +5.7
Euro Z 19.97 +.21 +5.4
Shares Z 21.46 +.23 +7.6
FrankTemp-Templeton
GlBond A m 13.07 +.07 +6.5
GlBond C m 13.10 +.07 +6.5
GlBondAdv 13.04 +.07 +6.7
Growth A m 17.64 +.23 +8.3
GMO
QuVI 23.74 +.22 +8.3
Harbor
CapApInst 43.94 +.68 +19.1
IntlInstl d 58.93+1.23 +12.4
Hartford
CpApHLSIA 42.37 +.77 +13.9
INVESCO
ConstellB m 21.98 +.34 +15.4
GlobEqA m 11.20 +.18 +8.9
YTD
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YTD
Name NAV Chg %Rtn
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Name NAV Chg %Rtn
YTD
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Name NAV Chg %Rtn
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HIGH LOW NAME TKR DIV LAST CHG %CHG
52-WEEK YTD
HIGH LOW NAME TKR DIV LAST CHG %CHG
Combined Stocks
AFLAC 44.21 +1.17 +2.2
AT&T Inc 30.84 +.39 +2.0
AbtLab 59.72 +.06 +6.2
AMD 7.92 +.28 +46.7
AlaskAir s 35.27 +.81 -6.1
Alcoa 10.17 +.27 +17.6
Allstate 32.87 +.63 +19.9
Altria 31.31 +.10 +5.6
AEP 37.37 +.10 -9.5
AmExp 58.04 +1.09 +23.0
AmIntlGrp 33.23 +1.36 +43.2
Amgen 66.92 +.19 +4.2
Anadarko 76.59 +2.22 +.3
Apple Inc 622.77 -3.43 +53.8
AutoData 54.98 +.36 +1.8
AveryD 30.64 +.96 +6.8
Avon 23.07 +.36 +32.1
BP PLC 42.96 +.91 +.5
BakrHu 41.77 +1.29 -14.1
BallardPw 1.37 ... +26.9
BarnesNob 10.98 -.75 -24.2
Baxter 58.71 +.58 +18.7
BerkH B 80.06 +1.01 +4.9
BigLots 45.35 +.99 +20.1
BlockHR 16.99 +.18 +4.0
Boeing 73.50 +1.73 +.2
BrMySq 32.55 -.04 -7.6
Brunswick 25.30 +.60 +40.1
Buckeye 58.09 -.28 -9.2
CBS B 32.18 +.54 +18.6
CMS Eng 21.53 +.01 -2.5
CSX s 22.06 +.75 +4.7
CampSp 33.14 ... -.3
Carnival 31.44 +.19 -3.7
Caterpillar 106.44 +4.69 +17.5
CenterPnt 19.26 +.19 -4.1
CntryLink 38.47 +.35 +3.4
Chevron 102.59 +1.64 -3.6
Cisco 20.06 +.05 +11.3
Citigrp rs 34.63 +1.04 +31.6
Clorox 69.85 +.37 +4.9
ColgPal 97.44 +.90 +5.5
ConAgra 25.94 +.14 -1.7
ConocPhil 74.53 +.98 +2.3
ConEd 57.87 +.48 -6.7
Cooper Ind 62.26 +1.63 +15.0
Corning 13.73 +.20 +5.8
CrownHold 36.98 +.22 +10.1
Cummins 116.05 +4.24 +31.8
DTE 54.52 +.40 +.1
Deere 79.34 +1.79 +2.6
Diebold 38.20 +.65 +27.0
Disney 42.15 +.78 +12.4
DomRescs 50.30 +.13 -5.2
Dover 60.86 +.71 +4.8
DowChm 32.67 +.80 +13.6
DryShips 3.41 +.22 +70.5
DuPont 52.41 +.96 +14.5
DukeEngy 20.38 +.03 -7.4
EMC Cp 29.20 +.60 +35.6
Eaton 47.72 +1.56 +9.6
EdisonInt 41.71 +.05 +.7
EmersonEl 51.02 +1.29 +9.5
EnbrEPt s 30.60 +.15 -7.8
Energen 47.60 +.63 -4.8
EngyTEq 39.40 +.39 -2.9
Entergy 66.16 +.75 -9.4
EntPrPt 50.09 +.78 +8.0
Exelon 37.89 -.29 -12.6
ExxonMbl 83.60 +.90 -1.4
FMC Corp 105.07 +2.62 +22.1
Fastenal s 48.87 -.76 +12.1
FedExCp 89.84 +1.93 +7.6
FirstEngy 45.20 +.18 +2.0
FootLockr 30.52 +.51 +28.0
FordM 12.07 +.16 +12.2
Gannett 15.07 +.43 +12.7
Gap 25.96 +.48 +39.9
GenDynam 69.66 +.31 +4.9
GenElec 19.30 +.29 +7.8
GenMills 38.76 +.19 -4.1
GileadSci 45.72 +.31 +11.7
GlaxoSKln 45.47 +.50 -.4
Goodyear 10.96 +.32 -22.7
Hallibrtn 33.18 +1.05 -3.9
HarleyD 48.52 +.92 +24.8
HartfdFn 20.57 +.62 +26.6
HawaiiEl 24.86 +.13 -6.1
HeclaM 4.37 +.19 -16.4
Heico s 50.58 +.63 -13.4
Hess 56.66 +1.19 -.2
HewlettP 25.10 +1.69 -2.6
HomeDp 50.63 +.88 +20.4
HonwllIntl 58.79 +1.71 +8.2
Hormel 28.25 -.12 -3.6
Humana 89.85 +.52 +2.6
INTL FCSt 20.03 +.04 -15.0
ITT Cp s 21.82 +.28 +12.9
ITW 56.69 +1.33 +21.4
IngerRd 40.23 +1.22 +32.0
IBM 205.32 +2.74 +11.7
IntFlav 58.53 +1.02 +11.7
IntPap 33.27 +.53 +12.4
JPMorgCh 44.84 +.83 +34.9
JacobsEng 43.66 +.99 +7.6
Name Last Chg %YTD Name Last Chg %YTD Name Last Chg %YTD Name Last Chg %YTD Name Last Chg %YTD Name Last Chg %YTD
Stocks of Local Interest
98.01 72.26 AirProd APD 2.56 89.49 +2.15 +5.0
34.67 25.39 AmWtrWks AWK .92 33.37 +.27 +4.7
48.34 36.76 Amerigas APU 3.05 38.79 -.31 -15.5
23.28 19.28 AquaAm WTR .66 21.71 +.08 -1.5
37.28 23.69 ArchDan ADM .70 31.10 +.11 +8.7
386.00 266.25 AutoZone AZO ... 378.73 +1.68 +16.5
13.64 4.92 BkofAm BAC .04 9.17 +.31 +64.9
30.77 17.10 BkNYMel BK .52 23.94 +.47 +20.2
14.58 2.23 BonTon BONT .20 7.71 +.08 +128.8
45.88 31.30 CVS Care CVS .65 43.48 -.27 +6.6
52.95 38.79 Cigna CI .04 48.42 +.84 +15.3
74.39 63.34 CocaCola KO 2.04 72.22 +.10 +3.2
30.41 19.19 Comcast CMCSA .65 29.68 +.71 +25.2
29.47 21.67 CmtyBkSy CBU 1.04 28.36 +.34 +2.0
37.79 14.61 CmtyHlt CYH ... 22.39 +1.01 +28.3
42.74 29.57 CoreMark CORE .68 39.56 +.11 -.1
61.29 39.50 EmersonEl EMR 1.60 51.02 +1.29 +9.5
11.01 4.61 Entercom ETM ... 6.11 ... -.7
21.02 10.25 FairchldS FCS ... 14.45 +.52 +20.0
8.97 3.81 FrontierCm FTR .40 4.20 +.09 -18.5
18.16 13.37 Genpact G .18 15.94 +.21 +6.6
11.94 7.00 HarteHnk HHS .34 8.45 +.16 -7.0
55.00 48.17 Heinz HNZ 1.92 52.86 +.15 -2.2
62.38 53.77 Hershey HSY 1.52 61.65 +.80 -.2
39.06 31.69 Kraft KFT 1.16 37.14 +.27 -.6
31.63 18.07 Lowes LOW .56 31.50 +.48 +24.1
90.76 66.40 M&T Bk MTB 2.80 86.33 +1.23 +13.1
102.22 75.83 McDnlds MCD 2.80 97.65 -.92 -2.7
24.10 17.05 NBT Bcp NBTB .80 21.39 +.15 -3.3
10.28 5.53 NexstarB NXST ... 7.67 +.02 -2.2
64.85 42.70 PNC PNC 1.60 63.41 +.94 +10.0
30.27 25.00 PPL Corp PPL 1.44 27.10 +.03 -7.9
17.34 6.50 PenRE PEI .60 14.95 -.14 +43.2
71.89 58.50 PepsiCo PEP 2.06 65.38 +.23 -1.5
90.10 60.45 PhilipMor PM 3.08 87.26 -.26 +11.2
67.95 57.56 ProctGam PG 2.10 66.09 -.35 -.9
65.30 42.45 Prudentl PRU 1.45 61.40 +1.03 +22.5
2.12 .85 RiteAid RAD ... 1.72 +.02 +36.5
17.11 10.91 SLM Cp SLM .50 15.23 +.29 +13.6
60.00 39.00 SLM pfB SLMBP 4.63 46.87 -1.77 +20.2
40.62 24.60 TJX s TJX .46 39.76 +.18 +23.2
33.53 24.07 UGI Corp UGI 1.04 26.81 +.04 -8.8
40.48 32.28 VerizonCm VZ 2.00 37.55 +.17 -6.4
62.63 48.31 WalMart WMT 1.59 60.14 +.34 +.6
44.85 36.52 WeisMk WMK 1.20 43.48 +.38 +8.9
34.59 22.58 WellsFargo WFC .88 34.02 +.40 +23.4
USD per British Pound 1.5970 +.0066 +.41% 1.5752 1.6255
Canadian Dollar .9945 -.0094 -.95% 1.0151 .9616
USD per Euro 1.3196 +.0097 +.74% 1.3793 1.4485
Japanese Yen 80.80 -.12 -.15% 77.30 83.75
Mexican Peso 13.0562 -.0865 -.66% 13.2042 11.8202
CURRENCY CLOSE PVS. %CH. 6MO. 1YR.
Copper 3.72 3.64 +2.21 +9.62 -13.16
Gold 1679.50 1659.00 +1.24 -0.11 +14.12
Platinum 1601.50 1579.80 +1.37 +3.29 -10.96
Silver 32.52 31.51 +3.19 -0.73 -21.95
Palladium 652.15 635.65 +2.60 +6.83 -15.71
METALS CLOSE PVS. %CH. 6MO. 1YR.
Foreign Exchange & Metals
PacGrowB m 19.48 +.29 +9.2
JPMorgan
CoreBondSelect11.90 -.01 +1.4
John Hancock
LifBa1 b 13.15 +.11 +8.1
LifGr1 b 13.11 +.16 +10.1
RegBankA m 14.23 +.18 +17.9
SovInvA m 16.96 +.22 +10.2
TaxFBdA m 10.24 -.01 +3.0
Lazard
EmgMkEqtI d 19.51 +.28 +16.1
Longleaf Partners
LongPart 29.34 +.45 +10.1
Loomis Sayles
BondI 14.64 +.07 +6.4
MFS
MAInvA m 21.08 +.32 +12.8
MAInvC m 20.36 +.31 +12.6
Merger
Merger b 15.77 +.02 +1.2
Metropolitan West
TotRetBdI 10.58 ... +3.3
Neuberger Berman
SmCpGrInv 19.40 +.40 +10.0
Oakmark
EqIncI 28.75 +.28 +6.3
Oppenheimer
CapApB m 42.39 +.62 +12.9
DevMktA m 33.48 +.47 +14.2
DevMktY 33.11 +.47 +14.3
PIMCO
AllAssetI 12.11 +.05 +5.9
ComRlRStI 6.69 +.07 +3.2
HiYldIs 9.23 +.02 +4.6
LowDrIs 10.44 ... +2.2
RealRet 12.08 -.02 +2.8
TotRetA m 11.16 ... +3.5
TotRetAdm b 11.16 ... +3.6
TotRetC m 11.16 ... +3.3
TotRetIs 11.16 ... +3.6
TotRetrnD b 11.16 ... +3.6
TotlRetnP 11.16 ... +3.6
Permanent
Portfolio 48.52 +.55 +5.3
Principal
SAMConGrB m13.90+.17 +8.3
Prudential
JenMCGrA m 31.55 +.51 +13.5
Prudential Investmen
2020FocA m 16.86 +.30 +13.4
BlendA m 18.41 +.34 +12.1
EqOppA m 15.08 +.26 +10.9
HiYieldA m 5.50 +.01 +4.7
IntlEqtyA m 5.84 +.10 +9.0
IntlValA m 18.98 +.32 +8.2
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NEW LUZERNE BANK BRANCH FOR PLAINS TWP.
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uzerne Bank is putting the finishing touches on a new branch office being built in the parking lot of the
Woodlands Inn & Resort in Plains Township. Robert Snyder, bank president, said the new branch will replace
one that has operated in the now-closed Sunshine Market. The 2,378-square-foot building will include teller
windows, two drive-through lanes and a drive-up ATM. The office should open by the end of April, Snyder said.
WASHINGTONThe outlook for U.S.
economic growthis looking slightly better.
American businesses sold a record num-
ber of goods and services in Europe, China
and other foreign markets in February,
while imports declined.
Many economists began raising their
forecasts for January-March growth after
seeing Thursdays government report on
the lowest trade deficit since the fall.
Theeconomystill has a longwaybackto
full health. More people applied for unem-
ployment benefits last week, the govern-
ment saidinseparatereport. That followed
last weeks report that hiring slowed sharp-
lyinMarchafter threemonths of strongjob
growth.
The mixedeconomic picture, alongwith
tame inflation cited in a third report, gives
the Federal Reserve more ammunition to
stickwithitsplantoholdinterest ratesnear
recordlows whenit meets later this month.
The underlying message is actually a
good one, said Paul Dales, senior U.S.
economist at Capital Economics, after the
trio of reports was released. It suggests
that growthis a bit stronger.
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed more
than 12 percent in February to $46 billion.
Thats down from $52.5 billion in January,
the widest deficit inthree anda half years.
Exports rose to a record$181.2 billion.
Dalessaidheexpectsgrowthonlyslowed
in the January-March quarter to an annual
rateof 2.5percent. Whilethatsdownfrom3
percent annual rate at the end of last year,
its better thanthe 2percent rate he hadini-
tially projected.
The number of people seeking weekly
unemployment benefits jumped last week
by 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 380,000
a10-week high.
Most economists are waiting to see
Aprils hiring figures before declaring the
job market has weakened.
The unemployment rate has fallen from
9.1 percent in August to 8.2 percent last
month.
Exports bright spot for U.S.
By PAUL WISEMAN
and MARTIN CRUTSINGER
AP Economics Writers
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Most
states are doing a poor job track-
ing whether their tax breaks for
businesses are actually spurring
job growth, including some that
have poured hundreds of millions
of dollars into corporate incentive
programs even while grappling
with record deficits, according to
a new report.
The report released Thursday
by the Pew Center on the States
foundthat nostate regularlytakes
a hard look at the effectiveness of
all of its tax breaks. Twenty-five
states and Washington, D.C., do
little if any evaluation, including
Illinois, whichis amongthe states
facing major budget struggles.
Only 13 were found to be doing
enough, the study found. Pennsyl-
vania was one of 12 states to re-
ceive a mixed results rating.
Its difficult to say just how
much U.S. states spend combined
on tax incentives, but theyve be-
come more common in the past
decade, particularly since 2008
when the country sank into reces-
sion. Unemployment rose and the
money available for state budgets
shrank, yet researchers found the
tax breaks states handed out may
not have produced the desired ef-
fect.
Given that states are rebuild-
ing their budgets and economies
in the wake of the Great Reces-
sion, these are mistakes states
cant afford to make, Pew senior
researcher Jeff Chapman said.
Among the glaring problems
identified with incentive over-
sight was failing to provide infor-
mation to state lawmakers who
have to sign off on the programs,
at least initially, Chapman said.
Pennsylvania was faulted on this
measure.
Therese McGuire, an econo-
mist at Northwestern University,
said that with the right informa-
tion lawmakers should be able to
create focused incentives that at
least increase the odds of a return
on a states investments, or to
choose to provide nothing at all.
Pew reviewed close to 600 doc-
uments for its report and inter-
viewed more than 175 people,
with every state participating,
Chapman said.
Of the 13 states listed as doing
an adequate job in oversight, four
Oregon, Washington, Arizona
and Iowa received the most
praise in the report.
By DAVID MERCER
Associated Press
State tax
breaks not
evaluated
NEW YORK Hewlett-Packard Co.
is showing signs of recovery as it
strengthened its position as the
worlds largest maker of personal
computers and gained back some of
the business it had lost while weigh-
ing whether to dump its PC division.
HPs stock jumped more than 7 per-
cent Thursday, after research groups
Gartner and IDC released their PC
shipment estimates for the first three
months of the year.
HP is in the midst of a turnaround
effort under a new chief, former eBay
Inc. CEO Meg Whitman. Her prede-
cessor, Leo Apotheker, wanted to sell
or spin off the PC business, a plan that
contributed to his ouster in Septem-
ber after 11 months on the job. Whit-
man decided a month later to keep
the unit, despite the growing compet-
itive challenge the PC industry faces
from smartphones and tablet comput-
ers.
The company lost market share dur-
ing that period of uncertainty.
According to IDC, HPs worldwide
market share dropped to 16 percent in
the fourth quarter, after HP signaled
in mid-August that it might shed the
PC business. HPs share had been at
least 18 percent earlier in the year.
IDC estimated late Wednesday that
HPs worldwide share in the first quar-
ter of 2012 was back to 18 percent.
In the U.S., IDC said, HPs first-
quarter share was 28 percent, nearly
back to what it had been last summer.
In the holiday quarter, it had dropped
to about 23 percent.
Despite the gains, HP and other PC
makers still face a broader challenge
from the growing demand for mobile
devices. In the U.S. and other devel-
oped markets, consumers have been
delaying PC replacements and buying
the latest phones and tablet comput-
ers from Apple Inc. and others in-
stead.
HP shows recovery after PC fallout
By ANICK JESDANUN
AP Technology Writer
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Yesterday 56/40
Average 58/37
Record High 84 in 1977
Record Low 20 in 1926
Yesterday 17
Month to date 230
Year to date 4571
Last year to date 5806
Normal year to date 5733
*Index of fuel consumption, how far the days
mean temperature was below 65 degrees.
Precipitation
Yesterday 0.01
Month to date 0.32
Normal month to date 1.31
Year to date 5.70
Normal year to date 8.26
Susquehanna Stage Chg. Fld. Stg
Wilkes-Barre 2.07 -0.09 22.0
Towanda 1.37 -0.04 21.0
Lehigh
Bethlehem 3.07 0.75 16.0
Delaware
Port Jervis 2.87 0.01 18.0
Todays high/
Tonights low
TODAYS SUMMARY
Highs: 58-64. Lows: 34-37. Sunny and mild
conditions today. Skies will be clear
tonight.
The Poconos
Highs: 58-59. Lows: 42-46. Sunny skies
today. Skies will be clear tonight.
The Jersey Shore
Highs: 55-62. Lows: 31-39. Sunny skis
today. Clear to partly cloudy tonight.
The Finger Lakes
Highs: 63-64. Lows: 43-46. Sunny and
mild conditions today. Skies will be clear
tonight.
Brandywine Valley
Highs: 57-63. Lows: 40-45. Sunny and
mild conditions today. Skies will be clear
tonight.
Delmarva/Ocean City
Anchorage 38/26/.00 46/33/pc 46/30/pc
Atlanta 64/40/.00 73/50/pc 76/57/s
Baltimore 60/37/.00 64/45/s 71/53/s
Boston 56/44/.30 56/44/s 67/50/s
Buffalo 49/35/.00 55/39/s 63/50/t
Charlotte 63/33/.00 70/43/s 74/52/s
Chicago 62/32/.00 61/53/sh 70/60/t
Cleveland 56/29/.00 55/46/s 61/53/t
Dallas 78/62/.00 81/66/pc 83/69/t
Denver 64/47/.00 66/36/pc 59/32/c
Detroit 58/33/.00 60/47/s 65/55/t
Honolulu 77/67/.00 83/69/s 82/70/s
Houston 81/65/.00 83/71/pc 84/72/pc
Indianapolis 59/33/.00 65/53/pc 72/61/t
Las Vegas 67/49/.00 66/45/sh 60/50/c
Los Angeles 60/50/.00 58/50/sh 61/50/pc
Miami 87/67/.00 84/69/pc 81/69/pc
Milwaukee 58/31/.00 51/48/sh 62/53/t
Minneapolis 62/34/.00 56/50/sh 67/47/sh
Myrtle Beach 61/39/.00 67/47/s 76/55/s
Nashville 63/33/.00 75/55/pc 82/61/pc
New Orleans 79/63/.00 80/67/pc 82/70/pc
Norfolk 61/45/.00 62/43/s 73/55/s
Oklahoma City 72/55/.00 77/64/t 79/62/t
Omaha 52/40/.03 73/56/t 76/59/t
Orlando 84/63/.00 82/63/pc 81/62/pc
Phoenix 71/59/.00 78/56/pc 64/47/pc
Pittsburgh 54/30/.00 63/42/s 66/53/c
Portland, Ore. 58/42/.00 59/41/pc 59/42/pc
St. Louis 63/36/.00 70/60/t 78/66/t
Salt Lake City 52/41/.49 56/38/sh 55/40/sh
San Antonio 83/69/.00 82/69/pc 85/72/w
San Diego 64/55/.00 61/53/sh 61/54/pc
San Francisco 61/50/.36 56/46/sh 58/47/pc
Seattle 57/44/.01 59/43/pc 59/44/pc
Tampa 85/66/.00 82/65/pc 84/64/pc
Tucson 68/48/.00 77/52/s 61/40/sh
Washington, DC 61/42/.00 65/46/s 72/54/s
City Yesterday Today Tomorrow City Yesterday Today Tomorrow
Amsterdam 55/34/.00 54/37/c 54/42/pc
Baghdad 91/68/.00 84/60/pc 83/58/s
Beijing 79/55/.00 75/53/s 79/55/s
Berlin 50/43/.00 58/41/sh 61/43/c
Buenos Aires 75/57/.00 81/67/pc 79/56/pc
Dublin 52/36/.00 49/37/pc 45/35/pc
Frankfurt 52/39/.00 60/36/pc 59/46/c
Hong Kong 84/75/.00 86/72/pc 85/73/pc
Jerusalem 61/48/.00 69/55/s 79/61/pc
London 55/37/.00 54/36/c 55/37/sh
Mexico City 79/57/.00 76/51/t 74/49/sh
Montreal 54/37/.00 59/39/s 59/49/sh
Moscow 46/34/.00 52/38/c 54/37/pc
Paris 57/39/.00 62/40/sh 58/43/sh
Rio de Janeiro 90/77/.00 86/73/sh 89/73/pc
Riyadh 88/66/.00 93/68/pc 91/66/pc
Rome 66/45/.00 58/49/r 60/49/sh
San Juan 91/75/.24 85/75/sh 83/72/sh
Tokyo 70/52/.00 65/53/sh 63/51/sh
Warsaw 63/37/.00 60/41/pc 61/43/c
City Yesterday Today Tomorrow City Yesterday Today Tomorrow
WORLD CITIES
River Levels, from 12 p.m. yesterday.
Key: s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sn-snow, sf-snowurries, i-ice.
Philadelphia
64/46
Reading
63/39
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
61/37
61/37
Harrisburg
63/41
Atlantic City
59/43
New York City
66/48
Syracuse
59/36
Pottsville
61/37
Albany
62/35
Binghamton
Towanda
57/34
61/33
State College
62/38
Poughkeepsie
64/36
81/66
61/53
66/36
83/61
56/50
58/50
56/46
73/61
59/36
59/43
66/48
60/47
73/50
84/69
83/71
83/69
53/33
46/33
65/46
Sun and Moon
Sunrise Sunset
Today 6:27a 7:42p
Tomorrow 6:25a 7:43p
Moonrise Moonset
Today 2:13a 12:25p
Tomorrow 2:51a 1:31p
Last New First Full
April 13 April 21 April 29 May 5
Today's weather
is guaranteed to
remain dry and
very sunny
through the
afternoon. With
the sun now as
strong as it is at
the end of
August, tempera-
tures will
respond nicely.
Skies will remain
clear tonight and
into tomorrow
and a shift in the
wind will bring
warmer temper-
atures for
Saturday after-
noon with read-
ings flirting with
70. An area of
showers will
pass over the
state tomorrow
night possibly
arriving as early
as 8 p.m. Very
warm air will
move in on
Sunday with par-
tial sunshine
then on Monday.
Better call in
sick, readings
could reach 80.
-Tom Clark
NATIONAL FORECAST: Showers and thunderstorms will be likely over the Plains, while showers fall
over the Upper Midwest into the northern Plains. Some strong to severe storms will be possible over
the Plains. Another storm system will be moving through the West with unsettled weather from the
West coast into the Rockies.
Recorded at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl Airport
Temperatures
Heating Degree Days*
Precipitation
TODAY
Mostly sunny
SATURDAY
Partly
cloudy
67
38
MONDAY
Mostly
sunny
80
55
TUESDAY
Rain
showers
74
55
WEDNESDAY
Partly
cloudy
65
45
THURSDAY
Partly
sunny
65
40
SUNDAY
Rain
showers
76
53
60
35